考博英语模拟试题
Part I Cloze (0. 5 x 20 = 10%)
Directions: In this part you are asked to choose the best word for each blank in the passage. Write your answers on the answer sheet.
The most famous painter in Victoria's history is Emily Carr. When she was a child，she discovered that walking in the woods 1 more to her than playing with other children, and that she was more interested in 2 the streets of old Victoria than playing at home with 3 and spending her time making up.
Emily was a cute little girl who spent 4 of her childhood in Beacon Hill Park 5 was very close to her home. Drawing 6 her, and she also liked to play with the pets. She had ducks and chickens, and even 7 a monkey. She was 8 interested in the First Nations people and the Chinese people she saw in Victoria's Chinatown. Their culture and way of dressing seemed so 9 from her own.
As she became a young, strong and 10 woman, Emily began to go on long trips into the forests to11 and draw what she saw. She loved the free and simple 12 of the First Nations people. In the summer of 1895 she went on 13 with two other women to 14 the wilderness along the Cowichan River that runs through Duncan, 15 north of Victoria.
She knew more about their lifestyle and the forests of B. C. than 16 other European woman.When you look at her paintings you can sense the 17 of these dark mysterious forests. Her paintings are now very famous and, 18 the dark colors may not be attractive to some people, they19 the beauty and mystery of the deep woods and the skill of a great artist. Emily was a very brave and independent woman. She walked through the woods alone, even though she knew that bears and wolves might be her only 20
1. A. attracted B. appealed C. allured D. induced
2. A. dashing B. strolling C. jogging D. roaming
3. A. friends B. mates C. dolls D. parents
4. A. much B. lots C. more D. many
5. A. where B. which C. since D. it
6. A. fascinated B. bewildered C. captured D. indulged
7. A. fed B. domesticated C. trained D. confined
8. A.particularly B.almost C. constantly D. intrinsically
9. A. diverse B.various C. distinct D.outstanding
10. A. special B. independent C. lonely D. unaided
11. A. paint B. record C. describe D. take
12. A. society B. work C. lifestyle D. pace
13. A. an adventure B. an exploitation C. a tour D. an expedition
14. A. check B. explore C. examine D. search
15. A. only B. just C. much D. in
16. A. any B. some C. certain D. none
17. A. mood B. tone C. taste D. atmosphere
I8. A. if B. otherwise C. though D. but
19. A. evoke B. arouse C. remind D. raise
20. A.enemies B. foods C. companions D. friends
