西安交通大学综合英语(II)考试题A

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西安交通大学研究生综合英语(II)期末考试试题(A)

姓名 学 号 英语班号

考场 所在院系 考试日期 2007年7月5日

Part one Vocabulary (20 points)

Directions: in this section, there are forty incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are

four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then

mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter with a pencil.

1. She is A with the idea that somebody is trying to poison her.

A. obsessed B. baffled C. curious D. doubted

2. The flood finally B , and people started to clean up the ruins.

A. arose B. receded C. ceased D. returned

3. Personality in Americans is further complicated by __B_____ waves of immigration from

various countries

A. successful B. successive C. distracting D. reluctant

4. The hurricane has __C_______ the foundation of the ancient bridge.

A. solidified B. covered C. undermined D. outreached

5. The exhibition is designed to ____D____ further cooperation between Chinese TV industry and

overseas TV industries.

A. diminish B. executive C. propose D. facilitate

6. Beijing Television-Station Transmitting Tower really looks magnificent at night when it‟s

___A_____.

A. illuminated B. illustrated C. set out D. beautified

7. Those people come from different areas and have ___A______ cultural backgrounds.

A. diverse B. distinctive与众不同的 C. similar D. separated

8. Nowadays, more and more people are B of political promises.

A. scornful B. skeptical C. credulous D. delighted

9. The __D______ of our time is to build a more harmonious society

A. discipline B. compulsion C. administration D. mandate

10. After several years of hard working, he finally rose to ____B______.

A. poverty B. affluence C. distinguish D. renovation

11. The nobles treat the common people with ___D____ contempt.

A. disgusting B. abusive C. mockery D. arrogant

12. Preparing a dictionary of such a size is A work.

A. arduous B. restless C. profound D. pedantic

13. His health condition had ____d____ while he was in prison.

A. suffered B. recovered C. improved D. degenerated

14. Nothing could ___B____ the cruelty with which she had treated the kid.

A. explain B. mitigate C. adjust D. aggravate

15. Lighting levels are carefully controlled in this library for d reading convenience.

A. optional B. required C. standard D. optimal 第 2 页 共 11 页 16. Many observers believe that country will remain in state of chaos 份 it fails to solve its

__c____ food shortage problem.

A. transient B. permanent C. chronic D. serial

17. Short, frequent practice is more effective than long, infrequent sessions, because it is less

d .

A. deliberate B. harmful C. sophisticated D. fatiguing

18. In the accident three men were trapped in a _B_____ ship, and their only hope was the radio

signal.

A. relentless B. submerged C. destroyed D. ruined

19. Nearly eleven thousand people have been arrested for __c______ the ban on street trading.

A. disclosing B. blaming C. defying D. cooperating

20. Those words are __b______ and you can find them now only in ancient books.

A. abstruse B. obsolete C. problematic D. redundant

21. Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose __B____ to pass time.

A. rather than B. other than C. as well D. except for

22. The ___a____ between religion and science has been going on for centuries.

A. clash B. crush C. indifference D. indulgence

23. There are often discouraging predictions that have not been ___b___ by actual events.

A. utilized B. verified C. mobilized D. modified

24. Tom was __a_____ of a crime he didn‟t commit. He fought for many years to clear his name

A. convicted B. convinced C. conceived D. condemned

25. Actor Pierce Bronson may play the serial killer in movies, but in real life he is a ___d___

father and a loving husband.

A. devastated B. deserved C. desperate D. devoted

26. This local evening paper has a _C___ of twenty-five thousand.

A. bogus B. contribution C. circulation D. celebration

27. The smell of the chocolate cake was so __A____ that her mouth began to water.

A. tempting B. annoying C. disgusting D. exotic

28. Steel is an alloy composed _____c____ of iron and carbon.