1、考博英语-102 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：20，分数：20.00)1.Its an offer that you wont get again, so I would _ it if I were you.（分数：1.00）A.relate toB.count onC.accept ofD.jump at2.She was extremely lucky; when her great-uncle died, she _ a fortune.（分数：1.00）A.came byB.came overC.came intoD
2、.came about3.This man is _ to wine.（分数：1.00）A.addictedB.predictedC.dictatedD.evicted4.Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be _ controlled and modified.（分数：1.00）A.deliberatelyB.delicatelyC.definitelyD.defectively5.We must try to use our intellect _.（分
3、数：1.00）A.to the greatest advantageB.for the most detailsC.by the rarest chanceD.of the greatest significance6.Advertising costs are no longer in reasonable _ to total cost of the product.（分数：1.00）A.relationshipB.matchC.measureD.proportion7.The mountainous areas of the country are _ populated.（分数：1.0
4、0）A.infrequentlyB.sparselyC.slightlyD.loosely8.The meal was excellent; the sour-pepper soup was particularly _.（分数：1.00）A.addictedB.deliciousC.tastefulD.desirable9.Our country was founded on the lofty principles of freedom and justice for all. Our lofty principles ought to be _.（分数：1.00）A.faced up t
5、oB.looked up toC.lived up toD.made up to10.Dominic, the most _ pupil in class, will go to Harvard to study this September.（分数：1.00）A.indigenousB.indiscreetC.indulgentD.industrious11.When you get excited, try to hold yourself _.（分数：1.00）A.upB.downC.offD.in12.Mr. Morton gradually _ a knowledge of the
6、subject.（分数：1.00）A.attainedB.requiredC.acquiredD.enquired13.I decided to get in touch with him _ after I received his letter.（分数：1.00）A.promptlyB.quicklyC.hastilyD.urgently14.In almost all chemical-process plants, heat is _ by burning of fossil fuels-coal, oil, or natural gas.（分数：1.00）A.transformedB
7、.conductedC.transferredD.generated15.Many of the students have a grasp of the main structures, a reasonable vocabulary and a(n) _ idea of how to pronounce most words they come across.（分数：1.00）A.faintB.vagueC.obscureD.rough16.I would like to get another table like this one, but the company that made
8、it is out of _.（分数：1.00）A.orderB.businessC.practiceD.style17.His parents gave many expensive toys as a kind of _ for his lameness and inability to play active games.（分数：1.00）A.remedyB.compensationC.treatmentD.comfort18.Born of the same parents, he beam no _ his brothers.（分数：1.00）A.traits withB.resem
9、blances toC.personalities betweenD.characters among19.If profit and money are your first _, and commitment to people your least concern, you have failed education.（分数：1.00）A.potentialityB.priorityC.superiorityD.responsibility20.That battered old hat of his is a _ joke to all his friends.（分数：1.00）A.s
10、teadyB.standingC.persistingD.stable二、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：30.00)BDirections:/B Below each of the following passages you will find some questions or incomplete statements. Each question or statement is followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read each passage carefully, and then select the
11、choice that best answers the question or completes the statement. Mark the letter of your choice with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet.BPassage One/BThe man who invented Coca-Cola was not a native Atlantan, but on the day of his funeral every drugstore in
12、town testimonially shut up shop. He was John Styth Pemberton, born in 1833 in Knoxville, Georgia, eighty miles away. Sometimes known as Doctor, Pemberton was a pharmacist who, during the Civil War, led a cavalry troop under General Joe Wheeler. He settled in Atlanta in 1869, and soon began brewing s
13、uch patent medicines as Triplex Liver Pills and Globe of Flower Cough Syrup. In 1885, he registered a trademark for something called French Wine CocaIdeal Nerve and Tonic Stimulant; a few months later he formed the Pemherton Chemical Company, and recruited the services of a bookkeeper named Frank M.
14、 Robinson, who not only had a good head for figures but, attached to it, so exceptional a nose that he could audit the composition of a batch of syrup merely by sniffling it. In 1886, a year in which, as contemporary Coca-Cola officials like to point out, Conan Doyle unveiled Sherlock Holmes and Fra
15、nce unveiled the Statue of Liberty-Pemberton unveiled a syrup that he called Coca-Cola. It was a modification of his French Wine Coca. He had taken out the wine and added a pinch of caffeine, and, when the end product tasted awful, had thrown in some extract of cola nut and a few other oils, blendin
16、g the mixture in a three-legged iron pot in his back yard and swishing it around with an oar. He distributed it to soda fountains in used beer bottles, and Robinson, with his flowing bookkeepers script, presently devised a label, on which “Coca-Cola“ was written in the fashion that is still employed
17、. Pemberton looked upon his mixture less as a refreshment than as a headache cure, especially for people whose headache could be traced to over-indulgence.On a morning late in 1886, one such victim of the night before dragged himself into an Atlanta drugstore and asked for a dollop of Coca-Cola. Dru
18、ggists customarily stirred a teaspoonful of syrup into a glass of water, but in this instance the man on duty was too lazy to walk to the fresh-water tap, a couple of feet off. Instead, he mixed the syrup with some soda water, which was closer at hand. The suffering customer perked up almost at once
19、, and word quickly spread that the best Coca-Cola was a fizzy one.（分数：6.00）(1).What does the passage tell us about John Styth Pemberton?（分数：1.00）A.He was highly respected by Atlantans.B.He ran a drug store that also sells wine.C.He had been a doctor until the Civil War.D.He made a lot of money with
20、his pharmacy.(2).Which of the following was unique to Frank M. Robinson, working with the Pembertons Company?（分数：1.00）A.Skills to make French wine.B.Talent for drawing pictures.C.An acute sense of smell.D.Ability to work with numbers.(3).Why was the year 1886 so special to Pemberton?（分数：1.00）A.He to
21、ok to doing a job like Sherlock Holmess.B.He brought a quite profitable product into being.C.He observed the founding ceremony of Statue of Liberty.D.He was awarded by Coca-Cola for his contribution.(4).One modification made of French Wine Coca formula was _.（分数：1.00）A.used beer bottles were chosen
22、as containersB.the amount of caffeine in it was increasedC.it was blended with oils instead of waterD.Cola nut extract was added to taste(5).According to the passage, Coca-cola was in the first place prepared especially for _.（分数：1.00）A.the young as a soft drinkB.a replacement of French Wine CocaC.t
23、he relief of a hangoverD.a cure for the common headache(6).The last paragraph mainly tells _.（分数：1.00）A.the complaint against the lazy shop-assistantB.a real test of Coca-Cola as a headache cureC.the mediocre service of the drugstoreD.a happy accident that gave birth to Coca-ColaBPassage Two/BBetwee
24、n 1833 and 1837, the publishers of a “penny press“ proved that a low-priced paper, edited to interest ordinary people, could win what amounted to a mass circulation for the times and thereby attract an advertising volume that would make it independent. These were papers for the common citizen and we
25、re not tied to the interests of the business community, like the mercantile press, or dependent for financial support upon political party allegiance. It did not necessarily follow that all the penny papers would be superior in their handling of the news and opinion functions. But the door was open
26、for some to make important journalistic advances.The first offerings of a penny paper tended to be highly sensational; human interest stories overshadowed important news, and crime and sex stories were written in full detail. But as the penny paper attracted readers from various social and economic
27、brackets, its sensationalism was modified. The ordinary reader came to want a better product, too. A popularized style of writing and presentation of news remained, but the penny paper became a respectable publication that offered significant information and editorial leadership. Once the first of t
28、he successful penny papers had shown the way, later ventures could enter the competition at the higher level of journalistic responsibility the pioneering papers had reached.This was the pattern of American newspapers in the years following the founding of the New York Sun in 1833. The Sun, publishe
29、d by Benjamin Day, entered the lists against 11 other dailies. It was tiny in comparison; but it was bright and readable, and it preferred human interest features to important but dull political speech reports. It had a police reporter writing squibs of crime news in the style already proved success
30、ful by some other papers. And, most important, it sold for a penny, whereas its competitors sold for six cents. By 1837 the Sun was was more than the total of all 11 New York daily newspapers combined when the Sun first appeared. In those same four years James Gordon Bennett brought out his New York
31、 Herald (1835), and a trio of New York printers who were imitating Days success founded the Philadelphia Public Ledger (1836) and the Baltimore Sun (1837). The four penny sheets all became famed newspapers.（分数：6.00）(1).What does the first paragraph say shout the “penny press“?（分数：1.00）A.It was known
32、 for its in-depth news reporting.B.It had an involvement with some political parties.C.It depended on the business community for survival.D.It aimed at pleasing the general public.(2).In its early days, a penny paper often _.（分数：1.00）A.paid much attention to political issuesB.provided stories that h
33、it the public tasteC.offered penetrating editorials on various issuesD.covered important news with inaccuracy(3).As the readership was growing more diverse, the penny paper _.（分数：1.00）A.improved its contentB.changed its writing styleC.developed a more sensational styleD.became a tool for political p
34、arties(4).The underlined word “ventures“ in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by _.（分数：1.00）A.editorsB.reportersC.newspapersD.companies(5).What is true about the Philadelphia Public Ledger and the Baltimore Sun?（分数：1.00）A.They turned out to be failures.B.They were later purchased by James Gordon Benn
35、ett.C.They were also founded by Benjamin Day.D.They became well-known newspapers in the U. S.(6).This passage is probably taken from a book on _.（分数：1.00）A.the work ethics of the American mediaB.the techniques in news reportingC.the history of sensationalism in American mediaD.the impact of mass med
36、ia on American societyBPassage Three/BForget what Virginia Woolf said about What a writer needs-a room of ones own. The writer she had in mind wasnt at work on a novel in cyberspace, one with multiple hypertexts, animated graphics and downloads of trancey, chiming music. For that you also need graph
37、ic interfaces, ReslPlayer and maybe even a computer laboratory at Brown University. That was where Mark Amerikahis legally adopted name; dont ask him about his birth name-composed much of his novel Grammatron. But Grammatron isnt just a story. Its an online narrative (grammatron. com) that uses the
38、capabilities of cyberspace to tie the conventional story line into complicated knots. In the four years it took to produceit was completed in 1997each new advance in computer software became another potential story device. “I became sort of dependent on the industry“, jokes Amerika, who is also the
39、author of two novels printed on paper.“ Thats unusual for a writer, because if you just write on paper the“ technology is pretty stable.“Nothing about Grammatron is stable. At its center, if there is one, is Abe Golam, the inventor of Nanoscript, a quasi-mystical computer code that some unmystical c
40、orporations are itching to acquire. For much of the story, Abe wanders through Prague-23, a virtual “city“ in cyberspace where visitors indulge in fantasy encounters and virtual sex, which can get fairly graphic. The reader wanders too, because most of Grammatrons 1,000-plus text screens contain sev
41、eral passages in hypertext. To reach the next screen, just double-click. But each of those hypertexts is a trapdoor that can plunge you down a different pathway of the story. Choose one and you drop into a corporate- strategy memo, Choose another and theres a XXX- rated sexual rant. The story you re
42、ad is in some sense the story you make.Amerika teaches digital art at the University of Colorado, where his students develop works that straddle the lines between art, film and literature. “I tell them not to get caught up in mere plot,“ he says. Some avant-garde writersJulio Cortazar, Italo Calvino
43、-have also experimented with novels that wander out of their authors control. “But what makes the Net so exciting,“ says Amerika, “is that you can add sound, randomly generated links, 3-D modeling, animation.“ That room of ones own is turning into a fun house.（分数：6.00）(1).The passage is mainly to te
44、ll _.（分数：1.00）A.differences between conventional and modern novelsB.how Mark Amerika composed his novel GrammatronC.common features of all modern electronic novelsD.why Mark Amerika took on a new way of writing(2).Why does the author ask the reader to forget what Virginia Woolf said about the necess
45、ities of a writer?（分数：1.00）A.Modern writers can share rooms to do the writing.B.It is not necessarily that a writer writes inside a room.C.Modern writers will get nowhere without a word processor.D.It is no longer sufficient for the writing in cyberspace.(3).As an on-line narrative, Grammatron is an
46、ything but stable because it _.（分数：1.00）A.provides potentials for the story developmentB.is one of the novels at (grammatron. com)C.can be downloaded free of chargeD.boasts of the best among Cyber stories(4).By saying that he became sort of dependent on the industry, Mark Amerika meant that _.（分数：1.
47、00）A.he could not help but set his Grammatron and others in Industrial RevolutionB.conventional writers had been increasingly challenged by high technologyC.much of his Grammatron had proved to be cybernetic dependentD.he couldnt care less about new advance in computer software(5).As the passage sho
48、ws, Grammatron makes it possible for readers to _.（分数：1.00）A.adapt the story for a video versionB.“walk in“ the story and interact with itC.develop the plots within the authors controlD.steal the show and become the main character(6).Amerika told his students not to _.（分数：1.00）A.immerse themselves o
49、nly in creating the plotB.be captivated by the plot alone while readingC.be lagged far behind in the plot developmentD.let their plot get lost in the on-going storyBPassage Four/BIn 1993, a mall security camera captured a shaky image of two 10-year-old boys leading a much smaller boy out of a Liverpool, England, shopping center. The boys lured Jarfies Bulger, awa
