清华大学2008年考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】

清华大学2008年考博英语真题及详解

Part I Vocabulary(20%)

Directions:There are forty incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one that completes the sentence,and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

1.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have______

supplies of petroleum.

A.sufficient

B.efficient

C.potential

D.proficient

【答案】A

【解析】句意：欧盟的国家曾担心会缺乏足够的石油供应。sufficient足够的。efficient有效的。potential有潜力的。proficient精通的。

2.We’d like to______a table for five for dinner this evening.

A.preserve

B.reserve

C.sustain

D.retain

【答案】B

【解析】句意：我们想预订晚餐餐桌，五个人的。reserve预订。preserve保护。sustain 维持。retain保留。

3.Britain has the highest______of road traffic in the world-over60cars for every mile of road.

A.popularity

B.prosperity

C.intensity

D.density

【答案】D

【解析】句意：英国是世界上交通密度最大的国家，每英里的路上有超过60辆的车。density 密度。popularity普及。prosperity兴旺，繁荣。intensity强度。

4.I would never have______a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate.

A.sought for

B.accounted for

C.turned up

D.resorted to

【答案】D

【解析】句意：如果不是因为太绝望无助，我是不会诉诸法律的。resort to诉诸。sought for寻找。account for说明（原因）；（在数量方面）占。turn up朝上翻；出现,来到；发

生。

5.The energy______by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.

A.transferred

B.released

C.conveyed

D.delivered

【答案】B

【解析】句意：连锁反应所释放的能量被转化为热量。release释放，发布。transfer迁移，调动。deliver递送，引渡。convey传达，搬动。

6.It is required that during the process,great care has to be taken to protect the

______silk from damage.

A.sensitive

B.sensible

C.tender

D.delicate

【答案】D

【解析】句意：按要求应该非常小心地保护精致的丝绸制品不受损害。delicate精致的，细软的；微妙的。sensitive敏感的。sensible可感觉的；明智的。tender温和的，亲切的。

7.To our______,Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

A.relief

B.view

C.anxiety

D.judgment

【答案】A

【解析】句意：终于松了一口气，Geoffrey的病情并没有我们想象的那么严重。relief减轻；救济。view见解；风景。anxiety担心，焦虑。judgment判断。

8.The government will take some action to______the two big quarreling companies.

A.jigsaw

B.jot

C.impulse

D.reconcile

【答案】D

【解析】句意：政府会采取措施协调这两大公司的矛盾的。reconcile调停，使协调。jigsaw 用竖锯锯。jot匆匆记下；一点儿。impulse冲动。

9.As automation became popular in most factories,labor was made______.

A.disincentive

B.redundant

C.diverse

D.discontent

【答案】B

【解析】句意：随着大多数工厂里自动化的普及，劳动力开始过剩。redundant过剩的，多余的。disincentive妨碍活动的，不利诱因的。diverse不同的。discontent不满的。

10.They have______her unreasonable request for her annual salary.

A.destined

B.chorded

C.repelled

menced

【答案】C

【解析】句意：他们已经拒绝了她对年薪提出的不合理的要求。repell击退，推开，防。destine注定，命定。chord使协调。commence开始着手。

11.When you prepare for your speech,be sure to cite______qualified sources of

information and examples.

A.unbiased

B.manipulated

C.distorted

D.conveyed

【答案】A

【解析】句意：当你准备演讲时，一定要注意引用不带偏见的合格的信息和例子。unbiased