2015考研英语：词汇练习及解析（12）

　　词汇是考研英语的基础，只有词汇量达到一定的量，考生的才能够提高自己的听说读写能力，进而提高英语水平。为此考生要学好英语的第一步就是对词汇的把握。2015年考研备考伊始，考生一定要从头开始打好基础，循序渐进的复习才能确保稳步提升。下面小编和大家分享2015考研英语：词汇练习及解析，希望考生熟能够通过做题加深对词汇的记忆和理解。

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　　111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.

　　A. drastic B. dull C. obscure D. distinct

　　[答案]C. obscure.

　　[注释]obscure(=not clearly seen or understood)模糊难懂得。drastic激烈的，严厉的;dull单调的;distinct清楚的，明显的;截然不同的(from)。

　　本题译文：她提到她的朋友----诗人时所说的话是令人感兴趣，但没有说清楚，以致没有人为此感激。

　　112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.

　　A. broke out B. broke away from

　　C. broke off D. broke up

　　[答案]C. broke off.

　　[注释]break off(=cease suddenly, discontinue)突然中断;break off one's engagement(解除婚约)。Break off(=interrupt) one's conversation(打断谈话)。Break out(=begin suddenly)爆发。Break away from摆脱，从......退出。

　　113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

　　A. burst B. went C. exploded D. fell

　　[答案]A. burst

　　[注释]burst into tears放声大哭;又如：burst into thunderous cheers(发出雷呜般的欢呼);burst into laughing(捧腹大笑)。

　　114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.

　　A. indispensable B. indicative

　　C. inevitable D. inherent

　　[答案]A. indispensable.

　　[注释]indispensable(to, for)不可缺少的，必需的。Indicative(of)指示的。Inevitable 不可避免的。Inherent固有的，内在的，天生的。

　　115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

　　A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for

　　[答案]B. But for

　　[注释]but for(=without, except for)若非，要不是：But for your help we could not have finished it in time.(要不是你的帮助，我们本来不会及时完工。)

　　116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

　　A. impression B. comment C. reaction D. opinion

　　[答案]C. reaction.

　　[注释]reaction(to)对......的反应：Our reaction to a joke is to laugh.

　　117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

　　A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful

　　[答案]D. respectful.

　　[注释]respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有礼貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各个的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)关于，说到。

　　118. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.

　　A. run over B. smooth over C. pass off D. turn down

　　[答案]B. smooth over.

　　[注释]smooth over(=make smooth, put right, balliate)使平息，使恢复正常的，掩饰：1)I will try to smooth their quarrel over.(我将设法平息他们的争吵。) 2)Don't try to smooth over your fault.(不要设法掩饰你的过错。)

　　run over 详见Ⅲ.145,146.注释;pass off详见Ⅲ.126.注释;turn down详见Ⅲ.180,181.注释.

　　119. Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.

　　A. for B. with C. to D. of

　　[答案]C. to.

　　[注释]entitle sb. to sth.(=give a right to)给予权利： 1)He is entitled to special treatment because of his rank(由于他的级别他有权享受特殊待遇。) 2) Officers are entitled to travel first class.(军官们有权乘头等车旅行。)

　　120. He's _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.

　　A. gone to B. taken to C. taken up D. gone for

　　[答案]B. taken to.

　　[注释]take to养成(某种习惯)。A stroke of一件。本题译文：他以成了酒徒，从来没有干过一件工作。

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