华东政法大学考博英语真题修订版

华东政法大学考博英语

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华东政法大学

2014年博士研究生入学考试英语试卷

第一部分基础英语试题

Part I: Grammar & Vocabulary (15%)

Directions: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1.

1. The governor was ___ by the public for misusing his power for personal interests.

[A] sneaked [B] praised [C] flailed [D] rebuked

2. He ___ at his watch before he left the office.

[A] glanced[B] glimpsed [C] glared [D]

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3. A recent poll shows that, while 81 percent of college students are eligible for some form of financial aid, only 63 percent of these students are __________ such aid.

[A] complaining about [B] recipients of

[C] dissatisfied with [D] turned down for

4. The ____ landlord refused to return the security deposit, claiming falsely that the tenant had damaged the apartment.

[A] unscrupulous [B] resplendent [C] divine [D] deceased

5. Moby Dick, now regarded as a great work of American literature, was virtually

____ when it was first published, and it was not until many years later that Melville’s achievements were ____.

[A] renowned ... relegated [B] notorious ... justified

[C] hailed ... understood [D] ignored ... recognized

6. He refused to _____ that he was defeated.

[A] burlesque [B] conceive [C] acknowledge [D] probe

7. The people stood ______ at the beautiful picture.

[A] glaring [B] gazing [C] peeping [D] gasping

8. The judge is committed to maintaining a _____ of impartiality.

[A] stance [B] motto [C] pretense [D] commotion

9. Dell quit dealing in souped-up versions of other companies’ products, and started

designing, _______ and marketing his own.

[A] fashioning [B] assembling [C] pruning [D] slashing

10. This law ______ the number of accidents caused by children running across the

road when they get off the bus.

[A] intends reducing [B] intends to be reduced

[C] is intended to reduce [D] is intended reducing

11. By the time you arrive in London, we_____in Europe for two weeks.

[A] shall stay [B] have stayed [C] will have stayed [D] have been staying

12. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factual

knowledge _____ our thinking.

[A] which to be based on [B] which to base upon

[C] upon which to base [D] to which to be based

13. The little man was _____ one meter fifty high.

[A] almost more than [B] hardly more than

[C] nearly more than [D] as much as

14. The young applicant is under great ___ at the thought of up-coming job interview.

[A] comprehension[B] apprehension

[C] miscomprehension [D] concern

15. The successful launch of the Special Olympic Games has demonstrated that ___

Shanghai is well on its way to become one of the most internalized metropolises worldwide.

[A] imperceptibly [B] conceivably [C] deceivably [D]

imaginatively

16. I would rather ______ trouble and hardship like that than ____ by others.

[A] had….take care of [B] have…taken care of

[C] had…taken care of [D] have …be taken care of

17. One difficulty _______ the components of economic movements lies in the fact

that those components are not completely independent of one another.

[A] of isolation [B] in isolating [C] will isolate [D] to isolate

18. Interest on short-term government debt soared to an almost unimaginable 210%,

which _____ a total collapse of investor confidence.

[A] amounts to [B] equals to [C] is added up to [D] reaches to

19. It’s a general practice for small factories to _____ more workers during times of

prosperity, and lay off some when recession hits.

[A] take in [B] take over [C] take on [D] take up

20. To ______ freedom against tyranny, our fathers laid down these rules.

[A] ensure [B] guarantee [C] assure

[D] fulfill

21. Merdine is her own woman, with an identity from her mother's.

[A] discrete [B] distinctive [C] distinct [D] discreet

22. She gave him back the money she'd stolen for the sake of her .

[A] conscientious [B] consciousness

[C] conscious [D] conscience

23. They had the attempt to Anderson to the presidency.