| 考博易错题（2019/7/15） |
| 第1题：Why are laws formed
A．laws are made before a contingency B．Laws are made after a contingency C．A、contingency always happens before a law is approved and passed D．laws are passed to stand the 'test of time' and are applicable to other similar circumstances in the future |
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| 第2题：No other newspaper columnist has managed as yet to rivalAnn Landers' popularity in terms of readership.
A．though B．in spite of this C．even D．so far |
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| 第3题： 71.{{U}} The study of genetics is today so far advanced that we shall soon be able to produce a kind of genetically "perfect superman", using techniques known as "genetic engineering".At first this may seem an attractive possibility, but when we consider it in detail, we find there are many problems involved{{/U}}. A、distinction is usually made between "negative" and "positive" genetic engineering. In negative genetic engineering we try to eliminate harmful genes to produce genetically normal people. The aim is of course a desirable one; however, it does pose the problem of what a harmful gene is. Genes are not really either "good" or "bad". The gene which causes certain forms of anaemia, for example, can also protect against malariA、If we eliminate this gene we may get rid of anaemia, but we increase the risk of malariA、 In positive genetic engineering we try to create better people by developing the so-called "good" genes. 72. {{U}}But although this form of genetic engineering will give us greater control over mankind’s future, there are several reasons for caution. First there is the possibility of mistakes. While aceepting that geneticists are responsible people, we must also admit that things can be wrong, the result being the kind of monster we read about in horror stories{{/U}}. Secondly, there is the problem of deciding what makes a "better" person. We may feel, for example, that if genetic engineering can create more intelligent people, then this is a good thing. On the other hand, intelligence does not necessarily lead to happiness.Do we really want to create people who are intelligent, but perhaps unhappy 73. {{U}}The basic question is whether or not we should interfere with human life. We can argue that much human progress (particularly in medicine ) involves interference with life. To some extent this is true; but we should not forget the terrible consequences genetic engineering can have{{/U}}.Consider for example the possibilities of genetic warfare, in which our enemies try to harm us using the techniques of genetic engineering ... |
| 第4题：Categories, we found, (must be seen) (in) their conceptual context, against the background of larger cognitive models, and it is obvious that these models will, (to) some point, have to include (sequencing) in time.
A．must be seen B．in C．to D．sequencing |
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| 第5题：The history ofAfrican—Americans during the past 400 years is traditionally narrated (41) an ongoing straggle against (42) and indifference on the part of theAmerican mainstream, and a struggle (43) as an upward movement is (44) toward ever more justice and opportunity. Technology in and of (45) is not at fault; it’s much too simple to say that gunpowder or agricultural machinery or fiber optics (46) been the enemy of an (47) group of people. A、certain machine is put (48) work in a certain way--the purpose (49) which it was designeD、The people who design the machines are not intent on unleashing chaos; they are usually trying to (50) a task more quickly, cleanly, or cheaply, (51) the imperative of innovation and efficiency that has ruled Western civilization (52) the Renaissance. Mastery of technology is second only (53) money as the true measure of accomplishment in this country, and it is very likely that by (54) this under-representation in the technological realm, and by not questioning and examining the folkways that have (55) it, blacks are allowing (56) to be kept out of the mainstream once again. This time, however, they will be (57) from the greatest cash engine of the twenty-first century. Inner-city blacks in particular are in danger, and the beautiful suburbs (58) ring the decay of Hartford, shed the past and learn to exist without contemplating or encountering the tragedy of the inner city. And blacks must change as well. Tile ways that (59) their ancestors through captivity and coming to freedom have begun to loose their utility. If blacks (60) to survive as full participants in this society, they have to understand what works now. A、have B．to have C．has D．to has |
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