考研英语模拟试题[14]Simulated Test

C. whose job it is

D. for though

B. rather than

A. combined with

C. as

D. what little money

B. say

B. should have been

D. Nobody

B.  

D.  

C.  

B.  

D.  

C.  

A.  

C.  

C.  

B.  

A. live up to

B. tied up

A. got mixed up with

C. see through

D. worthwhile

A. considerable

C. of

B. raise

C. medium

D. In addition to

A. tedious

B. effected

D. intercourse

C. dump

A. awarded

C. accelerated

A. submitted

D. flashed

D. symptoms

A. conveyed

B. point

D. complain

B. of

A. cite

A. being

D. frustrated

C. that

A. With

C. without

C. preceding

C. it becomes the only means to an end

A. that people are in constant need of

B. that consumers don't care where to buy them

C. have to be promoted

D. the appropriate use of voice level in public speech

A. distractions will render communication unlikely to happen

D. to adapt voice level to the size of the room

B. pay enough attention to the audience's reaction

C. The steps to the goals and the goal itself are known.

A. it is completely impossible to preset the best steps along the way

B. can draw on various sources in his work

D. designed the lens all by himself

B. some foods are falsely labeled

D. no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers have been used on them over a certain period of time

C. buy foods from a seller they often deal with

A. is being debated in the Congress

D. his confused feeling towards his father

C. appeared pleasant

A. he wished to solve his problem

D. made the boy even more confused

这是一个简单句。句架是A pyrAmiD CAnnot topplE ovEr。句首sprEADinG…以及with A CEntrE…都是表示原因的状语。句子中topplE ovEr作“倒塌”讲。
短文大意：已有4600年之久的埃及金字塔的设计师伊姆霍特普已发现使建筑物永存的三因素：形状、规模和土地。把建筑物的巨大重量分摊在广阔地面上，重心远离边缘，金字塔就不会倒塌。圆屋顶能使建筑物具有强度和硬度，但强度和硬度在地震中由于缺乏“弹性”而成为破坏建筑物的重大因素。砖和钢筋混凝土建筑物尤其危险，土地的来回移动能使建筑物倒塌。

这是一个并列复合句,由AnD连接，但后面的谓语动词ArE省略了。句架是ThEy ArE: six…,AnD All to…。前面句子中thEy指金字塔，冒号后的内容说明ovEr EnGinEErED。 AnD 后跟的句子中All指six million tonnEs oF…to housE…作表语，谓语动词ArE省略了。no BiGGEr thAn可理解为省略了whiCh ArE的定语从句，修饰A FEw BuriAl ChAmBErs。句子中in thE CAsE oF作“就……而言”讲；thE GrEAt PyrAmiD oF GizEh指吉萨(地名)大金字塔。SEmi-DEFAChED housEs指半分离或半独立式的房子。

这是一个并列复合句，前后两句由AnD连接。句架是thE sAnD FounDAtion oF…GivE wAy, AnD…tonnE oF…CAmE…。句子中MEiDum是地名；GivE wAy这里指倒塌。

这是一个简单句。句架是FounDAtion CoulD…DEstroy…,…。topplinG…是分词短语作状语，DEspitE hAvinG是介词短语作状语，修饰topplinG.句子中LEAninG TowEr oF PisA是意大利的比萨斜塔。

这是一个简单句，冒号后面的并列复合句是用来说明前面内容的。句架是…skysCrApErs FArE prEtty wEll: thEir…sizE mAkEs…AnD thE FounDAtions AnD FrAmEs ArE…。句子中FArE作“进展情况”讲；All But作“几乎”、“差不多”讲。

参考范文
    Many college students take advantage of the school holidays to travel, their destinations varying from natural scenic spots to towns or cities rich in historic legacy and cultural heritage.But quite a few of them know little about what they should do in preparation for a successful travel, which is far from merely buying tickets,taking enough money and coming back feeling exhausted. In fact, go travelling is a valuable form of extracurricular learning.
    Then how shall we prepare for a travel?First,make a proper choice of your destination.This depends on your interests, or whether you like visiting natural scenic spots or historic spots, and the time,money,and energy you can afford. A comprehensive and appropriately scheduled travel of 3 days is much better than either a superficial and tightly scheduled travel of 2 days or a dilatory travel of 4 days. Secondly, once you make up your mind, find out about your destination.    When you visit a place, you are not supposed to only look at the things and the people there without reflection. You are to acquaint yourself beforehand with the historical background,cultural traces, historic landmarks, folk legends, local customs, museums, art galleries, and even the most famous dishes and snacks around that region.Thus, when you get to your destination, you will be able to decide what you will spend more time on and what less.
    The actual travel, apart from sightseeing,provides us with a rare occasion of experiencing a life style different from our own.This can be achieved most efficiently through our getting ourselves involved in life there. When we first get to a place, we can buy some local newspapers to find out what is going on there. If there happens to be a Beer Festival, Water Melon Festival, or whatever kinds of fairs, we might as well spare some time and go participating.It is great enjoyment,indeed,to find out the clothes on vogue among the local people,to listen to their bargaining in dialect,and all that.If you travel like this, you are sure not to miss the chance of widening your vision of knowledge.