1、考博英语模拟试卷 273及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Parents often faced the_between doing what they felt was good for the development of the child and what they could stand by way of undisciplined noise and de-structiveness. （ A） paradox （ B） dilemma （ C） junction （ D） premise 2 Each workday, the worke
2、rs followed the same schedules and rarely_ from this routine. （ A） deviated （ B） disconnected （ C） detached （ D） distorted 3 That sound doesnt _ in his language, so its difficult for him to pronounce it. （ A） happen （ B） occur （ C） have （ D） take place 4 The accommodation was cheap, but the food was
3、 very_. （ A） high （ B） costly （ C） dear （ D） overpaid 5 My boss insists on seeing everything in_before he makes a decision. （ A） black and blue （ B） red and blue （ C） black and white （ D） green and yellow 6 The work is not very profitable_cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it. （ A） in t
4、he light of （ B） according to （ C） on the basis of （ D） in terms of 7 At the meeting, Smith argued_in favor of the proposal. （ A） severely （ B） warmly （ C） forcefully （ D） heavily 8 His attention often_at lectures. No wonder he failed the exam. （ A） branched （ B） wondered （ C） wandered （ D） went out
5、 9 Its often a mistake to_appearance; that poor-looking individual is anything but poor. In fact, he is a millionaire. （ A） go over （ B） go by （ C） go against （ D） go for 10 He doesnt seem to be able to_any interest in his studies. （ A） make up （ B） work up （ C） turn up （ D） use up 11 In no country_
6、Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. （ A） other than （ B） more than （ C） better than （ D） rather than 12 A lorry_Janes cat and sped away. （ A） ran over （ B） ran into （ C） ran through （ D） ran down 13 Those gifts of rare books that were given to us
7、 were deeply_. （ A） appreciated （ B） approved （ C） appealed （ D） applied 14 In the_of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $ 30 million. （ A） face （ B） time （ C） event （ D） course 15 The British constitution is_a large extent a product of the historical events described
8、 above. （ A） within （ B） to （ C） by （ D） at 16 He is_about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. （ A） optimistic （ B） optional （ C） outstanding （ D） obvious 17 The director was critical_the way we were doing the work. （ A） at （ B） in （ C） of （ D） with 18 In a sudden_of anger
9、, the man tore up everything within reach. （ A） attack （ B） burst （ C） split （ D） blast 19 In Britain people_four million tons of potatoes every year. （ A） swallow （ B） dispose （ C） consume （ D） exhaust 20 Id_his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a dec
10、ision about whether or not to approve a loan. （ A） take into account （ B） account for （ C） make up for （ D） make out 二、 Cloze 20 In order to work here the foreigner needs a work permit, which must be【 C1】_for by his prospective employer. The problem here is that the Department of Employment has the
11、right to【 C2】 _or refuse these permits, and there is little that can be【 C3】 _about it, it would be extremely unwise【 C4】 _a foreign visitor to work without a permit, since anyone doing so is【 C5】 _to immediate deportation. There are some【 C6】 _to this rule, most notably people from the Common Marke
12、t countries, who are【 C7】 _to work without permits and who are often given【 C8】 _residence permits of up to five years. Some【 C9】_people, such as doctors, foreign journalists, authors and others, can work without【 C10】 _. The problem with the Act is not just that some of its rules are【 C11】 _but【 C1
13、2】 _it is administered, and the people who administer it. An immigration official has the power to stop a visitor【 C13】 _these shores coming into the country. If this happens the visitor has the【 C14】 _to appeal to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal.【 C15】 _the appeals are being considered, the visitor
14、 has no choice but to wait sometimes for quite a long time. 21 【 C1】 （ A） applied （ B） made （ C） asked （ D） wait 22 【 C2】 （ A） allow （ B） admit （ C） present （ D） grant 23 【 C3】 （ A） made （ B） done （ C） explained （ D） talked 24 【 C4】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） as （ D） in 25 【 C5】 （ A） apt （ B） likely （ C）
15、 liable （ D） inclined 26 【 C6】 （ A） exemptions （ B） exceptions （ C） extractions （ D） expositions 27 【 C7】 （ A） prescribed （ B） qualified （ C） entitled （ D） certified 28 【 C8】 （ A） temporary （ B） immediately （ C） eternal （ D） next 29 【 C9】 （ A） more （ B） fewer （ C） others （ D） other 30 【 C10】 （ A） pe
16、rmits （ B） ask （ C） accepts （ D） done 31 【 C11】 （ A） unfair （ B） fair （ C） just （ D） justify 32 【 C12】 （ A） the way （ B） that （ C） the time （ D） what 33 【 C13】 （ A） out of （ B） to （ C） from （ D） off 34 【 C14】 （ A） honor （ B） force （ C） right （ D） authority 35 【 C15】 （ A） While （ B） But （ C） Although
17、 （ D） And 三、 Reading Comprehension 35 The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is t
18、rue: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain. As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment(承担的义务 )
19、, self-improvement. Ask a bachelor(单身汉 )why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. M
20、arriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children neve
21、r know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness.
22、 It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 36 According to the author, a bachel
23、or resists marriage chiefly because_. （ A） he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities （ B） he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single （ C） he finds more fun in dating than in marriage （ D） he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 37 Raising ch
24、ildren, in the authors opinion, is_. （ A） a moral duty （ B） a thankless job （ C） a rewarding task （ D） a source of inevitable pain 38 From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from_. （ A） hatred （ B） misunderstanding （ C） prejudice （ D） ignorance 39 To understand what true happines
25、s is, one must_. （ A） have as much run as possible during ones lifetime （ B） make every effort to liberate oneself from pain （ C） put up with pain under all circumstances （ D） be able to distinguish happiness from fun 40 What is the author trying to tell us? （ A） Happiness often goes hand in hand wi
26、th pain. （ B） One must know how to attain happiness. （ C） It is important to make commitments. （ D） It is pain that leads to happiness. 40 Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity(多样化 )is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund,
27、we have a lot of contact with top corporate(公司的 )leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say th
28、at the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates are growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to mor
29、e minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesnt occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need. Likewise, I dont hear people in the academy saying “Lets go backward. Lets go back to
30、 the good old days, when we had a meritocracy(不拘一格选人才 )“(which was never true we never had a meritocracy, although weve come closer to it in the last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked
31、with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primari
32、ly in political circles and in the media not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses. 41 The word “ imperative“(Line 5, Para. 1)most probably refers to something_. （ A） superficial （ B） remarkable （ C） debatable （ D） essential 42 Which of the following groups of people still differ in their
33、views on diversity? （ A） Minorities. （ B） Politicians. （ C） Professors. （ D） Managers. 43 High-ranking corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to_. （ A） lower the rate of unemployment （ B） win equal political rights for minorities （ C） be competitive in the world market （
34、D） satisfy the demands of a growing population 44 It can be inferred from the passage that_. （ A） meritocracy can never be realized without diversity （ B） American political circles will not accept diversity （ C） it is unlikely that diversity will occur in the U. S. media （ D） minorities can only en
35、ter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity 45 According to the passage, diversity can be achieved in American society by_. （ A） expanding the pool of potential employees （ B） promoting policies that provide skills to employees （ C） training more engineers, scientists, lawyers and busine
36、ss managers （ D） providing education for all regardless of race or sex 45 Racket, din, clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is Americas most widespread nuisance. But noise is more than just a nuisance. It constitutes a real and present danger to peoples health. Day and night,
37、at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological stress. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ignoring it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds sometimes with extreme tension, as to a strange sound in the night
38、 The annoyance we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward symptom of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability is so apparent, legislators have made public annoyance the basis of many noise abatement programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associa
39、ted with stress caused by noise traditionally have been given much less attention. Nevertheless, when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other thing may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health. Of many health hazards
40、 to noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and measurable by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that exposure to the stress of noise increases susceptibility to disease and infection. The more susceptible among us may exper
41、ience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in health persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body. Noise affects us throughout our lives. For example, there are indications of effects on the u
42、nborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters exposed to high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and obtaining necessary amounts of rest. Why, then, is there not greater alarm about these dangers? Perhaps it is because
43、the link between noise and many disabilities or diseases has not yet been conclusively demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to dismiss annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard. 46 In Paragr
44、aph 1, the phrase “immune to“ is used to mean_. （ A） unaffected by （ B） hurt by （ C） unlikely to be seen by （ D） unknown by 47 The authors attitude toward noise would best be described as_. （ A） unrealistic （ B） traditional （ C） concerned （ D） hysterical 48 Which of the following best states the mai
45、n idea of the passage? （ A） Noise is a major problem; most people recognize its importance. （ B） Although noise can be annoying, it is not a major problem. （ C） Noise is a major problem and has not yet been recognized as such. （ D） Noise is a major problem about which nothing can be done. 49 The aut
46、hor condemns noise essentially because it_. （ A） is against the law （ B） can make some people irritable （ C） is a nuisance （ D） is a ganger to peoples health 50 The author would probably consider research about the effects noise has on people to be_. （ A） unimportant （ B） impossible （ C） a waste of
47、money （ D） essential 50 There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal combustion engine(内燃机 )has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons(活塞 )being driven. For people should hav
48、e some basic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computers impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy(读写能力 ); it is a trade skill that should
49、 not be taught as a liberal art. Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that all ought to know how to program one. Leave tha
