中国人民大学2003年考博英语真题及答案详解

中国人民大学2003年考博英语真题及答案详解

　　新东方在线为报考中国人民大学的考博考生整理了中国人民大学2003年考博英语真题及答案详解，希望考生们以此作为参考练习。

　　Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes, 20 points) 

　　(略)

　　Ⅱ Vocabulary (10 points)　　

　　Part A (5 points)　

　　Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET.

　　Example:

　　She prefers foreign wine to that produced__________.

　　A. previouslyB. virtually

　　C. primarily D. domestically

　　The sentence should read, “She prefers foreign wine to that produced domestically.” Therefore, you should choose D.

　　Sample Answer

　　[A] [B] [C] [D]

　　

　　1. He was __________when he heard the unexpected news, but I finally convinced him.

　　A. incredible B. inevitable C. incredulous D. indifferent

　　2. We had a marvelous holiday. Only the last two days were slightly__________by weather.

　　A. damaged B. enhanced C. spoiled D. diminished

　　3. NASA is casting a wider net in the space shuttle investigation as to what caused the spacecraft to swing out of control and__________moments before it was to land.

　　A. disassemble B. disembark C. disintegrate D. disinherit

　　4. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that__________we had to stop for refreshments.

　　A. at large B. at ease C. at random D. at intervals

　　5. A luxury express train jumped the tracks on a bridge in eastern India, killing at least 50 on the spot. According to the Northern Railway spokesman, the death__________is expected to rise.

　　A. figure B. toll C. span D. yield

　　6. Participants in the Shanghai Co-operation Forum__________regional teamwork to promote investment and economic development.

　　A. cursed B. echoed C. bounced D. hailed

　　7. Turning cultivated land back into forests or pasture is a fundamental way to stem soil__________and desertification in the long run.

　　A. erosion B. depletion C. violation D. delusion

　　8. The discrepancy in the company accounts is so__________that no auditor could have failed to notice it.

　　A. spontaneous B. conspicuous C. notorious D. superfluous

　　9. Russian women had to wear protective masks as they walked in Moscow, which was__________by a heavy smog yesterday.

　　A. shrouded B. unveiled C. decayed D. deprived

　　10. In that country, a person who marries before legal age must have a parent's__________to obtain a license.

　　A. sanction B. warrant C. malignance D. affirmation

　　Part B (5 points)

　　Directions: In each of the following sentences there is one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that is closest in meaning to the underlined part. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET.

　　Example:

　　The secretary is very competent; she can finish all these letters within one hour.

　　A. carefulB. Industrious

　　C. clever D. capable

　　In this sentence, “competent” is closest in meaning to “capable”. Therefore you should choose D.

　　Sample Answer

　　[A] [B] [C] [D]

　　11. With tears in her eyes, the champion was oblivious to the cheering in the stands.

　　A. grateful to B. unaware of C. conscious of D. pleased with

　　12. I can't understand how he can fell that his colleagues are always ready to denouncehim.

　　A. compliment B. criticize C. flatter D. challenge

　　13. On this barren place on Aikhanom Hill, overlooking fields peppered with land mines, soldiers come to lay a stone or say a prayer for friends lost in years of war.

　　A. infertile B. disastrous C. plausible D. impeccable

　　14. The coalition parties have asked the government to consider using more funds to help support the ailing market.

　　A. rapidly expanding B. steadily improving

　　C. making changes D. having difficulties

　　15. Looming over the debate about human interference in the world's boreal forests is an as yet unanswerable question: Will the effects of global warming eventually dwarf man's impact?

　　A. raise to greater importance B. make more difficult to measure

　　C. cause to appear small D. bring to an abrupt end

　　16. His wife says that he was more frugal in his youth than later years.

　　A. listless B. robust C. thrifty D. gullible

　　17. We have done all we could and now our cherished project is at the mercy of our new CEO.

　　A. under the guidance of B. in the power of

　　C. with the guidance of D. on the agenda of

　　18. He seemed in such an inconsolable state that I didn't know whether to leave or stay.

　　A. distracted B.enraged C. overjoyed D. brokenhearted

　　19. She was delirious last night, but she seems quite lucid this morning.

　　A. rational B. peaceful C. patient D. insane

　　20. The humanitarian claims that he venerates all men, regardless of their position in life.

　　A. loves B. distrusts C. serves D. respects

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