考博英语577.docx

1、考博英语577考博英语-577(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Section Vocabulary(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.If you consider this problem _others interest, you may change your view.（分数：0.50）A.because ofB.withC.due toD.according to解析：解析 A项because of意为“因为”；B项with意为“和一起；具有；对于”等多项含义，但不含“根据，按照”之意；C项due to 意为“由于”；D项according to意为“根据，按照”。根

2、据题意，D项为正确答案。2.His remarks left me _ about his real purpose.（分数：0.50）A.wonderedB.wonderC.to wonderD.wondering解析：解析 题句中的left类似kept，故选择D项，作宾语补足语。3.One of the wrong notions about science is that many scientific discoveries have come about _.（分数：0.50）A.accordinglyB.accidentallyC.artificiallyD.additionall

3、y解析：解析 A项accordingly意为“相应地；因此，所以，于是”；B项accidentally意为“意外地，偶然地”；C项artificially意为“人造地；造作地，虚假地”；D项additionally意为“另外地，附加地”。根据题意，B项为正确答案。4.He will surely finish the job on time _ hes left to do it in his own way.（分数：0.50）A.in thatB.so long asC.in caseD.as far as解析：解析 A项in that 意为“因为”；B项so long as 意为“只要”；

4、C项in case意为“万一，唯恐”；D项as far as意为“就而言”。5.Well visit Europe next year _ we have enough money.（分数：0.50）A.lestB.untilC.unlessD.provided解析：解析 A项lest意为“唯恐，以免”；B项until意为“直到才”；C项unless意为“除非，如果不”；D项provided意为“假如，如果”，意思同if。6.If this kind of fish becomes_, future generations may never taste it at all.（分数：0.50）

5、A.minimumB.shortC.seldomD.scarce解析：解析 A项minimum意为“最小的”；B项short意为“短的”；C项seldom意为“很少”；D项scarce意为“稀少的”。7.Travelling and meeting new people _the mind of young people.（分数：0.50）A.expandedB.enlargedC.broadenedD.extended解析：解析 A项expand意为“(使事物)在尺寸、数量及重要性方面变大、增多及增强”；B项enlarge意为“使事物尺寸变大”；C项broaden意为“使事物变宽、变广阔、变

6、广泛”；D项extend意为“使事物在时间或空间上更长、更大”。根据题意，C项为正确答案。8.My father seemed to be in no _ to look at my school report.（分数：0.50）A.moodB.emotionC.attitudeD.feeling解析：解析 be in the (be in no)mood to do sth. 为固定词组，意为“有(没有)做的心境”。9.The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one _ the other.（分数：0.50）A.emph

7、asizingB.reinforcingC.multiplyingD.increasing解析：解析 A项emphasizing意为“强调，着重，加强的语气”；B项reinforcing意为“增强，加强，增援”；C项multiplying意为“(使)增加，(使)繁殖，乘”；D项increasing意为“增加，增强”。10.When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _ the exit as quickly as possible.（分数：0.50）A.made offB.made forC.made outD.made up解析：

8、解析 A项make off意为“离开，逃走”；B项make for意为“走向，向前进，有助于，倾向于”；C项make out意为“理解，了解，辨认出，完成，开列”；D项make up意为“弥补，赔偿，补(考)，编排，虚拟，捏造，组成”。11.This little girl has a particular _ for chocolate. Whenever she sees it, she will snatch a bar and enjoy it to her hearts content.（分数：0.50）A.likingB.likeC.likableD.likely解析：解析 A项l

9、iking是名词，通常出现在固定短语have a liking for sth. 中，意为“喜爱某事物”。B项like作动词时意为“喜欢，喜爱”，后面直接加宾语。C项likable是形容词，意为“可爱的，讨人喜欢的”。D项likely是形容词，意为“预期的，可能的”。根据题意，A项为正确答案。12.The committee is totally opposed _any changes being made in the plans.（分数：0.50）A.ofB.onC.toD.against解析：解析 be opposed to构成固定搭配，意为“反对”。13.Dr. Smith fail

10、ed many times but he finally _ to find a successful way to solve the problem.（分数：0.50）A.broke offB.broke downC.broke outD.broke through解析：解析 A项break off意为“停止讲话”；B项break down意为“(因机械、电力等故障)停止运转，失灵；失败，崩溃，瓦解；(身体状况)变得恶劣”；C项break out意为“突然发生”；D项break through意为“有重要创建，突破”。根据题意，D项为正确答案。14.After our computer n

11、etwork _for the third time that day, we all went home.（分数：0.50）A.crashedB.collidedC.smashedD.fell解析：解析 由句子中的“computer network”可知，要填入的动词与计算机网络系统有关。A项crash意为“计算机由于软硬件发生故障而停止运行”，与题意相符。B项collide意为“运动中的物体或人猛撞某物或互相撞击；意见等相冲突”；C项smash意为“粉碎；痛击，撞毁”；D项fall意为“落下，跌落”。因此，A项为正确答案。15.Peter will _ as managing direct

12、or when Bill retires.（分数：0.50）A.take offB.take overC.take toD.take up解析：解析 A项take off意为“(飞机等)起飞”；B项take over意为“接替，接任”，C项take to 意为“逃去某处；对产生好感；逐渐习惯于做”；D项take up意为“继续”。根据题意，B项为正确答案。16.This computer is up-to-date _ a few shortcomings here and there.（分数：0.50）A.exceptB.except forC.except thatD.but解析：解析 本

13、题四个选项都有“除之外”的意思，但是C项except that后需跟从句，因此可以将其排除。A项except和D项but通常指所排除的人或事物是整体的一部分，或者与整体属于一类。如Theres no one here but me. 和I can take my holiday at any time except in August. B项except for可以用来指所排除的人或事物不是整体的一部分或者不与整体属于一类，而是整体的一个例外。因此B项为正确答案。17.When we listen to music, we are easily _ of events in the past.

14、（分数：0.50）A.rememberedB.reflectedC.memorizedD.reminded解析：解析 A项remember意为“记住；回想起”，后面直接加宾语；B项reflect意为“沉思或思忆往事”，如sb. reflect on/upon sth.；C项memorize意为“记住，记忆”，后面直接加宾语，D项remind意为“使某人回想起或意识到”，如remind sb. of sth./ sb.。因此，从四个选项的词义及用法来看，只有D项为正确答案，是remind sb. of sth.的被动语态，18.I was advised to arrange for insur

15、ance _ I needed medical treatment.（分数：0.50）A.neverthelessB.althoughC.in caseD.so that解析：解析 C项in case意为“以防，万一”，符合句意。A项nevertheless意为“然而，不过”；B项although意为“尽管”；D项so that意为“目的是，以便能”。A、B、D项均不合句子逻辑。19.The price of beer _ from 40 cents to 4 per liter during the summer season.（分数：0.50）A.alteredB.rangedC.sepa

16、ratedD.differed解析：解析 A项altered意为“更改，改变”；B项ranged意为“在范围内变化，分布”；C项separated意为“分开，隔离”；D项differed意为“有区别，发生分歧”。20.They gave _broadcast while the performance was in process on the stage.（分数：0.50）A.liveB.livingC.livelyD.alive解析：解析 A项live意为“现场直播的，实况转播的”；B项living意为“活的；活着的”；C项lively意为“有生气的，活跃的；生动的，醒目的”；D项aliv

17、e意为“活着的；活泼的，有活力的”。根据题意，只有A项为正确答案。二、Section Cloze(总题数：1，分数：15.00)Color is very important to most animals for it helps them to get along in the world. Color (21) to make an animal difficult for its enemies to (22) . Many animals match their (23) so well that as long as they do not move no one is (24)

18、to see them. You probably have often jumped a rabbit. If you (25) , you know how the rabbit sits perfectly still (26) you are just a few feet away. You (27) see the rabbit till it runs for its (28) matches very closely the place where it is (29) . Many times you may have walked past a rabbit (30) di

19、dnt run and you never knew it was there at all.One of the most usual color schemes that helps animals to keep (31) being seen, is a dark back and light underpants. If an animal is the same color all (32) , there is always a dark shadow along the animals belly (腹部). (33) an enemy couldnt see the anim

20、al he could see this dark shadow. The shadow makes the animal (34) out to view. But if the belly is (35) than the rest of the animal, the shadow will not be noticed.（分数：15.00）A.helpsB.contributesC.triesD.manages解析：解析 A项helps意为“帮忙，帮助”，符合题意。B项contributes意为“贡献”；C项tries意为“试图”；D项manages意为“设法”。A.watchB.se

21、eC.catchD.kill解析：解析 本句意为：“有了颜色的帮助，动物的天敌就很难看到它。”watch意为“观看，注视”；see意为“看见，了解”；catch意为“抓住”；kill意为“杀死”。B项符合题意。A.conditionsB.surroundingsC.enemiesD.bodies解析：解析 B项surroundings意为“环境”，符合题意，如：railway surroundings铁路周围环境。A项conditions意为“条件”；C项enemies意为“敌人”；D项bodies意为“身体”。A.enableB.hardlyC.likelyD.possible解析：解析 本

22、句可译为：“只要他们不动，没人能看到他们。”谓语不完整，缺少表语部分。A项可排除；B项hardly无法使意思成立；D项possible常用形式为Its possible.。A.do notB.had notC.didD.have解析：解析 此处为省略句。根据前一句You probably have often“jumped” a rabbit，完整的句子应为：If you have often jumped a rabbit. 。A、B、C项均无法使句子正确。A.whereB.thereC.whileD.until解析：解析 句子中缺少引导状语的连词，until意为“直到之时”，故而A、B、C

23、项均不正确。A.sometimesB.occasionallyC.seldomD.often解析：解析 C项seldom意为“很少，不常”，有否定含义，与题意相符。B项occasionally意为“偶尔”，A、B、D项三个频度副词均无否定含义。A.surfaceB.coatC.shapeD.appearance解析：解析 B项coat意为“覆盖物(动物的毛)”，使句子意思完整，符合题意。A项Surface意为“表面”；C项shape意为“形状”；D项appearance意为“面貌”，均不符合题意。A.sittingB.matchingC.runningD.jumping解析：解析 根据前句：Y

24、ou know how the rabbit sits perfectly still.，所以A项正确。 matching意为“匹配”。A.youB.thatC.itD.which解析：解析 此处缺少定语从句的关系代词，只有that可指代无生命及有生命的东西。A.out ofB.onC.fromD.off解析：解析 keep. from. 意为“免于”。A.aloneB.togetherC.overD.right解析：解析 该句意为“遍及每一部分，浑身(all over)”。all alone意为“独自”；all together意为“总共”；all right意为“可以”，均不正确。A.Ev

25、en ifB.UnlessC.HoweverD.As long as解析：解析 Even if 意为“即使”，可引导让步状语从句，此处前后句子有让步的关系，故A项(即使)正确。A.standB.stretchC.pushD.bring解析：解析 stand out意为“显眼，突出”；stretch out意为“伸手，开始大踏步走”； push out意为“把推出去”；bring out意为“使显示，出版，产生”。只有A项正确。A.thinnerB.darkerC.biggerD.lighter解析：解析 这里表示颜色的深浅，而由上文，腹部颜色浅则较难被注意到，故而D项 lighter(比浅)符

26、合题意。三、Part Reading Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: store in the refrigerator.In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman cam

27、e daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on food deliveries have

28、 ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well-tried techniques already existed-natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling.What refrigeration did prom

29、ote was marketing-marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.Consequently, most of the worlds fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild

30、temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house-while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.The fridges effect