1、考博英语模拟试卷 189及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The government is trying to _ better understanding between the two countries. （ A） raise （ B） promote （ C） heighten （ D） increase 2 Trees _ themselves by seeds. （ A） cultivate （ B） grow （ C） enrich （ D） propagate 3 Under the guidance of their teacher,
2、 the pupils are building a model boat _ by steam: （ A） towed （ B） tossed （ C） propelled （ D） pressed 4 The food was divided _ according to the age and size of the children. （ A） equally （ B） proportionately （ C） sufficiently （ D） adequately 5 She _ the list of names to see if hers was on it. （ A） gl
3、anced （ B） gazed （ C） peered （ D） seamed 6 I dont think the charge for overhauling the equipment is excessive in _ to its size. （ A） correspondence （ B） equation （ C） proportion （ D） dimension 7 As a mother, she is too _ towards her daughter, she should let her see more of the world. （ A） hopeful （
4、B） protective （ C） modest （ D） confident 8 The people who objected to the new approach were told that since work had already started there was no point in _. （ A） denying （ B） upsetting （ C） protesting （ D） competing 9 A man has to make _ for his old age by putting aside enough to live on. （ A） supp
5、ly （ B） assurance （ C） provision （ D） adjustment 10 The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _ in any way. （ A） incurred （ B） provoked （ C） poked （ D） intervened 11 After graduation, he won the famous Rhodes Scholarship and _ advanced studies for 2 years in Oxford University in England. （
6、A） chased （ B） pursued （ C） sought （ D） hunted 12 When they had finished playing, the children were made to _ all the toys they had taken out. （ A） put off （ B） put up （ C） putout （ D） put away 13 When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind. he selects people _ and asks them q
7、uestions. （ A） at length （ B） at random （ C） in essence （ D） in bulk 14 New York _ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. （ A） ranked （ B） occupied （ C） arranged （ D） classified 15 The new designs of the Christmas stamps are always waited for with keen _. （ A） ir
8、ritation （ B） prediction （ C） reception （ D） anticipation 16 It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a _. （ A） concession （ B） recession （ C） submission （ D） transmission 17 At present, China has signed many _ trade agreements with other countries. （ A） comprehensive
9、 （ B） reciprocal （ C） favourable （ D） advantageous 18 It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be _ at the managers office. （ A） declared （ B） obtained （ C） reclaimed （ D） recognized 19 Since the couple could not _ their differences, they decided to get a divorce. （ A） resign （ B） comply
10、 （ C） coincide （ D） reconcile 20 Youve been talking with David all evening when you ought to be _ with other guests. （ A） blending （ B） integrating （ C） mingling （ D） incorporating 21 During the war. a number of young men were _ into the war industry. （ A） recruited （ B） adopted （ C） contributed （ D
11、） resumed 22 Once you get to know your mistakes, you should _ them as soon as possible. （ A） rectify （ B） reclaim （ C） refrain （ D） reckon 23 It _ to me that he was the first person to help us in those difficult times （ A） rectifies （ B） occurs （ C） reminds （ D） arises 24 Waste paper and glasses cou
12、ld be _ while most plastic could not. （ A） rectified （ B） recycled （ C） recruited （ D） recurred 25 Her successful jump brought a _ cheer from the crowd. （ A） spontaneous （ B） homogenous （ C） simultaneous （ D） instantaneous 26 As you have seen. the value of a nations currency is a _ of its economy. （
13、 A） reaction （ B） reflection （ C） response （ D） revelation 27 He had been completely exhausted but felt considerably _ after a meal and a rest. （ A） renewed （ B） recreated （ C） reshaped （ D） refreshed 28 The photo _ happy memories of my early childhood. （ A） restored （ B） refreshed （ C） stimulated （
14、 D） stirred 29 We brought _ at the football match. （ A） sentiments （ B） refreshments （ C） regimes （ D） regiments 30 The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _ his financial situation. （ A） with respect to （ B） in accord with （ C） regardless of （ D） in ter
15、ms of 31 Victoria _ over a great variety of peoples and lands. （ A） prevailed （ B） governed （ C） dominated （ D） reigned 32 The nation-wide economic slowdown worsened the _ between employer and employee. （ A） connection （ B） relationship （ C） association （ D） acquaintance 33 The energy _ by the chain
16、 reaction is transformed into heat. （ A） transferred （ B） released （ C） delivered （ D） conveyed 34 He has failed me so many times that I no longer have any _ in what he promises. （ A） faith （ B） belief （ C） credit （ D） reliance 35 To our _ Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had fear
17、ed. （ A） anxiety （ B） relief （ C） view （ D） judgment 36 The chances of finding him were so _ that they gave up the search. （ A） remote （ B） abnormal （ C） negative （ D） invisible 37 The cars were _ because it was impossible to go any further in the fog. （ A） sacrificed （ B） transported （ C） abandoned
18、 （ D） removed 38 This kind of material can _ heat and moisture （ A） delete （ B） compel （ C） constrain （ D） repel 39 Of all the soldiers they had the _ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest. （ A） recognition （ B） reservation （ C） recreation （ D） reputation 40 The two sisters _ each
19、other in appearance but not in character. （ A） resemble （ B） assemble （ C） tremble （ D） dissemble 二、 Cloze 40 Most people would be【 71】 by the high quality of medicine【 72】 to most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of【 73】 to the individual, a【 74】 amount of advanced technica
20、l equipment, and【 75】 effort not to make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must【 76】 in the courts if they【 77】 things badly. But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is the way in【 78】 health care is organized and【 79】 .【 80】 to pubic belief it is not just a fre
21、e competition system. The private system has been joined by a large public system, because private care wag simply not【 81】 the less fortunate and the elderly. But even with this huge public part of the system,【 82】 this year will eat up 84.5 billion dollarsmore than 10 percent of the U. S. budget,
22、large numbers of Americans are left【 83】 . These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits【 84】 income fixed by a government trying to save where it can. The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control【 85】 the health system. There is n
23、o【 86】 to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced with a toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate persons concerned can do is【 87】 up. Two thirds of t
24、he population【 88】 covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want【 89】 that the insurance company will pay the bill. The rising cost of medicine in the U. S. A. is among the most worrying problems facing the country. In 198l the Countrys health bill climbed 15.9 percentabout twice
25、 as fast as prices【 90】 general. （ A） compressed （ B） impressed （ C） obsessed （ D） repressed （ A） available （ B） attainable （ C） achievable （ D） amenable （ A） extension （ B） retention （ C） attention （ D） exertion （ A） countless （ B） titanic （ C） broad （ D） vast （ A） intensive （ B） absorbed （ C） inte
26、nse （ D） concentrated （ A） nm into （ B） encounter （ C） face （ D） defy （ A） treat （ B） deal （ C） maneuver （ D） handle （ A） which （ B） that （ C） what （ D） when （ A） to finance （ B） financed （ C） the finance （ D） to be financed （ A） Contrary （ B） Opposed to （ C） Averse （ D） Objected （ A） looking for （
27、B） looking into （ C） looking after （ D） looking over （ A） which （ B） what （ C） that （ D） it （ A） over （ B） out （ C） off （ D） away （ A） for （ B） in （ C） with （ D） on （ A） over （ B） on （ C） under （ D） behind （ A） boundary （ B） restriction （ C） confinement （ D） limit （ A） to pay （ B） paying （ C） pay （
28、D） to have paid （ A） is being （ B） are （ C） have been （ D） is （ A） knowing （ B） to know （ C） they know （ D） known （ A） in （ B） with （ C） on （ D） for 三、 Reading Comprehension 60 British cancer researchers have found that childhood leukaemia is caused by an infection, and clusters of cases around indu
29、strial sites are the result of population mixing that increases exposure. The research published in the British Journal of Cancer backs up a 1988 theory that some as-yet unidentified infection caused leukaemianot the environmental factors widely blamed for the disease. “Childhood leukaemia appears t
30、o be an unusual result of a common infection,“ said Sir Richard Doll, an internationally-known cancer expert who first linked tobacco with lung cancer in 1950. “A, virus is the most likely explanation. You would get an increased risk of it if you suddenly put a lot of people from large towns in a ru
31、ral area, where you might have people who had not been exposed to the infection. “Doll was commenting on the new findings by researchers at Newcastle University, which focused on a cluster of leukaemia cases around the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria in northern England. Scientists
32、have been trying to establish why there was more leukaemia in children around the Sellafield area, but have failed to establish a link with radiation or pollution. The Newcastle University research by Heather Dickinson and Louise Parker showed the cluster of cases could have been predicted because o
33、f the mount of population mixing going on in the area, as large numbers of construction workers and nuclear staff moved into a rural setting. “Our study shows that population mixing can account for the (Sellafield) leukaemia cluster and that all children, whether their parents are newcomers or local
34、s, are at a higher risk if they are born in an area of high population mixing, “Dickinson said in a statement issued by the Cancer Research Campaign, which publishes the British Journal of Cancer. Their paper adds crucial weight to the 1988 theory put forward by Leo Kinlen, a cancer epidemiologist a
35、t Oxford University, who said that exposure to a common unidentified infection through population mixing resulted in the disease. 61 Who first hinted at the possible cause of childhood leukaemia being infection? （ A） Leo Kinlen. （ B） Richard Doll. （ C） Louise Parker. （ D） Heather Dickinson. 62 Which
36、 statement can be supported by Heather Dickinson and Louise Parkers new findings? （ A） Radiation has contributed to leukaemia. （ B） Putting a lot of people from rural area in a large towns increases the risk of childhood leukaemia. （ C） Population mixing is the most probable cause for leukaemia clus
37、ters. （ D） Childhood leukaemia is caused by an unusual infection. 63 According to the passage, which of the following is true? （ A） Most people believed childhood leukaemia is due to environmental factors. （ B） Population mixing best explains the cause of childhood leukaemia. （ C） Radiation has noth
38、ing to do with childhood leukaemia. （ D） Children born in a large town are at higher risk of leukaemia. 64 Cancer Research Campaign is most likely a _. （ A） medical journal （ B） research institute （ C） private company （ D） governmental agency 65 This passage is mainly about _. （ A） the cluster of le
39、ukaemia eases around the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing part （ B） the kind of infection that causes childhood leukaemia （ C） the causes of childhood leukacmia （ D） a new findings by British scientists 65 Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotiona world in which human beings could feel
40、no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be able to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, neither anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not le
41、arn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soon disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there
42、 could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Societys economic underpinnings would be destroyed: since earning $10 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For a
43、s we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy them. In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions strcture the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize
44、objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consider the length, shape, size, or texture, but an objects physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to ushurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We also use categorizations coloured by emotions in our families, comm
45、unities, and overall society. Out of our emotional experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are “good“ and others are “bad“, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social lifefrom what foods we eat and what clothes we wear
46、m how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitudes, such as loyalty, morality, pride, shame, guilt, fear and greed, in order to maintain itself. It gives high rewards to individuals who perform important tasks such as surger
47、y, makes heroes out of individuals for unusual or dangerous achievements such flying fighter planes in a war, and uses the legal and penal system to make people afraid to engage in antisocial acts. 66 The reason why people might not be able to stay alive in a world without emotion is that _. （ A） th
48、ey would not be able to tell the texture of objects （ B） they would not know what was beneficial and what was harmful to them （ C） they would not be happy with a life without love （ D） they would do things that hurt each others feeling 67 According to the passage, peoples learning activities are pos
49、sible because they _. （ A） believe that emotions are fundamental for them to stay alive （ B） benefit flora rewards and punishments （ C） know what is vital to progress of society （ D） enjoy being rewarded for doing the right thing 68 It can be inferred from the passage that the economic foundation of society is dependent on _. （ A） the ability to make
