2021年1月贵州师范大学研究生招生考试英语练习题100道（附答案解析）.pdf

【考研英语】2021年 1 月贵州师范大学研究生招生考试英语练习题100道（附答案解析）第1题【单选题】Cohen doesnt worry much about students using their courses for evilA、thinksB、advicesC、suggestionsD、purposes【正确答案】D【答案解析】Cohen并没有对学生利用该课程实施恶意行为有太多担心。Think：想，认 为;advice：建 议;suggestion：建议；purpose：目的，意图。第2题【单选题】One reason is economic.In a traditional agricultural economy,largefamilies are helpful.Having more children means having more workers inthe fields and someone to take care of the parents in old age.In anindustrial economy,the situation is different.Many children do not helpa family;instead,they are an expense.Thus,industrialization hasgenerally brought down the birth rate.This was the case in Italy,whichwas industrialized quite recently and rapidly.In the early part of thetwentieth century,Italy was a poor,largely agricultural country with ahigh birth rate.After World War，Italys economy was rapidlymodernized and industrialized.By the end of the century,the birth ratehad dropped to 1.3 children per woman,the worlds lowest.In atraditional agricultural economy,a large f a mi l y.A、can be an advantageB、may limit incomeC、isnt necessaryD、is expensive【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A o 对照本段In a traditional agriculturaleconomy,large families are helpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答案是A。第3题【单选题】Physiologically,we are rhythmical.We must eat,sleep,breathe,and playregularly to maintain good health.Emotionally we are rhythmical,too,for psychologists say that all of us feel alternate periods of relativedepression and exhilaration.Intellectually we are also rhythmical,for wemust have periods of relaxation following periods of concentration.Itnaturally follows then that rhythm,a fundamental aspect of our lives,must be a part of any good literary work whether poetry orprose.According to the passage,which of the following pairs of activitiesbest illustrates intellectual rhythm?A、Studying a science book and then studying a psychology bookB、Learning a poem and then taking a napC、Playing ball at the beach and then going swimmingD、Solving a math problem and then solving a chemistry problem【正确答案】B【答案解析】答案选B o段落的结尾处讲到：在脑力活动方面，我们也同样是有节奏的，因为我们在高度集中精力一段时间以后，必须让脑子有一个松弛的阶段(we must haveperiods of relaxation following periods of concentration)。根据这个信息，A、D项内容都是高度集中的脑力活动，与原文内容恰好相反；B项内容是学习诗歌与小睡一会，正好符合原文，一张一弛。而C项内容又全是不费脑力的活动，也不符合原文。第4题【单选题】The group does not advocate the use of violence.A supportB matterC、suitD、reach【正确答案】A【答案解析】advocate提倡，主张，拥护；su p p o rt支持，支撑，支援。第5题【单选题】Millions of American families may now be in the initial stage of theirresponses to the current crisis,working together and supporting oneanother through the early months of unemployment.Todays economiccrisis could well generate a similar number of couples whoserelationships have been irreparably（无法弥补地）ruined.So it is onlywhen the economy is healthy again that well begin to see just how manybroken families have been created.What can be inferred from the lastparagraph?A、A stable family is the best protection against poverty.B、Money is the foundation of many a happy marriage.C、Few couples can stand the test of economic hardships.D、The economic recovery will see a higher divorce rate.【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D o推理判断题。最后一段指出，目前的经济危机极有可能会使得这些家庭分崩离析，无法弥补。唯有等到经济再次稳健之后我们才能发现多少家庭在此过程中支离破碎。由此可见，经济的复苏将会见证更高的离婚率，故答案为Do C“很少有夫妻能够经受得起经济危机的考验属于过度推断，可以排除。A和B文章皆未提及。第6题【单选题】men have learned much from the behaviour of animals ishardly new.A、ThatB、WhetherC、WhereD、When【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案为A,是由th a t引导的主语从句。第7题【单选题】Peter has a changeable character.A、roleB dispositionC、symbolD、nature【正确答案】B【答案解析】character性格,品质；disposition性情。第8题【单选题】We welcome rain,but a(a n)l a r g e amount of rainfall will causefloods.A、extensivelyB、extremelyC、speciallyD、constantly【正确答案】B【答案解析】extensively广泛的/渊博的。extremely极度的。specially特别的/与众不同的。constantly反复的/恒定的。第9题【单选题】They were,by and large,a very wealthy,privileged elite.A、元素B、住所C、精英D、裁定【正确答案】C【答案解析】elite n.精英；精华；中坚分子。第10题【单选题】The audience so large that no seat was left unoccupied in thegreat hall.A、isB、areC、wasD、has【正确答案】C【答案解析】由large可以看出来句子指的是观众的数目，指的是观众这个整体，所以用单数谓语动词。第11题【单选题】The black robin is one of the worlds rarest birds.It is a small,wild bird,and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere,off the coast of NewZealand.In 1967 there were about fifty black robins there;in 1977 therewere fewer than ten.A、These are the only black robins left in the world.B、Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early.C、Both represent orders in the classification of life.D、Detailed studies are going on,and a public appeal for money hasbeen made.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。前文说的是The black robin（旅鸽）的现存数量和活动地点。选项A 说的是这里成为有The blackrobin的唯一的地方。所以，选项A 是合适的选项。第12题【单选题】One reason is economic.In a traditional agricultural economy,largefamilies are helpful.Having more children means having more workers inthe fields and someone to take care of the parents in old age.In anindustrial economy,the situation is different.Many children do not helpa family;instead,they are an expense.Thus,industrialization hasgenerally brought down the birth rate.This was the case in Italy,whichwas industrialized quite recently and rapidly.In the early part of thetwentieth century,Italy was a poor,largely agricultural country with ahigh birth rate.A代er World War,Italys economy was rapidlymodernized and industrialized.By the end of the century,the birth ratehad dropped to 1.3 children per woman,the worlds lowest.In atraditional agricultural economy,a large f a mi l y.A、can be an advantageB、may limit incomeC、isn/t necessaryD、is expensive【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A o 对照本段In a traditional agriculturaleconomy,large families are helpful.大的家庭是有帮助的，选项中最接近意思的是A,成为一个优势，答案是A。第13题【单选题】Transparency is needed people are skeptical about policy-makersmaking policy against their own interests.A、soB、becauseC、thereforeD、thus【正确答案】B【答案解析】本句后半部分表示的是一个原因，即：纳税人要求政策制定有透明度是因为担心决策者做出有悖于他们利益的事。第14题【单选题】Cost was a key in our decision.A、philosopherB、innovationC qualityD、element【正确答案】D【答案解析】element元素；要素；原理；成分；自然环境。第15题【单选题】Scientific conservatism suggests that a biological explanation should bethe last choice after all non-biological explanations are addressed,Allensaid.We have a lot of work to do to rule out possible non-biologicalexplanations.It is more likely that a chemical process,without biology,can explain these results,What can be inferred from what Allen said?A、Scientists have different arguments over whether there is life onTitan.B、Scientists all agree that there is life on Titan.C Scientists all suggest that a biological explanation is reasonable.D、Scientists all agree that a non-biological chemical reaction is apossible explanation.【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。推理判断题。答题原则：和原文完全一样的选项肯定不是答案，推理判断题是对现象的推断。题目中有绝对词语 all must every merely have to barely only 一般是错误的，排除 B C D.根据 Scientific conservatism suggeststhat a biological explanation should be the last choice after allnon-biological explanations are addressed0 推断出科学家就Titan上是否有生命的问题观点不同，与A 一致。得到答案A。第16题【单选题】We admire her for entering a famous university.A、honorB appreciateC prizeD、admit【正确答案】B【答案解析】adm ire钦佩；赞美；appreciate欣赏。第17题【单选题】Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with alot of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it.Residents of cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam spend a lotof their winter in the dark because the days are so short,and much ofthe rest of the year in the rain.This is the reason the Mediterranean hasalways attracted them.Every summer,more than 25 million peopletravel to Mediterranean resorts and beaches for their vacation.They allcome for the same reason:suniln the paragraph,cities like London,Copenhagen,and Amsterdam are m e n tio n e d.A、to show that they are not good cities in terms of geography andclimateB、to tell us how wealthy their residents areC、to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest andscenic beautyD、to prove that they have got more tourism than they can handle【正确答案】A【答案解析】答案选A。该段中所列举的三个城市都具有阴冷日短的气候特点，这些不利的地理气候条件使得当地居民向往阳光充足的地方。四个选项中，选项A最接近题意。第18题【单选题】In times of economic crisis,Americans turn to their families for support.If the Great Depression is any guide,we may see a drop in our skyhighdivorce rate.But this wont necessarily represent an increase in happymarriages.In the long run,the Depression weakened American families,and the current crisis will probably do the same.We tend to think of theDepression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge joblosses.By 1932,when nearly one-quarter of the workforce wasunemployed,the divorce rate had declined by around 25%from 1929.But this doesnt mean people were suddenly happier with theirmarriages.Rather,with incomes decreasing and insecure jobs,unhappycouples often couldnt afford to divorce.They feared neither spousecould manage alone.In the Great Depression many unhappy coupleschose to stick together b e c a u s e.A、starting a new family would be hardB、they wanted to better protect their kidsC、living separately would be too costlyD、they expected things would turn better【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。推理判断题。由题干中的和unhappycouples定位到文章第2 段最后两句。随着收入下降和工作的不稳定，不幸福的家庭承担不起离婚的费用。他们担心任何一方都无法独自生活。由此可见，在大萧条时期，即使不幸福的家庭也会选择共同生活，因为离婚的费用和独自生活的成本太高了，故答案为C。第19题【单选题】The little boys face,his look of fear and desperation,his cries forhelpthe choice was made in our intrinsic love for children.A、那孩子的脸，那脸上恐惧和绝望的表情，他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱就为我们拿定了主意。B、那孩子的脸，那脸上恐惧和绝望的表情，他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱使我们做出了选择。C、看一看那孩子的脸，那脸上恐惧和绝望的表情，听一听他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱就为我们拿定了主意。D、看到那孩子的脸，脸上害怕和绝望的表情，听到他那呼救的声音，我们固有的对孩子的爱就为我们做出了选择。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答 案 选C o本题考查的知识点为增词或减词。原文是三个名词词组，译文为了行文的需要，加了“看一看和“听一听。第20题【单选题】“People disappear in that river every year/one of the policemen said tome that afternoon,half in dismay,half in frustration.A、年年都有人消失在这条河里，当天下午警察中的一个人半是沮丧，半是失意地对我说。B、这条河里年年都要死人，当天下午一个警察半是沮丧，半是失意地对我说。C、这条河里年年都有人消失，当天下午警察中的一个以一种无可奈何的神气沮丧地对我说。D、这条河里年年都要死人，当天下午一个警察以一种无可奈何的神气沮丧地对我说。【正确答案】D【答案解析】答 案 选D o本题考查的知识点为成语。英语和汉语都有许多成语。汉语的成语大多由四个字组成。英译汉时，适当地使用成语，译文显得简洁、生动，可以增加文采。第21题【单选题】Unemployment seems to be the social problem in this areaand may undermine social stability.A、prevalentB、primitiveC、previousD、premature【正确答案】A【答案解析】prevalent“普遍的，流行的。根据题意，正确答案应选A。第22题【单选题】You dont have to me of anything.A、transformB、upsetC、spoilD、persuade【正确答案】D【答案解析】persuade说服，劝说；使某人相信；劝某人做（不做）某事。第23题【单选题】When will you be through with your work,Jones?My bossusually finds something for me to do at the last minute.A Who knowsB Would you help meC、I beg your pardonD、Anything the matter【正确答案】A【答案解析】考查交际用语。Who knows?表示“谁知道（无法确定），与后句的含义相吻合。第24题【单选题】In this world of change and complexity,the need for information is ofgreatest importance.Those people who have accurate,reliableup-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems,the criticalproblems of their business,social and family life,will survive andsucceed Knowledge is power may well be the truest saying and accessto information may be the most critical requirement of all people.We canlearn from the paragraph t hat.A it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possibleB people should make the best use of the information accessibleC、we should realize the importance of accumulating informationD、it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。本段作者指出：当今世界多变、复杂，信息对人至关重要。人们要学会利用准确、可靠、最新的信息来解决日常问题及他们工作和社会交往、家庭生活中的重大问题，只有这样的人才能生存、才能成功。知识就是力量，获取信息是对所有人的最重要的要求从该段中我们得知 D 项it is of vital important to acquire neededinformation efficiently（有效地获取所需信息是至关重要的）为正确答案。而A项只强调信息的量；B项强调充分利用所获得的信息，而原文强调的是“需要”信息；C项强调应该意识到积累信息的重要性，这在该段中并未提及。第25题【单选题】During these past few years I used Associated Content to try writing.Ifound writing for that site was not my cup of tea.However,myexperience there was positive as I was rewarded with even morelearning opportunities just by dipping my toes into the water.ThroughAssociated Content I was introduced to the world of blogging.I decidedto learn how to set up a blog myself.Now Im interested in blogging andcontinue to work as a writer.What is the authors purpose of using thesite Associated Content?A、To write for the site Yahoo!Contributor Network.B、To know more about other writers.C、To have one of his articles published.D、To become a network writer.【正确答案】D【答案解析】答案选D。根据本段的I decided to learn how toset up a blog myself.Now Im interested in blogging andcontinue to work as a writer确定D 答案。A 选项是作者偶然获得的结果，并非刚开始写作时的目的，可排除；B 选项不是作者的目的；C 选项是作者两年前已经取得的成果，无需再定为自己目标。第26题【单选题】I telephoned this afternoon,but n o b o d y.1 3A、repliedB、respondedC、returnedD、answered【正确答案】D【答案解析】句意：我今天下午打了电话，但没有人接。answerthe telephone意为 接电话，是习惯用法。reply是 回答,答复”，后接介词to；respond意为 应答，后面也接介词to；return意为 返还。第27题【单选题】This is one of the most interesting questions that asked.A、haveB、hasC、have beenD、has been【正确答案】C【答案解析】that指代questions,所以从句谓语需要用复数形式。第28题【单选题】This television program provoked a spirited debate in the UnitedKingdom.A、disputeB、issueC、lumpD、prejudice【正确答案】A【答案解析】debate辩论；辩论会;dispute辩论;争吵。第29题【单选题】This television program provoked a spirited debate in the UnitedKingdom.A disputeB issueC lumpD、prejudice【正确答案】A【答案解析】debate辩论;辩论会;dispute辩论；争吵。第30题【单选题】Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.A、widespreadB、shallowC、reluctantD、subsequent【正确答案】B【答案解析】superficial 表面的;肤浅的；shallow浅的;肤浅的。第31题【单选题】Today the messages the average Westerner is surrounded with are notreligious but commercial,and forever happy.Fast-food eaters,newsanchors,text messengers,all smiling,smiling,smiling.Our magazinesfeature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes.Andsince these messages have an agendato lure us to open ourwalletsthey make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable.“Celebrate!”commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex,beforewe found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.In the authorsopinion,a d v e r t is in g.A、emerges in the wake of the anti团happy artB、is a cause of disappointment for the general publicC、replaces the church as a major source of informationD、creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself【正确答案】D【答案解析】答 案 选D o观点态度题。本段第4句指出，商业 文 化（其代表就是广告）传达快乐信息的目的是诱使我们打开钱包，而这使快乐的概念本身变得不可信了。接着指出，我们忘记了，幸福不仅仅是没有痛苦的享乐，那些带来最大快乐的东西同时也最有可能带来巨大的损失和失望。由此可知,广告带给我们的快乐是一种不真实的感受。因此D正确。第32题【单选题】He said he was late for school again and the teacherwould punish him.A、that不填B、不填不填C、where thatD、不 填that【正确答案】D【答案解析】如果两个宾语从句并列，第一句的宾语从句的引导词可以省略，但后一句的引导词that不可省略，故应选Do第33题【单选题】The tall,well-dressed gentleman standing before me was certainly a farcry from the old sea wolf of my imagination.A、站在我面前的这位身材高大、衣着讲究的先生，当然是像我想象中的老海狼发出的一声遥远的呼唤了。B、一位身材高大、衣着讲究的先生站在我面前，发出的一声遥远的呼唤，像我想象中的老海狼。C、站在我面前的是一位身材高大、衣着讲究的先生，与我先前想象的老海怪完全不同。D、站在我面前的是一位身材高大、衣着讲究的先生，与我想象中的老海怪一样发出了长长的叫声。【正确答案】C【答案解析】答案选C。standing before me”是现在分词短语，作定语，修辞gentleman,译成汉语可放在句首。a farcry from sth/doing sth”是习语，意思是：a very differentexperience from sth/doing sth与某事物 做某事物 大不相同。wolf是狼的意思，“sea wolf在这里是指海员，海员因长期在海上航行，在常人眼里有点怪异，译作 海怪比较贴切。第34题【单选题】Give it to you think can do the work well.A、who thatB、whoeverC whomeverD、whom【正确答案】B【答案解析】whomever与whoever的区别在于前者只能作宾语，后者可以做主语或宾语。第35题【单选题】They started and.A to dance,to singB to dance,sangC、dance,to singD、to dance,sing【正确答案】D【答案解析】and连接两个并列的动词不定式，第二个不定式往往省略to。第36题【单选题】A