考研英语模拟试题及答案-(17)
模拟试题[17]
Simulated Test
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Part I Structure and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A,B,C and
D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWERHEET.(5 points)
1. Grown people should never say or do anything wrong before children,lest they ____ them
a bad example.
A. will set
B. are to set
C. should set
D. set
2. Backward somewhat technologically _____ w e are for the moment,we have perfect faith in
our ability to catch up in time.
A. as
B. if
C. even though
D. that
3. When his plane arrives at the airport in Shanghai,I _____ f or Beijing.
A. shall leave
B. shall be leaving
C. am leaving
D. shall already have left
4. The students ____ at the auditorium before 1
:30 p.m.,but the lecture was cancelled at the last minute.
A. were to have assembled
B. would assemble
C. should have assembled
D. had assembled
5. Psychologists use exactly the same instrument ___________they use for adults to record babies
responses.
A. which
B. that
C. with which
D. as
6. Let everyone work with all his might;and most of all let the government arouse itself
to do that work which is vital,and which _____ government can do effectively.
A. none but
B. rather than
C. other than
D. more than
7. ____ the choice of a fine home down town and a modest one in the suburbs the latter will
win.
A. Being given
B. Given
C. If given
D. When given
8. Business was slackening and there was no expectation of the unemployed ____ within a
short period of time.
A. being taken on
B. to have been taken on
C. to be taken on
D. having been taken on
9. Science is a structure of many interlocking disciplines,its growth _____ m an's
imagination and his compelling desire to understand his environment and himself.
A. depends on
B. independent of
C. dependent on
D. is independent of
10. Every Englishman has some knowledge, ___ ,of the work of the greatest writer,William
Shakespeare.
A. how slight
B. somewhat slight
C. even slight
D. however slight
Section B
Directions:Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A,B,C and D」dentify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.(5 points)
11. It is highly desirable that every (A) effort will be (B) made to reduce expenditure and
that (C) every member of the staff economize (D) wherever possible.
12. At first we were so high above (A) in the air (B) that everything seemed like (C) ants;but
I could see whatever (D) I wanted.
13. Dresses,skirts,shoes and children's clothing (A) are advertised (B) at lowly reduced (C) prices this (D)
weekend.
14. Paris is one of many world cities that are (A) currently (B) developing programs of restoring its (C)
historical (D) buildings.
15. Saddened by the actor's sudden death, a memorial fund will be established (A) so that family and friends
can make (B) donations in his (C) name to (D) the American Cancer Society.
16. While (A) the total number of farmers tilling (B) the soil is barely (C) half what they
were (D) in 1959,the size of the average farm has tripled.
17. Under (A) no circumstances we should (B) do anything (C) that will benefit ourselves but (D) harm the
interest of the state.
18. Travelling to work (A) by car is more convenient than to use (B) public transport,for
there is no irritation caused by waiting for buses or (C) underground trains for as long as half an hour
sometimes (D).
19. When(A) the west part of Scotland is wet with an (B) average rainfall of (C) up to 200cm,the east is dryer
(D) with about 75cm.
20. I used to go down (A) to the bank of the stream and chose (B) little flattened (C) stones to throw across
the water,which moved as swiftly (D) as swallows.
Section C
Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences,there are four choices marked A,B,C and
D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.Mark your answer on the ANSWERHEET.(10 points)
21. If someone is frowning,we ____ that she or he is sad or angry.
A. infer
B. claim
C. anticipate
D. acknowledge
22. The new apartment built few months ago is large enough to ____________ o ver two hundred people.
A. locate
B. reside
C. settle
D. accommodate
23. A river _____ through the narrow wooded valley below.
A. extends
B．pours
C．expands
D．twists
24. In order to strengthen his arguements,Toffler ___ respectable social scientists who
agree with him.
A．recites
B．confirms
C．quotes
D．convinces
25. The decline of Rome ____ the disappearance of classical drama.
A．restrained B．withheld C．restored D．witnessed
26. The birthday party ____ and all the guests hurried home at once.
A．broke in
B．broke up
C．broke out
D．broke down
27. In one scene of Modern Time,Charlie Chaplin was shown trying ____ to keep in time with
a rapid assembly line.
A．aimlessly
B．violently
C．hardly
D．desperately
28. When writing about controversial topics,some authors try to be _____ without favouring
either side.
A．impressive
B．reflective
C．objective
D．persuasive
29. Whenpeople have their basic needs satisfied,they begin to think of other things to fulfil their life .
A．necessities
B．requirements
C．appreciations
D．expectations
30. The doctor assured me that the pain would ____ one hour after I took the medicine.
A．wear away
B．wear on
C．wear down
D．wear out
31. In spite of Spanish origin,Brazil also has certain things which make her ____
A．specific
B．distinguished
C．specialized
D．distinctive
32. The government will be better able to ____ other problems because it won't be caught
up in planning ahead for future population growth.
A．tackle
B．challenge
C．relieve
D．eliminate
33. The teacher made strenuous efforts to read the faint, _____________ handwriting in his
students' exercise books.
A．illegal
B．illiterate
C．illegible
D．illustrative
34. One of the reasons for his popularity in our village is that he ____ almost everyone
every time he comes back from the big city.
A．looks after
B．cares for
C．asks after
D．runs for
35. We hope to be able to get married early this month,but things didn't ____ as we had
expected.
A．work out
B．come by
C．fill up
D．lay down
36. To ensure maximal voter participation in a presidential election,thorough planning and a voter registration
are usually required.
A．restriction
B．encouragement
C．investigation
D．drive
37. He was such a busy man that after a long delay,he ____ writing the letter.
A. got around to
B. look forward to
C. passed on to
D. took up with
38. When people do not _____ to an acceptable standard of behavior,they are bound to offend
other people.
A. confirm
B. conform
C. confine
D. confound
39. This unconventional theory was at first greeted with a good deal of _______________ ,but soon those
who had laughed at him realized how wrong they were.
A. barrier
B. accusation
C. ridicule
D. elimination
40. Being _____ by nature,he could not help asking questions whenever he asw something unusual.
A. fantastic
B. optimistic
C. questionable
D. inquisitive
Part n Cloze Test
Directions : For each numbered blank in the following passage , there are four choices labelled
A, B, C and D.Choose the best one and put your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points ) From the earliest days the conviction has been growing among the American people and their leaders that the state must be responsible for seeing that its citizens have a certain amount of education.That the state has this responsibility 41 the state constitutions,the hundreds of school laws in each state, and the 42 of decisions of local , state , and 43 courts. 44 , education has come to be 45 regarded as a state function.The assumption of educational control by the state
is 46 accidental ；state control has comebecause of the early and ever growing belief that education is the backing of a democratic government and cannot , 47 , be left too much 48 the wishes of
any individual or of any communit y」n a democracy the people cannot be permitted to remain 49
although some of them might desire that 50 . —
41.A.shows B.showi ng C.show n by D.is show
n
by
42.A.scale B.scores C.am ount
D.qua ntities
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44. A.In brief B.ln particular C.ln con seque nee D.ln
additi on
need achievers typically set impossibly high goals for their children and make extreme
parent will solve the problem and then hand the child the answer.
That needs for affiliation and achievement exist within all of us
is undeniable.And although biological bases for at least the affiliation a great deal more is known about the psychological bases of these needs and how they come about.
,social , and psychological motivations do.
51. Parents of high need achievers __________ .
A. usually leave their children alone
B. set very high standards for their children
C. allow for failure on the part of their children
D. control their children to a minimum degree 52. In the fourth sentence of paragraph 1
, the expression “berate their children ” probably
means _____ . A. praise them B. neglect them C. scold them
45. A.c on fide ntially B.i ncide ntally C.uni versally D.i nternatio nally
46. A. not 47. A.however
48. A.to
49. A.ig
norance D.ig
noran tly
B.o nly
C.actually B.therefore C.for B.for C.of B.ig nored B.sta ndard Part 山 Reading Comprehension
D.perhaps
example D.above all D.agai nst C.ig norant C.status D.ide ntity Directions : Each of the passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there are
four answers marked A , B , C and D.Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions.Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
(40 points
Passage 1
Research indicates that parents who reward self
control and independence tend to have children with high achievement motivation.Such parents
set high standards for their children but
allow them to work at their own level and to make their own mistakes.By contrast
,parents of low demands 」n addition , parents of high need achievers encourage good performance but do not berate their children when they fail.If a child comes homefrom school with four A's and
one B on a report
card , the parents focus on the A's “Why the B? ” Parents of high
；parents of a potential low
need achiever tend to ask
need achievers respond to mediocre grades with warmth and
suggestions for reasonable goals and ways to reach them.Parents of low need achievers might
say , You're dumb and lazy you'll never amount to anything , and punish the child.When a child is having trouble with a math problem , the parent of a potentially
high
need achiever will suggest
the general procedure and let the child work out the particular solution ；a low need achiever's
,to varying degrees
need have been proposed , Closely related to motivation are emotions
,which can activate and direct behavior in much the same way as physiological