1、考博英语-307 及答案解析(总分:100.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数:0,分数:0.00)二、Part A(总题数:2,分数:5.00)A.Fishermen.B.Students.C.Businessmen.D.Philosophers.A.He likes everything about it.B.He likes the rain there.C.He hates everything about it.D.He likes everything about it except the rain.A.Early winter.B.Ea
2、rly spring.C.Late autumn.D.Late winter.A.At a restaurant.B.At a bank.C.At a hospital.D.At school.A.Two blocks.B.Three blocks.C.Four blocks.D.Five blocks.A.He goes for long walks.B.He goes to his club.C.He goes bowling.D.He plays chess.A.Brown.B.Yellow.C.Green.D.Red.A.He likes to play guitar.B.He nee
3、ds a quieter place.C.The new apartment is cheaper.D.The present apartment is too small.A.Yes, because she has two dollars.B.Yes, because she wants to help him.C.No, because she has no extra money.D.No, because she doesnt want to lend him the money.A.That the man is late.B.That they should have a cla
4、ss.C.That she must speak for him.D.That she train was delayed.三、Part B(总题数:0,分数:0.00)四、Passage A(总题数:1,分数:2.50)Death (Age) 11Place of Birth MinnesotaYears 12Acting CareerPlace HollywoodBegan with “A Million to One“ (Year) 13The Title Role in the Television Series “Sergeant Preston of the Yukon“ (Yea
5、r) 1950The Last Role in the Television Movie “Dont Push, Ill Charge When Im Ready“ (Year) 14Living Family Members wifedaughter15(分数:2.50)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、Passage B(总题数:1,分数:2.50)(1).How much does Harvard University plan to give in “presidential scholarships“?(分数:0.50)填空项 1:_(2).B
6、efore becoming Harvards president, Mr. Summers was an(分数:0.50)填空项 1:_(3).Harvards new loan program will begin next month and the scholarships in(分数:0.50)填空项 1:_(4).The fellowships will extend to most of Harvards graduate programs, excluding(分数:0.50)填空项 1:_(5).How many fellowships does Harvard expect
7、 to give in the arts and sciences in the next three years?(分数:0.50)填空项 1:_六、Passage C(总题数:3,分数:5.00)Questions 2123 are based on a global boycott of KFC. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 2123.(分数:1.50)(1).How many chickens become the KFC chains fried meals every year?(分数:0.50)A.500 million,B
8、.600 million.C.700 million.D.800 million.(2).Which of the following suggestions has NOT been raised by people for the Ethical Treatment of Animals?(分数:0.50)A.To improve the diets of hens.B.To move chickens into large farms.C.To gas chickens to sleep before they are killed.D.To improve chickens lives
9、.(3).What is Ian Duncans attitude towards people for the Ethical Treatment of Animals now?(分数:0.50)A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Indifferent.D.No specific idea.Questions 2426 are based on the information about United World Colleses. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 2426.(分数:1.50)(1).Main language
10、s used for lessons at Pacific College are _(分数:0.50)A.English.B.French.C.Spanish.D.Both and .(2).What is the fee for one year?(分数:0.50)A.$1200.B.$2400.C.$1500.D.$4200.(3).Apart from academic ability, what is considered when one applies to a college?(分数:0.50)A.Hobbies.B.Special activities.C.Maturity.
11、D.Nationality.Questions 2730 are based on a report about generation gap. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 2730.(分数:2.00)(1).Megan Della Selva, who has already traded e-mail messages with her mom just to say hi, is a _(分数:0.50)A.freshman.B.sophomore.C.junior.D.senior.(2).What is the relation
12、ship between Maria Minkarah and Megan Della Selva?(分数:0.50)A.Teacher and student.B.Sisters.C.Good friends.D.Mother and daughter.(3).According to the report, what is the most striking thing about interviews with students?(分数:0.50)A.The tone students had when talking about their parents: fond, warm an
13、d admiring.B.The young women keep in close touch with their families, discussing matters big and small, academic and personal.C.Many students turn to their parents for help with everything from roommate troubles to how to improve the paper they e-mailed home.D.Not all college students are closely co
14、nnected with their parents.(4).Which of the following has a lot to do with what university administrators and parents alike say has been a big change over the last decade?(分数:0.50)A.Web access.B.Stronger presence of parents on campus.C.Offices created to deal with parents queries and concerns.D.E-ma
15、il.七、Part Vocabulary(总题数:40,分数:20.00)1.He _ so much work that he couldnt really do it efficiently.(分数:0.50)A.put onB.turned onC.brought onD.took on2.On behalf of my company, I am _ to you and your colleagues for your generous help.(分数:0.50)A.subjectedB.inclinedC.availableD.obliged3.The political fut
16、ure of the president is now hanging by a _.(分数:0.50)A.threadB.cordC.stringD.rope4.He is often inclined to _ in other peoples affairs, which is none of his business.(分数:0.50)A.manipulatedB.lumberedC.meddleD.littered5.It is a _ not worthy of such heated argument.(分数:0.50)A.trifleB.trivialC.prideD.unde
17、rstanding6.The local government leaders are making every effort to _ the problem of poverty.(分数:0.50)A.abolishB.tackleC.removeD.encounter7.Witnesses who _ in a courtroom must swear to tell the troth when they speak for or against the person being tried.(分数:0.50)A.modifyB.testifyC.satisfyD.qualify8.T
18、he younger generations attraction to stereos cannot be explained only _ familiarity with technology.(分数:0.50)A.in quest ofB.by means ofC.in terms ofD.by virtue of9.It will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _ will be cond
19、ucted by computer.(分数:0.50)A.transactionsB.transmissionsC.transitionsD.transformations10.A persons calorie requirements vary _ his life.(分数:0.50)A.acrossB.throughoutC.overD.within11.When Jack was eighteen he _ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.(分数:0.50)A.took toB.to
20、ok forC.took upD.took on12.A most _ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in.(分数:0.50)A.trivialB.delicateC.minorD.miniature13.The appearance of the used car is _, its much newer than it really is.(分数:0.50)A.descriptiveB.indicativeC.deceptiveD.impr
21、essive14.I dont think that this question is subordinate _ the main aim of our company.(分数:0.50)A.withB.toC.forD.on15.The color blue is a _ of calmness.(分数:0.50)A.tokenB.representationC.toneD.expression16.Frankly speaking, your article is very good, except for some _ mistakes in grammar.(分数:0.50)A.ob
22、scureB.glaringC.minorD.rare17.Many of the scientists and engineers are judged _ how great their achievements are.(分数:0.50)A.in spite ofB.in ways ofC.in favor ofD.in terms of18.The teacher spoke highly of such _ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his students.(分数:0.50)A.virtuesB.featuresC.
23、propertiesD.characteristics19.Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and taming calm situations into _ ones.(分数:0.50)A.turbulentB.tragicC.vulnerableD.suspicious20.I am sure I can _ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.(分数:0.50)A.speakB.sayC.talkD.tell21.Research
24、has produced many new _ that will be used in the manufacture of a variety of goods.(分数:0.50)A.hypothesesB.summariesC.syntheticsD.emphasize22.He was _ by the noise outside yesterday evening and could not concentrate on his study.(分数:0.50)A.peckedB.orientedC.perturbedD.paddled23.Captain Jones _ that f
25、ive bullets came from Hoffmans gun and that he had the shells of those bullets with him.(分数:0.50)A.purifiedB.magnifiedC.testifiedD.intensified24.He is the only person who can _ in this case because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.(分数:0.50)A.testifyB.chargeC.accuseD.rectify25.Franklin Ro
26、osevelt argued that the depression stemmed from the American economys _ flaws.(分数:0.50)A.underliningB.vulnerableC.vulgarD.underlying26.The new washing machines are _ at the rate of fifty a day.(分数:0.50)A.turned upB.turned downC.turned outD.tamed in27.There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons,
27、 but my favorite time is the _ from fall to winter.(分数:0.50)A.transmissionB.transformationC.transitionD.transfer28.Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _.(分数:0.50)A.scarcityB.minorityC.minimumD.shortage29.He raised his glass and _ her with his last
28、mouthful.(分数:0.50)A.roastedB.boastedC.coastedD.toasted30.There is an undesirable _ nowadays to make films showing violence.(分数:0.50)A.directionB.traditionC.phenomenonD.trend31.While some office jobs would seem _ to many people, there are quite a few jobs that are stimulating, exciting and satisfying
29、.(分数:0.50)A.hostileB.tediousC.fantasticD.courageous32.He was on a diet, though the food _ him enormously.(分数:0.50)A.inspiredB.temptedC.overcameD.encouraged33.Mary is hoping to get a postgraduate degree in English literature and is writing _ on the works of John Milton.(分数:0.50)A.a themeB.a theoryC.a
30、 thesisD.a topic34.The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many _ references.(分数:0.50)A.obscureB.acuteC.notableD.objective35.The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national _.(分数:0.50)A.engagemen
31、tB.destinyC.capacityD.temperament36.It is unfortunate that, owing to lack of money, these experiments must now _ before the objective has been achieved.(分数:0.50)A.transferredB.terminatedC.testifiedD.transformed37.The manager lost his _ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.(分数:0.50)A.moodB
32、.temperC.mindD.passion38.It is a common theme in many science fiction stories that the world may one day be _ by insects.(分数:0.50)A.broken inB.run overC.taken overD.filled in39.Expected noises are usually more _ than unexpected ones of like magnitude.(分数:0.50)A.manageableB.controllableC.tolerableD.p
33、erceivable40.Cultural _ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.(分数:0.50)A.translationB.transitionC.transmissionD.transaction八、Part Use of Englis(总题数:1,分数:10.00)College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities ha
34、ve football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (71) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most universities earn millions (72) as well, in television revenues and sponsorships. They also benefit (73) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (74) each ot
35、her in the most popular sports. Football games at the university of Michigan regularly (75) crowds of over 90,000. Basketballs national collegiate championship game is a TV (76) on a par with (与相同或相似) any other sporting event in the United States, (77) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given tim
36、e during fall or winter one can (78) ones TV set and see the top athletic programsfrom schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford (79) in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (80) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (81) teenagers and
37、then go into high schools to (82) the countrys best players to attend their universities. There are strict roles about (83) coaches can recruitno recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campusbut they are often bent and sometimes (84) . Top college football programs (85) scholar
38、ships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student athletes, when they arrive (86) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, and stipends.In return, the players (87) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (88) two hours a day, four days a week from January to Apr
39、il. In summer, its back to strength and agility mining four days a week until mid August, when camp (89) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (90) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays
40、are an officially mandated day of rest.(分数:10.00)A.attributeB.distributeC.devoteD.attachA.outB.byC.inD.backA.directlyB.indirectlyC.apartD.indirectA.compete forB.compete inC.compete againstD.compete overA.drawB.amuseC.governD.handleA.spectatorB.spectacleC.spectrumD.spectaclesA.saveB.savingC.savedD.to
41、 saveA.flip onB.flap atC.fling awayD.flush outA.battleB.to battleC.battlingD.battledA.recruitedB.reconciledC.rectifiedD.reservedA.promisingB.pleasingC.prominentD.professionalA.contriveB.convinceC.convertD.convictA.whichB.whatC.howD.whetherA.ignoredB.neglectedC.rememberedD.noticedA.offerB.affordC.awa
42、rdD.rewardA.inB.onC.atD.aroundA.commit themselves toB.commit themselves onC.commute themselves toD.comply themselves toA.work inB.work outC.work overD.work offA.recallsB.enlistsC.convenesD.collectsA.in principleB.in confidenceC.in nameD.in earnest九、Part Reading Compr(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十、Part A(总题数:0,分数:
43、0.00)十一、Text 1(总题数:1,分数:7.50)One key question for the next century is how we will provide energy in an environmentally sound way.As living standards rise in the developing world, energy consumption will increase. As a result, many countries are now opening the door for private investment in a sector
44、 that used to be solely the preserve of government.In the developed world too, the move is towards the deregulation end privatization of electricity generation and distribution. There is also a trend towards locally-generated energy, particularly in the developing world. Factories and shopping cente
45、rs may one day have their own power sources.Progress is also being made in minimising the environmental impact of energy production and consumption. A motor car today puts out perhaps 5 percent of the pollution a new car did in 1970. We can produce clean power too but it costs, so to some extent, in
46、 the new millennium(一千年) were going to have the environment we can afford.The spectre of scarce or impossibly expensive energy is no longer with us. thanks to a combination of opening up new regions of the world and new technologies. Shortage is very unlikely. Environmental considerations mean there
47、 is a seriousness too about alternative energy sources that wasnt there ten years ago.Right now the fuel cell is at the top of the list of alternative technologies. Advances in turbine transportation mean that natural gas is going to have an ever-increasing role. Nuclear power may prove competitive
48、enough to have a much longer life than many expect, but until theres a major change in public sentiment, I dont expect m see much new nuclear construction.Will the grip of oil on personal transportation continue? Sport-utility vehicles like Land Rovers and Jeeps are hardly the perfect means of urban transport. But people have become very attached to their automobiles. So until we get around to technology where we beam ourselves around. I suspect well continue