社科院考博英语真题1997
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1997年社科院博士生英语入学考试试题
PART I: Vocabulary (15 points)
1. I have only to read the chapter, which is the last in the book.
A. consequent B. subsequent C. frequent D. sequency
2. We couldn't use our dictionaries during the exam. The teacher said the regulations the
prohibition.
A. forbid B. specify C. tolerate D. encourage
3. The general manager, knowing of Helen's personal problems, to save her from dismissal.
A. interrupted B. interfered C. intervened D. interrelated
4. You should really never hide )our keys outside the house itself, inasmuch as thieves
know where to look.
A. variously B. invariably (2. unavoidably D, visually
5. The test of a good novel is whether the author, though dealing with characters, can bring
them vividly to lilt.
A. alive B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imaginable
6. Professor Williams refused to Tom for his absence from the class.
A. forgive B. warrant C. excuse D, pardon
7. The Public Heath Bureau issued a notice to the general public about the spread of a new
disease, easily spread at gatherings.
A. inherent B. overwhelming C. infectious D. effective
8. If this experiment doesn't , we’ll have to think of another one.
A. come with B. come to C. come off D. come at
9. The puppet in that country is widely shunned by the international community.
A. regime B. administration C. junta D. control
10. October sees a large number of birds from north to south.
A. migrating B. emigrating C. immigrating D. gliding
11. , it is sometimes cruel to be kind.
A. As a dilemma B. To be contrariwise
C. Paradoxically D. Contractually
12. During the early period of economic refrain, we witnessed the of a large number of
national defense plants into civil ones.
A. transformation B. making C. varying D. confounding
13. What is known as the standard metric system has now been by most countries for all
units of measurement.
A. adopted B. adapted C. applicated D. used
14. Actors are usually to audience reaction.
A. emotional B. sensible C. sensitive D. aware
15. A supply of blood is vital to human life.
A. real B. on- going C. continual D. continuous
DIRECTIONS FOR SECTION B: Pick the answer that is the closest synonym to the underlined
word.
16. One scarcely credits it, but this novel, once vilified and censored, now tops the list of best-sellers.
A. sold out soon after publication B. despised by the general public
C. officially examined and banned D. condemned by the critics
17. The passage of warm anti cool patches of air on the Earth's atmosphere causes the twinkling
appearance of stars.
A. gases B. shades C. winds D. expanses
18. Past geological ages preserve in the earth' s crust a number of fossil traces of plants and
animals.
A. residues B. pictures C. precursors D. profusions
19. Variations in growth are indicated on a seasonal basis in temperate regions by a turtle's
epidermal plates.
A. included B. stimulated C. reflected D. prevented
20. The workers, having heard the same old exhortations for years, have become insensitive to
them.
A. familiar with B. accustomed to C. immune to D. fed up with
21. We wanted to go for a coffee after the discussion in order to continue our analysis of the
questions the speaker had propounded.
A. explicated B. announced C. put forward D. dealt with
22. Lounging around discos at all hours of the night are sorry groups of unemployed youths.
A. standing unhappily B. standing in a lazy, idle manner
C. standing proudly D. standing threateningly
23. More so than humans in climbing among the rocks, goats are nimble.
A. slow-going B. good C. sharp D. quick-moving
24. Realizing their business had no future, they decided to embark upon something new.
A. get on B. get up C. get along with D. take part in
25. It is claimed that the First World War arose over the need for raw materials.
A. alleged B. voiced C. tranquil D. obvious
26. The color of his eyes fascinated the natives.
A. amused B. threatened C. intrigued D. worried