1、考博英语-17 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：10，分数：10.00)1.This years sterling depreciation, only a few aver, has no impact on the economy at large.（分数：1.00）A.increase in valueB.fall in valueC.lack of useD.drastic change2.To cream a circuit, a conducting wire is attached to an electric ce
2、ll at one end, and to an electric outlet at the other.（分数：1.00）A.batteryB.faucetC.socketD.appliance3.His mothers scolding pierced him to the quick.（分数：1.00）A.froze him completelyB.shamed him enormouslyC.hurt him to the coreD.stuck in his craw4.Management was not acting in good faith when it alleged
3、that workers wages would have to be cut for the company to remain solvent.（分数：1.00）A.prosperousB.out of debtC.productiveD.out of trouble5.The new military junto suppressed dissent.（分数：1.00）A.initiatedB.quashedC.supportedD.reinstated6.How valiant that general who prosecutes a war with vigor!（分数：1.00）
4、A.brings to trialB.wagesC.praisesD.condemns7.Adages are frequently mutually antagonistic witness, “ignorance breeds prejudice“ and “familiarity, breeds contempt.“（分数：1.00）A.is at the heart ofB.multipliesC.worsensD.generates8.Totally perplexed by the first question on the exam, he passed on to the se
5、cond.（分数：1.00）A.relieved byB.satisfied withC.confused byD.sated with9.The former Soviet state of Georgia today exhibits a diversified economy.（分数：1.00）A.a multifacetedB.a saggingC.a dissolvingD.an improved10.To the growing perturbation of the unions, the Ministry of Labour has been pressing for a st
6、ringent income policy.（分数：1.00）A.satisfactionB.disappointmentC.reliefD.anxiety二、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)11.A nation-wide service was announced to _ the sacrifice made by the heroes of the war.（分数：1.00）A.memorizeB.commemorateC.awardD.reward12.It is in the chairman of the boards interest, before
7、a meeting, to _ with the directors about sensitive matters.（分数：1.00）A.conferB.contendC.conspireD.consort13.He spends his time in _ complaints rather than acting.（分数：1.00）A.fragileB.fertileC.frangibleD.futile14.She _ because she found the journal interesting.（分数：1.00）A.subscribedB.prescribedC.describ
8、edD.inscribed15.The doctor pondered for a while, trying to recall which of several medications would be best to _ the patients suffering.（分数：1.00）A.alleviateB.restrictC.decreaseD.diminish16.Complacency towards ecological balance (“It cant happen here!“) has resulted in a number of _.（分数：1.00）A.damag
9、esB.wastesC.catastrophesD.dangers17.The village lies over the mountain and is _ only by boat.（分数：1.00）A.acceeded toB.availableC.accessibleD.obtainable18.The antique silver _ the beautifully set table.（分数：1.00）A.complementedB.implementedC.augmentedD.complimented19.An important customer may resent bei
10、ng _ by an assistant rather than by the boss.（分数：1.00）A.condescended toB.devoted toC.attended toD.conformed to20.Having discovered the shadiness in which her employers were involved, she immediately _ her connection with them.（分数：1.00）A.convertedB.severedC.improvedD.realized三、BPart Grammar(总题数：10，分数
11、：10.00)21.Their differences were irreconcilable: they had no alternative _ the law to settle the dispute between them.（分数：1.00）A.but going toB.but to goC.but go toD.but invoking22.Eighteenth-century statesmen were totally convinced that war could be used as _ settling disputes.（分数：1.00）A.a mean toB.
12、a means forC.some means forD.meanses for23.She does not believe that he is _ the honor accorded him.（分数：1.00）A.worth ofB.worthC.worthy ofD.worthy24.He _ leave her than a child would abandon a favorite plaything.（分数：1.00）A.would no moreB.would ratherC.will no longerD.may no more25.Before Columbus set
13、 sail on his first voyage of discovery, many pooh-poohed his chances, and were unwilling to _ on his chances of success.（分数：1.00）A.make betsB.make the betC.make a betsD.make bet26._, water is composed of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen.（分数：1.00）A.As is knownB.As be knownC.As knownD.Which is k
14、nown27.He goes shopping so frequently not because he is rich, but because he enjoys _ politely.（分数：1.00）A.speakingB.being spoken toC.being spokenD.speaking to28.It is imperative that, he _ full charge of the joint project.（分数：1.00）A.takeB.takingC.tookD.takes29.Although her research topic had been ap
15、proved by her thesis advisor, the library persisted in _ the documents.（分数：1.00）A.its denial for accessB.deny her access toC.denying her access toD.denying her access for30.The radio was of _ quality that I took it back and asked for a better one.（分数：1.00）A.such the inferiorB.such a inferiorC.so an
16、inferiorD.such inferior四、BSection B/B(总题数：10，分数：10.00)31.(It is) often the result (with) new ideas, (a great deal) of frantic activity and optimistic forecasting (produce) no discernible results.（分数：1.00）A.It isB.withC.a great dealD.produce32.By definition, a discount store offers standard (merchand
17、ises) at prices (lower than those) of more conventional merchants. It is able to do so by accepting a lower profit margin, by purchasing (at higher volume), and by (paying workers less).（分数：1.00）A.merchandisesB.lower than thoseC.at higher volumeD.paying workers less33.The (clothes you) wear do not s
18、erve only a (pure) practical function. They speak volumes about the (way you) view your personality, your state of mind, your social status, (and even) your aspirations and dreams.（分数：1.00）A.clothes youB.pureC.way youD.and even34.In the digestive process, food (is initially processed) in the stomach
19、, with its nutrient value (passing into) the bloodstream. Alcohol, however, (is highly unusual) (so that) some 20 percent enters the bloodstrem directly from the stomach, having bypassed the digestive process.（分数：1.00）A.is initially processedB.passing intoC.is highly unusualD.so that35.The obstacles
20、 Nancy Kerrigan faced as she strove (to win) the Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1944 form (the kind of) story (about whom) a fascinating novel (might) be written.（分数：1.00）A.to winB.the kind ofC.about whomD.might36.(Like) sculptors, modem painters (were influenced) by primitive and ancient
21、 art, (which) demonstrated in the (works) of the Gaugin and Rousseau.（分数：1.00）A.LikeB.were influencedC.whichD.works37.(The greatest utility), of an education lies (not so much) in teaching one information (rather than) in teaching one how to deal with the information (acquired).（分数：1.00）A.The greate
22、st utilityB.not so muchC.rather thanD.acquired38.The moon may be considered a world that is complete in itself yet utterly dead, a sterile, mountainous waste on which (during the day) the sun (blazes down) with great heat, but on which during the night the cold is so intense that it (far) surpasses
23、anything ever (experiencing) on the earth.（分数：1.00）A.during the dayB.blazes downC.farD.experiencing39.Now, as our urban areas (sink ever deeper) into drug-produced crime, death (from) the illicit use of unregulated and dangerous drugs (following) death, (that) becomes vital for the parents, teachers
24、, and advisors of our youth to have as wide an understanding of these problems as possible.（分数：1.00）A.sink ever deeperB.fromC.followingD.that40.It was musingly noted that the major (reason why) the English colonized so much of the world (was that), no matter (what) weather conditions they met abroad
25、, they had already experienced (something like) it at home.（分数：1.00）A.reason whyB.was thatC.whatD.something like五、BPart Cloze/(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BDirections:/B There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D at the end of the passage. You should
26、choose the ONE that best fits the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.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. We do know, however, thatU (41) /Uthousands of years food was always eat
27、en cold andU (42) /U. Perhaps the cooked food was heated accidentally by aU (43) /Ufire or by the melted lava from an eruptingU (44) /U. When people first tasted food that had been cooked, they found it tasted better. However, U(45) /Uafter this discovery, cooked food must have remained a rarityU (4
28、6) /Uman learned how to make and lightU (47) /U.Primitive men who lived in hot regions could depend on the heat of the sunU (48) /Utheir food. For example, in the desertU (49) /Uof the southwestern United States, the Indians cooked their food byU (50) /Uit on a flatU (51) /Uin the hot sun. They cook
29、ed piece of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in thisU (52) /U. We surmise that the earliest kitchenU (53) /Uwas a stickU (54) /Uwhich a piece of meat could be attached and held over a fire. Later this stick wasU (55) /Uby an iron rod or spit which could be turned frequently to cook the meatU (56) /U
30、all sides.Cooking food in water wasU (57) /Ubefore man teamed to make water containers that could not beU (58) /Uby fire.TheU (59) /Ucooking pots were reed or grass baskets in which soups and stews could be cooked. As early as 166 B. C., the Egyptians had learned to makeU (60) /U. permanent cooking
31、pots out of sand stone. Many years later, the Eskimos learned to make similar pans.（分数：20.00）A.inB.onC.throughD.forA.rawB.crudeC.readyD.freshA.forestB.cookedC.man-madeD.lightningA.volcanoB.caveC.mountainD.valleyA.thoughB.sinceC.soonD.evenA.whenB.whichC.untilD.asA.foodB.afireC.himselfD.itA.to cookB.c
32、ookingC.cookedD.cookA.placesB.realmsC.areasD.domainsA.beatingB.flyingC.dryingD.placingA.stoneB.boardC.tableD.plateA.zoneB.sectorC.methodD.fashionA.utensilB.instrumentC.toolD.equipmentA.byB.overC.onD.toA.supportedB.replacedC.changedD.switchedA.byB.onC.overD.atA.incapableB.unavoidableC.impossibleD.unp
33、opularA.brokenB.destroyedC.spoiledD.piercedA.newestB.latestC.firstD.worstA.strongerB.betterC.moreD.longer六、BPART Reading (总题数：3，分数：15.00)BDirections:/B There are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. Far each of them there are four choices mark
34、ed A, B, C and D. You are to decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with your pencil.BPassage One/BIn the simplest terms, a market is the place where seller meets buyer to exchange products for money. Traditional markets still function in many parts of the wo
35、rld. Even in the United Sales, during summer months there are farmers markets where direct selling and buying take place between producers and consumers. Most service industries still operate at this market level.Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the co
36、nsumer. Their products pass through several handstruckers, warehouse wholesalers, and retailers before reaching the final consumer.Products, or commodities are usually divided into two types: consumer and industrial. Consumer goods are those that are sold to final users, the customers. These goods i
37、nclude food, clothing, automobiles, television sets, appliances, and all those things people go to stores to purchase.Industrial goods are those that are sold to companies or other businesses for use in manufacturing or other purposes. Automobile makers buy many of the parts used to assemble cars. A
38、 tire manufacturer buys rubber, synthetic or otherwise, with which to make tires. Eventually these materials will end up in the hands of final users: the owners of the cars. The nature of industrial goods depends on the nature of the goods to be made for final users. The price of industrial goods an
39、d raw materials will influence the price of final goods, those that the consumer buys.（分数：5.00）(1).It can be inferred that _.（分数：1.00）A.most of the products exchanged at traditional markets are consumer goodsB.most of the products bought and sold at traditional markets are industrial goodsC.most far
40、mers lived far away form market places and never sold their products directlyD.most service industries have not yet developed mature markets for their products(2).Medical equipment sold to doctors is an instance of _.（分数：1.00）A.consumer productB.industrial productC.raw materialD.direct exchanged pro
41、duct(3).By saying “Manufacturing industries and most agricultural enterprises are more distant from the consumers“ (para2), the author means _.（分数：1.00）A.their products are never sold directly intoB.they usually build their factories far away from marketsC.they usually need agents to sell and delive
42、r their goods into consumers handsD.they have used trucks to carry their products to consumers hands(4).Paper sold to a publishing industry _.（分数：1.00）A.will influence the price of paper industryB.is a product delivered to the final userC.is a consumer productD.is an industrial product(5).A wholesal
43、er (Paragraph 2, Line 2) is _.（分数：1.00）A.a person who sells a great variety of foodsB.an agent who deals with industrial productsC.a person that manages big stores and factoriesD.an agent that buys and sells goods in great quantitiesBPassage Two/BDirect advertising includes all forms of sales appeal
44、s, mailed, delivered, or exhibited directly to the prospective buyer of an advertised product or service, without use of any indirect medium, such as newspapers or television. Direct advertising logically may be divided into three broad classifications, namely, direct-mail advertising, mail order ad
45、vertising, and unmailed direct advertising.All forms of sales appeals that are sent through the mails are considered direct-mall advertising. The chief functions of direct-mail advertising are to familiarize prospective buyers with a product, its name, its maker, and its merits and with the products
46、 local distributors. The direct-mall appeal is designed also to support the sales activities of retailers by encouraging the continued patronage of both old and new customers.When no personal selling is involved, other methods are needed to persuade people to send in orders by mail. In addition to n
47、ewspapers, magazines, radio, and television, other special devices, order promotions are designed to accomplish a complete selling job without salespeople.Used for the same broad purposes as direct-mail advertising, unrolled direct-mail advertising, includes all forms of indoor advertising displays
48、and all printed sales appeals distributed from door to door, handed to customers in retail stores or conveyed in some other manner directly to the recipient.With each medium competing keenly for its share of the business, advertising agencies continue to develop new techniques for displaying and selling wares and services. Among these techniques have been vastly improved printing and reproduction methods in the graphic field, adapted to magazine advertisements and to direct-mail enclosures; the use of color in newspaper adve
