2022年考博英语-东北师范大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题The manager is so much under the influence of his secretary that she is the （ ）head of the department.问题1选项A.potentialB.virtualC.probableD.natural【答案】B【解析】句意: 老板受到了他秘书的极大影响以至于她是实质上的老板了。形容词辨析。Potential有潜力的; virtual实质上的; probable可能的; natural自然的。因此B符合句意。2. 单选题King Juan Carlos of Spain once insisted kings dont abdicate, they die in their sleep. But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down. So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the uniting is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyles?The Spanish case provides arguments both for and against monarchy when public opinion is particularly polarized, as it was. Following the end of the France regime, monarchs can rise above “mere” politics and “embody” a spirit of national unity.It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of states. And so; the Middle East expected, Europe is the most monarch-infested region in the world, with 10 kingdoms not counting Vatican city and Andorra. But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respectable public figure.Even so, kings and queens undoubtedly have a downside, symbolic of national unity as they claim to be, their very history and sometimes the way they behave today embodies outdated and indefensible privileges and inequalities. At a time when Thornes Piketty and other ecumenists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modem democratic families and should still be the symbolic heart of modem democratic states. The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways. Prince and princess have day-jobs and ride bicycles, not horses (or helicopters). Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.While Europes monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to strive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.It is only the Queen who has preserved the monarchy reputation with her rather ordinary (if well-healed) granny style. The danger will come with Charles, who has both an expensive taste of lifestyle and a pretty hierarchical view of the world. He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service - as non-controversial and non-political heads of state. Charles ought to know that as English history shows, it is kings of republicans who are the monarchys worst enemies.1.According to the first two paragraphs, King Juan Carl of Spain （ ）.2.Monarchs are kept as head of state in Europe mostly （ ）.3.Which of the following is shown to be odd, according to Paragraph 4?4.The British royals “have most to fear” because Charles（ ）.5.Which of the following is the best title of the text?问题1选项A.used to enjoy high public supportB.was unpopular among European royalsC.ended his reign in embarrassmentD.eased his relationship with his rivals问题2选项A.owing to their undoubted and respectable statusB.to achieve a balance between tradition and realityC.to give voters more public figures to look up toD.due to their everlasting political embodiment问题3选项A.Aristocrats excessive reliance on inherited wealthB.The simple lifestyle of the aristocratic familiesC.The role of the nobility in modem democraciesD.The nobilitys adherence to their privileges问题4选项A.takes a tough line on political issuesB.fails to change his lifestyle as advisedC.takes republicans as his potential alliesD.fails to adapt himself to his future role问题5选项A.Carlos, Glory and Disgrace CombinedB.Carlos, a Lesson for All European MonarchsC.Charles, Slow to React to the Coming ThreatsD.Charles, Anxious to Succeed to the Throne【答案】第1题:C第2题:A第3题:C第4题:B第5题:B【解析】1.细节事实题。第一段指出: But embarrassing scandals and the popularity of the republican left in the recent Euro-elections have forced him to eat his words and stand down (然而在近来欧洲选举中所留下的令人尴尬的丑闻和共和党人的声望却迫使他食言而退位)。由此可知C项“尴尬地结束自己的统治”正确。2.判断推理题。第三段指出:It is this apparent transcendence of politics that explains monarchs continuing popularity as heads of states (这种明显的政治超越解释了君主们作为国家元首的持续受欢迎)。.most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respectable public figure.(大多数皇室幸存的原因是他们让选民避免困难地去寻找