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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But cellphones had been around for 15 years before they caught on with_America. By that yardstick, broadbandwidely available for only the past couple of yearshas many more miles to go.问题1选项A.main-topmastB.mainstayC.main arteryD.mainstream【答案】D【解析】main-topmast航海主桅
2、中桅；mainstay中流砥柱；main artery主要干线； mainstream 主流。句意：在手机成为美国主流之前，它已经存在了15年。按照这个标准，宽带还有很长的路要走宽带仅在过去几年才普及。选项D符合句意。2. 单选题There seems to be no alternative but_the offer.问题1选项A.acceptB.to acceptC.acceptingD.haying accepted【答案】B【解析】考查固定结构。no.but或者nothing but.后面接不定式to加动词原形, 为固定句型。选项B正确。3. 单选题Happiness used to
3、 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：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
4、符合句意。4. 单选题He fears this months increased violence may harm Kenyas vital tourist industry,much of which centers on _to see its exotic animals.问题1选项A.sahibB.shambleC.severityD.safaris【答案】D【解析】sahib先生, 阁下, 大人; shamble蹒跚, 摇晃的脚步; severity严肃,严重; safari旅行, 狩猎远征, 旅行队。句意：他担心这个月暴力事件的增加可能会损害肯尼亚至关重要的旅游业, 肯尼亚的旅
5、游业主要是以在旅行中观赏野生动物为主。选项D符合句意。5. 单选题It wasnt until the late 19th century that physicians realized that its_symptoms were all part of the same disease.问题1选项A.perfunctoryB.peremptoryC.perplexingD.perambulatory【答案】C【解析】perfunctory敷衍的; peremptory强制的, 专横的; perplexing复杂的, 令人困惑的; perambulatory巡视的。句意：直到19世纪末,
6、医生们才意识到, 这些令人费解的症状都是同一种疾病的一部分。选项C符合句意。6. 单选题If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear_of its social needs.问题1选项A.assessmentB.assumptionC.assuranceD.appreciation【答案】A【解析】assessment评定, 估价; assumption设想, 假定; assurance确信, 保证; appreciation欣赏, 鉴别, 感激。句意：一个国家要想成功地发展经济,
7、 就必须对其社会需求进行明确的评估。选项A符合句意。7. 单选题By now Dad was sixty-five, and what little lenience he may once have possessed had long since hardened into _inflexibility.问题1选项A.compassionateB.friendlyC.remorsefulD.steely【答案】D【解析】compassionate慈悲的，富于同情心的；friendly友好的; remorseful懊悔的, 悔恨的; steely钢铁般的, 冷酷无情的。句意：父亲现在已经六十
8、五岁了，他曾经拥有的一点点宽容，早已变成了钢铁般的冷酷无情。选项D符合句意。8. 翻译题I was deeply shocked by a recent survey that suggested 30 per cent of job applicants embellished the truth or lied on a curriculum vitae. Can the figure really be that low? （1）I had always assumed CVs were filled with evasions, half-truths and downright un
9、truths. But, the news that merely 70 per cent of workers are honest has shaken my lack of faith in my fellow humans. The only consolation is that people often fib in anonymous surveys, just as they do on resumes, which means the real proportion may be higher.One prediction rang true from the researc
10、h by the Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors. (2).It was that the incentive for falsehood is growing, as unemployment balloons and competition for jobs rises. In coming months recruiters will therefore be bombarded with CVs making extremely misleading claims.It was the same during the downt
11、urn of the early 1990s. Then, one acquaintance obtained a graduate traineeship at a large bank by bumping his third-class degree up to a 2:1. A journalist colleague meanwhile admitted to me that his degree from a top university was entirely fictional. (3). Another contemporary explained away a year
12、lost to bone idleness by telling prospective employers that he had been writing a field guide to the wild flowers of the Pyrenees （比利牛斯山脉）. I night have lied on my own CV, if an east coast Scottish upbringing bad not lumbered me with the subliminal conviction that I would burn for eternity in hell i
13、f I did.(4). A company whose services include background checks on job applicants, says that inaccuracies on CVs divide into three main groups. First, there are honest mistakes, typically made when candidates muddle dates. Second, there is deliberate fibbing about qualifications. Mr Thomas says: A l
14、ie told 20 years ago to get a job can become part of the liars reality. So he tells it again when he switches jobs, even though he has become a successful finance director. Third, applicants close up suspicious gaps in their employment history. In one case investigated by Kroll, a candidate turned o
15、ut to have spent a three-month gap in prison for fraud.About 65 per cent of businesses take up references for shortlisted job applicants, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Fewer than half said they found out anything useful. (5). This is hardly surprising now that the fear of litigation prevents past employers from saying anything more rev
