句意：尽管怀特教授最初的实验失败了，他仍然坚持研究。

解析：根据上下句的逻辑关系，C为正确答案。

A. Because of （介）因为，由于，表原因，不合逻辑。

B. As to （介）关于，至于，不合题意。

C. In spite of （介）尽管，虽然=despite，表让步，符合题意。

D. In view of （介）考虑到，鉴于，不合题意。

11. Scientists generally agree thatthe Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years______it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age.

句意：科学家们普遍同意，在今后的五十到一百年中，地球的气候将会变暖，其程度与冰河时期以来的两万年中变暖的程度相同。

解析：as muchas 意为“和……一样多”，表示程度，作状语，B为正确答案。

A. as long as 只要（引导条件状语从句）。

B. as much as 表示程度，符合题意。

C. as soon as 一……就（引导时间状语从句）。

D. as well as 和……一样好；和，也。

12. Too much ______ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

句意：过多接触X 光会引起皮肤灼伤、癌症和对身体的其他伤害。

解析：本题考查名词与介词的搭配。空格后的介词to决定了答案为D。

A. disclosure 揭露，揭发（秘密或消息）。［例］make a disclosure of the murder 揭发杀人案。

B. exhibition 展览；表现。［例］on exhibition/exhibition of bad manners 在展览中/举止表现不好。

C. contact 接触，联系。［搭配］in contact with 与……联系。

D. exposure 暴露，揭露。［搭配］exposure to 暴露在……下，接触……，符合搭配。

13. It is well known that knowledge is the ______ condition for expansion of mind.

句意：众所周知，知识是智力发展必不可少的条件。

解析：答案为D。

A. incompatible 不相容的，不和的（常接with）。

B. incredible 不可相信的，不可思议的。

C. indefinite 不明确的，（数量、日期）不确定的。

D. indispensable 不可缺少的。

14. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ______ loud continuous noise.

句意：应该注意减少人们受到的高强度、长时间的噪声干扰。

解析：答案为A。be subjectedto意为“使遭受，受支配”，常接名词。

A. subjected to 使遭受，受支配。

B. filled with 充满。

C. associated with 与……交往，与……联系。

D. attached to （被动）属于；喜欢。

归纳：考研英语中常见的形容词/副词+介词to的搭配。

1）alert to 对……保持警惕

2）adjacent to 与……比邻

3）addicted to 沉溺于

4）indifferent to 对……漠不关心

5）contrary to 违背

6）peculiar to 为……特有

7）proportional to 与……成比例

8）sensible to 对……敏感

9）equivalent to 等于……

10）accessible to 为……容易接近

11）indulgent to 对……宽容

12）obedient to 服从于

13）secondary to 次于

14）susceptible to 易于，易受

15）junior to 比……年幼

16）senior to 比……年长

17）superior to 比……优越

18）inferior to 比……低级

19）prior to 在……之前

20）posterior to 在……之后

15. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something______researching into.

句意：正如你的导师所建议的那样，你应该把时间用在值得研究的问题上。

解析：答案为B。worth后接名词或动名词，意为“值得”。worthy后接介词of+n./being done/to be done。

A. precious 珍贵的。

B. worth 值得（接v-ing）。

C. worthy 值得（接of）。

D. valuable 有价值的。

16. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ______ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

句意：打字时，海伦习惯偶尔停下来抚平她飘逸的长发。

解析：答案为A。

A. occasionally 偶尔，有时。符合句意。

B. simultaneously 同时。不合句意。

C. eventually 最终，最后。不合句意。

D. promptly 敏捷地，迅速地。不合句意。

17. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ______ to it.

句意：我支持你的决定，但我也应该说清楚，我不会受它约束的。

解析：答案为C。

A. connected （with）连接，联系。［例］He is connected with the Smiths. 他与史密斯一家有联系。

B. fastened （to）固定。［例］He fastened his picture to the wall. 他把照片固定在墙上。

C. bound （to）约束。［例］I was bound to my promise. 我得遵守我的诺言。

D. stuck （to）（不用于被动语态）坚持，遵守。［例］Everyone should stick to the rule. 每个人都应遵守制度。

18. In my opinion, you can widen the______of these improvements through your active participation.

句意：在我看来，你可以通过积极参与来扩大这些改进措施的范围。

解析：答案为D。从上下文看，改进措施的“扩展、扩大”只能是“范围、面积”等，而不能是“尺度、体积”等。

A. dimension 尺度。［例］Whatarethe dimensions ofthe room?这间房子的长宽高各是多少?

B. volume 容量，体积。

C. magnitude 巨大（程度）；重要性。

D. scope 范围。

19. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ______.

句意：火灾新闻之后是一篇详细的现场报道。

解析：答案为A。

A. onthe spot当场，现场。

B. onthe site常接of。［例］It was rebuilt on the site o fthe old building. 它是在原来建筑物的旧址上重新建造的。

C. on the location正确短语是on location，意为“在拍外景”。［例］The film actors are on

location in Jamaica. 电影演员在牙买加拍外景。

D. on the ground在地上。［例］He was lying on the ground. 他躺在地上。

20. How many of us______, say, a meeting that is irrelevant to us would be interested in the discussion?

句意：假设我们参加了一个与我们无关的会议，有多少人会对会上讨论的内容感兴趣呢？

解析：答案为B。本题考查英语的分割现象。本句谓语为wouldbeinterested，因此空格处的动词为非谓语形式，排除A和D。say为插入语，意为“比方说”，attending a meeting thatis irrelevantto us的逻辑主语是many ofus，与逻辑主语之间是主谓关系，所以用动词现在分词形式，作后置定语。

21. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style______in a personal one.

句意：我们学过书写商业信函应该用正式文体，而不是用私人信件的写法。

解析：本题考查ratherthan的用法，答案为A。

A. rather than 而不是；宁愿。

B. other than 除……之外。

C. better than 比……好。

D. less than 比……少。

rather than一般有三种含义：

①单纯表示否定，相当于andnot。它可以连接任何相同的结构。

The colour seems green rather than blue. 那颜色好像是绿色，不是蓝色。

They were screaming rather than singing. 他们在尖叫，而不是在唱歌。

I decided to take up golf rather than tennis. 我决定开始打高尔夫球，而不是网球。

He ran rather than walked. 他在跑，而不是在走。

②表示两种说法的正确程度，一般译为“与其说……不如说……”。

He is honest rather than clever. 与其说他聪明不如说他老实。

He is an artist rather than a philosopher. 与其说他是一位哲学家不如说他是一位艺术家。

③表示主观意愿，既可连用，也可分开。

He insisted that he should stay rather than go. 他坚持要留下来而不愿走。

I'd rather take the slowest train than go there by air. 我宁愿坐最慢的火车也不愿乘飞机去。

22. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly ______ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

句意：在那个国家，如果宴会举行前三四天才收到邀请，客人会觉得没有受到尊重。

解析：根据题意，应选B。

A. admired 羡慕，钦佩。［例］We admired him very much. 我们非常羡慕他。

B. regarded 尊敬；看待。［例］They all regard him highly. 人们很尊敬他。

C. expected 盼望，期待。［例］YouYou expect too much of your child. 你对孩子期望太高。

D. worshipped 崇拜（神灵，偶像）。［例］They worship the Sun. 他们崇拜太阳。

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Since then his work has been highly regarded. 从那之后他的工作很受重视。

He is regarded unfavorably. 他不受人喜欢。

23. A man has to make ______ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.

句意：一个人必须积攒足够的钱以备年老时使用。

解析：四个选项中，只有provision可用于make provision for的搭配。故C正确。

A. supply 提供，供给。［例］have a good supply of reading material 有大量的阅读材料。

B. assurance 保证。［例］He gave us the assurance that he would come. 他向我们保证他会来。

C. provision 准备，提供。作“准备”讲时接介词for，作“提供”讲时接介词of。

D. adjustment 调整，调节。［例］make adjustment to the new machine 调整新机器。

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They spent all their money and made no provision for the future. 他们花光了所有的钱，丝毫没有为未来着想。

He made provision for his children's education. 他为子女的教育做了安排。

The provision of food for the flood victims was enough. 给遭受洪水袭击的灾民提供的食物很充足。

24. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ______ free medical care.

句意：众所周知，我们国家的退休工人有权享受免费医疗。

解析：根据句意，A为正确答案。

A. entitled to 有权（资格），后接名词或不定式。［例］be entitled to a free meal 有资格免费用餐。

B. involved in 卷入，牵涉；参与。［例］be involved in a quarrel/strike 卷入争吵/参加罢工。

C. associated with 与……有联系。

D. assigned to 被分配，被指派。［例］Two students were assigned to do the job. 两名学生被指派做这项工作。

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If you fail three times, you are not entitled to try again. 如果失败三次，你就无资格再尝试了。

Every child in Britain is entitled to free education at school. 在英国，每个孩子都有权享受免费的学校教育。

This ticket entitles you to a free seat for the concert. 你可以凭这张票免费听音乐会。

25. I felt ______ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.

句意：我觉得烦得要死，因为我一点也听不懂主席的发言。

解析：四个选项中，fatigued, tired和exhausted为同义词，只是疲劳程度不同。只有bored与其他三个词语含义不同，故应选D。

A. fatigued 劳累的。［例］He was fatigued to death. 他累得要死。

B. tired 劳累的（with/to），厌烦的（of）。

C. exhausted 疲惫不堪的。

D. bored 厌烦的。

26. Your advice would be ______ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.

句意：你的建议对他会非常有价值，他目前已是一筹莫展了。

解析：根据题意，A正确。

A. exceedingly 非常。

B. excessively 过度地，过分地。

C. extensively 广泛地。

D. exclusively 独占地。

27. The river is already______its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood.

句意：由于降雨过多，河水已经与河岸平槽，该城市可能受到洪水的威胁。

解析：根据题意，D正确。

A. parallel to 与……平行（多指线）。［例］The highway runs parallel to the railroad. 那条公路与铁路平行。

B. level in 在……方面相等。［例］The two boys were level in the examination. 那两个男孩考试成绩不相上下。

C. flat on 平坦的；平卧的。［例］He was lying flat on his back. 他平躺着。

D. flush with 与……齐平，不突出。［例］The shelves were flush with the wall. 书架和墙齐平。

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Are the edges flush?这些边齐吗？

The building is flush with the street. 楼房与大街齐平。

These cupboards are flush with the wall. 这些碗橱和墙齐平。

28. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ______ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills.

句意：尽管有专门为语言学习而编写或改编的各种各样的阅读材料，但是还没有培养阅读技巧的综合性系统课程。

解析：根据题意和搭配，A正确。

A. adapted 改编；使适应。［搭配］adaptfor 为……改编。

B. acknowledged 承认（后接动名词，为考试重点）。

C. assembled 集合；装配。

D. appointed 任命，指派。

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Difficult books are sometimes adapted for use in school. 较难的书有时需要改编以便教学使用。

The author is going to adapt his play for television. 作者准备把他的剧本改编为电视剧。

29. We should always keep in mind that ______ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.

句意：我们应永远记住，草率的决定常常使人事后痛心疾首。

解析：根据题意，B正确。

A. urgent 紧急的。［搭配］urgent call/letter/telegram/appeal/measures/message 紧急电话/急信/急电/紧急呼吁/紧急措施/紧急通知。

B. hasty 草率的，仓促的。［搭配］hasty conclusion/words 草率的结论/话。

C. instant 即时的；迅速的。［搭配］instant reply/death/success/relief 即时答复/迅速死亡/迅速成功/即时救援。

D. prompt （动作）迅速的，（人）敏捷的。［搭配］prompt action/payment 迅速行动/及时支付。

30. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women______this field is climbing.

句意：过去，多数林业工人都是男性，但是，今天从事这一领域的女性人数正在增多。

解析：四个选项中只有D可直接接职业、事业等词作宾语，故选D。

A. engaging ［搭配］engage通常与介词in搭配，表示“从事”。

B. devoting ［搭配］devote oneself/one's time/one's life to 献身于，把……用于。

C. registering 注册，登记。

D. pursuing 从事，追求。

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He had set his heart on pursuing his studies abroad. 他决心去国外求学。

She pursued the goal of perfection in her art. 她的目标是追求艺术的完美。

31. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest ______ of being met.

句意：他们增加工资的要求无望实现。

解析：四个词中，只有A符合句意。

A. prospect 希望；（复数）前景。

B. prediction 预测，预言

C. prosperity 繁荣，兴旺。

D. permission 允许，许可。

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Is there any prospect of her recovery? 她有希望复原吗？

The prospects for the car industry are not very good. 汽车行业的前景不乐观。

32. The senior librarian at the circulation desk promised to get the book for me ______ she could remember who last borrowed it.

句意：借书处年龄较大的图书馆员答应，只要她想起谁最后借了那本书就替我找回来。

解析：答案为D。该题考查连接手段。ever since意为“自从”，muchas和eventhough意为“即使，虽然”。ifonly通常表示愿望，意为“但愿，要是（……就好了）”，其后用虚拟语气（谓语动词常用were型和hadbeen型），从句单独使用。有几本考研辅导书认为此处是这种用法。其实，在本句中ifonly是if的强化，引入一个条件，表示“只要达到这个条件就行”。这个条件往往又表示说话人的愿望，后接主句。

33. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were ______.

句意：我当时正在打电话跟安说话，然后突然被打断。

解析：答案为D。

A. hung up （电话）挂断（反义词：hang on别挂电话）；挂起。［例］I'll have to hang up now. 我得挂电话了。

B. hung back 犹豫。［例］Looking around, he found only a few men following him. The rest were hanging back. 他环视四周，发现只有少数人跟在他后面，其余的人踌躇不前。

C. cutdown 砍倒；减少。［例］to cut down a tree with an axe 用斧头把树砍倒；to cut down on smoking 减少吸烟。

D. cut off 打断（话语）；切断（水、电等）。［例］The television show was cut off by a special news report. 电视节目被特别新闻报道打断了。

34. Ms.Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be with everyone who comes to the store.

句意：格林女士住在镇上仅一年，可是来这个商店的每一个人她似乎都认识。

解析：四个选项中，只有D能与with搭配：acquaint sb. with/be（become/get）acquainted with表示“熟悉，了解”。

A. accepted 接受。

B. admitted 承认，接受。

C. admired 羡慕。

D. acquainted 使熟悉（及物动词）。

35. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been ______ the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.

句意：全世界几十个科学小组一直在寻求利用太阳光分解水分子的实用而经济的方法。

解析：根据题意，答案为A。

A. pursuing 寻求。［搭配］pursuethe goalof 追求……目标。

B. chasing 追逐。

C. reaching 达到。

D. winning 赢得。

36. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers'checks, which provide a secure ______ to carrying your money in cash.

句意：建议你外出旅行时带旅行支票，它是一种无须携带现金的安全的变通办法。

解析：答案为D。

A. substitute 替代物（a substitute for……的替代物）。［例］Honey can be used as a substitute for sugar in many recipes. 在许多食谱中，蜂蜜可以代替糖。

B. selection 选择（selection from接人或物，selection of接供选择的范围）。［例］selections from Charles Dickens 狄更斯选集；the selection of a football team 足球队队员选拔。

C. preference 偏爱（物）（preference for）。［例］have a preference for meat 爱吃肉。

D. alternative 可供选择的事物（常与to连用）。［例］The alternative to riding is walking. 代替乘车的一种方式是步行。

37. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.

句意：从固体变成液体时，水吸收它附近所有物质的热量，这种吸收过程造成了它周围的人为低温状态。

解析：答案为A。

A. absorption 吸收。take in=absorption。

B. transition 过渡。

C. consumption 消费。

D. interaction 相互作用。

38. Language, culture, and personality may be considered______of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.

句意：人们可能认为，语言、文化和个性在意识形态里是彼此独立的，但实际上它们不可分割。

解析：答案为D。

A. indistinctly （from）不清楚地，不明显地。

B. separately （from）分离地。

C. irrelevantly （to）不相干地，不切题地。