2004年考博英语题

1、2004年考博英语题一、Directions1. My brother knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his _.A. equivalent B. equityC. equality D. equal答案：D. equal2. The young couple had made their fortunes by developing a _travel business at home.A. beneficial B. profitableC. regenerative

2、D. financial答案：B. profitable3. The two scientists working independently made the same invention _.A. spontaneously B. simultaneouslyC. collaboratively D. elaborately答案：B. simultaneously4. the scientists discovery will have a _influence on mankind.A. gross B. solidC. complete D. profound答案：D. profoun

3、d5. when he recited the passage by _, he revealed that he was reproducing _without understanding their meaning.A. after /cause B. sounds/meaningC. sounds/pronunciation D. rote/sounds答案：C. sounds/pronunciation6. were the diameter of a wire smaller diameter, its resistance _.A. had been increased B. w

4、ould be increasedC. might have been increased D. was increased答案：B. would be increased7. all of us decided to stop and have dinner, _we were feeling very hungryA. moreover B. forC. whereas D. consequently答案：B. for8. The number and diversity of British newspaper _considerable.A. have been B. are C. w

5、ere D. is答案：D. is9. Mary is reading _.A. an exciting, detective old story B. an old, exciting, detective storyC. an exciting, old detective story D. a detective, old exciting story答案：C. an exciting, old detective story10. having potential energy, a body may be in motion without any external force_.A

6、. to act it B. acting on itC. act on it D. acts on it答案：B. acting on it11. He has only a _understanding of astronomy.A. original B. superficialC. critical D. identical答案：B. superficial12. he was too sick to stay here, _we sent him home.A. however B. furthermoreC. otherwise D. accordingly答案：D. accord

7、ingly13. I believe the house was _ set fire to.A. deliberately B. crediblyC. violently D. vigorously答案：A. deliberately14. The managing director took the _for the accident although it was not really his fault.A. guilt B. blameC. change D. accusation答案：B. blame15.They managed to _ valuable raw materia

8、ls from industrial wasters.A. reclaim B. reconcileC. rectify D. regulate答案：A. reclaim16. Logging at 5 p.m. is part of his daily _.A. habit B. practiceC. routine D. custom答案：C. routine17. Sounding a big city one usually finds the _ and industrial beltsA. habitat B. inhabitedC. dwelling D. residential

9、答案：D. residential18. it was clear that the garden was no more amateur affair, it had been professionally _.A. laid out B. laid downC. laid off D. laid aside答案：A. laid out19. Each one of us advised him not to sign the contract with her, but _.A. to good purpose B. for the purposeC. in good shape D. t

10、o any purpose答案：B. for the purpose20. I spend much time on that composition and I would _ it if you would do the same when you mark it.A. modify B. decorate C. compile D. appreciate答案：D. appreciate二、Reading comprehension1. What is the best title for this passage?A. science and the trumpetB. recordin

11、gs of the trumpetC. the trumpet and its ancestryD. how the trumpet is made答案：C. the trumpet and its ancestry2. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is needed to make the trumpet work?A. air pressure B. keen eyesight C. daily cleaning D. long fingers答案：A. air pressure3. Whi

12、ch of the following can be inferred about the first trumpet players?A. they could not play all the notes of the scaleB. they were not able to pick up the trumpetC. they could not play simple tunesD. they had difficulty improving upon the trumpet答案：A. they could not play all the notes of the scale4.

13、The word “one ”(1st sentence of 4th para. )could best be replaced by A. the listener B. a family C. the composer D. an instrument答案：A. the listener5. The author believe that the trumpet is particularly important because it A. can be used in rock bandsB. had historical significanceC. is a religious i

14、nstrumentD. has a narrow range答案：B. had historical significance6. according to the passage, it is difficult to be certain about the distant future of the universe because we-A. have too many conflicting theoriesB. do not have enough funding to continue our research C. are not sure how the universe i

15、s put togetherD. think too much of our present situation答案：C. are not sure how the universe is put together7. What does the author see as the function of the universes unseen switches?A. they tell us which one of the tracks the universe will useB. they enable us to alter the course of the universeC.

16、 they give us information about the lunar surfaceD. they determine which course the universe will take in the future答案：D. they determine which course the universe will take in the future8. Which of the following could best replace the word “track”(6th sentence of 2nd para.)A. band B. rails C. path D

17、. sequence答案：C. path9. For whom is the author probably writing this passage?A. train engineersB. general audiencesC. professors of statisticsD. young children答案：B. general audiences10. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the passage?A. a statement illustrated by anal

18、ogyB. a hypotheses supported by documentationC. a comparison of two contrasting theoriesD. a critical analysis of a common assumption答案： A. a statement illustrated by analogy11. from the information presented by the author, it seem s that crows_.A. can communicate wit on anotherB. are relatively eas

19、y to catchC. usually succeed in bobbing the nests of smaller birdsD. do damage to gardens grain fields and orchards答案：C. usually succeed in bobbing the nests of smaller birds12. what do the sentinels doA. they give signals to the crows if any danger is coming near.B. they discover good places for th

20、e crows to build their nests.C. they find fields and gardens that can supply the crows with food.D. they defend the crows against the attacks of the small birds.答案：A. they give signals to the crows if any danger is coming near.13. what is the effect of mans war against crows?A. “crow shoots” are red

21、ucing the number of crows.B. crows are just as numerous as they ever wereC. scarecrows are driving crows from the United StatesD. crows are doing more and more damager all the time答案：B. crows are just as numerous as they ever were14. crows help the farmer by _.A. warning him when danger approachB. l

22、earning to say wordsC. D. catch bugs and other insects答案：D. catch bugs and other insects15. what is the authors feeling about crows?A. he thinks that they are harmful and should be controlledB. he thinks that their voices are interesting and should be trainedC. he enjoys studying them and their habi

23、tsD. he likes theme and wants to protect them答案：D. he likes theme and wants to protect them16. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. American political parties in the twentieth centuryB. the role of ideology in American politiesC. the future direction of Unites States politiesD. differences betwee

24、n Republican and Democrats答案：A. American political parties in the twentieth century17. according to the passage, what is true of the major political parties in the United States?A. they are both generally conservativeB. party organization has been stronger at the state level than at the national lev

25、elC. party organization has increased their influence in recent yearsD. Democrats have been stronger than Republican at the national level答案：B. party organization has been stronger at the state level than at the national level18. The passage mentions all of the following as causes of the decline of

26、political organizations in the United States except-A. increased numbers of immigrantsB. development of the welfare statesC. improved conditions for state workersD. the influence of television答案：A. increased numbers of immigrants19. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?A. Democrat

27、s are more committed than Republicans to a market-oriented economyB. Republicans are more liberal than DemocratsC. Republicans and Democrats tend to be flexible on ideological questionsD. only Democrats have traditional political organizations答案：C. Republicans and Democrats tend to be flexible on id

28、eological questions20. The word “irrelevant” in the last sentence of the passage is closest in meaning to -A. unquestioning B. uninterestingC. unimportant D. invalid答案：B. uninteresting21. According to behaviorism, all human actions_. A. are based on stimulus and response B. have no bearing on human

29、drives C. are supposed to be highly motivated D. are of a great mystery 答案：A. are based on stimulus and response 22. Behaviorism basically believes in_. A. motivation B. PerformanceC. rewards D. human factors 答案：C. rewards 23. From the passage, it can be inferred that _. A. rewards are highly effect

30、ive in America B. rewards are not much soughtafter in academic circles C. rewards have long lost their appeal in American society D. Americans are addicted to rewards 答案：D. Americans are addicted to rewards 24. The childrens behavior in the last paragraph_. A. can be best explained be behaviorism B.

31、 can be linked to Pavlovs dogs C. shows that rewards may well kill desire D. serve to provided evidence to behaviorism 答案：C. shows that rewards may well kill desire 25. Which of the following in support of the finding that “people tend to perform worse,when a reward is involved”( last paragraph )? A

32、. People are not used to being conditioned by prizes. B. Rewards, like punishments, are attempts to control behavior. C. Rewards are so indispensable to American cultures. D. The principle of “positive reinforcement” in not fully enforced. 答案：B. Rewards, like punishments, are attempts to control beh

33、avior. 26. Dr Adams left London-A. two days before the conferenceB. on Wednesday 16th C. on the day before the conferenceD. on the 13th 答案：D. on the 13th 27. Dr Adams-A. was a good travelerB. found long journeys exhaustingC. usually fell asleep on long journeysD. was a keen sightseer答案：B. found long

34、 journeys exhausting28. After dinner Dr Adams and his companion-A. sat and talked B. went to bed earlyC. went out into the streets of New DelhiD. caught the plane to Colombo答案：C. went out into the streets of New Delhi29. All the delegates to the conference were-A. students of the Commonwealth School

35、 of Tropical AgricultureB. from the developing countries C. from AfricaD. agricultural experts答案：D. agricultural experts30. The “old friends” that Dr Adams met were-A. ex-students of the Commonwealth School of Tropical AgricultureB. people he has worked with beforeC. delegates he had met at the hote

36、lD. delegates who were interested in his lecture答案：A. ex-students of the Commonwealth School of Tropical Agriculture31. The action of the story takes place in _.A. EnglandB. JohnstownC. New York CityD. Not mentioned 答案：B. Johnstown32. What type of experience did Megan have on Friday afternoon?A. hap

37、pyB. uninterestingC. depressingD. frightening答案：D. frightening33. How do you think Megan felt when she saw the wall of water?A. braveB. curiousC. horrifiedD. disappointed答案：C. horrified34. Why do you think the people around Megan to pray?A. because they felt thankfulB. because they wanted to impress

38、 MeganC. because they were very afraidD. because they asked for others help答案：C. because they were very afraid35. What do you think the ray of light meant to Megan?A. that there might be a way outB. that she could see well enough to readC. that someone was searching for herD. that there was no dange

39、r at all答案：A. that there might be a way out三、 Translation1. He had not want to hurt her, but an itch to dominate pushed him on to say.答案： 他并不想伤害她，但是一种渴望激励着他还是说了。2. in a dangerous and uncertain world, the strengthening of national defense is the best guarantee of a nations vital interests.答案：在这个危险和不稳

40、定的世界里，巩固国防是国家利益的最好保障。3. The ancient water that brought soil to these mountain valleys had no reaching the sea, so they spread out in shallow lake.答案：古老的水把这些土壤带到了山谷，水却没有流到海里，因此他们流进了小湖。4. while there are thousands of stocks, the ones bought and sold most frequency are usually listed on the New York Stock Exchange