2014北京科技大学考博英语真题

2014年北京科技大学考博英语真题

Directions: There are 10 questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.

1. The city was virtually paralyzed by the transit strike for better wages.

A. subjectively B. imaginably C. positively D. practically

2. In spite of the taxing business schedule, he managed to take some time off for exercise.

A. imposing B. demanding C. compulsory D. temporary

3. The court held the parents accountable for the minor child’s acts of violence.

A. responsible for B. indifferent to C. desperate for D. involved in

4. The visitors were impressed by the facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships.

A. in units of B. with reference to C. in aspects of D. on condition of

5. “There is a weird power in a spoken word,” Joseph Conrad once said.

A. mighty B. prospective C. odd D. formidable

6. Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a community’s health.

A. destruction B. contribution C. charge D. origin

7. This old man had trouble expressing the attachment he felt when arriving at his native town.

A. hospitality B. affection C. appeal D. frustration

8. If you become reconciled to your lot, you will never get a new start in life.

A. submissive B. resistant C. tolerable D. committed

9. The little girl felt increasingly uneasy while waiting for her mother at the bus-stop.

A. difficult B. excited C. relieved D. restless

10. A high official is likely to win respect and trust if he can stick to his principles.

A. turn to B. add to C. keep to D. lead to

Section B

Directions: There are 10 sentences in this section. There are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D under each of the following sentences. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.

11. To achieve sustainable development, the ____ of resources is assuming new importance.

A. conservation B. reservation C. exhaustion D. devastation

12. The sale of alcoholic beverages is ____ to those above 21 in some regions.

A. confined B. Inhibited C. obliged D. restricted

13. The importance of protecting rainforests from human invasion is increasingly realized by developing and developed countries ____.

A. both B. either C. alike D. apart

14. Before the 1980s, the idea of health insurance was quite ____ to those living in the mainland of China.

A. overseas B. abroad C. foreign D. offshore

15. The government is expected to make new legislations to ____ foreign investment in real estate.

A. manipulate B. regulate C. dominate D. prevail

16. Despite the suspect’s ____ to be innocent, there is compelling evidence that he was involved.

A. conviction B. assertion C. accusation D. speculation

17. For many countries, being part of a global supply chain is like striking oil–oil that may never ____.

A. run out B. work out C. turn out D. call out

18. Having been an office secretary for some years, she always ____ chores in a responsible way.

A. goes on B. goes for C. goes without D. goes about

19. Without clear guidelines ____, executives of hospitals are sometimes at a loss about what to do.

A. in order B. in place C. in need D. in trouble

20. The age of other trees is variously estimated as ____ from two hundred to eight hundred years.

A. changing B. differing C. varying D. ranging

Part II Cloze Test (10 points)

Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on your Answer Sheet.

Every year, as the price of goods rises, the inflation refuses to _21_ even from the high educational institutions.

In the US, according to a 2005 survey by the College Board, _22_ at state universities rose by an average of 7.1 percent annually, after a year when inflation grew much less. At private schools it was up 5.9 percent. The survey which _23_ more than 3,000 colleges and universities did not provide clear reasons for the continued increases. It did say that the price of goods and services at universities have risen rapidly. Some of the fastest growth has been in employee health _24_, and professional salaries.

Living expenses on campus have also _25_. At the university of Southern California student dining hall, a buffet meal cost $5.50 in 2004. But now it’s $9. The US government often provides _26_ assistance to students’ lunch in primary and high schools, but these favorable policies usually don’t _27_ universities.

Some students said the food on campus is sometimes even more expensive than that at restaurants _28_ campus. To compensate the rise in tuition and living expenses, the federal and state governments _29_ universities and private sources have provided _30_ for students. Of all the full time undergraduates about 62 percent have a grant covering 30-50 percent of their tuition, according to the College Board.

21. A. stay away B. stand out C. step down D. set off

22. A. fares B. payment C. charges D. tuition

23. A. attended B. covered C. included D. composed

24. A. welfares B. advantages C. benefits D. goods

25. A. rolled up B. gone up C. sat up D. taken up

26. A. management B. economic C. policy D. financial

27. A. apply to B. suit for C. adjust to D. gear for

28. A. in B. to C. off D. over

29. A. as well as B. the same as C. as far as D. such as

30. A. grasps B. grains C. grounds D. grants

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