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环球时代：2012考研基础英语模拟试题1. There is an embargo on any more video games coming into the house.A. landing placeB. prohibitionC. violationD. permission2. George Ball came down with malaria when he was touring Mexico.A. confidedB. contractedC. recitedD. flattered3. The crowd at the town meeting found the mayor’s assurance too glib.A. sarcasticB. flashyC. maliciousD. readily fluent4. He’s going to apportion this chore to her.A. consortB. craveC. incurD. allocate5. It is more difficult for a chronic smoker to give up the habit than for a novice, but it can be done.A. affluentB. confirmedC. disciplinedD. indecisive6. The senators came to a deadlock in their attempt to find a solution.A. an impasseB. a raidC. a hamletD. a breakthrough7. She bristled at the suggestion that she had been dishonest.A. bridledB. bridgedC. breathedD. boasted8. The first important exposition in the United States was held in Philadelphia in 1876.A. exhibitionB. excursionC. concertD. contest9. If you have never held a driving license before, you should apply for a provisional license.A. providentialB. temporaryC. provincialD. improvised10. The idea of time is incorporated in all languages of the worldA. assignedB. indicatedC. containedD. evidenced11.. In these economically difficult days businesses must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy.A. extremityB. DiscountC. enthusiasmD. economy12. You need an excursion to break the monotony.A. gauntB. jauntC. vauntD. taunt13. Cactus plants have spines that prevent animals from nibbling them.A. ruiningB. reachingC. climbingD. gnawing14. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage countless get-rich schemes to proliferate.A. multiplyB. amplifyC. diversifyD. simplify15. The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.A. skilledB. cautiousC. impatientD. obedient16. He thinks that poverty is a punishment of idleness and indolence.A. ignoranceB. hesitanceC. lazinessD. stubbornness17. The girl announced in a defiant tone that she intended to wait until her father returned.A. rebelliousB. obedienC. offensiveD. hostile18. Unfortunately, I’ll spend the weekend doing a bunch of prosaic chores.A .dull B. practical C. trivial D. rhyming19. Most rulers have a sense of majesty.A. responsibilityB. freedomC. devotionD. nobility20 .The real hero is never ostentatious.A. frivolousB. pretentiousC. presumptuousD. ponderous21. The children were having a wonderful time _____ on the frozen lake.A. slippingB. slitheringC. skiddingD. sliding22. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning. Whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on ____.A. responseB. impulseC. instinctD. consciousness23. This is the _____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.A. actualB. realC. originalD. genuine24. He came to inspect the house ___ buying it.A. in the event ofB. with a view toC. in case ofD. with regard to25. He is a clever mimic who can take ____ most of the lectures in this college.A. overB. downC. offD. for26. You promised you would do it. Why did you go ____ on your word?A. backB. awayC. overD. by27. Jennifer took this opportunity to repay her friends for their kindness ____, she would have had to entertain them in her small apartment in Charlotte town.A. OtherwiseB. HoweverC. ButD. Nevertheless28. City planners must never forget that public acceptance of their ideas requires time.So when their ideas are ，they must continue to work.A. refusedB. rejectedC. deniedD. objected29. The difference in Chinese dialect has been a continuing problem ever since China became an empire in 221 B.C，and it is one big reason why the country has remained impoverished.A. enormousB. immenseC. imminentD. eminent30.The police carried out an investigation，but the missing woman was not yet found..A. exhausting B. exhaustible C. exhaustive D. exhausted31. It is illegal to use this equipment for firefighting purposes. Unauthorized use ismalicious destruction of property and is punished by a $50，000 fine.A. other thanB. none butC. otherwiseD. rather than32. The father can’t even discipline himself，setting a good example to his children.A. let aloneB. much lessC. still lessD. not to mention33. Your remarks were rather ________ .A out of placeB out of occasionC out of situationD out of condition34.We had set out in bright sunshine and thought the weather was set fair，but not for long, the sky began to cloud and by the time we arrived it was a leaden grey.A. aboveB. acrossC. overD. throughout35.The Olympic Games，which used to have strong religious associations, nowadays are held every four years in different countries .A. by turnsB. in turnC. out of turnD. to a turn36. for your help，we’d never have been able to get out of trouble.A. Had it not beenB. If it was notC. If we had not beenD. If there had not been37. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that is ____ in religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.A. is to be analyzedB. has been analyzedC. be analyzedD. should have been analyzed38. The window is never opened ____ in summer.A. butB. exceptC. whenD. while39. He had always had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his bestselling novel he became unbearable _____.A. bigotedB. proudC. conceitedD. exaggerated40. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and ___ in a quiet position.they are noA Blonger afraid of showing their feeling towards each other.C D60.The data received from the two spacecrafts whirling around Mars indicate that there is much evidence thatA B Chuge thunderstorms are occurring about the equator of the planet.DⅢ.Cloze (10)Directions: Fill in each underlined space with one word that best suits the context of the foll owing passage.Today it is out of fashion to speak in ___61______ of characters. But there is no more essentia l aspect of any person.Character is made up of those principles and values that give your __62___ direction, meaning a nd depth. These constitute your inner sense of ___63_____ is right and wrong based not on laws or r ules of conduct ___64____ on who you are. They include ___65____ traits as integrity, honesty, cour age, fairness and generosity ------ which arise ___66______ the hard choice we have to _67___ in li fe. So wrong is simply in doing wrong, not in getting caught.___68____ some people wonder if our inner values __69_____ anymore. After all, hasn’t our noted bank executive succeeded in every visible way ___70____ his transgressions( 错误，过失).初到异国，多数人都会被新的文化深深吸引并为之感到兴奋。