1、上海交通大学考博英语模拟试卷 16及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The business was forced to close down for a period but was_revived. （ A） successively （ B） subsequently （ C） predominantly （ D） preliminarily 2 The book might well have_had it been less expensive. （ A） worked out （ B） gone through （ C） caught on
2、（ D） fitted in 3 We had been taken over by another firm, and a management_was under way. （ A） cleanup （ B） setup （ C） breakout （ D） takeout 4 The poor quality of the film mined the_perfect product. （ A） rather （ B） much （ C） otherwise （ D） particularly 5 Ill have to_this dress a bit before the weddi
3、ng next week. （ A） let off （ B） let go （ C） let loose （ D） let out 6 They reached a(n)_to keep their dispute out of the mass media. （ A） understanding （ B） acknowledgement （ C） limitations （ D） misgivings 7 After walking for hours without finding the village, we began to have_about our map. （ A） tro
4、ubles （ B） fears （ C） limitations （ D） misgivings 8 If you dont want to talk to him, Ill speak to him_. （ A） on your account （ B） on your behalf （ C） for your part （ D） in your interest 9 From the time of the Greeks to the Great War, medicine s job was simple: to struggle with_diseases and gross dis
5、abilities, to ensure live births, and to manage pain. （ A） immortal （ B） immune （ C） lethal （ D） toxic 10 This is a market in which enterprising businesses_for the demands of teenagers and older youths in all their rock mania and pop-art forms. （ A） cater （ B） entitle （ C） appeal （ D） subject 11 Bru
6、shing removes larger particles, but dentists suggest brushing the back of the tongue as well, where food residues and bacteria_. （ A） flourish （ B） collaborate （ C） embark （ D） congregate 12 American literary historians are perhaps_to viewing their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominen
7、ce for uniqueness. （ A） prone （ B） legible （ C） incompatible （ D） prior 13 To many people, a husband and wife alone do not seem a proper family they need children to enrich the circle, to_family character and to gather the redemptive influence of offspring. （ A） repress （ B） intimidate （ C） validate
8、 （ D） confine 14 The 1982 Oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the Corporation, and_the Corporation s statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply. （ A） defers （ B） curtails （ C） triggers （ D） sp
9、arks 15 These people actively try to_what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English. （ A） suppress （ B） regress （ C） enhance （ D） revive 16 As we have seen, propaganda can appeal to us by arousing our emotions or_our attention from the real issues at
10、hand. （ A） retaining （ B） sustaining （ C） distracting （ D） obscuring 17 He went on to say that he would go to his hometown in_of peace. （ A） quest （ B） allowance （ C） thirst （ D） greed 18 Unless I was_mistaken, there was something wrong with Louise. （ A） very much （ B） too （ C） almost （ D） very 19 T
11、he widely publicized demonstration did not after all_. （ A） come off （ B） get on （ C） break out （ D） put on 20 The floods did not start to_until two days after the rain had stopped. （ A） retire （ B） recede （ C） retreat （ D） sink 21 Nowadays, our government advocates credit to whatever we do or whoev
12、er we contact with. Once you_your words, you will lose your social status and personal reputation. （ A） keep up with （ B） give away from （ C） go back on （ D） lose sight of 22 _this coming Thursday, it will be too late to enroll for the course. （ A） As of （ B） As for （ C） As to （ D） As on 23 An intel
13、ligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the_argumentation in commercials. （ A） imperative （ B） fallacious （ C） persuasive （ D） fabulous 24 How can personal income tax be levied to_as many as possible while at the same time ensuring State finances do not suffer too much? （ A） interest （ B
14、） benefit （ C） profit （ D） concern 25 To fund the_event and also promote the marketing value of the National Games,the organizing committee set up the Marketing Development Department(MDD). （ A） beneficent （ B） expensive （ C） costly （ D） luxurious 26 Japanese workers still put in an impressive 42 ho
15、urs each week but they are_by the South Koreans and Singaporeans who spend an average 46 hours at the grindstone. （ A） outdone （ B） outweighed （ C） outrun （ D） outrivaled 27 This is an alarming realization as natural resources and the environment are being degraded and_at a record pace. （ A） wasted
16、（ B） reconstructed （ C） destructed （ D） reversed 28 Charles II was another monarch_maligned by Victorian historians. （ A） much （ B） very （ C） greatly （ D） deeply 29 The elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign. Napoleon and Hitler both underestimated the_of the Russian winte
17、r. （ A） severity （ B） consequence （ C） influence （ D） threat 30 The company,EDS,is smart enough to_90,000-person workforce into independent microteams that work directly with individual clients on creative business solutions. （ A） break out （ B） break off （ C） break away from （ D） break down 31 Most
18、 environmental_ from climate changes to freshwater and forest habitat loss have become markedly worse. （ A） symptoms （ B） highlights （ C） indicators （ D） symbols 32 What we call nature is,_,the sum of the changes made by all the various creatures and natural forces in their intricate actions and inf
19、luences upon each other and upon their places. （ A） in common sense （ B） from a sense （ C） by the sense （ D） in a sense 33 Although the “on line“ life style has dominated the majority of city youth,most people in the remote countryside still think Internet or something is_to their life. （ A） unconce
20、rned （ B） irrelevant （ C） inseparable （ D） inaccessible 34 _near-perfect English language skills,the students were keen to explore every aspect of Australian culture,from Aussie eating customs to family and student life.popular culture,the natural landscape and the ever-popular Australian native ani
21、mals. （ A） Possessing （ B） Acquiring （ C） Apprehending （ D） Interpreting 35 Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here,_the postal service is less efficient. （ A） where （ B） since （ C） that （ D） whereas 36 The board
22、of directors have already discussed the subject_in the previous meetings and they will handle it in all its aspects. （ A） in place （ B） at length （ C） on end （ D） off and on 37 Reflecting on our exploration,we also discovered that people will exploit the newness,vagueness,and breadth of the informat
23、ion marketplace to support their wishes and predilections,_they may be. （ A） whatsoever （ B） whatever （ C） whichever （ D） which 38 The World Bank is taking steps to_its lending to reducing poverty in the Third World Countries. （ A） orient （ B） tailor （ C） adapt （ D） adjust 39 Total investments for t
24、his year reached $56 million,and to put this into_investments this year will double those made in 1997. （ A） sight （ B） vision （ C） perspective （ D） horizon 40 The year of 776 B.C.is considered to be the founding date of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The Games lasted more than 11 centuries_th
25、ey were banned in 393 A.D. （ A） when （ B） after （ C） as （ D） until 二、 Cloze 40 The most exciting kind of education is also the most. Nothing can【 C1】_the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you【 C2】 _across accidentally or a s
26、udden【 C3】 _, fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal【 C4】 _are the “pay off“ in education. A teacher may【 C5】_you to learning and even encourage you in it but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. Thats【 C6】 _to you. A research paper,【 C7】
27、_in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor,【 C8】 _you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a【 C9】 _where the joy of discover and learning can come to you many times.【 C10】 _the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process
28、. It provides a structure【 C11】 _which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to in-dividualize a school assignment, to【 C12】 _a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others【 C13】 _
29、you can do. Waiting a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in【 C14】_out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills【 C15】 _to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering education. So, to produce a go
30、od research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly【 C16】 _experience! To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages often more that ever produced【 C17】 _, is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work【 C18】 _is threatening. But there is no need to approach the r
31、esearch paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to【 C19】 _. Instead, consider it a goal to【 C20】 _, a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you. 41 【 C1】 （ A） exterminate （ B） impulse （ C） intervene （ D） exceed 42 【 C2】 （ A） conform
32、（ B） confront （ C） come （ D） console 43 【 C3】 （ A） insight （ B） relaxation （ C） relay （ D） ingredient 44 【 C4】 （ A） serials （ B） separations （ C） encounters （ D） segregations 45 【 C5】 （ A） help （ B） salute （ C） scrub （ D） direct 46 【 C6】 （ A） here （ B） off （ C） up （ D） with 47 【 C7】 （ A） assigning （
33、 B） assigned （ C） lounged （ D） lounging 48 【 C8】 （ A） litters （ B） intervenes （ C） jots （ D） leads 49 【 C9】 （ A） process （ B） interface （ C） interpretation （ D） prosecution 50 【 C10】 （ A） Designing （ B） Designed （ C） Preparing （ D） Prepared 51 【 C11】 （ A） outside （ B） within （ C） without （ D） upon 5
34、2 【 C12】 （ A） grease （ B） glare （ C） suffix （ D） suit 53 【 C13】 （ A） which （ B） what （ C） how （ D） because 54 【 C14】 （ A） searching （ B） supplementing （ C） popularizing （ D） polarizing 55 【 C15】 （ A） arrogant （ B） concise （ C） chronic （ D） applicable 56 【 C16】 （ A） segmenting （ B） satisfying （ C） ch
35、aracterizing （ D） chartering 57 【 C17】 （ A） later （ B） beforehand （ C） afterwards （ D） before 58 【 C18】 （ A） accordingly （ B） acceptably （ C） independently （ D） infinitely 59 【 C19】 （ A） overwork （ B） overcome （ C） lumber （ D） lull 60 【 C20】 （ A） accelerate （ B） caution （ C） accomplish （ D） boycott
36、三、 Reading Comprehension 60 If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006s World Cup tournament you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk elite soccer are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months. If you then examined
37、 the European national youth teams that feed the World Cup and professional ranks, you would find this strange phenomenon to be even more pronounced. What might account for this strange phenomenon? Here are a few guesses: a)certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills, b)winter-born bath
38、es tend to have higher oxygen capacity which increases soccer stamina, c)soccer mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime at the annual peak of soccer mania, d)none of the above. Anders Ericsson, a 58-year-old psychology professor at Florida State University, says he believes st
39、rongly in “none of the above.“ Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology. His first experiment nearly years ago, involved memory: training a person to hear and then repeat a ra
40、ndom series of numbers. “With the first subject, after about 20 hours of training his digit span had risen from 7 to 20,“ Ericsson recalls.“He kept improving, and after about 200 hours of training he had risen to over 80 numbers.“ This success coupled with later research showing that memory itself a
41、s not genetically determined, led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive exercise than an intuitive one. In other words, whatever inborn differences two people may exhibit in their abilities to memorize those differences are swamped by how well each person “encodes“ t
42、he information. And the best way to learn how to encode information meaningfully, Ericsson determined, was a process known as deliberate practice. Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task. Rather, it involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating
43、 as much on technique as on outcome. Ericsson and his colleagues have thus taken to studying expert performers in a wide range of pursuits, including soccer. They gather all the data they can, not just predominance statistics and biographical details but also the results of their own lavatory experi
44、ments with high achievers. Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated. Or, put another way, expert performers whether in memory or surgery, ballet or computer programming are nearly always made, not born. 61 The birthday phenomenon found amon
45、g soccer players is mentioned to_. （ A） stress the importance of professional training （ B） spotlight the soccer superstars in the World Cup （ C） introduce the topic of what males expert performance （ D） explain why some soccer teams play better than others 62 The word “mania“(Line 4, Para.2)most pr
46、obably means_. （ A） fun （ B） craze （ C） hysteria （ D） excitement 63 According to Ericsson, good memory_. （ A） depends on meaningful processing of information （ B） results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercises （ C） is determined by genetic rather than psychological factors （ D） requires imme
47、diate feedback and a high degree of concentration 64 Ericsson and his colleagues believe that_. （ A） talent is a dominating factor for professional success （ B） biographical data provide the key to excellent performance （ C） the role of talent tends to be overlooked （ D） high achievers owe their suc
48、cess mostly to nurture 65 Which of the following proverbs is closest to the message the text tries to convey? （ A） Faith will move mountains. （ B） One reaps what one sows. （ C） Practice makes perfect. （ D） Like father, like son. 65 For the past several years, the Sunday newspaper supplement Parade h
49、as featured a column called “Ask Marilyn.“ People are invited to query Marilyn vos Savant, who at age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23 years old; that gave her an IQ of 228-the highest score ever recorded. IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has been fol
