1、浙江大学考博英语模拟试卷 3及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Outside my office window there is a fire_on the right. （ A） escape （ B） ladder （ C） steps （ D） stairs 2 I_with the Browns during my stay in New York City. （ A） put in （ B） put down （ C） put on （ D） put up 3 Operations which left patients_and in need
2、 of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable. （ A） exhausted （ B） unhealthy （ C） upset （ D） fearful 4 Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell their vegetables_the black market. （ A） on （ B） at （ C） in （ D） for 5 The electric fan does
3、not work because of the_of service. （ A） pause （ B） break （ C） interruption （ D） breakdown 6 Macs close_to his brother made people mistake them for one another. （ A） resemblance （ B） identity （ C） appearance （ D） relationship 7 The thieves_the waste paper all over the room while they were searching
4、for the diamond ring. （ A） spread （ B） scratched （ C） scattered （ D） burned 8 The sight of the fruit salad made our daughter Kits mouth_. （ A） wet （ B） water （ C） soak （ D） taste 9 The_problem of bring a space ship back from the moon has been solved. （ A） technical （ B） technological （ C） technique
5、（ D） technology 10 A large part of a persons memory is_words and combination of words. （ A） by means of （ B） in terms of （ C） in connection with （ D） by way of 11 At her word she stood up and walked away, stopping at the window to pull back the curtain and_. （ A） look round （ B） look out （ C） look u
6、p （ D） look on 12 Their happiness was very_. （ A） crisp （ B） brittle （ C） delicate （ D） fragile 13 I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap_me. （ A） revived （ B） released （ C） relieved （ D） recovered 14 We should always keep in mind that_decisions often lead to bitter regre
7、ts. （ A） hasty （ B） instant （ C） prompt （ D） rapid 15 “If we fail to act now,“ said Tom, “Well find ourselves_in action later on. “ （ A） paid back （ B） paid for （ C） paid up （ D） paid off 二、 Cloze 15 Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoy my own【 C1】 _, I no longer imagine I can get throug
8、h a single day completely【 C2】 _my own. Even if I am on【 C3】 _in the mountains, I am eating food someone else has grown, living in a house someone else has built, using electricity someone else is【 C4】 _to my house. Evidence of【 C5】 _is everywhere. As I was growing up, I remember【 C6】 _carefully tau
9、ght that independence not interdependence was【 C7】 _. When I was face-to-face with【 C8】 _of some action, my mothers favorite remark was “【 C9】 _youve made your bed, lie on it. “ Total independence is a dominant thing in our culture. I imagine【 C10】 _my parents were trying to teach me was to take res
10、ponsibilities【 C11】 _my actions and my choices. And I grew up【 C12】 _that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very【 C13】 _to ask for help. I would do almost anything not to be a【 C14】 _, and not require any help from anybody. When I became ill my illusions of total indep
11、endence【 C15】 _in an instant. All of a【 C16】 _I had to face the fact that I could do nothing, not even sit up, 【 C17】 _someone elses intervention. I began to realize that not asking for help is, in fact, 【 C18】 _. I love to help people. If I dont let them help me back, I am not allowing them the【 C1
12、9】_satisfaction I enjoy. Learning this lesson has allowed me once and for all to see that my life really is a part of a larger【 C20】 _. 16 【 C1】 （ A） company （ B） companion （ C） fellowship （ D） friendship 17 【 C2】 （ A） by （ B） of （ C） On （ D） with 18 【 C3】 （ A） holiday （ B） vacation （ C） festival （
13、D） rest 19 【 C4】 （ A） transmitting （ B） allocating （ C） distributing （ D） circulating 20 【 C5】 （ A） relationship （ B） companionship （ C） independence （ D） interdependence 21 【 C6】 （ A） be （ B） to be （ C） being （ D） to have been 22 【 C7】 （ A） something （ B） anything （ C） everything （ D） nothing 23 【
14、C8】 （ A） seriousness （ B） consequences （ C） prominence （ D） signifi cance 24 【 C9】 （ A） now that （ B） in case （ C） on condition that （ D） for fear that 25 【 C10】 （ A） which （ B） as （ C） that （ D） what 26 【 C11】 （ A） of （ B） with （ C） In （ D） for 27 【 C12】 （ A） believing （ B） suspecting （ C） forgetti
15、ng （ D） remembering 28 【 C13】 （ A） eager （ B） dependent （ C） reluctant （ D） opposed 29 【 C14】 （ A） load （ B） block （ C） embarrassment （ D） burden 30 【 C15】 （ A） reinforced （ B） vanished （ C） abandoned （ D） reversed 31 【 C16】 （ A） while （ B） time （ C） sudden （ D） change 32 【 C17】 （ A） with （ B） witho
16、ut （ C） instead of （ D） in place of 33 【 C18】 （ A） weak （ B） shameful （ C） humble （ D） selfish 34 【 C19】 （ A） same （ B） such （ C） much （ D） past 35 【 C20】 （ A） life （ B） world （ C） existence （ D） whole 三、 Reading Comprehension 35 The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may
17、 not seem harmful so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future attacks on your privacy may come from anywhere, from an
18、yone with money to purchase that phone number you surrendered. If you doubt the multiplier effect, consider your e-mail inbox. If its loaded with spam, its undoubtedly because at some point in time you unknowingly surrendered your e-mail to the wrong Website. Do you think your telephone number or ad
19、dress is handled differently? A cottage industry of small companies with names youve probably never heard of like Acxiom or Merlin buy and sell your personal information the way other commodities like corn or cattle futures are bartered. You may think your cell phone is unlisted, but if youve ever o
20、rdered a pizza, it might not be. Merlin is one of many commercial data brokers that advertises sale of unlisted phone numbers compiled from various sources including pizza delivery companies. These unintended, unpredictable consequences that flow from simple actions make privacy issues difficult to
21、grasp, and grapple with. In a larger sense, privacy also is often cast as a tale of “Big Brother“ the government is watching you or an big corporation is watching you. But privacy issues dont necessarily involve large faceless institutions; A spouse takes a casual glance at her husbands Blackberry,
22、a co-worker looks at e-mall over your shoulder or a friend glances at a cell phone text message from the next seat on the bus. while very little of this is news to anyone people are now well aware there are video cameras and Internet cookies everywhere there is abundant evidence that people live the
23、ir lives ignorant of the monitoring, assuming a mythical level of privacy. People write e-mails and type instant messages they never expect anyone to see. Just ask Mark Foley or even Bill Gates, whose e-mails were a cornerstone of the Justice Departments antitrust case against Microsoft. And polls a
24、nd studies have repeatedly shown that Americans are indifferent to privacy concerns. The general defense for such indifference is summed up a single phrase; “I have nothing to hide. “ If you have nothing to hide, why shouldnt the government be able to peek at your phone records, your wife see your e
25、-mail or a company send you junk mail? Its a powerful argument, one that privacy advocates spend considerable time discussing and strategizing over. It is hard to deny, however, that people behave different when theyre being watched. And it is also impossible to deny that Americans are now being wat
26、ched more than at any time in history. 36 In the first paragraph, the telephone number is cited to show_ （ A） many customers didnt keep their privacy confidential. （ B） it is harmful to give a store clerk a telephone number. （ C） careless disposal of personal information can be harmful. （ D） custome
27、rs should inquire its use when giving telephone numbers to others. 37 What do companies like Acxiom and Merlin do? （ A） Compile telephone directories for businessmen. （ B） Collect and sell personal information to make a profit. （ C） Trade commodities like corn on the market. （ D） Crack down crimes l
28、ike stealing private information. 38 From Paragraph 3, we learn that_ （ A） cases of privacy intrusion happen only in large institutions. （ B） people are quite aware of how their privacy is intruded. （ C） it is not privacy intrusion when a wife glances at her husbands cell phone. （ D） Bill Gatess ema
29、il messages were cited as evidence against him. 39 It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks_ （ A） Americans are actually concerned about privacy issues. （ B） Americans are indifferent to privacy concerns. （ C） Americans are very frank about privacy concerns. （ D） Americans
30、 are puzzled about privacy concerns. 40 Which of the following is the authors viewpoint? （ A） Never give your private information to anyone. （ B） People should pay more attention to their privacy issues. （ C） Do not surrender your email to any website. （ D） It does no good saying “I have nothing to
31、hide“. 40 Open up most fashion magazines and you will see incredibly thin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonably expensive, impracticably styled clothes. But shouldnt clothes be comfortably durable and make a principle of being simple for the individual who wears them? Why are we const
32、antly told that we need to buy new clothes and add fresh pieces to our collection? Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make piles of money. If folks are convinced that they need a different look each season, that this years sweaters length and shoes style are important, they can be
33、 persuaded to buy. The fashion industry would have you ignore your shortcomings and just make you feel beautiful and happy. In fact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in peoples dressing. Fashion controls our lives. Fashion controls what we wear, what we eat, what we drink, the way we cut our h
34、air, the makeup we buy and use, the color of the cars we drive. Fashion even controls our ideas. You dont believe me? How many of your friends are vegetarians? Why are they vegetarians? Because it is fashionable! Where does fashion come from? Often the reasons are quite logical. Scientists and histo
35、rians study the fashions of the past and discover the secrets of each fashion. When girls see an attractive guy, their blood pressure rises and their lips become redder. Thats why guys think that girls wearing lipstick are beautiful. Why do guys shave their heads? In the past soldiers shaved their h
36、eads to kill the insects that lived in their hair. Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine, like soldiers. People spend a lot of time and money on fashion. But are they wasting their money? Changes in fashion help to develop new technologies. Changes in style create work fo
37、r people all over the world. Many people work in the fashion industry, particularly in the fashion capitals of London, New York, Paris and Milan. And finally, fashion makes you feel good, doesnt it? When you are dressed in the latest style, dancing to the most fashionable music, after watching the l
38、atest hit film, you feel great, dont you? 41 Whats the authors viewpoint about the models and their hairstyles and clothes? （ A） Unbiased. （ B） Indifferent. （ C） Critical. （ D） Appreciative. 42 It is indicated by the author that clothes should be_ （ A） comfortable and durable. （ B） new and fresh. （
39、C） expensive and fashionable. （ D） simple and unique 43 The fashion industry makes profits by_ （ A） selling the products at high prices. （ B） creating a need in you. （ C） helping you get rid of your shortcomings. （ D） making you look more beautiful. 44 The author thinks what has been found about fas
40、hions by the scientists and the. historians is_ （ A） incredible. （ B） amazing. （ C） reasonable. （ D） creative. 45 The passage mentions the advantages of fashion EXCEPT that_ （ A） it can help promote technological development. （ B） it enables people to remain up-to-date. （ C） it can create more job o
41、pportunities for people. （ D） it can make people achieve a great feeling. 45 On day one of my self-proclaimed Month of Gratitude, my five-year-old son woke up “bored“ at 5: 15 a. m. , I spied a speeding ticket in my wifes purse, and our water heater spluttered to its death as I was getting into the
42、shower. Ordinarily, I would have started complaining and the day wouldve been off to an ugly start. But this day was different. How cute my childs dimples(酒窝 )are. How fetching my wifes taste for adventure. Only 29 days to go. Just a week earlier, as I struggled with the feeling that Id been put on
43、this earth to load and unload the dishwasher, Id decided it was time to end my reflexive complaining. But it wasnt simply the little things that were annoying me. All of a sudden, my friends were dealing with bad news cancer diagnoses, divorce, job loss. Shouldnt I be celebrating my relative good fo
44、rtune? Id heard about the feel-good benefits of a gratitude attitude. Hoping for tips, I called professor Emmons, who pioneered research on the benefits of positive thinking. Emmons quoted new studies that indicated that even pretending to be thankful raises levels of the chemicals associated with p
45、leasure and contentment. He recommended keeping a log of everything Im grateful for in a given week or month. I followed his suggestions, but my first attempts at keeping a gratitude list were pretty weak: coffee, naps, caffeine in general. As my list grew, I found more uplift: freshly picked bluebe
46、rries; the Beatles White Album; that Im not bald. By day three, I was on a tear, thanking every grocery bagger and parent on the playground like Id just won an Oscar and hanging post-it notes to remind myself of the next days thank-you targets: the mailman, my sons math teacher. But soon, the full-o
47、n approach started to bum me out. Researchers call it the Pledge of Allegiance effect. “ If you overdo gratitude, it loses its meaning or, worse, becomes a chore,“ professor Emmons told me when I mentioned my slump. Be selective, he advised, and focus on thanking the unsung heroes in your life. Then
48、 professor Emmons suggested a “ gratitude visit. “ Think of a person who has made a major difference in your life and whom youve never properly thanked. Compose a detailed letter to him or her that expresses your appreciation in concrete terms, then read it aloud, face-to-face. I immediately flashed
49、 on Miss Riggi, my eighth-grade English teacher. She was the first one to open my eyes to Hemingway, Faulkner, and other literary giants. To this day, I am guided by her advice(“Never be boring“). I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Miss Riggi was shorter than I remember, though unmistakabl
