考博英语模拟试题及详解（一）
I. Vocabulary: (10 points)
Directions: Choose answer A, B, C or D that best defines the underlined part.
1. Experts are continuing their efforts to determine the cause of Wednesday’s crash.
A. decide
B. discover
C. define
D. defend
2. These sanctions will have a deterrent effect upon the actions of the government.
A. encouraging
B. constructive
C. destructive
D. discouraging
3. In spite of his sophistication and diplomatic expertise, he has antagonized important sections of the public.
A. simplicity
B. dignity
C. eagerness
D. experience
4. The ancient Ankar inhabitants in South America were nomadic huntergatherers.
A. romantic
B. skilful
C. wondering
D. wandering
5. The history of the exploration of Antarctica recounts many tales or perseverance and suffering.
A. weariness
B. endurance
C. tiredness
D. duration
6. The police are looking for a man who is molesting young women.
A. disturbing
B. avoiding
C. delighting
D. urging
7. An expert in any field may be defined as a person who possesses specialized skills and is capable of rendering very competent services.
A. mastering
B. providing
C. financing
D. obtaining
8. Murtala Mohammed, Head of State, was killed during an attempted coup. Many Nigerians suspected foreign complicity.
A. interference
B. intrusion
C. invasion
D. partnership
9. This autumn’s electricity privatization alone is reckoned to have generated about 47 letters.
A. assessed
B. estimated
C. balanced
D. forecasted
10. If there are civilizations on other planets, they are likely to be radically different from ours.
A. partially
B. basically
C. approximately
D. exactly Directions: Choose answer A, B, C or D that best fills in the blank.
11. The Wright brothers the design of the first successful motor-powered plane.
A. confronted
B. concealed
C. converted
D. conceived
12. Generally speaking, his test was very good; he only made a few mistakes.
A. trivial
B. messy
C. quantitative
D. regular
13. I was in the middle of my call because I had no more pennies to put in the box.
A. broken in
B. cut off
C. hung up
D. cut down
14. Accuracy and expressiveness are the two in translation; the first is to
express the exact thought of the original article and the second is to make the translation readily understood.
A. acquisitions
B. requisites
C. requests
D. inquiries
