兰大考博英语试题

1、2001年兰州大学2007年招收攻读博士学位研究生英语考试试题Section I 1. An important function of early stone took was to extract highly nutritious food from large animal carcasses A. destroy B. identify C. Remove D. compare 2 Regional planning deals with proposals concerning outlying communities and highways as well as with ur

2、ban affairs A. outlandish B. Remote C exempted D. exclusive 3. Potash and soda are not interchangeable for all purposes, but for glass- or soap-making either would do. A. advantageous B. convenient C. identifiable D. equivalent 4. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric condi

3、tions on Earth may be unique in the system was strengthened A. continuation B. beginning C. expansion D. Outcome 5. When the glaciers thawed after the last ice age the five Great Lakes of North America were formed A. melted B. advanced C evaporated D. exploded 6. New York is a shoppers paradise whet

4、her one wants to spend large sums of money in elegant department stores or rifle though goods displayed on street barrows A. a fortune B. a dime C. Much D. quite lot 7. During the rainy season the Mississippi River may carry away hundreds of acres of valuable topsoil from one area and arbitrarily de

5、posit it in another. A. lawfully B. Subsequently C. Randomly D. mercilessly 8. Over six million citizens of the United States collect benefits from private pension plans each year. A. nongovernmental B. unauthorized C. confidential D. nontransferable 9. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the wor

6、ld, the overwhelming majority are dormant A. uncharted B. unpredictable C. Minor D. inactive 10. The lymphatic system includes a network of tiny capillaries that lie adjacent to the fine blood vessels. A. independent of B. near C. obscured by D. within 11. One of Californias most acute problems is a

7、n inadequate water supply. A. critical B. unusual C. Persistent D. unexpected 12. It is estimated that at one time there existed from one to two thousand American Indian languages and at least as many cultures, each different in some respect from all the others. A. prospect B. Stages C. Aspect D. ac

8、tivity 13. The eardrum, a taut membrane located at the end of the ear canal, separates the outer ear from the inner ear. A lightly tinted B. tightly stretched C. somewhat opaque D. delicately made 14. It was commonly felt that the purchase of Alaska by the United State in 1867 was foolish. A. requir

9、ing B. sending C. buying D. applying 15. In the Pacific Northwest, as climate and topography vary, so do the species that prevail in the forests. A dominate B. rebuild C. invade D. tend 16. In frogs and toads，the tongue is fixed to the front of the mouth in order to facilitate projecting it at some

10、distance, greatly in aiding in capture of insects. A proscribing B. Protruding C. Provoking D. protracting 17. Stare twinkle as a result of the turbulent stale of the air through which their light passes. A. in addition to B. in spite of C. because of D. with regard to 18. Most meat-eating animals u

11、se their teeth to seize and kill prey. A. attacker B. nourishment C. enemies D. victims 19. It is ridiculous to become angry about such an insignificant matter, A. absurd B. Nourishment C. tragic D. unpardonable 20. How many people are aware that a dancer with New York City Ballet typically wears ou

12、t a minimum of two hundred pairs of toe shoes per year? A. only B. at least C. exactly D. fewer than Section II (20%) 21. Not until the eighteenth century _the complex chemistry of metallurgy. A. when scientists began to appreciate B. did scientists begin to appreciate C. scientists who were beginni

13、ng to appreciate D. the appreciation of scientists began 22. Pewte, _ for eating and drinking utensils in colonial America, is about ninety percent tin with copper or bismuth added for hardness. A. widely used it B. was widely used C. which widely used D. widely used 23. Lyndon B. Johnson was the on

14、ly United States President whose oath of office _by a woman, Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes. A. was administered B. being directed C. was accomplished D. of administration was 24. Protein digestion begins in the stomach _ ends in the small intestine. A. when B. while C. And D. because 25. _fee growth o

15、f manufacturing and other industries, the economy of the state of Texas has remained heavily dependent on oil and gas. A. As B. Despite C. Though D. In case 26. Probably at about the same time speech, _laughter originated too. A. increased B. brought about C. Evolved D. resulted 27. The United State

16、s Capitol building in Washington D.C, is _in a small park surrounded by a number of impressive government buildings. A. located B- secluded C formed D. Spotted 28. In earlier times there were more sheep in the South of New Zealand than in the North; now, _ to cross-bred flocks, the reverse is the ca

17、se. A. in increase attention B. with increasing attention C. with attention increasing D. in attention 29. Researchers _ that when people are mentally engaged biochemical changes occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively. A. have brought about B. had set up C have established D. had p

18、ut up 30. Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enables us to get along with one another and _ where we in society. A. to determine B. determine C. to the determination D. by determining 31. If pollution continues to increase _the present rate, formation of aerosols in the atmosphere will cau

19、se the onset of an ice age in about fifty years time. A. with B. in C. By D. at 32. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters with_ that there were fewer calories in every slice. A. message B. the message C. Messages D. information 33. Americans view business _based on the ideal of com

20、petition than other institutions in society. A. being as more firmly B. as more firmly C. as being more firmly D. as is more firmly 34. By 1872 the United States had 70 engineering colleges, _astonishing expansion credited largely to the Morrill Act of 1862. A was B. because C. to which D. an 35. When used as food additives, antioxidants prevent fats and oils _rancid when exposed to air, and thus extend their shelf life. A. from becoming B. becoming C. to become D. to becoming 36. Parents should realize that example is better than _” A. statement B. lesson C. Proverb D. prec