1、2009年复旦大学考博英语真题试卷及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 In my opinion, a good deal of the_for their success must go to John Francis, the captain. （ A） reputation （ B） respect （ C） credit （ D） compliment 2 It had been an abominable afternoon, _at about six oclock in her fathers sudden collapse into sub
2、-consciousness. （ A） pitching （ B） rising （ C） soaring （ D） culminating 3 Mary was a shy woman and took_behind a rather forbidding bluntness of manner. （ A） refuge （ B） kindness （ C） fright （ D） appearance 4 You cant count on him; hes liable to_out when things become difficult. （ A） be （ B） let （ C）
3、 take （ D） opt 5 As they entered the village shop, the old lady behind the counter_at them kindly. （ A） beamed （ B） glared （ C） grimaced （ D） peeped 6 The outlying island that belongs to this_metropolis is an oasis where green prevails and traditions hold fast. （ A） bustling （ B） whistling （ C） ruff
4、ling （ D） rustling 7 The aim of making self-criticism for the mistakes is to help us_so that we shall not repeat them later. （ A） show off （ B） hold out （ C） measure up （ D） sober up 8 The famous writer was born in Herbamsted, which was_ town to be on the map. （ A） too a small （ B） a too small （ C）
5、a small too （ D） too small a 9 The young man was at the_of his career when he was killed in a car accident. （ A） zenith （ B） glamour （ C） bloom （ D） blossom 10 _nothing more to say, the man got to his feet, said goodbye and left the room. （ A） There was （ B） As there being （ C） Being （ D） There bein
6、g 11 We hadnt met for nearly 20 years, but I recognized him_ I saw him in the street. （ A） the minute that （ B） the minute when （ C） at a time when （ D） at a time that 12 12.I know of no other qualities than thinking which makes for the perfection of the mind_it alone makes us men and distinguishes
7、us from the beasts. （ A） in case （ B） providing that （ C） for all that （ D） inasmuch as 13 The sheep were huddled into a_to protect them from overnight frosts. （ A） hutch （ B） pen （ C） cage （ D） kennel 14 We had to take the front door off its_to get this desk into the house. （ A） joints （ B） hinges
8、（ C） boards （ D） axles 15 Cream is a yellowish oil-in-water_ which forms when milk is allowed to stand. （ A） emulsion （ B） albumen （ C） embrocation （ D） yolk 16 For some people brought up in this period, the habits of_duty lasted for the whole of their lifetime. （ A） capricious （ B） callous （ C） fil
9、ial （ D） elusive 17 Her cinematic debut was_and she decided to return to the theatre where she remained for the rest of her career. （ A） indelible （ B） infallible （ C） incredulous （ D） inauspicious 18 Employees knew from the very_that their jobs would finish this year. （ A） upshot （ B） outbreak （ C）
10、 outcome （ D） outset 19 There was a group of demonstrators_anti-government slogans in the square. （ A） crowing （ B） chanting （ C） intoning （ D） crooning 20 In their_the group sold as many records as all the other groups in the country put together. （ A） eulogy （ B） heyday （ C） summit （ D） mundanenes
11、s 21 He never does any disinterested action; hes always on the_. （ A） make （ B） move （ C） rise （ D） go 22 After losing the court case the company became something of a_joke in the business world. （ A） standing （ B） steady （ C） persisting （ D） settled 23 “See you_,“ she said, casually. （ A） sometime
12、（ B） some time （ C） at some time （ D） sometimes 24 She wore gloves when she was gardening to prevent the nettles from_her. （ A） flicking （ B） striking （ C） stinging （ D） flapping 25 After a few days, exhaustion_and the climbers were forced to give up their attempt to reach the top of the mountain. （
13、 A） set off （ B） set in （ C） set to （ D） set out 26 Do you think this jacket and trousers will_a suit? （ A） pass off （ B） pass over （ C） pass up （ D） pass for 27 What is so depressing about this war is the_ hatred that both sides feel for each other. （ A） impartial （ B） implacable （ C） imploring （ D
14、） immune 28 There is nothing in his_that suggests he is contented with his life. （ A） demeanor （ B） stature （ C） resonance （ D） fidelity 29 Jack needs straightening out; he has been_ the whole female population of his class. （ A） standing up to （ B） owning up to （ C） messing around with （ D） making
15、up for 30 Hurricane Hugo will_in the record books as the costliest storm ever faced by insurers. （ A） go down （ B） go up （ C） go by （ D） go through 二、 Reading Comprehension 30 I was born in 1927, the only child of middle-class parents. I was sent to a public school, I wasted two years doing my natio
16、nal service, I went to Oxford; and there I began to discover I was not the person I wanted to be. I had long before made the discovery that I lacked the parents and ancestors I needed. My father was, through being the right age at the right time rather than through any great professional talent, a s
17、enior Army officer, and my mother was the very model of a would-be major-generals wife. That is, she never argued with him and always behaved as if he were listening in the next room, even when he was thousands of miles away. Like all men not really up to their job, he was a stickler for externals a
18、nd petty quotidian things; and in lieu of an intellect he had accumulated an armoury of capitalized key-words like Discipline and Tradition and Responsibility. If I ever daredI seldom didto argue with him, he would produce one of these totem words and cosh me with it, as no doubt in similar circumst
19、ances he coshed his subordinates. If one still refused to lie down and die, he lost, or loosed, his temper. His temper was like a violent red dog, and he always had it close to hand. During my last years at school, I realized that what was really wrong with my parents was that they had nothing but a
20、 blanket contempt for the sort of life I wanted to lead. I was “good“ at English, I had poems printed pseudonymously in the school magazine. I thought D. H. Lawrence the greatest human being of the century. My parents had certainly never read Lawrence, and had probably never heard of him. There were
21、 things, a certain emotional gentleness in my mother, an occasional euphoric jolliness in my father, I could have borne more of; but always I liked the things they didnt want to be liked for. By the time I was eighteen they had become mere providers, for whom I had to exhibit a token gratitude, but
22、for whom I couldnt feel much else. I led two lives. At school I got a small reputation as a wartime aesthete and cynic. But I had to join the regimentTradition and Sacrifice pressganged me into that, I insisted, and luckily the headmaster of my school backed me, that I wanted to go to university aft
23、erwards. I went on leading a double life in the army, queasily playing at being Brigadier “Blazer“ Urfes son in public, and nervously reading “Penguin New Writing“ and poetry pamphlets in private. As soon as I could, I got myself demobilized. 31 According to the passage, the basic conflict between t
24、he author and his parents is conflict of_. （ A） emotions （ B） aesthetic theories （ C） literary inclinations （ D） values 32 The following statements are true EXCEPT_. （ A） The authors mother was a humble and submissive woman （ B） The authors father had an explosive temper （ C） The authors mother alwa
25、ys insisted on trivial everyday matters （ D） The authors father always insisted on surface appearances 33 The author used many phrases such as “through being the right age at the right time rather than through any great professional talent“ just to assert his fathers_. （ A） complacence （ B） inadequa
26、cy （ C） nostrum （ D） indecorum 34 By saying “I could have borne more of “(Para. 4), the author means_. （ A） I should have desired more of （ B） I ought to have got more of （ C） I would not have minded more of （ D） I should not have tolerated more of 35 The phrase “in lieu of“ in Paragraph 3 can be re
27、placed by_. （ A） instead of （ B） without （ C） for the sake of （ D） by virtue of 35 My next husband will definitely be hen-pecked. Everyone laughably assumes my present one is, so I may as well have the advantage of exchanging illusion for reality. This means he will be able to mend a fuse. Being goo
28、d about the house is the essential ingredient of the manageable male. All these pretensions to having green fingers as an excuse for spending the morning in the sunshine and tramping in from the garden in muddy boots are really no substitute. As a career woman, it has always been my dream to be marr
29、ied to a handyman. Women whose husbands are relaxed about rawlplugs dont know what worry is. I would sleep peacefully at night with anyone who could tell a pair of pincers from a wire cutter. Apart from the blissful convenience, I could really at last begin to live it up. If you are buried in the de
30、pths of the country as I like to be whenever I can, it costs you a fiver just to have a bolt put on the shed door or to bribe the nearest plumber to come and look at a dripping tap. I calculate I could have a trip to the Solomon Islands every year out of the money we will save on the washers my new
31、do-it-yourself paragon will whip on and off our taps. My next husband will not say every time I get out the travel brochures: “I do love England in the late summer; dont you think it would be nice to holiday at home? The garden is at its best then. “ I know what that means: staying up half the night
32、 cutting up his glut of runner beans for the deep freeze. Being a handyman, he would, of course, be an expert cook. It would be he who would rustle up an omelette at midnight after a heavy day. And he would not believe that every cooking utensil in sight was expendable. I would never again have to c
33、urse the friend who once told us that the only way to do steak was in a totally dry, red-hot frying-pan. I like charcoaled steak as much as anyone, but it comes expensive when it means charcoaling the entire kitchen too. I shall relinquish without regret the record I at present hold of being married
34、 to the only man in Britain who has ever managed to burn a boiled egg. After long and mature consideration I have come to the conclusion that the next man I marry will be a hairdresser. Any husband who cannot back-comb his wifes hair is not worth his salt. This will mean that I will be able to go in
35、to every serious T. V. discussion completely light-heartedly. It wont matter a damn what I talk about. My friends will all ring up to remark: “Saw you on T. V. last night. Your hair did look nice. “ 36 It can be concluded from the passage that the authors present husband_. （ A） has an impetuous temp
36、er （ B） is a cold fish （ C） is not a very considerate person （ D） is uxorious 37 By giving the example of her husbands cooking steak, the author tries to prove his_. （ A） frugality （ B） temperance （ C） aptitude （ D） ineptitude 38 The word “glut“ in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by_. （ A） exuberance （
37、B） excess （ C） myriad （ D） flamboyance 39 According to the author, having green fingers sometimes_. （ A） can produce embarrassing gluts （ B） makes gardeners pull their weight in the house （ C） makes gardeners run amok in the house （ D） enables gardeners to keep the house clean and tidy 40 The tone o
38、f the phrase “After long and mature consideration“ in the last paragraph can be identified as_. （ A） arrogant （ B） ironical （ C） flippant （ D） patronizing 40 We are told that the mass media are the greatest organs for enlightenment that the world has yet seen; that in Britain, for instance, several
39、million people see each issue of the current affairs programme, Panorama. It is true that never in human history were so many people so often and so much exposed to so many intimations about societies, forms of life, attitudes other than those which obtain in their own local societies. This kind of
40、exposure may well be a point of departure for acquiring certain important intellectual and imaginative qualities; width of judgment, a sense of the variety of possible attitudes. Yet in itself such exposure does not bring intellectual or imaginative development. It is no more than the masses of ston
41、e which lie around in a quarry and which may, conceivably, go to the making of a cathedral. The mass media cannot build the cathedral, and their way of showing the stones does not always prompt others to build. For the stones are presented within a self-contained and self-sufficient world in which,
42、it is implied, simply to look at them, to observefleetinglyindividually interesting points of difference between them, is sufficient in itself. Life is indeed full of problems on which we have toor feel we should try tomake decisions, as citizens or as private individuals. But neither the real diffi
43、culty of these decisions, nor their true and disturbing challenge to each individual, can often be communicated through the mass media. The disinclination to suggest real choice, individual decision, which is to be found in the mass media is not simply the product of a commercial desire to keep the
44、customers happy. It is within the grain of mass communications. The organs of the Establishment, however well-intentioned they may be and whatever their form(the State, the Church, voluntary societies, political parties), have a vested interest in ensuring that the public boat is not violently rocke
45、d, and will so affect those who work within the mass media that then will be led insensibly towards forms of production which, though they go through the motions of dispute and enquiry, do not break through the skin to where such enquiries might really hurt. They will tend to move, when exposing pro
46、blems, well within the accepted cliche assumptions of democratic society and will tend neither radically to question these cliches nor to make a disturbing application of them to features of contemporary life. They will stress the “stimulation“ the programmes give, but this soon becomes an agitation
47、 of problems for the sake of the interest of that agitation in itself; they will therefore, again, assist a form of acceptance of the status quo. There are exceptions to this tendency, but they are uncharacteristic. The result can be seen in a hundred radio and television programmes as plainly as in
48、 the normal treatment of public issues in the popular press. Different levels of background in the readers or viewers may be assumed, but what usually takes place is a substitute for the process of arriving at judgment. Programmes such as this are noteworthy less for the “stimulation“ they offer tha
49、n for the fact that that stimulation(repeated at regular intervals)may become a substitute for, and so a hindrance to, judgments carefully arrived at and tested in the mind and on the pulses. Mass communications, then do not ignore intellectual matters; they tend to castrate them, to allow them to sit on the side of the fireplace, sleek and useless, a family playt
