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1、2022年考博英语-西北大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题The black clouds of gathering thunderstorm look quite （ ）.问题1选项A.ominousB.negligibleC.overcastD.obscure【答案】A【解析】ominous 预兆的，不吉利的；negligible 微不足道的，可忽略的；overcast 愁闷的，阴暗的；obscure 昏暗的， 晦涩的，不清楚的。句意：乌云密布的雷暴看起来很不吉利。选项A更符合语境。2. 单选题His （ ）life as a revolutionary made him h
2、ighly adaptable to various kinds of hard living conditions.问题1选项A.erraticB.eccentricC.erroneousD.inured【答案】A【解析】erratic不稳定的； eccentric 古怪的，反常的；erroneous 错误的，不正确的；inured 习惯 的。句意：作为革命者，飘忽不定的生活使他能够适应各种艰苦的生活条件。选项A符合句意。3. 单选题Lets put an end to this unnecessary and （ ）destruction of our environment.问题1选项A
3、.wantonB.illiterateC.decisiveD.competitive【答案】A【解析】wanton荒唐的，无节制的；illiterate文盲的，不识字的；decisive决定性的，果断的；competitive竞争的，比赛的。句意：让我们停止对环境不必要的以及无节制的破坏。选项A符合句意。4. 单选题You cant be （ ）careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case.问题1选项A.veryB.quiteC.tooD.so【答案】C【解析】cant be too 为固定搭配，意为“再也不为过”。
4、句意：这是一个如此重要的案件，你做决定时怎么谨慎也不过分。选项C符合句意。5. 单选题Psychologists think of attitudes as being predisposition toward objects or events that determine the way people react to different stimuli.问题1选项A.prior inclinationsB.prescriptionsC.precautionsD.principal commitments【答案】A【解析】心理学家认为态度是对事物或事件的一种倾向，它决定了人们对不同刺激的
5、反应方式。predisposition意为“ 倾向”。prior inclinations 倾向，爱好；prescriptions 医药处方； precautions预防措施，预警；principal commitments主要承诺。选项A与之意思相近。6. 单选题The kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, in my way to work these mornings. They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape. These kids are no
6、t old enough for jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be in self care.Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For
7、 much of our history, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow t
8、he agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.The six-h
9、our day, the 180-day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.“We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and reali
10、ties of family life.” says Dr. Ernest Boyer, head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable. “School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.”His is not popular i
11、dea. Schools are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our social problems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?In may be easier to promote a longer school year on its educational merits and, indeed, the educational case is compelling. Despite the complaints and
12、 studies about our kids lack of learning, the United State still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 days long. While classroom time alone doesnt produce a well-educated child, learning takes time and more learning
13、 takes more time. The long summers of forgetting take a toll.The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the conflic
14、t has been over the money.1.Which of the following is an opinion of the authors?2.The current American school calendar was developed in the 19th century according to （ ）.3.The author thinks that the current school calendar（ ）.4.Why was Dr. Boyers idea unpopular?5.The main purpose of the passage is（
15、）.问题1选项A.“The kids are hanging out.”B.“They are school children without school.”C.“These kids are not old enough for jobs.”D.“The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago.”问题2选项A.the growing season on nations farmB.the labor demands of the industrial ageC.teachers demands for more vacation timeD.parents demands for other experiences for their kids问题3选项A.is still validB.is out of dateC.cannot be revisedD.cannot be defended
