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1、社科院考博英语真题中国社会科学院2003年博士研究生入学考试试题 PART Vocabulary (15 points) Section A Directions: Choose the word that is the closest synonym to the underlined word. 1. In the early 20th century, at the advent of the telephone, it was considered a superfluous instrument which would never be of practial use in the

2、average household. A. appearance B. popularity C. dominance D. consolidation 2. The judge remained sober despite the lawyers ludicrous attempt to prove the defendants innocence. A. sad B. sorry C. serious D. surprised 3. A pervasive negative attitude of the engineers toward projects funded by his co

3、mpany is the cause of the delay of signing the contract. A. perpetual B. pernicious C. preventive D. prevalent 4. Helen could not help feeling antipathy toward her fathers new wife whom he married just two months after the death of Helens mother. A. sympathy B. concession C. compassion D. hostility

4、5. California seems to be the home of the homeless since many are often observed tramping along railroad tracks and through the downtown areas of the cities. A. roaming B. trimming C. stealing D. stamping 6. On Christmas Eve in America the shopping malls are saturated with shoppers in a frantic comp

5、etition for last minute gifts. A. bustled B. soared C. filled D. broadened 7. The blunder of Argentinas goalie cost them the game in the match against Brazil. A. triumph B. beat C. mistake D. struggle 8. The child was so ingenuous that even when she knocked the television off its stand so that it wa

6、s irreparably damaged, her parents thought her to be charming. A. intelligent B. ingenious C. adroi D. naive 9. The low interest rates on banks loans provided an impetus for many to buy homes. A. incentive B. obstade C. reason D. delay 10. It was an allusion to what the scientist thought was an inap

7、propriate distribution of funds for stem sell research. A. reference B. contradiction C. explanation D. rejection 11. Tim is dubious about diet pills which advertise quick weigh loss. A. anxious B. pessimistic C. doubtful D. ignorant 12. If the salesmen are not given tangible benefits for a high vol

8、ume of sales, they will loose their motivation. A. substantial B. psychological C. spiritual D. profitable 13. Many people in Wales have an affinity with music. A. reputation for B. solubility in C. tincture in D. attraction to 14. His talent for music remained latent until his wife bought him a gui

9、tar. A. hidden B. sophisticated C. delicate D. profound 15. A rapid portfolio turnover rate may preclude low long-term capital gains. A. prohibit B. lag C. prevent D. reject Section B Directions: Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 16. He was_ with the deadly disease when he was 14,

10、and has suffered with it for 10 years. A. induced B. inflicted C. inserted D. integrated 17. Every person on the sales team is_ because they work together well. A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable 18. The secretary wants to_ all the file clerks to make preparations for the c

11、ompany Christmas party. A. enlighten B. enlist C. enable D. enclose 19. To be a successful criminal, one must be_. A. empirical B. emigrant C. elegant D. elusive 20. The low operating costs of the foreign company will_ the high labor costs the business pays in its own country. A. offend B. obstruct

12、C. oblige D. offset 21. Despite the fact that they were_ when they married, after 30 years they live together harmoniously. A. contradictory B. incompatible C. contrary D. compatible 22. Because of her dual nationality in the United States and Mexico, Maria was almost required to pay taxes in both c

13、ountries until her accountant_ with a satisfactory solution for both countries. A. intercepted B. interacted C. interpreted D. intervened 23._ was given by the committee to all of those who donated money. A. Recognition B. Attention C. Tribute D. Acknowledge ment 24. Most of the waiters are_ in thei

14、r work because the owner of the restaurant does not pay them on time. A. rack B. tack C. slack D. stack 25. It was their_ decision to leave their country, and as a result, they lost their citizenship. A. compulsory B. deliberate C. carefree D. modest 26. She_ scarlet fever when she was a baby and lo

15、st her eyesight. A. distorted B. contracted C. subtracted D. distracted 27. She is_ to sprain her ankle because it is weak from 3 previous pains. A. prone B. disposed C. bound D. destined 28. Little boys seem to enjoy_ train sets more than little girls. A. capture B. departure C. fixture D. miniatur

16、e 29. Many skiers_ around the fire and drink hot chocolate in the evenings. A. pad B. pack C. squeeze D. cluster 30.A stateless young man may have felt_ after having been denied asylum and right of residence by many countries. A. intrigued B. initiated C. indicated D. intimidated PART Grammar (15 po

17、ints) Section A Directions: Choose the letter that indicates the error in the sentence. 31. There was a pause of complete stillness which the buzzing of the bees among the pink A B Croses sounded as loud as the fight of an aircraft. D32. This discrepancy was intriguing to Alfred Wegener , a young ge

18、ologist working in Greeland A Bin 1910. He thought the error too great to be accounted easily. C D33. From such data Wegener developed his floating continents theory. He envisioned an original Asuper continent that crystallized of molten material making up the infant earth, eventually the B C mass c

19、racked and broke into several pieces-the present continents. D34. The subject may be approached in several directions, but the scene cannot be fully A Bappreciated from any one vantage point. C D35. When we think of creative people the names that probably spring to mind A Bare those of men such as A

20、lbert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, great artists, inventors and Cscientists a selective and exceptionally gifted body of men with rare talent and genius. D36. A favorite story among acoustic experts concerns with a noisy Long Island suburb where, A B Ceveryday and night, huge trucks rumbled down a freew

21、ay. D37. Though the wide universe is full of good, kernel of nourishing corn can come to man Aonly through his own toil bestowed that plot of ground which is given him to till. B C D38. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of A B Cbreadfor each shareh

22、older, to surrender to the liberty and culture of each individual. DSection B Directions: Choose the answer that best fills in the blank. 39. The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preven

23、ting losses, _ the interest rates in Washington, and_ undercapitalized. A. loosingfearing the company may still be B. looseninga fearing of the company still being C. a loosening offear that company may still be D. a loosening ofa fear that the company may still be 40. School integration plans that

24、involve busing between suburban and central-city areas have contributed, according to a recent study, to_ any future need for busing. A. significant increases in housing integration, which, in turn, reduces B. significant integration increases in housing, which, in turn, reduces C. increases housing

25、 integration significantly, which, in turn, reduces D. increases housing integration significantly, which, in turn, reduce 41. _ in the United States_. A. Three out of every four automobile ownersalso own a bicycle B. Out of every four, three automobile ownersalso owns a bicycle C. Three out of ever

26、y four automobile ownersowns bicycles D. Out of every four owners of automobilesbicycles are also owned by three 42. The relationship between corpulence and disease remains controversial, although statistics clearly _ reduced life expectancy _ chronic obesity. A. associate a to B. associates a with

27、C. associates a to D. associate a with 43. For many travelers, charter vacations often turn out to cost considerably more than_. A. they originally seemed B. they originally seem to C. they seemingly would cost originally D. they seemed originally 44. _a larger percentage of its gross national produ

28、ct on defending its coasts from rising seas than_. A. In Holland, it costs the spending on military defense in the United States B. In Holland they spend he United States does on military defense C. Holland spends the military defense spending of the United States D. Holland spendsthe United States

29、does on military defense 45. Distinguished architecture requires the expenditure of large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain_ the expenditure of large sums of money_ distinguished architecture. A. that produce B. ofwill produce C. thatproduces D. as toproducing PART READING COMPREHENSI

30、ONG (30 points) Directions: Answer all questions based on the information in the passages below. Passage1 An important point in the development of a governmental agency is the codification of its controlling practices. The study of law or jurisprudence is usually concerned with the codes and practices of specific governments, past or present. It is also concerned with certain questions upon which a functional analysis of behavior has some bearing. What is a law? What role does a law play in governmental control? In particular, what effect does it have upon the behavior of the controlle