2022年考博英语-西南交通大学考试内容及全真模拟冲刺卷（附带答案与详解）1. 单选题I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me; it is the reality I took with me into sleep. 1 try to think of something else.Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her. She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling. In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue, green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.I dont know the word for “ribbons”，so I put my hand to my own hair and, with three fingers against my head. I looked at her ribbons and said “beautiful”. She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasnt sure if she understood me (I dont speak Laotian very well).I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldnt make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left. too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat, I wanted to cry. I didnt of course.I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the cradle light to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry. and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didnt cry.1.Which of the following is NOT correct?2.The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because the woman（ ）.3.Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts?4.When did the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not because（ ）.5.Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again?问题1选项A.The writer was not used to bargaining.B.People in Asia always bargain when buying things.C.Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.D.The writer was ready to bargain with the woman.问题2选项A.thought that the last offer was reasonableB.thought she could still make much moneyC.was glad that the writer knew their way of bargainingD.was tired of bargaining with the writer any more问题3选项A.The skirts were cheap and pretty.B.She liked the patterns on the skirts.C.She wanted to do something as compensation.D.She was fed up with further bargaining with the woman.问题4选项A.she had learned to stay cool and unfeelingB.she was afraid of crying in publicC.she had learned to face difficulties bravelyD.she had to show in public that she was strong.问题5选项A.She suddenly felt very sad.B.She liked the ribbons so much.C.She was overcome by emotion.D.She felt sorry for the woman.【答案】第1题:A第2题:C第3题:C第4题:A第5题:C【解析】第1题:细节事实题。A:作者不习惯讨价还价。B:亚洲人买东西总是讲价。C:在老挝，讨价还价是安静而和平的。D:作家准备和那个女人讨价还价。第五段指出: I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia (我决定买一条那样的裙子，我开始和她讨价还价。在亚洲，讨价还价是一种习俗)。由此得知，B项和D项正确。第五段还指出: In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness (在老挝，讨价还价是以较低的声音，和一种轻松平静的方式进行的)。因此C项正