2003年西南财经大学考博英语真题及详解【圣才出品】

2003年西南财经大学考博英语真题及详解

PartⅠListening Comprehension(10Points)

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Part II.Vocabulary(20%)

Directions:There are40incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentences. 11.Confucianism has evolved into a culture of rationalistic traditionalism,a combination of

traditional______and group virtues with a pragmatism shaped by the conditions of a new competitive environment.

A.helm

B.assault

C.filial

D.derivation

【答案】C

【解析】helm舵。assault攻击，袭击。filial孝顺的。derivation由来，出处。

12.The wind may______the palms in Langkawi,but windsurfing is the only way to enjoy it.The

waters of Phuket are crystal clear,but windsurfing is the only way to enjoy it.The waters of Phuket are crystal clear,but snorkeling is merely an option.

A.haunt

B.rustle

C.peep

D.patent

【答案】B

【解析】此句描绘景物：风吹得棕榈叶沙沙响。haunt神出鬼没。peep偷看。patent给…专利。

13.In______,the whole tangled saga is a classic case of serious allegations falling through the

cracks between federal,state and local jurisdictions and between state lines.

A.countenance

B.retrospect

C.gauge

D.injection

【答案】B

【解析】in retrospect回顾过去。countenance面容，支持。retrospect回顾。gauge规格，测量。injection注射。

14.“Our life is______away by detail.Simplify,simplify.”That dictum of Henry David Thorean’s,

echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows,had long haunted me.

A.frittered

B.quenched

C.reproached

D.scouted

【答案】A

【解析】fritter away浪费，慢慢消耗。fritter浪费，切碎。quench结束，熄灭。reproach 责备。scout侦察，监视。

15.The view from the23rd floor of the sleek tower on Barcelona’s Avenida Diagonal______

opaquely as summer smog oozes across the Olympic landscape below.

A.subtracts

B.shimmers

C.simulates

D.repents

【答案】B

【解析】subtract减。shimmer微微发光。simulate模仿，假冒。repent忏悔。

16.Special may be too impoverished a word to describe this triumph for a man who climbed to

the pinnacle of sport from______beginnings as the sponsor of a roller-hockey team.

A.providential

B.illicit

C.obscure

D.urbane

【答案】C

【解析】句意：对于一个从一名毫不起眼的曲棍球队发起者起家逐渐达到运动领域最高点的人来说，“特殊”这个词是不足以描述他的。providential幸运的。illicit违法的。obscure

模糊的，晦涩的。urbane文雅的。此题应选C，obscure含有“不出名的，名不见经传”

的意思。

17.Veteran track trainer Johnson is scathing in his______of the leaders of the I.O.C.,“These

people are megalomaniacs.They are power-hungry administrators.”

A.heredity

B.helicopter

C.appraisal

D.flame

【答案】C

【解析】heredity遗传。helicopter直升机。appraisal评价。flame火焰，热情。

18.Now the______port city near the mouth of the mighty Yangtze River is hoping to leave its

record of turmoil behind and renew its status as the epicenter of Chinese modernization.

A.flapped

B.congested

C.dined

D.dictated

【答案】B

【解析】flapped拍打的。congested拥挤的。din喧嚣，不存在dined形容词形式。dictated 规定的，口授的。

19.I was______to learn that you are going to spend the summer with your parents in Hong

Kong.

A.disgraced

B.distracted

C.thrilled

D.bleached

【答案】C

【解析】disgraced丢脸的。distracted心烦意乱的。thrilled激动的。bleached漂白的。

20.It is impossible to say how it will take place,because it will happen______,and it will not be

a long process.

A.spontaneously

B.consequently

D.principally

【答案】A

【解析】spontaneously自然地，本能地。consequently因此。approximately近似地。principally主要地。

21.I had to take a step,even though I understand that that step was in the direction of______

rather than success.

A.prestige

B.coefficient

C.catastrophe

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【答案】C

【解析】prestige声望。coefficient系数。catastrophe大灾难，大祸。compliment称赞。

22.An enlarged prostate may______the bladder and pinch off the urethra,causing pain and

difficulty with urination.

A.collaborate

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C.bother

D.boil

【答案】B

【解析】collaborate合作，通敌。compress压缩。bother打扰。boil煮沸。

23.We have many holidays from the end of March till the beginning of April.They are the best

days for______.

A.blade

B.coincidence

C.balcony

D.entertainment

【答案】D

【解析】blade刀片。coincidence一致，同时发生的事。balcony阳台，包厢。entertainment 娱乐。

U.S.officials who disregard the new stricture.

A.profaned

B.contemplate

C.acceded

D.manipulated

【答案】C

【解析】profane亵渎。contemplate沉思。accede（to）同意。manipulate操作。

25.The area is______with trails,some as wide as boulevards,that have been cut and

maintained by elephant.

A.blackmailed

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7718303199.html,tticed

C.isolated

D.galloped

【答案】C

【解析】blackmail勒索。latticed装有格子的。isolate隔离的。gallop飞奔。

26.As a______major,he enjoyed working in the steel plant.

A.metallurgy

B.geology

C.astronomy

D.seismology

【答案】A

【解析】metallurgy冶金。geology地质学。astronomy天文学。seismology地震学。27.Being the manager of a large corporation,he has a great deal of______to deal with every day.

A.correspondents

B.correspondence

C.incidence

D.dependence

【答案】B

【解析】correspondent通信记者，通信者。correspondence信件。incidence发生，影响。dependence依靠。

28.She bought various______,which later reminded her of the trip to Thailand.

A.segments

B.assignments

C.pests

D.souvenirs

【答案】D

【解析】segment片段，节。assignment分配，任务。pest有害物。souvenir纪念品。

29.People are waiting for______of whether the man is innocent or not.

A.prediction

B.perturbation

C.expedition

D.confirmation

【答案】D

【解析】prediction预言，预报。perturbation动摇，混乱。expedition远征。confirmation 证实。

30.He is such a______that he built a porch for his house last summer during his vacation.

A.productive

B.versatile

C.authoritative

D.solitary

【答案】B

【解析】productive生产性的，多产的。versatile多才多艺的，巧手的。authoritative权威的，官方的。solitary孤独的。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/7718303199.html,ura,who comes from a wealthy family,spends most of her time enjoying herself,but takes

______pains with her lessons.

A.little

B.few

C.a little

D.a few

【答案】A