1、考博英语模拟试卷 24及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our _ almost two hours later. （ A） designation （ B） destiny （ C） destination （ D） dignity 2 The negotiations which _ the signing of the treaty took place over a number of years. （ A） preceded （ B） pr
2、escribed （ C） proceeded （ D） processed 3 Americans are highly _ , and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others. （ A） moving （ B） mobile （ C） movable （ D） motional 4 The Untied States and Canada are lands of _ except for the Indians, who are the only tree natives. （ A） em
3、igrants （ B） immigrants （ C） dwellers （ D） inhabitants 5 There was a noisy _ at the back of the hall when the speaker began his address. （ A） interaction （ B） irritation （ C） disturbance （ D） interruption 6 The patient is not in good condition, so do not _ your visit. （ A） lengthen （ B） delay （ C） e
4、xtend （ D） prolong 7 Violence is just one of the many problems _ in city life. （ A） abundant （ B） inherent （ C） substantial （ D） coherent 8 Trees that _ the view of the oncoming traffic should be cut down. （ A） block （ B） inhibit （ C） spoil （ D） alter 9 He gave his work to his friend to _ , because
5、he found it hard to see his own mistakes. （ A） adjust （ B） compile （ C） revise （ D） verify 10 A considerable amount of time and money has been invested in _ this system. （ A） defining （ B） implying （ C） reducing （ D） perfecting 11 We were frightened by the _ of the crowd. （ A） hospitality （ B） hones
6、ty （ C） humanity （ D） hostility 12 The presidents _ remarks in his speech met with a lot of attacks from other countries. （ A） offensive （ B） impassive （ C） permissive （ D） expressive 13 This can help to _ something that the students may not. have comprehended. （ A） signify （ B） specify （ C） testify
7、 （ D） clarify 14 He passed _ hours in the library; he acquired information relative to the subject he was going to expound. （ A） resulting （ B） resultative （ C） resultful （ D） resulted 15 The travel agency has a full program of _ , if tourists wish to visit local places of interest. （ A） expeditions
8、 （ B） excursions （ C） explorations （ D） propositions 16 The Barbie doll comes with a whole range of _ that you can dress her in. （ A） outlooks （ B） outlines （ C） outskirts （ D） outfits 17 I don t know how to interpret her remark. I think it was deliberately _. （ A） distinct （ B） ambiguous （ C） suspi
9、cious （ D） invisible 18 Economic theory would predict that a fall in the price of a commodity would lead to an increase in _. （ A） assumption （ B） resumption （ C） consumption （ D） presumption 19 As with a human baby, you must be patient _ , and understanding of your pet s mistakes. （ A） tolerant （ B
10、） strict （ C） obedient （ D） durable 20 To our disappointment, the guide also only has a slight _ with Italian. （ A） recognition （ B） orientation （ C） acquaintance （ D） familiarity 21 On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to _ to the school rules. （ A） concede （ B） conform （ C） com
11、ply （ D） confront 22 Once the _ contradiction is grasped, all problems will be readily solved. （ A） principle （ B） principal （ C） potential （ D） primitive 23 If you want to go to the concert, youll have to make a _ , or there will be no tickets. （ A） reservation （ B） punctuality （ C） compliment （ D）
12、 clarity 24 I arrive at nine oclock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning _. （ A） habit （ B） custom （ C） practice （ D） routine 25 David _ his companys success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work. （ A） attributed （ B） contributed （ C） acknowledg
13、ed （ D） pledged 26 Youve been talking with David all evening when you ought to be _ with other guests. （ A） blending （ B） integrating （ C） mingling （ D） incorporating 27 I asked my mother if I could go out, and she _. （ A） descended （ B） contented （ C） consented （ D） ascended 28 The room is so _ wit
14、h furniture hat it is hard to move about. （ A） muddled （ B） cluttered （ C） distributed （ D） scattered 29 Cant you speak more _ to your parents? （ A） respectably （ B） respectingly （ C） respectively （ D） respectfully 30 Some _ good luck brought us nothing but trouble. （ A） seemingly （ B） satisfactoril
15、y （ C） uniformly （ D） universally 31 He _ his old car for a new one as soon as he had won the prize. （ A） replaced （ B） converted （ C） exchanged （ D） interchanged 32 He is a very _ character; he is never relaxed with strangers. （ A） self-confident （ B） self-conscious （ C） self-evident （ D） self-serv
16、ing 33 Youll find that the community has _ great changes since you were here last time. （ A） submitted （ B） sustained （ C） perceived （ D） undergone 34 You dont have to _ yourself. I think you did the right thing putting your mother in a nursing home. （ A） justify （ B） hinder （ C） indulge （ D） appoin
17、t 35 If prisoners behave well they are allowed the _ of visiting their families at the weekend. （ A） equality （ B） security （ C） privilege （ D） prestige 36 Despite his _ as a trouble-maker, he was promoted to department manger. （ A） repetition （ B） repression （ C） reputation （ D） representation 37 I
18、t was obvious that she and her husband were _ and she wished shed never married him. （ A） insolvable （ B） insensible （ C） inseparable （ D） incompatible 38 The new law allows you to _ payment if you think a bill is incorrect. （ A） withhold （ B） withdraw （ C） wither （ D） withstand 39 It was a real _ w
19、hen Susan came back from her vacation and told us she had married a local waiter. （ A） comfort （ B） shock （ C） attack （ D） impact 40 To celebrate the national day, there was a _ fireworks display. （ A） specific （ B） spectacular （ C） speculative （ D） specialistic 二、 Reading Comprehension 40 Love cant
20、 conquer all. So, before couples tie the knot, they should know what theyre getting into. The taboo against couples living together before marriage is decreasing, and more and more people axe saying“ I do“ after theyve spent months, or even years, living together. As much as a person loves another,
21、he or she never really knows what happens behind closed doors unless he or she is standing on the other side. While some people view living together before marriage as immoral, couples are actually expanding the boundaries of their relationship by moving in together. For example, the division of, ho
22、usehold responsibilities can be a major issue for newlyweds. By living together, couples can solve imbalances in the distribution of those responsibilities before someone realizes he or she has married a lazy bum. This may seem like a small point, but how many women and men are out there who never t
23、hought they would be the only ones cooking, washing dishes, vacuuming, hopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, cleaning laundry, dusting, etc. ? One of the largest problems in marriages is the “m“ word: money. If couples live together before marriage, they learn one anothers saving and spending styles. By
24、 bating expenses, people learn not only how each person controls the purse strings but how to discuss finance matters with each other. It s important for couples to figure out budget priorities before they are married, and this is difficult to do unless a person has been sharing expenses with his or
25、 her partner. If couples dont have their financial sues in order, they are bound to surface; causing trouble in the marriage. Its also difficult to know someone intimately without living with him or her. A special bond forms between people who share their living space, their personal longings, and t
26、heir lives together. Some things you just dont know until youve lived with someone. While some people believe living together before marriage is inappropriate, like most everything else in this country, it is a choice that everyone should respect. Living together can be a positive experience that wi
27、ll later reinforce a marriage, but it can also be something that ends a relationship. But if a relationship is going to end, it s better people discover the hard troth before they marry. Even though two people love each other and enjoy spending time together, the real question is, Can you live toget
28、her? People might want to find out before they make the serious decision to marry. 41 “Tie the knot“ in the first line of the first paragraph means _. （ A） getting acquainted with each other （ B） dating each other （ C） living together before marriage （ D） getting married 42 According to the author,
29、through living together _. （ A） a couple can reinforce their love （ B） a couple can learn who is better at doing the housework （ C） a couple can save some money for their marriage （ D） a couple can know each other intimately 43 To some people, living together before marriage is unacceptable because
30、_. （ A） it is immoral and inappropriate （ B） it may end a relationship more quickly （ C） it is a shame to the couples parents （ D） it will cause many social problems 44 Which of the following is not true according to the passage? （ A） Living together before marriage is now more acceptable than befor
31、e. （ B） Little household chores can cause trouble in ones marriage. （ C） love is the guarantee of a happy marriage. （ D） Newly-weds often has many life imbalances to face. 45 An important point the author made in this passage is _. （ A） living together before marriage is significant; every couple sh
32、ould try it （ B） living together before marriage is a choice that should be respected （ C） living together is the best way to bridge the gaps between a couple （ D） living together is a symbol of the modem form of civilization 45 There were two widely divergent influences on the early development of
33、statistical methods. Statistics had a mother who was dedicated to keeping orderly records of governmental units ( state and statistics come from the same Latin root, status) and a gentlemanly gambling father who relied on mathematics to increase his skill at playing the odds in games of chance. The
34、influence of the mother on the offspring, statistics, is represented by counting, measuring, describing, tabulating, ordering, and the taking of censuses all of which led to modem descriptive statistics. From the influence of the father came modem inferential statistics, which is based squarely on t
35、heories of probability. Descriptive statistics involves tabulating, depicting, and describing collections of data. These data may be either quantitative, such as measures of height, intelligence, or grade level variables that are characterized by an underlying continuum or the data may represent qua
36、litative variable, such as sex, college major, or personality type. Large masses of data must generally undergo a process of summarization or reduction before they are comprehensible. Descriptive statistics is tool for describing or summarizing or reducing to comprehensible form the properties of an
37、 otherwise unwieldy mass of data. Inferential statistics is a formalized body of methods for solving another class of problems that present great difficulties for the unaided human mind. This general class of problems characteristically involves attempts to make predictions using a sample of observa
38、tions. For example, a school superintendent wishes to determine the proportion of children in a large school system who come to school without breakfast, have been vaccinated for flu, or whatever. Having a little knowledge of statistics, the superintendent would know that it is unnecessary and ineff
39、icient to question each child; the proportion for the entire district could be estimated fairly accurately from a sample of as few as 100 children. Thus, the purpose of inferential statistics is to predict or estimate characteristics of a population from knowledge of the characteristics of only a sa
40、mple of the population. 46 Which of the following are counting and describing associated with? （ A） Descriptive statistics （ B） Unknown variables （ C） Qualitative changes （ D） Inferential statistics 47 Why does the author mention the “mother“ and “father“ in the first paragraph? （ A） To present the
41、background of statistics in a humorous and understandable way （ B） To point out that parents can teach their children statistics （ C） To explain that there are different kinds of variables （ D） To introduce inferential statistics 48 Which of the following is true of descriptive statistics? （ A） It l
42、eads to increased variability （ B） It solves all numerical problems （ C） It simplifies unwieldy masses of data （ D） It changes qualitative variables to quantitative variables 49 What is the purpose of examining a sample of a population? （ A） To tabulate collections of data （ B） To compare different
43、groups （ C） To consider all the quantitative variables （ D） To predict characteristics of the entire population 50 Which of the following might be the best title for this passage? （ A） How to Use Descriptive Statistics （ B） Applications of Inferential Statistics （ C） The Development and Use of Stati
44、stics （ D） The Drawbacks of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics 50 There are so many bad things about women drivers, I dont know where to staff. I guess I will get the ball rolling by talking about one of my biggest pet peeves. Why do women have to wait until they are in the car and barreling dow
45、n the highway at sixty miles an hour before they decide it is time to put on their makeup? Is there a law that 1 dont know about that says women have to do their makeup in the car because the bathroom isnt good enough for them? I dont know if anyone has ever informed women, but the mirror in the car
46、 is not a makeup mirror. The mirror is used for looking at other cars and pedestrians. So please do us all a favor and do your makeup before you leave the house. The next order of business for the men should be to find out whose brilliant idea it was for women to have a phone in the car. This has di
47、saster written all over it. Everyone knows that women cant even walk and chew gum at the same time, so how in the hell are they going to drive and talk on the phone? Why is it that every time you are sitting at a red light the woman in front of you thinks this is a good time to make a phone call? “H
48、ELLO LADY THE LIGHT IS GREEN, GET OFF THE PHONE AND GO!“ I really think we need to outlaw women using their cell phones while they drive. Another accident waiting to happen is when you get two women in the same car together. How many times have you seen two women just yakking away and the driver isn
49、t paying attention to where she is axe talking and the driver doesnt see the stop sign in front of her, so she runs it. Two: The two women are talking and at the last minute the driver realizes there is her turn, so she stops really quick in front of you and you almost rear-end her. So women please pay more attention to your drivin
