1、考博英语-645 及答案解析(总分：88.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：30，分数：29.00)1.Today well discuss proposals _ the improvement of quality. M1 other proposals will be left to the next meeting.A. similar to B. relevant toC. familiar with D. regarded as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.I was most favorably struck by the assur
2、ance with which the boy answered all my questions.A. insurance B. confidence C. reluctance D. independence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.Because of difficulties in getting a visa, the students had to _ the idea of applying for study in the United States.A. reduce B. yield C. relinquish D. waver（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.
3、4.He will simply not listen to anybody; he is _ to argument.A. impervious B. imperceptible C. impassable D. blunt（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.The assassin hid himself carefully from view before _ his future victim.A. drawing from B. drawing up C. drawing with D. drawing on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.The medieval churc
4、h condemned mans partaking in _ pleasures.A. educational B. ascetic C. asexual D. sensual（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.The man told me under rose that he often took trouble on your accountThe man told me under rose that he often took trouble on your accountA不辞劳苦 B挑剔 C打理 D惹麻烦（分数：1.00）A.不辞劳苦B.挑剔C.打理D.惹麻烦8.Someti
5、mes artists find it hard for their works to win popular _ .A. welcome B. applause C. appetite D. appreciation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _.A. for long B. in and out C. once for all D. by nature（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.The
6、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 anything ever (experiencing) on the earth.A. during t
7、he day B. blazes down C. far D. experiencing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.The playwright was known not for his original ideas but for his _ of ideas that had been propounded by others.A. invention B. reiteration C. consideration D. rejection（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.Ice skates manufactured entirely of iron were fir
8、st sold in the 1800s.A. mainly B. successfully C. solely D. routinely（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.After our computer network _for the third time that day, we all went home.A. crashed B. collided C. smashed D. fell（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Probability is the mathematical study of the _ of an events occurrence.A lik
9、elihood B desirability C predictability D malleability（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.It is (largely) through perspiration, (or) the evaporation of water (through) the pores, that humans(rid them) of excess moisture.A. largely B. or C. through D. rid them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.He was _ with attempted robbery and h
10、eld in custody.A. accused B. prosecuted C. charged D. arrested（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.These machines have been idle for the past month.A. been troublesome B. been working wellC. not been in service D. not been running at all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.The car_halfway for no reason.A. broke off B. broke down C.
11、broke up D. broke out（分数：1.00）_19.You can come with me to the museum this afternoon _ you dont mind walking for half an hour.A. unless B. so far as C. except D. if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.20.(The auctioneer) must know (fair) accurately the current (market values) of the goods he is (selling).A. The auctione
12、er B. fair C. market values D. selling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.And while we _ have a great deal of trouble adjusting to a climate that gets 2 degrees Centigrade warmer over the next century, an ice age by mid-century _ be unimaginably devastating.A. might, could B. could, might C. would, might D. might,
13、would（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.Unlike their seniors who remember a world without TV, they are as _ in sounds and imager as in the printed word, and as often as not, prefer to do business that way.A literary B literateC literal D literacy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.23.Another popular misconception is the that great t
14、alent is usually highly specific.A. notion B. dilemma C. domain D. analogy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.Recently the car factory had to carry out personnel _ because of financial trouble.A. cuts B. demands C. reductions D. orders（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.25.In 1816, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part o
15、f Northern Europe _ Europe into a bloody war.A. imposed B. plunged C. pitched D. inserted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.The discoveries of science often are a mixed blessing. On the one hand they give us valuable pesticides that enable the farmer to grow more abundant crops and on the other hand they _ the ben
16、efits by destroying the balance of nature.A. compromise B. misplace C. damage D. counterract（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.27.She was so obstinate that she wouldnt adjust her opinions.A. inflexible B. alert C. wise D. talented（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.A most _ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the k
17、itchen was going on when I came in.A trivial B delicate C minor D miniature（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.29.After a years hard work I think I am _ to a long holiday.A. entailed B. deservedC. entitled D. satisfied（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2Analysts have had their go at humor, and I have read some of this interpretative li
18、ter ature, but without being greatly instructed. Humor can be dissected, 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 hi
19、gher point than it had ever before reached. He had become the ace soap bubble 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
20、be beautiful, and the blower was always jumping into them or out of them, 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 eva
21、siveness, which one had best respect. Essentially, it is a complete mystery. 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
22、 about humorists is that they are really very sad peo ple-clowns with a 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
23、 it than some oth ers, compensates for it actively and positively. Humorists 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 langua
24、ges, fighting folding ironing boards and swollen drainpipes, suffering the 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
25、 these dilemmas flows the strong tide of human woe.Practically everyone 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
26、, and if a hu morous piece of writing brings a person to the point where 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 rea
27、der feels the heat.（分数：5.00）(1).In the first paragraph the author wants 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 a
28、re too scientificD. analysts attempts at humor are not instructive enough 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.
29、people should perfect the art of humor just as the bubble blower does to 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
30、much trouble in their life and they are melancholyC. they are more sensible 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 b
31、ecause_.A. it expresses the truth of the sadness of human life with a sparkling 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
32、_.A. parallelism B. metaphors C. metonymy D. similes（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)Distance education is enrollment and study with an educational institution that provides lesson materials prepared in a sequential and logical order for study by studen
33、ts on their own. When each lesson is completed, the student mails or transmits the assigned work to the institution for correction, grading, comment, and subject matter guidance by qualified instructors. Corrected assignments are returned promptly to the student. This exchange provides a personalize
34、d student-teacher relationship. If a student slows his or her pace or fails to send assignments, the school provides encouragement. Although some institutions provide employment placement information and assistance, no reputable school ever guarantees a job to graduates.Distance education and self-s
35、tudy are different. Self-study materials provide no instructional service. Corrected assignments, examinations, and special help provided by a qualified facility are vital to a good learning situation. However, these are not part of self-study. There are many self-study courses and recordings availa
36、ble, and they may have value, but they clearly are not correspondence or distance education courses. Some institutions offer combination courses that provide training-in-residence for students who complete their distance education lessons. In-service or on-the-job training is required or provided wi
37、th other courses and is a feature of many vocational distance education programs.Quality distance education institutions screen prospective students to assure that only those who can benefit from the courses are enrolled. While there are educational prerequisites for some academic subjects, interest
38、 and aptitude are the primary factors leading to success in most distance education courses. Because they provide alternative educational opportunities, distance education institutions try not to deny a prospective student the opportunity to succeed in a courseinterest and experience are good indica
39、tors of future success.Distance education courses vary greatly in scope, level, and length. Some have few lessons and require only weeks to complete, while others have a hundred or more assignments requiring three or four years of conscientious study. Also, a wide variety of subjects is offered. Sub
40、jects include yacht design, accounting, medical transcription, nutrition, robotics, travel agent training, gun-repair, gem identification, computer programming, catering and cooking, and earning an entire high school diploma, just to name a few.There is an increasing recognition of “distance educati
41、on“ and many colleges offer credit for their distance learning courses or accept some distance education credits of resident students working toward a degree. In fact, many distance education institutions award their own academic degrees. Acceptance of students and awarding of academic credit is the
42、 prerogative of the receiving academic institution. Also, the employing organization may set its own credit acceptance policies.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following questions does the passage seek to answer?A. Why is distance education important ro the modern society?B. What is distance education?C.
43、How does distance education differ from self-study?D. How is distance education different from college education?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true of distance education?A. The majority of the students fail to pass its examinations.B. Personal tutors are assigned to students to offe
44、r regular help.C. Teachers and students communicate through correspondence.D. The courses are set up to suit the pace of each individual student.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Distance education is different from self-study in that it _.A. provides training-in-residence for studentsB. eaters to the interest o
45、f each individual studentC. is available to vast majority of studentsD. offers instructional service to students（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the third paragraph, the word “prospective“ probably means _.A. intelligent B. future C. successful D. hardworking（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).It is implied in the passage
46、that students of distance education _.A. enjoy greater freedom in choosing the subjects to studyB. do not have to meet any enrolling requirement at allC. take longer to complete their study than college studentsD. can usually enter college to work toward a degree（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，
47、分数：5.00)It is one of the worlds most recognized phrased, one you might even hear in places where little English is spoken: “The names Bond, James Bond“. Ive heard it from a taxi driver in Ghana and a street sweeper in Paris, and I remember the thrill of hearing Sean Connery say it in the first Bond
48、film I saw, Gold Finger. I was a Chicago schoolgirl when it was released in 1904. The image of a candy-coloured London filled with witty people stately old buildings and a gorgeous, ice-cool hero instilled in me a deep-rooted belief that Britain was OK.When Fan Fleming created the man with the licen
49、se to kill, based on his own experiences while working for the British secret service in World War II, he couldnt have imagined that his fictional Englishman would not only shake, but stir the entire world. Even world-weary actors are thrilled at being in a Bond movie. Christopher Walkon, everyones favorite sc
