1、考博英语-487 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage 1(总题数：5，分数：10.00)1.According to the passage, the smart-highway technology is aimed to _.（分数：2.00）A.develop sophisticated facilities on the interstate highwaysB.provide passenger vehicl
2、e with a variety of servicesC.optimize the highway capabilitiesD.improve communication between driver and the traffic monitors2.The compound word “quick-fix“ in Paragraph 1, sentence 3 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.an optional solutionB.an expedient solutionC.a ready solutionD.an efficient s
3、olution3.According to Larson, to redress the traffic problem, _.（分数：2.00）A.car pooling must be studiedB.rapid mass transit system must be introducedC.flexible work hours must be experimentedD.overall strategies must be coordinated4.What is the appropriate title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Smart Highw
4、ay Projects The Ultimate Solution to Traffic Congestion.B.A Quick Fix Solution for the Traffic Problems.C.A Venture to Remedy Traffic Woes.D.Highways Get SmartPart of the Package to Relieve Traffic Gridlock.5.Which of the following best describes the organization of the whole passage?（分数：2.00）A.Two
5、contrasting views of a problem are presented.B.A problem is examined and complementary solutions are proposed or offered.C.Latest developments are outlined in order of importance.D.An innovation is explained with its importance emphasize四、Passage 2(总题数：5，分数：10.00)6.From the passage we can infer that
6、 _.（分数：2.00）A.the artificial creation of a subspecies unlike us is something that never happensB.games are psychologically unhealthyC.any artificially created subspecies would be our enemyD.the real or imagined existence of an opposing subspecies is inherent in mans activities7.A suitable title for
7、this passage would be _.（分数：2.00）A.Wily Human Armies Are FormedB.Man s Anger Against the WorldC.The Human Capacity for RageD.Early Straggles of Angry Mail8.The passage suggests that _.（分数：2.00）A.historically, we have created an “us“ versus “them“ societyB.humans have had a natural disinclination tow
8、ard formal groupingC.the First World War is an example of how man has always avoided dominationD.the emotional origin of the war in Ireland is lost in time9.The author believes that a religious explanation for the war in Northern Ireland is _.（分数：2.00）A.founded in historical factB.deceptiveC.apparen
9、tD.accurate10.According to the author, the surprising aspect of human anger is _.（分数：2.00）A.its lengthy and complex developmentB.a conflict such as is now going on in Northern IrelandC.that we do not fly into a temper more oftenD.that we reserve anger for mankind五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.
10、The scientific and medical prizes have proved to be the least _ , while those for literature and peace by their very nature have been the most exposed to critical differences.（分数：2.00）A.radicalB.prominentC.confidentialD.controversial12.Another popular misconception is the that great talent is usuall
11、y highly specific.（分数：2.00）A.notionB.dilemmaC.domainD.analogy13.It is not a question of how much a man knows, but what use he _ what he knows.（分数：2.00）A.makes forB.makes ofC.makes upD.makes out14.As the pressure _ the liquid rock is forced up through channels in the resistant rock to the earth s sur
12、face.（分数：2.00）A.intensifiesB.magnifiesC.heightensD.deviates15.Throughout the empire of Kublai Khan, money made of paper was used for business, _,something unheard of in Europe.（分数：2.00）A.transformationsB.transmissionsC.transitionsD.transactions16.Most of the young people hold the mistaken belief tha
13、t goods produced in our own country are_ to imported ones.（分数：2.00）A.inadequateB.inappropriateC.inferiorD.interior17.The strong scent of Kates perfume _ the air in the small room.（分数：2.00）A.radiatedB.permeatedC.extractedD.dispersed18.They are _ to industrialists, who need the valuable copper and nic
14、kel in them.（分数：2.00）A.temptingB.ticklingC.tormentingD.tricking19.The distance between the earth and the sun may be said to be _.（分数：2.00）A.enormousB.hugeC.vastD.immense20.You can _ the loudness of the radio by turning the knob to right or left.（分数：2.00）A.changeB.varyC.alterD.transform六、Part Error C
15、orrect(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、When a consumer find(总题数：10，分数：20.00)21.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_22.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_23.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_24.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_25.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_26.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_27.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_28.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_29.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_30.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_八、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：40.00)31.Outline:1. Honest
16、 is the best policy.2. Give examples to support your point-of view.3. Conclusion.（分数：40.00）_考博英语-487 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage 1(总题数：5，分数：10.00)1.According to the passage, the smart-highway technology is aimed to _.（分数：2
17、.00）A.develop sophisticated facilities on the interstate highwaysB.provide passenger vehicle with a variety of servicesC.optimize the highway capabilitiesD.improve communication between driver and the traffic monitors 解析：文中第二段第一句话“The goal of smart-highway technology is toas an integral transportati
18、on system”第二段最后一句话“to improve communication between drivers and the people who monitor traffic”说明“smart-highway”的目标就是最大效率的整合道路和交通工具，从而整合交通系统，从而使司机和道路监管系统能够得到高效的通信。2.The compound word “quick-fix“ in Paragraph 1, sentence 3 is closest in meaning to _.（分数：2.00）A.an optional solutionB.an expedient solut
19、ion C.a ready solutionD.an efficient solution解析：quick-fix 是快速确定的，即没经过深思熟虑而快速做出的临时解决方案。expedient (指行动)有用，有助益，可取(但不一定合理或正当)。做名词用时，有“权宜手段”的意思。ready 用作定语指头脑敏捷的，如 a ready answer to the question 对问题随口而出的回答，a ready solution to the problem 对问题的当场解决。所以本题 B。3.According to Larson, to redress the traffic proble
20、m, _.（分数：2.00）A.car pooling must be studiedB.rapid mass transit system must be introducedC.flexible work hours must be experimentedD.overall strategies must be coordinated 解析：倒数第三段最后一句话“Larson agrees and adds，Smart highways is just onejust part of the packageThere are different strategies”，说明修建高速公路只
21、是解决交通问题的一个方面，还有许多策略都可用来解决交通拥挤。答案 D 中“overall”的意思是“全面的，全部的”，“coordinate”的意思是“调整，整理”，整句话就是说所有解决交通状况的所有策略必须进行协调。4.What is the appropriate title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Smart Highway Projects The Ultimate Solution to Traffic Congestion.B.A Quick Fix Solution for the Traffic Problems.C.A Venture to Re
22、medy Traffic Woes.D.Highways Get SmartPart of the Package to Relieve Traffic Gridlock. 解析：问题是本文合适的标题是什么。本文主要讲的是 smart-highway。文中第四段第一句话“Not all traffic expertslook to smart-highway technology as the ultimate solution to traffic gridlock”，由此可排除 A；第一段第三句话“building more roads is a quick-fix solution”修建
23、更多的马路是临时性的方法，而本文主要讲的并不是修路，故 B 也被排除；本文主要讲的是 smart-highway，并没有提到任何对交通事故有弥补作用的方法，故 C 也被排除。D 项点出文中主旨是 smart-highway，并且谨慎地把它只作为“part of the package”，这是依据文中倒数第三段的意思。5.Which of the following best describes the organization of the whole passage?（分数：2.00）A.Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.B.A
24、 problem is examined and complementary solutions are proposed or offered. C.Latest developments are outlined in order of importance.D.An innovation is explained with its importance emphasize解析：可以看出本文是针对交通问题而介绍其解决方法，中心就是介绍了 smart-highway 这种运用高科技的新方法，指出了其特点和目前的不足。接着谈到了人们正在研究和实验的其他解决方法。所以应选 B。答案 A 错在并没
25、有说交通问题的两种对立观点。C 错在只介绍了一种新方法，并没有把所有的最新发展都按重要程度列出来。D 项的意思是本文主要解释了一种改革，并重点说了其重要性，这显然与原文不符。B 项中的 a problem 不是指交通存在的问题，而是指 smart-highway，本文主要讲了解决交通问题其中的一个方法，同时又指出了其他的一些方法，因此应选 B。四、Passage 2(总题数：5，分数：10.00)6.From the passage we can infer that _.（分数：2.00）A.the artificial creation of a subspecies unlike us
26、is something that never happensB.games are psychologically unhealthyC.any artificially created subspecies would be our enemyD.the real or imagined existence of an opposing subspecies is inherent in mans activities 解析：意为在人类的活动中总有与人类相对立的或真实或假想的亚种(subspecies)的存在。本文一直在讲的就是人们的“us and them blind rage”，而这一
27、种情结的重要表现就是人们总是会找到或想像出与其相对立的 subspecies，例如第一次世界大战以及爱尔兰争端。7.A suitable title for this passage would be _.（分数：2.00）A.Wily Human Armies Are FormedB.Man s Anger Against the WorldC.The Human Capacity for Rage D.Early Straggles of Angry Mail解析：capacity for blind rage 在第一段中出现，但人类的愤怒并不针对动物，只针对人类自身。第二段说在我们的语言
28、和行为中，有许多词提醒着我们注意到人类早期的斗争，如“我们”和“她们”，最初，我们在游戏中，会人为制造一个亚群体作为攻击的对象。第三段讲到愤怒使人们集结成军队，导致了人类亚群体之间的破坏性冲突。因而，全片都是围绕 rage 来展开的。8.The passage suggests that _.（分数：2.00）A.historically, we have created an “us“ versus “them“ society B.humans have had a natural disinclination toward formal groupingC.the First World
29、 War is an example of how man has always avoided dominationD.the emotional origin of the war in Ireland is lost in time解析：一直以来人类社会都将我们(us)与他们(them)分得很清楚。从文中可知，“but if we take account of the long competitionexisted between our own subspecies and others like Neanderthal man”“In our everyday language a
30、nd behavior there are many reminders of those early struggles”“ the original aimto exterminate it”人类从穴居甚至更早的时候就存在着竞争，这种竞争是以我们消灭他们为目标的。其他选项在文中皆找不到依据。9.The author believes that a religious explanation for the war in Northern Ireland is _.（分数：2.00）A.founded in historical factB.deceptive C.apparentD.acc
31、urate解析：从文中最后一段倒数第二句话“The idea that there is a religious basis for this clash is illusorymuch older in its emotional origin”表明用宗教的方法解释爱尔兰争端是不能让人信服的，带有一定的错觉。Bdeceptive 欺骗性；Capparent 明显的；Daccurate 精确的，准确的。10.According to the author, the surprising aspect of human anger is _.（分数：2.00）A.its lengthy and
32、complex developmentB.a conflict such as is now going on in Northern IrelandC.that we do not fly into a temper more oftenD.that we reserve anger for mankind 解析：文中第一段“but the surprising thing about it is that we do not deploy it against other animals It weWe reserve rage for our own species”说明人类盲目的怒气从
33、不指向其他的生物，而是保留在人类自身之间。五、Part Vocabulary(总题数：10，分数：20.00)11.The scientific and medical prizes have proved to be the least _ , while those for literature and peace by their very nature have been the most exposed to critical differences.（分数：2.00）A.radicalB.prominentC.confidentialD.controversial 解析：contr
34、oversial 有争议的，有争论的；radical 激进的；prominent 卓越的，显著的；confidential 秘密的，机密的。本句意为“结果证明科学奖和医学奖存在很小的争议，而文学奖和和平奖则存在很大的批评性争论。”12.Another popular misconception is the that great talent is usually highly specific.（分数：2.00）A.notion B.dilemmaC.domainD.analogy解析：notion 概念，观念和想法；dilemma 进退两难的局面，困难的选择；domain 领土，领域；an
35、alogy类似，类推。13.It is not a question of how much a man knows, but what use he _ what he knows.（分数：2.00）A.makes forB.makes of C.makes upD.makes out解析：make use of 固定搭配，意为“利用”。本句的意思是问题不在于一个人有多少知识，而在于他是如何利用他的知识。14.As the pressure _ the liquid rock is forced up through channels in the resistant rock to the
36、 earth s surface.（分数：2.00）A.intensifies B.magnifiesC.heightensD.deviates解析：intensify 加强，强化，指程度上的改变；magnify 放大，扩大，指大小上的改变；heighten 提高，提升；deviates 偏离，改变原计划。15.Throughout the empire of Kublai Khan, money made of paper was used for business, _,something unheard of in Europe.（分数：2.00）A.transformationsB.t
37、ransmissionsC.transitionsD.transactions 解析：transactions 交易，事务处理；transformations 人或事有巨大变化；transmissions 传送，发射；transitions 转变，转换。16.Most of the young people hold the mistaken belief that goods produced in our own country are_ to imported ones.（分数：2.00）A.inadequateB.inappropriateC.inferior D.interior解析
38、：be inferior to 比差，下等的；inadequate 不够的；inappropriate 不合适的，不成比例的；interior 内部的。17.The strong scent of Kates perfume _ the air in the small room.（分数：2.00）A.radiatedB.permeated C.extractedD.dispersed解析：permeated 弥漫，渗透，扩散。本句的意思是凯特身上浓郁的香水味道弥漫在小屋的空气中。radiated 放射，辐射；extracted 拔出，萃取；dispersed 分散，驱散。18.They ar
39、e _ to industrialists, who need the valuable copper and nickel in them.（分数：2.00）A.tempting B.ticklingC.tormentingD.tricking解析：be tempting to 有诱惑力的，促使去做；tickling 反馈，回授；tormenting 折磨人的；tricking骗人的，使人上当的。19.The distance between the earth and the sun may be said to be _.（分数：2.00）A.enormousB.hugeC.vastD.
40、immense 解析：immense 是“极广大的，无边的”；enormous 是“庞大的”，一般指数量或体积庞大； huge 是“巨大的”，一般指数量巨大；vast 是“辽阔的，巨额的”，形容面积。本句意为地球和太阳之间的距离可以说是无边的。20.You can _ the loudness of the radio by turning the knob to right or left.（分数：2.00）A.change B.varyC.alterD.transform解析：alter 改变，更改(性质、位置、大小、形状)，这里的改变大小指改变衣服的大小而不是改变声音的大小；vary 的
41、用法是 sth vary；transform 转换，改变，一般指改变形状。change 是一般用词，指改变。所以本题选 A。六、Part Error Correct(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、When a consumer find(总题数：10，分数：20.00)21.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：去掉 in faulty 中的 in，）解析：“be faulty”是“有缺陷，不完善”的意思。22.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：live to 改成 live up to，）解析：意思是“达到标准”。23.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Mo
42、reover 改为 However，）解析：表转折关系，前面说在大多数情况下，这种行为可以得到预期效果，因此下一句应为转折，“然而，如果没有达到效果的话”24.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：将 high 改成 higher，）解析：因为后面用的是 faster，比较级前后需要对等，形式需要一致。25.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：应该在 expect 和 to 之间加上 it，）解析：指期待、指望他们的投诉能尽快得到解决。26.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：assumed 改成 assuming，）解析：应为主动关系。in such case 是
43、一个固定结构，没有错误。27.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：将 about 去掉，）解析：complain 后未加宾语，无需介词。28.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：but if it 中的 it 改成 they，）解析：代指的是前半句中的 consumers。该句的意思是“如果消费者们不能去购买的地点，他们可以通过电话或写信的方式寻求解决的办法。”29.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：将 with a letter 中的 with 改为 in，）解析：意为写在信中。30.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：将文中的 that 改成 wh
44、at，）解析：what is wrong with the item in question 构成一个宾语从句。八、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：40.00)31.Outline:1. Honest is the best policy.2. Give examples to support your point-of view.3. Conclusion.（分数：40.00）_正确答案：(It Pays to be HonestNowadays, some people hold the opinion that those honest people axe fools wh
45、ose ways of coping with the outside world cannot work. They believe that only those who stop at nothing to get what one wants can subsist and succeed in our society, which features severe competitions. However, in my opinion, no matter what we do, to be honest is the best policy for all of us. If we
46、 stick to the principle of honesty, we will benefit and achieve for sure a lot from it, which will promote us to succeed in the future.Honesty can help us win trust and respect from others, which no doubt will do good to us. In university, for example, to students, especially to graduate students, h
47、onesty is of great importance and of great value to their academic research or cooperation with their supervisors. It is the core task for graduate students to finish the scientific research effectively under the direction of their supervisors. Yet, the time that supervisors employ to advise their students is quite limited. In this case, students need to do most of the research by themselves. It is well known that there are a variety o
