1、考博英语-356 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：15，分数：7.50)1.It was an allusion to what the scientist thought was an inappropriate distribution of funds for stem cell research.（分数：0.50）A.referenceB.contradictionC.explanationD.rejection2.The low interest rates on b
2、anks loans provided an impetus for many to buy homes.（分数：0.50）A.incentiveB.obstacleC.reasonD.delay3.In the early 20th century, at the advent of the telephone, it was considered a superfluous instrument which would never be of practical use in the average household.（分数：0.50）A.appearanceB.popularityC.
3、dominanceD.consolidation4.The judge remained sober despite the lawyers ludicrous attempt to prove the defendants innocence.（分数：0.50）A.sadB.sorryC.seriousD.surprised5.Many people in Wales have an affinity with music.（分数：0.50）A.reputation forB.solubility inC.tincture inD.attraction to6.The blunder of
4、Argentinas goalie cost them the game in the match against Brazil.（分数：0.50）A.triumphB.beatC.mistakeD.struggle7.A pervasive negative attitude of the engineers toward projects funded by his company is the cause of the delay of signing the contract.（分数：0.50）A.perpetualB.perniciousC.preventiveD.prevalent
5、8.California seems to be the home of the homeless since many are often observed tramping along railroad tracks and through the downtown areas of the cities.（分数：0.50）A.roamingB.trimmingC.stealingD.stamping9.On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are saturated with shoppers in a frantic compet
6、ition for last minute gifts.（分数：0.50）A.bustedB.soaredC.filledD.broadened10.If the salesmen are not given tangible benefits for a high volume of sales, they will loose their motivation.（分数：0.50）A.substantialB.psychologicalC.spiritualD.profitable11.Helen could not help feeling antipathy toward her fat
7、hers new wife whom he married just two months after the death of Helens mother.（分数：0.50）A.sympathyB.concessionC.compassionD.hostility12.His talent for music remained latent until his wife bought him a guitar.（分数：0.50）A.hiddenB.sophisticatedC.delicateD.profound13.The child was so ingenuous that even
8、when she knocked the television off its stand so that it was irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming.（分数：0.50）A.intelligentB.ingeniousC.adroitD.naive14.Tim is dubious about diet pills which advertise quick weight less.（分数：0.50）A.anxiousB.pessimisticC.doubtfulD.ignorant15.A rapid
9、portfolio turnover rate may preclude low long-term capital gains.（分数：0.50）A.prohibitB.lagC.preventD.reject三、Section B(总题数：15，分数：7.50)16.Despite the fact that they were _ when they married, after 30 years they live together harmoniously.（分数：0.50）A.contradictoryB.incompatibleC.contraryD.compatible17.E
10、very person on the sales team is _ because they work together well.（分数：0.50）A.incompatibleB.incredibleC.indefiniteD.indispensable18.Many skiers _ around the fire and drink hot chocolate in the evenings.（分数：0.50）A.padB.packC.squeezeD.cluster19.A stateless young man may have felt _ after having been d
11、enied asylum and right of residence by many countries.（分数：0.50）A.intriguedB.initiatedC.indicatedD.intimidated20.The low operating costs of the foreign company will _ the high labor costs the business pays in its own country.（分数：0.50）A.offendB.obstructC.obligeD.offset21.Because of her dual nationalit
12、y in the United States and Mexico, Maria was almost required to pay taxes in both countries until her accountant _ with a satisfactory solution for both countries.（分数：0.50）A.interceptedB.interactedC.interpretedD.intervened22.was given by the committee to all of those who donated money.（分数：0.50）A.Rec
13、ognitionB.AttentionC.TributeD.Acknowledgement23.The secretary wants to _ all the file clerks to make preparations for the company Christmas party.（分数：0.50）A.enlightenB.enlistC.enableD.enclose24.Most of the waiters are _ in their work because the owner of the restaurant does not pay them on tinge.（分数
14、：0.50）A.rackB.tackC.slackD.stack25.Little boys seem to enjoy _ train sets more than little girls.（分数：0.50）A.captureB.departureC.fixtureD.miniature26.To be a successful criminal, one must be _.（分数：0.50）A.empiricalB.emigrantC.elegantD.elusive27.She is _ to sprain her ankle because it is weak from 3 pr
15、evious pains.（分数：0.50）A.proneB.disposedC.boundD.destined28.She _ scarlet fever when she was a baby and lost her eyesight.（分数：0.50）A.distortedB.contractedC.subtractedD.distracted29.He was _ with the deadly disease when he was 14, and has suffered with it for 10 years.（分数：0.50）A.inducedB.inflictedC.in
16、sertedD.integrated30.It was their _ decision to leave their country, and as a result, they lost their citizenship.（分数：0.50）A.compulsoryB.deliberateC.carefreeD.modest四、Part Grammar(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Section A(总题数：8，分数：8.00)31.When we (think of) creative people the names that probably (spring to mind) a
17、re (those of) men such as Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, great artists, inventors and scientists(a selective) and exception ally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius.（分数：1.00）A.think ofB.spring to mindC.those ofD.a selective32.The subject may be (approached in) several directions, but (th
18、e scene) cannot be fully appreciated (from) any (one vantage) point.（分数：1.00）A.approached inB.the sceneC.fromD.one vantage33.(A favorite story) among (acoustic) exports (concerns with) a noisy long Island suburb where, every day and night, huge trucks (rumbled down) a freeway.（分数：1.00）A.A favorite s
19、toryB.acousticC.concerns withD.rumbled down34.There was (a pause of) complete stillness (which) the (buzzing of) the bees among the pink roses sounded (as loud as) the fight of an aircraft.（分数：1.00）A.a pause ofB.whichC.buzzing ofD.as loud as35.From (such data) Wegener developed his floating continen
20、ts theory. He envisioned an original super continent that crystallized (of) molten material (making up) the infant earth, eventually the mass (cracked) and broke into several pieces-the present continents.（分数：1.00）A.such dataB.ofC.making upD.cracked36.Society is a (joint-stock) company, in which the
21、 members agree, (for) the better (securing of) bread for each shareholder, (to surrender to) the liberty and culture of each individual.（分数：1.00）A.joint-stockB.forC.securing ofD.to surrender to37.Though the wide universe is full of good, kernel of flourishing com can come to (man) (only through) his
22、 own toil (bestowed) that plot of ground which is given him (to till).（分数：1.00）A.manB.only throughC.bestowedD.to till38.This discrepancy (was intriguing to) Alfred Wegener, a young geologist (working in) Greenland in 1910. He thought (the error) too great to be (accounted) easily.（分数：1.00）A.was intr
23、iguing toB.working inC.the errorD.accounted六、Section B(总题数：7，分数：7.00)39.The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing losses, _ the interest rates in Washington, and _ undercapitalize
24、d.（分数：1.00）A.loosing . fearing the company may still beB.loosening . a fear of the company still beingC.a loosening of . fearing that the company may still beD.a loosening of . a fear that the company may still be40.School integration plans that involve busing between suburban and central-city areas
25、 have contributed, according to a recent study, to any future need for busing.（分数：1.00）A.significant increases in housing integration, which, in turn, reducesB.significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reducesC.increases housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reducesD
26、.increases housing integration significantly, which, in mm, reduce41.The relationship between corpulence and disease remains controversial, although statistics clearly _ reduced life expectancy _ chronic obesity.（分数：1.00）A.associatea. toB.associatesa. withC.associates . toD.associatea. with42.Distin
27、guished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain _ the expenditure of large sums of money distinguished architecture.（分数：1.00）A.that . produceB.of. will produceC.that . producesD.as to . producing43.a larger percentage of its gross national prod
28、uct on defending its coasts from rising seas than _.（分数：1.00）A.In Holland, it costs . the spending on military defense in the United StatesB.In Holland they spendhe United States does on military defenseC.Holland spends . the military defense spending of the United StatesD.Holland spends . the Unite
29、d States does on military defense44._ in the United States（分数：1.00）A.Three out of every four automobile owners . also own a bicycleB.Out of every four, three automobile owners . also owns a bicycleC.Three out of every four automobile owners . owns bicyclesD.Out of every four owners of automobiles .
30、bicycles are also owned by three45.For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than _（分数：1.00）A.they originally seemedB.they originally seem toC.they seemingly would cost originallyD.they seemed originally七、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Passage 1(总题数：6，分数：12.0
31、0)46.One of the prominent characteristics of a law is _.（分数：2.00）A.the result on the individuals behavior on which a restraining influence is being exercisedB.the result of a behavior on the members of the governmental agencyC.the result of a behavior on ordinary citizensD.both A and B47.In the deve
32、lopment of a government agency, _.（分数：2.00）A.The standard on which the judgment may be made is more important than the actual application of this judgmentB.the function of law is importantC.the study of ordinance is the most importantD.practice is more important than criterion48.The other distinguis
33、hing trait of the law is _.（分数：2.00）A.punishment is carried out by the courts at all levelsB.rules and court practices initiated by a governmental agency are specifically designed to increase government controlC.a system of rules governing a conduct, activity or event incidental by natureD.any gover
34、nmental reinforcement49.How does codification of the laws affect governmental agents?（分数：2.00）A.The law will be interpreted objectively rather than subjectivelyB.Government agencies have to compromise with factual conditionsC.Occasionally, governmental agencies have to redress, correct or adapt a la
35、w for their benefitD.laws can not be altered or modified but they can be incremented with new court decisions and also through jurisprudence50.What does the example “committed perjury“ illustrate?（分数：2.00）A.The law will examine closely what the individual said in court.B.It illustrates that the law
36、only has something to say when behavior has negative effects on others.C.Behavior which tends to avoid punishing stimulus will not be explicitly specified by law.D.Both B and C51.Why are laws formed?（分数：2.00）A.laws are made before a contingencyB.Laws are made after a contingencyC.A contingency alway
37、s happens before a law is approved and passedD.laws are passed to stand the test of time and are applicable to other similar circumstances in the future九、Passage 2(总题数：6，分数：12.00)52.To be very important practicallythe share, both proportionate and absolute of command over the countrys productive res
38、ources held by the poor may be increased, and yet, if the process by which they acquire this greater share involves an increase in the cost of things that play a large part in their own consumption, they may not really gain.Chose one of the following which has the closest meaning to the above senten
39、ce.（分数：2.00）A.If the relative price is proportionate to the control over the supply which is in favor of the poor.B.Products which are unaffordable are of no use, and therefore, more control over the supply needs to be exercised.C.Products which are unaffordable are of no use, and therefore, more co
40、ntrol over the supply needs to be exercised so that the poor are profited.D.If the price of the items the poor use is too high, they cannot afford them and so there needs to be more control over the supply which is in favor of the poor.53.Why does the author use the term “the dividend“ even though h
41、e has acknowledged that in fact it does not exist?（分数：2.00）A.He is attempting to describe a transmittal circumstance.B.He is articulating a metaphysical theory.C.He is clarifying a situation.D.He is devising an econometric formul54.Considering the main point of the reading, chose the best title from
42、 one of the following:（分数：2.00）A.Robinhood Rides AgainB.The Poor Successfully Benefit from the RichC.Transference: The Power of the Poor over the RichD.A Distribution from the Poor to the Rich55.Does the author believe that transference of purchasing power is effective in benefiting the poor?（分数：2.0
43、0）A.No, he believes evenly distributing all resources is best.B.No, he believes rationing of the rich is eminent.C.Yes, he believes it is possible to limit the rich and make products for the poor more accessible.D.Yes, distribution is influenced by transference and as a result the poor prosper.56.Th
44、e method in which the writer believes is most effective for the poor benefiting from the rich is _.（分数：2.00）A.amassing all products from the last two years and reallocating themB.ensuring the majority of products available are more useful to the poorC.offering low priced stock that the poor could af
45、fordD.by limiting the buying of the rich57.Does the writer truly believe that the poor actually could be more privileged than the rich?（分数：2.00）A.Yes, as long as the factories capacities manufacture items for the poor are increased.B.No, this a theory, however, the reality is that the rich have the
46、power.C.Yes, as long as the rich are restricted from buying more than the poor.D.No, but he is making a point that the rich could be put at a disadvantage to the benefit of the poor.十、Passage 3(总题数：6，分数：12.00)58.How does a democratic nation influence poetry?（分数：2.00）A.It limits writing.B.It enhances
47、 writing.C.It embellishes writing.D.It deepens writin59.How do those of an aristocracy and those of a democracy differ in the use of their imaginations?（分数：2.00）A.for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is boundless, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals
48、.B.for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is boundless.C.for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is boundless, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach unrealistic goals.D.for those of an
49、 aristocracy, the imagination is bound to be practical, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals.60.How do aristocratic societies perception of spiritual powers influence whether they are “favor able to poetry“ or not?（分数：2.00）A.Since they are aware of the supernatural powers around them, they are inhibited to writeB.They become overwhelmed with the revealing of the psyche, and as a result they writeC.Their
