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北京大学考博英语模拟题13
北京大学考博英语模拟题13
PartⅠVocabulary
1.Thereisaconspicuouslackofpublicdebateabouthowthisinsularcountryshould______therealitythatmoreimmigrantsarecomingandthatthosealreadyherearechangingJapan.
A.abideby
B.accountfor
C.acton
D.adjustto
答案:
B
[解答]abideby“坚持,遵守”;accountfor“解决”;acton“按照……行动,作用于”;adjustto“适应于,调节”。
根据句意可知,答案是B。
2.ThedestructionoftheTwinTowersinNewYorkCity______shockandangernotonlythroughoutAmericabutalsothroughoutthewholeworld.
A.enveloped
B.summoned
C.tempted
D.provoked
答案:
D
envelop把…包住,裹住。
summon召唤,召集。
tempt诱惑,吸引。
provoke激起,惹起。
3.Nearlyathirdofparentssaytheyfeel______intotheirhomesbutcannotaffordtomovetoabiggerproperty,areportrevealstoday.
A.squealed
B.squeezed
C.squared
D.sneezed
答案:
B
[解答]B选项:
squeezed的意思为“挤入,塞进”,如:
Ittooksomeingenuitytosqueezeallthefurnitureintothelittleroom.(把全部家具都塞进那个小房间是很费了一番心思的。
)句意:
今日的一份报告显示,近三分之一的父母称他们感觉家中拥挤,但是又负担不起搬迁到更大的房子里的费用。
故选B。
其他三项分别意为:
squealed长声尖叫;squared使成方形,结账,贿赂;sneezed打喷嚏。
4.______,wirelesscommunicationswillincreasinglybecomepartofthefabricofeverydaylife.
A.Inyearstocome
B.Sincecomingyears
C.Foryearstocome
D.Overcomingyears
答案:
A
[解答]Inyearstocome意为“在未来的几年里”,Sincecomingyears意为“由于未来些年”,Foryearstocome意为“在未来的几年”,范围比Inyearstocome要广,Overcomingyears意为“未来几年”,一般放在句末。
故正确答案为A。
5.Somemightconsideritanuglytruththatattractivepeopleareoftenmoresuccessfulthanthose______blessedwithlooks.
A.less
B.more
C.most
D.least
答案:
A
[解答]句意是:
长相漂亮的人通常比相貌平平的人更成功,这也许在某些人看来是丑陋的事实。
根据题干中的more可知,此处应填入一个比较级和其对应,故C、D两项可排除。
所以,答案是A。
6.IaskedmymotherifIcouldgoout,andshe______.
A.descended
B.contented
C.consented
D.ascended
答案:
C
[解答]descended意为“下降,遗传”;contented意为“满足的”;consented意为“同意”;ascended“攀登,上升”。
本句话意思是:
我问妈妈我是否能出去,她同意了。
C项符合题意。
如:
Hastheministerconsentedtohavehisspeechprinted?
(部长已同意印发他的讲话了吗?
)
7.What______aboutthatarticleinthenewspaperwasthatitswritershowedanattitudecoolenough,professionalenoughand,therefore,cruelenoughwhenfacingthatdisaster-strickenfamily.
A.workedmeout
B.knockedmeout
C.broughtmeup
D.putmeforward
答案:
B
8.Whilehiseffortsweretremendoustheresultsappearedtobevery______.
A.trigger
B.meager
C.vigor
D.linger
答案:
B
[解答]句子大意为:
虽然他的努力很巨大,但是结果好像非常______。
A项trigger“引发,引起,触发”;B项meager“贫乏的,不足的”;C项vigor“精力,活力”;D项linger“逗留,闲荡,拖延,游移”。
B项符合题意。
9.Theconceptof______groupingofpeoplewithsimilarinterestsandabilitieswasverypopularamongeducators.
A.segregated
B.integrated
C.homogeneous
D.heterogeneous
答案:
C
(homogeneous类似的,同族的)。
句意为:
在教育者当中,将兴趣和能力相仿的人分到同一组中去,这种观念是十分普遍的。
A.segregated被隔离的;B.integrated取消隔离的,整体的;D.heterogeneous异类的,异族的。
10.Nearlyalltreeshaveseedsthatfalltotheearth,takeroot,andeventuall______
A.generatenewseeds
B.newseedsgenerated
C.generatesnewseeds
D.newseedsaregenerated
答案:
A
[解答]主句中的宾语seeds后面的that引导的是定语从句,that在从句中作主语,指代前面提到的seeds,and连接的空格处应与前面的动词形式保持一致,因此本题答案为A。
11.U.S.SecretaryofStateRice______athree-daytriptotheMiddleEastwithanagreementfromIsraeliandPalestinianleaderstoholdmeetingseverytwoweeks.
A.endedup
B.wrappedup
C.roundedup
D.summedup
答案:
B
[解答]空格处要表达的大意为“结束了为期三天的访问”。
选项中表示结束的选项有A和B,但是A项后不能直接加名词,加名词时后需加with,而B项可以直接加名词,所以正确。
12.Mencommit______motoringoffencesaswomen,accordingtotheHomeOfficefigures.
A.ninetimesof
B.asninetimes
C.ninetimesthatof
D.ninetimeasmany
答案:
D
[解答]考查英语倍数的表达方法,其表达方式有很多种。
其中有一种是“…times+asmany(或much)+名词+as…”,故正确答案为D。
13.Apparentlytherewere______betweenpolicereportstakenfromthesamewitnessesatdifferenttimes.
A.distortions
B.discrepancies
C.disorders
D.distractions
答案:
B
distortions扭曲,变形;discrepancies相差,差异;disorders混乱,无秩序状态;distractions分心,分心的事物。
根据句子大意,应该选discrepancies。
14.Heisholdinga______positioninthecompanyandexpectstobepromotedsoon.
A.subordinate
B.succeeding
C.successive
D.subsequent
答案:
A
subordinate附属的,下级的,次级的;succeeding跟随的;successive连续的,相续的;subsequent随后的。
句意:
他现在在公司的职务比较低,希望不久能够得到提升。
15.Sometimes______mattersmayresultinsurprisinglargeeffects.
A.predictable
B.big
C.trivial
D.imaginable
答案:
C
(trivial琐细的,不重要的)。
句意为:
有时候小事也会造成很大的影响。
A.predictable可以预言的;B.big大的;D.imaginable可以想象的。
16.Whenhewasinjuniorhighatfourteen,hisintelligencewassuchthathe______amongundergraduatesthanamongschoolboys.
A.wouldfitbetterin
B.wouldhavefittedinbetter
C.fittedbetterin
D.wouldhavefittedbetter
答案:
B
[解答]本题答案是B。
本题考查虚拟语气的用法。
根据题中“他的智商更适合大学本科男生”可知这一点实际上说话人的一种主观看法,不代表实际情况。
befitin意为“适合”。
根据中学男生和大学男生以及than这个词可知,两者之间含有比较意味。
因此B项符合题意。
17.Ournewteacherismuchyoungerthanhis______.
A.successor
B.predecessor
C.colleague
D.workmate
答案:
B
predecessor前任,前辈;successor(to)接替人,继任者;colleague同事,同僚;workmate工友。
句意:
我们的新老师比他的前任年轻很多。
18.ThedestructionoftheTwinTowersinNewYorkCity______shockandangernotonlythroughoutAmericabutalsothroughoutthewholeworld.
A.enveloped
B.summoned
C.tempted
D.provoked
答案:
D
envelop把…包住,裹住。
summon召唤,召集。
tempt诱惑,吸引。
provoke激起,惹起。
19.Thenuclearfamily______aself-contained,self-satisfyingunitcomposedoffather,motherandchildren.
A.refersto
B.defines
C.describes
D.devotesto
答案:
A
referto提到,说到,涉及到;define解释,阐明,给……下定义(通常用于definesth.as结构中);describe描写,形容;devoteto把……献给,贡献于。
20.Whethertheextensionofconsciousnessisa"goodthing"forhumanbeingisaquestionthat______awidesolution.
A.admitsof
B.requiresof
C.needsof
D.seeksfor
答案:
A
[解答]句子大意为:
对人类来说,意识的扩展是否是一件好事是一个可能有广泛答案的问题。
A项admitsof“容许,有……的可能”;B项requiresof“要求,要求得到”;C项needsof“满足需要”;D项seeksfor“寻找,追求,探索”;所以A项符合题意。
PartⅡReadingComprehension
TributetoDr.CarloUrbani,Identifierof$ARS
(1)Onthe29thofMarch,2003,theWorldHealthOrganizationdoctorCarloUrbanidiedofSevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome,thefast-spreadingpneumoniathathadkilled54peopleworldwide.
(2)The46-year-oldItaliandoctorwasthefirstWHOofficertoidentifytheoutbreakofthisnewdiseaseinanAmericanbusinessman.Dr.UrbanifirstsawtheUSbusinessmanonFeb.28,twodaysafterthepatienthadbeenadmittedtoahospitalinHanoi.AlthoughUrbanihadwornamask,helackedgogglesandotherprotectiveclothing.HebegandemandingthatHanoihospitalsstockuponprotectivegearandtightenupinfectioncontrolprocedures.Buthewasfrustratedathowlongitwastakingtoteachinfection-controlprocedurestopeopleinhospitals.Therewereshortagesofsupplies,likedisposablemasks,gowns,gloves.
(3)Afterthreeweeksofround-the-clockeffort,Urbani'ssuperiorurgedhimtotakeafewdaysofftoattendamedicalmeetinginBangkok,wherehewastotalkonchildhoodparasites.Thedayafterhearrived,hebeganfeelingillwithsymptomsofthenewdisease.Hecalledhiswife,nowlivinginHanoiwiththeirthreechildren.Hesaid:
"GobacktoItalyandtakethechildren,becausethiswillbetheendforme."Dr.Urbanidevelopedafeverandwasputintoisolationwhereheremaineduntilhisdeath.TheWHOrepresentativeinHanoisaid:
"Hewasverymuchadoctor,andhisfirstgoalwastohelppeople."
(4)HewasburiedonApril2,2003inCastelplanio,centralItaly,leavingbehindhiswifeandchildren.ThemeasureshehelpedputinplacebeforehisdeathappeartohavedousedtheSARSwildfireinVietnam.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.Dr.UrbanicaughtSARSfromanAmericanbusinessmanwhowashospitalizedinHanoi.
B.Therewerenotenoughdisposablemasks,gowns,glovesandprotectiveequipment.
C.Heknewhehadlittlehopetosurviveafterhewasfoundinfected.
D.Dr.Urbanihadhelpedcombatingthenewdiseasebyputtinginplaceaseriesofinfection-controlmeasures.
答案:
A
2.Inthethirdparagraph,"threeweeksofround-the-clockeffort"means______.
A.forthreeweeksthehospitalwastakinginSARSpatientswithoutstopping
B.Dr.Urbaniworkeddayandnightforthreeweeks,tryingtogetSARSundercontrol
C.forthreeweeksDr.Urbanididnothaveanytimetosleep,tryinghardtofightthenewdisease
D.Afterthreeweeks'hardworktocontrolSARS,thehospitalsuperiorthoughtitwastimetostoptheclock
答案:
B
3.Accordingtothecontext,theword"doused"inthelastsentenceofthispassagecouldbebestreplacedwith______.
A.extinguished
B.eliminated
C.solved
D.deluged
答案:
A
Affluenza
Formanypeople,economicgrowthandanincreaseinpossessionsaresignsofprogress,butforanti-consumergroupsoverconsumptionandmaterialismaresicknesses.ArecentPublicBroadcastingServicecoinedthetermaffluenza,whichdescribesconsumptionofmaterialgoodsinastronglynegativeway.
Af-flu-en-za(noun)combinestwowords:
affluenceandfluenza.Accordingtoanti-consumerandenvironmentalfightsorganizations,thehighconsumptionlifestilesofaffluencecausepeopletobelesshappyeventhoughtheyareacquiringmore"things".Themajornegativeeffectontheenvironmentisthatoverconsumptionisdepletingtheworld'snaturalresources,anti-consumergroupsargue.Furthermore,thegroupsobservethatanartificial.Ongoingandinsatiablequestforthingsandthemoneytobuythemhasreplacedthenormaldesireforanadequatesupplyoflife'snecessities,communitylife,astablefamily,andhealthyrelationships.Forexample,today'sfamiliesarereplacingitemsmuchmorefrequentlythaninthepast.ManyAmericansnowtreatclothingas"disposable",discardingclotheswhenfashionchanges,andcreatingaboominthriftstoresandyardsales.TheU.S.A.'slargestexportisnowusedclothes.About2.5milliontonsofunfashionableoldclothes'andragsaresoldtoThirdWorldcountrieseveryyear.4.Acoinedwordisawordt