2008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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2008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． In a materialistic and______society people’s interest seems to be focused
solely on monetary pursuit.
A．adaptive
B．addictive
C．acquisitive
D．arrogant
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：adaptive适应的；addictive上瘾的；acquisitive想获得的，有获得可能性的，可学到的；arrogant傲慢的，自大的。
2． Even if I won a million-dollar lottery, I would continue to live______.
A．subtly
B．frugally
C．explicitly
D．cautiously
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：subtly敏锐地，精细地，巧妙地；frugally节约地，节省地；explicitly明白地，明确地；cautiously慎重地。
3． Doctors must inform______parents about the low odds of success in fertility
treatments.
A．protective
B．respective
C．prospective
D．perspective
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：protective给予保护的，保护的；respective分别的，各自的；prospective预期的；perspective透视面法，透视图。
4． Moshe Katzma, 24, denied any______with the beating given to the homeless
man, who was found outside a National Headquarters office.
A．involvement
B．admission
C．isolation
D．access
正确答案：A
解析：各项的意思是：involvement参与，包含；admission允许进入，承认某事之陈述，供认；isolation隔绝，孤立，隔离，绝缘；access通路，访问，入门。
5． There are an estimated eight million people currently thought to be eligible to
______income tax.
A．reclaim
B．recover
C．restore
D．return
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：reclaim要求归还，收回，开垦；recover重新获得，恢复，使改过；restore恢复，使回复，归还，交还；return报告，申报。
6． As the sky lightened even more, they began to ______ their surroundings
more clearly.
A．fall out
B．fall into
C．make up
D．make out
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：fall out争吵，吵架，闹翻，结果是；fall into落人，陷于(混乱、错误等)，注入；make up弥补，虚构，缝制，整理；make out理解，辨认出。
7． China’s______cultural heritage should be better protected through increased
efforts to preserve endangered art.
A．inalienable
B．intangible
C．intelligible
D．indivisible
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：inalienable(指权利等)不能让与的，不能剥夺的；intangible难以明了的，无形的；intelligible可理解的；indivisible不能分割的，除不尽的。
8． The matter is______ settled; we may look upon it as being settled.
A．as long as
B．for good
C．for sure
D．as good as
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：as long as只要，如果；for good永久地，一劳永逸地；for sure确实；as good as几乎，实际上。
9． An announcement of further cuts in government expenditure is______.
A．imminent
B．eminent
C．illiterate
D．emergent
正确答案：A
解析：各项的意思是：imminent即将来临的，逼近的；eminent显赫的，杰出的，有名的，优良的；illiterate不识字的，没受教育的；emergent紧急的，浮现的，突然出现的，自然发生的。
10． The______in our soaps should come only from essential oils, which are
steamed or pressed from plants.
A．scents
B．scenarios
C．scenes
D．scales
正确答案：A
解析：各项的意思是：scent气味，香味，香水，线索；scenario游戏的关，某一特定情节；scene现场，场面，情景，景色；scale刻度，衡量，比例，数值范围，比例尺。
11． A______of this approach is that the variables are visually presented in a
style that can be understood by generalists and specialists alike.
A．value
B．merit
C．factor
D．worth
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：value价值，估价，评价；merit优点，价值；factor因素，要素，因数，代理人；worth价值，财产。
12． Desperation, hunger, thirst, and resentment all make it more likely that
people will______a more powerful figure who promises them help and/or salvation.
A．be prone to
B．give in to
C．live up to
D．put an end to
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：be prone to有……的倾向，易于；give in to屈服于……；live up to达到高标准，不辜负，实行；put an end to结束，终止。
13． The sentence given to the criminal was much too______; murder should
carry the maximum penalty.
A．negligent
B．solitary
C．lenient
D．tedious
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：negligent疏忽的，粗心大意的；solitary孤独的；lenient宽大的，仁慈的，慈悲为怀的；tedious单调乏味的，沉闷的，冗长乏味的。
14． Though it was less attractive, Ralph knew the metal box would be
more______ than the wooden box.
A．terminal
B．durable
C．persistent
D．bearable
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：terminal末期，每期的，每学期的；durable持久的，耐用的；persistent持久稳固的；bearable可忍受的，支持得住的。
15． In China, although people in many regions earn much less than those in
prosperous regions, they also pay much less for______commodities, such as housing.
A．disposable
B．redundant
C．equivalent
D．interchangeable
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：disposable可任意使用的；redundant多余的；equivalent相等的，相当的，同意义的；interchangeable可互换的。
16． This leads record companies to treat musicians as contracted artists who are
