1、考博英语-614 及答案解析(总分：126.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：26，分数：27.50)1.He always included something above the understanding of his hearers in order to prevent them from becoming_and to stimulate their desire to learn more.A. pessimistic B. complacent C. perplexed D. complicated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Sh
2、e was extremely lucky; when her great-uncle died, she _ a fortune.A. came by B. came over C. came into D. came about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.In some cities of North China, the noise pollution is as pronounced as that in Tokyo.A. contemptuous B. contagious C. conspicuous D. contemplated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.T
3、hough _ rich, ha was better off than at any other period in his life.A by any means B by some means C by all means D by no means（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.And the topic “fat“ is forbidden. Even the slightest paunch betrays that one is losing the trim and _ of youth.A. vague B. vigor C. vogue D. vulgar（分数：1.
4、00）A.B.C.D.6.The old gentle man _ to be an old friend of his grandfathers.A. turned in B. turned over C. turned up D. turned out（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Analysts have had their go at humor, and I have read some of this interpretative liter ature, but without being greatly instructed. Humor can be dissected,
5、 as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards (内在部分) are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.In a newsreel theatre the other day I saw a picture of a man who had developed the soap bubble to a higher point than it had ever before reached. He had become the ace soap b
6、ubble blower of America, had perfected the business of blowing bubbles, refined it, doubled it, squared it, and had even worked himself up into a convenient lather. The effect was not pretty. Some of the bubbles were too big to be beautiful, and the blower was always jumping into them or out of them
7、, or playing some sort of unattractive trick with them. It was, if anything, a rather repulsive sight. Humor is a little like that: it wont stand much blowing up, and it wont stand much poking. It has a certain fragility, an evasiveness, which one had best respect. Essentially, it is a complete myst
8、ery. A hu man frame convulsed with laughter, and the laughter becoming mysterious and uncontrol lable, is as far out of balance as one shaken with the hiccoughs or in the throes of a sneez ing fit.One of the things commonly said about humorists is that they are really very sad peo ple-clowns with a
9、breaking heart. There is some truth in it, but it is badly stated. It would be more accurate, I think, to say that there is a deep vein of melancholy running through everyones life and that the humorist, perhaps more sensible of it than some oth ers, compensates for it actively and positively. Humor
10、ists fatten on trouble. They have al ways made trouble pay. They struggle along with a good will and endure pain cheerfully, knowing how well it will serve them in the sweet by and by. You find them wrestling with foreign languages, fighting folding ironing boards and swollen drainpipes, suffering t
11、he terrible discomfort of tight boot (or as Josh Billings wittily called them, “tire boots“). They pour out their sorrows profitably, in a form that is not quite a fiction not quite a fact either. Beneath the sparking surface of these dilemmas flows the strong tide of human woe.Practically everyone
12、is a manic depressive of sorts, with his up moments and his down moments, and you certainly dont have to be a humorist to taste the sadness of situation and mood. But there is often a rather fine line between laughing and crying, and if a hu morous piece of writing brings a person to the point where
13、 his emotional responses are un trustworthy and seem likely to break over into the opposite realm, it is because humor, like poetry, has an extra content. It plays close to the big hot fire, which is Truth, and sometimes the reader feels the heat.（分数：5.00）(1).In the first paragraph the author wants
14、to say that_.A. just as scientists can dissect a frog, so analysts can dissect humorB. detailed, scientific analysis is not appropriate for humor, for it may make humor lose its aesthetic valueC. some peoples analysis of humor are too scientificD. analysts attempts at humor are not instructive enoug
15、h to interest the author（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The author uses the example of the soap bubble blower to show that_.A. skill is required to produce humorB. neither too much exaggeration nor absolute explicitness is fit for humorC. people should perfect the art of humor just as the bubble blower does to
16、 the bubblesD. humor should make people frantic for a while（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the author, humorists differ from ordinary people in the sense that_.A. they give vent to their sorrows in a laughable wayB. they have much trouble in their life and they are melancholyC. they are more sensi
17、ble of the sadness of life and they endure and express the pain cheerfullyD. they are mostly clowns with a breaking heart（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A humorous piece of writing can make the readers emotional responses untrustwor- thy because_.A. it expresses the truth of the sadness of human life with a sp
18、arkling surfaceB. everyone has his happy moments and unhappy momentsC. there is an obvious line between laughing and cryingD. it is like poetry, very rhythmic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The passages success lies in its extensive use of_.A. parallelism B. metaphors C. metonymy D. similes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.T
19、he attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston _ a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.A. intent on B. provoked C. elated D. pruned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Now the public has an unprecedented chance to peer over the shoulders of archaeologists and historians and get a firsthand lo
20、ok at the _ of the Mongols and their Asian predecessors.A. legacy B. bequest C. converse D. miracle（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Wed like to _ a table for five for dinner this evening.A preserve B reserve C retain D sustain（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.American football and baseball are becoming known to the British pub
21、lic through televised_from the United States.A. transfer B. deliveries C. transportation D. transmissions（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.It is thus of exceptional importance _ extinction theories, but until now problems with dating have limited its potential.A for a testing purpose on B as a testing reason inC
22、as a testing ground for D for some useful ends of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.For ten years the problem about the water has not been solved, we came to think that it has been a _ problem in this area.A. perpetual B. persuasiveC. picturesque D. possessive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.The strong scent of Kates perfume _
23、 the air in the small room.A. radiated B. permeated C. extracted D. dispersed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.She felt a bit _ in the autumn air so she went in to fetch a coat.A. chilly B. fresh C. shivering D. cool（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Crew chiefs supervised engines, switches and lights that told them how each it
24、em of equipment was functioning.A. observed B. preserved C. monitored D. nurtured（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.To be _ I couldnt understand what he was getting at. If you wanted to know youd better ask someone else.A. sly B. humble C. honest D. cowardly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.The poor quality of the film mined th
25、e _ perfect product.A. rather B. much C. otherwise D. particularly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The renaissance was a(n)_of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries.A. moment B. dynasty C. instant D. epoch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.When her purse fell overboard, Sally
26、 lost her _, keys, wallet, and cigarettes.A. vehicle B. piano C. compact D. complexion（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.The task wont feel so _ if you break it down into small, easy-to-accomplish steps.A. confusing B. sobering C. overpowering D. exciting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.Her successful jump brought a _ cheer fr
27、om the crowd.A. spontaneous B. homogenous C. simultaneous D. instantaneous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.It was clear that the storm _ his arrival by two hours.A. retarded B. retired C. refrained D. retreated（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.These people actively try to what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cu
28、ltivate what they hope to be good English.A. suppress B. regress C. enhance D. revive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.After thirty years of television, people have become “speed watchers“. Consequently, if the camera lingers, the interest of the audience _.A. broadens B. begins C. varies D. flags（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D
29、.25.Beside the pleasurable sounds of music and expressive feeling that it _ , music does exist in terms of notes themselves and of their manipulation.A. gives away B. gives off C. gives up D. gives in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：5.00)In the simplest term
30、s, a market is the place where seller meets buyer to exchange products for money. Traditional markets still function in many parts of the world. Even in the United Sates, during summer months, there are farmers markets where direct selling and buying take place between producers and consumers. Most
31、service industries still operate at this market level.Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the consumer. Their products pass through several hands-truckers, warehouse workers, wholesalers, and retailers before reaching the final consumer.Products, or commo
32、dities, are usually divided into two types: consumer and industrial. Consumer goods are those that 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 tha
33、t are sold to companies or other businesses for use in manufacturing or other purposes. Automobile makers buy many of the parts used to assemble cars. A tire manufacturer buys rubber, synthetic or otherwise, with which to make fires. Eventually these materials will end up in the hands of final users
34、: the owners of the cars. The nature of industrial goods depends on the nature of the goods to 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 _.A. most of the products
35、 exchanged at traditional markets are consumer goodsB. most of the products bought and sold at traditional markets are industrial goodsC. most farmers lived far away form marketplaces and never sold their products directlyD. most service industries have not yet developed mature markets for their pro
36、ducts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Medical equipment sold to doctors is an instance of _.A. consumer productB. industrial productC. raw materialD. direct exchanged product（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).By saying “Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the censurers“ ( para. 2
37、), the. author means _.A. their products are never sold directly into consumers handsB. they usually build their factories far away 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（分数：1.00）
38、A.B.C.D.(4).Paper sold to a publishing industry _.A. will influence the price of paper industryB. is a product delivered to the final userC. is a consumer productD. is an industrial product（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A wholesaler(Paragraph 2, Line 2) is _.A. a person who sells a great variety of foodsB. an
39、 agent who deals with industrial productsC. a person that manages big stores and factoriesD. an agent that buys and sells goods in great quantities（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：2，分数：10.00)Unfortunately most of the science fiction films of the 1970s were not much influenced by 2001 A Space Odyss
40、ey. Skillfully directed by Stanley Kubrick, 2001. which appeared in 1968, set new standards for science fiction films. During the next decade, every one of the dozens of science fiction movies released was compared to 2001 , and all but a few were found sadly lacking.Admittedly, Kubrick had one of t
41、he largest budgets ever for a film of this kind, but, in my opinion, much of the movies power and appeal was achieved through relatively inexpensive means. For example, the musical score, which was adapted in large part from well-known classical compositions, was reinforced by the use of almost kale
42、idoscopic visual effects, especially during the space travel sequences. Spectacular camera work was edited to correspond precisely to the ebb and flow of the music.After 2001, the dominant theme of science fiction films shifted from the adventures of space travel to the problems created on earth by
43、mans mismanagement of the natural environment and the abuse of technology by a totalitarian state. Overpopulation and the accompanying shortages of food prompt the state to impose extraordinary controls on its citizens. No fewer than twenty-nine films were made around this theme in the years between
44、 1970 and 1977, including Survivors and Chronicles.In the opinion of this reviewer, until Star Wars was released in 1977, science fiction films were reduced to shallow symbolism disguising to a greater or lesser degree a series of repetitive plots. But Star Wars was different. It offered us a return
45、 to imaginative voyages in space and confrontation with intelligent life on other planets. Unlike the other science fiction films of the decade, Star Wars presented technology as having solved rather than aggravated ecological problems. The special effects created to simulate space vehicles hurtling
46、 through the blackness of the universe were reminiscent of the artistic standards set by 2001.（分数：4.00）(1).In the authors opinion, most of the science fiction films released in the 1970s were _.A. better than 2001: A Space Odyssey B. not as good as 2001: A Space OdysseyC. almost the same as Star War
47、sD. better than Star Wars（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The theme of the majority of science fiction films made between 1970 and 1977 was _.A. space travelB. life on other planetsC. ecological problems on earthD. wars between the earth and other planets（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the authors opinion, why was 2001
48、 successful?A. because its budget was largeB. because its camera work and musical score were blended artisticallyC. because its plot was repetitiveD. because its symbolism was very good（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the author most object to in the science movies of the 1790s?A. He objects to their
49、camera work.B. He does not like their music.C. He believes that their stories are too much alike.D. He criticizes their special effects.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Why would any woman in her fight mind choose to walk on the balls of her feet with her heels propped up by spikes? The historical answer is that high heels reflect aristocratic tastes-specifically, the tastes of the seventee
