1、考博英语-288 及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section Vocabulary(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.Had the explosion broken out, the passengers in the plane should have been kill ed, for it was_timed with the planes take-off.（分数：1.00）A.spontaneouslyB.instantaneouslyC.simultaneouslyD.consci
2、entiously2.We are prepared to satisfy all your_claims.（分数：1.00）A.legitimateB.legibleC.intimateD.legislative3.On leaving, we thanked him most warmly for the hospitality_to us and our friends.（分数：1.00）A.extendedB.expandedC.expendedD.awarded4.What the witness said in court was not_with the statement he
3、 made to the police.（分数：1.00）A.prevalentB.relevantC.consistentD.coincident5.All was dark in the district except for a candle_through the curtains in one of the houses.（分数：1.00）A.glimmeringB.glitteringC.flamingD.blazing6.He_between life and death for a few days but then he pulled through.（分数：1.00）A.h
4、overedB.lurchedC.waveredD.fluctuated7.Doctors have long known that if a patient is_that he will recover and is treated with sympathy, his pain will often disappear.（分数：1.00）A.assumedB.assuredC.informedD.proved8.During our stay in Paris we were splendidly_by the Italian Ambassador.（分数：1.00）A.sustaine
5、dB.maintainedC.retainedD.entertained9.There are some very beautifully_glass windows in the church.（分数：1.00）A.designedB.drawnC.markedD.stained10.He was a member of the Hillary_that conquered Mount Everest.（分数：1.00）A.missionB.invasionC.experimentD.expedition11.Although most birds have only a_sense of
6、smell, they have acute vision.（分数：1.00）A.genuineB.negativeC.negligibleD.condensed12.One new_to learning a foreign language is to study the language in its cul tural context.（分数：1.00）A.approachB.solutionC.mannerD.road13.To qualify for such a position, the native would first have to receive specialize
7、d training, and this is_.（分数：1.00）A.refusedB.discouragedC.deniedD.forbidden14.The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her_.（分数：1.00）A.whirlB.shiftC.shiverD.shake15.It was my sad duty to_the news of Johns death to his family.（分数：1.00）A.submitB.breakC.sayD.proclaim16.Pre
8、sently, there are nine teachers in my team, who have_the task of teaching advanced English to more than 500 non-English majors.（分数：1.00）A.inclinedB.hesitatedC.affordedD.undertaken17.If the dispute is not settled in a(n)_way soon, the two countries will cer tainly go to war.（分数：1.00）A.amiableB.amicab
9、leC.inimicalD.unfriendly18.He_himself as a war correspondent in Vietnam.（分数：1.00）A.discernedB.distinguishedC.discriminatedD.extinguished19.“Me, afraid of him?“ he said with a(n)_smile, “Not me!“（分数：1.00）A.contemptibleB.amusingC.contagiousD.contemptuous20.If I may be so_as to advise you, my opinion i
10、s that you should not reply to his letter.（分数：1.00）A.generousB.humbleC.proudD.bold21.One of the stands_and dozens of people were either killed or injured.（分数：1.00）A.destroyedB.collapsedC.corrodedD.rained22.We were four scores left behind with five minutes to go, so the game looked com pletely_.（分数：1
11、.00）A.irresistibleB.irremissibleC.irreplaceableD.irretrievable23.There is not a Greek word which is the exact_of the English word “stile“.（分数：1.00）A.equivalentB.copyC.counterpartD.meaning24.After a years hard work I think I am_to a long holiday.（分数：1.00）A.entailedB.deservedC.entitledD.satisfied25.He
12、 will simply not listen to anybody; he is_to argument.（分数：1.00）A.imperviousB.imperceptibleC.impassableD.blunt26.The prizes will be_at the end of the school year.（分数：1.00）A.distributedB.attributedC.grantedD.contributed27.He was_with attempted robbery and held in custody.（分数：1.00）A.accusedB.prosecuted
13、C.chargedD.arrested28.The man who never tries anything new is a(n)_on the wheels of pro gress.（分数：1.00）A.obstacleB.brakeC.breakD.block29.There is a sale at Hamfridges next week with_in all departments.（分数：1.00）A.decreasesB.subtractionsC.reductionsD.accounts30.The press demands that politicians_the s
14、ources of their income.（分数：1.00）A.betrayB.concealC.discloseD.renew31.She_his invitation to dinner as she was on a diet.（分数：1.00）A.inclinedB.declinedC.deniedD.disinclined32.The two witnesses who saw the shootings were able to_who had fired first.（分数：1.00）A.encounterB.highlightC.testifyD.identify33.If
15、 you never review your lessons, you will only have yourself to_if you fail in your examination.（分数：1.00）A.complainB.blameC.mistakeD.fault34.We are sorry to say that Mary is not the very person who can be_with ei ther money or secret information.（分数：1.00）A.entrustedB.committedC.consignedD.assigned35.
16、Having gone through all kinds of hardships in life, he became a man with a strong_.（分数：1.00）A.philosophyB.idealismC.moralityD.personality36.Stop asking all these personal questions! It is bad manners to be_.（分数：1.00）A.inquisitiveB.impatientC.acquisitiveD.informative37.Thousands of people_from Greece
17、 every year to work in West Germany.（分数：1.00）A.emigrateB.leaveC.abandonD.immigrate38.If you take a(n)_course like her you can learn English in less than two years.（分数：1.00）A.intensiveB.extensiveC.expansiveD.retentive39.Molly has always been a(n)_child; she becomes ill easily.（分数：1.00）A.delicateB.glo
18、omyC.energeticD.confident40.To maintain public_is not only the policemens duty but also every citizens responsibility.（分数：1.00）A.customB.confidenceC.securityD.simplicity三、Section Reading Co(总题数：6，分数：30.00)1One day in 1963, a dolphin named Elvar and a famous astronomer, Carl Sagan, were playing a lit
19、tle game. The astronomer was visiting an institute which was looking into the way dolphins communicate with each other. He was standing at the edge of one of the tanks where several of these highly intelligent, friendly creatures were kept. Elvar had just swum up alongside him and had turned on his
20、back. He wanted Sagan to scratch his stom ach again, as the astronomer had done twice before. But this time Elvar was too deep in the water for Sagan to reach him. Elvar looked up at Sagan, waiting. Then, after a minute or so, the dolphin leapt up through the water into the air and made a sound just
21、 like the word “More!“The astonished astronomer went to the director of the institute and told him about the incident. “Oh, yes. Thats one of the words he knows,“ the director said, showing no surprise at all.Dolphins have bigger brains in proportion to their body size than humans have, and it has b
22、een known for a long time that they can make a number of sounds. What is more, these sounds seem to have different functions, such as warning each other of dan ger. Sound travels much faster and much further in water than it does in air. That is why the parts of the brain that deal with sound are mu
23、ch better developed in dolphins than in humans. But can it be said that dolphins have a “language“ in the real sense of the word? Scientists dont agree on this.A language is not just a collection of sounds, or even words. A language has a struc ture, or what we call a grammar. The grammar of a langu
24、age helps to give it meaning. For example, the two questions “Who loves Mary?“ and “Who does Mary love?“ mean dif ferent things. If you stop to think about it, you will see that this difference doesnt come from the words in the question but from the difference in structure. That is why the ques tion
25、 “Can dolphins speak?“ cant be answered until we find out if dolphins not only make sounds but also arrange them in ways which affect their meaning.（分数：4.00）(1).The dolphin leapt into the air because_.（分数：1.00）A.Sagan had turned his backB.it was part of the game they were playingC.he wanted Sagan to
26、 scratch him againD.Sagan wanted him to do this(2).When Sagan told the director about what the dolphin had done, the director_.（分数：1.00）A.didnt seem to think it was unusualB.thought Sagan was jokingC.told Sagan about other words the dolphin knewD.asked him if he knew other words(3).Dolphins brains a
27、re particularly well-developed to_.（分数：1.00）A.help them to travel fast in waterB.arrange sounds in different structuresC.respond to different kinds of soundD.communicate with humans through sound(4).The sounds we call words can be called a language only if_.（分数：1.00）A.each sound has a different mean
28、ingB.each sound is different from the otherC.there is a system of writingD.they have a structure or grammar2Married people live “happily ever after“ in fairy tales, but they do so less and less often in real life. I, like many of my friends, got married, divorced, and remarried. I sup pose, to some
29、people, Im a failure. After all, I broke my first solemn promise to “love and cherish until death us do part. “ But I feel that Im finally a success. I learned from the mistakes I made in my first marriage. This time around, the ways my husband and I share our free time, make decision, and deal with
30、 problems are very different.I learned, first of all, not to be a clinging vine (依赖男子的妇女). In my first mar riage, I felt the every moment we spent apart was wasted. If Ray wanted to go out to a bar with his friends to watch a football game, I felt rejected and talked him into staying home. I wouldnt
31、 accept an offer to go to a movie or join an exercise class if it meant that Ray would be home alone. I realize now that we were often angry with each other just be cause we spent too much time together. In contrast, my second husband and I spend some of our free time apart and try to have interests
32、 of our own. I have started playing racquet ball at a health club, and David sometimes takes off to go to the local auto races with his friends. When we are together, we arent bored with each other, our separate interests make us more interesting people.I learned not only to be apart sometimes but a
33、lso to work together when its time to make decisions. When Ray and I were married, I left all the important decisions to him. He decided how we would spend money, whether we should sell the car or fix it, and where to take a vacation. I know now that I went along with this so that I wouldnt have to
34、take the responsibility when things went wrong. I could always end an argument by saying, “It was your fault!“ With my second marriage, I am trying to be a full partner. We ask each others opinions on major decisions and try to compromise if we disagree. If we make the wrong choice, were equally gui
35、lty. When we rented an apartment, for example, we both had to take the blame for not noticing the drafty windows and the “no pets“ clause in our lease.Maybe the most important thing Ive learned is to be a grown-up about facing prob lems. David and I have made a vow to face our troubles like adults.
36、If were mad at each other or worried and upset, we say how we feel. Rather than hide behind our own misery, we talk about the problem until we discover how to fix it. Everybody argues or has to deal with the occasional crisis, but Ray and I always reacted like children to these stormy times. I would
37、 lock myself in the spare bedroom. Ray would stalk out of the house, slam the door, and race off in the car. Then I would cry and worry till he returned.I wish that my first marriage hadnt been the place where I learned how to make a rela tionship work, but at least I did learn. I feel better now ab
38、out being an independent per son, about making decisions, and about facing problems. My second marriage isnt per fect, but it doesnt have the deep flaws that made the first one fall apart.（分数：6.00）(1).Which of the following has contributed to the writers divorce?（分数：1.00）A.Her former husband went ou
39、t to watch football games.B.She started to play racquetball at a health club.C.They spent too much time together and got bored with each other.D.They spent so little time together that they could not talk to each other.(2).It can be learned from the passage that the writer, in her first marriage,_.（
40、分数：1.00）A.took less responsibility than she should for major decisionsB.took the same responsibility as her husbandC.took more blame when things went wrongD.felt equally guilty when things went wrong(3).Which of the following should the author have said when she quarreled with her former husband but
41、 she did not?（分数：1.00）A.“It was your fault!“B.“Maybe youre right. “C.“Its none of your business. “D.“Its none of my business. “(4).All the problems between the writer and David can be resolved because_.（分数：1.00）A.they hide their feelingsB.they lock themselves in their bedroomC.they have promised not
42、 to be mad at each otherD.they dare to face them(5).The writers second marriage is different from the first one in all the following ways except_.（分数：1.00）A.that they share their free timeB.that they make their decisions togetherC.that they talk to each otherD.that they deal with their troubles toge
43、ther(6).The best title for the passage is_.（分数：1.00）A.First MarriageB.Second MarriageC.DivorceD.Perfect Marriage3Classified Advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as “Help Wanted“, “Real Est
44、ate“, “Lost and Found“ are made, the rate charged being less than that for dis play advertising. Classified advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser. The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of that type grouped
45、for him. The advertiser may, on this account, use a very small advertisement that would be lost if it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper.It is evident that the reader approaches the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the other adv
46、ertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does not need to rely to much extent on display type to get the readers attention.Formerly all classified adver
47、tisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is vying with others in the same group for the readers attention. In many cases the result has been an increase in the size of the sp
48、ace used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way the classified advertisement has in reality become a dis play advertisement. This is particularly true of real-estate advertising.（分数：5.00）(1).Classified advertising is different from display advertising because_.（分数：1.00）A.all adverti
49、sements of a certain type are grouped togetherB.it is more distinguishedC.it is more expensiveD.nowadays the classified advertisements are all of the same size(2).One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is_.（分数：1.00）A.house for saleB.people who are asking for helpC.people who are lostD.re
