2011年考研必看：快速搞定英语阅读诀窍

    1.We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday， but we can be ______ and go another day.

    A. reliable B. probable C. feasible D. flexible

    正确答案：D

    答案解析：我们已经计划好了星期五去看电影，但是也可以灵活点改天再去的。reliable可靠的，probable适当的，feasible可行的，flexible灵活的。

    2.We are quite sure that we can ______ our present difficulties and finish the task according to schedule.

    A. get across B. get over C. get away D. get off

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：我们肯定可以克服目前的困难，按进度表完成任务。get across通过，get over克服，get away脱离，get off下车。

    3.______ recent developments we do not think your scheme is practical.

    A. In view of B. In favor of C. In case of D. In memory of

    正确答案：A

    答案解析：考虑到近期的发展我们认为你的计划是不实用的。In view of考虑到，由于，In favor of赞同，有利于，In case of假设，万一，In memory of纪念，追念。

    4.Jessica was ______ from the warehouse to the accounting office， which was considered a promotion.

    A. delivered B. exchanged C. transferred D. transformed

    正确答案：C

    答案解析：杰西卡升职了，被从仓库调到了会计室。deliver派送，exchange交换，transfer调动，transform改变，改造。

    5.Mr. Smith asked his secretary to ______ a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

    A. inject B. install C. invade D. insert

    正确答案：D

    答案解析：史密斯先生要求他的秘书在正打字输入的年度报告中插入新的一段。inject注射，install安装，invade侵入，insert插入，镶入。

    6.There's the living room still to be ______，so that's my next project.

    A. abandoned B. decorated C. dissolved D. assessed

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：我接下来要做的项目就是把起居室给装修一下。abandon抛弃，decorate装修，dissolve溶解，解散，assess评估

    7.It may be necessary to stop ______ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.

    A. at a distance B. at intervals C. at case D. at length

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：在学习的过程当中很有必要时不时的停下来去回顾一下课程当中出现过的难点。 at a distance空间的距离at intervals时间上的间隔，时不时，每隔一段时间，at length比较后，详细地。

    8.Yor can hire a bicycle in many places. Usually you'll have to pay a ______.

    A. fare B. fond C. deposit D. deal

    正确答案：C

    答案解析：在很多地方你都可以租到自行车，通常都必须要交押金。fare费用，fond 喜爱的，deposit押金，保证金，deal交易。

    9.My grandfather had always taken a ______ interest in my work， and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.

    A. splendid B. weighty C. vague D. keen

    正确答案：D

    答案解析：我的祖父总是对我的工作抱有强烈的兴趣，而我也一样对他那个年代的故事充满了钦佩。splendid 灿烂的，weighty重的，有影响力的，vague模糊的， keen热心的，渴望的。

    10.______ quantities of water are being used nowadays with the rapid development of industry and agriculture.

    A. Excessive B. Extensive C. Extreme D. exclusive

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：如今随着工业和农业的高速发展，大量的水被使用。excessive过分的，extensive广阔的，大量的，extreme极端的，特别的，exclusive除外的。

    11.John cannot afford to go to university， ______ going abroad. A. nothing but B. anything but C. not to speak of D. nothing to speak of

    正确答案：C

    答案解析：约翰根本上不起大学，更不要说是出国留学。nothing but"只不过"，anything but"除…以外的任何事物，不是…而是…"，not to speak of "更不用说"，nothing to speak of"什么都不用说".

    12.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place. A. involve B. compose C. enclose D. attach

    正确答案：A

    答案解析：大多数有关人类行为的室内实验和户外实地考察中都包括了在规定的时间和地点拍取场景照片。involve "包括"，compose "组成"，enclose"包含，围绕"attach "附加".

    13.If you don't like to swim， you ______ as well stay at home. A. should B. may C. can D. would

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：要是你不喜欢游泳，你不妨呆在家里。考查情态动词搭配。may as well"比较好，还是…好了".

    14.Dr. Smith was always ______ the poor and the sick， often providing them with free medical care. A. reminded of B. absorbed in C. tended by D. concerned about

    正确答案：D

    答案解析：史密斯医生总是很关心穷人和病人，总会给他们提供些免费的治疗。remind of "提醒，令人想起"，be absorbed in"全神贯注于，专心于"，be tended by"被照顾"， be concerned about"关心".

    15.In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great ______. A. fare B. payment C. worth D. expense

    正确答案：C

    答案解析：参考译文：在地中海，海藻很多并且收成很好，所以不是很值钱。

    fare：n.（交通工具的）票价，车（船）费payment：n.支付，付款worth：n. 价值，财产；a. 值，值得expense：n. 花费，（pl.）费用

    16.The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room. A. absorbed B. abandoned C. focused D. centered

    正确答案：A

    答案解析：参考译文：打字员太专注于她的工作以至于都没有注意到他进屋来。

    absorb：v. 吸收，并吞，全神贯注abandon：v. 放弃，沉溺focus：v. （使）聚焦，（使）集中；n. 焦点，（注意力、活动、兴趣等的）中心center：n. 中心，中心点a. 中央的v.使集中，集中

    17.Actually， information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich. A. link B. break C. ally D. bridge

    正确答案：D

    答案解析：参考译文：实际上，信息技术弥合了穷富之间的差距。

    link：n. 环，节，联系；vi. 连接，联系break：vt. 打破，破碎，中断，中止，违反（法律、规定等）；vi. 破，断裂；n. 中断，间歇ally：n. 盟友，同盟国；v. 联盟，联合，与……有关系bridge：n. 桥 v.架桥于；把……连结（或弥合）起来；使渡过

    18.Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed. A. ignore B. leave C. refuse D. miss

    正确答案：A

    答案解析：参考译文：一些研究人员完全忽视了所有那些事实，好像它们从没存在过。

    ignore：v. 不理睬，忽视；leave：n. 许可，告别，请假；v. 离开，出发，留下refuse：v. 拒绝，谢绝miss：n. 过错，避免，失败vt. 未得到，未达到，未听到，未觉察，逃脱，遗漏，错过

    19.Because of his excellent administration， people lived in peace and ______ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of. A. conviction B. contest C. consent D. content

    正确答案：D

    答案解析：参考译文：由于他的出色管理，人民生活得和平并且满足，所有之前被忽略的事情都得到了照顾。

    conviction：n.定罪；确信，信服，信念contest：n.竞赛，争论vt. 竞赛，争取，争辩vi. 争夺consent：n.同意，赞成vi. 同意，赞成content：n. 内容，满足，意义；a. 满足的，满意的，意义的；v. 使……满足，使……安心

    20.The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture. A. retain B. relate C. remark D. review

    正确答案：A

    答案解析：参考译文：方言之所以应该被保留的比较根本原因是语言有助于留住文化。

    retain：vt. 保持，保留relate：v. 讲，叙述，有关系remark：n. 评论，意见，注意；vt. 说，评论，注意；vi. 评论，谈论review：n. 检讨，复习，回顾；v. 温习，检讨，评论

    21.Companies are struggling to find the right ______ between supply and demand， but it is no easy task. A. equation B. formula C. balance D. pattern

    正确答案：C

    答案解析：参考译文：公司在努力寻找供给和需求之间正确的平衡，但这并不是一个简单的任务。

    equation：n. 相等，等式formula：n. 公式，程式；准则，方案balance：n. 平衡，差额vi. 平衡，相等vt. 称，权衡，比较，使平衡，结算，抵消pattern：n. 图案，模范，榜样；型，式样；样品；图样vt. 摹制，仿造；以图案装饰

    22.Mass advertising helped to ______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption. A. vary B. shift C. lay D. moderate

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：参考译文：大规模广告宣传，使重点从商品的生产转移到商品的消费上。

    vary：vt. 改变，使多样化vi. 变化，不同，违反shift：n. 移位，变化，移动，轮班，手段，办法vt. 替换，转移，改变，移转，推卸，变速vi. 转换lay：vt. 放，搁；下；铺设，敷设，砌；把…压平，使倒下；使处于某种状态；铺，涂；布置moderate：a. 适度的，稳健的，中等的，节制的vt. 节制，使稳定，使缓和vi. 变缓和

    23.His illness accounts ______ his absence from class. A. to B. for C. with D. about

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：account for表示：是……的原因/理由。

    24.I don't feel like ______ anything now. A. to eat B. eating C. eaten D. eat

    正确答案：B

    答案解析："feel like+doing sth."，表示"想做某事"，后面只能跟动名词形式。

    25.Man's life is often compared ______ a candle. A. to B. for C. about D. into

    正确答案：A

    答案解析：be compared to：…被比喻为…。句意：人生常被喻为蜡烛。

    26.To our surprise， the whole story was ______ by a poor old lady. A. discovered B. invented C. found D. searched

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：本题考查词义的辨析。discovered 发现；invented 创作，虚构，发明。

    27.I prefer ______ yesterday， but I had to attend a meeting. A. to come B. to have come C. come D. came

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：prefer to do sth. 宁愿做某事

    28.The ______ he worked， the more progress he made. A. hard B. harder C. harden D. hardly

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：译文：他工作越努力，进步越大。本题考查"the+比较级……，the +比较级……"结构，表示"越……就越……"前者是状语从句，后者是主句。

    29.Jane walked out of the house without ______ a word to her mother. A. as little as B. so much as C. as few as D. so many as

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：固定搭配。…not so much as…（=not even）甚至于…，连…也不…，根据这个结构应该选B.

    30.The leaders of the five countries emphasized that any actions they take concerning the peace of the area should conform ______ their joint statement. A. with B. to C. about D. in

    正确答案：B

    答案解析：conform to表示"遵照，符合"的意思。