1、武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 14及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The appearance of the used car is_, its much newer than it really is. （ A） descriptive （ B） indicative （ C） deceptive （ D） impressive 2 She got used to his manner of speaking soon. （ A） had been used To （ B） would be used to （ C） became accustomed
2、to （ D） used to 3 For Sauces not only used his _ in the hold up, but also made his get-away in his own easily recognized family car. （ A） ammunition （ B） pistol （ C） armor （ D） treason 4 He cannot see anything without his glasses, so he made a _ of remembering to get them fixed before he went to wor
3、k. （ A） chore （ B） success （ C） point （ D） mess 5 The individual TV 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 6 Although Darwinism was a profo
4、undly _ world view, it was essentially passive, since it prescribed no steps to be taken, no victories over nature to be celebrated, no program of triumphs to be successively gained. （ A） limited （ B） debatable （ C） innovative （ D） paradoxical 7 The local authorities realized the need to make_for el
5、derly people in their housing programmes. （ A） preparation （ B） requirement （ C） specification （ D） provision 8 The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly_source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized. （ A） exploited （ B） controversial （ C） inexhaustible
6、（ D） remarkable 9 Three weeks after the suicide bombing, the police were still hunting for bombers for they believe more were _. （ A） on the verge （ B） on the sly （ C） on the spot （ D） on the loose 10 Thus _between the developed and developing countries. （ A） arose the division （ B） the division aro
7、se （ C） the division was arising （ D） arising the division 11 The jet quickly_into the sky and soon went out of our view. （ A） ascended （ B） launched （ C） assessed （ D） descended 12 The way people spend their leisure time is what makes people _and reveals who they are. （ A） distinguished （ B） discre
8、tionary （ C） distinct （ D） discrete 13 The professor gave _ instruction to the whole class so as to make every student understand how to conduct the experiment in the lab. （ A） explicit （ B） afflictive （ C） authoritative （ D） oblivious 14 Now the public has an unprecedented chance to peer over the s
9、houlders of archaeologists and historians and get a firsthand look at the _ of the Mongols and their Asian predecessors. （ A） legacy （ B） bequest （ C） converse （ D） miracle 15 Lessons written in blood _ the colonial people to uprising. （ A） propelled. （ B） prompted （ C） promoted （ D） proceeded 16 Cr
10、iticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not _ and should be avoided if possible. （ A） constructive （ B） productive （ C） descriptive （ D） relative 17 A new material_,we have good reason to be optimistic. （ A） developed （ B） being developed （ C） was being developed （ D） was developed 18 My
11、panic was_and ceased when I began to have my class. （ A） transient （ B） permanent （ C） trivial （ D） contemporary 19 His tick convinced none but the most _. （ A） credulous （ B） plausible （ C） trustworthy （ D） feasible 20 The ALSPAC report is the third in recent years to find few or no_effects from co
12、nsuming most types of seafood during pregnancy. （ A） adverse （ B） aggregate （ C） antagonistic （ D） animate 21 First launched in April this year, Net My Singapore also includes efforts that _ training, development, and the exploration of new technologies based on. （ A） obliterate （ B） sequester （ C）
13、encompass （ D） terminate 22 Perhaps my dishes will not be as delicious as those which you are accustomed to eating, but I beg you to grant my _ and have dinner with me. （ A） resentment （ B） requirement （ C） request （ D） reservation 23 He had wanted a 25% raise in pay, but after talking to his boss,
14、he decided that a 5% raise would have to _. （ A） suffice （ B） satisfy （ C） gratify （ D） delight 24 I was deeply impressed by the hostess _ and enjoyed the dinner party very much. （ A） hostility （ B） indignation （ C） hospitality （ D） humanity 25 According to the law of that country, the Parliament wi
15、ll have to be _ before the General Election. （ A） decomposed （ B） dispersed （ C） dissolved （ D） disintegrated 26 Due in large part to the complexity of its structure-over two hundred bones _ together by ligaments-the human skeleton is a marvel of architectural construction. （ A） binging （ B） bound （
16、 C） bounded （ D） bind 27 The water was so clear that it _ the trees on the river bank. （ A） shadowed （ B） shaded （ C） represented （ D） reflected 28 The hospital denies there is any connection between the disciplinary action and Dr. Reids_about health problems. （ A） allegiance （ B） alliance （ C） alle
17、gations （ D） alliteration 29 The_of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from all over the country. （ A） clash （ B） clarify （ C） clarity （ D） clatter 30 Am I to understand that his new post_no responsibility with it at all? （ A） keeps （ B） supports （ C） carries （ D） possesses 二、 Cloze 30 Soci
18、ologists use the term power to refer to the capacity of people or groups to control or influence the actions of others, whether those others wish to cooperate or not. Sociologists study power to【 1】 not only who exercises it, but also why it is exercised and who benefits from its use. Of the three m
19、ain types of desirablewealth, power, and prestige power is the hardest to measure. Most studies of power are nothing more than an average of【 2】 about where power is found. Many forms of power are so【 3】 hidden that only the power holders know their source. Because it is so hard to【 4】 , and because
20、 it is so tied to questions of ideology, the subject of powerwho holds it and how it is usedis a source of much【 5】 in sociology. Some sociologists maintain that power in America is concentrated in the【 6】 of a few people who have a common【 7】 and who tend to act together (Lorn-hoff, 1983, 1978). C.
21、Wright Mills (1956)【 8】 that America is【 9】 by a “power elite“ and set its total number at no more than 300 people. Other sociologists believe that power in America is【 10】 among many groups and people (Rose, 1967; Riesman, 1961). Sociologists do agree that real power may not always lie【 11】 we thin
22、k it does. The mayors of some cities,【 12】 , are sometimes mere figureheads who simply look impressive. The actual decisions are made by a handful of business leaders who stay behind the【 13】 . And some decisions are made at the lowest level, where the work is really【 14】 . Such is the【 15】 with the
23、 police officer on the beat or the teacher in the classroom. Clearly, power may exist【 16】 wealth; Not all the rich are powerful, and not ad the powerful are rich. But the two【 17】 are closely related. Wealth can sometimes buy power. In national politics, for【 18】 , candidates for office are often w
24、ealthy. The Kennedy brothers, the three Rockefeller governors, the Roosevelts, and Ronald Reagan are only a few men of wealth who have become powerful in politics. Moreover, power is often used to【 19】 wealth. How many lawmakers, generals, or labor union heads retire【 20】 poverty? （ A） settle （ B） d
25、etermine （ C） consider （ D） judge （ A） statistics （ B） guesses （ C） imagination （ D） suspect （ A） beautifully （ B） privately （ C） closely （ D） well （ A） test （ B） measure （ C） determine （ D） find （ A） difference （ B） digression （ C） debate （ D） dispute （ A） master （ B） hands （ C） control （ D） domina
26、te （ A） knowledge （ B） source （ C） sense （ D） background （ A） recommended （ B） meant （ C） suggested （ D） said （ A） run （ B） motivated （ C） forwarded （ D） supported （ A） cut （ B） scattered （ C） assigned （ D） divided （ A） when （ B） where （ C） what （ D） why （ A） however （ B） therefore （ C） for example
27、（ D） yet （ A） stages （ B） scenes （ C） appearance （ D） reality （ A） carried out （ B） acted （ C） experimented （ D） treated （ A） problem （ B） condition （ C） case （ D） situation （ A） with （ B） without （ C） together （ D） as （ A） kinds （ B） categories （ C） groups （ D） parts （ A） a time （ B） instance （ C）
28、all （ D） sure （ A） exchange （ B） buy （ C） acquire （ D） accumulate （ A） on （ B） in （ C） for （ D） with 50 For 【 C1】 _ the bloodshed and tragedy of D-Day, the beaches of Normandy will always evoke a certain 【 C2】 _ : a yearning for a time when nations in the civilized world buried their differences and
29、 combined to oppose absolute evil, when values seemed clearer and the terrible consequences of war stopped 【 C3】_ of the annihilation of humanity. But over half a century after the Allies hit those wave-battered sand flats and towering cliffs, the Normandy invasion stands as a feat 【 C4】 _ to be rep
30、eated. There will never be 【 C5】 _ D-Day. Technology has changed the conditions of warfare in ways that none of the D-Day participants could have 【 C6】 _ . All-out war in the beginnings of this century would surely spell all-out 【 C7】 _ for the belligerents, and possibly for the entire human race. N
31、o credible scenario for a future world war would allow time for the massive buildup of conventional forces that occurred in the 1940s. The moral equivalent of the Normandy invasion in the nuclear age would involve a presidential decision to put tens of millions of American lives at 【 C8】_ . And the
32、possible benefits for the allies would be uncertain at best. European defense experts often ask whether the U.S. would be willing to “trade Pittsburgh for Dusseldorf“. In practice, the question may well be whether it is worth 【 C9】 _ American cities to avenge a Europe already 【 C10】 _ to rubble. 51
33、【 C1】 _ 52 【 C2】 _ 53 【 C3】 _ 54 【 C4】 _ 55 【 C5】 _ 56 【 C6】 _ 57 【 C7】 _ 58 【 C8】 _ 59 【 C9】 _ 60 【 C10】 _ 60 On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non CFA franc countries of the region by Januar
34、y 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries【 C1】 _themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits【 C2】 _10 percent of the previous years government【 C3】 _; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase
35、 by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help【 C4】 _macroeconomic policies; and【 C5】 _up a common central bank. Their declaration【 C6】 _that, “Member States【 C7】 _the need【 C8】 _strong political commitment and【 C9】 _to【 C10】 _all such national policies【 C11】 _would facilitate the regional monetar
36、y integration process. “ The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to【 C12】 _broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and【 C13】 _institutions. In the colonial period, curre
37、ncy boards linked sets of countries in the region. 【 C14】 _independence, 【 C15】_, these currency boards were【 C16】 _, with the 【 C17】 _of the CFA franc zone, which included the Francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation
38、, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the regions countries have to【 C18】 _inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional【 C19】 _in Nig
39、eria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long delayed project can be【 C20】 _. 61 【 C1】 （ A） committed （ B） devoted （ C） adjusted （ D） attributed 62 【 C2】 （ A） to （ B） by （ C） with （ D） until 63 【 C3】 （ A） finance （ B） profit （ C） income （ D） revenue 64 【 C4】 （ A） coordinate （
40、B） draft （ C） ordinate （ D） compromise 65 【 C5】 （ A） building （ B） setting （ C） founding （ D） erecting 66 【 C6】 （ A） says （ B） writes （ C） reads （ D） states 67 【 C7】 （ A） accept （ B） understand （ C） recognize （ D） realize 68 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） of （ C） with （ D） without 69 【 C9】 （ A） commence （ B） u
41、ndertake （ C） initiate （ D） try 70 【 C10】 （ A） pursue （ B） seek （ C） quest （ D） explore 71 【 C11】 （ A） which （ B） that （ C） as （ D） what 72 【 C12】 （ A） accompany （ B） enforce （ C） execute （ D） compel 73 【 C13】 （ A） common （ B） separate （ C） several （ D） public 74 【 C14】 （ A） Towards （ B） From （ C） B
42、y （ D） On 75 【 C15】 （ A） therefore （ B） moreover （ C） however （ D） thus 76 【 C16】 （ A） dissolved （ B） discharged （ C） dismissed （ D） dispelled 77 【 C17】 （ A） consideration （ B） intention （ C） exception （ D） regard 78 【 C18】 （ A） date （ B） deter （ C） hinder （ D） delay 79 【 C19】 （ A） development （ B）
43、prosperity （ C） integration （ D） cooperation 80 【 C20】 （ A） revived （ B） renewed （ C） restored （ D） refreshed, 81 【 C15】 （ A） whom （ B） that （ C） which （ D） who 82 【 C3】 （ A） because of （ B） since （ C） because （ D） thanks to 83 【 C15】 （ A） culture （ B） confidence （ C） morality （ D） modesty 三、 Readin
44、g Comprehension 83 I was travelling through St Helens on the A58 towards the A580.and approaching a bend to my right. Luckily its a wide open bend with a reasonable view round the corner. I spotted a bikers helmet behind a car coming towards me and I thought “Hes gonna overtake that bleeding car! !“
45、 I simply repositioned myself into the left gutter of my lane and sure enough he came flying past the car on the bend. Had I not spotted his helmet just over the roof of the car and had I not moved into the kerbside I would have ran into him. head on. 3 years ago I was not so lucky. The left hand be
46、nd I was approaching was on the crest of a hill and the biker coming towards me apexed the corner onto my side of the road. We met head on. I only know this due to the police accident report, I have absolutely no memory of the events of that bright sunny Sunday afternoon on the 21st of July 2002. No
47、r have I any memory of the events thereafter for a whole week. Everyone I tell this story to tells me I am lucky to be alive. I wish someone could tell me how this defines lucky. I wish I knew how being left for dead on the road, having 15 hours of surgery, 20 pints of someone elses blood, 6 months
48、of depression and having one leg shorter than the other is lucky. Today was lucky. Today I got to Rivi, had a brew and a chocolate bar. a really interesting talk with someone whose mind is opening and came home to write this blog. That is lucky. There are things far worse than being dead. I appreciate I can still walk, I am thankful for the use of both arms, I am grateful my scars are on my limbs not my face, I am happy I am alive. I will never take for granted the things my body can do and the power of my mind. I know it certain
