1、考博英语模拟试卷 60及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 It has long been known that total sleep _is 100 percent fatal to rats, yet, upon examination of the dead bodies, the animals look completely normal. （ A） deposition （ B） destruction （ C） deprivation （ D） reduction 2 When a child has become _to life in
2、a city, he may feel quite at a loss in any other environment. （ A） addicted （ B） confronted （ C） conditioned （ D） delimited 3 He forgave his wife although she had once had a _affair with a poet. （ A） ruthless （ B） transient （ C） evil （ D） remarkable 4 Melting snow_ the regular spring floods in the v
3、alley. （ A） lends itself to （ B） works out （ C） throws light on （ D） accounts for 5 Decisions could be made on the basis of price, delivery dates, after-sales service or any other_. （ A） variable （ B） variance （ C） variant （ D） variation 6 I was_ in the middle of my call because I had no more pennie
4、s to put in the box. （ A） broken in （ B） cut off （ C） hung up （ D） cut down 7 His writing is so_, obscure, and overwrought that it is difficult to make out what he is trying to say. （ A） dubious （ B） diffuse （ C） indifferent （ D） accurate 8 Deforestation is_ one of the most serious environmental iss
5、ues of our time. （ A） explanatorily （ B） doubtfully （ C） compatibly （ D） arguably 9 The speculation,_ by some suggestive evidence, came from an American scientist. （ A） summed up （ B） backed up （ C） added up （ D） put up 10 Duke Ellington s_ orchestration techniques made him perhaps the most remarkab
6、le artist that jazz has produced. （ A） clever （ B） melodious （ C） intricate （ D） lyrical 11 Financial consultants acknowledge that the value of common stock is inherently changeable. （ A） relatively （ B） intrinsically （ C） sporadically （ D） incrementally 12 The flower bud of a water lily opens at su
7、nset since its opening is triggered by the decreased light. （ A） alleviated （ B） endured （ C） set off （ D） covered op 13 Modern printing equipment quickly turns out duplicate copies of textual and pictorial matter. （ A） identical （ B） excessive （ C） illustrated （ D） legible 14 It is now common for p
8、hysically disabled individuals to receive the bulk of their education in regular school programs. （ A） majority （ B） assignments （ C） rest （ D） texts 15 Factors leading to the crises included poor regulation mismanagement and deception in the industry, and competition from other types of financial f
9、irms. （ A） pollution （ B） deceit （ C） abuse （ D） depression 16 The large red ants can dig as deep as ten feet to establish nests and retrieve soil for their mounds. （ A） store up （ B） throw out （ C） bring back （ D） pile up 17 Within the bounds of given data, the biographer seeks to illuminate factua
10、l information about a person and transform it into insight. （ A） concentration （ B） networks （ C） goals （ D） constraints 18 She said it did not help for foreign leaders to badger the United States into action. （ A） bother （ B） urge （ C） rush （ D） hinder 19 Whether the giant panda belonged to the bea
11、r of raccoon families was a matter of zoological contention for years. （ A） controversy （ B） confusion （ C） enterprise （ D） scrutiny 20 For companies, the threat of drive-by hacking seems set to grow as software programs assisting hackers proliferate on the Internet. （ A） obliterate （ B） multiply （
12、C） stack （ D） precipitate 二、 Error Identification 21 The millions of calculations (involved) , (had they) been done by hand, would (lose) all practical value (by the time) they were finished. （ A） involved （ B） had they （ C） lose all （ D） by the time 22 The ballad (is characterized) by informal dict
13、ion, by a narrative largely (dependent on) action and dialogue, by thematic (intense), and by (stress) on repetition. （ A） is characterized （ B） dependent on （ C） intense （ D） stress 23 The manufacture of (automobile) was (extremely) expensive (until) assembly-line techniques (made) them cheaper to
14、produce. （ A） automobile （ B） extremely （ C） until （ D） made 24 Sleep is (controlled) by (the brain) and (associated by) characteristic (breathing) rhythms. （ A） controlled （ B） the brain （ C） associated by （ D） breathing 25 (Having finis) heal high school, the village education board (appointed) hi
15、m (to) a teaching post (in) the primary school. （ A） Having finis （ B） appointed （ C） to （ D） in 26 She can (hardly) avoid (making) grammatical mistakes in her (composition)(how) hard she tries. （ A） hardly （ B） making （ C） composition （ D） how 27 (Have yon read) in the Columbia Spectator that (Jiff
16、 s) leg (was broken)(while playing football)? （ A） Have yon read （ B） Jiff s （ C） was broken （ D） while playing football 28 That night, (tired) (though was he) , the Union Officer (went out) again to (look for) help. （ A） tired （ B） though was he （ C） went out （ D） look for 29 When (imaginable) scie
17、ntists (first) suggested the possibility that one person (could speak) directly to another (over) a long distance, few people took them seriously. （ A） imaginable （ B） first （ C） could speak （ D） over 30 The (economical) difficulties of the country will not diminish (unless) inexpensive (fertilizer)
18、 can be widely (distributed). （ A） economical （ B） unless （ C） fertilizer （ D） distributed 三、 Cloze 30 Small business owners must accept the burdens of entrepreneurship. Being in business for your- self requires your full attention. You seldom leave the office or shop at 5 p.m.【 31】 do you leave job
19、 problems there. They follow you home as business homework. This【 32】 ess time for your personal life. The【 33】 you sought can put you on the spot. You don t report to a boss. But you do【 34】 as hard as possible to serve your customers. They are you“【 35】 “. You also have to compete with creditors,
20、employees, suppliers, and tax collectors. In other words, you are never really【 36】 . Small firms can seldom afford to【 37】 enough employees so that each can specialize. You may have to prepare ads,【 38】 records, make sales calls, and collect bad debts. You must be able to “wear many hats“.【 39】 all
21、 these tasks takes up lots of time. But you cannot【 40】 long-range planning. You have to set goals and develop plans in meet them. Given too【 41】 time to management, your business will fall. The major cause of business【 42】 is poor management. Of every three business that start, two fail.【 43】 half
22、fall in the first five years. A person with limited talents may be able to hold a job in a large firm【 44】 others will pick up the slack. When you are in business【 45】 yourself, there is no one to “carry you“. Even if your firm【 46】 , you may still have little money to spend. You may work hard for m
23、onths and not take a penny out【 47】 the salary you pay yourself. The reason is you may have to【 48】 your profits in the firm for long-term growth. Or you may need to meet short-term【 49】 for cash. You may not even be able to draw a salary【 50】 the firm becomes a truly going concern. （ A） So （ B） Als
24、o （ C） Not （ D） Either （ A） maintains （ B） means （ C） leads （ D） suggests （ A） prosperity （ B） property （ C） fortune （ D） independence （ A） try （ B） act （ C） manage （ D） perform （ A） superior （ B） manager （ C） boss （ D） director （ A） lucky （ B） free （ C） relaxed （ D） happy （ A） hire （ B） rent （ C） l
25、et （ D） make （ A） set （ B） break （ C） keep （ D） establish （ A） Persisting （ B） Acquiring （ C） Regulating （ D） Performing （ A） deny （ B） offend （ C） refuse （ D） neglect （ A） few （ B） little （ C） bit （ D） slight （ A） failure （ B） redaction （ C） depression （ D） inefficiency （ A） Mostly （ B） Totally （ C
26、） Nearly （ D） Partly （ A） before （ B） when （ C） because （ D） therefore （ A） by （ B） for （ C） upon （ D） from （ A） approves （ B） enlarges （ C） permits （ D） succeeds （ A） except for （ B） together with （ C） in spite of （ D） as well as （ A） reproduce （ B） resolve （ C） reserve （ D） reinvest （ A） sales （ B
27、） businesses （ C） demands （ D） necessaries （ A） lest （ B） until （ C） if （ D） when 四、 Reading Comprehension 50 So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there a
28、re countless do-it-yourself publications. Armed with the fight tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend fours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying-out their own gardens; building garages and making furnitur
29、e. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own record players and radio transmitters. Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. Such things provide an
30、 excellent outlet for pent-up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handyman. Wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and versatile. Even husbands who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and m
31、echanics. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, wives automatically assume that their husbands will somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion that they can do a
32、nything even when they have been repeatedly proved wrong. It is a question of pride as much as anything else. Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to took at our lawn-mower. It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it. I would
33、 not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself. One Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. As far as I could see, it only needed a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as g
34、ood as new. Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. Tile mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn-mower. But I was extremely pleased with myself. I had traced the cause of the trouble. One of
35、 the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped. Alter buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting tile confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. I was not surprised to find that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason t
36、hat I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up in despair. The weeks passed and the grass grew. When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow. Needless to say our
37、 house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I have promised to repair one day. 51 People dont rely on specialized labor so much nowadays because_. （ A） their wives think their husbands will fix the things （ B） they have the enthusiasm for
38、doing things for themselves （ C） the books and papers tell them how to do something by themselves （ D） both B and C 52 All of the following statements are true except that_. （ A） newly married couple may beautify their house for themselves （ B） women seldom repair things by themselves according to t
39、his passage （ C） only old men can fix their own record-players （ D） both men and women have a false belief that men can repair a lot of things 53 The author made a few minor adjustments and then_. （ A） the mower got worse （ B） there s some effect （ C） the mower didn t work at all （ D） the mower was
40、as good as new 54 The author tells a story about himself to illustrate that_. （ A） ail of the men are born skilled workmen （ B） all of the men are not created clever with the hands （ C） none of the men are born capable of doing things for oneself （ D） only husbands are created clever with the hands
41、55 What does the phrase “get around to“ in the 3rd paragraph mean? （ A） get away from （ B） go around to （ C） deal with （ D） get along with 55 “Youth“ and “culture“ have been a rather more familiar pairing within sociology than “old age“ and “culture“. Young people s spending on clothes, stereo equip
42、ment and cosmetics meant that the “teenager“ became a vitally important consumer of leisure goods and services. These features of young people s experiences, along with their increasing proportion within the total population, inevitably caught the attention of several influential sociologists who we
43、nt on to describe and analyze the phenomenon of “youth culture“. In recent decades, the situation has changed somewhat. With the aging of the population, it is older people who represent an incasing proportion within the total population, some of whom enjoy relative affluence with high levels of dis
44、posable income. Consequently, it is older people, rather than younger people, who are increasingly regarded as important consumers of leisure goods and services. Several sociologists have begun to analyze the cultural implications of population aging. Andrew Blaikie in his book first addressed the p
45、henomenon of “gray culture“ at length. Blalkie focuses in particular on the change in styles of growing old embodied in notion of the Third Age. This is the stage of the life course after retirement from paid work, where activity, leisure and pleasure are enjoyed before the onset of old age proper b
46、rings social dependency, physical infirmities and death. Blaikie s book is not about how individuals with an accumulation of chronological years actually experience later life, but is instead an examination of the changing discourses of growing old as these are expressed in popular culture. Blaikie
47、s analysis is sensitive to the issues raised by the reconstruction of old age as a “leisure and pleasure“ filled life course stage, including its meaningfulness to those without the financial or other resources necessary to enjoy it. Importantly, he also discusses what the cultural reconstruction of
48、 the post-retirement phase of the life course means for our understandings and representations of “deep old age“ and the biological inevitability of death. For a book so concerned with the analyses of visual representations of later life, there are few actual illustrations. This must be regarded as
49、a weakness. More often than not, the reader is wholly reliant on Blaikie s own description of visual sources and his interpretation of how these represent later life. The reproduction of a greater number of cartoons or photographs would bare greatly improved the persuasiveness of his analysis. Nevertheless, this is a timely book which makes an important contribution to the literature on the cultural reconstruction of later life. 56 According to the first sentence of the article, you can conclude that_
