2007年同济大学考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】

2007年同济大学考博英语真题及详解

Ⅰ. Vocabulary (10%)

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices. Choose the best one to complete the sentence. Mark your choices on the answer

sheet.

1. The man had good disguise, but as soon as he spoke he ______ himself.

A. exposed

B. revealed

C. betrayed

D. disclosed

【答案】C

【解析】句意：这个人伪装得很好，但他一说话就暴露了身份。betray(不知不觉地)露出，(非故意地)暴露。expose揭露出来供公众细察。reveal揭露被隐藏的事物。disclose指像通过移去封面那样使其为人所知。

2. The leaders of the two countries feel it desirable to ______ funds from armaments to health and education.

A. derive

B. deprive

C. dispatch

D. divert

【答案】D

【解析】句意：这两个国家的领导人认为应该把用于武装的资金挪给医疗和教育。divert 转移，使改变目的。derive得到，推论出。deprive使丧失，剥夺。dispatch派遣，派出，终结。

3. Democratic government is a phrase that is notoriously hard to ______.

A. credit

B. defy

C. modify

D. define

【答案】D

【解析】句意：众所周知，“民主政府”是一个相当难定义的短语。define定义，解释。credit 相信，信赖，归因于。defy蔑视，挑衅。modify改变，缓和。

4. I reject absolutely the ______ that privatization is now inevitable in our industry.

A. perception

B. notion

C. impression

D. concept

【答案】B

【解析】句意：我绝对不认可私有化在我们的行业中是不可避免的这种观点。notion观点，主张。perception认识，观念。impression印象，感想。concept概念，观念。

5. With the economy of the country going strong, the ______ mood is one of optimism.

A. presiding

B. circulating

C. floating

D. prevailing

【答案】D

【解析】句意：随着国家经济越来越强大，人们普遍很乐观。prevailing盛行很广的，一般的，最普通的。presiding主席的，主持会议的，首席的。circulating循环的，流通的。floating 浮动的。

6. The panel will consider whether or not Mr. Wilson has been ______ serious

professional misconduct.

A. wary of

B. guilty of

C. confronted with

D. reduced to

【答案】B

【解析】句意：专家问题小组将讨论威尔逊先生是否犯有严重渎职罪。guilty of犯了……罪，

对……感到内疚。wary of谨防的，小心翼翼的。confront with使面临。reduce to把……降职为，把…驳倒。

7. It is a ______ of our company to give refunds if goods are faulty.

A. policy

B. discipline

C. decision

D. determination

【答案】A

【解析】句意：我们公司规定当产品有质量问题时要退款。policy政策，规定。discipline 纪律，处罚。decision决定，果断。determination确定，决心。

8. He had always been ______ the way Ruth looked, and had never once paid her a compliment.

A. unaware of

B. cautious about

C. oblivious to

D. subject to

【答案】C

【解析】句意：他一直不注意Ruth看问题的方式，也从来没有恭维过她。oblivious to对……不注意。unaware of未觉察，不知道。cautious about谨慎于…。subject to屈服于。

9. Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is a symbol of ______ love.

A. constant

B. infinite

C. prolonged

D. eternal

【答案】D

【解析】句意：由于圆没有起点也没有终点，所以结婚戒指是永恒爱情的象征。eternal永恒的。constant持久不变的，始终如一的。infinite无限的，完美的。prolonged延长的，持续时间久的。

10. Dick, who had failed the math test, was sitting on a bench in the corner, ______

over his disappointment.

A. brooding

B. meditating

C. apologizing

D. complaining

【答案】A

【解析】句意：狄克没有通过数学考试，那时正坐在角落的长凳上郁闷地沉思自己的失意。brood(怨忿或不快地)想，默想，冥思苦想。meditate考虑，计划，企图。apologize道歉，认罪。complain抱怨，诉苦。