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1、2022年考博英语-厦门大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题Happiness used to have a much broader meaningtied to the idea of a_and meaningful life一 but now its almost indistinguishable from pleasure.问题1选项A.virtuousB.depravedC.viciousD.malicious【答案】A【解析】virtuous善良的， 有道德的；depraved堕落的，卑鄙的；vicious恶意的， 刻毒的； malicious蓄意的，恶毒的。句意
2、：在过去, 幸福有一个更广泛的含义与道德高尚和有意义的生活观念紧密联系在一起但现在几乎和快乐无法区分。选项A符合句意。2. 单选题Poseidon sat at his desk, doing figures. The administration of all the waters gave him endless work. He could have had assistants, as many as he wanted 一 and he did have very many 一 but since he took his job very seriously, he would in
3、 the end go over all the figures and calculations himself, and thus his assistants were of little help to him. It cannot be said that he enjoyed his work: he did it only because it had been assigned to him; in fact, he had already filed many petitions foras he put itmore cheerful work, but every tim
4、e the offer of something different was made to him it would turn out that nothing suited him quite as well as his present position. And anyhow it was quite difficult to find something different for him. After all, it was impossible to assign him to a particular sea: aside from the fact that even the
5、n the work with figures would not become less but only pettier, the great Poseidon could in any case occupy only an executive position. And when a job away from the water was offered to him he would get sick at the very prospect, his divine breathing would become troubled and his brazen chest began
6、to tremble. Besides, his complaints were not really taken seriously; when one of the mighty is vexatious the appearance of an effort must be made to placate him, even when the case is most hopeless. In actuality a shift of posts was unthinkable for Poseidon he had been appointed God of the Sea in th
7、e beginning, and that he had to remain.What irritated him most 一 and it was this that was chiefly responsible for his dissatisfaction with his jobwas to hear of the conceptions formed about him: how he was always riding about through the tides with his trident. When all the while he sat here in the
8、depths of the world-ocean, doing figures uninterruptedly, with now and then a trip to Jupiter as the only break in the monotonya trip, moreover, from which he usually returned in a rage. Thus he had hardly seen the seahad seen it but quickly in the course of hurried trips to Olympus, and he had neve
9、r actually traveled around it. He was in the habit of saying that what he was waiting for was the fall of the world; then, probably, a quiet moment would be granted in which, just before the end and having checked the last row of figures, he would be able to make a quick, little tour.Poseidon became
10、 bored with the sea. He let fall his trident. Silently he sat on the rocky coast and a gull, dazed by his presence, described wavering circles around his head. 1.The underlined sentence (Ithim) in the first paragraph suggest that Poseidon regarded his work with ( ).2.It can be inferred from the auth
11、ors description of Poseidons routine (how.in a rage) that ( ).3.According to the passage, Poseidons dissatisfaction with his job primarily stems from ( )4.The author of the passage portrays the god Poseidon as ( ) .5.Poseidon is unable to change occupations for all of the following reasons EXCEPT (
12、).问题1选项A.resignationB.enthusiasmC.hostilityD.intimidation问题2选项A.Poseidon prefers performing his duties to visiting JupiterB.Poseidon is too busy to familiarize himself with his kingdomC.Poseidon requires silence for the performance of his dutiesD.Poseidons dissatisfaction with his job detracts from
13、his efficiency问题3选项A.the constant travel that is required of himB.the lack of seriousness with which his complaints are receivedC.the constantly changing nature of his dutiesD.others mistaken notions of his routine问题4选项A.a dissatisfied bureaucratB.a powerful godC.a discontented vagabondD.a capable a
14、ccountant问题5选项A.his appointment as God of the Sea is inherently unchangeableB.he has fallen into disfavor with the gods on Mount OlympusC.he cannot imagine a life away from the waterD.nothing else suits him as well as his present position【答案】第1题:A第2题:D第3题:D第4题:A第5题:B【解析】1.Poseidon对他工作的态度是() 。resigna
15、tion放任, 服从; enthusiasm热心, 热忱; hostility敌对; intimidation恐吓, 威胁。根据划线部分的内容可知, 不能说他喜欢他的工作, 他这样做只是因为这是分配给他的。所以他的态度是听之任之的, 选项A正确。2.根据划线部分的描述可知, 作者是想表达Poseidon对工作的不满导致了工作效率的下降, 选项D正确。3.根据第二段的第一句What irritated him most 一 and it was this that was chiefly responsible for his dissatisfaction with his jobwas to hear of the conceptions formed about him.最让他生气的是听到别人对他的意见, 正是这一因素导致了他对工作的不满。选项D符合原文。4.根据文字内容可知, 作者将Poseidon描述为不满的官僚, 选项A正确。其他选项均不符合原文。5.根据第一段后半部分的内容可知, 选项A. C, D均是Poseidon无法改变职业的原因, 只有选项B在文中没有提及。3. 单选题Although the examinatio
