研究生基础综合英语-期末复习.doc

【词汇题】

Unit 1

1.this research seems to lend some validity （有力白勺）to the theory that the durg might cause

cancer.

2.in a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impdiment （障碍）to progress.

3.Anthea was about to play her trump card （王牌）:without her signature none of the money could

be released・

4.I flunked （挂科）my seco nd year exams and was lucky not to be throw n out of college

5.I dicin' t want to lose my composure （镇静）in front of her.

6.the management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority （优先）

7・for three hours a committee of state senators listened to a parade （一系列）of local residents giving their opinions

8・thousands of lives will be at stake （在危机关头）if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon.

9.brierleys book has the merit （优点）of being both informative and readable

10.I think there was a conspiracy （阴谋）to keep me out of the commit tee.

Unit 2

11.it is not easy for Chinese people to respond properly to others' compliments and equally

difficult for them to accept criticisms gracefully.（优雅）

12.we should be truly thankful to Mr. Deng Xiaoping for taking the plunge （做—个决定）and

initisting the economic reform in china.

13.Unfortunately, telovision studios are strangcly designed and dressing-rooms are often miles

away from the studio, so we had to find a place where she and her entourage （随从人员）could relax in comfort without the need to climb stairs.

14.what is the use of whining about （发牢骚）your bad luck? Tt is more important to find the

real cause of your misfortune.

15.the rising real estate prices thwarted （阻碍）his ambition of owning a houses

of his own in the big city・ Disappointed, he returned to his hometown.

16.the old woman sat silently beside her collapsed hous, her eyes brimming with

（充满）tears and hatred.

17.he writes clearly and lightheartedly about the 100 best rivers and gives his expert advice

on how to navigate （航行）their roaches・

18.outside the forest the snow was already six inches deep and growing steadily, relentlessly

（无情地，残忍地）deeper・

19.there is no doubt that his duty extends to informing his patient, if asked, of the nature of

his illness and its 1 ike 1 y prognosis・（预测，诊断）

20.those who are climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help them to

achieve, and those who recognize that they have failed to reach the top may also turn to alcohol, in an attempt to bolster （支持，提升）their failing self-image.

21. a typically Chinese countryside house is one whose eaves protrude （伸！突出）over the wall.

22.the ship came back from the region that had just been attacked by a strange disease. Thus the

health officials placed all its crew in quarantine.（检疫）

Unit 3

23.given the sophistication （成熟）of moder n machi nes, there is lit tie that require manual

labor・

24.after the police released their report, john was exonerated （开脱）from all responsibility

for the accident.

25.the world construeted by online games seems to many youngsters a reasonable surrogate （代

理）for u real life” , although what they see is not real in the least.

26.in a speech at the Congress, the president extolled （赞美）the virtues of free enterprise

and expressed his distaste for the blatant hegemony in IT industry.

27.he soon became notorious because he enjoyed deriving perverse （倒行逆施）satisfaction from

embarrassing people・

28.[ endorse （赞同，支持，认可签署）everything that has been said from both sides

of the House in support and admiration of him and of the courage and fortitude

that he and his family have displayed.

29.the opposition members of the pari iament derided （嘲笑，嘲讽） the Covernment' s response

to the crisis.