1、考博英语-264 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.Adages are frequently mutually antagonistic witness, “ignorance breeds prejudice“ and “familiarity, breeds contempt.“（分数：1.00）A.is at the heart ofB.multipliesC.worsensD.generates2.Totally perplexed by t
2、he first question on the exam, he passed on to the second.（分数：1.00）A.relieved byB.satisfied withC.confused byD.sated with3.The former Soviet state of Georgia today exhibits a diversified economy.（分数：1.00）A.a multifacetedB.a saggingC.a dissolvingD.an improved4.Management was not acting in good faith
3、when it alleged that workers wages would have to be cut for the company to remain solvent.（分数：1.00）A.prosperousB.out of debtC.productiveD.out of trouble5.How valiant that general who prosecutes a war with vigor!（分数：1.00）A.brings to trialB.wagesC.praisesD.condemns6.The new military junto suppressed d
4、issent.（分数：1.00）A.initiatedB.quashedC.supportedD.reinstated7.To cream a circuit, a conducting wire is attached to an electric cell at one end, and to an electric outlet at the other.（分数：1.00）A.batteryB.faucetC.socketD.appliance8.His mothers scolding pierced him to the quick.（分数：1.00）A.froze him comp
5、letelyB.shamed him enormouslyC.hurt him to the coreD.stuck in his craw9.This years sterling depreciation, only a few aver, has no impact on the economy at large.（分数：1.00）A.increase in valueB.fall in valueC.lack of useD.drastic change10.To the growing perturbation of the unions, the Ministry of Labou
6、r has been pressing for a stringent income policy.（分数：1.00）A.satisfactionB.disappointmentC.reliefD.anxiety三、Section B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)11.A nation-wide service was announced to _ the sacrifice made by the heroes of the war.（分数：1.00）A.memorizeB.commemorateC.awardD.reward12.The antique silver _ the bea
7、utifully set table.（分数：1.00）A.complementedB.implementedC.augmentedD.complimented13.He spends his time in _ complaints rather than acting.（分数：1.00）A.fragileB.fertileC.frangibleD.futile14.An important customer may resent being _ by an assistant rather than by the boss.（分数：1.00）A.condescended toB.devot
8、ed toC.attended toD.conformed to15.It is in the chairman of the boards interest, before a meeting, to _ with the directors about sensitive matters.（分数：1.00）A.conferB.contendC.conspireD.consort16.Complacency towards ecological balance (“It cant happen here!“) has resulted in a number of _.（分数：1.00）A.
9、damagesB.wastesC.catastrophesD.dangers17.Having discovered the shadiness in which her employers were involved, she immediately _ her connection with them.（分数：1.00）A.convertedB.severedC.improvedD.realized18.The village lies over the mountain and is _ only by boat.（分数：1.00）A.acceeded toB.availableC.ac
10、cessibleD.obtainable19.The doctor pondered for a while, trying to recall which of several medications would be best to _ the patients suffering.（分数：1.00）A.alleviateB.restrictC.decreaseD.diminish20.She _ because she found the journal interesting.（分数：1.00）A.subscribedB.prescribedC.describedD.inscribed
11、四、Part Grammar(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Section A(总题数：10，分数：10.00)21.He _ leave her than a child would abandon a favorite plaything.（分数：1.00）A.would no moreB.would ratherC.will no longerD.may no more22.Eighteenth-century statesmen were totally convinced that war could be used as _ settling disputes.（分数：1.00）
12、A.a mean toB.a means forC.some means forD.meanses for23.She does not believe that he is _ the honor accorded him.（分数：1.00）A.worth ofB.worthC.worthy ofD.worthy24._, water is composed of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen.（分数：1.00）A.As is knownB.As be knownC.As knownD.Which is known25.It is impera
13、tive that, he _ full charge of the joint project.（分数：1.00）A.takeB.takingC.tookD.takes26.He goes shopping so frequently not because he is rich, but because he enjoys _ politely.（分数：1.00）A.speakingB.being spoken toC.being spokenD.speaking to27.Their differences were irreconcilable: they had no alterna
14、tive _ the law to settle the dispute between them.（分数：1.00）A.but going toB.but to goC.but go toD.but invoking28.Although her research topic had been approved by her thesis advisor, the library persisted in _ the documents.（分数：1.00）A.its denial for accessB.deny her access toC.denying her access toD.d
15、enying her access for29.Before Columbus set sail on his first voyage of discovery, many pooh-poohed his chances, and were unwilling to _ on his chances of success.（分数：1.00）A.make betsB.make the betC.make a betsD.make bet30.The radio was of _ quality that I took it back and asked for a better one.（分数
16、：1.00）A.such the inferiorB.such a inferiorC.so an inferiorD.such inferior六、Section B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.The obstacles Nancy Kerrigan faced as she strove (to win) the Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1944 form (the kind of) story (about whom) a fascinating novel (might) be written.（分数：1.00）A
17、.to winB.the kind ofC.about whomD.might32.The moon may be considered a world that is complete in itself yet utterly dead, a sterile, mountainous waste on which (during the day) the sun (blazes down) with great heat, but on which during the night the cold is so intense that it (far) surpasses anythin
18、g ever (experiencing) on the earth.（分数：1.00）A.during the dayB.blazes downC.farD.experiencing33.The (clothes you) wear do not serve only a (pure) practical function. They speak volumes about the (way you) view your personality, your state of mind, your social status, (and even) your aspirations and d
19、reams.（分数：1.00）A.clothes youB.pureC.way youD.and even34.By definition, a discount store offers standard (merchandises) at prices (lower than those) of more conventional merchants. It is able to do so by accepting a lower profit margin, by purchasing (at higher volume), and by (paying workers less).（
20、分数：1.00）A.merchandisesB.lower than thoseC.at higher volumeD.paying workers less35.(Like) sculptors, modem painters (were influenced) by primitive and ancient art, (which) demonstrated in the (works) of the Gaugin and Rousseau.（分数：1.00）A.LikeB.were influencedC.whichD.works36.In the digestive process,
21、 food (is initially processed) in the stomach, with its nutrient value (passing into) the bloodstream. Alcohol, however, (is highly unusual) (so that) some 20 percent enters the bloodstrem directly from the stomach, having bypassed the digestive process.（分数：1.00）A.is initially processedB.passing int
22、oC.is highly unusualD.so that37.Now, as our urban areas (sink ever deeper) into drug-produced crime, death (from) the illicit use of unregulated and dangerous drugs (following) death, (that) becomes vital for the parents, teachers, and advisors of our youth to have as wide an understanding of these
23、problems as possible.（分数：1.00）A.sink ever deeperB.fromC.followingD.that38.(The greatest utility), of an education lies (not so much) in teaching one information (rather than) in teaching one how to deal with the information (acquired).（分数：1.00）A.The greatest utilityB.not so muchC.rather thanD.acquir
24、ed39.It was musingly noted that the major (reason why) the English colonized so much of the world (was that), no matter (what) weather conditions they met abroad, they had already experienced (something like) it at home.（分数：1.00）A.reason whyB.was thatC.whatD.something like40.(It is) often the result
25、 (with) new ideas, (a great deal) of frantic activity and optimistic forecasting (produce) no discernible results.（分数：1.00）A.It isB.withC.a great dealD.produce七、Part Cloze(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The first man who cooked his food, instead of eating it raw, lived so long ago that we have no idea who he was or
26、 where he lived. We do know, however, that (41) thousands of years food was always eaten cold and (42) . Perhaps the cooked food was heated accidentally by a (43) fire or by the melted lava from an erupting (44) . When people first tasted food that had been cooked, they found it tasted better. Howev
27、er, (45) after this discovery, cooked food must have remained a rarity (46) man learned how to make and light (47) .Primitive men who lived in hot regions could depend on the heat of the sun (48) their food. For example, in the desert (49) of the southwestern United States, the Indians cooked their
28、food by (50) it on a flat (51) in the hot sun. They cooked piece of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in this (52) . We surmise that the earliest kitchen (53) was a stick (54) which a piece of meat could be attached and held over a fire. Later this stick was (55) by an iron rod or spit which could be
29、 turned frequently to cook the meat (56) all sides.Cooking food in water was (57) before man teamed to make water containers that could not be (58) by fire.The (59) cooking pots were reed or grass baskets in which soups and stews could be cooked. As early as 166 B. C., the Egyptians had learned to m
30、ake (60) . permanent cooking pots out of sand stone. Many years later, the Eskimos learned to make similar pans.（分数：20.00）A.inB.onC.throughD.forA.rawB.crudeC.readyD.freshA.forestB.cookedC.man-madeD.lightningA.volcanoB.caveC.mountainD.valleyA.thoughB.sinceC.soonD.evenA.whenB.whichC.untilD.asA.foodB.a
31、fireC.himselfD.itA.to cookB.cookingC.cookedD.cookA.placesB.realmsC.areasD.domainsA.beatingB.flyingC.dryingD.placingA.stoneB.boardC.tableD.plateA.zoneB.sectorC.methodD.fashionA.utensilB.instrumentC.toolD.equipmentA.byB.overC.onD.toA.supportedB.replacedC.changedD.switchedA.byB.onC.overD.atA.incapableB
32、.unavoidableC.impossibleD.unpopularA.brokenB.destroyedC.spoiledD.piercedA.newestB.latestC.firstD.worstA.strongerB.betterC.moreD.longer八、PART Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)九、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In the simplest terms, a market is the place where seller meets buyer to exchange products for money. T
33、raditional markets still function in many parts of the world. Even in the United Sales, during summer months there are farmers markets where direct selling and buying take place between producers and consumers. Most service industries still operate at this market level.Manufacturing industries and m
34、ost agricultural enterprises are more distant from the consumer. Their products pass through several handstruckers, warehouse wholesalers, and retailers before reaching the final consumer.Products, or commodities are usually divided into two types: consumer and industrial. Consumer goods are those t
35、hat are sold to final users, the customers. These goods include food, clothing, automobiles, television sets, appliances, and all those things people go to stores to purchase.Industrial goods are those that are sold to companies or other businesses for use in manufacturing or other purposes. Automob
36、ile makers buy many of the parts used to assemble cars. A tire manufacturer buys rubber, synthetic or otherwise, with which to make tires. Eventually these materials will end up in the hands of final users: the owners of the cars. The nature of industrial goods depends on the nature of the goods to
37、be made for final users. The price of industrial goods and raw materials will influence the price of final goods, those that the consumer buys.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be inferred that _.（分数：1.00）A.most of the products exchanged at traditional markets are consumer goodsB.most of the products bought and s
38、old at traditional markets are industrial goodsC.most farmers lived far away form market places and never sold their products directlyD.most service industries have not yet developed mature markets for their products(2).Medical equipment sold to doctors is an instance of _.（分数：1.00）A.consumer produc
39、tB.industrial productC.raw materialD.direct exchanged product(3).By saying “Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the consumers“ (para2), the author means _.（分数：1.00）A.their products are never sold directly intoB.they usually build their factories far away
40、from marketsC.they usually need agents to sell and deliver their goods into consumers handsD.they have used trucks to carry their products to consumers hands(4).Paper sold to a publishing industry _.（分数：1.00）A.will influence the price of paper industryB.is a product delivered to the final userC.is a
41、 consumer productD.is an industrial product(5).A wholesaler (Paragraph 2, Line 2) is _.（分数：1.00）A.a person who sells a great variety of foodsB.an agent who deals with industrial productsC.a person that manages big stores and factoriesD.an agent that buys and sells goods in great quantities十、Passage
42、Two(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Direct advertising includes all forms of sales appeals, mailed, delivered, or exhibited directly to the prospective buyer of an advertised product or service, without use of any indirect medium, such as newspapers or television. Direct advertising logically may be divided into thre
43、e broad classifications, namely, direct-mail advertising, mail order advertising, and unmailed direct advertising.All forms of sales appeals that are sent through the mails are considered direct-mall advertising. The chief functions of direct-mail advertising are to familiarize prospective buyers wi
44、th a product, its name, its maker, and its merits and with the products local distributors. The direct-mall appeal is designed also to support the sales activities of retailers by encouraging the continued patronage of both old and new customers.When no personal selling is involved, other methods ar
45、e needed to persuade people to send in orders by mail. In addition to newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, other special devices, order promotions are designed to accomplish a complete selling job without salespeople.Used for the same broad purposes as direct-mail advertising, unrolled dire
46、ct-mail advertising, includes all forms of indoor advertising displays and all printed sales appeals distributed from door to door, handed to customers in retail stores or conveyed in some other manner directly to the recipient.With each medium competing keenly for its share of the business, adverti
47、sing agencies continue to develop new techniques for displaying and selling wares and services. Among these techniques have been vastly improved printing and reproduction methods in the graphic field, adapted to magazine advertisements and to direct-mail enclosures; the use of color in newspaper adv
48、ertisements and in television; and outdoor signboards more attractively designed and efficiently lighted. Many subtly effective improvements are suggested by advertising research.（分数：5.00）(1).Direct advertising _.（分数：1.00）A.includes all forms of sales appeals to the prospective buyerB.is produced ma
49、inly for newspaper or televisionC.is an activity by which real products are shown to buyersD.uses post as a chief means to contact prospective buyers(2).Direct-mail advertising _.（分数：1.00）A.uses letters as a chief means of providing informationB.sends old customers detailed information about new productsC.uses letters to tell prospective buyers about the local sellersD.sends over the prospective buyers sample products by parcels(3).The word “p
