1、考博英语-217 及答案解析(总分：290.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Mary _ when she found her husband drunk again.（分数：1.00）A.blew her topB.became abnormalC.was affectedD.in opposition2.Do you think it is late to _ on a new career?（分数：1.00）A.disembarkB.embarkC.remarkD.assume3.Linda could not refuse, _ she fore
2、saw little pleasure in the visit.（分数：1.00）A.sinceB.forC.thoughD.when4.During the famine many people _ eating grass and leaves.（分数：1.00）A.felt inclined toB.were confronted withC.got accustomed toD.were reduced to5.Judgment was suspended till the following Monday because of the lack of evidence.（分数：1.
3、00）A.changedB.discussedC.postponedD.informed6.Consumer groups are protesting against higher prices in this city now.（分数：1.00）A.clothing withB.clinging toC.complaining aboutD.clutching with7.The research team decided to use an underwater saw to cut the _ ship into sections before lifting it up.（分数：1.
4、00）A.electricalB.electricC.electricityD.electrifying8.The law prohibits occupancy by more than 250 persons in this area.（分数：1.00）A.forbidsB.allowsC.promisesD.suggests9.A series of border incidents inevitably led the two countries to war.（分数：1.00）A.distinctlyB.unavoidablyC.regularlyD.actually10.Being
5、 poorly dressed can _ your chance of getting a job.（分数：1.00）A.ruinB.eliminateC.reduceD.endanger11.The accused man _ his innocence by proving that he was aboard when the murder was committed.（分数：1.00）A.foundB.foundedC.ignoredD.established12.Everyone must have liked the cake because there wasnt even a
6、 _ left.（分数：1.00）A.crutchB.chipC.chopD.clip13.My wife _ an old dictionary last night.（分数：1.00）A.came onB.came offC.came outD.came up14.Two substitutes were used during the basketball games.（分数：1.00）A.playersB.centersC.refereesD.replacements15.Tom is ordered to be present at the important meeting,_.（
7、分数：1.00）A.rain or shineB.more or lessC.sooner or laterD.for good二、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)16.UNot too many/U years Uago/U my mother jogged in the alley behind our house because she was embarrassed Uto see/U jogging Uin public/U. A. Not too many B. ago C. to see D. in public（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_17.One expert Ur
8、emarks/U that a computer with Uso/U many tubes as the brain Uhas/U neurons Uwould require/U the Empire State Building to contain it. A. remarks B. so C. has D. would require（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_18.UDespite/U this similarity with Uother/U creatures, the evolution of humankind differs from Uother species/U
9、 in Uone/U important and unique way. A. Despite B. other C. other species D. one（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_19.The scientists, Uconcerned about/U the potential hazards, wanted Uthe latest/U research finding Umade/U Upublicly/U. A. concerned about B. the latest C. made D. publicly（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_20.UAmong/U all
10、the poems I have read recently, Thomas Hardys “The Darkling Trust“ Useems/U the most relevant Uto/U our Utimes/U. A. Among B. seems C. to D. times（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_21.The president devoted his Uenergies/U to Uupdate/U the curricula, Umaking/U the education offered at Washington College as meaningful a
11、nd usual Uas possible/U. A. energies B. update C. making D. as possible（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_22.Failure to advertise Ucould/U result in either Ureduced/U sales and Uless/U profit Unor/U legal actions. A. could B. reduced C. less D. nor（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_23.Suddenly, Gallups name was Uon everyones lips/U; not
12、 only Uhe was/U the prophet of the moment, Ubut/U it was generally believed that he had founded Ua new/U and most important method of prediction. A. on everyones lips B. he was C. but D. a new（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_24.Usually you will be Umore likely/U to find insects Uif/U you examine finer twigs Urather
13、than/U the Ucoarse/U parts of trees. A. more likely B. if C. rather than D. coarse（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_25.Office revolution Unot only/U has changed Uhow/U work is done but Uredefined/U the function of everyone who Uworks/U in an office. A. not only B. how C. redefined D. works（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_26.It is the
14、 interaction Ubetween/U people, Urather than/U the events that occur in their lives that Uare/U the main locus Uof/U social psychology. A. between B. rather than C. are D. of（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_27.UIt is/U very hard to believe Uthat when/U Lincoln was born, communications were Ua little/U faster than Ui
15、n the days/U of Julius Caesar. A. It is B. that when C. a little D. in the days（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_28.UAlthough/U we had been present Uat/U roughly the same time, Mr. Brown saw the situation quite Udifferent/U from Uthe way/U I saw it. A. Although B. at C. different D. the way（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_29.Some of
16、these studies Uhave shown/U that although some people have trouble Uto fall asleep/U, others have an Uequally/U difficult time Uwaking up/U. A. have shown B. to fall asleep C. equally D. waking up（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_30.Never before UI have/U seen anyone Uwho has/U the skill UJohn has/U when he Urepairs/
17、U cars. A. I have B. who has C. John has D. repairs（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_三、B(总题数：1，分数：200.00)Directions: For each numbered blank in, the following passage there are four choices marked A, B, C and D listed below. Choose the correct answer.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo be
18、havior is how it can change U(1) /U the years within the same society, how certain behavior and attitudes U(2) /U considered taboo can become perfectly U(3) /U and natural U(4) /U another point in time. Topics such as death, fro example, were once considered so U(5) /U and unpleasant that it was a t
19、aboo to even talk about them. Now with the U(6) /U of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become more U(7) /U of the importance of expressing feelings about death and, U(8) /U a result, are more willing to talk about this taboo subject.One of the newes
20、t taboos in American society is the topic of fat. U (9) /U many other taboos, fat is a topic that Americans talk about constantly. Its not taboo to talk about fat; its taboo to fat. The “ U(10) /U “ look is thin, not fat. In the work world, most companies prefer youthful-looking, trim executives to
21、sell their U(11) /U as well as their products to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat person, on the other hand, is thought U(12) /U as lazy and U(13) /U in energy, self-discipline and self-respect. After all, people think, how can people who care about the
22、mselves, and therefore the way. they look, permit themselves to become fat? In an image-conscious society like the U. S. , thin is “in“, fat is “out“.Its not surprising, then, that millions of Americans have become U(14) /U with staying slim and “in shape“. The U(15) /U of a youthful physical appear
23、ance is not, however, their sole reason for Americas obsession with diet and exercise. Recent research has shown the U(16) /U importance of diet and exercise for personal health. As in most technologically developed nations, the life-style Of North Americans has changed dramatically during the cours
24、e of the last century. Modern machines do all the physical labor that people were once forced to do U(17) /U hand. Cars and buses transport us quickly from point to point. As a result of inactivity and disuse, peoples bodies can easily become weak and U(18) /U to disease. In an effort to avoid such
25、a fate, millions of Americans are spending more of their time exercising. The effect of this new appreciation of the importance of exercise is evident: parks are filled with runners and bicyclists, physical education programs are enjoying a newly found U(19) /U , and many companies are providing spe
26、cial exercise U(20) /U for their employees to use during the work day.（分数：200.00）A.forB.inC.overD.withinA.nowB.onceC.neverD.sometimesA.acceptedB.acceptC.acceptableD.acceptantA.inB.toC.atD.besideA.upsettingB.upsetC.overturningD.overturnedA.publicationB.publicityC.publicizeD.duplicationA.consciousB.se
27、nsibleC.noticedD.awareA.asB.forC.withD.andA.AlikeB.UnlikeC.LikeD.As ifA.outB.outsideC.insideD.inA.appearanceB.lookC.MageD.aspectA.ofB./C.aboutD.forA.lackingB.lackC.lossD.shortA.occupiedB.absorbedC.engrossedD.obsessedA.pursueB.persecuteC.pursuitD.persecutionA.criticB.criticalC.criticizingD.critically
28、A.atB.byC.onD.out ofA.vulgarB.infectedC.vulnerableD.infectiousA.prestigeB.presenceC.superiorityD.prestigiousA.facilitiesB.equipmentC.apparatusD.appliances四、B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Directions: This part consists of two short passages. In these passages, there are altogether 20 mistakes. You may have to chan
29、ge a word, add a word or delete a word. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark ( ) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the bla
30、nk.The improbable chain of events that leads Alexander Fleming 1. _to discover penicillin in 1928 is the stuff which scientific myths 2. _are made. It was a discovery that would change the course of the history. The active ingredient in that mold, which Flemingnamed penicillin, turned to be an infec
31、tion-fighting agent of 3. _enormous potency. When it was finally recognized as what itwas-the efficacious life-saving drug in the world-penicillin 4. _would alter forever the treatment of bacterial infections. By themiddle of the century, Flemings discovery spawned a huge phar- 5. _maceutical indust
32、ry, churning out synthetic penicillin that wouldconquer some of man-kinds most ancient scourges, includingsyphilis, gangrene, and tuberculosis.When he died a heart attack in 1955, he was mourned by 6. _the world and buried as a national hero in the crypt of St. PaulsCathedral in London. Although Fle
33、mings scientific work in andof itself may not have reached great, his singular contribution 7. _changed the practice of medicine. He deserves our utmost recog-nition. At the same time, we must bear on mind that the 8. _“Fleming Myth“, as he called it, embodies the accomplishmentsof many giants of an
34、ti-biotic development. Fleming is but a cho-sen representative for the likes of Florey, Chain, Domagk, andWaksman, many of who remain, sadly, virtual unknowns. 9. _Their achievements have made the world a better, healthierplace. In commemorating Fleming, and we commemorate them 10. _all.How does it
35、happen that children learn their mother tongueso well? When we compare with adults learning a foreign 11. _language, we often find this interesting fact. A little childwithout knowledge or experience often succeeds to a complete 12. _master of the language. A grown-up person with fully developed 13.
36、 _mental powers, in most cases, may end up in a faulty and inex- 14. _act command. What accounts of this difference? 15. _Despite other explanations, the real answer in my opinionlies partly with the child himself, partly in the behavior of the 16. _people surround him. In the first place, the time
37、of learning the 17. _mother tongue is the most favorably of all, namely, the first 18. _years of life. A child hears it speak from morning till night and, 19. _what is more important, always in its genuine form, with theright pronunciation, right intonation, right use of words and rightstructure. He
38、 drinks all the words and expressions which come to 20. _him in a fresh，ever-bubbling springThere is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation（分数：20.00）(1).（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_
39、填空项 1:_五、B(总题数：5，分数：40.00)31.在一些西方国家，有些父母准备克隆孩子，目的是进行一些非致命器官的移植。（分数：8.00）_32.看在玛丽的份上，我可以把车借给你，以解决你的交通工具问题。（分数：8.00）_33.理论上说，克隆一个孩子以获取器官是可行的，但实际这么做却可能对孩子的心理有害。（分数：8.00）_34.正如这篇文章的作者所警告的，克隆人类可能是一件使人更加悲伤而非更加高兴的事。（分数：8.00）_35.对某些人来说，克隆不克隆的问题在某种意义上可以比作是生还是死的问题。（分数：8.00）_考博英语-217 答案解析(总分：290.00，做题时间：90 分钟
40、)一、B(总题数：15，分数：15.00)1.Mary _ when she found her husband drunk again.（分数：1.00）A.blew her top B.became abnormalC.was affectedD.in opposition解析：解析 本题是一道词义辨析题，blow ones top 含义为“发脾气”；become abnormal 含义为“变得反常”；be affected 含义为“被影响”；in opposition 含义为“反对”。根据句意，A 最适合。2.Do you think it is late to _ on a new c
41、areer?（分数：1.00）A.disembarkB.embark C.remarkD.assume解析：解析 embark on/in/upon“从事，着手”；disembark“使上岸，登陆”；remark on“谈论，评论”；assume“似设，装出”，后面不接介词 on。3.Linda could not refuse, _ she foresaw little pleasure in the visit.（分数：1.00）A.sinceB.forC.though D.when解析：解析 Since“因为，鉴于”；for“因为”；though“尽管”；when“当时候”。此句表示让步
42、句意为尽管琳达预见到这次访问不会愉快，但她不能拒绝。4.During the famine many people _ eating grass and leaves.（分数：1.00）A.felt inclined toB.were confronted withC.got accustomed toD.were reduced to 解析：解析 本题为词义辨析题，feel inclined to 含义为“感到倾向于”；be confronted with含义为“使面临”；get accustomed to 含义为“习惯于”；be reduced to doing sth含义为“被迫做某事
43、根据句意，D 最合适。5.Judgment was suspended till the following Monday because of the lack of evidence.（分数：1.00）A.changedB.discussedC.postponed D.informed解析：解析 suspend 延缓；change 改变；discuss 讨论；postpone 推迟；inform 通知。6.Consumer groups are protesting against higher prices in this city now.（分数：1.00）A.clothing withB.clinging toC.complaining about D.clutching with解析：解析 clothe with 给穿衣服；cling to 缠住；complain about 抱怨；clutch with 抓住。7.The research team decided to use an underwater saw
