1、考博英语模拟试卷 190及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened as they watched the _ sight on TV. （ A） panic （ B） patriotic （ C） pathetic （ D） periodic 2 During a civil defense exercise, the police _ the streets in ease anyone tried to leave shelter too s
2、oon. （ A） paved （ B） patrolled （ C） peered （ D） permeate 3 In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students. （ A） scales （ B） patterns （ C） grades （ D） ranks 4 The court considers a monetary _ to be an appropriate way of punish
3、ing him. （ A） option （ B） duty （ C） obligation （ D） penalty 5 A good driver must have a good _ of distance. （ A） insight （ B） acuteness （ C） shrewdness （ D） perception 6 An obvious change of attitude at the top towards womens social status will _ the current law system. （ A） permeate （ B） probe （ C）
4、 violate （ D） grope 7 Their first discharge of arrows, stones and two-headed darts which _ any armour covered the ground. （ A） pierce （ B） reign （ C） prick （ D） probe 8 It is hard to _ a boat in rough waters. （ A） glide （ B） cruise （ C） pilot （ D） patrol 9 The little boy _ his father by begging over
5、 and over to go to the zoo. （ A） plagued （ B） preyed on （ C） prevailed upon （ D） raided 10 The room is so _ with furniture that it is hard to move about. （ A） muddled （ B） cluttered （ C） distributed （ D） scattered 11 Every member of society has to make a _ to straggle for the freedom of the country.
6、 （ A） pledge （ B） warranty （ C） resolve （ D） guarantee 12 In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _ Europe into a great war. （ A） inserted （ B） pitched （ C） imposed （ D） plunged 13 The school authority is _ funds to build housing for young teachers. （ A） general
7、izing （ B） collecting （ C） chaining （ D） pooling 14 Several guests were wailing on the _ for the front door to open. （ A） porch （ B） vent （ C） inlet （ D） entry 15 To _ the beautiful scene in words is impossible. （ A） decorate （ B） ornament （ C） portray （ D） narrate 16 He wouldnt answer the reporters
8、 questions, nor would he _ for a photograph. （ A） pose （ B） summon （ C） marshal （ D） highlight 17 When he applied for a _ in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager. （ A） location （ B） profession （ C） career （ D） position 18 Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ a
9、s to be able to change brain chemistry. （ A） powerful （ B） influential （ C） monstrous （ D） vigorous 19 Our new teacher is much younger than his _. （ A） successor （ B） predecessor （ C） colleague （ D） workmate 20 His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his _ as
10、 he developed his own technique. （ A） descendants （ B） predecessors （ C） successors （ D） ancestors 21 We made plans for a visit, but _ difficulties with car prevented it. （ A） subordinate （ B） succeed （ C） successive （ D） Subsequent 22 Some people criticize family doctors for _ too many medicines fo
11、r minor illnesses. （ A） prescribing （ B） ordering （ C） advising （ D） delivering 23 If you want this pain killer, youll have to ask the doctor fur a _. （ A） receipt （ B） recipe （ C） subscription （ D） prescription 24 Offshore exploration below the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf has revealed the _
12、of large resources of oil and gas. （ A） attendance （ B） presence （ C） inhabitant （ D） presentation 25 The old building is in a good state of _ except for the wooden floors. （ A） observation （ B） preservation （ C） conservation （ D） compensation 26 Although it was his first experience as chairman, he
13、_ over the meeting with great skill. （ A） presided （ B） administered （ C） mastered （ D） executed 27 David tends to feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so much _ to those who compete well. （ A） prestige （ B） regime （ C） superiority （ D） legislation 28 He will _ resign in view of the com
14、plete failure of the research project. （ A） doubtfully （ B） adequately （ C） presumably （ D） reasonably 29 He left early on the _ that he had a had toothache and had to see the dentist. （ A） context （ B） contest （ C） pretext （ D） prey 30 Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was _ in t
15、ropical countries. （ A） prospective （ B） prevalent （ C） provocative （ D） perpetual 31 We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of materials. （ A） primitive （ B） rough （ C） original （ D） raw 32 In _ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourabl
16、e climate. （ A） prime （ B） primitive （ C） primary （ D） preliminary 33 The problems requiring immediate solution will be given _ at the meeting. （ A） priority （ B） urgency （ C） superiority （ D） emergency 34 A good scientist _ into all aspects era problem in order to find solutions. （ A） pricks （ B） p
17、okes （ C） probes （ D） peers 35 The _ era society or club are the records of its doings, especially as published each year. （ A） procedures （ B） processes （ C） proceedings （ D） projects 36 Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become _ at many survival skills. （ A） proficient （ B）
18、persistent （ C） consistent （ D） sufficient 37 Young peoples social environment has a _ effect on their academic progress. （ A） gross （ B） solid （ C） profound （ D） complete 38 If each manager makes his usual speech, the meeting will be _ for forty-five minutes. （ A） prolonged （ B） expanded （ C） delay
19、ed （ D） exceeded 39 The most _ technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution. （ A） prominent （ B） prosperous （ C） solemn （ D） prevalent 40 Mr John is not _ now, but be will be well-known someday. （ A） significant （ B） prominent （ C） magnificent （ D） dominant 二、 C
20、loze 40 On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non-CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as a first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The s
21、ix countries【 71】 themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits【 72】 10 percent of the previous years government【 73】 ; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help【 74】 macroeconomic policies; and【 75】 up a common centr
22、al bank. Their declaration【 76】 that, “Member States【 77】 the need【 78】 strong political commitment and【 79】 to【 80】 all such national policies【 81】 would facilitate the regional monetary integration process. The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, goin
23、g back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to【 82】 a broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and【 83】 institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region.【 84】independence,【 85】 , these currency boards were【 86】 , with the
24、【 87】 of the CFA franc zone, which included the francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance file agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the regions countries have to【 88】inhibited progress. Although
25、some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional【 89】 in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed project can be【 90】 . （ A） committed （ B） devoted （ C） a
26、djusted （ D） attributed （ A） to （ B） by （ C） with （ D） until （ A） finance （ B） profit （ C） income （ D） revenue （ A） coordinate （ B） gain （ C） ordinate （ D） compromise （ A） building （ B） setting （ C） founding （ D） erecting （ A） says （ B） writes （ C） reads （ D） states （ A） accept （ B） understand （ C）
27、recognize （ D） realize （ A） for （ B） of （ C） with （ D） without （ A） commence （ B） undertake （ C） initiate （ D） try （ A） pursue （ B） seek （ C） quest （ D） explore （ A） which （ B） that （ C） as （ D） what （ A） accompany （ B） enforce （ C） execute （ D） compel （ A） common （ B） separate （ C） several （ D） pub
28、lic （ A） Towards （ B） From （ C） By （ D） On （ A） therefore （ B） moreover （ C） however （ D） thus （ A） dissolved （ B） discharged （ C） dismissed （ D） dispelled （ A） consideration （ B） intention （ C） exception （ D） regard （ A） date （ B） deter （ C） hinder （ D） delay （ A） development （ B） prosperity （ C） i
29、ntegration （ D） cooperation （ A） revived （ B） renew （ C） restore （ D） refreshed 三、 Reading Comprehension 60 A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of
30、air masses and fronts, whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is increasing or decreasing in intensity. They are also able to determine whether an air mass is retaining its original characteristics or taking on those of the surface over which it is m
31、oving. Thus, a most significant function of the map is to reveal a synoptic picture of conditions in the atmosphere at a given time. All students of geography should be able to interpret a weather map accurately. Weather maps contain an enormous amount of information about weather conditions existin
32、g over a large geographical area at the time of observation. They reveal in a few minutes what otherwise would take hours to describe. The United States Weather Bureau issues information about approaching storms, floods, frosts, droughts, and all climatic conditions in general. Twice a month it issu
33、es a 30-day “outlook“ which is a rough guide to weather conditions likely to occur over broad areas of the United States. These 30-day outlooks are based upon an analysis of the upper air levels which often set the stage for the development of air masses, fronts, and storms. Considerable effort is b
34、eing exerted today to achieve more accurate weather predictions. With the use of electronic instruments and earth satellites, enormous gains have taken place recently in identifying and tracking storms over regions which have but few meteorological stations. Extensive experiments are also in progres
35、s for weather modification studies. But the limitations of weather modification have prevented meteorological results except in the Seeding of super-cooled, upslope mountainous winds which have produced additional orographical precipitation on the windward side of mountain ranges. Nevertheless, they
36、 have provided a clearer understanding of the fundamentals of weather elements. 61 One characteristic of weather maps not mentioned in this passage is _. （ A） wind speed （ B） thermal changes （ C） fronts （ D） barometric pressure 62 The thirty-day forecast is determined by examining _. （ A） upper air
37、levels （ B） satellite reports （ C） changing fronts （ D） daily air maps 63 The observation of weather conditions by satellites is advantageous because it _. （ A） gives the scientist information not readily obtained otherwise （ B） enables man to alter the weather （ C） uses electronic instruments （ D）
38、is modem 64 A weather map is synoptic because it _. （ A） summarizes a great deal of information （ B） can be interpreted accurately （ C） appears daily （ D） shows changing fronts 65 At the present time, experiments are being conducted in _. （ A） 30-day “outlook“ （ B） controlling storms （ C） satellites
39、 （ D） manipulating weather 65 From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous disease. A large number of once fatal illness can now be found for the most stubborn remaining disease. The expectation of life has increased e
40、normously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of them, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car! It is a never-ending baffle which man is losing. Thousand of people the world over are
41、killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen. It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a mans very worst qualities.
42、 People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind steering wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface b
43、y the act of driving. The surprising thing is that the society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated by road networks; and
44、 the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten. It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough.
45、 A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made for mote difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a tes
46、t every three YEARS or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a persons driving ability. Present drinking and dr
47、iving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measu
48、res may sound inordinately harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings not for motor-cars. 66 The main idea of this passage is _. （ A） traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists （
49、 B） thousands of people the world over are killed each year （ C） the laws of some countries about driving are too lax （ D） only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents 67 What does the author think of society toward motorists? （ A） Society criticizes the motorists severely. （ B） Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns. （ C） Society overlooks th
