2011年浙江大学考博英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2011年浙江大学考博英语真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)

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

Chinese-English Translation

Structure and Vocabulary

1． “This light is too_____for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb?”

said the elderly man.

A．dim

B．slight

C．mild

D．minute

正确答案：A

解析：A项意为“暗淡的”；B项意为“轻微的”；C项意为“温和的”；D项意为“微小的”。因此，A选项符合题意。

2． Mr. Smith asked his secretary to______a new paragraph in the annual report

she was typing.

A．invade

B．install

C．insert

D．inject

正确答案：C

解析：A项意为“入侵”；B项意为“安装”；C项意为“插入”；D项意为“注射”。因此，C选项符合题意。

3． We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be______and go

another day.

A．probable

B．reliable

C．flexible

D．feasible

正确答案：C

解析：A项意为“很有可能发生的”；B项意为“可靠的”；C项意为“灵活的”；D项意为“可行的”。因此，C选项符合题意。

4． The author of the book has shown his remarkably keen______into human

nature.

A．intellect

B．insight

C．perception

D．understanding

正确答案：B

解析：A项意为“智力、理解力”；B项意为“洞察力”，后面接介词into；C项意为“知觉、领悟力”，后面接介词of；D项意为“理解力”，后面接介词of。因此，B选项符合题意。

5． The brave fireman had fought for days before they managed to______the

forest fire.

A．put on

B．put up with

C．put off

D．put out

正确答案：D

解析：考查固定搭配。A项意为“开，穿上”；B项意为“忍受、容忍”；C项意为“脱掉、延缓”；D项意为“扑灭”。因此，D选项符合题意。

6． For these reasons, the newspaper is having______problems in the north of

the country.

A．distribution

B．regulation

C．recognition

D．destruction

正确答案：A

解析：A项意为“发行”；B项意为“规定”；C项意为“认同”；D项意为“破坏”。因此，A选项符合题意。

7． During the past years the______of automobiles accidents in New York City

has decreased.

A．degree

B．quantity

C．number

D．amount

正确答案：C

解析：A项意为“程度，学位”：B项意为“量、总量”；C项意为“数、数目”；D项意为“总额”。因此，C选项符合题意。

8． The most______students do additional reading to supplement the material in

the textbook.

A．gifted

B．sensitive

C．proficient

D．diligent

正确答案：D

解析：A项意为“有天赋的”：B项意为“敏感的”；C项意为“精通的”：D项意为“勤奋的”。因此，D选项符合题意。

9． They gained great influence by______themselves to prominent city

institutions.

A．detaching

B．assigning

C．dispatching

D．attaching

正确答案：D

解析：A项意为“派遣”；B项意为“指派”，后面接介词to；C项意为“急派(军队、特使等)(往……)”；D项意为“附属、使依附”。因此，D选项符合题意。

10． She always handled the problems______her own experience and principles.

A．in the light of

B．in the event of

C．in the face of

D．in the course of

正确答案：A

解析：考查固定搭配。A项意为“依照、依据”；B项意为“如果……发生”；C项意为“面对”；D项意为“在……期间”。因此，A选项符合题意。

11． All parts of this sewing machine are_____so that it is very simple to get

replacements for them.

A．maximized

B．minimized

C．optimized

D．standardized

正确答案：D

解析：A项意为“最大化”；B项意为“最小化”；C项意为“使优化”；D项意为“使标准化”。因此，D选项符合题意。

12． At a press conference after the award ceremony, the 18-year-old girl spoke

in a barely______ voice.

A．audible

B．optional

C．legible

D．identical

正确答案：A

解析：A项意为“可听见的”；B项意为“随意的”；C项意为“清晰的”；D项意为“同一的”。因此，A选项符合题意。

13． Why does a vegetarian restaurant make its dishes resemble meat in every

way except______?

A．ingredients

B．elements

C．components

D．compounds

正确答案：A

解析：A项意为“(烹饪的)原料”；B项意为“成分”；C项意为“构成要素”；D项意为“复合物、混合物”。因此，A选项符合题意。

14． He became______with the girl reporter who questioned him at the press

conference.

A．observed

B．obsessed

C．notified

D．troubled

正确答案：B

解析：A项意为”观察”；B项意为“着迷”；C项意为“通知、报告”；D项意为“因……而苦恼”，后面接介词with。因此，B选项符合题意。

15． According to prominent philosopher, intolerance is a/an______to

understanding.

A．barrier

B．improvement

C．foundation

D．approach

正确答案：A

解析：A项意为“障碍”；B项意为“改良”，后面接介词on；C项意为“基础，创立”，后面接介词of：D项意为“门径、方法”，后面接介词to。因此，A选项符合题意。

Cloze

The United States has historically had higher rates of marriage than those of

other industrialized countries. The current annual marriage【C1】______in the United

States — about 9 new marriages for every 1000 people— is【C2】______higher than

it is in other industrialized countries. However, marriage is【C3】______as widespread

as it was several decades ago. 【C4】______of American adults who are married【C5】______from 72 percent in 1970 to 60 percent in 2002. This does not mean that large

numbers of people will remain unmarried【C6】______their lives. Throughout the 20th

century, about 90 percent of Americans married at some 【C7】______in their lives.

Experts【C8】______that about the same proportion of today’s young adults will【C9】______marry. The timing of marriage has varied【C10】______over the past century.

In 1995 the average age of women in the United States at the time of their first

marriage was 25. The【C11】______age of men was about 27. Men and women in the

United States marry for the first time an average of five years later than people【C12】______in the 1950s. 【C13】______young adults of the 1950s married younger than

did any previous【C14】______in US history. Today’s later age of marriage is【C15】______the age of marriage between 1890 and 1940. Moreover, a greater【C16】______of the population was married(95 percent)during the 1950s than at any time