考研英语词汇运用试题解析-2
核心提示：
After a three year ---1--- of the social and behavioral sciences, a committee of the NRC has concluded that these sciences are ---2--- in the race for federal science funds. Between 1972 and 1978, federal support for the social and behavioral sciences fell 25 percent, while support for other areas of science rose 36 percent.
Psychological, social and cultural studies ---3--- virtually everything that people treat as a problem in our civilization,the committee writes,play a large role. Paradoxically one would think these would be times when social science research would be riding high. Yet eve though governments are more thap alarmed about a variety of social problems they are inclined to deal with them by ---4---and(often)error. The abuse of drugs is a widespread concern, but governments seem to with the qualifications of teachers and their salaries.
If we lack an adequate understanding of drug abuse and educational processes, are we ---5--- attempting to deal with these behaviours What domains of your life could benefit from social and behavioral science research?
For instance, are we concerned about--6--- Consider that recent sociological research reveals that nearly half of all urban dwelling American males can expect to be arrested for some non traffic offense during their lives. However, a very small group of career predators are ---7--- for a grossly disproportionate share of all crimes committed. What does this insight suggest to you about American criminal ---8--- and prison policies. Sociological work also shows that most criminals ---9--- their careers by age 25 to 30. Does this finding have policy implication? If a 29-year-old-burglar whose criminal career is nearly over is imprisoned for ten years, may many years of that imprisonment be wasted on expensive and unnecessary ---10---?
1，
A )checkup
B )verification
C )survey
D )authentication
2，
A )getting out
B )losing out
C )giving out
D )coming out
3，
A )permeating through
B )persevering in
C )penetrating into
D )pertaining to
4，
A )triage
B )trial
C )examination
D )investigation
5，
A )getting blind
B )playing blind
C )flying blind
D )thinking blind
6，
A )movie
B )crime
C )opera
D )work
7，
A )reasonable
B )believable
C )credible
D )responsible
8，
A )Justice
B )determination
C )estimation
D )measurement
9，
A )cease
B )hang
C )halt
D )end
10，
A )consignment
B )confinement
C )entertainment
D )containment
1)
[C ]
A )checkup
审查,鉴定,健康检查
B )verification
确认,查证,作证
C )survey
纵览,视察,测量,概观,调查,俯瞰
D )authentication
证明,鉴定
解：根据单词的意思来排除
经过了3年的调查研究............
2)
[B ]
A )getting out
出去,离开,逃脱,摆脱,泄露,说出,出版,弄出来
B )losing out
未能赢取，获得
C )giving out
分发 (奖品、用纸、宣传单等) ,散发
D )coming out
出来,出现;
解：依据上下文意思推断出，“社会科学和行为科学的研究正在失去联邦政府的支持.......”
3)
[D ]
A )permeating through
渗透入
B )persevering in
坚持
C )penetrating into
刺入
D )pertaining to
属于,关于,附属,适合,相称
解：
分析4个选项从通顺的观点可排除A，B，C
Psychological, social and cultural studies pertaining to virtually......
心理学，社会学等实际上是关于.........
4)
[B ]
A )triage
1 分类
2 已分类的事物
B )trial
试验,考验
C )examination
测验,审查
D )investigation
调查,研究
解：
词义辨析。
"...inclined to deal with them by ......."
倾向于用试验的方法来处理....
5)
[ C]
A )getting blind
无此搭配，是干扰选项
B )playing blind
无此搭配，是干扰选项
C )flying blind
盲目的..
D )thinking blind
无此搭配，是干扰选项
解：
如果我们缺乏对******和教育过程的理解，那么我们就会盲目...........
6)
[B ]
A )movie
电影
B )crime
犯罪,罪行,罪恶
C )opera
歌剧
D )work
工作,劳动,职业
解：
依据后半部文章所谈所涉及的内容，来推理出此选项。
由"...nearly half of all urban dwelling American males can expect to be arrested for....."
知道前面一定是we concerned about “crime”
7)
[D]
A )reasonable
合理的,明理的,适当的
B )believable
可信的
C )credible
可信的,可靠的
D )responsible
有责任的,负责的,责任重大的,可靠的
解：
词义辨析。
responsible for
有责任的,负责的
8)
[ A]
A )Justice
审判,司法
B )determination
决心,果断
C )estimation
判断,值计,尊重
D )measurement
度量,度量单位
解：
词义辨析,依据后半段文章推理。
其他3个迷惑项词义上差距较大！
9)
[C ]
A )cease
停止,终了
B )hang
悬挂,附着
C )halt
使停止,使立定
D )end
结束,终结,终止
解：
词义辨析。
但是A，D 也可以讲的过去呀，但是从文章内容上分析可以看出，犯罪并不意味着某人事业的
终结，只是暂停了他的事业发展。
10)
[B ]
A )consignment
委托
B )confinement
限制,禁闭,******
C )entertainment
娱乐,款待,娱乐表演
D )containment
牵制,遏制
解：
词义辨析。
依据后几句话的意思，文章是说有必要浪费在不必要的******中吗！