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1、2022年考博英语-西北大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题In colonial America, people generally covered their beds with decorative quilts resembling those of the lands from which the quitters had come. Wealthy and socially prominent settlers made quilts of the English type, cut from large lengths of cloth of the same co
2、lor and texture rather than stitched together from smaller pieces. They made these until the advent of the Revolutionary War in 1775, when everything English came to be frowned upon.Among the whole-cloth quilts made by these wealthy settlers during the early period are those now called linsey-woolse
3、ys. This term was usually applied to a fabric of wool and linen used in heavy clothing and quilted petticoats worn in the wintertime. Despite the name, linsey-woolsey bedcovers did not often contain linen. Rather, they were made of a top layer of woolen or glazed worsted wool fabric, consisting of s
4、mooth, compact yarn from long wool fiber dyed dark blue, green, or brown with a bottom layer of a coarser woolen material, either natural or a shade of yellow. The filling was a soft layer of wool which had been cleaned and separated and the three layers were held together with decorative stitching
5、done with homespun linen thread. Later, cotton thread was used for this purpose. The design of the stitching was often a simple one composed of interlocking circles or crossed diagonal lines giving a diamond pattern.This type of heavy, warm, quilted bedcover was so large that it hung to the floor. T
6、he comers are cut out at the foot of the cover so that the quilt fit snugly around the tall four-poster, beds of the 1700s, which differed from those of today in that they were shorter and wider; they were short because people slept in a semi-sitting position with many bolsters or pillows, and wide,
7、 because each bed often slept three or more. The linsey-woolsey covering was found in the colder regions of the country because of the warmth it afforded. There was no central heating and most bedrooms did not have fireplaces.1.What does this passage mainly discuss?2.The author mentions the Revoluti
8、onary War as a time period when （ ）.3.The quilts described in the second and third paragraphs were made primarily of（ ）.4.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that the sleeping habits of most Americans have changed since the 1700s in all the following ways EXCEPT（ ）.5.Which of the following w
9、as most likely to be found in a bedroom in the colder areas of the American colonies?问题1选项A.The processing of woolB.Linsey-woolsey bedcoversC.Sleeping habits of colonial AmericansD.Quilts made in England问题2选项A.quilts were supplied to the armyB.more immigrants arrived from EnglandC.quilts imported fr
10、om England became harder to findD.peoples attitudes toward England changed问题3选项A.woolB.linenC.cottonD.a mixture of fabrics问题4选项A.the position in which people sleepB.the numbers of bolsters or pillows people sleep onC.the length of time people sleepD.the number of people who sleep in one bed问题5选项A.A
11、linsey-woolseyB.A vent from a central healing systemC.A fireplaceD.A wood stove【答案】第1题:B第2题:D第3题:A第4题:C第5题:A【解析】1.主旨大意题。结合全文内容可知，原文第一段首先介绍了什么是被褥，接下来的段落则是具体介绍其中的一种Linsey-woolsey。所以选项B正确。2.推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“They made these until the advent of the Revolutionary War in 1775, when everything English came t
12、o be frowned upon.”直到1775年革命战争爆发，人们对来自英国的一切都不赞成。也就是说，人们对英国的态度改变了。选项D符合原文。3.推理判断题。根据第二段第三句“Despite the name, linsey-woolsey bedcovers did not often contain linen. Rather, they were made of a top layer of woolen or glazed worsted wool fabric.”尽管有这个名字，linsey-woolsey床单通常并不包含亚麻。相反，它们是由一层羊毛或光滑的精纺毛织物制成的由此可
13、知，其主要成分是羊毛，选项A正确。4.事实细节题。根据第三段第二句“they were short because people slept in a semi-sitting position with many bolsters or pillows, and wide, because each bed often slept three or more.”它们短是因为人们以半坐的姿势睡觉，有许多支撑物或枕头；宽是因为每张床通常睡三个人或更多。由此可知，选项A，B，D均有提及，只有选项C不正确。5.事实细节题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“ The linsey-woolsey coverin
14、g was found in the colder regions of the country because of the warmth it afforded.”由于它所提供的温暖，人们在该国较冷的地区发现了这种类似羊毛的覆盖物。所以选项A符合题意。2. 单选题In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is compacted into ice.问题1选项A.broken downB.embeddedC.compiledD.compressed【答案】D【解析】句意：在山区，大部分降雪被压成冰。compacted意为压实，压紧
15、。broken down打破，折断；embedded嵌入，植入；compiled编辑；compressed 压紧，压缩。选项D与之意思相近。3. 单选题Faulkners neighbors both loved and reviled him in the same breath.问题1选项A.scoldedB.revealedC.revivedD.reveled【答案】A【解析】句意：Faulkner的邻居们对他又爱又骂。reviled意为“辱骂，谩骂”。scolded责骂，训斥；revealed透露，显示；revived使复活，使恢复；reveled狂欢，陶醉。选项A与之意思相近。4. 单选题Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us as a good deal about the wearers background, personality,
