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