1、武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 6及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension 0 The aroma of chocolate perfumes the air of the Rue dAssas in Paris. Entering Christian Constants state-of-the-art boutique, you find yourself in the kingdom of Pariss king of chocolate, where the humble cocoa bean is turned into mouth-watering chocolat
2、e Easter eggs. Constant, who is a chef, admits that chocolate is his passion and main interest in life. He first developed a fascination with chocolate when he was working for Gaston Lentre, a famous French pastry chef. Every year he has a theme for decorating Easter eggs: this year his decorations
3、are inspired by “Art Nouveau“ . Tonight he has a dinner for 130 to organize and he has to prepare a three-foot-high Art Nouveau-style Easter egg by noon tomorrow. This, for Constant, is a normal schedule. Constant believes that his chocolate creations are as much of a work of art as other sculptures
4、. It is, therefore, understandable that the restaurant, which he opened last month, is situated in the National Monuments Museum in Paris. During the day the restaurant is a tearoom and offers chocolate in every imaginable form. Customers can choose from a selection of sweet chocolate desserts or tr
5、y the more exotic spicy chocolates. Constant is also a professional “nose“, working closely with the French Institute of Taste. He is capable of identifying 450 different tastes and flavors. Constant explains that the mouth, which can only taste four thingssalt, sweet, acid and bitteris “stupid“ in
6、comparison to the nose. He believes that the nose is everything. In his book The Taste of Chocolate, he explains how in 1502 Christopher Columbus came across an island and went ashore. He was greeted by an Indian chief bearing gifts, among which were huge sacks of beans which Columbus thought was lo
7、cal currency. To his surprise, they prepared a drink for him. But Columbus, who disliked the odd bitter taste, continued on his travels, ignorant of the fact that he had just tasted cocoa. Like Columbus, Constant travels the cocoa countries where he checks quality and works with local experts. Quali
8、ty can vary depending on the region, year, and method of preparation. According to Constant, Venezuela and Trinidad have the best cocoa beans, which they export all over the world either as beans or as cocoa. Constant, who is a hard worker, only sleeps three hours a night. He talks long into the nig
9、ht with mem bers of a club he has formed. The club is called “The Chocolate Munchers“. Their main official activity is to get together for monthly dinners where they eat a very tiny dinner and tons of chocolate desserts. “I am an addict,“ Constant admits, “and I dont want to be cured! “ 1 Which of t
10、he following is the most inclusive title for the passage? （ A） ChocolateThe Passion of a Lifetime （ B） The Chocolate Munchers Club （ C） ChocolateA New Art Form （ D） The Last Word in Good Taste 2 What does Constant do now? （ A） He works for a French pastry chef. （ B） He owns his own restaurant and te
11、aroom. （ C） He is a sculptor for a museum in Paris. （ D） He is a chef in the Institute of Taste. 3 Constants newly-opened business_. （ A） provides chocolates with various flavors （ B） exhibits all of his chocolate sculptures （ C） often needs to prepare a big Easter dinner （ D） serves as a national m
12、onument in Paris 4 The underlined part “Constant is also a.nose “means_. （ A） he believes he has the best nose in the world （ B） his nose can taste salt, sweet, acid and bitter （ C） his nose can identify various tastes and flavors （ D） he is capable of smelling flavors from a long distance 5 Accordi
13、ng to Constant,_. （ A） ancient Indians used cocoa beans as local currency （ B） Columbus checked, the quality of cocoa beans in different places （ C） chocolate addiction makes people sleep less （ D） the quality of cocoa beans varies from region to region 5 French are elegant people. They are artists
14、in everyday life, having a very good taste in everything. They dont like American tourists wearing jeans to go into their luxurious and exquisite five-star restaurants. So one of the restaurants put a notice outside its front door. It read “No trousers, please! “ A gourmet coffee was sold in Tokyo a
15、s an antidote to stress. Its name supposedly meant to people that it would soothe the troubled breast. Yet when it was printed in English, it turned out to be “Ease Your Bosoms“. Swedes started a promotion stunt to promote the sales of their vacuum cleaner named Electro. Their original ad slogan was
16、 translated as “Nothing sucks Like Electro“. The General Motors selling of Chevrolet was very bad in South America. And the reason? The translation of this brand sounds like “no va“, which means “It doesnt go“ in Spanish. When Pepsi-cola invaded the huge Chinese and German markets, the efforts initi
17、ally fizzled. The products slogan, “Come alive with the Pepsi generation“, was rendered into German as “come out of the grave with Pepsi“. Coca-Cola also discovered something had gone wrong in Taiwan. The Chinese characters chosen for the world-famous product sound like “Bite the Wax Tadpole“. A bee
18、r companys slogan “Turn it loose“ became, in Spanish, equivalent to “suffer from diarrhea“. A company translated its sticky tape slogan into Japanese and came up with a sticky problem. The slogan “Sticks like crazy“ became literally “it sticks foolishly“ in Japanese. A tonic produced In China is mad
19、e of royal jelly and is supposed to be very effective for some chronic diseases. Yet it was translated as “oral liquid“, which means “saliva“ in English. In the brochure, it was described in this way: “it tastes like medicine“, when the language in the original meant to use it as a food therapy. Eve
20、n the wrong nonverbal cue can bring havoc to a product. A baby food company initially packaged their African products just the same as in the U.S. with a cute baby picture on the jar. They didnt realize that because so many Africans cannot read, nearly all packaged products sold in African carry pic
21、tures of what is inside. Pureed baby! How horrible! In an Asian city, where traffic is really very bad, to secure peoples safety, the municipal government has built underground passageways. Pedestrians are asked to use them whenever they need to cross the main street. A sign was posted once on the r
22、oadside, pointing to the entrance to an underground passageway, intending to notify English-speaking passengers, “Go underground“ . We chuckled at such clumsy translations. Is there anything wrong in the language? We must be aware that few words and idioms can be literally translated. Its best to hi
23、re the best for translation. Dont take it for granted that as long as one speaks a little English, he is autonomously able to do the translation. It takes a while to learn to be a good translator. 6 “No trousers, please! “sounds funny on the front door of a five-star restaurant, because it could mea
24、n “_“ in English. （ A） Take off your trousers, then come in, please （ B） We dont sell any trousers here （ C） We dont have any pairs of trousers here （ D） Anyone who does not wear trousers is not welcome 7 From the passage, you may guess that Chevrolet is most probably_. （ A） shoes of some kind that
25、South Americans like （ B） the brand name of a kind of vehicle （ C） a pet animal which runs fast （ D） a word in Spanish which has a very bad meaning 8 Any product with a cute baby picture on the jar will most probably_in Africa, according to the author. （ A） sell well （ B） receive favorable attention
26、 （ C） cause great interest （ D） bring an end to the product 9 The Chinese characters chosen for Coca-Cola_in Taiwan first. （ A） were well received （ B） had a wrong name （ C） sounded terrible in the language （ D） were all terrible words 10 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
27、（ A） Clumsy translations can sometimes produce the desired effect. （ B） We should not take it for granted that anything can be translated. （ C） Few words and idioms can be literally translated. （ D） Clumsy translation could mean more than just a laughing matter. 10 Vitamins are a group of substances
28、 found in food. The body needs them for life and health. So naturally, many people are concerned with the question: Am I getting enough vitamins, and am I getting the right kind? Even though very small amounts of each vitamin are enough for the needs of the body, the worry people have about vitamins
29、 has some basis. And this has something to do with their dietthe food they take in. A person eating a good variety of foods gets all the vitamins now known to be needed (with the possible exception of Vitamin D). The problem is that there are many people who dont choose foods wisely, dont get enough
30、 variety, and dont eat the basic foods they need to get their vitamins. So the answer to this question is: no extra vitamins are needed, providing you eat proper foods. In fact, many of the vitamins cannot be stored in the body, so when extra vitamins taken in, the body simply gets rid of them. It i
31、s even harmful to put too much of certain vitamins into the body. This has been found to be true of Vitamin A and D, when large amounts are taken in. What foods supply what vitamins? Here is a quick general idea. Vitamin A, for the health of the eyes, skin, teeth, and bones, is found in green vegeta
32、bles, fruits, eggs, liver and butter. Vitamin Bl which helps the nervous and digestive system and prevents certain diseases, is found in cereals, pork and liver. Vitamin B2 is found in milk, eggs, green vegetables and meats. Vitamin C, which helps bones and teeth, is found in tomatoes, certain fruit
33、s and vegetables. These are only a few of the most important vitamins the body needs. 11 Vitamin A is needed by_and can be found in_. （ A） bones pork （ B） nervous system milk （ C） eyes green vegetables （ D） teeth meats 12 Vitamin C helps_while Vitamin B1 is very important to_. （ A） teeth digestive s
34、ystem （ B） skin bones （ C） bones liver （ D） eyes meats 13 Vitamins are a group of substances found in_. （ A） body （ B） food （ C） pork （ D） digestive system 14 The body needs_for life and health. （ A） extra vitamins （ B） a good variety of vitamins （ C） large amounts of certain vitamins （ D） small amo
35、unts of each vitamin 15 If you take in more vitamins than you actually need,_. （ A） they are harmful to your body （ B） you get all the vitamins now known to be needed （ C） they help our bodies more properly （ D） your body simply gets rid of them 15 As the pace of life continues to increase, we are f
36、ast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life and working from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the
37、 bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individu
38、al. Some people are not afraid of stress and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “
39、flight or fight“ and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that h
40、ealth becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives it would be unwise to do so even if we could, we need to find ways to deal with it. 16 People are finding less and less time to
41、 relax themselves because_. （ A） they do not know how to enjoy themselves （ B） they do not believe that relaxation is important for health （ C） they are traveling fast all the time （ D） they are becoming busier with their work 17 According to the author, the most important character for a good manag
42、er is his_. （ A） not fearing stress （ B） knowing the art of relaxation （ C） high sense of responsibility （ D） having control over performance 18 Which of the following statements is TRUE? （ A） We can find some ways to remove stress. （ B） Stress is always harmful to people. （ C） It is easy to change
43、the habit of keeping oneself busy with work. （ D） Different people can withstand different amount of stress. 19 In paragraph 2, “such a reaction“ refers back to_. （ A） making a choice between flight or fight （ B） reaction to stress both chemically and physically （ C） responding to crises quickly （ D
44、） losing heart at the signs of difficulties 20 In the last sentence of the article, “do so“ refers to_. （ A） expose ourselves to stress （ B） find ways to deal with stress （ C） remove stress from our lives （ D） establish links between diseases and stress 二、 English-Chinese Translation 21 Love is of t
45、hree varieties: unselfish, mutual and ordinary or selfish. Unselfish love is of the highest kind. Here, the one who loves seeks only the welfare of the beloved and does not care whether he suffers pains and hardships thereby. The second kind of love is mutual love in which the one who loves desires
46、not only the happiness of his beloved, but has an eye to his own happiness also. Selfish love is the lowest. It makes a man care only for his own happiness without having any regard for the feeling of the beloved. 三、 Chinese-English Translation 22 每个人一生中都该有个志向，否则他的精力便会浪费掉。每个青年人都力求成为一个有成就的人物，一个青年人只期望
47、富有是不明智的，或只专心于求得权力与名望也是不对的。一个青年人希望做个有成就者。结果常常会实现，狄斯拉里(Disraeli)的故事是个例证。狄斯拉里开始过公众生活时渴望能成为一个学者及演说家，他在文学方面的成就比演说方面更为成功。起初他作为一个演说家时是完全失败的，不过，他认为有把握克服障碍，遂以不屈不挠的精神致力于这个目标的实现。他的一些朋友认为他这个念头是愚蠢的，甚至是古怪的，但他坚持目标不舍，最后终于成功，成为英国曾经产生的最有丰富知识的学者与最雄辩的演说家之一。这个故事并不是引来说明只是大学者或演说家。或二者兼而有之者才是有成就的人物。除了做学者或演说家之外，还有许多同样高尚与可敬的事
48、业。它只是用来说明一个青年人须志向高远，因为 “宁可志高而达不到目标，也不要志低而达到 ”。 四、 Writing 23 You are to write a composition of no less than 250 words and do your composition neatly on the Answer Sheet. Ypur composition should be based on the following topic: Topic: On Knowledge and Ability 武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 6答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehens
49、ion 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 纵观全文，都是围绕着 “Constant， who is a chef， admits that chocolate is his passion and main in ternet in life ”来描述的。 B、 C两项是两个具体事例。用来说明 Constant对巧克力的热爱。因此 A项为正确 答案。 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据文中第四段的 “It is， therefore， understandable that the restaurant， which he opened lastmonth， is situated in the National Monuments Museum in Paris During the day the restaurant is a tearoom and offers chocolate in every imaginable form ”可知，目前 Constant拥有自己的餐厅和茶室。因此 B项为正确答案。 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根
