1、同济大学考博英语模拟试卷 12及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 By such demarcation, strong, representative national societies can then be left to do what they do best-_young scientistsdevelopment at national meetings, and represent their disciplines at the national level （ A） foster （ B） founder （ C） found （ D
2、） foul 2 His talent for music remained latent until his wife bought him a guitar. （ A） hidden （ B） sophisticated （ C） delicate （ D） profound 3 Passengers are _ not to leave their eases and packages here. （ A） commanded （ B） informed （ C） notified （ D） advised 4 Congress shah make no law respecting a
3、n establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise_; or abridging the freedom of speech, and the right of the people peaceably to assemble. （ A） therefore （ B） therein （ C） thereby （ D） thereof 5 It must guide public opinion, after presenting_both sides of every issue and pointing out to
4、readers what measures seem to promise the greater good; for the greater number. （ A） inquisitively （ B） inconceivably （ C） appallingly （ D） impartially 6 The argument that children are no longer an economic asset, but more of a liability, drew more attention of the public. （ A） productivity （ B） pos
5、sibility （ C） responsibility （ D） necessity 7 Space is full of unseen hazards among which are cosmic rays. （ A） dangers （ B） ventures （ C） galaxies （ D） prospects 8 Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to,_the color of his skin. （ A） with the exception of （ B） in the light
6、of （ C） by virtue of （ D） regardless of 9 As my exams are coming next week,Ill take advantage of the weekend to_on some reading. （ A） catch up （ B） clear up （ C） make up （ D） pick up 10 GLIMMER: DAZZLE （ A） hit: strike （ B） recede: abandon （ C） murmur: resound （ D） muse: ponder 11 The individual TV
7、viewer invariably senses that he or she is_anonymous,statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience. （ A） everything except （ B） anything but （ C） no less than （ D） nothing more than 12 He_the job because it involved too much traveling. （ A） took up （ B） applied for （ C） turned down
8、 （ D） switched to 13 We have many holidays from the end of March till the beginning of April. They are the best days for _. （ A） blade （ B） coincidence （ C） balcony （ D） entertainment 14 After speaking for three hours, the lecturer found he could scarcely talk, as he had become _. （ A） dumb （ B） ina
9、rticulate （ C） hoarse （ D） speechless 15 Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling _ heavy schedules. （ A） with regard to （ B） as to （ C） in relation to （ D） owing to 16 This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important_of American life. （ A） facets （ B
10、） formats （ C） formulas （ D） fashions 17 So many children have bought the balloons that the store is now out of _ . （ A） stuff （ B） material （ C） stock （ D） staff 18 He is very_and well-qualified, so he should reach the top of this profession. （ A） ambitious （ B） urgent （ C） proud （ D） jealous 19 He
11、 added a _ to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm. （ A） presidency （ B） prestige （ C） postscript （ D） preliminary 20 After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U.S., he will _ work on a five-language opera. （ A） confine （ B） indulge （ C） resume （ D） undergo 21 Although money is a
12、lways useful, it isnt all _. （ A） what there is to life （ B） to which there is in life （ C） there is to life （ D） that is in life 22 The number of tickets available will be _ by the size of the stadium. （ A） determined （ B） related （ C） consequent （ D） dependent 23 In spite of the wide range of read
13、ing material specially designed or _ for language learning purposes, there is yet no effective and systematic program for the reading skills. （ A） appointed （ B） assembled （ C） acknowledged （ D） adapted 24 The sound of the roaring of a tiger is _ heard by jungle dwellers feelings unease, for a year
14、does not elapse _ victims falling to the tigers ferocity. （ A） always. with （ B） ever. without （ C） ever. with （ D） never. without 25 (Despite) the President wrote a conciliatory letter (deploring) the incident, the press was (adamant) in continuing (its) condemnation. （ A） Despite （ B） deploring （
15、C） adamant （ D） its 26 How can personal income tax be levied to_ as many as possible while at the same time ensuring State finances do not suffer too much? （ A） interest （ B） benefit （ C） profit （ D） concern 27 We cannot be_with him due to his misbehavior at the meeting yesterday. （ A） pecked （ B） r
16、econciled （ C） perturbed （ D） presumed 28 While attempting to look into the case,_ （ A） he found it was difficult （ B） the case was difficult （ C） it happened that the case is difficult （ D） difficult as the case 29 One of the main reasons is that the universitys_attracts students and faculty staff
17、all over the world. （ A） fraud （ B） respondent （ C） misconduct （ D） prestige 30 Tony has not the least_of giving up his research work. （ A） intention （ B） interest （ C） wish （ D） desire 二、 Cloze 30 There are so many new books about dying that there are now special shelves set aside for them in books
18、hops, along with the health-diet and home repair paperbacks. Some of them are so 【 1】 with detailed information and step-by-step instructions for performing the function, that youd think this was a new sort of【 2】 which all of us are now required to learn. The strongest impression the casual reader
19、gets is that proper dying has become an extraordinary,【 3】 an exotic experience, something only the specially trained can do. 【 4】 , you could be led to believe that we are the only【 5】 capable of being aware of death, and that when the rest of nature is experiencing the life cycle and dying, one ge
20、neration after【 6】 , it is a different kind of process, done automatically and trivially, or more “natural“, as we say. An elm in our backyard【 7】 the blight (枯萎病 ) this summer and dropped stone dead, leafless, almost overnight. One weekend【 8】 was a normal-looking elm, maybe a little bare in spots
21、but【 9】 alarming, and the next weekend it wTas gone, passed over, departed, taken. Taken is right, for the tree surgeon came by yesterday with his【 10】 of young helpers and their cherry picker, and took it down branch by branch and carted it off in the back of a red truck, everyone【 11】 The dying【 1
22、2】 a field mouse, at the jaws of an amiable household cat, is a spectacle 1 have beheld many times. It【 13】 to make me wince. However, early in life I gave up throwing sticks【 14】the cat to make him drop the mouse,【 15】 the dropped mouse regularly went ahead and died anyway. （ A） contained （ B） embr
23、aced （ C） packed （ D） littered （ A） ability （ B） skill （ C） quality （ D） technology （ A） and （ B） even （ C） yet （ D） but （ A） Furthermore （ B） However （ C） Even so （ D） Since then （ A） races （ B） creatures （ C） people （ D） human （ A） the other （ B） another （ C） the next t （ D） the following （ A） cau
24、ght （ B） held （ C） took （ D） picked （ A） that （ B） which （ C） it （ D） this （ A） something （ B） anything （ C） nothing （ D） everything （ A） crew （ B） members （ C） corps （ D） fellows （ A） sings （ B） sang （ C） sung （ D） singing （ A） to （ B） in （ C） for （ D） of （ A） was （ B） was used （ C） used （ D） was a
25、bout （ A） into （ B） on （ C） at （ D） off （ A） but （ B） because （ C） while （ D） in order that 45 The business of advertising is to invent methods of addressing massive audiences in a language designed to be easily accessible and immediately persuasive. No advertising agency wants to【 51】 out an ad tha
26、t is not clear and convincing to millions of people. But the agency,【 52】they would agree that ads should be written to sell products, disagree when it【 53】 down to the most effective methods of doing so.【 54】 the years, advertising firms have developed among themselves a variety of distinctive styl
27、es【 55】 on their understanding of the different kinds of audiences they want to reach. No two agencies would handle the【 56】 product identically. To people【 57】 whom advertising is an exacting discipline and a highly competitive profession, an ad is【 58】 more than a sophisticated sales pitch, an att
28、ractive verbal【 59】 device to serve manufactures. In fact, for those who examine ads critically or professionally, products may very well be【 60】 more than merely points of departure. Ads often【 61】 their products, and in the【 62】 of early advertisements for products that are no longer available, we
29、 cannot help【 63】consider the advertisement independently of our responses, to those products. The point of examining ads apart【 64】 their announced subjects is not that we ignore the product completely, but【 65】 we try to see the product only【 66】 it is talked about and portrayed in the full【 67】of
30、 the ad. Certainly, it is not necessary to【 68】 tried a particular product to be【 69】 to appreciate the technique section and design used in【 70】 advertisement. （ A） shout （ B） wear （ C） take （ D） put （ A） though （ B） yet （ C） however （ D） whatever （ A） comes （ B） settles （ C） sinks （ D） puts （ A） P
31、ast （ B） Over （ C） Passing （ D） After （ A） basing （ B） depended （ C） based （ D） decided （ A） variable （ B） distinguished （ C） distinct （ D） same （ A） for （ B） against （ C） on （ D） at （ A） lot （ B） many （ C） more （ D） much （ A） oral （ B） visual （ C） lingual （ D） edible （ A） far （ B） much （ C） any （ D
32、） no （ A） wear off （ B） make to （ C） outlive （ D） destroy （ A） point （ B） term （ C） run （ D） case （ A） rather （ B） but （ C） than （ D） not （ A） beyond （ B） away （ C） from （ D） to （ A） fact （ B） however （ C） that （ D） maybe （ A） how （ B） alike （ C） like （ D） as （ A） contest （ B） context （ C） look （ D）
33、 product （ A） seem （ B） go （ C） be （ D） have （ A） able （ B） alike （ C） like （ D） on （ A） their （ B） his （ C） its （ D） this 65 A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in identically the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stori
34、es as sacred texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it 【 C1】 _ of a book, and, if a parent can produce 【 C2】 _ 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 the
35、y harm the child by frightening him or arousing his sadistic impulses. To prove the 【 C3】 _ , 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
36、as and, 【 C4】 _ the whole, their symbolic verbal discharge seems to be Father a safety valve than an incitement to overt action. As to fears, there are, I think, well-authenticated cases of children 【 C5】 _ dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises from the child having
37、heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear 【 C6】 _ the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered. There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds 【 C7】 _ they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, et
38、c., do not exist; and that, instead of indulging his fantasies 【 C8】 _ 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 case 【 C9】_
39、sound, the world should be full of madmen attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a broomstick 【 C10】 _ covering a telephone with kisses 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 sane child has ever
40、believed that it was. 66 【 C1】 _ 67 【 C2】 _ 68 【 C3】 _ 69 【 C4】 _ 70 【 C5】 _ 71 【 C6】 _ 72 【 C7】 _ 73 【 C8】 _ 74 【 C9】 _ 75 【 C10】 _ 75 In the United States and in many【 51】 countries around the world, there are four main ways for people to be informed【 52】 developments in the news: Newspapers, maga
41、zines, and【 53】or television news broadcasts. A person may use one, or all, of these【 54】 for information. Each source is useful in its own way. Newspapers and magazines can give much【 55】 about a particular event. They may provide some history of the event, some of its causes, some of its effects,
42、or perhaps give an opinion or point of view on a particular development. Radio and television can help a person to be well-informed about what is【 56】 each day. It is also possible to listen to the radio or【 57】 TV and do something【 58】 at the same time. Many people can listen to the news【 59】 their
43、 car radio while【 60】 somewhere. For the student of English【 61】 a foreign language, an English language newspaper may be the most helpful news source【 62】 will also give you practice in reading English. Most daily English language newspapers are not very hard to read. They are interesting and helpf
44、ul in many ways. In some of them, you may be able to find news about your native country. You will find news, and information about important national and international political developments. No matter what you are interested in, you can probably find something in the newspaper about it. A story in
45、 the newspaper may help you【 63】 a problem. Other stories may be about good movies, concerts, or TV shows. Usually, an English language newspaper has several sections or parts. Each part of the newspaper【 64】 stories about different kinds of news. Some sections have a lot of advertisements which may
46、 be helpful if you want to save money. By reading the【 65】 , you may find something you want on sale. Or you may find that two stores are advertising the same thing, but at one store the【 66】 is lower. Other sections may have fewer advertisements or have only a specific type of advertisement to inte
47、rest the people who read that section of the paper. The first section of the paper usually has the most important【 67】 in it. Important【 68】 in national and international government and politics will be mentioned in the first section, and usually【 69】 the first page. Other news that is important to
48、the people【 70】 read the paper will also be in the first section. For example, The New York Times usually has stories about national and international news on the first page. There and on the other pages of the first section, the Times also has news about New York City and other nearby areas. This l
49、ocal news is important to many people who read The New York Times. 95 Like many other aspects of the computer age, Yahoo began as an idea,【 21】 into a hobby and lately has【 22】 into a full-time passion. The two developers of Yahoo, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph. D candidates【 23】 Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, started their guide in Apr
