1、厦门大学考博英语-7 及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Vocabulary(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.The _ has left for the Antarctic and it will come back in six months. A. expedition B. execution C. exploration “D. delegation （分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.His theories, though criticized by economists of more orthodox bent, have had eno
2、rmous _ on government fiscal policy.（分数：0.50）A.restraintB.impactC.acceptanceD.reliance3.In the wake of the 70-vehicle pileup, a slew of lawsuits are expected to be _ against drivers, trucking companies and several state agencies alleging negligence and wrongful death.（分数：0.50）A.subjectedB.filedC.com
3、mittedD.surrendered4.If you come to Tokyo, I can put you _ in an apartment near my company.（分数：0.50）A.acrossB.downC.outD.up5.How large a proportion of the sales of stores in or near resort areas can be_ to tourist spending?（分数：0.50）A.attributedB.appliedC.contributedD.attached6.Part of the lake has b
4、een 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 of7.While we plan our railway buildings with a life span of 100 years, we also know that a quake measuring over seven on the Richter scale might _ once in 120 years, though we never expect it
5、to happen so soon.（分数：0.50）A.appearB.developC.eruptD.emerge8.What things in life aye you most desirous _ attaining?（分数：0.50）A.toB.forC.withD.of9.Stockholders who do not go to meetings often vote by _, which means that they delegate in writing their authority to vote their shares of common stock.（分数：
6、0.50）A.proxyB.envoyC.monarchD.regent10.The conference _ a full week by the time it ends.（分数：0.50）A.must have lastedB.will have lastedC.would lastD.has lasted11.A _ examination for the post of department manager will be held next Tuesday.（分数：0.50）A.classifyingB.comparingC.contrastingD.competitive12.O
7、nly when one_ the powerful current of the times will one“s life shine brilliantly.（分数：0.50）A.dips intoB.comes intoC.drops intoD.plunges into13.College Board President Gaston Caperton trumpeted rising SAT math scores and bemoaned _verbal scores last week.（分数：0.50）A.motionlessB.stagnantC.brisknessD.sl
8、uggish14.The book contained a large _ of information.（分数：0.50）A.dealB.amountC.numberD.sum15.If people feel hopeless, they don“t bother to _ the skills they need to succeed.（分数：0.50）A.adoptB.acquireC.accumulateD.assemble16.Helen _ into the river but that I caught her.（分数：0.50）A.had fallenB.would fall
9、C.fellD.would have fallen17.After working through the heat of the day, they enjoyed refreshing themselves with a supply of _iced lemonade.（分数：0.50）A.insufficientB.copiousC.inferiorD.scarce18.Although he was not caught cheating on the exam, the feeling of guilt _ over and over again.（分数：0.50）A.ascend
10、edB.conqueredC.securedD.recurred19.A _ examination for the post of department manager will be held next Tuesday.（分数：0.50）A.classifyingB.comparingC.contrastingD.competitive20.The problem _ serious moral and ethical dilemmas much more worthy of consideration than those of genetic engineering and the l
11、ike.（分数：0.50）A.probesB.posesC.exposesD.deports二、Part Translation(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Real estate, in broad definition, is land and everything made permanently a part thereof, and the nature and extent of one“s interest therein. In law, the word real, as it relates to property, means land as distinguished
12、 from personal property; and estate is defined as the interest one has in property. Real estate may be acquired, owned, and conveyed (or transferred) by individuals; business corporations; charitable, religious, educational, fraternal, and various other nonprofit corporations; fiduciaries, such as t
13、rustees and executors; partnerships; and generally by any legal entity as determined and defined by the laws of the various states of the US Limitations are established in connection with sales of real estate by minors, incompetents, and certain types of corporations, and generally in cases involvin
14、g some form of legal disability or lack of capacity. (82) In such instances, it is necessary in some jurisdictions to make application to the courts for permission to sell, in other jurisdictions such transfers are governed by statute. (83) Real property is generally acquired by purchase, by descent
15、 and devise, or by gift. When acquired by purchase, a deed is given by the seller, or grantor, to the purchaser, or grantee. The deed contains a legal description of the property conveyed. It must be drawn, executed, and acknowledged in proper form to be entitled to record. (84) It is customary for
16、the seller and the purchaser to enter into a contract, at which time the purchaser makes a deposit on account of the purchase price. (85) The purchaser engages an attorney or a title company to search the title to the property. The title company ensures that the seller can convey clear title, the tr
17、ansaction is then closed.（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)For the longest time, I couldn“t get worked up about privacy: my right to it; how it“s dying; how we“re headed for an even more wired, underregulated, overintrusive, privacy-deprived planet. I should also
18、point out that as news director for Pathfinder, Time Inc.“s mega info mall, and a guy who on the Web, I know better than most people that we“re hurtling toward an even more intrusive world. We“re all being watched by computers whenever we visit Websites; by the mere act of “browsing“ (it sounds so p
19、assive!) we“re going public in a way that was unimaginable a decade ago.I know this because I“m a watcher too. When people come to my Website, without ever knowing their names, I can peer over their shoulders, recording what they look at, timing how long they stay on a particular page, following the
20、m around Pathfinder“s sprawling offerings. None of this would bother me in the least, I suspect, if a few years ago, my phone,.like Marley“s ghost, hadn“t given me a glimpse of the nightmares to come. On Thanksgiving weekend in 1995, someone (presumably a critic of a book my wife and I had just writ
21、ten about computer hackers) forwarded my home telephone number to an out-of-state answering machine, where unsuspecting callers trying to reach me heard a male voice identify himself as me and say some extremely rude things.Then, with typical hacker aplomb, the prankster asked people to leave their
22、messages (which to my surprise many callers, including my mother, did). This went on for several days until my wife and I figured out that something was wrong (“Hey.why hasn“t the phone rung since Wednesday?“) and got our phone service restored. It seemed funny at first, and it gave us a swell story
23、 to tell on our book tour. But the interloper who seized our telephone line continued to hit us even after the tour ended. And hit us again and again for the next six months. The phone company seemed powerless. Its security folks moved us to one unlisted number after another, half a dozen times. The
24、y put special pin codes in place. They put traces on the line. But the troublemaker kept breaking through. If our hacker had been truly evil and omnipotent as only fictional movie hackers are, there would probably have been even worse ways he could have threatened my privacy. He could have sabotaged
25、 my credit rating. He could have eavesdropped on my telephone conversations or siphoned off my e-mail. He could have called in my mortgage, discontinued my health insurance or obliterated my Social Security number. Like Sandra Bullock in The Net, I could have been a digital untouchable, wandering th
26、e planet without a connection to the rest of humanity. (Although if I didn“t have to pay back school loans, it might be worth it. Just a thought.) Still, I remember feeling violated at the time and as powerless as a minnow in a flash flood. Someone was invading my private space-my family“s private s
27、pace-and there was nothing I or the authorities could do. It was as close to a technological epiphany as I have ever been. And as I watched my personal digital hell unfold, it struck me that our privacy- mine and yours- has already disappeared, not in one Big Brotherly blitzkrieg but in Little Broth
28、erly moments, bit by bit. Losing control of your telephone, of course, is the least of it. After all, most of us voluntarily give out our phone number and address when we allow ourselves to be listed in the White Pages. Most of us go a lot further than that. We register our whereabouts whenever we p
29、ut a bank card in an ATM machine or drive through an E-Z Pass lane on the highway. We submit to being photographed every day-20 times a day on average if you live or work in New York City-by surveillance cameras. We make public our interests and our purchasing habits every time we shop by mail order
30、 or visit a commercial Website.（分数：10.00）(1).What information do you learn about the author that establishes him as an authority on this topic?（分数：2.00）A.He has suffered a lot in losing his privacy.B.He makes his living off of the Web.C.He knows how to monitor his account.D.He and his wife published
31、 a book concerning computer hackers.(2).Which of the following problems has the author experienced?（分数：2.00）A.Someone got information from his medical files and sent him brochures on health products he may want to buy.B.Someone used the motor-vehicle registration records on his car to find his home
32、address.C.Someone rerouted his telephone calls to another number without his knowledge.D.Someone sent an e-mail message that destroyed the files on his computer.(3).According to the passage, the hackers in the movie would conduct following thing EXCEPT_（分数：2.00）A.eavesdroppingB.damaging a Social Sec
33、urity numberC.threatening in a flash floodD.making a person information disappear in the date base(4).The writer cited his experience to show that_（分数：2.00）A.the authorized organization could solve the problem by offering timely helpB.the interloper would be kept back sooner or laterC.the government
34、 took personal privacy bit by bitD.he would lose his privacy gradually(5).Because of advances in today“s technology, the right to privacy could be compromised in the following areas EXCEPT_（分数：2.00）A.purchasingB.bankingC.telephone useD.recruitmentSince the early eighties we have been only too aware
35、of the devastating effects of large-scale environmental pollution. Such pollution is generally the result of poor government planning in many developing nations or the short-sighted, selfish policies of the already industrialized countries which encourage a minority of the world“s population to squa
36、nder the majority of its natural resources. While events such as the deforestation of the Amazon jungle or the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl continue 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 hom
37、e. 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 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 s
38、hows that levels of pollutants such as hazardous gases, particulate matter and other chemical “nasties“ are usually higher indoors than out, even 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 a
39、ttacking 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 pollut
40、ion worse. The researchers found that baths, showers, dishwashers and washing machines can all be significant sources of indoor pollution, because they extract trace amounts of chemicals from the water that they use and transfer them to the air. Nearly all public water supplies contain very low conc
41、entrations of toxic chemicals, most of them left over from the otherwise beneficial process of chlorination. In fact, in many cases, the degree of exposure to toxic chemicals in tap water by inhalation is comparable to the exposure that would result from drinking the stuff. This is significant becau
42、se many people are so concerned about water-borne pollutants that they drink only bottled water, worldwide sales of which are forecast to reach $ 72 billion by next year. Dr. Corsi“s results suggest that they are being exposed to such pollutants any way simply by breathing at home. The aim of such r
43、esearch is not, however, to encourage the use of gas masks when unloading the washing. Instead, it is to bring a sense of perspective to the debate about pollution. According to Dr. Corsi, disproportionate effort is wasted campaigning against certain forms of outdoor pollution; when there is as much
44、 or more cause for concern indoors, fight under people“s noses. Using gas cookers or burning candles, for example, both result in indoor levels of carbon monoxide and particulate matter that are just as high as those to be found outside, amid heavy traffic. Overcrowded classrooms whose ventilation s
45、ystems were designed for smaller numbers of children frequently contain levels of carbon dioxide that would be regarded as unaccepted on board a submarine. “New car smell“ is the result of high levels of toxic chemicals, not cleanliness. Laser printers, computers, carpets and paints all contribute t
46、o the noxious indoor mix. The implications of indoor pollution for health are unclear. But before worrying about the problems caused by large-scale industry, it makes sense to consider the small-scale industry, it makes sense to consider the small-scale pollution at home and welcome international de
47、bate about this. Scientists investigating indoor pollution will gather next month in Edinburgh at the Indoor Air conference to discuss the problem. Perhaps unwisely, the meeting is being held indoors.（分数：10.00）(1).In the first paragraph, the writer argues that pollution_（分数：2.00）A.has increased sinc
48、e the eightiesB.is at its worst in industrialized countriesC.results from poor relation between nationsD.is caused by human self-interest(2).In the third paragraph the writer suggests that_（分数：2.00）A.people should avoid working in citiesB.Americans spend too little time outdoorsC.hazardous gases are concentrated in
