1、考博英语模拟试卷 95及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 Since most doctors are _ about effectiveness of the new medicine, they seldom recommend it to their patients. （ A） anxious （ B） dubious （ C） cynical （ D） innocent 2 The senator agrees that his support of the action would _ his chances for reelection. （
2、 A） obscure （ B） mystify （ C） distinguish （ D） jeopardize 3 In his _ to further his knowledge of the universe, man has now begun to explore space. （ A） attempt （ B） expedition （ C） trial （ D） chase 4 The manufacturers hoped that the motor show would _ their car sales. （ A） promise （ B） lift （ C） int
3、ensify （ D） boost 5 It was all agreed that the first problem the new government would have to _ was unemployment. （ A） grip （ B） tackle （ C） discern （ D） manipulate 6 Composed of song, dance, and personal invective, the old comedy plays also include outspoken political criticism and comment on liter
4、ary and philosophical topics. （ A） comical （ B） witty （ C） satirical （ D） frank 7 The advantage of these contracts is that if property is destroyed by a peril not specifically excluded the insurance is good. （ A） mishap （ B） wreck （ C） hazard （ D） collision 8 Penal systems of most countries provide
5、for more protracted imprisonment of habitual offenders than would normally be imposed upon first offenders. （ A） restricted （ B） specified （ C） testified （ D） prolonged 9 A major role of computer science has been to alleviate problems, mainly by making computer systems cheaper, faster, more reliable
6、, and easier to use. （ A） exclude （ B） lessen （ C） clarify （ D） evade 10 While modulation/demodulation technology was being standardized for the most recent modems, several other peripheral standards were also being developed. （ A） auxiliary （ B） notable （ C） relevant （ D） elemental 11 Having libera
7、ted the player from an exclusively team performance, Louis Armstrong unwittingly codified the vocabulary of the soloist in a series of famous recordings. （ A） unfavorably （ B） unpopularly （ C） unquestionably （ D） unintentionally 12 One of the most common techniques is to add alloying elements that i
8、nhibit the corrosion. （ A） restrain （ B） retain （ C） relieve （ D） repulse 13 General George Washington and his hungry, ragged troops crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania, surprised the garrison of German mercenaries in Trenton, and captured the city. （ A） provocative （ B） foppish （ C） formid
9、able （ D） shabby 14 Among the more common scenes are those in the courtyards of apartment buildings where the children play, while their elders gossip on benches, and young people congregate to listen to music. （ A） assemble （ B） captivate （ C） engage （ D） fascinate 15 An action that is lavishly rew
10、arded as soon as it is performed is well on its way to becoming a habit. （ A） promptly （ B） generously （ C） evidently （ D） sympathetically 二、 Reading Comprehension 15 Efforts to educate people about the risks of substance abuse seem to deter some people from using dangerous substances, if such effor
11、ts are realistic about what is genuinely dangerous and what is not. Observed declines in the use of such drugs as LSD, PCP, and Quaaludes since the early 1970s are probably related to increased awareness of the risks of their use, and some of this awareness was the result of warnings about these dru
12、gs in “underground“ papers read by drug users. Such sources are influential, because they do not give a simple “all drugs are terrible for you“ message. Drug users know there are big variations in danger among drugs and antidrug education that ignores or denies this is likely to be ridiculed. This i
13、s illustrated by the popularity among young marijuana users of Reefer Madness, a widely unrealistic propaganda, film against marijuana made in the 1930s. This film made the rounds of college campuses in the 1970s and joined rock-music videos on cable televisions MTV in the 1980s. Instead of deterrin
14、g marijuana use, it became a cult film among users, many of where got high to watch it. Although persuasion can work fir some people if it is balanced and reasonable, other people seem immune to the most reasoned educational efforts. Millions have started smoking even through the considerable health
15、 risks of smoking have been well known and publicized for years. Moreover, the usefulness of education lies in primary prevention: prevention of abuse among those who presently have no problem. Hence, Bomiers contention that “if the Pepsi generations can be persuaded to drink pop wine, they can be p
16、ersuaded not to drink it while driving“ is probably not correct, since most drunken driving is done by people who already have significant drinking problems, and hence seem not to be dissuaded even by much stronger measures such as loss of a drivers license. 16 According to the passage, up to now, a
17、ntidrug education _. （ A） has made all people see the danger of drugs （ B） has succeeded in dissuading people from using drugs （ C） has been effective only to a certain degree （ D） has proved to be a total failure 17 The film “Reefer Madness“ mentioned in the passage _. （ A） effectively deterred mar
18、ijuana use （ B） was rejected by young marijuana use （ C） did not picture the danger of marijuana realistically （ D） was welcomed by marijuana users because it told them how to get high 18 The message “all drugs are terrible for you“ is not influential because _. （ A） it ignores the fact that drugs v
19、ary greatly in danger （ B） it gives a false account of the risks of drug use （ C） some drugs are good for health （ D） it does not appear in underground papers 19 The best title for the passage would be _. （ A） Are All Drugs Terrible for You? （ B） Do People Believe What Underground Papers Say? （ C） I
20、s There an Increased Awareness of the Risks of Drugs? （ D） Can Persuasion Reduce Drug Abuse? 19 The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the print and broadcast journalist is reflected in several books that have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapt
21、ers, mainly in, but not limited to, journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the “how to“ aspects of journalistic interviewing rather than the conceptual aspects of the interview, its context, and implications. Much of the “how to“ material is based on personal experiences a
22、nd general impressions. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings together evidence from which broad generalized principles can be developed. There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research lite
23、rature in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many general texts as well as numerous research articles on interviewing in fields other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and a
24、rticles present the theoretical and empirical aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature about interviewing pays little attention to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewing does not deal
25、with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modern Western societies are more familiar, at least in a positive manner, with journalistic interviewing than with any other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably somewhat fami
26、liar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interested in getting information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar situation is the job interv
27、iew. However, very few of us have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with the journalistic interview by virtue of our roles as readers, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic inter
28、view, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analyses and even study, as this book indicates. 20 The main idea of the first paragraph is that _. （ A） generalized principles for journalistic interviews are the chief concern for writers on journalism （ B） importance should be attached t
29、o the systematic study of journalistic interviewing （ C） concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewing （ D） personal experiences and general impressions should be excluded from journalistic interviews 21 Much research has been done on interviews in gen
30、eral _. （ A） so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthened （ B） though the study of the interviewing techniques hasnt received much attention （ C） but journalistic interviewing as a specific field has unfortunately been neglected （ D） and there has also been a dramatic
31、growth in the study of journalistic interviewing 22 Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interviews, _. （ A） but most of them wish to stay away from it （ B） and many of them hope to be interviewed some day （ C） and many of them would like to acquire a true understanding of it （ D） but most
32、of them may not have been interviewed in person 23 The passage is most likely a part of _. （ A） a news article （ B） a journalistic interview （ C） a research report （ D） a preface 23 By far the most common difficulty in study is simple failure to get down to regular concentrated work. This difficulty
33、 is much greater for those who do not work to a plan and have no regular routine of study. Many students muddle along, doing a hit of this subject or that, as the mood takes them, or letting their set work pile up until the last possible moment. Few students work to a set time-table. They say that i
34、f they did construct a timetable for themselves they would not keep to it, or would have to alter it constantly, since they can never predict from one day to the next what their activities will be. No doubt some temperaments take much more kindly to a regular routine than others. There are many who
35、shy away from the self-regimentatign of a weekly time-table, and dislike being tied clown to a definite programme of work. Many able students claim that they work in cycles. When they become interested in a topic they work on it intensively for three or four days at a time. On other days they avoid
36、work completely. It has to be confessed that we do not fully understand the complexities of the motivation to work. Most people over 25 years of age have become conditioned to a work routine, and the majority of really productive workers set aside regular hours for the more important aspects of thei
37、r work. The “tough-minded“ school of workers is usually very contemptuous of the idea that good work can only be done spontaneously, under the influence of inspiration. Those who believe that they need only work and study as the fit takes them have a mistaken belief either in their own talent or in
38、the value of “freedom“. Freedom from restraint and discipline leads to unhappiness rather than to “self-expression“ or “personality development“. Our society insists on regular habits, timekeeping and punctuality, and whether we like it or not, if we mean to make our way in society we have to comply
39、 with its demands. 24 The most widespread problem in applying oneself to study is that of _. （ A） the failure to keep to a routine of methodical and intensive work （ B） changing from one subject to another （ C） unwillingness to follow a systematic plan （ D） applying oneself to a subject only when on
40、e feels inclined 25 Those workers with strict views on work _. （ A） are very critical of the belief that good work can be a natural product of instinct （ B） reject the idea that good work is second nature to man （ C） do not regard as serious the opinion that good work can be done at any time regardl
41、ess of inspiration （ D） are deeply scornful of the idea that good work can only be done when free from external influence and prompted by internal stimulus 26 In Paragraph 4 “as the fit takes them“ means _. （ A） when they have the energy （ B） when they are in the mood （ C） when they find conditions
42、suitable （ D） when they feel fit 27 A suitable title for the passage might be _. （ A） Attitudes to Study （ B） Study Plans （ C） The Difficulties of Studying （ D） Study and Self-discipline 27 From the 1960s, international terrorist crimes, such as the hijacking of passenger aircraft, political assassi
43、nations and kidnappings, and urban bombings, constituted a growing phenomenon of increasing concern, especially to Western governments. Most terrorist groups are associated either with millenarian revolutionary movements on an international scale (such as some Marxist organizations) or with national
44、ist movements of particular ethnic, religious, or other cultural focus. Three broad categories of terrorist crime may be distinguished, not in legal terms, but by intention. Foremost is the use of violence and the threat of violence to create public fear. This may be done by making random attacks to
45、 injure or kill anyone who happens to be in the vicinity when an attack takes place. Because such crimes deny by virtue of their being directed at innocent bystanders, the unique worth of individual, terrorism is said to be a form of crime that runs counter to all morality and so undermines the foun
46、dations of civilization. Another tactic generating fear is the abduction and assassination of heads of state and members of governments in order to make others afraid of taking positions of leadership and so to spread a sense of insecurity. Persons in responsible positions may be abducted or assassi
47、nated on the grounds that they are “representatives“ of some institution or system to which their assailants are opposed. A second category of terrorist crime is actual rule by terror. It is common practice for leaders of terrorist organizations to enforce obedience and discipline by terrorizing the
48、ir own members. A community whose collective interests the terrorist organization claims to serve may be terrorized so that their cooperation, loyalty, and support are ensured. Groups that come to power by this means usually continue to rule by terror. Third, crimes are committed by terrorist organi
49、zations in order to gain the means for their own support. Bank robbery, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, gambling rake-offs (profit skimming), illegal arms dealing, and drug trafficking are among the principal crimes of this nature. In the Middle East, hostages are frequently sold as capital assets by one terrorist group to another. 28 Terrorist organizations tend to be associated with any of the following things except _. （ A） some Marxist organizations （ B） millenarian revolutionary moveme
