2003年南京大学考博英语真题及详解
SECTION I LISTENING COMPREHENSION（20%）
（略）
SECTION II STRUCTURE AND VOCABULARY（35%）
Part A
Directions:Questions31-40are incomplete sentences.Beneath each sentence you will see four-words or phrases,marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Then blacken your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet.
31.This platform would collapse if all of us______on it.
A.stand
B.stood
C.would stand
D.had stood
【答案】B
【解析】一般现在时的虚拟语气结构，主句用would+动词，从句用一般过去式。
32.The young man who saw the car______into the river telephoned the police.
A.plunged
B.plunge
C.was plunging
D.to plunge
【答案】B
【解析】see sth.do表示看到事物动作的整个过程，这里表示看见车陷入河里。
33.You can come with me to the museum this afternoon______you don’t mind
walking for half an hour.
A.unless
B.so far as
C.except
D.if
【答案】D
【解析】句意为“如果你不介意走半个小时路的话，你今天下午就跟我一块去博物馆吧。
”
可知为D，其余三项均不通。
34.We can rely on William to carry out this mission,for his judgment is always
______.
A.inexplicable
B.healthy
C.sound
D.straight
【答案】C
【解析】sound可靠的，合理的；inexplicable无法说明的；healthy健康的；straight 直的。
35.When the new assembly line is complete,the factory will turn_______one
thousand cars per day.
A.in
B.off
C.out
D.over
【答案】C
【解析】turn out生产，制造；turn in上交，交还；turn off关掉；turn over仔细考虑。
36.Since most doctors are______about effectiveness of the new medicine,they
seldom recommend it to their patients.
A.anxious
B.dubious
C.cynical
D.innocent
【答案】B
【解析】句意为“由于大多数医生对于新药的药效不是很确定，所以他们很少将其推荐给病人。
”dubious可疑，不确定性，符合此意；anxious紧张；cynical愤世嫉俗的；
innocent无罪的，清白的。
37.The senator agrees that his support of the action would______his chances for
reelection.
A.obscure
B.mystify
C.distinguish
D.jeopardize
【答案】D
【解析】jeopardize危害，句意为“参议员承认自己对这个判决的支持会危害到他再次当选。
”obscure使不明显，使模糊；mystify迷惑；distinguish区别，辨别。
38.In his______to further knowledge of the universe,man has now begun to
explore space.
A.attempt
B.expedition
C.trial
D.chase
【答案】D
【解析】chase追求，追赶；attempt努力，尝试；expedition远征，探险；trial试验。
39.The manufacturers hoped that the motor show would______their car sales.
A.promise
B.lift
C.intensify
D.boost
【答案】D
【解析】boost推进；promise允诺，答应；lift举起，升高；intensify加强，强化。
40.It was all agreed that the first problem the new government would have to
______was unemployment.
A.grip
B.tackle
C.discern
D.manipulate
【答案】B
【解析】tackle the problem解决问题；grip掌握，控制；discern认识，辨别；manipulate 操作，使用。
Part B
Directions：In questions41-50each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined.Below the sentence are four Chinese words or phrases marked A,B,C, and D.Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Then blacken your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet.
41.The United States was trying hard to smoke the enemy out of the holes in the target country.
A．对敌人施以地毯式轰炸
B．将敌人熏死在洞中
C．引诱敌人出洞
D．向洞中的敌人投掷毒气弹
42.He kept throwing us an apple of discord,we soon quarreled again．
A．（评判）不公
B．（挑起）争端
C．（分赃）不均D．背叛
43.There are quite a few people who are willing to prostitute their intelligence for a mess of pottage.
A．蝇头小利
B．一锅粥
C．眼前利益
D．钱财
44.There are always a lot of straw polls before the general election of the President in the United States．
A．无效投票
B．拉拢选票
C．民意测验
D．正式投票。