【考研类试卷】考博英语-73及答案解析.doc

1、考博英语-73 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary(总题数：40，分数：100.00)1.The computer can be programmed to _ a whole variety of tasks.（分数：2.50）A.assignB.tackleC.realizeD.solve2.The team“s efforts to score were _ by the opposing goalkeeper.（分数：2.50）A.frustratedB.preventedC.discouragedD.accomplished3.I only

2、 know the man by _ but I have never spoken to him.（分数：2.50）A.chanceB.heartC.sightD.experience4.Being colour-blind, Sally can“t make a _ between red and green.（分数：2.50）A.differenceB.distinctionC.comparisonD.division5.You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their wor

3、ld.（分数：2.50）A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistentD.practical6.In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to _ with some of her most treasured possessions.（分数：2.50）A.divideB.separateC.partD.abandon7.The car was in good working _ when I bought it a few months ago.（分数：2.50）A.orderB.formC.stateD.circumstan

4、ce8.The customer expressed her _ for that broad hat.（分数：2.50）A.disapprovalB.distasteC.dissatisfactionD.dismay9.In order to repair barns, build fences, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be _.（分数：2.50）A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile10.His expenditure on holidays and luxuries

5、 is rather high in _ to his income.（分数：2.50）A.comparisonB.proportionC.associationD.calculation11.Although he has become rich, he is still very _ of his money.（分数：2.50）A.economicB.thriftyC.frugalD.careful12.As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to _ the weekly staff meeting.（分数：2.50

6、）A.presideB.introduceC.chairD.dominate13.The _ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.（分数：2.50）A.originB.generationC.descentD.cause14.The police have offered a large _ for information leading to the robber“s arrest.（分数：2.50）A.awardB.compensationC.prizeD.reward15.I arrived at the

7、airport so late that I _ missed the plane.（分数：2.50）A.onlyB.quiteC.narrowlyD.seldom16.The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers“ fears were completely _.（分数：2.50）A.unjustifiedB.unjustC.misguidedD.unaccepted17.The head of the museum was _ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.（

8、分数：2.50）A.promisingB.agreeingC.pleasingD.obliging18.The multinational corporation was making a take-over _ for a property company.（分数：2.50）A.applicationB.bidC.proposalD.suggestion19.The party“s reduced vote was _ of lack of support for its policies.（分数：2.50）A.indicativeB.positiveC.revealingD.evident

9、20.There has been a _ lack of communication between the union and the management.（分数：2.50）A.regretfulB.regrettableC.regrettingD.regretted21.The teacher _ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.（分数：2.50）A.confidentiallyB.proudlyC.assuredlyD.confidently22.The _ family in Chin

10、ese cities now spends more money on housing than before.（分数：2.50）A.normalB.averageC.usualD.general23.The new colleague _ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.（分数：2.50）A.confessesB.declaresC.claimsD.confirms24.During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to

11、 read a few _ from the novel.（分数：2.50）A.piecesB.essaysC.fragmentsD.extracts25.During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _ room in the hotels here.（分数：2.50）A.emptyB.vacantC.freeD.deserted26.The old couple will never _ the loss of their son.（分数：2.50）A.get overB.get awayC.get offD.g

12、et across27.Scientific research results can now be quickly _ to factory production.（分数：2.50）A.usedB.appliedC.triedD.practiced28.At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not _.（分数：2.50）A.on viewB.at a glanceC.on the sceneD.in sight

13、29.The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the _.（分数：2.50）A.latterB.latestC.laterD.last30.It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _ traff

14、ic delays.（分数：2.50）A.acknowledgingB.affordingC.allowing forD.accounting for31.He will have to _ his indecent behaviour one day.（分数：2.50）A.answer toB.answer forC.answer backD.answer about32.With _ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.（分数：2.50）A.rareB.unusualC.extraordinaryD.

15、unique33.We have been hearing _ accounts of your work.（分数：2.50）A.favouredB.favourableC.favouriteD.favouring34.During the summer holiday season there are no _ rooms in this seaside hotel.（分数：2.50）A.emptyB.blankC.desertedD.vacant35.Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _ to the Shanghai-Nanjin

16、g Expressway.（分数：2.50）A.signB.markC.signalD.board36.Whenever possible, Ian _ how well he speaks Japanese.（分数：2.50）A.shows upB.shows aroundC.shows offD.shows out37.The tenant left nothing behind except some _ of paper, cloth, etc.（分数：2.50）A.sheetsB.scrapsC.pagesD.slices38.It was suggested that all go

17、vernment ministers should _ information on their financial interests.（分数：2.50）A.discoverB.uncoverC.tellD.disclose39.As my exams are coming next week, I“ll take advantage of the weekend to _ on some reading.（分数：2.50）A.catch upB.clear upC.make upD.pick up40.I“m surprised they are no longer on speaking

18、 terms. It“s not like either of them to bear a _.（分数：2.50）A.disgustB.curseC.grudgeD.hatred考博英语-73 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Vocabulary(总题数：40，分数：100.00)1.The computer can be programmed to _ a whole variety of tasks.（分数：2.50）A.assignB.tackle C.realizeD.solve解析：解析 四个选项中，只有 tackle(应付，处理，解决)可与 task搭配。

19、所以，本题选 B。2.The team“s efforts to score were _ by the opposing goalkeeper.（分数：2.50）A.frustrated B.preventedC.discouragedD.accomplished解析：解析 frustrate“挫败，破坏”，常与表示“计划、努力、企图”等的名词搭配。如：The weather frustrated our plans. 天气破坏了我们的计划。所以，本题选 A。3.I only know the man by _ but I have never spoken to him.（分数：2.50）

20、A.chanceB.heartC.sight D.experience解析：解析 四个词均可与 by连用。其中，by chance 表示“偶然地，意外地”；by heart“熟记”；by sight意为“见过面，面熟，仅熟悉”；by/from experience 是指“凭经验，从经验中”。从后半句看，显然 C项符合要求。4.Being colour-blind, Sally can“t make a _ between red and green.（分数：2.50）A.differenceB.distinction C.comparisonD.division解析：解析 make/draw

21、a distinction between 是固定搭配，表示“对加以区别”，为正确答案。而 make a difference between(区别对待)和 make a comparison between(把加以比较)均不符合题意。所以，本题选 B。5.You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world.（分数：2.50）A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistent D.practical解析：解析 从句意上分析，consistent wit

22、h(与一致的，如：This statement is not consistent with what you said at yesterday“s meeting. 这个说法与你昨天会上的发言不相符。)正确。所以，本题选 C。6.In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to _ with some of her most treasured possessions.（分数：2.50）A.divideB.separateC.part D.abandon解析：解析A、B、D 均为及物动词，后不跟介词。part with 除表示“跟分手”外，还指“放弃，

23、丧失，卖掉，辞退”等意。所以，本题选 C。7.The car was in good working _ when I bought it a few months ago.（分数：2.50）A.order B.formC.stateD.circumstance解析：解析 in order 表示“整齐，状况良好，适宜”；be in form 指“处于良好的竞技状态”；in a state一般指“处于紊乱/焦虑/兴奋的状态”；in good circumstances 意为“生活富裕，安乐的境况，小康的生活”。从词义上可判断出答案为 A。8.The customer expressed her

24、_ for that broad hat.（分数：2.50）A.disapprovalB.distaste C.dissatisfactionD.dismay解析：解析 disapproval“不赞成，不以为然”，其后常与 of连用，如：speak with disapproval of sb.“s behaviour不赞成某人的行为。其他三个词一般不与介词 of搭配。所以，本题选 B。9.In order to repair barns, build fences, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be _.（分数：

25、2.50）A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile 解析：解析 从句意上看，versatile(通用的，万能的，多才多艺的，多面手的)符合要求。如：a versatile writer多才多艺的作家。所以，本题选 D。10.His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in _ to his income.（分数：2.50）A.comparisonB.proportion C.associationD.calculation解析：解析 in proportion to 是固定搭配，表示“依照比

26、例，和相比”。如：This door is narrow in proportion to its height. 这扇门就其高度的比例而言窄了些。所以，本题选 B。11.Although he has become rich, he is still very _ of his money.（分数：2.50）A.economicB.thriftyC.frugal D.careful解析：解析从句子的转折关系，可知答案为(节俭的，朴素的。如：a frugal housekeeper 节俭的管家)。所以，本题选 C。12.As the manager was away on a business

27、 trip, I was asked to _ the weekly staff meeting.（分数：2.50）A.presideB.introduceC.chair D.dominate解析：解析 preside 表示“负责、主持”的意思时为不及物动词；B、D 从意思上可排除；chair vt. “主持，担任主席”，chair a meeting 主持会议。所以，本题选 C。13.The _ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.（分数：2.50）A.origin B.generationC.descentD

28、.cause解析：解析 表示词语的起源应用 origin(事物开始出现的始点或其来源与出处)。所以，本题选 A。14.The police have offered a large _ for information leading to the robber“s arrest.（分数：2.50）A.awardB.compensationC.prizeD.reward 解析：解析 除 compensation表示“补偿、赔偿”外，其余三个词均含有“奖金、奖品”的意思，但award常与表示成绩、(工作)表现等的词语搭配；prize 多指参加考试、比赛获得的奖励；reward 则是对某人提供服务、

29、贡献、帮助等后回报的报酬，后常与 for连用，如：a reward of $ 900 for catching the criminal, 因抓获罪犯而得 900美元酬金。因此，答案为 D。15.I arrived at the airport so late that I _ missed the plane.（分数：2.50）A.onlyB.quiteC.narrowly D.seldom解析：解析 从词义上可判断出答案为 C。narrowly 表示“仅仅，勉强，恰好”，常用于修饰 missed和 escaped。如：One car narrowly missed hitting the

30、other one. 一辆车差点儿和另一辆相撞。所以，本题选 C。16.The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers“ fears were completely _.（分数：2.50）A.unjustified B.unjustC.misguidedD.unaccepted解析：解析 选项中四个词语的意义分别为：“未被证明其正确的”、“不公平的”、“被误导的”和“未被接纳的，不承担的”。显然，A 项符合题意。17.The head of the museum was _ and let us actually examine the

31、ancient manuscripts.（分数：2.50）A.promisingB.agreeingC.pleasingD.obliging 解析：解析 从 and后的内容可推知此处应选 obliging(亲切的，有礼貌的，乐于助人的)。所以，本题选 D。18.The multinational corporation was making a take-over _ for a property company.（分数：2.50）A.applicationB.bidC.proposal D.suggestion解析：解析 application 表示“请求、申请”；bid 指“出价，投标”；

32、proposal 意为“建议，提议，提案”，后常跟介词 for或 of；suggestion 指“提议，意见”。可见，C 项最适合。19.The party“s reduced vote was _ of lack of support for its policies.（分数：2.50）A.indicative B.positiveC.revealingD.evident解析：解析 indicative“表明的，表示的”，常与 of连用，符合题意。如：His presence is indicative of his interest in our plan. 他的到来表示他对我们的计划有兴

33、趣；be positive about/of表示“确信，确知”；revealing, evident 不与介词 of搭配。所以，本题选 A。20.There has been a _ lack of communication between the union and the management.（分数：2.50）A.regretfulB.regrettable C.regrettingD.regretted解析：解析 C 和 D是分词形式，不符合句子结构要求；regretful 的主语多为人；regrettable 指“(某事物)令人遗憾的，可惜的”，如：Your choice of f

34、riends is regrettable. 你对朋友的选择实在不怎么样。故本题选 B。21.The teacher _ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.（分数：2.50）A.confidentiallyB.proudlyC.assuredlyD.confidently 解析：解析 从句意上可排除 A、B；C、D 均表示“自信地、确信地”，但前者一般指对自己有信心，后者除此之外还可指对他人或事的确信。所以，D 项正确。22.The _ family in Chinese cities now sp

35、ends more money on housing than before.（分数：2.50）A.normalB.average C.usualD.general解析：解析 A(正常的，正规的，标准的)、C(平常的，通常的，惯例的，一般指习惯)和 D(大致的，大体的)均不符合题意；average 除表示“平均的”外，还指“一般的，通常的”，可修饰“family”。所以，B 项正确。23.The new colleague _ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.（分数：2.50）A.c

36、onfessesB.declaresC.claims D.confirms解析：解析因为“工作”是在“声称”之前发生的事实，所以不定式用完成时。claim 可用于此结构，如：Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. 渔夫和水手有时声称看到过海里的妖怪。所以，C 项正确。24.During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few _ from the novel.（分数：2.50）A.piecesB.essaysC

37、.fragmentsD.extracts 解析：解析 extract 表示“摘录(指从文学作品中摘录下来的一段)”，符合要求。如：She read me a few extracts from her own Flew novel. 她把她自己的新小说念了几段给我听；piece 一般指完整的艺术作品；essay 多指散文，随笔，短文，评论等；fragment 常指(文艺作品等)未完成的部分。所以，D 项正确。25.During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _ room in the hotels here.（分数

38、：2.50）A.emptyB.vacant C.freeD.deserted解析：解析 表示“房子(房间)空着的，空闲的”，要用 vacant。如：Are there any rooms vacant in this hotel?这家旅馆有空房吗?所以，B 项正确。26.The old couple will never _ the loss of their son.（分数：2.50）A.get over B.get awayC.get offD.get across解析：解析 从词组的意思上可知 A项正确。get over 表示“熬过，恢复”，如：finally got over the

39、divorce最终从离婚的创伤中恢复过来；go away 指“逃脱，离开”；get off 表示“下来，脱下，出发，被容忍，动身，开始等”；get across 意为“被理解，使人了解”。所以，A 项正确。27.Scientific research results can now be quickly _ to factory production.（分数：2.50）A.usedB.applied C.triedD.practiced解析：解析 be used to 表示“习惯于”；try 多用于主动形式；practice 是不及物动词，因此三项均错误；be applied to 是习惯用法

40、，指“适用于，应用于，施加于，用来表示，与接触”。所以，B项正确。28.At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not _.（分数：2.50）A.on viewB.at a glanceC.on the sceneD.in sight 解析：解析 根据句意可判断出答案为 D。in sight 表示“可见，看得见，在望，不远”，如：Peace was in sight. 和平在望。其余三个词组的意思分别为：“展览着，

41、上映着”、“看一眼，马上”和“出现，登场”。所以，D 项正确。29.The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the _.（分数：2.50）A.latter B.latestC.laterD.last解析：解析 the latter 指(两者中的)后者(如：of the two

42、the latter is far better than the former. 两者中后者比前者好得多)，符合题意。所以，A 项正确。30.It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _ traffic delays.（分数：2.50）A.acknowledgingB.affordingC.allowing for D.accounting for解析：解析 allow for 是习惯用法，表示“考虑，顾及”，如：It takes about two hours to get to their office b

43、uilding, allowing for possible traffic delays. 考虑到路上可能遇到的交通耽搁，到他们的办公大楼大约要花费两小时。其余几项均不符合题意。所以，C 项正确。31.He will have to _ his indecent behaviour one day.（分数：2.50）A.answer toB.answer for C.answer backD.answer about解析：解析 本题考查词语搭配。answer 可与 to连用，表示“相符，符合”；answer back 指“回嘴，顶嘴”；answer for 意为“对负责，保证(某事)良好”，

44、如：I will answer for the truth of what he has said. 我保证他所说的话是真的；answer 一股不与 about搭配。显然，B 项更符合要求。32.With _ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.（分数：2.50）A.rare B.unusualC.extraordinaryD.unique解析：解析 各选项的词义分别为：“稀有的，罕见的，不常发生的”、“不平常的，与众不同的，不寻常的”、“非常的，特别的”和“唯一的、独特的”。从主句的意思可推知 A项正确

45、。33.We have been hearing _ accounts of your work.（分数：2.50）A.favouredB.favourable C.favouriteD.favouring解析：解析 从句意上分析，B 项正确。favorable 表示“赞成的，有利的，赞许的”，如：I hope you will give favorable consideration to my suggestion. 我希望你对我的建议作出肯定的表示。所以，B项正确。34.During the summer holiday season there are no _ rooms in th

46、is seaside hotel.（分数：2.50）A.emptyB.blankC.desertedD.vacant 解析：解析表示“房子(或房间)空着的，空闲的”，要用 vacant。如：a vacant room 空房间。所以，D项正确。35.Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.（分数：2.50）A.sign B.markC.signalD.board解析：解析 sign 指“告示，标语，牌示，牌子”，如：The sign by the road said “N

47、o Parking“. 路边的牌子上写着“禁止停车”。所以，C 项正确。36.Whenever possible, Ian _ how well he speaks Japanese.（分数：2.50）A.shows upB.shows aroundC.shows off D.shows out解析：解析 show 与选项中的四个介词均可搭配。show up 表示“显眼，揭发，出现，使人感到羞辱”；show around指“带领到处看看”；show off 意为“炫耀，夸耀，卖弄，渲染(某物的优点)”；show out表示“送出(客人)”。C 项符合句意。37.The tenant left

48、nothing behind except some _ of paper, cloth, etc.（分数：2.50）A.sheetsB.scraps C.pagesD.slices解析：解析 sheet 和 page通常不与 cloth搭配；而 slice则不能修饰 paper和 cloth；scrap 表示“小片，小块，碎屑”。所以，本题选 B。38.It was suggested that all government ministers should _ information on their financial interests.（分数：2.50）A.discoverB.uncoverC.tellD.disclose 解析：解析 discover 指“发现，发觉”；uncover 是“揭开，揭露”的意；disclose 表示“揭露，使