1、考博英语模拟试卷 246（无答案）一、Structure and Vocabulary1 The intellectually_enterprise of science depends on free communication.（A）depressing（B） depressed（C） exhilarating（D）exhilarated2 He was_with the deadly disease when he was 14, and has suffered with it for 10 years.（A）induced（B） inflicted（C） inserted（D）int
2、egrated3 The bright flowers and warm winds_that spring had come.（A）threatened（B） announced（C） stated（D）pronounced4 The board of directors required that Mr. Brown expensive equipment justify buying at a time when the company was practicing strict economy.（A）give reasons for（B） verify（C） testify（D）giv
3、e evidence about 5 The membership card entitled him_certain privileges in the club.（A）on（B） in（C） at（D）to6 The old couple decided to_a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.（A）adapt（B） bring（C） receive（D）adopt7 Many skiers_around the fire and drink hot chocolate in the evenings.
4、（A）pad（B） pack（C） squeeze（D）cluster 8 He planned to go to France to _ his art of painting.（A）cut out（B） come by（C） brush up（D）make up 9 Ice skates manufactured entirely of iron were first sold in the 1800s.（A）mainly（B） successfully（C） solely（D）routinely 10 The farmers were more anxious for rain than
5、 the people in the city because they had more at _.（A）danger（B） stake（C） loss（D）threat11 Black people are by no means _ white people.（A）inferior over（B） more inferior than（C） inferior to（D）more inferior to12 The two astronauts have splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, only five miles from the aircraf
6、t carrier that was_ for the recovery mission.（A）detach（B） dispatched（C） devote（D）dismantled 13 Shy people never_set out to attract attention of other people.（A）willingly（B） voluntarily（C） decidedly（D）deliberately14 Without Bobs testimony, evidence of bribery is lacking and _ in the case will be impo
7、ssible.（A）verdict（B） sentence（C） conviction（D）acquittal 15 His highly _ movie, Shindlers List is popular all over the world.（A）abstained（B） abolished（C） accommodated（D）acclaimed 16 There are many forms of energy, _ is atomic energy.（A）one of that（B） one of whom（C） which（D）one of which 17 As we are o
8、n the point of some important business_with them, we should like to know exactly about their credit standing.（A）transmitting（B） transferring（C） transacting（D）transporting18 If there is the need to compete in a crowd, to battle _ the edge the surest strategy is to develop the unexpected.（A）on（B） for（
9、C） against（D）with19 The plainer a bowerbirds plumage, the more brightly it decorates its nest to attract a mate.（A）more spectacular（B） duller（C） flatter（D）more melancholy 20 John wishes now that he _ the Spring Festival at home.（A）spent（B） had spent（C） has spent（D）did spend21 In order to stimulate t
10、he domestic economy, the government has _ to reduce imports.（A）pledged（B） resorted（C） suggested（D）hesitated22 To qualify for such a position, the native would first have to receive specialized training, and this is _.（A）refused（B） discouraged（C） denied（D）forbidden23 As we can no longer wait for the
11、delivery of our order, we have to _ it.（A）postpone（B） refuse（C） accept（D）cancel24 The _ of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance.（A）segregation（B） specification（C） spectrum（D）subscription 25 The government provides employment and traini
12、ng services for workers and _ for those who are temporarily out of work.（A）make（B） compensate（C） relieve（D）resettle 26 You neednt worry about your lunch. At the party there will be food and drink in_.（A）number（B） abundance（C） quantity（D）quality27 One candidate is so _ that even his own supporters ca
13、nnot say what he stands for.（A）dynamic（B） evasive（C） vigorous（D）tangible28 Mondays earthquake_windows and woke residents. （A）slammed（B） prosecuted（C） rattled（D）pierced29 Powell calls for drawdown from Iraq by mid-200His comments break his long public silence on the issue and place him_with the admin
14、istration.（A）at will（B） at ease（C） at times（D）at odds30 I dont understand why youre getting so_about. Its really not a problem.（A）worked out（B） worked up（C） worked over（D）worked against二、Cloze30 Lobbying groups often try to disguise a financial self-interest by clumsily dressing up their arguments i
15、n the guise of concern for the public. You see this tendency in the pharmaceutical industry【21】in energy and lumber companies who like to tout their【 22】of the environment. But【23】, two new books argue, are these tactics more【24】a cause for concern than in agribusiness.Marion Nestles “Food Safety: B
16、acteria, Biotechnology, and Bio-terrorism looks at the way the American meat and biotechnology industries have【25】successfully on Capitol Hill【26】 stricter federal regulation, which the author argues has undermined the safety of the food supply.【27】, Maxime Schwartzs “How the Cows Turned Mad“【28】the
17、 origins of mad-cow disease over more than two centuries, and reveals the fallout from the British governments blind【29】that the disease could not be【30】to humans.In 1999, Ms Nestle writes in her earlier book, Rosemary Mueklow, the executive director of the National Meat Association, lobbied against
18、 President Clintons【31】to establish a more thorough testing regime for E. coli 0157: H7, a potentially【32】pathogen.Ms Muck lows organizationwhich represents meatpackers and processors who【33】to discard or reprocess meat found to be infected under the new testing regimeargued on Capitol Hill that【34】
19、microbial testing in meat could actually lead to a greater public health risk【35】confident consumers might relax their own safe-handling procedures at home. （A）as（B） other than（C） than（D）and （A）relationship（B） membership（C） stewardship（D）friendship （A）anywhere（B） nowhere（C） somewhere（D）elsewhere （A）
20、for（B） of（C） as（D）with （A）launched（B） imposed（C） campaigned（D）led （A）against（B） with（C） to（D）over （A）However（B） Meanwhile（C） Accordingly（D）Worse still （A）finds（B） explores（C） traces（D）goes （A）guarantee（B） confirmation（C） assurances（D）insurances （A）transformed（B） transmitted（C） transported（D）infected
21、 （A）attempt（B） stab（C） association（D）bid （A）dead（B） deadly（C） live（D）lively （A）would have had（B） would have（C） may have（D）will have （A）decreased（B） eliminated（C） less（D）increased （A）though（B） provided（C） since（D）even if 45 The business of advertising is to invent methods of addressing massive audien
22、ces in a language designed to be easily accessible and immediately persuasive. No advertising agency wants to【51】out an ad that is not clear and convincing to millions of people. But the agency,【52】they would agree that ads should be written to sell products, disagree when it【53】down to the most eff
23、ective methods of doing so.【54】the years, advertising firms have developed among themselves a variety of distinctive styles【55】on their understanding of the different kinds of audiences they want to reach. No two agencies would handle the【56 】product identically. To people【57】whom advertising is an
24、exacting discipline and a highly competitive profession, an ad is【58】 more than a sophisticated sales pitch, an attractive verbal【 59】 device to serve manufactures. In fact, for those who examine ads critically or professionally, products may very well be【60】more than merely points of departure. Ads
25、 often【61 】their products, and in the【62】of early advertisements for products that are no longer available, we cannot help【63】consider the advertisement independently of our responses, to those products. The point of examining ads apart【 64】their announced subjects is not that we ignore the product
26、completely, but【65】we try to see the product only【66】it is talked about and portrayed in the full【67】of the ad. Certainly, it is not necessary to【68】tried a particular product to be【69】to appreciate the technique section and design used in【70】advertisement. （A）shout（B） wear（C） take（D）put（A）though（B）
27、 yet（C） however（D）whatever（A）comes（B） settles（C） sinks（D）puts（A）Past（B） Over（C） Passing（D）After（A）basing（B） depended（C） based（D）decided（A）variable（B） distinguished（C） distinct（D）same（A）for（B） against（C） on（D）at（A）lot（B） many（C） more（D）much（A）oral（B） visual（C） lingual（D）edible（A）far（B） much（C） any（D）
28、no（A）wear off（B） make to（C） outlive（D）destroy（A）point（B） term（C） run（D）case（A）rather（B） but（C） than（D）not（A）beyond（B） away（C） from（D）to（A）fact（B） however（C） that（D）maybe（A）how（B） alike（C） like（D）as（A）contest（B） context（C） look（D）product（A）seem（B） go（C） be（D）have（A）able（B） alike（C） like（D）on（A）their（
29、B） his（C） its（D）this65 The great chariot of society, which for so long had run down the gentle slope of tradition, now found itself powered by an internal combustion engine. Transactions and gain 【51】 a new and startling 【52】 force.What forces could have been 【53】 powerful to smash a comfortable and
30、 【54】 world and institute in its place this new society? There was no single massive 【55】 . It was not great events, single adventures, individual laws, or charming 【56】 which 【57】 about the economic revolution. It was a process of internal growth.First, there was the gradual emergence of national p
31、olitical 【58】in Europe. A second great current of change was to be found in the slow decay of the religious spirit under the 【59】 of the skeptical, inquiring, humanist views of the Italian Renaissance. Still another 【60】 current lies in the slow social changes that eventually rendered the market sys
32、tem possible. In the course of this change, power naturally began to gravitate into the hands of those who understood money matters-the merchants.（A）catered（B） created（C） ebbed（D）traded（A）entity（B） factor（C） feat（D）motive（A）sufficiently（B） thoroughly（C） efficiently（D）constructively（A）fostered（B） fum
33、ed（C） established（D）updated（A）lure（B） cause（C） reply（D）reason（A）integrities（B） personalities（C） majesties（D）monarchies（A）complained（B） speculated（C） argued（D）brought（A）issues（B） events（C） situations（D）incidents（A）origin（B） myth（C） impact（D）suspect（A）profound（B） monetary（C） perplexing（D）momentary75 T
34、he development of writing was one of the great human inventions. It is difficult【36】many people to imagine language without writing; the spoken word seems intricately tied to the written【37】. But children speak【38】they learn to write. And millions of people in the world speak languages with【39】writt
35、en form. Among these people oral literature abounds, and crucial knowledge【40】memorized and passed【41】 generations. But human memory is short-lived, and the brains storage capacity is finite.【42】overcame such problems and allowed communication across the miles【43】through the years and centuries. Wri
36、ting permits a society【44】 permanently record its poetry, its history and its technology.It might be argued【45】today we have electronic means of recording sound and【46】to produce films and television, and thus writing is becoming obsolete.【47 】writing became extinct, there would be no knowledge of e
37、lectronics【48】TV technicians to study; there would be, in fact, little technology in years to【49】There would be no film or TV scripts, no literature, no books, no mail, no newspapers, no science. There would be【50】advantages: no bad novels, junk mail, poison-pen letters, or “unreadable“ income-tax f
38、orms, but the losses would outweigh the【51】.There are almost as【52】legends and stories on the invention of writing as there are【 53】the origin of language. Legend has it that Cadmus, Prince of Phoenicia and founder of the city of Thebes,【54】the alphabet and brought it with him to Greece. In one Chin
39、ese fable the four-eyed dragon-god Tsang Chien invented writing. In【55 】myths, the Babylonian god Nebo and the Egyptian god Thoth gave humans writing as well as speech.95 The first man who cooked his food, instead of eating it raw, lived so long ago that we have no idea who he was or where he lived.
40、 We do know, however, that 【C1】 _ thousands of years food was always eaten cold and 【C2】_. Perhaps the cooked food was heated accidentally by a 【C3 】_ fire or by the melted lava from an erupting 【C4】_. When people first tasted food that had been cooked, they found it tasted better. However, 【C5 】_ a
41、fter this discover, cooked food must have remained a rarity 【C6 】_ man learned how to make and light 【C7】 _.Primitive men who lived in hot regions could depend on the heat of the sun 【C8】 _ their food. For example, in the desert 【C9】_ of the southwestern. United States, the Indians cooked their food
42、 by 【C10】_ it on a flat 【C11 】_ in the hot sun. They cooked piece of meat and thin cakes of com meal in this 【 C12】 _. We surmise that the earliest kitchen 【C13】_ was stick 【C14 】_ which a piece of meat could be attached and held over a fire. Later this stick was 【C15】_ by an iron rod or spit which
43、could be turned frequently to cook the meat 【C16】_ all sides.Cooking food in water was 【C17】_ before man learned to make water containers that could not be 【C18】_ by fire. The 【C19】_ cooking pots were reed or grass baskets in which soups, and stews could be cooked. As early as 166 B. C, the Egyptian
44、s had learned to make 【C20】_ permanent cooking pots out of sand stone. Many years later, the Eskimos learned to make similar pans.96 【C1 】_（A）in（B） on（C） through（D）for97 【C2 】_（A）raw（B） crude（C） ready（D）fresh98 【C3 】_（A）forest（B） cooked（C） man-made（D）lighting99 【C4 】_（A）volcano（B） cave（C） mountain（D
45、）valley100 【C5 】_（A）though（B） since（C） soon（D）even101 【C6 】_（A）When（B） which（C） until（D）as102 【C7 】_（A）food（B） a fire（C） himself（D）it103 【C8 】_（A）to cook（B） cooking（C） cooked（D）cook104 【C9 】_（A）places（B） realms（C） areas（D）domains105 【C10 】_（A）beating（B） frying（C） drying（D）placing106 【C11 】_（A）stone（
46、B） board（C） table（D）plate107 【C12 】_（A）zone（B） sector（C） method（D）fashion108 【C13 】_（A）utensil（B） instrument（C） tool（D）equipment109 【C14 】_（A）by（B） over（C） on（D）to110 【C15 】_（A）supported（B） replaced（C） changed（D）switched111 【C16 】_（A）by（B） on（C） over（D）at112 【C17 】_（A）incapable（B） unavoidable（C） imp
47、ossible（D）unpopular113 【C18 】_（A）broken（B） destroyed（C） spoiled（D）pierced114 【C19 】_（A）newest（B） latest（C） first（D）worst115 【C20 】_（A）stronger（B） better（C） more（D）longer116 【C3 】（A）rise（B） existence（C） occurrence（D）increase三、Reading Comprehension116 D. H. Lawrence was the fourth child of Arthur Lawr
48、ence and Lydia Beardsall, and their first to have been born in Eastwood. Ever since their marriage in 1875, the couple had been on the move: Arthurs job as a miner had taken them where the best-paid work had been during the boom years of the 1870s, and they had lived in a succession of small and recently built grimy colliery villages all over Nottinghamshire. But when they moved to Eastwood in 1883, it was to a place where they would remain for the rest of their lives; the move seems to have marked a watershed in their early his
