20道医学考博英语词汇练习题

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2012年医学考博英语词汇练习题（一）

PartIIVocabulary(10%)

SectionA'

Directions:Inthissectionallthesentencesareincomplete.Fourwordsorphrases,markedA,B,CandD,aregivenbeneatheachofthem.Youaretochoosethewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Then,markyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

1.Anenormousnumberofpeopleintheworld'spoorestcountriesdonothavecleanwateroradequatesanitation

A.capacities

B.facilities

C.authorities

D.warranties

2.Family-planningclinicsgiveoutadvicetopeoplewhohavedecidedtolimitthesizeoftheirfamilies.

A.insensitive

B.interrogative

C.contraceptive

D.communicative

3.Caffeineisthe__drugthatwilljustaboutgetyououtofthedoorontimetocatchthebus.

A.miracle

B.myth

C.trick

D.legend

4.Todayinvestigatorsarestillfarfromamastermapofthevasculatureoftheheart.

A.constituting

B.decoding

C.drafting

D.encoding

5.Ihavenever6eenamorecaring,groupofpeopleinmylife.

A.emotional

B.impersonal

C.compulsory

D.compassionate

6.BythetimeIreachedmyresidency,Itreatingthepatientasawholehumanbeing.

A.yearnedfor

B.brokeinto

C.passfor

D.madefor

7.Wenowobtainmorethantwo-thirdsofourproteinfromanimalsources,whileourgrandparents

onlyone-halffromanimalsources.

A.originated

B.digested.

C.deprived.

D.derived.

8.Obesitycarriesanincreasedriskof

A.mortality

B.mobility.

C.longevity

D.maternity.

9.Thebestexerciseshouldrequirecontinuous,ratherthanfrequentstopsandstarts.

A.compassion

B.acceleration.

C.frustration

D.exertion.

10.Environmentalofficialsinsistthatsomethingbedonetoacidrain.

A.curb

B.sue.

C.detoxify

D.condemn.SectionB

Directions:Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasawordorphraseunderlined.Therearefourwordsorphrasesbeneatheachsentence.Choosetheonewordorphrase,whichcanbestkeepthemeaningoftheoriginalsentenceifitissubstitutedfortheunderlinedpart.makeyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.

11.Itwouldbewildlyoptimistictobelievethattheseadvancesoffsetsuchalargereductioninfarm-land

A.takein

B.makeup

C.cutdown

D.bringabout

12.Tobeginwith,itisimpossibletocomeupwithasatisfactory:definitionofwhatconstituteshap-pyandunhappymarriage.

A.explainBopposeC.representD.propose

13.Politiciansoftenuseemotionalratherthanrationalargentstowinthesupportfortheiractionsandideas.

A.applicable

B.favorable

C.sensitive

D.reasonable

14.Testsareonewayforateachertoassesshowmuchastudenthaslearned.

A.observe

B.appraise

C.appreciate

D.induce

15.Throughlivetelevision,theworldisnowabletowitnesshistoricaleventsastheyhappen.

A.reserve

B.confirm

C.perceive

D.transmit

16.Mostexpertssaythatthenewtaxplanwillhaveanegligibleeffectonthecountry'seconomicproblems.

A.indefinite

B.indispensable

C.infinite

D.insignificant

17.Idon'tknowhowyou'c0utdhaveleftoutthemostimportantfactofall.

A.omitted

B.fabricated

C.pinpointed

D.embraced

18.Familyandculturalbeliefsandnormsareimportantpredictorsofhealth-seekingbehavior.

A.formulations

B.standards

C.principles

D.notions

19.Theremustbeasystematicapproachtoretrievingnotesandanalyzingthem.

A.regaining

B.relieving

C.reversing

D.rectifying

20.Tostudythe"distributionofdiseasewithinanarea,itisusefultoplot（策划）thecasesonamap.

A.ma