1、武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 18（无答案）一、Structure and Vocabulary1 Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will_.（A）pull back（B） pull up（C） pull through（D）pull out2 The chimney vomited a cloud of smoke.（A）ignited（B） immersed（C） emitted（D）hugged3 After several nuclear disasters, a_has raged ove
2、r the safety of nuclear energy.（A）quarrel（B） suspicion（C） verdict（D）controversy4 Shy people never _ set out to attract attention of other people.（A）willingly（B） voluntarily（C） decidedly（D）maintained 5 Four members walked out of the session, with the result that the committee did not have a _and woul
3、d not take any decisions.（A）babe（B） backbone（C） quorum（D）apartheid6 He plays tennis to the_of all other sports.（A）eradication（B） exclusion（C） extension（D）inclusion7 _there was an epidemic approaching, Mr. Smith _ the invitation to visit that area.（A）If he knew, would have declined（B） If he had known
4、, would decline（C） Had he known, would decline（D）Had he known, would have declined8 As a result of careless washing the jacket _ to a childs raze.（A）compressed（B） shrank（C） dropped（D）decreased9 Factors leading to the crises included poor regulation mismanagement and deception in the industry, and co
5、mpetition from other types of financial firms.（A）pollution（B） deceit（C） abuse（D）depression 10 You must try your best to _ to the new environment.（A）adopt（B） adapt（C） adjust（D）affect11 The various ingredients of the Postgraduate Education Programme, together with the general tone of an active departm
6、ent, help ensure high completion rates.（A）article（B） thesis（C） essay（D）sketch 12 She strongly _ the governments hypocrisy in dealing with the Israeli-Palestine issue.（A）denounced（B） impeached（C） renounced（D）degraded13 He will have to_his indecent behaviour one day.（A）answer to（B） answer for（C） answe
7、r back（D）answer about14 I should be able to finish the task on time, _ you provide me with the necessary guidance.（A）in case（B） provided that（C） or else（D）as if 15 A man who could _ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.（A）bear up on（B） stand up to（C） insist on（D
8、）persist in16 In the past most pilots have been men, but today the number of women _ this field is climbing.（A）shamming（B） devoting（C） registering（D）pursuing 17 A year ago the firm had a _ loss of 4.3 million dollars or 20 cents a share after all necessary deduction.（A）total（B） gross（C） net（D）clear1
9、8 I think you can take a(n)_language course to improve your English.（A）intermediate（B） middle（C） medium（D）mid19 City officials am considering building a path to give the public _ to the site.（A）recreation（B） excess（C） excursion（D）access 20 He read the story _ for everybody present to hear.（A）loud（B）
10、 noisy（C） aloud（D）loudly21 A nation-wide service was announced to _ the sacrifice made by the heroes of the war.（A）memorize（B） commemorate（C） award（D）reward 22 Giving the child problems he cant solve will only frustrate him.（A）baffle（B） worry（C） alarm（D）cultivate 23 Recent border confrontations betw
11、een the two countries lead credence to tile rumors of an impending war.（A）conflicts（B） consequences（C） conferences（D）enterprises 24 Price _ is at the top of the factors contributing to the rise of construction cost in the area after the earthquake.（A）flaw（B） fraud（C） flake（D）fore 25 Most trappers wo
12、rked alone and emerged from the wilderness only for the annual rendezvous,where they haggled and argued until they sold their furs to the highest bidder.（A）exposition（B） gathering（C） festival（D）market-place26 The press demands that politicians _ the sources of their income.（A）betray（B） conceal（C） di
13、sclose（D）renew27 Many people in Wales have an affinity with music.（A）reputation for（B） solubility in（C） tincture（D）attraction to 28 Nowadays, the prescribed roles of the man as “breadwinner“ and the woman as housewife are changing.（A）ascribed（B） prevalent（C） original（D）settled 29 He became aware tha
14、t he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk coherently.（A）honestly（B） appropriately（C） intelligibly（D）flexibly 30 The story_as the movie goes on and the audience were deeply immersed in it（A）disclosed（B） extended（C） released（D）unfolded二、Cloze30 The amazing success of humans as a【1】
15、is the result of the evolutionary development of our brains which has led, among other things, to tool-using, tool-making, the【2】to solve problems by logical reasoning, thoughtful cooperation, and language. One of the most striking ways in which chimpanzees biologically【3】humans【4】in structure of th
16、eir brains. The chimpanzee, with the capacity for【5】reasoning, 【6】a type of intelligence more like that of humans than【7】any other mammal living today. The brain of the modern chimpanzee is probably not too dissimilar【8】the brain that so many millions of years ago【9】the behavior of the first ape man
17、.For a long time, the fact that prehistoric people made【10】was considered to be one of the major【 11】distinguishing them from other creatures.【12】pointed out earlier, I have watched chimpanzees【13】grass stems in order to use them to probe for termites. It is true that the chimpanzee does not【14】tool
18、s to “a regular and set pattern“ but then,【15】people, before their development of stone tools, undoubtedly poked around【16】sticks, and straws, at which stage it seems【17】that they made tools to a set pattern either.It is because of the close【18】in most peoples minds of tools with humans【19】special a
19、ttention has always been focused upon any animal able to use an object as a tool: but it is important to realize that this ability, on its own, does not necessarily indicate any special intelligence in the creature【20】（A）species（B） specie（C） speciman（D）specimen（A）competence（B） ability（C） quality（D）s
20、kill（A）resemble（B） correspond（C） approach（D）follow（A）remains（B） lies（C） rests（D）situates（A）prehistorical（B） easy（C） primitive（D）early（A）means（B） exhibits（C） shows off（D）implies（A）can（B） will（C） do（D）does（A）to（B） with（C） like（D）for（A）ordered（B） led（C） showed（D）directed（A）clothes（B） tools（C） foods（D）l
21、iving（A）criterion（B） criteria（C） standard（D）level（A）As（B） Since（C） If（D）When（A）modify（B） transform（C） convert（D）transfigure（A）fashion（B） form（C） invent（D）produce（A）old（B） prehistoric（C） modern（D）ancient（A）to（B） of（C） for（D）with（A）likely（B） unlikely（C） possible（D）probable（A）imagination（B） association
22、（C） relation（D）comparison（A）which（B） that（C） what（D）where（A）concern（B） concerned（C） concerning（D）to concern50 Opinion polls are now beginning to show an unwilling general agreement that, whoever is to【21】and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shal
23、l have to find ways of【22】the available employment more widely.But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future of work. Should we continue to【23】employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many other ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not
24、 create conditions【24】which many of us can work for ourselves,【25】for an employer?The industrial age has been the only period of human history in which most peoples work has taken the【26】of jobs. The industrial age may now be【27】to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought ma
25、y have to be reversed. This seems a discouraging thought.【28】, in fact, it could offer the prospect of a better future for work. Universal employment as its history shows, has not meant【29】freedom.Employment became widespread【30】the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependen
26、t on paid work by depriving【31】them the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living【32】themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed work from the peoples homes.【33】, as transport improved, first by rail and then by road, people traveled longer dista
27、nces to their places of employment until,【34】, many peoples work lost all connection【35】their home lives and the places in which they lived.【36】, employment put women【37】a disadvantage. It became customary for the husband to go out to【38】employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and family to
28、his wife.All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to【39】some effort and resources away from the【40】goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full-time jobs.（A）be blamed（B） have been blamed（C） blame（D）blaming （A）sharing（B）
29、 making（C） taking（D）looking （A）make（B） treat（C） find（D）get （A）on（B） at（C） to（D）in （A）therefore（B） rather than（C） as（D）other than （A）size（B） shape（C） form（D）pattern （A）taking（B） making（C） coming（D）becoming （A）But（B） And（C） Therefore（D）For （A）economical（B） economic（C） economy（D）economics （A）during（B）
30、since（C） before（D）when （A）for（B） of（C） to（D）until （A）for（B） of（C） with（D）to （A）So that（B） After that（C） Later（D）So （A）actually（B） naturally（C） correctly（D）eventually （A）to（B） with（C） for（D）of （A）Meanwhile（B） Generally speaking（C） Therefore（D）Actually （A）into（B） in（C） on（D）at （A）paying（B） paid（C） pay
31、（D）being paid （A）make（B） take（C） switch（D）get （A）possible（B） impossible（C） practical（D）impractical. 70 One country that is certain of the effect of films on tourism is Australia. The Tourist Office of Queensland say that Crocodile Dundee,【61】Paul Hogan, made Australia the popular【62】it is today. In
32、the three years after Crocodile Dundee was【63 】, visitor numbers doubled. 【64】what makes people want to visit the place where a movie was filmed? In many cases the reason is【65】the film makes audiences【66】of the existence of a place.【67】the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed in
33、Phuket, Thailand, most Westerners had never heard of it. Today it is a major destination. Leonardo di Caprios film The Beach has【68】tourism in another part of Thailand. The film is about the discovery of the most idyllic beach in the world. As a result the Thai authorities are【69】a tourist boom in t
34、he films【70】,Koh Phi Phi.Some people are influenced by a movies【71】as much as its location, especially if it is a romance. Four Weddings and a Funeral has【72】 that“ The Crown“ hotel in Amersham has been busy ever【73】the movie was first shown. In fact the bedroom where the【74】played by Hugh Grant and
35、 Andie McDowell spend their first night together is【75】for years ahead. “Weve【76】the number of marriage proposals that have been made there,“ say the hotel【77】.It is not just the tourist boards who are happy【78】the influence of films on a destination. Residents of a rather run down area of London ha
36、ve seen house prices almost double【79】Julia Roberts romance with Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. Film stars, such as Madonna, who had previously thought of Notting Hill as a good place for a party, have now bought【80】there. Perhaps they hope to revive their romances.（A）acting（B） playing（C） performing（D）
37、starring（A）target（B） destination（C） terminal（D）intention（A）produced（B） staged（C） presented（D）released（A）However（B） But（C） Whereas（D）And（A）because（B） that（C） for（D）why（A）acquainted（B） ignorant（C） aware（D）known（A）While（B） When（C） As（D）Once（A）activated（B） boosted（C） encouraged（D）excited（A）facing（B） mee
38、ting（C） encountering（D）confronting（A）place（B） site（C） location（D）spot（A）mind（B） mood（C） spirit（D）affection（A）ensured（B） reassured（C） guaranteed（D）insured（A）after（B） since（C） till（D）from（A）persons（B） heroines（C） characters（D）heroes（A）involved（B） prearranged（C） scheduled（D）booked（A）lost track of（B） lo
39、st count of（C） lost contact of（D）lost sight of（A）management（B） employer（C） supervisor（D）handler（A）for（B） with（C） about（D）at（A）thanks to（B） regardless of（C） since（D）as（A）entity（B） benefit（C） property（D）belongings91 【C2 】92 【C8 】（A）ambition（B） conscience（C） responsibility（D）challenge92 Its breakfast t
40、ime at the elegant Hotel in Bangkok, and every table is full. Most of the patrons are foreigners visiting Thailand on business. In【51】corner is a contingent from a major Taiwan group, believed to be in town for talks【52】buying a stake in Bangkok bank, Thailands largest. Not far away are investment b
41、ankers and consultants, from Hong Kong and Singapore. Theyre in Thailand to take part in the【53】of decade.The scene is much the same in the ruins of Korea Inc., where there are plenty of【54 】companies shopping for bargains. Try【55】a room at the Hilton or the Inter-Continental in down-town Seoul: Vir
42、tually all their guests are foreignersand they re not on vocation.Yet for all the buzz about the Great Asian Fire Sale, of bargain-basement prices wrought by weak currencies and【56】companies desperate for cash, few deals have actually been struck. Although the【57】of purchases is sure to grow, the qu
43、estion is【58 】these perk up whole economies. For one thing, there are still【59】of legal obstaclesnotably cumbersome bankruptcy procedures. Due diligence is taking an extremely long time, particularly when【60】buyers are looking at firms in debt.（A）one（B） other（C） same（D）another（A）in（B） on（C） onto（D）i
44、nto（A）treatment（B） promise（C） claim（D）deal（A）small（B） large（C） domestic（D）foreign（A）shopping（B） booking（C） making（D）dialing（A）spotless（B） pointed（C） wounded（D）completed（A）figure（B） number（C） amount（D）quantity（A）whether（B） if（C） as if（D）that（A）great（B） plenty（C） many（D）some（A）private（B） public（C） sup
45、erficial（D）potential三、Reading Comprehension102 Alison closed the door of her small flat and put down her briefcase. As usual, she had brought some work home from the travel agency. She wanted to have a quick bite to eat and then, after spending a few hours working, she was locking forward to watchin
46、g television or listening to some music. She was just about to start preparing her dinner when there was a knock at the door. Oh, no ! Who on earth could that be? she muttered to herself. She went to the door and opened it just wide enough to see who it was. A man of about sixty was standing there.
47、It took her a moment before she realized who he was. He lived in the flat below. They had passed each other on the stairs once or twice, and had nodded to each other but never really spoken.“Uh, sorry to bother you, but uhtheres something Id like to talk to you about,“ he mumbled. He had a long, thi
48、n face and two big front teeth that made him look rather like a rabbit. Alison hesitated, but then, opening the door wide, asked him to come in. It was then that she noticed the dog. She hated dogsparticularly big ones. This one was a very old, very fat bulldog. The man had already gone into her sma
49、ll living-mom and, without being asked, had sat down on the sofa. The dog followed him in and climbed up on the sofa next to him, breathing heavily. She stared at it. It stared back.The man coughed. “Uh, do you mind if I smoke?“ he asked. Before she could ask him not to, he had taken out a cigarette and lit it. “Ill tell you why Ive come. II hope you won t be offended but, well,“he began and then stopped. Suddenly his face went red. His whole body b
