2012年吉林大学考博英语真题解析真题及答案
育明考研考博培训中心官网:育明考研考博培训中心官网:www.yumingedu.comwww.yumingedu.com 吉林大学吉林大学 2012 年博士英语真题年博士英语真题 Part I: Vocabulary and Structure (30%) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. Language, culture, and personality may be considered _ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact. A. indistinctly B. separately C. relevantly D. independently 2. The work was done in the _ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. A. context B. contest C. pretext D. texture 3. The dean tried to retain control of the situation on campus, but his attempt was _ by the board of trustees. A. Approved B. frustrated C. disclosed D. justified 4. Some journalists are found of overstating the situations so that their news may create a great _. A. explosion B. sensation C. exaggerating D. stimulation 5. There was little, if any, evidence to substantiate the gossip and, _ there was little to disprove it. A. by the same token B. under the same condition C. at the same stage D. for the same purpose 6. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be _ in some form. A. given off B. put out C. set off D. used up 7. The United Nation Law of the Sea Conference would soon produce an ocean-mining treaty following its _ declaration in 1970 that oceans were the heritage of mankind. A. unanimous B. abstract C. autonomous D. almighty 8. This growth in the _ of diabetes is due, in part, to an increase in obesity. A. inference B. incidence C. regulation D. repetition 9. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. A. in proportion to B. in reply to C. in relation to D. in contrast to 10. Frances _ of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations. A. assumption B. consumption C. presumption D. resumption 11. The _ of a natural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people. A. implementation B. demonstration C. manifestation D. expedition 12. Reading _ the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours. A. rectifies B. prolongs C. minimizes D. furnishes 13. Previous studies provoked _ because the used patients whose diagnosis was questionable. A. contribution B. contraction C. controversy D. convergence 14. Although the model looks good on the surface, it will not bear close _. 育明考研考博培训中心官网:育明考研考博培训中心官网:www.yumingedu.comwww.yumingedu.com A. temperament B. contamination C. scrutiny D. symmetry 15. I never said anything like that at all. You are purposely my ideas to prove your points. A. revising B. contradicting C. distorting D. distracting 16. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, companies must _ the qualities and varieties of their products to the world-market demand. A. forfeit B. enhance C. guarantee D. gear 17. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _. A. arbitrary B. rational C. mechanical D. unpredictable 18. An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to _ further research and further thinking about a particular topic. A. stimulate B. renovate C. arouse D. advocate 19. All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read _ letters from their families. A. affectionate B. sentimental C. intimate D. sensitive 20. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just _ and needs proving. A. spontaneous B. hypothetical C. intuitive D. empirical 21. The ceremony will _ as soon as the president arrives. A. commend B. comply C. confront D. commence 22. The barbarous aggressors grew more and more _ in slaughtering people and burning down their houses. A. amorphous B. ferocious C. audacious D. egregious 23. Some of the words employed by Shakespeare in his works have become _ and are no longer used in the present days. A. obsolete B. obscene C. obvious D. oblique 24. Because of the economic slowdown, the government changed its policy to _ revenue by limiting commerce. A. disregard B. challenge C. diminish D. reject 25. The spectators in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons slowly _ into the sky. A. descending B. ascending C. escalating D. elevating 26. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical _, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology. A. interference B. interruption C. intervention D. interaction 27. Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to _, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s. A. revolt B. revolve C.