考研英语模拟题模拟50

考研英语模拟题模拟50

Section Ⅰ Use of English

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

Our ape-men forefathers had no obvious natural weapons in the struggle for（ 1 ）in the open. They had neither the powerful teeth nor the strong claws of the big cats. They

could not （ 2 ）with the bear, whose strength, speed and claws（ 3 ）an impressive " small fire" weaponry. They could not even defend themselves（ 4 ）running swiftly like the horses, zebras or small animals. If the ape-men had attempted to compete on those terms in the open, they would have been

（ 5 ）to failure and extinction. But they were（ 6 ）with enormous concealed advantages of a kind not possessed by any

of their competitors.

In the search（ 7 ）the pickings of the forest, the ape-men had（ 8 ）efficient stereoscopic vision and a sense of color that the animals of the grasslands did not（ 9 ）. The

ability to see clearly at close range permitted the ape-men

to study practical problems in a way that lay far（ 10 ）the reach of the original inhabitants of the grassland. Good

long-distance sight was（ 11 ）another matter. Lack of long-distance vision had not been a problem for forest-dwelling apes and monkeys because the（ 12 ）the viewpoint, the

greater the range of sight-so（ 13 ）they had had to do was climb a tree. Out in the open, however, this simple solution was not（ 14 ）. Climbing a hill would have helped, but in many places the ground was flat. The ape-men（ 15 ）the only possible solution. They reared up as high as possible on

their hind limbs and began to walk（ 16 ）. This vital change of physical position brought about considerable disadvantages.

It was extremely unstable and it meant that the already slow ape-men became（ 17 ）still. （ 18 ）, they persevered and their bone structure gradually became（ 19 ）to the new, unstable position that（ 20 ）them the name Homo erectus, upright man.

1.

A.survival

B.hunting

C.security

D.inhabitance

答案：A

选项分别是生存，打猎，安全和住所。本段后面部分的主要内容是其他动物在自然界的优势，而人类的祖先处于劣势地位，因此他们必须为生存而斗争，故选A。

2.

A.match

pare

C.rival

D.equal

答案：A

rival意为“与……相匹敌；比得上”，常用的搭配是rival

sb．/sth．for/in sth．；equal意为“比得上，和……相等”，做动词时是及物动词；match意为“和……相配；和……相称”，常用搭配为match with，意为“与……相匹敌”；compare意为“比较；对照”，常用的搭配有compare with，意为“与……相比较”。这里是说“他们无法与熊相比”，故根据句意和搭配，答案应选A。

3.

A.became

B.equipped

C.posed

D.provided

答案：D

became意为“成为；变为”；equipped意为“装备”，常用于be equipped with 或equip sb．with sth．；posed意为“摆好姿势；造成”；proVided意为“供给，提供”。这里是说熊的力量、速度和爪子为自身提供了很好的武器，故选项D最符合题意。

4.

A.in

B.upon

C.by

D.with

答案：C

defend…by doing sth．中的by表示方式、手段，意为“通过(做某事)”，后一般接动名词。这里是说“它们不能像马、斑马或其他小动物一样通过快速地奔跑来保护自己”。

5.

A.driven

B.doomed

C.forced

D.led

答案：B

be doomed to sth．(一般为death，failure等一类的词)表示“注定……”。be driven to后常接madness，sorrow等一类的词。lead to一般为主动式。这里是说“他们早就注定失败、灭绝了”，故答案选B。

6.

A.bestowed

B.given

C.presented

D.endowed

答案：D

bestow表示“赠给”，常与on或upon搭配；give一般与to搭配；present表示“赠予”时一般与with搭配；endow表示“天生具有，