1、考博英语模拟试卷 281及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Please do not be_by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention. （ A） distracted （ B） disregarded （ C） irritated （ D） intervened 2 Grain production in the world is_, but still millions go hungry. （ A） staggering （ B） shrinking
2、 （ C） soaring （ D） suspending 3 As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on_. （ A） allies （ B） resources （ C） freedom （ D） education 4 A recent survey shows that, while ninety-four percent of companies conducting management-traini
3、ng programs open them to women, women are_ only seventy-four percent of those programs. （ A） protesting against （ B） participating in （ C） displeased by （ D） allowed in 5 Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been_ by his wholehearted acceptance of that
4、 policys underlying assumptions. （ A） supplemented （ B） undermined （ C） redeemed （ D） diverted 6 Superficial differences between the special problems and techniques of the physical sciences and those of the biological sciences are sometimes cited as evidence for the _of biology and for the claim tha
5、t the methods of physics are therefore not adequate to biological inquiry. （ A） autonomy （ B） vitality （ C） purposefulness （ D） obsolescence 7 To compensate for the substantial decline in the availability of fossil fuels in future years, we will have to provide at least_alternative energy source. （
6、A） an anticipated （ B） an official （ C） an equivalent （ D） a redundant 8 Some biologists argue that each specifically human trait must have arisen gradually and erratically, and that it is therefore difficult to isolate definite_in the evolution of species. （ A） fluctuations （ B） manifestations （ C）
7、 predispositions （ D） milestones 9 In some cultures the essence of magic is its traditional integrity; it can be efficient only if it has been_without loss from primeval times to the present practitioner. （ A） aggrandized （ B） realized （ C） transmitted （ D） manipulated 10 An analysis of the ideas in
8、 the novel compels an analysis of the form of the work, particularly when form and content are as_as they are in The House of the Seven Gables. （ A） symptomatic （ B） delineated （ C） integrated （ D） conspicuous 11 He will simply not listen to anybody; he is_to argument. （ A） impervious （ B） impercept
9、ible （ C） impassable （ D） blunt 12 Stop asking all these personal questions! It is bad manners to be_. （ A） inquisitive （ B） impatient （ C） acquisitive （ D） informative 13 He_between life and death for a few days but then he pulled through. （ A） hovered （ B） lurched （ C） wavered （ D） fluctuated 14 W
10、e are prepared to satisfy all your_claims. （ A） legitimate （ B） legible （ C） intimate （ D） legislative 15 There is not a Greek word which is the exact_of the English word “stile“. （ A） equivalent （ B） copy （ C） counterpart （ D） meaning 16 The prizes will be_at the end of the school year. （ A） distri
11、buted （ B） attributed （ C） granted （ D） contributed 17 During our stay in Paris we were splendidly_by the Italian Ambassador. （ A） sustained （ B） maintained （ C） retained （ D） entertained 18 On leaving, we thanked him most warmly for the hospitality_to us and our friends. （ A） extended （ B） expanded
12、 （ C） expended （ D） awarded 19 If the dispute is not settled in a(n)_way soon, the two countries will certainly go to war. （ A） amiable （ B） amicable （ C） inimical （ D） unfriendly 20 If I may be so_as to advise you, my opinion is that you should not reply to his letter. （ A） generous （ B） humble （ C
13、） proud （ D） bold 21 If you take a(n)_course like her you can learn English in less than two years. （ A） intensive （ B） extensive （ C） expansive （ D） retentive 22 After a years hard work I think I am_to a long holiday. （ A） entailed （ B） deserved （ C） entitled （ D） satisfied 23 Thousands of people_f
14、rom Greece every year to work in West Germany. （ A） emigrate （ B） leave （ C） abandon （ D） immigrate 24 He was a member of the Hillary_that conquered Mount Everest. （ A） mission （ B） invasion （ C） experiment （ D） expedition 25 It was my sad duty to_the news of Johns death to his family. （ A） submit （
15、 B） break （ C） say （ D） proclaim 26 He_himself as a war correspondent in Vietnam. （ A） discerned （ B） distinguished （ C） discriminated （ D） extinguished 27 She_his invitation to dinner as she was on a diet. （ A） inclined （ B） declined （ C） denied （ D） disinclined 28 He was_with attempted robbery and
16、 held in custody. （ A） accused （ B） prosecuted （ C） charged （ D） arrested 29 What the witness said in court was not_with the statement he made to the police. （ A） prevalent （ B） relevant （ C） consistent （ D） coincident 30 Molly has always been a(n)_child; she becomes ill easily. （ A） delicate （ B） g
17、loomy （ C） energetic （ D） confident 31 There are some very beautifully_glass windows in the church. （ A） designed （ B） drawn （ C） marked （ D） stained 32 The man who never tries anything new is a(n)_on the wheels of progress. （ A） obstacle （ B） brake （ C） break （ D） block 33 There is a sale at Hamfri
18、dges next week with_in all departments. （ A） decreases （ B） subtractions （ C） reductions （ D） accounts 34 Doctors have long known that if a patient is_that he will recover and is treated with sympathy, his pain will often disappear. （ A） assumed （ B） assured （ C） informed （ D） proved 35 Although mos
19、t birds have only a_sense of smell, they have acute vision. （ A） genuine （ B） negative （ C） negligible （ D） condensed 36 We are sorry to say that Mary is not the very person who can be_with either money or secret information. （ A） entrusted （ B） committed （ C） consigned （ D） assigned 37 If you never
20、 review your lessons, you will only have yourself to_if you fail in your examination. （ A） complain （ B） blame （ C） mistake （ D） fault 38 We were four scores left behind with five minutes to go, so the game looked completely _. （ A） irresistible （ B） irremissible （ C） irreplaceable （ D） irretrievabl
21、e 39 Had the explosion broken out, the passengers in the plane should have been killed, for it was_timed with the planes take-off. （ A） spontaneously （ B） instantaneously （ C） simultaneously （ D） conscientiously 40 The two witnesses who saw the shootings were able to_who had fired first. （ A） encoun
22、ter （ B） highlight （ C） testify （ D） identify 二、 Reading Comprehension 40 Until men invented ways of staying underwater for more than a few minutes, the wonders of the world below the surface of the sea were almost unknown. The main problem, of course, lies in air. How could air be supplied to swimm
23、ers below the surface of the sea? Pictures made about 2,900 years ago in Asia show men swimming under the surface with air bags tied to their bodies. A pipe from the bag carried air into the swimmers mouth. But little progress was achieved in the invention of diving devices until about 1490, when th
24、e famous Italian painter, Leonardo da Vinci, designed a complete diving suit. In 1680, an Italian professor invented a large air bag with a glass window to be worn over the divers head. To “clean“ the air a breathing pipe went from the air bag, through another bag to remove moisture, and then again
25、to the large air bag. The plan did not work, but it gave later inventors the idea of moving air around in diving devices. In 1819, a German, Augustus Siebe, developed a way of forcing air into the head covering by a machine operated above the water. Finally, in 1837, he invented the “hard-hat suit“
26、which was to be used for nearly a century. It had a metal covering for the head and an air pipe attached to a machine above the water. It also had small openings to remove unwanted air. But there were two dangers to the diver inside the “hard-hat suit“. One was the sudden rise to the surface, caused
27、 by a too great supply of air. The other was the crushing of the body, caused by a sudden diving into deep water. The sudden rise to the surface could kill the diver; a sudden dive could force his body up into the helmet, which could also result in death. Gradually the “hard-hat suit“ was improved s
28、o that the diver could be given a constant supply of air. The diver could then move around under the ocean without worrying about the air supply. During the 1940s diving underwater without a special suit became popular. Instead, divers used a breathing device and a small covering made of rubber and
29、glass over parts of the face. To improve the swimmers speed another new invention was used: a piece of rubber shaped like a giant foot, which was attached to each of the divers own feet. The manufacture of rubber breathing pipes made it possible for divers to float on the surface of the water, obser
30、ving the marine life underneath them. A special rubber suit enabled them to stay in cold water for long periods, collecting specimens of animal and vegetable life that had never been obtained in the past. The most important advance, however, was the invention of a self-contained underwater breathing
31、 apparatus, which is called a “scuba“. Invented by two Frenchmen, Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan, the scuba consists of a mouthpiece joined to one or two tanks of compressed air which are attached to the divers back. The scuba makes it possible for a diver scientist to work 200 feet underwater or
32、 even deeper for several hours. As a result, scientists can now move around freely at great depths, learning about the wonders of the sea. 41 The main progress mentioned in this passage was_ . （ A） an Italian professor invented a large air bag （ B） men invented the best diving devices （ C） an Italia
33、n painter designed a complete diving suit （ D） an air bag 42 An invention of an Italian professor_. （ A） worked out very well （ B） can “clean“ the air （ C） inspired later inventions （ D） was used to remove moisture 43 Siebes invention was not a perfect one, because_. （ A） too great a supply of air c
34、ould result in a sudden rise to the surface （ B） a sudden dive into deep water could cause the crushing of the body （ C） the air pipe attached to a machine could be above the surface （ D） both A and B 44 The word “scuba“ is_. （ A） a certain divers name （ B） an original English word （ C） named by the
35、 inventor （ D） an acronym 44 Married people live “happily ever after“ in fairy tales, but they do so less and less often in real life. I, like many of my friends, got married, divorced, and remarried. I suppose, to some people, Im a failure. After all, I broke my first solemn promise to “love and ch
36、erish until death do us part. “ But I feel that Im finally a success. I learned from the mistakes I made in my first marriage. This time around, the ways my husband and I share our free time, make decision, and deal with problems are very different. I learned, first of all, not to be a clinging vine
37、(依赖男子的妇女 ). In my first marriage, I felt the every moment we spent apart was wasted. If Ray wanted to go out to a bar with his friends to watch a football game, I felt rejected and talked him into staying home. I wouldnt accept an offer to go to a movie or join an exercise class if it meant that Ray
38、 would be home alone. I realize now that we were often angry with each other just because we spent too much time together. In contrast, my second husband and I spend some of our free time apart and try to have interests of our own. I have started playing racquet-ball at a health club, and David some
39、times takes off to go to the local auto races with his friends. When we are together, we arent bored with each other, our separate interests make us more interesting people. I learned not only to be apart sometimes but also to work together when its time to make decisions. When Ray and I were marrie
40、d, I left all the important decisions to him. He decided how we would spend money, whether we should sell the car or fix it, and where to take a vacation. I know now that I went along with this so that I wouldnt have to take the responsibility when things went wrong. I could always end an argument b
41、y saying, “It was your fault!“ With my second marriage, I am trying to be a full partner. We ask each others opinions on major decisions and try to compromise if we disagree. If we make the wrong choice, were equally guilty. When we rented an apartment, for example, we both had to take the blame for
42、 not noticing the drafty windows and the “no pets“ clause in our lease. Maybe the most important thing Ive learned is to be a grown-up about facing problems. David and I have made a vow to face our troubles like adults. If were mad at each other or worried and upset, we say how we feel. Rather than
43、hide behind our own misery, we talk about the problem until we discover how to fix it. Everybody argues or has to deal with the occasional crisis, but Ray and I always reacted like children to these stormy times. I would lock myself in the spare bedroom. Ray would stalk out of the house, slam the do
44、or, and race off in the car. Then I would cry and worry till he returned. I wish that my first marriage hadnt been the place where I learned how to make a relationship work, but at least I did learn. I feel better now about being an independent person, about making decisions, and about facing proble
45、ms. My second marriage isnt perfect, but it doesnt have the deep flaws that made the first one fall apart. 45 Which of the following has contributed to the writers divorce? （ A） Her former husband went out to watch football games. （ B） She started to play racquetball at a health club. （ C） They spen
46、t too much time together and got bored with each other. （ D） They spent so little time together that they could not talk to each other. 46 It can be learned from the passage that the writer, in her first marriage, _. （ A） took less responsibility than she should for major decisions （ B） took the sam
47、e responsibility as her husband （ C） took more blame when things went wrong （ D） felt equally guilty when things went wrong 47 Which of the following should the author have said when she quarreled with her former husband but she did not? （ A） It was your fault! （ B） Maybe youre right. （ C） Its none
48、of your business. （ D） Its none of my business. 48 All the problems between the writer and David can be resolved because_. （ A） they hide their feelings （ B） they lock themselves in their bedroom （ C） they have promised not to be mad at each other （ D） they dare to face them 49 The writers second ma
49、rriage is different from the first one in all the following ways except_. （ A） that they share their free time （ B） that they make their decisions together （ C） that they talk to each other （ D） that they deal with their troubles together 50 The best title for the passage is_. （ A） First Marriage （ B） Second Marriage （ C） Di
