考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编53(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编53 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． We all buy things on the______of the moment; this is what the retail trade
calls an “impulse buy”.(2007年中国科学院考博试题)
A．urge
B．force
C．spur
D．rush
正确答案：C
解析：此题考查的是词语的搭配。urge项表示“敦促”；force表示“力量，影响力”；spur表示“动力”；rush表示“匆促”。只有C项有固定用法on the spur
of,表示一时冲动，所以答案是C选项。
2． The young nation has not yet attained political ______.
A．stability
B．prosperity
C．maturity
D．independence
正确答案：A
解析：stability n.稳定，稳固(如：Nothing is more important than political
stability for a country in its economic endeavour．)。 prosperity n.兴旺，繁荣。maturity n.成熟(阶段)；有经验。independence n.独立，自主。
3． Even when textbooks are ______ through a school system, methods of
teaching may vary greatly.(2011年四川大学考博试题)
A．commonplace
B．standardized
C．competitive
D．generalized
正确答案：B
解析：在给出的选项中：commonplace“平凡的，陈腐的，平庸的”；standardized“标准化的”；competitive“竞争的，有竞争力的”；generalized“广泛的，普遍的”。根据句意和各个选项的意思可知，正确答案是B。
4． We will also see a______ increase in the number of televisions per household,
as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.(2014年
厦门大学考博试题)
A．startling
B．surpassing
C．suppressing
D．stacking
正确答案：A
解析：句意为：随着小型电视屏幕被加到钟表、咖啡壶和烟雾监测器上，我们将会看到家家户户的电视数量会出现惊人的增长。根据句意，只有A项startling“令人吃惊的”符合句意，故选A项。
5． Language, like food, is a basic human need without which a child at a critical
period of life might be______ and damaged. (2004年武汉大学考博试题)
A．starved
B．stunned
C．shocked
D．segregated
正确答案：A
解析：本题意为“语言像食品，是人的基本需要，没有它，孩子在关键时期就会挨饿，身心会受到损害”。starve的意思是“使挨饿”；stun的意思是“使……大吃一惊”；shock的意思是“使震惊”；segregate的意思是“使分离、使隔离”。四个选项中只有A项符合题意。
6． Right now there is a sale of 19th-century European Paintings and sculpture in
the museum.(2006年清华大学考博试题)
A．photographs
B．images
C．statues
D．stone paintings
正确答案：C
解析：photographs意为“照片”；images意为“图像，肖像”；statues意为“雕像，塑像，雕塑”；stone paintings意为“石工画”。题中画线词的词义为“雕塑，雕刻”。因此本题答案为C项。
7． The car one drives may show his / her______ or social position.(2002年上海交通大学考博试题)
A．curiosity
B．status
C．importance
D．reputation
正确答案：B
解析：本题意为“一个人所开的车可以显示出他(她)的身份和社会地位。B项的“status身份，地位”符合题意。其他三项“curiosity好奇心；importance重要性；reputation名声”都不正确。
8． The association works to promote the______ of retired people as active and
useful members of the community.(厦门大学2011年试题)
A．action
B．aspect
C．location
D．status
正确答案：D
解析：句子的大意为：该协会致力于促进退休人员的现状，使其成为活跃和发挥作用的社区成员。A项action“行动，活动”；B项aspect“方面，方向”；C项location“位置，地点”；D项status“地位，状况，情形”。只有D“在一定程度上”可以构成搭配，所以D项符合题意。
9． Against the wishes of many smaller countries, Europe is______a stable, if
undesirable, situation lacking any coherent policy of transnational coordination in
basic and strategic research — despite the European Commission.(2009年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
A．tightened with
B．put fast into
C．stuck fast in
D．fastened with
正确答案：C
解析：四个选项的意思分别是：tightened with变紧，绷紧：put fast into投入；stuck fast in紧紧陷入：fastened with固定，拴紧，根据句子意思可知，正确答案是A选项。如：The boat was stuck fast in the mud．(那艘船深深地陷在泥里。)
10． John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a
person learns by doing, and that teaching must ______ the curiosity and creativity of
children.
A．seek
B．stimulate
C．shape
D．secure
正确答案：B
解析：句子的大意为：约翰·杜威认为教育应该是为生活作准备的，一个人通过教育学习知识，教学必须激发孩子的好奇心和创造力。stimulate vt.刺激，激励，激发，促进，促使(stimulate sb’s interest in sth．．stimulate sb．to do better
work．stimulate sb．into new efforts／into acting)。seek v.(多用于书面语)寻找，
追求；设法，企图。(seek sth．；seek to+动词原形；seek after多用被动态be sought
after设法得到；seekfor找，寻求；seek out找到)。shape vt．形成，使形成。secure
vt．设法得到，设法获得(因为大家都争着要得到这种东西)。
11． One of the important properties of a scientific theory is its ability to______
further research and further thinking about a particular topic.(2005年清华大学考博试题)
A．invent
B．stimulate
C．renovate
D．advocate
正确答案：B
解析：本题是说科学理论的重要性质之一就是它能够激发对某项课题进一步的研究和思考。B项“stimulate刺激，激励”符合题意，如：Exercise stimulates the
flow of blood．(体操促进血液流动。)其他三项中，invent意思是“发明，创造”；renovate意思是“革新，刷新，修复”；advocate意思是“提倡，鼓吹”，都与题意不符。
12． I don’t trust the man; he’s not______.
A．serious
B．straight
C．perfect
D．efficient
正确答案：B
解析：straight a.坦率，老实，诚实，正直；直截了当；直的，笔直的(如：He’s perfectly straight in all his dealings．take a straight approach to a problem；a
straight answer；be straight with sb．；a straight line)。serious a．严肃的，庄重的；严重的，危急的；认真的。perfect a．完美的，完满的，完好的；完全的，十足的。efficient a．有效率的；生效的。
13． She’s still ______ to her new duties, but she will soon learn.
A．raw
B．indifferent
C．equal
D．strange
正确答案：D
解析：strange(to)a.陌生的，生疏的，不熟悉的：奇怪的，奇异的；外地的，异乡的(如：a strange man／voice／place；The town is strange to me．The village boy
was strange to city life．There’s nothing strange about that．)。raw a.生疏无知的，未经训练的；未加工过的；未煮熟的。indifferent(to)a.冷漠的，不关心的，不积极的)。equal(to)a．相等的，同样的；平等的；胜任的。
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编53(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编53 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． We all buy things on the______of the moment; this is what the retail trade
calls an “impulse buy”.(2007年中国科学院考博试题)
A．urge
B．force
C．spur
D．rush
正确答案：C
解析：此题考查的是词语的搭配。urge项表示“敦促”；force表示“力量，影响力”；spur表示“动力”；rush表示“匆促”。只有C项有固定用法on the spur
of,表示一时冲动，所以答案是C选项。
2． The young nation has not yet attained political ______.
A．stability
B．prosperity
C．maturity
D．independence
正确答案：A
解析：stability n.稳定，稳固(如：Nothing is more important than political
stability for a country in its economic endeavour．)。 prosperity n.兴旺，繁荣。maturity n.成熟(阶段)；有经验。independence n.独立，自主。
3． Even when textbooks are ______ through a school system, methods of
teaching may vary greatly.(2011年四川大学考博试题)
A．commonplace
B．standardized
C．competitive
D．generalized
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编39(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编39 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． As its______grew, funds began to accumulate and the union got more and
more powerful.
A．recruit
B．size
C．membership
D．expansion
正确答案：C
解析：membership n.会员数；全体会员(如：The membership of the club is now
500．The society has a large membership．)。recruit n．新兵，新成员。size n.大小，尺寸，尺码。expansion n．扩大，扩充；扩张，膨胀。
2． Little boys seem to enjoy______ train sets more than little girls.(2003年中国社会科学院考博试题)
A．capture
B．departure
C．fixture
D．miniature
正确答案：D
解析：本题是说，小男孩看上去比小女孩更喜欢小型的火车装置。D项“miniature缩小的”符合题意。其他三项“capture捕获；departure出发；fixture固定设备”都不正确。
3． Concerned people want to______ the risk of developing cancer.(2002年春季上海交通大学考博试题)
A．take
B．decrease
C．minimize
D．claimed
正确答案：C
解析：本题中，take the risk of doing sth．的意思是“冒险做……”；decrease的意思是“降低”；minimize的意思是“减到最少”；claimed的意思是“声称、主张”。根据题意，四个选项中只有C项为正确答案。
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编5(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编5 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． Under ethical guideline recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health,
human genes are to be manipulated only to correct disease for which ______
treatments are unsatisfactory.(2014年北京航空航天大学考博试题)
A．similar
B．dangerous
C．uncommon
D．alternative
正确答案：D
解析：本题考查形容词辨析。A相似的；B危险的；C不寻常的，罕有的；D供选择的。选择性的，交替的。句意为：根据国家健康研究机构最近通过的伦理学的指导方针，人类的基因只有在(其他的)治疗方案不能满意的情况下才可以改变。D为正确选项。
2． The project is not______a failure. It is a success in some respect.
A．altogether
B．likely
C．possibly
D．inevitably
正确答案：A
解析：not altogether并非完全(如：It’s not altogether impossible．She wasn’t
altogether pleased with her choice．I don’t altogether agree with him．)。likely ad.很可能；a.可能的，有希望的(句型：sb．is likely to+动词原形；it is likely that sb．will
do sth．；a likely place；不能说likely a place)。possibly ad.可能，也许。inevitably
考博英语词汇历年真题试卷汇编53_真题-无答案
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编53
(总分50,考试时间90分钟)
1. Structure and Vocabulary
1. We all buy things on the______of the moment; this is what the retail trade calls an "impulse
buy".(2007年中国科学院考博试题)
A. urge B. force
C. spur D. rush
2. The young nation has not yet attained political ______.
A. stability B. prosperity
C. maturity D. independence
3. Even when textbooks are ______ through a school system, methods of teaching may vary
greatly.(2011年四川大学考博试题)
A. commonplace B. standardized
C. competitive D. generalized
4. We will also see a______ increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV
displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.(2014年厦门大学考博试题)
A. startling B. surpassing
C. suppressing D. stacking
5. Language, like food, is a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编40(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编40 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people the magazine has______to be the
Greatest American.(2014年厦门大学考博试题)
A．appointed
B．appeased
C．nicknamed
D．nominated
正确答案：D
解析：句意为：比尔·盖茨与瓦尔特·迪士尼这两个人被美国人提名为“伟大的美国人”。根据句意，只有D项nominated“提名，强调”符合句意，故选D项。
2． When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above ______.
A．average
B．ordinary
C．regular
D．normal
正确答案：D
解析：normal a.正常，正规。average n．平均，平均数；a.平均的，平常的。ordinary a.通常的，普通的。regular a.常规的；定期的；有规律的。
3． As a lawyer ______ for his good judgment and eloquence, he is often invited
to those grand banquets and meets those distinguished people from all circles.(2007年中国矿业大学考博试题)
A．notorious
B．notable
C．nasty
D．notified
正确答案：B
解析：四个选项中，notorious的意思是“恶名昭彰的，声名狼藉的”；notable的意思是“著名的，显要的”：nasty的意思是“龌龊的，令人作呕的，使人难受的”；notify的意思是“通知，告知，报告”。根据题意，B项为正确答案。
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编54(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编54 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． Mr. White______ for the teacher who was in hospital.
A．served
B．substituted
C．placed
D．replaced
正确答案：B
解析：substitute(for)v.用……代替；代替，取代(如：Her brother substituted as
host while her husband was away．He substituted for the worker who was ill．)。serve(as)vi．用作，当作，权当……用。place vt．放。replace vt．替换，取代；把……放回原处(replace A by／with B)。
2． I think I’m safe in saying that he will ______me as full Director.
A．succeed
B．follow
C．inherit
D．pursue
正确答案：A
解析：succeed vt．接替，接……之后(如：John Adams succeeded Washington
as president．Elizabeth succeeded Mary／to the throne．)。follow vt．跟在……后面。inherit vt．继承(注：inherit以人作主语，以遗产、官衔、父母的品质或特点等名词作宾语)。pursue vt．追赶，追踪；追求，从事。
3． They have had a good harvest for three years in______.
A．line
B．end
C．row
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编37(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编37 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． A police officer was sent to______ the crime.
A．search
B．investigate
C．survey
D．explore
正确答案：B
解析：investigate vt．调查，调查研究。search(for)vt．搜，寻，探查。survey
vt．调查，全面审视；俯瞰：测量。explore vt．探索，探究；探险，勘探。
2． Wherever there is matter, there is energy; all changes of
matter______changes in the form of the energy.
A．retain
B．include
C．contain
D．involve
正确答案：D
解析：involve vt．包含，含有：(结果)就需要，使不得不；牵涉，关于(如：The job involves little work．His work involves occasional journeys．To accept the job
would involve living abroad．This problem involves us all．)。retain vt．保留，保持include vt．包括，包含。contain vt．包含，容纳(区分：involve主要表示“把……牵入，(作为结果)使……成为必要；include主要表示“整体中包括某项内容”；contain主要表示“(容器)容纳，《里面)装有”)。
3． Building this road will ______ the construction of ten bridges, then the total
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编52(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编52 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． On 9 December, James Joyce experienced one of those coincidences which
affected him ______ at the time and which later became material for his books.(2005年中国科学院考博试题)
A．inadequately
B．systematically
C．profoundly
D．simultaneously
正确答案：C
解析：本题空格处是说深深地感动了他。C项“profoundly深深地，衷心地”符合题意，如：take a profound interest(深感兴趣，十分关切)。
2． In the past ten years skyscrapers have developed______ in Chicago and New
York City.(2011年四川大学考博试题)
A．homogeneously
B．simultaneously
C．spontaneously
D．harmoniously
正确答案：B
解析：在给出的选项中：homogeneously“同一地，基因地”：simultaneously“同时地，同步地”：spontaneously“自然地，自发地”harmoniously“和谐地，调和地”。根据句意和各个选项的意思可知，正确答案是B。
3． Are you______when you say that you will help me?
A．honest
B．frank
C．sincere
D．profound
正确答案：C
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编55(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编55 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． Fred is ______ from school for a week for bad conduct.
A．expelled
B．suspended
C．prevented
D．discharged
正确答案：B
解析：suspend vt.暂停，暂缓；使暂时停止(工作或上学)；悬，挂，吊(如：To suspend a workman is to order him not to carry out his usual duties for the time
being．The committee suspended two members of the team．The trial is to be
suspended whlie new evidence is considered．They have suspended work until next
week)。expel(from)vt．开除；驱逐；排出。prevent(from)vt.预防，防止。discharge(from)vt．释放：排出：允许离开。
2． A UN official said that aid programs would be ______ until there was
adequate protection for relief convoy.(2005年电子科技大学考博试题)
A．depended
B．suspended
C．postponed
D．expended
正确答案：B
解析：本题空格处是说援助计划将被延缓。B项“suspended延缓”符合题意，如：We suspended the building work during the rain．(下雨天我们中断了建筑工作。)其他三项“depended依靠，依赖；postponed推迟，使延期；expended花费，消耗”都不正确。
考博英语(词汇)历年真题试卷汇编60(题后含答案及解析)
考博英语（词汇）历年真题试卷汇编60 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary
Structure and Vocabulary
1． ______is supposed to be the essence of private enterprise.
A．Compete
B．Competition
C．Competitive
D．Competence
正确答案：B
解析：competition n.竞争；比赛。
2． Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job,
education is one of the most______ areas in Japanese life.
A．sophisticated
B．competitive
C．considerate
D．superficial
正确答案：B
解析：competitive a.竞赛的，竞争的；(人)好竞争的；(价格)有竞争力的(如：competitive games；Important posts are filled by competitive examinations．Our firm
offers you competitive prices．He is a competitive young man and has competitive
spirit．)。sophisticated a.(人)老练的，富有经验的：(机器、武器等)精密的，尖端的。considerate(of／to)a.考虑周到的，体贴人的。superficial a.肤浅的，浅薄的：表面的。
3． Unless my room is warmer tonight, I’m going to______ to the hotel manager.