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1、考研考博-考博英语-昆明理工大学模拟考试题含答案1. 翻译题Read the following paragraph carefully and then translate it into English.如果使用得当，恐惧和与之相伴的痛苦是人类和动物拥有的最有用的两样东西。如果火烧到时不会疼痛，孩子们会一直玩火直到烧掉双手。同样地，如果只有痛苦而没有恐惧，一个孩子会一次又一次地用火烧自己，因为恐惧不会警告他远离曾经烧到他的火。一个真正无畏的士兵的确存在这样的人不是一个好士兵，因为他很快就会被杀死。而一个死掉的士兵对他的军队没有任何用处。所以恐惧和痛苦是两位保镖，人类和动物没有它们就会很快灭
2、亡。重要的不是让恐惧控制你，而是要用恐惧来做你的仆人和向导。【答案】Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear did not, a child w
3、ould burn itself again and again, because fear would not warn the child to keep away from the fire that had burnt him or her before. A really fearless soldierand some do existis not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two
4、 guards without which men and animals might soon die out. The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide.2. 单选题Reporters and photographers alike took great（ ）at the rude way the actor behaved during the interview.问题1选项A.annoyanceB.resentmentC.offen
5、ceD.irritation【答案】C【解析】考查固定搭配。A选项annoyance“恼怒，生气，烦恼”；B选项resentment“愤恨，怨恨”；C选项offence“犯罪，罪行，冒犯”；D选项irritation“生气，气恼”。只有offence可用于短语take offence at sth.表示“对生气”。句意：记者和摄影师们都对那位演员在采访过程中的粗鲁表现感到不满。3. 单选题She was delirious last night, but she seems quite（ ）this morning.问题1选项A.insaneB.lucidC.patientD.messy【答案
6、】B【解析】考查形容词辨析。A选项insane“精神失常的，精神错乱的”；B选项lucid“表达清楚的，头脑清晰的，清醒的”；C选项patient“有耐心的，能忍耐的”；D选项messy“肮脏的，凌乱的”。由but（表示转折关系）可知空格处与前面的delirious（极度亢奋的，精神错乱的）意思相反，因此选B。句意：她昨晚神志不清，但今天早上似乎很清醒。4. 单选题Chinas（ ）cultural heritage should be better protected through increased efforts to preserve endangered art.问题1选项A.in
7、divisibleB.intelligibleC.intangibleD.inalienable【答案】C【解析】考查形近词辨析。A选项indivisible“分不开的，不可分割的”；B选项intelligible“易懂的，容易理解的”；C选项intangible“难以形容（或理解）的，无形的（指没有实体存在的资本性资产）”；D选项inalienable“不可剥夺（或分割）的”。由cultural heritage（文化遗产）及语境可知选C。句意：中国的非物质文化遗产应该通过加大努力保护濒危艺术而得到更好的保护。5. 单选题I decide to go to the cinema as soo
8、n as I（ ）.问题1选项A.finish what I didB.would finish what I was doingC.finished what I didD.finished what I was doing【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。“as soon as”引导的为时间状语从句，由主句的谓语动词decide可知主句为一般现在时，根据主从句时态呼应，即主句用现在时，从句也用现在时，因此选A。句意：我决定一完成我所做的事情就去看电影。6. 单选题Teachers complain that English learners（ ）these tests without bei
9、ng able to speak English on a daily topic and write a decent essay.问题1选项A.look throughB.carry throughC.sail throughD.put through【答案】C【解析】考查词组辨析。A选项look through“逐一查看，浏览”；B选项carry through“（常指艰难地）做，完成”；C选项sail through“顺利地通过，轻易地做成”；D选项put through“为接通电话，使遭受（不愉快的经历）”。由these tests（这些考试）及语境可知选C。句意：老师们抱怨说，英语
10、学习者能顺利的通过这些考试，却不能用英语进行日常交流，写一篇像样的文章。7. 单选题Some of the online services are free, while others（ ） a charge.问题1选项A.carryB.cashierC.coincideD.collect【答案】D【解析】考查动词辨析。A选项carry“拿，运送，携带”；B选项cashier“开除，解雇”；C选项coincide“同时发生，相符，一致”；D选项collect“收集，收藏，收取”。while表示对比关系，由Some of the online services are free（一些在线服务是免
11、费的）可知其它一些是收费的，因此选D。句意：有些在线服务是免费的，有些则收取费用。8. 单选题Crowd control could soon become a crucial skill for climbers on Mount Everest, as important as physical strength or watching the weather. In a single day last week, nearly 40 people reached the top of the worlda record. Reports sent by satellite telepho
12、ne from base camp spoke of queues at dangerous ridges and crowded as people passed each other in the final dash for the 8, 848 meters (29,129ft) summit.More traditional mountaineers sneer (嘲笑) at the circus atmosphere surrounding Everest in recent years, and there are warnings that the crowds are ma
13、king the mountain more dangerous. Overcrowding has already taken its toll. In 1996, 14 died on the mountain when the members of several expeditions were trapped at high altitudes by sudden snowstorm. Bad weather in early May led to this years jam on the summit ridge, but the toll, luckily, was light
14、. Just four climbers died, including a Nepali Sherpa who had made 11 previous successful climbing.Traditionalists are also worried about the growing tendency of expeditions to set records and achieve “firsts”, rather than simply climb the mountain. This years crop of summiteers included the oldest m
15、an, 64-year-oId Sherman Bull from Connecticut, and the youngest: 16-year-old Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal. An American with only one arm was on the mountain this year; an Indian with no legs also tried but to no avail. In the most spectacular feat, Erik Weihenmeyer, an American, became the first blind person to reach the top of the world. His fellow climbers stayed in front of him on the way up, describing the terrain and ringing bells.Nepal views Mount Everest as something of
