1、考博英语模拟试卷 216及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Hitler sought to annihilate resistance movements throughout Europe. （ A） exterminate （ B） exceed （ C） exclude （ D） expel 2 The young man was so bashful that he did not speak to the pretty girl. （ A） haughty （ B） shy （ C） indifferent （ D） upset 3 Mrs.
2、Mary wore a string of beads around her neck. （ A） small pieces of gold （ B） small balls of precious stones （ C） small pieces of wood （ D） small balls of glass 4 I didnt stop at Johns house because he had visitors, and I didnt want to butt in. （ A） intrude （ B） incur （ C） infer （ D） intercept 5 Johns
3、 ideas about how to solve the problem were so cogent that I had to agree with him. （ A） chronic （ B） cavernous （ C） convincing （ D） choral 6 He has got too much _ to worry about your problem. （ A） on his mind （ B） out of mind （ C） off his mind （ D） to his mind 7 You are too rigid: you must learn to
4、change your plans when the situation _ it. （ A） calls on （ B） calls for （ C） calls forth （ D） calls in 8 If your expenses _ your income, you will be in debt. （ A） surpass （ B） exceed （ C） survive （ D） pass 9 You can _ your story by leaving out some unimportant details. （ A） abridge （ B） rewrite （ C）
5、 reveal （ D） change 10 Could you please give me a hand? Lets _ the bookcase into place. （ A） shoot （ B） shove （ C） contain （ D） indicate 11 All of the performers in the play did well. The audience applauded the actors excellent performance. （ A） the （ B） well （ C） audience （ D） actors 12 That the wo
6、man was saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen. （ A） That （ B） was saying （ C） to stop （ D） listen 13 This is the longest flight I have ever taken. By the time we get to Los Angeles, we had flown for 9 hours. （ A） longest （ B） have ever taken （ C） had flown （ D） for
7、 14 To control quality and making decisions about production are among the many responsibilities of an industrial engineer. （ A） quality （ B） making （ C） about （ D） industrial 15 If one does not pick up his dry-cleaning within thirty days, the management is not obligated to return it back. （ A） his
8、（ B） within （ C） obligated （ D） back 16 His recommendation that Air Force investigates the UFO sighting was approved by the commission and referred to the appropriate. （ A） investigates （ B） was （ C） by the commission （ D） to 17 Electronic mail to describe an upcoming workshop should use only if pot
9、ential participants use this form of communication regularly. （ A） Electronic （ B） should use （ C） if （ D） regularly 18 Confucius a statesman, scholar, and educator of great skill and reputation is generally held to he Chinas greatest and most influence philosopher. （ A） education （ B） great skill （
10、 C） greatest （ D） influence 19 The first electric lamp had two carbon rods from which vapor served to conduct the current across the gap. （ A） The first （ B） from which （ C） served （ D） across 20 It is said that Einstein felt very badly about the application of his theories to the creation of weapon
11、s of war. （ A） It is said （ B） very （ C） badly （ D） to 二、 Cloze 20 Humans not only love eating ice cream, they enjoy【 21】 it to their pets. Market studies show that two thirds of all dog owners give ice cream to the dogs.【 22】 , says William Tyznik, an expert in animal nutrition at Ohio State Univer
12、sity, “ice cream is not good for dogs. It has milk sugar in it, “ he says, “which dogs cannot【 23】 very well. “ 【 24】 by that knowledge but aware of the desire of dog owners to【 25】 their companions, Tyznik invented a new frozen treat for dogs that, he says, is more nutritious than ice cream-and as
13、much【 26】 to eat. The product, called Frosty Paws, is made of a liquid by-product of cheese and milk with the sugar【 27】 Frosty Paws also contains refined soy flour, water, vegetable oil, vitamins and minerals. It【 28】 Tyznik, who has also invented a horse feed (called Tizwhiz) and【 29】 dog focd (na
14、med Tizbits) , three years to【 30】 the Frosty Paws formulas, and two【 31】 to commercialize it. After losing $25,000 trying to market the invention himself, Tyznik sold the rights to associated lee Cream of Westerville, Ohio, which makes the product and【 32】 it in cups. Tyznik claims that Frosty Paws
15、 has been tested【 33】 and that “dogs love it“. Of 1,400 dogs that have been【 34】 the product, he says, 89 percent took it on the first【 35】Three out of four【 36】 it to Milk-Bone or sausages. The product, which will be【 37】 in the ice-cream section of supermarkets, comes in【 38】 of three or four cups
16、, costing about $1. 79. What would happen【 39】 a human should mistake Frosty Paws for real ice cream? “Nothing, “ says Tyznik. “Its【 40】 , but frankly, it wont taste very good. “ （ A） giving （ B） feeding （ C） sharing （ D） buying （ A） Surprisingly （ B） Unfortunately （ C） Therefore （ D） Initially （ A）
17、 swallow （ B） consume （ C） digest （ D） exude （ A） Bothered （ B） Impelled （ C） Annoyed （ D） Stimulated （ A） please （ B） raise （ C） train （ D） comfort （ A） contentment （ B） satisfaction （ C） fun （ D） luxury （ A） included （ B） including （ C） removed （ D） removing （ A） cost （ B） spent （ C） needed （ D） t
18、ook （ A） one （ B） other （ C） a （ D） another （ A） perfect （ B） superb （ C） excellent （ D） top （ A） temptations （ B） attempts （ C） temperance （ D） temps （ A） assembles （ B） attaches （ C） packages （ D） labels （ A） extensively （ B） faithfully （ C） delicately （ D） intensively （ A） received （ B） accepted
19、（ C） treated （ D） offered （ A） trial （ B） try （ C） test （ D） practice （ A） preferred （ B） compared （ C） attributed （ D） related （ A） bargained （ B） negotiable （ C） available （ D） displayed （ A） bundles （ B） parcels （ C） packets （ D） packs （ A） provided （ B） when （ C） though （ D） if （ A） harmful （ B）
20、 harmless （ C） effective （ D） ineffective 三、 Reading Comprehension 40 In a recent book entitled The Psychic Life of Insects, Professor Bouvier says that we must be careful not to credit the little winged fellows with intelligence when they behave in what seems like an intelligent manner. They may be
21、 only reacting. I would like to confront the professor with an instance of reasoning power on the part of an insect which cannot be explained away in any other manner. During the summer of 1899, while I was at work on my doctoral thesis, we kept a female wasp at our cottage. It was more like a child
22、 of our own than a wasp, except that it looked more like a wasp than a child of our own. That was one of the ways we told the difference. It was still a young wasp when we got it (thirteen or fourteen years old) and for some time we could not get it to eat or drink, it was so shy. Since it was a fem
23、ale we decided to call it Miriam, but soon the childrens nickname for it- “ Pudge“ -became a fixture, and “Pudge“ it was from that time on. One evening I had been working late in my laboratory fooling around with some gin and other chemicals, and in leaving the room I tripped over a nine of diamonds
24、 which someone had left lying on the floor and knocked over my card index which contained the names and addresses of all the larvae worth knowing in North America. The cards went everywhere. I was too tired to stop to pick them up that night, and went sobbing to bed, just as mad as I could be. As I
25、went, however, I noticed the wasp was flying about in circles over the scattered cards. “Maybe Pudge will pick them up,“ I said half laughingly to myself, never thinking for one moment that such would be the case. When I came down the next morning Pudge was still asleep in her box, evidently tired o
26、ut. And well she might have been. For there on the floor lay the cards scattered all about just as I had left them the night before. The faithful little insect had buzzed about all night trying to come to some decision about picking them up and arranging them in the boxes for me, and then had figure
27、d out for herself that, as she knew practically nothing of larvae of any sort except wasp larvae, she would probably make more of a mess of rearranging them than if she had left them on the floor for me to fix. It was just too much for her to tackle, and, discouraged, she went over and lay down in h
28、er box, where she cried herself to sleep. If this is not an answer to Professor Bouviers statement, I do not know what is. 41 Professor Bouvier believes that insects _. （ A） do not have intelligence （ B） behave in an intelligent way （ C） are capable of reasoning （ D） are more intelligent than we tho
29、ught 42 On the evening the author fell over, someone _. （ A） had moved his card index （ B） had been playing card games （ C） had knocked over his boxes containing cards （ D） had looked at his collection of diamonds 43 When he came to the laboratory the next morning, the author _. （ A） saw that his ca
30、rds had already been rearranged （ B） realized that the wasp had been trying to help （ C） found evidence of the wasps intelligence （ D） found his index cards still scattered about the room 44 The authors account of his wasps intelligence _. （ A） is imaginary （ B） is convincing （ C） firmly proves his
31、point of view （ D） is valuable for insect study 45 The purpose of this article is to _. （ A） oppose Professor Bouviers point of view （ B） support Professor Bouvier with his own experience （ C） further discuss whether insects are intelligent （ D） illustrate the working theory behind the authors thesi
32、s 45 Modern technology and science have produced a wealth of new materials and new ways of using old materials. For the artist this means wider opportunities. There is no doubt that the limitations of materials and nature of tools both restrict and shape a mans work. Observe how the development of p
33、lastics and light metals along with new methods of welding has changed the direction of sculpture. Transparent plastic materials allow one to look through an object, to see its various sides superimposed on each other (as in Cubism or in an X-ray). Today, welding is as prevalent as casting was in th
34、e past. This new method encourages open designs, where surrounding and intervening space becomes as important as form itself. More ambiguous than other scientific inventions familiar to modern artists, but no less influential, are the psychoanalytic studies of Freud and his followers, discoveries th
35、at have infiltrated recent art, especially Surrealism. The Surrealists, in their struggle to escape the monotony and frustrations of everyday life, claimed that dreams were the only hope. Turning to the irrational world of their unconscious, they banished all dine barriers and moral judgments to com
36、bine disconnected dream experiences from the past, present and intervening psychological states. The Surrealists were concerned with overlapping emotions more than with overlapping forms. Their paintings often become segmented capsules of associative experiences. For them, obsessive and often unrela
37、ted images replaced the direct emotional message of expressionism. They did not need to smash paint and canvas; they went beyond this to smash the whole continuity of logical thought. There is little doubt that contemporary art has taken much from contemporary life. In a period when science has made
38、 revolutionary strides, artists in their studios have not been unaware of scientists in their laboratories. But this has rarely been a one-way street. Painters and sculptors though admittedly influenced by modern science, have also molded and changed our world. If breakup has been a vital part of th
39、eir expression, it has not always been a symbol of destruction. Quite the contrary, it has been used to examine more fully, to penetrate more deeply, to analyze more thoroughly, to enlarge, isolate and make more familiar certain aspects of life that earlier we were apt to neglect. In addition, it so
40、metimes provides rich multiple experiences so organized as not merely to reflect our world, but in fact to interpret it. 46 The welding techniques _. （ A） can cause a lot of changes in sculpture arts （ B） permit details of an object to be seen clearly （ C） can superimpose multiple sides of sculptors
41、 designs （ D） can make artists adaptable to be surroundings 47 We can learn from the text that Freuds studies _. （ A） are more ambiguous than any other scientific invention （ B） have influenced other scientific inventions （ C） cause Surrealism （ D） have infiltrated Surrealism 48 Which of the followi
42、ng is true about Surrealists? （ A） They diminished all time barriers and moral judgments to combine disconnected dream experiences. （ B） They tried to express their subconscious world. （ C） They could transform real existence into incoherent dreams. （ D） They wanted to substitute direct expressions
43、for fragmented images. 49 According to the passage, it is true that _. （ A） artistic creations seem to be the reproductions of modern technology （ B） artistic creations have made great strides scientifically （ C） artistic creations appear to be incapable of ignoring material advances （ D） artistic c
44、reations are the reflection of the material world 50 The sentence “But this has rarely been a one-way street“ in the last paragraph means that _. （ A） contemporary art has been nourished by modern science （ B） modern science has been nourished by art （ C） artists can become scientists and scientists
45、 can become artists （ D） the impacts of modern art and science are actually mutual 50 When I was a child in Sunday school, I would ask searching questions like “Angels can fly up in heaven, but how do clouds hold up pianos, and get the same puzzling response about how that was not important, what wa
46、s important was that Jesus died for our sins and if we accepted him as our savior, when we died, we would go to heaven, where wed get everything we wanted. Some children in my class wondered why anyone would hang on a cross with nails stuck through his hands to help anyone else; I wondered how Santa
47、 Claus knew what I wanted for Christmas, even though I never wrote him a letter. Maybe he had a tape recorder hidden in every chimney in the world. This literal-mindedness has stuck with me; one result of it is that I am unable to believe in God. Most of the other atheists I know seem to feel freed
48、or proud of their unbelief, as if they have cleverly refused to be sold snake oil. My husband, who was reared in a devout Catholic family, has served as an altar boy. So other than baptizing our son to reassure our families, weve skated over the issue of faith. Some people believe faith is a gift; i
49、ts a choice, a matter of spiritual discipline. I have a friend who was reared to believe, and he does. But his faith has wavered. He has struggled to hang onto it and to pass it along to his children. Another friend of mine never goes to church because shes a single mother who doesnt have the gas money. But she once told me a day when she was washing oranges as the sun streamed onto them. As she peeled one, the smell rose to her face, and she felt she received the Holy Spirit. “He sank into
