1、考博英语-20 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.If you develop a reputation for being able to keep secrets others will _ towards you with useful news and gossip. A. feel constrained B. feel excluded C. propel D. gravitate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.2.Early signs of _ seen in the herbal me
2、dicine study are extremely encouraging and based upon these data, we are now planning a registration program. A. faculty B. reception C. deterioration D. efficacy（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.3.In the 18th century many British politicians favored friendship with Prussia because they thought that the Prussian arm
3、y was _ to the British navy. A. complimentary B. complicated C. complementary D. comprehensive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.4.The traffic was entirely _ because of a series of traffic accidents on the road. A. crippled B. overthrown C. disabled D. insulated（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.5.The letter page of this newspaper is
4、a _ for public argument. A. symposium B. commentary C. forum D. appraisal（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.6.The chief _ of that young man are his generosity and energy. A. traits B. tempers C. trends D. traces（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.7.The insurance company paid him $5,000 in _ after his accident. A. compensation B. instal
5、lment C. substitution D. commission（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.8.It is very strange but I had an _ that the plane would crash. A. inspiration B. intuition C. imagination D. incentive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.9.We are going on the _ that the work will be finished tomorrow. A. scheme B. assumption C. orbit D. procedure（分
6、数：2.50）A.B.C.D.10.Some medical conditions can often cure themselves _, without medical intervention. A. deliberately B. spontaneously C. consciously D. intentionally（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.11.By _ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him $2,000. A. coarse B. rude C. crude D. r
7、ough（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.12.In order to stimulate the domestic economy, the government has _ to reduce imports. A. pledged B. resorted C. suggested D. hesitated（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.13.How much a person can earn is not always a good _ of real success in life. A. essence B. decree C. qualification D. criterio
8、n（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.14.George _ some important sentences by underlining them with a red pen. A. highlighted B. upgraded C. capable D. eligible（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.15.What I seek to accomplish is simply to serve with my _ capacity truth and justice at the risk of pleasing no one. A. formidable B. exquisite
9、 C. exotic D. feeble（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.16.Hard work and malnutrition _ his health and he looked thin and pale. A. impaired B. promoted C. accelerated D. wedged（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.17.She was _ between two very fat women and felt extremely uneasy. A. towed B. tugged C. sandwiched D. wedged（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.
10、18.You need to rewrite this sentence because it is _; the readers will have difficulty in understanding it. A. comprehensive B. alternative C. deliberate D. ambiguous（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.19.We must learn to see things in their right _ and avoid making mistakes. A. prospective B. prosperity C. perspectiv
11、e D. permissive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.20.As our eyes ranged over the broad shoulders of the mountain, the conception of its _ grew upon us. A. multitude B. gratitude C. latitude D. magnitude（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.21.We can make use of seawater by _ fresh water from it. A. purifying B. refraining C. distilling D
12、. performers（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.22.Only a _ person would believe such an unlikely story about ghosts in the old house. A. fabulous B. credible C. credulous D. believable（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.23.The “Echo House“ will demonstrate how we can live with highly efficient insulation, solar heating, energy efficien
13、t _ and organic gardening. A. applicators B. applications C. applicants D. appliances（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.24.In the case of Finney. where an attendant at a mental hospital caused the death of a patient by releasing a flow of boiling water into a bath, the test was whether he was grossly _. A. negative B
14、. negligent C. neglected D. negligible（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.25.Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so _ at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France. A. adroit B. shrewd C. considerate D. foxy（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.26.Fitness helps _ signs of depression, such as
15、 indecision and lack of zest for daily activities. A. alleviate B. diagnose C. assess D. manipulate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.27.Producing elastin through chemical synthesis is a tedious process consuming _ three months. A. the better half of B. for the better of C. all the better for D. the better part of（分数
16、：2.50）A.B.C.D.28.Brunners _ to become the second woman ever to hold Cabinet rank was scuttled by the overwhelmingly male parliament, apparently because of sexual politics. A. bet B. bit C. bid D. bat（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.29.There is a general _ that pouring old wine into the same bottles is the wrong way
17、 to go. A. consensus B. census C. censorship D. conscience（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.30.Biological wizardry of a different sort is responsible for the ruggedness of sea-ear shells, which under high-powered microscopes resemble _ constructed stone walls. A. reversibly B. elaborately C. spontaneously D. concurr
18、ently（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.31.Beneath its myriad rules, the fundamental purpose of _ is to make the world a pleasanter place to live in, and you a more pleasant person to live with. A. elitism B. eloquence C. eminence D. etiquette（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.32.A cobweb glistening with dew seems as _ as it is lovely
19、. A. frigid B. fragile C. strident D. tedious（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.33.Much _ I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equal her for thoroughness, whatever the job. A. when B. more C. farther D. as（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.34.To support the general statement in the first sentence, each _ sentence in the paragr
20、aph provides a different example. A. relevant B. subsequent C. coherent D. antecedent（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.35.A hefty 50% of those from ages 18 to 34 told floe pollsters in the TIME/CNN survey that they _ “feminist“ values. A. share B. regard C. attach D. dominate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.36.I was not alone in my
21、 knowledge; the woman had also seen my fathers eyes gleaming with _ pride. A. contracted B. contested C. contented D. contrasted（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.37._ the writers craft through a consideration of rhetorical patterns is a useful way to study writing. A. Exploring B. Exploiting C. Employing D. Embodyin
22、g（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.38.The first two assumptions made about the _ of TV were dead wrong: that it would bury radio and it would be a threat to movies. A. recession B. advent C. diversity D. bias（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.39.An education should enable a student to get a better job than he would _ be able to find
23、or fill. A. consequently B. nevertheless C. otherwise D. anyhow（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.40.In addition to being physically sick, my dad was in the midst of a nervous _, though none of us knew to call it that at the time. A. breakup B. breakdown C. breakthrough D. breakout（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.考博英语-20 答案解析(总分：100
24、.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BVocabulary/B(总题数：40，分数：100.00)1.If you develop a reputation for being able to keep secrets others will _ towards you with useful news and gossip. A. feel constrained B. feel excluded C. propel D. gravitate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：feel constrained 感觉拘束的；feel excluded 感觉被排斥的；pr
25、opel 推进；gravitate(to)被吸引。所以，本题选 D。2.Early signs of _ seen in the herbal medicine study are extremely encouraging and based upon these data, we are now planning a registration program. A. faculty B. reception C. deterioration D. efficacy（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：faculty 才能，技能；reception 接待，接收；det
26、erioration 变坏，堕落；efficacy功效。所以，本题选 D。3.In the 18th century many British politicians favored friendship with Prussia because they thought that the Prussian army was _ to the British navy. A. complimentary B. complicated C. complementary D. comprehensive（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：be complementary
27、to 是的补充；complimentary 赞美的；complicated复杂的；comprehensive 广泛的。所以，本题选 C。4.The traffic was entirely _ because of a series of traffic accidents on the road. A. crippled B. overthrown C. disabled D. insulated（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：disable 使瘫痪；crippled 残废的；overthrown 推翻，颠覆；insulate 使绝缘。所以，本题选 C。5.Th
28、e letter page of this newspaper is a _ for public argument. A. symposium B. commentary C. forum D. appraisal（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：forum 论坛，整句话意思是“这家报纸的来信专栏是公众辩论的论坛”；symposium座谈会；commentary 注释；appraisal 评价，鉴定。所以，本题选 C。6.The chief _ of that young man are his generosity and energy. A. traits B
29、. tempers C. trends D. traces（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：traits 特点，优点；tempers 性情，脾气；trends 趋势；traces 痕迹。所以，本题选 A。7.The insurance company paid him $5,000 in _ after his accident. A. compensation B. installment C. substitution D. commission（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：compensation 赔偿；installment
30、部分；substitution 替代；commission委托，代理。所以，本题选 A。8.It is very strange but I had an _ that the plane would crash. A. inspiration B. intuition C. imagination D. incentive（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：intuition 直觉；inspiration 灵感；imagination 想象；incentive 动机。所以，本题选 B。9.We are going on the _ that the work wil
31、l be finished tomorrow. A. scheme B. assumption C. orbit D. procedure（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：go on the assumption that 意思是“根据的假定”；scheme 安排，计划；orbit 轨道；procedure 程序。所以，本题选 B。10.Some medical conditions can often cure themselves _, without medical intervention. A. deliberately B. spontaneously
32、C. consciously D. intentionally（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：spontaneously 自然地，本能地；deliberately 故意地；consciously 有意识地；intentionally 蓄意地。所以，本题选 B。11.By _ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him $2,000. A. coarse B. rude C. crude D. rough（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：by
33、 rough computation 粗略计算；coarse 粗糙的，粗鄙的；rude 粗鲁的；crude天然的，未加工的，拙劣的。所以，本题选 D。12.In order to stimulate the domestic economy, the government has _ to reduce imports. A. pledged B. resorted C. suggested D. hesitated（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：resort to 求助、诉诸于，采取；pledge 发誓，保证；suggest 建议；hesitate犹豫。所以，本
34、题选 B。13.How much a person can earn is not always a good _ of real success in life. A. essence B. decree C. qualification D. criterion（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：criterion(批评判断的)标准；essence 本质；decree 法令；qualification资格，条件。所以，本题选 D。14.George _ some important sentences by underlining them with a red
35、pen. A. highlighted B. upgraded C. capable D. eligible（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：highlight 突出，强调；upgrade 升级；capable 能干的；eligible 符合条件的。所以，本题选 A。15.What I seek to accomplish is simply to serve with my _ capacity truth and justice at the risk of pleasing no one. A. formidable B. exquisite C. exoti
36、c D. feeble（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：exquisite 的意思有：精致的，精美的；(感觉)敏感的，细致的；(疼痛、愉快等)极度的，用来修饰 capacity并不合适。formidable 的意思是令人害怕的，难以克服的，也不合题意。exotic 指外来情调的，异国的，不合题意。feeble 指虚弱的，弱小的。此句的意思是“我所追求实现的仅仅是以我的微薄之力，冒着不讨好任何人的危险为真理和正义而服务”，所以选 D比较符合题意。16.Hard work and malnutrition _ his health and he looked thin
37、and pale. A. impaired B. promoted C. accelerated D. wedged（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：impair 削弱；promote 促进；accelerate 加速；wedge 楔入，楔进。所以，本题选 A。17.She was _ between two very fat women and felt extremely uneasy. A. towed B. tugged C. sandwiched D. wedged（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：sandwich 夹入中间；t
38、ow 拖，拽；tug 用力拖，吃力地搬运；wedge 楔入，楔进。所以，本题选 C。18.You need to rewrite this sentence because it is _; the readers will have difficulty in understanding it. A. comprehensive B. alternative C. deliberate D. ambiguous（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：ambiguous 不明确的，模棱两可的；comprehensive 广泛的；alternative可选择的；delibe
39、rate 故意的。所以，本题选 D。19.We must learn to see things in their right _ and avoid making mistakes. A. prospective B. prosperity C. perspective D. permissive（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：perspective 角度，方面；prospective 预期的；prosperity 繁荣；permissive许可的。所以，本题选 C。20.As our eyes ranged over the broad shoulders o
40、f the mountain, the conception of its _ grew upon us. A. multitude B. gratitude C. latitude D. magnitude（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：magnitude 巨大，广大；multitude 多数；gratitude 感激的心情；latitude纬度。所以，本题选 D。21.We can make use of seawater by _ fresh water from it. A. purifying B. refraining C. distilling D.
41、 performers（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：distilling 蒸馏，提炼；purifying 使纯净；refraining 节制，避免；performers表演者。所以，本题选 C。22.Only a _ person would believe such an unlikely story about ghosts in the old house. A. fabulous B. credible C. credulous D. believable（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：credulous 轻信的；fabul
42、ous 寓言般的，难以置信的；credible 可靠的，可信的；believable 可相信的。所以，本题选 C。23.The “Echo House“ will demonstrate how we can live with highly efficient insulation, solar heating, energy efficient _ and organic gardening. A. applicators B. applications C. applicants D. appliances（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 本题考查对词根相同的词的意义的辨认
43、。原句中有几个并列成分：highly efficient insulation, solar heating, energy efficient和 organic gardening，根据上下文，这些都是与生存环境有关的词语，因此我们不难排除掉与此无关的选项 applicator(涂药器)和 applicant(申请人)。另外，原句中的几个并列成分都是具体名词，因此可以推断 application(应用，适用)与题意不符，而appliances意为“器具，用具”，符合题意。24.In the case of Finney. where an attendant at a mental hosp
44、ital caused the death of a patient by releasing a flow of boiling water into a bath, the test was whether he was grossly _. A. negative B. negligent C. neglected D. negligible（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 从 4个选项看，这是一组形近词，即拼写上很接近的词汇。根据所给信息，句子谈论的是一个在精神病院工作的护理员导致病人死亡的案例，与法律有关，因此，只有 B项 negligent符合题意，该词在法律上是“过
45、失犯罪的”的意思。D 项 negligible是“可以忽略的，微不足道的”意思；C 项neglected是“被忽略的”；A 项 negative是“否定的”，这三项显然均不符合句意。25.Benjamin Franklin, tactless in his youth, became so diplomatic, so _ at handling people that he was made American Ambassador to France. A. adroit B. shrewd C. considerate D. foxy（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 从整句话
46、看，全句对 Benjamin Franklin持褒奖态度，空白处的词应当和前面的diplomatic构成同义词，起到进一步说明的作用，即在处理人际关系方面“富有策略”。这样，我们就不可能选 foxy(像狐狸似的，狡猾的)和 shrewd(奸诈的，狡猾的)这两个带有贬义色彩的词。C 项considerate为“体贴的，考虑周到的”与题意不符。只有 A项 adroit可入选答案，意思为“having or showing ability to use the skills of mind”，即“巧妙的，机巧的”。26.Fitness helps _ signs of depression, such as indecision and lack of zest for daily activities. A. alleviate B. diagnose C. assess D. manipulate（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 由题意看，“健康有助于_消沉的情绪”，所以空白处的词应具有“减轻，缓和”之意，故选 alleviate。由习惯用法来看，access 后应该跟介词 to；而 manipulate是“操纵，掌控”的意思；diagnose 意
