2013年考研英语模拟试题及答案解析

2013届全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语

　　答题注意事项

　　1.本试卷考试时间150分钟，满分100分。

　　2.试卷后面附有参考答案，供学员测试后核对。

　　Section I Structure and Vocabulary

　　In each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice on the answer sheet. (20 points)

　　1. A variety of small clubs can provide _____ opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful group dynamics.

　　[A] durable

　　[B] excessive

　　[C] surplus

　　[D] multiple

　　2. By turning this knob to the right you can _____ the sound from this radio.

　　[A] amplify

　　[B] enlarge

　　[C] magnify

　　[D] reinforce

　　3. Under the _____ confronting them it was impossible to continue the strike any longer.

　　[A] surroundings

　　[B] settings

　　[C] circumstances

　　[D] environments

　　4. We have the system of exploitation of man by man.

　　[A] cancelled

　　[B] abolished

　　[C] refused

　　[D] rejected

　　5. We shall probably never be able to _____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.

　　[A] assert

　　[B] impart

　　[C] ascertain

　　[D] notify

　　6. This diploma _____ that you have completed high school.

　　[A] proves

　　[B] certifies

　　[C] secures

　　[D] approves

　　7. Up until that time, his interest had focused almost _____ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.

　　[A] restrictively

　　[B] radically

　　[C] inclusively

　　[D] exclusively

　　8. That sound doesn’t _____ in his language so it’s difficult for him to pronounce.

　　[A] happen

　　[B] take place

　　[C] occur

　　[D] run

　　9. The security guard _____ two men who were yelling in the courtroom.

　　[A] expelled

　　[B] propelled

　　[C] repelled

　　[D] dispelled

　　10. In most cases politicians are _____ as they seldom tell the truth.

　　[A] credible

　　[B] credulous

　　[C] incredulous

　　[D] incredible

　　11. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable _____.

　　[A] future

　　[B] possibility

　　[C] ability

　　[D] opportunity

　　12. Britain has the highest _____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.

　　[A] density

　　[B] intensity

　　[C] popularity

　　[D] prosperity

　　13. CCTV programs are _____ by satellite to the remotest areas in the country.

　　[A] transferred

　　[B] transported

　　[C] transformed

　　[D] transmitted

　　14. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget _____.

　　[A] disposition

　　[B] deficit

　　[C] defect

　　[D] discrepancy

　　15. The government will _____ a reform in the educational system.

　　[A] initiate

　　[B] initial

　　[C] initiative

　　[D] intimate