《昆明理工大学博士研究生招生入学考试试题》2008英语
42. Scholars maintain that social development can easily ________ language changes.
A. bring up B. bring about C. bring out D. bring forward
43. They are a firm of good repute and have large financial ________.
A. reserves B. savings C. storages D. resources
44. The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our ________ almost two hours later.
A. designation B. destiny C. destination D. dignity
45. The government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding between the twp countries.
A. raise B. promote C. heighten D. increase
46. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ________ the color of his skin.
A. with the exception of B. in the light of C. by virtue of D. regardless of
47. That sound doesn’t ________ in his language, so it’s difficult for him to pronounce it.
A. happen B. occur C. have D. take place
48. My students found the book ________; it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.
A. enlightening B. confusing C. distracting D. amusing
49. I _______ you that the goods will be delivered next week.
A. insist B. confirm C. assure D. ensure
50. In many countries tobacco and medicine are government ________.
A. control B. monopoly C. business D. belongings
51. In this factory the machines are not regulated ________ but are jointly controlled by a central computer
system..
A. independently B. individually C. irrespectively D. irregularly
52. They lost their way in the forest, and ________ made matters worse was that night began to fall.
A. it B. that C. which D. what
53. The last half of the nineteenth century _________ the steady improvement in the means of travel.
A. told B. declared C. viewed D. witnessed
54. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror ________ curiosity.
A. put up with B. lived up to C. gave way to D. did away with
55. In most countries, the metric system has been ________ for all measurement..
A. admitted B. adapted C. applied D. adopted
56. One of the important properties of a scientific theory is its ability to________ further research and further
thinking about a particular topic.
A. invent B. stimulate C. renovate D. advocate
57. There is a general ________ that pouring old wine into the same bottles is the wrong way to go.
A. consensus B. census C. censorship D. conscience
58. You are just the same ________you were the day when I first met you.
A. that B. as C. like D. so
59. Jack never dreams of _______ for him to be sent abroad to study very soon.
A. being a chance B. there being a chance C. there to be a chance D. there be a chance
60. Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not ________ and should be avoided if possible.
A. constructive B. productive C. descriptive D. relative
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or
D. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.
Passage 1
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage: