1、北京大学考博英语模拟试卷 8及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 This book will show the readers_can be used in other contexts. （ A） how that they have observed （ B） how what they have observed （ C） that how they have observed （ D） that they have observed 2 Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known
2、in Europe until Columbus found it_in Cuba. （ A） being cultivated （ B） been cultivated （ C） having cultivated （ D） cultivating 3 One of the requirements for a fire is that the material_to its burning temperature. （ A） heated （ B） be heated （ C） to be heated （ D） being heated 4 _, he does get irritate
3、d with her sometimes. （ A） As he likes her （ B） Now that he likes her （ C） Though much he likes her （ D） Much as he likes her 5 The police accused him of setting fire to the building but he denied_in the area on the night of the fire. （ A） be （ B） to be （ C） having been （ D） to have been 6 Kunming i
4、s unique in China_its temperature varies little, summer or winter. （ A） in which （ B） in that （ C） for that （ D） but that 7 The earthquake_not have come at a worse time for the war-torn country. （ A） could （ B） must （ C） might （ D） should 8 Even though we had been to her house several times before,
5、we still did not remember_. （ A） what street was it on （ B） what was it the street （ C） what street it was on （ D） what street it was 9 In no circumstances can more work be got out of a machine than_. （ A） be put into it （ B） is put into it （ C） to put into it （ D） that is to be put into it 10 Henry
6、 Fords introduction of the assembly line vastly reduced the time it look_a car. （ A） in making （ B） for making （ C） on making （ D） to make 11 The economic recession has meant that job_is a rare thing. （ A） security （ B） safety （ C） protection （ D） secureness 12 Many people nowadays save money to_for
7、 their old age. （ A） cater （ B） supply （ C） provide （ D） equip 13 This is not the right_to ask for my help;I am far too busy even to listen! （ A） moment （ B） situation （ C） opportunity （ D） circumstance 14 She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the companys client data,which
8、 she intended to_in starting her own business. （ A） dwell on （ B） come upon （ C） base on （ D） draw upon 15 In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal,expansion joints are fitted which_the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely. （ A） relieve （ B） reconcile （ C） reclai
9、m （ D） rectify 16 The professor found himself constantly_the question:How could anyone do these things? （ A） presiding （ B） poring （ C） pondering （ D） presuming 17 He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and_it in a single nod,a gesture boy, used then for 0. K. when they were pleased. （ A）
10、 shrugged （ B） tugged （ C） jerked （ D） twisted 18 This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important_of American life. （ A） facets （ B） formats （ C） formulas （ D） fashions 19 Professor Smith and Professor Brown will_in presenting the series of lectures on American literature. （ A
11、） alter （ B） alternate （ C） substitute （ D） exchange 20 Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to_the food supply. （ A） enhance （ B） curb （ C） disrupt （ D） heighten 二、 Reading Comprehension 20 When you are small,all ambitions fall into one grand category
12、:when Im grown up. When Im grown up,you say,Ill go up in space. Im going to be an author. Ill kill them all and then theyll be sorry. Ill be married in a cathedral with sixteen bridesmaids in pink lace. Ill have a puppy of my own and no one will be able to take him away. None of it ever happens,of c
13、ourse or dam little but the fantasies give you the idea that there is something to grow up for. Indeed one of the saddest things about gilded adolescence is the feeling that from eighteen on,its all downhill; I read with horror of an American hippie wedding where someone said to the groom (age twent
14、y),“You seem so kinda grown up somehow“,and the lad had to go around seeking reassurance that he wasnt,no,really he wasnt. A determination to be better adults than the present incumbents is fine,but to refuse to grow up at all is just plain unrealism. Right,so then you get some of what you want,or s
15、omething like it or something that will do all right; and for years you are too busy to do more than live in the present and put one foot in front of the other; your goals stretching little beyond the day when the boss has a stroke or the moment when the children can bring you tea in bed and the lat
16、er moment when they actually bring you hot tea,not mostly clopped in the saucer. However,! have now discovered an even sweeter category of ambition. When my children are grown up.When my children are grown up Ill learn to fly an aero plane. I will career round the sky, knowing that if I do “go pop“
17、there will be no little ones to suffer shock and maladjustment; that even if the worst does come to the worst I will at least dodge the geriatric ward and all that looking for your glasses. In order to see where youve left your teeth. When my children are grown up Ill have fragile,lovely things on l
18、ow tables;III have a white carpet;Ill go to the pictures in the afternoon. When the children are grown up Ill actually be able to do a days work in day,instead of spread over three,and go away for a weekend without planning as if for a trip to the Moon. When Im grown up I mean when theyre grown up I
19、 II be free. Of course,I know its got to get worse before it gets better. Twelve-year-olds,Im told,dont go to tend at seven,so you dont even get your evenings;once theyre past ten you have to start worrying about their friends instead of simply shooing the intruders off the doorstep,and to settle do
20、wn to a steady ten years of criticism of everything youve ever thought or done or worn. Boys, it seems,may be less of a trial then girls,since they cant get pregnant and they dont borrow your clothes if they do borrow your clothes, of course,youve got even more to worry about. The young dont respect
21、 their parents any more,thats what. Goodness,how sad. still,like eating snails, it might be all right once youve got over the idea:it might let us off having to bother quite so much with them when the time comes. But one is simply not going to be able to drone away ones days,toothless by the fire,br
22、ooding on the past. 21 What interests the writer about young children is that they_. （ A） have so many unselfish ambitions （ B） have such longterm ambitions （ C） dont all want to be spacemen （ D） all long for adult pleasures 22 The writer maintains that fantasies_. （ A） satisfy ambition （ B） lessen
23、ambition （ C） stimulate ambition （ D） frustrate ambition 23 What does the writer feel is wrong with the modern generation? （ A） Their wanting to grow up. （ B） Their not wanting to grow up. （ C） Their wanting to improve adults. （ D） Their not wanting to improve adults. 24 The writer feels that as an
24、adult one must_. （ A） achieve ones ambitions at all costs （ B） continue to be ambitious （ C） find a compromise between ambition and reality （ D） give up all ones earlier ambitions 25 When the children leave home,the writer thinks that_. （ A） there will be compensations （ B） she will be delighted （ C
25、） she will be desolated （ D） there will be nothing to do 25 Peter Sellers wouldnt be allowed his career today. All those funny radial stereotypes the caricatured frogs, wops, yids and goodness-gracious-me Pakis are in clear breach of the codes of political correctness. His lewd disguises and overdon
26、e accents belong with black-and-white minstrel shows and clog-dancing its the comedy of yesteryear. Have you tried listening to The Goon Show lately? It is a reworking of The Gang Show,excruciatingly bad and dated,and full of explosions,gunfire and jokes about Hitler and the War. Nonetheless,Sellers
27、 continues to obsess people. Hes already been the subject of biographies galore, including,back in 1994,a 1,200-page magnum opus by myself,which is now being turned into a biopic starring Geoffrey Rush. The appeal lies in the mythic dimensions of Sellersstory. He had everything and it wasnt enough.
28、He was a comedian with a tragic inability to enjoy life. He was world-famous and desperately lonely. At the height of his fame,as Inspector Clouseau.his eccentricity tipped over the edge into genuine insanity. He was a basket case. This is irresistible material. Sellerssubversive and immoderate beha
29、vior puts him in a class of his own. Picture my disappointment with Ed Skiovs tome,therefore. Heres a thick cook that tells us nothing new. For newcomers to Sellers,however,Mr. Strangelove is a perfect digest of the mans life and work, briskly told. Sellers was descended from a family of bare-knuckl
30、e East End prize-fighters, although his parents were music hall entertainers. His clinging,whining mother,Peg,was a quick-change artiste and his father, Bill, was a ukulele player and soft-shoe-shuffle merchant. The young Peter was raised in the ghostly,twilight world of shabby theatres and end-of-t
31、he-pier revues :dog acts,acrobatic midgets,incompetent conjurors and gypsy violinists. To go from these origins and become as big as The Beatles,as he was in the Sixties,is an amazing feat. Sellers spent the Second World War in the Air Force,impersonating officers and playing the drums to entertain
32、the troops. When he was demobbed he worked in holiday camps and began getting spots on radio,culminating in The Goon Show. He dubbed the voices of Churchill and Humphrey Bogart on film soundtracks, and it was while hanging about the studios that he was offered walk-on roles. His breakthrough came wi
33、th the part of a teddy boy in The Ladykillers.a film that improves with each viewing. This led to the role of Fred Kite,the shaven-headed,belligerent shop steward in Im All Right. Jack which won him British Academy Best Actor statuette. When Peter Ustinov dropped out of The Pink Panther on a Friday.
34、 Sellers flew to the set in Rome on Monday to replace him. The rest is history. Or notoriety. Sellers descent into madness was swift. He got rid of his wife and children and chased after Britt Ekland. whom he pounced on in The Dorchester and married ten days later. He took drugs to enhance his poten
35、cy and this precipitated a heart attack. Having worked on Dr. Strangelove during the day. each evening he locked himself in the bathroom and threatened to commit suicide. Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman had to come over and talk to him through the door. He then decided he wanted to marry Nanette. He
36、 also wanted to marry Sophia Loren, Princess Margaret and Liza Minnelli. His misbehavior and unprofessionalism cost film studios millions of dollars. Sets had to be repainted and costumes remade if they were purple or green colors of which he was morbidly superstitious. He enjoyed messing about duri
37、ng filming and blowing his lines;he pulled guns on people. He walked off Casino Royale and was discovered in Britt Eklands mothers house in Sweden. Meanwhile. Orson Welles and the rest of the cast were in full make-up and on full pay back at Pinewood. waiting for him to reappear. Sellers were happy
38、only in the company of his gadgets,cameras and fast cars.which hed replace or a-bandon with manic frequency. Alone of his weddings,the maids of honor were the brides dogs. He was also selfish in the extreme:when his relationships broke up,hed send his henchmen round to retrieve his gifts. 26 People
39、are still obsessed with Peter Sellers because_. （ A） he was a genius （ B） he was as big as The Beatles （ C） his life was full of drama and contradiction （ D） he led a very austere life 27 By saying“He was a basket case“,the author means that Peter Sellers was_. （ A） handicapped （ B） deranged （ C） im
40、petuous （ D） callous 28 According to the passage,Peter Sellers took drugs to improve_. （ A） his theatrical performance （ B） his breathtaking performance （ C） his walk-on roles on the stage （ D） his performance sexually 29 The“galore“in Paragraph 4 means_. （ A） numerous （ B） anecdotal （ C） critical （
41、 D） unauthorized 30 Peter Sellers can be described as_. （ A） unpredictable but generous （ B） talented but unstable （ C） sane but selfish （ D） eccentric but reliable 30 (51) Being angry increases the risk of injury, especially among men, new research says. The researchers gathered data on more than 2
42、,400 accident victims at three Missouri hospitals. They interviewed each subject to determine the patients emotional state just before the injury and 24 hours earlier, gathering data on whether the patients felt irritable, angry or hostile, and to what degree. Then they compared the results with a c
43、ontrol group of uninjured people. (52) Despite widespread belief in “road rage.“ anger did not correlate with injuries from traffic accidents. (53) Not surprisingly anger was strongly associated with injuries inflicted deliberately. But other injuries those neither intentionally inflicted nor from f
44、alls or traffic accidents-also showed strong associations with anger. (54) The correlations were significantly weaker for women than for men, but there were no differ-ences by race. The authors acknowledge that their data depend on self-reports, which are not always reli-able. (55) Why anger correla
45、tes with injury is not known, “I can speculate that the anger may have prompted some behavior that led to the injury, or may have simply distracted the person, leading indirectly to the injury,“ said the studys lead author. 三、 Cloze 35 In Microsofts latest attempt to reach out to bloggers, the compa
46、ny recently gave away expensive laptops loaded【 C1】 _its new Windows Vista operating system. But the gifts generated controversy as well as good【 C2】 _.with some bloggers accusing Microsoft of bribery and their peers【 C3】 _ unethical behavior. Several bloggers reported last week that they had receiv
47、ed Acer Ferrari laptops, which can sell【 C4】 more than $ 2,200, from Microsoft. A spokeswoman for Microsoft confirmed Friday that the【 C5】 _had sent out about 90 computers to bloggers【 C6】 _wrote about technology and other subjects that could be【 C7】 _by the new operating system, like photography an
48、d, oddly, parenting. But while those on Microsofts mailing list initially greeted the machines with enthusiasm, many【 C8】 bloggers soon objected-not because they had been left off the list but, they said, because bloggers are bound by the【 C9】 _rules as traditional journalists, who should not accept
49、【 C10】 _gifts from companies they cover. 36 【 C1】 37 【 C2】 38 【 C3】 39 【 C4】 40 【 C5】 41 【 C6】 42 【 C7】 43 【 C8】 44 【 C9】 45 【 C10】 四、 Proofreading 45 (66) Application files are piled highly this month in colleges across the country. (67) Admissions officers are poring essays and recommendation letters, scouring transcripts and standardized test scores. (68) But anything is miss
