【多校考博英语试题详解】
博士研究生入学考试的英语部分是评估考生语言能力、阅读理解、词汇量以及逻辑推理的重要环节。以下是南京大学2003年博士研究生入学考试英语试题的部分题目及其解析：
31. 题目：When the eye of the hurricane paused over there was a lull in the storm.
选项：[ A ] fresh out, burst [ B ] calm interval [ C ] rise in the wind [ D ] freshening
解析："eye of the hurricane"指的是飓风中心的平静区域，当它停留时，风暴会暂时减弱。因此，正确答案是[B] calm interval，意为“平静的间歇”。
32. 题目：The officer indicted the suspect for sabotage.
选项：[ A ] allowed [ B ] ordered [ C ] beseeched [ D ] charged
解析："indicted"是指对某人提出正式指控，所以正确答案是[D] charged，意为“指控”。
33. 题目：It was the very position that they scrambled for.
选项：[ A ] aspired [ B ] fought [ C ] searched [ D ] longed
解析："scrambled for"表示竞争激烈的职位，所以正确答案是[B] fought，意为“争取”。
34. 题目：He promised that he would write legibly.
选项：[ A ] in accordance with law [ B ] easily to be read [ C ] not in accordance with law [ D ] difficult to be read
解析："legibly"意为“清晰地”，所以正确答案是[B] easily to be read，意为“易于阅读”。
35. 题目：The rock was poised on the edge of the cliff.
选项：[ A ] balanced [ B ] dangling [ C ] enhanced [ D ] perpendicular
解析："poised"表示处于平衡状态，所以正确答案是[A] balanced，意为“平衡”。
36. 题目：He reciprocated by wishing her a pleasant journey.
选项：[ A ] cut off [ B ] got back [ C ] gave in return [ D ] put back
解析："reciprocated"表示回报或回应，所以正确答案是[C] gave in return，意为“给予回应”。
37. 题目：No remnants of the settlement of Roanoke were found by the next group of colonists.
选项：[ A] traces [ B ] survivors [ C ] buildings [ D ] implements
解析："remnants"指的是遗迹或残余，所以正确答案是[A] traces，意为“痕迹”。
38. 题目：When the bell rang, the chemistry student jerked her hand.
选项：[A] abruptly pulled [ B ] clapped [ C ] gently moved [ D] rubbed
解析："jerked"表示突然移动，所以正确答案是[A] abruptly pulled，意为“突然拉扯”。
39. 题目：He is dubious about the success of the plan.
选项：[A] ambiguous [ B ] articulate [ C ] indifferent [ D ] doubtful
解析："dubious"意为“怀疑的”，所以正确答案是[D] doubtful，意为“怀疑的”。
40. 题目：In the 1970's, many governments' efforts to curb inflation were unsuccessful.
选项：[ A ]resist [ B ] induce [ C ] sustain [ D ] control
解析："curb inflation"意为“抑制通货膨胀”，所以正确答案是[D] control，意为“控制”。
41. 题目：The movie critic said that Airplane, the parody of disaster movies, was hilarious.
选项：[ A ] suspensible [ B ] noisily merry [ C ] realistic [ D ] very tragic
解析："hilarious"意为“极其好笑的”，所以正确答案是[B] noisily merry，意为“喧闹的快乐”。
42. 题目：In spite of medical advances, that disease is usually fatal.
选项：[ A ] curable [ B ] painful [ C ] deadly [ D ] disabling
解析："fatal"意为“致命的”，所以正确答案是[C] deadly，意为“致命的”。
43. 题目：The sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti, blended medieval grace with Renaissance realism.
选项：[A] produced [ B ] combined [ C ] invented [ D] discovered
解析："blended"意为“融合”，所以正确答案是[B] combined，意为“结合”。
44. 题目：Pilfering by company employees costs many businesses thousands of dollars each year.
选项：[ A ] absent-mindedness [ B ] stealing [ C ] tardiness [ D ] ignorance
解析："pilfering"意为“偷窃”，所以正确答案是[B] stealing，意为“偷窃”。
45. 题目：His special character impeded his ability to speak in front of large groups of people.
选项：[ A ] hindered [ B ] halted [ C
解析："impeded"意为“阻碍”，所以正确答案是[A] hindered，意为“妨碍”。
这些题目涵盖了词汇理解、语法运用、语境推理等多个方面，旨在测试考生的综合英语水平。备考此类考试时，考生应加强词汇记忆，提升阅读理解能力，并掌握各种题型的解题策略。
