考博英语词汇与语法练习（七）

1. Where did you get those oranges? They are not easy to _____ at this time of the year.

A. come into

B. come across

C. come round

D. come by

2. She _____ preparing dinner as soon as she got home.

A. set out

B. set about

C. set forth

D. set aside

3. The contract will _____ at the end of next month.

A. run over

B. run across

C. run down

D. run out

4. She has _____ jogging for twenty years.

A. insisted on

B. consisted in

C. constituted for

D. persisted in

5. He felt rather at a _____ talking to her, because she was so clever.

A. fault

B. defect

C. disadvantage

D. mistake

答案：

1. D 参考译文：你从哪儿得到的这些桔子?这个季节可不容易得到哦。

come into 进入, 继承，...起来，加(归)入

come across 来到, 偶遇

come round 来, 前来, 过访, 绕道而来, 苏醒, 转变, 改主意, 笼络

come by 从旁走过, 得到，取得,经过

2. B 参考译文：她一回家就开始准备晚饭。

set out 出发, 开始, 装饰, 陈列, 测定, 宣布, 移植, 陈述

set about 开始, 散布，攻击,着手

set forth 阐明, 宣布, 提出, 陈列, 出发, 把(会议等)提前，动身

set aside 留出, 不顾, 取消, 驳回

3. D 参考译文：这份合同下个月月底到期。

run over 碾过

run across 撞见，碰见

run down 说。。。坏话，贬低，减少，缩减

run out 用完，耗尽

4. D 参考译文：她坚持慢跑已经20年了。

insist on 坚持, 坚决要求

consist in 存在于

constitute 组成, 任命

persist in 坚持到底,含有持续时间已超过正常指定的时间; 固执于;

5. C 参考译文：他发觉和她说话总是处于不利地位，因为她太聪明了。

fault 过错, 缺点, 故障, 毛病

defect 过失, 缺点

at a disadvantage 处于不利地位

mistake 错误, 过失