学位英语

第1部分：词汇选项（第1～15题，每题1分，共15分）

下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语画有底横线，请为每处画线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。

1、For some obscure reason, the simple game is becoming very popular.

A:unclear

B:obvious

C:major

D:minor

本题正确答案为:A

本题解析：obscure 不清楚的、晦涩的，在四个选项中和 unclear 同义，obvious明显的，恰好是obscure 的反义词；major 和 minor 分别为"主要的"和"次要的"意思。

2、The sea turtle's natural habitat has been considerably reduced.

A:greatly

B:suddenly

C:generally

D:slightly

本题正确答案为:A

本题解析:

considerably 意为"相当大地、在很大程度上"，是副词，修饰动词，故用 greatly 替换。又如: His English has been considerably improved. 他的英语大有起色。slightly 为它的反义词。

3、I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.

A: instructing

B:notifying

C:pushing

D: inviting

本题正确答案为:C

本题解析:动词 urge"敦促、催促"的意思，push 通常的意义是"推"，但可以转义而具有和urge 相同的意义，又如：The residents are pushing the local authorities to take me measures to handle the pollution problem immediately. 居民们敦促地方当局立即采取措施处理污染问题。

4、It is possible to approach the problem in a different way.

A: raise

B:pose

C:experience

D:handle

本题正确答案为:D

本题解析:approach 做动词有多种解释，其中一种和 handle 意义相近，即"处理、对待"等，如：approach the issue with an impartial attitude 已不偏不倚的态度来对待这个问题，approach the subject from a historical point of view 从历史的角度来看这个主题。

5、The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.

A:ignored

B:organized

C:caused

D:received

本题正确答案为:C

本题解析:provoke 是"激起、引发"的意思，如: provoke indignation of the public 激起公愤，cause 可以表达同样的意义，但要普通得多。

6、Jane said that she couldn't tolerate the long hours.

A:spend

B:take

C: last

D:stand

本题正确答案为:D

本题解析:tolerate 是"忍受"的意思，如: tolerate the heat 忍受酷热，tolerate the loneliness 忍受孤独，tolerate the humiliation 忍受侮辱。和它同义的词常用的有 bear, endure和 stand。

7、At 80, Peck was still vigorous and living in Paris.

A:energetic

B:happy

C:alone

D:busy

本题正确答案为:A

本题解析:vigorous 是"活力充沛"的意思，和 energetic 同义

8、 Forester stared at his car, trembling with rage.

A:shaking

B:turning

C:jumping

D:shouting

本题正确答案为:A

本题解析:trembling 是动词 tremble 的 -ing 分词形式，意思是"发抖"，在四个选项中只有shaking 具有同样的意义。

9、A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children.

A:reported

B:proved

C:praised

D:caught

本题正确答案为:C

本题解析: hail 这个动词有"热情赞扬、欢呼认可"等意思，如: They hailed the young pianist for his marvelous performance.

10、 I wanted to ask her out but was scared that she might refuse.

A:anxious

B:sure

C:sad

D:afraid

本题正确答案为:D

本题解析:scared 是"害怕"的意思，很常用，如: The kids were all scared by his fierce look. 孩子们被他的一脸凶相吓坏了。不过在本句里，scared 并非"惧怕"的意思，而更接近于"担心"的意思，故和 afraid 相当。

11、At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened.

A:give

B:attach

C:lose

D:understand

本题正确答案为:D

本题解析: grasp 这个动词是"抓住"的意思，可用于具体的事物，如: grasp the rope/my hand 抓住绳索/抓住我的手，也可以用于抽象的概念，如：grasp the main idea/ his meaning 抓住要点/理解他的意思。在本句中 grasp the significance of what had happened 就相当于 understand the significance of what had happened.

12、Anderson left the table, remarking that he had some work to do.

A:doubting

B:saying

C:thinking

D:knowing

本题正确答案为:B

本题解析:remark 这个动词就是 "说"的意思，所以这里就用 saying 来代替它。

13、 He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.

A:maintained

B:recommended

C:considered

D:acknowledged

本题正确答案为:A

本题解析:assert 是个比较正式的词，表示"声言、提出主张"等，故和表示自己立场的 maintain 同义。Recommend 推荐，consider 考虑，acknowledge承认。

14、The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.

A:relative

B:general

C:continuous

D:sharp

本题正确答案为:C

本题解析:steady 是"稳定的"意思，a steady decline 则是"稳步下降"，在这个上下文中可以用 continuous 来代替它，即"不断下降"。 Sharp decline 则是"急剧下降"。

15、She always finds fault with everything.

A:criticizes

B:simplifies

C:evaluates

D:examines

本题正确答案为:A

本题解析:find fault with something/someone 是个固定的表达式，意为"找茬、吹毛求疵"，所以和 criticize（批评）基本同义。

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