考研英语高频词汇
Responsible [rɪˈspɒnsəbl] adj.负责任的
<历年真题考查频次：15次>
真题复现1：Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren’t charged it, but most didn’t realize they owed it and few paid.（2019年英语一第三篇阅读理解P3）
真题翻译：如果不向客户收取销售税，他们通常要自己向州政府缴纳销售税，但大多数客户没有意识到他们欠了销售税，只有少数客户缴纳了销售税。
真题复现2：The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. （2012年英语二第二篇阅读理解P5）
真题翻译：当负责制定教育政策的学校董事会调查此事并举行公开听证会时，家庭作业规则应该搁置。
真题复现3：According to the author, what may chiefly be responsible for the moral decline of Japanese society?（2000年第24题题干）
真题翻译：作者认为，日本社会道德沦丧的主要原因是什么？
