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1、2022年考博英语-中南大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题After she pulled over to the side of the road, Linda raised the hood of her car （ ）they might make sure that other drivers knew she had car trouble.问题1选项A.in caseB.with purposeC.on conditionD.so that【答案】D【解析】考查词组辨析。in case万一；假使； with purpose带着目的地；on condition 只要；
2、如果；so that 以便；所以。句意：把车停在路边后，Linda升起了自己汽车的引擎盖，以确保让其他驾驶员知道她的车出了问题。they might make sure that other drivers knew she had car trouble. 这是一个结果状语从句，故用so that引导。2. 单选题Archaeology as a profession faces two major problems. First, it is the poorest of the poor. Only paltry sums are available for excavating and
3、 even less is available for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated. Yet archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day. Second, there is the problem of illegal excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to the highest bidder.I would like to make an outrag
4、eous suggestion that would at one stroke provide funds for archaeology and reduce the amount of illegal digging. I would propose that scientific archeological expeditions and governmental authorities sell excavated artifacts on the open market. Such sales would provide substantial funds for the exca
5、vation and preservation of archaeological sites and the publication of results. At the same time, they would break the illegal excavators grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal activities.You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money
6、. Moreover, ancient artifacts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder. I agree. Sell nothing that has unique artistic merit or scientific value. But, you might reply everything that comes out of the ground has scientif
7、ic value. Here we part company. Theoretically, you may be correct in claiming that every artifact has potential scientific value. Practically, you are wrong.I refer to the thousands of pottery vessels and ancient lamps that are essentially duplicates of one another. In one small excavation in Cyprus
8、, archaeologists recently uncovered 2,000 virtually indistinguishable small jugs in a single courtyard, Even precious royal seal impressions known as Lmelekh Handles have been found in abundancemore than 4,000 examples so far.The basements of museums are simply not large enough to store the artifact
9、s that are likely to be discovered in the future. There is not enough money even to catalogue the finds; as a result, they cannot be found again and become as inaccessible as if they had never been discovered. Indeed, with the help of a computer, sold artifacts could be more accessible than are the
10、pieces stored in bulging museum basements. Prior to sale, each could be photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer. A purchaser could even be required to agree to return the piece if it should become needed for scientific purposesIt would be unrealistic to sugges
11、t that illegal digging would stop if artifacts were sold on the open market. But the demand for the clandestine product would be substantially reduced. Who would want an unmarked pot when another was available whose provenance was known, and that was dated stratigraphically by the professional archa
12、eologist who excavated it ?1.Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a disadvantage of storing artifacts in museum basements?2.The author mentions the excavation in Cyprus to emphasize which of the following points?3.The authors argument concerning the effect of the official sale of du
13、plicate artifacts on illegal excavation is based on which of the following assumptions?4.The author anticipates which of the following initial objections to the adoption of his proposal?5.The author implies that all of the following statements about duplicate artifacts are true EXCEPT （ ）.问题1选项A.Mus
14、eum officials rarely allow scholars access to such artifacts.B.Space that could be better used for display is taken up for storage.C.Artifacts discovered in one excavation often become separated from each other.D.Such artifacts often remain uncatalogued and thus cannot be located once they are put i
15、n storage.问题2选项A.Ancient lamps and pottery vessels are less valuable, although more rare, than royal seal impressions.B.Artifacts that are very similar to each other present cataloguing difficulties to archaeologists.C.Artifacts that are not uniquely valuable, and therefore could be sold, are availa
16、ble in large quantities.D.Cyprus is the most important location for unearthing large quantities of salable artifacts.问题3选项A.Prospective purchasers would prefer to buy authenticated artifacts.B.The price of illegally excavated artifacts would rise.C.Money gained from selling authenticated artifacts could be used to investigate and prosecute illegal excava
