[外语类试卷]考博英语模拟试卷245（无答案）.doc

1、考博英语模拟试卷 245（无答案）一、Structure and Vocabulary1 The doctor promised that this medicine would_the pain in the stomach.（A）affirm（B） agitate（C） alleviate（D）allocate2 Do you know the fact that broad bean contains_ that must be destroyed by cooking them at high temperature before eating them?（A）flake（B） aro

2、ma（C） ether（D）toxin3 Other non-dominant males were hyperactive; they were much more active than is normal, chasing others and fighting each other.（A）hardly active（B） relatively active（C） extremely inactive（D）pathologically active4 These areas rely on agriculture almost_, having few mineral recourses

3、 and a minimum of industrial development.（A）respectively（B） extraordinarily（C） incredibly（D）exclusively5 It is probably both that he is going to the meeting on time_by the morning traffic jam.（A）and that he might be delayed（B） or that he might be delayed（C） and he might be delayed（D）otherwise that h

4、e might be delayed6 An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the _ argumentation in commercials.（A）imperative（B） fallacious（C） persuasive（D）fabulous 7 The electronic computer is _some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains.（A）taking care（B） taking in（C） taking

5、off（D）taking over 8 _, the market will have to overcome some of the highest hurdles its seen in a long time.（A）But to happen in that order（B） But for that in order to happen（C） But in order that to happen（D）But in order for that to happen9 When youre driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs te

6、lling you to get into the right_.（A）way（B） track（C） road（D）lane10 An area of rich forests was _ to life.（A）advantageous（B） decorative（C） attracted（D）privileged11 The head of the Museum was_and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.（A）promising（B） agreeing（C） pleasing（D）obliging12 It is an

7、interesting _ that Robson can say that he would not use gamesmanship, but felt that the professional foul was not only a legitimate weapon in a given situation but also his responsibility.（A）dilemma（B） discrepancy（C） paradox（D）assumption 13 Communicating orally involves more than reading or talking:

8、 gesture, posture, movements may all be _ to it.（A）intrinsic（B） coherent（C） appealing（D）submissive 14 He phoned his uncle who lived in the country, asking him to_his two schoolmates for the weekend.（A）assemble（B） accommodate（C） raise（D）resemble15 _ students should be motivated by a keen interest in

9、theatre and should have some familiarity with plays in production.（A）realistic（B） responsible（C） ethnic（D）prospective 16 Radar is used to extend the_of mans senses for observing his environment, especially the sense of vision.（A）validity（B） liability（C） capacity（D）intensity17 Some people feel that t

10、elevision should give less _ to sport.（A）programs（B） coverage（C） concern（D）involvement18 The once separate issue of environment and development are now _ linked.（A）intangible（B） indispensable（C） inextricably（D）incredibly19 Id rather you _anything about it for the time being.（A）do（B） didnt do（C） have

11、nt done（D）didnt have clone 20 The _ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.（A）origin（B） generation（C） descent（D）cause21 Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the _ of their adolescence.（A）crisis（B） criterion（C） causality（D）credibility22 If I may be so

12、_ as to advise you, my opinion is that you should not reply to his letter.（A）generous（B） humble（C） proud（D）bold23 Among the lowest of the judicial ranks, justices of the peace nevertheless frequently exercise jurisdiction over a variety of misdemeanors.（A）guidance（B） sovereignty（C） authority（D）suzer

13、ainty24 He was _ by the noise outside yesterday evening and could not concentrate on his study.（A）pecked（B） oriented（C） perturbed（D）paddled 25 The language experts believe that the _ age for learning a foreign language is 6 years old.（A）conceptual（B） considerate（C） optimal（D）component 26 I cant unde

14、rstand how he can feel that his colleagues are always ready to denounce him.（A）compliment（B） criticize（C） flatter（D）challenge 27 To get my travellers cheques I had to_a special cheque to the bank for the total amount.（A）make for（B） make out（C） make up（D）make off28 The increasing A(popularity) of the

15、 motorcycle as a B(convenience), economical C(form) of transportation has been D(just short) of astounding. 29 Although the examination he passed was not important, his success_ him in his ambition to become a doctor.（A）persuaded（B） urged（C） convinced（D）encouraged30 Agriculture must, therefore, _wor

16、kers and savings to the new industrialized, urbanized sectors if a modern economy is to be achieved.（A）yield（B） succumb（C） subject（D）resort二、Cloze30 The changes in globally averaged temperature that have occurred at the Earths surface over the past century are similar in size and timing to those【1】b

17、y models that take into account: the combined influences of human factors and solar variability.To【2】the question of attribution requires the【3】of more powerful and complex methods, beyond the use of global averages alone. New studies have focused on【4】maps or patterns of temperature change in【5 】an

18、d in models. Pattern analysis is the cli-matologically equivalent of the more comprehensive tests in the medical analogy mentioned【6】, and makes it possible to achieve more definitive【7】of observed climate changes to a particular cause or causes.The expected influence of human activities is thought

19、to be much more complex than uniform warming over the entire surface of the Earth and over the whole【8】cycle. Patterns of change over space and time therefore provide a more powerful【9】technique.The basic idea【10】pattern-based approaches is that different【11】causes of climate change have different c

20、haracteristic patterns of climate response or fingerprints. Attribution studies seek to 【12】a fingerprint match between the patterns of climate change【13】 by models and those actually observed.The most recent assessment of the science suggests that human activities have led to a discernible【 14】on g

21、lobal climate and that these activities will have an increasing influence on future climate. The burning of coal, oil and natural gas, as well as various agricultural and industrial practices, are【15】the composition of the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. These human activities have le

22、d to increased atmospheric【 16】of a number of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and so on in the lower atmosphere.Human activities, such as the burning of fossil, have also increased the【17】of small particles in the atmosphere. These particles can change the【18】of energy that is ab

23、sorbed and reflected by the atmosphere. They are also believed to modify the【19】of air and clouds, changing the amount of energy that they absorb and reflect. Intensive studies of the climatic effects of these particles began only recently and the overall【20】is uncertain. It is likely that the net e

24、ffect of these small particles is to cool the climate and to partially offset the warming of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases.（A）incensed（B） personify（C） interact（D）predicted（A）array（B） ascertain（C） probe（D）perturb（A）application（B） integration（C） avenge（D）intervene（A）conforming（B） compa

25、ring（C） biding（D）budgeting（A）junctions（B） junctures（C） obligations（D）observations（A）optionally（B） ornamentally（C） previously（D）predicatively（A）attribution（B） autonomy（C） indication（D）induction（A）immune（B） seasonal（C） formidable（D）perceptible（A）analysis（B） disposal（C） antigen（D）disincentive（A）avengin

26、g（B） underestimating（C） ascending（D）underlying（A）potential（B） respectable（C） secretive（D）sturdy（A）weary（B） obtain（C） wink（D）retard（A）oriented（B） kenned（C） predicted（D）lapsed（A）modification（B） nomination（C） penetration（D）influence（A）paving（B） altering（C） retreating（D）saluting（A）stabilities（B） popular

27、ities（C） concentrations（D）hierarchies（A）abundance（B） hemisphere（C） fixture（D）distress（A）burial（B） argumentation（C） legislation（D）amount（A）disposals（B） properties（C） certainties（D）blends（A）calculation（B） assignment（C） budget（D）effect50 The history of AfricanAmericans during the past 400 years is trad

28、itionally narrated 【C1】_ an ongoing straggle against 【C2】_ and indifference on the part of the American mainstream, and a struggle 【C3】_ as an upward movement is 【C4 】_ toward ever more justice and opportunity.Technology in and of【C5】_ is not at fault; its much too simple to say that gunpowder or ag

29、ricultural machinery or fiber optics 【C6】_ been the enemy of an 【C7】_ group of people. A certain machine is put 【C8】_ work in a certain way-the purpose 【C9】_ which it was designed. The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; they are usually trying to 【C10 】_ a task more q

30、uickly, cleanly, or cheaply, 【C11】_ the imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civilization 【C12 】_ the Renaissance.Mastery of technology is second only 【C13】_ money as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that by 【C14】_ this under-represe

31、ntation in the technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that have 【C15】_ it, blacks are allowing 【C16】_ to be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will be 【C17】_ from the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in p

32、articular are in danger, and the beautiful suburbs 【C18】_ ring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city.And blacks must change as well. Tile ways that 【C19】_ their ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom hav

33、e begun to loose their utility. If blacks 【C20 】_ to survive as full participants in this society, they have to understand what works now.51 【C1 】（A）like（B） as（C） for（D）with52 【C2 】（A）charity（B） clarity（C） cohesion（D）oppression53 【C3 】（A）charting（B） charts（C） charted（D）to chart54 【C4 】（A）progressing

34、（B） progressed（C） clutched（D）clutching55 【C5 】（A）itself（B） themselves（C） ourselves（D）himself56 【C6 】（A）have（B） to have（C） has（D）to has57 【C7 】（A）entirely（B） enter（C） entire（D）entrance58 【C8 】（A）for（B） off（C） on（D）at59 【C9 】（A）for（B） to（C） with（D）before60 【C10 】（A）envelop（B） accomplish（C） enveloping（

35、D）accomplishing61 【C11 】（A）followed（B） follows（C） to follow（D）following62 【C12 】（A）since（B） on（C） in（D）at63 【C13 】（A）before（B） to（C） with（D）from64 【C14 】（A）to tolerate（B） tolerate（C） tolerated（D）tolerating65 【C15 】（A）encountered（B） encountering（C） to encounter（D）encounters66 【C16 】（A）them（B） us（C） t

36、hemselves（D）ourselves67 【C17 】（A）excluding（B） included（C） including（D）excluded68 【C18 】（A）where（B） that（C） how（D）what69 【C19 】（A）servicing（B） encircle（C） encircling（D）served70 【C20 】（A）is（B） were（C） am（D）have70 The great chariot of society, which for so long had run down the gentle slope of traditio

37、n, now found itself powered by an internal combustion engine. Transactions and gain【C1】_a new and startling【C2】_force.What forces could have been【C3】_powerful to smash a comfortable and【C4】_world and institute in its place this new society? There was no single massive【C5】_. It was not great events,

38、single adventures, individual laws, or charming【C6】_which【C7】_about the economic revolution. It was a process of internal growth.First, there was the gradual emergence of national political【C8】_in Europe. A second great current of change was to be found in the slow decay of the religious spirit unde

39、r the【C9】_of the skeptical, inquiring, humanist views of the Italian Renaissance. Still another【C10】_current lies in the slow social changes that e-ventually rendered the market system possible. In the course of this change, power naturally began to gravitate into the hands of those who understood m

40、oney matters the merchants.71 【C1 】（A）catered（B） created（C） ebbed（D）traded72 【C2 】（A）entity（B） factor（C） feat（D）motive73 【C3 】（A）sufficiently（B） thoroughly（C） efficiently（D）constructively74 【C4 】（A）fostered（B） fumed（C） established（D）updated75 【C5 】（A）lure（B） cause（C） reply（D）reason76 【C6 】（A）integri

41、ties（B） personalities（C） majesties（D）monarchies77 【C7 】（A）complained（B） speculated（C） argued（D）brought78 【C8 】（A）issues（B） events（C） situations（D）incidents79 【C9 】（A）origin（B） myth（C） impact（D）suspect80 【C10 】（A）profound（B） monetary（C） perplexing（D）momentary80 Old people are always saying that the y

42、oung people are not【61】they were. The same comment is【62】from generation to generation and it is always【63】. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy【64】freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so【65】on their parents

43、. Events which the older generation remember vividly are【 66】more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is【67 】from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed.The old always assume that they know best for the simple【68】that they have been【69】a bit

44、 longer. They dont like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the【70】are doing. They are questioning the 【71】 of their eiders and disturbing their complacency. They take leave to 【72】 that the older generation has created the best of all possible wo

45、rds. What they reject more than 【73】 is conformity. Office, hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldnt people work best if they were given complete freedom and 【74】 ? And what 【75 】 the clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should 【76】 drab grey suits? If we turn

46、 our 【77】 to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used 【78】 to solve their problems? Why are they are so unhappy and guilt-ridden in their personal lives, so obsessed with me

47、an ambitions and the desire to amass more and more 【79】 possessions? Can anything be right with the rat-race? Havent the old lost 【80】 with all that is important in life?100 Its breakfast time at the elegant Hotel in Bangkok, and every table is full. Most of the patrons are foreigners visiting Thail

48、and on business. In【51】corner is a contingent from a major Taiwan group, believed to be in town for talks【52】buying a stake in Bangkok bank, Thailands largest. Not far away are investment bankers and consultants, from Hong Kong and Singapore. Theyre in Thailand to take part in the【53】of decade.The scene is much the same in the ruins of Korea Inc., where there are plenty of【54 】companies shopping for bargains. Try【55】a room at the Hilton or the Inter-Continental in down-town Seoul: Virtually all their guests are foreignersand they re not on vocation.Yet for all t