考博英语模拟试卷300
词汇
1.Hidden hotel costs can be a source of frustration to the frugal traveler.(D)
A. careful
B. clever
C. ignorant
D. economical
解析:各选项的意思是:careful小心的,仔细的;clever聪明的;ignorant无知的;economical节约的,经济的。画线单词frugal的意思是:节省的,节俭的。根据句意可知,应选择D。
2.Thick with trees and sparse with homes, this tranquil area 50 miles north of Houston could be a slice of heaven.(B)
A. molten
B. serene
C. isolated
D. snobbish
解析:各选项的意思是:molten熔化了的,熔融的;serene宁静的,安定的;isolated隔离,使孤立;snobbish谄上欺下的,势利的。画线单词tranquil的意思是:安静的,平静的。根据句意可知,应选择B。
3.Accommodations must be made for students with learning disabilities.(D)
A. criminal
B. pump
C. psychology
D. lodgings
解析:各选项的意思是:criminal罪犯,犯人;pump泵,抽(水)机;psychology心理学;lodgings住处,寄宿处。画线单词accommodations的意思是:住处。根据句意可知,应选择D。
4.History was being catalogued here, the missed opportunities, blunders, and outright mistakes.(C)
A. attempts
B. insults
C. mistakes
D. arguments
解析:各选项的意思是:attempts尝试,企图;insults侮辱,凌辱;mistakes错误;arguments争论,辩论。画线单词blunders的意思是:错误。根据句意可知,应选择C。
5.The press mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters.(A)
A. ridiculed
B. entertained
C. ignored
D. drew
解析:各选项的意思是:ridiculed嘲笑,奚落。entertained招待,款待;ignored忽视,不顾。drew漏下,撒下。画线单词mocked的意思是:愚弄,嘲弄。根据句意可知,应选择A。
6.The federal court has been putting pressure on the state to adhere to the population caps in the decree.(B)
A. encounter
B. stick to
C. prepare
D. anticipate
解析:各选项的意思是:encounter遭遇;遭遇战,冲突。stick to坚持。prepare准备,锻炼。anticipate预期,预料。画线单词adhere to的意思是:坚持,遵循。根据句意可知,应选择B。
7.Widespread wage reductions were imposed during the recession of 1906—1909 and price inflation thereafter impeded the recovery of real wage levels.(C)
A. convoluted
B. belied
C. encumbered
D. stoked
解析:各选项的意思是:convoluted盘旋,包卷。belied盘旋,包卷。encumbered妨碍,打扰。stoked给(机车等)烧火;把(火)拨旺。画线单词impeded的意思是:阻碍,阻止。根据句意可知,应选择C。
8.Helplessly she blinked up at him, feeling a slow lethargy creep through her whole body.(D)
A. provision
B. cylinder
C. contradiction
D. exhaustion
解析:各选项的意思是:provision供应;cylinder圆筒,圆柱体;contradiction反驳,矛盾;exhaustion疲惫,精疲力竭。画线单词lethargy的意思是:没精打采。根据句意可知,应选择D。
9.The attack was meticulously planned and executed.(D)
A. negligently
B. slovenly
C. fussily
D. discreetly
解析:各选项的意思是:negligently不留心地,粗心大意地;slovenly不修边幅地,不整洁地;fussily无事空扰地,小题大做地;discreetly谨慎地,小心地。画线单词meticulously的意思:丝不苟地。根据句意可知,应选择D。
10.At the same time, medical and social science research began to indicate that retirement itself had detrimental effects.(A)
A. damaging
B. magnificent
C. useful
D. relevant
解析:各选项的意思是:damaging有破坏性的,损害的。magnificent宏大的,庄严的,堂皇的。useful有用的,有益的。relevant有关的;适当的。画线单词detrimental的意思是:有害的,不利的。根据句意可知,应选择A。
11.His ideas are invariably condemned as______by his colleagues.(C)
A. imaginative
B. ingenious
C. impractical
D. theoretical
解析:C选项意为“不切实际的,不实用的”。本句中的condemn“谴责,反对\\
12.The reception was attended by______members of the local community.(C)
A. excellent
B. conspicuous
C. prominent
D. noticeable
解析:C选项promin
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