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1、考博英语-14 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BVocabulary/B(总题数：40，分数：100.00)1.Any business needs insurance _ ordinary risks such as fire, flood and breakage. A. in B. against C. on D. of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.2.As he was a thoroughly professional journalist, he already knew the media _. A. to and fro B. upside an

2、d down C. inside and out D. now and then（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.3.There was little, if any, evidence to substantiate the gossip and, _, there was little to disprove it. A. by the same token B. under the same condition C. at the same stage D. for the same purpose（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.4.In the information age, th

3、e messages the average Westerner is _ with are not religious but commercial. A. bombarded B. exposed C. struck D. covered（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.5._ my return, I learned that my supervisor had gone to the lab and would not be back for several hours. A. For B. In C. On D. To（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.6.If the team wa

4、s in financial trouble, would the owners sell stock to fans to keep them _? A. high B. out C. afloat D. alert（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.7.Apart from its low cost, the appeal of iron as a building material lay in its strength, its _ to fire, and its potential to span vast areas. A. assignment B. resistance C.

5、adjustment D. liability（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.8.Sophisticated equipment, white coats and medical _ serve to make most lay people feel ignorant and less important. A. jargon B. accent C. dialect D. idiom（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.9.She felt really bad when she realized that she had lost her watch. It wasnt expensive

6、 but it had sentimental _. A. expense B. price C. value D. charge（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.10.One candidate is so _ that even his own supporters cannot say what he stands for. A. dynamic B. evasive C. vigorous D. tangible（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.11.Dont tell Mary your plans or shell tell everybody. She is always _ h

7、er mouth off. A. shooting B. speaking C. talking D. throwing（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.12.According to the latest population _ the number of people in the world will go up an alarming 100 per cent. A. procedure B. proceeding C. process D. projection（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.13.Everything seemed so _ that it was diffic

8、ult to suspect that it was a lie. A. plausible B. judicious C. far-fetched D. insistent（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.14.The tender woman felt that keeping silent might be the only or the _ way out of the miserable situation. A. sustainable B. sanitary C. sensible D. sensational（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.15.Im _ according

9、to my own experience, that the present situation will continue for a long time. A. assuming B. pretending C. illustrating D. appealing（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.16._ John I began to trust my feelings and began to believe in my ability. A. Due to B. Obliged to C. By virtue of D. Thanks to（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.17.In

10、 Tokyo trading today the U.S. dollar fell and Japanese _ dropped to their lowest level in three months. A. dealers B. shares C. standards D. ballots（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.18._, after long pondering, I arrived at the following conjecture. A. To date B. In case C. For sure D. At length（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.19.He

11、 is setting out for the country and sends you a thousand thanks and _. A. compliments B. complements C. satisfactions D. supplements（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.20.If you understand why the question is being asked, you will feel less inclined to regard the interviewer as unduly _ his nose into your private busi

12、ness, A. stretching B. poking C. reaching D. dropping（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.21.One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A. delicate B. considerate C. precise D. sensitive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.22.As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both

13、_ targets and moving targets. A. standing B. stationary C. still D. stable（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.23.Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children _ a violent act previously seen on television. A. modifying B. duplicating C. accelerating D. stimulating（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.24.Reading _ the min

14、d only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours. A. rectifies B. prolongs C. minimizes D. furnishes（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.25.The work in the office was _ by a constant stream of visitors. A. confused B. hampered C. reversed D. perplexed（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.26.His argument does

15、not suggest that mankind can _ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources. A. resort B. grant C. afford D. entitle（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.27.His body temperature has been _ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade. A. uncommon B. disordered C. abnormal D. extraordinary（分数：2.5

16、0）A.B.C.D.28.Although cats cannot see in complete darkness their eyes are much more _ to light than are human eyes. A. glowing B. brilliant C. sensitive D. gloomy（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.29.While nuclear weapons present grave _ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation is with us today. A. inevitabl

17、e B. constant C. overwhelming D. potential（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.30.Comparison and contrast are often used _ in advertisements. A. intentionally B. pertinently C. incidentally D. tiresomely（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.31.Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the mos

18、t _ areas in Japanese life. A. sophisticated B. competitive C. considerate D. superficial（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.32.If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of _. A. persuasion B. remedy C. encouragement D. compromise（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.33.If we _ our relat

19、ions with that country, well have to find another supplier of raw materials. A. diffuse B. diminish C. terminate D. preclude（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.34.Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they _ to violence in order to escape. A. proceed B. appeal C. resort D. incline（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.35.The

20、children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful ballons _ slowly into the sky. A. floating B. raising C. heaving D. ascending（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.36.Do you have any _ about what living beings on other planets would be like? A. ideal B. comprehension C. notion D. intelligence（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.37.Fo

21、r many patients, institutional care is the most _ and beneficial form of care. A. persistent B. appropriate C. thoughtful D. sufficient（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.38.They are well _ with each other since they once studied in the same university. A. identified B. recognized C. acknowledged D. acquainted（分数：2.50

22、）A.B.C.D.39.There is a _ difference in meaning, between the words surroundings and environment. A. gentle B. subtle C. feeble D. humble（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.40.Although it was his first experience as chairman, he _ over the meeting with great skill. A. presided B. administered C. mastered D. executed（分数：

23、2.50）A.B.C.D.考博英语-14 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BVocabulary/B(总题数：40，分数：100.00)1.Any business needs insurance _ ordinary risks such as fire, flood and breakage. A. in B. against C. on D. of（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 in.在之内(上)，在期间；against 防备，防御，逆着；on.在之上，依附于；of 由制成的，关于。答案是 B。2.As he was a thoroughly pr

24、ofessional journalist, he already knew the media _. A. to and fro B. upside and down C. inside and out D. now and then（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 to and fro 来回地，往复地；upside and down 颠倒地；inside and out 彻底地；now and then偶尔；有时。答案是 C。3.There was little, if any, evidence to substantiate the gossip and, _, ther

25、e was little to disprove it. A. by the same token B. under the same condition C. at the same stage D. for the same purpose（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 by the same token 出于同样原因；under the same condition 在同样的条件下；at the same stage在同一个阶段；for the same purpose 出于同样的目的。答案是 A。4.In the information age, the message

26、s the average Westerner is _ with are not religious but commercial. A. bombarded B. exposed C. struck D. covered（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 bombarded 炮轰，轰击，be bombarded with 受到的轰击；exposed 使暴露，受到，常用 be exposed to形式；struck 撞击，be struck with 给留下深刻印象；covered 覆盖，保护，be covered with覆盖着。答案是 A。5._ my return, I l

27、earned that my supervisor had gone to the lab and would not be back for several hours. A. For B. In C. On D. To（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 on ones return 某人一回来就，答案是 C。6.If the team was in financial trouble, would the owners sell stock to fans to keep them _? A. high B. out C. afloat D. alert（分数：2.50）A.B

28、.C.D. 解析：解析 keep sth high 保持的高度；keep sb out 把某人排除在外；afloat 漂浮，在船上；alert警惕的，机灵的，keep sb alert 为敲响警钟。答案是 D。7.Apart from its low cost, the appeal of iron as a building material lay in its strength, its _ to fire, and its potential to span vast areas. A. assignment B. resistance C. adjustment D. liabili

29、ty（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 assignment 分配，指定；resistance 抗耐性，抵抗力；adjustment 调整，调节；liability责任。答案是 B。8.Sophisticated equipment, white coats and medical _ serve to make most lay people feel ignorant and less important. A. jargon B. accent C. dialect D. idiom（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 jargon 行话；accent 口音；dia

30、lect 方言；idiom 成语，习惯用语，答案是 A。9.She felt really bad when she realized that she had lost her watch. It wasnt expensive but it had sentimental _. A. expense B. price C. value D. charge（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 expense 消耗，花费；price 价格，价钱；value 价值，重要性；charge 装载，费用。答案是 C。10.One candidate is so _ that even his

31、 own supporters cannot say what he stands for. A. dynamic B. evasive C. vigorous D. tangible（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 dynamic 动力的，动态的；evasive 含糊其辞的，逃避的；vigorous 精力旺盛的，有魄力的；tangible 可感知的。答案是 B。11.Dont tell Mary your plans or shell tell everybody. She is always _ her mouth off. A. shooting B. speaking C

32、. talking D. throwing（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 shoot ones mouth off 唠唠叨叨，让人反感。答案是 A。12.According to the latest population _ the number of people in the world will go up an alarming 100 per cent. A. procedure B. proceeding C. process D. projection（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 procedure 程序，步骤；proceeding 行动，程序

33、；process 方法，作用；projection 预测，估计。答案是 D。13.Everything seemed so _ that it was difficult to suspect that it was a lie. A. plausible B. judicious C. far-fetched D. insistent（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 plausible 似乎真实的，表面上讲得通的；judicious 有见识的，明智的；far-fetched 牵强的，不自然的；insistent 坚持的，显著的。答案是 A。14.The tender woman

34、 felt that keeping silent might be the only or the _ way out of the miserable situation. A. sustainable B. sanitary C. sensible D. sensational（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 sustainable 可持续的，可支撑的；sanitary 卫生的；sensible 明智的，通情达理的；sensational造成轰动的，带刺激性的。答案是 C。15.Im _ according to my own experience, that the pr

35、esent situation will continue for a long time. A. assuming B. pretending C. illustrating D. appealing（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 assuming 僭越的，傲慢的；pretending 假装，借口；illustrating 阐明，说明；appealing呼吁。答案是 D。16._ John I began to trust my feelings and began to believe in my ability. A. Due to B. Obliged to C. By

36、 virtue of D. Thanks to（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 Obliged to 不得不；By virtue of 依靠，由于，Due to 因引起，归于；Thank to由于，幸亏。答案是 D。17.In Tokyo trading today the U.S. dollar fell and Japanese _ dropped to their lowest level in three months. A. dealers B. shares C. standards D. ballots（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 dealers

37、商人，庄家；shares 股市；standards 标准，模范；ballots 选举票。答案是 B。18._, after long pondering, I arrived at the following conjecture. A. To date B. In case C. For sure D. At length（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 To date 到此为止；In case 万一，以免；For sure 确实；At length 最后，详细地。答案是 D。19.He is setting out for the country and sends you

38、a thousand thanks and _. A. compliments B. complements C. satisfactions D. supplements（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 compliments 问候，致意；complements 补足物，全量；satisfactions 满意，舒服；supplements追加，增刊。答案是 A。20.If you understand why the question is being asked, you will feel less inclined to regard the interviewer as

39、 unduly _ his nose into your private business, A. stretching B. poking C. reaching D. dropping（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 unduly 不适当地，过度地，不相称地。poke ones nose into 管闲事。答案是 B。21.One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A. delicate B. considerate

40、C. precise D. sensitive（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 delicate精心的，精巧的，精密的；considerate 考虑周到的，体谅他人的；precise精确的，明确的；sensitive(to)灵敏的，敏感的。本题中形容手术是表示手术做得很细心，而且需要高超的技术，所填词汇和 surgery搭配，只有 A可以。句意是：他的一只眼睛在一次事故中受了伤，但经过一次精密的手术，他迅速恢复了视力。22.As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at both _ targets and movin

41、g targets. A. standing B. stationary C. still D. stable（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 standing常设的，站立的，不动的；stationary(位置)固定的，静止的；still 静止的，静寂的，含义侧重于静，但一般不在名词前面进行修饰；stable 指稳定的，稳固的，没有静止不动的含义。根据题意，所填词汇是 moving的反义词，表示位置是固定的目标，应选 B。句意是：作为一名出色的射手，彼得既训练瞄准固定目标也训练瞄准移动目标。23.Recently a number of cases have been r

42、eported of young children _ a violent act previously seen on television. A. modifying B. duplicating C. accelerating D. stimulating（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 modify修改，更改；duplicate 复制，模仿；accelerate 加速，促进；stimulate激励，促进。根据题意，应选 B。句意是：最近报道了很多起关于青少年模仿先前在电视上看到的暴力行为的案件。24.Reading _ the mind only with mat

43、erials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours. A. rectifies B. prolongs C. minimizes D. furnishes（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题中 rectify纠正，校正；rectify ones mistake 纠正某人的错误；prolong 延长，prolong ones life延长寿命；minimize 减少到最低限度，最小化；furnish 提供。句中所填动词后跟sb./sth. with sth.，只有 D符合条件。句意是：阅读只是为我们的大

44、脑提供了知识的素材，只有思考才能将阅读的内容变成自己的东西。25.The work in the office was _ by a constant stream of visitors. A. confused B. hampered C. reversed D. perplexed（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 confuse使糊涂；hamper 妨碍，阻碍，牵制(行动，活动，工作等)；reverse 颠倒；reverse an order颠倒次序；perplex 使困惑，使费解。句中所填单词要能和 work搭配，表示妨碍工作的意思，B 正确。句意是：络绎不绝的来

45、访者妨碍了办公室的工作。26.His argument does not suggest that mankind can _ to be wasteful in the utilization of these resources. A. resort B. grant C. afford D. entitle（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 resort(to)求助于，诉诸，采取，resort to sth.求助于或诉诸某事物；grant 同意，准许，给予；afford 提供，供应得起；entitle(通常用于被动语态)给权利(或资格)，给题名；be entitled

46、 sth.叫做，题目是；be entitled to(to do)sth.对享有权利，有(做某事)的资格，权利。根据题意，应选 C，can/be able to afford to“能负担得起”，在此句中意为“能够冒风险而做某事”。句意是：他的论点并不表明人类在利用这些资源的时候可以浪费。27.His body temperature has been _ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade. A. uncommon B. disordered C. abnormal D. extraordinary（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 uncommon不普通的，不寻常的；disordered 错乱的，失调的；abnormal 反常的，异常的；extraordinary 不普通的，格外的。根据题意，应选 C。句意是：三天来，他的体温一直不正常，最高曾达摄氏 40.5度。28.Although cats cannot see in complete darkness