2009年3月中国科学院考博英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

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2009年3月中国科学院考博英语真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有:1. Structure and Vocabulary 2. Cloze 3. Reading Comprehension 4.

English-Chinese Translation 5. Writing

Structure and Vocabulary

1. Drink coffee when you’re sleepy; it’s a good ______ and will help to keep

you awake.

A.incentive

B.prompt

C.stimulus

D.appetite

正确答案:C

解析:本题答案是C。C项stimulus意为“刺激物,促进因素”。其他三项词义:incentive意为“刺激;鼓励”;prompt意为“催促,提醒”;appetite意为“食欲;胃口”。

2. Nearly 1,000 people are presumed dead as chances______of finding more

survivors from the sunken Egyptian ferry.

A.bubble

B.dwindle

C.sway

D.shiver

正确答案:B

解析:本题答案是B。B项dwindle意为“减少,缩小”。其他三项词义:bubble意为“起泡,潺潺地流”;sway意为“摇摆,摇动”;shiver意为“打冷战,发抖”。

3. The only way he escaped from the bitter reality was to lose himself in a

movie, allowing his imagination to______, viewing himself as a character in it.

A.take up

B.take on

C.take off

D.take over

正确答案:D

解析:本题答案是D。take over意为“把……从一地带到另一地,接收,接管”。其他三项词义:take up意为“拿起,开始从事”;take on意为“披上,呈现”;take off意为“拿掉,取消,起飞”。

4. The market for non-food GE products could exceed the market for GE food

products by a wide______within the next few years.

A.variety

B.margin

C.range

D.spectrum

正确答案:B

解析:本题答案是B。B项margin意为“边缘,极限”;by a wide margin意为“大幅度地”,与题意相符。其他三项词义:variety意为“变化,多样性”;range意为“范围,射程”;spectrum意为“范围,领域”。

5. Newspapers and magazines carry extensive______of diet and health topics

and diet books are among the best sellers.

A.sketch

B.concern

C.coverage

D.involvement

正确答案:C

解析:本题答案是C。C项coverage意为“新闻报道”。其他三项词义:sketch意为“概略,梗概,草图”;concern意为“关系,关心”;involvement意为“牵连[连累]的事务,复杂的情况”。

6. That war robbed him of the______of his career, when he was the best player

in the world.

A.prejudice

B.preference

C.privilege

D.prime

正确答案:D

解析:本题答案是D。D项prime意为“最佳时期,精华”。其他三项词义:prejudice意为“偏见,损害”;preference意为“偏爱,优先选择”;privilege意为“特权,特别待遇”。

7. All sorts of technology have______to make the new medical systems applied

in rural areas efficient and effective.

A.come into play

B.come into conflict

C.taken action

D.taken place

正确答案:A

解析:本题答案是A。A项come into play意为“开始起作用”。其他三项词

义:come into conflict意为“相矛盾;相冲突”;taken action意为“采取行动;提出诉讼”;taken place意为“发生;举行”。

8. If a guest wants to tip the housekeeping staff,it’s best to leave a little

something in an envelope each night instead of a larger amount______checkout.

A.due to

B.owing to

C.prior to

D.as to

正确答案:C

解析:本题答案是C。C项prior to意为“在……之前,居先”。其他三项词义:due to意为“因为,由于”;owing to意为“由手”;as to意为“至于,关于”。

9. The lawyer______his ideas loudly and clearly at the court, which surprised

her a great deal.

A.acclaimed

B.admonished

C.addressed

D.asserted

正确答案:D

解析:本题答案是D。D项asserted意为“断言;主张;维护;表明”。其他三项词义:acclaimed意为“喝彩,称赞,宣布”;admonished意为“劝告;警告”;addressed意为“向……致辞,演说,从事”。

10. The world leaders need to take action on the energy crisis that

is______before our eyes.

A.taking shape

B.taking effect

C.taking apart

D.taking over

正确答案:A

解析:本题答案是A。A项taking shape意为“成型,形成”。其他三项词义:taking effect意为“起作用;见效”;taking apart意为“拆卸,拆开”;taking over意为“占据;接任”。

11. Steve Ells has never ______ advice he couldn’t ignore, conventional

wisdom he couldn’t disregard, a rule he couldn’t break.

A.come across

B.come up to

C.come up against

D.come around

正确答案:A

解析:本题答案是A。A项come across意为“偶然碰见,出现于,想到”。其他三项词义:come up to意为“等于;到达(标准等)”;come up against意为“突然地碰到(困难等)”;come around意为“来访,前来;苏醒,复原”。come up against强调的是遇到困难、反对、不同意见等并力图克服,而题干的主句中有never,从句中有couldn’t,双重否定表达肯定的语意,即并未遇到困难。

12. He writes in a very______manner; there’re many mistakes almost in every

page.

A.illegible

B.illiterate

C.irregular

D.irreversible

正确答案:B

解析:本题答案是B。illiterate意为“语言错误的,不能读写的”。其他三项词义:illegible意为“难辨认的,字迹模糊的”;irregular意为“不规则的,无规律的”;irreversible意为“不能撤回的,不能取消的”。

13. She could have cried, but she had no time to dwell______her

disappointment, for suddenly a harsh voice hailed her from below.

A.on

B.at

C.in

D.for

正确答案:A

解析:本题答案是A。dwell on意为“老是想着;停留在”。dwellin[at]意为“居住;停留于”。

14. ______ inflation, driven by rising food and oil costs, is striking hardest at

the world’s poorest, who are forced to spend 60 to 80 percent of their income on food.

A.Sprouting

B.Surging

C.Spilling

D.Spinning

正确答案:B

解析:本题答案是B。surging意为“起伏,汹涌,振荡,滑脱”。其他三项词义:sprouting意为“使发芽,使生长”;spilling意为“溢出,涌流”;spinning意为“使转动”。

15. She makes no______of their affair in public and he understands that he is