华南师范大学2012年考博英语试题与答案

华南师范大学2012年考博英语试题

Section I Vocabulary (20 points)

Directions: There are 40 sentences in this section. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the word or words from the four choices given to best complete each sentence.

1. Conscience _A_ him day and night after he saw the miseries other child which was caused by his misdoings with his own eyes.

A. racks

B. persecutes

C. maltreats

D. abuses

2. Her professional ethics is now being questioned since she often _C_ her reports to suit the people

she is speaking to.

A. disfigures

B. deforms

C. misshapes

D. distorts

3. The developed countries are urging the developing countries to adopt a strategy that can _B_ the twin needs of development and preservation of nature.

A. assimilate

B. correspond

C. coincide

D. reconcile

4. "Venice _A_ as the major sea power of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages, which was

erne mentioned by some writers, such as Shakespeare, Marlowe, etc..

A. prevailed

B. reigned

C. presided

D. restrained

5. Terrorists _A_ to bombing city centers as a means of achieving their political aims.

A. resorted

B. took

C. saw

D. looked

6. The dilemma I was caught in several years ago bears a close __C__ to the one you are involved in today, so perhaps I can give you some advice.

A. likeness

B. resemblance

C. analogy

D. familiarity

7. As civilization __C__ in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic essentials of life- food, shelter and clothes.

A. processes

B. precedes

C. proceeds

D. exceeds

8. In most cases politicians are _D_ as they seldom tell the truth.

A. skeptical

B. pessimistic -

C. incredulous

D. incredible

9. He _A_ his children nothing and gave them whatever they wanted

A. rejected

B. denied

C. deprived

D. restricted

l 0. He _A_ of having missed a good opportunity to study abroad but he "knew it was no use crying over spilt milk.

A. wept

B. mourned

C. grieved

D. repented

11.The work is not very profitable__C__cash, but I am getting valuable experience from it

A. in accordance with

B. on the basis of

C. in terms of

D. in the light of

12. When the hostess received my compliment on her new car, she responded with great pleasure

about how the car is a __B__buy.

A. modest

B. choice

C. superior

D. eloquent

13. After having been dismissed from the factory, John had to earn a meager living by__C__ the

television sets.

A. over~{using

B. patching

C. servicing

D. remedying

14. In fact, the U.S Congress __D__ to the British Parliament as they both have the right to make laws.

A. agrees

B. corresponds

C. matches

D. coincides