1、上海交通大学考博英语模拟试卷 8及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Obviously these are all factors affecting smooth operation, but the underlying problem is still to be identified. （ A） operational （ B） fundamental （ C） operating （ D） underneath 2 If you can convince the interviewer of your special qualifications
2、, your chance of being accepted will be greatly enhanced. （ A） appreciated （ B） encouraged （ C） frustrated （ D） increased 3 Initially his book did not receive much attention, but two weeks after the critic s review appeared in the newspapers, it climbed to the best sellers list. （ A） At first （ B） F
3、irst of all （ C） At first sight （ D） From the first 4 Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output. （ A） accounted for （ B） worked out （ C） made prominent （ D） taken for granted 5 The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation. （ A） things that are found
4、 （ B） decisions （ C） results of an enquiry （ D） files 6 The critic s assessment of the book is that it is beautifully written. （ A） comprehension （ B） recommendation （ C） admiration （ D） judgment 7 The foreign minister would reveal nothing about his recent tour of the Middle East beyond what had alr
5、eady been announced at the press conference. （ A） as for （ B） in addition to （ C） along with （ D） in relation to 8 Mr. Dane went through his daughters essay carefully, to eliminate slang words from it. （ A） reduce （ B） exchanged （ C） remove （ D） exhibit 9 A trip to the Antarctic is reasonably safe i
6、f you take the necessary precautions. （ A） within reason （ B） rather （ C） beyond doubt （ D） doubly 10 With his blows knitted, the doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. （ A） succeeded in （ B） decided against （ C） went on with （ D） thought deeply about 11 I was most favorably
7、struck by the assurance with which the boy answered all my questions. （ A） insurance （ B） confidence （ C） reluctance （ D） independence 12 The population in last area was growing rapidly. Needless to say, the housing problem there cried out for immediate solution. （ A） tried hard to find （ B） called
8、loudly （ C） needed very much （ D） asked earnestly for 13 This exquisite violin was with superb workmanship. （ A） rather strange （ B） pretty cheap （ C） utterly worthless （ D） very lovely 14 The emperor turned to alchemy to ensure immortality, but contrary to his wishes, the wrong chemistry shortened
9、his life. （ A） good fortune （ B） quick recovery from his illness （ C） never-ending life （ D） everlasting peace 15 Many workers felt that they were victimized by automation. （ A） make to work hard （ B） replaced （ C） caused to suffer （ D） relieved 16 How to evaluate the performance of students is stil
10、l a problem that troubles many professors. （ A） examine and judge （ B） assist in （ C） enhance （ D） account for 17 Because alcohol is a solvent, it is a component of many liquid medicines. （ A） basic ingredient in making medicines （ B） combination of things of different qualities （ C） one of the part
11、s that make up a whole （ D） substance that helps to cure certain diseases 18 The incidence of this disease has been greatly reduced thanks to our health care program. （ A） seriousness （ B） frequency of occurrence （ C） mortality （ D） cure rate 19 Since the energy crisis, these big cars have become a
12、real liability. They cost too much to run. （ A） lack of reliability （ B） substitute （ C） costly means of transport （ D） disadvantage 20 Mary is by no means learned; nor is she good at any practical trade. The only asset she possesses is her beauty. （ A） something valuable （ B） temptation （ C） someth
13、ing pleasing to the eye （ D） womanly virtue 21 Young John showed no consistency when he did excellent work the first part of the year and very poor work after that. （ A） state of keeping to the same course of action （ B） right qualifications to do a job （ C） ability to cope with ones work （ D） great
14、 amount of accumulated experience 22 If the batiks statement agrees with my bank balance, it does not follow indisputably that the balance is correct. （ A） indispensably （ B） unquestionably （ C） disreputably （ D） consequently 23 Educational development is bound up with economic progress. （ A） in acc
15、ordance with （ B） consistent with （ C） independent of （ D） closely related to 24 Export of handicraft products is the mainstay of the countys economy. （ A） rich resources （ B） primary concern （ C） only source （ D） main support 25 The man had a rather shady occupation and made a lot of money within a
16、 short period of time. （ A） profitable （ B） comfortable （ C） honorable （ D） dishonest 26 They are meticulous in work, well aware a careless mistake will cost the company millions of pounds. （ A） rather casual （ B） pretty slow （ C） very careful （ D） really considerate 27 When the Pacific War broke ou
17、t, Edward was drafted by navy and served four full years on a big aircraft carrier. （ A） enlisted （ B） mobilized （ C） approved （ D） attracted 28 He was interested only in the story and skipped all those passages of landscape description. （ A） thought badly of （ B） went over （ C） went through （ D） pa
18、ssed over 29 Her panic was transient, and ceased when she began to speak. （ A） beyond description （ B） unnoticed （ C） passing quickly （ D） vague 30 Heavy rains were causing inundation and much damage throughout the country. （ A） much inconvenience （ B） serious concern （ C） overflow of water （ D） hum
19、an misery 31 In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proposed that the United States construct a launch laboratory for a new era of space exploration. （ A） probing （ B） revenge （ C） invasion （ D） expansion 32 The mother is told that her child is desperately ill the chances of survival are slim, and the tre
20、atment is as dreadful as the disease. （ A） incurable （ B） fearful （ C） impossible （ D） troublesome 33 In the flint decades of the twentieth century, the individual gem could not be seen, but could be worked with fruitfully. （ A） blindly （ B） completely （ C） productively （ D） carefully 34 She was so
21、obstinate that she wouldnt adjust her opinions. （ A） inflexible （ B） alert （ C） wise （ D） talented 35 One of the most interesting inhabitants of our world is the bee, an insect which is indigenous to all parts of the globe except the polar regions. （ A） residents （ B） pets （ C） intimates （ D） creatu
22、res 36 The two psychologists had to modify the American Sign Language somewhat in order to accommodate the chimpanzees spontaneous gestures. （ A） change （ B） abort （ C） shorten （ D） enhance 37 One word describes what makes Singapore work: discipline. （ A） punishment （ B） regulation （ C） unemployment
23、 （ D） salary 38 Both a persons heredity and his environment help to shape his character. （ A） relative （ B） education （ C） nationality （ D） surroundings 39 Jane and Tom have been able to reconcile their difference and are a happy family again. （ A） settle （ B） arrange （ C） balance （ D） pacify 40 Som
24、etimes a dictionary designates a noun as attributive, which means that it can be used to describe another noun or name its attributes. （ A） conveys （ B） defines （ C） indicates （ D） explains 二、 Reading Comprehension 40 Always at the beginning of any particular hunt there was one solemn ceremony to pe
25、rform:an earnest consultation between all the hunters as to which spoor was most worthwhile following. The Bushmen would sit on their heels like elder statesmen discussing the size,mood,sex,and direction of the animals,study the wind,the sun,the hour and the weather generally. When they had picked o
26、ut one particular spoor they revealed their decision by flicking their hands over it loosely from their wrists and making a sound like the wind between their teeth. They would do that,too,whenever spoor was fresh and promising and the gesture came so clearly from a background of meaning that we neve
27、r saw it without an mediate quickening of our own pulses. The decision made,they would set out at a steady trot,until there was evidence that their quarry was near. Sometimes they would stalk it,first on their knees and finally full on the stomach,until the animal came within range of their bows. Fr
28、equently,if seen,they would make no effort to hide themselves but go slowly,hands behind their backs,imitating the movements of ostriches pecking casually at the food in the veld. When hunting in a group they seemed to prefer shooting in pairs,coming up together on their knees like shadows within a
29、bush. Without a word being spoken but by some process of wordless intercommunication of purpose,simultaneously they would let fly their arrow sat the animal,the bowstrings resounding with a wild harp-like twang. That done they would stand up at leisure. They never expected the animal to drop dead at
30、 once,knowing they would have to wait until the poison began to do its deadly work. But the first thing to establish was that the arrows had found their mark. The arrows were made in three sections for this very reason. First,the poisoned head was made in one short hollowed piece which fitted into a
31、nother slightly larger one which was joined to the main shaft,notched at the far end to take the bow-string without slipping or fumbling. This made certain that the wounded animal would be unable to rid itself of the arrow by rubbing its wounded place against a tree,for in this way the arrow-shaft e
32、ither parted from the arrow-head on impact,or else when the animal started rubbing itself against trunks and thorn bushes. If the hunters recovered the arrows intact,of course,they made no attempt to follow the alerted quarry. But if they found only the shaft they would take up the spoor at once and
33、 the real business of the hunt began. How long it took before they closed in for the kill with their spears on an animal already half paralyzed by poison,depended on the sort of poison used,the size of the animal,and the nature and place of the wound. Sometimes the chase would last only an hour or t
34、wo,but with the greatest of all quarries, the eland, it sometimes took a whole day. I have never seen a killing which seemed more innocent. lt was killing in order to live. On their faces there was always an expression of profound relief and gratitude when the hunters quest had been fulfilled. There
35、 was also a desire to complete the killing as quickly as passable. I have watched their faces many times while performing this deed and I could see only the strain of the hunt,the signs of fatigue from running all day under a cloudless sky in a high temperature,together with a,kind of dedicated expr
36、ession, but no gloating,or killing for the sake of killing. 41 According to the passage the hunters kill their prey by_. （ A） following their spoor （ B） shooting them with spears （ C） trapping them （ D） shooting them with poisoned arrows 42 What did the writer find exciting to see? （ A） Animals bein
37、g chased and killed （ B） The hunters hand gestures signaling a target （ C） The way the arrows are made （ D） The way hunters find their quarry 43 The writer considers the hunters as_. （ A） sportsmen （ B） human killers （ C） childlike savages （ D） cunning ostrich impersonators 44 According to the passa
38、ge,the hunters imitate ostriches because_. （ A） they want to gain the trust of their intended prey （ B） they would like to entertain each other after a hard days work （ C） ostriches are easier to imitate than elands （ D） if seen they could hide their heads in the ground 45 If the hunters found only
39、the shaft of an arrow.it meant most importantly_. （ A） there was an animal dying somewhere （ B） the arrow was well made （ C） the arrow was badly made （ D） they would never find arrow head 45 As they turned into Upshot Rise where his parents lived,Jack let go of Ruths hand. Upshot Rise was not a hand
40、-holding street. When you turned into it,you wiped your feet and minded your manners. Each house was decently detached,each privet hedge crew-cut and correct. Each drive sported a car or two, and the portals of most of the houses were framed by white pillars that had probably been delivered in polyt
41、hene bags. Behind each set of white curtains lived people who touched each other seldom. Some had retired and moved into the suburb for the landscape and the silences. Whilst others had begun there, sprouting from the white sheets in the white beds behind the white curtains,who knew nothing of dirt
42、except that of conception and delivery? Jack parents fitted neither of these categories. They were refugees from Nazi Germany. Not the mat-tress-on-the-the-donkey-cart type of refugee,winding in tracking-shot down the interminable highway,but respectable well-heeled emigrants. The flight of the Mull
43、ers had been in the early days,without panic and with all their possessions. Jacks fathers business had been an export affair to England so that there was little upheaval in their change of address. Both his father and his mother spoke English fluently,and through the business were already well conn
44、ected with the upper strata of English social life. They traveled first class from Ostend to Dover,and early in the morning when only the white cliffs were looking,they made a deft spelling change to their name,and landing as the Millar family,they spoke to the customs officer in faultless English,d
45、eclaring their monogrammed silver. Upshot Rise was a natural home for them. It was almost a duplicate of the Beethovenstrasse where they had lived in Hamburg. Quiet,silent,and reliable. Like Upshot Rise, it lay in a dream suburb,a suburb of dream houses,a spotlessly clean nightmare. Jack and Ruth wa
46、lked enjoined up the hill. They turned into the house that took in the bend of the road. Jack tried to silence the click of the gate as he opened it to let Ruth through. He knew that his mother would be waiting for the noise behind the bedroom window. It was the first time she would see Ruth and Jac
47、k wanted to give her no time advantage. He wanted them to meet at the door and see each other at the same time. 46 It can be concluded from the passage that Upshot Rise has_. （ A） a strong community spirit （ B） a problem with nosey neighbors （ C） a sterile feel and appearance （ D） residents with a f
48、lair for self-expression 47 The word“well-heeled“in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by_. （ A） stingy （ B） rich （ C） conceited （ D） well-intentioned 48 Jack and Ruth did not hold hands as they turned into Upshot Rise because_. （ A） Jack had sweaty hands （ B） holding hands was considered immoral behavior
49、（ C） holding hands was not correct behavior for Upshot Rise （ D） they were too shy 49 How did Jacks parents adjust themselves to their new home? （ A） They began to study English. （ B） They invented new names for themselves. （ C） They rarely went out. （ D） They made an alteration to their name. 50 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? （ A） Jacks parents suffered much discomfort in the course of their moving to England. （ B） Jacks parents were persecuted for being German. （ C） Jacks parents hated Upshot Rise as muc
