1、考博英语-669 及答案解析(总分：114.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：30，分数：27.50)1.Children are (among) the most frequent victims of violent, (drug-related) crimes (that) have nothing (doing with) the cost of acquiring the drugs.A. among B. drug-related C. that D. doing with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Many politicians
2、find that they can no longer afford the luxury of a personal chauffeur.A. valet B. driver C. secretary D. servant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.We must try to use our intellect _.A. to the greatest advantage B. for the most detailsC. by the rarest chance D. of the greatest significance（分数：1.50）A.B.C.D.4.Your ad
3、vice would be_valuable to him, who is at present at his wits end.A. exceedingly B. excessively C. extensively D. exclusively（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.5.The guest turned upside down his glass as a signal that he would drink no more.A. conversed B. inversed C. traversed D. reversed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.6.This crop
4、does not do well in soils _ the one for which it has been specially developed.A. outside B. other than C. beyond D. rather than（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.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.8.Quite a lot of peo
5、ple watch TV only to _ time.A. waste B. spend C. kill D. pass（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.Hes watching TV? Hes _ to be cleaning his room.A know B supposed C regarded D considered（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.The _ of such I. Q. tests full of questions on American culture was not questioned at that time.A. significance
6、B. validity C. efficiency D. justification（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.We are totally unable, after decades of experiment, to replicate ancient glazed pottery.A. produce B. manufacture C. dramatize D. duplicate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.Yesterday you were acclaimed; today you are _.Isnt life full of ups and downs?A
7、. lauded B. censured C. savored D. appraised（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Ive never _ the theory that people are more important than animals.A. subscribed to B. hung on C. engaged in D. indulged in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.To qualify for such a position, the native would first have to receive specialized training,
8、and this is _.A. refused B. discouraged C. denied D. forbidden（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.The _ of such I. Q. tests full of questions on American culture was not questioned at that time.A. significance B. validity C. efficiency D. justification（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.Such questions should be approached honestly
9、 and in full awareness that _ loan agreements will cost money due to cancellation or other charges.A. compressing B. terminatingC. conforming D. contending（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.The English are famous for exchanging _ remarks on the weather.A. persistent B. pernicious C. peripatetic D. perfunctory（分数：1
10、.00）A.B.C.D.18.Strict sanitary procedures formulated by our municipal government help to _ out-breaks of diseases.A. preview B. forestall C. ignite D. fluctuate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.A careful _ of the house revealed no clues.A. dissemination B. pursuit C. ornamentation D. examination（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2
11、0.Some people feel that television should give less_to sport.A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.If prompt measures are taken, we are sure that illiteracy in this region can be _in no time.A. eliminated B. abandoned C. diminished D. withdrawn（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.22.As an
12、 excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _ targets and moving targets.A standing B stationary C still D stable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.23.We were politely _ an armed guard and warned not to take pictures.A. assigned B. allowed C. accepted D. assisted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.24.He is often inclined to _ in
13、 other peoples affairs, which is none of his business.A. manipulated B. lumberedC. meddle D. littered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.25.I must remember _ John that the garden needs watering.A. reminded B. remindingC. to remind D. to be reminded of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.26.Her office in the First National Bank building i
14、s provisional.A. permanent B. temporary C. corrupt D. craven（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.27.It is a contradiction that in such a rich country there should be so many poor people.A. pageant B. patronage C. paradox D. pendulum（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.28.If you call the 911 emergency number, they will _ firemen, policemen
15、, and paramedics immediately.A. assign B. detach C. attach D. dispatch（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.29.The manager threw a party _ the group of computer experts from the United States.A. in honor of B. in favor ofC. in welcome of D. in celebration of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.30.The puritan army executed the king, abolish
16、ed the House of Lords, got the House of Commons to _ England a “commonwealth“, or republic.A. proclaim B. reclaim C. exclaim D. declaim（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 a recent book entitled The Psychic Life of Insects, Professor Bouvier says that we
17、 must be careful not to credit the little winged fellows with intelligence when they behave in what seems like an intelligent manner. They may be only reacting. I would like to confront the professor with an instance of reasoning power on the part of an insect which cannot be explained away in any o
18、ther manner.During the summer of 1899, while I was at work on my doctoral thesis, we kept a female wasp at our cottage. It was more like a child of our own than a wasp, except that it looked more like a wasp than a child of our own. That was one of the ways we told the difference.It was still a youn
19、g wasp when we got it (thirteen or fourteen years old) and for some time we could not get it to eat or drink, it was so shy. Since it was a female we decided to call it Miriam, but soon the childrens nickname for it- “ Pudge“ -became a fixture, and “Pudge“ it was from that time on.One evening I had
20、been working late in my laboratory fooling around with some gin and other chemicals, and in leaving the room I tripped over a nine of diamonds which someone had left lying on the floor and knocked over my card index which contained the names and addresses of all the larvae worth knowing in North Ame
21、rica. The cards went everywhere.I was too tired to stop to pick them up that night, and went sobbing to bed, just as mad as I could be. As I went, however, I noticed the wasp was flying about in circles over the scattered cards. “Maybe Pudge will pick them up,“ I said half laughingly to myself, neve
22、r thinking for one moment that such would be the case.When I came down the next morning Pudge was still asleep in her box, evidently tired out. And well she might have been. For there on the floor lay the cards scattered all about just as I had left them the night before. The faithful little insect
23、had buzzed about all night trying to come to some decision about picking them up and arranging them in the boxes for me, and then had figured out for herself that, as she knew practically nothing of larvae of any sort except wasp larvae, she would probably make more of a mess of rearranging them tha
24、n if she had left them on the floor for me to fix. It was just too much for her to tackle, and, discouraged, she went over and lay down in her box, where she cried herself to sleep.If this is not an answer to Professor Bouviers statement, I do not know what is.（分数：5.00）(1).Professor Bouvier believes
25、 that insects _.A. do not have intelligence B. behave in an intelligent wayC. are capable of reasoning D. are more intelligent than we thought（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).On the evening the author fell over, someone _.A. had moved his card indexB. had been playing card gamesC. had knocked over his boxes con
26、taining cardsD. had looked at his collection of diamonds（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When he came to the laboratory the next morning, the author _.A. saw that his cards had already been rearrangedB. realized that the wasp had been trying to helpC. found evidence of the wasps intelligenceD. found his index c
27、ards still scattered about the room（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The authors account of his wasps intelligence _.A. is imaginary B. is convincingC. firmly proves his point of view D. is valuable for insect study（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The purpose of this article is to _.A. oppose Professor Bouviers point of vie
28、wB. support Professor Bouvier with his own experienceC. further discuss whether insects are intelligentD. illustrate the working theory behind the authors thesis（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Climatic conditions are delicately adjusted to the composition of the Earths atmosphere. If th
29、ere were a change in the atmosphere-for example, in the relative proportions of atmosphere gases-the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor, for instance, would increase the hem-retaining capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures. In con
30、trast, a large increase in water vapor would increase the thickness and extent of the cloud layer, reducing the mount of solar energy reaching the Earth surface.The level of carbon dioxide, CO2 in the atmosphere has important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earths incoming energy is short-wav
31、elength radiation, which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2 easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as a long-wavelength radiation, Which CO2 absorbs and then remits toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surf
32、ace temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by the Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430. If the CO 2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable th
33、eory, if the atmospheric CO2 concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2 concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3.If, because of an increase in forest fire
34、s or volcanic activity, the CO2 content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relies on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plants would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2 levels would diminish and
35、the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2 would thereby be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperatures would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation in the amount of CO2 present in the atmo
36、sphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease of a set magnitude.Some climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2 in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature rise of at least 1. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 may in reality be onl
37、y several regional temperature increase, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological stations and caused simply by shifts in the pattern of atmospheric circulation. Other areas, for example the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equivalent temperature decrease that
38、is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.（分数：5.00）(1).The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions?A. Why are projections of the effects of changes in water vapor levels on the climate so inaccurate?B. What are the steps in the p
39、rocess that takes place as CO2 absorbs long-wavelength radiation?C. How might our understanding of the greenhouse effect be improved if the burning of fossil fuels were decreased?D. What might cause a series of regular increases and decreases in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(
40、2).The author is primarily concentrated on _.A. explaining the effects that the burning of fossil fuels might have on climateB. illustrating the effects of CO2 on atmospheric radiationC. discussing effects that changes in the CO2 level in the atmosphere might have on climateD. challenging hypotheses
41、 about the effects of water vapor and CO2 on climate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The passage suggests that a large decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere would result in _.A. at least a slight decrease in global temperaturesB. at the most a slight increase in short-wavelength radiation reaching the
42、 earthC. a slight long-term increase in global temperaturesD. a slight short-term increase in global temperatures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The author refers to the Venus primarily in order to _. A. show the inherent weakness of the greenhouse effect theoryB. show that the greenhouse effect works on other
43、 planets but not on the earthC. show the extent to which Earths atmosphere differs from that of the VenusD. support the argument that the CO2 level in the atmosphere has a significant effect on climate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The passage suggests that if there were a slight global warming at the present
44、 time, it would be _.A. easy to measure the exact increase in temperature because of the abundance of temperature recording stations throughout the worldB. difficult to prove that the warming was caused by the burning of fossil fuelsC. easy to demonstrate the effects of the warming on the water vapo
45、r in the atmosphereD. difficult to measure the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere because of local variations in amount（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Three(总题数：2，分数：12.00)Notable as important nineteenth-century novels by women, Mary Shelleys Frankenstein and Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights treat women ve
46、ry differently. Shelley produced a “masculine“ text in which the fates of subordinate female characters seem entirely dependent on the actions of male heroes or anti-heroes. Bronte produced a more realistic narrative portraying a world where men battle for the favors of apparently high-spirited, ind
47、ependent women. Nevertheless, these two novels are alike in several crucial ways. Many readers are convinced that the compelling mysteries of each plot conceal elaborate structures of allusion and fierce, though shadowy, moral ambitions that seem to indicate metaphysical intentions, though efforts b
48、y critics to articulate these intentions have generated much controversy. Both novelists use a storytelling method that emphasizes ironic disjunctions between different perspectives on the same events as well as ironic tensions that inhere in the relationship between surface drama and concealed auth
49、orial intention, a method I call an evidentiary narrative technique.（分数：4.00）(1).The primary purpose of the passage is to _.A. defend a controversial interpretation of two novelsB. explain the source of widely recognized responses to two novelsC. delineate broad differences between two novelsD. compare and contrast two novels（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, Frankens
