1、考博英语模拟试卷 36及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no _ but to report him to the local police. （ A） time （ B） chance （ C） authority （ D） alternative 2 Behind his large smiles and large cigars, his eyes often seem
2、ed to _ regret. （ A） teem with （ B） brim with （ C） come with （ D） look with 3 There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young one has a glorious future before him and the old one has a _ future behind him. （ A） splendid （ B） conspicuous （ C） uproarious （ D） imminent 4 That
3、 tragedy distressed me so much that I used to keep indoors and go out only _ necessity. （ A） within reach of （ B） for fear of （ C） by means of （ D） in case of 5 A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or express the emotion that it _ in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a wor
4、ld that lies beyond. （ A） reflects （ B） retains （ C） rouses （ D） radiates 6 _ the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8 10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated. （ A） Turn off （ B） Turn over （ C） Turn down （ D） Turn up 7 Banks shall be unable to _, or claim relief against t
5、he first 15% of any loan or bankrupted debt left with them. （ A） write off （ B） put aside （ C） shrink from （ D） come over 8 I am to inform you, that you may, if you wish, attend the inquiry, and at the inspectors discretion state your case _ or through an entrusted representative. （ A） in person （ B
6、） in depth （ C） in secret （ D） in excess 9 In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by “being _,“ being open to all kinds of art. （ A） gratifying （ B） predominating （ C） excelling （ D） accommodating 10 In some countries preschool education in nursery schoo
7、ls or kindergartens _ the 1st grade. （ A） leads （ B） precedes （ C） forwards （ D） advances 11 Desert plants _ two categories according to the way they deal with the problem of surviving drought. （ A） break down （ B） fall into （ C） differ in （ D） refer to 12 In the airport, I could hear nothing except
8、 the roar of aircraft engines which _ all other sounds. （ A） dwarfed （ B） diminished （ C） drowned （ D） devastated 13 Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not _ and should be avoided if possible. （ A） constructive （ B） productive （ C） descriptive （ D） relative 14 The Committee pronoun
9、ced four members expelled for failure to provide information in the _ of investigations. （ A） case （ B） chase （ C） cause （ D） course 15 Since neither side was ready to _ what was necessary for peace, hostility was resumed in 1980. （ A） precede （ B） recede （ C） concede （ D） intercede 16 Such an _ act
10、 of hostility can only lead to war. （ A） overt （ B） episodic （ C） ample （ D） ultimate 17 _ both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values, and expectations places a severe strain on the individual. （ A） Recreation （ B） Transaction （ C） Disclosure （ D） Exposure 18 It would then
11、be replaced by an interim government, which would _ be replaced by a permanent government after four months. （ A） in step （ B） in turn （ C） in practice （ D） in haste 19 Havent I told you I dont want you keeping _ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys? （ A） company （ B） acquaintance （ C） friends
12、 （ D） place 20 Consumers deprived of the information and advice they needed were quite simply _ every cheat in the marketplace. （ A） at the mercy of （ B） in lieu of （ C） by courtesy of （ D） for the price of 二、 Error Identification 21 (The auctioneer) must know (fair) accurately the current (market v
13、alues) of the goods (he is selling). （ A） The auctioneer （ B） fair （ C） market values （ D） he is selling 22 Children are (among) the most frequent victims of violent, (drug-related) crimes (that) have nothing (doing with) the cost of acquiring the drugs. （ A） among （ B） drug-related （ C） that （ D） d
14、oing with 23 (A large collection of) contemporary photographs, (including) some taken by Mary (are) on display (at) the museum. （ A） A large collection of （ B） including （ C） are （ D） at 24 There (is) much in our life (which) we do not control (and we are) not even responsible (for). （ A） is （ B） wh
15、ich （ C） and we are （ D） for 25 Capital (inflows) will also (tend to) increase the international value of the dollar, (make) it more difficult to sell U.S. (exports). （ A） inflows （ B） tend to （ C） make （ D） exports 26 (It can be argued) that the problems, even something (as fundamental as) the (eve
16、r-increased) world population, have been caused by (technological advance). （ A） It can be argued （ B） as fundamental as （ C） ever-increased （ D） technological advance 27 It tales (the most) cool-headed and (good-tempered) of drivers (to resist) the temptation to revenge (as subjected) to uncivilize
17、d behavior. （ A） the most （ B） good-tempered （ C） to resist （ D） as subjected 28 (While) experts in basic science are important, (skilled talents) should be the (overriding) majority since they are (at heavy demand) in the market. （ A） While （ B） skilled talents （ C） overriding （ D） at heavy demand
18、29 Retailers (offered) deep (discounts) and extra hours this weekend (in the bid) (to lure) shoppers. （ A） offered （ B） discounts （ C） in the bid （ D） to lure 30 The amendments (of) the laws on patent, trademark and copyright (have enhanced) protection of (intellectual property) rights and (made the
19、m conform) to WTO rules. （ A） of （ B） have enhanced （ C） intellectual property （ D） made them conform 三、 Cloze 30 At least since the Industrial Revolution, gender roles have been in a state of transition. As a result, cultural scripts about marriage have undergone change. One of the more obvious 【 C
20、1】 _ has occurred in the roles that women 【 C2】 _ . Women have moved into the world of work and have become adept at meeting expectations in that arena, 【 C3】 _ maintaining their family rules of nurturing and creating a(n) 【 C4】 _ that is a haven for all family members. 【 C5】_ many women experience
21、strain from trying to “do it all,“ they often enjoy the increased 【 C6】 _ that can result from playing multiple roles. As womens roles have changed, changing expectations about mens roles have become more 【 C7】_ . Many men are relinquishing their major responsibility 【 C8】 _ the family provider. Pro
22、bably the most significant change in mens roles, however, is in the emotional 【 C9】 _ of family life. Men are increasingly 【 C10】 _ to meet the emotional needs of their families, 【 C11】 _ their wives. In fact, expectations about the emotional domain of marriage have become more significant for marri
23、age in general. Research on 【 C12】 _ marriage has changed over recent decades points to the increasing importance of the emotional side of the relationships and the importance of sharing in the “emotion work“ 【 C13】 _ to nourish marriages and other family relationships. Men and women want to experie
24、nce marriages that are interdependent, 【 C14】 _ both partners nurture each other, attend and respond to each other, and encourage and promote each other. We are thus seeing marriages in which mens and womens roles are becoming increasingly more 【 C15】 _ . 31 【 C1】 _ （ A） incidents （ B） changes （ C）
25、results （ D） effects 32 【 C2】 _ （ A） take （ B） do （ C） play （ D） show 33 【 C3】 _ （ A） by （ B） while （ C） hence （ D） thus 34 【 C4】 _ （ A） home （ B） garden （ C） arena （ D） paradise 35 【 C5】 _ （ A） When （ B） Even though （ C） Since （ D） Nevertheless 36 【 C6】 _ （ A） rewards （ B） profits （ C） privileges （
26、 D） incomes 37 【 C7】 _ （ A） general （ B） acceptable （ C） popular （ D） apparent 38 【 C8】 _ （ A） as （ B） of （ C） from （ D） for 39 【 C9】 _ （ A） section （ B） constituent （ C） domain （ D） point 40 【 C10】 _ （ A） encouraged （ B） expected （ C） advised （ D） predicted 41 【 C11】 _ （ A） not to mention （ B） as w
27、ell as （ C） including （ D） especially 42 【 C12】 _ （ A） how （ B） what （ C） why （ D） if 43 【 C13】 _ （ A） but （ B） only （ C） enough （ D） necessary 44 【 C14】 _ （ A） unless （ B） although （ C） where （ D） because 45 【 C15】 _ （ A） pleasant （ B） important （ C） similar （ D） manageable 四、 Reading Comprehension
28、 45 The man who invented Coca-Cola was not a native Atlantan, but on the day of his funeral every drugstore in town testimonially shut up shop. He was John Styth Pemberton, born in 1883 in Knoxville, Georgia, eighty miles away. Sometimes known as Doctor, Pemberton was a pharmacist who, during the Ci
29、vil War, led a cavalry troop under General Joe Wheeler. He settled in Atlanta in 1869, and soon began brewing such patent medicines as Triplex Liver Pills and Globe of Flower Cough Syrup. In 1885, he registered a trademark for something called French Wine Coca Ideal Nerve and Tonic Stimulant; a few
30、months later he formed the Pemberton Chemical Company and recruited the services of a bookkeeper named Frank M. Robinson, who not only had a good head for figures but, attached to it, so exceptional a nose that he could audit the composition of a batch of syrup merely by sniffling it. In 1886 year i
31、n which, as contemporary Coca-Cola officials like to point out, Conan Doyle unveiled Sherlock Holmes and France unveiled the Statue of Liberty Pemberton unveiled a syrup that he called Coca-Cola. It was a modification of his French Wine Coca. He had taken out the wine and added a pinch of caffeine,
32、and, when the end product tasted awful, had thrown in some extract of cola nut and a few other oils, blending the mixture in a three-legged iron pot in his back yard and swishing it around with an oar. He distributed it to soda fountains in used beer bottles, and Robinson, with his flowing bookkeepe
33、rs script, presently devised a label, on which “Coca-Cola“ was written in the fashion that is still employed. Pemberton looked upon his mixture less as a refreshment than as a headache cure, especially for people whose headache could be traced to over-indulgence. On a morning late in 1886, one such
34、victim of the night before dragged himself into an Atlanta drug store and asked for a dollop of Coca-cola. Druggists customarily stirred a teaspoonful of syrup into a glass of water, but in this instance the man on duty was too lazy to walk to the fresh-water tap, a couple of feet off. Instead, he m
35、ixed the syrup with some soda water, which was closer at hand. The suffering customer perked up almost at once, and word quickly spread that the best Coca-Cola was a fizzy one. 46 What does the passage tell us about John Styth Pemberton? （ A） He was highly respected by Atlantans. （ B） He ran a drug
36、store that also sells wine. （ C） He had been a doctor until the Civil War. （ D） He made a lot of money with his pharmacy. 47 Which of the following was unique to Frank M. Robinson, working with the Pembertons Company? （ A） Skills to make French wine. （ B） He ran a drug store that also sells wine. （
37、C） He had been a doctor until the Civil War. （ D） Ability to work with numbers. 48 Why was the year 1886 so special to Pemberton? （ A） He took to doing a job like Sherlock Holmess. （ B） He brought a quite profitable product into being. （ C） He observed the founding ceremony of Statue of Liberty. （ D
38、） He was awarded by Coca-Cola for his contribution. 49 One modification made of French Wine Coca formula was _. （ A） used beer bottles were chosen as containers （ B） the amount of caffeine in it was increased （ C） it was blended with oils instead of water （ D） Cola nut extract was added to taste 50
39、According to the passage, Coca-Cola was in the first place prepared especially for _. （ A） the young as a soft drink （ B） a replacement of French Wine Coca （ C） the relief of a hangover （ D） a cure for the common headache 51 The last paragraph mainly tells _. （ A） the complaint against tile lazy sho
40、p-assistant （ B） a real test of Coca-Cola as a headache cure （ C） the mediocre service of the drugstore （ D） a happy accident that gave birth to Coca-Cola 51 Between 1883 and 1837, the publishers of a “penny press“ proved that a low-priced paper, edited to interest ordinary people, could win what am
41、ounted to a mass circulation for the times and thereby at tract an advertising volume that would make it independent. These were papers for the common citizen and were not tied to the interests of the business community, like the mercantile press, or dependent for financial support upon political pa
42、rty allegiance. It did not necessarily follow that all the penny papers would be superior in their handling of the news and opinion functions. But the door was open for some to make important journalistic advances. The first offerings of a penny paper tended to be highly sensational; human interest
43、stories overshadowed important news, and crime and sex stories were written in full detail. But as the penny paper attracted readers from various social and economic brackets, its sensationalism was modified. The ordinary reader came to want a better product, too. A popularized style of writing and
44、presentation of news remained, but the penny paper became a respectable publication that offered significant information and editorial leadership. Once the first of the successful penny papers had shown the way, later ventures could enter the competition at the higher level of journalistic responsib
45、ility the pioneering papers had reached. This was the pattern of American newspapers in the years following the founding of the New York sun in 1833.The Sun, published by Benjamin Day, entered the lists against 11 other dailies. It was tiny in comparison; but it was bright and readable, and it prefe
46、rred human interest features to important but dull political speech reports. It had a police reporter writing squibs of crime news in the style already proved successful by some other papers. And, most important, it sold for a penny, whereas its competitors sold for six cents. By 1837 the Sun was pr
47、inting 30,000 copies a day, which was more than the total of all 11 New York daily newspapers combined when the Sun first appeared. In those same four years James Gordon Bennett brought out his New York Herald (1835), and a trip of New York printers who were imitating Days success founded the Philad
48、elphia Public Ledger (1836) and the Baltimore Sun (1837). The four penny sheets all became famed newspapers. 52 What does the first paragraph say about the “penny press?“ （ A） It was known for its in-depth news reporting. （ B） It had an involvement with some political parties. （ C） It depended on the business community for survival. （ D） It aimed at pleasing the general public. 53 In its early days, a penny paper often _. （ A） paid much attention to political parties （ B） provided stories that hit the pubic taste （ C） offered penetrating editorials on various issues （ D） covered importa
