2023年考博模拟完形填空合集附答案解析.doc

考博英语完形填空30篇(附答案解析)
（一）
Mrs Brown had just finished cooking when she heard a knock at the door. She was __1__ because the postman and the milkman had already ___2__ there. She went into the ___3___ room and, pulling the curtain (窗帘) back a little, looked out of the window___4__who it was. A man was standing outside the front door.
He was a tall man ___5__ an old man army coat and a big black hat pulled forward ___6__ his eyes, so that it was difficult to see his __7___ clearly. His shoes, Mrs Brown ___8__ , were old and dirty. He carried a small , black box in ___9__ hand.
As she looked at him, Mrs Brown remembered stories she ___10__on the newspapers about old ladies who opened the door to __11__ , and were hit on __12__ head and had all their things __13__ . She felt rather frightened ( 胆怯) . “ I’m not going to open the door, “ she said to herself. “If I __14__ , perhaps he’ll think there’s no one in and go away.” She let the curtain fall back into place and watched.
The man took out a bunch out of (一串) keys from his pocket and began to __15__ them one by one in the front door.
1. A. careful B. serious C. interested D. surprised
2. A. been B. gone C. passed D. stopped
3. A. quiet B. front C. dark D. back
4. A. to watch B. watching C. to see D. seeing
5. A. wore B. wearing C. put on D. putting on
6. A. over B. to C. on D. under
7. A eyes B. head C. face D. shape
8. A. said B. learnt C. recognized D. noticed
9. A. the B. one C. / D. a
10. A. has read B. was reading C. had read D. is reading
11. A. strangers B. visitors C. people D. men
12. A. / B. their C. her D. the
13. A. gone B. lost C. taken away D. picked up
14. A. do B. don’t C. will D. won’t
15. A. put B. get C. push D. try
( 二 )
Some people have very good memories, and can 1 learn quite long poems by ___2__ . There are other people who can only __3__ things that they have said again and again.
A __4__ memory is a great help in learning a language. __5__ learns his own language by remembering __6__ he hears when he is a small child. Some children __7__in their own country, and they seem to learn two languages ___8__ as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn __9__ foreign language because students have so __10 __time for it and they are busy with other lessons, too.
A man’s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only __11__ what we see but also what we feel , hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo__12__a camera, there is much to do when the photo is finished and __13__to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work __14__ before we can keep a picture __15__ in our minds.
1. A. easy B. easily C. interesting D. interestingly
2. A. heart B. mind C. memory D. attention
3. A. notice B. recognize C. remember D. learn
4. A. good B. poor C. rich D. bad
5. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Everybody D. Anybody
6. A. that B. which C. / D. what
7. A .live B. don’t live C. didn’t live D. lived
8. A. almost B. mostly C. nearby D. hardly
9. A. the B. this C. one D. a
10. A. much B. little C. many D. few
11. A. about B. at C. with D. of
12. A. as B. for C. of D. with
13. A. prepared B. ready C. clear D. sure
14. A. to be done B. to be doing C. having been done D. being done
15. A. up B. on C. ever D. forever
（三）
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is __1__ for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same __2__ night after night. One would __3__ them to know their parts by heart and __4__ have cause to falter（结巴）. Yet __5__ is not always the case.
A famous actor in a __6__successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat __7__ had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler ( 监狱长，看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. __8__ the noble was expected to read the letter at each __9__ , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke __10__ his colleague to find out if , after so many performances, he had managed to learn the __11__ of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使暴露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler __12___ with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the __13__ and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in __14__ as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, __15__ to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said, “ The light is __16__. Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. __17__ that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “ The light is indeed dim , sir. I must get my __18__ .” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s __19__ , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the __20__ copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.
1. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy
2. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles
3. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish
4. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
5. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this
6. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor
7. A. where B. what C. which D. who
8. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though
9. A. play B. performance C. role D. case
10. A. with B. in C. on D. to
11. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents
12. A. appeared B. disappointed C. came out D. came in
13. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office
14. A. English B. French C. order D. full
15. A. worried B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid
16. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out
17. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding
18. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters
19. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement
20. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new
（四）
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力旳) of it. A child may think he is __1__ because he doesn’t understand how to make the __2__ of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their __ 3__.
A person who believe that he is incapable will not make a real __4__ because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for __5__ , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is __6__ likely to fail, and the failure will __7__ his belief in his competence (才能) .
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had __8__ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor __9__ in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not __10__ too much of him. In this way, they two __11__ the idea. He accepted __12__ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to __13__ and was very poor at maths, __14__ as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which __15__ of the other students had been able to solve.
Alder __16__ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence (信心). He now __17__ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at __18__. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned __19__ in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may __20__ himself as well as others by his ability.
1. A. clever B. shy C. useless D. stupid
2. A. biggest B. most C. highest D. deepest
3. A. ability B. age C. brain D. knowledge
4. A. decision B. success C. effort D. trouble
5. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success
6. A. truly B. really C. however D. therefore
7. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add to
8. A. an experience B. an example C. a thought D. a story
9. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending
10. A. blame B. expect C. get D. win
11. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found
12. A. his B. her C. its D. their
13. A. manage B. succeed C. try D. act
14. A. only B. almost C. just D. then
15. A. none B. no C. no one D. nobody
16. A. gave B. succeeded C. failed D. believed
17. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated
18. A. lessons B. medicine C. subjects D. maths
19. A. early B. deeply C. late D. simply
20. A. encourage B. love C. astonish D. disappoint
（五）
Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to Dr. Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __1__ up reading to their children__2__they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help children's__3__.
“My__4__ indicates that once children can read themselves, most parent stop reading__5__them,” Dr. Spreadbury says.
“__6__may be at the end of year 1,which is far too__7__.”
Dr. Spreadbury says __8_reading not only gives children a good start at school. But brings parents and children closer.
“This makes it __9__for them to open up and talk to parents about things that worrying them, or things they are __10__ in their everyday life.”
1. A. speed B. keep C. give D. hold
2. A. after B. until C. if D. unless
3. A. thinking B. comprehension C. relaxation D. development
4. A. theory B. research C. story D. decision
5. A. about B. from C. to D. through
6. A. Some B. Most C. They D. That
7. A. difficult B. early C. much D. informal
8. A. daily B. healthy C. fast D. bedtime
9. A. easier B. funnier C. rarer D. clearer
10. A. reading B. promising C. celebrating D. receiving

（六）
Chinese scientists are again becoming excited about the fact that a large hairy animal may live in central China. Now they hope it won't be too long before they are able to __1__its existence. Their confidence is the __2__of a new discovery of the mystery animal in Hubei Province.
Ten Chinese __3__, enjoying a holiday in a National Forest Park, were driving down a road. As their bus turned a corner, the men were suddenly __4_by what they saw. Three__5_animals, covered with long black hair, were crossing the road. On seeing the animal, the engineers immediately stopped and __6_them. __7__, when they saw how the animals moved through the forest with great__8__ and strength, they did not dare to follow any further.
The men did not take any __9__. However, scientists are__10__ by the discovery, because the engineers were all very educated people and scientists feel they can __11__ What they described.
After the discovery, scientists returned to the forest and__12__some hair and measured footprints. About 20 inches appears to be the animal's foot！ Chinese scientists have now set up a special group to exchange information and make a__13__of the forest. But in the meantime, some people__14__to believe that this half-man, half-monkey exists. They will not believe that it is __15_until one of the animals have been caught.
1. A. prove B. analyze C. protect D. check
2. A. basis B. requirement C. result D. preparation
3. A. travelers B. engineers C. scientists D. explorers
4. A. frightened B. amazed C. upset D. inspired
5. A. trained B. projected C. tall D. violent
6. A. shot at B. looked at C. fought with D. ran after
7. A. However B. Indeed C. Meanwhile D. Anyway
8. A. difficulty B. speed C. care D. pleasure
9. A. bullets B. tools C. medicines D.photographs
10. A. surprised B. delighted C. disturbed D. supported
11. A. rely on B. deal with C. write down D. pass on
12. A. cut B. pulled C. collected D. tore
13. A. film B. tour C. choice D. study
14. A. come B. refuse C. prefer D. have
15. A. wrong B. alive C. real D. correct

（七）
Our airplane was just beside the airport building. It did not look too strong to me, but I decided not to think about such things. We saw the baggage going out __1__it on trolleys and being loaded from __2__ the aircraft. Next, three men and three girls, all in uniform, went over to the plane and __3__ it. Over the loudspeakers we were __4__ the plane was ready to leave and were asked to walk __5__ to it. Everybody moved quickly in order to __6__ the seats they wanted. I was __7___ to get a seat near the tail, but the plane looked __8__ inside than it had from outside. I fastened my seat belt __9___ we took off and tried to __10__ my nervousness.
After an hour's flying I __11__ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed __12__: “Fasten your seat belts, please, ” and one of the hostesses made a __13__ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but __14__ cheerfully there was nothing to worry __15___. Suddenly, the plane __16__ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one __17__. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to __18__ pills for airsickness and __19__ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had __20__ to get above the storm.
1. A．at B．over C．to D．above
2．A．inside B．beside C．behind D．under
3．A．arrived B．entered C．climbed D．flew
4．A．asked B．noticed C．announced D．told
5．A．out B．inside C．in D．by
6．A．fetch B．hold C．keep D．get
7．A．impossible B．possible C．unable D．unsuitable
8．A．prettier B．stronger C．smaller D．heavier
9．A．before B．after C．until D．when
10．A．smooth B．forget C．correct D．drive
11．A．noticed B．looked C．watched D．realized
12．A．on B．up C．out D．in
13．A．general B．similar C．common D．sharp
14．A．smiled B．spoke C．added D．acted
15．A