上海海事大学外国语学院《621综合英语》历年考研真题及详解.pdf

2007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. (40/150): 1. “The show must go on” is the oldest _____ of show business; every true performer lives by that creed. A. euphemism B. allegory C. precu
or D. tenet 【答案】D查看答案 【解析】句意：“演出继续进行”是表演界最古老的原则；每位表演者都要遵循这一宗旨。tenet原则，宗旨。euphemism委婉语。allegory寓言。precu
or先驱，前导。 2. A New World lizard the basilisk, occasionally does something that seems to _____ physics: it ru
across the surface of water for distances of up to thirty feet. A. defy B. quantify C. assess D. corroborate 【答案】A查看答案 【解析】句意：在新大陆上有一种蜥蜴，它们有时能做出一些看似违背物理定律的行动：这种蜥蜴能够在水面上奔跑，最远距离甚至达到三十英尺。defy藐视；公然反抗。quantify量化。assess评定。corroborate证实。 3. A code of ethics governing the behavior of physicia
during epidemics did not exist until 1846 when it was _____ by the American Medical Association. A. rescinded B. promulgated C. presupposed D. depreciated 【答案】B查看答案 【解析】句意：直到1846年，美国医师协会才颁布了在传染病蔓延时医生需要遵守的伦理准则。promulgate公布，发表；传播。rescind解除，废除。presuppose假定；预料。depreciate使……贬值；贬低，轻视。 4. A diligent scholar, she devoted he
elf _____ to the completion of the book. A. assiduously B. ingenuously C. voluminously D. sporadically 【答案】A查看答案 【解析】句意：她是一位勤奋的学者，她勤勉地进行了完成这本书的工作。assiduously刻苦地，勤勉地。ingenuously率直地，正直地。voluminously庞大地；很多地。sporadically零星地，偶发地。 5. Donald Trump latest casino in Atlantic City is the most _____ gambling palace in the East, easily outglittering its competitor. A. professional B. speculative C. ostentatious D. lucrative 【答案】C查看答案 【解析】句意：唐纳德·特朗普在大西洋城最新的赌场是东部最招摇的赌博场所，它轻易地从竞争者中脱颖而出。ostentatious招摇的，卖弄的。professional专业的。speculative猜测性的；投机性的。lucrative获利丰厚的。 6. Dr. Smith cautioned that the data so far are not sufficiently _____ to warrant dogmatic assertio
by either in the debate. A. hypothetical B. tentative C. controve
ial D. unequivocal 【答案】D查看答案 【解析】句意：史密斯先生提醒道：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。controve
ial有争议的。unequivocal明确的。 7. If Amelia E