1、考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编 55 及答案解析(总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Structure and Vocabu(总题数：25，分数：50.00)1.Fred is _ from school for a week for bad conduct.（分数：2.00）A.expelledB.suspendedC.preventedD.discharged2.A UN official said that aid programs would be _ until there was adequate protection for relief convoy.(2005 年
2、电子科技大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.dependedB.suspendedC.postponedD.expended3.Several loudspeakers are_ from the ceiling and we can hear the speaker very clearly.(2011 年南京师范大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.connectedB.windedC.associatedD.suspended4.I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a _ character. (2010
3、年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.graciousB.suspiciousC.uniqueD.particular5.More poles are needed to _ the weight of the tent.（分数：2.00）A.retainB.sustainC.maintainD.obtain6.The building collapsed because its foundation was not strong enough to_ the weight of the building.(2007 年清华大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.subsideB.ideali
4、zeC.initiateD.sustain7.Europes earlier industrial growth was_by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc. (2006 年中南大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.sustainedB.detainedC.remainedD.constrained8.Is it proper for the government to _public opinion through self-serving, one-sided
5、journalism?(2006 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.touchB.huntC.swayD.proceed9.We are _ to the idea, but we doubt whether the time is ripe to put it into force.（分数：2.00）A.equalB.adequateC.considerateD.sympathetic10.I find it difficult to_with him when he complains so much.（分数：2.00）A.sympathizeB.approveC.consentD
6、.correspond11.I feel a lot of_ for her because I have been through the same kind of unhappiness myself.（分数：2.00）A.mercyB.bitternessC.worryD.sympathy12.The drunkenness in this area is a(n) _of the despair felt by the people there.（分数：2.00）A.symptomB.omenC.warningD.prospect13.This teaching method is a
7、_ of many methods which have been used for decades in the country.(2002 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.symposiumB.symphonyC.spectrogramD.synthesis14.Nylon is a kind of_material widely used in our daily lives.（分数：2.00）A.mixedB.syntheticC.combinedD.systematic15.It was all agreed that the first problem the new g
8、overnment would have to _was unemployment.(2003 年南京大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.gripB.tackleC.discernD.manipulate16.Frequently single-parent children _some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.(2013 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.take offB.take afterC.take inD.lake on17.Whenever a big co
9、mpany _ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.(2013 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.gets on withB.cuts downC.takes overD.puts up with18.With an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very _ for the nineteenth-century factory workers.（分数：2.00）A.hostileB.tediousC.anxiousD.obscure1
10、9.He denied_to send out the signal at exactly 8 p.m.(2014 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.having been tellingB.being toldC.to be toldD.having been told20.They are _to industrialists, who need the valuable copper and nickel in them.(2003年南开大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.temptingB.ticklingC.tormentingD.tricking21.The little
11、boy couldnt resist the _to take the money on the table.（分数：2.00）A.callB.desireC.temptationD.distraction22.Boys have a stronger_to go in for adventures than girls.（分数：2.00）A.intentionB.needC.tasteD.tendency23.This is only a_ agreement: nothing serious concluded yet by far.(2006 年清华大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.t
12、entativeB.localC.decisiveD.kidding24.He is having thermal _ for his sore shoulder.（分数：2.00）A.therapyB.cureC.remedyD.recipe25.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago._ weve had no further communication.(2007 年中南大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.ThereafterB.ThereaboutsC.ThereofD.Thereby考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编
13、55 答案解析(总分：50.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Structure and Vocabu(总题数：25，分数：50.00)1.Fred is _ from school for a week for bad conduct.（分数：2.00）A.expelledB.suspended C.preventedD.discharged解析：解析：suspend vt.暂停，暂缓；使暂时停止(工作或上学)；悬，挂，吊(如：To suspend a workman is to order him not to carry out his usual duties for the time
14、beingThe committee suspended two members of the teamThe trial is to be suspended whlie new evidence is consideredThey have suspended work until next week)。expel(from)vt开除；驱逐；排出。prevent(from)vt.预防，防止。discharge(from)vt释放：排出：允许离开。2.A UN official said that aid programs would be _ until there was adequat
15、e protection for relief convoy.(2005 年电子科技大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.dependedB.suspended C.postponedD.expended解析：解析：本题空格处是说援助计划将被延缓。B 项“suspended 延缓”符合题意，如：We suspended the building work during the rain(下雨天我们中断了建筑工作。)其他三项“depended 依靠，依赖；postponed 推迟，使延期；expended 花费，消耗”都不正确。3.Several loudspeakers are_ from th
16、e ceiling and we can hear the speaker very clearly.(2011 年南京师范大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.connectedB.windedC.associatedD.suspended 解析：解析：句子的大意为：几个扬声器悬挂在天花板上，我们可以很清楚听到喇叭声。A 项connected“连接”； B 项 winded“环绕”；C 项 associated“相关”：D 项 suspended“悬挂，暂停”。所以 D 项符合题意。4.I never trusted him because I always thought of him as
17、 such a _ character. (2010 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.graciousB.suspicious C.uniqueD.particular解析：解析：在给出的选项中：gracious“有礼貌的，宽厚的”：suspicious“多疑的，可疑的”；unique“独一无二的，唯一的”；particular“特别的，独有的”。根据句意和各个选项的意思可知，正确答案是 B。5.More poles are needed to _ the weight of the tent.（分数：2.00）A.retainB.sustain C.maintainD.obtain
18、解析：解析：sustain vt支撑：保持，使持续不息：供养，维持(生命)(如：sustain the weight；sustain a conversation：This food will sustain you)。retain vt保留，保持。maintain vt维持，保持；坚持，主张；维修，保养。obtain vt获得，得到。6.The building collapsed because its foundation was not strong enough to_ the weight of the building.(2007 年清华大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.sub
19、sideB.idealizeC.initiateD.sustain 解析：解析：四个选项的意思分别是 subside 下沉；idealize 理想化；initiate 发起；sustain 支撑，撑住。句意是建筑物倒塌是因为它的地基不足以支撑整个建筑物的重量，所以正确答案是 D 项。7.Europes earlier industrial growth was_by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc. (2006 年中南大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.sustai
20、ned B.detainedC.remainedD.constrained解析：解析：此题属于形近动词辨析题，句子的意思是欧洲早期的工业增长是靠唾手可得的重要的资源、充足而廉价的劳动力以及煤矿、铁矿等的支撑来保持经济或工业的增长。detain 表示拘留，阻止：remain 表示保留；constrain 表示抑制。根据题意，A 为正确选项。8.Is it proper for the government to _public opinion through self-serving, one-sided journalism?(2006 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.touchB.
21、huntC.sway D.proceed解析：解析：本题空格处是说通过为谋私利的、片面的新闻报道来影响公众的观点。四个选项中，touch的意思是“接触，触摸，触及”：hunt 的意思是“打猎，猎取，搜索”；sway 的意思是“使动摇，使转向，影响”，sway public opinion 的意思是“影响公众观点”；proceed 的意思是“进行，继续下去，发生”。根据题意，C 项为正确答案。9.We are _ to the idea, but we doubt whether the time is ripe to put it into force.（分数：2.00）A.equalB.ad
22、equateC.considerateD.sympathetic 解析：解析：sympathetic a.(totowards)赞同的，支持的；(withtowards)同情的；体谅的，谅解的。10.I find it difficult to_with him when he complains so much.（分数：2.00）A.sympathize B.approveC.consentD.correspond解析：解析：sympathize(with)vi同情，怜悯：体谅，赞同。approve(of)v赞同，同意；批准，核准。consent(to)vi同意，赞成。correspond(
23、towith)vi相符合，相一致(with)；与通信(with)；相当，相类似(to)。11.I feel a lot of_ for her because I have been through the same kind of unhappiness myself.（分数：2.00）A.mercyB.bitternessC.worryD.sympathy 解析：解析：sympathy(forwith)n.同情，同情心。mercy n慈悲，仁慈；宽容，宽恕，饶恕(show mercy to sb；have mercy on sb)。bitterness n苦味，痛苦，愤懑。worry n.
24、担心，忧虑，发愁。12.The drunkenness in this area is a(n) _of the despair felt by the people there.（分数：2.00）A.symptom B.omenC.warningD.prospect解析：解析：symptom n(本义)(疾病的)症状；(引申)征候，征兆，表现(如：Bad behavior is often a symptom of unhappinessFever is a symptom of illness)。omen n预兆，兆头。warning(of sthto sb)n.警告，告诫。prospec
25、t n.前景，展望，前途。13.This teaching method is a_ of many methods which have been used for decades in the country.(2002 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.symposiumB.symphonyC.spectrogramD.synthesis 解析：解析：本题空格处是说这种教学方法是很多方法的综合。D 项“synthesis 综合，合成”符合题意。其他三项“symposium 讨论会；symphony 交响曲；spectrogram 光谱图”都不正确。14.Nylon is a ki
26、nd of_material widely used in our daily lives.（分数：2.00）A.mixedB.synthetic C.combinedD.systematic解析：解析：synthetic a.合成的，人造的；综合的。mixed a.混合的。combined a.联合在一起的。结合在一起的。systematic(al)a有系统的，系统化的；有计划有步骤的。15.It was all agreed that the first problem the new government would have to _was unemployment.(2003 年南京
27、大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.gripB.tackle C.discernD.manipulate解析：解析：本题空格处是说“新政府需要首先解决的问题”。tackle the problem 的意思是“解决问题”，如：The question set by the teacher was so difficult that the pupilsdid not know how to tackle it(老师提的问题是那样难，以至于学生们不知道怎么解决。)grip 的意思是“掌握，控制”；discern 的意思是“认识，辨别”；manipulate 的意思是“操作，使用”。四个选项中只有
28、B 项符合题意。16.Frequently single-parent children _some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.(2013 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.take offB.take afterC.take inD.lake on 解析：解析：四个选项的意思分别是 take off 起飞；take after 学的榜样，仿效；take in 让进入，改小； take on 承担。句意是，通常单亲家庭的孩子要承担家里不在的大人所应履行的某些职责。根据句意推
29、出正确答案是 D 选项。17.Whenever a big company _ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.(2013 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.gets on withB.cuts downC.takes over D.puts up with解析：解析：四个选项的意思分别是 get on with 继续做；cut down 削减，砍倒；take over 接收，接管：put up with 忍受，容忍。句意是：任何时候当一个大公司收购一个小公司时，产品几乎总是变得更差。所以正确答案是 C 选项。18.W
30、ith an eighty-hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very _ for the nineteenth-century factory workers.（分数：2.00）A.hostileB.tedious C.anxiousD.obscure解析：解析：tedious a.乏味的，单调的，冗长的。hostile(to)a.敌对的，不友善的。anxious a.焦虑的，发愁的；急切的，渴望的。obscure a.模糊不清的；费解的；不出名的，不重要的。19.He denied_to send out the sig
31、nal at exactly 8 p.m.(2014 年厦门大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.having been tellingB.being toldC.to be toldD.having been told 解析：解析：deny doing sth为固定搭配，故排除 C 项，又由于主语和 tell 之间为被动关系，依此应该使用被动语态，故选 D 项正确。20.They are _to industrialists, who need the valuable copper and nickel in them.(2003年南开大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.tempting B
32、.ticklingC.tormentingD.tricking解析：21.The little boy couldnt resist the _to take the money on the table.（分数：2.00）A.callB.desireC.temptation D.distraction解析：解析：temptation n诱惑(力)，引诱；有诱惑力的东西(如：cannot resistovercome the temptation to+动词原形；Its a great temptation for a young man to be surrounded by pretty
33、womenThere are many temptations in life。)。call n.呼叫，喊叫；访问。desire(for)n愿望，欲望。distraction n干扰，分散注意力的东西。22.Boys have a stronger_to go in for adventures than girls.（分数：2.00）A.intentionB.needC.tasteD.tendency 解析：解析：tendency n趋向，趋势。intention n意图，目的(句型：havewith the intention of+动词 ing 形式)。need n.(多用于否定句)需要
34、，必要；缺少，贫困。taste n.口味；鉴赏力。23.This is only a_ agreement: nothing serious concluded yet by far.(2006 年清华大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.tentative B.localC.decisiveD.kidding解析：解析：题中所填的词修饰的是 agreement，后文中对这个协议作了说明：真正的还未达成，显然所填的词应当与“真正的表达的意思相反”。tentative 意为“试验性的，尝试的，暂定的”；local 意为“地方的，当地的”；decisive 意为“决定性的”；kidding 意为“戏
35、弄的，玩笑的”。结合题意可知，本题答案应为 A。24.He is having thermal _ for his sore shoulder.（分数：2.00）A.therapyB.cureC.remedyD.recipe 解析：解析：therapy n.疗法，治疗；理疗。cure(for)n.疗法；治疗，治愈；药。remedy n.补救办法；治疗措施；药品。recipe n.食谱。烹饪法；诀窍，方法。25.We met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago._ weve had no further communication.(2007 年中南大学考博试题)（分数：2.00）A.Thereafter B.ThereaboutsC.ThereofD.Thereby解析：解析：句子的意思是：我是在两个月前的一个晚会上遇见玛利夫妇的，从那以后，我们就没有进一步联系了。thereafter 意为“从那以后”；thereabouts 意为“大约”：thereof 意为“其”；thereby意为“由此，因而”。根据句意，选项 A 项为正确答案。
