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1、2022年考博英语-西南大学考前提分综合测验卷（附带答案及详解）1. 单选题The （ ）in Janets character has hindered her from advancement in her career.问题1选项A.weaknessB.meritC.defectD.shortcoming【答案】C【解析】考察名词词义辨析。weakness“弱点，嗜好”；merit“优点，长处”；defect “缺点，缺陷”；shortcoming“缺点，短处”。句意：Janet性格上的缺陷阻碍了她的事业上升。选项C符合题意。2. 单选题Some teenagers harbor a g
2、eneralized resentment against society, which （ ）them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they-are mature.问题1选项A.deprivesB.restrictsC.rejectsD.denies【答案】D【解析】考察动词词义辨析。deprive “剥夺”；restrict “限制”；reject “拒绝”；deny “否认”。句意：虽然有些青少年身体已经发育成熟，但由于社会否认他们享受成人的权利和义务，他们对社会很不满意。选项D符合题意。3. 单选题I
3、t was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything two groups with appealing-leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat pushing the limits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA “let
4、ters” in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable.The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of the human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology. But the race itself, between the governments Human Genome Proje
5、ct and Rockville, Md., biotechnology company Cel era Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a generic lab.Now the race is over. After years of public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of c
6、alm. HGP head Francis Collins (and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side) and Craig Venter, the founder of Cel era, agreed to hold a joint press conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over (sort of), that both sides had won (kin
7、d of) and that The hostilities were resolved (for the time being).No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any time soonthe finish lines” each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, first drafts rather than the definitive ve
8、rsion. And while the joint -announcement brings file former Genome Warriors closer together than theyre been in years, insiders say that future agreements are more likely to take the form of coordination, rather-than outright collaboration.The conflict blew up, this February when Britains Welcome Tr
9、ust an HGP participant released a confidential letter to Cetera outlining the HGPs complaints. Venter called the move “a lowlife thing to do.” But by spring, there were the first signs of a thaw. “The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors, Venter told Newsweek in March, “and fi
10、ghting back is probably not helpful. At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each others approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved in sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality
11、 as details for Mondays joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. If this ends the horse race, science wins. With their difference behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff: figu
12、ring how to make use of all that data.1.The recent Genome Wars were symbolic of （ ）.2.The tone-of the author in reporting the joint press conference this Monday is（ ）.3.It is implied in the third paragraph that（ ）.4.The word thaw (Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means（ ）.5.The critical issue faci
13、ng the scientists is to（ ）.问题1选项A.the enthusiasm in scientific researchB.the significance of the space raceC.the public versus private conflictD.the prospect of the completion of DNA sequence问题2选项A.astonishedB.enthusiasticC.disappointedD.objective问题3选项A.the finish lines refers to completion of DNA r
14、esearch.B.former Genome Warriors will never fight again.C.the former warriors are now collaboratorsD.both sides will still work on independently问题4选项A.aggravation of tensionB.improvement in relationC.intensification in attacksD.ending of coordination问题5选项A.apply the newly-found knowledge to the bene
15、fit of mankindB.end their horse race for the success of scienceC.get down to their genome researchD.set their differences aside【答案】第1题:C第2题:D第3题:D第4题:B第5题:A【解析】1.根据文章第一段最后一句But the race itself, between the governments Human Genome Project and Rockville, Md., biotechnology company Cel era Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a generic lab可知选项C符合题意。2.文章第二段最后对周一记者招待会进行了报道。根据 declare that the race was over (sort of), that both sides had won (kind of) and that The
