1、武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 24（无答案）一、Structure and Vocabulary1 When youre driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right_.（A）way（B） track（C） road（D）lane2 At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not_.（A）on view（
2、B） at a glance（C） on the scene（D）in sight3 It was their_decision to leave their country, and as a result, they lost their citizenship.（A）compulsory（B） deliberate（C） carefree（D）modest4 She got very angry and _ her clothes about in the room.（A）flung（B） flew（C） clamped（D）clashed5 Outsiders have_the suc
3、cess of Eastern Asias economics with admiration, wonderment and sometimes hostility.（A）gazed（B） glanced（C） contemplated（D）peered6 In order to raise money,Aunt Nicola had to_with some of her most treasured possessions.（A）divide（B） separate（C） part（D）abandon7 With its maverick approach to the subject,
4、 Shere Hites book has been more widely debated than most. The media throughout the country have brought the authors _ opinions to the publics attention.（A）controversial（B） authoritative（C） popular（D）conclusive 8 If you plant two apple trees in one square yard of land, and the trees productivity _ de
5、cline.（A）is bound to（B） is determined to（C） is unlikely to（D）is related to9 The trouble seems to be that income tax is progressive, so that the richer you get, the less rich you are than _.（A）what you think you ought to be（B） what you thought you ought to be（C） what you thought you should be（D）you t
6、hink you ought to be 10 (A large collection) of contemporary photographs, (including) some taken by Mary (are) on display (at) the museum.（A）A large collection（B） including（C） are（D）at 11 Pupils often want to sit next to their particular friend and many classroom activities involve moving about, but
7、 even relatively small alterations can make _ to the visual comfort of pupils with sight defects.（A）a difference（B） an interference（C） a modification（D）an impact12 Without Bobs testimony, evidence of bribery is lacking and _ in the case will be impossible.（A）verdict（B） sentence（C） conviction（D）acqui
8、ttal13 The rules stated that anyone who had held office for three years was not _ for reelection.（A）admirable（B） eligible（C） reliable（D）capable 14 When solid changes to liquid, it _ heat from all substances near it and this reduces the temperature surrounding it.（A）takes in（B） takes on（C） takes off（
9、D）takes down15 In the service of knowledge, scientists also train the most skilled component of the work force _ to the employers.（A）in no cases（B） in a case（C） at no cost（D）at a cost16 There is a direct flight at 3: 00 or a flight at 7: 30 in the morning that _ in Los Angeles.（A）stops by（B） stops i
10、n（C） stops over（D）stops up 17 A Monitor/TIPP poll last month found that young people and seniors held similar views when asked to _ the importance of US military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in the next months.（A）advocate（B） foresee（C） supervise（D）gauge18 Giorgio, now fifteen, and Luci
11、a, also in her teens, were reaching the _ of their adolescence.（A）crisis（B） criterion（C） causality（D）credibility19 The jungles of the sub-Sahara, afflicted with tse-tse and mosquitos, is an unhealthy area.（A）requiring inoculation against（B） heated by（C） flooded by（D）plagued by 20 If the national pas
12、time could be integrated,it seemed only a matter of time before the nations schools,playgrounds,buses,and restaurants could also be integrated.（A）recreation（B） discipline（C） tuition（D）regulation21 Kagan maintains that an infants reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural proc
13、ess of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or signs of adolescent anxiety.（A）prophetic（B） normal（C） monotonous（D）virtual 22 If you take a(n) _ course like her you can learn English in less than two years.（A）intensive（B） extensive（C） expansive（D）retentive23 “You are very selfish. Its
14、 high time you _ that you are not the most important person in the world,“ Edgar said to his boss angrily.（A）realize（B） have realized（C） realized（D）should realize 24 Because of difficulties in getting a visa, the students had to _ the idea of applying for study in the United States.（A）reduce（B） yiel
15、d（C） relinquish（D）waver 25 The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.（A）concise（B） precise（C） brisk（D）elaborate 26 He said he was an insurance salesman, but later on she discovered he was a(n) _.（A）alien（B） counterpart（
16、C） client（D）fraud 27 None of these_ is an end in itself. They are tentative, experimental. They are movements not towards something definite but away from something definite.（A）assurance（B） expedients（C） awareness（D）doubts28 Fossils of A(plant) that have B(been extinct) for C(fifty million years) ha
17、ve been found in large deposits of amber D(near) the Baltic Sea. 29 After failing his mid-term exams, Jeremy was_face his parents.（A）too ashamed to（B） too embarrassing to（C） very ashamed of（D）very embarrassing to30 I couldnt sleep because the tap in the bathroom was_.（A）draining（B） dropping（C） spill
18、ing（D）dripping二、Cloze30 Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early Protestant 【1】came to this country, they brought the【2】that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude, the Protestant work【3】, still【4】America today. Work is not only important for【5】benefits,
19、the salary, but also for social and【6】needs, the【7】of doing something for the good of the society. Americans spend most of their lives working,【8】productive. For most Americans, their work【9】them: they are what they do. What happens,【10】, when a person can no longer wrork?Most Americans stop working
20、 at age sixty-five or seventy and retire.【11】work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and【12】Of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving ones job,【13】it is, is a difficult change,【14 】for those who
21、 look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know 15 to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs.Retirement can also bring【16】problems. Many people depend on Social Security checks every month.【17】 their working years, employees【18】a certain percentage of their salaries to the governme
22、nt. Each employer【19】 gives a certain percentage to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as【20】.（A）people（B） immigrants（C） believers（D）followers（A）mind（B） idea（C） opinion（D）point（A）role（B） habit（C） ethic（D）theory（A）affects（B） affluence（C） influences（D）effects（A）cultural（B） tra
23、de（C） commercial（D）economic（A）psychological（B） physical（C） material（D）physiological（A）feeling（B） sense（C） condition（D）libido（A）be（B） /（C） are（D）being（A）determines（B） controls（C） refines（D）defines（A）nevertheless（B） yet（C） then（D）however（A）If（B） Because（C） Even if（D）Bike（A）unproducing（B） unproductive（
24、C） improducing（D）unprodurable（A）however（B） what（C） whatever（D）how（A）yet（B） anyhow（C） no matter（D）even（A）when（B） where（C） how（D）what（A）psychological（B） economic（C） social（D）financial（A）During（B） In（C） After（D）Before（A）send（B） contribute（C） dedicate（D）attribute（A）still（B） also（C） always（D）seldom（A）rew
25、ard（B） payment（C） interest（D）income51 【C1 】（A）expecting（B） hoping（C） wishing（D）dreaming52 【C11 】（A）showed（B） demonstrated（C） illustrated（D）explained53 【C6 】（A）to（B） until（C） up（D）onto54 【C10 】（A）possibility（B） perspective（C） occurrence（D）opportunity54 When an invention is made, the inventor has thre
26、e possible【C1】_of action open to him; he can give the invention to the world by publishing it, keep the idea【C2 】_, or patent it.A【C3】_patent is the result of a bargain【C4】_between an inventor and the state, but the inventor gets a limited period of monopoly and publishes full details of his inventi
27、on to the public after that period【C5】_.Only the most exceptional circumstances【C6】_the lifespan of a patent【C7 】 _to alter this normal process of events.The longest extension ever【C8 】_was to Georges Valensi; his 1939 patent for color TV receiver circuit was extended until 1971 because for most of
28、the patents normal life there was no color TV to【C9】_and thus no hope for reward for the invention.Because a patent remains permanently【C10】_after it has terminated, the shelves of the library attached to the【C11】_office contain details of literally millions of ideas that are free for anyone to use
29、and, if【C12】_than half a century, sometimes even re-patent. Indeed, patent experts often advise anyone【C13】_to avoid the high cost of conducting a search through【C14】_patents that the one sure way of violation of any other inventors fight is to plagiarize a dead patent. Likewise, because publication
30、 of an idea in any other form【C15】_invalidates further patents on that idea. It is traditionally【C16】_to take ideas from other areas of print. Much modem technological advance is【C17】_on these presumptions of legal security.Anyone closely【C18】_in patents and inventions soon learns that most “new“ id
31、eas are, in fact, as old as the hills. It is their reduction to commercial practice, either through necessity or dedication, or through the availability of new technology, 【C19 】_makes news and money. The basic patent for the theory for magnetic recording dates back to 1886. Many of the original ide
32、as behind television originate【C20】_the late 19th and early 20th century. Even the Volkswagen rear engine car was anticipated by a 1904 patent for a cart with the horse at the rear.55 【C1 】（A）work（B） possibility（C） measures（D）courses56 【C2 】（A）open（B） covered（C） secret（D）improved57 【C3 】（A）granted（B
33、） granting（C） inventing（D）invented58 【C4 】（A）striking（B） struck（C） to be striking（D）to strike59 【C5 】（A）terminating（B） continuing（C） continues（D）terminates60 【C6 】（A）are（B） to be（C） be（D）is61 【C7 】（A）extending（B） will extend（C） extended（D）to be extended62 【C8 】（A）granted（B） granting（C） to grant（D）be
34、ing granted63 【C9 】（A）receiving（B） sending（C） receive（D）send64 【C10 】（A）public（B） secret（C） close（D）concealed65 【C11 】（A）customer（B） commerce（C） patent（D）television66 【C12 】（A）longer（B） older（C） weaker（D）younger67 【C13 】（A）wished（B） refusing（C） refused（D）whishing68 【C14 】（A）live（B） dead（C） working（D
35、）recording69 【C15 】（A）temporarily（B） suddenly（C） permanently（D）sharply70 【C16 】（A）dangerous（B） undesirable（C） safe（D）terrible71 【C17 】（A）contracted（B） sent（C） anticipated（D）based72 【C18 】（A）involving（B） involved（C） contained（D）containing73 【C19 】（A）which（B） when（C） that（D）where74 【C20 】（A）with（B） of
36、f（C） before（D）from三、Reading Comprehension74 Called by many critics the greatest achievement of English lyrical poetry, this elegy was written upon the death of a fellow alumnus of Miltons, Edward King, who was drowned in the Irish Sea in 1637. A group of Kings former schoolmates at Cambridge issued
37、a commemorative volume titled Obsequies to the Memory of Mr. Edward King (1638). It was in this limited publication that Lycidas first appeared. Heretofore, of his great poems only Comus had been published, and that anonymously.Lycidas is not an expression of personal grief ( personal grief was to b
38、e eloquent in Miltons next important poem, the Latin Epitaphium Damonis), but rather a record of the thoughts that Kings death evoked in the poet. King had written verses himself and had prepared himself for the Church. These two facts of the dead mans career form the basis for what Milton had to sa
39、y. Outwardly the poem is written in the tradition of pastoral poetry, and more particularly in the tradition of the pastoral elegy as exhibited in the ancient Greek Lament for Bion by Moschus. The poet is spoken of as a shepherd. But Milton introduces the innovation of identifying the Christian idea
40、 of shepherd (pastor) as meaning priest. In a wonderful fusion of pagan and Christian tradition, Milton makes his elegy the occasion for a scathing attack on the corruptions of the clergy in his time, with parenthetical thrusts of scorn at his trivial contemporaries, the Cavalier poets.Samuel Johnso
41、n, who disliked all pastoral poetry, made the one outstandingly foolish judgment of his career, in dismissing Lycidas as a work of an. He said its “diction is harsh, the rhymes uncertain, and the numbers unpleasing, “-a testimony of the fact that Johnson was deaf to the refinements of English poetry
42、 at its subtlest, for Lycidas is an exquisite piece of music from the first line through the last. Moreover, Johnson was upset at the mingling of “trifling fictions“ with “the most awful and sacred truths, such as ought never to be polluted with such irreverent combinations.“ That pronouncement can
43、only mean that Johnson failed to grasp the noble idea at the center of the poem: Miltons definition of the high function of a poet.75 Samuel Johnson disliked Lycidas because _.（A）he was deaf（B） he made a foolish judgment（C） it was a pastoral poem（D）he was not a friend of Edward King 76 Lycidas first
44、 appeared _.（A）in a thin volume（B） in 1637（C） in a collection of memorial comment（D）because Edward King drowned 77 Lycidas differed from Comus in that it _.（A）was signed（B） was written in Latin（C） was written in English（D）contained innovations 78 Lycidas is called an elegy because it _.（A）is a pasto
45、ral poem（B） has religious overtones（C） is based on Greek models（D）praises the memory of a deceased person 79 According to this passage, Milton believed that _.（A）it was necessary to combine truth and fiction（B） the clergy of the seventeenth century was corrupt（C） Edward King deserved a lyric poem（D）
46、writing should be published anonymously 79 Justice in society must include both a fair trial to the accused and the selection of an appropriate punishment for those proven guilty. Because justice is regarded as one form of equality, we find in its earlier expressions the idea of a punishment equal t
47、o the crime. Recorded in the Bible is the expression “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.“ That is, the individual who has done wrong has committed an offense against society. To make repayment for this offense, society must get equally balanced, which can be done only by imposing an equal i
48、njury upon him. This conception of deserved-punishment justice is reflected in many parts of the legal codes and procedures of modern times, which is illustrated when we demand the death penalty for a person who has committed murder. This philosophy of punishment was supported by the German idealist
49、 Hegel, who believed that society owed it to the criminal to put into operation a punishment equal to the crime he had committed. The criminal had by his own actions denied his true self and it is necessary to do something that will eliminate this denial and restore the self that has been denied. To the murderer nothing l
