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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 2003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: Choose the word that is the closest synonym to the underlined word. 1. In the early 20th century, at the advent of the telephone, it was considered a superfluous instrument which would never be of practical use in the average household. A. appearance B. popularity C. dominance D. consolidation 【答案】A
【解析】advent出现，到来。appearance出现，意思符合。
2. The judge remained sober despite the lawyer’s ludicrous attempt to prove the defendant’s innocence. A. sad B. sorry C. serious D. surprised 【答案】C
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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 【解析】sober冷静的，镇定的。serious严肃的，认真的，意思与之接近。
3. A pervasive negative attitude of the engineers toward projects funded by his company is the cause of the delay of signing the contract. A. perpetual B. pernicious C. preventive D. prevalent 【答案】D
【解析】pervasive遍布的，蔓延的。prevalent普遍的，意思与之符合。perpetual永久的。pernicious有害的。preventive预防的。
4. Helen could not help feeling antipathy toward her father’s new wife whom he married just two months after the death of Helen’s mother. A. sympathy B. concession C. compassion D. hostility 【答案】D
【解析】antipathy憎恶，反感。hostility敌意。sympathy同情。concession让步。compassion同情。
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www.100xuexi.com 圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 5. California seems to be the home of the homeless since many are often observed tramping along railroad tracks and through the downtown areas of the cities. A. roaming B. trimming C. stealing D. stamping 【答案】A
【解析】tramp流浪。roam闲逛，徘徊，意思符合。trim整理。stamp冲压。
6. On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are saturated with shoppers in a frantic competition for last minute gifts. A. bustled B. soared C. filled D. broadened 【答案】C
【解析】saturate使饱和，使充满。fill充满，意思与之一致。bustle匆匆忙忙。soar高涨。broaden开阔。
7. The blunder of Argentina’ s goalie cost them the game in the match against Brazil. A. triumph
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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 【解析】blunder失误，疏忽。mistake错误，意思与之符合。triumph胜利，成功。
8. The child was so ingenuous that even when she knocked the television off its stand so that it was irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming A. intelligent B. ingenious C. adroit D. naive 【答案】D
【解析】ingenuous（贬）单纯的，天真的。naive天真的，幼稚的，意思符合。ingenious机灵的。adroit熟练的，机捷的。
9. The low interest rates on banks loans provided an impetus for many to buy homes. A. incentive B. obstacle C. reason D. delay
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圣才电子书 十万种考研考证电子书、题库视频学习平台 【解析】impetus推动力，促进因素，刺激物。incentive刺激。obstacle障碍，妨害物。
10. It was an allusion to what the scientist thought was an inappropriate distribution of funds for stem cell research. A. reference B. contradiction C. explanation D. rejection 【答案】A
【解析】allusion间接提及，暗示。reference提及，谈到。contradiction反驳，矛盾。
11. Tim is dubious about diet pills which advertise quick weight loss. A. anxious B. pessimistic C. doubtful D. ignorant 【答案】C
【解析】dubious觉得可疑的。doubtful怀疑的，意思与之一致。pessimistic悲观的，厌世的。
12. If the salesmen are not given tangible benefits for a high volume of sales, they
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2003年中国社会科学院考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】
