考博英语词汇语法习题及参考答案
Section A (指出划线部分的同义词或近义词)
1.Nothing is less sensible than the advice of the Duke of Cambridge who is to be reported to have said: “Any change, at anytime, for any reason is to be deplored.”
A．emulated B．ridiculed C．complicated D．lamented
2.To carry out his economic programs, Roosevelt had to contend with a Supreme Court that was deeply opposed to those programs. A. travel B surrender C struggle d. join
3.Being unable to write clearly is a liability in a business career. In business, one must often express opinions and ideas in writing.
A. drawback B surprise C necessity D penalty
4.The idea that off-track betting will work in Alaska because it works in New York is a questionable analogy. New York and Alaska may not be alike when it comes to off-track betting.
A comparison B purpose C contrast D requirement
5.Indigenous life forms—the cactus and the camel in the desert, the polar bear and the seal in the Arctic, and so on—are suited to their environment in very specific ways. A native B dangerous C extinct D recent
6.There is an optimum way to approach each kind of exam question. For a multiple-choice item, for example, first eliminate any clearly wrong answers. For an essay question, jot down an outline first.
A inconvenient B best C annoying D time-consuming
7.Studies indicate that a predisposition to schizophrenia is inherited. People who are schizophrenic are more likely than others to have schizophrenic children. A tendency B understanding C fear D avoidance
8.By giving military aid to dictatorships in Latin America, the United States has seemed to sanction their cruel policies. A criticize B approve C remember D create
9.A provocative question can be an effective way to open an essay. Students have begun essays with such interesting questions as, \do you think your name means?\ A funny B arousing interest C unanswerable D very brief
10.Manic depression is an emotional disorder in which the patient alternates between feeling delightfully euphoric and being plunged into deep gloom. A overjoyed B bored C exhausted D curious
11.What makes up a true work of art? Although no single criterion seems adequate, the novelist James Joyce suggested three standards: \harmony and radiance.\
A. novel B question C artist D standard
Section B （根据句子的意思选择恰当的单词）
12.Please don’t ______ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right.
A hesitate B linger C retain D dwell
13.Participants in the Shanghai Co-operation Forum ______ regional teamwork to promote investment and economic development.
A．cursed B．echoed C．bounced D．hailed
14.The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years. A invariably B presumably C increasingly D dominantly The boy seemed more ______ to their poverty after seeing how his grandparents lived.
A．reconciled B．consolidated C．deteriorated D．attributed 15.Despite their spartan, isolated lifestyle, there are no stories of women being raped or wanton violence against civilians in the region. A．intriguing B．exasperating C．demonstrative D．unprovoked 16.Though sometimes too lazy to work as hard as her sisters, Linda has a more avid fondness for the limelight.
A．mercurial B．gallant C．ardent D．frugal
17.The party has always had a cautious and______attitude to Europe.
A. obedient B. overwhelming
C. skeptical D. subsidiary
18.People's confidence in Blair was greatly ______ by his wife's misbehavior.
A．sapped B．cherished C．sabotaged D．confirmed
19.It is the central government that has ______ the coastal economies preferential policies.
A．delivered B．granted C．submitted D．given
20.Cosmic rays of various kinds come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are ______ off.
A．avoided B．excluded C．screened D．separated
21.The secretary wants to ______ all the file clerks to make preparations for the company Christmas party.
A．enlighten B．enlist C．enable D．enclose 22.To be a successful criminal, one must be ______.
A．empirical B．emigrant C．elegant D．elusive
23.The 1982 Oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the Corporation, and ______ the Corporation's statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply.
A．defers B．curtails C．triggers D．sparks
24.I reject any religious doctrine that does not ______to reason and is in conflict with morality.
A．apply B．appeal C．attract D．attend 25.Even though he was guilty, the __ judge did not send him to prison. A merciful
B impartial
C conscientious D conspicuous
26.Before the disastrous earthquake there was ______ chaos.
A．massive B．ominous C．suspending D．imminent 27.The appearance of the used car is ______ , it's much newer than it really is.
A．descriptive B．indicative C．deceptive D．impressive
28.At dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and wistfully lose in reminiscence of his youth romances.
A．hopefully B．reflectively C．sympathetically D．irresistibly 29.He told a story about his sister who was in a sad ______ when she was ill and had no money.
A．plight B．polarization C．plague D．pigment
30.He said it would not be all that difficult to reach a peaceful conclusion to the_____.
A. paradox B. dilemma C. prejudice D. conflict
31.You must insist that students give a truthful answer __with the reality of their world.
A relevant
B simultaneous
C consistent D practical
32.There was no positive evidence that any birth_____had arisen as a result of Vitamin A intake.
A. defects B. wounds C.signs D. scars
33.The crowd ______ into the hall and some had to stand outside.
A．outgrew B．overthrew C．overpassed D．overflew 34.It was clear that the storm ______ his arrival by two hours.
A．retarded B．retired C．refrained D．retreated
35.The Prime Minister was followed by five or six _______ when he got off the plane.
A laymen B servants C directors D attendants 36.The human voice often sounds__ on the telephone. A twisted B irregular C distorted
D deformed
37.The professor found himself constantly ____ the question: “How could anyone do these things?\
A presiding B poring C pondering D presuming
38.Weeks ____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery. A terminated B elapsed C overlapped D expired
39.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion joints are fitted which ____ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely. A relieve B reconcile C reclaim D rectify 40.Outside my office window there is a fire ____ on the right.
A. escape B. ladder C. steps D. stairs
41.It is ______ understood by all concerned that the word no one who visits him ever breathe a syllable of in his hearing will remain forever unspoken.
A．uncommunicatively B．acceptably C．tacitly D．taciturnly 42.The slogan \goes up must come down\was so universally accepted by economists that it was considered a(n)______ A. conjecture B. axiom C. fad D. testimonial
43.After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally ______. A deteriorated B dispersed C dissipated D drained
44.Each of the area managers enjoys considerable in the running of his own area.
A. autonomy B. dignity C. monopoly D. stability
45.There is an unquestionable link between job losses and services. A. descending B. declining C. deteriorating D. depressing 46.The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries. A provoked B irritated C inspired D hoisted
47.There was snow everywhere, so that the shape of things was difficult to＿＿. A. identify
B. Authorize C. Justify D. Rationalize
48.The director gave me his ________ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.
A warrant B obligation C assurance D certainty
49.In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly. A gloomy B miserable C shadowy D obscure
50.Hotel rooms must be _____ by noon, but luggage maybe left with the porter. A. departed B. abandoned C. vacated D. displaced
51.Nothing in the essay is______every sentence contributes in an essential way to the overall meaning.
A. superfluous B.querulous C.paramount D.mandatory
52.Sally,thoroughly convinced of her own importance, often acts without______:she feels no guilt, for example, about appropriating her brother's possessions.
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