1、厦门大学考博英语-5 及答案解析(总分：90.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.It is always useful to have savings to_.（分数：0.50）A.come out inB.live up toC.make a fuss ofD.fall back on2.Free will allows us to indulge our _ passions; freedom leads us in the higher path to unlock life“s mystic secrets.（分数：0.
2、50）A.dischargingB.fleetingC.colludingD.displacing3.All of us were impressed by her _ complexion.（分数：0.50）A.fluffyB.floralC.floridD.fluid4.Part of the lake has been polluted. You can see the water is covered with_ oil.（分数：0.50）A.a coat ofB.a story ofC.a film ofD.a pad of5.Mark Moore, director of the
3、Northwest Weather, warned skiers of the deadly avalanches that have _ the mountains of Washington state, killing nine people.（分数：0.50）A.pummeledB.elaboratedC.executedD.alleged6.Anthony“s _ expression masked an essential cheerful nature.（分数：0.50）A.jubilantB.inevitableC.dourD.pert7.They are working _
4、time to fulfill the task according to the schedule.（分数：0.50）A.againstB.overC.ahead ofD.before8.Some people want only real flowers on their tables while others like to have _ ones.（分数：0.50）A.fashionableB.syntheticC.falseD.artificial9.People planning to travel by car to North Dakota in the winter are
5、advised to _ their cars with snow tires and warm clothing.（分数：0.50）A.installB.purchaseC.provideD.equip10.Antiwar champion Rep. John Murtha wants to attach conditions on the impending supplemental bill to fund the war_（分数：0.50）A.approbationsB.approximationsC.apprehensionsD.appropriations11.His theori
6、es, though criticized by economists of more orthodox bent, have had enormous _ on government fiscal policy.（分数：0.50）A.restraintB.impactC.acceptanceD.reliance12.The book contained a large _ of information.（分数：0.50）A.dealB.amountC.numberD.sum13.If children who cannot write are asked to write the story
7、 they have been told orally , they tend to scribble in _ across a page.（分数：0.50）A.patternsB.designsC.modelsD.scratches14.Since his retirement, Peter Smith, who was _ a teacher, has written four novels.（分数：0.50）A.latelyB.usuallyC.formerlyD.already15.If it is true that morality cannot exist without re
8、ligion, then does not the erosion of religion herald the _ of morality?（分数：0.50）A.regulationB.basisC.beliefD.collapse16.Euthanasia is a practice of mercifully ending a person“s life in order to _ the person from an incurable disease and intolerable suffering.（分数：0.50）A.liberateB.confineC.releaseD.ap
9、prehend17.The little girl wore a very thin coat. A sudden gust of cold wind made her_.（分数：0.50）A.shakeB.sweatC.shiverD.swing18.Many of the conditions that population pressures- overcrowding, unemployment, poverty, hunger and illness_ lead to dissatisfaction.（分数：0.50）A.bring forwardB.give rise toC.fe
10、ed up withD.result from19._as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.（分数：0.50）A.Being publishedB.PublishedC.PublishingD.To be published20.The changing image of the family on television provides _ into changing attitudes toward the family in society.（分数：0.50）A.presentationsB.revelat
11、ionsC.specificationsD.insights二、Part Translation(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Despite the web, we watch more television than ever. In the chaos of today“s media and technology brawl- iPod vs. Zune, Google vs. Yahoo, windows vs. Linux, Intel vs. AMD-we can declare one unlikely winner. Standing tall in a field of n
12、ew tech wonders, it“s a geezer technology that are invented in the 1920s and commercialized in the 1940s, and it“s still more powerful than any thing created since. (1) As you try to figure out where consumer infotech is going, and what it means for society, remember this big, central reality: Peopl
13、e just want more television. If you doubt it, look at today“s biggest news in tech. It continually centers on new ways to bring consumers the thing they crave above all else. (2) Sony flooded the recent Consumer Electronics Show with products that put Intemet video on your TV set, as did almost ever
14、y other consumer electronics company. At the simultaneous Macworld Expo, Apple chief Steve Jobs introduced Apple TV. which does the same thing. Verizon said it will soon offer live TV on cellphone screens. It will also sell full-length programs for viewing whenever you want. Put it all together, and
15、 we have achieved a nirvana that didn“t exist even a year ago: unlimited television available 24 / 7 on every screen you own. It“s no surprise, of course. (3) Ever since the basic facts of steadily multiplying processor power and bandwidth became apparent, seers have confidently predicted this day.
16、They just as confidently predicted what it would mean: traditional television“s demise. Once the World Wide Web appeared in the mid-1990s, the future looked very clear. Boring old TV, the scheduled programs that come to you through a coaxial cable or satellite dish or antenna, would fade away. (4) W
17、hich is exactly the opposite of what has happened. Despite many Net Age alternatives, we Americans today watch more boring old TV than ever, which is saying something. How can that be? My theory is the Two-Liter Coke Principle. The Coca-Cola company discovered long ago that if it could get people to
18、 bring home bigger bottles of Coke, those people would drink more than they used to. Just getting more Coke in front of them increased their consumption. It seems to be the same with TV. Put more of it in front of people- over 100 channels in many homes-and people will watch more. Seen from this per
19、spective, the latest announcements of new TV-related technology look simply like additional ways to put more TV in front of American consumers. The supposed threat from the Internet was that we“d cut back on TV as we spent more time on MySpace or in Second Life. We may well spend more time on such n
20、ew Net attractions, but we“re unlikely to take that time away from video viewing. We“re more likely to cut back on things we consider less important, like sleep. (5) No one has evaluated TV better than the great New Yorker essayist E. B. White, who in 1938 wrote, “We shall stand or fall by televisio
21、n, of that I am sure.“ We still don“t know which it wilt be, but his assessment looks truer than ever.（分数：15.00）_三、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Part A(总题数：3，分数：30.00)In 1998 consumers could purchase virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were available from
22、 World Wide Web sites that seemed to spring up almost dally. A few years earlier, some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in person. For a growing number of time-starved consumers, however, shopping f
23、rom their home computer was proved to be a convenient alternative to driving to the store. A research estimated that in 1998 US consumers would purchase $ 7.3 billion of goods over the Internet, double the 1997 total. Finding a bargain was getting easier owing to the rise of online auctions and Web
24、sites that did comparison shopping on the Internet for the best deal. For all the consumer interest, retailing in cyberspace was still a largely unprofitable business, however. Internet pioneer Amazon. com, which began selling books in 1995 and liter branched into recorded music and videos, posted r
25、evenue of $ 153.7 million in the third quarter, up from $ 37.9 million in the same period of 1997. Overall, however, the company“s loss widened to $ 45.2 million from $ 9.6 million, and analysis did not expect the company to turn a profit until 2001. Despite the great loss, Amazon. com had a stock m
26、arket value of many billions, reflecting investors“ optimism about the future of the industry Internet retailing appealed to investors because it provided an efficient means for reaching millions of consumers without having the cost of operating conventional stores with their armies of salespeople.
27、Selling online carried its own risks, however. With so many companies competing for consumers“ attention, price competition was intense and profit margins thin or nonexistent. one video retailer sold the hit movie Titanic for $ 9. 99, undercutting (削价) the $ 19.99 suggested retail price and losing a
28、bout $ 6 on each copy sold. With Internet retailing still in its initial stage, companies seemed willing to absorb such losses in an attempt to establish a dominant market position.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is TRUE according to the writer?（分数：2.00）A.Consumers are reluctant to buy things o
29、n the Internet.B.Consumers are too busy to buy things on the Internet.C.Internet retailing is a profitable business.D.More and more consumers prefer Internet shopping.(2).Finding a bargain on the Internet was getting easier partly because _ .（分数：2.00）A.there were more and more Internet usersB.there
30、were more and more online auctionsC.the consumers had more money to spendD.there were more goods available on the Internet(3).“For all the consumer interest“ (Paragraph 3) means _ .（分数：2.00）A.to the interest of all the consumersB.for the interest of all the consumersC.though the consumers are very m
31、uch interestedD.all the consumers are much interested(4).It can be inferred from the passage that Amazon. com _ .（分数：2.00）A.will probably make a profit in 2001B.is making a profit nowC.is a company that sells books onlyD.suffers a great loss on the stock market(5).Investors are interested in Interne
32、t retailing because _ .（分数：2.00）A.selling online involves little riskB.Internet retailing is in its initial stageC.it can easily reach millions of consumersD.they can make huge profits from itIt is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modem life, but manners
33、on the roads are becoming horrible. You might tolerate the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a “Be Kind to Other Drivers“ campaign, otherwise, it may get completely out of hand. Road politeness is not
34、only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behaviors. on the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave o
35、f acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modem traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don“t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
36、 However, improper politeness can also be dangerous. A typical example is the driver who waves a child across a crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they care to. A veteran dri
37、ver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if motorists learn to filter correctly into traffic streams one at a time without causing the total blockages (堵塞) that give rise to bad temper. Unfortunately, modem motorists can“t even learn to drive, let alone be well-mannered on the road. Y
38、ears ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.（分数：10.00）(1).According to this passage, troubles on the road are primarily caused by _ .（分数：2.00）A.people“s attitude
39、 towards driversB.the rhythm of modem lifeC.traffic conditionsD.the behavior of the driver(2).The sentence “You might tolerate the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule“ implies that _ .（分数：2.00）A.our society is unjust towards well-manner
40、ed motoristsB.rude drivers can be met only occasionallyC.nowadays impolite drivers constitute the majority of motoristsD.the well-mannered motorist cannot tolerate the rude driver(3).By “good sense“ (Paragraph 2), the writer means _ .（分数：2.00）A.the driver“s prompt response to difficult conditionsB.t
41、he driver“s ability to understand and react reasonablyC.the driver“s tolerance of bad road conditionsD.the driver“s acknowledgement of politeness and regulations(4).Experts have long pointed out that in the face of car-ownership explosion, _ .（分数：2.00）A.drivers should be ready to yield to one anothe
42、rB.road users should make more sacrificesC.drivers should have more communication among themselvesD.drivers will suffer a great loss if they pay no respect to others(5).In the writer“s opinion, _ .（分数：2.00）A.drivers should apply road politeness properlyB.strict traffic regulations are badly neededC.
43、rude and inconsiderate drivers should be punishedD.drivers should try their best to avoid traffic jamsSince the early eighties we have been only too aware of the devastating effects of large-scale environmental pollution. Such pollution is generally the result of poor government planning in many dev
44、eloping nations or the short-sighted, selfish policies of the already industrialized countries which encourage a minority of the world“s population to squander the majority of its natural resources. While events such as the deforestation of the Amazon jungle or the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl cont
45、inue to receive high.remembered that not all pollution is on this grand scale. A large proportion of the world“s pollution has its source much close to home. Avoiding pollution can be a fulltime job. Try not to inhale traffic fumes, keep away from chemical plants and building-sites; wear a mask when
46、 cycling. It is enough to make you want to stay at home. But that, according to a growing body of scientific evidence, would also be a bad idea. Research shows that levels of pollutants such as hazardous gases, particulate matter and other chemical “nasties“ are usually higher indoors than out, even
47、 in the most polluted cities. Since the average American spends 18 hours indoors for every hour outside, it looks as though many environmentalists may be attacking the wrong target. The latest study, conducted by two environmental engineers, Richard Corsi and Cynthia Howard-Reed, of the University of Texas in Austin, and published in Environmental Science and Technology, suggests that it is the process of keeping clean that may be making indoor pollution worse. The researchers found that baths, showers, dishwashers and washing machines can all be significant sources of indoor pollution, be
