考博英语（词汇）模拟试卷48
词汇
1.There are several possible explanations for the greater job______in Japan in contrast to the great job mobility in the United States.(C)
A. sensitivity
B. creativity
C. stability
D. security
解析：各项的意思是：sensitivity敏感性；creativity创造性；stability稳定性；security安全性。流动性的反义词是稳定性，故选C。
2.Although he was not caught cheating on the exam, the feeling of guilt______ over and over again.(D)
A. ascended
B. conquered
C. secured
D. recurred
解析：各项的意思是：ascend追溯，上升；conquer克服；secure使牢固；recur重新回忆起。题意为愧疚感一遍又一遍地浮现在他脑海中，即重新回忆起作弊的过程，故选D。
3.At the sight of her husband getting off the train, the woman walked forward and______him and stroked his white hair.(A)
A. embraced
B. clapped
C. paddled
D. flocked
解析：各项的意思是：embrace拥抱；clap拍手喝彩；paddle拍打；flock聚集。紧紧拥抱他之后才可用手抚摸着他满头的白发，故选A。
4.which sport has the most expenses______training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?(C)
A. in place of
B. by way of
C. in terms of
D. by means of
解析：各项的意思是：in place of代替；by way of经由；in terms of在……方面；by means of通过。
5.Since the early 1990s, conservationists have______protecting the Amazon in part because of its abundance of plant and animal species.(D)
A. called forth
B. called back
C. called up
D. called for
解析：各项的意思是：call forth引起，唤起；call back召回；call up召集，动员；call for呼吁。
6.In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe______Europe into a great war.(D)
A. pitched
B. imposed
C. inserted
D. plunged
解析：pitch投掷；impose强加于；insert插入；plunge投入。plunge into为同定搭配，故选D。
7.A person who is______typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty in concentration or remembering.(A)
A. stressed
B. exploited
C. prevented
D. conquered
解析：各项的意思是：stress抑郁；exploit被虐待；prevent阻止，防止；conquer得胜。焦虑、难以集中精力和记忆力下降是息有抑郁症的人才出现的症状，故选A。
8.She refused to disclose what had been told her, on the______that it would be a breach of faith.(C)
A. reason
B. accounts
C. terms
D. grounds
解析：各项的意思是：reason原因；accounts顾及，账目；terms原因；grounds基于。on the terms that关于，因为。
9.Some might consider it an ugly truth that attractive people are often more successful than those______blessed with looks.(A)
A. less
B. more
C. most
D. least
解析：句意：长相漂亮的人通常比长相平平的人更成功，这也许在某些人看来是丑陋的事实。根据句意，选A。
10.The people living in these apartments have free______to that swimming pool.(A)
A. access
B. excess
C. excursion
D. recreation
解析：本题考查单词词义。A项意为“进入，利用”；B项意为“过度，剩余”；C项意为“远足，短途旅行”；D项意为“消遣，娱乐”。本句意为：居住在这些公寓里的人可以免费使用游泳池。A项符合题意。
11.They had a fierce______as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago.(A)
A. debate
B. clash
C. disagreement
D. contest
解析：本题考查单词词义。A项意为“争论，讨论”；B项意为“冲突，抵触”；C项意为“不一致，意见的分歧”，为不可数名词；D项意为“竞赛，争论”。本句意为：就公司是否应该恢复数年前破裂的贸易关系，他们进行了激烈的讨论。A项符合题意。
12.They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make ______of them.(D)
A. impression
B. comprehension
C. meaning
D. sense
解析：本题考查固定词组。make sense of为固定用法，表示“弄懂、理解”。虽然B项和C项都有“理解”、“意思”等意思，但都不与make搭配，不能选，因此，D项符合题意。
13.If you______the bottle a
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