考博英语以词汇题形式考查词汇
一、98%的高校在试卷的第一部分或者第二部分以词汇题形式考查词汇：
考查形近词，例如：The lawyer ________ his ideas loudly and clearly in court, which surprised her a great deal.(中科院;2010)
A.acclaimed B.admonished C.addressed D.asserted
考查词组搭配，例如：Whether the extension of consciousness is a “good thing” form human beings is a question that ________a wide solution.(北大;2011)
A. admits of B. requires of C. needs of D. seeks of
考查近义词，例如：We demand some tangible proof of our hard work in the form of statistical data, a product or a financial reward.(医学;2011)
A. intelligible B. infinitive C.substantial D.deficient
常见的有六种题型：(1)以动词为中心与其他词搭配(2)近义词辨析(3)近形异义词(4)同根词辨析(5)词义辨析(6)固定搭配。更多请详见班级课程里详解。
二、词汇在听力、阅读、完形、翻译、写作各专项中得到考查。
“no bricks, no mansions”，词汇量的不足会严重制约听、说、读、写、译等诸多能力的提高。没有一定词汇量的基础，英语词汇与语法结构、阅读理解、完形填空、翻译和写作也就成了“空中楼阁”