南京大学英语2003年博士研究生入学考试试题

南京大学——英语2003年博士研究生入学考试试题

31. When the eye of the hurricane paused over there was a lull in the storm.

[ A ] fresh out, burst [ B ] calm interval [ C ]rise in the wind [ D ] freshening,

32, The officer indicted the suspect for sabotage.

[ A ] allowed [ B ] ordered [ C ] beseeched [ D ] charged

33. It was the very position that they scrambled for.

[ A ] aspired [ B ] fought [ C ] searched [ D ] longed

34. He promised that he would write legibly.

[ A ] in accordance with law [ B ] easily to be read

[ C ] not in accordance with law [ D ] difficult to be read

35. The rock was poised on the edge of the cliff.

[ A ] balanced [ B ] dangling [ C ] enhanced [ D ] perpendicular

36. He reciprocated by wishing her a pleasant journey.

[ A ] cut off [ B ] got back [ C ]] gave in return [ D ] put back

37. No remnants of the settlement of Roanoke were found by the next group of colonists.

[ A] traces [ B ] survivors [ C ] buildings [ D ] implements

38. When the bell rang, the chemistry student jerked her hand.

[A] abruptly pulled [ B ] clapped [ C ] gently moved [ D] rubbed

39. He is dubious about the success of the plan.

[A] ambiguous [ B ] articulate [ C ] indifferent [ D ] doubtful

40. In the 197O's, many governments' efforts to curb inflation were unsuccessful.

[ A ]resist [ B ] induce [ C ] sustain [ D ] control

41. The movie critic said that Airplane, the parody of disaster movies, was hilarious.

[ A ] suspensible [ B ] noisily merry [ C ] realistic [ D ] very tragic 42. In spite of medical advances, that disease is usually fatal.

[ A ] curable [ B ] painful [ C ] deadly [ D ] disabling

43. The sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti, blended medieval grace with Renaissance realism.

[A] produced [ B ] combined [ C ] invented [ D] discovered

44. Pilfering by company employees costs many businesses thousands of dollars each year.

[ A ] absent-mindedness [ B ] stealing [ C ] tardiness [ D ] ignorance 45. His special character impeded his ability to speak in front of large groups of people.

[ A ] hindered [ B ] halted [ C ] accelerated [ D ] fostered

Section B

Directions: Questions 46 -- 60 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked A, B, C and D.

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then blacken your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet.

46. The school could no__ building apartments for the staff members. [ A ] run out [ B ] run out of [C] run to ID] run into

47. We had to wait some time before the menu was brought to us and our orders___

[ A ] taken [ B ] given [ C ] done [ D ] made

48. Anthropology can be an subject.

[ A ] abstemious [ B ] abstruse [ C ] ambidextrous [ D ] ambience 49. The Chairman of our dramatic society was in the middle of phoning me when we were

IAI cut in {B] cut off ICI cut down ID] cut out

50, Accidents and exhaustion may force more than half the cyclists to drop out ~fore reaching the

IAI dead line [ B ] end line [C] finish line ID] finishing line

51, The well-meaning lady always her opinions into matters of no concern to her.

[ A ] obtruded [ B ] intruded [ C J extruded [ D ] protruded

52. If you keep getting wrong numbers, your phone could be

IAI deceptive [ B ] defective ICI deficient ID] ineffective

53. Researchers claim it's all the high-rises in this area that make the on television sets so poor.

[ A] station [ B ] reception [ C ] programmed [ D] quality

54. The light of day can be seen at about four o'clock.

[ A ] incipient [ B ] incisive [ C ] incestuous [ D] incite

55. After spending so many days lost in the desert, he was suffering from severe

[A] hyper hydration [ B ] hypo hydration [ C ] sub hydration [ D ] dehydration

56. Henry Adams Joseph Williams as the Ambassador to Russia.

[ A ] supervised [ B ] superseded [ C ] superconductor [ D ] supercharged 57. The highest mountain in New Zealand, Mount Cook, is now 10 feet shorter because some of the__ at its top slid down in 1991.

[ A ] land [ B ] soil [C] earth [ D ] dirt

58. When Ken studied at Stanford University, he lived the University. [ A ] out of [ B ] apart from IC] distant from [ D ] a long way from 59. On that bitterly cold winter night ,few people walked along the now narrow street.

[ A ] deserted [ B ] lonely [ C ] isolated [ D ] neglected

60. The Sears Company recently made because of financial troubles. [ A ] cuts [B] demands ICI omissions ID] orders

Part IH STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION (10%)

Directions: In questions 61 -- 70, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked