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南京农业大学2016年博士研究生入学考试英语试题
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PART I Vocabulary (15points)
Section A
Directions: Choose the word that is the closest synonym to the underlined word.
1. The government slated new elections in the spring, largely as a result of the public clamor. A. demand B. view C. request D. opinion
2. The most prolific writer is not necessarily the best. A. written-about B. productive C. artful D. religious
3. Imagine my vexation when they said they would come to dinner and then didn't show. A. enlightenment B. astonishment C. annoyance D. contrariness 4. Any troop of wild animals should be approached warily. A. fearlessly B. confidently C. silently D. prudently
5. There is little learning involved when one is reprimanded two or three months after the deed. A. recommended B. reproached C. recompensed D. reversed
6. Archaeologists are interested in pottery, figurines and other vestiges of ancient civilizations. A. traces B. shards C. products D. artifacts
7. Packaging is designed so as to encourage impetuousshopping. A. extravagant B. careful C. impotent D. impulsive
8. Pan of his general thrift is to be meticulous in verifying monthly expenses. A. painstaking B. dilatory C. meretricious D. gaudy
9. The jurors came to a deadlock in the defendant's trial for murder. A. a decision of guilty B. a decision to punish by electrocution C. an impasse D. an unusual verdict
10. Among the lowest of the judicial ranks, justices of the peace nevertheless frequently exercisejurisdiction over a variety of misdemeanors.
A. guidance B. sovereignty C. authority D. suzerainty
11. A mistake is rarely atoned for by a single apology, however profuse. A. extravagant B. produced C. divergent D. repetitious
12. Her office in the First National Bank building is provisional. A. permanent B. temporary C. corrupt D. craven
13. The burglars ransacked the room taking anything of value they found. A. demolished B. took over C. inhabited D. thoroughlysearched
14. The whole of the endowment was used to refurbish the school gymnasium. A. millionaires B. endorsements C. governments D. donations 15.The massacre of innocent people cannot ever be condoned. 1 / 18
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A. overlooked B. praise C. condemned D. satisfied
Section B
Directions: Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.
16. When he realized the true nature of the proposal, he ________ all communication with the group. A. convert B. averted C. severed D. make
17. The worsening financial situation made it obvious that an economic depression was _____. A. attainable B. remote C. imminent D. eminent
18. All of the dental instruments need to be _______ before the next patient isseen. A. heated B. scalded C. sterilized D. burned
19. Rock climbing is so popular now that many people are able to ________ the steepest face withgreat agility. A. scale B. surpass C. overcome D. mount
20. If you call the 911 emergency number, they will ________ firemen, policemen, and paramedics immediately.
A. assign B. detach C. attach D. dispatch
21. His evident _______ to his wife despite her indiscretion proved him to be a man of integrity. A. personality B. character C. fidelity D. morality
22. I don't know why he has been given ________. It wasn't his accomplishment but his wife's. A. acclaim B. confidence C. reimbursement D. robustness
23. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U. S., he will _______ work on a five-language opera. A. confine B. indulge C. resume D. undergo
24. When Ph. D candidates ________ their impending professorships, they consider housing benefitsoffered by the prospective universities.
A. anticipate B. assume C. apply D.demand
25. My supply of confidence slowly ________ as the deadline approached. A. withdrew B. eliminated C. exterminatedD. diminished
26. The battle is of great significance when viewed in the ________ of the progress of the war. A. prospective B. respectiveC. perspective D. prescriptive
27. It has long been known that total sleep ________ is 100 percent fatal to rats, yet, upon examination of the dead bodies, the animals look completely normal. A. deposition B. destruction C. deprivation D. reduction
28. In that country, hospital doctors don't go sightseeing very often because their work ________ almost all their time.
A. takes up B. takes off C. takes apart D. takes over
29. According to the law of that country, the Parliament will have to be ________ before the General Election. A. decomposed B. dispersed C. dissolved D. disintegrated
30. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ________ theconsequences.
A. answer for B. run into C. abide by D. step into
PART Ⅱ Grammar (15 points)
Section A
Directions: Choose the letter that indicates the error in the sentence.
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31. Switzerland is best known for its majesty mountain range and thousandsflock to the Alps A B C eachyear to take advantage of their ideal skiing conditions. D
32. Police were sent to disperse the crowds but ended up by shooting down protesters and it A B was inthis chaos that the seeds of political liberation were sown. C D
33. Even today, through the hustle and bustle of Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg's main street, A B
theclassical beauty of the city mesmerizes the eye. C D
34. She is furious of her son's grades in school, which explains why Mark is jealous of Julia's highA B C marks on the exam. D
35. Smog-choked Southern California demands them. It's a car for people who never want to go A
toa gas station again. But the fact is, for all the talk, selling gas-less machines has been a B C hard-sell. D
36. People thought: Hey, eat a carp and you will be taking in what it is that gives you these fish A B
their long life-span. Of course, it hasn't done a lot of good for these carp. C D
37. In deciding to undertake dangerous pursuits, people usually strive for their maximum A
personalability rating, when they are challengedbut can he victorious, rather than merely B C
surmounting the mediocre. D
38. In proposing such philanthropic donations, the director of the company certainly spoke from A B
a genuine concern for theneedyand not any desire for personal accolades. C D
39. The armor, infantry and other military forceswere held up by the enemy counter attack,
A B C
thus caused the delay in the advance. D
40.Just as children the world over like Christmas rooming, adults so like Christmas evening
A B C
when peace and calm return to the household. D
41. Each employee with a modicum of intelligencewould be able to undertakesuch abasic process. 3 / 18
南京农业大学博士研究生入学考试英语试题
