考博英语（词汇）模拟试卷46
词汇
1.Strict sanitary procedures formulated by our municipal government help to______out-breaks of diseases.(B)
A. preview
B. forestall
C. ignite
D. fluctuate
解析：本题空格处是说预防疾病的爆发。B项forestall“预防，阻止”符合题意。其他三项preview“事先查看，预演”，ignite“点燃”，fluctuate“波动”都不正确。
2.The flicker of impatience in the husband’s eyes melts into bemused______as his wife asks for \\(A)
A. resignation
B. regradation
C. retrial
D. reverse
解析：本题是说在商场里当妻子要求“再多等一会儿”时，丈夫眼中闪现的不耐烦化为了茫然的顺从。A项resignation“辞职，放弃，顺从”符合题意。其他三项regradation“倒退，后退”，retiral“退休，退却，撤退”，reverse“相反，背面，倒退”都不正确。
3.The workers of space shuttle Discovery got into the back of the shuttle to look for______in the electronics that send data from the sensors to onboard computers.(A)
A. glitches
B. suspects
C. orbiters
D. pitches
解析：本题是说航天飞机“发现者”号上的工作人员们进入飞机的后部查找电子器件的故障，这种电子器件是用来将数据从传感器发送到机载计算机上的。A项glitch“失灵，小故障”符合题意。其他三项suspect“嫌疑犯”，orbiter“盘旋物，人造卫星”，pitch“程度，斜度，(船只)前后颠簸”都不正确。
4.The captain performs his duties with great______and all the crew believed that they can get over the storm.(C)
A. affection .
B. suspicion
C. assurance
D. definition
解析：本题是说船长极有信心地履行着他的职责，所有的船员都相信他们能够战胜暴风雨。C项affection“友爱，爱情，影响”符合题意，如：He answered all the questions with assurance．(他胸有成竹地回答了所有的问题。)其他三项suspicion“怀疑”，assurance“确信，断言，自信”(with assurance有把握地，自信地)，definition“定义，解说，精确度”都不正确。
5.Why is there______traffic on the streets today than yesterday?(A)
A. more
B. little
C. fewer
D. few
解析：traffic是一个不可数名词，只可用little而不是few来修饰，但因句子中有than，所以就应该用more，故A项是正确答案。
6.Black people are by no means______white people.(C)
A. inferior over
B. more inferior than
C. inferior to
D. more inferior to
解析：inferior是形容词比较级，不用连词than，所以C项为正确答案。
7.Why should anyone want to read______of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals?(C)
A. themes
B. insights
C. digests
D. leaflets
解析：digest“摘要，简编”符合题意，如：The president started reading the pressdigest over breakfast．(总统边用餐边开始阅读新闻简报。)theme意为“主题”，如：Themain theme of the play was clear．(该剧总的主题是清楚的。)insight意为“(对内部的)察看或见解”；leaflet意为“传单，小册子”。
8.Parents have a legal______to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.(C)
A. impulse
B. influence
C. obligation
D. sympathy
解析：obligation指法律或道义上的义务或责任，例如：a legal obligation to serve inthe armed forces(服兵役的法律义务)。impulse意为“驱使，推动”，如：the impulse ofcuriosity(好奇心的驱使)。influence意为“影响”；sympathy意为“同情心”。
9.Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a______.(B)
A. scarcity
B. minority
C. minimum
D. shortage
解析：in minority“占少数”与Most nurses are women相对应。scarcity意为“缺乏，不足”，如：a scarcity of teachers(师资缺乏)。minimum意为“最低限度”，如：The temperature reached the minimum at midnight．(气温在半夜达到了最低点。)shortage意为“缺少”，如：There is a world shortage of fuel．(全世界都缺少燃料。)
10.David likes country life and has decided to______fanning.(A)
A. go in for
B. go back on
C. go through with
D. go along with
解析：本题旨在测试考生对短语动词的掌握程度。go in for“从事(某种职业或活动)”，适于本题，例如：I thought of going in for teaching．(我想去当老师。)go back on“背叛，违背”，go through with“把……进行到底”，go along wi
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