2015年河南师范大学外国语学院244英语考研真题及详解
Part ⅠMultiple Choice (每小题1分,共20分)
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
1. Jane’s anger could not be _____ when the conversation turned to the criticism of her own father.
A. held on
B. held out
C. held back
D. held up
【答案】C
【解析】句意:当谈话内容转向对她父亲进行批评时,简再也无法抑制住自己的愤怒了。hold back阻止;控制。hold on等一等;坚持。hold out抱有希望;维持,持续。hold up 支撑;耽搁。
2. The ability to _____ themselves by camouflage(伪装) enables some defenseless
animals to survive.
A. conceive
B. conceal
C. deceive
D. distort
【答案】B
【解析】句意:一些弱小的动物能通过伪装自己生存下来。conceal隐匿,隐藏。conceive 怀孕;构思。deceive欺骗。distort变形;歪曲。
3. Do you think it’s fair to keep a bird _____ in a cage all the time?
A. restricted
B. limited
C. confined
D. enclosed
【答案】C
【解析】句意:你觉得把鸟儿成天关在笼子里公平吗?confined狭窄的;幽禁的。restricted (尤指在法律或规则上)受限制的,受约束的。limited有限的。enclosed附上的;与世隔绝的。
4. I wanted to buy a color TV set this year, but my brother rejected the idea _____ a trip to the beach.
A. instead of
B. in view of
C. in favor of
D. in case of
【答案】C
【解析】句意:今年我想买一台彩电,但我兄弟反对,他想去海滩旅行。in favor of支持,赞同。instead of代替,而不是。in view of鉴于,考虑到。in case of万一。
5. It was years _____ I had visited my home town and I was determined to enjoy my stay.
A. since
B. that
C. after
D. when
【答案】A
【解析】句意:多年之前我曾经拜访我的家乡,并决定待上一段时间。本题根据从句的过去完成时即可确定选since。
6. If people can’t agree _____ how to disagree, there is no hope of reconciliation and compromise.
A. to
B. with
C. at
D. on
【答案】D
【解析】句意:如果人们就如何反对不能达成一致,就不会有调和的希望。agree on就……达成一致。agree to后常接动词。agree with与……一致。
7. Vicky, one of my doctoral students, had her dissertation _____ as soon as she finished _____ it.
A. to be typed, to write
B. being typed, writing
C. typed, to write
D. typed, writing
【答案】D
【解析】句意:维基是我的一名博士生,她写完论文后就把它打印了出来。本题考查固定短语:have sth done和finish doing sth。
8. Believe it or not, last year, Matt earned _____ his brother, who has a better position in a big company.
A. much as twice as
B. twice as much as
C. as twice much as
D. as much twice as
【答案】B
【解析】句意:信不信由你,马特在一家大公司谋得了一份好工作,去年挣的钱比他哥多整整一倍。本题考查形容词和副词比较级的倍数表达法,应用“倍数+as…as”。
9. After lunch I felt _____ enough to ask my boss for a rise in my weekly wages.
A. strong
B. bold
C. fearless
D. rash
【答案】B
【解析】句意:午饭后我觉得有胆量去向老板请求提工资了。bold果敢的,大胆的。strong 坚强的;强壮的。fearless无畏的。rash轻率的,鲁莽的。
10. An area of rich forests was _____ to life.
A. advantageous
B. decorative
C. attracted
D. privileged
【答案】A
【解析】句意:森林广布的地区有利于生命的繁衍。advantageous有利的,有益的。decorative 装饰性的。attracted 被吸引的。privileged享有特权的。
11. The time for the general offensive was approaching. The commander’s order
soon came _____ all civilians should evacuate the village.
A. when
B. as
C. before
D. that
【答案】D
【解析】句意:马上要发起总攻了,指挥官命令所有平民从村子里撤退。本题中“all civilians should evacuate the village”与之前的“order”互相解释,即同位语关系,其他选项均不符合题意。
12. I know Jonathan quite well and never doubt _____ he can do a good job of it.
A. whether
B. when
C. that
D. what
【答案】C
【解析】句意:我十分了解乔纳森,并且从不怀疑他的工作能力。本句中doubt之前加了表示否定含义的词never,故其后只能用that不能用whether,意为“从不怀疑”。
13. None of us had the final say in this matter, and therefore it was recommended
that we _____ for the authorities.
A. wait
B. waited
C. would wait