1、考博英语-636 及答案解析(总分：116.52，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：30，分数：26.50)1.Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will the economy.A. knock down B. drag down C. settle down D. put down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The primordial fireball would have been a dense roiling s
2、tew of radiation and elementary particles condensing out of the _ energy, annihilating each other, recondensing, then colliding and disappearing all over again.A. colossal B. audacious C. ambient D. autonomous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Rock climbing is so popular now that many people are able to _ the steep
3、est face with great agility.A. scale B. surpass C. overcome D. mount（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.The possibility of moving toward _ patients and the responsibilities that it implies undoubtedly will change psychologists future role.A meditating B medicatingC mediating D mediatizing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.Is there
4、no _to what you propose?A. relationship B. relevance C. alternative D. alternation（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.The United States court system is characterized by _ hierarchies: there are both state and federal courts.A. double B. complex C. simple D. dual（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Peter was seen crying when he came o
5、ut of the office. We can deduce that he must have been punished.A. confer B. refer C. prefer D. infer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.The prevailing wind is the wind direction most often observed during a given time period. Wind speed is the rate at which the air moves past a stationary object.A. motionless B. ma
6、ssive C. flexible D. noticeable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.The loss of lusitania and so many of its passengers, including 128 U.S. citizens, aroused a wave of indignation in the United States.A. perplexity B. wrath C. distress D. skepticism（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Such an _ act of hostility can only lead to war.A
7、. overt B. episodic C. ample D. ultimate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.Helen was s6 persistent that her husband _ at last.A. conceded B. converged C. conceived D. conferred（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular _ children as Coca-Cola.A. for B. in C. to D. with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.Rebuilding t
8、he highways will take a year or more even if they re _ with hundred dollar bills.A. approved B. laid C. paid D. paved（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.A. concise B. preciseC. brisk D. elabora
9、te（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.This policy gave _ to private property and led to differences between the rich and the poor.A. life B. birth C. way D. death（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Like other religious groups, the Christian churchs strong emphasis on holiness is essential to salvation.A. deemed B. doomed C. destin
10、ed D. depicted（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.They greeted his proposal with _ and refused to give it serious study.A. incredulity B. fickleness C. derision D. intensity（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.The book might well have _ had it been less expensive.A. worked out B. gone through C. caught on D. fitted in（分数：1.00）A.B.C
11、.D.19.The men were _ to cheat the government by bringing jewels in without paying duty.A scheming B sufficing C scouting D subduing（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.When Ph. D. candidates_their impending professorships, they consider housing benefits offered by the prospective universities.A. anticipate B. assume
12、 C. apply D. demand（分数：1.00）_21.When a child has become _to life in a city, he may feel quite at a loss in any other environment.A. addicted B. confronted C. conditioned D. delimited（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.We made plans for a visit, but _ difficulties with ear prevented it.A. subordinate B. succeed C. s
13、uccessive D. subsequent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.We have many holidays from the end of March till the beginning of April. They are the best days for _.A. blade B. coincidence C. balcony D. entertainment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Three weeks after the suicidal bombing, the police were still hunting for bombers fo
14、r they believe more were _.A on the verge B on the sly C on the spot D on the loose（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.25.The city is an important railroad _ and industrial and convention center.A conjunction B network C junction D link（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.26.What he had in mind _ to nothing less than a total reversal of
15、the traditional role of the executive.A. contributed B. dedicated C. amounted D. added（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.He likes to swim _.A. and playing football B. and he also likes playing footballC. and to play football D. and he likes to play football（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.Mr. Johnson was a passionate person fi
16、lled with an incredible dynamism.A. energy B. endurance C. effort D. endeavor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.Five score years ago, a great American, _ symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.A. with his B. in whose C. by him D. of whom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.Since any answer was likely to cau
17、se embarrassment to his party, the politician tried to _ the question.A. evade B. delude C. seclude D. invade（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：10.00)One busy day, I was racing around trying to get too much done, and I exclaimed to my three kids in the car, “W
18、e can get both things done and kill two birds with one stone!“ My daughter Annie quietly suggested, “You mean feed two birds with one crumb, Mom, dont you? “ I stopped short, realizing how steeped my language is in the culture of war. I had used “weapon“ language without even knowing it. I was embar
19、rassed and yet felt a grace: if a child can become conscious of using a new language of peace, then there is hope.Think about the business language: strategies, bullets, high-caliber, power point; about win-lose sports language like “decimate“, “attack“, “destroy the other team“ , not to mention the
20、 movies and video games that simulate the most gruesome annihilations over and over. The lies of propaganda, one-sided media coverage, the alienation of others (those terrorists, the axis of evil) , all part of the “ collective psychic numbing“ of our times. The biggest lie of all is that nuclear we
21、apons are go,ng to protect us. Nuclear weapons are an assault on our life, our planet, and on the Creator of the universe. It seems to afflict what our people could be as a result of the mess seeming too big to handle for the average person, disconnected and disempowered. When the world food program
22、me for children equals 1/70th of the annual world military expense, we see what a crisis we are in.Yet it inspired hope with the life examples of Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Oscar Romero and others. Each spiritual leader lived the maxim, “no justice, no peace,
23、“ nonviolently insisting on the truth, speaking truth to power without harming others or stripping their dignity. Imagine if we focused on this commonality, rather than what divides us; imagine if religions and religious leaders promulgated a global culture of peace and tolerance. We do not have to
24、feel overwhelmed; that U. N. structures, NGO documents, UNESCO declarations, peoples ideas for education exist already, that the internet is a rich source of counterculture information, eonnectedness and hope. Of what use is a vote or medical care in a war-torn society? A culture of war is like a ho
25、use of cards ; the house can fall and give rise, like the phoenix, to a new culture of peace. There are three fundamental ways to build a culture of peace: understand, participate, communicate. Ill bet our children can think of 50 more, going out and waging peace.（分数：10.00）(1).How does the author fe
26、el about the current culture?A. Gratified. B. Ashamed. C. Indignant. D. Panicked.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can we learn from the second paragraph?A. The public is surrounded by various violence and lies.B. So far we are deeply immersed in the culture of war.C. Nuclear weapons are vivid expression of
27、 a culture of war.D. There is another arms race in someplace of the world.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).By saying “imagine if religions and religious leaders promulgated. tolerance. “ (Line 5, Para. 3) the author means _.A. peace is the only way to achieve our human potentialB. peace is a human right and can
28、 not be deprived ofC. without peace, all other human rights are illusoryD. they should lead the faithful away from extremes（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The statement “A culture of war is like a house of cards“ (Line 10, last paragraph) implies except _.A. a culture of war can be destroyedB. a culture of war
29、 is not safe and reliableC. a culture of war will lead to wars easilyD. a culture of war can regenerate（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).From the passage we learn that the author is _.A. an enthusiast in world peace B. a conscientious linguisticianC. a sympathizer with poor children D. a devotional Christian（分数：
30、2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：6.00)One in three Americans said that money was a crucial factor in their decision to work for pay (or have a spouse work) rather than stay home to raise the children, with Baby Boomer women most likely to have made that choice. Forty-five percent of Baby Boomer w
31、omencompared with just 32 percent of those 55 and oversaid they went to work. “Baby Boomer women, especially the older ones, grew up expecting to replicate the pattern of their mothers lives,“ suggests Hochschild. “But then the bills started coming in and more job opportunities opened up, and these
32、women moved into a life they hadnt anticipated.“Money played a great role in marriageeven an unhappy one. Approximately 18 percent of all those interviewed said they stayed married because they lacked money to get a divorce, while less than 8 percent said that financial strain in their marriage has
33、caused them to divorce.Lack of money also influenced education choices. Nearly one in four Americans has postponed or decided not to attend college because of financial pressures. Even with the sustained prosperity of the past eight years, Gen-Xers were most likely to have altered their college plan
34、s. A 39-year-old Hispanic billing clerk in New York spoke about how the need for money limited her teenager sons ability to take part in extracurricular activities that could increase his chances of getting into college. “Since age 14, my sons been working, and I think he is a superb person. Not hav
35、ing a lot of money has made him realize what work is all about. On the other hand, he was elected to go to a youth leadership conference in Washington, and I cant send him because I dont have the money. Lack of money takes away opportunities he otherwise could have had.“On the question of what money
36、 can and cant buy, a large majority of Americans said that money could buy “freedom to live as you choose“, “excitement in life“, and “less stress“. In a number of follow-up interviews, many people commented that having extra money would immediately alleviate one source of profound stressthe need to
37、 work overtime. Those with college and graduate degrees were far more likely to believe that money can buy freedom, perhaps because better-educated people already have a wider array of choices. College-educated professionals, for instance, were much more likely to consider wealth a way of financing
38、travel, starting a business of their own, or funding charitable works in their communities.A 55-year-old Hispanic woman in Los Angeles with a graduate degree and an income of more than90,000 described a midlife career switch. After resigning from a high-level, high payingbut extremely stressfulcivil
39、 service job, she became a florist. “After I Started tearing my hair out,“ she said, “I decided to go into business for myselfflowers dont talk back.“Can money buy peace of mind? Fifty-two percent of Americans said no. “It all depends on what peace means to you,“ observed a businesswoman in Californ
40、ia who is nearing 60 and would like to retire at 62 and go back to college. “For my husband, peace of mind means working as long as he can and collecting the biggest possible pension. For me, it means knowing Ive worked long enough so that I can afford to go after an old dream, I guess you should sa
41、y that my peace of mind is his worry./（分数：6.00）(1).According to the writer, older Baby Boomer women went to work chiefly because _.A. there were more job opportunitiesB. they were bored staying at homeC. they dont have enough money to buy their own houseD. life was costly（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).Accordi
42、ng to this passage, money plays a more important role in _.A. keeping people in a marriageB. causing a divorceC. raising the childrenD. limiting ones ability（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).From paragraph 3 we can learn that _.A. the 14-year-old son did not enjoy his workB. without money you never make educatio
43、n choicesC. most Gen-Xers wanted to change their college plansD. most Gen-Xers did not change their college plans（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).The reason why the 55-year-old Hispanic woman became a florist is that _.A. she no longer had hairB. she hated to meet very rude peopleC. she did not like civil servi
44、ce jobsD. midlife career switch was a widespread practice（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).From the last paragraph we can see that _.A. both the husband and wife have peace of mindB. only the husband has peace of mindC. only the wife has peace of mindD. neither of them has peace of mind（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.五、Passage
45、 Three(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Forget football. At many high schools, the fiercest competition is between Coke and Pepsi over exclusive “pouring rights“ to sell on campus. But last week Jeffrey Dunn, president of Coca-Cola Americas, called a timeout: Cokes machines will now also stock water, juice, and other
46、healthful options-even rival brands and their facades will feature school scenes and other “noncommercial graphics“ instead of Cokes vivid red logo. “the pendulum needs to swing back“ on school-based marketing, said Dunn.Cokes about-face-particularly the call to end the exclusive deals that bottlers
47、 make with school districts-comes amid rising concern over kids health: American children are growing ever more obese and developing weight-related diseases usually found in adults. While inactivity and huge helpings factor heavily, a recent study in the Lancet fingered soda pop as a likely culprit.
48、 Communities-and legislators-are already on the case. Last year, for instance, parents in Philadelphia detailed a proposed contract with Coca-Cola that would have netted the school system $ 43 million over 10 years. And in a searing report to congress last month, the U. S. Department of Agriculture recommended that all snacks sold in schools meet federal nutrition standards (the requirements are loose enough that Snickers bars qualify).Spare change? Activists hope Cokes capitulation will help curb commercialism in schools altogether. From ads on Channel One, which broa
