2014年聊城大学616基础英语(含语言学及英美文学基础知识)考研真题及详解【圣才出品】

2014年聊城大学616基础英语（含语言学及英美文学基础知识）考研真题及详解

Ⅰ. Multiple Choice (30 points, 1 point each)

Directions: There are 30 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. As a result, all the _____ of fish that had gradually disappeared from the Thames since 1800 have returned. Some are even caught by fishermen outside the Houses of Parliament.

A. kinds

B. sorts

C. forms

D. species

【答案】D

【解析】句意：结果，自1800年以来，所有从泰晤士河上消失的鱼类都回来了，有些甚至被议会大厦外的渔民捕获。species物种；种类。kind和sort都表示物品的种类。form形式，形状。故选D。

2. He has recently got an interesting _____ in the hospital.

A. employment

B. job

C. work

D. occupation

【答案】B

【解析】句意：他最近在医院找到了一份有趣的工作。job工作；职业。employment职业；雇佣。work指具体的工作。occupation职业；占有。故选B。

3. James was obliged to _____ himself _____ the situation.

A. adapt...for

B. adapt...to

C. adapt...in

D. adapt...of

【答案】B

【解析】句意：詹姆斯不得不使自己适应这种情况。adapt……to为固定搭配，表示“使……适应……”。故选B。

4. We ought to _____ the principles we have laid down.

A. live by

B. come across

C. involve into

D. live up to

【答案】D

【解析】句意：我们应该遵守我们已经定下的原则。live up to符合；做到；实践。live by

以……为生。come across偶遇；无意中发现。involve into卷入，陷入。故选D。

5. The traveler _____ through the mist, trying to get his bearings.

A. peer

B. peep

C. glare

D. ogle

【答案】A

【解析】句意：旅行者透过雾，想要知道他的方位。peer through为固定搭配，表示“透过……看”。peep偷看；隐约看见。glare瞪眼看。ogle向……抛媚眼；注视。故选A。

6. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _____ solar heating device in our home.

A. some type of

B. some types of a

C. some type of a

D. some types of

【答案】A

【解析】句意：因为燃料供应有限而且很多人都很浪费，因此我们不得不在家里安装某种太阳能加热设备。some type of为固定搭配，表示“某种”。故选A。

7. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I _____ the journey in

exactly two days.

A. must take

B. must have made

C. was able to make

D. could make

【答案】C

【解析】句意：1984年我去了那里，那是我唯一一次能在两天内完成旅程的情况。根据题意可知，本句时态是过去时，且是真实发生过的事情，四个选项中A、B、D都是情态动词，表示不是真实发生过的情况。只有C项是一般过去时。故选C。

8. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _____ stupid.

A. something but

B. anything but

C. nothing but

D. not but

【答案】B

【解析】句意：我知道他最近一次考试没通过，但他真的绝对不笨。anything but表达“决不”的意思，nothing but表达“只有，只是”的意思，与转折的语气不符合。something but和not but都不是固定短语。故选B。

9. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _____ than Tim.

A. much more sportsman