中国科学院硕士英语-10

中国科学院硕士英语-10

(总分：25.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、PART Ⅰ VOCABULARY(总题数：20，分数：10.00)

1.Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, ______ its always being combined with elements, most commonly with oxygen.

（分数：0.50）

A.referring to

B.except for

C.regardless of

D.owing to √

解析：[解析] 根据句中“因为铝容易和其他物质相融合”可知，只有项符合题意。owing to意为“由于，因……之缘故”。根据题意可知，这是一个有因果关系的句子，因此D项为正确答案。

2.The world leaders need to take action on the energy crisis that is ______ before our eyes. （分数：0.50）

A.taking shape √

B.taking effect

C.taking apart

D.taking over

解析：[解析] 根据句中“眼下正形成的能源危机问题”可知，只有项符合题意。taking shape意为“成型，形成”。根据题意可知，A项为正确答案。

3.Newspapers and magazines carry extensive ______ of diet and health topics and diet books are among the best sellers.

（分数：0.50）

A.sketch

B.concern

C.coverage √

D.involvement

解析：[解析] 根据句中“大篇幅的报道”可知，只有C项符合题意。coverage意为“新闻报道”；由句中的主语可以推知，C项为正确答案。

4.She could have cried, but she had no time to dwell ______her disappointment, for suddenly a harsh voice hailed her from below.

（分数：0.50）

A.on √

B.at

C.in

D.for

解析：[解析] 根据句中“思量自己的挫败”可知，只有A项符合题意。dwell on意为“老是想着；停留在”，A项与题意相符，因此A项为正确答案。

5.Wealthy nations have fallen far behind on their aid ______ to the world"s poor.

（分数：0.50）

mitments √

B.engagements

C.responsibilities

D.applications

解析：[解析] 根据句中“援助世界贫困地区的承诺”可知，只有A项符合题意。commitments 意为“委托事项，许诺，承担义务”。根据题意可知，A项为正确答案。

6.Steve Ells has never______advice he couldn"t ignore, conventional wisdom he couldn"t disregard,

a rule he couldn"t break.

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e across √

e up to

e up against

e around

解析：[解析] 根据句中“想不出”可知，只有A项符合题意。come across意为“偶然碰见，出现于，想到”；因此A项为正确答案。

7.The market for non-food GE products could exceed the market for GE food products by a

wide______within the next few years.

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A.variety

B.margin √

C.range

D.spectrum

解析：[解析] 根据句中“接下来数年内会大幅度超过”可知，只有B项符合题意。margin意为“边缘，极限”；by a wide margin意为“大幅度地”，与题意相符，因此B项为正确答案。

8.Drink coffee when you"re sleepy; it"s a good ______ and will help to keep you awake.

（分数：0.50）

A.incentive

B.prompt

C.stimulus √

D.appetite

解析：[解析] 根据句中“对人体生理上的刺激”可知，只有C项stimulus意为“刺激物，促进因素”符合题意。因此本题选C。

9.Nearly 1,000 people are presumed dead as chances ______ of finding more survivors from the sunken Egyptian ferry.

（分数：0.50）

A.bubble

B.dwindle √

C.sway

D.shiver

解析：[解析] 根据句中“寻找生还者的机会变得越来越小”可知，只有B项符合题意。dwindle 意为“减少，缩小”；因此本题选B。

10.If a guest wants to tip the housekeeping staff, it"s best to leave a little something in an envelope each night instead of a larger amount ______ checkout.

（分数：0.50）

A.due to

B.owingto

C.prior to √

D.as to

解析：[解析] 根据句中“退房之前”可知，只有C项符合题意。priorto意为“在……之前，居先”。根据题意可知，C项为正确答案。

11.The lawyer ______his ideas loudly and clearly at the court, which surprised her a great deal. （分数：0.50）

A.acclaimed

B.admonished

C.addressed