1998~1999年中国社会科学院考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】

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1998年中国社会科学院考博英语真题及详解

PART Ⅰ VOCABULARY (15 POINTS)

Section A

Directions: On your answer sheet, circle the answer that best completes the

sentence.

1. The day was crisp and sharp, but suddenly a misty rain began to fall and ______

the landscape.

A. hid

B. blurred

C. relieved

D. belittled

【答案】B

【解析】句意:突然的一阵大雨使整个风景都变得一片模糊。blur把…弄模糊,使看不清。

hide隐瞒,掩饰。relieve减轻、解除痛苦或忧愁。belittle使显得微小,缩小。

2. ______ this coming Thursday, it will be too late to enrol for the course.

A. As of

B. As for

C. As to

D. As on

【答案】A

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【解析】句意:过了这个星期四,就不能再报名这个课程了。as of自从,自…起。as for

关于,至于。as to关于,至于。

3. Those who let uncertainty ______ rarely achieve much.

A. turn them down

B. send them down

C. weigh them down

D. huddle down

【答案】C

【解析】句意:那些被不确定性因素打败的人少有成就。turn down拒绝,把…调低。send

down使下降,把…向下发送。weigh down使疲惫不堪,使沮丧。huddle down挤作一

团,使蜷缩。

4. The speaker went on and on, ______ to his listeners obvious boredom.

A. obligated

B. obsessive

C. obvious

D. oblivious

【答案】D

【解析】句意:演说者一直说,没有察觉到听众们明显的厌烦。obligated强制性的,有责

任的。obsessive引起成见的,强迫性的。oblivious没有察觉到。

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5. Such ______ as self-respect and industriousness merit the full backing of an

employer.

A. advantages

B. traits

C. interests

D. shortcomings

【答案】A

【解析】句意:自尊和勤奋这样的优点得到老板的赏识。advantage优点,有利条件。trait

特性,特点。shortcoming缺点,短处。

6. The police inspector, having received new information from a confidential source,

decided to enlarge the ______ of his enquiry.

A. scope

B. magnitude

C. dimension

D. volume

【答案】A

【解析】句意:检察官在得到机密信息后决定扩大他的询问范畴。scope范围,范畴。

magnitude大小,幅度。dimension尺寸,尺度。volume体积,容量。

7. An intelligent TV viewer may occasionally become enraged by the ______

argumentation in commercials.

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A. imperative

B. fallacious

C. persuasive

D. fabulous

【答案】C

【解析】句意:电视观众可能偶尔会被一些商业性的游说激怒。imperative紧急的,迫切

的。fallacious靠不住的,不合逻辑的。persuasive劝诱的,善于游说的。fabulous难以

置信的,奇异的。

8. ______ flees if one is constantly subjected to demeaning orders.

A. Prime

B. Harassment

C. Conceit

D. Pride

【答案】C

【解析】句意:如果总是面对苛刻的要求,那么一个人的自负可会没有了。conceit自负,

自大。prime青春,精华。harassment侵扰,折磨。pride自豪,骄傲。

9. ______ popularity of subject matter and frequency of use, the books on the two

middle shelves will be the most helpful to you.

A. As of

B. As regards

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C. As from

D. As against

【答案】B

【解析】句意:考虑到主题的常用性和流行性,中间两层书架上的书会对你帮助最大。as of

自从,自…起。as regards考虑到。as from从…时起。as against与…比较。

10. I was ______ in my reading, and didn’t at first hear the doorbell ring.

A. immured

B. immersed

C. busy

D. infatuated

【答案】B

【解析】句意:我沉浸在书本中,开始根本就没听见门铃。immure禁闭,监禁。immerse

沉浸于,沉溺于。infatuate使冲昏头脑,使迷恋。

11. Their chances of winning are slight, given that their opponents are so ______.

A. well-known

B. vital

C. formidable

D. distinguished

【答案】C

【解析】句意:他们获胜的机率很小,因为他们的对手是那么难以对付。vital极为重要的,

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关系重大的。formidable难对付的,难以克服的。distinguished超群的,出众的。

12. When I reach home after an impossible day’s work, I feel a general ______ to

watch TV.

A. inducement

B. intention

C. inclination

D. interest

【答案】C

【解析】inducement动机,诱因。intention意图,目的。inclination意愿,意向。

13. Fallen electric lines, rubble, ruins and the occasional ______ house-such is the

destruction wrought by the war.

A. neglected

B. desolate

C. tragic

D. chopped

【答案】B

【解析】neglected被忽视的。desolate无人居住的,荒芜的。tragic悲惨的,不幸的。

chopped砍倒的,剁碎的。

14. Geographic illiteracy is widespread, and hardly a month passes without ______