题型有:1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1. Before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to______some money.
A.pull
B.draw
C.pick
D.gain
正确答案:B
解析:draw(out)vt.取出,提取(银行存款);拔出;引起,吸引;推断出(其他三个动词不合句意)。
2. The engine has broken down and the boat is ______.
A.drifting
B.floating
C.buoyant
D.fluctuating
正确答案:A
解析:drift vi.漂流。float vi.漂浮。buoyant a.有浮力的;神采奕奕的。fluctuating a.起伏的,波动中的。
3. The rain came through the roof and ______from the ceiling.
A.dropped
B.dripped
C.draped
D.fell
正确答案:B
解析:drip vi.滴下;(一滴一滴地)漏水。drop v.投下;落下,下降。drape vi.(旗、布等)成褶皱状下垂。fall vi.落下,降落;跌倒;下降。
4. I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was______.(2007年中南大学考博试题)
A.spilling
B.dripping
C.draining
D.dropping
正确答案:B
解析:动词辨析题。句子的意思是浴室水龙头的滴水声使我昨夜无法入眠。spill意为“涌出,溢出”;drip意为“滴落,滴下”,如:Water is dripping from that leaky faucet.(水正从漏水的笼头滴下来。)drain意为“排水”。drop意为“滴下,落下”。注意区分drop和drip,drop不管是作动词还是名词,都有“滴下,落下”的意思,可以指任何物体,不限于液体,而drip指水滴,只能用于液体。因此B项是正确答案。
5. None of us understood what the lecturer was______ at.
A.accounting
B.explaining
C.driving
D.working
正确答案:C
解析:drive/get at想说明(……问题),是……意思(注:该短语一般与what连用,并且要用进行时态,如:What on earth are you driving at?I don’t know whether you see what I’m driving at.What was his speech driving at?)。account(for)vi.解释,说明(原因)。explain vt.解释。work at从事于,致力于,学习,研究,设法解决。
6. The terrible noise is______me mad.(2003年西南财经大学考博试题)
A.turning
B.setting
C.driving
D.putting
正确答案:C
解析:本题是说“这可怕的噪声使我发疯”。短语drive sb.mad的意思是“使某人发疯”。因此正确答案为C。
7. In the airport, I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which______ all other sounds.(2002年3月中国科学院考博试题)
A.dwarfed
B.diminished
C.drowned
D.devastated
正确答案:C
解析:本题空格处是说飞机发动机的声音掩盖了所有其他的声音。C项的“drown(噪声)掩盖”符合题意,如:The cheers of the audience drowned the professor’s voice.(听众的欢呼声淹没了这位教授的声音。)其他三项“dwarf使相形见绌;diminish减少,缩小;devastate毁灭,破坏”都不正确。
8. The United States court system is characterized by ______ hierarchies: there are both state and federal courts.(2004年武汉大学考博试题)
A.double
B.complex
C.simple
D.dual
正确答案:D
解析:本题意为“美国司法系统的特征是具有两个等级森严的机构:州和联邦”。dual的意思是“两部分的,双重的”;double的意思是“两倍的,加倍的”:complex的意思是“复杂的”;simple的意思是“简单的”。根据题意,只有D项为正确答案。
9. Since most doctors are______ about effectiveness of the new medicine, they seldom recommend it to their patients.(2003年南京大学考博试题)
A.anxious
B.dubious
C.cynical
D.innocent
正确答案:B
解析:本题意为“由于大多数医生对于新药的药效很怀疑,所以他们很少将其推荐给病人”。dubious的意思是“可疑的,不确定的”;anxious的意思是“紧张的”;cynical的意思是“愤世嫉俗的”;innocent“无罪的,清白的”。四个选项中只有B项符合题意。
10. Jim isn’t______, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.
A.gloomy
B.dull
C.awkward
D.tedious
正确答案:B
解析:dull a.(人)迟钝的,愚钝的;(刀具)钝的;(故事)枯燥的;(色彩)不鲜艳的。gloomy a.黑暗的,昏暗的;(天气)阴沉的;令人沮丧的。awkward a.粗笨的,笨拙的;尴尬的,棘手的;(工具)使用不便的。tedious a.(演说、故事等)乏味的,单调的,冗长的。
11. His production techniques are elaborate and near legendary, but even if they could be______, it wouldn’t be the same for any other people.(2002年复旦大学考博试题)
A.resembled
B.approximated
C.duplicated
D.undertaken
正确答案:C
解析:本题中,C项的“duplicate复制”符合题意。其他三项“resemble像,类似:approximate接近,近似;undertake承担”都不正确。
12. Even though leather gloves are much more expensive, they are more______than vinyl.
A.resistant
B.persistent
C.permanent
D.durable
正确答案:D
解析:durable a.持久的,经久耐用的(adurable peace/friendship/material)。resistant(to)a.抵抗的,抗……的,耐……的(如:Tin is resistant to corrosion.)。persistent a.持续的,顽强存在的;坚持不懈的,执意的。permanent a.永久(性)的,固定的。
13. He will remain in hospital for the ______ of the school year.
A.extension
B.time
C.duration
D.era
正确答案:C
解析:duration n.持续,持久,持续时间(如:The duration of the examination is two hours.For the duration of the strike we will remain closed.)。extension n.伸展,延长,扩大;延长部分,扩大部分。era n.时代,纪元。
14. He was ______ for work, for he could not imagine life without it.
A.worried
B.proud
C.eager
D.keen
正确答案:C
解析:eager a.渴望得到的,热切希望的。
15. According to______across the relevant research community, the published attack represents an extreme position in its demands for proof.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
A.soundings
B.echoes
C.sonar systems
D.reflections
正确答案:B
解析:四个选项的意思分别是:soundings声响,意见调查;echoes回声,反响;sonar systems声呐系统:reflections反射,见解。根据句子意思可知,正确答案是B选项。如:Echo found her inspiration from the vast Sahara desert.(三毛从茫茫的撒哈拉沙漠中找到了灵感。)
16. The criticism from the pubic has ______this novel.(2010年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
A.eclipsed
B.avenged
C.baffled
D.broadened
正确答案:A
解析:在给出的选项中:eclipsed“使……失色”;avenged“替报仇”;baffled“迷惑”;broaden“加宽”。根据句意和各个选项的意思可知,正确答案是A。
17. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s______policies.
A.economic
B.economical
C.economy
D.economics
正确答案:A
解析:economic a.经济的;经济学的。economical(of)a.节约的,节俭的。economy n.经济(与政治相对);节约,节省。economics n.经济学:(国家的)经济状况,经济因素。
18. Tom doesn’t think that the ______ situation here is as good as his hometown’s.(2007年中国人民大学考博试题)
A.economics
B.economic
C.economy
D.economical
正确答案:B
解析:各选项的意思是:economics经济学。economic经济(上)的,经济学的。economy经济,节约。economical经济的,节约的。根据句意,应选择B。
19. She has to be very______because she hasn’t much money.
A.economic
B.economical
C.sparing
D.careful
正确答案:B
解析:economical(of)a.节约的,节俭的(an economical housekeeper;economical of one’s time;an economical arrangement.)。economic a.经济的,经济学的。sparing(with)a.节约的,吝惜的(后面多跟with限定成分,如:be sparing with one’s money;sparing of one’s energy;sparing in one’s praise.)。careful(of)“小心的,仔细的。
20. We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough.
A.blade
B.edge
C.side
D.front
正确答案:B
解析:edge n.刀口,刃;边缘,棱。blade n.刀片,刀刃。
21. The long wait for news of my exam results has already set my nerves______.(2013年3月中国科学院考博试题)
A.on fire
B.on edge
C.on earth
D.on impulse
正确答案:B
解析:A项“on fire”意为“起火,着火”;B项“on edge”意为“竖着、直立着,紧张不安、烦躁”;C项“on earth”意为“世界上,人世间”;D项“on impulse”意为“一时冲动,心血来潮”,由句意可知,“漫长的等待已经让我心烦意乱”,因此选择B项。
22. The author has ______ out all references to his own family.
A.deleted
B.omitted
C.edited
D.excluded
正确答案:C
解析:edit vt.编辑,校订;剪辑;主编(如:I am editing a volume of Fairy Tales for children.)。delete vt.删除(注意后面不跟out)。omit vt.省略,删节;遗漏,疏忽(注意后面不跟out)。exclude vt.把……排除在外;排斥(注意:后面不跟out)。
23. The editor made a lot of______ changes in the book.
A.sophisticated
B.editorial
C.eloquent
D.effective
正确答案:B
解析:editorial a.编辑的,主笔的,编者的;社论的,社论式的。effective a.(工作)有效的,效果好的;(法规)有效的,生效的。
24. Though the long-term ______ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A.affect
B.effect
C.effort
D.afford
正确答案:B
解析:effect n.结果;效果;作用,影响(注意:与effect搭配的有以下几个有用的短语:have[no] effect on sb./sth.对……有/没有影响;be of no effect(表语)没有作用;without effect(状语)没有作用:to no effect(状语)不起作用;to that effect(后置定语或状语)那个意思的(话),如:She called him a coward or words to that effect.When I leave I’ll write you to that effect.to the effect that…(后置定语,实际引导一个同位语从句)意思是,如:He has made a declaration to the effect that all fighting must cease at once.)。affect vt.影响;(在感情方面)打动(某人)。effort n.努力;艰难的尝试。afford vt.买得起,花得起;担负得起(本题主要测试几个拼法相近的易混词)。
25. They took ______ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A.efficient
B.beneficial
C.valid
D.effective
正确答案:D
解析:effective a.有效的,效果好的,得力的;(法律、规章等)生效的。efficient a.效率高的,有能力的。beneficial(to/for)a.有利的,有益的,有好处的。valid a.有效的,有法律效力的;有根据的,有理的。