2022年考博英语-北京大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 单选题Couples blessed with strength and aggression（） looks are better off having boys, as these characteristics are of more use to males.问题1选项A.other thanB.rather thanC.rather tooD.in spite of【答案】B【解析】考查词组辨析。other than “不同于；除了”；rather than“而不是”；rather too “稍微”；in spite of “尽管”。句意：那些体力更强和有进取心外表好看的夫妇会更容易生男孩，因为这些特征对男性更有用。因此选项B符合题意。2. 单选题The hospital denies there is any connection between the disciplinary action and Dr. Reids ( ) about health problems.问题1选项A.allegianceB.allianceC.allegationsD.alliteration【答案】C【解析】考查名词辨析。allegiance“效忠；忠贞”；alliance“联盟”；allegations“主张”；alliteration“头韵”。句意：医院否认纪律处分和里德医生关于健康问题的主张有任何联系。因此C选项符合题意。3. 单选题The British aristocracy had always been involved in industrialization, especially in the development of mining, canals, and railways. It now shrewdly associated itself with the new wave of commercial expansion: most banks and insurance companies had a lord to add tone to the managerial board. It also shored up its fortunes by astute marriages, notably with the new aristocracy of wealth in the United States; the best-known example was the marriage of the duke of Marlborough to Consuelo Vanderbilt. By these means, many of the great aristocratic estates were preserved despite agricultural decline. But they were playthings as well as engines of wealth, and came to be treated as such. The aristocracy came to be known to the urban population chiefly through their representation in the popular press and magazines as men and women of leisure: racing, hunting, shooting, and fishing in the country, gambling and attending the season in London. In a population for which leisure was becoming increasingly important, this did not make the aristocracy unpopular.1.In the second sentence of this passage, had a lord to add tone to the managerial board means that _.2.The “astute marriages” in the passage refers to marriages between _.3.Judging from the content of the passage, Consuelo Vanderbilt was _.4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?问题1选项A.the banks and insurance companies would hire a lord on the board to give advice to their managementB.having lords involved in the management gave the banks or companies a very good public imageC.lords worked for the banks and insurance companies to bring in more profitsD.it had become a fashion to have a lord on the managerial board of a bank or a company问题2选项A.British aristocracy and rich American entrepreneursB.old British aristocratic families and newly knighted aristocracy of wealthC.aristocratic families and new business families of money and enterprisesD.big landlord families in the British countryside and rich American tycoons of industry问题3选项A.Male, and from a rich business family in the United SatesB.Female, and from a British wealthy family of industryC.Male, and from a rich industrial family of BritainD.Female, and from an entrepreneur family in America问题4选项A.The 19th-century British aristocrats were treated as decorations in public life and were used to make money by press.B.The 19th-century British aristocrats were toys of the rich capitalists and were made to earn profits for them.C.The 19th-century British aristocrats acted as playmates of people in pleasure-seeking such as hunting, fishing, and shooting.D.The 19th-century British aristocrats were popular figures in advertisements because they lived a leisurely life.【答案】第1题:B第2题:C第3题:D第4题:A【解析】1.语义题。题干：在这段话的第二句中，“had a lord to add tone to the management board”的意思是_。通过全文可知贵族“they were playthings as well as engines of wealth”，让他们进入商界只是为了良好的公众形象。因此B选项符合题意。2.细节题。题干：中所说的“精明的婚姻”是指_。文中提到，贵族涉足商业的一种方式是银行和大企业管理层中有贵族任职，还有一种方式就是通过在美国和财富新贵结婚维持自己的财富。因此C选项符合题意。3.细节推理题。题干：从这篇文章的内容判断，Consuelo Vanderbilt是_。根据关键词定位到第三句的实例，例证贵族也会通过精明的婚姻来维持财富，结婚对象是Duke“公爵”。因此D选项符合题意。4.判断推理题。题干：下列哪种说法是对的？文中说到，贵族是受人摆布的人，又是创造财富的工具，与A选项符合。4. 单选题One room schools, with all subjects being taught to all grades at the same time, simply_ when better transportation permits specialized spaces and specialized teaching.问题1选项A.resolvedB.absolvedC.dissolvedD.solved【答案】C【解析】考查形近动词辨析。resolve“解决；决心要”；absolve“免除，赦免”；dissolve“溶解；解散”；solve“解决”。句意：只有一间教室的学校，所有科目同时教授给所有年级的学生，当更好的交通条件允许有专门的空间和专门的教学时，就简单地。这里用“解散”更符合句意，因此C选项符合题意。5. 单选题A Survey has found that three quarters of men quite enjoy their food shopping experience and are happy to_their way around the aisles searching out products.问题1选项A.driveB.steerC.navigateD.voyage【答案】C【解析】考查动词辨析与搭配。drive“推动；驾驶；驱赶”；steer“控制；引导；驾驶”；navigate“操纵；导航；航行”；voyage “航行；渡过”。四个选项虽都与驾驶、航行有关，但其中只有navigate可与ones way around搭配。句意：一项调查发现，四分之三的男性非常享受他们的食品购物体验，他们很乐意推车购物车来回寻找商品。因此C选项符合题意。6. 单选题She wore lon