2022年考博英语-厦门大学考试题库及模拟押密卷（含答案解析）1. 单选题Women once demanded men with_social skills, but theyre now focusing on his values, if hes interested in family.问题1选项A.impeditiveB.colossalC.blemishD.impeccable【答案】D【解析】impeditive阻碍的, 妨碍的; colossal巨大的, 庞大的; blemish污点, 缺点, 瑕疵；impeccable没有缺点的，无瑕疵的。句意：女性曾经要求男性具备无可挑剔的社交能力，但现在她们关注的是“他的价值观，他是否热爱家庭”。选项D符合句意。2. 单选题Since the authors unflattering references to her friends were so_, she was surprised that her _were recognized.问题1选项A.laudatory.stylesB.obvious.anecdotesC.oblique. allusionsD.critical.eulogies【答案】C【解析】laudatory .styles赞美的风格； obvious. anecdotes明显的轶事；oblique.allusions拐弯抹角的隐喻；critical.eulogies爱挑剔的颂词。句意：由于作者对她朋友的不恭维是如此的拐弯抹角，所以她很惊讶她的隐喻被发现了。选项C符合句意。3. 单选题The Tacomas executive director and three port commissioners will be in China next week to_advice from world port experts on improving inland transportation systems.问题1选项A.discriminateB.disperseC.differentiateD.glean【答案】D【解析】discriminate歧视, 区别；disperse（使）分散, 疏散；differentiate区别, 区分; glean 收集。句意：塔科马港执行董事和三名港务专员将于下周访问中国，听取世界港口专家关于改善内陆运输系统的建议。选项D符合句意。4. 单选题Despite almost universal_of the vital importance of womens literacy, education remains a dream for far many women in far too many countries of the world.问题1选项A.confessionB.identificationC.acknowledgementD.compliment【答案】C【解析】confession忏悔, 供认；identification鉴定, 识别；acknowledgement承认, 认知；compliment恭维, 称赞。句意：尽管几乎普遍承认妇女识字的至关重要性, 但对世界上许多国家的许多妇女来说, 教育仍然是一个梦想。选项C符合句意。5. 单选题Larry Griffin was woken at three that morning to be told that his last-minute_against his death sentence for the murder of Quintin Moss, 15 years before, had been unsuccessful.问题1选项A.appealsB.accusationC.indictmentD.prosecution【答案】A【解析】appeal请求, 呼吁, 上诉; accusation指控，谴责; indictment控告; prosecution起诉，检举。句意：Larry Griffin在凌晨3点就被叫醒了，他被告知，15年前因谋杀Quintin Moss而被判死刑的最终上诉失败了。选项A符合句意。6. 单选题Entering the furniture store,Mr. Thompson took a few minutes to_through the catalog and got a sense of what kinds of sofa were in popular demand.问题1选项A.gazeB.stareC.shuffleD.riffle【答案】D【解析】gaze注视, 凝视; stare凝视, 盯着看; shuffle搅乱, 推诿; riffle迅速翻阅，riffle through很快地（漫不经心地）翻阅。句意：走进家具店之后, Thompson先生用了几分钟时间快速浏览了一下目录，了解了一下什么样的沙发最受欢迎。选项D符合句意。7. 单选题All the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis which may_at 25 per cent a year, yet judicious purchasing using a card can mean that you obtain up to seven weeks interest-free-credit.问题1选项A.come upB.account forC.add upD.work out【答案】B【解析】come up走近, 发生, 上升; account for（比例）占; add up合计; work out解决, 算出。句意：所有的信用卡机构都按月收取利息, 每年的利息可能占25%, 但明智地使用信用卡购物意味着你可以获得长达7周的无息信贷。选项B符合句意。8. 单选题If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear_of its social needs.问题1选项A.assessmentB.assumptionC.assuranceD.appreciation【答案】A【解析】assessment评定, 估价; assumption设想, 假定; assurance确信, 保证; appreciation欣赏, 鉴别, 感激。句意：一个国家要想成功地发展经济, 就必须对其社会需求进行明确的评估。选项A符合句意。9. 单选题Scientific evidence from different_demonstrates that in most humans the left hemisphere of the brain controls language.问题1选项A.scopesB.rangesC.disciplinesD.arrays【答案】C【解析】scopes范围, 领域; ranges范围, 区间; disciplines学科; arrays阵列, 数组。句意：来自不同学科的科学证据表明, 大多数人的大脑左半球控制着语言功能。选项C符合句意。10. 单选题In most peoples mind, growth is associated with prosperity. We judge how well the economy is doing by the size of the Gross National Product (GNP), a measure, supposedly, of growth. Equally axiomatic, however, is the notion that increased pressure on dwindling natural resources must inevitably lead to a decline in prosperity, especially when accompanied by a growth in population. So, which is correct: growth means prosperity and no growth means adversity, or growth means adversity and no growth meanswhat?What growth advocates mean, primarily, when they say growth is necessary for prosperity is that growth is necessary for the smooth functioning of the economic system. In one arena the argument in favor of growth is particularly compelling and that is with regard to the Third World. To argue against growth, other than population growth, in light of Third World poverty and degradation seems callous, if not cruel, the pompous postulating of the comfortable and the secure. But is it? Could it be that growth, especially the growth of the wealthier countries, has contributed to the impoverishment, not the advancements of Third World countries? If not, how do we account tor the desperate straits these countries find themselves in today after a century of dedication to growth?To see how this might be the case we must look at the impact of growth on Third World coun