2004上海交大考博英语真题

2004上海交大考博英语真题

2004上海交大考博英语真题

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II. Vocabulary (10 points)

Part A (5 points)

1. International sport should create goodwill between the nations, bu t in the present organization of the Olympics somehow encourages__ patriotism.

A. obsolete

B. aggressive

C. harmonious

D. amiable

2. One call 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 wild life for intelligent space beings, like the wilderness areas we hav e set up on earth to allow animals to develop naturally while we obs erve them.

A. conservation

B. maintenance

C. storage

D. reserve

5. According to the latest report, consumer confidence___ a breathtak ing

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 competiti on 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

10. When a person dies, his debts must be paid before his ____ can be distributed.

A. paradoxes

B. legacies

C. platitudes

D. analog in

Part B (5 points)

11. He claims that advertising today tends to portray women in tradit

ional roles such as cooking or taking care of the baby.

A. depict

B. advocate D; criticize D. analyze

12,. They achieved more than they had eye dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly riv al.

A. confirm

B. achieve

C.match D exaggerate

13. The most urgent thing is to find a dump. for those toxic____ indu strial wastes.

A. imminent

B. recyclable

C. smelly

D. poisonous

14. British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised the electorate that guns would nor be fired without an attempt to win a further U.N. sa nction.

A. allies

B. delegates

C. voters

D. juries

15. The analysis suggests that the tradeoff between our :children's c ollege and

our own retirement security is ,chilling.

A. frightening

B. promising

C. freezing

D. revealing

16. Their signing of the treaty was regarded as a conspiracy against the British

Crown.

A. secret plan

B. bold attack

C. clever design

D. joint effort

17. Evidence, reference, and foments by the thousand testify to a scr upulous researcher who does considerable justice to a full range of different beneficial and political positions.

A. trustworthy

B. intelligent

C. diligent

D. meticulous

18. Despite their Spartan, isolated lifestyle, them are no stories of women being raped or wanton violence against civilians in the regi on.

A. intriguing

B. exasperating:

C. demonstrative

D. unprovoked

19. The gang derived their nickname from their dark clothing and blac ked up

faces for .nocturnal raids in the forest.

A. illegal

B. night-time C, brutal D. abusive

20. Though sometimes too lazy to work as hard as her sisters, Linda h as a

more avid fondness for the limelight,

A. mercurial B, gallant C. ardent D. frugal

III. Cloze (10 points).

Like many other aspects of the computer age, Yahoo began as an idea, ___ 21 ___ into a hobby and Lately has ____22 ____ into a full- time passion. The

two developers of Yahoo, David Filo and Jerry Yang, Ph. D candidates

___ 23 _ Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, started their guide in April 1994 as a way to keep 24 of their personal interest