上海交通大学考博英语词汇试题

上海交通大学考博英语词汇试题一、根据上海交通大学华慧教育纲规定,每年词汇题共40小题，每小题0.5分，共20分。

预计测试时间（45分钟） 41. Nicoll made a few __ with his pen on the page he had just read. [ A ] signals [ B ] marks [ C ] signs [ D ] codes 42. During the summer holiday season there are no __ moms in this seaside hotel. [ A ] empty [ B ] blank [ C ] deserted [ D ] vacant 43. Does brain power as we get older.'? Scientists now have some surprising answers. [ A ] desceod [ B ] decline [ C ] deduce [ D ] collapse 44. To be an inventor, one needs profound knowledge as well as a very __ imagination. [ A ] vivid [ B ] bright [ C ] living [ D ] colorful 45. He gave a brief of the history of the university before the opening of the conference. [ A ] reference [ B ] statement [ C ] account [ D ] comment 46. The insurance company paid him $10,000 in after his accident. [ A ] installment [ B ] compensation [ C ] substitution [ D ] commission 47. People who refuse to with the law will be punished. [ A ] obey [ B ] consent [ C ] conceal [ D ] comply 48. Why does a vegetarian restaurant make its dishes resemble meat in every way except __ [ A ] ingredients [ B ] elements [ C ] components [ D ] compounds49. Hot metal as it grows cooler. [ A ] contracts [ B ] reduces [ C ] condenses [ D ] compresses 50. His tastes and habits with those of his wife. [ A ] combine [ B ] compete [ C ] coincide [ D ] compromise 51. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' __ [ A ] command [ B ] conviction [ C ] consent [ D ] compromise 52. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, __ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16. [ A ] compelling [ B ] forced [ C ] obliged [ D ] compulsory 53. The Wright brothers __ the design of thefirst successful motor-powered plane. [ A ] confronted[ B ] concealed [ C ] converted [ D ] conceived 54. Rejecting the urging of his physician father to study medicine, Hawking chose to __ on math and theoretical physics. [ A ] impose [ B ] center [ C ] overwork [ D ] concentrate 55. Among the many subjects in school, mathematics is probably the most , depending least on a student's background and culture. [ A ] universal [ B ]'abstract [ C ] arbitrary [ D ] concrete 56. A good teacher must know how to his ideas. [ A ] convey [ B ] display[ C ] consult [ D ] confront 57. China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us __ a tough,challenging world. [ A ] encounter [ B ] acquaint [ C ] preside [ D ] confront 58. The largest system serving e-mail messengers is the Intemet, a I of millions of computers linked worldwide. [ A ] unity [ B ] combination [ C ] network [ D] connection 59. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year [ A ] guarantee [ B ] safety [ C ] confirmation [ D ] conservation 60. Sometimes they __ their students' poor comprehension to a lack of intelligence. [ A ] distribute [ B ] attribute [ C] contribute [ D ] consider 61. This kind of material can heat and moisture. [ A ] delete [ B ] compel [ C ] repel [ D ] constrain 62. For the past two years, Audi cars have __ Germany's Touring Car Championship. [ a ] dominated [ B ] conquered [ C ] determined [ D ] contested 63. The pollution question as well as other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in again next spring. [ A ] assembly [ B ] session [ C ] conference [ D ] convention 64. The prisoner has been of many privileges that average citizens enjoy. [ a ] ensured [ B ] informed [ C ] deprived [ D ] convinced 65. In order to strengthen his arguments, Toffler __ respectable social scientists who agree with him. [ A ] recites [ B ] confirms [ C ] quotes [ D ] convinces 66.Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable __ to the total cost of the product. [ A ] proportion [ B ] correlation [ C ] connection [ D ] correspondence 67. I was I by their kindness and moved to tears. [ A ] preoccupied [ B ] embarrassed [ C ] overwhelmed [ D ] counseled 68.It's usually the case that people seldom behave in a __ way when in a furious state. [ a ] stable [ B ] rational [ C ] legal [ D ] credible 69. A friendship may be __ , casual, situational or deep and lasting. [ A ] identical [ B ] original [ C ] superficial [ D ] critical 70. Our readers are comfortable with our clear, words that inform and entertain them. [ A ] conventional [ B ] concise [ C ] creative [ D ] crucial 71. By computation, he estimatedthat the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. [ A ] coarse [ B ] rude [ C ] rough [ D ] crude 72. Children and old people (lo not like having their daily __ upset. [ A ] habit [ B ] routine [ C ] practice [ D ] custom 73. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were __ [ A ] hung [ B ] hung back [ C ] cat down [ D ] cat off 74. I tried very. hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat __ [ A ] disapproval [ B ] rejection [ C ] refusal [ D ] decline 75. Last year, thecrime rate in Chicago has sharply _-- [ A ] slipped [ B ] lessened [ C ] descended [ D ] declined 76. I could seethat my wife was __ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not. [ A ] intent on [ B ] adequate for [ C ] short of [ D ] deficient in 77. The human voice often sounds on the telephone. [ A ] twisted [ B ] irregular[ C ] distorted [ D ] deformed 78. Some people either __ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them. [ A ] violently [ B ] enthusiastically [ C ]sincerely [ D ] deliberately 79. We are __-- faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower stand-ard of living. [ A ] readily [ B ] smoothly [ C ]inevitahly [ D ] deliberately 80. Some peoplecriticize family doctors for too many medicines for minor illnesses. [ A] prescribing [ B] ordering [ C ] advising [ D] delivering。