【正文】 第一篇：2004年考博英語題2004年考博英語題一、Directions brother knows so much about the stars that I am sure it would be impossible to find his 答案： young couple had made their fortunes by developing a ____travel business at 答案： two scientists working independently made the same invention 答案： scientist’s discovery will have a ______influence on 答案： he recited the passage by _____, he revealed that he was reproducing _____without understanding their /cause：, its resistance been increased be increased have been increased increased 答案： be increased of us decided to stop and have dinner, _____we were feeling very hungry 答案： number and diversity of British newspaper been 答案： is reading exciting, detective old story old, exciting, detective story exciting, old detective story detective, old exciting story 答案： exciting, old detective story potential energy, a body may be in motion without any external act it on it on it on it 答案： on it has only a _____understanding of 答案： was too sick to stay here, _____we sent him 答案： believe the house was ____ set fire 答案： managing director took the ____for the accident although it was not really his 答案： managed to ______ valuable raw materials from industrial 答案： at 5 part of his daily 答案： a big city one usually finds the _____ and industrial belts 答案： was clear that the garden was no more amateur affair, it had been professionally out down off aside 答案： out one of us advised him not to sign the contract with her, but good purpose the purpose good shape any purpose 答案： the purpose spend much time on that position and I would _____ it if you would do the same when you mark 答案：二、Reading prehension is the best title for this passage? and the trumpet of the trumpet trumpet and its ancestry the trumpet is made 答案： trumpet and its ancestry can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is needed to make the trumpet work? pressure eyesight cleaning fingers 答案： pressure of the following can be inferred about the first trumpet players? could not play all the notes of the scale were not able to pick up the trumpet could not play simple tunes had difficulty improving upon the trumpet 答案： could not play all the notes of the scale word “one ”(1st sentence of 4th para.)could best be replaced by listener family poser instrument 答案： listener author believe that the trumpet is particularly important because it be used in rock bands historical significance a religious instrument a narrow range 答案： historical significance to the passage, it is difficult to be certain about the distant future of the universe because too many conflicting theories not have enough funding to continue our research not sure how the universe is put together too much of our present situation 答案： not sure how the universe is put together does the author see as the function of the universe’s unseen switches? tell us which one of the tracks the universe will use enable us to alter the course of the universe give us information about the lunar surface determine which course the universe will take in the future 答案： determine which course the universe will take in the future of the following could best replace the word “track”(6th sentence of 2nd para.) 答案： whom is the author probably writing this passage? engineers audiences of statistics children 答案： audiences of the following statements best describes the organization of the passage? statement illustrated by analogy hypotheses supported by documentation parison of two contrasting theories critical analysis of a mon assumption 答案： statement illustrated by analogy the information presented by the author, it seem s that municate wit on another relatively easy to catch succeed in bobbing the nests of smaller birds damage to gardens grain fields and orchards 答案： succeed in bobbing the nests of smaller birds do the sentinels do give signals to the crows if any danger is ing discover good places for the crows to build their find fields and gardens that can supply the crows with defend the crows against the attacks of the small ： give signals to the crows if any danger is ing is the effect of man’s war against crows?A.“crow shoots” are reducing the number of are just as numerous as they ever were are driving crows from the United States are doing more and more damager all the time 答案： are just as numerous as they ever were help the farmer by him when danger approach to say words bugs and other insects 答案： bugs and other insects is the author’s feeling about crows? thinks that they are harmful and should be controlled thinks that their voices are interesting and should be trained enjoys studying them and their habits likes theme and wants to protect them 答案： likes theme and wants to protect them does the passage mainly discuss? political parties in the twentieth century role of ideology in American polities future direction of Unites States polities between Republican and Democrats 答案： political parties in the twentieth century to the passage, what is true of the major political parties in the United States? are both generally conservative organization has been stronger at the state level than at the national level organization has increased their influence in recent years have been stronger than Republican at the national level 答案： organization has been stronger at the state level than at the national level passage mentions all of the following as causes of the decline of political organizations in the United States numbers of immigrants of the welfare states conditions for state workers influence of television 答案： numbers of immigrants passage supports which of the following conclusions? are more mitted than Republicans to a marketoriented economy are more liberal than Democrats and Democrats tend to be flexible on ideological quest