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1、考博英语-179 及答案解析(总分：58.50，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Vocabula(总题数：15，分数：7.50)1.The judge remained sober despite the lawyer s ludicrous attempt to prove the defendant s innocence.（分数：0.50）A.sadB.sorryC.seriousD.surprised2.If the salesmen are not given tangible benefits for a high volume of sales, they will loo

2、se their motivation.（分数：0.50）A.substantialB.psychologicalC.spiritualD.profitable3.In the early 20th century, at the advent of the telephone, it was considered a superfluous instrument which would never be of practical use in the average household.（分数：0.50）A.appearanceB.popularityC.dominanceD.consoli

3、dation4.Many people in Wales have an affinity with music.（分数：0.50）A.reputation forB.solubility inC.tincture inD.attraction to5.It was an allusion to what the scientist thought was an inappropriate distribution of funds for stem cell research.（分数：0.50）A.referenceB.contradictionC.explanationD.rejectio

4、n6.The child was so ingenuous that even when she knocked the television off its stand so that it was irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming.（分数：0.50）A.intelligentB.ingeniousC.adroitD.naive7.California seems to be the home of the homeless since many are often observed tramping al

5、ong railroad tracks and through the downtown areas of the cities.（分数：0.50）A.roamingB.trimmingC.stealingD.stamping8.Tim is dubious about diet pills which advertise quick weight loss.（分数：0.50）A.anxiousB.pessimisticC.doubtfulD.ignorant9.A rapid portfolio turnover rate may preclude low long-term capital

6、 gains.（分数：0.50）A.prohibitB.lagC.preventD.reject10.A pervasive negative attitude of the engineers toward projects funded by his company is the cause of the delay of signing the contract.（分数：0.50）A.perpetualB.perniciousC.preventiveD.prevalent11.On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are satur

7、ated with shoppers in a frantic competition for last minute gifts.（分数：0.50）A.bustledB.soaredC.filledD.broadened12.The low interest rates on banks loans provided an impetus for many to buy homes.（分数：0.50）A.incentiveB.obstacleC.reasonD.delay13.Helen could not help feeling antipathy toward her fathers

8、new wife whom he married just two months after the death of Helen s mother.（分数：0.50）A.sympathyB.concessionC.compassionD.hostility14.His talent for music remained latent until his wife bought him a guitar.（分数：0.50）A.hiddenB.sophisticatedC.delicateD.profound15.The blunder of Argentina s goalie cost th

9、em the game in the match against Brazil.（分数：0.50）A.triumphB.beatC.mistakeD.struggle.二、BSection B/B(总题数：15，分数：7.50)16.The secretary wants to _all the file clerks to make preparations for the company Christmas party.（分数：0.50）A.enlightenB.enlistC.enable.D.enclose17.He was_ with the deadly disease when

10、he was 14, and has suffered with it for 10 years.（分数：0.50）A.inducedB.inflictedC.insertedD.integrated18.She _scarlet fever when she was a baby and lost her eyesight.（分数：0.50）A.distortedB.contractedC.subtractedD.distracted19.A stateless young man may have felt _after having been denied asylum and righ

11、t of residence by many countries.（分数：0.50）A.intriguedB.initiatedC.indicatedD.intimidated20.Despite the fact that they were _when they married, alter 30 years they live together harmoniously.（分数：0.50）A.contradictoryB.incompatibleC.contraryD.compatible21.The low operating costs of the foreign company

12、will_the high labor costs the business pays in its own country.（分数：0.50）A.offendB.obstructC.obligeD.offset22.She is _ to sprain her ankle because it is weak from 3 previous pains.（分数：0.50）A.proneB.disposedC.boundD.destined23.Little hoys seem to enjoy_train sets more than little girls.（分数：0.50）A.capt

13、ureB.departureC.fixtureD.miniature24._was given by the committee to all of those who donated money.（分数：0.50）A.RecognitionB.AttentionC.TributeD.Acknowledgement25.It was their_decision to leave their country, and as a result, they lost their citizenship.（分数：0.50）A.compulsoryB.deliberateC.carefreeD.mod

14、est26.Because of her dual nationality in the United States and Mexico, Maria was almost required to pay taxes in both countries until her accountant_with a satisfactory solution for both countries.（分数：0.50）A.interceptedB.interactedC.interpretedD.intervened27.Every person on the sales team is_because

15、 they work together well.（分数：0.50）A.incompatibleB.incredibleC.indefiniteD.indispensable28.Many skiers_around the fire and drink hot chocolate in the evenings.（分数：0.50）A.padB.packC.squeezeD.cluster29.Most of the waiters are_in their work because the owner of the restaurant does not pay them on time.（

16、分数：0.50）A.rackB.tackC.slackD.stack30.To be a successful criminal, one must be_.（分数：0.50）A.empiricalB.emigrantC.elegantD.elusive三、BPart Grammar(总题数：8，分数：4.00)31.Though the wide universe is full of good, kernel of nourishing corn can come to(man) (only through) his own toil (bestowed) that plot of gro

17、und which is given him (bestowed).（分数：0.50）A.manB.only throughC.bestowedD.bestowed32.There was (a pause of) complete stillness (which) the (buzzing of) the bees among the pink loses sounded (as loud as) the fight of an aircraft.（分数：0.50）A.a pause ofB.whichC.buzzing ofD.as loud as33.Society is a (joi

18、nt-stock) company, in which the members agree, (for) the better (securing of) broad for each shareholder, (to surrender to)the liberty and culture of each individual.（分数：0.50）A.joint-stockB.forC.securing ofD.to surrender to34.When we (think of) creative people the names that probably (spring to mind

19、) are (those of) men such as Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, great artists, inventors and scientists(a selective) and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius.（分数：0.50）A.think ofB.spring to mindC.those ofD.a selective35.The subject may be (approached in) several directions, but (

20、the scene) cannot be fully appreciated (from) any (one vantage) point.（分数：0.50）A.approached inB.the sceneC.fromD.one vantage36.This discrepancy (was intriguing to) Alfred Wegener, a young geologist (working in) Greenland in 1910. He thought (the error) too great to be (accounted) easily.（分数：0.50）A.a

21、s loud asB.working inC.the errorD.accounted37.(A favorite story) among (acoustic) experts (concerns with) a noisy Long Island suburb where, every day and night, huge trucks (rumbled down) a freeway.（分数：0.50）A.A favorite storyB.acousticC.concerns withD.rumbled down38.From (such data) Wegener develope

22、d his floating continents theory. He envisioned an original super continent that crystallized(of) molten material (making up) the infant earth, eventually the mass (cracked) and broke into several piecesthe present continents.（分数：0.50）A.such dataB.ofC.making upD.cracked四、BSection B/B(总题数：7，分数：3.50)3

23、9.School integration plans that involve busing between suburban and central city areas have contributed, according to a recent study, to_any future need for busing.（分数：0.50）A.significant increases in housing integration, which, in turn, reducesB.significant integration increases in housing, which, i

24、n turn, reducesC.increases housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reducesD.increases housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduce40._a larger percentage of its gross national product on defending its coasts from rising seas than_.（分数：0.50）A.In Holland, it costs. the spending

25、 on military defense in the United StatesB.In Holland they spend. the United States does on military defenseC.Holland spends. the military defense spending of the United StatesD.Holland spends . the United States does on military defense41._in the United States（分数：0.50）A.Three out of every four auto

26、mobile owners also own a bicycleB.Out of every four, three automobile owners also owns a bicycleC.Three out of every four automobile owners owns bicyclesD.Out of every four owners of automobiles bicycles are also owned by three42.For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considera

27、bly more than_.（分数：0.50）A.they originally seemedB.they originally seem toC.they seemingly would cost originallyD.they seemed originally43.The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing

28、 losses, _the interest rates in Washington, and _undercapitalized.（分数：0.50）A.loosing fearing the company may still beB.loosening a fear of the company still beingC.a loosening of fearing that the company may still beD.a loosening of . a fear that the company may still be44.The relationship between c

29、orpulence and disease remains controversial, although statistics clearly _reduced life expectancy_chronic obesity.（分数：0.50）A.associate a. toB.associates a. withC.associates. toD.associate a. with45.Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means

30、certain _the expenditure of large sums of money_distinguished architecture.（分数：0.50）A.that produceB.of will produceC.that producesD.as to producing五、BPart Reading (总题数：6，分数：6.00)46.What does the example “committed perjury“ illustrate?（分数：1.00）A.The law will examine closely what the individual said i

31、n court.B.It illustrates that the law only has something to say when behavior has negative effects on others.C.Behavior which tends to avoid punishing stimulus will not be explicitly specified by law.D.Both B and C47.In the development of a government agency, _ .（分数：1.00）A.The standard on which the

32、judgment may be made is more important than the actual application of this judgmentB.the function of law is importantC.the study of ordinance is the most importantD.practice is more important than criterion48.How does codification of the laws affect governmental agents?（分数：1.00）A.The law will be int

33、erpreted objectively rather than subjectively.B.Government agencies have to compromise with factual conditions.C.Occasionally, governmental agencies have to redress, correct or adapt a law for their benefit.D.Laws can not be altered or modified but they can be incremented with new court decisions an

34、d also through jurisprudence.49.The other distinguishing trait of the law is _ .（分数：1.00）A.punishment is carried out by the courts at all levelsB.rules and court practices initiated by a governmental agency are specifically designed to increase government controlC.a system of rules governing a condu

35、ct, activity or event incidental by natureD.any governmental reinforcement50.Why are laws formed?（分数：1.00）A.Laws are made before a contingency.B.Laws arc made after a contingency.C.A contingency always happens before a law is approved and passed.D.Laws are passed to stand the test of time and are ap

36、plicable to other similar circumstances in the future.51.One of the prominent characteristics of a law is_ .（分数：1.00）A.the result on the individual s behavior on which a restraining influence is being exercisedB.the result of a behavior on the members of the governmental agencyC.the result of a beha

37、vior on ordinary citizensD.both A and B六、BPassage 2/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)52.To be very important practicallythe share, both proportionate and absolute of command over the country s productive resources held by the poor may be increased, and yet, if the process by which they acquire this greater share inv

38、olves an increase in the cost of things that play a large part in their own consumption, they may not really gain. Chose one of the following which has the closest meaning to the above sentence.（分数：1.00）A.If the relative price is proportionate to the control over the supply which is in favor of the

39、poor.B.Products which are unaffordable are of no use, and therefore, more control over the supply needs to be exercised.C.Products which are unaffordable are of no use, and therefore, more control over the supply needs to be exercised so that the poor are profited.D.If the price of the items the poo

40、r use is too high, they cannot afford them and so there needs to be more control over the supply which is in favor of the poor.53.The method in which the writer believes is most effective for the poor benefiting from the rich is _ .（分数：1.00）A.amassing all products from the last two years and realloc

41、ating themB.ensuring the majority of products available are more useful to the poorC.offering low priced stock that the poor could affordD.by limiting the buying of the rich54.Considering the main point of the reading, chose the best title from one of the following:（分数：1.00）A.Robinhood Rides AgainB.

42、The Poor Successfully Benefit from the RichC.Transference: The Power of the Poor over the RichD.A Distribution from the Poor to the Rich55.Docs the writer truly believe that the poor actually could be more privileged than the rich?（分数：1.00）A.Yes, as long as the factories capacities manufacture items

43、 for the poor are increased.B.No, this a theory, however, the reality is that the rich have the power.C.Yes, as long as the rich are restricted from buying more titan the poor.D.No, but he is making a point that the rich could be put at a disadvantage to the benefit of the poor.56.Why does the autho

44、r use the term “the dividend“ even though he has acknowledged that in fact it does not exist?（分数：1.00）A.He is attempting to describe a transmittal circumstance.B.He is articulating a metaphysical theoryC.He is clarifying a situationD.He is devising an econometric formula.57.Does the author believe t

45、hat transference of purchasing power is effective in benefiting the poor?（分数：1.00）A.No, he believes evenly distributing all resources is best.B.No, he believes rationing of the rich is eminent.C.Yes, he believes it is possible to limit the rich and make products for the poor mote accessible.D.Yes, d

46、istribution is influenced by transference and as a result the poor prosper.七、BPassage 3/B(总题数：6，分数：6.00)58.The purpose of the passage is to _ .（分数：1.00）A.explain the meaning of poetry and the art of a poetB.contrast poetry with a democratic and a aristocratic societiesC.explain how poetry, democracy

47、, and aristocracy intermingleD.contrast the inclination towards poetry in democratic and aristocratic societies59.How do aristocratic societies perception of spiritual powers influence whether they are “favorable to poetry“ or not?（分数：1.00）A.Since they are aware of the supernatural powers around the

48、m, they are inhibited to write.B.They become overwhelmed with the revealing of the psyche, and as a result they write.C.Their imagination has been reigned in; and therefore, they will not write.D.Not only man, but spiritual beings are attentive to their art, so they are stimulated to write.60.How do

49、es the author contrast aristocratic and democratic societies in their response to religion?（分数：1.00）A.Democratic societies are more receptive than aristocratic societies.B.Aristocratic societies are more receptive than democratic societies.C.Aristocratic societies are not as receptive as democratic societies.D.Democratic societies axe just as more receptive as aristocratic soci