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外交学院硕士研究生入学考试基础英语样题
外交学院2007年硕士研究生入学考试基础英语样题
《基础英语》（代码313）
Thisexaminationpaperconsistsof3sections:
SectionAtestsyourmasteryofEnglishvocabulary,usageandgrammar;SectionBtestsyourabilityto
understandEnglishincontext;andSectionCtestsyourreadingcomprehension
SECTIONA:
VOCABULARY,USAGE,&GRAMMAR
Subsection1
Directions:
Chooseoneofthe4answersgivenineachgroupwhichbestmatchestheunderlinedpar.
1. Moreover,numerousexampleswillbefoundtoillustratetheperilsofnepotisminbusiness.
[A]preferentialtreatment [B]despotisminbusinesspractice
[C]prejudiceinbusinesspractice [D]excessivefavorgiventorelatives
2. ButgroundzeroforAmericannepotismwillbetheNovemberelection,whenvoterswillgettodecide
howtheyfeelabouttheproliferationoffamilytiesinourgoverningclass.
[A]exactpointwhereabombstrikestheground
[B]startingpoint[C] socialfoundation
[D]originationofatradition
3. Andwhetherhewinsorloses,we willlikelyhearincreasingspeculationaboutapossibledynasticface-offin2008betweenFirstBrotherJebBushandSen.HillaryClinton.
[A]losingface [B]confrontationbetweenopponents
[C]damagingone’sreputation [D]hittingsomeonerightintheface
4. Thearmsracebecameawaytomeasurewhowaswinning.Andsincethecentralbattlefieldwasquiet,
bothsideshelpedalliesintheirlocalstruggles-inotherwords,proxywars.
[A]mockwars [B]virtualwars
[C]unrealwars[D]warsfoughtforothers
5. Forhardheadedreasonsofself-interest,mostcountrieswouldjointogetherinaglobalantiterrorismcoalition—iftheUnitedStateswouldtrytoforgeone.
[A]foolishreasons [B]practicalpurposes
[C]clear-headedreasons [D]shrewdreasons
6. AfteraseriesofscandalsgoingbacktotheJ.EdgarHooverera,manyFBIbrickagentsthoughtthey
couldnottrusttheirownsuperiors.“NoneofthepeopleonMahoganyRowbackedupagentsdownthe
foodchainwhenwewereinvestigatedfordoingblack-bagjobsagainstradicalleftists,”recalledaveteranGman.
[A]woodenbench [B]thebureau’sexecutivesuites
[C]round table[D]leadership
7. ButtheoutgoingprimeministerisalreadyregardedbymostPalestiniansasanAmericanpuppet,and
anyattempttoshorehimupwouldprobablybackfire.
[A]makehimstay [B]supporthim
[C]ousthim [D]discredithim
8. FewAmericanSitchcomshaveinfiltratedglobalcultureasforcefully—andasfunnily—as“friends.”NBC’slong-runningseries,aboutsixtwentysomething（bynow,thirtysomething）singlesnavigatingrelationshipsin
awhitewashedNewYorkCity,isbroadcastinnearly60countriesandseenweeklybymorethan40millionpeople.
[A]Sitting-roomcomedies [B]Situationcomedies
[C]soapoperas[D]popularcomedies
9. Still,alothaschangedsince1998,Then,Russiawasoutofcontrol,preytospeculatorsandthewhims
oftherapacioustycoonswhotookoverbanksandnewlyprivatizedindustries.
[A]wisdomof joyousgiants
[B]impulsivedecisionsofinsatiablemagnates
[C]speculationsofambitiousCEOs
[D]whimsicalbusinessleaders
10. Amongthemoretroublingelementsofthistale,obviously,ishowithighlightsanenduringfactof
Russianbusinesslife. Atbottom,thesceneremainsadhoc,changeable,preytohappenstanceoreven
whimsy.
[A]victimofdisasters [B]easytomakehappen
[C]happenunexpectedly [D]subjecttochanceoccurrence
Subsection2
Directions:
Completeeachofthefollowingblanksbychoosingoneofthe4givensetsofprepositions/
adverbs.
1. SaddamHusseinwasapparentlyconvincedthatUSforceswouldneverinvadeIraqandousthim_____
power,sayUSofficialsfamiliar_____theaccounts_____capturemembersoftheformerdictator’sregime
[A]off,with,for [B]from,with,of
[C]from,to,of[D]from,with,to
2. USofficialssaythatthisaccountofSaddam’smisunderstanding_____Americanintentionscouldwellexplainthehaphazardway_____whichthe
regimedefendeditselfandfell_____earlyintheAmericanonslaught.
[A]by,against,off [B]of,against,off
[C]of,in,apart [D]with,against,apart
3. USandBritishIntelofficialsstillsaystockpilesofchemical_____biologicalagentswillturn______. But
USdefenseanalystsarepayingmoreattentiontoa“workinghypothesis,”based_____stories toldby
Iraqicaptives,thatnoliveWMDmayeverbefound..
[A]or,up,on [B]with,up,upon
[C]of,out,on [D]of,on,on
4. Rumsfeldinsistedthatriskaversionwasless_____a probleminthemilitary_____elsewhereinthe
government.Butheacknowledged,_______hisownsometimesfrustratingexperience,thatchanginga
bureaucraticculturetakestime.
[A]of,for,from[B]of,than,from
[C]for,than,by [D]of,than,by
5. FormerIraqiPresidentSaddamHussein—now______thehandsof U.S.forcesatanundisclosedlocation_______hiscapture—sayshedidnothaveweapons_______massdestructionbeforethewar,twoseniorBushadministration
officialstellCNN.
[A]on,after,of [B]into,after,for
[C]in,after,of [D]in,upon,of
6. InastatementlateSunday,ChineseForeignMinistryspokesmanLiuJianchaosaidtheChinese
governmenthopedthisdramaticdevelopmentwouldbe“conducive_______theIraqipeopletakingtheirdestiny______theirownhands,and_______realizing
peaceandstabilityinIraq.”
[A]for,in,for [B]to,in,to
[C]with,into,with [D]to,into,to
7. Thepresidentwasfirstinformed______theoperationatabout3:
15p.m. Saturday______CampDavid
byDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeld.Rumsfeldstartedthephoneconversation______ Bush_______
cautioningthepresidentthatfirstreportsarenotalwaysaccurate.
[A]of,in,with,when [B]of,at,with,for
[C]about,on,with,by [D]about,at,with,by
8 Saddamsaid U.S.troops wouldfaceabloodbathinIraq,buthisregimefellin_______thana month.
AdvancingU.S.andBritishtroopsdefaced______destroyedmanyofSaddam’smonuments,followedlaterbyordinaryIraqis.Coalitionforcesnowusemanyofpalaceshehadbuiltto
glorifyhisrule_____bases.
[A]more,and,as [B]less,or,for
[C]less,and,as [D]less,or,as
9. Everydynastymusttake______newbloodfromtimetotime,andArnoldistheDavidoftheclan：
atalentedupstartwhomarried_______America’sroyalfamily,hehassuddenlyputthemback_______thenationalspotlightafteraseriesofrecent
defeatsandunhappyreversals.
[A]in,into,in [B]on,to,into
[C]upon,into,on[D]in,to,in
10. Americansthinkofsportsasrigorouslymeritocratic.Afterall,ifyoucan’thitahomerun_____sinkabasketyouwon’tlastlong_____thisarena.Yetfamilytiesabound_____majorsports,aswewillberemindedwhen
baseballstartsinAprilandathleteslikeBarryBonds,RobertoAlomarandMoisesAloutakethefield.
[A]or,in,for [B]or,in,in
[C]and,in,in [D]or,into,in
Subsection3
Directions:
Decidewhichofthefollowing2sentencesineachgroupiscorrect,orwhethertheyareboth
correct,orneitheriscorrect.
1.
（1）Themanwasbaretothewaist,sweatingallover.
（2）Thegigglinggirlswalkedinbarefeetacrossthesoftmeadow.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both[D]Neither
2.
（1）Someteacherssuggestedtocallanothermass-meeting.
（2）Thebrick-layeratthetopofthescaffoldiscallingmoremortar.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both[D]Neither
3.
（1）Youmustholdyourground,don’tbargainawayprinciples.
（2）Theyoungmanbargainsonmakingafortuneearlyinlife.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both[D]Neither
4.
（1）Thesun’srayscouldnotwedgetheirwaythroughthebarrageoffoliage.
（2）Wepicnickedatthebaseofthemountain.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both[D]Neither
5.
（1）Thefilmwassowonderfulthatshewascompletelycarriedoff.
（2）He,aHindu,haslostcasttobecomingChristian.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both [D]Neither
6.
（1）I’msorry,butyou’vedialedforthewrongnumber.
（2）Hisscreencareer,forallpracticalpurposes,hadgutteredout.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both [D]Neither
7.
（1）Ithinkitwillrainthisafternoon,butmybrotherthinksotherwise.
（2）Thedoorcannotbeopenedotherwisethanwithakey.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both [D]Neither
8.
（1）Thewoman,soterrified,letoffashriek.
（2）Theywillbeexpectedtomaketheirownbeds.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both [D]Neither
9.
（1）Thenewmethodwillbephasedintothesystem.
（2）Thetramswillbephasedoff.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both [D]Neither
10.
（1）Atfirstblush,hethoughttheywouldbeaperfectcouple.
（2）Heblusteredhiswaypassedthemanguardingtheentrance.
[A]
（1） [B]
（2） [C]Both [D]Neither
Subsection4
Directions:
Chooseanarticle（orzeroarticle）thatbestfitsintoeachblankinthefollowingpassageand
blackentheletterofthechoiceyouhavemadeintheAnswerSheet.
Beijingrespects___1___"desireof___2___Taiwanpeopletodevelopandpursue___3___
democracy,"butopposeseffortsby___4___Taiwan’sleadersto"cutoffTaiwanfrom___5___sacredterritoryoftheChinesemotherland,"___6___Premier
WenJiabaotoldCNN.
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