1、同济大学考博英语模拟试卷 15（无答案）一、Structure and Vocabulary1 They admitted that they shared the same_on the matter.（A）potentiality（B） sentiment（C） postscript（D）subscription2 She is one of the few people here I can understand properly; she pronounces all her words so_.（A）exactly（B） distinctly（C） distinctively（D）d
2、istinguishably3 Can you explain this_of ten years in your job history which you have not accounted for?（A）interruption（B） gap（C） split（D）paring4 The doctor warned him that his _ nature made him susceptible to a stroke and urged him to curb his temper.（A）chronic（B） illusory（C） choleric（D）candid 5 The
3、 attack of the World Trade Center will leave a _ impression on those who have witnessed the explosion.（A）long（B） forever（C） lasting（D）lively6 The multibillion-dollar fitness industry _ fat profits from our hunger to look good.（A）comes in（B） gets in（C） ropes in（D）rakes in 7 The secretary wants to _ a
4、ll the file clerks to make preparations for the company Christmas party.（A）enlighten（B） enlist（C） enable（D）enclose8 The low operating costs of the foreign company will _ the high labor costs the business pays in its own country.（A）offend（B） obstruct（C） oblige（D）offset9 It is_of you to turn down the
5、radio while your sister is still ill in bed.（A）considerable（B） considerate（C） concerned（D）careful10 It is the first of several agreements United States hopes to reach as it attempts to reduce, labor costs by $ 5.8 billion and_bankruptcy.（A）dispel（B） revert（C） transfer（D）avert11 If you_ your influenc
6、e, they may change their decision.（A）compel（B） exert（C） expose（D）vary 12 When travelling, you are advised to take travellers checks, which provide a secure _ to carrying your money in cash.（A）substitute（B） selection（C） preference（D）alternative13 Two of the children have to sleep in one bed,but the o
7、ther three have_ones.（A）similar（B） singular（C） different（D）separate14 In this factory, suggestions often have to wait fur months before they are fully _ .（A）admitted（B） acknowledged（C） absorbed（D）considered15 _in conversation, we did not see him go out,（A）Engaged（B） Enraptured（C） Enraged（D）Encourage
8、d 16 In some countries preschool education in nursery schools or kindergartens _ the 1st grade.（A）leads（B） precedes（C） forwards（D）advances17 If he (was to come) here this afternoon, I (should ask) him to go to the party (held by) student (union).（A）was to come（B） should ask（C） held by（D）union 18 By
9、adding a few components, they can edit tape and create an array of graphics and visual effects that are _ from systems costing five to 10 times as much.（A）nearly considerable（B） barely distinguishable（C） rarely distinctive（D）scarcely confused19 He is often inclined to _ in other peoples affairs, whi
10、ch is none of his business.（A）manipulated（B） lumbered（C） meddle（D）littered 20 Some researchers have undertaken some psychological studies which prove that many children develop fears of _ dangers.（A）imagination（B） imaginary（C） imaginable（D）imaginative 21 Bill is an example of a severely disabled per
11、son who has become _ at many survival skills.（A）proficient（B） persistent（C） consistent（D）sufficient 22 Young peoples social environment has a _ effect on their academic progress.（A）gross（B） solid（C） profound（D）complete 23 The pilot made an unexpected _ because of engine trouble.（A）conclusion（B） cras
12、h（C） victory（D）landing 24 At last the girl couldnt bear the self-reproach, so she decided to _ the fraud that made the poor old lady no penny left.（A）show up（B） show out（C） show off（D）show through 25 Presently, there are nine teachers in my team, who have _ the task of teaching advanced English to m
13、ore than 500 non-English majors.（A）inclined（B） hesitated（C） afforded（D）undertaken26 If you never review your lessons, you will only have yourself to _ if you fail in your examination.（A）complain（B） blame（C） mistake（D）fault27 The concept of internet, _ has intrigued scientists since the mid-20th cent
14、ury.（A）the transmission of images, sounds and messages over distances（B） transmitting of images, sounds and messages along distances（C） to transmit images, sounds and messages on distance（D）the transmissibility of images, sounds and messages for distances 28 In anticipation of their forthcoming debu
15、t CD, the rock band went on tour to _ it, in the hope of increasing their following.（A）stoop（B） entitle（C） capture（D）promote 29 I couldnt _ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.（A）take on（B） take in（C） take over（D）take upon 30 Before turning to writing, I spent eight years as a lawyer_ ab
16、out how life would be with a prominent father blazing my trail.（A）fantasizing（B） fascinating（C） facilitating（D）finalizing二、Cloze30 It is a dream world, where chemists can turn a sows ear into a silk purse, where bioengineers can put a little hit of a sheep into a wolf-or vice versa-and where the lif
17、e-styles of the rich are beamed by satellite 【C1】_ every upwardly mobile village on the planet. Thanks to science and technology, more people are consuming a more amazing array of worldly goods than at any time in history.But beneath the surface all is not well. Like Oscar Wildes fictional creation
18、Dorian Gray, who stayed forever 【 C2】_ while a portrait of him in the attic aged horribly, the modern economy masks a disfigured planet. The engine of consumption has scarred the land and stained the sea, 【C3】_ away at the foundations of nature and threatening to destroy humanitys only means of surv
19、ival. Todays elderly, born at the beginning of last century, started life in a world 【C4】_ about 50% of its ancient forests still standing. Though far from pristine, it was a world of oceans and land masses teeming with all kinds of life. But those who will be born after the turn of the millennium w
20、ill 【C5 】_ of age to find that previous generations have squandered and defiled their inheritance, foreclosing some potions even as new ones were created. Our grandchildren may have 【 C6】_ to conveniences that further reduce the drudgery of everyday life, but they will also inherit a planet with les
21、s than 20% of its original forests 【C7】_ , with most of the readily available freshwater already spoken for and much of the amble 【C8】_ under plough. They will inherit a stressed atmosphere and an unwanted legacy of toxic waste in the soil and water. Missing from the estate will be countless species
22、, most 【C9】_ out before even 【C10 】_ catalogued by scientist.31 【C1 】_32 【C2 】_33 【C3 】_34 【C4 】_35 【C5 】_36 【C6 】_37 【C7 】_38 【C8 】_39 【C9 】_40 【C10 】_40 The Indians rise soon as it is light, the children run down to the river to swim, the woman go to the creek to bring fresh water. Soon maize soup
23、 is being prepared for【C1 】_. Before noon they will eat again, usually fish, meat and bananas, the fruit of the “chontadurre“ palm and a drink of “chicha“. When the sun has【C2】_over the river, some of the younger women go【C3】_their children by canoe to their forest plantation to【C4】_maize, bananas a
24、nd wild fruits. The older women stay in the house mak-ing pots which are【C5】_for drinking water and for “chicha“. Later they have to【 C6】_the evening meal and look after the children. The women do most of the daily work and each【C7】_day involves much the same【C8】_. The men, who may have been hunting
25、 during the night,【C9】_the day repairing nets, replacing an arrow lost while hunting, fishing with hook and line or “atarraya“ net.In January after the rains,【C10】_men and women go to the forest plantation to sow maize.【C11】_, in August and September, they sow a【C12】_crop. Four months after each 【C1
26、3】_, the maize is ready for harvesting by the women. At nightfall the family congregates once【C14】_ and after the babies are【C15】 _in their hammocks they discuss the days events.41 【C15 】（A）culture（B） confidence（C） morality（D）modesty41 For the people who have never traveled across the Atlantic the v
27、oyage is a fantasy. But for the people who cross it frequently one crossing of the Atlantic is very much like another, and they do not make the voyage for the【56】of its interest. Most of us are quite happy when we feel【 57】to go to bed and pleased when the journey【58】. On the first night this time I
28、 felt especially lazy and went to bed【59】earlier than usual. When I【60】 my cabin, I was surprised【61】that I was to have a companion during my trip, which made me feel a little unhappy. I had expected【62】but there was a suitcase【63】mine in the opposite corner. I wondered who he could be and what he w
29、ould be like. Soon afterwards he came in. He was the sort of man you might meet【64】, except that he was wearing【65】good clothes that I made up my mind that we would not【66】whoever he was and did not say【 67】. As I had expected, he did not talk to me either but went to bed immediately.I suppose I sle
30、pt for several hours because when I woke up it was already the middle of the night. I felt cold but covered【68】as well as I could and tried to go back to sleep. Then I realized that a【69】 was coming from the window opposite. I thought perhaps I had forgotten【70】the door, so I got up【71】the door but
31、found it already locked from the inside. The cold air was coming from the window opposite. I crossed the room and【72】the moon shone through it on to the other bed.【73】there. It took me a minute or two to【74】the door myself. I realized that my companion【75】through the window into the sea.（A）reason（B）
32、 motive（C） cause（D）sake（A）tired enough（B） enough tired（C） tiring enough（D）enough tiring（A）is achieved（B） finish（C） is over（D）is in the end（A）quire（B） rather（C） fairly（D）somehow（A）arrived in（B） reached to（C） arrived to（D）reached at（A）for seeing（B） that I saw（C） at seeing（D）to see（A）being lonely（B） to
33、 be lonely（C） being alone（D）to be alone（A）like（B） as（C） similar than（D）the same that（A）in each place（B） for all parts（C） somewhere（D）anywhere（A）a so（B） so（C） such a（D）such（A）treat together well（B） pass together well（C） get on well together（D）go by well together（A）him a single word（B） him not one wor
34、d（C） a single word to him（D）not one word to him（A）up me（B） up myself（C） up to myself（D）myself up（A）draft（B） voice（C） air（D）sound（A）to close（B） closing（C） to have to close（D）for closing（A）to shut（B） for shutting（C） in shutting（D）but shut（A）while doing like that（B） as I did like that（C） as I did so（D）
35、at doing so（A）It was no one（B） There was no one（C） It was anyone（D）There was anyone（A）remind to lock（B） remember to lock（C） remind locking（D）remember locking（A）had to jump（B） was to have jumped（C） must have jumped（D）could be jumped61 The normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours slee
36、p alternation with some 16-17 hours wakefulness and that the sleep normally coincides【C1】_the hours of darkness. Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this【C2】_can be modified.The question is no mere academic one. The ease with which people can change from working in the day to w
37、orking at night is a【C3】_of growing importance in industry where automation【C4】_round-the-clock working of machines. It normally【C5】_form five days to one week for a person to adapt to a【C6】_routine of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. 【C7 】_, it is often the case
38、in industry that shifts are changed every week. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine【C8】_he has to change to another, 【C9】_much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping every 【C10 】_. One answer would seem to be【C11 】_periods on each shift, a month, or even three months.
39、 【C12】_recent research has shown that people on such systems will revert to go back to their【C13】_habits to sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any【C14】_to night work built up during the week. The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night
40、shift to those permanent night workers whose【 C15】_may persist through all weekends and holidays. 62 【C1 】（A）in（B） with（C） of（D）over63 【C2 】（A）cycle（B） period（C） circle（D）round64 【C3 】（A）problem（B） difficulty（C） trouble（D）matter65 【C4 】（A）asks（B） invites（C） calls for（D）reacts to66 【C5 】（A）takes（B） s
41、pends（C） demands（D）asks67 【C6 】（A）former（B） returned（C） reversed（D）regular68 【C7 】（A）Therefore（B） Unfortunately（C） In a word（D）In comparison69 【C8 】（A）as（B） when（C） then（D）than70 【C9 】（A）though（B） so that（C） while（D）as71 【C10 】（A）efficiently（B） good（C） easily（D）happily72 【C11 】（A）shorter（B） better（C
42、） longer（D）nicer73 【C12 】（A）So（B） In short（C） Similarly（D）However74 【C13 】（A）new（B） normal（C） temporary（D）favorite75 【C14 】（A）change（B） return（C） adaptation（D）tendency76 【C15 】（A）wakefulness（B） sleep（C） preference（D）habit76 Who won the World Cup 2004 football game? What happened at the United Nation
43、s? How did the critics like the new play?【61】 an event takes place, newspapers are on the street【62】the details wherever anything happens in the world, reporters are on the spot to【63】the news. Newspapers have one basic【64】to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from those who make i
44、t to those who want to【65】it.Radio, television, and【66 】inventions brought competition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.【67】, the competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer and faster means of communication to
45、improve the【68】and thus the effciency of their own operations. Todey more newspapers are【69】and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields. Besides keeping readers【70】of the latest news, todays newspapers【71】and influence readers about politics and ot
46、her important and serious matters.Newspapers influence readers economic choices【72】advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very【73】.Newspapers are sold at a price that【74】even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main【75】of income for most newspapers is commercial adv
47、ertising. The【76】in selling advertising depends on newspapers value to advertisers. This【77】in terms of circulation. How many people read the newspaper?Circulation depends【78】on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment【 79】in a newspapers pages. But for the most pa
48、rt, circulation depends on a newspapers value to readers as a source of information【80】the community, city, county, nation and worldand even outer space.（A）Just when（B） While（C） Soon after（D）Before （A）to give（B） giving（C） given（D）being given （A）gather（B） spread（C） carry（D）bring （A）reason（B） cause（C） problem（D）purpose （A）make（B） publish（C） know（D）write （A）another（B） other（C） one another（D）the other （A）However（B） And（C） Therefore（D）So （A）value（B） ratio（C） rate（D）speed （A）sprea
