[外语类试卷]考博英语模拟试卷167及答案与解析.doc

1、考博英语模拟试卷 167及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Dont expect young children to be as _ with the scenery as you are. （ A） allured （ B） bewildered （ C） confounded （ D） enchanted 2 Indeed, _ may develop in behavior occurring between different species. （ A） expectation （ B） reciprocation （ C） specificat

2、ion （ D） visualization 3 Her government, by its clear _ with many previous policies, has placed a double strain on the traditional relationship. （ A） shatter （ B） rupture （ C） breach （ D） collapse 4 The banks were prepared to _ 50 million dollars to tide over the company. （ A） set up （ B） put up （ C

3、 save up （ D） cut up 5 A uniformed maid, whom Nicole estimated to be _ the same age as herself, emerged from the house and crossed the porch to greet her warmly in Spanish. （ A） previously （ B） proportionately （ C） appropriately （ D） roughly 6 The _ dining room can accommodate everyone at one seati

4、ng, providing an atmosphere of easy informality and a chance to get to know the staff. （ A） spacious （ B） spatial （ C） spiral （ D） spherical 7 Some women, particularly those over 35 years of age, seem to be more _ more serious problems such as clots in veins if they smoke heavily. （ A） blamable （ B）

5、 attributable to （ C） vulnerable to （ D） responsible for 8 The early morning _ of the picnic area is replaced by the smell of the barbecue and the sounds of conversation and children running and playing. （ A） cessation （ B） luxury （ C） vacancy （ D） tranquility 9 Another quick way to find information

6、 on the Internet is to _ the service providers home pages. （ A） inhale （ B） meditate （ C） browse （ D） survey 10 Finding ways of helping Russia _ its upheavals will be the most pressing task. （ A） pull down （ B） pull over （ C） pull through （ D） pull up 11 He had been extremely _ in dealing with the f

7、inancial question. （ A） tactful （ B） courteous （ C） lofty （ D） shrewd 12 Deals should be _ not only on your satisfaction, but also on the incorporation papers, budget, rules, and other documents. （ A） contingent （ B） detergent （ C） resurgent （ D） diligent 13 Without a sensible sex education all kind

8、s of strange and fantastic ideas will _ . （ A） take pains （ B） take leave （ C） take heart （ D） take root 14 They had a celebration of their parents silver wedding on November 20, which _ in Tom getting drunk. （ A） contaminated （ B） terminated （ C） illuminated （ D） culminated 15 If you couldnt attend

9、 either of the concerts and are _ gnashing your teeth at having missed out, dont despair. （ A） heartedly （ B） ultimately （ C） presently （ D） lately 16 The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of _ . （ A） temperament （ B） temperance （ C） tempo （ D） temperature 17 Garlic was once known as

10、 “the stinking rose“, and has been used throughout the centuries to purify the blood and _ heart disease. （ A） back off （ B） buy off （ C） ward off （ D） doze off 18 As unemployment began to _, it may also have been true that those who were the first to be made redundant or were turned down for work w

11、ere those who were least efficient. （ A） escalate （ B） augment （ C） enlarge （ D） enhance 19 An embarrassing blunder nearly _ his career before it got off the ground. （ A） eradicated （ B） blighted （ C） decayed （ D） deteriorate 20 My friends and I _ one another when were apart, and we shall continue t

12、o care about each other until we are permanently parted by death. （ A） pine for （ B） yearn for （ C） lust for （ D） languish for 二、 Reading Comprehension 20 Much of many managers time is taken up with meetings. There are meetings with colleagues to agree a course of action. There are meetings with sup

13、eriors to report and to discuss future policies. There are meetings with subordinates. Many would say that there are far too many meetings; some would be even less polite. There can, however, be no doubt that meetings are part of every managers life. He should therefore know how to cope with them. H

14、e should know the techniques of communication in meetings. He should know how to use these techniques to his own advantage. It is sometimes suggested that when a manager cant think what to do, he holds a meeting. But meetings in themselves are not an end product, no matter what some may think. They

15、are merely one of many means of management communication. It may well be that a problem can be solved by a one-to-one discussion, face-to-face, or even by telephone. If the need can be met without a meeting, so be it. Let us therefore define a meeting, in the management sense, as the gathering toget

16、her of a group of people for a controlled discussion, with a specific purpose. Each of those attending the meeting has a need to be there and both discussion and its result would not be so well achieved in any other way. It is often advisable to calculate the cost of a meeting. A simple meeting of a

17、 few people on middle-executive salaries can soon run into three-figure costs for wages alone. Do not, therefore, have unnecessary people sitting in at meetings and do ensure that all meetings are both efficient and effective. 21 How many different kinds of meetings are mentioned in the first paragr

18、aph? （ A） Two. （ B） Three. （ C） Four. （ D） Five. 22 According to the passage _ . （ A） a meeting is to be held when the manager does not know what to do （ B） managers are not often required to attend meetings （ C） holding a meeting is an end itself （ D） a meeting is intended to be a controlled discus

19、sion with a definite purpose 23 Which of the following statements would the author most probably agree with? （ A） Meetings are the most effective means of communication. （ B） An uncontrolled meeting is most unlikely to be effective or efficient. （ C） Where there is a need to be met, there is a meeti

20、ng. （ D） Problems relating to management cannot be solved without a meeting of some kind. 24 It is implied in the last few instances that _ . （ A） the problem to be discussed at a meeting should be simple and the members of executives should be limited to 3 in number （ B） unnecessary people may stan

21、d but not sit in at meetings （ C） the wages of the middle executives for a simple meeting may range from one to several hundred US dollars （ D） it is often advisable to invite only those people to a meeting whose salaries are comparatively low 24 My writing in my late teens and early adulthood was f

22、ashioned after the U.S. short stories and poetry taught in the high schools of the 1940s and 1950s, but by the 1960s, after I had gone to college and dropped out and served in the military, I began to develop topics and themes from my Native American background. The experience in my village of Deetz

23、iyamah and Acoma Pueblo was readily accessible. My mother was a potter of the well-known Acoma clayware. My father carved figures from wood and did beadwork. There was always some kind of artistic endeavor that Native American people, set themselves to, although they did not necessarily articulate i

24、t as “Art“ in the sense of Western civilization. When I turned my attention to my own heritage, I did so because this was my identity, and I wanted to write about what that meant. My desire was to write about the integrity and dignity of a Native American identity, and at the same time I wanted to l

25、ook at what this was within the context of an America that had too often denied its Native American heritage. To a great extent my writing has a natural political-cultural bent simply because I was nurtured intellectually and emotionally within an atmosphere of Native American resistance. The Acoma

26、Pueblo, despite losing much of their land and surrounded by a foreign civilization, have not lost sight of their native heritage. At times, in the past, it was outright armed struggle; currently, it is often in the legal arena, and it is in the field of literature. In 1981, when I was invited to the

27、 White House for an event celebrating American poets and poetry, I did not immediately accept the invitation. I questioned myself about the possibility that I was merely being exploited as an Indian, and I hedged against accepting. But then I recalled the elders going among our people in the poor da

28、ys of the 1950s, asking for donations in order to finance a trip to the nations capital. They were to make another countless appeal on behalf of our people, to demand justice, to reclaim lost land even though there was only spare hope they would be successful. I went to the White House realizing tha

29、t I was to do no less than they and those who had fought in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and I read my poems and sang songs that were later described as “guttural“ by a Washington, D.C. newspaper. I suppose it is more or less understandable why such a view of Native American literature is held by many

30、 and it is also clear why there should be a political stand taken in my writing and those of my sister and brother Native American writers. The 1960s and afterward have been an invigorating and liberating period for Native American people. It has been only a little more than twenty years since Nati

31、ve American writers began to write and publish extensively, but we are writing and publishing more and more; we can only go forward. We come from an ageless, continuing oral tradition that informs us of our values, concepts, and notions as native people, and it is amazing how much of this tradition

32、is ingrained so deeply in our contemporary writing, considering the brutal efforts of cultural repression that was not long ago outright U.S. policy. In spite of the fact that there is to some extent the same repression today, we persist and insist in living, believing, hoping, loving, speaking, and

33、 writing as Native Americans. 25 Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 1 of this selection? （ A） The artful nature of Native American life compels the author to explore and write about that heritage. （ B） Art is an important part of Native American life and shou

34、ld be a part of everyones existence. （ C） The author remembers his childhood, especially his parents and the elders in his community, in a very positive way. （ D） A desire to return to traditional Native American values led the author to write about Native American issues. 26 What is the meaning of

35、the word “spare“ as it is used in Paragraph 3 of the selection? （ A） Frugal. （ B） Extra. （ C） Meager. （ D） Free. 27 Which of the following caused the author to change his mind about declining his invitation to the White House? （ A） He realized that he had not been invited to the event as a represent

36、ative of Native Americans. （ B） He remembered the sacrifices that his ancestors had made for the privilege of going there, even if only to be ignored. （ C） He was eager to read his poetry to an audience of other poets and literary critics. （ D） He wanted his writing and the writing of other Native A

37、merican men and women to take on a more political tone. 28 The effect of the quoted word “guttural“ as the author uses it in the third paragraph of the selection is to _ . （ A） communicate the newspapers lack of understanding and respect for the authors presentation （ B） emphasize the dramatic effec

38、t on the White House audience of the authors reading of his poems and performance of traditional Pueblo songs （ C） describe most accurately how the author felt about his White House reading of his poems （ D） convey the sound of the Acoma Pueblo language to readers who are unfamiliar with it 29 Which

39、 of the following assumptions most influenced the authors main argument in this selection? （ A） Literature can be a powerful tool for asserting the cultural values and political rights of ethnic groups. （ B） The artistic traditions of Native American peoples are similar to those of European cultures

40、 （ C） All writings produced by Native Americans express, either directly or indirectly, a political position. （ D） The major responsibility of Native American writers is to celebrate and preserve the cultural traditions of their people. 30 Which of the following topic lists best summarizes the main

41、 points of the selection?A （ A） -Arts of Native American family -Invitation to White House -Brotherhood of Native American writers （ B） -Native American background as topic for writing -Importance of attending White House poetry event -Vitality of contemporary Native American writing （ C） -Native Am

42、erican writing -Achievements of ancestors -Future of Native Americans （ D） -Writing in 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s -Involvement of Native Americans in many forms of art -Writing about Native American heritage 30 Monochronic time (M-time) and polychronic time (P-time) represent two variant solutions to t

43、he use of both time and space as organizing frames for activities. Space is included because the two systems (time and space) are functionally interrelated. M-time emphasizes schedules, segmentation, and promptness. P-time systems are characterized by several things happening at once. They stress in

44、volvement of people and completion of transactions rather than adherence to preset schedules. P-time is treated as much less tangible than M-time. P-time is apt to be considered a point rather than a ribbon or a road, and that point is sacred. Americans overseas are psychologically stressed in many

45、ways when confronted by P-time systems such as those in Latin America and the Middle East. In the markets and stores of Mediterranean countries, one is surrounded by other customers vying for the attention of a clerk. There is no order as to who is served next, and to the northern European or Americ

46、an, confusion and clamor abound. In a different context, the same patterns apply within the governmental bureaucracies of Mediterranean countries: A cabinet officer, for instance, may have a large reception area outside his private office. There are almost always small groups waiting in this area, a

47、nd these groups are visited by government officials, who move around the room conferring with each. Much of their business is transacted in public instead of having a series of private meetings in an inner office. Particularly distressing to Americans is the way in which appointments are handled by

48、polychronic people. Appointments just dont carry the same weight as they do in the United States. Things are constantly shifted around. Nothing seems solid or firm, particularly plans for the future, and there are always changes in the most important plans right up to the very last minute. In contra

49、st, within the Western world, man finds little in life that is exempt from the iron hand of M-time. In fact, his social and business life, even his sex life are apt to be completely time dominated. 31 P-time is different from M-time in that P-time _ . （ A） represents space rather than time （ B） emphasizes promptness rather than completion of transactions （ C） can be considered a point rather than a sacred road （ D） stresses involvement of pe