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中国人民大学 2008 年博士生入学考试英语试题
中国人民大学 2008 年博士生入学考试英语试题 G{9X)|d
Part I. Vocabulary (20%) %ZP+zhn} O
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6Ma{vBk 24. In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from on icy roads. +r<0zh,n. NoJ`6MB A. skating B. skidding C. sliding D. slipping bHI<B)=` uy}%0vLo 25. This project would __ a huge increase in defense spending. <fs2fTUeqF O1`9Y}G(r A. result B. assure C. entail D. accomplish is@b&V] fks)+L' 26. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are ___ indeed. &RTX6%'KY 0p@k({] < A. distant B. slim C. unlikely D. narrow d` [HT`` 8zBWIi 27. We should make a clear ___ between "competent" and "proficient" for the purposes of our discussion. T]?n)L,2 :(H> 2xS,s A. separation B. division C. distinction D. difference >X51$wBL {iq3|x2[ : 28. In the present economic we can make even greater progress than previously. k`x=D5s\ }`NU@O# A. air B. mood C. area D. climate O%ug@& S{ kMsnW}Nu 29. Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards__ it should rank high on any list of science fiction. 1=]kWp`i JO@|*/mL A. consistently B. consequently C. invariably D. fortunately 2mq$H_ ,p9i% i 30. The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized. Y1arX^Zb 8L1oh
j A. exploited B. controversial C. inexhaustible D. remarkable _A~4NW{U7 XhPe]P 31. his expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in to his income. \))=gu)I 0W%@gs5d& A. comparison B. proportion C. association D. calculation `4 y]Z) >dM8aJzC 32. Although he has become rich, he is still very of his money. W#Qmv^StZ :>81BuMvg A. economic B. thrifty C. frugal D. careful |~
_'V " 8_!.!Kde | 33. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to the weekly staff ')N{wSM9Ft meeting. _pH{yhA Cbs5dn(Y A. preside B. introduce C. chair D. dominate D\ H/ T,_(?YJW 34. The of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek. nPUqMn' .6~`Ubr}E A. origin B. generation C. descent D. cause 6yy;JQAke ! <WBCclX 35. The hook was a work of such that it took 20 years to write. CD0VfA>Z <*EZ@XoN> A. magnitude B. extent C. degree D. amount @d&/?^dp6 ]P[%Mhg^ 36. The police have offered a large for information leading to the robber's arrest. `O6:t\d@ gLsU:aeCT A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward BN,>&1I
[ REf>_R 37. I arrived at the airport so late that I missed the plane. \b*X:3g* 4ujvD ^ A. only B. quite C. narrowly D. seldom l?*r5[O>n ,L OQDIyn 38. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers' fears were completely ___. m?[5J)eR F&;
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d4^ k6\^p;!Y 40. The multi-national corporation was making a take-over ___ for a property company. vs&8wbS) iz]rFNR A. application B. bid C. proposal D. suggestion `xKFqx:e H'J|U| Part II. Reading Comprehension (30%) {fSfq&o sP$Ks#/ Directions: Read the following passages and then choose the best answer (from A, =fyyqb4 B,C and D) to complete each of the following sentences. Mark your choice with a Ey&aBYR single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. }{],GHCjQ YTyX`Y# Passage one g.Hio.fVd u@.>WHQN Many of the home electric goods which are advertised as liberating the modern '5H4z7) woman tend to have the opposite effect, because they simply change the nature of yi!`V. work instead of eliminating it. Machines have a certain novelty value, like toys for $EBb"+Y'T adults. It is certainly less tiring to put clothes in a washing machine, but the time G5'_a$ saved does not really amount to much: the machine has to be watched, the clothes _|,{ ^m|d
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