1、考博英语-97 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：40，分数：40.00)1.The local authorities seemed to _ for the accident taking place last week.（分数：1.00）A.shareB.takeC.criticizeD.blame2.The survey showed that _ numbers of 15-year-olds were already smoking twenty cigarettes a week.（分数：1.00）A.essen
2、tialB.steadyC.primaryD.substantial3.In order to survive now and _ in the future, all the working staff must constantly create new ideas for every aspect of your business.（分数：1.00）A.maximizeB.thriveC.modernizeD.remain4.The coming of automation is _ to have important social consequences.（分数：1.00）A.lik
3、eB.frightfulC.boundD.compelled5.Tom could hardly _ his excitement as he knew that he had made a real discovery.（分数：1.00）A.concealB.revealC.showD.discover6.Since Japan _ importance to education and technological innovation, its economy has developed at a high speed.（分数：1.00）A.relatesB.appliesC.attach
4、esD.connects7.There has been an increase in attendance at lectures _ by the World Affairs Council, which brings international issues to public attention.（分数：1.00）A.developedB.sponsoredC.advancedD.promoted8.Because of recent political and economic upheavals in these countries, it seems likely that th
5、e trend will be toward decentralized, Western-style systems.（分数：1.00）A.conceptionsB.innovationsC.chaosD.transitions9.The goals and desires _ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.（分数：1.00）A.swingB.varyC.distinguishD.transfer10.It is our _ policy that we will achieve unity throu
6、gh peaceful means.（分数：1.00）A.consistentB.considerateC.certainD.decisive11.His desire to _ other people has caused trouble in his family.（分数：1.00）A.pleaseB.dominateC.forceD.urge12.Chemisty is closely _ with other studies: physics, biology and so on.（分数：1.00）A.correspondedB.concernedC.correlatedD.coop
7、erated13.The jet quickly _ into the sky and soon went out of our view.（分数：1.00）A.ascendedB.launchedC.assessedD.descended14.Western scholars generally recognize two main kinds of riddle: the descriptive riddle and the witty question.（分数：1.00）A.shrewdB.absurdC.controversialD.exhilarating15.The badly w
8、ounded soldiers take _ for medical treatment over those only slightly hurt.（分数：1.00）A.priorityB.measuresC.chanceD.responsibility16.Mercury orbits the Sun in 88 Earth days at an average speed of 48 kilometres per second, allowing it to overtake Earth every 116 Earth days.（分数：1.00）A.precipitateB.stimu
9、lateC.overhaulD.rotate17.She _ the high unemployment figures as evidence of the failure of the government policy.（分数：1.00）A.citedB.recitedC.listedD.lifted18.The loss of lusitania and so many of its passengers, including 128 U.S. citizens, aroused a wave of indignation in the United States.（分数：1.00）A
10、.perplexityB.wrathC.distressD.skepticism19.Shy people never _ set out to attract attention of other people.（分数：1.00）A.willinglyB.voluntarilyC.decidedlyD.maintained20.Concerned people want to _ the risk of developing cancer.（分数：1.00）A.takeB.decreaseC.minimizeD.run21.The full _ of changes in computer
11、technology will be felt within the next few years.（分数：1.00）A.affectB.impactC.actionD.importance22.In the _ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to USD 30 million.（分数：1.00）A.faceB.timeC.eventD.course23.Because of a recent obstacle in production, sales have dropped and ac
12、cordingly profits have _.（分数：1.00）A.declinedB.increasedC.brokenD.promoted24.Why are some of us good at math, or writing, while others _ at art or basketball?（分数：1.00）A.workB.gazeC.aimD.excel25.The search for the lost ship must be _ because of poor weather.（分数：1.00）A.releasedB.resignedC.abandonedD.su
13、rrendered26.Against the hostility of their world, seen or unseen, medieval societies also fell back upon a wide variety of communities vowed to mutual support.（分数：1.00）A.assimilate toB.conform toC.succumb toD.resorted to27.The police _ to emergencies in just a few minutes when the accident happened.
14、（分数：1.00）A.respondedB.repliedC.adjustedD.appealed28.The attack of the World Trade Center will leave a _ impression on those who have witnessed the explosion.（分数：1.00）A.longB.foreverC.lastingD.lively29.There is a high job mobility among young people as they will _ work one day and find a new job the
15、next.（分数：1.00）A.departB.rejectC.quitD.leave30.As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _ it.（分数：1.00）A.postponeB.refuseC.acceptD.cancel31.The destruction of rainforests has been _ as a disaster for the environment.（分数：1.00）A.blamedB.declaredC.condemnedD.claimed32._ is the q
16、uestion of using existing resources to produce original and beneficial solutions, ideas or products.（分数：1.00）A.CreatioityB.ProductivityC.ApplicationD.Combination33.The Great Wall is a great tourist _, drawing millions of visitors from all parts of the world every year.（分数：1.00）A.attentionB.appointme
17、ntC.attractionD.interest34.It is not too late, but _ action is needed.（分数：1.00）A.rightB.urgentC.hurryD.prompt35.Man may destroy the balance of nature, but from time to time, nature takes a terrible_.（分数：1.00）A.attackB.threatC.lessonD.revenge36.The car one drives may show his/her _ or social position
18、.（分数：1.00）A.curiosityB.statusC.importanceD.reputation37.Disabled people are now able to care for many of their own needs, _ educational goals, and maintain jobs.（分数：1.00）A.attemptB.pursueC.realizeD.perform38.Sometimes artists find it hard for their works to win popular _.（分数：1.00）A.welcomeB.applause
19、C.appetiteD.appreciation39.It is still not clear what _ a series of argument between them.（分数：1.00）A.contributedB.markedC.ignitedD.triggered40.The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our _ almost two hours later.（分数：1.00）A.destinationB.whitherC.respectD.praise二、BPart Reading (总题数：6，分数：3
20、0.00)BDirections:/B There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and write your answer on the Answer Sheet.BPassage One/BIn old days, when a g
21、limpse of stocking was looked upon as something far too shocking to distract the serious work of an office, secretaries were men.Then came the First World War and the male secretaries were replaced by women. A mans secretary became his personal servant, charged with remembering his wifes birthday an
22、d buying her presents; taking his suits to the dry cleaners; telling lies on the telephone to keep people he did not wish to speak to at by; and, of course, typing and filing and taking shorthand.Now all this may be changing again. The microchip and high technology is sweeping the British office, ta
23、king with it much of the routine clerical work that secretaries did.“Once office technology takes over generally, the status of the job will rise again because it will involve only the high-powered work-and then men will want to do it again. “That was said by one of the executives (male) of one of t
24、he biggest secretarial agencies in this country. What he has predicted is already under way in the US. One girl described to me a recent temporary job placing men in secretarial jobs in San Francisco. She noted that all the men she dealt with appeared to be gay so possibly that is just new twist to
25、the old story.Over here, though, there are men coming onto the job market as secretaries. Classically, girls have learned shorthand and typing and gone into a company to seek their fortune from the bottom-and thats what happened to John Bowman. Although he joined a national grocery chain as secretar
26、y to its first woman senior manager, he has since been promoted to an administration job.“I filled in the application form and said I could do audio/typing, and in fact I was the only applicant. The girls were reluctant to work for this young, glamorous new woman with all this power in the firm.“I d
27、id typing at school, and then a commercial course. I just thought it would be useful finding a job. I never got any funny treatment from the girls, though I admit Ive never met another male secretary. But then I joined the Post Office as a clerk and carelessly played with the typewriter, and wrote l
28、etters, and thought that after all secretaries were getting a good1, 000 a year more than clerks like me. There was a shortage at that time, you see.“It was simpler working for a woman than for a man. I found she made decisions, she told everybody what she thought, and there was none of that male bi
29、tchiness, or that stuff ring this number for me dear, which men go in for.“Dont forget, we were a team-thats how I feel about in-not boss and servant but two people doing different things for the same purpose.“Once high technology has made the job of secretary less routine, will there be made takeov
30、er? Men should beware of thinking that they can walk right into the better jobs. There are a lot of women secretaries who will do the job as well as they because they are as efficient and well trained to cope with word processors and computers, as men.（分数：5.00）(1).Before the First World War, female
31、secretaries were rare because they _.（分数：1.00）A.wore stockingsB.were not as serious as menC.were less efficient than menD.would have disturbed the other office workers(2).A secretary in the future will _.（分数：1.00）A.be better paidB.have less work to doC.have higher statusD.have more work to do(3).Joh
32、n Bowman was given his first job as a secretary because _.（分数：1.00）A.he was luckyB.no one else appliedC.he had the best qualificationsD.he wanted to work for a woman(4).When he was a post office clerk, secretaries were better paid because _.（分数：1.00）A.they were in shortageB.they were better trainedC
33、.they worked longer hoursD.they had greater responsibility(5).The writer believes that before long _.（分数：1.00）A.men and women will compete for secretarial workB.men will take over womens jobs as secretariesC.women will operate most office machinesD.men will be better with machinesBPassage Two/BThere
34、 are four basic types of competition in business that form a continuum from pure competition through monopolistic competition and oligopoly (商品供应垄断) to monopoly. At one end of the continuum, pure competition results when every company has a similar product. Companies that deal in commodities such as
35、 wheat or corn are often involved in pure competition. In pure competition, it is often the ease and efficiency of distribution that influences purchase.In contrast, in monopolistic competition several companies may compete for the sale of items that may be substituted. The classic example of monopo
36、listic competition is coffee and tea. If the price of one is perceived as too high, consumers may begin to purchase the other. Coupons and other discounts (折扣) are often used as part of a marketing strategy to influence sales.Oligopoly occurs when a few companies dominate the sales of a product or s
37、ervice. For example, only five airline carriers control more than 70 percent of all ticket sales in the United States. In oligopoly, serious competition is not considered desirable because it would result in reduced revenue for every company in the group. Although price wars do occur, in which all c
38、ompanies offer substantial savings to customers, a somewhat similar tendency to raise prices simultaneously is also usual.Finally, monopoly occurs when only one firm sells the product. Some monopolies have been tolerated for producers of goods and services that have been considered basic or essentia
39、l, including electricity and water. In these cases, it is government control, rather than competition, that protects and influences sales.（分数：5.00）(1).Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?（分数：1.00）A.MonopoliesB.The Commodity MarketC.The Competition ContinuumD.The Best Type
40、of Competition(2).An example of a product in monopolistic competition is _.（分数：1.00）A.cornB.electricityC.airline ticketsD.coffee(3).The word “tolerated“ in paragraph 4 could best be replaced by _.（分数：1.00）A.permittedB.reservedC.criticizedD.devised(4).What does the author mean by the statement “Altho
41、ugh price wars do occur, in which all companies offer substantial savings to customers, a somewhat similar tendency to raise prices simultaneously also usual“?（分数：1.00）A.It is not unusual for all companies to increase prices at the same time.B.It is common for companies to compete for customers by l
42、owering prices.C.Customers may lose money when companies have price wars.D.Prices are lower during price wars, but they are usually higher afterward.(5).The word “it“ in paragraph 3 refers to _.（分数：1.00）A.a product or serviceB.competitionC.revenueD.oligopolyBPassage Three/BKevin Rogers used to be my
43、 boss. At that time he was a hardworking, up-and-coming businessman and a real slave-driver, always telling us we had to sell more and more. As soon as I could, I got a job with another company. The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago. At least thats what I thought until last Thursday
44、. But now Im not so sure.I was on my way back to my office in the center of town. There is a small park nearby which I sometimes walk through after lunch. It was almost empty, except for an unshaven, shabby-looking man on one of the benches. He looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old, gr
45、ey overcoat. It was a cold, wintry day, and he was shivering.“Its been a long time since I had a meal. Can you help me?“ he said. There was something about his voice that sounded familiar. I gave him a few coins and he mumbled something about being grateful. As he stumbled past me, I looked at his f
46、ace closely. I wondered where I had seen him before. Then it hit me. Could it possibly be “? No! Impossible, I thought I watched him walking away. He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered. Then, as he left the park and turned down the street, I caught sight of his
47、face again, this time in profile. Then nose was the same as Rogers, too. I almost followed him but something made me stop. I just couldnt be sure. But the resemblance was very close.Yesterday I run into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time I did, and had stayed no longer. I started tel
48、ling him about the man I had seen in the park. For a moment I thought it was our old boss. The voice, the nose, and even the face were just like Rogers. But it couldnt have been. “Rogers must be the director of a big company by now,“ I said.My ex-colleague shook his head, “I thought you knew.“Knew?
49、Knew what? What are you talking about?“Rogers was sent to prison six years ago. Hes sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by.“ （分数：5.00）(1).It seems that when Rogers was the writers boss, the writer _.（分数：1.00）A.rather liked Rogers.B.admired Rogers ability to sellC.thought Rogers was lazyD
