1、2006年对外经济贸易大学考博英语真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at _. ( A) danger ( B) stake ( C) lose ( D) threat 2 As the cup final was drawing closer, the injury of the best player was a _ for the whole team. ( A)
2、misdemeanor ( B) mistrust ( C) misfortune ( D) mischief 3 The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _ one major pointing contrast with the other. ( A) makes ( B) made ( C) is to make ( D) making 4 Fewer and fewer of todays workers expect to spend their working lives in
3、 the same field, _ the same company. ( A) far more ( B) much worse ( C) less likely ( D) let alone 5 Jean doesnt want to work right away because she thinks that if she_ a job she probably wouldnt be able to see her friends very often. ( A) has to get ( B) were to get ( C) had got ( D) could have got
4、 6 _ what is generally believed, the adjustment to this kind of work is quite easy. ( A) Contrary to ( B) Contrast to ( C) Controversial of ( D) Contradictory to 7 _ the blood-stained knife, she shuddered and screamed. ( A) To see ( B) To have seen ( C) On seeing ( D) Having seen 8 He didnt live up
5、to _ had been expected of him. ( A) what ( B) which ( C) that ( D) all what 9 It is hard to reconcile his splendid speeches _ his actual behaviour. ( A) to ( B) on ( C) against ( D) with 10 The manager was angry because somebody _. ( A) had allowed the photographers to enter the building ( B) had le
6、t the photographers to enter the building ( C) permitted the photographers to enter the building ( D) admitted the photographers to enter the building 11 Neither Jane nor her brothers _a consent form for tomorrows field trip. ( A) need ( B) needs ( C) is needing ( D) has need 12 Scarcely had they se
7、ttle themselves in their seats in the theatre _ the curtain went up. ( A) than ( B) when ( C) before ( D) as 13 Signs of aging are unavoidable, _ of particular interest to cosmetic companies. ( A) but those that can be disguised are ( B) but those can be disgused are ( C) but that can be disguised i
8、s ( D) but all one that can be disguised is 14 There was _that we were in a fix, as we had no food in the coach and no water. ( A) no denying ( B) not denying ( C) not to be denied ( D) no denial 15 _ find out who the murderer was. ( A) Not until the last page of the book youll ( B) Not until the la
9、st page of the book you wont ( C) Not until the last page of the book you will ( D) Until the last page of the book will you 二、 Error Identification 16 (Its hardly ever necessary) to ask a hungry boy (to come to) dinner twice because he (has a hearty) appetite that (gets him to) the table quickly. (
10、 A) Its hardly ever necessary ( B) to come to ( C) has a hearty ( D) gets him to 17 He (could) easily (have won) a scholarship if he (would have devoted) more time to (his school work). ( A) could ( B) have won ( C) would have devoted ( D) his school work 18 The (weeds) and tall grass in that yard (
11、make) the house (look) (as long as) it has been vacant for quite some time. ( A) weeds ( B) make ( C) look ( D) as long as 19 The ships were found (to be) (unsuitable for) the conditions (in which) they had (supposedly) been adapted. ( A) to be ( B) unsuitable ( C) in which ( D) supposedly 20 childr
12、en may not enjoy (to eat) sweets after a meal (so much as) (at) other times, but it is healthier for them (to do) so. ( A) to eat ( B) so much as ( C) at ( D) to do 21 The Titanic turned (just) in time and narrowly missed (to be struck) by the immense wall of ice which (rose) over 100 feet out of th
13、e water (beside her). ( A) just ( B) to be struck ( C) rose ( D) beside her 22 Because they were (unaware of) his (interests in) the building, they did net understand why he (felt) (so had). ( A) unaware of ( B) interests in ( C) felt ( D) so had 23 (No wonder) that (mans) great dream has been somed
14、ay to control the weather. The first step toward control is, of course, knowledge, and scientists have been (hard at work) for years trying to (keep track for) the weather. ( A) No wonder ( B) mans ( C) hard at work ( D) keep track of 24 (Cigarette smoke) has been shown to contain numerous compounds
15、 that (are known to) cause cancer in experimental animals and (they) appear to be strongly (linked to) human cancer, especially cancer of the lung ( A) Cigarette smoke ( B) are known ( C) they ( D) linked to 25 If England (had won) the Revolutionary War, (the) whole history of the (English-speaking)
16、 world (had been) different. ( A) had won ( B) the ( C) English-speaking ( D) had been 26 (Contrary to) the opinion of the committee members, the chairman insisted (on) appointing (whomever) he thought could do the job (the most adequately). ( A) Contrary to ( B) on ( C) whomever ( D) the most adequ
17、ately 27 Every country with a monetary system (of its own) has to have (some kind) of market (which) dealers can buy and sell in bills, notes and other forms of (short-term credit) card. ( A) of its own ( B) some kind ( C) which ( D) short-term credit 28 (Hardly he had) entered (the office) when he
18、realized (that he) (had forgotten) his wallet. ( A) Hardly he had ( B) the office ( C) that he ( D) had forgotten 29 The course leader requests that all (theses) (are) handed (in) before 5:00 p.m. (next Friday). ( A) theses ( B) are ( C) in ( D) next Friday 30 Discontent with the cost and (sometimes
19、) impersonal delivery of health care (has fueled) growth in (alternative) medicine, now a ( 14 billions-a-year) industry. ( A) sometimes ( B) has fueled ( C) alterntive ( D) 14 billions-a-year 三、 Cloze 30 The traditional American Thanksgiving Day celebration【 1】 to 1621.【 2】 that year a special leas
20、t was prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The colonists who【 3】there had left England because they felt【 4】 of religious freedom. They came to the【 5】 and faced difficulties in【 6】 the ocean. The ship which【 7】 them was called Mayflower. The North Atlantic was difficult to travel. There were bad st
21、orms. They were【 8】 in learning to live in the new earth by the Indians who【 9】 the region. The puritans,【 10】 they were called, had much to be thankful【 11】 Their religious practices were【 12】 longer a source of criticism by the government. They learned to【 13】 their farming habits to the climate a
22、nd soil.【 14】 they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving【 15】 , they invited their【 16】 , the Indians, to join them in dinner and【 17】 of gratitude for the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women and children who left【 18】 . They remembered their【 19】 who did no
23、t see the shore of Massachusetts. They【 20】 the 65 days journey which had tested their strength. ( A) dates ( B) starts ( C) returns ( D) goes back ( A) In ( B) At ( C) During ( D) For ( A) didnt settle ( B) were settled ( C) settle ( D) once settled ( A) refused ( B) denied ( C) rejected ( D) decli
24、ned ( A) new city ( B) new state ( C) new land ( D) new country ( A) going to ( B) hauling to ( C) coming across ( D) deporting beyond ( A) loaded ( B) led ( C) carried ( D) packed ( A) assisted ( B) obliged ( C) invited ( D) permitted ( A) resided ( B) dwelt ( C) inhabited ( D) lived ( A) since ( B
25、) like ( C) for ( D) as ( A) for ( B) to ( C) of ( D) at ( A) no ( B) not ( C) much ( D) any ( A) form ( B) develop ( C) get ( D) adjust ( A) While ( B) When ( C) So ( D) If ( A) tradition ( B) celebration ( C) mark ( D) anniversary ( A) relatives ( B) friends ( C) neighbors ( D) comrades ( A) an bo
26、nor ( B) a song ( C) a gift ( D) a prayer ( A) England ( B) Holland ( C) Britain ( D) them ( A) friends ( B) dead ( C) ancestors ( D) relatives ( A) refreshed themselves with ( B) were remembered for ( C) reflected on ( D) recalled hon 四、 Proofreading 50 GNP becomes an obsolete measure of progress i
27、n a society striving to meet peoples needs as efficiently as possible and with the least damage to the environment. What counts is not growth in output, but the quality of services rendered.【 1】 Bicycles and light rail, for instance, are less resources-intensive forms of transportation as automobile
28、s are, and contribute less to GNR.【 2】 But shift to mass transit and cycling for most passenger trips would enhance urban life by eliminating traffic jams, reducing smog, and make cities safer for pedestrians.【 3】 GNP would go up, but overall wellbeing would increase-underscoring the need for new in
29、dicators of progress. Likewise, investing in water-efficient appliances and irrigation systems instead of building more dams and diversion canals would meet water needs with less harm to the environment.【 4】 Since massive water projects consume resources them efficiency in vestments do, GNP would te
30、nd to decline. But quality of life would improve.【 5】 It becomes clearly that striving to boost GNP is often inappropriate and counterproductive. As ecologist and philosopher Garrett Hardin puts it.【 6】 “For a statesman to try to maximize the GNP is about as sensible as for a composer of music to tr
31、y to maximize the number of note in a symphony.“ Abandoning growth as an overriding goal does not mean forsaking the poor.【 7】Rising incomes and material consumption are essential to improving well-being in many of the Third World.【 8】 But contrary to that political leaders imply, global economic gr
32、owth as currently pursued is not the solution to poverty. Despite the fivefold rise in world economic output since 1951, 1.2 billion people more than ever-live in absolute poverty today. More growth of the sort engineered in recent decades will not save the poor, only a new set of priorities can. Fo
33、rmidable barriers stand in the way of shifting from growth to real progress as the central goal of economic policy.【 9】 Vision that growth conjures up of an expanding pie of riches is a powerful and convenient political too! Because it allows the tough issues of income inequality and skewed wealth d
34、istribution to be avoid.【 10】 People assume that as far as there is growth, there is hope that the lives of the poor can be bettered without sacrifices from the rich. The reality, however, is that achieving an environmentally sustainable global economy is not possible without the rich limiting their
35、 consumption in order to leave room for the poor to increase theirs. 五、 Chinese-English Translation 61 由于消 费支出占国家总产出的大约三分之二,所以恢复消费者信心是格林斯潘和国会的当务之急。 62 许多美国企业,尤其是飞机和其他高价值工业的机械和设备制造商坚持认为,这些法规对抵制欧盟实施的经 WTO批准的出口增值税退税来说是必要的。 63 当一个 WTO成员国政府就某一争端提出投诉,而且该投诉政府认为其利益正受到另一成员政府行为的损害时,争端解决机构 (DSB)才了解到该事件。 64 在过去
36、 5年里,欧洲的商业及企业环境也发生了可观的变化;私募股权投资公司已经成为新的投资来源,它的出现提高了就业率,同时也创造了 新的价值。 65 韦尔奇并非出身富贵之门,也决非一夜成名,他是靠自己的奋斗脱颖而出。 2006年对外经济贸易大学考博英语真题试卷答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 at stake冒风险,在胜败关头; in danger处于危险中。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 misfortune不幸,厄运; misdemeanor罪行,程度轻的恶行;mistrust不相信,不信任; mischief顽皮,淘气;
37、道德上的伤害。 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 现在分词短语在句中做 reports的定语。 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 let alone更不必说,不必考虑。 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 If it were to do . would do结构构成虚拟语气,表示对将来情况的虚拟。 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 contrary to与 相反; contrast显出差异,形成对照;controversial引起或可能引起争论的; contradictory互相矛盾的,互相对立的。 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 on seeing相当于 as soon as s
38、he saw。 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 what引导从句,充当介词 to的宾语,同时又在宾语从句中做 had的主语; live up to实践,做到。 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 reconcile sth. with sth. 使 一致,使符合。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 “允许某人做某事 ”的几种表达方法分别为: allow sb. to do.; let ab. do; permit doing; permit sb. to do; admit doing承认,招认。 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 Neither. nor, either. or,
39、 not only. but also连接两个并列成分做主语时,谓语动词应遵循 “就近原则 ”,即谓语动问形式根据靠近的那个主语而定。 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 Scarcely . when相当于 hardly. when意为 “刚刚 就 ”。 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 those指代 signs, that引导从句修饰 those。 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 there is no denying that固定结构,意为 “不可否认的是 ”; in a fix处于困境。 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 until或 not until位于句首时,需
40、用倒装结构。 二、 Error Identification 16 【正确答案】 A改为 its hardly ever necessary 【试题解析】 It 在句中做形式主语,不定式结构是句子的真正主语。 17 【正确答案】 C改为 had devoted 【试题解析】 本句是对过去情况的虚拟,应该使用 if had done. would have done结构。 18 【正确答案】 D改为 as if 【试题解析】 句意:院子里的杂草使得这房子看起来似乎荒废了很久; as if 似乎,好像; as long as只要。 19 【正确答案】 C改为 to which 【试题解析】 be
41、adapted to 固定结 构,句中将介词提前,引导定语从句,修饰conditions。 20 【正确答案】 A改为 eating 【试题解析】 enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事。 21 【正确答案】 B改为 being struck 【试题解析】 miss doing sth. 避免做某事。 “船只被冰山撞击 ”,因此需用分词被动语态。 22 【正确答案】 B改为 interest in 【试题解析】 interest作 “兴趣 ”讲时为不可数名词。 23 【正确答案】 D改为 keep track of 【试题解析】 keep track of,固定结构,意为 “保持联系,明
42、了 ”。 24 【正确答案】 C改为 that 【试题解析】 前后两个 that从句由 and连接,并列做定语修饰 compounds。 25 【正确答案】 D改为 would have been 【试题解析】 本句是对过去情况的虚拟,应使用 if had done, would have done结构。 26 【正确答案】 C改为 whoever 【试题解析】 whoever在句中既做 appointing的宾语,又 做 could do 的主语。句中 he thought是插入语。 27 【正确答案】 C改为 in which 【试题解析】 原句应为 dealers can buy and
43、 sell in the market。 28 【正确答案】 A改为 hardly had he 【试题解析】 Hardly. when结构中,前半部分需用倒装结构。 29 【正确答案】 B改为 be 【试题解析】 request引导的从句中需用虚拟语气,结构为 (should) do。 30 【正确答案】 B改为 have fueled 【试题解析】 句子主语是 discontent和 impersonal delivery of health care,谓语动词应用复数形式。 三、 Cloze 31 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 go back to追溯到,自 起已存在; date fr
44、om/back to起源于。 32 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 与 year连用的介词通常是 in。 33 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 The colonists who once settled there曾经定居在那儿的殖民者。 34 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 felt denied of religious freedom意为 “感觉被否认了宗教信仰自由 ”。 35 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 new land指的是 “美洲大陆 ”。 36 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 come across横贯,横跨; haul拖,拉; deport驱逐出境。 37 【正确答案】
45、C 【试题解析】 carry 携带,运送; load使装载,使负荷; lead带领,指 路; pack包装,装备。 38 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 assist帮助,援助; oblige迫使,强迫; invite邀请; permit允许,许可。 39 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 inhabit some place居住于 (某处 ); reside(in/at)定居,居住于;dwell (in/at)住,居住; live(in)居住于。 40 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 as they were called如他们被称呼的那样。 41 【正确答案】 A 【 试题解析】 be th
46、ankful for sth. 因某事而心怀感激。 42 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 句意:宗教活动不再是政府谴责之源。 43 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 adjust. to调整 以使适应。 44 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 句意:当他们选择 11月的第 4个星期四庆祝感恩节的时候 。 45 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 celebration庆祝,庆典; tradition传统,惯例; mark标记,记号; anniversary周年纪念。 46 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此处指的是 “他们的印第安邻居 ”。 47 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 A prayer of
47、 gratitude for the new life对新生活感恩的祈祷。 48 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 前文提到 “殖民者们由于宗教信仰得不到认可因此离开 England”,根据上下文,此处应是 “离开英格兰的 102人 ”。 49 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 句意 “他们缅怀未能到达马萨诸塞洲海岸的那些死去的人们 ”。 50 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 reflect on沉思或回忆往事。 四、 Proofreading 51 【正确答案】 asthan 【试题解析】 less. than构成劣势比较。 52 【正确答案】 makemaking 【试题解析】 making与
48、前面的 eliminating, reducing是并列结构。 53 【正确答案】 increasedecrease 【试题解析】 根据 but可知此处句意转折: “GNP国民生产总值上升,而人民生活福利下降。 ” 54 【正确答案】 consume more 【试题解析】 句意:由于大面积水域工程消耗的资源比有效投资消耗的多。 55 【正确答案】 clearlyclear 【试题解析】 形容词做 become的表语。 56 【正确答案】 notenotes 【试题解析】 the number of后应接复数名词。 57 【正确答案】 improvingimprove 【试题解析】 不定式标志
49、 to后接动词原形。 58 【正确答案】 thatwhat 【试题解析 】 what在句中既做介词 to的宾语,也做 imply的宾语。 59 【正确答案】 up out 【试题解析】 conjure up out of使某物突然或意外出现。 60 【正确答案】 farlong 【试题解析】 as long as只要。 五、 Chinese-English Translation 61 【正确答案】 Because the consumption expense takes up about two thirds of the whole nations gross output, its urgent for Greenspan and the parliamentary to recover the consumption confidence. 62 【正确答案】 Many American industries, especially the manufacturers of the air industry a