1、考博英语-650 及答案解析(总分：100.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：30，分数：25.00)1.We were four scores left behind with five minutes to go, so the game looked completely _.A. irresistible B. irremissible C. irreplaceable D. irretrievable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than jus
2、t a medium; it is _.A. firm B. company C. corporation D. enterprise（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.Psychologists clearly have their own marketplace and, _, have a hold on the major portion of the outpatient services rendered to the public.A as stated earlier B stating earlierC as is stated D as was stated（分数：1.0
3、0）A.B.C.D.4.The ink has faded with time and so parts of the letter were_.A. illegible B. indelible C. illegitimate D. inscrutable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The preserved food should retain palatable appearance, flavor, and texture, as well as its original nutritional value.A. tasty B. stylishC. delicate D.
4、notable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.Pupils often want to sit next to their particular friend and many classroom activities involve moving about, but even relatively small alterations can make_to the visual comfort of pupils with sight defects.A. a difference B. an interference C. a modification D. an impact（分
5、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.Tom could hardly _ his excitement as he knew that he had made a real discovery.A. conceal B. reveal C. show D. discover（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.Ted got a better job and left the school before Mrs. Wolcox had him expelled.A. disgraced B. degraded C. executed D. ejected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Ca
6、n you imagine ! He offered me $ 5000 to break my contract. Thats _. Of course I didnt agree. I would take legal action.A. fraud B. blackmailC. bribery D. compensation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.The 1982 Oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the Corporation, and the Corporation
7、s statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply.A. defers B. curtails C. triggers D. sparks（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.When he was asked about the missing camera, the boy _ ever seeing it.A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. pretended（分数：
8、1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Most of the young people hold the mistaken belief that goods produced in our own country are_ to imported ones.A. inadequate B. inappropriate C. inferior D. interior（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Their air of cheerful self-sacrifice and endless complaisance won them undeserved praise, for their
9、 seeming gallantry was wholly motivated by a _ wish to avoid confict of any sort.A. poignant B. sincere C. laudable D. cowardly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.Having liberated the player from an exclusively team performance, Louis Armstrong unwittingly codified the vocabulary of the soloist in a series of famou
10、s recordings.A. unfavorably B. unpopularly C. unquestionably D. unintentionally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens _ the 1st grade.A. leads B. precedes C. forwards D. advances（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Some would consider such speech an infringement
11、 of good mariners whereas others would not.A. an example B. a violation C. an insult D. an indication（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The United States Food and Drag Administration has shown itself to be particularly wary with regard to alleged “miracle“ drugs in recent times.A. bellicose B. exhausted C. cautiou
12、s D. strange（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the _ from fall to winter.A transmission B transformation C transition D transfer（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.Juliet is not at work. She is taking a _until the end of this week.Avocation Bvacation Cvacan
13、cy Dvolume（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.It was so (disgusted), and (somewhat hazardous), (not to mention) a huge hassle and (monetary expense).A. disgusted B. somewhat hazardous C. not to mention D. monetary expense（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror _ curiosit
14、y.A. put up with B. lived up to C. did away with D. gave way to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.His strange behavior confirmed his neighbors in their _that he was guilty.Asuspicion Bdoubt Cestimate Dimagination（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.23.He _ the job because it involved too much traveling.A. took up B. applied for C. tu
15、rned down D. switched to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.“You are very selfish. Its high time you _ that you are not the most important person in the world,“ Edgar said to his boss angrily.A. realized B. have realized C. realize D. should realize（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.25.The government has_ a series of policies to ens
16、ure its sustained development in economy.A. reserved B. issued C. stated D. expressed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.26.Hardy was stimulated by the sights, sounds and smells about him; he was enjoying his sensuous experience.A. sensational B. sentimental C. sensitive D. sensible（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.Being afraid of
17、the enemys attack, he _ motionless in the grass for half an hour.A. lie B. lay C. laid D. lied（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.28.The Untied States and Canada are lands of _ except for the Indians, who are the only tree natives.A. emigrants B. immigrants C. dwellers D. inhabitants（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.Some studies co
18、nfirmed that this kind of eye disease was _ in tropical countries.A prospective B prevalent C provocative D perpetual（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.30.The once separate issue of environment and development are now_linked.A. intangible B. indispensable C. inextricably D. incredibly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.二、Part Reading C
19、ompr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：6.00)States are considering major changes in prepaid college tuition programsraising prices, restricting participation or canceling themas they grapple with financial woes. Nationwide, families will likely have to pay more to participate, or accept that they
20、 might not cover tuition when children go to college.Colorado has closed its prepaid plan to new investors and told existing ones that it may not cover future tuition increases. Wisconsin stopped selling its plan Dec. 20. Maryland and Illinois are among states hiking prices by 20% or more.Prepaid pl
21、ans let parents lock in tuition by paying for it now, protecting them against rising costs. But the bear market has hurt investment returns, leaving the plans unable to keep up with big increases in tuition. So far, Colorado is the only state that has told participants their investments may not cove
22、r tuition, and no plan has missed a payment.Other states have said they will fulfill obligations, even if it requires a legislative bailout. Still, the financial problems have forced thousands to grapple with uncertaintysomething prepaid plans were designed to avoid. More than 1 million families hav
23、e an estimated $8 billion invested in the plans, says SavingforC.Some states, including Colorado, may replace the prepaid plan with a guaranteed investment con tract, a CD-like investment thats backed by an insurance company. Investors get a minimum rate of re mm, but no guarantee that it will cover
24、 tuition.Wisconsins EdVest program is encouraging investment in a stable value fund, which is similar to a guaranteed investment contract, in its investment plan. Wisconsins prepaid plan never guaranteed to cover tuition inflation. It also never get a lot of investors, possibly because it lacked tha
25、t guarantee.In Florida, a task force is considering limiting the states prepaid program to low-income families. Ohio officials are also looking at limiting participation, but its a measure they hope to avoid. “Program administrators are looking for alternatives, “says Andrea Feirstein, a state-plan
26、consultant.Maryland recently boosted its prices by up to 30%; Illinois by up to 23%. The increases have made some prepaid plans uneconomical for parents of older children. In Ohio, the price of one years tuition for a child over 12 months old is $8,000, more than 40% above current tuition at Ohio St
27、ate. So it may not be a good deal for children starting college in three or four years because tuition may not jump that much that fast.（分数：6.00）(1).Prepaid college tuition is generally designed on the principle that _.A. it is easy to pay at the present timeB. it is economical in the long nmC. is s
28、aves pains to pass the entrance examD. it ensures the admission to the college（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Many states plan to modify their prepaid college tuition programs _.A. under the mounting financial pressuresB. because of deficient college facilitiesC. to ease overcrowding problems in collegeD. to l
29、imit the participation of low-income families（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “investors“ (in boldface in Paragraph 2) most exactly refers to those who _.A. serve as the main source of finance to the stateB. invest money in developing local collegesC. sponsor colleges and their educational programsD. j
30、oin the plan and pay the tuition is advance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Colorado now has told participants in the prepaid tuition plan that _.A. they would not have to make any other payment laterB. they would not be guaranteed against further paymentC. the plan would cover further tuition increasesD. the p
31、lan would be replaced by a guaranteed investment contract（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The expression “a CD-like investment“ (in boldface in Paragraph 5) most probably refers to an investment _.A. to support civil defense B. put in producing compact discC. to promote show industry D. like ceruificate deposit
32、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).It can be inferred from the last paragraph that in Ohio _.A. prepaid plans require a participation at most 3 or 4 years before starting collegeB. children may start college 3 or 4 years earlier than at a normal age if they prepay tuitionC. college tuition 3 or 4 years later may
33、not be so high as todays price of prepaid tuitionD. the younger a child to join the plan, the greater loss he/she will suffer at the age for college（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：7.00)If income is transferred from rich persons to poor persons the proportion in which different sorts of goods
34、 and services are provided will be changed. Expensive luxuries will give place to more necessary articles, rare wines to meat and bread, new machines and factories to clothes and improved small dwellings; and there will be other changes of a like sort. In view of this fact, it is inexact to speak of
35、 a change in the distribution of the dividend in favor of, or adverse to, the poor. There is not a single definitely constituted heap of things coming into being each year and distributed now in one way, now in another. In fact, there is no such thing as the dividend from the point of view of both o
36、f two years, and therefore, there can be no such thing as a change in its distribution.This, however, is a point of words rather than of substance. What I mean when I say that the distribution of the dividend has changed in favor of the poor is that, the general productive power of the community bei
37、ng given, poor people are getting more of the things they want at the expense of rich people get ting less of the things they want. It might be thought at first sight that the only way in which this could happen would be through a transference of purchasing power from the rich to the poor. That, how
38、ever, is not so. It is possible for the poor to be advantaged and the rich damaged, even though the quantity of purchasing power, i.e. of command over productive resources, held by both groups remains unaltered. This might happen if the technical methods of producing something predominatingly consum
39、ed by the poor were improved and at the same time those of producing something predominatingly consumed by tile rich were worsened, and if the net result was to leave the size of the national dividend as defined in Chapter V. unchanged. It might also happen if, by a system of rationing or some other
40、 device, the rich were forced to transfer their demand away from things which are important to the poor and which are produced under such conditions that diminished demand leads to lowered prices. Per contraand this point will be seen in Part . To be very important practicallythe share, both proport
41、ionate and absolute of command over the countrys productive resources held by the poor may be increased, and yet, if the process by which they acquire this greater share involves an increase in the cost of things that play a large part in their own consumption, they may not really gain. Thus a chang
42、e in distribution favorable to the poor may be brought about otherwise than by a transference of purchasing power, or command over productive resources, to them, and it does not mean a transference of these things to them. None the less, this sort of transference is the most important, and may be re
43、garded as the typical, means by which changes in distribution favorable to the poor come about.（分数：7.02）(1).The method in which the writer believes is most effective for the poor benefiting from the rich is _.A. amassing all products from the last two years and reallocating themB. ensuring the major
44、ity of products available are more useful to the poorC. offering low priced stock that the poor could affordD. by limiting the buying of the rich（分数：1.17）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the author use the term “the dividend“ even though he has acknowledged that in fact it does not exist?A. He is attempting to
45、describe a transmittal circumstance.B. He is articulating a metaphysical theory.C. He is clarifying a situation.D. He is devising an econometric formula.（分数：1.17）A.B.C.D.(3).Does the author believe that transference of purchasing power is effective in benefiting the poor?A. No, he believes evenly di
46、stributing all resources is best.B. No, he believes rationing of the rich is eminent.C. Yes, he believes it is possible to limit the rich and make products for the poor more accessible.D. Yes, distribution is influenced by transference and as a result the poor prosper.（分数：1.17）A.B.C.D.(4).Does the w
47、riter truly believe that the poor actually could be more privileged than the rich?A. Yes, as long as the factories capacities manufacture items for the poor are increased.B. No, this a theory, however, the reality is that the rich have the power.C. Yes, as long as the rich are restricted from buying
48、 more than the poor.D. No, but he is making a point that the rich could be put at a disadvantage to the benefit of the poor.（分数：1.17）A.B.C.D.(5).To be very important practicallythe share, both proportionate and absolute of command over the countrys productive resources held by the poor may be increa
49、sed, and yet, if the process by which they acquire this greater share involves an increase in the cost of things that play a large part in their own consumption, they may not really gain.Chose one of the following which has the closest meaning to the above sentence.A. If the relative price is proportionate to the control over the supply which is in favor of the poor.B. Products
