5. Though he was born and brought up in American, he can speak ______ Chinese. A. fluid B. smooth
C. fluent D. flowing 【答案】C 【解析】句意：虽然他在美国长大，但是能说一口流利的汉语。fluent 可用来形容语言说得“流利的，流畅的”。 fluid 流体的，流动的。smooth 顺利的；光滑的；平稳的。flowing 流动的；平滑的；上涨的。
9. She just had no faith in me. It was William ______ she still had her faith. A. that B. who C. whom D. in whom 【答案】D 【解析】句意：她不相信我，她依旧相信的是威廉。have faith in 为固定搭配，意为“相信，对…信任”，因 此答案选 D。
2013 年厦门大学考博英语真题及详解
科目代码：1101 科目名称：英语 考生须知：所有答案 (包括选择题、填空题) 均必须写在答题纸上；凡在试题纸上作答的内容均不予评阅、判分, 后果考生自负。
PartⅠ. Vocabulary and Structure (15％) Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single. 1ine. through the center 1. ______ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
A. On B. By C. At D. Of 【答案】C 【解析】句意：曼彻斯特曾经是世界上产量最大的棉纺织厂之乡。at one time 为固定搭配，意为“曾经，一 度；同时”。
2. If you come to Tokyo, I can put you ______ in an apartment near my company. A. across B. down C. out D. up
7. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to ______ skills they need to succeed. A. adopt B. acquire C. accumulate D. assemble 【答案】B 【解析】句意：人如果失去了希望，就不会费力去获取成功必需的技能。acquire 获得；取得。adopt 采取； 接受；收养。accumulate 积攒。assemble 集合；装配。
8. Professor Wang, ______ for his informative lectures, was warmly received by his students. A. knowing B. known C to be known D. having known 【答案】B 【解析】句意：王教授以其富有教育意义的讲座见称，受到了学生的热烈欢迎。该句两个逗号之间为定语成分 修饰主语 Professor Wang。be known for 为固定搭配，指“因…而出名”，因此答案选 B。
10. The conference ______ a full week by the time it ends. A. must have lasted B. will have lasted C. would last D. has lasted 【答案】B 【解析】句意：到结束的时候，会议就整整持续一周了。根据 by the time it ends 可知此处讲述的是到将来
4. He will agree to do what you require ______ him. A. of B. from C. to D. for 【答案】A 【解析】句意：他将会同意做你所要求他做的事。require sth. of sb.为固定词组，指“向某人要求某物，向 某人要求某事情”。
6. We look forward to ______ the opening ceremony. A. invite B. be invited C. having been invited D. being invited 【答案】D 【解析】句意：我们期待受邀参加开幕式。固定搭配 look forward to 中的 to 为介词，因此其后应当用名词 或动名词形式，排除 A 项和 B 项。由于“被邀请”为尚未发生的动作，因此不能用完成时，排除 C 项，因此 答案选 D 项。

【答案】D 【解析】句意：如果你来东京的话，我可以把你安排在我们公司附近的一间公寓里。put sb. up 向某人提供食 宿。put across 圆满完成；使被接受。put down 镇压；记下；贬低。put out 熄灭；伸出；出版。
3. It seems oil ______ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right. A. had leaked B. is leaking C. leaked D. has been leaking 【答案】D 【解析】句意：看起来这个管道漏油已经有一段时间了。我们得把机器拆开来处理一下。for some time 表示 持续的一段时间，因此此处应当用现在完成进行时。