中南大学2013年博士研究生入学考试英语真题

中南大学2013年博士研究生入学考试英语真题

Paper One

Part I:Use of English (20%)

Section A: Vocabulary and Structure (10%)

Directions: There are20 it complete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four

choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark

the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

1. Often criticism may be more effectively made by ____________than by direct censure.

A. deception 巳.innuendo C. malignity D. collusion

2. An innovator, ballerina Augusta Maywood was _____________a traveling company.

A. to form the first

B. the first to form

C. who formed the first

D. forming the first

3. It is regrettable that students do not _____________ their student loans and thereby

make it more problematic for future generations of students to obtain them.

A. reimburs

B. refurnish

C. relinquish

D. recount

4. The quantum theory states ___________ ，as light，is given off and absorbed in defi-

nite units called quanta or photons.

A. energy that 巳.that it is energy C. it is energy D.

that energy

5. ________ at a music store was one of Armstrong’s first professional jobs as

a

young pianist when she came to Chicago in 1917.

A. Demonstrations tunes 巳.Demonstrating tunes

C. Demonstrate tunes

D. Tunes that demonstrated

6. The human intelligence that created industrial civilization now has the assignment of

making that civilization ___________ man’s basic prerequisites.

A. compatible with

B. warrantable for

C. assignable to

D. reducible to

7. Water Leisurewear such as sailing and scuba diving are almost as critical to

the

island’s economy as is ___________ .

A. snorkeling 巳.public health C. private enterprise D.

manufac-

turing

8. In spite of the increasing __________ of their sentiments, the group knew

they had to

arrive at a consensus so that the award could be presented.

A. impartiality

B. popularity

C. incisiveness

D.

judicious-

ness

9. The late-summer waters of the northern shore were _____________ chilly

for the vaca-

tioner who adored swimming.

A. seasonally

B. wonderfully 0. disappointingly D.

realistically

10. The vegetative forms of bacteria are exterminated by ________________ i n

the air, al-

though the different species exhibit pronounced differences in their resistance.

A. combusting 巳.quenching C. shrinking D. dehydra-