中国人民大学美术学04年考博真题

人民大学2004年考博英语试题

Ⅰ LISTENING TEST (20 points)

Ⅱ Vocabulary (10 points)

Part A (5 points)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four

choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the

sentence and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ. Example:

She prefers foreign wine to that produced ________.

A. previously

B. virtually

C. primarily

D. domestically

The sentence should read, “She prefers foreign wine to that produced

domestically.

Therefore, you should choose D. Sample Answer A］［B］［C］［D

1. International sport should create goodwill between the nations, but in the present organization of the Olympics somehow encourages

________patriotism.

A. obsolete

B. aggressive

C. harmonious

D. amiable

2. One can understand others much better by noting the immediate and

fleeting reactions of their eyes and ________ to expressed thoughts.

A. dilemmas

B. countenances

C. concessions

D. junctions

3. People innately ________ for superiority over their peers although it

sometimes takes the form of an exaggerated lust for power.

A. strive

B. ascertain

C. justify

D. adhere

4. Some scientists have suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife ________ for intelligent space beings, like the wilderness areas we have set up on earth to allow animals to develop naturally while we observe

them.

A. conservation

B. maintenance

C. storage

D. reserve

5. According to the latest report, consumer confidence ________ a

breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowest level in 9 years.

A. soared

B. mutated

C. plummeted

D. fluctuated

6. Melissa is a computer ________ that destroyed files in computers and

frustrated thousands of users around the world.

A. genius

B. virus

C. disease

D. bacteria

7. The ________ emphasis on examinations is by far the worst form of

competition in schools.

A. negligent

B. edible

C. fabulous

D. disproportionate

8. The boy seemed more ________ to their poverty after seeing how his

grandparents lived.

A. reconciled

B. consolidated

C. deteriorated

D. attributed

9. During his two-month stay in China, Tom never ________ a chance to

practice his Chinese.

A. passed on

B. passed up

C. passed by

D. passed out