1、考博英语-试卷 287及答案解析(总分：154.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Structure and Vocabu(总题数：30，分数：60.00)1.Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no_but to report him to the local police.（分数：2.00）A.timeB.chanceC.authorityD.alternative2.Behind his large smiles and large cigars
2、, his eyes often seemed to_regret.（分数：2.00）A.teem withB.brim withC.come withD.look with3.There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young one has a glorious future before him and the old one has a_future behind him.（分数：2.00）A.splendidB.conspicuousC.uproariousD.imminent4.Tha
3、t tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only _necessity.（分数：2.00）A.within reach ofB.for fear ofC.by means ofD.in case of5.A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or express the emotion that it_in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that li
4、es beyond.（分数：2.00）A.reflectsB.retainsC.rousesD.radiates6._the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 810 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated.（分数：2.00）A.Turn offB.Turn overC.Turn downD.Turn up7.Banks shall be unable to_, or claim relief against the first 15% of any loan or b
5、ankrupted debt left with them.（分数：2.00）A.write offB.put asideC.shrink fromD.come over8.I am to inform you, that you may, if you wish, attend the inquiry, and at the inspectors discretion state your case_or through an entrusted representative.（分数：2.00）A.in personB.in depthC.in secretD.in excess9.In h
6、is view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by “being_,“ being open to all kinds of art.（分数：2.00）A.gratifyingB.predominatingC.excellingD.accommodating10.In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens_ the 1st grade.（分数：2.00）A.leadsB.pre
7、cedesC.forwardsD.advances11.Desert plants_ two categories according to the way they deal with the problem of surviving drought.（分数：2.00）A.break downB.fall intoC.differ inD.refer to12.In the airport, I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which _ all other sounds.（分数：2.00）A.dwarfedB
8、.diminishedC.drownedD.devastated13.Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not_and should be avoided if possible.（分数：2.00）A.constructiveB.productiveC.descriptiveD.relative14.The Committee pronounced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the_of investigations.（分数：2.
9、00）A.caseB.chaseC.causeD.course15.Since neither side was ready to_what was necessary for peace, hostility was resumed in 1980.（分数：2.00）A.precedeB.recedeC.concedeD.intercede16.Such an_act of hostility can only lead to war.（分数：2.00）A.overtB.episodicC.ampleD.ultimate17._both in working life and everyda
10、y living to different sets of values, and expectations places a severe strain on the individual.（分数：2.00）A.RecreationB.TransactionC.DisclosureD.Exposure18.It would then be replaced by an interim government, which would_be replaced by a permanent government after four months.（分数：2.00）A.in stepB.in tu
11、rnC.in practiceD.in haste19.Havent I told you I dont want you keeping_with those awful riding-about bicycle boys?（分数：2.00）A.companyB.acquaintanceC.friendsD.place20.Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply _every cheat in the marketplace.（分数：2.00）A.at the mercy o
12、fB.in lieu ofC.by courtesy ofD.for the price of21.A The auctioneer must know B fair accurately the current C market values of the goods D he is selling.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.22.Children are A among the most frequent victims of violent, B drug-related crimes C that have nothing D doing with the cost of ac
13、quiring the drugs.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.23.A A large collection of contemporary photographs, B including some taken by Mary C are on display D at the museum.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.24.There A is much in our life B which we do not control C and we are not even responsible D for .（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.25.Capital A inf
14、lows will also B tend to increase the international value of the dollar, C make it more difficult to sell U. S. D exports .（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.26.A It can be argued that the problems, even something B as fundamental as the C ever-increased world population, D have been caused by technological advance.（
15、分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.27.It takes A the most cool-headed and B good-tempered of drivers C to resist the temptation to revenge D as subjected to uncivilized behavior.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.28.A While experts in basic science are important, B skilled talents should be the C overriding majority since they are D at
16、 heavy demand in the market（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.29.Retailers A offered deep B discounts and extra hours this weekend C in the bid D to lure shoppers.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.30.The amendments A of the laws on patent, trademark and copyright B have enhanced protection of C intellectual property rights and D made
17、 them conform to WTO rules.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.二、Cloze(总题数：1，分数：30.00)At least since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have been in a state of transition. As a result, cultural scripts about marriage have undergone change. One of the more obvious【C1】_has occurred in the roles that women【C2】_. Wom
18、en have moved into the world of work and have become adept at meeting expectations in that arena, 【C3】_maintaining their family roles of nurturing and creating a(n) 【C4】_that is a haven for all family members.【C5】_many women experience strain from trying to “do it all,“ they often enjoy the increase
19、d【C6】_that can result from playing multiple roles. As womens roles have changed, changing expectations about mens roles have become more【C7】_Many men are relinquishing their major responsibility【C8】_the family provider. Probably the most significant change in mens roles, however, is in the emotional
20、【C9】_of family life. Men are increasingly【C10】_to meet the emotional needs of their families,【C11】_their wives.In fact, expectations about the emotional domain of marriage have become more significant for marriage in general. Research on【C12】_marriage has changed over recent decades points to the in
21、creasing importance of the emotional side of the relationships and the importance of sharing in the “emotion work“【C13】_to nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men and women want to experience marriages that are interdependent,【C14】_both partners nurture each other, attend and respond t
22、o each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which mens and womens roles are becoming increasingly more【C15】_.（分数：30.00）(1).【C1】（分数：2.00）A.incidentsB.changesC.resultsD.effects(2).【C2】（分数：2.00）A.takeB.doC.playD.show(3).【C3】（分数：2.00）A.byB.whileC.henceD.thus(4).【C
23、4】（分数：2.00）A.homeB.gardenC.arenaD.paradise(5).【C5】（分数：2.00）A.WhenB.Even thoughC.SinceD.Nevertheless(6).【C6】（分数：2.00）A.rewardsB.profitsC.privilegesD.incomes(7).【C7】（分数：2.00）A.generalB.acceptableC.popularD.apparent(8).【C8】（分数：2.00）A.asB.ofC.fromD.for(9).【C9】（分数：2.00）A.sectionB.constituentC.domainD.poi
24、nt(10).【C10】（分数：2.00）A.encouragedB.expectedC.advisedD.predicted(11).【C11】（分数：2.00）A.not to mentionB.as well asC.includingD.especially(12).【C12】（分数：2.00）A.howB.whatC.whyD.if(13).【C13】（分数：2.00）A.butB.onlyC.enoughD.necessary(14).【C14】（分数：2.00）A.unlessB.althoughC.whereD.because(15).【C15】（分数：2.00）A.pleas
25、antB.importantC.similarD.manageable三、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：5，分数：60.00)The man who invented Coca-Cola was not a native Atlantan, but on the day of his funeral every drugstore in town testimonially shut up shop. He was John Styth Pemberton, born in 1831 in Knoxville, Georgia, eighty miles away. Som
26、etimes known as Doctor, Pemberton was a pharmacist who, during the Civil War, led a cavalry troop under General Joe Wheeler. He settled in Atlanta in 1869, and soon began brewing such patent medicines as Triplex Liver Pills and Globe of Flower Cough Syrup. In 1885, he registered a trademark for some
27、thing called French Wine CocaIdeal Nerve and Tonic Stimulant; a few months later he formed the Pemberton Chemical Company and recruited the services of a bookkeeper named Frank M. Robinson, who not only had a good head for figures but, attached to it, so exceptional a nose that he could audit the co
28、mposition of a batch of syrup merely by sniffling it. In 1886year in which, as contemporary Coca-Cola officials like to point out, Conan Doyle unveiled Sherlock Holmes and France unveiled the Statue of LibertyPemberton unveiled a syrup that he called Coca-Cola. It was a modification of his French Wi
29、ne Coca. He had taken out the wine and added a pinch of caffeine, and, when the end product tasted awful, had thrown in some extract of cola nut and a few other oils, blending the mixture in a three-legged iron pot in his back yard and swishing it around with an oar. He distributed it to soda founta
30、ins in used beer bottles, and Robinson, with his flowing bookkeepers script, presently devised a label, on which “Coca-Cola“ was written in the fashion that is still employed. Pemberton looked upon his mixture less as a refreshment than as a headache cure, especially for people whose headache could
31、be traced to over-indulgence. On a morning late in 1886, one such victim of the night before dragged himself into an Atlanta drugstore and asked for a dollop of Coca-Cola. Druggists customarily stirred a tea-spoonful of syrup into a glass of water, but in this instance the man on duty was too lazy t
32、o walk to the fresh-water tap, a couple of feet off. Instead, he mixed the syrup with some soda water, which was closer at hand. The suffering customer perked up almost at once, and word quickly spread that the best Coca-Cola was a fizzy one.（分数：12.00）(1).What does the passage tell us about John Sty
33、th Pemberton?（分数：2.00）A.He was highly respected by Atlantans.B.He ran a drug store that also sells wine.C.He had been a doctor until the Civil War.D.He made a lot of money with his pharmacy.(2).Which of the following was unique to Frank M. Robinson, working with the Pembertons Company?（分数：2.00）A.Ski
34、lls to make French wine.B.Talent for drawing pictures.C.An acute sense of smell.D.Ability to work with numbers.(3).Why was the year 1886 so special to Pemberton?（分数：2.00）A.He took to doing a job like Sherlock Holmess.B.He brought a quite profitable product into being.C.He observed the founding cerem
35、ony of Statue of Liberty.D.He was awarded by Coca-Cola for his contribution.(4).One modification made of French Wine Coca formula was_.（分数：2.00）A.used beer bottles were chosen as containersB.the amount of caffeine in it was increasedC.it was blended with oils instead of waterD.cola nut extract was a
36、dded to taste(5).According to the passage, Coca-Cola was in the first place prepared especially for_.（分数：2.00）A.the young as a soft drinkB.a replacement of French Wine CocaC.the relief of a hangoverD.a cure for the common headache(6).The last paragraph mainly tells_.（分数：2.00）A.the complaint against
37、the lazy shop-assistantB.a real test of Coca-Cola as a headache cureC.the mediocre service of the drugstoreD.a happy accident that gave birth to Coca-ColaBetween 1833 and 1837, the publishers of a “penny press“ proved that a low-priced paper, edited to interest ordinary people, could win what amount
38、ed to a mass circulation for the times and thereby attract an advertising volume that would make it independent. These were papers for the common citizen and were not tied to the interests of the business community, like the mercantile press, or dependent for financial support upon political party a
39、llegiance. It did not necessarily follow that all the penny papers would be superior in their handling of the news and opinion functions. But the door was open for some to make important journalistic advances. The first offerings of a penny paper tended to be highly sensational; human interest stori
40、es overshadowed important news, and crime and sex stories were written in full detail. But as the penny paper attracted readers from various social and economic brackets, its sensationalism was modified. The ordinary reader came to want a better product, too. A popularized style of writing and prese
41、ntation of news remained, but the penny paper became a respectable publication that offered significant information and editorial leadership. Once the first of the successful penny papers had shown the way, later ventures could enter the competition at the higher level of journalistic responsibility
42、 the pioneering papers had reached. This was the pattern of American newspapers in the years following the founding of the New York Sun in 1833. The Sun, published by Benjamin Day, entered the lists against 11 other dailies. It was tiny in comparison; but it was bright and readable, and it preferred
43、 human interest features to important but dull political speech reports. It had a police reporter writing squibs of crime news in the style already proved successful by some other papers. And, most important, it sold for a penny, whereas its competitors sold for six cents. By 1837 the Sun was printi
44、ng 30,000 copies a day, which was more than the total of all 11 New York daily newspapers combined when the Sun first appeared. In those same four years James Gordon Bennett brought out his New York Herald(1835), and a trio of New York printers who were imitating Days success founded the Philadelphi
45、a Public Ledger(1836)and the Baltimore Sun(1837). The four penny sheets all became famed newspapers.（分数：12.00）(1).What does the first paragraph say about the “penny press“?（分数：2.00）A.It was known for its in-depth news reporting.B.It had an involvement with some political parties.C.It depended on the
46、 business community for survival.D.It aimed at pleasing the general public.(2).In its early days, a penny paper often_.（分数：2.00）A.paid much attention to political partiesB.provided stories that hit the pubic tasteC.offered penetrating editorials on various issuesD.covered important news with inaccur
47、acy(3).As the readership was growing more diverse, the penny paper_.（分数：2.00）A.improved its contentB.changed its writing styleC.developed a more sensational styleD.became a tool for political parties(4).The underlined word “ventures“ in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by_.（分数：2.00）A.editorsB.report
48、ersC.newspapersD.companies(5).What is true about the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the Baltimore Sun?（分数：2.00）A.They turned out to be failures.B.They were later purchased by James Gordon Bennett.C.They were also founded by Benjamin Day.D.They became well-known newspapers in the U. S.(6).This passag
49、e is probably taken from a book on_.（分数：2.00）A.the work ethics of the American mediaB.the technique in news reportingC.the history of sensationalism in American mediaD.the impact of mass media on American societyForget what Virginia Woolf said about what a writer needsa room of ones own. The writer she has in mind wasnt at work on a novel in cyberspace, one with multipl
