考博英语模拟试卷52

考博英语模拟试卷52

一、词汇（本题共40题，每题7.0分，共40分。）

1、Thecandidatehascompliedwithalltherequirementssetbytheuniversity;this

institution,thereforeawardsherthedegreeofMasterofArts.

A、permits

B>grants

C、reward

D、forwards

标准答案：B

知识点解析：award颁发，授予。grant正式或依法给予。permil允许，许可。

reward犒劳，奖赏。forward向前。

2、TheargumentthatChildrenarenolongeraneconomicas.set,butmoreofaliability,

drewmoreattentionofthepublic.

A^productivity

possibility

C、responsibility

D^necessity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：liability责任，义务。responsibility责任，职责。product解ly生产

力。possibility可能性。necessity必需品，必要性。

3、WilliallhisexpurivnceabroadhewasamajorasseiloIliecumpany.

A、candidate

B、applicant

C、manger

D、resource

标准答案：D

知识点解析：asset资产。resource资源。candidate候选人。applicant申请人。

manger牛马食槽。

4、Theteampublishedtheirreportafterthree-monthinvestigationwhichtriggeredoffa

parliamentarydebate.

A、shot

B、delayed

C^started

D、concluded

标准答案：C

知识点解析：triggeroff触发，引起。start开始，引发。delay耽搁，延误。

conclude推断，断定。shot射击。

5、TheboardofdirectorsrequiredthatMr.Browniuslifybuyingtheexpensive

equipmentatatimewhenthecompanywaspracticingstricteconomy.

A、givereasonsfor

B、verify

C、testify

D、giveevidenceabout

标准答案：A

知识点解析：justify证明…是正当的，有理由的，选项A正确。verify检验，核

对。testify证实，祢证。

6、Today'scollegestudentshaveambiguousfeelingsabouttheroletheyshouldplayin

theworld.

A、wonderful

B、unusual

C^ambitious

D^doubtful

标准答案：D

知识点解析：ambiguous不明确的。doubtful不确定的，不肯定的。wonderful奇妙

的，极好的。unusual不寻常的。ambitious有雄心的。

7、Railwayservicesarenotyetsoundenougheconomicallywithoutgovernment

subsidy.

A、aid

charge

C、approval

D、domination

标准答案：A

知识点解析：subsidy补助,补贴。aid援助，资助。charge费用。approval赞成,

批准。domination统治,支配。

8、ThePublicBroadcastingSystemissupportedbydonationsfromfoundationsand

othersources.

A、grants

references

C、accounts

D、advertisements

标准答案：A

知识点解析：donation捐赠物,捐款。grant政府的拨款。reference提及，涉及。

account账目，账户。adverlisemenl广告。

9、Themeritofasalestaxisthatitdecreasesgovernmentrelianceonincometaxes.

A^outcome

B、supply

C、virtue

D、balance

标准答案：C

知识点解析：meril优点，长处。virlue优点，长处。outcome结果，成果。supply

供给，供应。balance平衡，差额。

1。、Ihemicroscopeenablesscientiststodistinguishanincrediblenumberandvarietyof

bacteria.

A、aselected

B、averifiable

C、anunbelievable

D、anunavoidable

标准答案：C

知识点解析：incredible难以置信的。unbelievable难以置信的。selected挑选的,经

由选择的。verifiable能作证的，证实的。unavoidable不可避免的。

11、GrandpaWang,afamouspainter,spenthislifeina[ranquillittlefarmingcottage.

A、alovely

B、apeaceful

C、anisolated

D、anoisy

标准答案：B

知识点解析：tranquil安静的，宁静的。peaceful平静的，安宁的。lovely可爱的，

有趣的。isolated隔离的，孤立的。noisy吵闹的，嘈杂的。

12^Thedoctordidnotruleoutthepossibilityoffoodpoisoning.

A、foresee

B、accept

C、exclude

D^foretell

标准答案：C

知识点解析：ruleout排除。exclude把…排除在外。foresee预见，预知。accept接

受,认可。foretell预言,预测。

13、MycolleaguesandIweregreatlybyouiicpealcdfailuiesindieexpciiineiil.

A^distressed

B、discontented

C、annoyed

D^perplexed

A、popular

personal

C、disputed

D、beneficial

标准答案：C

知识点解析：controversial争议的，可能引起争论的。disputed争议的，争论的。

popular通俗的，流行的。personal个人的，私人的。beneficial有益的，受益的。

19>Thedisputebetweenthefacultyandtheadministrationwasnotresolveduntilthe

facultymembersgotbelterworkingconditions.

A、threat

argument

C、problem

D、discussion

标准答案：B

知识点解析：dispute争论，争吵。argument争论，辩论。threat恐吓，威胁。

discussion讨论，谈论。

20、Afterbeingdefeatedtheyzihmirtedtotheenemy.

A^surrendered

B、succeeded

C^stressed

D^submerged

标准答案：A

知识点解析：submit投降，屈服。surrender投降，屈服。succeed成功。stress强

调。submerge浸没，淹没。

21、Wavingreceivedstricttraininginoilpaintingtheseartistspaintinaand

figurativestyle.

A^relevant

B>realistic

C、narrative

D、sensitive

标准答案：C

知识点解析：anarrativeandfigurativestyle写实与比喻相结合的风格。narrative叙

述的，叙事体的。relevant有关的，相应的。realistic现实的。sensitive敏感的。

22NHavingweighedupallthefactorsthedepartmentfinallyagreedtoreceiveallthe

tothecommittee.

A、rejection

hypotheses

C、nominations

D、resistance

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：权衡了所有因素后，部门最终同意接受了委员会的所有任命。

nominalion提名，任命。rejection拒绝。hypotheses假说，假设。resistance反抗,

抵抗。

23>Inthepastdecadesemethirdworldcountrieshavesufferedfromacycleofdrought

withflood.

A、altering

B、activating

C、nominations

D、alternating

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：过去的十年中，一些第三世界国家遭受了干旱和洪涝*交互8

害。alter改变。activate刺激，使活动。nomination提名,任命。alternate交互,交

替。

24、IamsorryIopenedyourhandbagbutIitformine.

Axmistook

B、confused

C、recognized

D、imagined

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：很抱歉我打开了你的手提包，但我误以为它是我的。Mistake

sthfor误将…认成。

25、JohnandIhavetomeetatthebusstationat9o,clock.

A、confirmed

B、combined

C、appointed

D、arranged

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：约嗡和我约好了9点在汽车站见面。Arrange2约定，商定。

appointsth确定或决定某事物。Confirmlo遵守,符合。combine联合,结合。

26、You'reyourtimetryingtopersuadehim;he'IIneverhelpyou.

A、wasting

B、losing

C^spending

D、missing

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：试图说服他简直就是在浪费时间，他是不会帮你的。wastethe

time浪费时间。

27>Thecyclistwashisbikebyatruck.

A、hitoff

B、knockedoff

C>knockeddown

D、hitdown

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：骑自行车的人被一辆卡车从自行车上撞下来了。knocksthoff

sth把…从…上碰掉。hitoff简洁而精确地描述。knocksbdown将某人撞倒，该词

组是不及物词组，后不需接任何成

28、tilebadweather,wedecidedtogotothepicnic.

A、Despite

Inspite

C、Although

D、Though

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：虽然天气恶劣，我们仍然决定去野炊。Despite"尽管，虽

然“，后面直接接名词。Inspiteof尽管,虽然。although和though后需接句子。

29、Thedealerwanted$500,1wantedtopay$400,andwefinallyagreedtothe

difference.

A、divide

B、split

C>drop

D、decrease

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：店主索价500美元，而我只想支付400美元，最终我们同意折

中的办法。Splitihedifference各让一步，折中。

30、Passengersarenottoleavetheireasesandpackageshere.

A、commanded

B、informed

C^notified

D、advised

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：乘客们被告知不要把行李放在这里。notifysthtosb通知某人

某事。command命令，指挥。Infoimsbof/about通知，告诉。Advisesbofsth通知

或告知某人某事。

31、Thenewteacherwastotheneedsofallthechildreninhercare.

A^attentive

B、earnest

C、careful

D、observant

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：新来的教师对所有她所照料的孩子的要求都十分留意。Be

attentiveto对…注意的，留心的。earnest认真的,坚决的。observant机警的,善于

观察的obecarefula-bout小心,留神。

32、Youshouldatleastthreedaysforthejourney.

A^expect

B、permit

C、accept

D、allow

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：你应该预计到这个旅行至少会花三天时间。expecl预料，预

计。permit允许，许可。accept接受，认可。allow允许，承认。

33、Couldyoupossiblymeatthenextcommitteemeeting?

A、standinfor

B、makeupfor

C、tallbackon

D、keepinwith

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：你能代替我去参加下次的委员会吗?standinfor代替某人。

Makeupfor补偿，弥补或抵消。Keepinwith（为得到好处）与某人亲近。

34>ThecustomsofficeraskedmeifIhadanythingto

A、say

B、state

C^explain

D、deciare

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：海关工作人员问我是否有什么东西要申报的。declare向海关

或税务部门申报（应纳税物品）。

35、Thisticketyoutoafreemealinournewrestaurant.

A^gives

B、entities

C、grants

D、credits

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：这张券允许你在我们的新餐厅免费用餐。Entitlesbtodoslh使

某人有资格做，有权得到。grant同意，允许。creditsbwithsth认为某人有某物。

36、Afterhislongabsencefromschoolhefounditdifficulttoupwiththerestof

hisclass.

A、catch

BNtake

C、make

D、work

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：缺课时间太久，他发现要赶上班里其他同学很困难：catchup

with追上，赶上。

37、Iaskedthetailortomakeasmalltomytrousersbecausetheyweretoolong.

A、change

B、variation

C、revision

D、alteration

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：我让裁缝把我的裤子稍做改动，因为它太长了。alleralion服装

修改。change改变，变动。revision修订，复查，校订。variation变异，变更。

38、allofuswhoarcheretonight,IwouldliketothankMr.Johnsonforhisin­

formativetalk.

A、Onbehalfof

Onaccountof

C、Inhonorof

D、Intermsof

标准答案：

知识之解析A：句意：我弋表今晚到场的所有人向约翰逊先生和他广博的讲话致谢。

onbehalfof代表。onaccountof由于。inhonorof向…表示敬意。intermsof根据,

按照。

39Tom'sstepshadandtherewasamomentofabsolutesilence.

A、dieddown

diedfrom

C、diedaway

D、diedout

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：汤姆的脚步声渐渐消失了，出现了短暂的完全沉寂。dieaway

渐渐减弱(直到听不见)cDiedown(风暴、疼痛、火焰)等逐渐减弱。Diefrom死

于。dieout灭绝，绝迹。

40、Stressfulenvironmentsleadtounhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreatinghabits,which

increasetheriskofheartdisease.

A^inturn

B、inreturn

C、bychance

D、by(urns

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：压迫的环境会导致如不良饮食习惯之类的不健康行为，而这些

行为反过来又会增强患心脏病的儿率。Inreturn作为回报。Inturn依次，逐个地。

Bychance偶然，意外地。ByUirns轮流，交替。

二、阅读理解(本题共25题，每题7.0分，共25分。)

OnthefirstdayofmysecondyearatCaliforniaStateUniversityatSacramento,Isawthe

mostgorgeousguyJHewasstandingaloneinlineatthecafeteriaandlookedoutplace.

Turningtomyfriends,Isaid,"Ihavetomeethim!"Challengingmyspontaneity,my

friendsreachedintotheirpursesandcameupwithmoneyforabet.Theythendaremeto

runuptohim,pretendthatIknewhimandconvincehimthatheknewme.Smiling,I

turnedandwasofftothecutiepie."Dan,Dan!"IyelledasIranuptohim."Howare

you?How'syourmom?”HejuststoodtherelookingatmeIcouldtellthathewasshy.I

likedhimimmediately."I'mnotDan,"hesaid,lookingalittleconfused."Sureyouare!"I

countered."YoulivedinSierraHalllastyear,thirdfloor!YouwereBob'sroommate."

"NoIlivedoffcampuslastyear,"thissweetmanrepliedstillnotgettingit.Iturnedand

startedtoleave,andhebeganaskingmeaseriesofquestions,knowyoufrommom's

allergyclinic?(Ihateshots.)"WereyouinthepaiTotclassIlooklastsummer?"(Ilike

birdsonlyslightmorethanshots.)"DoyoueatatTacoBell?Iworkthere.1,(Never.)

"Well,1'hesaid,"IknowI'mnotDan,andIdidn'tliveinSierraHall."Hereachedouthis

handtomine.MynameisTim,andI'mpleasedtomeetyouanyway.Heinvitedmeto

hisfraternitypartythatnight.IcomposedmyselfandinformedhimthatIdidnotgoto

fraternityparties.ButasIwatchedhimwalkaway,Ihadsecondthoughts.That

afternoon,ItookthemoneythatI'dwonfromthebetandboughtablackminiskirt.Iwas

goingtomyflintfraternityparty.WhenIarrivedthere,Iwasalittlenervous.Wouldhe

bethere?whenIgottothefrontstepsofthefrathouse,IlookedupandsawTimsitting

atthetop.Helookedatmeandsmiled."Iwashopingyouwouldcome.I'vebeenwaiting

foryou."Isatdownnexttohimandwestartedtalking.Wetalkedallthatnightandfor

thenextthreenightsuntildawn.Fourmonthslater,heaskedmetomarryhim.Fouryears

later,wctiedtheknot.Thisyear,wecelebratedthefifteenthanniversary,ofthedaywe

met.Somenightswhenwearesnugglingtogether,I'mremindedthatIfoundmysoul

mateonadare.Nowandthen,myhusbandasks,"AmIDanorTimtonight?"Havinga

specialplaceinmyheartforbothofthem,Ialwayslaughandreply,"Youdecide!”

41、ThenaiTatorinthestorysaid:"Ihavetomeethim!"because.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第一段作者叙述的Isawthemostgorgeousguy“我看见了最为漂

克的人“，随后她决定“Ihavetomeethim”，，可判断作者是被他的英俊外表所吸

引。

42、Theverb"tell"inthesentence"Icouldtellthathewasshy"(Paragraph3)means

标准答案：B

知识点解析：tell”肯定,确定”。ascertain”确定，弄清”，意思与之符合。witness目

击，为…作证。prove证明，证实。speak说话，演讲。

43Thesentence"Ihateshots."inthebrackets(Paragraph6)canbestbeparaphrasedas

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中括号里的内容是作者对他所提问题的回答。Ihateshots针对的是

knowyoufrommom'sallergyclinic”在母亲的诊所认识你”这一问题，因此，此处指

的应是“我讨厌注射“，选项C正确。

44、Thenairatorhadfinallydecidedtoattendthefraternitypartyperhapsbecause

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第一段祚者看见他时就决心“Ihavetomeethim”和第三段"1liked

himimmediately”等处可判断作者决定去参加聚会是因为“对他一见钟情”，选项A

正确。

45、Thestoryyoureadherecanbestbetilledas.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文主要讲述的是作者challengingherspontaneity,认识了他，并且

最后两人走向婚姻的殿堂，选项D“勇敢挑战女孩惯有的羞怯，促成了一桩美满的

婚姻''最能概括文意。

ThescoreistiedinthesecondhalfoftheWorldCupfinals,andaboarda747,passengers

cheerastheywatchthegameontheirlaptops-40,000feetaboveEarth.Soundfuturistic?

BoeingPlanstomakethisscenariopossiblewithitsbroadbandtelecommunications

initiative,ConnexionbyBoeing.ThisservicewillallowflierstosurftheWeb,sendand

receiveemail,accessthecompanyinternet,bookdinnerreservationstradethehonest

stock,shop-onlineandwatchliveTVfromanyseatinanaircraft.Connexionisalready

availableonprivatejets,andBoeingsaysthatthetwo-waybroadbandservicewillbe

installedondomesticflightsinlate2001.Globalcoverageisslatedtoarriveby2005.

SubscriberswillbeabletoaccessConnexionfromtheirseatsusinglaptopsorpersonal

digitalassistants,plusanetworkcardandacableprovidedbytheairline.Thecost?

Comparabletoground-floorcellularphoneservice;between$6and$25anhour.One

keyenablerforthistechnologyisaphased-arrayantenna,originallydevelopedbyBoeing

in1986.Locatedontheaircraft'supperfuselage,theantennaelectronicallytransmits

beamstoasatelliteat1.5Mbpersecondandreceivesthemat5Mbpersecond.Thus,

everypassengercanaccessConnexionconcurrently,securingconnectionspeedsofno

lessthan56Kbpersecondeach.Theactualbandwidthwillbecontinuallyupgraded.

Boeingultimatelywantstobringtheservicetomarketslikecruiseshipsandoil

explorationplat-forms.Untilthen,thesky'sthelimit.

46、Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文主要讲的是BoeingPlanstomakethisscenariopossible“波音试图

将这一设想变为现实“，并指出privatejets。已有该服务，而2001年该服务也会被

应用于ondomesticflights,选项C”波音飞机正在引进网络”符合文意。

47、WhichofthefollowingwillnotbeusedbyairpassengerstoaccessConnexion?

标准答案：D

知识点麓斤：文中第三段谈到用户能够获得该项服务，通过laptopsorpersonal

digitalassisrants,plusanetworkcardandacableprovidedbytheairline,选项D的内

容不包含在内。laptop膝上电脑。

48、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutConnexionisFALSE?

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第四段对该项服务的工作好进行了详细介绍：乘客可获得connection

speedsofnolessthan56Kbpersecondeach,选项D所说的1.5Mbpersecond是天

线传输卫星信号的速率，不是乘客所得服务的速率。

49、Accordingtothearticle,whatdoestheword"concurrently”(Para.4)mean?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：concurrenlly同时发生地。选项A正确。

50、WhatistrueabouttheConnexionservicetocruiseshipsandoilexploration

platforms?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中最后一段指出，波音最终想把该服务带到markelslikecruiseship

sandoilexplorationplatforms,到那时，就没有任何限制了，由此可判断现阶段还

不能将服务带给巡游船只和勘探平台，可能由于目前忙于实现航空上的服务。the

sky'sthelimit没有限制c

U.S.airlinescouldslash70,000morejobsiftherewerewarwithIraqandtheU.S.

governmentdidnotgiveIhcindustry,morehelp,thebiggestdomesticcarrierssaidon

Tuesday.TheAirTransportAssociation,whichrepresentsmajorairlines,saidinareport

onairlinefinancesthatitsmemberswouldtakeaggressivestepstocounteranysharp

dropintraveldemandandanincreaseincostscausedbyanIraqiwar.Bigairlinesare

seekinggovernmentassistancetostemrisingfuelcostsandeasetaxesthatare

contributingtolossesthatsoaredtomorethan$10billionin2002.Theindustryoutlined

a"mostlikely"scenarioifwarbrokeout,sayingthatreduceddemandandhighercosts

duetoaconflictlasting90dayswouldcostitS4billioninlostrevenue.Withouta

conflict,losseswouldstillbeexpectedtoreachalmost$7billionfortheyear."The

nation'saircarderswillcontinuetodoallwecan,butwefearthattheconsequencesof

thiswarwillbesevere/'JamesMay,presidentandchiefexecutiveoftheairtransport

group,toldanewsconference.Mayrestatedtheindustry'sbeliefthatwarcouldprompt

morebankruptciesorforcesomefinanciallyfragilecardersintoliquidation.Recovery

wouldtakeseveralyearsandticketpriceswouldhavetofallfurthertospurdemand.US

AirwaysGroupInc.andUALCorp'sUnitedAirlinesareinChapter11bankruptcy

protection,andsomeindustryexpertsbelievethatAMRCorp'sAmericanAirlines,the

world'sbiggestcarriercouldfollowlaterthisyear.Airlinesexpectoveralltrafficvolume

duringasecondGulfconflictwouldfallmoresharplythanitdidduringthe1991war,

whenitdeclined8percentafterfightingbegan.Theairlinesbasedtheirassessmentona

slideofmorethan20percentinadvancebookingsforoverseastravelaftertheU.S.

governmentelevateditsdomesticterroralertstatusfromyellowtoorangeinearly

February.Jetfuelhasmorethandoubledinpricefromayearagoto,$1.30agallon

recently.Fuelisthesecond-largestexpenseafterlaborforanairline.Anincreaseofone

pennyagalloncoststheindustryanestimated$180millionannually.

51、U.S.airlineswouldhavetosufferthefollowinglossesiftherewerewarwithIraq

exceptthat.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题可用排除法，选项A,B,D的内容分别在文中第十段、第九段

和第六段有叙述，选项C”战争爆发后美国政府将会拒绝给主要航线任何必要财政

支持''在文中没有叙述。

52、Thecountermeasuresthenation'smainaircarrierswouldtaketopreventanysharp

dropintraveldemandmayinclude.I.seekinggovernmentfinancialassistance

H.askingforlowtaxrateHI.promotingmorebankruptciesandforcingsomeweak

airline

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中第三段讲述了国内主要航空公司应对低迷消费需求的策略：Big

airlinesareseekinggovernmentassistancetostemrisingfuelcostsandeasetaxeso题干

中的“导致更多破产”是战争的结果，而不是航空公司的策略。

53、Thesentence"...AMR,Corp'sAmericanAirlines,theworld'sbiggestcarder,could

followlaterthisyear"(Paragraph7)canbestberestatedas.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第七段前半部分讲到USAirwaysGroup和UALCorp'sUnitedAirlines

均在bankruptcyprotection范围内，紧接着乂说专家认为AMR,也会跟随着这么

做，很显然意思是"AMR也会寻求bankruptcyprotection^^,选项A正确。

54、Thephrase"forcesomefinanciallyfragilecarriesintoliquidation"(Paragraph6)

mayprobablymean.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第六段说战争可能会promptmorebankruptciesorforcesome

financiallyfragilecardersintoliquidation,or连接的两个句子互为解释，具有相同意

义,都是指“使破产”，选项B正确。liquidation倒闭，破产。

55、Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat

标准答案：B

知识点解析：作者客观叙述了面临战争，美国航空公司可能遭遇的一系列问题，并

未在其中夹杂个人观点，选项B符合。

Ahalfhourbeforetesttime,Iwasafraidtolookinthemirror.ButIhadtoassessthe

damages.Afterall,therewerecuteguysinthisclass.Granted,theywouldbeworrying

moreaboutthefinalthanwhatIlookedlike,andthatwasmyhopeatthispoint.Thefirst

thingsIsawweremyownbloodshoteyes.Wherewas:hatVisine.'?Myhairlookedlike

AttilatheHunadspentthenightcampinginit.Well,I'dpullitbackintoaponytailand

takethetanglesoutlater.AndthenIsawit.Itwasahugeswellingonthefrontofmy

chinthathadtobethesizeofasmallgolfhall.Surely1washallucinatingfromlackof

sleep.Ihadneverseenanythinglikethatbe-fore,I'dheardofpeoplegettinghivesfrom

nerves.Butasinglehive,onthefrontofmyface?Igingerlytouchedit.Ahardswelling

metmycuriousfingertips.Whathadcausedthis?ThepizzaI'dconsumedatmidnightor

themountainDewI'dconsumedattwoandfourandsixinthemorning?Perhapsitwas

theCap'sCrunchatthreeorthecandybaratfive.Mystomachhadastrictpolicy.IfIwas

goingtokeepitupallnight,itinsistedonbeingfed.HowwasIgoingtocoverthisup?I

rummagedthroughallmytoiletriesuntilIfoundmylonebandage,puttherefor

emergencies.Well,thisqualifiedasone.Ohno,thatlookedreallystupid.How

embarrassing.Ohwell,notimetodoanythingelseaboutitnow.Myphilosophyfinal

waswaitingforme.Mybeleagueredbrainhadtriedallnighttograsptheargumentsof

differentphilosophiesso:hatIcouldwritethemdownontheessaytestthismorning.I

lovedtohearourphilosophyprofessorinclass.Icouldfollowtheargumentswhenhe

discussedthem,buttryingtoformulatethemonmyownjustwasn'thappening.Perhaps

thebumpwastheresultofstress.IhadtopassthisfinalorIwouldfailtheclass.AndI

couldn'tfailtheclass,orIwouldhavetotakethecollege'ssummerschoolsessions.And

Icouldn'tgotosummerschoolbe-causeIneededtoworktohelppayfornextfall's

tuition.SwallowingthelastgulpoffiatMountainDew.Iheadedforclass.Ipickedaseat

thatdidn'tdirectlyfacetheclock.Thatwouldonlymakememorenervous,andGod

knewIhadalreadyusedupmyadrenaline(肾上腺素)supply.Dr.Wennbergpassedout

theessaybookswhileexplainingtheroleswewouldhaveexactlyonehour.Mytwo

pencilsinhand,Iwaitedforthesignal."Begin."Iclosedmyeyestookadeepbreathand

saidaprayer"Please,God,helpmerememberallthatI'yestudiedforthistest."Ilooked

overthequestions.Icoulddothis.Ihadtodothis.Ibeganwriting.Twentyminuteshad

goneby.IhadbeenwritingaslastasIcouldbeforeIforgottheinformation.Sofarso

good.Butmyeyesweresotired.Theyhurtsobadly.Theyfeltsoheavy.I'djustrest

themforaminute.Ileanedmypuffychinonmyhand.Someonesneezed.Icametowith

astart.What?I'dfallenasleep?I'dneverdonethatbeforeinafinal!Ohno!Fearfully,I

lookedattheclock.Onlytenminutesleft?I'dsleptahalfhour?Ohno!IthoughtI'dused

upallmyadrenaline,but1waswrong.Ibrokeoutinacoldsweat.WhatcouldIdointen

minutes?Think,Imustthink.Ineedaplan.I'mdoomed.No,think.Ibeganwritingas

fastasIcouldtofinishthequestions.Istaredatthelastblankpageoftheessaytest

bookletwithitsnearlyruledlines.Dare17Ihadnothingtolose.Istillhadtwominutes.I

wroteDr.Wennberg.!toldhimhowsorryIwas.HowI'dstayedawakeallnighttostudy

becausethiswasimportanttome,onlytofallasleepduringtheexam.HowI'dreally

wantedtodobetterIaskedformercy.Oneweeklater,Istoodinfrontofthetestboard

wheretheresultswouldbeposted.Themysteriousswellingonmychinhadgoneaway

withsleep,butItouchedmyfingerstomychinnervously,Itwasn'tcomingback,wasit?

Istoodawaitingmyfate.Thesecretarycameoutandpinnedapapertotheboard.I

scanneddownthelistofnames,lookingformyfinalclassgrade.Thereitwas;aC-

minus.Tearsfilledmyeyes.Ilookedagain.IhadpassedIwassureIhadn'tdeserved

that.ButIwasn'tabouttoargue!Dr.Wennberghadshownmercy.Itwasonephilosophy

lessonI*yeneverforgotten.

56、Whydoesthewritersay5wasafraidtolookinthemirror"inthefirstsentenceof

(hefirstparagraphofthetext?

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第一段作者在提到不敢看自己在镜中的形象后，又说BuiIhadio

assessthedamages,由此可推断，作者不敢照镜子是由于担心近日忙于复习备考，

给自己的体力造成了很多损害，选项D正确。

57、Whenthewritersays"andthatwasmyhopeatthispoint"(Paragraph1)"myhope"

maybeusedtomeanthat.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第一段，作者在叙述thatwasmyhope之前，提到“theywouldbe

worryingmoreaboutthefinalthanwhatIlookedlike”,可判断作者的希望,指的是

“希望同学比他更忧虑期末考试”。

58、Whenthewritersays"I'dheardofpeoplegettinghivesfromnerves,"thephraseof

"get-tinghivesfromnerves"(Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第三段作者说自己由于紧张复习，缺乏睡眠而导致hallucinaling”产生

幻觉”，随后又指出人们常常gettinghivesfromnerves,可判断该句意思是“由于多

度紧张而不能正常做事”。

59、Thepropernoun"MountainDew"(Paragraph3)canbeusedinthecontexttomean

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第三段作者在追寻thehardswelling的成因时想到“ThepizzaI'd

consumedatmidnight""themountainDewTdconsumed...”,或柠是"Cap's

Crunchorthecandybaf\这些都是作者夜间复习时所吃的食物，可推断mountain

dew指的是一种酒。

60、Thefollowingphrasalverbscanbetakenasthesynonymsoftheverb"rummage

through"inthecontextexcept.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第四段作者想办法解决脸上的hardswelling,他说rummagedthrough

allmytoiletriesuntilIfoundmylonebandage“直到找着白己的长绷带”，可推断

rummagethrough指的是“翻箱倒柜地查找fumble手忙脚乱地翻找。search搜

寻，查找。delveinio搜寻，翻查。earlyslh.through成功地完成某事。

61、Thewritersaysthathehadtopassthephilosophyfinal(Paragraph5)because

.I.ifnot,hewouldhavehadtoattendthecollege'ssummerschoolII.

otherwisehewouldhavebeenabletocontinuehisstudyintheclassHI.ifhehadfailed

thephil

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第五段作者阐述了自己必须通过考试的原因：如果不通过考试，就要

takethecollege'ssummerschoolsessions,而如果参加暑期课程，他就不能workto

helppayfor.nextfall飞tuition。I正确，DI虚拟语气“如果不通过考试，他就能去

找工作挣钱支付下学期的学费”，表达意思与作者意思相反。II表述的内容在文中

并未提及。

62Theincompletesentenceof"Sofarsogood"(Paragraph10)canprobablybeusedto

mean.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考试开始后，作者发现那些题目他都会写，因此他在自己忘记那些背

诵的内容之前writingasfastashecould,但渐渐地hiseyesweresotired,最后

leanedhispuffychinonhishand,通过后文可知，他在考场上睡着，影响了答题，

综合可推断sofors。good指的是截止那时，一切事情进展顺利，后来就发生了变

故。

63、Whysomeonesneezedthewriter（Paragraph11）?

标准答案：D

知识点解析：通过文中第十段可知，作者在考试中睡着，而当他被sneeze惊醒时

发现距考试结束仅剩20分钟，可推测有人sneeze可能是为了提醒作者，所剩E寸间

不多了，选项D正确。

64、Thewholeparagraph13from”IthoughtI'dusedupallmyadrenalinetoanswering

thequestions"isusedto.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第13段，作者在被惊醒后发现距考试结束仅剩20分钟，感慨I

thoughtrdusedupallmyadrenaline,随后他又beganwritingasfastasIcouldto

finishthequestions,可推断作者认为还有好多题目可以答出来，因为他在课堂上表

现良好，同时也显示出作者考试中十分忧虑。

65、Thewriterbelievedhehadpassedtheexam.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:最后一段，作者得知自日的成绩后热泪盈眶,并说IwassureIhadn'l

deservedthat,ButIwasn'tabouttoargue"我肯定那不是我应得的，但我不会去争辩

什么”因为Dr.Wennberghadshownmercy,可判断，作者通过考试是教授同情的

结果。此外根据作者考试中未答完试题，在试卷上向教授解释原因也可判断选项B

正确。

三、完形填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Yearsago,agroupofbrilliantyoungmenattheUniversityofWisconsinseemedtohave

amazingcreativeliterarytalent.Theywere[56]poets,novelistsandessayists.They

wereextraordinary,intheirability,toputtheEnglishlanguage[57],These[58]

youngmenmetregularlytoreadandcritiqueeachother'swork.Andcritiqueittheydid!

Thesemenweremerciless[59]oneanother.They[60]themostminuteliterary

expression[61]ahundredpieces.Theywereheartless,tough,evenmeanintheir

criticism.Thesessionsbecame[62]arenasofliterarycriticismthatthemembersofthis

exclusiveclubcalledthem-selves"Stranglers.'*[63],thewomenofliterarytalentin

theuniversity,weredeterminedtostartaclubof[64],onecomparabletothe

Stranglers.Theycalledthemselves"Wranglers.1'They,too,readtheirworks[65].But

therewasonegreatdifference.Thecriticismwasmuchsofter,morepositive,more

encouraging[66]therewas[67]criticismatall.Everyeffort,eventhemostfeeble

one,wasencouraged.Twentyyearslater,whenanalumnus（男校友）oftheuniversity

[68]anexhaustivestudyofhisclassmates'careers,henoticedavastdifferenceinthe

literary[69]oftheStranglers[70]theWranglers.Ofallthebrightyoungmeninthe

Stranglers,notonehadmadeasignificantliteraryaccomplishment[71].Fromthe

Wranglershadcomesixormoresuccessfulwriters,someofnationalrenownsuchas

MarjorieKinnanRawlings.[72]wroteTheYearling.Talentbetweenthetwo?Probably

thesame.Levelofeducation?[73]difference.ButtheStranglersstrangled,whilethe

Wranglers[74]togiveeachotheralife.TheStranglerspromotedanatmosphereof

contentionandself-doubt.TheWranglers[75]thebest,nottheworst.

66、

A^would-soon-be

B、wou