2004年西南财经大学考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】

2004年西南财经大学考博英语真题及详解

I Listening Comprehension(10points)

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II Vocabulary(20points,0.5point each)

Directions:There are40incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that completes best the sentence.

11.To be______I couldn’t understand what he was getting at.If you wanted to know you’d

better ask someone else.

A.sly

B.humble

C.honest

D.cowardly

【答案】C

【解析】to be honest老实说。根据句子的意思，是在承认自己不明白一件事，所以其他几个词都讲不通。sly狡猾的。humble卑下的，谦逊的。cowardly胆怯的。

12.The middle aged woman has been______with a serious illness for half a year;she is dying

now.

id down

id off

id up

id in

【答案】C

【解析】lay down放弃并投降，规定。lay off暂时解雇。lay up在家修养，因病或伤而闭门不出。lay in储存以备将来之用。

13.When American astronaut Glen returned to the earth and a hearty welcome______him,he

was considered to be a national hero.

A.waited for

B.anticipated

C.expected

D.awaited

【答案】D

【解析】句意：美国宇航员Glen重返地球后受到热烈的欢迎，他被认为是民族英雄。

wait for等待。anticipate预感，期待。expect期待，预期。await意思是to be ready for，做好…的准备，备妥以待。

14.The reception was attended by various______members of the local community and

representatives of regional industries.

A.protuberant

B.conspicuous

C.prominent

D.projecting

【答案】C

【解析】protuberant突起的，凸出的。conspicuous显著的。prominent卓越的，突出的。

projecting伸出的。句中是指地方社区的杰出成员，所以选C。

15.Woody arrived at a most______moment;I was just getting into the bath.

A.inopportune

B.importunate

C.incongruous

D.unfitting

【答案】A

【解析】句意：Woody来的真不是时候，当时我正要洗澡。inopportune不合适的，时机不好的。importunate急切的，讨厌的。incongruous不调和的，不一致的。unfitting不适当的，不相称的。

16.They______themselves______the politician because they hoped he would become

president one day.At last he did.

A.connected...with

bined...with

C.linked...up

D.attached...to

【答案】D

【解析】connect...with与…有关。combine...with组合，合并。link...up连接，联系。attach...to

（短期地）使参加，使属于（某团体）。在这里attach oneself to sb.是“紧跟某人”的意思。

17.After speaking for three hours,the lecturer found he could scarcely talk,as he had become

______.

A.dumb

B.inarticulate

C.hoarse

D.speechless

【答案】C

【解析】句意：讲了三个小时以后，演讲者发现他都说不出话了，因为他的嗓子都嘶哑了。dumb哑的，无说话能力的。inarticulate不善言辞的。hoarse嘶哑的。speechless 不能说话的。

18.They are looking for a______experienced secretary who is capable of organizing a busy sales

office.

A.chartered

B.mature

C.graduated

D.polished

【答案】B

【解析】chartered受特许的。mature成熟的。graduated毕业了的。polished擦亮的，磨光的，优美的。

19.Although most universities in the United States are on a semester system which offers classes

in the fall and spring,some schools______a quarter system comprised of fall,winter,and summer quarters.

A.manipulate

B.stipulate

C.regulate

D.observe

【答案】D

【解析】manipulate操作，利用。stipulate规定，保证。regulate管制，调节。observe