1、考博英语模拟试卷 259及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 As a developing country, we must keep_with the rapid development of the world economy. （ A） move （ B） step （ C） speed （ D） pace 2 All the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may_ 25 per cent a year, yet judicious purchas
2、ing using a card can mean that you obtain up to weeks interest-free-credit. （ A） come up （ B） account for （ C） add up （ D） work out 3 How can you_and watch the country go to ruin? （ A） stand by （ B） stand for （ C） stand up （ D） stand up for 4 If one does not pick up his dry-cleaning within thirty da
3、ys, the management is not obligated to return it back. （ A） his （ B） within （ C） obligated （ D） back 5 With a wave of his hand, the magician made the duck_. （ A） scatter （ B） vanish （ C） abandon （ D） fly away 6 The folk art rubric has also been extended to include all manner of traditional artistic
4、productions, even the self-consciously quaint. （ A） conservative （ B） mysterious （ C） original （ D） unusual 7 Because of her dual nationality in the United States and Mexico, Maria was almost required to pay taxes in both countries until her accountant_with a satisfactory solution for both countries
5、. （ A） intercepted （ B） interacted （ C） interpreted （ D） intervened 8 The rationale for the governments involvement in each mode of transportation is that a strong transportation system is necessary for developing the nations economy or for its defense. （ A） conviction （ B） principle （ C） premise （
6、D） medium 9 They _ those who didnt conform to their ideas, and made advantage of those who agreed with them. （ A） explored （ B） persecuted （ C） extended （ D） pinched 10 It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _ free medical care. （ A） entitled to （ B） involved in （ C） associated
7、 with （ D） assigned to 11 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 12 In order to help the students get a better understanding of the new conception,the professor_it with many example
8、s. （ A） enchanted （ B） dissipated （ C） eliminated （ D） illustrated 13 The car one drives may show his/her_or social position. （ A） curiosity （ B） status （ C） importance （ D） reputation 14 Individuals may at various points in their lives experience discrimination in the allocation of resources either
9、 _ of being too old or too young. （ A） at the risk （ B） to the point （ C） in the case （ D） on the ground 15 The ink has faded with time and so parts of the letter were _. （ A） illegible （ B） indelible （ C） illegitimate （ D） inscrutable 16 _ I love you, I cannot let you any more money. （ A） Much as （
10、 B） Whether （ C） Also （ D） However 17 They waited in the_for the front door to open. （ A） porch （ B） porch （ C） threshold （ D） inlet 18 The victims of drunken driving in America over the past decade _ an incredible 250,000, with three killed every hour of every day on average. （ A） take up （ B） add
11、up to （ C） count for （ D） turn out to 19 Recent research into aging suggests that the body s defense mechanisms may lose the abili ty to distinguish what is alien. （ A） insane （ B） infectious （ C） foreign （ D） poisonous 20 My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very_about the food he eats. （
12、A） special （ B） peculiar （ C） unusual （ D） particular 21 Last week, the US bishops adopted rules to take priests who_ minors out of any ministerial activities. （ A） administer （ B） generate （ C） implicate （ D） molest 22 He went on to say that he would go to his hometown in _ of peace. （ A） quest （ B
13、） allowance （ C） thirst （ D） greed 23 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 24 The Committee pronounced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the _ of inv
14、estigations. （ A） case （ B） chase （ C） cause （ D） course 25 Such an _ act of hostility can only lead to war. （ A） overt （ B） episodic （ C） ample （ D） ultimate 26 The European Commission issued a _ decision on Oct. 29 permitting an alliance between United Airlines, Deutsche Lufthansa and Scandinavian
15、 Airlines System that allows them to coordinate prices, schedules and routes in the transatlantic market. It turned out to be well received. （ A） automatic （ B） landmark （ C） obsolete （ D） outgrown 27 The stadium has been specifically designed as a _ for European Cup matches. （ A） vet （ B） verdure （
16、 C） venue （ D） venison 28 The City of London is the _ of Britains financial world. （ A） hubbub （ B） huff （ C） hue （ D） hub 29 The nuclear family _ a self-contained, self-satisfying unit composed of father, mother and children. （ A） refers to （ B） defines （ C） describes （ D） devotes to 30 Scientists
17、believe that there is not enough oxygen in the Moons atmosphere to _plant life. （ A） adapt （ B） personalize （ C） sustain （ D） describe 二、 Cloze 30 A persons home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Dependi
18、ng on personality, most have in mind a(n) “【 1】 home“. But in general, and especially for the student, or new wage earners, there are practical【 2】 of cash and location on achieving that idea. Cash【 3】 , in fact, often means that the only way of【 4】 when you leave school is to stay at home for a whi
19、le until things【 5】 financially. There are obvious【 6】 of living at homepersonal laundry is usually【 7】 done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to【 8】 And there is【 9】the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. One the other han
20、d,【 10】 depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family-【 11】 do you like them? Are you prepared to be【 12】 when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n)【 13】 , and th
21、at you finally have the money to leave, how do you【 14】 finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are【 15】 well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always【 16】 If you are going to work in a【 17】 area, again there are the papersand the
22、accommodation agencies,【 18】 these should be approached with【 19】 Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the【 20】 of the first weeks rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you. （ A） ideal （ B） perfect （ C） imaginary （ D） satisfactory （ A） deficiencies （ B） weaknesses （ C） insuffi
23、ciencies （ D） limitations （ A） cut （ B） shortage （ C） lack （ D） drain （ A） getting over （ B） getting in （ C） getting back （ D） getting along （ A） improve （ B） enhance （ C） develop （ D） proceed （ A） concerns （ B） issues （ C） advantages （ D） problems （ A） still （ B） always （ C） habitually （ D） consequ
24、ently （ A） call in （ B） call over （ C） call upon （ D） call out （ A） always （ B） rarely （ C） little （ D） sometimes （ A） little （ B） enough （ C） many （ D） much （ A） and （ B） but （ C） still （ D） or （ A） tolerant （ B） hostile （ C） indifferent （ D） good-tempered （ A） agreement （ B） consensus （ C） comprom
25、ise （ D） deal （ A） go about （ B） go over （ C） go in for （ D） go through （ A） seldom （ B） less （ C） probably （ D） certainly （ A） dependent （ B） a good source of information （ C） of great value （ D） reliable （ A） familiar （ B） cold （ C） humid （ D） new （ A） though （ B） while （ C） since （ D） as （ A） ent
26、husiasm （ B） hesitation （ C） caution （ D） concern （ A） same （ B） equivalent （ C） equal （ D） similarity 51 【 C5】 （ A） deficit （ B） shortage （ C） scarcity （ D） shortfall 52 【 C9】 （ A） on （ B） for （ C） of （ D） over 53 【 C6】 （ A） upright （ B） tight （ C） fast （ D） stiff 53 The most exciting kind of educa
27、tion is also the most. Nothing can【 61】 the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you【 62】 across accidentally-or a sudden【 63】 , fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal【 64】 are the “p
28、ay off in education. A teacher may【 65】 you to learning and even encourage you in itbut no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. Thats【 66】 to you. A research paper,【 67】 in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, 【 68】 you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts fo
29、r classes and into a【 69】where the joy of discover and learning can come to you many times.【 70】 the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure【 71】 which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, that are basic to educa
30、tion. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to【 72】 a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others【 73】 you can do. Waiting a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in【 74】 out, understanding and
31、synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills【 75】 to both academic and nonacademic tasks It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly【 76】 experience! To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of p
32、ages often more that ever produced【 77】 , is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work【 78】is threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to【 79】 . Instead, consider it a goal to【 8
33、0】 , a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you. （ A） exterminate （ B） impulse （ C） intervene （ D） exceed （ A） conform （ B） confront （ C） come （ D） console （ A） insight （ B） relaxation （ C） relay （ D） ingredient （ A） serials （ B） separations （ C） encounters （ D） segregations （ A）
34、 help （ B） salute （ C） scrub （ D） direct （ A） here （ B） off （ C） up （ D） with （ A） assigning （ B） assigned （ C） lounged （ D） lounging （ A） litters （ B） intervenes （ C） jots （ D） leads （ A） process （ B） interface （ C） interpretation （ D） prosecution （ A） Designing （ B） Designed （ C） Preparing （ D） Pr
35、epared （ A） outside （ B） within （ C） without （ D） upon （ A） grease （ B） glare （ C） suffix （ D） suit （ A） which （ B） what （ C） how （ D） because （ A） searching （ B） supplementing （ C） popularizing （ D） polarizing （ A） arrogant （ B） concise （ C） chronic （ D） applicable （ A） segmenting （ B） satisfying （
36、 C） characterizing （ D） chartering （ A） later （ B） beforehand （ C） afterwards （ D） before （ A） accordingly （ B） acceptably （ C） independently （ D） infinitely （ A） overwork （ B） overcome （ C） lumber （ D） lull （ A） accelerate （ B） caution （ C） accomplish （ D） boycott 73 There are so many new books abo
37、ut dying that there are now special shelves set aside for them in bookshops, along with the health-diet and home-repair paperbacks. Some of them are so【 C1】 _with detailed information and step-by-step instructions for performing the function, that youd think this was a new sort of【 C2】_which all of
38、us are now required to learn. The strongest impression the casual reader gets is that proper dying has become an extraordinary, 【 C3】 _an exotic experience, something only the specially trained can do. 【 C4】 _, you could be led to believe that we are the only【 C5】 _capable of being aware of death, a
39、nd that when the rest of nature is experiencing the life cycle and dying, one generation after【 C6】 _, it is a different kind of process, done automatically and trivially, or more “natural“, as we say. An elm in our backyard【 C7】 _the blight (枯萎病 ) this summer and dropped stone dead, leafless, almos
40、t overnight. One weekend【 C8】 _was a normal-looking elm, maybe a little bare in spots but【 C9】 _alarming, and the next weekend it was gone, passed over, departed, taken. Taken is right, for the tree surgeon came by yesterday with his【 C10】 _of young helpers and their cherry picker, and took it down
41、branch by branch and carted it off in the back of a red truck, everyone【 C11】 _. The dying【 C12】 _a field mouse, at the jaws of an amiable household cat, is a spectacle I have beheld many times. It【 C13】 _to make me wince. However, early in life I gave up throwing sticks【 C14】 _the cat to make him d
42、rop the mouse, 【 C15】 _the dropped mouse regularly went ahead and died anyway. 74 【 C1】 （ A） contained （ B） embraced （ C） packed （ D） littered 75 【 C2】 （ A） ability （ B） skill （ C） quality （ D） technology 76 【 C3】 （ A） and （ B） even （ C） yet （ D） but 77 【 C4】 （ A） Furthermore （ B） However （ C） Even
43、so （ D） Since then 78 【 C5】 （ A） races （ B） creatures （ C） people （ D） human 79 【 C6】 （ A） the other （ B） another （ C） the next （ D） the following 80 【 C7】 （ A） caught （ B） held （ C） took （ D） picked 81 【 C8】 （ A） that （ B） which （ C） it （ D） this 82 【 C9】 （ A） something （ B） anything （ C） nothing （
44、 D） everything 83 【 C10】 （ A） crew （ B） members （ C） corps （ D） fellows 84 【 C11】 （ A） sings （ B） sang （ C） sung （ D） singing 85 【 C12】 （ A） to （ B） in （ C） for （ D） of 86 【 C13】 （ A） was （ B） was used （ C） used （ D） was about 87 【 C14】 （ A） into （ B） on （ C） at （ D） off 88 【 C15】 （ A） but （ B） beca
45、use （ C） while （ D） in order that 三、 Reading Comprehension 88 It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and a final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates. Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to tak
46、e the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure was passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up. half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the gro
47、ups on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history. “ The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally 111 law has left physicians and citizens alike tryi
48、ng to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief: others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australiawhere an agin
49、g population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their partother states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In The NT Rights of the Terminally 111 law, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling“. Under the new Northern Territo
