【考研类试卷】考博英语-574及答案解析.doc

1、考博英语-574 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Vocabulary(总题数：40，分数：20.00)1.The press demands that politicians _ the sources of their income.（分数：0.50）A.betrayB.concealC.discloseD.renew2.If you take a(n) _ course like her you can learn English in less than two years.（分数

2、：0.50）A.intensiveB.extensiveC.expansiveD.retentive3.He _ between life and death for a few days but then he pulled through.（分数：0.50）A.hoveredB.lurchedC.waveredD.fluctuated4.Thousands of people _ from Greece every year to work in West Germany.（分数：0.50）A.emigrateB.leaveC.abandonD.immigrate5.Had the exp

3、losion broken out, the passengers in the plane should have been killed, for it was _ timed with the planes take-off.（分数：0.50）A.spontaneouslyB.instantaneouslyC.simultaneouslyD.conscientiously6.The prizes will be _ at the end of the school year.（分数：0.50）A.distributedB.attributedC.grantedD.contributed7

4、.To maintain public _ is not only the policemens duty but also every citizens responsibility.（分数：0.50）A.customB.confidenceC.securityD.simplicity8.What the witness said in court was not _ with the statement he made to the police.（分数：0.50）A.prevalentB.relevantC.consistentD.coincident9.He was a member

5、of the Hillary _ that conquered Mount Everest.（分数：0.50）A.missionB.invasionC.experimentD.expedition10.Stop asking all these personal questions! It is bad manners to be _.（分数：0.50）A.inquisitiveB.impatientC.acquisitiveD.informative11.It was my sad duty to _ the news of Johns death to his family.（分数：0.5

6、0）A.submitB.breakC.sayD.proclaim12.Doctors have long known that if a patient is _ that he will recover and is treated with sympathy, his pain will often disappear.（分数：0.50）A.assumedB.assuredC.informedD.proved13.After a years hard work I think I am _ to a long holiday.（分数：0.50）A.entailedB.deservedC.e

7、ntitledD.satisfied14.Molly has always been a(n) _ child; she becomes iii easily.（分数：0.50）A.delicateB.gloomyC.energeticD.confident15.Presently, there are nine teachers in my team, who have _ the task of teaching advanced English to more than 500 non-English majors.（分数：0.50）A.inclinedB.hesitatedC.affo

8、rdedD.undertaken16.The two witnesses who saw the shootings were able to _ who had fired first.（分数：0.50）A.encounterB.highlightC.testifyD.identify17.We are sorry to say that Mary is not the very person who can be _ with either money or secret information.（分数：0.50）A.entrustedB.committedC.consignedD.ass

9、igned18.Having gone through all kinds of hardships in life, he became a man with a strong _.（分数：0.50）A.philosophyB.idealismC.moralityD.personality19.If you never review your lessons, you will only have yourself to _ if you fail in your examination.（分数：0.50）A.complainB.blameC.mistakeD.fault20.We are

10、prepared to satisfy all your _ claims.（分数：0.50）A.legitimateB.legibleC.intimateD.legislative21.On leaving, we thanked him most warmly for the hospitality _ to us and our friends.（分数：0.50）A.extendedB.expandedC.expendedD.awarded22.He _ himself as a war correspondent in Vietnam.（分数：0.50）A.discernedB.dis

11、tinguishedC.discriminatedD.extinguished23.All was dark in the district except for a candle _ through the curtains in one of the houses.（分数：0.50）A.glimmeringB.glitteringC.flamingD.blazing24.During our stay in Paris we were splendidly _ by the Italian Ambassador.（分数：0.50）A.sustainedB.maintainedC.retai

12、nedD.entertained25.She _ his invitation to dinner as she was on a diet.（分数：0.50）A.inclinedB.declinedC.deniedD.disinclined26.If the dispute is not settled in a(n) _ way soon, the two countries will certainly go to war.（分数：0.50）A.amiableB.amicableC.inimicalD.unfriendly27.We were four scores left behin

13、d with five minutes to go, so the game looked completely _.（分数：0.50）A.irresistibleB.irremissibleC.irreplaceableD.irretrievable28.One of the stands _ and dozens of people were either killed or injured.（分数：0.50）A.destroyedB.collapsedC.corrodedD.rained29.He will simply not listen to anybody; he is _ to

14、 argument.（分数：0.50）A.imperviousB.imperceptibleC.impassableD.blunt30.He was _ with attempted robbery and held in custody.（分数：0.50）A.accusedB.prosecutedC.chargedD.arrested31.There is not a Greek word which is the exact _ of the English word “stile“.（分数：0.50）A.equivalentB.copyC.counterpartD.meaning32.A

15、lthough most birds have only a _ sense of smell, they have acute vision.（分数：0.50）A.genuineB.negativeC.negligibleD.condensed33.“Me, afraid of him?“ he said with a(n) _ smile, “Not me!“（分数：0.50）A.contemptibleB.amusingC.contagiousD.contemptuous34.One new _ to learning a foreign language is to study the

16、 language in its cultural context.（分数：0.50）A.approachB.solutionC.mannerD.road35.There is a sale at Hamfridges next week with _ in all departments.（分数：0.50）A.decreasesB.subtractionsC.reductionsD.accounts36.The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her _.（分数：0.50）A.whirlB.

17、shiftC.shiverD.shake37.The man who never tries anything new is a(n) _ on the wheels of progress.（分数：0.50）A.obstacleB.brakeC.breakD.block38.If I may be so _ as to advise you, my opinion is that you should not reply to his letter.（分数：0.50）A.generousB.humbleC.proudD.bold39.There are some very beautiful

18、ly _ glass windows in the church.（分数：0.50）A.designedB.drawnC.markedD.stained40.To qualify for such a position, the native would first have to receive specialized training, and this is _.（分数：0.50）A.refusedB.discouragedC.deniedD.forbidden三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：8.00)One

19、 day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a little game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. He was standing at the edge of one of the tanks where several of these highly intelligent

20、, friendly creatures were kept. Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his back. He wanted Sagan to scratch his stomach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. But this time Elvar was too deep in the water for Sagan to reach him Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after

21、a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water into the air and made a sound just like the word “More!“The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident. “Oh, yes. Thats one of the words he knows,“ the director said, showing no surprise at all.Do

22、lphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than humans have, and it has been known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds. What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of danger. Sound travels much faster and much further in w

23、ater than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are much better developed in dolphins than in humans. But can it be said that dolphins have a “language“ in the real sense of the word? Scientists dont agree on this.A language is not just a collection of sounds, or ev

24、en words. A language has a structure, or what we call a grammar. The grammar of a language helps to give it meaning. For example, the two questions “Who loves Mary?“ and “Who does Mary love?“ mean different things. If you stop to think about it, you will see that this difference doesnt come from the

25、 words in the question but from the difference in structure. That is why the question “Can dolphins speak?“ cant be answered until we find out if dolphins not only make sounds but also arrange them in ways which affect their meaning.（分数：8.00）(1).The dolphin leapt into the air because _.（分数：2.00）A.Sa

26、gan had turned his backB.it was part of the game they were playingC.he wanted Sagan to scratch him againD.Sagan wanted him to do this(2).When Sagan told the director about what the dolphin had done, the director _.（分数：2.00）A.didnt seem to think it was unusualB.thought Sagan was jokingC.told Sagan ab

27、out other words the dolphin knewD.asked him if he knew other words(3).Dolphins brains are particularly well-developed to _.（分数：2.00）A.help them to travel fast in waterB.arrange sounds in different structuresC.respond to different kinds of soundD.communicate with humans through sound(4).The sounds we

28、 call words can be called a language only if _.（分数：2.00）A.each sound has a different meaningB.each sound is different from the otherC.there is a system of writingD.they have a structure or grammar五、Passage 2(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Married people live “happily ever after“ in fairy tales, but they do so less

29、and less often in real life. I, like many of my friends, got married, divorced, and remarried. I suppose, to some people, Im a failure. After all, I broke my first solemn promise to “love and cherish until death us do part.“ But I feel that Im finally a success. I learned from the mistakes I made in

30、 my first marriage. This time around, the ways my husband and I share our free time, make decision, and deal with problems are very different.I learned, first of all, not to be a clinging vine (依赖男子的妇女). In my first marriage, I felt the every moment we spent apart was wasted. If Ray wanted to go out

31、 to a bar with his friends to watch a football game, I felt rejected and talked him into staying home. I wouldnt accept an offer to go to a movie or join an exercise class if it meant that Ray would be home alone. I realize now that we were often angry with each other just because we spent too much

32、time together. In contrast, my second husband and I spend some of our free time apart and try to have interests of our own. I have started playing racquetball at a health club, and David sometimes takes off to go to the local auto races with his friends. When we are together, we arent bored with eac

33、h other, our separate interests make us more interesting people.I learned not only to be apart sometimes but also to work together when its time to make decisions. When Ray and I were married, I left all the important decisions to him. He decided how we would spend money, whether we should sell the

34、car or fix it, and where to take a vacation. I know now that I went along with this so that I wouldnt have to take the responsibility when things went wrong. I could always end an argument by saying, “It was your fault!“ With my second marriage, I am trying to be a full partner. We ask each others o

35、pinions on major decisions and try to compromise if we disagree. If we make the wrong choice, were equally guilty. When we rented an apartment, for example, we both had to take the blame for not noticing the drafty windows and the “no pets“ clause in our lease.Maybe the most important thing Ive lear

36、ned is to be a grown-up about facing problems. David and I have made a vow to face our troubles like adults. If were mad at each f other or worried and upset, we say how we feel. Rather than hide behind our own misery, we talk about the problem until we discover how to fix it. Everybody argues or ha

37、s to deal with the occasional crisis, but Ray and I always reacted like children to these stormy times. I would lock myself in the spare bedroom. Ray would stalk out of the house, slam the door, and race off in the car. Then I would cry and worry till he returned.I wish that my first marriage hadnt

38、been the place where I learned how to make a relationship work, but at least I did learn. I feel better now about being an independent per- son, about making decisions, and about facing problems. My second marriage isnt perfect, but it doesnt have the deep flaws that made the first one fall apart.（分

39、数：12.00）(1).Which of the following has contributed to the writers divorce?（分数：2.00）A.Her former husband went out to watch football games.B.She started to play racquetball at a health club.C.They spent too much time together and got bored with each other.D.They spent so little time together that they

40、 could not talk to each other.(2).It can be learned from the passage that the writer, in her first marriage, _.（分数：2.00）A.took less responsibility than she should for major decisionsB.took the same responsibility as her husbandC.took more blame when things went wrongD.felt equally guilty when things

41、 went wrong(3).Which of the following the author should have said when she quarreled with her former husband but she did not?（分数：2.00）A.“It was your fault!“B.“Maybe youre right.“C.“Its none of your business.“D.“Its none of my business.“(4).All the problems between the writer and David can be resolve

42、d because _.（分数：2.00）A.they hide their feelingsB.they lock themselves in their bedroomC.they have promised not to be mad at each otherD.they dare to face them(5).The writers second marriage is different from the first one in all the following ways except _.（分数：2.00）A.that they share their free timeB

43、.that they make their decisions togetherC.that they talk to each otherD.that they deal with their troubles together(6).The best title for the passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.First MarriageB.Second MarriageC.DivorceD.Perfect Marriage六、Passage 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Classified Advertising is that advertising which

44、is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as “Help Wanted“, “Real Estate“, “Lost and Found“ are made, the rate charged being less than that for display advertising. Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a sa

45、ving to the advertiser. The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of that type grouped for him. The advertiser may, on this account, use a very small advertisement that would be lost if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper.It is ev

46、ident that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is

47、voluntary, the advertiser does not need to rely to much extent on display type to get the readers attention.Formerly all classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain gr

48、oup is vying with others in the same group for the readers attention. In many cases the result has been an increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way the classified advertisement has in reality become a display advertisement. This is particularly t

49、rue of real-estate advertising.（分数：10.00）(1).Classified advertising is different from display advertising because _.（分数：2.00）A.all advertisements of a certain type are grouped togetherB.it is more distinguishedC.it is more expensiveD.nowadays the classified advertisements are all of the same size(2).One of the examp