考博英語詞匯與語法練習(xí)（二）

1. The Brownsville area in Texas figured _____ in the early stages of the United States' war with Mexico.

A. resolutely

B. indecisively

C. prematurely

D. prominently

2. Vicky has been sad recently, for her plan to go to college fell _____ at the last moment.

A. out

B. behind

C. in

D. through

3. We were astonished when we heard that the accused person had _____.

A. got off

B. got in

C. got on

D. got through

4. At the last committee meeting, the _____ that the library remain open until midnight was adopted.

A. notion

B. method

C. motion

D. mention

5. These concepts are still in their early stages of developement, but historians of the future may well _____ our time by such terms as the nuclear age, the computer age or the age of space travel.

A. add up to

B. refer to

C. contribute to

D. stand up to

答案：

1. D 參考譯文：德克薩斯州的Brownsville地區(qū)在美國與墨西哥戰(zhàn)爭的早期有著重要的地位。

resolutely 毅然地, 堅(jiān)決地

indecisively 優(yōu)柔寡斷地

prematurely 過早地, 早熟地

prominently 顯著地

2. D 參考譯文：Vicky 最近非常難過，因?yàn)樗氪髮W(xué)的計(jì)劃在最后關(guān)頭未能實(shí)現(xiàn)。

fell out 爭吵,發(fā)生

fell behind 落后

fell in 排隊(duì),到期

fell through 未能實(shí)現(xiàn)

3. A 參考譯文：當(dāng)聽到那個(gè)被告逃脫懲罰的時(shí)候，我們都驚訝不已。

get off 下來，逃脫懲罰

get in 進(jìn)入，收回

get on 騎上，有進(jìn)展

get through 干完（工作），完成（任務(wù)），度過（時(shí)間）

4. A 參考譯文：在最后一次委員會(huì)議上，圖書館開放到午夜的方案被采納了。

notion 概念, 觀念, 想法, 意見, 打算, 主張

method 方法

motion 運(yùn)動(dòng), 動(dòng)作

mention 提及

5. B 參考譯文：雖然這些原子時(shí)代，計(jì)算機(jī)時(shí)代或者太空旅行時(shí)代還處于發(fā)展早期，但未來的歷史學(xué)家，或許能稱我們的時(shí)代為，原子時(shí)代，計(jì)算機(jī)時(shí)代或者太空旅行時(shí)代。

add up to 合計(jì)達(dá)

refer to 查閱, 提到, 談到, 打聽

contribute to 捐獻(xiàn)

stand up to 勇敢地抵抗