1、考博英语-463 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.Europe.B.Here.C.California.D.Canada.A.She has no idea where the graduation ceremony will be held.B.She thinks it is silly of the man to ask this question.C.She wants to know which school the man goes to.D
2、.She definitely will not teach.A.The computer needs to be fixed.B.It may be difficult to grade this years papers.C.The computer is not put in a safe place.D.Some teachers prefer to go over the papers by hand.A.He neednt do the experiment immediately.B.She doesnt believe the result of the experiment.
3、C.He has to be very careful.D.Figures are very important in chemistry.A.He was fined by the library.B.It was hard to carry all the books to the library.C.He doesnt want to help the woman.D.He is going to return books.A.Yes, but not at a special low price.B.No, there are not rugs left.C.No, they are
4、not for sale.D.Yes, but she has to buy 4 rugs if she wants to pay less.A.The postman doesnt do a good job.B.She never receives any issues.C.The magazine always comes late.D.The magazine seems out-dated.A.Soundproof his roomB.Take the typewriter to repair shop.C.Tell his roommate to take sleeping pil
5、ls.D.Work in the basement.A.Fred is a good accountant.B.Tony likes his job.C.Tony hasnt worked very hard.D.Fred doesnt want to be an accountant.A.She doesnt agree,B.She enjoys night driving.C.She would like to wait.D.They must set out tomorrow.三、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage A(总题数：1，分数：2.50)Name Ch
6、ester L. MigdenProfession _ 11Main ContributionHelped to establish the _ of paying actors for repeat showings of the television programs, feature films and commercials they appear in.12Place of BirthNew YorkPlace of DeathLos AngelesYear of Birth _ 13Age of Death _ 14Graduate School Columbia Law Scho
7、olStaff attorney for the National Labor Relations BoardJoining the Screen Actors GuildWork Experience_ director of the Association of Talent Agents 15（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).What is the means of transportation she will take?（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_(2).How mu
8、ch is the trip?（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_(3).In what kind of hotel will she stay?（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_(4).What kind of food does the woman want to try?（分数：0.50）填空项 1:_(5).When would the trip begin?（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 report about obesity. You now have 15 seconds
9、to read Questions 2123.（分数：1.50）(1).People who are overweight at 40 will likely lose how many years?（分数：0.50）A.One year.B.Two years.C.Three years.D.Four years.(2).According to Dr. Serge Jabbour, what message does the study carry?.（分数：0.50）A.People have to work early on their weight.B.Overweight peop
10、le have shorter life expectancies.C.Smoking is damaging to life expectancy.D.If people who are overweight by their mid-30s to mid-40s lose some weight later on, they will carry a lower risk of dying.(3).What does “another potentially preventable public health disaster“ refer to in the last palagraph
11、?（分数：0.50）A.Smoking.B.Obesity in young adults.C.Drinking.D.Obesity in elderly adults.Questions 2426 are based on a report about the death rate from influenza. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 2426.（分数：1.50）(1).How many flu deaths a year occurred in the 1990s?（分数：0.50）A.20, 000.B.26, 000.C.3
12、0, 000.D.36, 000.(2).Dr. Fukuda and his colleagues reported that the virus was especially deadly in people over _.（分数：0.50）A.55.B.65.C.75.D.85.(3).According to the report, which of the following sentences is me?（分数：0.50）A.The only method of preventing the disease is to get flu vaccines.B.Dr. Morens
13、was optimistic about the immediate future.C.As many as 87 percent of the 11,000 people who died. from R. S. V. each year were 65 and older.D.The vaccine, which is made from a killed virus, can give people the flu.Questions 2730 are based on a report about procrastinators: students who put off studyi
14、ng. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 2730.（分数：2.00）(1).Procrastinators have many problems, except that _.（分数：0.50）A.they get more cold and flu symptoms.B.they sleep more.C.they smoke and drink more.D.they have more digestive problems.(2).Which of the following sentences about Timothy A. Pyc
15、hyl is NOT true?（分数：0.50）A.He is one of the Procrastination Research Group.B.He is a psychologist.C.He is a teacher in Carleton University in Ottawa.D.He is the co-author of the study.(3).What is the root of procrastination?（分数：0.50）A.genetics,B.Sleeping far less than needed.C.Drinking more than was
16、 intended.D.An inability to regulate behavior and control impulses.(4).All of the following are favorite excuses for academic tardiness, except _.（分数：0.50）A.computer failureB.leaving a paper at homeC.losing a hand-held organizerD.the death of a grandmother七、Part Vocabulary(总题数：40，分数：20.00)1.Generall
17、y, it is only when animals are trapped that they _ to violence in order to escape.（分数：0.50）A.proceedB.appealC.resortD.incline2.The politician says he will the welfare of the people.（分数：0.50）A.prey onB.take onC.get atD.see to3.Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _ by the judge.（分数：0.
18、50）A.serviceB.sentenceC.crimeD.crisis4.In our highly technological society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is _.（分数：0.50）A.shrinkingB.obscuringC.alteringD.constraining5.He didnt have time to read the report word for word, he just _ it.（分数：0.50）A.skimmedB.observedC.overlookedD.glanced6.As a
19、n industry, biotechnology stands to _ electronics in dollar volume grid perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.（分数：0.50）A.contendB.contestC.rivalD.strive7.Can you imagine! He offered me $5000 to break my contract. Thats _. Of course I didnt agree. I would take legal action.（分数：0.50）A.fraudB.bla
20、ckmailC.briberyD.compensation8.I would never have _ a court of law if I hadnt been so desperate.（分数：0.50）A.sought forB.accounted forC.turned upD.resorted to9.When he lost his jobs he tried to _ his fortunes by robbing a bank.（分数：0.50）A.reviveB.retrieveC.rectifyD.recycle10.The War of _ Against Japan
21、lasted eight years from 1937 to 1945.（分数：0.50）A.ResistanceB.ConflictC.OppositionD.Defense11.43 By _ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.（分数：0.50）A.coarseB.rudeC.crudeD.rough12.The committee _ against appointing a new secretary.（分数：0.50）A.solvedB.
22、settledC.resolvedD.approved13.A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is _ conditions or events.（分数：0.50）A.in response toB.in favour ofC.in contrast toD.in excess of14.You would be _ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.（分数：0.50）A.omittingB.attachingC
23、.affordingD.running15.Although the two players are _ on the tennis court, they are really good friends.（分数：0.50）A.partnersB.enemiesC.rivalsD.companions16.Englands team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to _ themselves for last years defeat.（分数：0.50）A.remedyB.reviveC.reven
24、geD.retort17.Many scientists remain _ about the value of this research program.（分数：0.50）A.spaciousB.stationaryC.specific D.skeptical18.This is a _ job. You need to be trained.（分数：0.50）A.skillfulB.skilledC.competentD.competitive19.The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the
25、 next year was optimistic. They expect increased tax（分数：0.50）A.efficiencyB.revenuesC.privilegesD.validity20.When he tried to make a _, he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.（分数：0.50）A.complaintB.claimC.reservationD.decision21.Jack was about to announce
26、our plan but I _.（分数：0.50）A.put him throughB.turned him outC.gave him upD.cut him short22.Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close _.（分数：0.50）A.scrutinyB.temperamentC.symmetryD.contamination23.The men were _ to cheat the government by bringing jewels in without paying dut
27、y.（分数：0.50）A.schemingB.sufficingC.scoutingD.subduing24.Out of _ revenge, he did his worst to blacken her character and rain her reputation.（分数：0.50）A.perfectB.totalC.sheerD.integral25.The day before my history exam, I still hadnt _ reading the first book on the list.（分数：0.50）A.seen aboutB.caught up
28、withC.got around toD.sat for26.She is so _ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.（分数：0.50）A.sensitiveB.sensibleC.sensoryD.senseless27.Whenever anything _ happens, a crowd of people is certain to gather.（分数：0.50）A.famousB.sensationalC.notedD.well-known28.Your story about the frog turning i
29、nto a prince is _ nonsense.（分数：0.50）A.sheerB.shearC.shieldD.sheet29.They stood gazing at the happy _ of children playing in the park.（分数：0.50）A.perspectiveB.viewC.landscapeD.scene30.The captain _ the horizon for approaching ships.（分数：0.50）A.scannedB.scrutinizedC.exploredD.swept31.The storm sweeping
30、over this area now is sure to cause _ of vegetables in the coming days.（分数：0.50）A.rarityB.scarcityC.invalidityD.variety32.Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations _.（分数：0.50）A.simultaneouslyB.spontaneouslyC.homogeneouslyD.contemporarily33.The map was drawn to the standard _ o
31、f 1/100000 so there was not much detail.（分数：0.50）A.routeB.lineC.rateD.scale34.As a result of careless washing, the jacket _ to a childs size.（分数：0.50）A.shrankB.compressedC.droppedD.decreased35.Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great _.（分数：0.50）A.explosion
32、B.sensationC.exaggerationD.stimulation36.49 The end of winter is the most dangerous time for the animals in Yellowstone Park as food becomes even _.（分数：0.50）A.coarserB.scarcerC.rarerD.harder37.Although he has had no formal education, he is one of the _ businessmen in the company.（分数：0.50）A.shrewdest
33、B.sternestC.nastiestD.alertest38.They tossed your thoughts back and forth for 6var an hour, but still could not make _ of them.（分数：0.50）A.impressionB.comprehensionC.meaningD.sense39.He _ his head, wondering how to solve the problem.（分数：0.50）A.scrappedB.screwedC.scrapedD.scratched40.Wed like to _ a t
34、able for five for dinner this evening.（分数：0.50）A.preserveB.reserveC.retainD.sustain八、Part Use of Englis(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Many people who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. (71) , the British Isles contain a variety
35、of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (72) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (73) the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed (74) being classified as “English“.Even in England there are many (75) in regional character and speech. The chief (76
36、) is between southern England and northern England. South of a (77) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by international students, (78) there are local variations.Further north, regional speech is usually “ (79) “ than that of southern Britain. Northerners a
37、re (80) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (81) . They are openhearted and hospitable; visitors often find that they make friends with them (82) . Northerners generally have hearty (83) : the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving g
38、enerous (84) at meal times.In accent and character the people of the Midlands (85) a gradual change from the southern to the northern type of Englishman.In Scotland the sound (86) by the letter “R“ is generally a strong sound, and “R“ is often pronounced in words in which it would be (87) in souther
39、n English. The Scots are said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (88) inventive and somewhat mystical. All the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (89) as being more “fiery“ than the English. They are (90) a race that is quite distinct from the English.
40、（分数：10.00）A.In consequenceB.In briefC.In generalD.In factA.confineB.attachC.referD.addA.asB.whichC.forD.soA.withB.byC.atD.forA.similaritiesB.differencesC.certaintiesD.featuresA.factorB.virtueC.privilegeD.divisionA.lineB.rowC.borderD.scaleA.whoB.whenC.thoughD.forA.widerB.broaderC.rarerD.scarcerA.used
41、B.aptC.possibleD.probableA.perfectB.notoriousC.superiorD.thoroughA.swiftlyB.promptlyC.immediatelyD.quicklyA.appetitesB.tastesC.interestsD.sensesA.helpingsB.offeringsC.fillingsD.findingsA.representB.designateC.demonstrateD.reckonA.deliveredB.denotedC.depictedD.definedA.quietB.obscureC.faintD.silentA.
42、ratherB.stillC.somehowD.evenA.renderedB.thoughtC.impressedD.describedA.withB.ofC.amongD.against九、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：7.50)The food you eat does more than provide energy. It can have a dramatic effect on your bodys ability to fight off heart dise
43、ase, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and weak bones. With remarkable consistency, recent research has found that a diet high in plant-based foodsfruits, vegetables, dried peas and beans, grains, and starchy staples such as potatoesis the bodys best weapon in thwarting many health-rela
44、ted problems. These foods work against so many diseases that the same healthy ingredients you might use to protect your heart or ward off cancer will also benefit your intestinal tract and bones.Scientists have recently estimated that approximately 30 to 40 percent of all cancers could be avoided if
45、 people ate more fruits, vegetables, and plant-based foods and minimized high-fat, high-calorie edibles that have scant nutritional value. Up to 70 percent of cancers might be eliminated if people also stopped smoking, exercised regularly, and controlled their weight. In the past, researchers had li
46、nked fat consumption with the development of cancers, but they currently believe that eating fruits, vegetables, and grains may be more important in. preventing the disease than not eating fat. “The evidence about a high-fat diet and cancer seemed a lot stronger several years ago than it does now,“
47、says Melanie Polk, a registered dietitian and director of nutrition education at the American Institute for Cancer Research.The road to strong bones is paved with calcium-rich food. Leafy green vegetables and low-fat dairy products are excellent sources of calcium, the mineral that puts stiffness in
48、to your skeletal system and keeps your bones from turning rubbery and fragile. Your body uses calcium for mom than keeping your bones strong. Calcium permits cells to divide, regulates muscle contraction and relaxation, and plays an important role in the movement of protein and nutrients inside cells. If you dont absorb enough from what you eat to satisfy these requirements, your body will take it from your bones. Because your body doesnt produce this esse
