清华大学考博英语历年真题详解.pdf

2008年清华大学考博英语真题及详解Part IVocabulary (20%) Directio
: There are forty incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter on the A
wer Sheet with a single line through the center. 1. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum. A. sufficient B. efficient C. potential D. proficient 【答案】A查看答案 【解析】句意：欧盟的国家曾担心会缺乏足够的石油供应。sufficient足够的。efficient有效的。potential有潜力的。proficient精通的。 2. We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening. A. preserve B. reserve C. sustain D. retain 【答案】B查看答案 【解析】句意：我们想预订晚餐餐桌，五个人的。reserve预订。preserve保护。sustain维持。retain保留。 3. Britain has the highest ______ of road traffic in the world-over 60 ca
for every mile of road. A. popularity B. prosperity C. inte
ity D. de
ity 【答案】D查看答案 【解析】句意：英国是世界上交通密度最大的国家，每英里的路上有超过60辆的车。de
ity密度。popularity普及。prosperity兴旺，繁荣。inte
ity强度。 4. I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate. A. sought for B. accounted for C. turned up D. resorted to 【答案】D查看答案 【解析】句意：如果不是因为太绝望无助，我是不会诉诸法律的。resort to诉诸。sought for寻找。account for说明（原因）；（在数量方面）占。turn up朝上翻；出现，来到；发生。 5. The energy ______ by the chain reaction is tra
formed into heat. A. tra
ferred B. released C. conveyed D. delivered 【答案】B查看答案 【解析】句意：连锁反应所释放的能量被转化为热量。release释放，发布。tra
fer迁移，调动。deliver递送，引渡。convey传达，搬动。 6. It is required that during the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ______ silk from damage. A. se
itive B. se
ible C. tender D. delicate 【答案】D查看答案 【解析】句意：按要求应该非常小心地保护精致的丝绸制品不受损害。delicate精致的，细软的；微妙的。se
itive敏感的。se
ible可感觉的；明智的。tender温和的，亲切的。 7. To our ______, Geoffrey’ s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A. relief B. view C. anxiety D. judgment 【答案】A查看答案 【解析】句意：终于松了一口气，Geoffrey的病情并没有我们想象的那么严重。relief减轻；救济。view见解；风景。anxiety担心，焦虑。judgment判断。 8. The government will take some action to ______ the two big quarreling com