中山大学大学博士研究生考试英语真题

中山大学大学博士研究生考试英语真题

1 博士研究生入学考试英语试卷

第一部分 基础英语试题

Part I: Grammar & Vocabulary (15%)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence and then mark your

answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.

1. The governor was ___ by the public for misusing his power for personal interests.

[A] sneaked [B] praised [C] flailed [D] rebuked

2. He ___ at his watch before he left the office.

[A] glanced [B] glimpsed [C] glared [D] scribbled

3. A recent poll shows that, while 81 percent of college students are eligible for some form of

financial aid, only 63 percent of these students are __________ such aid.

[A] complaining about [B] recipients of

[C] dissatisfied with [D] turned down for

4. The ____ landlord refused to return the security deposit, claiming falsely that the tenant had

damaged the apartment.

[A] unscrupulous [B] resplendent [C] divine [D] deceased

5. Moby Dick, now regarded as a great work of American literature, was virtually ____ when it 中山大学大学博士研究生考试英语真题

2 was first published, and it was not until many years later that Melville’s achievements were

____.

[A] renowned ... relegated [B] notorious ... justified

[C] hailed ... understood [D] ignored ... recognized

6. He refused to _____ that he was defeated.

[A] burlesque [B] conceive [C] acknowledge [D] probe

7. The people stood ______ at the beautiful picture.

[A] glaring [B] gazing [C] peeping [D] gasping

8. The judge is committed to maintaining a _____ of impartiality.

[A] stance [B] motto [C] pretense [D] commotion

9. Dell quit dealing in souped-up versions of other companies’ products, and started designing,

_______ and marketing his own.

[A] fashioning [B] assembling [C] pruning [D] slashing

10. This law ______ the number of accidents caused by children running across the road when

they get off the bus.

[A] intends reducing [B] intends to be reduced

[C] is intended to reduce [D] is intended reducing

中山大学大学博士研究生考试英语真题

3 11. By the time you arrive in London, we_____in Europe for two weeks.

[A] shall stay [B] have stayed [C] will have stayed [D] have been staying

12. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual knowledge

_____ our thinking.

[A] which to be based on [B] which to base upon

[C] upon which to base [D] to which to be based

13. The little man was _____ one meter fifty high.

[A] almost more than [B] hardly more than

[C] nearly more than [D] as much as

14. The young applicant is under great ___ at the thought of up-coming job interview.

[A] comprehension [B] apprehension

[C] miscomprehension [D] concern

15. The successful launch of the Special Olympic Games has demonstrated that ___ Shanghai is

well on its way to become one of the most internalized metropolises worldwide.

[A] imperceptibly [B] conceivably [C] deceivably [D] imaginatively

16. I would rather ______ trouble and hardship like that than ____ by others.

[A] had….take care of [B] have…taken care of

[C] had…taken care of [D] have …be taken care of 中山大学大学博士研究生考试英语真题

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17. One difficulty _______ the components of economic movements lies in the fact that those

components are not completely independent of one another.

[A] of isolation [B] in isolating [C] will isolate [D] to isolate

18. Interest on short-term government debt soared to an almost unimaginable 210%, which _____

a total collapse of investor confidence.

[A] amounts to [B] equals to [C] is added up to [D] reaches to

19. It’s a general practice for small factories to _____ more workers during times of prosperity,

and lay off some when recession hits.

[A] take in [B] take over [C] take on [D] take up

20. To ______ freedom against tyranny, our fathers laid down these rules.

[A] ensure [B] guarantee [C] assure [D] fulfill

21. Merdine is her own woman, with an identity from her mother's.

[A] discrete [B] distinctive [C] distinct [D] discreet

22. She gave him back the money she'd stolen for the sake of her .

[A] conscientious [B] consciousness

[C] conscious [D] conscience

中山大学大学博士研究生考试英语真题

5 23. They had the attempt to Anderson to the presidency.

[A] evolve [B] elevate [C] evoke [D] evince

24. I’m afraid our food stock will be ___ before long.

[A] put up [B] stayed up [C] saved up [D] used up

25. Mr. Morrison has a great ___ for anything that is oriental and exotic

[A] vision [B] emotion [C] contribution [D] passion