2022年考博英语-四川大学考前模拟强化练习题15（附答案详解）

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1、2022年考博英语-四川大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题Over the past several decades, the U. S., Canada, and Europe have received a great deal of media and even research attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries. These include UFOs as well as sightings and encounters with “nonhuman creatures such as Bigf

2、oot and the Loch Ness monster. Only recently has Latin America begun to receive some attention as well. Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations have been known for centuries, now the public is also becoming aware of unusual, paranormal phenomena in countries such as Peru.T

3、he Nazca “lines” of Peru were discovered in the 1930s. These lines are deeply carved into a flat, stony plain, and form about 300 intricate pictures of animals such as birds, a monkey, and a lizard. Seen at ground level, the designs are a jumbled senseless mess. The images are so large that they can

4、 only be viewed at a height of 1, 000 feel meaning from an aircraft. Yet there were no aircraft in 300 B. C. , when it is judged the designs were made. Nor were there then, or are there now, any nearby mountain ranges from which to view them. So how and why did the native people of Nazca create thes

5、e marvelous designs? One answer appeared in 1969, when the German researcher and writer Erich von Daniken proposed that the lines were drawn by extraterrestrials as runways for their aircraft. The scientific community did not take long to scoff at and abandon von Danikens theory. Over the years seve

6、ral other theories have been put forth, but none has been accepted by the scientific community.Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines. It is direct result of the creation of the Internet. Currently there are over 60 sites dedicated to this mystery from Latin America past, an

7、d even respected scientists have joined the discussion through e-mail and chat rooms.Will the Internet help explain these unsolved mysteries? Perhaps it is a step in the right direction.1.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?2.According to the passage, the Nazca lines were found_.3.We can

8、infer from the passage that the higher the lines are seen, the_the images they present.4.There has been increasing interest in the Nazca lines mainly because of_.5.The author is_about the role of the Internet in solving mysteries.问题1选项A.Latin America has long received attention for unusual phenomena

9、.B.Public attention is now directed towards countries like Peru.C.Public interest usually focuses on North America and Europe.D.Some ancient civilizations have unsolved mysteries.问题2选项A.in mountainsB.Pin stonesC.on animalsD.on a plain问题3选项A.smallerB.largerC.clearerD.brighter问题4选项A.the participation

10、of scientistsB.the emergence of the InternetC.the birth of new theoriesD.the interest in the Internet问题5选项A.cautious.B.pessimisticC.uncertainD.optimistic【答案】第1题:A第2题:D第3题:C第4题:B第5题:D【解析】1.根据第一段的第三句“Only recently has Latin America begun to receive some attention as well.”选项A与原文不符，所以本题选A。2.根据关键词定位到第二段

11、的一二句“The Nazca “lines” of Peru were discovered in the 1930s. These lines are deeply carved into a flat, stony plain,.”选项D符合原文。3.根据第二段的三四句“Seen at ground level,.meaning from an aircraft.”从地面上看，感觉杂乱无章，毫无意义。图像太大所以只能在1000英尺的高度上观看也就是在飞机上。由此可以推断，越高看得越清晰，选项C正确。4.根据第三段的第一句“Today there is a new and heightene

12、d interest in the Nazca lines. It is direct result of the creation of the Internet.”现在人们对Nazca线条有了更多的兴趣，它是因互联网出现而导致的直接结果。所以选项B符合原文。5.根据最后一段的内容可知, 作者认为互联网能够帮助解开更多的未知之谜，这是一个正确的方向。所以，作者的态度是积极乐观的，选项D正确。cautious谨慎的；pessimistic悲观的；uncertain不确定的。2. 单选题The winning team loudly （ ） its victory.问题1选项A.magnifie

13、dB.proclaimedC.signifiedD.exclaimed【答案】D【解析】magnified放大, 夸张；proclaimed宣布, 一般指官方宣布重大事件；signified表明；exclaimed呼喊, 指因高兴、愤怒、痛苦、惊讶等突发感情而高声喊叫。句意：获胜的队伍大声的欢呼着胜利。所以选项D符合句意。3. 单选题I think that I committed a （ ） in asking her because she seemed very upset by my question.问题1选项A.blunderB.revengeC.reproachD.scandal

14、【答案】A【解析】blunder大错, 失策, 疏忽;revenge复仇;reproach申斥, 耻辱, 责备;scandal丑闻。句意：我想我向她询问是个失策, 因为她看起来对我的问题很不满意。4. 单选题George Washington （ ） .问题1选项A.always will and always has been an American heroB.always has and always will an American heroC.always has and always will be an American heroD.always has been and alw

15、ays will be an American hero【答案】D【解析】考查现在完成时态和一般将来时态的用法。在现在完成时态中，如果谓语中有名词短语时，此时要借助been来一起组成其谓语成分，即have/has been +名词短语；在一般将来时态中，如果谓语动词中有名词短语，此时要借助be来一起组成其谓语成分，即be +名词短语。所以选项D正确。句意：George Washington 一直都是一位美国英雄，并将永远是。5. 单选题（ ） more important, not only the lost cities were recovered, but the new cities

16、were built.问题1选项A.That isB.It isC.BecauseD.What is【答案】D【解析】句意：更重要的是, 不仅找回了丢失的城市, 而且建造了新的城市。6. 单选题A series of border incidents would （ ） lead the two countries to war.问题1选项A.inevitablyB.consistentlyC.uniformlyD.persistently【答案】A【解析】inevitably不可避免地, 必然地；consistently一贯地, 始终如一地；uniformly一致地；persistently

17、固执地。句意：一系列的边境事件将不可避免地导致两国之间的战争。选项A符合句意。7. 单选题The period of adolescence, i.e., the period between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on societys definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence was frequently

18、 a relatively short period of time, while in industrial society with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of ones life. Furthermore the length of the adolescent period and the definit

19、ion of adulthood status may change in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society.

20、In modern society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For ex

21、ample, grade school graduation, high school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the individual. Cerem

22、onies for adolescence have also been replaced by legal definitions of status, roles, rights, privileges and responsibilities. It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of childhood and minor status are removed and adult priv

23、ileges and responsibilities are granted. The twelve-year-old is no longer considered a child and has pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult right. At the age of sixteen the adole

24、scence is granted certain adult rights which increase his social status by providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain a drivers license lie can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult respon

25、sibilities as well as rights The young man can now be a soldier, but he also can marry without parental permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contacts, and he is entitled to run f

26、or public office. No additional basic rights are acquired as a function of age after maturity status has been attained. None of these legal provisions determine at what points adulthood has been reached but they do point to the prolonged period of adolescence.1.The period of adolescence is much long

27、er in industrial societies because （ ）2.Former social ceremonies that used to mark adolescence have given place to （ ） .3.No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is （ ） .4.Starting from 22 （ ）.5.According to this passage, it is TURE that （ ）.问题1选项A.the definition of maturi

28、ty has changedB.the industrialized society is more developedC.more education is provided and laws against child labor are madeD.ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance问题2选项A.graduations from schools and collegesB.social recognitionC.socio-economic stat

29、usD.certain behavioral changes问题3选项A.eleven years oldB.sixteen years oldC.twenty-one years oldD.between twelve and twenty-one years old问题4选项A.one will obtain more basic rightsB.the older one becomes, the more basic rights he will haveC.one wont get more basic rights than when he is 21D.one will enjo

30、y more right granted by society问题5选项A.In the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adult hood no longer existedB.no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-oneC.one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a dr

31、iver s licenseD.one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the army【答案】第1题:C第2题:A第3题:C第4题:C第5题:A【解析】1.根据第一段的第二句“while in industrial society with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer.”由于教育时间较长,

32、 法律又禁止童工, 所以青春期要长得多。选项C符合原文。2.根据第二段的三四句“Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For example, grade school graduation, high school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence,.”社会仪式已经被一系列的步骤所取代, 即从小学, 高中和大学的毕业这一系列步骤

33、。选项A正确。3.根据第二段的后半部分“At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. ”在21岁时, 个人作为成年人获得了完全的合法权利。选项C正确。4.根据第二段的倒数第二句“No additional basic rights are acquired as a function of age after maturity status has been attained.”当达到成熟的年龄段, 不再有12-21岁享有的这些基本权利。选项C符合原文。5.根据原文可知选项B

34、,C,D均错误, 根据第一段的最后一句“Examples of this type of change are disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States,”所以选项A在19世纪末的美国, 青春期和成年期之间的分界线已不复存在, 符合原文。8. 单选题His_ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.问题1选项A.indulgenceB.habitC.actionD.engagement【

35、答案】A【解析】indulgence嗜好，放纵，沉溺；habit习惯，嗜好；action行动，活动；engagement婚约，诺言。句意：沉溺于赌博最终导致了他的毁灭。indulgence in sth.指放纵, 任性（的习惯），选项A符合句意。9. 单选题A drunk man walked in, _ in appearance.问题1选项A.repulsiveB.reluctantC.reproachfulD.reputed【答案】A【解析】形容词辨析。repulsive排斥的，令人厌恶的； reluctant不情愿的，勉强的；reproachful责备的；reputed名誉好的。句意：

36、一个醉汉走进来了, 他看起来让人厌恶。10. 单选题I dont think he is to blame, （ ） ?问题1选项A.do IB.is heC.isnt heD.does he【答案】B【解析】复合反意疑问句中, 主句是I think, I suppose, I believe, I suspect, I imagine 等时, 对that从句中主语与谓语之间的关系提问, 所以首先排除选项A和D。还要注意否定转移的情况, 所以选项B正确。11. 单选题She agreed to take the naughty boy along （ ） he behaved himself.

37、问题1选项A.whetherB.thatC.providedD.in case【答案】C【解析】句意：她同意把那个淘气的男孩带走,只要他听话就行。选项C符合句意。12. 单选题Our country had made great efforts to promote the family-planning policy, but （ ） the birth rate is getting higher and higher.问题1选项A.as it wereB.as it isC.as it wasD.as is it【答案】C【解析】as it were可以说是，似乎就是，好像；as it

38、is 实际上，事实上，既然如此；as it was事实上，结果却是；as is it搭配错误。句意：我国为推行计划生育政策做出了巨大的努力，但出生率却越来越高。根据句意可知，句子的时态应该为过去时所以选项C正确。13. 单选题In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.First, lets talk about cu

39、lture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the Fixed-line phone,is that a mobile number corresponds to a person,while a landline goes to a place. If you call my mobile, you get me. If you call my fixedline phone, you get whoever answers it.This has several implications. The most

40、common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the “meeting” influence. People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago,a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. You needed enough time to allow everyone to get fr

41、om their place of work to the first meeting place. Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer “see you there at 8”, but “text me around 8 and well see where we all are”.Texting changes people as well. In their paper, Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SM

42、S Text Messaging, two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the “talkers” and the “texters”those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice.They found that the mobile phones individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a

43、 whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts. This suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well.Another scientist wrote of the changes

44、 that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high,in a self-confident way, chatting away. And there is the “spacemaker” :these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.Who can blam

45、e them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera-phones intrude on peoples privacy. So, it is understandable if your mobile makes you nervous. Perhaps you neednt worry so much. After all, it is good to talk.1.When people plan to meet nowadays, they （ ）.2.According to the two British resea

46、rcher, social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on （ ）.3.We can infer from this passage that the texts are （ ） .4.According to this passage, who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile?5.An appropriate title for the passage might be, （ ） .问题1选项A.arrange the meeting

47、place beforehandB.postpone fixing the place till the last minuteC.seldom care about when and where to meetD.still love to work out detailed meeting plans问题2选项A.talkersB.the “speakeasy”C.the “spacemaker”D.texters问题3选项A.quite revealingB.well writtenC.unacceptable by othersD.shocking to others问题4选项A.Ta

48、lkersB.The “speakeasy”C.The “spacemaker”D.Texters问题5选项A.the SMS EffectB.cultural Implications of Mobile Phone UseC.changes in the Use of the MobileD.body Language and the mobile Phone【答案】第1题:B第2题:D第3题:A第4题:C第5题:B【解析】1.根据第三段的最后一句“Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. It is no longer s

49、ee you there at 8, but text me around 8 and well see where we all are.”现在，人们可以在奔走忙碌中，安排一次晚上约会，只需一个大概的时间，到时候找个地方见，以至于见面地点可以拖到最后一分钟才能确定。选项B符合原文。2.根据第四段的第二句“In their paper, Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging.”在他们的论文中，研究了短信的社会作用和心理作用。发短信和talk,speak无关，所以产生影响的只能是发短信的人

50、，选项D正确。3.根据第五段的第一句“They found that the mobile phones individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality.”他们发现，手机的个性和隐私赋予了发短信的人表达一种全新的外在个性的能力。也就是说能够揭露发短信者的内心世界，展现出另一个不一样的自己。所以选项A正确。4.根据第六段的最后一句“And there is the spacemaker：these people focus on themselves and k

51、eep out other people.选项C正确。5.通读全文可知本文主要是阐述手机使用过程中所产生的文化内涵。选项B更符合原文。14. 翻译题Translate the following sentences into English.成都是一座来了就不想走的城市。莫贪意外之财，莫饮过量之酒。老弱病残孕专座。作为求职者，过于随性的穿着会严重影响你被录用的几率。调查表明，很少有人能够完全献身于自己的事业。【答案】Chengdu is a city that you never say good-bye.Chengdu is the kind of city that you will be

52、 greatly fascinated once you visit.No taking free money； No drinking excessive wine.Do not be greedy for windfalls and over drink yourself either.Seats are reserved for seniors, the weak, the sick，the disabled and the pregnant.As a job seeker, dressing more casually/informally will seriously affect

53、your employment.Survey shows/indicates that few people can fully be dedicated to/be devoted to their own career.15. 单选题I must take this watch to be repaired: it （ ） over twenty minutes a day.问题1选项A.increasesB.progressesC.acceleratesD.gains【答案】D【解析】increases增加, 增大；progresses进展, 进步；accelerates加速, 促进；g

54、ains获得, 增加, 在这里指钟表走得太快, 相当于move too fast。句意：我必须把这块表拿去修理, 它每天要多走二十多分钟。16. 单选题Neptune is about thirty times as far from the Sun （ ） .问题1选项A.is the EarthB.the Earth isC.is as the EarthD.as is the Earth【答案】D【解析】考查倍数的表达方式。倍数+ as.as.，首先排除选项A和B，前后结构保持一致，所以选项D正确。17. 单选题（ ） a research student, I would at lea

55、st master two foreign languages.问题1选项A.Should I becomeB.I should becomeC.Would I becomeD.Have I become【答案】A【解析】考查虚拟语气和倒装。对将来的虚拟用should+动词原形。这里实际上是if引导的条件句(用了虚拟语气),当省略if时,句子须倒装,所以选项A正确。句意：如果成为一名研究生, 我至少会掌握两门外语。18. 单选题This （ ） girl is Marys cousin.问题1选项A.pretty little SwedishB.Swedish little prettyC.S

56、wedish pretty littleD.little pretty Swedish【答案】A【解析】考查多个形容词修饰名词时的词序。通常顺序是:限定词表示说话人评价的形容词表示大小、形状、新旧的形容词表示颜色的形容词表示国别、来源、材料的形容词表示用途或目的的形容词或分词, 名词等类别词名词中心词。根据规则, 选项A正确。19. 单选题（ ） I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.问题1选项A.Even thoughB.UnlessC.As long asD.However【答案】C【解析】句意：只要我知道钱是安全的, 我

57、就不会担心。选项C符合句意。20. 单选题There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most （1 ） held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means （2 ） the pavement into a busy street! （3 ） you must pass under a ladder you can （4 ）bad luck by crossing your fingers and （5 ） them crossed until

58、you have seen a dog. （6 ） , you may lick your finger and （7 ） across on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the （8 ） has dried. Another common （9 ） is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the houseit will either bring （10 ） to the person who opened it or to the whole （11

59、） . Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is （12 ） , as it inevitably brings rain!The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month （13） on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay （14） , the worst misfortune that can happen to a person is cau

60、sed by breaking a mirror, （15） it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to （16） in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are （17） witchcraft.It is （18 ）lucky if a black cat cro

61、sses your pathalthough in America the exact opposite belief prevails.Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood （19 ） luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as “my car has never （20） , touch wood?”问题1选项A.broadlyB.widelyC.quicklyD.speedily问题2选项A.running fromB.jumping offC.stepping offD.keeping from问题3选项A.IfB.AsC.ThoughD.Unless问题4选项A.eraseB.removeC.avoidD