2001年對外經濟貿易大學英語學院761基礎英語考研真題及詳解
Part O e: Vocabulary
I. Check the word or phrase you believe is closest in meaning to the key word. (7.5%)
l. Ravage
A. to enrage
B. to plunder
C. to devour
D. to wear away
【答案】B查看答案
【解析】ravage毀壞，掠奪。plunder搶劫，掠奪。devour（火災等）毀滅，破壞。wear away磨損，（時間）消逝。
2．Edify
A. to scold
B. to praise
C. to improve and enlighten
D. to have exceptional pleasure from
【答案】C查看答案
【解析】edify教導，啟發。enlighten啟發，啟蒙。scold責罵，斥責。praise稱贊，歌頌。exceptional例外的，特殊的。

3．Haggle
A. to wrangle or dispute
B. to scold
C. to lie
D. to beg
【答案】A查看答案
【解析】haggle（就價格、條件等）爭論，討價還價。wrangle爭論，爭吵；dispute辯論，爭執。scold責罵，斥責。

4．Curtail
A. to curl or intertwine
B. to deprive of
C. to confuse
D. to cut short
【答案】D查看答案
【解析】curtail縮減，減少。cut short縮減，截短。curl（使）卷曲。intertwine（使）纏繞。deprive of剝奪，使喪失。

5．Supplicate
A. to strangle
B. to grow weak
C. to beg humble
D. to curse
【答案】C查看答案
【解析】supplicate哀求，祈求。beg humble謙卑地請求。strangle勒死，絞殺。curse詛咒，咒罵。

6．Extol
A. to announce
B. to collect
C. to scold or harass
D. to praise
【答案】D查看答案
【解析】extol贊美。praise稱贊，歌頌。announce宣布。scold責罵；harass煩惱。

7．Facilitate
A. to tease
B. to make easy
C. to pretend
D. to congratulate
【答案】B查看答案
【解析】facilitate使容易，使便利。make easy使輕松，變得容易。tease取笑，欺負。pretend假裝，裝扮。congratulate祝賀，慶祝。

8．Cavort
A. to prance around
B. to fling
C. to find fault with
D. to enjoy in a carefree manner
【答案】A查看答案
【解析】cavort騰躍。prance騰躍，歡躍。fling猛投，拋，擲。find fault with挑剔，找…的毛病。carefree輕松愉快的，不負責的。

9．Sully
A. to keep hidden; make secret
B. to hinder
C. to defile; soil
D. to put the blame on someone
【答案】C查看答案
【解析】sully弄臟，玷污（名譽等）。defile玷污，褻瀆；soil弄臟，污辱。hinder妨礙，阻止。put the blame on someone把責任推到別人的頭上。

10．Usurp
A. to charge high interest rates
B. to intrude upon
C. to disturb
D. to seize power or position