装备指挥技术学院2009年博士研究生招生考博英语真题

　　装备指挥技术学院二○○九年博士研究生入学考试

　　英语(1001)试题

　　(注意：答案必须写在答题纸上，本试卷满分100分)

　　Part I Vocabulary (10 points, 0.5 point each)

　　Directions: There are 20 sentences in this section. There are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D under each of the following sentences. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet.

　　1. Many scientists remain　_____　about the value of this research　program.

　　A.sceptical 　B. stationary　 C. spacious　 　D. specific

　　2. If you want to go to the concert, you’ll have to make a­­ _____, or there will be no tickets.

　　A. conservation B. reservation C. preservation D. observation

　　3. The mother was _____ when her son confessed he had robbed a store.

　　A. dismayed B. flattered C. fascinated D. disabled

　　4. The _____ judge accepted money to let the prisoner go unpunished.

　　A. committed B. corrupt C. conserved D. confident

　　5. It took them several weeks to ______the wild horse.

　　A. cultivate B. civilize C. curb D. tame

　　6. It is a common theme of many science fiction stories that the world may one day be ______ by beings from the outer space.

　　A. run over B. filled in C. taken over D. broken in

　　7. It __­­­­­____ that the old woman she had been taking care of was indeed her own mother.

　　A. turned over B. turned in C. turned across D. turned out

　　8. The discovery of new oil fields in various parts of the country filled the government with _______hope.

　　A. eternal B. infinite C. ceaseless D. delicate

　　9. We hope there will be a peaceful ________ to the new system.

　　A. transmission B. transition C. transaction D. transformation

　　10.It is _______ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same　kind of work.

　　A. abrupt　　 B. absurd　　 C. adverse　　　D. addictive

　　11. The young flower girl has been in town for only several months, but she seems to be _____with everyone who comes to the store.

　　A. admitted B. accepted C. admired D. acquainted

　　12. When the wealthy man died his illegitimate son _____half of his legacy.

　　A. retreated B. displayed C. declared D. claimed

　　13. I have said nothing like that. He intentionally _____ my ideas to achieve his personal ends.

　　A. revised B. distracted C. contradicted D. distorted

　　14. Travelers are advised to use traveler's checks, which provide a secure _____ to carrying all the money in cash.

　　A. substitute B. alternative C. selection D. displacement

　　15. Most of the nations in the world are working in a collaborative effort to ___ hunger from the world.

　　A. abandon B. diminish C. withdraw D. eliminate

　　16. I just can't _____ how he managed to finish his report so soon. He said he was only halfway through it yesterday!

　　A. figure out B. work out C. look out D. draw out

　　17. The mayor was asked to give a rough _____ of the cost of the construction of the new bridge.

　　A. assessment B. evaluation C. announcement D. estimate

　　18. At last his firm was _____ up by a multinational corporation.

　　A. swallowed B. devoured C. swigged D. gulped

　　19. When he went to the airport for the ticket, Tom suddenly realized that his passport had ____ for half a year.

　　A. abolished B. expired  C. amended D. constrained

　　20. According to the report, the ____­ of the epidemic was frightening in that country.

　　A. multitude B. altitude C. magnitude D. gratitude