2022年湖北武漢工程大學英語考研真題PartI.VocabularyandGrammar.(本大題共20小題，每小題1分，共20分)Directions:ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentencefromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)andwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.1.Herefusestoletothersspeakand________everymeeting.A)confrontsB)affectsC)attachesD)dominates2.Thecreatingofthesteammachine,byJamesWatt,wasa(n)________idea.A)spontaneousB)originalC)previousD)cautious3.Realizingthathehadn’tenoughmoneyand________toborrowfromhisfather,hedecidedtosellhiswatch.A)notwantedB)nottowantC)notwantingD)wantingnot4.HisanswerwassoconfusedthatIcouldhardlymakeany________ofitatall.A)interpretationB)meaningC)reasonD)sense5.Bythesideofthenewteachinghall________,builtinthe1930s.A)therestandsalibraryB)standsalibraryC)alibrarystandsD)doesalibrarystand6.Theyshouldhireamore________accountantthantheonetheycurrentlyhave.A)effectiveB)sufficientC)efficientD)respective7.Thedefeatedenemysoldiershadto________fromthebattlefieldtothemountains.A)drawB)retreatC)returnD)retire8.________totheIndependentWar,theUnitedStateswasanEnglishcolony.A)BeforeB)FollowingC)PriorD)Preceding9.Disagreementsamongengineerswere________totheplan.A)fatalB)crucialC)criticalD)vital

10.Despitetheirgoodservice,mostinnsarelesscostlythanhotelsof________standards.A)equivalentB)alikeC)uniformD)likely11.Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthemost________andbeneficialformofcare.A)relevantB)appropriateC)acuteD)persistent12.Shecan’twalkorfeedherselfandshecanbarelyspeak—it’sa________death.A)aliveB)livingC)livelyD)life13.The________hasbeeninterviewedbythemanager.A)applicatorB)applicationC)applicantD)applier14.However,attimesthisbalanceinnatureis________,resultinginanumberofpossibleunforeseeneffects.A)disturbedB)troubledC)confusedD)puzzled15.Expertsaywalkingisoneofthebestwaysforapersonto________healthy.A)preserveB)maintainC)stayD)reserve16.Americanseat________astheyactuallyneedeveryday.A)twiceasmuchproteinB)twiceproteinasmoreC)twiceproteinasmuchD)proteinastwicemuch17.Althoughpunctualhimself,theprofessorwasquiteused________lateforhislecture.A)tohavestudentsB)forstudents’beingC)forstudentstobeD)tostudents’being18.________,JackcannevercatchupwithTominthestudyofEnglish.A)HoweverhetrieshardB)NomatterhowhardhetriesC)NomatterhowhetrieshardD)Ashardhetries19.Comparedtothoseofahundredyearsago,theairplanesaretechnicallymorecomplex,and________.

A)itsspeedgreatlyincreasesB)theirspeedaregreatlyincreaseC)theyarefasterthanbeforeD)themodernplanesarefaster20.Woodfurnituredoesnotdepreciateinvalue________properlyhandledandprotected.A)ifB)thatC)unlessD)whetherPartIIReadingComprehension(本大題共20小題，每小題2分，共40分)SectionADirections:Therearethreepassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Everypetownerloveshispet.Thereisnoargumenthere.Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclonetheirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweresplitalmostdownthemiddle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredit,108wouldcloneand111wouldnot.Clearly,fromreaders’response,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandeventualsadnessofowningapet.Itspeaks,aswell,topeople’swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificprocedure.Mostoftherespondentswhofavoredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal;manyfelttheprocesswouldactuallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopeaclonecouldevertrulyrecreateapet;manysimplydidn’twishtogoagainstthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.Bothsidesexpressedequaloutpouringlovefortheiranimals.Morethanafewrespondentsowned“thebestdog/catintheworld”.Theythoughtoftheirpetsastheir“bestfriend”,“amemberofthefamily,”“thelightofmylife.”Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets’heroism,intelligenceandselflessdevotion.Thenthelossissodisturbingandthecloningsoattractive.“Peoplebecomeveryclosetotheiranimals,andthelosscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymemberdies,”saysGaryKowalski,authorofGoodbye,Friend:HealingWisdomforAnyoneWhoHasEverLostaPet.“Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway…It’sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It’sdifficulttodealwith.It’shardtoaccept.”Butwouldcloningreducetheblow?Thisquestionseemedtobeattheheartofthisissue.21.Asfarasthecloningofpetsisconcerned,arecentsurveyshowsthat,ofallpetowners,__________.

A)mostofthemareforitB)mostofthemareagainstitC)veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinionsD)abouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit22.Whiletalkingabouttherespondentsfromthereaders,theexpression“eventualsadnessofowningapet”refersto__________.A)thedeathofone’spetB)thehighcostofowningapetC)thetroublesonehastodealwithinkeepingapetD)thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet23.Despitetheirdifferencesontheissueofcloning,itseemsthat__________.A)peoplewhosupportcloninglovetheirpetsmore.B)peoplewhodisapproveofcloninglovetheirpetsmoreC)allpetownerslovetheirpetsverymuch.D)allpetownerstrytointerferewiththenaturalrhythmoflifeanddeath.24.FromwhatGaryKowalskisays,wecanknowthathe__________.A)hasneverthoughtabouttheproblemofcloningB)isgoingtowriteanotherbookonpetsC)isinfavoroftheideaofcloningpetsD)isallagainstthecloningofpets25.Whatisthekeyquestionattheheartoftheissueofcloningpets?A)Cancloningeasethepainonesufferswhenapetdies?B)Canpetownersaffordthecostofcloning?C)Doescloningviolatethefundamentallawofnature?D)Howreliablydoescloningproduceanexactcopyofone’spet?PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Likeaneedleclimbingupabathroomscale,thenumberkeepsrising.In2001,15%ofAmericanswereobese;by2009,thatproportionhadgrownto27%.Youngsters,whoshouldhaveageandactivityontheirside,aregrowinglargeraswell:19%ofAmericansunder17areobese.Waistbandshavebeenpoppinginotherwesterncountriestoo,asphysicalactivityhasdeclinedanddietshaveexpanded.Byandlarge,peopleintherichworldseemtohavelostthefightagainstflab(松弛).Meanwhile,poorernationshaveenjoyedsomesuccessintheirbattlesagainstmalnutritionandfamine.But,accordingtoresearchpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementof

Science,itismoreacaseofbeingoutofthefryingpanandintothefire.ThemoststrikingexampleinthepoorworldactuallycomesfromthePacificislands,homeoftheworld’smostobesecommunities.In2000,14%ofthemenonthisislandwereobesewhile26%ofmenundertheageof30in2010wereobese.Thisincreaseinweighthasbeenunevenaswellasfast.Asaresult,undernourishedandover-nourishedpeoplefrequentlylivecheekbyjowl(面頰).Themixcanevenoccurwithinasinglehousehold.AstudyoffamiliesinIndonesiafoundthatnearly10%containedboththehungryandthefat.Thisisamysteriousphenomenon,butmighthavesomethingtodowithpeopleofdifferentagesbeinggivendifferentamountsoffoodtoeat.Inmanyaffectedcountriesthereareculturalfactorstocontendwith,suchasanemphasisoneatinglargemealstogether,oronfoodasaformofhospitality.Moreover,thereisagoodmeasureofdisbeliefonthepartofpolicymakersthatsuchaproblemcouldexistintheircountries.Unlesssomethingisdonesoon,itmightnotbepossibletoturntheclockback.26.Thefirstsentenceofthepassagemostprobablyimpliesthat______.A)manyAmericansareobsessedwiththerisingtemperatureintheirbathroomB)moreandmorepeoplearebecomingoverweightintheUnitedStatesC)peoplearedoingmorephysicalexerciseswiththehelpofscalesD)youngstersbecometallerandhealthierthankstomoreactivities27.Asphysicalexercisedeclinesanddietexpands,______.A)otherwesterncountrieshavedefeatedobesityB)obesityhasbecomeanepidemicoftherichworldC)waistbandshavebecomepopularinwesterncountriesD)poorercountriescannolongerfightagainstobesity28.WhichisNOTthepointtheauthorintendstoshowbymentioningthePacificislands?A)Somepoorcommunitieshaveshakenoffpovertyandpeoplearewell-fednow.B)Obesityisbecomingaprobleminthedevelopingworldtoo.C)Excessiveweightincreasecausesnolessharmthanfoodshortage.D)Theproblemofoverweightemergesveryfast.29.Abouttacklingobesityinthepoorworld,whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat.A)thematterissocomplexastogobeyondourcapacityB)nomatterwhatwedo,theprospectwillalwaysbebleakC)itisstarvation,therealthreat,thatneedstobesolvedD)weshouldtakeimmediateactionsbeforeitbecomesincurable30.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A)Obesityisnowaglobalproblemthatneedstackling.B)People’sweightsincreasefastthroughoutthewholeworld.C)Obesityandstarvationaretwomainproblemsinthepoorworld.D)Obesityhasshiftedfromtherichworldtothepoorworld.PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theendlessdebateabout“work-lifebalance”oftencontainsahopefulfootnoteaboutstay-at-homedads.IfAmericansocietyandbusinesswon’tmakeiteasieronfuturefemaleleaderswhochoosetohavechildren,thereisstillarayofhopethatincreasingnumbersoffull-ssocioeconomictrends,thistimefatherswill.Butbasedontoday’hopeis,unfortunately,misguided.It’struethatthenumberofmenwhohaveleftworktodotheirthingasfull-timeparentshasdoubledinadecade,butit’sstillverysmall:only0.8%ofmarriedcoupleswherethestay-at-homefatherwasoutofthelaborforceforayear.Evenshortertimesawayfromworkforworkingfathersarealreadydifficult.Astudyfoundthat85%ofnewfatherstakesometimeoffafterthebirthofachild—butforthemajority,it’saweekortwoatmost.Meanwhile,theaverageforwomenwhotakeleaveismorethan10weeks.Suchchoicesimpactwhomovesupintheorganization.Whileyou’reaway,someoneelseisdoingyourwork,makingyoursales,takingcareofyourcustomers.Thatcan’thelpyouatwork.Itcanonlyhurtyou.Women,ofcourse,facethesameissuesofreturningafteralongabsence.Butwithmanymorewomenthanmenchoosingtoleavetheworkforceentirelytoraisefamilies,returningfromanextendedparentalleavedoesn’traiseasmanyeyebrowsasitdoesformen.Womenwouldmakemoreiftheydidn’tbreaktheirearningtrajectory(軌跡)byleavingtheworkforce,orifhigher-payingprofessionsweremorefamily-friendly.Intheforeseeablefuture,stay-at-homefathersmaymakeallthedifferenceforindividualfamilies,buttheirpresencewon’treducethenumbersofhigh-potentialwomenwhoareforcedtochoosebetweenfamilyandcareer.31.Whydoestheauthorsaythehopeformorefull-timefathersismisguided?A)Womenarebetterattakingcareofchildren.B)Manymenvalueworkmorethantheirfamily.C)Theirnumberistoosmalltomakeadifference.D)Notmanymenhavethechancetostayathome.32.Whydofewmentakealongparentalleave?A)Alongleavewillhaveanegativeimpactontheircareer.B)Theyjusthavetoomanyresponsibilitiestofulfillatwork.C)Theeconomiclosswillbetoomuchfortheirfamilytobear.D)Theyarelikelytogetfiredduetolong-termabsencefromwork.

33.Whatisthemostlikelyreactiontomenreturningfromanextendedparentalleave?A)Jealousy.B)Surprise.C)Admiration.D)Sympathy.34.Accordingtothepassage,womenmightachievethework-lifebalanceif.A)mentakeanextendedparentalleaveB)peoplechangeattitudestowardschildrenC)morewomenenterbusinessmanagementD)men’ssocioeconomicstatusisfurtherimproved35.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthigh-potentialwomeninthenearfuture?A)Theywillbenefitfromthetrendofmorefathersstayingathome.B)Theywillfindhigh-payingprofessionsabitmorefamily-friendly.C)Theyareunlikelytobreaktheircareertrajectorytoraiseafamily.D)Theywillstillfacethedifficultchoicebetweencareerandchildren.SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Afterreadingit,youshouldgivebriefanswerstothe5questions(No.36toNo.40)thatfollow.Theanswers(innomorethan3words)shouldbewrittenafterthecorrespondingnumbersontheAnswerSheet.Doyouthinkeatinghealthymeansyouhavetoradicallychangeyourdietandgiveupallyourfavoritefoods?Thinkagain.MakinglittlechangestoyourdietcanadduptoBIGhealthbenefits.Hereare3tipsyoucantaketoimproveyourdiet.TipNo.1:Switchto100%whole-wheatorwhole-grainbreadJustswitchingtowholegrainsfromrefinedgrainproductsbenefitsyourbodyabout10differentways,fromlengtheningyourlifespantohelpingcontrolweighttoreducingyourriskofheartdisease,stroke,andcancer.TipNo.2:Addflaxseedtoyogurtandsmoothies(冰沙)Dothiseverytimeyoureachforayogurtororderasmoothie.Adding2tablespoonsofflaxseedadds4grams