2008年上海海事大学外国语学院621综合英语考研真题及详解
Ⅰ. Complete each of the following statement with the best appropriate word(s) or phrase(s) chosen from the 4 alternatives attached. (20/150)
1. A series of border incidents _____ led the two countries to war.
A. avoidably
B. distinctly
C. actually
D. inevitably
【答案】D
【解析】句意：一系列的边境纠纷不可避免地引发了两国间的战争。inevitably不可避免地。
avoidably避免地。distinctly清晰地。actually事实上。
2. The twin brother showed great _____ to their elder sister, who had acted as sole
parent to them since their parents died during the American Civil War.
A. allegiance
B. devotion
C. compliance
D. subjection
【答案】B
【解析】句意：那对双胞胎兄弟非常爱他们的，他们的父母在内战中去世后，是她在家
中扮演了家长的角。devotion热爱，献身。compliance顺从，服从。allegiance 拥护，效忠。subjection绝对服从，隶属。
3. The UNDP has the obligation to _____ funds to the poverty-stricken areas in developing countries.
A. consign
B. transfer
C. entrust
D. commit
【答案】A
【解析】句意：联合国开发计划署有责任把资金投放到发展中国家的贫困地区。consign （把某物放置到较艰难的环境中）弃置，发落。transfer转移；移交。entrust
委托。commit犯（罪）；进行（自杀）。
4. With time, the memory of childhood quarrels and frictions among family members will fade into __
___.
A. obliteration
B. oblivion
C. realization
D. thin air
【答案】B
【解析】句意：所有童年时和家人之间不快的记忆都会随着时间而被遗忘。oblivion遗忘；
湮没。obliteration闭塞。realization领悟；实现。thin air稀薄的空气；子虚
乌有。
5. _____ the invention of word processors, writers left us manuscripts, a priceless
heritage.
A. In addition to
B. Prior to
C. Akin to
D. With reference to
【答案】B
【解析】句意：在文字处理软件出现之前，作家们留下的都是手稿，那些都是无价之宝。
prior to在……之前。in addition to除……之外。akin to类似于。with reference
to关于。
6. Dr. Smith cautioned that the data so far are not sufficiently _____ to warrant
dogmatic assertions by either in the debate.
A. hypothetical
B. tentative
C. controversial
D. unequivocal
【答案】D
【解析】句意：史密斯教授提醒道：目前的数据还不足以为辩论中任何一方的假设提供充分
的支持。hypothetical假设的。tentative实验性的；暂时的。controversial有
争议的。unequivocal明确的。
7. If Amelia Earhart’s acceptance was by no means _____, her fame was unusually
widespread and her popularity long-lived.subjection
A. universal
B. ambiguous
C. expedient
D. genuine
【答案】A
【解析】句意：如果阿米莉亚的名声不是普遍接受的话，那她的名声传播得如此之广之久远也非常罕见了。universal普遍的，通用的。ambiguous模糊不清的。expedient
权宜的。genuine真正的。
8. The museum administration appears to be singularly _____ the comforts of its employees, providing an employee health club, a lending library, and a part-time social worker to help staff members with financial or domestic problems.
A. ignorant of
B. indifferent to
C. attentive to
D. uninvolved in
【答案】C
【解析】句意：看起来博物馆的管理部门非常重视员工的舒适环境。他们为员工提供了一处健身俱乐部、一所租赁图书馆和一位兼职人员帮助他们解决财政或家中的问题。
be attentive to留意。be…ignorant of对……一无所知。be indifferent to对……
不关心。be uninvolved in不参与……。
9. The omniscient narrator stands above the story he is telling, _____ his knowledge of what will occur.
A. disheartened by
B. unlimited in
C. ostracized for
D. vindicated by
【答案】B
【解析】句意：全知叙述者处于整个故事之上，也因为他对将要发生事件的了解而不受限制。
be unlimited in因……不受限制。be disheartened by为……感到丧气。be
ostracized for因……被排斥。be vindicated by被……维护。
10. We must overcome his _____ social change if we wish to win his support for this
innovative program of home health care for the elderly.
A. tendency to
B. endorsement of
C. antipathy to
D. respect for
【答案】C
【解析】句意：如果我们想要在老年人家庭健康服务的创新计划中获得他的支持，就必须克服他对社会变化的抵触情绪。antipathy to对……的反感。tendency to对……的
倾向。endorsement of对……的认可。respect for对……的尊敬。
11. Her _____ should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her,
she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.
A. frugality
B. apprehension
C. intolerance
D. intemperance
【答案】A
【解析】句意：她虽然勤俭节约，但绝对不吝惜钱财；据我所知，她一向愿意去帮助那些有困难的人们。frugality节俭。apprehension忧虑。intolerance不容忍。
intemperance不节制。
12. A diligent scholar, she devoted herself _____ to the completion of the book.
A. assiduously
B. ingenuously
C. voluminously
D. sporadically
【答案】A