1、考博英语-651 及答案解析(总分：96.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：22，分数：29.00)1.The United States was trying hard to smoke the enemy out of the holes in the target country.A. 对敌人施以地毯式轰炸 B. 将敌人熏死在洞中C. 引诱敌人出洞 D. 向洞中的敌人投掷毒气弹（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.The government slated new elections in the spring, largely as a resul
2、t of the public clamor.A. demand B. view C. request D. opinion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.3.The company will _ to its agreement, no matter how costly the process may be.A. retain B. alterC. abandon D. adhere（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.4.Simons letter was in such a casual scrawl, and in such pale ink, that it was _.A. vag
3、ue B. ambiguous C. illegible D. obscure（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.Parents have a legal _ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.A impulse B influence C obligation D sympathy（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.The manager threw a party _ the group of computer experts from th
4、e United States.A. in honor of B. in favor of C. in welcome of D. in celebration of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.7.The two newspapers gave different _ of what happened.A. versions B. editionsC. productions D. texts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.8.I would have gone to the lecture with you _ I was so busy.A. except that B. prov
5、ided that C. but that D. only that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.9.He has courage all right, but in matters requiring judgment, he has often been found sadly_.A. lack it B. absent C. in need of it D. wanting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.10.Australia provides the only separate, _ laboratory in which dramatic Quaternary extinct
6、ion occurred.A natural continent-sized B natural and continent-sizedC continent-sized natural D continent-sized and large（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.11.His colleagues were envious _ his promotion.A. by B. of C. with D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.12.In his usual _ manner, he had insured himself against this type of los
7、s.A. indifferent B. pensive C. cautious D. caustic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.13.Movies are often held up as either the paragons or pariahs of our society at large; towering achievements on the one hand and endless _ on the other.A. wallows B. accomplishments C. awards D. extravagance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.14.As to
8、the lost world of Egypt, we know nearly everything _ to know.A. there is B. it is C. which is D. what is（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.15.Some _ good luck brought us nothing but trouble.A. seemingly B. satisfactorily C. uniformly D. universally（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.16.The English are famous for exchanging _ remarks on
9、 the weather.A. persistent B. pernicious C. peripatetic D. perfunctory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.17.Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage_.A. relatively B. actually C. annually D. comparatively（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.18.Although the end of the term was close _, Jim had not completed all of the pr
10、ojects he had hoped to finish.A. on hand B. by hand C. at hand D. in hand（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.19.In times of war, we must take precautions against acts of _ as well as of direct violence.A. viciousness B. sabotage C. pretext D. hatefulness（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.I would like to get another table like this o
11、ne, but the company that made it is out of _.A. order B. business C. practice D. style（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.21.His _ remarks are often embarrassing because of their frankness.A. sarcastic B. urbane C. ingenuous D. sadistic（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.It looks like a great big cigar, (1) it is really a dangerous salt
12、water fish called barracuda. This (2) fish has a narrow body which grows to be from four to six feet long. However it may reach ten feet in (3) ! The barracuda looks very much (4) the pike, a freshwater fish.Although the barracuda is not related (5) the pike, it is like that freshwater fish in being
13、 a fearless fighter. The barracuda has a large mouth and strong jaws that hold knifelike (6) . When attacking or defending (7) the barracuda moves like lightning. It usually feeds on other fish. But it has been known to (8) swimmers. No wonder it is called “the tiger of the sea“ !The barracuda is us
14、ually found in warm, tropical seas or (9) . The most dangerous kind, the great barracuda, is found off the (10) of Florida, Bermuda, and the West Indies. (11) caught for food live in the warm waters off the coast of California and Australia.To (12) its enemies, the barracuda can camouflage itself. I
15、t does this by taking on the color of its (13) . Its back changes from light brownish green (14) deep blue, its sides sparkle with silvery tones, and its belly is chalky white. The barracudas tail and fins may be greenish yellow or gray.Bright eyes flash as it roams the (15) . When it rests on the s
16、andy ocean floor, it becomes ahnost (16) as long as it stays quite still. Even when it prowls around a coral reef, it is difficult to spot, even in (17) water. People who (18) for sport try to excite the barracuda to move by tying a long, white rag behind their moving boat. However, they are often (
17、19) . But they never give up trying to trick “the (20) of the sea/（分数：10.00）(1).A. so B. butC. though D. when（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. fierce B. popularC. beautiful D. ugly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A. body B. headC. size D. foot（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. alike B. likeC. as D. likely（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. in
18、B. atC. onto D. to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. teeth B. faceC. ears D. hair（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. themselves B. herselfC. itself D. himself（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A. train B. attackC. race D. teach（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. oceans B. parksC. zoos D. stores（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. inland B. islandC. homes D. c
19、oasts（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. This B. ThatC. Those D. These（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. praise B. foolC. fail D. make（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. surroundings B. babiesC. mate D. attackers（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. in B. withC. near D. to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. forest B. seaC. jungle D. field（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D
20、.(16).A. lovely B. beautifulC. invisible D. fearful（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A. shallow B. deepC. ordinary D. warm（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. look B. fishC. like D. set（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. sleepyB. successfulC. saddenedD. disappointed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. dog B. lionC. tiger D. fox（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二
21、、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Motorola Inc., the worlds second-largest mobile phone maker, will begin selling all of the technology needed to build a basic mobile phone to outside manufacturers, in a key change of strategy. The inventor of the cell phone, which has b
22、een troubled by missteps compounded by a recent industry slump in sales, is trying to become a neutral provider of mobile technology to rivals, with an eye toward fostering a much larger market than it could create itself. The Chicago area-based company, considered to have the widest range of techno
23、logies needed to build a phone, said it planned to make available chips, a design layout for the computer board, software, development tools and testing tools. Motorola has previously supplied mobile phone manufacturers with a couple of its chips, but this is the first time the company will offer it
24、s entire line of chips as well as a detailed blueprint. Mobile phones contain a variety of chips and components to control power, sound and amplification. Analysts said they liked the new strategy but were cautious about whether Motorolas mobile phone competitors would want to buy the technology fro
25、m a rival.The company, long known for its top-notch (等级) engineering culture, is hoping to profit from its mobile phone technology now that the basic technology to build a mobile phone has largely become a commodity. Motorola said it will begin offering the technology based on the next-generation GP
26、RS (Global Packet Radio Service) standard because most mobile phone makers already have technology in place for current digital phones. GPRS offers faster access to data through “always on“ network connections, and customers are charged only for the information they retrieve, rather than the length
27、of download.Burgess said the new business will not conflict with Motorolas own mobile phone business because the latter will remain competitive by offering advanced features and designs. Motorolas phones have been criticized as being too complicated and expensive to manufacture, but Burgess said Mot
28、orola will simplify the technology in the phones by a third. In addition to basic technology, Burgess said, Motorola would also offer additional features such as Bluetooth, a technology that allows wireless communications at a short distance, and Global Positioning System, which tracks the users whe
29、reabouts, and MP3 audio capability.（分数：10.00）(1).The word “slump“ (Line 4, Para. 1) may be replaced by _.Aslouch Bdecline Cincrease Dstamp（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to this passage, Motorola Inc _.Ais the worlds largest mobile phone makerBis trying to become a mobile technology provider besides
30、being a mobile phone makerCwill only sell chips of the mobile phonesDis going to sell all its manufacturing plants（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Analysts dont think that _.AMotorola will be successfulBthe technology offered by Motorola will be selected by its competitorsCits competitors will want to buy the t
31、echnology from itDits mobile phones contain a variety of chips（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The technology supplied by Motorola is based on _.ABluetooth features BMP3 audio capabilityCGlobal Positioning System DGPRS standard（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true? _.AGPRS offers fa
32、ster access to data through network connections, so customers should pay more.BMotorola Inc. is the inventor of the cell phone.CPreviously Motorola only supplied mobile phone manufacturers with some of its chips.DMotorola Inc. is known for its high-class engineering culture.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Passag
33、e Two(总题数：1，分数：5.00)“It was the beginning of a revolution in America and the world, a revolution that some have yet to acknowledge and many have yet to appreciate,“ says Harold Skramstad, president of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. 1776? No indeed. 1896, when Frank Duryea finally perfe
34、cted the Duryea Motor Wagon. At its first airing, the contraption rolled less than 100 metres before the transmission froze up. But by the end of 1896 Duryea had sold 13 of them, thus giving birth to the American motor industry.That industry (whose roots, outside America, are usually attributed to t
35、inkerings by Messrs Daimler and Benz in Germany) is being celebrated hugely over the coming months, culminating with a Great American Cruise in Detroit in June. “Our goal is to attract the greatest collection of antique and classic cars this nation has ever seen in one place at one time,“ says Mr. S
36、kramstad modestly.Americans may indeed blame the car for almost everything that has happened to their country, and themselves, since 1896. The car has determined.The way they live. From cradle to grave, the car marks every rite of American passage. Home by car from the maternity ward; first driving
37、licence (usually at the age of 16); first (backseat) sexual experience; first car of ones own (and the make of car is a prime determinant of social status, symbolic of everything a person is or does). In Las Vegas, and elsewhere, Americans can get married at drive-in chapels. They then buy, or lust
38、after, a house with garages big enough for not one but two or three cars. This allocates more space to cars than to children. And when the time comes, they may lie in state at a drive-through funeral home, where you can pay your respects without pulling over.The way they shop. Main Street has been r
39、eplaced by the strip mall and the shopping mall, concentrating consumer goods in an auto-friendly space. A large part of each shopping trip must now be spent, bags under chin, searching for the place where the car was left. (And another point: bags have annoyingly lost their carrying handles since s
40、hoppers ceased to be pedestrian) Since car-friendly living and shopping became the role, most built-up parts of America now look like every other part. There is simply no difference between a Burger Inn in California and one on the outskirts of Boston.The way they eat. A significant proportion of Am
41、ericans weekly meals are now consumed inside cars, sometimes while parked outside the (drive-by) eatery concerned, sometimes en route, which leads to painful spillages in laps, leading to overburdening of the legal system. Dozens of laws have been written to deal with car cases, ranging from traffic
42、 disputes to product liability. Drive-by shootings require a car, as do most getaways. The car is a great crime accessory; and it als0 causes the deaths of nearly 40,000 Americans every year.Personal finances. Before the age of the car, few people went into debt; no need to borrow money to buy a hom
43、e. Now Americans tie themselves up with extended installment loans, and this in turn has spawned a whole financial industry.The wealth of the nation. By 1908, an estimated 485 different manufacturers were building cars in the United States. Employment grew nearly 100-fold in the industry during the
44、first decade of the 20th century. When Henry Ford, in a stroke of genius, automated his production line he required a rush of new, unskilled labour, which he enticed by offering an unheard-of $ 5 a day in wages. Henceforth, workers could actually afford to buy what they built.And Americans never loo
45、ked back. Today, the Big Three car manufacturers (Food, GM and Chrysler) generate more than $200 billion a year in business inside the United States. Directly and indirectly, the industry employs roughly one in seven workers. Every car job is reckoned to add $100,000 in goods and services to the eco
46、nomy, twice the national average.People occasionally suppose that the car is under attack as it enters its second century. Environmental regulators and transport planners (with their talk of car pools and subways) tend to give this impression. There are signs that personal computers may be replacing
47、 the sports car as the chief passion, and expense, of young men. But, in the end, nothing beats the idea of individual mobility. In a society that values freedom above all, the obvious way to celebrate a centenary is just to keep driving.（分数：5.00）(1).The article was written in order to _ .A. introdu
48、ce new models of automobilesB. emphasize automobiles have brought wealth to the nationC. commemorate the centenary anniversary of the birth of the American motor industryD. illustrate the rapid development of automobile industry in America（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The coming celebration of American autom
49、obile industry _ .A. will be held outside AmericaB. will include a display of different variety of classic carsC. will begin in June in Detroit, lasting for a monthD. will be chaired by Mr. Skramstad（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, _ .A. American automobile industry slowed down its employment of staff since 1900B. five dollars a day for the blue collar worker was quite a decent wage at the beginni
