1、厦门大学考博英语模拟试卷 11及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 While he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter; so most of his classmates were lenient and helped him along. ( A) helpful ( B) merciful ( C) enthusiastic ( D) intelligent 2 The cells (电池 ) were designed to_sunshine to electricity to run
2、 a motor. ( A) convert ( B) alter ( C) modify ( D) exchange 3 He _ the job because it involved too much traveling. ( A) took up ( B) applied for ( C) turned down ( D) switched to 4 Bank notes are not usually_into gold nowadays. ( A) inverted ( B) revertible ( C) convertible. ( D) diverting. 5 A year
3、 has _ and there is no sign of the situation getting any better. ( A) emerged ( B) enclosed ( C) clasped ( D) expired 6 The taxi _ in front of a girl, just in time to avoid a serious accident. ( A) turned in ( B) pulled up ( C) cleared up ( D) dropped in 7 It is an interesting _ that Robson can say
4、that he would not use gamesmanship, but felt that the professional foul was not only a legitimate weapon in a given situation but also his responsibility. ( A) dilemma ( B) discrepancy ( C) paradox ( D) assumption 8 The local authorities seemed to_for the accident taking place last week. ( A) share
5、( B) take ( C) criticize ( D) blame 9 He was_with the deadly disease when he was 14, and has suffered with it for 10 years. ( A) induced ( B) inflicted ( C) inserted ( D) integrated 10 Although the two companies talked about how little_ there is between them, they still expect to eliminate about 10,
6、000 positions from a combined work force of 140,000 after their mergence. ( A) overlap ( B) combination ( C) congregation ( D) inundation 11 Havent I told you I dont want you keeping _ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys? ( A) company ( B) acquaintance ( C) friends ( D) place 12 The_meanings
7、of the individual words do not help define all expression like “Drop in any time.“ ( A) literary ( B) literature ( C) literal ( D) literate 13 The two countries were fighting severely to _ every inch of the land, ( A) intervene ( B) contest ( C) imperil ( D) inhabit 14 You must insist that students
8、give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world. ( A) relevant ( B) simultaneous ( C) consistent ( D) practical 15 For the first time, we found_that allow us to connect the first phase of human evolution and the second phase. ( A) theories ( B) morasses ( C) frescos ( D) fossils 16 Wed like
9、 to _ a table for five for dinner this evening. ( A) preserve ( B) reserve ( C) retain ( D) sustain 17 It took a lot of imagination to come up with such an _ plan. ( A) inherent ( B) ingenious ( C) infectious ( D) indulgent 18 Fear showed in the eyes of the young man,while the old man looked tired a
10、nd_. ( A) watery ( B) wandering ( C) weary ( D) wearing 19 He is a (an) _ and well-behaved child, but his parents worry about him for he talks too little. ( A) obedient ( B) transient ( C) conscious ( D) passionate 20 As an _ part of China, Kongkong returned to the embrace of its motherland in July,
11、 199. ( A) explicit ( B) oriented ( C) integral ( D) optimal 21 The foreign minister would reveal nothing about his recent tour of the Middle East beyond what had already been announced at the press conference. ( A) as for ( B) in addition to ( C) along with ( D) in relation to 22 Students or teache
12、rs can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular ( A) gaps ( B) rate ( C) length ( D) intervals 23 Some educators try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of _ grouping is advisable. ( A) homogeneous ( B) instantaneous
13、 ( C) spontaneous ( D) anonymous 24 When American astronaut Glen returned to the earth and a hearty welcome _ him, he was considered to be a national hero. ( A) waited for ( B) anticipated ( C) expected ( D) awaited 25 The magician picked out several persons _ from the audience and asked them to hel
14、p him with the performance. ( A) by accident ( B) on average ( C) on occasion ( D) at random 26 It must guarantee freedom of expression, to the end that all _ to the flow of ideas shall be removed. ( A) prophecies ( B) transactions ( C) arguments ( D) hindrances 27 They moved to Portland in 1998 and
15、 lived in a big house, _ to the south. ( A) the windows of which opened ( B) the windows of it opened ( C) its windows opened ( D) the windows of which opening 28 The editor spent hours_every single page of that thick novel, looking for the slightest error. ( A) decorating ( B) scrutinizing ( C) rem
16、edying ( D) shattering 29 _the gift in beautiful green paper, Sarah departed for the party. ( A) Having wrapped ( B) To wrap ( C) Wrap ( D) Wrapping 30 To ensure its sustained progress in economy, the government has_a series of policies. ( A) reserved ( B) issued ( C) delivered ( D) expressed 二、 Clo
17、ze 30 The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal Nothing can【 1】 the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you【 2】 across accidentallyor a sudden【 3】 , fitting together pieces of information or working through
18、 a problem. Such personal【 4】 are the “payoff“ in education. A teacher may【 5】 you to learning and even encourage you in itbut no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. Thats【 6】 to you. A research paper,【 7】 in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor,【 8】 you bey
19、ond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a【 9】where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times.【 10】 the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure【 11】 which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge a
20、nd of self, that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to【 12】 a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others【 13】 you can do. Writing a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experie
21、nce in【 14】 out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills【 15】 to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering, an education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly【 16】 experience! To some, the thought of
22、 having to write an assigned number of pages often more than ever produced【 17】 , is disconcerting. To others, the very idea oi having to work【 18】is threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to【
23、 19】 . Instead, consider it a goal to【 20】 , a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you. ( A) exterminate ( B) impulse ( C) intervene ( D) exceed ( A) conform ( B) confront ( C) come ( D) console ( A) insight ( B) relaxation ( C) relay ( D) ingredient ( A) serials ( B) separation
24、s ( C) encounters ( D) segregations ( A) help ( B) salute ( C) scrub ( D) direct ( A) here ( B) off ( C) up ( D) with ( A) assigning ( B) assigned ( C) lounged ( D) lounging ( A) litters ( B) intervenes ( C) jots ( D) leads ( A) process ( B) interface ( C) interpretation ( D) prosecution ( A) Design
25、ing ( B) Designed ( C) Preparing ( D) Prepared ( A) outside ( B) within ( C) without ( D) upon ( A) grease ( B) glare ( C) suffix ( D) suit ( A) which ( B) what ( C) how ( D) because ( A) searching ( B) supplementing ( C) popularizing ( D) polarizing ( A) arrogant ( B) concise ( C) chronic ( D) appl
26、icable ( A) segmenting ( B) satisfying ( C) characterizing ( D) chartering ( A) later ( B) beforehand ( C) afterwards ( D) before ( A) accordingly ( B) acceptably ( C) independently ( D) infinitely ( A) overwork ( B) overcome ( C) lumber ( D) lull ( A) accelerate ( B) caution ( C) accomplish ( D) bo
27、ycott 50 Big cities today are confronted with very serious problems. Transport is a【 1】difficulty: some planners believe in【 2】 transport system; others believe in making it possible for citizens to move 【 3】 in private cars. There are several ways of 【 4】 a public transport system. Sometimes it is
28、built under the ground; sometimes it is on the【 5】 , and sometimes it is even above ground level,【 6】 in parts of New York and Tokyo for example. In most cases, of course, it is a【 7】 of some or all of these elements. The【 8】 of the city centers has also been a problem in the last 30 years. The hear
29、ts of many cities have become poorer and poorer,【 9】 more and more crime and violence,【 10】 the people who can afford to have moved out to the【 11】 . This is the opposite of the situation 100 years ago,【 12】 wealthy people lived in the center, and the poor lived 【 13】 the outskirts of the city. Ecol
30、ogical problems also【 14】 , as factories and cars pollute the air, trees are cut down to make【 15】 for urban clearways, and crowded conditions cause garbage to【 16】 in the streets. In order to solve these problems, some planners believe we should limit the size of our cities, perhaps by restricting
31、population, or perhaps by offering【 17】 jobs in the provinces. Others believe that cities cannot be limited in size and that the problems must be solved in a【 18】 of waysby creating green areas, building【 19】 houses for everybody, stopping factory pollution,【 20】 motor transport, and so on. ( A) min
32、or ( B) major ( C) little ( D) small ( A) mass ( B) mess ( C) massy ( D) messy ( A) outside ( B) through ( C) across ( D) about ( A) setting up ( B) making up ( C) taking up ( D) building up ( A) field ( B) earth ( C) surface ( D) soil ( A) like ( B) as ( C) same ( D) similar ( A) cooperation ( B) i
33、mitation ( C) separation ( D) combination ( A) decrease ( B) decline ( C) reduction ( D) release ( A) or ( B) being ( C) with ( D) against ( A) while ( B) though ( C) because ( D) even ( A) suburbs ( B) downtowns ( C) countrysides ( D) rural ( A) where ( B) what ( C) when ( D) why ( A) on ( B) in (
34、C) at ( D) by ( A) arise ( B) rise ( C) arouse ( D) raise ( A) place ( B) path ( C) road ( D) way ( A) compose ( B) present ( C) accumulate ( D) dispose ( A) potential ( B) attractive ( C) competitive ( D) secure ( A) various ( B) variable ( C) variety ( D) varying ( A) decent ( B) fundamental ( C)
35、delicate ( D) eternal ( A) developing ( B) forbidding ( C) reforming ( D) eliminating 71 【 C14】 ( A) Moreover ( B) However ( C) Therefore ( D) Hence 72 【 C9】 ( A) Furthermore ( B) Conversely ( C) Accordingly ( D) Nevertheless 72 The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s cente
36、red around aerobic exercise. Millions of individuals became【 1】 in a variety of aerobic activities, and【 2】 thousands of health spas【 3】 around the country to capitalize on this【 4】interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed【 5】 to this aerobic fit
37、ness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their【 6】 was not on aerobics,【 7】 on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass,【 8】 , and endurance in their primarily male【 9】 . These fitness spas did not seem to benefit【 10】 from the aerobic fitness m
38、ovement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs【 11】 few, if【 12】 , health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly【 13】 for males and for females. Many【 14】 programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and e
39、ndurance but on aerobic fitness as well.【 15】 , most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily【 16】 such fitness components have been related to【 17】 in athletics.【 18】 , in recent years, evidence has shown
40、 that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health【 19】 as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now【 20】that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. ( A) imposed ( B) engaged ( C) confined ( D)
41、 illustrated ( A) affluently ( B) eligibly ( C) gorgeously ( D) literally ( A) enhanced ( B) manifested ( C) developed ( D) established ( A) emerging ( B) hovering ( C) intriguing ( D) mingling ( A) prior ( B) entitled ( C) liable ( D) subjected ( A) action ( B) focus ( C) cement ( D) snap ( A) or (
42、 B) or else ( C) and ( D) but rather ( A) strength ( B) nutrition ( C) tolerance ( D) ambition ( A) practitioners ( B) enthusiasts ( C) referees ( D) recipients ( A) financially ( B) particularly ( C) legitimately ( D) excessively ( A) presented ( B) offered ( C) indicated ( D) demonstrated ( A) som
43、ething ( B) some ( C) anything ( D) any ( A) popular ( B) vigorous ( C) intelligible ( D) formidable ( A) current ( B) primitive ( C) uneven ( D) incredible ( A) practically ( B) Eventually ( C) Essentially ( D) Historically ( A) because ( B) if only ( C) although ( D) now that ( A) performance ( B)
44、 harassment ( C) identification ( D) portrayal ( A) Moreover ( B) Therefore ( C) However ( D) Anyway ( A) advantages ( B) benefits ( C) interests ( D) profits ( A) recommends ( B) reassures ( C) speculates ( D) mediates 92 Dinosaurs were reptiles which became extinct about 65 million years ago. The
45、most intriguing question about dinosaurs has always been “【 21】 did they die out?“ There is no simple answer to this question,【 22】 many hundreds of scientists are studying the problem. They are not studying the extinction of the dinosaurs【 23】 , but the whole question of extinction. Many other plan
46、ts and animals have【 24】 in the past, and it is important to understand【 25】 this happened. Having this information could help save many species that are【 26】 in the modern world. Humans are causing extinctions now, because of pollution and other damage【 27】 the environment. Maybe the dinosaurs can
47、tell us how to save the earth today,【 28】 their extinction 65 million years ago! Some of the early dinosaur scientists, 100 years ago, thought the dinosaurs died out because the【 29】 changed, and they could not breathe. Others thought that the dinosaurs disappeared simply because they became too big
48、. They were【 30】 to move and could not find enough food【 31】 One theory is that a huge killer meteorite【 32】 the earth. Some scientists【 33】 that the extinction of dinosaurs was possibly due to rapid【 34】 of the planets climate. Perhaps huge amounts of lava pours out of volcanoes in India. This sent
49、 up vast【 35】 of dust that blacked out the sun, and made the earth icy cold. ( A) when ( B) why ( C) how ( D) / ( A) as ( B) because ( C) even if ( D) even though ( A) themselves ( B) by themselves ( C) alone ( D) only ( A) wiped out ( B) eliminated ( C) been extincted ( D) died out ( A) how and why ( B) when and why ( C) how and when ( D) why and when ( A) at danger ( B) under threat ( C) dangerous ( D) threatening ( A) to ( B) for ( C) with ( D) in