1、中国人民大学考博英语模拟试卷 13及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national_. （ A） personality （ B） temperament （ C） interest （ D） destiny 2 You cannot be_careful when you drive a car. （ A） very （ B） so （ C） too （
2、D） enough 3 Fortunately the acting and photography are so good that they somehow manage to _the limitation of the film plot. （ A） trace （ B） transcend （ C） tranquilize （ D） trail 4 To some people, the greatest pleasure of life is to spend their time at home watching TV and_their pets. （ A） stroking
3、（ B） desiring （ C） modeling （ D） flattering 5 Because a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is a symbol of_love. （ A） extravagant （ B） prominent （ C） prescient （ D） eternal 6 Consumer groups are protesting against higher prices in this city now. （ A） clothing with （ B） clinging to （ C）
4、complaining about （ D） clutching with 7 There are some_between their two descriptions; we are puzzled which we should believe. （ A） discrepancies （ B） distractions （ C） diversions （ D） discretion 8 Villagers and those newly arrived from Europe, fed up with terms of employment and tenancy in the rura
5、l areas, took advantage of cheap modern transportation to move into the cities. （ A） discontented with （ B） acquainted with （ C） furnished with （ D） favoured with 9 The local authorities realized the need to make_for elderly people in their housing programmes. （ A） preparation （ B） requirement （ C）
6、specification （ D） provision 10 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 11 His plan was _ by the committee. （ A） rejected （ B） dejected （ C） objected （ D） projected 12 Th
7、e chairman of the board _ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ. （ A） compelled （ B） posed （ C） pressed （ D） tempted 13 Mail service will be temporarily _ because of the strike of the postal workers. （ A） suspended （ B） abridged （ C） deprived （ D
8、） lessened 14 Japan has _ its steps towards putting into effect an international treaty banning chemical weapons. （ A） hurried （ B） bustled （ C） accelerated （ D） rushed 15 The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly _ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been u
9、tilized. （ A） exploited （ B） controversial （ C） inexhaustible （ D） remarkable 16 _ for its own sake is so admired that we find ourselves paying respectful attention not only to channel swimmers but also to people who can dance without stopping for the longest period of time. （ A） Skill （ B） Longevit
10、y （ C） Endurance （ D） Bravery 17 Against the wishes of many smaller countries, Europe is _ a stable, if undesirable, situation lacking any coherent policy of transnational coordination in basic and strategic research-despite the European Commission. （ A） tightened with （ B） put fast into （ C） stuck
11、fast in （ D） fastened with 18 Competition, they believe, _ the national character rather than corrupts it. （ A） enforces （ B） confirms （ C） intensifies （ D） strengthens 19 By _ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him $2,000. （ A） coarse （ B） rude （ C） crude （ D） rough
12、20 It is probably both that he is going to the meeting on time _ by the morning traffic jam. （ A） and that he might be delayed （ B） or that he might be delayed （ C） and he might be delayed （ D） otherwise that he might be delayed 21 If the batiks statement agrees with my bank balance, it does not fol
13、low indisputably that the balance is correct. （ A） indispensably （ B） unquestionably （ C） disreputably （ D） consequently 22 Knowing that the cruel criminal has done a lot of unlawful things, I feel sure that I have no _ but to report him to the local police. （ A） time （ B） chance （ C） authority （ D）
14、 alternative 23 Diana made a lot of effort to persuade her parents into _ to her going to the United States to study business administration in MIT. （ A） contending （ B） contesting （ C） contenting （ D） consenting 24 The cargo box has a label _ on it. Please handle it with care. （ A） flexible （ B） br
15、eak （ C） fragile （ D） stiff 25 _, the guest speaker was ushered into the auditorium hall to give the lecture. （ A） Being shown around the campus （ B） Having shown to the campus （ C） After been shown around the campus （ D） Having been shown around the campus 26 In order to earn stronger support, the
16、candidate claimed that the new law would al- low more women and disabled people to enter the _ of American life. （ A） society （ B） artery （ C） center （ D） mainstream 27 His presidential address in New York_on the importance of communication between science and industry. （ A） bore （ B） spoke （ C） dwe
17、lt （ D） threw 28 The plane found the spot and hovered close enough to_that it was a car. （ A） ensure （ B） examine （ C） verify （ D） testify 29 Newspapers and magazines carry extensive_of diet and health topics and diet books are among the best sellers. （ A） sketch （ B） concern （ C） coverage （ D） invo
18、lvement 30 Trade with Britain and the West Indies allowed colonial seaports such as Boston to _ （ A） postpone （ B） procure （ C） pursue （ D） prosper 二、 Cloze 31 【 C12】 （ A） offers （ B） advises （ C） intends （ D） proposes 31 The effect of the baby boom on the schools helped to make possible a shift in
19、thinking about the role of public education in the 1920s. In the 1920s, but especially (C1) _ the Depression of the 1930s, the United States experienced a (C2) birth rate. Then with the prosperity (C3) on by the Second World War and the economic boom that followed it, young people married and (C4) h
20、ouseholds earlier and began to (C5) larger families than had their (C6) during the Depression. Birth rates rose to 102 per thousand in 1946, 106.2 in 1950, and t18 in 1955. (C7) economics was probably the most important (C8) , it is not the only explanation for the baby boom. The increased value pla
21、ced (C9) the idea of the family also helps to (C10) this rise in birth rates. The baby boomers began streaming (C11) the first grade by the mid-1940s and became a (C12) by 1950. The public school system suddenly found itself (C13) The wartime economy meant that few new schools were built between 194
22、0 and 1945. (C14) , large numbers of teachers left their profession during that period for better-paying jobs elsewhere. (C15) , in the 1950s, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the custodial rhetoric of the 1930s no longer made (C16) ; keeping youths ages si
23、xteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high (C17) for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children. With the baby boom, the focus of educators (C18) turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic skills and (C19) .
24、 The system no longer had much (C20) in offering nontraditional, new, and extra services to older youths. 32 (C1) _ （ A） in （ B） for （ C） at （ D） on 33 (C2) _ （ A） accelerating （ B） strengthening （ C） declining （ D） fluctuating 34 (C3) _ （ A） took （ B） produced （ C） brought （ D） carried 35 (C4) _ （
25、A） adopted （ B） incorporated （ C） administered （ D） established 36 (C5) _ （ A） increase （ B） raise （ C） erect （ D） generate 37 (C6) _ （ A） predecessors （ B） successors （ C） processors （ D） oppressors 38 (C7) _ （ A） Since （ B） Despite （ C） Although （ D） Unless 39 (C8) _ （ A） tenant （ B） determinant （
26、 C） lubricant （ D） repentant 40 (C9) _ （ A） at （ B） on （ C） for （ D） with 41 (C10) _ （ A） demonstrate （ B） interpret （ C） exhibit （ D） explain 42 (C11) _ （ A） through （ B） across （ C） into （ D） towards 43 (C12) _ （ A） flood （ B） bonus （ C） pledge 44 (C13) _ （ A） overtaxed （ B） overdosed （ C） overwei
27、ghed （ D） overlapped 45 (C14) _ （ A） Moreover （ B） However （ C） Otherwise （ D） Thus 46 (C15) _ （ A） Nevertheless （ B） Therefore （ C） Furthermore （ D） Hence fore 47 (C16) _ （ A） sense （ B） meaning （ C） sensible （ D） meaningful 48 (C17) _ （ A） notoriety （ B） compatibility （ C） proximity （ D） priority
28、49 (C18) _ （ A） refutably （ B） indispensably （ C） inevitably （ D） respectively 50 (C19) _ （ A） conference （ B） symposium （ C） seminar （ D） discipline 51 (C20) _ （ A） ability （ B） advantage （ C） benefit （ D） interest 52 【 C13】 53 【 C14】 （ A） harshly （ B） huskily （ C） strictly （ D） severely 54 【 C3】 （
29、 A） entire （ B） complete （ C） total （ D） all 54 Unconsciously, we all carry with us 【 51】 have been called “body bubbles“. These bubbles are like invisible walls 【 52】 define our personal space. The amount of space changes 【 53】 on the interpersonal relationship. For example, we are usually more com
30、fortable standing closer to family members than to 【 54】 . Personality 【 55】 determines the size of this space. Introverts often prefer to interact with others at a greater distance than 【 56】 . Cultural styles are important too. A Japanese 【 57】 and employee usually stand farther apart while talkin
31、g than their American counterparts. Latin Americans and Arabs tend to 【 58】 closer together than Americana when talking. For Americans, 【 59】 in social conversation is about an arms length to four feet. Less space in the American culture may be associated 【 60】 greater intimacy or aggressive behavio
32、r. The common practice of saying “Excuse me,“ or “Pardon me“ for the slightest accidental touching of another person reveals an American attitude about personal space. Thus when a persons “space“ is intruded 【 61】 by someone, he or 【 62】 . may feel 【 63】 and react defensively. In cultures 【 64】 clos
33、e physical contact is acceptable and desirable, Americans may be perceived 【 65】 cold and distant. Culture does not always 【 66】 the messages that our body movements 【 67】 Contexts, personalities, and relationships also influence them. Therefore, no two people in any one society have the same nonver
34、bal behavior. However, like verbal language, 【 68】 communication cannot be completely separated 【 69】 culture. 【 70】 we emphasize differences or similarities, the “silent language“ is much louder than it first appears. 三、 Reading Comprehension 74 The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may n
35、ot be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are p
36、ointing the blame at portable electronic devices such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones. RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空 ) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止 ) such devices from being used during “critical“ stages of light,
37、particularly take-off and landing. Some experts have gone further, calling for a total bah during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such e-quipment during take-off and landing, most are r
38、eluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many passengers want to Work during flights. The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircrafts computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wavelengths which aircraft use for navigation an
39、d communication. But, because they have not been able to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的 ) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio system in or
40、der to damage navigation equipment As worrying, though, is the passenger who cant hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the musics too loud. 75 The passage is mainly about_. （ A） a new regulation for all airlines （ B） the defects of electronic devices （ C） a possible cause of aircraft
41、crashes （ D） effective safety measures for air flight 76 What is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years? （ A） They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems. （ B） They may have taken place during take-off and landing. （ C） They were proved to have been caused b
42、y the passengers portable computers. （ D） They were suspected to have resulted from electromagnetic interference. 77 Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices because_. （ A） they dont believe there is such a danger as radio interference （ B） the harmful eff
43、ect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be proved （ C） most passengers refuse to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette players （ D） they have other effective safety measures to fall back on 78 Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an a
44、irplanes computers? （ A） Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane. （ B） Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with. （ C） Because research scientists have not been to produce the same effects in labs. （ D） Because experts lack adequ
45、ate equipment to do such research. 79 It can be inferred from the passage that the author_. （ A） is in favor of prohibiting passengers use of electronic devices completely （ B） has overestimated the danger of electromagnetic interference （ C） hasnt formed his own opinion on this problem （ D） regards
46、 it as unreasonable to exercise a total ban during flight 79 Another trend of the 1990s in the computer industry is toward multimedia formats, as the market for conventional types of computer-those that have computation and data processing as their major functions-has begun to become saturated. Mult
47、imedia computers are systems that can process graphics, sound, video, and animation in addition to traditional data processing. Videocassette recorders, televisions, telephones, and audiocassette players have recently undergone a change in technology from analog to digital formats. Television images
48、, for example, can be processed by computer programs once they have been converted to digital signals, while those in conventional analog signals cannot. In other words, digital video images can be zoomed up or down, reshaped, or rearranged by the appropriate software. Also, due to advances in video
49、-signal compression technology, the memory space required for storing a video program has been greatly reduced. Multimedia has important applications for consumer products and for business needs. Video scenes that are captured by camcorders can be combined with text, sound, and data and can be viewed on te
