1、考博英语模拟试卷 252（无答案）一、Structure and Vocabulary1 It is_understood by all concerned that the word no one who visits him ever breathe a syllable of in his heating will remain forever unspoken.（A）uncommunicatively（B） acceptably（C） tacitly（D）taciturnly2 It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all
2、 the social problems it is faced with_.（A）for long（B） in and out（C） once for all（D）by nature3 Some people think its_to smoke with a cigarette holder.（A）flexible（B） sophisticated（C） versatile（D）productive4 Two trucks were reported to have_head-on yesterday.（A）bumped（B） crashed（C） collided（D）struck5 H
3、e will simply not listen to anybody; he is _ to argument.（A）impervious（B） imperceptible（C） impassable（D）blunt6 While walking along the icy river banks, we could see cracks in the ice_in all directions.（A）radiating（B） dividing（C） splitting（D）tearing7 The_of the word is unknown,but it is certainly not
4、 from Greek.（A）origin（B） generation（C） descent（D）cause8 We had to learn to work with others and many of our own ideas had to be _ for the good of the whole.（A）thrown away（B） compensated（C） brushed aside（D）neglected9 Nepal is a country in central Asia that is landlocked and_ by the Himalayas.（A）seclu
5、ded（B） bordered（C） integrated（D）opened 10 These examples show that openness and the ability to change brings couples a giant step closer to the marital harmony they_.（A）request（B） negotiate（C） crave（D）detest11 He was widely regarded as a _ man because he revealed daily his distrust of human nature a
6、nd human motives.（A）disrespectful（B） cynical（C） confused（D）misinformed 12 The concept of a loyal oppositionthe _ of modem democracyrarely prevails and, much more frequently, opposition is equated with treason and ruthlessly suppressed.（A）loop（B） essence（C） equivalent（D）velocity13 We had to _ a lot o
7、f noise when the children were at home.（A）go in for（B） hold on to（C） put up with（D）keep pace with14 The United States was trying hard to smoke the enemy out of the holes in the target country.（A）对敌人施以地毯式轰炸（B）将敌人熏死在洞中 （C）引诱敌人出洞（D）向洞中的敌人投掷毒气弹 15 He is a hypocrite, a liar, a thief- _, he is the greates
8、t devil I ever know.（A）as a consequence（B） as a rule（C） as a matter of fact（D）as a matter of routine 16 He will have to_his indecent behaviour one day.（A）answer to（B） answer for（C） answer back（D）answer about17 Japan remains tied to the Western camp partly because the relationship has become _ to her
9、 economy and politics over forty years association.（A）integral（B） unilateral（C） rational（D）hierarchical18 The mans_directions confused us,we did not know which of the two roads to take.（A）complicated（B） arbitrary（C） ambiguous（D）intricate19 The principal duty of the United Nations is to safeguard the
10、 peace of the world.（A）primary（B） prime（C） privileged（D）precedent20 The _ of his first novel appeared in The Times yesterday; no doubt he was very happy to see that.（A）survey（B） inspection（C） appraisal（D）review 21 You cannot be _ careful when you drive a car.（A）very（B） so（C） too（D）enough22 _through
11、the attic and see if you can find anything for the jumble sale.（A）Leash（B） Rummage（C） Flutter（D）Scrape23 A membership card authorizes_the clubs facilities for a period of 12 months.（A）the holder using（B） the holders use（C） the holder to use（D）the holder uses24 The _ of “snake“ is simply this: a legl
12、ess reptile with a long, thin body.（A）connotation（B） denomination（C） donation（D）denotation25 She _ the list of names to see if hers was on it.（A）glanced（B） gazed（C） peered（D）scanned26 He is honest. His actions are always _ his words.（A）contradictory to（B） contradicted by（C） agreed with（D）consistent
13、with 27 Recently some_incidents involving mistreatment of new immigrants and ethnic groups have occurred in some European countries.（A）vile（B） steady（C） dreary（D）dissimilar28 He is setting out for the country and sends you a thousand thanks and_.（A）compliments（B） complements（C） satisfactions（D）suppl
14、ements29 The novel contains some marvellously revealing_of rural life in the 19th century.（A）glances（B） glimpses（C） glares（D）gleams30 The lawyer_his ideas loudly and clearly at the court, which surprised her a great deal.（A）acclaimed（B） admonished（C） addressed（D）asserted二、Cloze30 In the second half
15、of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of【1】, only about half a dozen【2】the strong, circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status, and several usually【3】their way to the coast. There cause millions of dollars of【4】, and
16、bring death to【5】numbers of people.The great storms that hit the coast start【6】innocent circling disturbances hundreds, even thousands of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water【7】by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the【8】winds. When conditions are just【9 】, warm, moist air
17、 flows in【10】the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the【11】, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it the heat is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the【12】hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-cloc
18、kwise motion.The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost【13】power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricanes rainfall in a(n)【14】day would【15】the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is t
19、he main【16】of death and destruction in a hurricane. A(n)【17】hurricane brings 6- to 12-inch downpours【18】in sudden floods.【19】is the powerful movement of the seathe mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. The water level【20】as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves towar
20、d shore.（A）they（B） these（C） it（D）this（A）begin（B） generate（C） originate（D）make（A）travel（B） lose（C） start（D）make（A）damage（B） hurt（C） injury（D）profit（A）more（B） much（C） large（D）many（A）as（B） with（C） from（D）at（A）cooled（B） boiled（C） steamed（D）warmed（A）trade（B） tornado（C） brisk（D）busty（A）nice（B） fair（C） com
21、fortable（D）right（A）on（B） in（C） at（D）from（A）process（B） processing（C） processor（D）procession（A）basic（B） young（C） small（D）elementary（A）more（B） fewer（C） less（D）no（A）one（B） only（C） single（D）unique（A）fulfill（B） satisfy（C） challenge（D）come up win（A）origins（B） source（C） origin（D）production（A）normal（B） typic
22、al（C） ordinary（D）natural（A）coming（B） creating（C） producing（D）resulting（A）Finally（B） What is more（C） Worst of all（D）First of all（A）rises（B） raises（C） lifts（D）increases51 【C8 】（A）moving（B） keeping（C） remaining（D）lasting51 One of the basic characteristics of capitalism is the private ownership of the m
23、ajor means of productioncapital. The ownership of large amounts of capital can bring【41】profits, as well as economic and political power. Some recent theorists,【42】have argued that our society has moved to a new stage of【43】that they call “postindustrial“ society. One important change in such societ
24、y is that the ownership of【44 】amounts of capital is no longer the only or even the most important【45】of profits and influence; knowledge as well as【46】capital brings profits and influence.There are many【47】with the thesis above, not the least of【48】is that wealthy capitalists can buy the experts an
25、d knowledge they need to keep their profits and influence, but this does not【49】the importance of knowledge in an advanced industrial society, as the【50】of some new industries indicates.【51】, genetic engineering and the new computer technology have【52】many new firms and made some scientists quite ri
26、ch. In【 53】with criticism of the postindustrial society thesis, however, it must also be【54】that those already in control of huge amounts of capital (i. e., major corporations) soon【55】to take most profits in these industries based on new knowledge.Moving down from the level of wealth and power, we
27、still find knowledge increasingly【 56】. Many new high-tech jobs are being created at the upper-skill, low-paying service【57】. Something like a caste line is emerging centered around knowledge. Individuals who fall too far behind in the【58】of knowledge at a young age will find it almost impossible to
28、 catch up later, no matter how hard they try. Illiteracy in English language has been a severe【59】for many years in the United States, but we are also moving to the point when computer illiteracy will hinder many more people and【60】them to a life of low-skill and low-paid labor. （A）quantitative（B） e
29、xtensive（C） comprehensive（D）sophisticated （A）moreover（B） however（C） therefore（D）nevertheless （A）aggression（B） proficiency（C） productivity（D）evolution （A）dominant（B） impressive（C） magnificent（D）significant （A）source（B） factor（C） component（D）element （A）adequate（B） profitable（C） material（D）spiritual （A
30、）advantages（B） consequences（C） problems（D）potentials （A）them（B） those（C） which（D）that. （A）deny（B） refuse（C） admit（D）acknowledge （A）emergence（B） innovation（C） extinction（D）discovery （A）In addition（B） For example（C） Above all（D）In short （A）produced（B） created（C） improved（D）facilitated （A）line（B） need（
31、C） doubt（D）match （A）idealized（B） recognized（C） supervised（D）summarized （A）stepped in（B） settled down（C） leaned over（D）turned out （A）accessible（B） important（C） popular（D）abundant （A）enterprises（B） employment（C） professions（D）industries （A）control（B） mastery（C） search（D）pursuit （A）handicap（B） penalty（
32、C） inconvenience（D）shortcoming （A）enforce（B） punish（C） confine（D）condemn 71 Even plants can run a fever, especially when they are under attack by insects or disease. But【 71】humans, plants can have their temperature【72】from 3,000 feet awaystraight up. A decade ago,【73】the infrared (红外线的) scanning te
33、chnology developed for military purpose and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley【74】a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine【75】ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers【76】target pesticide spraying【77】rain poison on a whole field, which【78】includes plants that dont ha
34、ve the pest problem.Even better, Paleys Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problem before they became【79】to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet【80】, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were【81】. into a color-coded map showing【82】plants were ru
35、nning “fevers“. Farmers could then spot spray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they【83】would.The bad news is that Paleys company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers【84】the new technology and long-term backers were hard【85】. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on
36、 produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to【86】into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. “This technique can be used【87】75 percent of agricultural land in the United States,“ says George Oerther of Texas A at home she is【C10】_to talk. The communicatio
37、n【C11】_that endanger marriage cant be fixed by mechanical engineering. They require a new conceptual framework about the【C12】_of talk in human relationships. Many of the psychological explanations may not be 【C13 】_, because they tend to blame either women (for not being assertive enough) 【C14】_men
38、(for not being in touch with their feelings). A sociolinguistic approach in【C15 】_male-female conversation is seen as Cross-cultural communication allows us to understand the problem and forge solutions without blaming either party.112 【C1 】（A）traces（B） creates（C） needs（D）senses113 【C2 】（A）closeness（B） calmness（C） toughness（D）thoroughness114 【C3 】（A）what（B） which（C） where（D）when115 【C4 】
