浙江大学考博1994—2001词汇真题详解.doc

1994—2001词汇真题详解 Test 1：1994 1．Please do not be ________ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention. [A] disregarded [B] distorted [C] irritated [D] intervened 本题的答案是(C) 　　regard表示考虑，所以(A)disregarded：表示不理、不顾、漠视之意。(B) distorted：弄歪，歪曲。(C)irritated：被激怒，恼火。(D) intervened：意为介入、插入，为不及物动词，因此不可能有be intervened这种被动语态，从意思上讲，只能是被他的坏行为激怒,不可能为其他意思，因此(C) irritated为正确答案。 2. Craig assured his boss that he would __________ all his energies in doing this new job. [A] call forth [B]call at [C]call on [D]call off 本题的答案是(A) 　　本题考查考生对call这一动词与介(副)词搭配成词组时,词组的不同含义。(A) call forth：唤起,发挥。(A)与题意吻合,故应选(A)。(B) call at：访问。(C)call on :号召,拜访,探望。(D) call off :取消,转移。此题句意为：Craig向他的老板保证，在做这项新工作中,他将发挥他所有的能力。 3. Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. [A] disclosure [B] exhibition [C] contact [D] exposure 本题的答案是(D) 　　(A) disclosure：close为关闭之意, disclose为其反义，即揭开,揭发。(B) exhibition: 展览,表演,一般用于exhibition of ...表示：……的展览，或on exhibition: 在展览中。(C)contact：接触，联系，用于contact with :同……接触。(D)exposure :暴露；揭露，用于词组exposure to : 暴露于……中。根据句意及用词搭配，都应该选(D)exposure。 4. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes __________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. [A] dim [B]blank [C] faint [D] vain 本题的答案是(B) 　　(A)dim:混沌的，模糊的，go dim:指(脑子)变得混沌不清楚。(B)blank: 空白的，go blank指(头脑)变成一片空白，与后面我几乎记不起来我自己的生日意思相吻合，故应选(B)。(C)faint : 衰弱的，昏晕的，go faint :一般指(身体)发晕；(D)vain :空费的，徒劳的；自负的。一般不与go搭配。 5. It is well known that knowledge is the _________ condition for expansion of mind. [A] incompatible [B] incredible (A)incompatible(B)incredible [C] indefinite [D] indispensable 本题的答案是(D) 　　(A)incompatible: 不能共存的，不相容的。(B) incredible：难以置信的；不可思议的。(C)indefinite: 含糊的；不明确的。(D)indispensible：必不可少的；必需的。此题目译为：知识的扩充头脑的必不可少的条件，这是名言。根据常识判断，(D)是最合适的答案。 6. More than two hundred years ago the United States __________ from the British Empire and became an independent country. [A] got