1、考博英语模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Brass concert music was _ to a new level in the 1880s when John Philip Sonsa took over the U.S. Marine Band. （ A） strengthened （ B） headed （ C） lifted （ D） briefed 2 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the U.S. President when many businesses were _ during th
2、e Great Depression. （ A） failing （ B） incorporating （ C） buying stocks （ D） expanding 3 Grand Teton National Park _ the most scenic portion of the glaciated, snow-covered Teton Range. （ A） excludes （ B） fulfils. （ C） dominates （ D） expanding 4 Heat exhaustion is a condition caused by _ to sunlight o
3、r another heat source which often results in dehydration and salt depletion. （ A） a reaction to （ B） overexposure （ C） an limitation of （ D） an absence of 5 Some authorities trace the jury system to Anglo Saxon or even more _ Germanic times. （ A） remote （ B） similar （ C） austere （ D） barbaric 6 Hydr
4、ogeology is the study of water and its properties, including its _ and movement in and through land areas. （ A） flow （ B） absorption （ C） distribution （ D） evaporation 7 A persons psychological _ has much to do with his or her happiness in life. （ A） state （ B） territory （ C） interest （ D） nation 8
5、Scientists generally hold that language has been so long in use that the length of time writing is known to cover is _ in Comparison. （ A） overwhelming （ B） uninspiring （ C） astounding （ D） trilling 9 The Lewis and Clark expedition _ the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and beyond as far as the P
6、acific Ocean. （ A） located （ B） searched （ C） exploited （ D） developed 10 A loan refers to anything given on condition of its return or repayment of its _. （ A） excess （ B） debt （ C） currency （ D） equivalent 11 Malaria is an infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is fre
7、quently _. （ A） repeating （ B） terminal （ C） debilitating （ D） recurrent 12 Mercury is the nearest planet to the sun and its period of _ is 88 days. （ A） movement （ B） evolution （ C） return （ D） revolution 13 Monkeys are excellent climbers, and most are _ tree dwellers. （ A） often （ B） primarily （ C
8、） rarely （ D） savagely. 14 The only safe way of distinguishing between edible and poisonous mushrooms is to learn to _ the individual species. （ A） identify （ B） classify （ C） isolate （ D） separate 15 Nepal is a country in central Asia that is landlocked and _ by the Himalayas. （ A） secluded （ B） bo
9、rdered （ C） integrated （ D） opened 16 As a salesman, he works on a _ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells. （ A） revenue （ B） commission （ C） salary （ D） pension 17 The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a _ to maintain and develop good ties. （ A） score （ B） prior
10、ity （ C） pledge （ D） reward 18 The director of the research institute came in person to _ that everything was all right. （ A） make out （ B） make sure （ C） make clear （ D） make up 19 Although the speaker was a well-known personality, his speech was poorly _. （ A） raised （ B） delivered （ C） lectured （
11、 D） preached 20 Would you please bring me some _ catalogues? These are too old. （ A） modern （ B） fashionable （ C） up-to-date （ D） out-of-date 21 It is not considered _ to pick ones teeth in public. （ A） respectful （ B） respected （ C） respectable （ D） respective 22 Beth could _ her coat easily becaus
12、e it has large red buttons. （ A） justify （ B） identify （ C） prove （ D） test 23 He was busy writing the essay all the morning, only _ occasionally to have a cup of tea. （ A） breaking off （ B） breaking out （ C） breaking （ D） breaking away 24 The last guests to reach the hotel _ at 12 oclock at night.
13、（ A） checked out （ B） checked up （ C） checked in （ D） check on 25 Bill had been looking for his gloves for quite a while, which _ eventually under a cushion. （ A） turned up （ B） turned on （ C） turned down （ D） turned over 26 On hearing the news that her father died of a car accident, she _ tears. （
14、A） burst out （ B） burst in （ C） burst into （ D） burst forth 27 The electronic computer is _ some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains. （ A） taking care （ B） taking in （ C） taking off （ D） taking over 28 The picnic _ at last after being twice postponed. （ A） came off （ B） came u
15、p （ C） put on （ D） went on 29 He swallows his words so much that I can never _ what he is saying. （ A） make out （ B） put up （ C） deal with （ D） take up 30 If you _ your influence, they may change their decision. （ A） compel （ B） exert （ C） expose （ D） vary 31 Do you have an afternoon _ this week to
16、meet the President? （ A） obtainable （ B） available （ C） visible （ D） reliable 32 He _ the job because it involved too much traveling. （ A） took up （ B） applied for （ C） turned down （ D） switched to 33 The medias _ in the presidents private life switched the attention away from the real issues. （ A）
17、capacity （ B） concentration （ C） focus （ D） involvement 34 Juliet is not at work. She is taking a _ until the end of this week. （ A） vocation （ B） vacation （ C） vacancy （ D） volume 35 In todays rapidly changing economy, opportunities _ for those who are motivated and dedicated to achieving their car
18、eer goals. （ A） abound （ B） refrain （ C） transcend （ D） uphold 36 His strange behavior confirmed his neighbors in their _ that he was guilty. （ A） suspicion （ B） doubt （ C） estimate （ D） imagination 37 Next week youd better bring all your questions here. Were going to have a question-and-answer _. （
19、 A） section （ B） service, （ C） session （ D） course 38 This distinguished director _ the plot for the prizewinning film while he was still a college student. （ A） conceived （ B） constituted （ C） reflected （ D） calculated 39 The police have asked for the _ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of t
20、he missing child. （ A） award （ B） co-operation （ C） position （ D） helpfulness 40 He phoned his uncle who lived in the country, asking him to _ his two schoolmates for the weekend. （ A） assemble （ B） accommodate （ C） raise （ D） resemble 二、 Reading Comprehension 40 You know you should do it, other peo
21、ple do it all the time. Maybe youve already done it but it wasnt very satisfying, and youd like to learn to do it better. Im talking, of course, about having a business lunch. Dont feel embarrassed if you are uncomfortable with the idea of sitting over a grilled chicken breast, talking to a prospect
22、ive client. Most inexperienced, overeager launchers believe the main purpose of a business lunch is to either (a) conduct business or (b) eat lunch, and theyre unsure how to mix the two. Dont worry! Business lunches arent about either business or lunch, theyre about building relationships. One of my
23、 business rules is “People do business with people they like.“ Often, its not products, prices, or the company that makes the sale its the person Business lunches are the perfect time for you and your client, supplier, or employee to got to know each other as people. This helps establish common inte
24、rests and makes working together easier. The single most important thing you can do at a business lunch even more important than picking up the tab is listen. You dont need a particular reason to ask someone to lunch, so dont wait until for a certain occasion or issue. Dont make it seem like lunch i
25、s going to be a sales call. Instead, try the straightforward approach. “Weve been doing business together for almost a year. I d like to take you to lunch and get to know you a little better.“ Or a little less straightforward, “Im often in your area, how about having lunch sometime?“ Have the other
26、person suggest a place to eat “Is there a restaurant youve been wanting to try.?“ Or if you have a limited budget, you choose a nice-mid-priced restaurant. Forget McDonalds. If youre thanking someone for an important order, take them to a really special, possibly new, restaurant. If you did the invi
27、ting, you pick up the tab, even if your guest says, “I can put this on my companys credit card.“ But dont have a scene arguing over the check. You can just say, “You can get the next one.“ Some companies have policies that dont permit employees to be treated; in that case, split the tab. 41 A busine
28、ss lunch can be viewed as successful if _. （ A） good relationship is established （ B） the client does not have to pay （ C） the client likes the food extremely （ D） business is touched upon during the lunch 42 According to the writer, one can offer to invite a client to lunch _. （ A） when there are s
29、ales to be done （ B） when the client feels hungry （ C） at an ordinary weekend （ D） on the clients birthday 43 During a business lunch its important to _. （ A） make a deal with the client （ B） order nice, expensive food （ C） be a good listener （ D） inquire after the clients health 44 The following pl
30、aces might be good choices for a business lunch except _. （ A） nice, mid-priced restaurants （ B） fast food stores （ C） newly opened restaurants （ D） a restaurant that the client prefers 45 According to the passage, a successful businessman should know _. （ A） how to offer to pay for a business lunch
31、 （ B） what kind of food is nice, yet inexpensive （ C） how to make friends with clients （ D） which restaurants offer nice food 45 What are the chances that we will encounter some alien form of life, as we explore the galaxy. If the argument about the time scale for the appearance of life on Earth is
32、correct, there ought to be many other stars, whose planets have life on them. Some of these stellar systems could have formed 5 billion years before the Earth. So why is the galaxy not crawling with self designing mechanical or biological life forms? Why hasnt the Earth been visited, and even coloni
33、zed. I discount suggestions that UFOs contain beings from outer space. I think any visits by aliens would be much more obvious, and probably also, much more unpleasant. What is the explanation of why we have not been visited? One possibility is that the argument about the appearance of life on Earth
34、 is wrong. Maybe the probability of life spontaneously appearing is so low that Earth is the only planet in the galaxy, or in the observable universe, in which it happened. Another possibility is that there was a reasonable probability of forming self-reproducing system, like cells, but most of thes
35、e forms of life did not evolve intelligence. A third possibility is that there is a reasonable probability for life to form, and to evolve to intelligent beings, in the external transmission phase. But at that point, the system becomes unstable, and the intelligent life destroys itself. This would b
36、e a very pessimistic conclusion. I very much hope it isnt true. I prefer a fourth possibility: there are other forms of intelligent life out there, but we have been overlooked. There used to be a project called SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It involved scanning the radio freque
37、ncies, to see if we could pick up signals from alien civilizations. I thought this project was worth supporting, though it was cancelled due to a lack of funds. But we should have been wary of answering back, until we have developed a bit further. Meeting a more advanced civilization, at our present
38、 stage, might be a bit like the original inhabitants of America meeting Columbus. I dont think they were better off for it. 46 The author thinks that _. （ A） it is impossible that we encounter some alien form of life （ B） life only exists on Earth （ C） it is likely that well encounter some alien for
39、m of life （ D） beings from outer space will never visit the earth 47 What does the word “discount“ (line 6, Para. 1) most probably mean according to the context? （ A） Doubt （ B） Accept （ C） Discharge （ D） Disregard 48 Which of the following is NOT among the four possibilities of why we havent been v
40、isited? （ A） Forms of life on the other planets dont evolve to intelligent beings. （ B） Earth is the only planet that contains life in the universe. （ C） life on the other planets destroys itself （ D） Beings from outer space are too far away from us. 49 In the authors eyes, the search for extra-terr
41、estrial intelligence _. （ A） is unnecessary （ B） should be supported （ C） is a waste of money （ D） has not been done appropriately 50 By comparison, the author considers that _. （ A） a more advanced civilization will destroy us if they visit us at present （ B） the original inhabitants of America wer
42、e better off because of Columbus visit （ C） being visited by a more advanced civilization will do us good （ D） we wouldn t be better off even though we were visited by the beings from outer space at present 50 To broaden their voting appeal in the presidential election of 1796, the Federalists selec
43、ted Thomas Pinckney, a leading South Carolinian, as running mate for the New Englander John Adams. But Pinckneys Southern friends chose to ignore their partys intentions and regarded Pinckney as a presidential candidate, creating a political situation that Alexander Hamilton was determined to exploi
44、t. Hamilton had long been wary of Adams stubbornly independent brand of politics and preferred to see his running mate, over whom he could exert more control, in the Presidents chair. The election was held under the system originally established by the Constitution. At that time there was but a sing
45、le tally, with the candidate receiving the largest number of electoral votes declared President and the candidate with the second largest number declared Vice-President, Hamilton anticipated that all the Federalists in the North would vote for Adams and Pinckney equally in an attempt to ensure that
46、Jefferson would not be either first or second in the voting. Pinckney would be solidly supported in the south while Adams, yet both Federalists would outpoll Jefferson. Various methods were used to persuade the electors to vote as Hamilton wished. In the press, anonymous articles were published atta
47、cking Adams for his monarchial tendencies and Jefferson for being overly democratic, while pushing Pinckney as the only suitable candidate. In private correspondence with state party leaders the Hamiltonians encouraged the idea that Adams popularity was slipping, that he could not win the election,
48、and that the Federalists could defeat Jefferson only by supporting Pinckney. Had sectional Pride and loyalty not nm as high in New England as in the deep south, Pinckney might well have become Washington s successor. New Englanders, however, realized that equal votes for Adams and Pinckney in their states would defeat Adams, therefore, eighteen electors scratched Pinckneys name from their ballots and deliberately threw away their second votes to men who were not even running. It was fortunate for Adams that they did, for the electors from South Carolina completely abandoned him, giving eight
