考博英语词汇练习6

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1. That part of the town is completely _____ of interest for visitors. There is no scenery at all.
A. suspicious
B. demonstrative
C. void
D. irrespective

2. When she thought no one was looking she opened the cupboard and took a few sweets _____.
A. on the fly
B. in the issue
C. on the sly
D. in the right

3. Education is _____ for the development of a country.
A. indispensable
B. accountable
C. deliberate
D. deficient

4. I was moved and grandpa was equally _____. Rarely had I seen him so worked up.
A. infected
B. inflicted
C. affected
D. afflicted

5. He has never liked meat, and always had a _____ for vegetables and fruit.
A. admiration
B. preference
C. substitution
D. compensation

答案：
1. C 参考译文：村子的那一片区域对参观者根本没有吸引力。因为那里根本没有风景。
suspicious (～ of) 可疑的, 怀疑的
demonstrative 说明的
void 空的, 无人的, 空闲的, 无效的, 无用的, 没有的
irrespective 不顾的, 不考虑的, 无关的

2. C 参考译文：当她认为没有人在看她的时候，她打开食柜偷偷地拿了些糖果。
on the fly 在飞行中, 不工作, 闲混
in the issue 结果
on the sly 秘密地；偷偷地

3. A 参考译文：教育对发展中国家是必不可少的。
indispensable 不可缺少的, 绝对必要的
accountable 应负责的, 有责任的, 可解释的
deliberate 深思熟虑的, 故意的
deficient 缺乏的, 不足的, 不完善的

4. C 参考译文：我感动了，爷爷也相应地感动了。我很少见到爷爷这么兴奋过。
infect 感染，传染
inflict 造成
affected 影响, 感动
afflict 使痛苦, 折磨

5. B 参考译文：他不喜欢吃肉，他偏爱吃蔬菜和水果。
admiration 钦佩, 赞美, 羡慕
preference 偏爱, 优先选择
substitution 代替
compensation 补偿, 赔偿
1. He _____ certain passages from the original book in the new edition.
A. concluded
B. included
C. excluded
D. secluded

2. Those grandchildren of mine are very high-spirited; it _____ to look after them for a whole day.
A. wears me off
B. wears me out
C. gets me off
D. wipes me out

3. He always does something casually. So casualness is a _____ in his character.
A. proficiency
B. defect
C. virtue
D. appendix

4. I'm _____ pleased with his behavior.
A. by any means
B. by all means
C. by no means
D. by some means

5. If the present regulations are not effective, then others may have to be _____ force.
A. brought out
B. brought to
C. brought into
D. brought in

答案：
1. C 参考译文：他在新版本中把一些文章从原书中排除了。
conclude 结束, 终止, 决定, 作出结论
include 包括, 包含
exclude 拒绝接纳, 把...排除在外, 排斥
seclude 隔离

2. B 参考译文：我的孙子们真是太顽皮了。我花了整整一天来照顾他们。
wear off 渐渐减少；逐渐减少
wear out 穿破；磨损；(使)疲乏；(使)厌倦；(使)耗尽
get off 下来, 脱下, 出发, 被容忍, 动身, 开始
wipe out 消灭, ****

3. B 参考译文：他做事总是很马虎的。所以他的性格缺点是马虎不认真。
proficiency 熟练, 精通, 熟练程度
defect 过失, 缺点
virtue 德行, 美德
appendix 附录, 附属品

4. C 参考译文：我对他的行为决不满意。
by any means 无论如何
by all means 尽一切办法, 一定
by no means 决不

5. C 参考译文：如果最新的规章还没生效，那么其他的规定应该还有效。
bring out 使显示, 出版, 生产, 说出
bring to 使恢复知觉
bring into force 使生效, 实施...
bring in 生产, 挣得, 介绍引进
1. The Brownsville area in Texas figured _____ in the early stages of the United States' war with Mexico.
A. resolutely
B. indecisively
C. prematurely
D. prominently

2. Vicky has been sad recently, for her plan to go to college fell _____ at the last moment.
A. out
B. behind
C. in
D. through

3. We were astonished when we heard that the accused person had _____.
A. got off
B. got in
C. got on
D. got through

4. At the last committee meeting, the _____ that the library remain open until midnight was adopted.
A. notion
B. method
C. motion
D. mention

5. These concepts are still in their early stages of developement, but historians of the future may well _____ our time by such terms as the nuclear age, the computer age or the age of space travel.
A. add up to
B. refer to
C. contribute to
D. stand up to

答案：
1. D 参考译文：德克萨斯州的Brownsville地区在美国与墨西哥战争的早期有着重要的地位。
resolutely 毅然地, 坚决地
indecisively 优柔寡断地
prematurely 过早地, 早熟地
prominently 显著地

2. D 参考译文：Vicky 最近非常难过，因为她入大学的计划在最后关头未能实现。
fell out 争吵,发生
fell behind 落后
fell in 排队,到期
fell through 未能实现

3. A 参考译文：当听到那个被告逃脱惩罚的时候，我们都惊讶不已。
get off 下来，逃脱惩罚
get in 进入，收回
get on 骑上，有进展
get through 干完(工作)，完成(任务)，度过(时间)

4. A 参考译文：在最后一次委员会议上，图书馆开放到午夜的方案被采纳了。
notion 概念, 观念, 想法, 意见, 打算, 主张
method 方法
motion 运动, 动作
mention 提及

5. B 参考译文：虽然这些原子时代，计算机时代或者太空旅行时代还处于发展早期，但未来的历史学家，或许能称我们的时代为，原子时代，计算机时代或者太空旅行时代。
add up to 合计达
refer to 查阅, 提到, 谈到, 打听
contribute to 捐献
stand up to 勇敢地抵抗