2012昆明理工大学考博英语

第 1 页 共 14 页昆明理工大学 2012 年秋季入学博士研究生招生考试试题（A）考试科目代码：1111 考试科目名称 ： 英语 试题适用招生专业 ： 考生答题须知1 所有题目（包括填空、选择、图表等类型题目）答题答案必须做在考点发给的答题纸上，做在本试题册上无效。请考生务必在答题纸上写清题号。2 评卷时不评阅本试题册，答题如有做在本试题册上而影响成绩的，后果由考生自己负责。3 答题时一律使用蓝、黑色墨水笔或圆珠笔作答（画图可用铅笔） ，用其它笔答题不给分。4 答题时不准使用涂改液等具有明显标记的涂改用品。Part IIVocabulary and Structure (20 points)Directions:There are forty 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. Mark your answers on your answer sheet with a single line through the center.1. Dreams are _ in themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.A. uninformative B. startling C. harmless D. uncontrollable2. Although the false banknote fooled many people, they did not _ to close examination.A. look up B. pay up C.keep up D. stand up3. _ enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field.A. Giving B. To give C. Given D. Being given4. The physicist has made a discovery, _ of great importance to the progess of science and technology.A. think which is B. that I think is C. which I think is D. which I think it is 5. Fool _ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.A. who B. as C. that D. like6. Fortune tellers are good at making _ statements such as “ Your sorrows will change.”A.philosophical B. ambiguous C. literal D.invalid第 2 页 共 14 页7. There is no doubt _ the company has made the right decision on the sales project.A. why B. that C. whether D. when8. Intellect is to the mind _ sight is to the body.A. what B. so C. that D.like9. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there _ quite such a crowd of people there.A. werent B. hasnt been C. hadnt been D. wouldnt been10. Youd better look at the difficulty _ .A.the other way B. by the other way C.another way D. by another way11. Things went well for her during her early life, but in her middle age her _ seemed to change.A. affair B. luck C. event D. chance12. In the present economic _ we can make even greater progress than previously.A. air B. mood C. area D. climate13. While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, _ leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.A. a distinction B.a breakthrough C. an identification D. an interpretation14. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously _ relations between the two countries.A.tumble B. jeopardize C.manipulate D. intimidate15. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _ overall consumption is signifcantly higher than that of women.A. whose B. which C. that D. what16. Now a paper in Science argues that organic chemicals in the rock come mostly from the _ on earth rather than bacteria in Mars.A. configuration B.constitution C. condemnation D.contamination17. When he arrived, he found _ the aged and the sick at home.A. none but B.none other than C. nothing but D. no other than第 3 页 共 14 页18. Although not an economist himself, Dr.Smith has long been a severe critic of the governments _ policies.A.economical B. economic C. economy D.economics19. It is recommended that the project _ until all the preparations have been made.A. not be started B. will not be started C. is not started D. is not to be started20. All the key words in the article are printed in _ type so as to attract readers attention.A. dark B. bold C. dense D. black21. The supervisor didnt have time so far to go into it _ , but he gave us an idea about his plan.A. at hand B. in conclusion C. in turn D. at length22. Radio, television and press _ of conveying news and information.A. are the most three common means B. are the three most common means C. are the most common three means D. are three the most common means23. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _ advertisements showing happy, balanced families.A.are often seeing B.will often see C. often see D. have often seen 24. Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an _ and orderly fashion.A. incredible B. internal C. intricate D. initial25. The _ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.A. respectable