上海交通大学考博英语模拟试卷5 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Cloze 4. Writing
Structure and Vocabulary
1． Although it is only a small business,its____is surprisingly high.
A．turn-up
B．turn-over
C．turn-about
D．turn-out
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：turn-up“开大(声音)；出现”；turn-over“营业额”；turn—about“反复思考；向后转”；turn-out“生产，制造”。 
2． Unfortunately not all of us obtain our just____in this life.
A．demands
B．gains
C．deserts
D．wins
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：demand“要求，所要求的事物”；in great demand“需求量很大”；gain“盈利，获利”；deserts“应得的赏罚，功劳”；win“(体育比赛中)胜利”。 
3． That contract, with which we had a disagreement last month,has now gone____.
A．through
B．down
C．over
D．around
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：go through“检查，穿过，通过”；go down“降低，被接受，得到赞同”；go over“留下印象，搁置起来”；go around“参观；到处走动”。 
4． The____of two houses proved such a financial burden that they were forced to sell one.
A．upsurge
B．upshot
C．upturn
D．upkeep
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：upsurge“急剧增长，激发，突发”；upshot“结局，终点”；upturn“上升，好转”；upkeep“维修(费)，保养费，生活费”。 
5． ____through the attic and see if you can find anything for the jumble sale.
A．Leash
B．Rummage
C．Flutter
D．Scrape
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：leash“用皮带系上，[喻]束缚，控制”；rummage“搜查，搜出”；flutter“飘动，振翼，拍翅膀”；scrape“刮，擦”；scrape through“勉强通过”。 
6． How about a glass of orange juice to____your thirst?
A．quash
B．quell
C．quench
D．quieten
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：quash“拒绝接受，镇压，压服”；quell“平息”；quench“结束，熄灭，淬火”；quench one’s thirst“解渴”；quieten“安静；抚慰”。 
7． Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book,she is always____her place.
A．missing
B．slipping
C．bothering
D．losing
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：miss“错过，失去，想念”；slip“滑倒，摆脱”；slip one’s mind“忘记”；bother“打扰，烦扰，把……弄糊涂”；bother(oneself)about(bother one’s head about)“为……而操心”；lose“遗失，浪费”；lose one’s place“不到地方”。 
8． She was putting on her watch when the____broke and it fell to the ground.
A．belt
B．string
C．tie
D．strap
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：belt“腰带，地带”；string“细绳”；tear one’s heart string“扣人心弦”；tie“领带，束缚”；strap“带子，肩带，背带”。 
9． I washed this dress and the color____.
A．flowed
B．escaped
C．ran
D．removed
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：flow“流动，循环”；escape“逃脱，泄漏”；run“跑，(使)流动，(颜)”；
remove“移走”；beremoved from“与……远离；与……不一样”。 
10． The recent economic crisis has brought about a____in world trade.
A．sag
B．tilt
C．droop
D．slump
正确答案：D
解析：各项的意思是：sag“下陷，松弛”；tilt“倾斜”；droop“倾斜，颓丧，消沉”；slump“萧条期，(个人、球队等的)低潮状态”。 
11． Although we decorated the room only six months ago, the paint on the ceiling is already____because of the damp.
A．crumbling
B．flaking
C．disintegrating
D．splintering
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：crumble“把……弄碎，衰落，崩溃”；flake“剥落”；flake out“精疲力竭，昏昏入睡，昏过去”；disintegrate“(使)破裂；(使)崩溃”；splinter“(使)裂成碎片，(使)分裂”。 
12． The false banknotes fooled many people,but they did not____to close examination.
A．put up
B．keep up
C．stand up
D．look up
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：put up“举起，投宿”；keep up“(使)不倒下，准上，跟上，维修”；stand up to“经久耐用，站得住脚”；look up“向上看，抬头看，查”。 
13． They Were making enough noise at the party to wake the____.
A．dead
B．living
C．lunatic
D．crippled
正确答案：A
解析：各项的意思是：dead“死去的，麻木的”；living“活着的，现存的”；iunatic“极其愚蠢的，疯狂的”；crippled“残废的”。 
14． If you would like to send a donation,you can_____a cheque to the Food Organization of Children.
burden是什么意思A．make up
B．make for
C．make out
D．make off
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：make up“编造，偿还”；make for“冲向，向……猛扑，有利于，致使”；make out“填写(表格)，开出(支票、账单)，辨认出”；make off“匆匆逃掉”。 
15． The students visited the museum and spent several hours with the____,who was very helpful.
A．curator
B．bursar
C．commissioner
D．steward
正确答案：A
解析：各项的意思是：curator“馆长”；bursar“财务主管；奖学金获得者”；commissioner“专员；委员，特派员”；steward“乘务员，服务员，管理员”。 
16． The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was_____.
A．absolved
B．acquitted
C．pardoned
D．executed
正确答案：B
解析：各项的意思是：absolve“不受责难，开脱(罪责)”；acquit“宣判……无罪；使(自己)做出某种表现”；acquit sb．of“宣判某人(无罪)”；pardon“宽恕，原谅”；execute“执行，使生效”；be summarily executed“就地正法”。 
17． Mary was extremely lucky:when her great-uncle died,she____a fortune.
A．came by
B．came over
C．came into
D．came through
正确答案：A
解析：各项的意思是：come by“经过，得到，获得”；come over“在上空经过，从远处来，被通过”；come into“加入，参加”；come through“穿过，传来，接通”。 
18． The drunken couple did nothing to keep the flat clean and tidy and hived in the utmost_____.
A．decay
B．contamination
C．squalor
D．confinement
正确答案：C
解析：各项的意思是：decay“腐败，衰退的状态”；contamination“玷污，污染，污染物”；squalor“污秽，肮脏，邋遢”；confinement“(被)限制，(被)禁闭，分娩”。 
19． Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but_____slightly in the afternoon.