学位英语考试真题及答案

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2014 年学位英语考试真题及荅案 +Q/(314521565) Part II Vocabulary and Structure (30%)

Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choic es marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark th e corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 16. Today books are ___ to everyone because they are no longer expensive. A. available B. preferable C. reliable D. actual

17. We shall ask for samples ___ and then we can make our decision.

A. to be sent B. being sent C. to sent D. to have been sent 18. The forest fire caused by the vo lcano is difficult to be ___.

A. put off B. put away C. put out D. put up

19. It was not ___ midnight that they discovered the children were not in their beds. A. before B. at C. after D. until

20. The girl is not happy at the new school. She has ___ friends there. A. few B. a few C. little D. quite a few

21. Robots have already ___ human tasks in the industrial field.

A. taken on B. taken out C. taken up D. taken over 22. I can ‘fitnd the recorder in the room. It ___ by somebody. A. must have taken

B. may have taken

C. may have been taken D. should have been taken 23. He took the medicine, but it didn ‘htav e any ___.

A. answer B. cause C. effect D. work

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24. It is ___ that over one million Americans now live below the poverty line.

A. judged B. estimated C. calculated D. considered 25. He left ___ an important detail in his ac count. A. off B. over C. behind D. out

26. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of ___. A. hand B. hold C. place D. reach

27. I hadn ‘steen him for years, but I ___ his voice on the telephone.

A. realized B. discovered C. recognized D. heard 28. This place, originally a small town, has b een ___ into a modern city.

A. transported B. transferred C. transmitted D. transformed 29. There was nobody ___ when we came round the corner.

A. out of sight B. at sight C. by sight D. in sight

30. We‘ lbl e only too glad to attend your party ___ we can get a baby-sitter.

A. so far as B. provided that C. unless D. except that 31. They couldn ‘__t_ him of his mistake. A. advise B. convince C. persuade D. believe

32. The old gentleman never fails to help ___ is in need of his help. A. whom B. who C. whoever D. whomever

33. ___ under a microscope, a fresh snowflake has a delicate six-pointed shape. A. Seeing B. Seen C. To see D. To be seen

16. By the end of last week 611 people from 49 countries _______ to attend the

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meeting, with nearly half coming from the United States, Germany and Britain。

A. had Registered B. have Registered C. Registered D. were Registered

17. It was suggested that ____ big event like the Year of Russia in China should certainly benefit ______ relationship between the two countries。

A. a; the

B. the; a

C. a; /

D. the; /

18. Although he knew little about amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ______ other more well-informed experimenters failed。

A. as B. unless C. what

D. where

19. Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home,

A. happily and satisfied C. happy and satisfied

B. eager and excitedly D. anxiously and excitedly

20. — How are their talks going on? Have they reached any agreement?

— They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for ____ talks。

A. deeper B. slower C. further D. higher

21. ___ ten minutes earlier, you wouldn' t have missed the train. But you were late。

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A. Had you come B. Did you come

C. Have you come D. Should you come

22. Having been told that her son died in the accident, the old woman appeared very calm, as if nothing ___ 。

A. happened B. were happened C. was happened D. had happened 23. You should carefully think over ____ the manager said at the meeting。

A. that

B. which C. what D. whose

24. Last week I wrote to the hotel to book a room, but they ____ yet。

A. didn't answer C. hadn' t answered

B. wasn' t answering D. haven't answered

25. Diana felt very much upset at _____ to the party as she had longed to go for a long time。

A. having not been invited C. not to be invite

B. not having been invited D. to be not invited

26. On no account ___ held responsible for the car accident, so he should not be put into prison。

A. the driver can be C. the driver be

B. can the driver be D. be the driver

27. ________________________________ All the kids are crying

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now. What _____________________________ makes them so unhappy?

A. it is

B. is it

C. it is that

D. is it that

28. Unfortunately, the package I was expecting was ____ to the wrong address。

A. written

B. given C. packed D. delivered

29. ___ by a large audience, he felt very nervous and did'nt know what to say。

A. Watching

B. Watch C. Watched D. Having watched

30. I' m very grateful for your help and hope to do something for you in the future。

A. in exchange B. instead C. in return D. in particular

31. I can ____ you that the animals are well cared for in our zoo, so you needn't worry about them 。

A. suppose

B. assume C. assure D. grant

32. The drowning boy made a _____ attempt to catch the rope thrown to him 。

A. dangerous

B. graceful C. gentle D. desperate

33. If we ____ early tomorrow morning, we will reach the coast before dark。

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A. take off B. set off up

C. set up D. take

34. A lot of people mistake John for Bill because they ___ each other in appearance too much!

A. weave B. utilize C. reveal D. resemble

35. When there are cordial elations between the two countries, we mean there exists a ____ relationship between them。

A. friendly B. hostile C. fertile D. complicated

36. The patient's recovery was very encouraging as he could _____ get out of bed without help 。

A. only B. almost C. merely D. hardly

37. At the job interview, Mr. Brown gave a good _____ of himself and fin ally got a job as a salesman

A. opinion B. idea C. cry D. account

38. As is well known, eating too much fat can ___ heart disease and cause high blood pressure。

A. add to B. attend to C. contribute to D. apply to

39. A club is a place to make frequent ____ with friends。 A. accounts B. attempts C. contents D. contacts

40. ____ the obvious differences in size and population, the states of America have many things ____ common。

A. Although; on B. Though; in C. Despite; in D. Because of; on

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41. __________________________________ Scientists say it may be five or six years ___________________________ this medicine is tested on human beings。

A. since B. before C. after D. when

42. With larger numbers of graduates than ever before, just having a degree will no longer be enough to make you ____ in the crowd。

A. stand up B. stand by C. stand for D. stand out

43. The doctor tried to do an experiment to find out the ____ of the medicine on the mice。

A. cause B. result C. reason D. effect

44. This is only one of the laundries in the district ______ modern equipment。

A. that have B. which have C. that has D. what has 45. Skati ng can be good for you ____ correctly A. though doing B. though done C. if done D. if doing