北京邮电大学硕士研究生入学考试模拟卷
科目代码及名称：243 英语二外
适用专业：非英语专业（英语作为第二外语）
本试卷满分 100 分 · 考试时间 180 分钟
答题须知 注意事项：1.答案一律写在答题纸上；2.本卷为英语二外，用英语作答。
『第一部分 试 题』
一、词汇与语法（每小题 1 分，共 30 分）
（1）The committee's final decision was completely ___ from what we had expected.
A. various
B. differing
C. different
D. varied
（2）The cost of living in this city has ___ by nearly five percent over the past year.
A. risen
B. raised
C. arisen
D. aroused
二、阅读理解（每小题 2 分，共 30 分）
（31）Read the following passage and answer the questions.From Beacon Fires to Fibre OpticsLong before the first telegraph key was pressed, people were already looking for ways to send messages faster than a horse could run. In ancient China, beacon fires lit along the Great Wall could warn of an approaching enemy within hours. In the eighteenth century, French engineers built chains of semaphore towers whose mechanical arms spelled out words across the countryside. Every one of these systems shared the same limitation: they carried signals, not content. A fire on a hill could mean 'danger', but it could not say what kind of danger, or who was coming.
三、完形填空（每小题 1 分，共 15 分）
（46）Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.Many adults believe that the ability to learn languages ___1___ sharply after childhood. Research in the last two decades suggests a more encouraging picture: adults remain perfectly capable ___2___ mastering a new language, provided that they change how they study rather than how long they study.
四、翻译题（每小题 5 分，共 25 分）
（61）英译汉：The rapid spread of smartphones has changed not only the way people communicate with each other, but also the way they form and maintain friendships.
『第二部分 参考答案与解析』
1.【单项选择题】The committee's final decision was completely ___ from what we had expected.
答案：C
解析：different from 为固定搭配，表示“与……不同”。various / varied 不接 from；differing 多作定语（differing opinions），不作表语。
