1、厦门大学考博英语模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The child was so ingenuous that even when she knocked the television off its stand so that it was irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming. （ A） intelligent （ B） ingenious （ C） adroit （ D） naive 2 Reading became difficult for the
2、 old lady, so the optician_her a pair of glasses to make her reading possible. （ A） proscribed （ B） inscribed （ C） prescribed （ D） described 3 For many people, overeating and overspending are as_to Christmas as candles and holly. （ A） integral （ B） suitable （ C） inevitable （ D） compatible 4 Thousand
3、s of people _ from Greece every year to work in West Germany. （ A） emigrate （ B） leave （ C） abandon （ D） immigrate 5 The conversation was so interesting that we were _ of the lateness of the hour. （ A） generous （ B） credulous （ C） gorgeous （ D） oblivious 6 We were frightened by the _ of the crowd. （
4、 A） hospitality （ B） honesty （ C） humanity （ D） hostility 7 Since the early nineties,the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand,always-available products and services that suit the customers_rather than the companys. （ A） benefit （ B） availability （ C） suitability （ D） convenience 8 What
5、 _ about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed an attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that disaster-stricken family. （ A） worked me out （ B） knocked me out （ C） brought me up （ D） put me forward 9 Our corporations obligation under thi
6、s _ is limited to repair or replacement. （ A） warranty （ B） license （ C） market （ D） necessity 10 After the concert,the clean-up crew found the ground_with papers,bottles and cans. （ A） scrubbed （ B） used （ C） littered （ D） dispersed 11 In his _ to further knowledge of the universe, man has now begu
7、n to explore space. （ A） attempt （ B） expedition （ C） trial （ D） chase 12 The local authorities seemed to_for the accident taking place last week. （ A） share （ B） take （ C） criticize （ D） blame 13 The police_to emergencies in just a few minutes when the accident happened. （ A） responded （ B） replied
8、 （ C） adjusted （ D） appealed 14 Because of the currency appreciation of RMB, many people _dollar against RMB. （ A） ran over （ B） ran on （ C） ran through （ D） ran off 15 Havent I told you I dont want you keeping _ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys.? （ A） company （ B） acquaintance （ C） friend
9、s （ D） place 16 What he had in mind _ to nothing less than a total reversal of the traditional role of the executive. （ A） contributed （ B） dedicated （ C） amounted （ D） added 17 When he arrived, he found_the aged and the sick at home. （ A） none but （ B） none other than （ C） nothing but （ D） no other
10、 than 18 A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should _new operating procedures. （ A） result in （ B） match with （ C） subject to （ D） proceed with 19 Coach Green allowed John to join the basketball team although, _, he was not tall enough. （ A）
11、 economically （ B） technically （ C） methodically （ D） intellectually 20 The _ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the lifestyle of the people. （ A） implementation （ B） manifestation （ C） demonstration （ D） expedition 21 When Graham didnt come home fro
12、m school, we were very worded about him. But fortunately he came to no _. （ A） injury （ B） hurt （ C） harm （ D） damage 22 A new baby and a new job can be equally _. （ A） tremendous （ B） intensive （ C） demanding （ D） overwhelming 23 This problem should be discussed first, for it takes _ over all the o
13、ther issues. （ A） precedence （ B） prosperity （ C） presumption （ D） probability 24 These people actively try to _ what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English. （ A） suppress （ B） regress （ C） enhance （ D） revive 25 Clark felt that his _ in one of the
14、 most dramatic medical experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent. （ A） presentation （ B） participation （ C） apprehension （ D） appreciation 26 Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in fixed sequence and at a constant age, but there are cases where speech has started late i
15、n a child who_turns out to be of high IQ. （ A） eventually （ B） automatically （ C） decidedly （ D） inversely 27 Nxele denounced sorcery, adultery, _, incest, extortion, and murder; he would not eat prepared food, which he said was unclean, and stopped drinking milk. （ A） monogamy （ B） monologue （ C） p
16、olygamy （ D） polygene 28 Although Asian countries are generally more_in social customs than western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India. （ A） comprehensible （ B） conspicuous （ C） conservative （ D） conscientious 29 Until the constitution is _,
17、the power to appoint ministers will remain with the president. （ A） corrected （ B） amended （ C） remedied （ D） revised 30 Thousands of_at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance. （ A） audience （ B） participants （ C） spectators （ D） observers 二、 Cloze 30 Faster than
18、 ever before, the human world is becoming an urban world. By the millions they come, the ambitious and the down-trodden of the world drawn by the strange magnetism of urban【 41】 . For centuries the progress of civilization has been【 42】 by the rigid growth of cities. Now the world is【 43】 to pass a
19、milestone: more people will live in urban areas than in the countryside. Explosive population growth【 44】 a torrent of migration from the countryside are creating cities that dwarf the great capitals of the past. By the【 45】 of the century, there will be fifty-one “megacities“ with populations of te
20、n million or more. Of these, eighteen will be in【 46】 countries, including some of the poorest nations in the world. Mexico City already【 47】 twenty million people and Calcutta twelve million. According to the World Bank,【 48】 of Africas cities are growing by 10% a year, the swiftest【 49】 of urbaniz
21、ation ever recorded. Is the trend good or bad? Can the cities cope? No one knows【 50】 . Without question, urbanization has produced【 51】 so ghastly that they are difficult to comprehend. In Cairo, children who【 52】 might be in kindergarten can be found digging through clots of ox waste, looking for【
22、 53】 kernels of corn to eat. Young, homeless thieves in Papua New Guineas Port Moresby may not【 54】 their last names or the names of the villages where they were born. In the inner cities of America, newspapers regularly report on newborn babies【 55】 into garbage bins by drug-addicted mothers. （ A）
23、way. （ B） life （ C） area （ D） people （ A） defined. （ B） estimated （ C） created （ D） expected （ A） about （ B） up （ C） like （ D） already （ A） of （ B） like （ C） and （ D） or （ A） change （ B） wake （ C） beginning （ D） turn （ A） developing （ B） developed （ C） develop （ D） development （ A） makes （ B） has （
24、C） comes （ D） lives （ A） none （ B） few （ C） any （ D） some （ A） event （ B） work （ C） level （ D） rate （ A） for good （ B） with clarity （ C） for sure （ D） in doubt （ A） miracles （ B） miseries （ C） mysteries （ D） misunderstandings （ A） elsewhere （ B） anywhere （ C） somewhere （ D） nowhere （ A） unrefined （
25、B） undigested （ C） unpolished （ D） unspoiled （ A） ask （ B） find （ C） have （ D） know （ A） dropped （ B） to drop （ C） dropping （ D） drops 45 A child who has once been pleased with tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in identically the same words, but this should not led parents to treat printed fa
26、iry stories as sacred texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it【 41】 of a book, and, if a parent can produce【 42】 in the actual circumstances of the time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better. A charge made against fairy tales is that
27、they harm the child by frightening him or arousing his sadistic impulses. To prove the【 43】 , one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often guilty of cruelty than those who had not. Aggressive, destructive, sadistic impulses every child h
28、as and,【 44】 the whole, their symbolic verbal discharge deems to be rather a safety valve than an incitement to overt action. As to fears, there are, I think, well-authenticated cases of children【 45】 dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having heard
29、the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear【 46】 the pleasure of a fear face and mastered. There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds【 47】 they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc, do not exi
30、st, and that, instead of indulging, his fantasies【 48】 fairy tales, the child should be taught how to adapt to reality by studying history and mechanics. I find such people, I must confess, so unsympathetic and peculiar that I do not know how to argue with them. If their cases【 49】 sound there shoul
31、d be full of madmen attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on broomstick【 50】 covering a telephone with kissed in the belief that it was their enchanted girl- friend. No fairy story ever claimed to be a description of the external world and no such child ever believed that it was. 56 【 C8】
32、（ A） projected （ B） planned （ C） predicted （ D） expected 57 【 C15】 57 The first man who cooked his food, instead of eating it raw, lived so long ago that we have no idea who he was or where he lived. We do know, however, that【 56】thousands of years food was always eaten cold and【 57】 . Perhaps the c
33、ooked food was heated accidentally by a【 58】 fire or by the melted lava from an erupting【 59】 . When people first tasted food that had been cooked, they found it tasted better. However,【 60】 after this discover, cooked food must have remained a rarity【 61】 man learned how to make and light【 62】 . Pr
34、imitive men who lived in hot regions could depend on the heat of the sun【 63】 their food. For example, in the desert【 64】 of the southwestern. United States, the Indians cooked their food by【 65】 it on a flat【 66】 in the hot sun. They cooked piece of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in this【 67】 . W
35、e surmise that the earliest kitchen【 68】was stick【 69】 which a piece of meat could be attached and held over a fire. Later this stick was【 70】 by an iron rod or spit which could be turned frequently to cook the meat【 71】 all sides. Cooking food in water was【 72】 before man learned to make water cont
36、ainers that could not be【 73】 by fire. The【 74】 cooking pots were reed or grass baskets in which soups, and stews could be cooked. As early as 166 B. C, the Egyptians had learned to make【 75】 permanent cooking pots out of sand stone. Many years later, the Eskimos learned to make similar pans. （ A） i
37、n （ B） on （ C） through （ D） for （ A） raw （ B） crude （ C） ready （ D） fresh （ A） forest （ B） cooked （ C） man-made （ D） lighting （ A） volcano （ B） cave （ C） mountain （ D） valley （ A） though （ B） since （ C） soon （ D） even （ A） when （ B） which （ C） until （ D） as （ A） food （ B） a fire （ C） himself （ D） it
38、 （ A） to cook （ B） cooking （ C） cooked （ D） cook （ A） places （ B） realms （ C） areas （ D） domains （ A） beating （ B） frying （ C） drying （ D） placing （ A） stone （ B） board （ C） table （ D） plate （ A） zone （ B） sector （ C） method （ D） fashion （ A） utensil （ B） instrument （ C） tool （ D） equipment （ A） by
39、（ B） over （ C） on （ D） to （ A） supported （ B） replaced （ C） changed （ D） switched （ A） by （ B） on （ C） over （ D） at （ A） incapable （ B） unavoidable （ C） impossible （ D） unpopular （ A） broken （ B） destroyed （ C） spoiled （ D） pierced （ A） newest （ B） latest （ C） first （ D） worst （ A） stronger （ B） bet
40、ter （ C） more （ D） longer 77 Whenever you see an old film, even one made as little as ten years ago, you cannot help being struck by the appearance of the women taking part. Their hair-styles and make-up look dated; their skirts look either too long or too short; their general appearance is, in fact
41、, slightly ludicrous. The men taking part in the film, on the other hand, are clearly recognizable. There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an entirely different age. This illusion is created by changing fashions.【 C1】 _The same cannot be said for women. Each year a fe
42、w so-called top designers in Paris or London lay down the law and women over the whole world rush to obey. The decrees of the designers are unpredictable and dictatorial. This year they decide in their arbitrary fashion, skirts will be short and waists will be high; zips are in and buttons are out.
43、Next year the law is reversed and far from taking exception, no one is even mildly surprised. If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame. 【 C2】 _Clothes, which have been worn, only a few times have to be discarded because of the dictates of fashion. When y
44、ou come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear. 【 C3】 _Many women squander vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women, who cannot afford to discard clot
45、hing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Hem-limes are taken up or let down; waist-lines are taken in or let out; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on. 【 C4】 _Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability. They
46、are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, providing they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shivering in a flimsy dress on a wintry day, or d
47、elicately picking her way through deep snow in dainty shoes. 【 C5】 _Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of fickleness and instability? Men are too sensible to let themselves be bullied by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styles of dress r
48、eflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide. A. Changing fashions are nothing more than the deliberate creation of waste. B. No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. C. The difference between men and women in the
49、matter of fashion is fascinating. D. Over the year, the great majority of men have successfully resisted all attempts to make them change their style of dress. E. Because they shudder at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are annually black-mailed by the designers and the big stores. 78 【 C1】 79 【 C2】 80 【 C3】 81 【 C4】 82 【 C5】 三、 Reading Comprehension 82 What do the e
