西安交通大学研究生综合英语(II)期末考试考试(b)

2005〜2006学年第1学期

西安交通大学研究生综合英语（II）期末考试试题（b）

who pushes her stude nts to excel far bey ond their own expectati ons.

A. in spirati onal

B. educati onal

C. excessive

D. in sta ntan eous

15. Some researchers feel that certa in people have n ervous systems particularly _____ to hot,

dry win ds. They are what we call weather sen sitive people.

A. subjective

B. subord in ate

C. liable

D. vuln erable

16. Hurrica nes are killer win ds, and their _____ power lies in the physical damage they can do.

A. cumulative

B. destructive

C. turbule nt

D. prevale nt

17. In some coun tries, stude nts are expected to be quiet and _____ in the classroom.

A. skeptical

B. faithful

C. obedie nt

D. subsidiary

18. In spite of the ______ e cono mic forecasts, manu facturi ng output has rise n slightly.

A. gloomy

B. miserable

C. shadowy

D. obscure

19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good

health or to _______ d isease.

A. set aside

B. ward off

C. shrug off

D. give away

20. The intern atio nal situati on has bee n grow ing ____ difficult for the last few years.

A. i nvariably

B. presumably

C. i ncreasi ngly

D. dominan tly

21. He ______power and became the king of the country upon the death of his father.

A. presumed

B. resumed

C. con sumed

D. assumed

22. My concerns are not on religious grounds or on the basis of a perceived ____________ ethical

prin ciple.

A. i ntrin sic

B. exotic

C. extol

D. i nalie nable

23. Gen eral Joh nson and his soldiers were accused of _____ t reatme nt of pris oners of war.

A. mild

B. brutal

C. fortu nate

D. tran quil

24. These uses cannot be ______ now; nor are they likely to be in the n ear future.

A. justified

B. champi oned

C. con cealed

D. confined

25. Her misery brought her to the ______ of tears.

A. van dalism

B. verge

C. vigorous

D. zealous

26. His constant attempts to ______ his colleagues ' achievement eventually cause his dismissal.

A. withdraw

B. diminish

C. restra in

D. confine

27. That situation made her _____ down a friend j6b s ffer and strike out on her own.

A. lie

B. hold

C. turn

D. keep

28. It is time to ______ this barbarous custom.

A. do away with

B. take away

C. get away with

D. put away

29. Betwee n the hours of his _____ pursuit of kno wledge, I feel there is many a pause that

refreshes." like a cool drink after a long distanee travel.

A. arduous

B. warm-hearted

C. absurd

D. ambivale nt

30. Everyth ing he said was _____ by what happe ned later.

A. obta ined

B. maintained

C. verified

D. displayed

31. The young woma n _____ w ith an ordinary bank clerk because her pare nts would no t let them

marry.

A. embittered

B. eloped

C. en deavored

D. estra nged

32. She refused to be ______ w ith her youn ger brother who has no manners at all.

A. recon ciled

B. receded

C. reprima nded

D. rudime nt

33. The populati on in this little tow n is______ Chin ese.

A. com monly

B. regularly

C. predo minan tly

D. popularly

34. If profits should _______ i n any field of product ion, the result ing in crease in output would