1、考博英语-60 (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.Although the speaker was a well-known personality, his speech was poorly _. A. raised B. delivered C. lectured D. preached（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.2.Would you please bring me some _ catalogues? These are too old. A. modern B. fashionab
2、le C. up-to-date D. out-of-date（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.3.It is not considered _ to pick ones teeth in public. A. respectful B. respected C. respectable D. respective（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.4.Beth could _ her coat easily because it has large red buttons. A. justify B. identify C. prove D. test（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.5.He
3、 was busy writing the essay all the morning, only _ occasionally to have a cup of tea. A. breaking off B. breaking out C. breaking D. breaking away（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.6.The last guests to reach the hotel _ at 12 oclock at night. A. checked out B. checked up C. checked in D. check on（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.7.B
4、ill had been looking for his gloves for quite a while, which _ eventually under a cushion. A. turned up B. turned on C. turned down D. turned over（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.8.On hearing the news that her father died of a car accident, she _ tears. A. burst out B. burst in C. burst into D. burst forth（分数：2.50）
5、A.B.C.D.9.The electronic computer is _ some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains. A. taking care B. taking in C. taking off D. taking over（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.10.The picnic _ at last after being twice postponed. A. came off B. came up C. put on D. went on（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.11.He swal
6、lows his words so much that I can never _ what he is saying. A. make out B. put up C. deal with D. take up（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.12.If you _ your influence, they may change their decision. A. compel B. exert C. expose D. vary（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.13.Do you have an afternoon _ this week to meet the president? A
7、. obtainable B. available C. visible D. reliable（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.14.He _ the job because it involved too much traveling. A. took up B. applied for C. turned down D. switched to（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.15.The medias _ in the presidents private life switched the attention away from the real issues. A. capacit
8、y B. concentration C. focus D. involvement（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.16.Juliet is not at work. She is taking a _ until the end of this week. A. vocation B. vacation C. vacancy D. volume（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.17.In todays rapidly changing economy, opportunities _ for those who are motivated and dedicated to achievin
9、g their career goals. A. abound B. refrain C. transcend D. uphold（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.18.His strange behavior confirmed his neighbors in their _ that he was guilty. A. suspicion B. doubt C. estimate D. imagination（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.19.Next week youd better bring all your questions here. Were going to have
10、 a question-and-answer _. A. section B. service C. session D. course（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.20.This distinguished director _ the plot for the prizewinning film while he was still a college student. A. conceived B. constituted C. reflected D. calculated（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.21.The police have asked for the _ of
11、the public in tracing the whereabouts of the missing child. A. award B. so-operation C. position D. helpfulness（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.22.He phoned his uncle who lived in the country, asking him to _ his two schoolmates for the weekend. A. assemble B. accommodate C. raise D. resemble（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.23.The
12、 headquarters of this textile company is in New York while its 20 _ companies are located in different parts of the world. A. parent B. subsidiary C. inferior D. ultimate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.24.The little girl is just learning to walk and shes always _ over. A. tumbling B. wagging C. waving D. swaying（分
13、数：2.50）A.B.C.D.25.She wanted desperately to turn the flower-painted china _ on the apple-green door, and go through, but somehow she could not. A. frame B. pole C. pan D. knob（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.26.When I found the light switch, the unshaded bulb only illuminated two small cats, sitting on the table _
14、round the inside of the empty ham tin. A. swallowing B. gorging C. licking D. digesting（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.27.Every year a number of students graduate from the school which will _ new students the first week in September. A. enroll B. recruit C. collect D. reproduce（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.28.The renaissance w
15、as a(n) _ of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries. A. moment B. dynasty C. instant D. epoch（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.29.That evening roving gangs of white teenagers began to attack blacks in downtown Chicago, and the city erupted in a five-day race _ that
16、ended with 38 deaths, 537 serious injuries, and widespread destruction. A. fuss B. maneuver C. deterioration D. riot（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.30.They found that an individual tends to conform to a _ group judgment even when that judgment is obviously in error. A. unanimous B. singular C. coherent D. versatil
17、e（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.31.The character armor consists of defensive character traits, like arrogance or apprehensiveness, that developed in childhood to _ painful feelings. A. turn aside B. ward off C. bread up D. watch over（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.32.In 1844, Charles Sturt, a British soldier and colonial admini
18、strator, made an expedition _ a supposed inland sea; his party penetrated more than 1000 miles northward, almost to the center of Australia. A. in quest of B. with regard to C. in favor of D. by way of（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.33.So far as the food industry is concerned, the processing of sheep and lambs is
19、relatively _ in the United States, accounting for only about 7 percent of meat-packing production. A. irrelevant B. appropriate C. negligible D. redundant（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.34.Could a mechanical device ever _ human intelligencethe ultimate test being whether it could cause a real human to fall in love
20、 with it? A. destroy B. duplicate C. forge D. eliminate（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.35.As the case of Amitar Ray and his family exemplifies, professional immigrants are among the most rapidly _ first because of their occupational success and second because of the absence of strong ethnic networks that reinforce
21、 the culture of origin. A. assimilated B. consumed C. accustomed D. fascinated（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.36.“This park has more than 200 waterfalls that are 15 feet or higher, And 150 of them have never been mapped or photographed,“ says park historian Lee Whittlesey. “Now thats a _ to the size of Yellowstone
22、.“ A. proposition B. hypothesis C. ceremony D. testimony（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.37.While researchers may not _ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought. A. au
23、thorize B. license C. counteract D. endorse（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.38.Why do teens drink? Reasons vary from _ pressure to family patterns to social conditioning. A. spouse B. peer C. antagonist D. competitor（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.39.Some readers may find it _ that a book arguing for greater literacy and intellec
24、tual discipline should lead to a call for less rather than more education. A. appealing B. controversial C. paradoxical D. ambiguous（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.40.The _ of such I.Q. tests full of questions on American culture was not questioned at that time. A. significance B. validity C. efficiency D. justifi
25、cation（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D.考博英语-60 (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.Although the speaker was a well-known personality, his speech was poorly _. A. raised B. delivered C. lectured D. preached（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：deliver a speech 发表演讲；raised 升起，出现；lectured 演讲；preac
26、hed鼓吹。2.Would you please bring me some _ catalogues? These are too old. A. modern B. fashionable C. up-to-date D. out-of-date（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：modern 现代的；fashionable 流行的；up-to-date 最近的；out-of-date过时的。所以，本题选 C。3.It is not considered _ to pick ones teeth in public. A. respectful B. respec
27、ted C. respectable D. respective（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：respectful 有礼貌的；respected 受到尊敬的；respectable(行为、外观等)受人尊敬的，规矩的，体面的；respective 各自的。所以，本题选 C。4.Beth could _ her coat easily because it has large red buttons. A. justify B. identify C. prove D. test（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：justify 证明是正当
28、的；identify 识别；prove 证明；test 测试，检验。所以，本题选 B。5.He was busy writing the essay all the morning, only _ occasionally to have a cup of tea. A. breaking off B. breaking out C. breaking D. breaking away（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：breaking off 中断；breaking out 爆发；breaking 打破，弄坏；breaking away逃脱。所以，本题选 A。6.T
29、he last guests to reach the hotel _ at 12 oclock at night. A. checked out B. checked up C. checked in D. check on（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：checked out 付帐离开，检查；checked up 调查，核对；checked in 登记，报到；check on 检查。所以，本题选 C。7.Bill had been looking for his gloves for quite a while, which _ eventually unde
30、r a cushion. A. turned up B. turned on C. turned down D. turned over（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：turned up 出现，找到；turned on 开启；turned down 拒绝；turned over移交，翻身。所以，本题选 A。8.On hearing the news that her father died of a car accident, she _ tears. A. burst out B. burst in C. burst into D. burst forth（分数
31、：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：burst out 大声喊，突发；burst in 闯入，打断；burst into 闯入，开出；burst forth爆发。所以，本题选 C。9.The electronic computer is _ some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains. A. taking care B. taking in C. taking off D. taking over（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：taking care 当心；ta
32、king in 接收，欺骗；taking off 脱衣，离开；taking over接管。所以，本题选 D。10.The picnic _ at last after being twice postponed. A. came off B. came up C. put on D. went on（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：came off 举行，实现；came up 发生，出现；put on 穿上，增加；went on继续，发生。所以，本题选 A。11.He swallows his words so much that I can never _ wha
33、t he is saying. A. make out B. put up C. deal with D. take up（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：make out 了解，辨认出；put up 建造，举起；deal with 处理；take up询问，理睬，对采取进一步的行动。即“不再理睬和相信他说的话”。所以，本题选 D。12.If you _ your influence, they may change their decision. A. compel B. exert C. expose D. vary（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析
34、 各项的意思为：compel 强迫；exert 发挥，运用；expose 揭露，使曝光；vary 变化。所以，本题选 B。13.Do you have an afternoon _ this week to meet the president? A. obtainable B. available C. visible D. reliable（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：obtainable 能得到的；available 有空的；visible 看得见的，明显的；reliable可靠的。所以，本题选 B。14.He _ the job because it i
35、nvolved too much traveling. A. took up B. applied for C. turned down D. switched to（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：took up 开始从事；applied for 申请；turned down 拒绝；switched to转到。所以，本题选 C。15.The medias _ in the presidents private life switched the attention away from the real issues. A. capacity B. concentr
36、ation C. focus D. involvement（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：capacity 容量，能力；concentration(on)集中；focus(on)焦点；involvement卷入，包含。be involved in 专心。所以，本题选 D。16.Juliet is not at work. She is taking a _ until the end of this week. A. vocation B. vacation C. vacancy D. volume（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：vo
37、cation 职业；vacation 休假；vacancy 空白；volume 卷，册，音量。所以，本题选 B。17.In todays rapidly changing economy, opportunities _ for those who are motivated and dedicated to achieving their career goals. A. abound B. refrain C. transcend D. uphold（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：abound 多，富于；refrain 避免，抑制；transcend 超越，胜
38、过；uphold支持，赞成。所以，本题选 A。18.His strange behavior confirmed his neighbors in their _ that he was guilty. A. suspicion B. doubt C. estimate D. imagination（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：suspicion 猜疑，怀疑；doubt 怀疑，疑惑；estimate 估计；imagination想像。所以，本题选 A。19.Next week youd better bring all your questions here.
39、Were going to have a question-and-answer _. A. section B. service C. session D. course（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：section 部分，部件；service 服务，服役；session 会议；course 过程，课程。所以，本题选 D。20.This distinguished director _ the plot for the prizewinning film while he was still a college student. A. conceived B.
40、constituted C. reflected D. calculated（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：conceived 构思；constituted 组成；reflected 反应，反省；calculated计算，考虑。所以，本题选 A。21.The police have asked for the _ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the missing child. A. award B. so-operation C. position D. helpfulness（分数：2.50）A.B.
41、 C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：award 奖品；cooperation 合作；position 位置，阵地；helpfulness 有益，有用。22.He phoned his uncle who lived in the country, asking him to _ his two schoolmates for the weekend. A. assemble B. accommodate C. raise D. resemble（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：assemble 集合，装配；accommodate 提供住宿；raise 提高，饲养；r
42、esemble像，类似。23.The headquarters of this textile company is in New York while its 20 _ companies are located in different parts of the world. A. parent B. subsidiary C. inferior D. ultimate（分数：2.50）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：parent 父亲或母亲；subsidiary 附属的，常用于指一个公司是另一个公司的子公司；inferior 下级的，劣等的；ultimate 最终的，根本的。
43、24.The little girl is just learning to walk and shes always _ over. A. tumbling B. wagging C. waving D. swaying（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：tumble 摔跤；wag 摇摆，摆动；wave 挥手致意，波动，摇动；sway 摇摆，摇动。小女孩刚学会走路，总是摔跤，所以选 A。25.She wanted desperately to turn the flower-painted china _ on the apple-green door, and g
44、o through, but somehow she could not. A. frame B. pole C. pan D. knob（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：frame 结构，框架；pole 杆，柱；pan 平底锅；knob(门、抽屉等的)球形把手。26.When I found the light switch, the unshaded bulb only illuminated two small cats, sitting on the table _ round the inside of the empty ham tin. A. swal
45、lowing B. gorging C. licking D. digesting（分数：2.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 各项的意思为：swallow 吞，咽；gorge 狼吞虎咽，塞饱；lick 舔；digest 消化。27.Every year a number of students graduate from the school which will _ new students the first week in September. A. enroll B. recruit C. collect D. reproduce（分数：2.50）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 各项
46、的意思为：enroll 注册，登记，招收，使加入，enroll new student 招收新生；recruit吸收，招收，征募，一般指招收军队或党派成员；collect 收集，聚集；reproduce 繁殖，再生。28.The renaissance was a(n) _ of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries. A. moment B. dynasty C. instant D. epoch（分数：2.50）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 各项的意思为：moment 片刻，瞬间；dynasty 朝代，王朝；instant 即刻，即时；epoch 历史的一段，时期。29.That evening roving gangs of white teenagers began to attack blacks in downtown Chicago, and the city erupted in a five-day race _
