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1、2023年留学英语考试考前冲刺卷（6）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Which of the following relationships most closely parallels the relationship between the proton and the electrons described in the passageA(A) A hawk to its preyB(B) A blueprint to a frameworkC(C) A planet
2、 to its satellitesD(D) A magnet to iron filingsE(E) A compound to its elements 2.According to the passage, all of the following were true of the center of the atom EXCEPT that itA(A) had not yet been seen by the naked eyeB(B) contained elements that were positively chargedC(C) was very little larger
3、 than a moleculeD(D) followed experimentally determinable processesE(E) was smaller than 1/125 millionth of an inch 3.Surprisingly to those who view the ocean floor as a uniformly _ waste, each vent in the floor, where seawater is heated by the earths inte-rior magma, has been found to be an island-
4、like _ with its own distinctive fauna.A(A) teeming.habitatB(B) lifeless.enclaveC(C) barren.oasisD(D) sunken.grottoE(E) hazardous.environment 4.It can be inferred from the passage that classicism has which of the following characteristics . Sensitivity toward emotional promptings . Emphasis on formal
5、 aesthetic criteria . Meticulous planning of artistic worksA(A) onlyB(B) onlyC(C) and D(D) and E(E) , , and 5.Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to _ the discussions involving the two women.A(A) exacerbateB(B) protrac
6、tC(C) augmentD(D) truncateE(E) elaborate 6.GLINT : LIGHT :A(A) blare : soundB(B) whiff : scentC(C) shade: colorD(D) glut: foodE(E) wave : tide 7.ENERVATE:A(A) aggravateB(B) stimulateC(C) edifyD(D) applaudE(E) disregard 8.It can be interred that prior to 1950, for a historian to choose to specialize
7、in black historyA(A) was encouraged by the academic establishmentB(B) established his academic conventionalityC(C) afforded him special opportunities for publicationD(D) was detrimental to his professional careerE(E) enhanced his contact with his colleagues 9.A characteristic of romanticism NOT ment
8、ioned in this passage is itsA(A) elevation of natureB(B) preference for spontaneityC(C) modernity of ideasD(D) unconcern for artistic decorumE(E) simplicity of language 10.The author cites Logan, Huggins, and Litwack for theirA(A) work on curriculum reform in the public schoolsB(B) participation in
9、the Freedom Summer in MississippiC(C) return to the field of Afro-American historyD(D) research on blacks in nineteenth-century North CarolinaE(E) identification with nonviolent direct action 11.The authors attitude toward Goethes writings is best described asA(A) unqualified endorsementB(B) lofty i
10、ndifferenceC(C) reluctant toleranceD(D) measured admirationE(E) undisguised contempt 12.DOGGEREL : POET :A(A) symphony : composerB(B) easel : painterC(C) caption : cartoonistD(D) soliloquy : playwrightE(E) potboiler : novelist 13.By referring to the period at the end of the sentence (lines 16-18), t
11、he author intends to point up the atom sA(A) densityB(B) mysteryC(C) velocityD(D) consistencyE(E) minuteness 14.FORGE : METAL :A(A) clinic : medicineB(B) market : stockC(C) mill : woodD(D) plant : vanE(E) weaver : silk 15.SHREWD : ACUMEN :A(A) absorbed :emotionB(B) fortunate : opportunityC(C) impetu
12、ous : instinctD(D) patronizing : aidE(E) irritable: exasperation 16.When the evidence is_, we can be more confident of the historical scenarios we propose; when theories are weak or evidence scarce, we ought to be more_.A(A) attainable intolerantB(B) irrelevant dissatisfiedC(C) available sophisticat
13、edD(D) plentiful circumspectE(E) present ungrateful 17.TALK : MUMBLE :A(A) smile : simperB(B) type : paintC(C) chant : speakD(D) dive : driftE(E) stroll : ramble 18.What Ms. Morris appreciates most now is the mix of_and urban: She can descend into the subway and roam the city, then spend hours in th
14、e botanic garden.A(A) bucolicB(B) acerbicC(C) picaresqueD(D) subterraneanE(E) riparian 19.Wildfires dominated the western parts of the United States earlier this year, confirming scientists hypotheses that it would be the most_fire year yet, but the consequences of burning land and brush are more th
15、an costly.A(A) unfortunateB(B) expensiveC(C) predictableD(D) incendiaryE(E) disastrous 20.The_behavior of several employees_the cautious impression of that financial company.A(A) preposterous augmentsB(B) reckless belieC(C) perfidious confirmsD(D) guileless underlinesE(E) trustworthy complicates 21.
16、Poverty had by no means been_, but the extreme_that had earlier characterized large sections of the country had disappeared.A(A) exacerbated hegemonyB(B) eviscerated largesseC(C) eliminated privationD(D) explicated confusionE(E) prognosticated lassitude 22.Far from contributing to the_of the father
17、and his son, these emotional development programs have a salubrious effect on troubled families.A(A) estrangementB(B) pleasantriesC(C) relationshipD(D) duplicityE(E) kinship 23.FORGET : OBLIVION :A(A) attenuate : virulenceB(B) discover : relevanceC(C) dismiss: speciousnessD(D) purify : toxicityE(E)
18、forgo : disuse 24.REPUGNANT : REPEL :A(A) cogent: convinceB(B) marvelous: ignoreC(C) garish : clotheD(D) sealed : retractE(E) invincible : conquer 25.NEUTRALIZATION : ALKALI :A(A) distillation : wineB(B) detoxification : poisonC(C) diminishment : absorptionD(D) alteration : emphasisE(E) condemnation
19、 : offense 26.QUENCH: THIRST :A(A) snore : napB(B) satiate: hungerC(C) tail: industryD(D) cramp : wristE(E) tremble : voice 27.SKIT : PLAY :A(A) anecdote : novelB(B) narrative: odeC(C) sonnet : poemD(D) spectacle : kaleidoscopeE(E) caricature : travesty 28.CROWD: PEOPLE :A(A) gravel : pebblesB(B) la
20、ke: fishC(C) calculator : buttonD(D) authority : panelE(E) spice : sugar 29.LUCUBRATION:A(A) refusalB(B) investigationC(C) brief deliberationD(D) extensive clarificationE(E) articulateness 30.VITUPERATE:A(A) reinstateB(B) stimulateC(C) reverenceD(D) enlivenE(E) commend 31.HEGEMONY:A(A) vigorB(B) pow
21、erC(C) accuracyD(D) self-assuranceE(E) alertness 32.REBUFF:A(A) tantalizeB(B) interfereC(C) disputeD(D) acceptE(E) confront 33.OBDURATE:A(A) compliantB(B) forthrightC(C) loquaciousD(D) buoyantE(E) relaxed 34.According to the passage, scientists have concluded which of the following from the discover
22、y of the large amount of deuterium found in cometsA(A) Comets do not contain enough deuterium to have solely created the Earths oceans.B(B) Given the ratio of deuterium to ordinary hydrogen in seawater, comets cannot have contributed to the Earths oceans.C(C) It is likely that comets contain less Xe
23、non than meteorites do.D(D) Given the low level of deuterium in the waters of Earths oceans, comets cannot be its sole source.E(E) Comets now play a greater role in the creation of the Earths oceans than was previously thought. 35.ENRICH:A(A) alleviateB(B) exhaustC(C) confiscateD(D) quenchE(E) preve
24、nt 36.The author suggests that the appearance of a Unified Field Theory is which of the followingA(A) The theory is likely to be developed eventually, but then subsequently supplanted but more attractive models.B(B) The theory, given its advanced nature, is likely to be even more significant to scie
25、ntists than Newtons Principia was in its time.C(C) The appearace of the theory will most likely underscore the hubris of scientists in attempting to describe nature.D(D) The theory is certain to appear, and will serve undermine the pedagogical errors made by nineteenth-century professors.E(E) The ap
26、pearance of the theory is likely to unravel the existing structure of physics, discrediting the fields most fundamental assumptions. 37.According to the passage, the work of scientists is similar to that of equations in infinitesimal calculus because scientistsA(A) work to explain concepts that are
27、abstract in nature, not unlike infinityB(B) recognize that meaning is not the only benefit of scientific endeavorC(C) are unable to explain their work in any more concrete terms than mathematicians express theirsD(D) can discover a series of more and more precise truths, but can never achieve absolu
28、te accuracyE(E) are intrinsically more interested in formulas and theories than the predictions that can be made by them 38.It can be inferred from the passage that Goethes scientific contemporaries made which of the following assumptionsA(A) The most accurate view of the universe is that of the mec
29、hanistic model.B(B) Science should avail itself of all possible methods of discerning the truth.C(C) The tangible results of scientific inquiry are more important than its philosophical assumptions.D(D) Poetic intensity is relatively unimportant in the expression of a scientific theory.E(E) Scientif
30、ic theories should go far beyond the human scale, where possible. 39.IMPLAUSIBLE:A(A) verisimilarB(B) infrequentC(C) deviatingD(D) repetitiveE(E) irreplaceable 40.TOUT:A(A) withdraw fromB(B) containC(C) condemnD(D) adjustE(E) abide by 41.Which of the following, if true, would cast the MOST doubt on
31、scientists most recent explanation for the origin of the oceans waterA(A) Meteorites contain only twice, and not ten times as much xenon as regular sea water.B(B) Local water from the solar nebula is found to contain as much xenon as meteorites.C(C) Water from the solar nebula contains less deuteriu
32、m than was previously thought.D(D) Comets containing more than twice the amount of deuterium than was previously thought.E(E) More than twice as many meteorites as comets existed in the solar system at the time of the Earths formation. 42.It can be inferred from the passage that one reason scientist
33、s consider local water from the solar nebula a necessary ingredient in the earths oceans is thatA(A) it is improbable that enough volume of water from comets existed to fill the earths oceansB(B) the water from the solar nebula contains less deuterium than sea waterC(C) the water from the solar nebu
34、la existed close enough to the earth to participate in the accretion processD(D) without the water from the solar nebula more xenon would otherwise exist in seawaterE(E) without the water from the solar nebula the earths oceans would probably have formed at an earlier time 43.PRETERNATURAL:A(A) inva
35、riableB(B) truthfulC(C) delayedD(D) reservedE(E) commonplace 44.The authors regards the notion of the possible emergence of a Heisenberg or a Gdel withA(A) rueB(B) acquiescenceC(C) optimismD(D) suspicionE(E) indignation 45.INTEGRITY:A(A) profligacyB(B) incompletenessC(C) inadequacyD(D) inferiorityE(
36、E) conflict 46.MALADROIT:A(A) dexterousB(B) thirstyC(C) artisticD(D) maliciousE(E) ravenous 47.The author discusses Goethes theories in the second paragraph primarily to do which of the followingA(A) suggest that the purpose of science is not simply to make discoveries but to influence the way human
37、s regard the worldB(B) illustrate the dangers of rejecting a mechanistic view of the worldC(C) investigate the predictive efficacy of a scientific methodology that eschews certain types of experimentsD(D) provide an argument for why scientists should not be amateursE(E) demonstrate how easily a vari
38、ation in scientific methodology can arouse controversy among scientists 48.It can be inferred from the passage that realitys tendency to conform to the man- made rules of science is suspicious becauseA(A) it suggests that scientists have disregarded certain facts to maintain the consistency of their
39、 theoriesB(B) it demonstrates that imagination plays a more significant role than reason in scientific investigationC(C) it shows that sciences discover only what the human faculties apprehend, not everything that existsD(D) it demonstrates that the man-made rules of science are overly general, and
40、do not make specific enough claimsE(E) it bespeaks the sciences historical tendency to contradict itself 49.BLOCKADE: OBSTRUCTION:A(A) breezeway : wallB(B) pillar : supportC(C) mortar : skyscraperD(D) latch : doorE(E) bund : shore 50.The growing popularity of microchips, currently found in applications ranging from cellular phones to cars, _this new technologys increasing affordability.A(A) illustratesB(B) beliesC(C) addressesD(D) containsE(E) incites