1、考博英语-29 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.The business was forced to close down for a period but was _ revived. A. successively B. subsequently C. predominantly D. preliminarily（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.2.The book might well have _ had it been less expensive. A. worked out B. gone
2、 through C. caught on D. fitted in（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.3.We had been taken over by another firm, and a management _ was under way. A. cleanup B. setup C. breakout D. takeout（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.4.The poor quality of the film mined the _ perfect product. A. rather B. much C. otherwise D. particularly（分数：2.50
3、）A.B.C.D.5.Ill have to _ this dress a bit before the wedding next week. A. let off B. let go C. let loose D. let out（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.6.They reached a(n) _ to keep their dispute out of the mass media. A. understanding B. acknowledgement C. limitations D. misgivings（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.7.After walking for
4、 hours without finding the village, we began to have _ about our map. A. troubles B. fears C. limitations D. misgivings（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.8.If you dont want to talk to him, Ill speak to him _. A. on your account B. on your behalf C. for your part D. in your interest（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.9.From the time of
5、the Greeks to the Great War, medicines job was simple: to struggle with _ diseases and gross disabilities, to ensure live births, and to manage pain. A. immortal B. immune C. lethal D. toxic（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.10.This is a market in which enterprising businesses _ for the demands of teenagers and older
6、 youths in all their rock mania and pop-art forms. A. cater B. entitle C. appeal D. subject（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.11.Brushing removes larger particles, but dentists suggest brushing the back of the tongue as well, where food residues and bacteria _. A. flourish B. collaborate C. embark D. congregate（分数：2.
7、50）A.B.C.D.12.American literary historians are perhaps _ to viewing their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness. A. prone B. legible C. incompatible D. prior（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.13.To many people, a husband and wife alone do not seem a proper familythey need children to en
8、rich the circle, to _ family character and to gather the redemptive influence of offspring. A. repress B. intimidate C. validate D. confine（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.14.The 1982 oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the Corporation, and _ the Corporations statutory monopoly in t
9、he supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply. A. defers B. curtails C. triggers D. sparks（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.15.These people actively try to _ what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English. A. suppress B
10、. regress C. enhance D. revive（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.16.As we have seen, propaganda can appeal to us by arousing our emotions or _ our attention from the real issues at hand. A. retaining B. sustaining C. distracting D. obscuring（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.17.He went on to say that he would go to his hometown in _ o
11、f peace. A. quest B. allowance C. thirst D. greed（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.18.Unless I was _ mistaken, there was something wrong with Louise. A. very much B. too C. almost D. very（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.19.The widely publicized demonstration did not after all _. A. come off B. get on C. break out D. put on（分数：2.50）
12、A.B.C.D.20.The floods did not start to _ until two days after the rain had stopped. A. retire B. recede C. retreat D. sink（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.21.Nowadays, our government advocates credit to whatever we do or whoever we contact with. Once you _ your words, you will lose your social status and personal r
13、eputation. A. keep up with B. give away from C. go back on D. lose sight of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.22._ this coming Thursday, it will be too late to enroll for the course. A. As of B. As for C. As to D. As on（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.23.An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the argumentation i
14、n _ commercials. A. imperative B. fallacious C. persuasive D. fabulous（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.24.How can personal income tax be levied to _ as many as possible while at the same time ensuring state finances do not suffer too much? A. interest B. benefit C. profit D. concern（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.25.To fund the _
15、 event and also promote the marketing value of the National Games, the organizing committee set up the Marketing Development Department (MDD). A. beneficent B. expensive C. costly D. luxurious（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.26.Japanese workers still put in an impressive 42 hours each week but they are _ by the Sou
16、th Koreans and Singaporeans who spend an average 46 hours at the grindstone. A. outdone B. outweighed C. outrun D. outrivaled（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.27.This is an alarming realization as natural resources and the environment are being degraded and _ at a record pace. A. wasted B. reconstructed C. destructe
17、d D. reversed（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.28.Charles was another monarch _ maligned by Victorian historians. A. much B. very C. greatly D. deeply（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.29.The elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign. Napoleon and Hitler both underestimated the _ of the Russian winter. A. seve
18、rity B. consequence C. influence D. threat（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.30.The company, EDS, is smart enough to _ 90,000-person workforce into independent microteams that work directly with individual clients on creative business solutions. A. break out B. break off C. break away from D. break down（分数：2.50）A.B.C
19、.D.31.Most environmental _from climate changes to freshwater and forest habitat losshave become markedly worse. A. symptoms B. highlights C. indicators D. symbols（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.32.What we call nature is, _, the sum of the changes made by all the various creatures and natural forces in their intric
20、ate actions and influences upon each other and upon their places. A. in common sense B. from a sense C. by the sense D. in a sense（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.33.Although the “on line“ life style has dominated the majority of city youth, most people in the remote countryside still think Internet or something is
21、 _ to their life. A. unconcerned B. irrelevant C. inseparable D. inaccessible（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.34._ near-perfect English language skills, the students were keen to explore every aspect of Australian culture, from Aussie eating customs to family and student life, popular culture, the natural landscape
22、 and the ever-popular Australian native animals. A. Possessing B. Acquiring C. Apprehending D. Interpreting（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.35.Telephones save the feet and endless amounts of time. This is due partly to the fact that the telephone service is superb here, _ the postal service is less efficient. A. wh
23、ere B. since C. that D. whereas（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.36.The board of directors have already discussed the subject _ in the previous meetings and they will handle it in all its aspects. A. in place B. at length C. on end D. off and on（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.37.Reflecting on our exploration, we also discovered th
24、at people will exploit the newness, vagueness, and breadth of the information marketplace to support their wishes and predilections, _ they may be. A. whatsoever B. whatever C. whichever D. which（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.38.The World Bank is taking steps to _ its lending to reducing poverty in the Third Worl
25、d Countries. A. orient B. tailor C. adapt D. adjust（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.39.Total investments for this year reached $56 million, and to put this into _ investments this year will double those made in 1997. A. sight B. vision C. perspective D. horizon（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.40.The year of 776 B.C. is considered
26、to be the founding date of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece. The Games lasted more than 11 centuries _ they were banned in 393 A.D. A. when B. after C. as D. until（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.考博英语-29 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.The business was forced to close down for a peri
27、od but was _ revived. A. successively B. subsequently C. predominantly D. preliminarily（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 B 项“subsequently 后来，随后”，根据句意：生意一开始被迫关张，但随后就复苏了，故选 B。A 项 successively连续地；C 项 predominately占主导地位地；D 项 preliminarily初步地”，均不符合题意。2.The book might well have _ had it been less expensive. A. work
28、ed out B. gone through C. caught on D. fitted in（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 C 项“catch on 变得流行”，根据句意：如果这书便宜一些，可能会变得很流行，故选C。A 项的 work out可以解决，计算出，想出；B 项的 go through经历，经受；D 项的 fit in适应，适合”，均不符合题意。3.We had been taken over by another firm, and a management _ was under way. A. cleanup B. setup C. breakout D.
29、takeout（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 A 项 clean up“清洗，打扫”，可引申为“(对不法行为的)清除”，根据句意：我们已被其他公司所掌控，对不法行为的清除管理势在必行，故选 A项。B 项 setup“安排，组织”；C 项breakout“逃走，(军事)突围”；D 项 takeout“外卖”，均不符合题意。4.The poor quality of the film mined the _ perfect product. A. rather B. much C. otherwise D. particularly（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 C
30、 项 otherwise“要不然，否则”，otherwise perfect 表示“本可以很完美的”，根据空格处的意思：本可以很完美的产品，故选 C。A 项 rather“宁可，宁愿”；B 项 much“很，非常”；D 项particularly“特别，尤其”，均不符合题意。5.Ill have to _ this dress a bit before the wedding next week. A. let off B. let go C. let loose D. let out（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 D 项“let out 放大(衣服)”，根据空格处的意思：我得
31、把衣服改的大点，故选 D。A 项let off放(炮)；B 项 let go放开，松手；C 项 let loose松手，释放，均不符合题意。6.They reached a(n) _ to keep their dispute out of the mass media. A. understanding B. acknowledgement C. limitations D. misgivings（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 A 项 understanding理解，与 reach搭配，表示“达成了相互理解”，根据句意：他们在躲开众多媒体的讨论上达成了共识，故选 A。B 项
32、acknowledgement承认，表示感谢；C 项 concession让步，与 make搭配；surrender 投降，不可与 reach搭配。7.After walking for hours without finding the village, we began to have _ about our map. A. troubles B. fears C. limitations D. misgivings（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 D 项 misgiving疑惧，疑惑，根据空格处的意思：我们开始对地图心存疑虑，故选 D。A 项troubles问题，难题；B
33、项 fears恐惧，对担心；C 项 limitations局限性，均不符合题意。8.If you dont want to talk to him, Ill speak to him _. A. on your account B. on your behalf C. for your part D. in your interest（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 B 项 on ones behalf是固定搭配，表示“代表某人”，根据句意：如果你不想跟他说的话，我可以代你跟他说，故选 B。其他三项均不符合题意。9.From the time of the Greeks to t
34、he Great War, medicines job was simple: to struggle with _ diseases and gross disabilities, to ensure live births, and to manage pain. A. immortal B. immune C. lethal D. toxic（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 C 项“lethal 致命的”，根据空格处的意思：与致命的疾病做斗争，故选 C。A 项immortal不朽的；B 项 immune免疫的；D 项 toxic有毒的，均不符合题意。10.This is a
35、 market in which enterprising businesses _ for the demands of teenagers and older youths in all their rock mania and pop-art forms. A. cater B. entitle C. appeal D. subject（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 A 项“cater 迎合”，故选 A。B 项 entitle给权利；C 项 appeal请求，呼吁；D 项subject屈从，均不符合题意。11.Brushing removes larger particl
36、es, but dentists suggest brushing the back of the tongue as well, where food residues and bacteria _. A. flourish B. collaborate C. embark D. congregate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 D 项“congregate 聚集”，根据空格处的意思：舌头后面是食物残渣和细菌聚集处，故选D。A 项 flourish繁荣；B 项 collaborate合作；C 项 embark着手，均不符合题意。12.American literary hi
37、storians are perhaps _ to viewing their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness. A. prone B. legible C. incompatible D. prior（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 A 项“prone 倾向于”，根据空格处的意思：美国的历史学家很容易把他们的民族背景狭窄化，故选 A。B 项 legible清晰的；C 项 incompatible矛盾的，不可调和的；D 项 prior优先的，均不符合题意。13.To many
38、 people, a husband and wife alone do not seem a proper familythey need children to enrich the circle, to _ family character and to gather the redemptive influence of offspring. A. repress B. intimidate C. validate D. confine（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 C 项“validate 使生效，确认”，根据空格处的意思：为了使家庭角色得到确认，故选C。A 项 re
39、press压制；B 项 intimidate胁迫；D 项 confine限制，均不符合题意。14.The 1982 oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the Corporation, and _ the Corporations statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply. A. defers B. c
40、urtails C. triggers D. sparks（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 B 项“curtails 缩减，剥夺”，根据空格处的意思：剥夺了公司法定的垄断权，故选 B。A项 defers使延期；C 项 triggers引发；D 项 sparks发动，鼓舞，均不符合题意。15.These people actively try to _ what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English. A. suppress B. regr
41、ess C. enhance D. revive（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 A 项“suppress 镇压，抑制”，根据空格处的意思：使这些人积极努力地去压制，故选A。B 项 regress复原，逆行，使倒退；C 项 enhance提高；D 项 revive，均不符合题意。16.As we have seen, propaganda can appeal to us by arousing our emotions or _ our attention from the real issues at hand. A. retaining B. sustaining C. d
42、istracting D. obscuring（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 C 项“distracting 转移”，根据空格处的意思：转移我们的注意力，故选 C。A 项retaining保留；B 项 sustaining支持；D 项 obscuring使不明显，均不符合题意。17.He went on to say that he would go to his hometown in _ of peace. A. quest B. allowance C. thirst D. greed（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 in quest of 为了探索，为了寻
43、求，allowance 津贴，补助，宽容，允许；thirst渴求；greed 贪婪。三者都不与 into搭配。句意为：他继续说道，为了追求平静，他将回到故乡。因此，本题选 A。18.Unless I was _ mistaken, there was something wrong with Louise. A. very much B. too C. almost D. very（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 unless 相当于一个否定词 if. not, almost可与否定词连用，表示几乎不。句意为：如果我几乎没有犯错误，那么一定是路易斯出问题了。所以，本题选 C。19
44、.The widely publicized demonstration did not after all _. A. come off B. get on C. break out D. put on（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 come of 举行，发生，成功，进展。get on 进展。break out 突发，爆发。put on 穿上，戴上。句意为：广泛宣扬的解释毕竟还没有出台。所以，本题选 A。20.The floods did not start to _ until two days after the rain had stopped. A. retire B
45、. recede C. retreat D. sink（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 retire 指人、军队等“退职，退位，退休，退役”。retreat 指军队“撤退”，回避。recede可以指潮水退去。sink 意为“下沉”。句意为：直到雨停了两天以后，洪水才开始退下去。所以，本题选 B。21.Nowadays, our government advocates credit to whatever we do or whoever we contact with. Once you _ your words, you will lose your social statu
46、s and personal reputation. A. keep up with B. give away from C. go back on D. lose sight of（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 go back on ones word 食言，违背诺言。如今，我们的政府提倡信赖我们所做的事和我们接触的人。一旦食言，就会失去个人身份和社会名誉。所以，本题选 C。22._ this coming Thursday, it will be too late to enroll for the course. A. As of B. As for C. As to D. As on（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 As of 在时，到时为止，从时起。As for 至于，就方面说来。As to 谈到，关于，根据。句意为：到即将到来的这个星期四，就太晚而不能进行课程登记了。所以，本题选 A。23.An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the argumentation in _ commercials. A. imperative B. fallacious C. persuasive D. fabu
