考研英语大纲词汇5500，要全部熟练掌握不是那么容易，尤其对于背单词尤为头疼的考生，在背单词时最好能 够把握一些重点和常考词汇，主次分明，更加有效率。下面新东方在线分享历年真题中涉及的词汇，配以真题例句，帮助考生更好的来学习。下面是2007年真题词汇讲解，大家看看。

　　1.inhabitant(n.居民),hopefully (ad.抱有希望地)

　　[真题例句〕The roughly 20 million inhabitants ,of these nations looked hopefully to the future. 这些国家的大约两千万居民对未来充满期待。【考研，2007，完形】

　　2. share(vt.共同拥有[某种看法、特质或经历]),open(a.[机会、可能的行动、工作等]可用的，可拥有的)，right(n.权利)

　　[真题例句〕Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence shared the ideal of representative government，careers open to talent，freedom of commerce and trade，the right to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society.许多独立运动的领导人在旧政权和伊比利亚殖民主义统治岌岌可危之际出生，他们都怀有这样的治国理念:代议制政府、为有才能的人提供职业选择、商业贸易自由、私有财产所有权以及个人是社会基础的信念。【考研，2007，完形】

　　3. generally (ad.普遍地)，common (a.[目的、信仰、思想等]共同的)

　　[真题例句〕Generally there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states，large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a common set of laws.他们普遍认为新国家应该是独立自主的国家，大到能够维持自身的经济水平，并由一套共同法律把它们联合起来。【考研，2007，完形】

　　4, freedom(n.自由)，however (ad.然而，但是),among ( prep.在…当中)

　　[真题例句〕On the issue of freedom of religion and the position of the Church, however, there was less agreement among the leadership.但是，在宗教自由和教会地位问题上，领导人之间存在着分歧。【考研，2007，完形】

　　5. allow ( vt.接受，承认)

　　[真题例句〕Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one allowed by the Spanish crown.罗马天主教过去是西班牙国教，是唯一得到西班牙王室承认的宗教。【考研，2007，完形】

　　6. exclusion(n.排除)

　　[真题例]While most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism as the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the exclusion of other faiths.虽然大多数领导人试图继续将天主教作为新国家的官方宗教，一部分领导人却致力于终结这种排斥其他信仰的状况。【考研，2007，完形】

　　7.cry (n.口号)

　　[真题例句]The defense of the Church became a rallying cry for the conservative forces.保卫教会成为保守势力的战斗口号。【考研，2007，完形】

　　8. promise(v.保证，答应),in return(作为…回报)

　　[真题例句]Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had promised in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated.玻利瓦尔得到海地的援助后，作为回报，他承诺在自己解放的地区废除奴隶制。【考研，2007，完形】

　　9. remaining (a.剩余的，其余的，留下的)

　　[真题例句〕By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain's remaining colonies.到1854年，除了西班牙残余的殖民地外，其他地区都已废除奴隶制。【考研，2007，完形】

　　10. slow.(a.慢的，缓慢的),produce (vt.带来，产生)

　　[真题例]Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much slower because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies produced.之前承诺的取消印第安人的纳贡以及取消对混血人种的征税实现起来就缓慢得多，这是因为新独立的国家仍然需要这些政策所带来的税收收人。【考研，2007，完形】

　　11.be unprepared for(对…无准备)

　　[真题例句〕Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was unprepared for self-rule and democracy.由于担心大众没有对自治和民主做好准备，所以平等主义者的情绪世时常有所缓解。【考研，2007，完形】

　　12.mania(n.狂热，热衷)

　　[真题例句〕Soccer-mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime, at the annual peak of soccer mania.痴迷足球的父母更可能在春天这个一年之中足球狂热的高峰期孕育子女。【考研，2007，阅读】