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1、考博英语-64 (1)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.Edison tested more than one thousand materials to see if they could _ electric current and glow. A. bring B. make C. carry D. produce（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.2.Weve _ sugar. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some. A. run away with B. run out o

2、f C. run off D. run down（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.3.Scholars maintain that social development can easily _ language changes. A. bring up B. bring about C. bring out D. bring forward（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.4.Lets not _ over such a trifle! A. fall out B. fall through C. fall to D. fall behind（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.5.The qu

3、estion of salary increase will _ at the next general meeting. A. come off B. come up C. come to D. come through（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.6.How can you _ and watch the country go to ruin? A. stand by B. stand for C. stand up D. stand up for（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.7.You could always _ him to settle an argument, no ma

4、tter what was being discussed. A. believe in B. call on C. trust in D. count on（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.8.There was something wrong with the traffic signal. Our bus was _ for nearly half an hour. A. held on B. held back C. held out D. held up（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.9.After the big project was accomplished, the emp

5、loyer _ the number of men working for him. A. cut off B. cut short C. cut out D. cut back（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.10.Despite his occasional fondness for gambling, he is still considered as a good boy _. A. as the whole B. for the whole C. by the whole D. on the whole（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.11.The designing of a sa

6、tellite in the heavenly environment is _ an easy job. A. by all means B. by any means C. by every means D. by no means（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.12.A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is _ conditions or events. A. in response to B. in favor of C. in contrast to D. in e

7、xcess of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.13.It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased _ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1850. A. to B. by C. at D. with（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.14.When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _ and asks th

8、em questions. A. at length B. at random C. in essence D. in bulk（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.15._ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A. Subject to B. Contrary to C. Familiar to D. Similar to（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.16.Many of the scientists and en

9、gineers are judged _ how great their achievements are. A. in spite of B. in ways of C. in favor of D. in terms of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.17.The younger persons attraction to stereos cannot be explained only _ familiarity with technology. A. in quest of B. by means of C. in terms of D. by virtue of（分数：2.50）

10、A.B.C.D.18.Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were _. A. in no way B. on the contrary C. at a loss D. of no avail（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.19.The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house _ the terms of the contract. A. in the vicinity of B. in quest of C. in accordance with D. in c

11、ollaboration with（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.20.Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. A. come up with B. come out C. come round D. come up to（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.21.If you _ the bottle and cigarettes, youll be much healthier. A. take off B. keep off C. get off D. set off（分数：2.50）A.B.

12、C.D.22.David likes country life and has decided to _ farming. A. go in for B. go back on C. go through with D. go along with（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.23.A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should _ new operating procedures. A. result in B. match with

13、 C. subject to D. proceed with（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.24.Both parties promised to _ the contract to be signed the following day. A. keep with B. tangle with C. adhere to D. devote to（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.25.The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plane in Athens, set to _ when it arrived in New York. A. g

14、o off B. get off C. come off D. carry off（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.26.The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it _ into fragments. A. broke away B. broke off C. broke up D. broke through（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.27.The detective and his assistant have begun to _ the mysterious murder. A. look into B. see to C. m

15、ake over D. come through（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.28.Under the present system, state enterprises must _ all profits to the government. A. turn down B. turn up C. turn out D. turn in（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.29.Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-m

16、anufacturing employees are being _. A. laid out B. laid off C. laid down D. laid aside（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.30.Individual sports are run by over 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include _ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links. A. drawing

17、 on B. drawing in C. drawing up D. drawing down（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.31.Although most dreams apparently happen _, dream activity may be provoked by external influences. A. spontaneously B. simultaneously C. homogeneously D. instantaneously（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.32.He is holding a _ position in the company and

18、expects to be promoted soon. A. subordinate B. succeeding C. successive D. subsequent（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.33.Mr. Bloom is not _ now, but he will be famous someday. A. significant B. dominant C. magnificent D. prominent（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.34.Some children display an _ curiosity about every new thing they en

19、counter. A. incredible B. infectious C. incompatible D. inaccessible（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.35.The directions were so _ that it was impossible to complete the assignment. A. ingenious B. ambitious C. notorious D. ambiguous（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.36.Movie directors use music to _ the action on the screen. A. conta

20、minate B. compliment C. contemplate D. complement（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.37.We rarely perceive more than a minute _ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by. A. fiction B. function C. fraction D. friction（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.38.In _ times human beings did not trav

21、el for pleasure but to find a more favorable climate. A. prime B. primitive C. primary D. preliminary（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.39.Once you get to know your mistakes, you should _ them as soon as possible. A. rectify B. reclaim C. refrain D. reckon（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.40.It was _ that the restaurant discriminated

22、 against black customers. A. addicted B. alleged C. assaulted D. ascribed（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.考博英语-64 (1)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.Edison tested more than one thousand materials to see if they could _ electric current and glow. A. bring B. make C. carry D. produce（分数：2

23、.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 bring意为“带来”，具有方向性；make 意为“制造”；carry 表示“传送，传导”；produce 表示“产生”。根据空格后的宾语可以判断出，C 正确。句意是：爱迪生测试了一千多种材料看它们能否导电发光。2.Weve _ sugar. Ask Mrs. Jones to lend us some. A. run away with B. run out of C. run off D. run down（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 run away with意为“与一起跑掉，不受约束”；run out of 意为“

24、用完，从奔出”；run off 常用来表示“跑掉，迅速写出”；run down 意为“往下跑，健康衰退”。根据题意，应选 B。句意是：我们的糖用完了，去向琼斯夫人借一点。3.Scholars maintain that social development can easily _ language changes. A. bring up B. bring about C. bring out D. bring forward（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题是由中心词 bring构成的四个短语动词意思各异。bring up 意为“养育，提出”；bring about意为“

25、引起，导致”；bring out 意为“拿出，使显出，出版”；bring forward 意为“提出，提前”。根据上下文的意思，B 项为正确答案。句意是：学者们认为：社会发展极易引起语言的变化。4.Lets not _ over such a trifle! A. fall out B. fall through C. fall to D. fall behind（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 fall out“吵架，闹翻”；fall through“失败，失算”；fall to“开始”；fall behind“落后，拖欠”。根据上下文的意思，A 为正确答案。句意是：我

26、们别为这样一件小事而闹翻了!5.The question of salary increase will _ at the next general meeting. A. come off B. come up C. come to D. come through（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 come off离开，举行，实现；come up 被提出，发生；come to 达到，共计，想起，苏醒；come through 经历，脱险。根据句子的意思，B 为正确答案。句意是：增加工资的问题将在下次大会上被提出来。6.How can you _ and watch the

27、 country go to ruin? A. stand by B. stand for C. stand up D. stand up for（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 stand by意为“袖手旁观，靠近，遵守”；stand for 意为“代表，意味着”；stand up表示“站起”；stand up for 表示“坚持，支持”。根据题意，A 正确。句意是：你怎能袖手旁观，看着国家走向灭亡?7.You could always _ him to settle an argument, no matter what was being discussed. A.

28、 believe in B. call on C. trust in D. count on（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题中 believe in意为“信任，信仰”；call on 意为“号召，拜访”；trust in 是“相信”的意思；count on 则是“依靠，指望”的意思。根据题意，应选 D。句意是：无论讨论什么问题，你总是可以依赖他来解决争论。8.There was something wrong with the traffic signal. Our bus was _ for nearly half an hour. A. held on B. held

29、back C. held out D. held up（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题中 hold on继续，抓住；hold back 阻止，隐瞒；hold out 提出，提供；hold up 使停顿，阻挡的意思。根据题意，应选 D。句意是：街上的交通灯坏了，我们的公共汽车被堵了将近半个小时。9.After the big project was accomplished, the employer _ the number of men working for him. A. cut off B. cut short C. cut out D. cut back（分数：2

30、.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题中 cut off意为“切断”；cut short 意为“缩短，打断”；cut out 表示“切掉，停止，中断”；cut back 表示“减少(人员或开支)”。根据题意，应选 D。句意是：在这个大项目完成之后，老板裁减了他的雇员人数。10.Despite his occasional fondness for gambling, he is still considered as a good boy _. A. as the whole B. for the whole C. by the whole D. on the whole（分数：2.50）

31、A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 as the whole不正确，应该是 as a whole，表示“作为一个整体，整个看来”；for the whole和 by the whole不正确；on the whole 是一个固定短语，意为“总的看来，大体上”。句意是：尽管他偶尔喜欢赌钱，但总的说来，他还是一个好孩子。11.The designing of a satellite in the heavenly environment is _ an easy job. A. by all means B. by any means C. by every means D. by no mea

32、ns（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 这四个词组中的 means表示“方法、手段”。by all means 意为“尽一切办法，一定、务必”；by any means 意为“无论如何”；by every means 较为罕见，其意为 by all means；by no means意为“决不”。根据题意，应选 D。句意是：设计太空中的人造卫星绝不是件容易的事。12.A large part of human activity, particularly in relation to the environment, is _ conditions or events. A. in

33、 response to B. in favor of C. in contrast to D. in excess of（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 in response to反应，回答；in favor of 赞成，主张；in contrast to 与形成对照；in excess of 超过。根据题意，应选 A。句意是：大部分人类活动，特别是与周围环境有关的活动是对情况或事件的反应。13.It has been estimated that the earths surface temperature has increased _ one quarter t

34、o three quarters of a degree since 1850. A. to B. by C. at D. with（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 increase to意为“增加到”；increase by 意为“增长了”；increase at意为“以(速度)增长；increase with 意为“随而增长”。根据题意应选 B。句意是：据估计自 1850年以来地表温度上升了 1/4到 3/4度。14.When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selec

35、ts people _ and asks them questions. A. at length B. at random C. in essence D. in bulk（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 at length意为“最后；详尽地”，“长时间地”；at random 意为“随意地，任意地”，“漫无目的地”；in essence 意为“本质上，大体上”；in bulk 意为“大量，批发”。根据题意，应选 B。句意是：当一位心理学家做一个关于人类思想的实验时，他随意挑选一些人，问他们问题。15._ popular belief that classical mu

36、sic is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create. A. Subject to B. Contrary to C. Familiar to D. Similar to（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 subject to经历或遭受；contrary to 与相反；familiar to 为所熟知的；similar to与相似。根据句意，此句应为转折关系，而不是并列关系，应选 B。 题意：人们普遍认为古典音乐太复杂，而与此相反，它具有只有天才才能创造出来的简朴。16.Many

37、 of the scientists and engineers are judged _ how great their achievements are. A. in spite of B. in ways of C. in favor of D. in terms of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题中 in spite of不管，尽管；in ways of 无此搭配；in favor of 赞成，支持；in terms of在方面，以角度。根据题意，应选 D。句意是：人们根据科学家和工程师所取得的成就的大小来评价他们。17.The younger persons a

38、ttraction to stereos cannot be explained only _ familiarity with technology. A. in quest of B. by means of C. in terms of D. by virtue of（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 in quest of寻求；by means of 借助于，利用；in terms of 根据，按照，就而说；by virtue of 由于，因为。对某个人的行为的解释要“依靠、按照”某个标准、理论。根据题意，应选 C。句意是：年轻人对立体声音响的喜爱不能仅从熟悉技术的

39、角度来解释。18.Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were _. A. in no way B. on the contrary C. at a loss D. of no avail（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题中 in no way决不；on the contrary 与此相反；at a loss 困惑，不知所措；of no avail无效，不起作用，没有用。本题的主语是 attempts，所填的短语要能和 attempts搭配，根据题意，此处应该是表示“没有作用”的意思，应选 D。句意

40、是：在她觉得受到侮辱后努力劝说她留下是没有用的。19.The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house _ the terms of the contract. A. in the vicinity of B. in quest of C. in accordance with D. in collaboration with（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 in the vicinity of在附近；in quest of 寻求，寻找；in accordance with与一致，依据，根据；in collaboratio

41、n with 与合作，与勾结。根据题意，应选 C。 题意：房客必须准备好依据合同条款来装修房屋。20.Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. A. come up with B. come out C. come round D. come up to（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 A项意为“提出，提供，想出”，相当于 suggest or think of idea/plan；B 项意为“结果是”；C 项意为“前来，绕道而来，苏醒”；D 项意为“达到，比得上”。根据题意，

42、应选A。句意是：没有几个科学家能对世界性的问题提出全新的答案。21.If you _ the bottle and cigarettes, youll be much healthier. A. take off B. keep off C. get off D. set off（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 本题中 take off意为“脱去，拿掉，起飞”；keep off 意为“使让开，不接近；不吃(食品，药物等)；不提，避开”，get off 意为“下车，开始”；set off 意为“出发，使爆炸”。根据题意，答案为 B。句意是：如果你不喝酒，不吸烟，你将会健康得多。22

43、.David likes country life and has decided to _ farming. A. go in for B. go back on C. go through with D. go along with（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 go in for意为“从事，追求，赞成，爱好”；go back on 意为“违背，背弃”；go through with意为“完成，贯彻”；go along with 意为“附和；和一道走，赞同”。根据题意，答案为 A。句意是：大卫喜欢乡村生活，决定去务农。23.A complete investigat

44、ion into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should _ new operating procedures. A. result in B. match with C. subject to D. proceed with（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 result in产生(某种作用或结果)；match with 与相配；subject to 征服，经历或遭受；proceed with 开始或继续做。本题的谓语有两个部分，是并列关系，所以应选 result in

45、，与lead to意思相近。句意是：对这次事故原因的彻底涮查将导致标准的提高和新的生产工艺的产生。24.Both parties promised to _ the contract to be signed the following day. A. keep with B. tangle with C. adhere to D. devote to（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 keep with无此搭配；tangle with“与某人吵架，与某事有瓜葛”；adhere to sth.“忠于，依照，遵循”；devote to“献身于，为奉献”。根据题意，答案为 C。

46、句意是：双方都承诺要遵守即将签署的合同。25.The terrorists might have planted a bomb on a plane in Athens, set to _ when it arrived in New York. A. go off B. get off C. come off D. carry off（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 本题中 go off爆炸，离开，消失；get off 下来，出发，脱下；come off 离开，举行，实现；carry off 获得，成功对付。根据句中的 bomb，空格处应填表示炸弹爆炸的单词。A 正确。句意是：恐怖分子在雅典时可能在飞机上放置了一颗炸弹，定好在到达纽约时爆炸。26.The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it _ into fragments. A. broke away B. broke off C. broke up D. broke through（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 本题中 break away突