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北京大学2009年博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part One：Listening Comprehension(20%)（略） Part Two：Structure and Written Expression（20%） Directions：For each question decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Mark your choices on the ANSWER SHEET. 21. There seemed little doubt that the spread of a particular cultural trait did follow a specific regular pattern . A. as a society adopted B. which a society adopted it C. as a society adopted it D. when a society adopted 22. Long-term exposure to mass media portrayals of violence might make the audience insensitive or to real acts of violence. A. emotionally neutral B. neutrally emotional C. emotionally mutual D. mutually emotional 23. The Collector’s Edition is , and represents a true collector’s treasure to be appreciated for generations to come. A. unlikely any Elvis Presley collectible ever released B. unlikely, and Elvis Presley collectible never released C. unlike any Elvis Presley collectible never released D. unlike any Elvis Presley collectible ever released 24. , the short is in some ways not really new. A. Like many another new things B. Like much other new things C. Like many other new things D. Like many another new thing 25. One of the recurrent frustrations and tragedies in the history of thought is caused by the uncertainty to solve a given problem by traditional methods previously applied to problems which seem to be of the same nature. A. that is possible B. that it is possible C. whether it is possible D. about what is possible 26. Kepler reconciled astronomy with physics, and substituted for fictitious clockwork a universe of material bodies not unlike the earth, freely floating and turning in space, moved b