1、考博英语模拟试卷 53及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 We have the authority to call the club before us and to make them account for the manner in which their playing affairs are being conducted. （ A） calculate （ B） forgive （ C） explain （ D） demonstrate 2 The most significant phrases appeared to denote tha
2、t Russia was “already broken“ and would “never rise again“. （ A） indicate （ B） announce （ C） analyze （ D） hold 3 The WTO leaders had been urged some countries to make necessary concession to promote their mutual negotiations. （ A） apology （ B） compromise （ C） substitution （ D） permission 4 One of th
3、e most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices. （ A） changes in body （ B） terrible headaches （ C） financial problems （ D） emotional sufferings 5 The recruiter s speech was so compelling that nearly everyone in the auditorium enlisted in the army when it was over. （ A） resourcefu
4、l （ B） meaningful （ C） forceful （ D） powerful 6 The argument that children are no longer an economic asset, but more of a liability, drew more attention of the public. （ A） productivity （ B） possibility （ C） responsibility （ D） necessity 7 The board of directors required that Mr. Brown expensive equ
5、ipment justify buying at a time when the company was practicing strict economy. （ A） give reasons for （ B） verify （ C） testify （ D） give evidence about 8 When the chairman visited the district hit by the earthquake, he often signaled for the children to come to him. （ A） denied （ B） adored （ C） beck
6、oned （ D） allowed 9 Most surveys find that people are reluctant to place themselves at either the top or the bottom of the social ladder. （ A） uncommon （ B） uncertain （ C） unwilling （ D） voluntary 10 Contestants who do not comply with the regulations will be disqualified. （ A） cooperate with （ B） ob
7、serve （ C） approve （ D） submit to 11 The candidate realized that he was handicapped by his age. （ A） disliked （ B） disadvantaged （ C） displeased （ D） disappointed 12 The authorities had failed to react fast enough to popular discontent but told citizens that only hard work could bring an improvement
8、 in living standards. （ A） disadvantage （ B） disagreement （ C） disbelief （ D） dissatisfaction 13 Since their realization depends on the cooperation of others, they will take some convincing steps to come round to the agents point of view. （ A） fully understand （ B） resort to （ C） change opinions to
9、fit （ D） go along with 14 Deceptively simple in design, the sculptural works of George Norton incorporate a broad range of textures, sizes, and contours. （ A） Noticeably （ B） Particularly （ C） Occasionally （ D） Supposedly 15 Don t meddle in her affairs, and in fact, she can attack the problem and so
10、lve it quickly herself. （ A） interfere （ B） intrude （ C） overcome （ D） involve 16 Yet beyond that tragic picture, there is a revolution at work in world literature and art. （ A） reflective （ B） grievous （ C） intolerable （ D） illusive 17 The synthetic fibers produced in that large factory account for
11、 one third of all the fibers turned out in the area. （ A） constitute （ B） consist of （ C） institute （ D） result in 18 General Liu Baicheng was always commended for his wise and timely military decision in the critical moments. （ A） denounced （ B） praised （ C） welcomed （ D） exclaimed 19 When bothered
12、 by other animals or humans, some species of horned lizards will posture threateningly and squirt blood from their eyes. （ A） fiercely （ B） distrustfully （ C） menacingly （ D） impudently 20 During the rainy season the Mississippi River may carry away hundreds of acres of valuable top soil from one ar
13、ea and arbitrarily deposit it in another. （ A） subsequently （ B） lawfully （ C） mercilessly （ D） randomly 21 Cinderellas fairy godmother _ a pumpkin into a carriage. （ A） transformed （ B） enclosed （ C） spelled （ D） juggled 22 I wish I could report a dazzling success but fact it does not quite _. （ A）
14、 come on （ B） go off （ C） come off （ D） go on 23 The countrys production dropped while prices and unemployed _. （ A） skyrocketed （ B） outer-spaced （ C） overestimated （ D） under-questioned 24 Rebuilding the highways will take a year or more even if they re _ with hundred dollar bills. （ A） approved （
15、 B） laid （ C） paid （ D） paved 25 Bay. Laurel leaves are still a(n) _ of victory. （ A） apace （ B） suggestion （ C） emblem （ D） spot 26 Some crystals emit visible light when _ by ionizing particles. （ A） burned （ B） struck （ C） excited （ D） inspired 27 The future _ of the bald eagle is still an importa
16、nt American ecological concern. （ A） birth （ B） evolution （ C） migration （ D） survival 28 If we do not adopt any measures to protect tigers, they will be _ in the country in near future. （ A） distinct （ B） extinct （ C） separate , （ D） exceptional 29 The parents who speak _ may cause their children t
17、o become confused. （ A） equivocally （ B） angrily （ C） abnormally （ D） aggressively 30 _ all the members of the commission present here who are here tonight, I would like to thank Professor Clinton for his informative talk. （ A） On behalf of （ B） On account of （ C） In honor of （ D） In terms of 31 It
18、is not uncommon in this country that the military court officers _ the prisoners cruelly to obtain information. （ A） torture （ B） shock （ C） thrill （ D） terrify 32 For Sauces not only used his _ in the hold up, but also made his get-away in his own easily recognized family car. （ A） ammunition （ B）
19、pistol （ C） armor （ D） treason 33 The editorial criticizes a report issued by a US-Canadian “acid rain“ _ headed by Drew Lewis. （ A） parliament （ B） institution （ C） panel （ D） agency 34 The prices of all the shares fell sharply just after a few _ when the news came that the war had broken out. （ A）
20、 transports （ B） transmissions （ C） transitions （ D） transactions 35 _ will be given to the doctoral candidates who are registered in their last year of study and who are attending a major professional meeting. （ A） Promotion （ B） Preference （ C） Precaution （ D） Priority 36 Having weighed up all the
21、 factors the department finally agreed to receive all the _ to the committee. （ A） rejection （ B） hypotheses （ C） nominations （ D） resistance 37 Children will work hard if the lessons are _. （ A） expressing （ B） inquiring （ C） attracting （ D） interesting 38 Some conductors _ sound amplification at t
22、heir concerts. （ A） let （ B） allow （ C） proscribe （ D） permit 39 Working in the library is not his only _. （ A） profession （ B） employment （ C） prohibition （ D） custom 40 Tom s steps had _ and there was a moment of absolute silence. （ A） died down （ B） died from （ C） died away （ D） died out 二、 Cloze
23、 40 Brazil has become one of the developing world s great successes at reducing population growth but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to【 61】 birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvard. Brazil s
24、population growth【 62】 has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960【 63】 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on average. Martine says this【 64】 may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it the envy of many other Third Wo
25、rld countries. Martine puts it down to, among other things, soap operas (通俗电视连续剧 )and installment (分期付款 ) plans introduced in the 1970s. Both played an important, although indirect,【 65】 in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the worlds biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil s most po
26、pular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based【 66】 wealthy characters living the high life in big cities. “Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction
27、, they describe middle and upper class values-not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working,“ says Martine “They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and【 67】 people conscious of other patterns of behavior and other【 68】 , which were put into a very attractive pack- age. “Meanw
28、hile, the installment plans tried to【 69】 the poor to become consumers. “This led to an enormous change in consumption patterns and【 70】 was incompatible(不相容的 )with un- limited reproduction,“ says Martine. （ A） increase （ B） reduce （ C） extend （ D） improve （ A） rate （ B） speed （ C） pace （ D） step （
29、A） on （ B） to （ C） in （ D） at （ A） amount （ B） quantity （ C） deal （ D） figure （ A） role （ B） lead （ C） virtue （ D） roll （ A） in （ B） on （ C） for （ D） with （ A） make （ B） making （ C） made （ D） makes （ A） messages （ B） values （ C） ideas （ D） thoughts （ A） force （ B） obey （ C） encourage （ D） discourage
30、 （ A） relation （ B） consumption （ C） condition （ D） consideration 三、 Reading Comprehension 50 At home Theodore Roosevelt had affection, not compliments, whether these were unintentional and sincere or were thinly disguised flattery. And affection was what he most craved from his family and nearest f
31、riends, and what he gave to them without stint. As I have said, he allowed nothing to interrupt the hours set apart for his wife and children while he was at the White House; and at Oyster Bay there was always time for them. A typical story is told of the boys coming in upon him during a conference
32、with some important visitor, and saying reproachfully, “Its long after four oclock, and you promised to go with us at four. “ So I did,“ said Roosevelt. And he quickly finished his business with the visitor and went. When the children were young, he usually saw them at supper and into bed, and he ta
33、lked of the famous pillow fights they had with him. House guests at the White House some times unexpectedly caught sight of him crawling in the entry near the children s rooms, with two or three children riding on his back. Roosevelts days were seldom less than fifteen hours long, and we can guess h
34、ow he regarded the laboring men of today who clamor for eight and six, and even fewer hours, as the normal period for a day s work. He got up at half-past seven and always finished breakfast by nine, when what many might call the real work of his day began. The unimaginative laborer probably suppose
35、s that most of the duties which fall to an industrious President are not strictly work at all; but if any one had to meet for an hour and a haft every forenoon such Congressmen and Senators as chose to call on him, he would understand that that was a job involving real work, hard work. They came eve
36、ry day with a grievance, or an appeal, or a suggestion, or a favor to ask, and he had to treat each one, not only politely, but more or less differently. Early in his Administration I heard it said that he offended some Congressmen by denying their requests in so loud a voice that others in the room
37、 could hear him, and this seemed to some a humiliation. President McKinley, on the other hand, they said, lowered his voice, and spoke so softly and sweetly that even his refusal did not jar on his visitor, and was not heard at all by the bystanders. If this happened, I suspect it was because Roosev
38、elt spoke rather explosively and had a habit of emphasis, and not because he wished in any way to send his petitioners rebuff through the room. Nor was the hour which followed this, when he received general callers, less wearing. As these persons came from all parts of the Union, so they were of all
39、 sorts and temperaments. Here was a worthy citizen from Colorado Who, on the strength of having once heard the President make a public speech in Denver, claimed immediate friendship with him. Then might come an old lady from Georgia, who remembered his mother s people there, or the lady from Jackson
40、ville, Florida, of whom I have already spoken. Once a little boy, who was almost lost in the crush of grown-up visitors, man- aged to reach the President. “What can I do for you?“ the President asked; and the boy told how his father had died leaving his mother with a large family and no money, and h
41、ow he was selling typewriters to help support her. His mother, he said, would be most grateful if the President would accept a typewriter from her as a gift. So the President told the little fellow to go and sit down until the other visitors had passed, and then he would attend to him. No doubt, the
42、 boy left the White House well contented-and richer. 51 From the stories which exemplify Roosevelt s affection for his family members, we can infer that _. （ A） he was not flexible with his schedule （ B） the President tried to fulfil his promises to them （ C） he would stopped whatever he was doing f
43、or them （ D） the President apologized to them when he could not stay with them 52 According to the author, Theodore Roosevelt _. （ A） was a hard-working President （ B） tried to reduce the length of his workday （ C） really appreciated the idea of eight or six hours per workday （ D） wished to work wit
44、h the laboring men of today 53 What might an unimaginative laborer think of the Presidents duties? （ A） Those duties were nothing for President Roosevelt. （ B） What the President did was to meet Congressmen and Senators. （ C） Many Congressmen and Senators liked to meet the President. （ D） The Presid
45、ent thought his duties involved real and hard work. 54 How was President Roosevelts offending denial of some Congressmen requests explained? （ A） The Congressmen fell humiliated. （ B） The President was easy to lose his temper. （ C） President McKinley helped to change the embarrassing situations. （ D
46、） President Roosevelt had a rather forceful speaking manner. 55 How did the President treat the boy who had lost his father? （ A） He asked the boy to leave immediately. （ B） He accepted a typewriter as a gift from the boy s mother. （ C） He would rather stay alone with the boy. （ D） He would help the
47、 boy and the poor family. 55 In little religious sects, accordingly, the morals of the common people have been almost always remarkably regular and orderly; generally much more so than in the established church. The morals of those little sects, indeed, have frequently been rather disagreeably rigor
48、ous and unsocial. There are two very easy and effectual remedies, however, by whose joint operation the state might, without violence, correct whatever was unsocial or disagreeably rigorous in the morals of all the little sects into which the country was divided. The flint of those remedies is the s
49、tudy of science and philosophy, which the state might render almost universal among all people of middling or more than middling rank and fortune; not by giving salaries to teachers in order to make them negligent and idle, but by instituting some sort of probation, even in the higher and more difficult sciences, to be undergone by every person before he was permitted to exercise any liberal profession, or before he could be received as a candidate for
