考博英语-246
(总分：80.00，做题时间：90分钟)
一、Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
二、Section A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
三、Section B (总题数：0，分数：0.00)
四、Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)
五、Passage 1(总题数：5，分数：10.00)
1.Some of the jobs that the illegal immigrants do as mentioned in the article include the following ______.
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A.harvesting crops, working in hotels, repairing roads and packaging meat √
B.harvesting crops, managing restaurants, cleaning roads and packaging meat
&building homes, picking apples, cleaning roads and cutting meat
&pairing power lines, working in hotels, and working in parks
解析：在文章第1段中有2处提到非法移民工人在Texas都做些什么工作，由此分析4个选项。B中managing restaurants，cleaning roads是文中没有提到的，C中cleaning roads and cutting meat不正确，D中working in parks不正确，所以选A。
2.Which of the following was NOT stated in the passage?
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A.Many illegal workers look for work in areas near major cities.
B.Employers never supply transportation to the place of work. √
C.Illegal workers do not prent any documents in order to get the job.
D.The illegal workers do jobs that others would consider undesirabl
解析：A选项文中没有直接说，但是从文章比喻Dallas和Houston是吸引非法移民的磁铁可以看出，非法移民多数在主要城市找工作；在文章第3段讲到"There a dawn drive past…slows down to take them．"只是说这些移民准备跟任何想雇佣他们的人走，而雇主是否提供去上班的交通工具并没有提及；C在文中的no questions are asked，no papers signed有提及；D选项在第1段就提到"undocumented immigrants doing the jobs no one el wants"。所以选B。
3.According to the passage, the prence of immigrant workers in Texas ______.
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A.is en as a problem by local authorities
B.is tolerated given that it helps the local economy √
C.can be considered evidence of the failing economy
D.is a source of racial conflict
解析：从文章第2段可知，得克萨斯人对移民工人倾向于保持沉默，避而不谈，并没有把他们看作一个问题，而且得克萨斯州的经济增长一部分依赖于这些非法的移民工人为之工作，所以选B。
4.The illegal workers are ______.
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A.hard-working but costly.
B.lazy but cheap.
飞是什么结构>中国古诗词大会 C.hard-working and ambitious
D.hard-working and cheap. √
解析：第3段最后"by the ready supply of cheap，diligent，illegal labor"说明这些非法工人廉价、勤快。选D。
5.According to the passage, the relationship between employer and illegal worker is best described as ______.
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A.admirable
B.amicable
许昌旅游景点
C.difficult
D.impersonal √
生活英语解析：admirable值得赞美的，极好的；amicable友善的，和平的；difficult难相处的；impersonal非个人的。最后一段中说"Most workers do not even know their employers name．"，所以雇主和这些非法移民工人之间的关系是“非个人的”。
六、Passage 2(总题数：5，分数：5.00)
6.What conclusion can be drawn from the essay about the United States during the time of Henry Ford's youth?
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A.Hor-drawn carriages were ud as a popular means of transportation. √
B.Most people were tired of hor-drawn carriages and wanted a better way to travel.
C.the asmbly line made it more difficult for people to invent new products.
第几天 D.Many inventors were trying to invent a fast and comfortable way to travel.
解析：第3段写到儿时的Henry和父亲一起坐马车出行，所以推断美国当时普遍的交通工具是马车，A正确。B，C，D文中都没有提及。
7.What do the words "remain stationary" mean in ntence 1, paragraph 4 of the passage?
合欢花的功效（分数：1.00）
&ve from one place to another
B.stay in one place and not move √
&ve in two directions
D.stay in more than one place
解析：stationary固定的，所以选B。
8.Which ntence below supports the main idea expresd by the author?
姓石（分数：1.00）
A.Henry Ford's job at the Michigan Car Company taught him how to make automobiles.
B.People didn't like the first "horless carriage" becau it was so noisy.
C.Henry Ford's inquisitive nature and determination are what helped him invent the Model T.
D.Children can learn a lot by experimenting with objects and asking questions. √
解析：文章最后一句就表明了作者写此文的目的，即他是要借福特的例子来说明孩子们爱
动手做实验和提问题有助于其发展创新，所以选D。C项只说到了Model T这只是文中一个小事例并不是本文主旨，所以不对。
9.Bad on the passage, which of the following ntences best describes the relationship Henry Ford had with Thomas Edison?
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A.They respected each other for their intelligence and Ford accepted Edison's advice. √
B.They enjoyed working together and helping each other with new inventions.
C.Thomas Edison taught Henry Ford how to build rf-propelled vehicles.
D.Henry Ford taught Thomas Edison how to build vehicles that ran on steam.
解析：文章第7段中写道，Henry Ford向来敬重Edison的工作，而Edison也同意Henry的观点并且鼓励他继续他的工作，所以A选项是正确的。而B，C，D文中都没有提及。
10.Bad on the essay, which of the following ntences is the best conclusion about the characteristics of a successful inventor?
春节倒计时（分数：1.00）
