1、中国人民大学考博英语模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any_on what he promises. （ A） faith （ B） belief （ C） credit （ D） reliance 2 It was suggested that all government ministers should_information on their financial interests. （ A） discover （ B） u
2、ncover （ C） tell （ D） disclose 3 As my exams are coming next week, I II take advantage of the weekend to_on some reading. （ A） catch up （ B） clear up （ C） make up （ D） pick up 4 Im surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. Its not like either of them to bear a_. （ A） disgust （ B） curse （ C） gr
3、udge （ D） hatred 5 Mary hopes to be_from hospital next week. （ A） dismissed （ B） discharged （ C） expelled （ D） resigned 6 Once a picture is proved to be a forgery.it becomes quite_. （ A） invaluable （ B） priceless （ C） unworthy （ D） worthless 7 Jimmy earns his living by_works of art in the museum. （
4、A） recovering （ B） restoring （ C） renewing （ D） reviving 8 I couldnt sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was_. （ A） draining （ B） dropping （ C） spilling （ D） dripping 9 The book gives a brief_of the course of his research up till now. （ A） outline （ B） reference （ C） frame （ D） outlook
5、10 She was standing outside in the snow,_with cold. （ A） spinning （ B） shivering （ C） shaking （ D） staggering 11 All the rooms on the second floor have nicely_carpets,which are included in the price of the house. （ A） adapted （ B） equipped （ C） suited （ D） fitted 12 He plays tennis to the_of all oth
6、er sports. （ A） eradication （ B） exclusion （ C） extension （ D） inclusion 13 She answered with an_ “No“ to the request that she attend the public hearing. （ A） eloquent （ B） effective （ C） emotional （ D） emphatic 14 Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is_with life. （ A） vibrant （ B） viol
7、ent （ C） energetic （ D） full 15 We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago._weve had no further communication. （ A） Thereof （ B） Thereby （ C） Thereafter （ D） Thereabouts 16 To begin some activity is to_doing it. （ A） set down （ B） set up （ C） set about （ D） set off 17 How can you_and watc
8、h the country go to ruin? （ A） stand by （ B） stand for （ C） stand up （ D） stand up for 18 Edison tested more than one thousand materials to see if they could_electric current and glow. （ A） bring （ B） make （ C） carry （ D） produce 19 In most countries,the metric system has been_for all measurement. （
9、 A） admitted （ B） adapted （ C） applied （ D） adopted 20 The little girl is ignorant_the basic rules of English grammar. （ A） for （ B） of （ C） with （ D） against 21 There are still many problems ahead of us,but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the_. （ A） battle （ B） day （ C） road （
10、 D） tunnel 22 We realized that he was under great_,so we took no notice of his bad temper. （ A） excitement （ B） stress （ C） crisis （ D） nervousness 23 The director tried to get the actors to_to the next scene by hand signals. （ A） move on （ B） move off （ C） move out （ D） move along 24 His ideas are
11、invariably condemned as_by his colleagues. （ A） imaginative （ B） ingenious （ C） impractical （ D） theoretical 25 Thousands of people turned out into the streets to_against the local authorities decision to build a highway across the field. （ A） contradict （ B） reform （ C） counter （ D） protest 26 The
12、majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a_. （ A） minority （ B） scarcity （ C） rarity （ D） minimum 27 Professor Johnsons retirement_from next January. （ A） carries into effect （ B） takes effect （ C） has effect （ D） puts into effect 28 The president
13、explained that the purpose of taxation was to_government spending. （ A） finance （ B） expand （ C） enlarge （ D） budget 29 The heat in summer is no less_here in this mountain region. （ A） concentrated （ B） extensive （ C） intense （ D） intensive 30 Taking photographs is strictly_here,as it may damage the
14、 precious cave paintings. （ A） forbidden （ B） rejected （ C） excluded （ D） denied 31 Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will_. （ A） pull back （ B） pull up （ C） pull through （ D） pull out 32 Since the early nineties,the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand,a
15、lways-available products and services that suit the customers_rather than the companys. （ A） benefit （ B） availability （ C） suitability （ D） convenience 33 The priest made the_of the cross when he entered the church. （ A） mark （ B） signal （ C） sign （ D） gesture 34 This spacious room is_furnished wit
16、h just a few articles in it. （ A） lightly （ B） sparsely （ C） hardly （ D） rarely 35 We accept anybody regardless_nationality. （ A） to （ B） for （ C） of （ D） in 36 As far as she is concerned,one piece of music is very much like_. （ A） another （ B） the other （ C） other （ D） any other 37 The manager gave
17、 her his_that the complaint would be investigated. （ A） admission （ B） allowance （ C） assurance （ D） insurance 38 He is very_and well-qualified,so he should reach the top of this profession. （ A） ambitious （ B） urgent （ C） proud （ D） jealous 39 He read the story_for everybody present to hear. （ A） l
18、oud （ B） noisy （ C） aloud （ D） loudly 40 Youve only got a slight cold. Youll_it in a day or two. （ A） get at （ B） get into （ C） get in （ D） get over 二、 Reading Comprehension 40 The University in transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 h
19、ighly varied outlooks on tomorrows universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives. Their essays raise a broad range of issues,questioning nearly every key assumption we have about higher education today. The most widely discussed alternative to the traditional campus
20、is the Internet University a voluntary community to scholars/teachers physically scattered throughout a country or around the world but all linked in cyberspace. A computerized university could have many advantages,such as easy scheduling, efficient delivery of lectures to thousands or even millions
21、 of students at once,and ready access for students everywhere to the resources of all the worlds great libraries. Yet the Internet University poses dangers,too. For example,a line of franchised courseware,produced by a few superstar teachers,marketed under the brand name of a famous institution,and
22、heavily advertised,might eventually come to dominate the global education market,warns sociology professor Peter Manicas of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Besides enforcing a rigidly standardized curriculum, such a “college education in a box“could undersell the offerings of many traditional bri
23、ck and mortar institutions, effectively driving them out of business and throwing thousands of career academics out of work,note Australian communications professors David Rooney and Greg Hearn. On the other hand,while global connectivity seems highly likely to play some significant role in future h
24、igher education,that does not mean greater uniformity in course content or other dangers will necessarily follow. Counter-movements are also at work. Many in academia,including scholars contributing to this volume,are questioning the fundamental mission of university education. What if,for instance,
25、instead of receiving primarily technical training and building their individual careers,university students and professors could focus their learning and research efforts on existing problems in their local communities and the world? Feminist scholar Ivana Milojevic dares to dream what a university
26、might become “if we believed that child-care workers and teachers in early childhood education should be one of the highest(rather than lowest)paid professionals?“ Co-editor Jennifer Gidley shows how tomorrows university faculty,instead of giving lectures and conducting independent research,may take
27、 on three new roles. Some would act as brokers,assembling customized degree-credit programmes for individual students by mixing and matching the best course offerings available from institutions a11 around the world. A second group,mentors,would function much like todays faculty advisers,but are lik
28、ely to be working with many more students outside their own academic specialty. This would require them to constantly be learning from their students as well as instructing them. A third new role for faculty,and in Gidleys view the most challenging and rewarding of all,would be as meaning-makers:cha
29、rismatic sages and practitioners leading groups of students/colleagues in collaborative efforts to find spiritual as well as rational and technological solutions to specific real-world problems. Moreover,there seems little reason to suppose that any one form of university must necessarily drive out
30、all other options. Students may be “enrolled“ in courses offered at virtual campuses on the Internet, between-or even during-sessions at a real-world problem-focused institution. As co-editor Sohail Inayatullah points out in his introduction.no future is inevitable,and the very act of imagining and
31、thinking through alternative possibilities can directly affect how thoughtfully,creatively and urgently even a dominant technology is adapted and applied. Even in academia.the future belongs to those who care enough to work their visions into practical,sustainable realities. 41 When the book reviewe
32、r discusses the Internet University,_. （ A） he is in favour of it （ B） his view is balanced （ C） he is slightly critical of it （ D） he is strongly critical of it 42 Which of the following is NOT seen as a potential danger of the Internet University? （ A） Internet-based courses may be less costly tha
33、n traditional ones. （ B） Teachers in traditional institutions may lose their jobs. （ C） Internet-based courseware may lack variety in course content. （ D） The Internet University may produce teachers with a lot of publicity. 43 According to the review,what is the fundamental mission of traditional u
34、niversity education? （ A） Knowledge learning and career building. （ B） Learning how to solve existing social problems. （ C） Researching into solutions to current world problems. （ D） Combining research efforts of teachers and students in learning. 44 Judging from the three new roles envisioned for t
35、omorrows university faculty,university teachers_. （ A） are required to conduct more independent research （ B） are required to offer more course to their students （ C） are supposed to assume more demanding duties （ D） are supposed to supervise more students in their specialty 45 Which category of wri
36、ting does the review belong to? （ A） Narration （ B） Description （ C） Persuasion （ D） Exposition 45 Campaigning on the Indian frontier is an experience by itself. Neither the landscape nor the people find their counterparts in any other portion of the globe. Valley walls rise steeply five or six thou
37、sand feet on every side. The columns crawl through a maze of giant corridors down which fierce snow-fed torrents foam under skies of brass. Amid these scenes of savage brilliancy there dwells a race whose qualities seem to harmonize with their environment. Except at harvest-time,when self-preservati
38、on requires a temporary truce,the Pathan tribes are always engaged in private or public war. Every man is a warrior,a politician and a theologian. Every large house is a real feudal fortress made.it is true,only of sun-baked clay,but with battlements,turrets,loopholes,drawbridges,etc. complete. Ever
39、y village has its defence. Every family cultivates its vendetta; ever clan,its feud. The numerous tribes and combinations of tribes all have their accounts to settle with one another. Nothing is ever forgotten,and very few debts are left unpaid. For the purposes of social life,in addition to the con
40、vention about harvest-time,a most elaborate code of honour has been established and is on the whole faithfully observed. A man who knew it and observed it faultlessly might pass unarmed from one end of the frontier to another. The slightest technical slip would.however.be fatal. The life of the Path
41、an is thus full of interest; and his valleys,nourished alike by endless sunshine and abundant water,are fertile enough to yield with little labour the modest material requirements of a sparse population. Into this happy world the nineteenth century brought two new facts:the rifle and the British Gov
42、ernment. The first was an enormous luxury and blessing; the second,an unmitigated nuisance. The convenience of the rifle was nowhere more appreciated than in the Indian highlands. A weapon which would kill with accuracy at fifteen hundred yards opened a whole new vista of delights to every family or
43、 clan which could acquire it. One could actually remain in ones own house and fire at ones neighbour nearly a mile away. One could lie in wait on some high crag,and at hitherto unheard of ranges hit a horseman far below. Even villages could fire at each other without the trouble of going far from ho
44、me. Fabulous prices were therefore offered for these glorious products of science. Rifle-thieves scoured all India to reinforce the efforts of the honest smuggler. A steady flow of the coveted weapons spread its genial influence throughout the frontier,and the respect which the Pathan tribesmen ente
45、rtained for Christian civilization was vastly enhanced. The action of the British Government on the other hand was entirely unsatisfactory. The great organizing, advancing, absorbing power to the southward seemed to be little better than a monstrous spoil-sport. If the Pathan made forays into the pl
46、ains,not only were they driven back(which after all was no more than fair),but a whole series of subsequent interferences took place,followed at intervals by expeditions which toiled laboriously through the valleys,scolding the tribesmen and exacting fines for any damage which they had done. No one
47、would have minded these expeditions if they had simply come,had a fight and then gone away again. In many cases this was their practice under what was called the “butcher and bolt policy“ to which the Government of India long adhered. But towards the end of the nineteenth century these intruders beg
48、an to make roads through many of the valleys,and in particular the great road to Chi-tral. They sought to ensure the safety of these roads by threats,by forts and by subsidies. There was no objection to the last method so far as it went. But the whole of this tendency to road-making was regarded by
49、the Pathans with profound distaste. All along the road people were expected to keep quiet,not to shoot one another,and above all not to shoot at travellers along the road. It was too much to ask,and a whole series of quarrels took their origin from this source. 46 The word “debts in“ “very few debts are left unpaid“ in the first paragraph means_. （ A） loans （ B） accounts （ C） killings （ D） bargains 47 Which
