2012空军工程大学考博英语试题1

Ⅰ.Complete each of the following sentences with the best answer. (0.5’*40)
1. Until he took off his glasses __________.
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him
C. didn’t I recognize him D. hadn’t I recognized him
2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition.
A. expect; fit themselves B. presume; adjust to
C. assume; adapt to D. suppose; get used to
3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them.
A. like; why and how B. alike; why and where
C. like how and where D. alike; when and how
4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words.
A. is consisted B. consist of
C. consists of D. consisted
5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist.
A. Allowed B. Allowing
C. Being allowed D. Have been allowed
6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________?
A. will you B. don’t you
C. do you D. can you
7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal.
A. and not B. but not
C. than D. than not
8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________.
A. weakened; was ensued B. eroded; ensued
C. damaged; followed D. reduced; occurred
9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.
A. was said to buy B. is said to buy
C. has said to buy D. is said to have bought
10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries.
A. those in many B. in many
C. those in many other D. in many other
11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.
A. Although B. whatever
C. As D. However
12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
A. by which B. for which
C. to which D. at which
13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you!
A. would B. could
C. should D. might
14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests.
A. stopped B. had to stop
C. shall stop D. stop
15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend.
A. has found B. was finding
C. had found D. would find
16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech.
A. ought to have B. must have
C. may have D. should have
17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in.
A. that you should think B. by what you are thinking
C. that you would think D. with what you were thinking
18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work.
A. enough good B. good enough
C. as good enough D. good as enough
19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
A. attracts B. shall attract
C. attract D. has to
20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land.
A. no such a B. not such
C. not such a D. no such
21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far.
A. / B. such
C. that D. as
22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.
A. proves   B. is proving
C. are proving D. prove
23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones.
A. not counting B. not to count
C. don’t count D. having not counted
24. It was ____________we had hoped
A. more a success than B. a success more than
C. as much of a success as D. a success as much as
25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________?
A. didn’t it B. doesn’t there
C. usedn’t it? D. didn’t there
26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races.
A. distinction B. difference
C.separation D. discrimination
27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour.
A. refreshing B. restoring
C. renovating D. renewing
28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________.
A. backs B. necks
C. toes D. heels
29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing.
A. security B. safety
C. protection D. secureness
30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age.
A. cater B. supply
C. provide D. equip
31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time.
A. reproduced B. reflected
C. imagined D. imitated
32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies.
A. concerns B. offers
C. asks D. involves
33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads.
A. rests B. stands
C. stays D. seats
34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door.
A. assemble B. appear
C. squeeze D. gather
35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________.
A. leaking B. trickling
C. prominent D. noticeable
36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community.
A. excellent B. conspicuous
C. prominent D. noticeable
37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon.
A. regained B. recovered
C. restored D. revived
38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure.
A. rich B. quick
C. productive D. fertile
39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation.
A. inconsiderable B. inconsiderate
C. inaccurate D. incomparable
40. I hear that it is estimated that the number of people ____________ less than one dollar a day has ____________ one billion worldwide.
A. relying on; gone up to B. living on; exceeded
C. depending on; reached over D. living with; surpassed

Ⅱ.Proofreading and error correction (1’*10)
The following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way:
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “︿” sign and write the missing word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
[table=426.1pt][tr][td=1,1,463]Many artist today are in what is called applied art. They use
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]their ability in advertise, interior decoration, or some similar job.
[/td][td=1,1,104]41. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]But people in business which hire the artists for that kind of wok
[/td][td=1,1,104]42. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]say that simple artist ability is not enough. There are lots of young
[/td][td=1,1,104]43. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]people who have that. But not enough of them who know anything
[/td][td=1,1,104]44. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]about physics, or mechanical things, or math.
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]To be a druggist you have to study chemistry. You can’t learn
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]chemistry without knowing something about algebra.
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]How about a nurse? One of the requiring subjects in a course of
[/td][td=1,1,104]45. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]nursing is known to “materia medica”. In “materia medica” you’ll
[/td][td=1,1,104]46. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]learn how to figure out doses and prepare for medicines. Algebra is
[/td][td=1,1,104]47. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]important in doing the figuring. Too many student nurses flunk out
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]of the course because of their weak math.
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]It’s the same for many trades. If you want to be a crafts-man,
[/td][td=1,1,104]48. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]a machinist, a molder, and a patternmaker, you’ll need algebra and
[/td][td=1,1,104]49. ________
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]geometry and even trigonometry.
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]Even you want to go into business for yourself, you’ll need
[/td][td=1,1,104]50. _______
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]math. Business today, whether it is running a little gas station or a
[/td][td=1,1,104]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,463]big factory, takes good management. Good management takes mathematics.
[/td][td=1,1,104]
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