1、南京大学考博英语模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Hitler sought to annihilateresistance movements throughout Europe. （ A） exterminate （ B） exceed （ C） exclude （ D） expel 2 The young man was so bashful that he did not speak to the pretty girl. （ A） haughty （ B） shy （ C） indifferent （ D） upset 3 Mrs.
2、 Mary wore a string of beadsaround her neck. （ A） small pieces of gold （ B） small balls of precious stones （ C） small pieces of wood （ D） small balls of glass 4 I didnt stop at Johns house because he had visitors, and I didnt want to butt in. （ A） intrude （ B） incur （ C） infer （ D） intercept 5 Johns
3、 ideas about how to solve the problem were so cogent that I had to agree with him. （ A） chronic （ B） cavernous （ C） convincing （ D） choral 6 He has got too much _to worry about your problem. （ A） on his mind （ B） out of mind （ C） off his mind （ D） to his mind 7 You are too rigid: you must learn to c
4、hange your plans when the situation it. （ A） calls on （ B） calls for （ C） calls forth （ D） calls in 8 If your expenses _your income, you will be in debt. （ A） surpass （ B） exceed （ C） survive （ D） pass 9 You can _your story by leaving out some unimportant details. （ A） abridge （ B） rewrite （ C） reve
5、al （ D） change 10 Could you please give me a hand? Lets_ the bookcase into place. （ A） shoot （ B） shove （ C） contain （ D） indicate 二、 Error Identification 11 All of (the) performers in the play did (well). The (audience) applauded the (actors) excellent performance. （ A） the （ B） well （ C） audience
6、（ D） actors 12 (That) the woman (was saying) was so important that I asked everyone (to stop) talking and (listen). （ A） That （ B） was saying （ C） to stop （ D） listen 13 This is the (longest) flight I (have ever taken). By the time we get to Los Angeles, we (had flown) (for) 9 hours. （ A） longest （
7、B） have ever taken （ C） had flown （ D） for 14 To control (quality) and (making) decisions (about) production are among the many responsibilities of an (industrial) engineer. （ A） quality （ B） making （ C） about （ D） industrial 15 If one does not pick up (his) dry-cleaning (within) thirty days, the ma
8、nagement is not (obligated) to return it (back). （ A） his （ B） within （ C） obligated （ D） back 16 His recommendation that Air Force (investigates) the UFO sighting (was) approved (by the commission) and referred (to) the appropriate. （ A） investigates （ B） was （ C） by the commission （ D） to 17 (Elec
9、tronic) mail to describe an upcoming workshop (should use) only (if) potential participants use this form of communication (regularly). （ A） Electronic （ B） should use （ C） if （ D） regularly 18 Confucius a statesman, scholar, and (educator) of (great skill) and reputation is generally held to be Chi
10、nas (greatest) and most (influence) philosopher. （ A） educator （ B） great skill （ C） greatest （ D） influence 19 (The first) electric lamp had two carbon rods (from which) vapor (served) to conduct the current (across) the gap. （ A） The first （ B） from which （ C） served （ D） across 20 (It is said) th
11、at Einstein felt (very) (badly) about the application of his theories (to) the creation of weapons of war. （ A） It is said （ B） very （ C） badly （ D） to 三、 Cloze 20 Humans not only love eating ice cream, they enjoy【 21】 it to their pets. Market studies show that two thirds of all dog owners give ice
12、cream to the dogs.【 22】 , says William Tyznik, an expert in animal nutrition at Ohio State University, “ice cream is not good for dogs. It has milk sugar in it,“ he says, “which dogs cannot【 23】 very well.“ 【 24】 by that knowledge but aware of the desire of dog owners to【 25】 their companions, Tyzni
13、k invented a new frozen treat for dogs that, he says, is more nutritious than ice cream-and as much【 26】 to eat. The product, called Frosty Paws, is made of a liquid by-product of cheese and milk with the sugar【 27】 . Frosty Paws also contains refined soy flour, water, vegetable oil, vitamins and mi
14、nerals. It【 28】 Tyznik, who has also invented a horse feed (called Tizwhiz) and【 29】 dog food (named Tizbits), three years to【 30】 the Frosty Paws formulas, and two【 31】 to commercialize it. After losing $25,000 trying to market the invention himself, Tyznik sold the rights to Associated Ice Cream o
15、f Westerville, Ohio, which makes the product and【 32】 it in cups. Tyznik claims that Frosty Paws has been tested【 33】 and that “dogs love it“. Of 1,400 dogs that have been【 34】 the product, he says, 89 percent took it on the first【 35】 . Three out of four【 36】 it to Milk-Bone or sausages. The produc
16、t, which will be【 37】 in the ice-cream section of supermarkets, comes in【 38】 of three or four cups, costing about $1.79. What would happen【 39】 a human should mistake Frosty Paws for real ice cream? “Nothing,“ says Tyznik. “Its【 40】 , but frankly, it wont taste very good. “ （ A） giving （ B） feeding
17、 （ C） sharing （ D） buying （ A） Surprisingly （ B） Unfortunately （ C） Therefore （ D） Initially （ A） swallow （ B） consume （ C） digest （ D） exude （ A） Bothered （ B） Impelled （ C） Annoyed （ D） Stimulated （ A） please （ B） raise （ C） train （ D） comfort （ A） contentment （ B） satisfaction （ C） fun （ D） luxur
18、y （ A） included （ B） including （ C） removed （ D） removing （ A） cost （ B） spent （ C） needed （ D） took （ A） one （ B） other （ C） a （ D） another （ A） perfect （ B） superb （ C） excellent （ D） top （ A） temptations （ B） attempts （ C） temperance （ D） temps （ A） assembles （ B） attaches （ C） packages （ D） labe
19、ls （ A） extensively （ B） faithfully （ C） delicately （ D） intensively （ A） received （ B） accepted （ C） treated （ D） offered （ A） trial （ B） try （ C） test （ D） practice （ A） preferred （ B） compared （ C） attributed （ D） related （ A） bargained （ B） negotiable （ C） available （ D） displayed （ A） bundles （
20、 B） parcels （ C） packets （ D） packs （ A） provided （ B） when （ C） though （ D） if （ A） harmful （ B） harmless （ C） effective （ D） ineffective 四、 Reading Comprehension 40 In a recent book entitled The Psychic Life of Insects, Professor Bouvier says that we must be careful not to credit the little winged
21、 fellows with intelligence when they behave in what seems like an intelligent manner. They may be only reacting. I would like to confront the professor with an instance of reasoning power on the part of an insect which cannot be explained away in any other manner. During the summer of 1899, while I
22、was at work on my doctoral thesis, we kept a female wasp at our cottage. It was more like a child of our own than a Wasp, except that it looked more like a wasp than a child of our own. That was one of the ways we told the difference. It was still a young wasp when we got it (thirteen or fourteen ye
23、ars old) and for some time we could not get it to eat or drink, it was so shy. Since it was a female we decided to call it Miriam, but soon the childrens nickname for it “Pudge“ became a fixture, and “Pudge“ it was from that time on. One evening I had been working late in my laboratory fooling aroun
24、d with some gin and other chemicals, and in leaving the room I tripped over a nine of diamonds which someone had left lying on the floor and knocked over my card index which contained the names and addresses of all the larvae worth knowing in North America. The cards went everywhere. I was too tired
25、 to stop to pick them up that night, and went sobbing to bed, just as mad as I could be. As I went, however, I noticed the wasp was flying about in circles over the scattered cards. “Maybe Pudge will pick them up,“ I said half laughingly to myself, never thinking for one moment that such would be th
26、e case. When I came down the next morning Pudge was still asleep in her box, evidently tired out. And well she might have been. For there on the floor lay the cards scattered all about just as I had left them the night before. The faithful little insect had buzzed about all night trying to come to s
27、ome decision about picking them up and arranging them in the boxes for me, and then had figured out for herself that, as she knew practically nothing of larvae of any sort except wasp larvae, she would probably make more of a mess of rearranging them than if she had left them on the floor for me to
28、fix. It was just too much for her to tackle, and, discouraged, she went over and lay down in her box, where she cried herself to sleep. If this is not an answer to Professor Bouviers statement, I do not know what is. 41 Professor Bouvier believes that insects_. （ A） do not have intelligence （ B） beh
29、ave in an intelligent way （ C） are capable of reasoning （ D） are more intelligent than we thought 42 On the evening the author fell over, someone_. （ A） had moved his card index （ B） had been playing card games （ C） had knocked over his boxes containing cards （ D） had looked at his collection of dia
30、monds 43 When he came to the laboratory the next morning, the author_. （ A） saw that his cards had already been rearranged （ B） realized that the wasp had been trying to help （ C） found evidence of the wasps intelligence （ D） found his index cards still scattered about the room 44 The authors accoun
31、t of his wasps intelligence_. （ A） is imaginary （ B） is convincing （ C） firmly proves his point of view （ D） is valuable for insect study 45 The purpose of this article is to_. （ A） oppose Professor Bouviers point of view （ B） support Professor Bouvier with his own experience （ C） further discuss wh
32、ether insects are intelligent （ D） illustrate the working theory behind the authors thesis 45 Modem technology and science have produced a wealth of new materials and new ways of using old materials. For the artist this means wider opportunities. There is no doubt that the limitations of materials a
33、nd nature of tools both restrict and shape a mans work. Observe how the development of plastics and light metals along with new methods of welding has changed the direction of sculpture. Transparent plastic materials allow one to look through an object, to see its various sides superimposed on each
34、other (as in Cubism or in an X-ray). Today, welding is as prevalent as casting was in the past. This new method encourages open designs, where surrounding and intervening space becomes as important as form itself. More ambiguous than other scientific inventions familiar to modem artists, but no less
35、 influential, are the psychoanalytic studies of Freud and his followers, discoveries that have infiltrated recent art, especially Surrealism. The Surrealists, in their struggle to escape the monotony and frustrations of everyday life, claimed that dreams were the only hope. Turning to the irrational
36、 world of their unconscious, they banished all time barriers and moral judgments to combine disconnected dream experiences from the past, present and intervening psychological states. The Surrealists were concerned with overlapping emotions more than with overlapping forms. Their paintings often bec
37、ome segmented capsules of associative experiences. For them, obsessive and often unrelated images replaced the direct emotional message of expressionism. They did not need to smash paint and canvas; they went beyond this to smash the whole continuity of logical thought. There is little doubt that co
38、ntemporary art has taken much from contemporary life. In a period when science has made revolutionary strides, artists in their studios have not been unaware of scientists in their laboratories. But this has rarely been a one-way street. Painters and sculptors, though admittedly influenced by modern
39、 science, have also molded and changed our world. If breakup has been a vital part of their expression, it has not always been a symbol of destruction. Quite the contrary: it has been used to examine more fully, to penetrate more deeply, to analyze more thoroughly, to enlarge, isolate and make more
40、familiar certain aspects of life that earlier we were apt to neglect. In addition, it sometimes provides rich multiple experiences so organized as not merely to reflect our world, but in fact to interpret it. 46 The welding techniques_. （ A） can cause a lot of changes in sculpture arts （ B） permit d
41、etails of an object to be seen clearly （ C） can superimpose multiple sides of sculptors designs （ D） can make artists adaptable to be surroundings 47 We can learn from the text that Freuds studies_. （ A） are more ambiguous than any other scientific invention （ B） have influenced other scientific inv
42、entions （ C） cause Surrealism （ D） have infiltrated Surrealism 48 Which of the following is true about Surrealists? （ A） They diminished all time barriers and moral judgments to combine disconnected dream experiences. （ B） They tried to express their subconscious world. （ C） They could transform rea
43、l existence into incoherent dreams. （ D） They wanted to substitute direct expressions for fragmented images. 49 According to the passage, it is true that_. （ A） artistic creations seem to be the reproductions of modern technology （ B） artistic creations have made great strides scientifically （ C） ar
44、tistic creations appear to be incapable of ignoring material advances （ D） artistic creations are the reflection of the material world 50 The sentence “But this has rarely been a one-way street“ in the last paragraph means that_. （ A） contemporary art has been nourished by modern science （ B） modern
45、 science has been nourished by art （ C） artists can become scientists and scientists can become artists （ D） the impacts of modern art and science are actually mutual 50 When I was a child in Sunday school, I would ask searching questions like “Angels can fly up in heaven, but how do clouds hold up
46、pianos?“ and get the same puzzling response about how that was not important, what was important was that Jesus died for our sins and if we accepted him as our savior, when we died, we would go to heaven, where wed get everything we wanted. Some children in my class wondered why anyone would hang on
47、 a cross with nails stuck through his hands to help anyone else; I wondered how Santa Claus knew what I wanted for Christmas, even though I never wrote him a letter. Maybe he had a tape recorder hidden in every chimney in the world. This literal-mindedness has stuck with me; one result of it is that
48、 I am unable to believe in God. Most of the other atheists I know seem to feel freed or proud of their unbelief, as if they have cleverly refused to be sold snake oil. My husband, who was reared in a devout Catholic family, has served as an altar boy. So other than baptizing our son to reassure our
49、families, weve skated over the issue of faith. Some people believe faith is a gift; its a choice, a matter of spiritual discipline. I have a friend who was reared to believe, and he does. But his faith has wavered. He has struggled to hang onto it and to pass it along to his children. Another friend of mine never goes to church because shes a single mother who doesnt have the gas money. But she once told me a day when she was washing oranges as the sun streamed onto them. As she peeled one, the
