2016年宁波大学考博英语真题及详解(A卷)【圣才出品】
2016年宁波大学考博英语真题及详解（A卷）
Section I Use of English
Directions:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points) American cities are(1)_____other cities around the world.In every country, cities reflect the(2)_____of the culture.Cities contain the very(3)_____aspect of a society:opportunities for education,employment,and entertainment.They also contain the very worst parts of a society:violent crime,racial conflict and poverty. American cities are changing,just(4)_____American society.
After World War II,the population of(5)_____large American cities decreased; however the population in many Sun Belt cities___(6)____.Los Angeles and Houston are cities(7)_____population increased.These population shifts to and from the city (8)_____the changing values of American society.During this time,in the(9)_____ 1940s and early1950s,city residents became wealthier,more prosperous.They had more children.They needed more(10)_____.They moved out their apartments in the city(11)_____their own homes.They bought houses in the(12)_____,areas near a city where people live.These are areas(13)_____many offices or factories.During the1950s the American"dream"was to have a house on the outskirts.Now things are changing.The children of the people who left the cities in the1950s are now (14)_____.They,(15)_____their parents,want to live in the cities.(16)_____continue to
move to cities in the Sun Belt.Cities are(17)_____and the population is increasing in such states as Texas,Florida,and California.Others are moving to more(18)_____ cities of the North-east and Midwest,such as Boston,Baltimore and Chicago.Many young professionals,doctors,lawyers,and executives are moving back into the city. They prefer the city(19)_____the suburbs because their jobs are there;they are afraid of the fuel shortage;or they just(20)_____the excitement and opportunities which the city offers.A new class is moving into the cities—a wealthier,more mobile class.
1.[A]different from
[B]similar to
[C]better than
[D]worse than
2.[A]values
[B]worth
[C]importance
[D]expense
3.[A]well
[B]good
[C]better
[D]best
4.[A]likely
[B]as
[C]while
[D]when
5.[A]all
[B]most
[C]few
[D]much
6.[A]increased
[B]changed
[C]decreased
[D]lowered
7.[A]its
[B]which
[C]where
[D]that
8.[A]become
[B]reflect
[C]gain
[D]contain
9.[A]late
[B]later
[C]lately
[D]latter
10.[A]space
[B]spots
[C]time
[D]food
11.[A]buying
[B]buy
[C]to buy
[D]bought
12.[A]outskirts
[B]downtown
[C]districts
[D]suburbs
13.[A]without
[B]with
[C]within
[D]from
14.[A]managers
[B]adults
[C]parents
[D]doctors
15.[A]likely
[B]like
[C]dislike
[D]unlike
16.[A]Some
[B]All
[C]Several
[D]Lots of
17.[A]stretching
[B]widening
[C]expanding
[D]prolonging
18.[A]organized
[B]famous
[C]official
[D]established
19.[A]than
[B]better than
[C]rather than
[D]to
20.[A]win
[B]enjoy
[C]earn
[D]acquire
【答案与解析】
1.B根据文章第二句的提示，在每个国家，城市都反映着各自国家的文化，此句的句意为，
美国的城市和世界上其他的城市一样。因此选B项。
2.A句意是，城市反映着各国的文化价值，因此选A项。value价值。worth货币价值。
importance重要性。expense消费。
3.D下一句中提到“they also contain the very worst parts of a society”，由此可知，
此处应是填入“best”，故选D项。
4.B句意为，美国城市在不断变化，正如美国社会一样。因此，需填入as。
5.B句意为，二战后，美国大部分大城市的人口数量都减少了，下文的however提示此处
不能为全部（all）。因此选B项。
6.A句首的however表明两句构成转折关系，上一句是“decreased”则说明此处需填入
“increased”。
7.C本题考查关系副词引导定语从句。本句中，先行词是cities，where引导定语从句，
在从句中作地点状语，相当于in+which（which指代cities）。
8.B句意为，城市人口数量的变化反映了美国社会价值观念的变化。reflect反映。become
成为。gain获得。contain包含。
9.A in the late1940s的意思是“二十世纪四十年代末”，表示年代末用late，属于固定
搭配。
10.A上一句提到，他们有了更多的孩子；下一句则说，他们搬出公寓买了自己的房子，
由此可以推测，此处是说他们需要更多的空间（space）。
11.C本句中已经有谓语动词moved out，说明此处需填入非谓语动词，不定式结构to buy
作目的状语表示他们搬出公寓是为了买自己的房子。