考研英语(知识运用)模拟试卷25 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有:1. Use of English
Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points)
Something kept scratching on the outside of the tent. I wouldn’t have thought much about it【C1】______I hadn’t recently seen a ridiculously【C2】______film on television in which a monster tried to get into its【C3】______bedroom by scratching on the door with its claw-like hands. A stupid【C4】______, but it kept coming back,【C5】______sleep. When a cry rang out across the moor I crawled out to see what it was all about. In a small tent this is less easy than it【C6】______. After【C7】______yourself from a cocoon-like sleeping-bag, you have to【C8】______with the zip-fas-teners of the tent from a kneeling【C9】______outside all seemed in order. The【C10】______noise came from clumps of spiky rushes【C11】______blown by the wind【C12】______the canvas. The only【C13】______I have for the eerie cries is that overhead may have passed a(n)【C14】______flock of stone curlews, birds which make a diabolical noise. The moon was the colour of a corpse. Uncomforted, I crept back into the tent. Dawn was pretty dreary , too. Flocks of drifting clouds had settled down low【C15】______the horizon, jostling each other, uneasily, like sheep undecided what to do next. Hoping fervently they would push off, I paced【C16】______and walked on, taking the left【C17】______of the River Tavy, looking for its junction with the tributary that led to Great Kneeset. Nattor Down loomed up where it should have been, but another apparently unmapped hill popped【C18】______on the opposite side of the torrent, rather spoiling my simple conception of the landscape. The going became difficult,【C19】______a great deal of the stuff they call clitter, the rubble from the outcrops of granite, had fallen down into the gorge. But the compass【C20】______the heading and I scrambled along as fast as I could in weather that seemed to be worsening. I decided to make for some high place where I could look around and see whether it looked safe to go on.
1. 【C1】 A.but B.as if C.if D.and
正确答案:C 解析:此句意为“如果我最近没有看恐怖电影我也不会对这个声音想太多”,因此选if。 知识模块:知识运用
2. 【C2】 A.classic B.dramatic C.tragical
D.melodramatic
正确答案:D
解析:melodramatic意为“情节剧的,闹剧的”,dramatic“戏剧的”,classic“古典的”,tragical意为“悲剧的”。根据此句中ridiculously(荒唐的,可笑的)一词可以判断出作者看的是一部情节剧的电影。 知识模块:知识运用
3. 【C3】 A.master’s B.victim’s C.neighbor’s D.owner’s
正确答案:B
解析:此句是说妖怪爬到屋里吃人,被吃的当然足victim(受害者)了。 知识模块:知识运用
4. 【C4】 A.tale B.fantasy C.story D.fancy
正确答案:B
解析:作者不时想想这个故事,认为它太离奇,所以选fantasy;tale指“传说”,而此处是电影而不是传说;fancy指“空想”,并非一定是离奇古怪的想法。 知识模块:知识运用
5. 【C5】 A.wakening B.breading C.ruining D.destroying
正确答案:C
解析:作“破坏,损坏”讲,destroy强调有力和粗暴,ruin强调彻底性,此处作者由于恐惧而无法入睡,因此选ruin。 知识模块:知识运用
6. 【C6】 A.remains
B.stays C.is
D.sounds
正确答案:D 解析:此处是说爬出帐篷外说起来容易,做起来难,英语中习惯用sound“听起来”来表达。 知识模块:知识运用
7. 【C7】 A.keeping B.avoiding C.extricating D.preventing
正确答案:C
解析:extricate…from意为“从……解脱出来”。 知识模块:知识运用
8. 【C8】 A.fumble B.find C.search D.look for
正确答案:A
解析:fumble很形象,特指“摸索着寻找”,其余三个选项都不能与with搭配。 知识模块:知识运用
9. 【C9】 A.status B.position C.spot D.location
正确答案:B 解析:status指抽象的“地位、位置”;spot指“在大片空间中的一点”;location指“坐落地点”;只有position可指“具体位置、姿势”。 知识模块:知识运用
10. 【C10】 A.creaky B.rushing C.rustling D.scratching
正确答案:D
解析:此处与文章开头相对应,指前文提到的scratching noise。 知识模块:知识运用
11. 【C11】 A.intermittently B.constantly C.instantly D.immediately
正确答案:A
解析:intermittently意为“间歇地,间断地”,constantly意为“经常地,不变地”,in—stantly意为“立即,立刻”。 知识模块:知识运用
12. 【C12】 A.past B.through C.into D.against
正确答案:D
解析:此处意为风吹到帐篷上,因此用against。 知识模块:知识运用
13. 【C13】 A.reason B.cause
C.explanation D.excuse
正确答案:C
解析:此处指作者对奇怪的叫声做出自己的解释,但并来看到任何证据,所以reason、cause都不可用。 知识模块:知识运用
14. 【C14】 A.emigrant B.immigrant C.migratory D.immigratory
正确答案:C
解析:migratory意为“定期迁移的”,migratory birds指“候鸟”。emigrant意为“移民,移居外国者”,immigrant意为“移民,离开自己的国家并到别国永久定居的人”,emigrant、immigrant也是形容词。immigratory意为“迁入的”。 知识模块:知识运用
15. 【C15】 A.in B.on C.over D.onto
正确答案:B
解析:与horizon搭配只能用on。 知识模块:知识运用
16. 【C16】 A.off B.out C.up D.in
正确答案:C
解析:pace up是一个词组,意为“加快脚步”。 知识模块:知识运用
17. 【C17】 A.shore B.coast C.bank D.road
正确答案:C
解析:河岸自然要用bank。 知识模块:知识运用
18. 【C18】 A.up B.by C.upon D.away
正确答案:A
解析:pop up意为“突然出现”,是同定搭配。 知识模块:知识运用
19. 【C19】 A.since B.as C.like D.for
正确答案:D
解析:此处指原因,所以用for。 知识模块:知识运用
20. 【C20】 A.authorized B.confirmed C.certified D.supported
正确答案:B
解析:此句是说指南针确定了方向的正确性,因此用confirm。 知识模块:知识运用
Until recently, most population growth has occurred in relatively dense urban environments. In【C1】______words, even if we were witnessing rapid population growth, that would not mean that the【C2】______were filling in with people.【C3】______, the urban areas would tend to become more crowded. Historically, we find that people have moved to【C4】______the jobs were. Jobs were usually in ports or locations with many natural【C5】______. After transportation became relatively cheap, other geographical locations became【C6】______of economic activity. One factor that determines where people will move to, even when transportation becomes cheap, is【C7】______. And individuals working in cities【C8】______higher incomes than those working in【C9】______areas. Hence, population has tended until the 1970s to【C10】______in our major urban centers. Recently population has【C11】______out of the Northeast to the South and to the West for the more pleasant climates. If people did not【C12】______from living in large cities, there would likely be a much more even population distribution【C13】______our entire land area. Probably, if this【C14】______the case , there would be less concern over population 【C15】______Indeed, one need only【C16】______a cross-country drive or plane trip to realize how【C17】______sparsely populated these United States really are. This is not to say that we should or should not do something about【C18】______growth. The shortage of people in certain areas merely demonstrates that overpopulation in the United States is really only a problem in【C19】______urban environments. And this problem may be slowly correcting【C20】______.
21. 【C1】 A.other B.another C.one another D.those
正确答案:A
解析:in other words,固定短语,意为“换句话说”。 知识模块:知识运用
22. 【C2】 A.towns
B.countryside C.cities D.farms
正确答案:B
解析:头一句话说得很清楚,在城市里人口密度要大一些。第三句话又说城市里人口要多一些。所以很显然,此处应该指乡下人口相对少一些。 知识模块:知识运用
23. 【C3】 A.Therefore B.Moreover C.Rather D.Otherwise
正确答案:C 解析:两句话是转折的关系,所以选rather。therefore“因此,所以”;moreover表示“递进关系”,otherwise“否则,不然的话”。 知识模块:知识运用
24. 【C4】 A.where B.there C.what D.how
正确答案:A
解析:本句意思是哪里有工作,人们就到哪里去。 知识模块:知识运用
25. 【C5】 A.resources B.sources C.means D.wealth
正确答案:A
解析:natural resources“自然资源”。 知识模块:知识运用
26. 【C6】 A.channels B.routes C.sources D.centers
正确答案:D
解析:本句大意为:在交通变得便宜以后,其他(城市以外)的地区成了经济活动的中心。 知识模块:知识运用
27. 【C7】 A.profit B.expense C.income D.deposit
正确答案:C
解析:此句与下一句意义相连,下一句中提到income一词,我们可以得到暗示。 知识模块:知识运用
28. 【C8】 A.earn B.gain C.win D.obtain
正确答案:A 解析:本题考的是词组搭配。与income搭配的动词通常为earn或draw。 知识模块:知识运用
29. 【C9】 A.dense B.desert C.urban D.rural
正确答案:D
解析:第8题提到cities“城市”,所以本处应填rural areas“乡村地区”。 知识模块:知识运用
30. 【C10】 A.enrich B.increase C.decrease D.enlarge
正确答案:B 解析:前文说哪里收入多,人们就到哪里去。而且,城市收入比乡村收入多,所以,城市的人口会增加(increase)。enrich“使富足,使肥沃”;decrease“减少”;
enlarge“放大,扩大”。 知识模块:知识运用
31. 【C11】 A.vanished B.drifted C.shifted D.escaped
正确答案:C
解析:vanish“消失”;drift“冲洗,漂流”;shift“移动,移位”;escape“逃脱”。 知识模块:知识运用
32. 【C12】 A.withdraw B.derive C.develop D.benefit
正确答案:D
解析:withdraw“收回,撤退”;derive“得自于”;develop“发展,发达”;benefit“受益于”。这是一个虚拟语气的句子。大意是:如果人们不那么得益于生活在大城市,也许人口分布在全国范围内会更均衡些。 知识模块:知识运用
33. 【C13】 A.throughout B.beyond C.from D.into
正确答案:A
解析:throughout“遍及,到处”。 知识模块:知识运用
34. 【C14】 A.was B.were C.wasn’t D.weren’t
正确答案:D
解析:注意本句是虚拟语气的句子。后半句为there would be less concern,所以前半句为if this were the case(如果是这样的话)。 知识模块:知识运用
35. 【C15】 A.quality
B.reduction C.explosion D.structure
正确答案:C
解析:population explosion“人口爆炸”。 知识模块:知识运用
36. 【C16】 A.take B.start C.engage D.arrange
正确答案:A
解析:take a drive,take a trip分别为习惯用法。 知识模块:知识运用
37. 【C17】 A.sparsely B.densely C.scarcely D.meagerly
正确答案:A
解析:sparsely“稀疏地,稀少地”;densely“浓密地,浓厚地”;scarcely“不足地,几乎没有”;meagerly“瘦地,贫乏地”。后文中提到the shortage of people,所以此处指美国人口分布较稀疏。 知识模块:知识运用
38. 【C18】 A.population B.education C.people D.culture
正确答案:A
解析:population人口问题是本文谈论的中心。 知识模块:知识运用
39. 【C19】 A.underpopulated B.overcrowded C.polluted D.inhabited
正确答案:B
解析:前文已经提到城市人口多,乡村人口少。我们需要用一个词来形容
urban environments,最合适的当然是overcrowded“过度拥挤的”。underpopulated“人口稀少的”;polluted“污染的”;inhabited“有人居住的”。 知识模块:知识运用
40. 【C20】 A.itself B.it
C.themselves D.himself
正确答案:A
解析:本句大意是:这个问题也许会慢慢自己解决。correct的宾语应该是itself(指problem)。 知识模块:知识运用
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