2010年华东政法大学博士英语

华东政法大学

2010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 (10%)

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

1.To most people, marriage is a_______ affair.

A. love-and-hatred

B. now or never

C. win-win situation

D. give-and-take

2.We tried to settle the argument but ________ nothing.

A. finish

B. completed

C. ended

D. accomplished

3.We should settle our difference by ______________ not by war.

A. assignment

B. compromise

C. security

D. appointment

4.Tramps as pioneers? It seemed absurd. I kept _____ the idea _____.

A. pondering, about

B. mulling, about

C. thinking, of

D. speculating, on

5.People become _____ the place they live in.

A. associated with

B. attached to

C. appreciative of

D. attachable with

6.Since the days of Columbus, America has been another name for opportunity, where one

seems to accomplish _______.

A. anything

B. something

C. nothing

D. little

7.No matter how difficult the problem is, he can handle it _____.

A. at equal ease

B. of equal ease

C. with equal ease

D. from equal ease

8.The successful tramps would be ______ the pioneers.

A. equal

B. equal of

C. equal to

D. equals

9.It‟s likely for the outstanding ones to stand out ______ the rest.

A.off

B. of

C. from

D. above

B.

10.It‟s human nature to _____ wealth ____ reach and neglect happiness already ______.

A.crave, within, within reach

B.crave for, out of, in hand

C.chase after, beyond, beyond reach

D.seek after, within, out of hand

11.___ her surprise, migrant workers are __________.

A.Out of, a tough and hard-working lot

B.To, a diligent and cheerful lot

C.To, diligent and tough lots.

D.Out of, tough and hard-working lot

12.When asked whether it‟s the ______ he is _____, the answer, after some ____, is invariably

the same.

A.money, after, hesitant

B.money, craving for, thought

C.money, chasing after, considerate

D.money, craving, thinking

13.Resourceful as the general was, he let ____ spread that he would attack on a certain day next

month.

A. the word

B. word

C. a word

D. words

14.The ______ would perish in a world of fierce competition.

A.adaptable

B. adapted

C. inadaptable

D. adaptive

15.It‟s easy for the tramps to ______ temper and get _____ with the steady job.

A.lose, sick

B. control, fed up

C. lose, fed up

D. control, sick and tired

16.We genuinely ______ your opinion and your suggestion.

A. appreciate of

B. value

C. evaluate as

D. estimate about

17.The Empire State Building is a famous______ on the New York skyline.

A.stumbling block

B.stepping block

ndmark

D.spring board

18.The teacher tried to _____ the new boy ____ by letting him say something about his

hometown.

A. draw…for

B. draw…back

C. draw… away

D. draw… upon

19.The grass was ____ with dew. Drops of water _______ in the sun.

A.full, sparkled

B.wet, sparkled

C.filled, gleamed

D.abundant, gleamed

20.What he said last night is ______ a nuisance than it should be.