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1、2022年考博英语-河北农业大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题These desks and seats can be _ to the height to any child.问题1选项A.adaptedB.adoptedC.adjustedD.attached【答案】C【解析】考查动词辨析。A选项adapted“适应”；B选项adopted“采用”；C选项adjusted“调整；校正”；D选项attached“附加”。句意：这些课桌和椅子可以_到任何孩子的高度。根据语境，这里是指这些课桌和椅子可以调整高度，所以adjusted“调整”符合题意。因此C选项正确。2. 翻译题除
2、了干旱时期，人们从不把水看成宝贵的自然资源。诚然，水不是世界上的稀有之物。如果天不下雨，农民会抱怨，但在有可靠供水系统的城区，很少有人感到缺水。我们想当然地以为水与空气一样不值钱，到处都有。然而，部分因为人口增加，部分因为可怕的浪费，在当今世界许多地方，供水已成为一大挑战。这是一个不可忽视的严重问题。如果不降低需求，减少浪费，人类在不久的将来就会面临灾难。【答案】In addition to the dry period, people have never regarded water as a valuable natural resource. It is true that water
3、 is not a rare thing in the world. If it does not rain, the farmers will complain, but in the city with reliable water supply system, few people feel water shortage. We take it for granted that water is no more valuable than air. However, in part because of the increase in population, partly because
4、 of the terrible waste, water supply has become a big challenge in many parts of the world. This is a serious problem that cant be ignored. If we do not reduce blood cells, reduce waste, mankind will face disaster in the near future.3. 单选题The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for a
5、n acceptable standard of living. People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. Economists study the causes of poverty in order to find solutions to the problem.As the general standard of living in the country rises, the poverty line does, too. Therefore, even with todays relatively
6、 high standard of living, about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. However, if these people had stable jobs, they could have an acceptable standard of living. Economists suggest several reasons why poor people do not have jobs.For one thing, more than half of t
7、he poor people in the United States are not qualified to work. Over 40 percent of the poor people are children. By law, children less than 16 years old cannot work in many industries. A large number of poor people are old. Many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, the normal retirement ag
8、e.Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons: they are sick, they do not have any motivation, they have family problems, or they do not believe that they can find a job. Other poor people look for a job but cannot find one. Many poor adults never went to high school. The
9、refore, when they look for jobs, they have few skills that they can offer.At the present time, the government thinks it can reduce poverty in the country in the following ways.First, if the national economy grows, businesses and industries hire more workers. Some of the poor who are qualified to loo
10、k for jobs may find employment. Then they will no longer be below the poverty line.Second, if society invests in the poor, the poor will become more productive. If the government spends money on social programs, education, and training for poor people, the poor will have the skills to offer. Then it
11、 is more likely that they can find jobs.Finally, if the government distributes societys income differently, it raises some poor people above the poverty line. The government collects taxes from the non-poor and gives money to the poor. These payments to the poor are called welfare. In 1975 over 18 m
12、illion people in the United States received welfare.Some economists are looking for better solutions to the poverty problem. However, at the present time, many people depend on welfare for a minimally acceptable standard of living.1. The authors main purpose to write this article is _.2. Which of th
13、e following is NOT true?3. More than 40 percent of the poor people are children. This is mainly because _.4. Most of the American poor people are not qualified for employment because _.5. We may conclude from the passage that _.问题1选项A.to define what the poverty line isB.to explain why young people l
14、ive below the poverty lineC.to find solutions to the problem of povertyD.to show sympathy for those poor people问题2选项A.Ten percent of the Americans live a poor life.B.Poor people are those who live below the poverty line.C.The poverty line rises as the general standard of living rises.D.The poverty l
15、ine tends to be at the same level.问题3选项A.they do not have enough motivationB.they are so young that they are deprived of chances to workC.they fail to get enough educationD.they are very poor in health问题4选项A.they do not have any motivation to workB.they are not very self-confidentC.they are too young or too old to workD.they have physical and family problems问题5选项A.better solutions to the poverty problem are not yet foundB.welfare will enable people to be richC.poor people are bound to go out of the poverty line if they h
