南大考博英語真題試卷

南京大學——英語2003年博士研究生入學考試試題

31. When the eye of the hurricane paused over there was a lull in the storm.
[ A ] fresh out, burst [ B ] calm interval [ C ]rise in the wind [ D ] freshening,
32, The officer indicted the suspect for sabotage.
[ A ] allowed [ B ] ordered [ C ] beseeched [ D ] charged
33. It was the very position that they scrambled for.
[ A ] aspired [ B ] fought [ C ] searched [ D ] longed
34. He promised that he would write legibly.
[ A ] in accordance with law [ B ] easily to be read
[ C ] not in accordance with law [ D ] difficult to be read
35. The rock was poised on the edge of the cliff.
[ A ] balanced [ B ] dangling [ C ] enhanced [ D ] perpendicular
36. He reciprocated by wishing her a pleasant journey.
[ A ] cut off [ B ] got back [ C ]] gave in return [ D ] put back
37. No remnants of the settlement of Roanoke were found by the next group of colonists.
[ A] traces [ B ] survivors [ C ] buildings [ D ] implements
38. When the bell rang, the chemistry student jerked her hand.
[A] abruptly pulled [ B ] clapped [ C ] gently moved [ D] rubbed
39. He is dubious about the success of the plan.
[A] ambiguous [ B ] articulate [ C ] indifferent [ D ] doubtful
40. In the 197O's, many governments' efforts to curb inflation were unsuccessful.
[ A ]resist [ B ] induce [ C ] sustain [ D ] control
41. The movie critic said that Airplane, the parody of disaster movies, was hilarious.
[ A ] suspensible [ B ] noisily merry [ C ] realistic [ D ] very tragic
42. In spite of medical advances, that disease is usually fatal.
[ A ] curable [ B ] painful [ C ] deadly [ D ] disabling
43. The sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti, blended medieval grace with Renaissance realism.
[A] produced [ B ] combined [ C ] invented [ D] discovered
44. Pilfering by company employees costs many businesses thousands of dollars each year.
[ A ] absent-mindedness [ B ] stealing [ C ] tardiness [ D ] ignorance
45. His special character impeded his ability to speak in front of large groups of people.
[ A ] hindered [ B ] halted [ C ] accelerated [ D ] fostered
Section B
Directions: Questions 46 -- 60 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then blacken your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet.
46. The school could no__ building apartments for the staff members.
[ A ] run out [ B ] run out of [C] run to ID] run into
47. We had to wait some time before the menu was brought to us and our orders___
[ A ] taken [ B ] given [ C ] done [ D ] made
48. Anthropology can be an subject.
[ A ] abstemious [ B ] abstruse [ C ] ambidextrous [ D ] ambience
49. The Chairman of our dramatic society was in the middle of phoning me when we were
IAI cut in {B] cut off ICI cut down ID] cut out
50, Accidents and exhaustion may force more than half the cyclists to drop out ~fore reaching the