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1、2022年考博英语-燕山大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题It was a wonderful play with a _ of over fifty actors and actresses.问题1选项A.listB.groupC.bunchD.herd【答案】B【解析】【试题解析】考查固定搭配。A选项a list of“一系列”；B选项a group of“一群（人）”；C选项a bunch of“一束；一堆”；D选项a herd of“一群（牛、鹿等）”。句意：这是一出精彩的话剧，由_超过五十名男女演员参演。根据语境，这里指的是一群人参演了话剧，B选项a group of“
2、一群（人）”符合题意。因此B选项正确。2. 单选题By the 1980s, according to international but admittedly inconsistent definitions of literacy, about seven out of ten adults in the world were considered literate. The increase in literacy from ancient times to the present has not been a story of unbroken progress. The abilit
3、y of people within a given society to read and write has been influenced by a number of factors, including economic well-being, the availability of material to read, the amount of education available, and the basic matter of the usefulness of reading.Of these factors, usefulness has probably been th
4、e most decisive. In ancient societies, as people settled into stable patterns of agriculture and trade, it became useful for some of them to read and write in order to keep records, to transact business, and to measure amounts of land, animals, goods, materials, and produce. Since all economic aspec
5、ts of a society were closely tied to the operations of government, literary became useful and even necessary for the keeping of records by officials. The responsibilities of citizenship led to a fairly high level of literacy in ancient Greece and Rome, but in addition to that, there also grew an app
6、reciation of good literature, poetry, drama, history, and philosophy.During the early Middle Ages, with the general breakdown of society in Europe and the decrease of commerce, literary became largely confined to the church. But in the late Middle Ages, in the period of the Renaissance, the great ex
7、pansion of commerce and banking led to a revival in literacy for the same reason that had caused it to increase in the ancient world usefulness.With the invention of the printing press and inexpensive paper late in the 15th century there was for the first time a great availability of reading materia
8、l for a much greater number of people. Religious reformers were among the first to utilize the situation, quickly getting translations of the Bible and educational tracts and booklets into the hands of many people.The broadened religious enlightenment that resulted was followed in later centuries by
9、 a political one. Political theorists who favored doctrines promoting the natural rights of man called for an attack upon illiteracy. Political revolutions, particularly in the United States and France, helped inaugurate an era in which all classes were called upon to become informed on public polic
10、y for their own welfare. Against this political background there emerged the movement for universal popular education. Literacy came to be understood as a means whereby the individual could benefit and advance, and gradually whole societies began to acknowledge that universal literacy among their ci
11、tizens was an avenue to greater economic well-being.1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?2. From the first paragraph we know _.3. According to the passage, what is the major driving force behind the progress toward more literacy?4. In the Renaissance, it was _ that
12、greatly expand literacy.5. The last paragraph is mainly about _.问题1选项A.The progress of literacy was dominated successively by economy, religion and politics.B.During the early Middle Ages, with the increase of commerce, literacy became largely confined to the church.C.The economic aspect is the most
13、 related to the mans reading ability.D.In the period of the Renaissance, the great expansion of religion and business led to a revival in literacy.问题2选项A.it is fairly easy to determine literacyB.there is no illiteracy in a rich familyC.history sees an even progress towards literacyD.in history liter
14、acy suffers ups and downs问题3选项A.The amount of education.B.The availability of reading materials.C.The economic development.D.The necessity to read.问题4选项A.the religious reformsB.translation and popularization of the BibleC.availability of printing technology and cheap paperD.the renovations of the te
15、aching methods问题5选项A.the religious movements that promoted the literacy of the publicB.the new progress towards literacy initiated by democratic societyC.modern political movement towards a democratic societyD.political movements at the end of the Middle Ages fighting illiteracy【答案】第1题:C第2题:D第3题:D第4题:C第5题:B【解析】1.【试题答案】C【试题解析】推理判断题。根据第三段第二句the great expansion of commerce and banking led to a revival in literacy for the same reason that had caused it to increase in the ancient world usefulness.（商业和银行业的巨大发展导致了文化的复兴，出于同样的原因，使之在古代世界的效用增加。），结合第一段最后一句The ability of
