2006华政博士英语基础试题

华东政法学院

2006年博士研究生入学考试英语试卷

Part One: Grammar & Vocabulary (20%)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

1. The evening was beginning to as we waited.

A. extend

B. prolong

C. drag

D. delay

2. Please us with your plans.

A. acquaint

B. inform

C. tell

D. notify

3. The book’s significance him.

A. failed

B. missed

C. escaped

D. deluded

4. She said she would be late, she arrived on time.

A. anyhow

B. yet

C. however

D. accordingly

5. L et’s this room a bit.

A. cheer up

B. inspire

C. stimulate

D. liven up

6. amounts of noxious wastes were dumped into the Songhuajiang River.

A. Appreciated

B. Appreciable

C. Appreciative

D. Appreciating

7. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest______ of being met.

A. prospect

B. prediction

C. prosperity

D. permission

8. As your teacher, I’m just curious what difficulties any of you may come when writing in English.

A. up with

B. up against

C. round to

D. in on

9. Amid fears of a global flu pandemic, Roche has decided to up production of Tamiflu, the only drug that may be able to treat the illness.

A. pull

B. play

C. turn

D. step

10. Scientists, archaeologists and historians are trying to the mystery of Egypt's sunken cities.

A. unbind

B. untangle

C. unwind

D. unravel

11. They walked through the warmth of late September to a cafe across the street.

A. remaining

B. delaying

C. loitering

D. lingering

12. I was taken when I saw him because he had lost all his hair.

A. aback

B. aside

C. about

D. apart

13. Investors rushed into the market,that prices would rise.

A. instructing

B. entrusting

C. relying

D. assuming

14. Because of her poor performance, Jane had to the possibility of being fired.

A. face up to

B. look up to

C. stand up to

D. wake up to

15. In an effort to culture shocks, I think there is value in knowing something about the nature of culture.

A. get off

B. get by

C. get through

D. get over

16. My remark will ____ to your earlier comments about the issue of culture shocks.

A. compare

B. relate

C. depend

D. accord

17. A memorial _____ was held yesterday for the victims of the Nanjing Massacre.

A. inspection

B. investigation

C. observance

D. observation

18. It is a joke among the natives that you have to lie down on your back to see the sun.

A. steady

B. standing

C. stable

D. persisting

19. When writing in English, we shall always be to details.

A. attentive

B. observant

C. recurrent

D. earnest

20. ______ you find yourself in a condition of being troubled or worried about some trifles, please cultivate a hobby.

A. Could

B. Should

C. Might

D. May

Part Two. Reading Comprehension (30%).

Directions: In this section there are five reading passages followed by a total of fifteen multiple-choice questions. Read the passages and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

TEXT A

Policeman as a Writer

I decided to begin the term's work with the short story since that form would be the easiest for the police officers, not only because most of their reading up to then had probably been in that genre, but also because a study of the reaction of people to various situations was something they relied on in their daily work. For instance, they had to be able to predict how others would react to their directives and interventions before deciding on their own form of action; they had to be able to take in the details of a situation quickly and correctly before intervening. No matter how factual