中国人民大学2001年考博英语真题及答案
新东方在线为报考中国人民大学的考博考生整理了中国人民大学2001年考博英语真题及答案，希望考生们以此作为参考练习。
Ⅱ Vocabulary (10 points)
Part A (5 points)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET.
1.And the topic “fat” is forbidden. Even the slightest paunch betrays that one is losing the trim and of youth.
A. vague B. vigor C. vogue D. vulgar
2.All specialists agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully the risks and benefits.
A. valuing B. evaluating C. estimating D. weighing
3.Chinese often shake my hand and don’t let go. They talk away contentedly, of my discomfort and struggle to disengage my hand.
A. oblivious B. patent C. obvious D. pernicious
4.The word “foolish” is too mild to describe your behavior, I would prefer the word .
A. ideological B. idyllic C. idiotic D. idiomatic
5.Because of its excellence in quality, for the last two years, Audi car has Germany’s Touring Car Championship.
A. conquered B. contested C. dominated D. determined
6.What we consider a luxury at one time frequently becomes a , many families find that ownership of two cars is indispensable.
A. fashion B. necessity C. proclivity D. nuisance
7.The chief editor thought he took some liberties with the original in translation. So it was necessary that he make the suggested.
A. alterations B. alternatives C. alternations D. altercations
8.Many well-educated people don’t believe that will endanger freedom of speech.
A. censership B. censureship C. sensorship D. censorship
9.The of “snake” is simply this: a legless reptile with a long, thin body.
A. connotation B. denomination C. donation D. denotation
10.When the opposing player fouled John, John let his anger his good sense and hit the boy back.
A. got the feel of B. got the hang of
C. got the better of D. got the worst of
Part B (5 points)
Directions: In each of the following sentences there is one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square bracket on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
11.Although this book claims to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are imaginary.
A. fascinating B. factitious C. fastidious D. fictitious
12.The trade fair is designed to facilitate further cooperation between Chinese auto industries and overseas auto industries.
A. promote B. protect C. preserve D. prolong
13.He was concerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations.
A. rational B. obscure C. worldly D. eminent
14.The earthquake that occurred in India this year was a major calamity in which a great many lives were lost.
A. casualty B. catastrophe C. catalogue D. crusade
15.The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidly as they had expected.
A. withdraw B. emerge C. recover D. uncover
16.The purchaser of this lorry is protected by the manufacturer’s warranty that he will re place any defective part for five years or 50,000 miles.
A. prohibition B. insurance C. prophecy D. guarantee
17.The boy could not reconcile himself to the failure, he did not believe that was his lot.
A. submit B. commit C. transmit D. permit
18.In some cities of North China, the noise pollution is as pronounced as that in Tokyo.
A. contemptuous B. contagious C. conspicuous D. contemplated
19.Trivial breaches of regulations we can pass over, but more serious ones will have to be investigated.
A. exceed B. wither C. overpass D. neglect
20.We were discussing the housing problem when a middle-aged man cut in and said,“There’s no point in talking about impossibilities.”
A. intersect B. interject C. penetrate D. adulterate