1、武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 15及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 If you_ your influence, they may change their decision. ( A) compel ( B) exert ( C) expose ( D) vary 2 Because of the bombing that killed six people, Washington has been urging the spokesman to_terrorism more severely. ( A) charge ( B) censor ( C)
2、blame ( D) denounce 3 Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly_to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather-sensitive people. ( A) subjective ( B) subordinate ( C) liable ( D) vulnerable 4 She refused to_the door key to the landlady until she got back her depos
3、it. ( A) hand in ( B) hand out ( C) hand down ( D) hand over 5 They have been arrested as suspected drug_. ( A) abortion ( B) vector ( C) uranium ( D) traffickers 6 Bushs first major political setback was the downfall of his original choice for secretary of defense-John G. Tower,who was discredited
4、for improper behavior in both professional and private affairs. ( A) assault ( B) humiliation ( C) strategy ( D) frustration 7 Its strange that Peter _ his uncle in every way. ( A) takes on ( B) takes to ( C) takes after ( D) takes down 8 Although specific concerns may determine the intent of a rese
5、arch project, its results are often _. ( A) unanticipated ( B) beneficial ( C) expensive ( D) spectacular 9 Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no_but to report him to the local police. ( A) time ( B) chance ( C) authority ( D) alternative 10 Fa
6、ced with rapid inflation and shrinking international and home markets, many companies have declared_. ( A) augmented ( B) erupted ( C) robbed ( D) bankrupted 11 In todays rapidly changing economy,opportunities_for those who are motivated and dedicated to achieving their career goals. ( A) abound ( B
7、) refrain ( C) transcend ( D) uphold 12 I couldnt the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me. ( A) take on ( B) take in ( C) take over ( D) take upon 13 The police have offered a large_for information leading to the robbers arrest. ( A) award ( B) compensation ( C) prize ( D) reward 14 In gener
8、al,the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total for living expenses. ( A) acceptable ( B) advisable ( C) available ( D) applicable 15 He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk _ around one topic. ( A) coherently ( B) ini
9、tiatively ( C) flexibly ( D) pointedly 16 He is too young to be able to_between right and wrong. ( A) discard ( B) discern ( C) disperse ( D) disregard 17 The people for the experiment were chosen completely _. ( A) at length ( B) in essence ( C) at random ( D) in bulk 18 A man has to make _ for his
10、 old age by putting aside enough to live on. ( A) supply ( B) assurance ( C) provision ( D) adjustment 19 You are not allowed to take a second job _ your employer gives you permission. ( A) so long as ( B) otherwise ( C) unless ( D) whereas 20 We were unable to reach a decision because we felt that
11、the speaker had been and had avoided answering many of our questions. ( A) noncommital ( B) practical ( C) contentious ( D) unprepared 21 For many young people during the Roaring Twenties, a disgust with the excesses of American culture _ a wanderlust to provoke an exodus abroad. ( A) overwhemed ( B
12、) reflected ( C) combined with ( D) hindered 22 I want to talk about all these points in _ order of importance. ( A) declining ( B) descending ( C) plunging ( D) falling 23 They conceded that her statement was true. ( A) proved ( B) doubled ( C) denied ( D) admitted 24 Is it more truly democratic to
13、 hold a _, rather than let the government alone decide an important issue. ( A) reincarnation ( B) referendum ( C) refinery ( D) regression 25 When the fire broke out in the building, the people lost their heads and ran into the elevator. ( A) poured ( B) dismayed ( C) panicked ( D) trembled 26 In m
14、any countries now, smoking is not _ in public places. ( A) permissive ( B) permissible ( C) permutable ( D) pernicious 27 Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a_to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. ( A) sign ( B) mark ( C) signal ( D) board 28 We stood still, gazing out over the limitless_of t
15、he dessert. ( A) space ( B) expanse ( C) stretch ( D) land 29 In writing his account of these important events, he will not_his experiences in the order in which they happened. ( A) classify ( B) compare ( C) compose ( D) arrange 30 The town planning commission said that their financial _ for the ne
16、xt fiscal year was optimistic; they expect increased tax revenues. ( A) outlook ( B) oversight ( C) notion ( D) subject 二、 Cloze 30 Genetically modified (GM) foodstuffs are here to stay. That2s not to say that food produced by【 1】 agriculture will disappear,【 2】 simply that food buying patterns will
17、 polarize. It may even be that GM food will become the food of【 3】 because consumers come to appreciate the health benefits of reduced【 4】 use. The reason GM food will not go away is that we need a three-fold increase in food production by the year 2050 to keep【 5】 with the worlds【 6】 population gro
18、wth to ten or eleven billion. Its not【 7】 a question of more mouths to feed either.【 8】 is often forgotten is that all these extra people will take up space, reducing the overall land【 9】for agriculture. It rray well be that in the long term it is the developing world【 10】 benefits most from GM food
19、s. Its true that for the next ten years or so GM crops may be【 11】expensive. But the lesson of personal computers is applicable hereonce the technology has been developed for money-spinning crops,【 12】 maize, soy beans and cotton, it will become【 13】 for all. This doesnt mean, unfortunately, that fa
20、milies will【 14】 , but severity and duration will be helped by an【 15】 ability to produce and distribute food. 【 16】 we move into this new era of agriculture were embarking on a journey the world has seen any number of times with experiments before. We have been【 17】species of wheat for several thou
21、sand years. Genetic engineers like me are not doing anything as【 18】 as making a cabbage into a cauliflower【 19】 has been done by plant breeders in the past. Were simply tapping into the whole gene pool,【 20】concentrating on one species at a time. ( A) conventional ( B) conversational ( C) converse
22、( D) contradictory ( A) and ( B) or ( C) but ( D) rather than ( A) dislike ( B) preference ( C) favorable ( D) disposal ( A) genetic ( B) technology ( C) scientific ( D) pesticide ( A) development ( B) time ( C) pace ( D) on ( A) coming ( B) expected ( C) predicted ( D) thought-provoking ( A) becaus
23、e of ( B) for ( C) from ( D) just ( A) That ( B) Which ( C) It ( D) What ( A) available ( B) portable ( C) affordable ( D) ready ( A) that ( B) what ( C) which ( D) where ( A) not ( B) too ( C) almost ( D) nearly ( A) from ( B) like ( C) to ( D) excluding ( A) affordable ( B) expensive ( C) countabl
24、e ( D) exciting ( A) appear ( B) disappear ( C) disclose ( D) expose ( A) disapproved ( B) disagreed ( C) inclined ( D) improved ( A) When ( B) While ( C) As ( D) Because ( A) refined ( B) developed ( C) developing ( D) refining ( A) good ( B) realistic ( C) dramatic ( D) developed ( A) that ( B) it
25、 ( C) as ( D) all ( A) for ( B) rather than ( C) while ( D) and 50 For 【 C1】 _ the bloodshed and tragedy of D-Day, the beaches of Normandy will always evoke a certain 【 C2】 _ : a yearning for a time when nations in the civilized world buried their differences and combined to oppose absolute evil, wh
26、en values seemed clearer and the terrible consequences of war stopped 【 C3】_ of the annihilation of humanity. But over half a century after the Allies hit those wave-battered sand flats and towering cliffs, the Normandy invasion stands as a feat 【 C4】 _ to be repeated. There will never be 【 C5】 _ D-
27、Day. Technology has changed the conditions of warfare in ways that none of the D-Day participants could have 【 C6】 _ . All-out war in the beginnings of this century would surely spell all-out 【 C7】 _ for the belligerents, and possibly for the entire human race. No credible scenario for a future worl
28、d war would allow time for the massive buildup of conventional forces that occurred in the 1940s. The moral equivalent of the Normandy invasion in the nuclear age would involve a presidential decision to put tens of millions of American lives at 【 C8】_ . And the possible benefits for the allies woul
29、d be uncertain at best. European defense experts often ask whether the U.S. would be willing to “trade Pittsburgh for Dusseldorf“. In practice, the question may well be whether it is worth 【 C9】 _ American cities to avenge a Europe already 【 C10】 _ to rubble. 51 【 C1】 _ 52 【 C2】 _ 53 【 C3】 _ 54 【 C4
30、】 _ 55 【 C5】 _ 56 【 C6】 _ 57 【 C7】 _ 58 【 C8】 _ 59 【 C9】 _ 60 【 C10】 _ 61 【 C13】 ( A) edge ( B) rim ( C) lip ( D) brink 61 There are three separate sources of hazard【 C1】 _to the use of nuclear reaction to supply us with energy. Firstly, the radioactive material must travel from its place of manufac
31、ture to the power station【 C2】 _the power stations themselves are solidly built,the container used for transport of the material are not. Unfortunately, there are【 C3】 _only two methods of transport available,【 C4】 _road or rail,and both of these【 C5】 _close contact with the general public,【 C6】_the
32、 routes are【 C7】 _to pass near, or even through,【 C8】_populated areas. Secondly, there is a problem of wastes. All nuclear power stations produce wastes which【 C9】 _will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is【 C10】_to deactive these wastes,and so they must be stored【 C11】 _one of the ingen
33、ious but cumbersome ways that scientists have invented. For example,they must be buried under the ground【 C12】 _sunk in the sea. However, these【 C13】_do not solve the problem completely,they merely store it,since an earth-quake could【 C14】 _open the containers like nuts. Thirdly, there is the proble
34、m of accidental exposure【 C15】 _to a leak or an explosion atthe power station.【 C16】 _with the other two hazards,this is not very likely and does not provide a serious【 C17】 _to the nuclear program,【 C18】_it call happen,as the inhabitants of Harrisburg will tell you. Separately, and during short per
35、iods.these three types of risk are no great cause for concern.【 C19】 _, though,and especially【 C20】 _much longer periods,the probability of a disaster is extremely high. 62 【 C1】 ( A) related ( B) connected ( C) associated ( D) affiliated 63 【 C2】 ( A) Hence ( B) Although ( C) Therefore ( D) However
36、 64 【 C3】 ( A) regularly ( B) typically ( C) normally ( D) commonly 65 【 C4】 ( A) such as ( B) for example ( C) for instance ( D) namely 66 【 C5】 ( A) concern ( B) involve ( C) include ( D) contain 67 【 C6】 ( A) since ( B) although ( C) while ( D) so 68 【 C7】 ( A) bound ( B) close ( C) near ( D) sur
37、e 69 【 C8】 ( A) much ( B) heavily ( C) closely ( D) crowdedly 70 【 C9】 ( A) in most cases ( B) in the most cases ( C) in any cases ( D) in such cases 71 【 C10】 ( A) important ( B) Improbable ( C) impossible ( D) incredible 72 【 C11】 ( A) in ( B) by ( C) with ( D) on 73 【 C12】 ( A) then ( B) than ( C
38、) or ( D) and 74 【 C13】 ( A) means ( B) ways ( C) measures ( D) methods 75 【 C14】 ( A) crack ( B) crash ( C) clash ( D) collide 76 【 C15】 ( A) attached ( B) due ( C) relevant ( D) owing 77 【 C16】 ( A) contacted ( B) compared ( C) matched ( D) contrasted 78 【 C17】 ( A) disapproval ( B) disagreement (
39、 C) protest ( D) objection 79 【 C18】 ( A) but ( B) since ( C) so ( D) hence 80 【 C19】 ( A) Taking together ( B) Taken together ( C) Having taken together ( D) Having been taken together 81 【 C20】 ( A) in ( B) at ( C) over ( D) for 81 Most people would be【 71】 by the high quality of medicine【 72】 to
40、most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of【 73】 to the individual, a【 74】 amount of advanced technical equipment, and【 75】 effort not to make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must【 76】 in the courts if they【 77】 things badly. But the Americans
41、 are in a mess. The problem is the way in【 78】 health care is organized and【 79】 .【 80】 to pubic belief it is not just a free competition system. The private system has been joined by a large public system, because private care wag simply not【 81】 the less fortunate and the elderly. But even with th
42、is huge public part of the system,【 82】 this year will eat up 84.5 billion dollarsmore than 10 percent of the U. S. budget, large numbers of Americans are left【 83】 . These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits【 84】 income fixed by a government try
43、ing to save where it can. The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control【 85】 the health system. There is no【 86】 to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced
44、 with a toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate persons concerned can do is【 87】 up. Two thirds of the population【 88】 covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want【 89】 that the insurance company will pay the bill. The rising cost of medicine in the U. S.
45、 A. is among the most worrying problems facing the country. In 198l the Countrys health bill climbed 15.9 percentabout twice as fast as prices【 90】 general. ( A) compressed ( B) impressed ( C) obsessed ( D) repressed ( A) available ( B) attainable ( C) achievable ( D) amenable ( A) extension ( B) re
46、tention ( C) attention ( D) exertion ( A) countless ( B) titanic ( C) broad ( D) vast ( A) intensive ( B) absorbed ( C) intense ( D) concentrated ( A) nm into ( B) encounter ( C) face ( D) defy ( A) treat ( B) deal ( C) maneuver ( D) handle ( A) which ( B) that ( C) what ( D) when ( A) to finance (
47、B) financed ( C) the finance ( D) to be financed ( A) Contrary ( B) Opposed to ( C) Averse ( D) Objected ( A) looking for ( B) looking into ( C) looking after ( D) looking over ( A) which ( B) what ( C) that ( D) it ( A) over ( B) out ( C) off ( D) away ( A) for ( B) in ( C) with ( D) on ( A) over (
48、 B) on ( C) under ( D) behind ( A) boundary ( B) restriction ( C) confinement ( D) limit ( A) to pay ( B) paying ( C) pay ( D) to have paid ( A) is being ( B) are ( C) have been ( D) is ( A) knowing ( B) to know ( C) they know ( D) known ( A) in ( B) with ( C) on ( D) for 101 Every geologist is familiar with the erosion cycle. No sooner has an area of land been raised alive sea-level than it becomes subject to the erosive forces of nature. The rain beats down on the ground and washed【 51】 the finer particles, sweeping them into rivulets and then into
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