2017年西南大学博士入学考试英语试题+答案解析

西南大学2017年博士入学考试英语试题

Part I:Grammar and Vocabulary(20%)

Directions:There are twenty sentences in this section.Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and write your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

1.The conference chairman made a_______statement before beginning the main business of the afternoon session.

A.interesting

B.renewable

C.reversible

D.preliminary

2.Doing research will be much easier if you have someone to bounce ideas off and to give you_______in the entire process.

A.reward

B.insurance

C.interest

D.feedback

3.The_______that she suggested for discussion were based on the most recent medical research.

A.contributions

B.occupations

C.expostulations

D.amendment

4.Malaysia and Indonesia rely much on open markets for forest and fishery products.______, some Asian countries are highly protectionist.

A.Deliberately

B.Conversely

C.Evidently

D.Naturally

5.Such an approach forces the managers to communicate with one another and helps_____ rigid departmental boundaries.

A.pass over

B.stand for

C.break down

D.set off

6.According to legal provisions,the properties will either______the original owner or else be sold at auction.

mit to

B.back to

C.proceed to

D.revert to

7.To everyone's surprise,the woman candidate from a small party______the poll in the first round of voting.

A.eclipsed

B.outshined

C.topped

D.deprived

8.The protest went ahead despite government assurances that they would press for_____with the neighboring country in the issuing of visas.

A.reciprocity

B.show-off

C.pay off

D.intimacy

9.As a teenager,I was______by a blind passion for a film star I would never meet in my life.

A.pursued

B.seduced

C.consumed

D.guaranteed

10.The summer session in Georgetown University was a really wonderful occasion which we will______for many years to come.

A.discount

B.acquit

C.cherish

D.blur

11.She is a very original comedian and can_______laughs out of any audience.

A.suffer

B.wring

C.induce

D.infect

12.Before the bank was willing to lend him money,it had to______that he was the true owner of the house.

A.verify

B.entrust

C.acknowledge

D.grant

13.It is in vain to say the enlightened statesmen will be able to adjust these clashing interest, and______them all subservient to the public good.

A.conform

B.cause

C.tame

D.render

14.His originality as a composer is_______by the following group of songs.

A.exemplified

B.created

C.performed

D.realize

15.When I asked if a black politician could win in France,however,he responded________.“No conditions here are different.”

A.ambiguously

B.implicitly

C.unhesitatingly

D.optimistically