考博英语模拟试卷9

考博英语模拟试卷9

一、词汇（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

1、Andthetopic"fatHisforbidden.Eventheslightestpaunchbetraysthatoneislosing

thetrimandofyouth.

A、vague

B>vigor

C、vogue

D、vulgar

标准答案：B

知识点解析：vigor精神；trim整齐,整洁;vague含糊的，不清楚的;vogue时

髦，流行：vulgar庸俗的，普通的。

2、Allspecialistsagreethatthemostimportantconsiderationwithdietdrugsiscarefully

therisksandbenefits.

A^valuing

evaluating

C、estimating

D^weighing

标准答案：D

知识点解析：value的意思是estimatethemoneyvalueofsomething,即给某物估

价，而valuesth/sb是“重视某物或某人”的意思；evaluate评估，估价，evaluatesth

一般只是单独的评估某物，不含比较的意思；estimate（粗略）估计成本、大小、价值

等；weigh仔细考虑某事物的相当价值或重要性，权衡，斟酌，如weighihepms

andcons权衡正反两方面的意见；此句是说要仔细权衡减肥药物的危险和好处，所

以选D最恰当。

3、Chineseoftenshakemyhandanddon'tletgo.Theytalkawaycontentedly,

ofmydiscomlortandstruggletodisengagemyhand.

A、oblivious

B、patent

C、obvious

D、pernicious

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：10个中国人与我握手了还不放开我的手，他们开心地说话，

并未注意到我感觉不舒服，也没有察觉到我试图抽出我的手。oblivious忘却的，健

忘的；patent特许的，新奇的；obvious显然的；pernicious有害的。

4、Theword"foolish"istoomildtodescribeyourbehavior,Iwouldprefertheword

A^ideological

B、idyllic

C、idiotic

D、idiomatic

标准答案：C

知识点解析：idiolic,白痴一般的，名词形式为idiot；ideological意识形态的；

idyllic田园诗一般的；idiomatic惯用的，合乎语言习惯的，其名词形式为idiom。

5、Becauseofitsexcellenceinquality,forthelasttwoyears,Audicarhas

Germany'sToutingCarChampionship.

A^conquered

B、contested

C、dominated

D、determined

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由于Audi车性能优越，在过去的两年中，它主导了德国的汽车锦标

赛V所以用dominate”主导，占优势“；conquer战胜，征服，克服（困难），后面不能

接表比赛的词；contest争夺，竞赛，填进去也与句意不符。所以正确答案是C。

6、Whatweconsideraluxuryatonetimefrequentlybecomesa,manyfamilies

findthatownershipoftwocarsisindispensable.

A、fashion

B、necessity

C、proclivity

D、nuisance

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：我们在一段时间里觉得是奢侈品的东西很快就变成了生活必需

品,现在很多家庭都发现同时拥有两辆车是必不可少的。necessity必需品；fashion

时尚；proclivity倾向;nuisance讨厌的人或东西。

7、Thechiefeditorthoughthetooksomelibertieswiththeoriginalintranslation.Soit

wasnecessarythathemakethesuggested.

A、alterations

B、alternatives

C>alternations

D、altercation

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意为：主编觉得有些地方与原著不符，因此有必要注明那些改动了

的地方alterations改动，变更；alternatives从两个备选项中选一个，可供选择的

办法和事物;allemalions交替，轮流，间隔;altercation争论,口角。

8、Manywell-educatedpeopledon'tbelievethatwillendangerfreedomof

speech.

A^censership

BNcensureship

C、sensorship

D、censorship

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：许多受过良好教育的人都不相信审查制度会威胁到言论自由。

censorship审查机构，审查制度；censership词干censer意为“香炉”；censureship词

干censure表示“公开谴责"；sensorship词干sensor表示“传感器”，“感觉器官

9、Theof"snake"issimplythis:aleglessreptilewithalong,thinbody.

A、connotation

B、denomination

C^donation

D、denotation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：denotation本义,指示意义;connotation隐含意义,转义；

denomination名称，命名,（货币的）面额；donation捐赠品,捐款。

10、Whentheopposingplayerfouled,Johnlethisangerhisgoodsenseandhit

theboyback.

A^gutthefeelof

B、gotthehangof

C、gutthebetterof

D^guttheworstof

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：当对方的队员犯规时，John的愤怒占了理智的上风，他动手

打了对方那个队员。getthebetterof占了上风,超出：getthehangof熟悉某物的用

法，掌握做某事的窍门；gettheworstof占了下风。

二、语法（本题共70题，每题7.0分，共70分。）

11AlthoughthisbookclaimstobeabiographyofGeorgeWashington,manyofthe

incidentsareimaginary

A、fascinating

B、factitious

C、fastidious

D^fictitious

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：因为病人并没有像他们此前想像的那样复原，医生们为此感到

焦虑。recover恢复（健康）；whhdraw收回，退出；emerge出现；uncover揭开，揭

露。

16、Thepurchaserofthislorryisprotectedbythemanufacturer^warrantythathewill

replaceanydefectivepartfbrfiveyearsor50,000miles.

A、prohibition

B、insurance

C、prophecy

D^guarantee

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：本卡车的购买者受厂商授权的保护，在5年以内或50000英里

以内，厂商将更换任何一个有缺陷的零件。guarantee担保，保证；prohibition禁

止；insurance保险；prophecy预言。

17、Theboycouldnotreconcilehimselftothefailure.Hedidnotbelievethatwashis

lot.

A、submit

B>commit

C、transmit

D、permit

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：那男孩无法接受他的失败，他不能相信这就是他的命运。

submit服从，顺从；commit犯（错误），做（坏事）；transmit传输，传送；peimit许

可，允许，准许。

18、InsomecitiesofNorthChina,thenoisepollutionisaspronouncedasthatinTokyo.

A^contemptuous

B、contagious

C、conspicuous

D^contemplated

标准答案：C

知识点解析：conspicuous显著的；contemptuous轻蔑的,污辱的；contagious传染

性的，会感染的；contemplated预期的。

19、Trivialbreachesofregulationswecanpassover,butmoreseriousoneswillhaveto

beinvestigated.

A、exceed

B、wither

C、overpass

D^neglect

标准答案：D

知识点解析：neglecl忽略，忽视；exceed超出，超过；wiiher枯萎，衰退，使枯

萎，使衰退；overpass胜过，通过，忽视。

20、Wewerediscussingthehousingproblemwhenamiddle-agedmancutinandsaid,

"There'snopointintalkingaboutimpossibilities."

A、intersect

B、inteiject

C、penetrate

D、adulterate

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：我们正在讨论住房问题，这时一个中年男子插话了：“讨论不

可能的事情是毫无意义的interjec［插嘴；iniersecl相交，交叉；penetrate穿透，

渗透，洞察;adulterate掺杂。

三、阅读理解（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Thenexttimethemenweretakenupontothedeck,Kuntamadeapointoflookingatthe

manbehindhiminline,theonewholaybesidehimtotheleftwhentheywerebelow.He

wasaSerertribesmanmucholderthanKuma,andhisbody,fromandback,wascreased

withwhipcuts,someofthemsodeepandfesteringthatKunta,feltbadlyforhaving

wishedsometimesthathemightstrikethemaninthedarknessformoaningsesteadilyin

hispain.StaringbackatKunta,theSerer'sdarkeyeswerefulloffuryanddefiance.A

whiplashedoutevenastheystoodlookingateachother-thistimealKunta,spurring

himtomoveahead.Tryingtorollaway,Kuntawaskickedheavilyinhisribs.But

somehowheandthegaspingWolofmanagedtostaggerbackupamongtheothermen

fromtheirshelfwhowereshamblingtowardtheirdousingwithbuckedofseawater.A

momentlater,thestingingsaltinessofitwasburninginKunta'swounds,andhisscreams

joinedthoseofothersoverthesoundofthedrumandthewheezingthingthathadagain

begunmarkingtimeforthechainedmentojumpanddanceforthetoubob.Kuntaandthe

Wolofweresoweakfromtheirnewbeatingthattwicetheystumbled,butwhipblows

andkickssentthemhemhoppingclumsilyupanddownintheirchains.Sogreatwashis

furythatKuntawasbarelyawareofthewomensinging"Toubobfa!"Andwhenhehad

finallybeenchainedhackdowninhisplaceinthedarkhold,hisheartthrobbedwitha

lusttomurdertoubob.Everyfewdaystheeightnakedroubobwouldagaincomeintothe

stinkingdarknessandscrapetheirtubsfulloftheexcrementthathadaccumulatedonthe

shelveswherethechainedmenlay.Kuntawouldliestillwithhiseyesstaringbalcfullyin

hatred,followingthebobbingorangelights,listeningtothetoubobcursingand

sometimesslippingandtailingintotheslicknessunderfoot-soplentifulnow,becauseof

theincreasingloosenessofthemen'sbowels,thatthefilthhadbeguntodropoffthe

edgesoftheshelvesdownintotheaisleway.Thelasttimetheywereondeck,Kuntahad

noticedamanlimpingonabadlyinfectedleg.Thistimethemanwaskeptupondeck

whentherestweretakenbackbelow.Afewdayslater,thewomentoldtheother

prisonersintheirsingingthattheman'sleghadbeencutoffandthatoneofthewomen

hadbeenbroughttotendhim,butthatthemanhaddiedthat,fightandbeenthrownover

theside.Startingthen,whenthetoubobcametocleantheshelves,theyalsodroppedred-

hotpiecesofmetalintopailsofstrongvinegar.Thecloudsofacridsteamleftthehold

smellingbetter,butsoonitwouldagainbeoverwhelmedbythechokingstink.Itwasa

smellthatKuritafeltwouldneverleavehislungsandskin.Thesteadymurmuringthat

wentonin（heholdwheneverthetoubobweregonekeptgrowinginvolumeandintensity

asthemenbegantocommunicatebetterandbetterwithoneanother.Wordsnot

understoodwerewhisperedfrommouthtoearalongtheshelvesuntilsomeonewhoknew

morethenonetonguewouldsendbacktheirmeaning.Intheprocess,allofthemenalong

eachshelflearnednewwordsintonguestheyhadnotspokenbefore.Sometimesmen

jerkedupward,bumpingtheirheads,inthedoubleexcitementofcommunicatingwith

eachotherandthefactthatitwasbeingdonewithoutthetoubeb'sknowledge.Muttering

amongthemselvesforhours,themendevelopedadeepeningsenseofintrigueandof

brotherhood.Thoughtheywereofdifferentvillagesandtribes,thefeelinggrewthatthey

werenotfromdifferentpeoplesorplaces.

21、ThelivingconditionsfortheBlacksinthesalveshipwere.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：chains,whips以及居住地点难闻的气味等等都说明他们生活在非人

的条件下。

22^Theprisonershaddifficultycommunicatingwitheachotherbecause.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：见最后一段原文：Wordsnotunderstood...sendbacktheir

meanings.他们沿着架子说着对方听不懂的话，直到到达某个懂得多点的人，然后

有人会传回那些话的含义。

23、Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosestinmeaningtobalefullyasusedin"Kunta

wouldliestillwithhiseyesstaringbalefullyinhatred.,

标准答案：D

知识点解析：balefully灾难地，有害地；menacingly险恶地；indulgently放任地,

溺爱地；vacantly空虚地；forlornly被遗弃地。由inhatred可知balefully此处指“凶

恶的，凶狠的“，与menacingly意思最接近。

24、Byconstantlyreferringtosuchthingasfilthandchokingstink,theauthorseeksto

createatonethatarousesafeelingof.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：作者多次提到“污秽”、“令人窒息的恶臭”等词语，是为了显示这些囚

犯们所受的非人待遇，也让人震惊于这种惨无人道的行为。所以B（对这种不公正

感到恐怖）是正确答案。A（厌恶污垢）、C（厌恶这种肮脏的气味）、D（对这发生在很

久前感到安慰）都不对。

25、Despitetheirintensepainandsuffering,iheBlackmenfoundasmallmeasureof

comfortin.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目问尽管他们强烈的疼痛和可怕遭遇，黑人们在何种情况下找到了

一种使痛苦减轻（安慰）的方法。A他们在甲板上活动的时间，B令人震惊的海洋景

色，C他们同黑人妇女的谈话，在文中均未提到。由最后一段可看出，他们尽管说

不同的语言，但能够相互交流令他们感到很激动。所以D（他们相互间的交谈）是正

确答案。

Large,multinational,corporationsmaybethecompanieswhoseupsanddownsseize

headlines.ButtoafargreaterextentthanmostAmericansrealize,theeconomy'svitality

dependsonthefortunesoftinyshopsandrestaurants,neighborhoodservicesand

factories.Snellbusinesses,definedasthosewithfewerthan100workers,nowemploy

nearly60percentoftheworkforceandareexpectedtogeneratehalfofallnewjobs

betweennowandtheyear2000.Some1.2millionsmallfirmshaveopenedtheirdoors

overthepastsixyearsofeconomicgrowth,and189willseeanadditional200,000

entrepreneursstrikingoffontheirown.Toomanyofthesepioneers,however,willblaze

aheadunprepared.Idealismwilloverestimatetheclamorfortheirproductsorfailto

factorinthecompetition.Nearlyeveryonewillunderestimate,oftenfatally,thecapital

thatsuccessrequires.Midcareerexecutives,forcedbyatakeoverorarestructuringtoquit

thecorporationandfindanotherwaytosupportthemselves,maysavortheideaofbeing

theirownbossbutmayforgetthatentrepreneursmustalso,atleastfbrawhile,be

bookkeeperandreceptionist,too.AccordingtoSmallBusinessAdministrationdata,24of

every100businessesstartingouttodayarelikelytohavedisappearedintwoyears,and

27morewillhaveshuttheirdoorsfouryearsfromnow.By1995,morethan60ofthose

100start-upswillhavefolded.Anewstudyof3,000smallbusinesses,sponsoredby

AmericanExpressandtheNationalFederationofIndependentBusiness,suggestsslightly

betterodds:Threeyearsafterstart-up,77percentofthecompaniessurveyedwerestill

alive.Mostcreditedtheirsuccessinlargeparttohavingpickedabusinesstheyalready

werecomfortablein.Eightypercenthadworkedwiththesameproductorserviceintheir

lastjobs.Thinkingthroughanenterprisebeforethehaunchisobviouslycritical.But

manyentrepreneursforgetthatafirm'shealthinitsinfancymaybelittleindicationof

howwellitwillage.Youmusttenderlymonitoritspulse.Intheirzealtoexpand,small­

businessownersoftenignoreearlywarningsignsofastagnantmarketorofdecaying

profitability.Theyhopefullypourmoreandmoremoneyintotheenterprise,preferring

nottoacknowledgeerodingprofitmarginsthatmeanthemarketfortheiringenious

serviceorproducthasevaporated,orthattheymustcutthepayrollorvacatetheirlavish

offices.Onlywhenthefinancialwellrunsdrydotheyseetheseriousnessoftheillness,

andbythenthepatientisusuallytoofargonetosave.Frequentchecksofyourfirm's

vitalsignswillalsoguideyoutoasensiblelateofgrowth.Tosnatchopportunity,you

mustspotthesignalsthatitistimetoconquernewmarkets,addproductsorperhaps

franchiseyourhotidea.

26、Accordingtothepassage,acountryisprobablydecidedby.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文第一段第二句：ButtoafargreaterextentthanmostAmericans

realize,theeconomy'svitalitydependsonthefortunesoftinyshopsandrestaurants,

neighborhoodservicesandfactories.与大多数美国人意识到的程度相比，经济的获

利更大程度地依赖于小企业、旅店、社区服务业和工厂的形势。

27、Inordertosucceedinabusiness,theentrepreneurshould.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第二段讲到许多小企业家毫无准备的开始其事业，过分高估了对

他们产品的赞美低估了成功所需的资金。所以要想成功应事先做好充分的准备，答

案A正确。

28、Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsmallbusinessisnottrue?

标准答案：B

知识点解析:第一段原文employnearly60percent...andtheyear2000与A相

关；第二段结尾Threeyear..・1heirlastjobs.说明选项C也是有根据的；第三

段第二句Butmanyentrepreneurs...itwillage.是D项在文中出现的依据。

29、Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthe3（上标）rdparagraphmeanaccordingtothe

passage?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第三段最后一句：Onlywhen...fargonetosave.意思是：只有当

资金枯竭时，他们才会认识到问题的严重性，只是这时已经太晚了。

30、What'sthemainideaofthispassages?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：问的是本文的主旨是什么。本文主要讲的是小企业而不是大企业，所

以B不对。全文从小企业主应该在开始时做好充分的准备，时时注意事关企业的

重大事件，不要盲目增资等角度讲了如何使一个小企业成功，所以A是正确答

案。C和D都不准确。

Theblue,mysticLakeElsinoreliesinaninlandCaliforniavalley,whichisteemingand

steamingwithhotsprings.Rimmedbyshaggymountainswhoseforestedcrestsare

reflectedinitsclearwaters,LakeElsinoreistheverypersonificationofpeace—butonit

reststhecurseofTondo.Thelakehadacolorfulhistory.Muchofitliesburiedinlegend,

anditisdifficulttoseparatefactfromfiction.Therehavebeenstoriesofunderground

volcanoesonthelakebottom,erupting,killingfishanddiscoloringthewater.Therehave

beenstoriesofaplayfulseaserpentthatlivedinitsdepths,kongnotedforitsscenic

beautyandhealth-givingwaters,thelakewasafamousresortintheNineties.Butlong

beforethefirstwhitemanhadsetfootalongtheshoreofthelake,thispartofCalifornia

hadbeenthehomeoftheSobobaIndians.TheirchiefwasTondo,astemandunforgiving

man.Hehadadaughter,MorningStar,whowasinlovewithPalo,sonofthechiefthe

Pales,aneighboringtribe.TheSobobasandPaleswereswornenemies.Foratimethe

loversmetsecretly.ThenonedaytheywerediscoveredbyTondo.Hisragewasterrible

tobehold.Heforbadetheloversevertomeetagain.MorningStartriedineverywayto

appeaseherfather'sanger,tosoftenhishearttowardPalo.Butintimeshesawthatitwas

useless;thathewouldnevergivehisconsenttotheirmarriage.Vowingthattheywould

neverbeseparated,theIndianmaidandherloverwalkedhandinhandintothelake,as

thedrearyNovembersuncastlongshadowsontheland.Theywerefollowedbyagroup

oforphanchildrenwhomMorningStarhadbefriended.Allwalkedintothelake,singing

themournfuldeathsongoftheirpeople,whileTondostoodontheshoreandcursedthe

lovers,cursedthebluewaterintowhichtheyallwalkedtotheirdeath.Eversincethatday

itwouldseethatajinxhasbeenlaidoverLakeElsinore.Old-timerstellofagreat

upheavalinthelakewhichcausedwatertospoutintotheairlikeageyserandturnblood-

red.Later,itbecameknownthatthreehundredspringsofboilingmudandwaterwere

borninthevalleyduring:hatupheaval.Thespringsreekedwithsulphur.Formanyyears

afterthisphenomenonthelakeremainedpeaceful.Thenboatswereoverturnedforan

apparentreason,andfewoftheiroccupantseverreturnedtotellthestory.Thiscontinued

forseveralyears.Atthesametime,strongswimmersdivedintothelakeneverto

reappear.In1833andagainin1846,fishinthelakesuddenlydied.Inthespringof1850

cametheBattleoftheGnats.Theybredinthewaterofthelakeandswarmedoverthe

land.Theyinvadedthecountrysideuntiltheharassedinhabitantscalledforhelp.Andin

July1951,thesky-bluewatersofthelakevanishedlikemistbeforeanoondaysun.When

thebottomwaslaidbaretherewasnotraceofavolcano,thebottomlesspits,ortheother

disturbancesoflegendorfact.Thecopiouswinterrainsof1951--52havereplenishedthe

lake.Butwhatmenacedocsitshauntingbeautyholdtoday?Fortomorrow?Theonce

mightySobobasarefewnow.Buttheoldmenswearthattheirancestorsstillhauntthe

lake.TheynodgrizzledheadandmurmurthattheGreatTondo'scursewillforever

remainuponthelake.OnlyTime,thewiseandsilentone,cantell.

31、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofLakeElsinore?

标准答案：B

矢口识点解析：第三段开头：Longnotedforitsscenicbeautyandhealthgivingwaters,

thelakewasafamousresortintheNineties.注意其他选项都有legend的成分在里

面。

32、ProbablyTondo'sragewasduetothefactthat.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、Accordingtotheold-timers,ontwooccasions.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文：In1833andagainin1846,fishinthelakesuddenlydied.

34、Theword"jinx"(Line1,Paragraph6)probablymeans.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:恶毒的咒语，spellofbadwords与句中的lay...over也能搭配。

其余三个选项意思不符。

35、Whichcanbeconsideredthebesttitleforthepassage?

标准答案：A

知识点解析♦：实际上问的是本文的主旨。本文并不是侧重讲这个湖是多么美丽，而

是要讲关于这个湖的诅咒，讲了它的起源并举了许多具体例子来说明，最后还问这

个诅咒对现在和将来有叶么威胁。所以正确答案是A。

ThecrucialyearsoftheDepression,astheyarebroughtintohistoricalfocus,increasingly

emergeasthedecisivedecadeforAmericanart,ifnotforAmericancultureingeneral.

Foritwasduringthisdecadethatmanyoftheconflictswhichhadblockedtheprogress

ofAmericanartinthepastcametoaheadand,sometimesboiledover.Janus-faced,the

thirtieslookbackward,sometimesasfarastheRenaissance;andatthesametime

forward,asfarasthepresentandbeyond.Itwasthemomentwhenartists,likeThomas

HartBenton,whowishedtoturnbacktheclocktoregainthevirtuesofsimplertimes

cameintodirectconflictwithothers,likeStuartDavisandFrankLloydWright,who

werereadytocometotermswiththeMachineAgeandtodealwithitsconsequences.

Americainthethirtieswaschangingrapidly.Inmanyareasthepastwasgivingwayto

thepresent,althoughnotwithoutastruggle.APredominantlyruralandsmalltown

societywasbeingreplacedbythegiantcomplexesofthebigcities;powerwasbecoming

increasinglycentralizedinihefederalgovernmentandinlargecorporations.Asaresult,

traditionalAmericantypessuchastheindependentfarmerandthebureaucrat.Many

Americans,deeplyattachedtotheoldwayoflife,feltdisinherited.Atthesametime,as

immigrationdecreasedandthepopulationbecamemorehomogeneous,theneedarosein

artandliteraturetocommemoratetheethnicandregionaldifferences,thatwerefast

disappearing.Thus,paradoxically,theconvictionthatart,atleast,shouldservesome

purposeorcarrysomemessageofmoralupliftgrewstrongerasthePuritanethoslostits

contemporaryreality.Oftenthiselevatingmessagewasasermoninfavorofjustthose

traditionalAmericanvirtues,whichwerenowthreatenedwithobsolescenceinachanged

socialandpoliticalcontext.Inthisnewcontext,theappealofthepaintingsbythe

RegionalistsandtheAmericanScenepaintersoftenlayintheirabilitytorecreatean

atmospherethatglorifiedthetraditionalAmericanvalues-self-reliancetemperedwith

good-neighborliness,independencemodifiedbyasenseofcommunity,hardwork

rewardedbyasenseoforderandpurpose.Giventheactualtemperofthetimes,these

themeswerestrangelyanachronistic,justastherhetoricsupportingpoliticalisolationism

wasequallyinappropriateinaninternationalsituationsoontoinvolveAmericaina

secondworldwarSuchthemesgainedpopularitybecausetheyfilledagenomeneedfora

comfortablecollectivefantasyofaGod-fearing,white-picketfenceAmerica,whichin

retrospecttookonthenostalgicappealofalostGoldenAge.Inthislight,anautonomous

art-for-art'ssakewasviev/edasaforeigninvaderliabletosubvertthenativeAmerican

desireforapurposefulart.Abstractartwasassignedtheroleofthevillainousalien;

realismwastopersonifythegenuineAmericanmeansofexpression.Theargumentdrew

favorinmanycamps:amongtheartists,becausemostwererealists;amongthepolitically

orientedintellectuals,becauseabstractartwasapolitical;andamongmuseumofficials,

becausetheyweresurfeitedwithmediocreimitationsofEuropeanmodernismandwere

convincedthatAmericanartmustdevelopitsowndistinctidentity.Tohelpalongthis

roadtoself-definition,themuseumswerepreparedtosetupanartificialdoublestandard,

oneforAmericanart,andanotherforEuropeanart.In1934,RalphFlintwroteinArt

News,"Wehavetodayinourmidstagreaterarrayofwhatmaybecalledsecond,third,

andfourthstringartiststhananyothercountry.Ourbigannualsaremarvelous

outpouringsofintelligenceandskill;theyhaveallthediversityandanimationofafine-

ringcircus."

36、Accordingtothepassage,inthe1930s,abstractartwasseenas.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章最后一段说：本土的美国艺术是一种有目的性的(purposeful)艺

术，因而这种为艺术而艺术(artforadssake),即抽象艺术就被视为是外来的侵入

者，与此相对的现实主义(realism)应致力于使真正的美国式表达个性化。支持这种

论调的有许多团体：艺术家，因为艺术家大多是现实主义者；有政治倾向的知识分

子，因为抽象艺术是不关心政治的；博物馆官员，因为他们厌烦了对欧洲现代主义

的平庸模仿，他们认为美国艺术应该发展自己独特的个性。从这段话可以分析出，

这三种人都是反对抽象艺术而支持美国本土艺术的，他们厌恶的理由：非现实主

义、非政治化、是对欧洲现代主义的平庸模仿恰■恰是抽象艺术的特点。所以抽象艺

术被看作是欧洲现代主义的模仿，答案C正确。

37、ThesecondparagraphdealsmainlywithinAmerica.

标准答案：C

知识之解析：第二段说到：20世纪30年代的美国发生着剧烈变化。乡村和小城镇

的社会被复杂的大城市所取代，权力日益集中在联邦政府和大的公司。结果传统的

美国独立农民和小商业的社会形态被官僚所取代。许多习惯了过去的美国人感到无

所适从……许多人又倡导那些正在这个变化的社会和政治的环境中消退的传统美国

式美德。最后一句是本段的主旨句，因此本段主要是说传统美德的消失。所以C

是正确答案。

38、Accordingtothepassage,thebestwordtodescribeAmericainthe1930swouldbe

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题要求用一个词来概括美国的20世纪30年代。根据文中提到的很

多变化和变革，此处填dynamic。reactionary反作用的；consistent一致的；

melancholic忧郁的。

39、"Theartificialstandard"(Paragraph4)referstothedifferencebetweenstandardsof

judgmentfor.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文倒数第三句：setupanartificialdoublestandard,oneforAmerican

art,andanotherforEuropeanart,文中提到的anartificialdoublestandard指的是欧

洲艺术和美国艺术的评/介标准之间的差异。

40、Thebestchoicefortitleofthepassagewouldbe.

标准答案：A

知识点解析♦：本文主要是讲三十年代的美国艺术的，因而A是正确答案。

四、完形填空（本题共20题，每题L0分，共20分。）

Motorwaysare,nodoubtthesafestroadsinBritain.Mile[Cl]mile,vehicle

forvehicle,youaxemuch[C2]likelytobekilledorseriouslyinjuredthanon

anordinaryroad.On[C3]hand,ifyoudohaveaseriousaccidentona

motorway,fatalitiesaremuchmorelikelyto[C4]thaninacomparable

accident[C5]ontheroads.Motorwayshaveno[C6]bends,no

roundaboutsortrafficlightsand[C7]speedsaremuchgreaterthanonother

roads.Thoughthe70mphlimitis[C8]inforce,itisoftentreatedwiththe

contemptthatmostdrivershavetorthe30mphlimitapplyinginbuiltupareasinBritain.

Addedtothisisthefactthatmotorwaydriversseemtoliketravelingingroupswith

perhaps[C9]tenmetersbetweeneachvehicle.Theresultinghorrificpile-ups

[CIO]onevehiclestopsforsomereason—mechanicalfailure,drivererrorand

soon-havebecomeall[ClI]familiarthroughpicturesinnewspapersoron

television.How[C12]—ofthesedriversrealizethatittakesacaraboutone

hundredmeterstobraketoastop[C13]70mph?Driversalsoseemtothink

thatmotorwaydrivinggivesthemcompleteprotectionfromthechangingweather.

[C14]wettheroad,whateverthevisibilityinmistorfog,they[CI5]

atridiculousspeedsobliviousofpolicewarningsorspeedrestrictions[C16]

theirjourneycomestoaconclusion.Perhapsoneremedy[C17]this

motorwaymadnesswouldbebetterdrivereducation.Atpresent,learnerdriversare

barred[C18]motorwaysandarethusasfarasthiskindofdrivingis[C19]

,throwninatthedeepend.However,muchmoreefficientpolicingisrequired,

[C20]itisthedutyofthepolicenotonlytoenforcethelawbutalsotoprotect

thegeneralpublicfromitsownfoolishness.

41、[Cl]

A、for

B、after

C、to

D、by

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由紧接着的vehicleforvehicle可知此处是同样的结构，即milefor

milco

42、[C2]

A^more

B、far

C、less

D、lesser

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据本文第一句话可判断出，在molorway上被杀或受伤的可能性比

其他路上要小得多。注意less己经是比较级形式了，前面接much表示程度的加

强。

43、[C3]

A、another

B、other

C、one

D、theother

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句承接上面的Mileaftermile...onanordinaryroad而来，因此应该

是ontheotherhand而非ononehando

44、[C4]

A、comeup

occur

C>befound

D、arise

标准答案：B

知识点解析：comeup走进，发芽，提出；occur发生，为不及物动词；befound被

发现；arise出现，起因于；根据本句意思应该选occur。

45、[C5]

A^everywhere

B、elsewhere

C>anywhere

D、somewhere

标准答案：B

知识点解析：elsewhereontheroads其他路上。

46、[C6]

A、pointed

steep

C、vertical

D、sharp

标准答案：D

知识点解析：molorway上没有陡坡。形容坡度陡，用形容词sharp。

47、[C7]

A^thus

B、then

C、so

D、thereupon

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由于motorway上没有陡坡没有迂回也没有交通灯，因此行车速度比

其他路上要快出很多。四个选项都可表示'、因此''，但考虑到前面有and,只能选

AoB,C和D都不能跟and一起使用。

48、[C8]

A、yet

B、even

C、still

D^subsequently

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据前面的though以及后面的itisoften.••inBritain此处选

stillo

49、[C9]

A、utterly

B、simply

C、barely

D^purely

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此处是“仅仅”、“只有”的意思，可用。nly或barely。utlerly绝对地，

彻底地；simply简单地，朴素地：purely纯粹地，完全地。

50、[C10]

A、because

B、since

C、when

D、for

标准凭索.C

知识点解i斤：这里存在条件关系。

51、[C11]

A、too

B、also

C、unduly

D、unreasonably

标准答案：A

知识点解析：注意固定表达bealltoo+adj.在此处的运用,在本处的意思是说

”……已经非常熟悉……

52>[C12]

A、many

B、much

C、deeply

D、profoundly

标准答案：A

知识点解析：howmanyofthesedrivers有多少司机（明白一辆以时速70mph行驶的

车停下的话至少也要100米）？

53、[CI3]

A、to

B、from

C、at

D、for

标准答案：C

知识点解析：表示“以多高的时速行驶”，用介词凯。

54、[C14]

A>Whatever

B、However

C、Whoever

D、How

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：不论路面有多湿，也不论雾中的能见度如何。

55、[C15]

A、push

rake

C、till

D、plough

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：他们以很高的速度前进。push推进，往前挤，用来表示车的

加速前进。rake倾斜，用耙子耙：liH耕种；plough耕，犁，费力穿过，艰苦前

进。

56、[C16]

A、unless

B、before

C>thus

D、until

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：他们以很高的速度前进，不顾警告或时速限制，直到他们的行

程告一段落。木句中有隐含的not..•until...结构。

57、[C17]

A、to

BNfor

C、of

D、on

标准答案：B

知识点解析：remedyforsl