1、考博英语模拟试卷 92及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Britains leading swimmers are facing a test of their _ as well as their skills at the Olympic trials in Sheffield. （ A） stamina （ B） agility （ C） fortitude （ D） valor 2 Heather scrupulously avoided any topic likely to _ suspicion as to his motives. （ A
2、） arouse （ B） prompt （ C） dispel （ D） relate 3 If some of the players are not available to attend the NEC, we will make arrangements for the winning readers who will be selected_ to meet the stars at a later date and present their award in person. （ A） at large （ B） at intervals （ C） at random （ D）
3、at length 4 More probably he had tapped a fresh source of energy in himself the power of lovewhich made him feel_. （ A） invaluable （ B） invincible （ C） invariable （ D） invisible 5 We found that television and radio _ far fewer complaints than did the printed media. （ A） keep pace with （ B） take note
4、 of （ C） give rise to （ D） make sense of 6 Let us _ confidently into the new Millennium and embrace the challenges and opportunities it will offer us and generations to come. （ A） stroll （ B） sweep （ C） stride （ D） scurry 7 Look, if you were interested in science, it would be like having a chance to
5、 rub shoulders with people of Einsteins _. （ A） status （ B） statue （ C） statute （ D） stature 8 “Its almost eight oclock.“ As if_ the bell in the church began to toll for Matins. （ A） on trial （ B） on view （ C） on cue （ D） on sale 9 Congress shah make no law respecting an establishment of religion, o
6、r prohibiting the free exercise_; or abridging the freedom of speech, and the right of the people peaceably to assemble. （ A） therefore （ B） therein （ C） thereby （ D） thereof 10 He had _ an emergency operation for a stomach condition, which makes doctors solemnly assured that he was potentially fata
7、l. （ A） underlain （ B） underlined （ C） undergone （ D） undertaken 11 Its a simple bed with a basic metal frame but at the head on the right there is a leather _for restraining the victims. （ A） strip （ B） strap （ C） stripe （ D） slit 12 Mary Robinson has been formally _ as Irelands first woman preside
8、nt. （ A） sworn in （ B） told off （ C） spelt out （ D） picked up 13 Dublin will no longer _its constitutional claim to Northern Ireland, as it had promised to do on Sunday. （ A） evoke （ B） invoke （ C） provoke （ D） revoke 14 The communities that I come from are very nervous about the outcome of what wer
9、e doing because it seems _ even if the outcome is good. （ A） precarious （ B） precautious （ C） precious （ D） premature 15 We work hard to keep all coffees_, but many of the varieties are difficult to obtain. （ A） in store （ B） in stock （ C） in stack （ D） in reserve 16 Not content to _ along in ignora
10、nce and on her own, Patty began reading everything she could get and immediately set out to develop a network of gardening colleagues. （ A） fumble （ B） mumble （ C） rumble （ D） tumble 17 Responsibility rests with government, which should _ serious and transparent debate Between those of different opi
11、nion, and provide the public with the honest evidence they need and deserve. （ A） cherish （ B） startle （ C） cultivate （ D） vitalize 18 Anthropologists are translators: they translate culture in an attempt to make exotic experience _to others who have not suffered or enjoyed it. （ A） intelligible （ B
12、） intelligent （ C） intellectual （ D） intellective 19 The President declined to deliver the speech himself, _ a sore throat. （ A） in the wake of （ B） by virtue of （ C） with regard to （ D） on account of 20 A woman enters a hospital ward determined to torture the comatose wife of her ex-lover and _him
13、for herself. （ A） acclaim （ B） exclaim （ C） proclaim （ D） reclaim 二、 Reading Comprehension 20 Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young woman and a handsome young man. They were very poor, but as they were deeply in love, they wanted to get married. The young peoples parents shook their heads.
14、“You cant get married yet,“ they said. “Wait till you get a good job with good prospects.“ So the young people waited until they found good jobs with good prospects and they were able to get married. They were still poor, of course, but large organizations lent him the money he needed to buy a house
15、, some furniture, all the latest electrical appliances and a car. The couple lived happily ever after, paying off debts for the rest of their lives. And so ends another modern romantic fable. We live in a materialistic society and when we grow old enough to earn a living, it does not surprise us to
16、discover that success is measured in terms of the money you earn. We spend the whole of our lives keeping up with the Joneses. If we buy a new car, we can be sure that Jones will go on better and get two new cars: one for his wife and one for himself. The most amusing thing about this game is that t
17、he Joneses and all the neighbors who are struggling frantically to keep up with them are spending borrowed money kindly provided, at a suitable rate of interest, of course, by friendly banks, insurance companies, etc. It is not only in affluent societies that people are obsessed with the idea of mak
18、ing more money. Consumer goods are desirable everywhere and modern industry deliberately sets out to create new markets. Gone are the days when industrial goods were made to last forever. The wheel of industry must be kept turning. “Built-in obsolescence“ provides the means: goods are made to be dis
19、carded. Cars get tinnier and tinnier. You no sooner acquire this years model than you are thinking about its replacement. 21 From the first paragraph, we can infer that _. （ A） good job with good prospects can have a good marriage （ B） those who are poor cant get married （ C） parents should be respo
20、nsible for planning their childrens future （ D） even marriage is closely related with money 22 The expression “keep up with the Joneses“ might mean_. （ A） maintain a high standard of achievement （ B） compete socially with your neighbors or associates （ C） prevent something from moving （ D） continue
21、to be in contact with someone 23 According to the author, what is the common practice in a materialistic society? （ A） One can satisfy his emergency needs by buying things on credit. （ B） A car owner can replace his old car with a new one for little amount of money. （ C） A poor man can borrow money
22、from the rich at a lower rate of interest. （ D） The richer you are, the more you are obsessed with the idea of making money. 24 Which of the following is true according to the author? （ A） Interest in earning money is not only a modern phenomenon. （ B） Money is one thing and love is another. （ C） Mo
23、ney seems extremely important today. （ D） Love without money is a field without water. 25 What is the best title for the passage? （ A） Keep Up with the Joneses （ B） The Only Thing People Are Interested Today Is Earning More Money （ C） Love Me, Love My Dog （ D） Money Makes the Mare Go 25 Battles are
24、like marriages. They have certain fundamental experience they share in common; they differ infinitely, but still they are all alike. A battle seems to me a conflict of wills to the death in the same way that a marriage of love is the identification of two human beings to the end of the creation of l
25、ife as death is the reverse of life, and love of hate. Battles are commitments to cause death as marriages are commitments to create life. Whether, for any individual, either union results in death or in the creation of new life, each risks it and in the risk commits himself. As the servants of deat
26、h, battles will always remain horrible. Those who are fascinated by them are being fascinated by death. There is no battle aim worthy of the name except that of ending all battles. Any other conception is, literally, suicidal. The fascist worship of battle is a suicidal drive; it is love of death in
27、stead of life. In the same idiom, to triumph in battle over the forces which are fighting for death is-again literally-to triumph over death. It is a surgeons triumph as he cuts a body and bloodies his hands in removing a cancer in order to triumph over the death that is in the body. In these though
28、ts I have found my own peace, and I return to an army that fights death and cynicism in the name of life and hope. It is a good army. Believe in it. 26 According to the author, battles are similar to marriages in that they are_. （ A） conflicts （ B） commitments （ C） involved with the life struggle （
29、D） ends 27 Although the author says that battles are horrible, he also says that_. （ A） most people find fascination in them （ B） there is no battle aim worthy of the name （ C） one should love life and not death （ D） fighting to end battles is justifiable 28 The author states that one who fights a b
30、attle toward any end other than peace is _. （ A） tainted by fascism （ B） misguided and unworthy （ C） victimized by unconscious drives to kill （ D） bent on his own destruction 29 The article says that the individual, in battle and in marriage, must _. （ A） make a union （ B） compromise his beliefs （ C
31、） take the risks he has committed himself to （ D） recognize that death is the reverse of life 30 The author says that cancer is _. （ A） a kind of death within the body （ B） often fatal （ C） death itself （ D） like a battle 30 Wholly aside from aesthetic and moral considerations, fashion is an economi
32、c absurdity, and there is little to be said in its favor. Nevertheless, we Carl appreciate the wisdom in Gina Sombreros belief that the enormous stress which women lay on everything pertaining to clothes and the art of personal adornment is connected with the tendency to crystallize sentiment into a
33、n object. Woman symbolizes every important event in her life by a special dress; and a jewel or a beautiful gown means to a woman what an official decoration means to a man. “If a womans clothes cost the funnily and society a little time, money, and activity, they allow woman, independent of lies an
34、d calumnies, to triumph and come to the fore outside of mans world and competition. They allow woman to satisfy her desire to be the first in the most varied fields by giving her the illusion that she is first, and at the same time enabling her rival to have the same illusion. Clothes absorb some of
35、 womans activity which might otherwise be diverted to more or less worth-while ends; they give woman real satisfaction, a satisfaction complete in itself, and independent of others, and they constitute safety valve which saves society from much greater and more dangerous evils than those which they
36、cause.“ The aptness of these observations lies in the emphasis on clothes which are really beautiful and distinctive. But fashion is not primarily concerned with beauty; and fashion connotes conformity, not the individuality so cherished by our society and so artfully suggested by the copywriters. M
37、any people who rigorously follow fashions believe they are following their own inclinations; they are unaware of the primitive, tribal compulsion; and this is true of fashions in manners, morals and literature, as well as in clothes. 31 According to this article, fashion is hardly valued in terms of
38、_. （ A） economy （ B） morals （ C） politics （ D） aesthetics 32 A womans clothes allow her to_. （ A） be the best, actually, in many fields （ B） rejoice outside of mans world （ C） compete on an equal basis in a mans world （ D） deceive both men and women 33 According to the article, womans absorption in
39、clothes_. （ A） constitutes a great danger to society （ B） indirectly discourages participation in more worth-while projects （ C） saves society from more dangerous evils than those it causes （ D） is the only satisfaction a woman gets out of life 34 The author of this article believes that fashion_. （
40、 A） is an unimportant force in a womans life （ B） promotes conformity （ C） promotes individuality （ D） is primarily concerued with beauty 35 In the authors opinion, women who follow fashions rigorously _. （ A） are highly individualistic （ B） follow their own inclinations （ C） obey a primitive, triba
41、l impulse （ D） must be wealthy 36 According to this article, conformity in manners, morals, and literature_. （ A） is impossible because all artists are individualists （ B） differs distinctly from conformity in fashions （ C） stems from the same kind of impulses as does conformity in fashions （ D） occ
42、urs because people are primitive 37 What is implied but not stated in the passage is that _. （ A） people who follow fashions are not really following their own inclinations. （ B） fashion emphasizes clothes that are beautiful and distinctive. （ C） copywriters suggest that fashion connotes conformity.
43、 （ D） fashion is not primarily concerned with beauty. 37 Childrens fears come and go, but most children experience similar types of fears at approximately the same age. For toddlers, the worst fears are often associated with separation and change. Toddlers want their own mommy, daddy, .spoon, chair,
44、 and bed. They are profoundly conservative little people. The most daring toddlers feel content if they can hold onto what they already know. Yet, childrens fears are a useful index of their development. Fear of strangers appears to be a consequence of their first specific attachment, and its ending
45、 is a sign that they have acquired a more inclusive schema of faces and people in general. A child who is afraid of cats but not of rabbits evidently can differentiate one small animal from another. Fear of a particular person implies recognition of that person. Parents can be of assistance, both in
46、 overcoming fears and in preventing their development. They can prepare a child through play, stories, and happy prognostications for dealing with new situations that might be overwhelming; give prompt and unstinted comfort after a frightening experience; and devise ways in which a child can be gent
47、ly and gradually not abruptly encouraged to take another look at feared objects and situations. Avoidance of the feared object reinforces the fear, and the fear becomes increasingly intense. Childrens fears should be taken seriously, never ridiculed or dismissed as silly or babyish. Often, if the ca
48、regiver can get the child to explain exactly what it is that is so frightening, the bald can be reassured. The one thing not to do is to force children into confronting a feared situation before they are ready to do so. Almost all children are afraid of something and, as with adults, these fears are
49、 often well- grounded. If we are in an open field during a thunderstorm, we probably have good reason to be afraid of lightning. But occasionally fear of something gets out of control and becomes a phobia. A phobia is an irrational fear of something. A child may be afraid of the dark and hesitate to go up the stairs alone at night. But when the child refuses to remain in a place wher
