2022年考博英语-南昌大学考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题About 5000 years ago, people in an area north of the Black Sea in southeastern Europe spoke a language called Proto-Indo-European, which is believed to be the ancestor of most European languages. These include the languages that became ancient Greek, ancient German and the ancient Latin.Latin disappeared as a spoken language. Yet it left behind three great languages that became modern Spanish, French and Italian. Ancient German became Dutch, Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish and one of the languages that developed into English.The English language is a result of the invasions of the island of Britain over many hundreds of years. The first invasions were by a people called Angles about 1500 years ago. The Angles were a German tribe （部落）who crossed the English Channel. Later two more groups crossed to Britain. They were the Saxons and the Jutes. These groups found a people called the Celts, who had lived in Britain for many thousands of years. The Celts and the invaders fought. After a while, most of the Celts were killed, or made slaves. Some escaped to live in the area that became Wales. Through the years, the Saxons, Angles and Jute mixed their different languages. The result is what is called Anglo-Saxon or Old English.The next great invasion of Britain came from the far north beginning about 1100 years ago. Fierce people called Vikings invaded the coast areas of Britain. The Vikings came from Denmark, Norway and other northern countries. They were looking to capture trade goods and slaves and take away anything of value. In some areas, the Vikings became so powerful they built temporary bases. These temporary bases sometimes became permanent. Later, many Vikings stayed in Britain. Many English words used today come from these ancient Vikings. Words like “sky，” “leg，” “skill,” “egg，” “crawl,” “lift” and “take” are from the old languages of the far northern countries.The next invasion of Britain took place more than 900 years ago, in 1066. History experts call this invasion the Norman Conquest.1. What is the general idea of the passage?2. Which of the following languages later developed into English?3. Old English is the mixture of the languages spoken by the following tribes which include_.4. Which of the following can best describe Vikings who invaded Britain about 1100 years ago?5. What follows the passage is most probably about .问题1选项A.The early history of the English languageB.The origin of the English languageC.The varieties of the English languageD.The invasions of Britain问题2选项A.Proto-Indo-European languageB.Ancient GreekC.Ancient GermanD.Ancient Latin问题3选项A.The Angles, the Saxons and the CeltsB.The Saxons, the Jutes and the CeltsC.The Angle, the Jutes and the CeltsD.The Angles, the Saxon and the Jutes问题4选项A.They were soldiersB.They were merchantsC.They were piratesD.They were sailors问题5选项A.the impact of the Norman Conquest on the British peopleB.the impact of the Norman Conquest on the English languageC.the important events in the Norman ConquestD.the historical figures in the Norman Conquest【答案】第1题:A第2题:C第3题:D第4题:C第5题:B【解析】1.主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了英语这门语言的起源以及发展，因此选项A符合题意。2.细节事实题。根据文章第二段提到的Ancient German became Dutch, Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish and one of the languages that developed into English，可知选项C符合题意。3.细节事实题。根据文章第三段最后两句话Through the years, the Saxons, Angles and Jute mixed their different languages. The result is what is called Anglo-Saxon or Old English.可知选项D符合题意。4.判断推理题。文章第四段提到他们夺去贸易货物和奴隶，抢走任何有价值的东西(They were looking to capture trade goods and slaves and take away anything of value)，由此可推测他们是海盗，选项C符合题意。5.判断推理题。文章第二段和第三段分别讲述了两次侵略对于英语这门语言的影响，最后一段提到the next invasion，由此可推测接下来会讲述这次侵略对语言的影响，因此选项B符合题意。2. 单选题When Mr. Simpson went to apply for a in the office of a local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.问题1选项A.careerB.positionC.professionD.location【答案】B【解析】考查名词词义辨析。Career “事业”；position “职位”；profession “职业，专业”；location “位置，地点”。句意：当辛普森先生去当地一家报纸寻求职位时，他被告知去见经理。选项B符合题意。3. 单选题Because of careless washing, the woolen sweater to a childs size.问题1选项A.compressedB.droppedC.shrankD.diminished【答案】C【解析】考查动词词义辨析。compress “压缩，压紧”；drop “推动；帮助”；shrink “收缩”；diminish “减少”。根据关键信息a childs size可知羊毛衫缩小，因此选项C符合题意。句意：由于洗涤不当，这件羊毛衫缩小成了儿童尺寸。4. 单选题This is an ideal site for a university it is far from the downtown area.问题1选项A.provided thatB.now thatC.in thatD.so that【答案】C【解析】考查词组辨析。provided that “如果；条件是”；now that “既然，由于”；in that “因为，由于”；so that “以便，所以”。句意：这里是建大学的理想场所，因为它离市中心很远。选项C符合题意。5. 单选题In 1957, a doctor in Singapore noticed that hospitals were treating an unusual number of influenza-like cases. Influenza is sometimes called “flu” or a “bad cold”. He