1、考博英语模拟试卷 101及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The severance of church and state is a basic principle of our government. （ A） integration （ B） discrimination （ C） separation （ D） exposition 2 One of the consequences of advanced cognitive ability has been the emergence of cultural life. （ A） commen
2、dable （ B） compiling （ C） perceptive （ D） pertinent 3 Some corpses were so badly dismembered that they couldnt be identified as men or women. （ A） dismissed （ B） severed （ C） dispersed （ D） disposed 4 He tried but failed in his attempt to avoid being prosecuted by practicing bribery. （ A） sentenced
3、by （ B） accused of （ C） condemned of （ D） blamed for 5 There is a large joint programme of development among leading US computer companies, and IBM, though it says nothing, may well have the biggest programme of all. （ A） prosecuted （ B） consolidated （ C） unified （ D） boosted 6 The idea of time is i
4、ncorporated in all languages of the world. （ A） assigned （ B） contained （ C） indicated （ D） evidenced 7 Nail polish is made from cellulose lacquer, and opaque nail polish can be made by adding titanium oxide. （ A） varnish （ B） wax （ C） resin （ D） tallow 8 He made a dispatch for a specific purpose. （
5、 A） expedition （ B） punch （ C） declaration （ D） raid 9 A goal of modern dance often is to express the dancers innermost feelings and emotions. （ A） most original （ B） most personal （ C） most selfish （ D） most enchanting 10 The freshmen will be notified regarding the college placement examination. （
6、A） condoned （ B） informed （ C） emulated （ D） deformed 11 My landlady is always trying to meddle in everything we do. （ A） interfere （ B） intrude （ C） order （ D） encase 12 Nature constantly yields to man in New York: witness those fragile side walk trees gamely straggling against encroaching cement a
7、nd petrol fumes. （ A） turns to （ B） gives way to （ C） recedes to （ D） gets back to 13 The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight and did nothing to help the drowning child. （ A） pitiable （ B） unreasonable （ C） depressing （ D） immoral 14 Hardy was stimulated by the sights, sounds and sme
8、lls about him; he was enjoying his sensuous experience. （ A） sensational （ B） sentimental （ C） sensitive （ D） sensible 15 His company empowered the young engineer to negotiate the contract to be signed with the American Microsoft. （ A） enforced （ B） strengthened （ C） ordered （ D） authorized 16 I wis
9、h I could report a dazzling success but in fact it does not quite come off. I dont think I may live up for my fathers expectation. （ A） come on time （ B） go off well （ C） appear properly （ D） boil down to 17 The Pakistan government is leaning on the Taliban government to hand over Osama to save this
10、 entire region from catastrophe. （ A） unhappiness （ B） disaster （ C） depression （ D） tragedy 18 The group is dedicated to preventing the PLO from entering peace negotiations with Jordan. （ A） contributed （ B） cemented （ C） devoted （ D） dispatched 19 With the development of sophisticate instruments,
11、earthquake will become predictable. （ A） advanced （ B） delicate （ C） dedicated （ D） difficult 20 The ongoing negotiation relied on unorthodox channels, avoiding the dull State Department, which he disdained. （ A） respected （ B） neglected （ C） denied （ D） despised 21 Profit sharing is a good _ for em
12、ployees. （ A） treatment （ B） experiment （ C） incentive （ D） reinforce 22 Social workers often use _ in their research. （ A） frauds （ B） narrations （ C） refutations （ D） questionnaire 23 His fellow workers like and respect him because he is a man of _. （ A） sincerity （ B） injustice （ C） inquiry （ D）
13、hostility 24 The World War II ended during Trumans _. （ A） Presidency （ B） succession （ C） realm （ D） duration 25 _ metal ran out of the furnace. （ A） Molten （ B） Graded （ C） Welded （ D） Consolidated 26 The spokes in a bicycle wheel are arranged in a _ pattern. （ A） radial （ B） radical （ C） spherica
14、l （ D） spiral 27 His voice _ his Welsh origins though he has been living in New York for 25 years. （ A） preserves （ B） muffles （ C） monitors （ D） betrays 28 I hope my students will allow a _ for error correction. （ A） quota （ B） margin （ C） burial （ D） fringe 29 Many people nowadays _ an oath that h
15、e will never get married. （ A） quote （ B） swear （ C） declare （ D） claim 30 A diet of _ food is served to every hospital patient. （ A） filthy （ B） clinical （ C） nourishing （ D） stuffy 31 The doctor said, “Im going to _ a course of treatment for you.“ （ A） dispose （ B） hypothesize （ C） manipulate （ D）
16、 prescribe 32 He went on to say that he would go to his hometown in _ of peace. （ A） quest （ B） allowance （ C） thirst （ D） greed 33 My grandmother _ the photographs of her two grandchildren. （ A） comprises （ B） treasures （ C） offends （ D） notarizes 34 He might cheat his friends in a cheap card game,
17、 but he remains basically _ in his business dealings. （ A） suspicious （ B） sophisticated （ C） straightforward （ D） shrewd 35 If the world was really like what the figure pictures, then each individual today would have only one _ a hundred or a million generation. （ A） manufacturer （ B） offspring （ C
18、） descendant （ D） ancestor 36 We finish this chapter by giving you examples of nutritious, well balanced easy meals. These are not at all original or _ but are based on the ordinary things that most people tend to eat. （ A） exotic （ B） majestic （ C） weird （ D） provincial 37 For the cast of this migh
19、ty epic, Vidal _ his brilliant family and social connections, which included Mary Pick ford, Marion Davies and throngs for the political world. （ A） drew off （ B） drew out （ C） drew up （ D） drew on 38 Eventually the rarer genes will disappear and the genetic types, _ leaving fewer offspring will bec
20、ome. （ A） extinguished （ B） extraordinary （ C） extinct （ D） extreme 39 In view of the depression of the national economy, there are plans to _, a much greater harvest from the timber resource. （ A） excel （ B） expel （ C） expire （ D） extract 40 At that time the earnings of the boxers were _ and they c
21、ould make money for their followers as well. （ A） faint （ B） fabric （ C） fragile （ D） fabulous 二、 Cloze 40 Motorways are, no doubt the safest roads in Britain. Mile【 41】 mile, vehicle for vehicle, you are much【 42】 likely to be killed or seriously injured than on an ordinary road. On【 43】 hand, if y
22、ou do have a serious accident on a motorway, fatalities are much more likely to【 44】 than in a comparable accident【 45】 on the roads. Motorways have no【 46】 bends, no roundabouts or traffic lights and【 47】 speeds are much greater than on other roads. Though the 70 mph limit is【 48】 in force, it is o
23、ften treated with the contempt that most drivers have for the 30 mph limit applying in built up areas in Britain. Added to this is the fact that motorway drivers seem to like traveling in groups with perhaps【 49】 ten metres between each vehicle. The resulting horrific pile-ups【 50】 vehicle stops for
24、 some reason mechanical failure, driver error and so on have become all【 51】 familiar through pictures in newspapers or on television. How【 52】 of these drivers realize that it takes a car about one hundred metres to brake to a stop【 53】 70 mph? Drivers also seem to think that motorway driving gives
25、 them complete protection from the changing weather.【 54】 wet the road, whatever the visibility in mist or fog, on they【 55】 at ridiculous speeds oblivious of police warnings or speed restrictions【 56】 their journey comes to a conclusion. Perhaps one remedy【 57】 this motorway madness would be better
26、 driver education. At present, learner drivers are bared【 58】 motorways and are thus as far as this kind of driving is【 59】thrown in at the deep end. However, much more efficient policing is required,【 60】 it is the duty of the police not only to enforce the law but also to protect the general publi
27、c from its own foolishness. （ A） for （ B） after （ C） to （ D） by （ A） more （ B） far （ C） less （ D） lesser （ A） another （ B） other （ C） one （ D） the other （ A） come up （ B） occur （ C） be found （ D） arise （ A） everywhere （ B） elsewhere （ C） anywhere （ D） somewhere （ A） pointed （ B） steep （ C） vertical
28、（ D） sharp （ A） thus （ B） then （ C） so （ D） thereupon （ A） yet （ B） even （ C） still （ D） subsequently （ A） utterly （ B） simply （ C） barely （ D） purely （ A） because （ B） since （ C） when （ D） for （ A） too （ B） also （ C） unduly （ D） unreasonably （ A） many （ B） much （ C） deeply （ D） profoundly （ A） to （
29、 B） from （ C） at （ D） for （ A） Whatever （ B） However （ C） Whoever （ D） How （ A） push （ B） rake （ C） till （ D） plough （ A） unless （ B） before （ C） thus （ D） until （ A） to （ B） for （ C） of （ D） on （ A） from （ B） against （ C） away （ D） off （ A） related （ B） considered （ C） concerned （ D） touched （ A） b
30、ut （ B） then （ C） them （ D） for 三、 Reading Comprehension 60 The mid-sixties saw the start of a project that, along with other similar research, was to teach us a great deal about the chimpanzee mind. This was project Washoe, conceived by Trixie and Allen Gardner. They purchased an infant chimpanzee
31、and began to teach her the signs of ASL, the American Sign Language used by the deaf. Twenty years earlier another husband and wife team, Richard and Cathy Hayes, had tried, with an almost total lack of success, to teach a young chimp, Vikki, to talk. The Hayess undertaking taught us a test about th
32、e chimpanzee mind, but Vikki, although she did well in IQ tests, and was clearly an intelligent youngster, could not learn human speech. The Gardners, however, achieved spectacular success with their pupil, Washoe. Not only did she learn signs easily, but she quickly began to string them together in
33、 meaningful ways. It was clear that each sign evoked, in her mind, a mental image of the object it represented. If, for example, she was asked, in sign language, to fetch an apple, she would go and locate an apple that was out of sight in another room. Other chimps entered the project, some starting
34、 their lives in deaf signing families before joining Washoe. And finally Washoe adopted an infant, Loulis. He came from a lab where no thought of teaching signs had ever penetrated. When he was with Washoe he was given no lessons in language acquisition-not by humans, anyway. Yet by the time“ he was
35、 eight years old. he had made fifty-eight signs in their correct contexts. How did he learn them? Mostly, it seems, by imitating the behavior of Washoe and the other three signing chimps, Dar, Moja and Tam. Sometimes, though, he received tuition from Washoe herself. One day, for example, she began t
36、o swagger about bipedally, hair bristling, signing food! food! food! in great excitement. She had seen a human approaching with a bar of chocolate. Loulis, only eighteen months old, watched passively. Suddenly Washoe stopped her swaggering, went over to him, took his hand, and moulded the sign for f
37、ood (fingers pointing towards mouth). Another time, in a similar context, she made the sign for chewing gum, but with her hand on his body. On a third occasion Washoe picked up a small chair, took it over to Loulis, set it down in front of him, and very distinctly made the chair sign three times, wa
38、tching him closely as she did so. The two food signs became incorporated into Louliss vocabulary but the sign for chair did not. Obviously the priorities of a young chimp are similar to those of a human child! Chimpanzees who have been taught a language can combine signs creatively in order to descr
39、ibe objects for which they have no symbol. Washoe, for example, puzzled her caretakers by asking, repeatedly, for a rock berry. Eventually it transpired that she was referring to brazil nuts which she had encountered for the first time a while before. Another language- trained chimp described a cucu
40、mber as a green banana. They can even invent signs. Lucy, as she got older, had to be put on a leash for her outings. One day, eager to set off but having no sign for leash, she signaled her wishes by holding a crooked index finger to the ring on her collar. This sign became part of her vocabulary.
41、61 The example of Washoe being sent to fetch an apple which is in another room indicates that _. （ A） chimps may have more than one way to fetch food （ B） chimps can associate one sign with another in a meaningful way （ C） chimps can learn the signs of ASL, the American Sign Language used by the dea
42、f （ D） chimps have their particular ways for finding what they want 62 The main idea of Paragraph 2 can be summarized as: （ A） chimps can also be taught to imitate their elders （ B） like human beings, chimps can also learn some sign language through self-taught （ C） young chimps can be clever enough
43、 to watch and learn （ D） a young chimp is similar to a human child in intelligence development to know the nature of some objects 63 The word transpire in Paragraph 3 can probably mean _. （ A） it turned out that （ B） it transformed that （ C） it seemed that （ D） it made clear that 64 From what is sai
44、d in the passage we can conclude that _. （ A） some animals do have intelligence to some extent （ B） chimps can be taught to use human language if enough time is given （ C） chimps can even geese some particular signs to express what they want （ D） chimps can be as creative as human beings 65 The best
45、 title of this passage can be: （ A） Some New Research Findings on the Chimpanzee Mind （ B） Chimpanzee Can Be Much More Intelligent and Creative than We Had Expected （ C） Chimpanzee and Sign Language （ D） Chimpanzees Are Proved to Be Closer to Human Beings in Language Learning 65 The Pakistani presid
46、ent, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, announced here today that a delegation of Pakistani officials would fly to the Talibans headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Monday to renew demands that the militia surrender Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden. U. S. officials have named bin Laden, who has be
47、en given shelter by the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan, as the prime suspect in Tuesdays terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. “We are aware of the gravity of the situation and know that in the lives of, nations, such situations do arise that require making important decisions,“ Musharraf sai
48、d at a meeting with Pakistani newspaper editors. The Talibans leader, Mohammad Omar, has refused to give up bin Laden, claiming he is not responsible for the U. S. attacks. “The Pakistan government is leaning on the Taliban government to hand over Osama to save this entire region from catastrophe,“
49、said Najam Sethi, editor of the weekly newspaper Friday Times, who participated in the meeting with Musharraf. “I am not sure whether there is much chance of that happening, but the pressure is on from the Pakistan government.“ Pakistan has been a key supporter of the Taliban, which controls more than 90 percent of Afghanistan and has enforced a strict interpretation of Islamic law in the country. Omar, the Taliban leader, today convened an emergency meeting o
