1、武汉大学考博英语模拟试卷 20及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The doctor promised that this medicine would_the pain in the stomach. （ A） affirm （ B） agitate （ C） alleviate （ D） allocate 2 Do you know the fact that broad bean contains_ that must be destroyed by cooking them at high temperature before eating th
2、em? （ A） flake （ B） aroma （ C） ether （ D） toxin 3 Other non-dominant males were hyperactive; they were much more active than is normal, chasing others and fighting each other. （ A） hardly active （ B） relatively active （ C） extremely inactive （ D） pathologically active 4 These areas rely on agricultu
3、re almost_, having few mineral recourses and a minimum of industrial development. （ A） respectively （ B） extraordinarily （ C） incredibly （ D） exclusively 5 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
4、be delayed （ C） and he might be delayed （ D） otherwise that he might be delayed 6 An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the _ argumentation in commercials. （ A） imperative （ B） fallacious （ C） persuasive （ D） fabulous 7 The electronic computer is _some of the tasks that were on
5、ce accomplished by our own brains. （ A） taking care （ B） taking in （ C） taking off （ D） taking over 8 _, the market will have to overcome some of the highest hurdles its seen in a long time. （ A） But to happen in that order （ B） But for that in order to happen （ C） But in order that to happen （ D） B
6、ut in order for that to happen 9 When youre driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right_. （ A） way （ B） track （ C） road （ D） lane 10 An area of rich forests was _ to life. （ A） advantageous （ B） decorative （ C） attracted （ D） privileged 11 The head of the Museum
7、was_and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts. （ A） promising （ B） agreeing （ C） pleasing （ D） obliging 12 It is an interesting _ that Robson can say that he would not use gamesmanship, but felt that the professional foul was not only a legitimate weapon in a given situation but also his r
8、esponsibility. （ A） dilemma （ B） discrepancy （ C） paradox （ D） assumption 13 Communicating orally involves more than reading or talking: gesture, posture, movements may all be _ to it. （ A） intrinsic （ B） coherent （ C） appealing （ D） submissive 14 He phoned his uncle who lived in the country, asking
9、 him to_his two schoolmates for the weekend. （ A） assemble （ B） accommodate （ C） raise （ D） resemble 15 _ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theatre and should have some familiarity with plays in production. （ A） realistic （ B） responsible （ C） ethnic （ D） prospective 16 Radar is use
10、d to extend the_of mans senses for observing his environment, especially the sense of vision. （ A） validity （ B） liability （ C） capacity （ D） intensity 17 Some people feel that television should give less _ to sport. （ A） programs （ B） coverage （ C） concern （ D） involvement 18 The once separate issu
11、e of environment and development are now _ linked. （ A） intangible （ B） indispensable （ C） inextricably （ D） incredibly 19 Id rather you _anything about it for the time being. （ A） do （ B） didnt do （ C） havent done （ D） didnt have clone 20 The _ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from G
12、reek. （ A） origin （ B） generation （ C） descent （ D） cause 21 Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the _ of their adolescence. （ A） crisis （ B） criterion （ C） causality （ D） credibility 22 If I may be so _ as to advise you, my opinion is that you should not reply to his l
13、etter. （ A） generous （ B） humble （ C） proud （ D） bold 23 Among the lowest of the judicial ranks, justices of the peace nevertheless frequently exercise jurisdiction over a variety of misdemeanors. （ A） guidance （ B） sovereignty （ C） authority （ D） suzerainty 24 He was _ by the noise outside yesterda
14、y evening and could not concentrate on his study. （ A） pecked （ B） oriented （ C） perturbed （ D） paddled 25 The language experts believe that the _ age for learning a foreign language is 6 years old. （ A） conceptual （ B） considerate （ C） optimal （ D） component 26 I cant understand how he can feel tha
15、t his colleagues are always ready to denounce him. （ A） compliment （ B） criticize （ C） flatter （ D） challenge 27 To get my travellers cheques I had to_a special cheque to the bank for the total amount. （ A） make for （ B） make out （ C） make up （ D） make off 28 The increasing A(popularity) of the moto
16、rcycle as a B(convenience), economical C(form) of transportation has been D(just short) of astounding. 29 Although the examination he passed was not important, his success_ him in his ambition to become a doctor. （ A） persuaded （ B） urged （ C） convinced （ D） encouraged 30 Agriculture must, therefore
17、, _workers and savings to the new industrialized, urbanized sectors if a modern economy is to be achieved. （ A） yield （ B） succumb （ C） subject （ D） resort 二、 Cloze 30 The changes in globally averaged temperature that have occurred at the Earths surface over the past century are similar in size and
18、timing to those【 1】 by models that take into account: the combined influences of human factors and solar variability. To【 2】 the question of attribution requires the【 3】 of more powerful and complex methods, beyond the use of global averages alone. New studies have focused on【 4】maps or patterns of
19、temperature change in【 5】 and in models. Pattern analysis is the cli-matologically equivalent of the more comprehensive tests in the medical analogy mentioned【 6】 , and makes it possible to achieve more definitive【 7】 of observed climate changes to a particular cause or causes. The expected influenc
20、e of human activities is thought to be much more complex than uniform warming over the entire surface of the Earth and over the whole【 8】 cycle. Patterns of change over space and time therefore provide a more powerful【 9】technique. The basic idea【 10】 pattern-based approaches is that different【 11】
21、causes of climate change have different characteristic patterns of climate response or fingerprints. Attribution studies seek to 【 12】 a fingerprint match between the patterns of climate change【 13】 by models and those actually observed. The most recent assessment of the science suggests that human
22、activities have led to a discernible【 14】 on global climate and that these activities will have an increasing influence on future climate. The burning of coal, oil and natural gas, as well as various agricultural and industrial practices, are【 15】 the composition of the atmosphere and contributing t
23、o climate change. These human activities have led to increased atmospheric【 16】 of a number of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and so on in the lower atmosphere. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil, have also increased the【 17】 of small particles in the atmosphere. Th
24、ese particles can change the【 18】 of energy that is absorbed and reflected by the atmosphere. They are also believed to modify the【 19】 of air and clouds, changing the amount of energy that they absorb and reflect. Intensive studies of the climatic effects of these particles began only recently and
25、the overall【 20】 is uncertain. It is likely that the net effect of these small particles is to cool the climate and to partially offset the warming of increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. （ A） incensed （ B） personify （ C） interact （ D） predicted （ A） array （ B） ascertain （ C） probe （ D） pe
26、rturb （ A） application （ B） integration （ C） avenge （ D） intervene （ A） conforming （ B） comparing （ C） biding （ D） budgeting （ A） junctions （ B） junctures （ C） obligations （ D） observations （ A） optionally （ B） ornamentally （ C） previously （ D） predicatively （ A） attribution （ B） autonomy （ C） indic
27、ation （ D） induction （ A） immune （ B） seasonal （ C） formidable （ D） perceptible （ A） analysis （ B） disposal （ C） antigen （ D） disincentive （ A） avenging （ B） underestimating （ C） ascending （ D） underlying （ A） potential （ B） respectable （ C） secretive （ D） sturdy （ A） weary （ B） obtain （ C） wink （ D
28、） retard （ A） oriented （ B） kenned （ C） predicted （ D） lapsed （ A） modification （ B） nomination （ C） penetration （ D） influence （ A） paving （ B） altering （ C） retreating （ D） saluting （ A） stabilities （ B） popularities （ C） concentrations （ D） hierarchies （ A） abundance （ B） hemisphere （ C） fixture
29、（ D） distress （ A） burial （ B） argumentation （ C） legislation （ D） amount （ A） disposals （ B） properties （ C） certainties （ D） blends （ A） calculation （ B） assignment （ C） budget （ D） effect 50 The history of AfricanAmericans during the past 400 years is traditionally narrated 【 C1】 _ an ongoing str
30、aggle against 【 C2】 _ and indifference on the part of the American mainstream, and a struggle 【 C3】 _ as an upward movement is 【 C4】 _ toward ever more justice and opportunity. Technology in and of【 C5】 _ is not at fault; its much too simple to say that gunpowder or agricultural machinery or fiber o
31、ptics 【 C6】 _ been the enemy of an 【 C7】 _ group of people. A certain machine is put 【 C8】 _ work in a certain way-the purpose 【 C9】 _ which it was designed. The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; they are usually trying to 【 C10】_ a task more quickly, cleanly, or che
32、aply, 【 C11】 _ the imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civilization 【 C12】 _ the Renaissance. Mastery of technology is second only 【 C13】 _ money as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that by 【 C14】 _ this under-representation in the
33、technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that have 【 C15】 _ it, blacks are allowing 【 C16】 _ to be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will be 【 C17】 _ from the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in particular
34、 are in danger, and the beautiful suburbs 【 C18】 _ ring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city. And blacks must change as well. Tile ways that 【 C19】 _ their ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom have be
35、gun to loose their utility. If blacks 【 C20】 _ to survive as full participants in this society, they have to understand what works now. 51 【 C1】 （ A） like （ B） as （ C） for （ D） with 52 【 C2】 （ A） charity （ B） clarity （ C） cohesion （ D） oppression 53 【 C3】 （ A） charting （ B） charts （ C） charted （ D）
36、to chart 54 【 C4】 （ A） progressing （ B） progressed （ C） clutched （ D） clutching 55 【 C5】 （ A） itself （ B） themselves （ C） ourselves （ D） himself 56 【 C6】 （ A） have （ B） to have （ C） has （ D） to has 57 【 C7】 （ A） entirely （ B） enter （ C） entire （ D） entrance 58 【 C8】 （ A） for （ B） off （ C） on （ D） at
37、 59 【 C9】 （ A） for （ B） to （ C） with （ D） before 60 【 C10】 （ A） envelop （ B） accomplish （ C） enveloping （ D） accomplishing 61 【 C11】 （ A） followed （ B） follows （ C） to follow （ D） following 62 【 C12】 （ A） since （ B） on （ C） in （ D） at 63 【 C13】 （ A） before （ B） to （ C） with （ D） from 64 【 C14】 （ A）
38、to tolerate （ B） tolerate （ C） tolerated （ D） tolerating 65 【 C15】 （ A） encountered （ B） encountering （ C） to encounter （ D） encounters 66 【 C16】 （ A） them （ B） us （ C） themselves （ D） ourselves 67 【 C17】 （ A） excluding （ B） included （ C） including （ D） excluded 68 【 C18】 （ A） where （ B） that （ C） h
39、ow （ D） what 69 【 C19】 （ A） servicing （ B） encircle （ C） encircling （ D） served 70 【 C20】 （ A） is （ B） were （ C） am （ D） have 70 The great chariot of society, which for so long had run down the gentle slope of tradition, now found itself powered by an internal combustion engine. Transactions and gai
40、n【 C1】 _a new and startling【 C2】 _force. What forces could have been【 C3】 _powerful to smash a comfortable and【 C4】 _world and institute in its place this new society? There was no single massive【 C5】 _. It was not great events, single adventures, individual laws, or charming【 C6】 _which【 C7】 _about
41、 the economic revolution. It was a process of internal growth. First, there was the gradual emergence of national political【 C8】 _in Europe. A second great current of change was to be found in the slow decay of the religious spirit under the【 C9】 _of the skeptical, inquiring, humanist views of the I
42、talian Renaissance. Still another【 C10】 _current lies in the slow social changes that e-ventually rendered the market system possible. In the course of this change, power naturally began to gravitate into the hands of those who understood money matters the merchants. 71 【 C1】 （ A） catered （ B） creat
43、ed （ C） ebbed （ D） traded 72 【 C2】 （ A） entity （ B） factor （ C） feat （ D） motive 73 【 C3】 （ A） sufficiently （ B） thoroughly （ C） efficiently （ D） constructively 74 【 C4】 （ A） fostered （ B） fumed （ C） established （ D） updated 75 【 C5】 （ A） lure （ B） cause （ C） reply （ D） reason 76 【 C6】 （ A） integrit
44、ies （ B） personalities （ C） majesties （ D） monarchies 77 【 C7】 （ A） complained （ B） speculated （ C） argued （ D） brought 78 【 C8】 （ A） issues （ B） events （ C） situations （ D） incidents 79 【 C9】 （ A） origin （ B） myth （ C） impact （ D） suspect 80 【 C10】 （ A） profound （ B） monetary （ C） perplexing （ D） m
45、omentary 80 Old people are always saying that the young people are not【 61】 they were. The same comment is【 62】 from generation to generation and it is always【 63】 . It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy【 64】 freedom. T
46、hey grow up more quickly and are not so【 65】 on their parents. Events which the older generation remember vividly are【 66】more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is【 67】 from the one that preceded it. Today the difference is very marked indeed. The old always assume tha
47、t they know best for the simple【 68】 that they have been【 69】 a bit longer. They dont like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is precisely what the【 70】 are doing. They are questioning the 【 71】 of their eiders and disturbing their complacency. They take leave to
48、【 72】 that the older generation has created the best of all possible words. What they reject more than 【 73】 is conformity. Office, hours, for instance, are nothing more than enforced slavery. Wouldnt people work best if they were given complete freedom and 【 74】 ? And what 【 75】 the clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should 【 76】 drab grey suits? If we turn our 【 77】 to more serious matters, who said that human differences can best be solved through conventional politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used 【 78】 to solve their
