1、考博英语模拟试卷 248及答案与解析 一、 Structure and Vocabulary 1 The bright flowers and warm winds_that spring had come. （ A） threatened （ B） announced （ C） stated （ D） pronounced 2 We were four scores left behind with five minutes to go, so the game looked completely _. （ A） irresistible （ B） irremissible （ C） irr
2、eplaceable （ D） irretrievable 3 In his usual _ manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss. （ A） indifferent （ B） pensive （ C） cautious （ D） caustic 4 Toms steps had _ and there was a moment of absolute silence. （ A） died down （ B） died from （ C） died away （ D） died out 5 The_of a cultu
3、ral phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people. （ A） implementation （ B） manifestation （ C） demonstration （ D） expedition 6 Mountain biking demands hill walking strength as well as track-riding skills. Initially, choose gentle routes among fam
4、iliar terrain or risk_shoulder-carriers! （ A） long-term （ B） elongated （ C） prolonged （ D） lengthened 7 There has been a_lack of communication between the union and the management. （ A） regretful （ B） regrettable （ C） regretting （ D） regretted 8 It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of b
5、ehavior. The character of the codes, on the other hand ,can often be _. （ A） predictable （ B） unexpected （ C） explicit （ D） confusing 9 He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _ on what he promises. （ A） faith （ B） belief （ C） credit （ D） reliance 10 Many people nowadays _ an oath
6、that he will never get married. （ A） quote （ B） swear （ C） declare （ D） claim 11 The book contained a large _ of information. （ A） deal （ B） amount （ C） number （ D） sum 12 What he had in mind _ to nothing less than a total reversal of the traditional role of the executive. （ A） contributed （ B） dedi
7、cated （ C） amounted （ D） added 13 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? （ A） The Highest Rent （ B） Rent Controls （ C） Building Apartments for low-Income Families （ D） Rent-Control Laws 14 The accommodation was cheap, but the food was very_. （ A） high （ B） costly （ C） dear （
8、 D） overpaid 15 Adages are frequently mutually antagonistic witness, “ignorance breeds prejudice“ and “familiarity, breeds contempt.“ （ A） is at the heart of （ B） multiplies （ C） worsens （ D） generates 16 Addition of any chemical compound to the environment in quantities _ a significant fraction of
9、the total content of gasoline may have unexpected environmental consequences. （ A） that constitute （ B） which constitutes （ C） that are substituted by （ D） which substitute 17 Crisis would be the right term to describe the_in many animal species. （ A） minimization （ B） restriction （ C） descent （ D）
10、decline 18 Based on economic studies, it seems possible to forecast that a recession may _ depression. （ A） imply （ B） indicate （ C） symbolize （ D） precede 19 The nation-wide economic slowdown worsened the _ between employer and employee. （ A） connection （ B） relationship （ C） association （ D） acqua
11、intance 20 Optimism is contagious,and one good way to develop a winners attitude is to work for someone who has it. （ A） inherent （ B） beneficial （ C） infectious （ D） essential 21 The old man was remarkably _ . He was a musician, engineer, writer and philosopher. （ A） unilateral （ B） universal （ C）
12、audacious （ D） versatile 22 The first two assumptions made about the _ of TV were dead wrong: that it would bury radio and it would be a threat to movies. （ A） recession （ B） advent （ C） diversity （ D） bias 23 When import taxes on goods arc high, there is a greater chance that they will be _. （ A） b
13、artered （ B） counterfeited （ C） manufactured （ D） smuggled 24 It_me to see him in such a bad health. He was such an energetic and strong young man only several months ago. （ A） depressed （ B） upset （ C） harmed （ D） grieved 25 At no time should we be _ by success. （ A） carried off （ B） carried away （
14、 C） carried down （ D） carried out 26 Some pundits are worried that these candidate Q-and-A sessions have supplanted regular newscasts with something less rigorous journalistically, but the carping seems misguided. （ A） succeeded （ B） superseded （ C） distorted （ D） completed 27 He_himself bitterly fo
15、r his miserable behavior that evening. （ A） repealed （ B） resented （ C） replayed （ D） reproached 28 _through the attic and see if you can find anything for the jumble sale. （ A） Leash （ B） Rummage （ C） Flutter （ D） Scrape 29 The editor spent hours _ every single page of that hick novel, looking for
16、the slightest error. （ A） decorating （ B） scrutinizing （ C） remedying （ D） shattering 30 This_is a national prize and is awarded for the best score by a player under 16 years of age. （ A） trophy （ B） treat （ C） trifle （ D） tribute 二、 Cloze 30 Lewis Thomas was born in 1913 in Flushing, New York to a
17、family physician and his nurse wife. He was fascinated by his fathers profession, and it became a baseline for his later understanding of the dramatic changes, not always good ones in his opinion, in the practice of medicine in the twentieth century. He entered Princeton at 15 where he was an averag
18、e student, but he developed an interest in poetry and literary humor, writing much “good bad verse,“ as he described it, for the Princeton Tiger, which showed primarily his sense of humor about undergraduate life but no particular interest in the natural world. He was admitted to Harvard Medical Sch
19、ool in 1933, at the time when medicine was changing dramatically into a clinical science and antibiotics would soon be developed. During his internship at Boston City Hospital he supported himself by donating blood and publishing a dozen poems in the Atlantic Monthly, Harpers Bazaar, and the Saturda
20、y Evening Post.【 71】 He completed a residency in neurology at the Columbia Presbyterian Medieal Center and married Beryl Dawson, whom he later called his editorial collaborator, in 1941. He began his medical career as research fellow in neurology at the Thorndike Memorial Laboratories. He was called
21、 for service in 1942 with the Naval Reserve as a medical researcher assigned to the Pacific.【 72】 His developing interest in immunological defense mechanisms became the base of his later research; he would later write a long essay on it, “On Disease,“ in The Medusa and the Snail. In 1948 Thomas went
22、 to Tulane University as a researcher in microbiology and immunology. He was noted for his creativity and ability to generate original hypotheses.【 73】 He became head of the pathology department at New York University Medical School in 1954, where over the next fifteen years he helped transform immu
23、nology into a clinical science and built unusually collaborative and interdisciplinary research teams. He would also chair the Department of Medicine at Bellevue Hospital.【 74】 However, he never abandoned his clinical and research concerns, and moved to Yale in 1969 to continue research in the patho
24、genesis of mycoplasma diseases. In 1971, while Thomas was chairman of the Department of Pathology at the Yale Medical School, his friend Dr. Franz Ingelfinger, the editor Of the New England Journal of Medicine, asked him to write a monthly essay, called “Notes of a Biology Watcher.“ Each essay would
25、 be about 1,000 words, firing a page of the Journal; there would be no pay, but there would also be no editing of his work.【 75】 A. Lewis Thomas died in 1993 after a life of remarkable accomplishment. B. After the war he went to Johns Hopkins to practice pediatrics and conduct research on rheumatic
26、fever. C. He became Dean of the NYU School of Medicine, beginning an administrative career. D. Most of these lyrical poems were about medical experiences, death, and war. E. In 1950 he joined the University of Minnesota to continue his research on rheumatic fever. F. That was a deal that Thomas said
27、 he could not resist. 36 【 C9】 （ A） through （ B） by （ C） in （ D） at 37 【 C9】 37 Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased【 51】 that causes rapid rises in prices.【 52】 your money buys fewer goods so that y
28、ou get【 53】 for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise【 54】 the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a【 55】when “a dollar is not worth a dollar any- more“. Inflation is a problem for all consumers. Pe
29、ople who live on a fixed income are hurt the【 56】 . Retired people, for instance, cannot【 57】 on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to【 58】 their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income【 59】 any fixed income us
30、ually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to【 60】 up with rising prices. In many cases they must stop【 61】 some necessary items, such as food and clothing. Even【 62】 working people whose incomes are going up, inflation can be a problem. The【 63】 of living goe
31、s up, too. People who work must have even more money to keep up with their standard of living, Just buying the things they need costs more. When incomes do not keep【 64】 with rising prices, the standard of living goes down. People may be earning the same amount of money, but they are not living as【
32、65】 because they are not able to buy as many goods and services. Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes【 66】 which the rate of change can be determined. A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a【 67】 year as the base. The
33、base price is set【 68】 100, and the other prices are reported as a【 69】 of the base price. A price index makes【 70】 possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods, for example, with prices of the same goods in previous years. 57 The mood of complacency in the European Union (EU) is dri
34、ven largely by the recovery in France and Germany and the imminent launch of economic and monetary union. But two【 51】 recent developments challenge the notion【 52】 the EU can remain immune from the shocks occurring around emerging markets. The first phenomenon is that the financial【 53】 are occurri
35、ng simultaneously and in many instances are mutually reinforcing. Contagion is no longer a【 54】 ; it is a fact of life. The erosion of market confidence【 55】 with a second phenomenon: the emergence of a political【 56】 in Moscow, Tokyo, Washington, and Bonn. The EU and【 57】 15 member states have cont
36、ributed generously through IMF packages and technical aids to strengthen domestic banking supervision in Asia. But【 58】 the highest level, EU leaders have shown themselves driven by domestic political【 59】 All the difficult negotiations over EU enlargement,【 60】 , were put off until after the German
37、 election in Sept ember. （ A） few （ B） a few （ C） more （ D） less （ A） that （ B） this （ C） which （ D） one （ A） shakes （ B） shocks （ C） quakes （ D） trembles （ A） attack （ B） rush （ C） risk （ D） dash （ A） meets （ B） conserves （ C） challenges （ D） coincides （ A） continuity （ B） vacuum （ C） truth （ D） va
38、cancy （ A） its （ B） their （ C） their own （ D） the （ A） on （ B） at （ C） in （ D） for （ A） considerations （ B） consequences （ C） convergence （ D） combination （ A） for some reason （ B） for some time （ C） for example （ D） for this means 67 There is a closer relationship between morals and architecture an
39、d interior decoration【 C1】 _we suspect. Huxley has pointed out that Western ladies did not take frequent baths【 C2】 _they were afraid to see their own naked bodies, and this moral concept delayed the【 C3】 _of the modern white-enameled bathtub for centuries. One can understand【 C4】 _in the design of
40、old Chinese furniture there was so little consideration for human【 C5】 _only when we realize the Confucian atmosphere in which people moved about. Chinese redwood furniture was designed for people to sit【 C6】 _in, because that was the only posture approved by society. Even Chinese emperors had to si
41、t on a(n)【 C7】 _on which I would not think of【 C8】 _for more than five minutes, and for that matter the English kings were just as badly off. Cleopatra went about【 C9】 _on a couch carried by servants, because【 C10】 _she had never heard of Confucius. If Confucius should have seen her doing that, he w
42、ould certainly have struck her shins with a stick, as he did【 C11】_one of his old disciples, Yuan Jiang, when the latter was found sitting in an【 C12】 _posture. In the Confucian society in which we lived, gentlemen and ladies had to【 C13】 _themselves perfectly erect, at least on formal【 C14】_, and a
43、ny sign of putting ones leg up would be at once considered a sign of vulgarity and lack of【 C15】 _. 68 【 C1】 （ A） for （ B） than （ C） as （ D） that 69 【 C2】 （ A） if （ B） when （ C） because （ D） though 70 【 C3】 （ A） rise （ B） existence （ C） occurrence （ D） increase 71 【 C4】 （ A） what （ B） where （ C） how
44、 （ D） why 72 【 C5】 （ A） care （ B） choice （ C） concern （ D） comfort 73 【 C6】 （ A） upright （ B） tight （ C） fast （ D） stiff 74 【 C7】 （ A） armchair （ B） throne （ C） altar （ D） couch 75 【 C8】 （ A） moving （ B） keeping （ C） remaining （ D） lasting 76 【 C9】 （ A） traveling （ B） staying （ C） wandering （ D） rec
45、lining 77 【 C10】 （ A） fortunately （ B） frankly （ C） accordingly （ D） apparently 78 【 C11】 （ A） in （ B） on （ C） to （ D） at 79 【 C12】 （ A） irresponsible （ B） incorrect （ C） immoral （ D） imperfect 80 【 C13】 （ A） hold （ B） sit （ C） behave （ D） conduct 81 【 C14】 （ A） conditions （ B） situations （ C） occas
46、ions （ D） instances 82 【 C15】 （ A） culture （ B） confidence （ C） morality （ D） modesty 三、 Reading Comprehension 82 Increasingly, U. S. companies are becoming relationship-focused. We seek to be customer-driven. We want to partner with suppliers. We are moving from a manufacturing economy to a value-a
47、dded, service-oriented economy. And at the heart of service are relationships: interpersonal relationships, inter-group relationships, and interdepartmental relationships. The ascendance of work teams in large U. S. organizations puts a new premium on the relationship of team members. In fact, empha
48、sis on teamwork has long become the most frequently valued managerial competence in studies of organizations around the world. About half the Fortune 500 companies say they are using self-managed work teams and expect to expand their use in coming years. Teamwork, for many of us, is a big switch fro
49、m how were accustomed to functioning. And thats especially true for those of you at the beginning of your careers. Some people never get out of the individual contributor mode because they have limited expertise with the interpersonal skills required for team-building. But the highly-effective people of success are those who move from child-like dependence to independence, an
