外交学院博士研究生入学考试英语样题试题-新祥旭考研考博辅导1.doc

外交学院考研考博第一品牌 外交学院博士研究生入学考试英语样题 This examination paper consists of 3 parts: Part I tests your mastery of basic English; Part II tests your ability to understand English in context; Part III tests your reading comprehension; and Part IV tests your ability to translate. Total Points: 100 Part I: Basic English (35%)Section A (20%)Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil. 1The financial tsunami is _____ major concern of _____society. [A] the, the[B] a, / [C] a, the [D] /, the 2The first thing one should learn at college is to study on his own. It’s time you _____ able to manage your time. [A] could be[B] be [C] were [D] are 3If the United States had built more homes for poor people in 1955, the housing problems now in some parts of this country _____ so serious. [A] wouldn’t be[B] will not have been [C] wouldn’t have been [D] would have not been 4The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighboring country, ________ by the police each time. [A] had been captured[B] being always captured [C] only to be captured [D] unfortunately captured 5Jane is ________ of the two sisters. [A] a more diligent [B] the most diligent [C] the more diligent[D] more diligent 6______ at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy. [A] Looking [B] Looked [C] Having looked [D] To look 7He told me only part of the story ______. [A] so that was it[B] so that was this [C] and that was so [D] and that was what 8Tom is unfortunately devoid ______ a sense of humor.外交学院考研考博第一品牌 [A] with [B] of [C] to[D] from 9Before the eruption of the volcano, quite a few people noticed the _____ of the mountaintop.[A] bulging[B] sticking [C] protruding[D] prompting 10Many people thought that he was poor because everything he wore seemed to have seen better days, but he was actually a(n) _____ millionaire. [A] weird[B] queer [C] unusual[D] eccentric11-40（略）Section B (15%)Directions: You will find that in each sentence a word/phrase is underlined. Below each sentence you will find four other words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil. 41Her brief, elliptical poems, most written in the 1850s and 1860s, sorely discomfited some but greatly delighted others. [A] annoyed[B] flabbergasted [C] disappointed[D] overjoyed 42The new mall has been an economic fiasco. [A] disaster[B] hit [C] nuisance[D] nuance 43What you see in movies doesn’t always jibe with reality. [A] match with[B] reflect [C] come to[D] stack 44He was neither pallid nor flabby, prison had not marked him in the ways she expected. [A] fat[B] depressed [C] outraged[D] weak 45Besides, the real factory, which is about five miles away, had been besieged by visitors for years. [A] surrounded by [B] beamed with [C] teeming with[D] cinched by 46As a keen writer and avid newspaper reader, Jenny had always wanted to be a journalist. [A] prolific[B] keen [C] dandified [D] seamy47-55（略）外交学院考研考博第一品牌Part II: Cloze (10%)Directions: In this part, you will read a passage with ten blanks and fill in the blanks with words or phrases given. Choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, and D for each blank and then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.The article refers to genetically modified fish. In the UK, and Europe, there has been a strong reaction against genetically modified(GM) crops: people are frightened of them, and do not trust scientific reports that they are harmless. Here is an extract from a report by the UK Food and Drink Federation.What about a moratorium on research?Some people in the UK and elsewhere are frightened of genetically modified crops; they argue that ___56___ with nature can have unpredictable consequences. So much has been written about the ____57____ risks of GM technology that there have been many calls for a “moratorium”on further research. Among those calling for a moratorium, different people have different views, as to what should be stopped. Some want all tests, even those in the ____58___, to be halted. Others want only to delay wider-scale growth of GM crops for commercial use.Supporters of GM technology point out that some ____59____ results are to be expected in laboratory experiments. The whole point of research is to carry out such experiments in the ___60__ of the laboratory and, learning from results, establish procedures and systems to minimize risks in the field. Thereafter, it is only through field trials, and the larger-scale farm trials, that the safety or otherwise of the technology can be ____61___.Globally, by October 1999, 25,000 field trials of GM crops had been carried out with no。