北京航空航天大学2005年硕士研究生入学考试基础英语试题

时间:2006-11-13 05:43:24

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I. Vocabulary and Structure(40points,1*40)
Part 1
Directions: Choose one of the four alternatives which is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase and mark the corresponding letter.
1. “The giant was bit” is a tautological1 statement, to say the least.
A. tight      B. redundant      C. illogical      D. relative
2. There is an embargo2 on any more video games coming into the house.
A. landing place     B. prohibition      C. violation      D. permission
3. Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people.
A. impatient   B. immature   C. impulsive   D. imperial
4. Unfortunately, I’ll spend the weekend doing a bunch of prosaic3 chores.
A .dull        B. practical    C. trivial      D. rhyming
5. The crowd at the town meeting found the mayor’s assurance too glib4.
A. sarcastic    B. flashy      C. malicious   D. readily fluent
6. Gazing at the crystalline lake, I decided5 it was too beautiful to swim in.
A. breakable   B. futuristic    C. delicate     D. sparkling
7. We cannot vacillate on the question of the party’s leadership.
A. lead       B. doubt       C. check       D. repeat
8. It is more difficult for a chronic6 smoker7 to give up the habit than for a novice8, but it can be done.
A. affluent    B. confirmed    C. disciplined  D. indecisive
9. They were furious when one of their best managers was poached by another company
A. headhunted    B. punched   C. plundered   D. probed
10. The ink had faded with time and so parts of the letter were unreadable.
A. indelible    B. inscrutable    C. illegible   D. illegitimate
11. She bristled10 at the suggestion that she had been dishonest.
A. bridled   B. bridged   C. breathed   D. boasted
12. Investors11 should study a prospectus12 before putting money into a big company.
A. positive outlook   B. banking13 agreement   C. profit-and-loss statement   D. formal business document
13 .The real hero is never ostentatious.
A. frivolous        B. pretentious   C. presumptuous   D. ponderous
14. If you have never held a driving license14 before, you should apply for a provisional license.
A. providential     B. temporary     C. provincial   D. improvised
15. John Smith is a voracious15 book collector.
A. vicious         B. luxurious      C. insatiable   D. valuable
16. I don’t think we should make precipitate16 decisions.
A .precipitous      B. precocious      C. precarious  D. precautious
17. You need an excursion to break the monotony.
A. gaunt           B. jaunt           C. vaunt     D. taunt
18. The government appears in a quandary17 about what to do with so many people.
A. border          B. marshy18 ground   C. dilemma   D. situation
19. It was an auspicious19 beginning to her career as an author.
A. unexpected    B. interesting   C. favorable   D. doubtful
20. The governor was usually circumspect20 when dealing21 with the media.
A. skilled        B. cautious    C. impatient    D. obedient
Part 2
Directions: Choose one from the four alternatives that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter.
21. The children were having a wonderful time _____ on the frozen lake.
A. slipping   B. slithering   C. skidding   D. sliding
22. The campers ______ their tent in a sheltered valley.
A. established   B. installed   C. pitched   D. fixed 
23. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning. Whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on _____.
A. response   B. impulse   C. instinct   D. consciousness
24. The cultural traditions of the invaders22 slowly ______ the practices of the island dwellers23.
A .spread     B. perpetuated   C. permeated   D. reinforced
25. He had always had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his bestselling novel he became unbearable24 _____.
A. bigoted   B. proud   C. conceited   D. exaggerated
26. This is the _____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
A. actual    B. real    C. original   D. genuine
27. Although ____, new deposits of oil will be found, sooner or later, the world’s supply will be exhausted25.
A. in all likelihood       B. in all possibility   C. in all circumstances     D. in all conditions
28. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and ___ in a quiet position.
A. before all   B. above all   C. first of all   D. over all
29. He came to inspect the house ___ buying it.
A. in the event of    B. with a view to   C. in case of   D. with regard to
30. Let’s not ____ over such a trifle!
A. fall through   B. fall off   C. fall out   D. fall back
31. He is a clever mimic26 who can take ____ most of the lectures in this college.
A. over      B. down      C. off          D. for
32. He tried for forgery27 in a law court but was lucky enough to _____ .
A. get on    B. get off      C. get through   D. get out
33. The captain turned ____ early that night, not realizing that the icebergs28 were so close
A. in      B. down    C. into    D. off
34. You promised you would do it. Why did you go ____ on your word?
A. back    B. away    C. over   D. by
35. The numerals have become, _____, his friends, and he knows all their relations and acquaintances.
A. as it is      B. as it was      C. as it were      D. as they are
36. A safety analysis _____ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.
A. would identify   B. will identify   C. would have identified      D. will have identified
37. Jennifer took this opportunity to repay her friends for their kindness ____, she would have had to entertain them in her small apartment in Charlotte town.
A. Otherwise     B. However       C. But           D. Nevertheless
38. The window is never opened ____ in summer.
A. but       B. except      C. when      D. while
39. Generally, prompt cooling and proper refrigeration of foods can hold ____ bacteria in foods to a safe level.
A. a number of       B. the number of       C. an amount of       D. a quantity of
40. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence29 that is ____ in religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
A. is to be analyzed   B. has been analyzed    C. be analyzed    D. should have been analyzed
II. Error spotting (20points, 1*20)
Directions: Decide which underlined part is incorrect and mark the corresponding letter.
41. The process depends, however, upon the drawer, cupboard and storage space being provided,
A                                                 B
for the lack of which some thing may literally30 have no place to go .
C                        D
42. Immediately after I put my head on it, I got to understand that translation wasn’t as mechanical a job as
A               B                               C
I had held it to be.
D
43. Living in a remote country village, many forms of entertainment are in accessible to us.
      A               B                  C                    D
44. Thousands of people died even though there was a worldwide effort to send food and medicine to the starved
          A                B                   C                                      D
people.

45. The government deems it essential that people are psychologically able to resist the impact brought about
A                  B                                      C
by the transition from planned economy to market-oriented economy.
                        D
46. At seeing him, I couldn’t resist laughing because his suit hung loosely, as if tailored for someone twice his
   A                   B                                    C                      D
size.
47. What is often stressed in most of the literature, an objective of Women Lib is to do away with unfair
    A                                        B                       C
discrimination against women.
       D
48. If ambition is to be well regarded, the reward of ambition----wealth, distinction, control over                A                        B
one’s destiny ----- must be deemed worthy32 of the sacrifices made on ambition’s behalf.
                                C                             D
49. Mr. Smith regretted to blame his secretary for the mistake, for he later discovered it was his own fault.
A                         B                           C      D
50. Nowhere but in Europe we have seen the results so clearly, which really have surprised us all.
       A                   B                        C             D
51. The parent as teacher-counselor acts in accord with the developmental model of child rearing, by which
 A                                           B
the child is viewed as an extremely plastic organism with virtually unlimited33 potential for growth and
           C                                                              D
development.

52. For every patient with AIDS, it is estimated that there are 10 times as many as ARC, or AIDS-Related
A
Complex, a precursor34 to the fullblown disease, and 50 times as many who already
B                                       C
have been infected with the agent human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.
D
53. If only the nature of the aging process is better understood the possibility of discovering a medicine that can
A                                     B                        C
block the fundamental process of aging seems very remote.
               D
54.As far as the great demand for means of transport is concerned, we can develop mass transit31 to
A                      B                                         C
take place of private cars.
D
55. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files,
 A                     B
and program computers to locate specific in formation.
    C                 D
56. Once an occupation came to be received to be “female”, employers showed little interest in changing
A                                B
that perception, even when higher profits were expected to be gained.
C                     D
57. It is inevitable35 that the natural resources throughout the world are diminished as the demand for them is
A                                               B              C
on the increase.
D
58. The men who wrote the United States Constitution did the best they could on the face of circumstances
A                                  B                 C
which confronted them at the time.
D
59.I am sure one of the main reasons why boys and girls are such good companions today is that they are no
A                                                B
longer  afraid of showing their feeling towards each other.
C                       D
60.The data received from the two spacecrafts whirling around Mars indicate that there is much evidence that
A             B                           C
huge thunderstorms are occurring about the equator of the planet.
                 D
III. Cloze (10 points, 1*10)
Directions: Fill in each underlined space with one word that best suits the context of the following passage.
   Today it is out of fashion to speak in ___61______ of characters. But there is no more essential aspect of any person.
  Character is made up of those principles and values that give your __62___ direction, meaning and depth. These constitute your inner sense of ___63_____ is right and wrong based not on laws or rules of conduct ___64____ on who you are. They include ___65____ traits as integrity, honesty, courage, fairness and generosity36 ------ which arise ___66______ the hard choice we have to _67___ in life. So wrong is simply in doing wrong, not in getting caught.
  ___68____ some people wonder if our inner values __69_____ anymore. After all, hasn’t our noted37 bank executive succeeded in every visible way ___70____ his transgressions( 错误,过失)。
VI. Translation from Chinese into English (30 points)
   在找工作的过程中,有面试,就有曙光。面试的成功与否,除了面试官如何看你的条件及个人素质外,主要取决于他们如何评价你在面试中总的表现,因此,有必要把它当作一场演出或比赛来看待,其目的是向面试官推销自己,让他们感到你是干这项工作的最佳人选。
   大多数人在面试中处于被动地位,竭尽全力回答提出的任何问题。一种更好的方法是控制局面,给面试官提供你想给他们的信息,而不是他们想从你这儿发现的信息:使他们有信心,绝对相信你是能胜任这项工作的人选,让他们几乎没有理由相信你不能胜任。信心不仅仅来自你作出的回答,也产生于你的外表以及你表现出来的热情、精力、自信、个人品质和雄心壮志。
   大多数面试者没能得到工作的主要原因就是他们没能使面试官对他们产生信心。他们败下阵来并非是他们不能胜任这项工作,而是他们对自己能胜任工作的自信没能在面试中表现出来。他们的自我推销做得还不够。大多数人之所以这样是因为他们在面试时很紧张,如果每次面试后都没有得到工作,不少人觉得自己是失败者并变的更为焦虑。这是不实际的。大多数面试者都将被拘之门外。不要想自己是否会得到这份工作。只需专心参加面试,并竭尽所能,工作自然就会有着落了。
V. Translation from English into Chinese. (30 points)
   It used to be said that English people take their pleasures sadly. No doubt this would still be true if they had any pleasures to take, but the price of alcohol and tobacco in my country has provided sufficient external causes for melancholy38. I have sometimes thought that the habit of taking pleasures sadly has crossed the Atlantic, and I have wondered what it is that makes so many English – speaking people somber39 in their outlook in spite of good health and a good income.
   In the course of my travels in America I have been impressed by a kind of fundamental malaise which seems to me extremely common and which poses difficult problems for the social reformer. Most social reformers have held the opinion that, if poverty were abolished and there were no more economic insecurity, the millennium40 would have arrived. But when I look at the faces of people in opulent cars, whether in your country or in mine. I do not see that look of radiant happiness which the aforesaid social reformers had led me to expect. In nine cases out of ten. I see instead a look of boredom41 and discontent and an almost frantic42 longing43 for something that might tickle44 the jaded45 (腻烦的)palate.
   But it is not only the very rich who suffer in this way. Professional men very frequently feel hopelessly thwarted46. There is something that they long to do or some public object that they long to work for. But if they were to indulge their wishes in these respects, they fear that they would lose their livelihood47. Their wives are equally unsatisfied, for their neighbor, Mrs. So-and-So, has gone ahead more quickly, has a better car , a larger apartment and grander friends.
   Life for almost everybody is a long competitive struggle where very few can win the race and those who do not win are unhappy. On social occasions when it is de rigueur(按照礼节时尚所要求的)to seem cheerful the necessary demeanor48 is stimulated49 by alcohol. But the gaiety does not ring true and anybody who had just one drink too many is apt to lapse50 into lachrymose51 (泪流满面的) melancholy.
   One finds this sort of thing only among English speaking people. A Frenchman while he is abusing Government is as gay as a lark52. So is an Italian while he is telling how his neighbor has swindled him. Mexicans, when they are not actually starving or actually being murdered, sing and dance and enjoy sunshine and food and drink with a gusto which is very rare north of the Mexican frontier. When Andrew Jackson conquered Pensacola from the Spaniards, his wife looked out of the widow and saw the population enjoying itself although it was Sunday. She pointed53 out the scandal to her husband, who decreed that cheerfulness must cease forthwith and it did.
   When I try to understand what it is that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes, of which one goes much deeper than the other. The one that goes least deep is the necessity for subservience54 (服从)in some large organization. If you are an energetic man with strong views as to the right way of doing the job with which you are concerned, you find yourself invariably under the orders of some man at the top who is elderly, weary and cynical55. Whenever you have bright idea, the boss puts a stopper on it. The more energetic you are and the more vision you have, the more you will suffer from the impossibility of doing any of the things that you feel ought to be done. When you go home and moan to your wife, she tells you that you are a silly fellow and that if you became the proper sort of yes-man your income would soon be doubled. If you try divorce and remarriage it is very unlikely that there will be any change in this respect. And so you are condemned56 to gastric57 ulcers58 (胃溃疡) and premature59 old age.
VI. Writing (20 points)
Directions: Write an expository composition of no less than 200 words on the topic
         “My View on a Balanced Personal Development”

I.               Vocabulary and Structure(40points,1*40)
1.C  2.B  3.C  4.A   5.D  6.D  7.B  8.B  9.A  10.D
11.A  12.A  13.B  14.B  15.B  16.A  17.B 18.C 19.C 20.B
21.D 22.D  23.C  24.C 25.C 26.C  27.A 28.B 29.A 30.D
31.A 32.B 33.D 34.C  35.C  36.C 37.A 38.A 39.B 40.C

II. Error spotting
41.D 42.D 43.D 44.C 45.B  46.D  47.B  48.C 49.B  50.B
51.D 52.D 53.C  54.D  55.D  56.D 57.C  58.D  59.D 60.D

III. Cloze (10 points, 1*10
61. terms  62.any  63.what  64.but  65.such  66.from  67.face
68.therefore   69. account   70.

VI. Translation from Chinese into English (30 points)
  In the process of finding a job, where there is an interview, there is
hope. Whether you succeed or not depends not only on how the interviewers
look at your qualifications and you personal qualities, mainly depend on
how they evaluate your performance in interviews, therefore, it’s
necessary to retreat it as an performance or a contest with the aim to
market yourself to the interviewers and make them feel that you are the
best to do the job.
Most interviewees are in the positive position and try their best to answer
all the questions in the interviews. One better way is to control the
situation and provide the information that you want to offer, but not the
information that they want to find from you: to make them have confidence
and absolutely believe that you are the best choice and to make them almost
have no reason to believe you can’t do it. Confidence not only comes from
your answers, also from your appearance and your enthusiasm, energy,
confidence, personal quality and ambition.
The main reason that most interviewees can’t get the job is that they can’
t make the interviewers become confident in them. They failed not because
they can’t do the job well, but because they didn’t show their confidence
during the interview. They didn’t do self-marketing well. Most people do
so because they are nervous, if they can’t get the job after each
interview, many people will feel that they are loser and become more
anxious. It is not practical. Most interviewers will be refused. Don’t
think whether you can get the job or not. You only need to concentrate on
interview and try your best, you naturally can get the job.


V . Translation from English into Chinese. (30 points)
  过去人们常说,英国人伤心地玩耍。如果他们有事情要取悦,毫无疑问这仍是事实,但是,在我们 国家,烟酒的价格为忧郁提供了充足的外部理由。有时,我想忧郁的消遣习惯风靡大西洋, 而且我也想过什么使得说英语的人们看上去如此忧郁,尽管他们拥有健康的身体和满意的收入。
    在美国旅行的过程中,一种基本的抑郁给我留下了深刻的印象,对我来说,它极其普通,但给社会改革家带来了难题。大多数社会改革家认为,如果消除贫困,就不会有更多的经济不安全性,会变成百万富翁。但是,不论在你们国家还是我的国家,当我看着乘坐豪华轿车人们的面容时,我从未看过前面提到的社会改革家让我期望的灿烂幸福的面容,相反,十之八九我所看到的无精打采、毫不满意的表情,以及对一些可能产生腻烦的事物的近乎痴迷的追求。
    但是,不仅仅富人遭受这种痛苦。专业人士经常感觉到无望的受挫。有一些他们渴望要做的事情,或一些他们渴望完成的公益目标。但是,如果他们把希望放在这些方面,他们害怕失去生活。他们的妻子也同样地令人不满意,对他们的邻居来说,某某先生和某某发展地很快,有更好的车,更大的房子和更重要的朋友。
    对于几乎每个人来说,生活是一个长期的竞争性的斗争,在这过程中,很少有人能获胜,并且失败的人是不幸福的。在一些社交场合,当按照礼节时尚所要求的似乎欢笑的时候,必要的风度是由酒精刺激的。但这种欢喜不是真实的,喝太多酒的人容易陷入泪流满面的忧郁中。人们仅在以英语为母语的人群中发现这种事情。一个法国人当他是一个公共汽车公司的一员,会像云雀一样的快乐。当印度人告诉他的邻居是如何欺诈他时,也是如此。当墨西哥人实际上没被饿死或谋杀时,他们会欢歌跳舞,沐浴阳光,品尝食物和美酒,使用一种墨西哥边疆北部罕见的酒器。当Andrew Jackson 从西班牙人那里抢夺Pensacola时,他妻子透过窗子看去,尽管是周末,看到人们在欢喜雀跃。他向丈夫指出了丑闻,他
丈夫立即下令停止欢呼。并且他成功了.当我试图弄清什么使得如此多的美国人不象期望的那样幸福时,对于我来说,似乎存在两种原因,其中一个更加深刻。浅层的原因是在一些大机构中服从的必要性。如果你是一个精力充沛且具有强烈目标的人,并且以正确的方法做你的工作,你会发现自己同样地受到高层像我一样年老、疲惫人的指使。不论何时你产生美好的想法,老板都会阻止他。你精力越充沛,你的视野会更远。你越会遭受到不可能做你感觉到应当完成的事情。当你回到家对妻子呻吟时,她告诉你你是一个愚蠢的人,如果你是一个真正的人,
你的收入很快会翻番。如果你离婚而后再婚,生活不可能会有任何变化。你会得胃溃疡并且会未老先衰.


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1 tautological uqvwM     
adj.重复的;累赘的
参考例句:
  • "Safe" and "reliable" are tautological.稳妥和可靠,意思是重复的。
  • Modern logicians think it is tautological.现代的逻辑学家认为它是同义反复的。
2 embargo OqixW     
n.禁运(令);vt.对...实行禁运,禁止(通商)
参考例句:
  • This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
  • During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间,他们禁止与敌国通商。
3 prosaic i0szo     
adj.单调的,无趣的
参考例句:
  • The truth is more prosaic.真相更加乏味。
  • It was a prosaic description of the scene.这是对场景没有想象力的一个描述。
4 glib DeNzs     
adj.圆滑的,油嘴滑舌的
参考例句:
  • His glib talk sounds as sweet as a song.他说的比唱的还好听。
  • The fellow has a very glib tongue.这家伙嘴油得很。
5 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 chronic BO9zl     
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
参考例句:
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
7 smoker GiqzKx     
n.吸烟者,吸烟车厢,吸烟室
参考例句:
  • His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
  • He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。
8 novice 1H4x1     
adj.新手的,生手的
参考例句:
  • As a novice writer,this is something I'm interested in.作为初涉写作的人,我对此很感兴趣。
  • She realized that she was a novice.她知道自己初出茅庐。
9 con WXpyR     
n.反对的观点,反对者,反对票,肺病;vt.精读,学习,默记;adv.反对地,从反面;adj.欺诈的
参考例句:
  • We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
  • The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票,协议被通过。
10 bristled bristled     
adj. 直立的,多刺毛的 动词bristle的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities. 听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠。
  • All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先,大家都气得怒发冲冠。
11 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
12 prospectus e0Hzm     
n.计划书;说明书;慕股书
参考例句:
  • An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
  • The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。
13 banking aySz20     
n.银行业,银行学,金融业
参考例句:
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
14 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
15 voracious vLLzY     
adj.狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的
参考例句:
  • She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌。
  • Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
16 precipitate 1Sfz6     
adj.突如其来的;vt.使突然发生;n.沉淀物
参考例句:
  • I don't think we should make precipitate decisions.我认为我们不应该贸然作出决定。
  • The king was too precipitate in declaring war.国王在宣战一事上过于轻率。
17 quandary Rt1y2     
n.困惑,进迟两难之境
参考例句:
  • I was in a quandary about whether to go.我当时正犹豫到底去不去。
  • I was put in a great quandary.我陷于进退两难的窘境。
18 marshy YBZx8     
adj.沼泽的
参考例句:
  • In August 1935,we began our march across the marshy grassland. 1935年8月,我们开始过草地。
  • The surrounding land is low and marshy. 周围的地低洼而多沼泽。
19 auspicious vu8zs     
adj.吉利的;幸运的,吉兆的
参考例句:
  • The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。
  • With favorable weather conditions it was an auspicious moment to set sail.风和日丽,正是扬帆出海的黄道吉日。
20 circumspect 0qGzr     
adj.慎重的,谨慎的
参考例句:
  • She is very circumspect when dealing with strangers.她与陌生人打交道时十分谨慎。
  • He was very circumspect in his financial affairs.他对于自己的财务十分细心。
21 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法,待人态度
参考例句:
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
22 invaders 5f4b502b53eb551c767b8cce3965af9f     
入侵者,侵略者,侵入物( invader的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
  • The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。
23 dwellers e3f4717dcbd471afe8dae6a3121a3602     
n.居民,居住者( dweller的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 unbearable alCwB     
adj.不能容忍的;忍受不住的
参考例句:
  • It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
  • The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。
25 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
26 mimic PD2xc     
v.模仿,戏弄;n.模仿他人言行的人
参考例句:
  • A parrot can mimic a person's voice.鹦鹉能学人的声音。
  • He used to mimic speech peculiarities of another.他过去总是模仿别人讲话的特点。
27 forgery TgtzU     
n.伪造的文件等,赝品,伪造(行为)
参考例句:
  • The painting was a forgery.这张画是赝品。
  • He was sent to prison for forgery.他因伪造罪而被关进监狱。
28 icebergs 71cdbb120fe8de8e449c16eaeca8d8a8     
n.冰山,流冰( iceberg的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships. 海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The icebergs towered above them. 冰山高耸于他们上方。 来自辞典例句
29 insistence A6qxB     
n.坚持;强调;坚决主张
参考例句:
  • They were united in their insistence that she should go to college.他们一致坚持她应上大学。
  • His insistence upon strict obedience is correct.他坚持绝对服从是对的。
30 literally 28Wzv     
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
参考例句:
  • He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
  • Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
31 transit MglzVT     
n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过
参考例句:
  • His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
  • The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
32 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
33 unlimited MKbzB     
adj.无限的,不受控制的,无条件的
参考例句:
  • They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
  • There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。
34 precursor rPOx1     
n.先驱者;前辈;前任;预兆;先兆
参考例句:
  • Error is often the precursor of what is correct.错误常常是正确的先导。
  • He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。
35 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
参考例句:
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
36 generosity Jf8zS     
n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为
参考例句:
  • We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
  • We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。
37 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
38 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
39 somber dFmz7     
adj.昏暗的,阴天的,阴森的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • He had a somber expression on his face.他面容忧郁。
  • His coat was a somber brown.他的衣服是暗棕色的。
40 millennium x7DzO     
n.一千年,千禧年;太平盛世
参考例句:
  • The whole world was counting down to the new millennium.全世界都在倒计时迎接新千年的到来。
  • We waited as the clock ticked away the last few seconds of the old millennium.我们静候着时钟滴答走过千年的最后几秒钟。
41 boredom ynByy     
n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊
参考例句:
  • Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
  • A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。
42 frantic Jfyzr     
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
参考例句:
  • I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
  • He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。
43 longing 98bzd     
n.(for)渴望
参考例句:
  • Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
  • His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。
44 tickle 2Jkzz     
v.搔痒,胳肢;使高兴;发痒;n.搔痒,发痒
参考例句:
  • Wilson was feeling restless. There was a tickle in his throat.威尔逊只觉得心神不定。嗓子眼里有些发痒。
  • I am tickle pink at the news.听到这消息我高兴得要命。
45 jaded fqnzXN     
adj.精疲力竭的;厌倦的;(因过饱或过多而)腻烦的;迟钝的
参考例句:
  • I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend. 整个周末工作之后我感到疲惫不堪。
  • Here is a dish that will revive jaded palates. 这道菜简直可以恢复迟钝的味觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
46 thwarted 919ac32a9754717079125d7edb273fc2     
阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过
参考例句:
  • The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
  • Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。
47 livelihood sppzWF     
n.生计,谋生之道
参考例句:
  • Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
  • My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
48 demeanor JmXyk     
n.行为;风度
参考例句:
  • She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
  • The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。
49 stimulated Rhrz78     
a.刺激的
参考例句:
  • The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
  • The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。
50 lapse t2lxL     
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效
参考例句:
  • The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
  • I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。
51 lachrymose v2Mx9     
adj.好流泪的,引人落泪的;adv.眼泪地,哭泣地
参考例句:
  • She waxed lachrymose.她伤心起来了。
  • Maybe if you moved away from Lake Lachrymose you might feel better.也许搬离这悲哀之湖会让你好受一些。
52 lark r9Fza     
n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏
参考例句:
  • He thinks it cruel to confine a lark in a cage.他认为把云雀关在笼子里太残忍了。
  • She lived in the village with her grandparents as cheerful as a lark.她同祖父母一起住在乡间非常快活。
53 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
54 subservience 2bcc2b181232bc66a11e8370e5dd82c9     
n.有利,有益;从属(地位),附属性;屈从,恭顺;媚态
参考例句:
  • I could not make subservience an automatic part of my behavior. 我不能把阿谀奉承化为我自动奉行的处世之道。 来自辞典例句
  • All his actions were in subservience to the general plan. 他的所有行为对整体计划有帮助。 来自互联网
55 cynical Dnbz9     
adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的,不信世道向善的
参考例句:
  • The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大,他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
  • He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
56 condemned condemned     
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
  • The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。
57 gastric MhnxW     
adj.胃的
参考例句:
  • Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.矿工是极易患某几种胃癌的高风险人群。
  • That was how I got my gastric trouble.我的胃病就是这么得的。
58 ulcers CfBzhM     
n.溃疡( ulcer的名词复数 );腐烂物;道德败坏;腐败
参考例句:
  • Detachment of the dead cells produces erosions and ulcers. 死亡细胞的脱落,产生糜烂和溃疡。 来自辞典例句
  • 75% of postbulbar ulcers occur proximal to the duodenal papilla. 75%的球后溃疡发生在十二指肠乳头近侧。 来自辞典例句
59 premature FPfxV     
adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
参考例句:
  • It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
  • The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。

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