1、考博英语模拟试卷 124及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Much _ I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equal her for thoroughness, whatever the job. （ A） when （ B） more （ C） farther （ D） as 2 To support the general statement in the first sentence, each _ sentence in the paragraph provides a different
2、example. （ A） relevant （ B） subsequent （ C） coherent （ D） antecedent 3 A hefty 50% of those from ages 18 to 34 told the pollsters in the TIME/CNN survey that they “feminist“ values. （ A） share （ B） regard （ C） attach （ D） dominate 4 I was not alone in my knowledge; the woman had also seen my fathers
3、 eyes gleaming with _ pride. （ A） contracted （ B） contested （ C） contented （ D） contrasted 5 _ the writers craft through a consideration of rhetorical patterns is a useful way to study writing. （ A） Exploring （ B） Exploiting （ C） Employing （ D） Embodying 6 The first two assumptions made about the _
4、of TV were dead wrong: that it would bury radio and it would be a threat to movies. （ A） recession （ B） advent （ C） diversity （ D） bias 7 An education should enable a student to get a better job than he would _ be able to find or fill. （ A） consequently （ B） nevertheless （ C） otherwise （ D） anyhow 8
5、 In addition to being physically sick, my dad was in the midst of a nervous _, though none of us knew to call it that at the time. （ A） breakup （ B） breakdown （ C） breakthrough （ D） breakout 9 Although they are very succinct that is why they caught on cliches are wasted words because they are _ expr
6、essions rather than fresh ones. （ A） stale （ B） stainless （ C） stable （ D） spotted 10 Though Americans do not currently _ abortions directly, costs are carried by other Americans through higher insurance premiums. （ A） implement （ B） terminate （ C） prohibit （ D） subsidize 11 There are probably very
7、few cases in which different races have lived in complete in a single country for long periods. （ A） success （ B） revenge （ C） harmony （ D） conscience 12 In the last century and a half, scientific development has been breathtaking, but the understanding of this progress has not _ changed. （ A） incid
8、entally （ B） dramatically （ C） rigorously （ D） temporarily 13 It is always useful to have savings to _. （ A） come but in （ B） bye up to （ C） make a fuss of （ D） fall back on 14 We seek a society that has _ a respect for the dignity and worth of the individual. （ A） at its end （ B） at its hand （ C） a
9、t its core （ D） at its best 15 Modern man is careless when disposing _ his garbage. （ A） of （ B） to （ C） at （ D） about 16 Negro slavery, many claimed, was good for all _. （ A） concerned （ B） is concerned （ C） to concern （ D） that concerns 17 To cry over spilled milk is to cry _. （ A） in a vain （ B）
10、in the vain （ C） in vain （ D） in no vain 18 “Do you want to see my drivers license or my passport?“ “Oh, _. （ A） either does well （ B） either one will do （ C） each one is good （ D） each will be fine 19 The novel, which is a work of art, exists not by its _ life, but by its immeasurable difference fr
11、om life. （ A） significance in （ B） imagination at （ C） resemblance to （ D） predominance over 20 A 50-ft.wave travels at speeds _ 20 m.p.h., and anyone whos too slow at the approach risks being smashed. （ A） in excess of （ B） in the reach of （ C） in exchange for （ D） in relation to 21 (Applicants) wi
12、ll be considered (provided that) their files (are complete) (due to) the deadline. （ A） Applicants （ B） provided that （ C） are complete （ D） due to 22 Elizabeth B. Browning, who (has remembered) for her (love) poems, (published) her (first work) at the age of twelve. （ A） has remembered （ B） love （
13、C） published （ D） first work 23 (Only if) (ten more) students register this afternoon (will another) pronunciation section (be opening). （ A） Only if （ B） ten more （ C） will another （ D） be opening 24 That intelligence (tests) actually (give) a measurement of the intelligence of individuals (are) qu
14、estioned by some (eminent) psychologists. （ A） tests （ B） give （ C） are （ D） eminent 25 (Track lighting) is one of the most popular types, (if not) the most popular type, (of) lighting (on market) today. （ A） Track lighting （ B） if not （ C） of （ D） on market 26 In fact, there is perhaps only one hum
15、an being (in) a thousand who (are) passionately interested in (his) job for the jobs (sake). （ A） in （ B） are （ C） his （ D） sake 27 Watching films of what hatred (turned) those people (into) made me choose to reject it, to deal with people (individual) and not to spot (all whites) with the Same obsc
16、ene images. （ A） turned （ B） into （ C） individual （ D） all whites 28 After a grueling (review session), some (confusing) students asked the (teaching assistant) for (still more) help. （ A） review session （ B） confusing （ C） teaching assistant （ D） still more 29 (Flourish) in the thirteenth century,
17、(traveling musicians), (called) minstrels, played an important part in the cultural life of (the time). （ A） Flourish （ B） traveling musicians （ C） called （ D） the time 30 There was (hardly somebody) in the room who paid (any) attention to him (even though) everyone knew (who he was). （ A） hardly so
18、mebody （ B） any （ C） even though （ D） who he was 二、 Reading Comprehension 30 There have been three periods in the history of post-war broadcast interviewing. The first, “the age of respect“, when it was an honour to have you, the interviewee, on the programme, lasted until the middle 50s. The second
19、, “the age of supremacy“, when politicians in particular looked upon the interviewers as rivals who made them feel uncomfortable by their knowledge and rigour of questioning, came to an end at the beginning of this decade. Now we are in “the age of evasion“, when most prominent interviewees have acq
20、uired the art of seeming to answer a question whilst bypassing its essential thrust. Why should this be? From the complexity of causes responsible for the present commonplace interview form, a few are worth singling out, such as the revolt against rationality and the worship of feeling in its place.
21、 To the young of the 60s, the painstaking search for understanding of a given political problem may have appeared less fruitful and satisfying than the free expression of emotion which the same problem generated. Sooner or later, broadcasting was bound to reflect this. This bias against understandin
22、g has continued. To this we must add the professional causes that have played their part. The convention of the broadcast interview had undergone little change or radical development since its rise in the 50s. When a broadcasting form ceases to develop, its practitioners tend to take it for granted
23、and are likely to say “how“ rather than ask “why“. Furthermore, these partly psychological, partly professional tendencies were greatly accelerated by the huge expansion of news and current affairs output over the last 15 years. When you had many, additional hours of current affairs broadcasting, in
24、terviewing turned out to be a far cheaper convention than straight reporting, which is costly in terms of permanent reporters and time preparation. The temptation to combine an expanded news and current affairs service with a relatively small additional financial expense by making the interview happ
25、en everywhere proved overwhelming. To be fair, there are compensating virtues in interviewing, such as immediacy and authority, yet in all honesty I must say that the spread of the interviewing arrangement has led to a corresponding diminution of quality broadcasting. 31 According to the author, in
26、the past politicians thought that television interviewers _. （ A） knew more about politics than they did （ B） should be honoured to meet them （ C） really were eager to be politicians too （ D） gave them a difficult time in interviews 32 In the 60s young people _. （ A） talked about problem instead of
27、solving them （ B） found political problems too difficult to understand （ C） preferred the expression of feeling to logical argument （ D） were dissatisfied with the standard of interviewing 33 From a professional standpoint, one reason for the decline in the quality of the interview is that _. （ A） p
28、eople are not so interested in politics （ B） interviewing techniques have remained much the same （ C） people are not so radical as in the 60s （ D） broadcasters consider the interview arrangement outmoded 34 Compared with other forms of current affairs programs interviews are _. （ A） shorter and more
29、 efficient. （ B） more carefully prepared （ C） fairer in their approach （ D） more sincere and direct 35 The author believes that because of the increasing use of interviews _. （ A） there are too many current affairs programs （ B） standards in broadcasting have declined （ C） the cost of broadcasting h
30、as increased （ D） broadcasters have become less popular 35 Visitors to St. Pauls Cathedral are sometimes astonished as they walk round the space under the arch to come upon a statue which would appear to be that of a retired armed man meditating upon a wasted life. They are still more astonished whe
31、n they see under it an inscription indicating that it represents the English writer, Samuel Johnson. The statue is by Bacon, but it is not one of his best works. The figure is, as often in eighteenth-century sculpture, clothed only in a loose robe which leaves arms, legs and one shoulder bare. But t
32、he strangeness for us is not one of costume only. If we know anything of Johnson, we know that he was constantly ill all through his life; and whether we know anything of him or not we are apt to think of a literary man as a delicate, weakly, nervous sort of person. Nothing can be further from that
33、than the muscular statue. And in this matter the statue is perfectly right. And the fact which it reports is far from being unimportant. The body and the mind are closely interwoven in all of us, and certainly in Johnsons case the influence of the body was extremely obvious. His melancholy, his cons
34、tantly repeated conviction of the general unhappiness of human life, was certainly the result of his constitutional infirmities. On the other hand, his courage, and his entire indifference to pain, were partly due to his great bodily strength. Perhaps the vein of rudeness, almost of fierceness, whic
35、h sometimes showed itself in his conversation, was the natural temper of an invalid and suffering giant. That at any rate is what he was. He was the victim from childhood of a disease which resembled St Vituss Dance. He never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs; when he walk
36、ed it was like the struggling walk of one in irons. All accounts agree that his strange gestures and contortions were painful for his friends to witness and attracted crowds of starers in the streets. But Reynolds says that he could sit still for his portrait to be taken, and that when his mind was
37、engaged by a conversation the convulsions ceased. In any case, it is certain that neither this perpetual misery, nor his constant fear of losing his reason, nor his many grave attacks of illness, ever induced him to surrender the privileges that belonged to his physical strength. He justly thought n
38、o character so disagreeable as that of a chronic invalid, and was determined not m be one himself. He had known what it was to live on four pence a day and scorned the life of sofa cushions and tea into which well-attended old gentlemen so easily slip. 36 Visitors to St Pauls Cathedral are surprised
39、 when they look at Johnsons statue because _. （ A） they dont expect it to be there （ B） its dressed in Roman costume （ C） its situated in the dome （ D） its dressed in eighteenth-century costume 37 What is the writers general opinion about literary men? _. （ A） They have well-developed muscles （ B） T
40、hey suffer from nervous breakdowns （ C） They have weak intellects （ D） They suffer from poor health 38 “The body and the mind are inextricably interwoven“ means _. （ A） they have little effect on each other （ B） they are confused by all of us （ C） they interact with each other （ D） they are mixed up
41、 in all of us 39 The author says Johnson found it very difficult to walk because _. （ A） he couldnt control his legs （ B） he generally wore irons round his legs （ C） people always stared at him （ D） it hurt his friends to watch him 40 According to the passage, Johnson had _. （ A） never had enough mo
42、ney to live on （ B） managed to live on tea only （ C） lived singly in the past （ D） always lived in easy circumstances 40 Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations. Later he used sharp bone or horn, metal knives and, more recently, rubber and plastic. And that was where
43、we stuck, in surgical instrument terms, for many years. In the 1960s a new tool was developed, one which was, first of all, to be of great practical use to the armed forces and industry, but which was also, in time, to revolutionize the art and science of surgery. The tool is the laser and it is, be
44、ing used by more and more surgeons all over the world, for a very large number of different complaints. The word laser means: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. As we all know, light is hot; any source of light-from the sun itself down to a humble match burning-will give warmth
45、. But light is usually spread out over a wide area. The light in a laser beam, however, is concentrated. This means that a light with no more power than that produced by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as it is concentrated to a pinpoint-sized beam. Experiments with these pi
46、npoint beams have shown researchers that different energy sources produce beams that have a particular effect on certain living cells. It is possible for eye surgeons to operate on the back of the human eye without harming the front of the eye, simply by passing a laser beam right through the eyebal
47、l. No knives, no stitches, no unwanted damage-a true surgical wonder. Operations which once left patients exhausted and in need of long periods of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable. So much more difficult operations can now be tried. The rapid development of laser techniqu
48、es in the past ten years has made it clear that the future is likely to be very exciting. Perhaps some cancers will be treated with laser in a way that makes surgery not only safer but more effective. Altogether, tomorrow may see more and more information coming to light on the diseases which can be
49、 treated medically. 41 We find that after the development of the laser in the 1960s, _. （ A） medical help became available to industrial workers （ B） the study of surgical techniques went through a complete revolution （ C） more and more surgeons began using surgical instruments （ D） mans whole approach to surgery changed completely 42 The laser beam is so strong because _. （ A） it is a highly intensified beam of li
