2016考博英语词汇单选练习（9）

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　　121. The conflict between romantic _______ and harsh reality has been the theme of many great novels.

　　a. affairs b. perceptions c. revelations d. fantacies

　　122. Psychologists think of attitudes as being _______ toward objects or events that determine the way people react to different stimuli.

　　a. predispositions b. prescriptions c. precautions d. prejudice

　　123. America's _______ response to the crisis, sending two aircraft carriers to keep a protective eye on the island, had restored confidence that regional peace would be preserved.

　　a. heated b. robust c. indifferent d. serene

　　124. In the opening chapter of his "New Reckoning", David Marguand gives an attractive _______ of his career as a political thinker in Britain.

　　a. portrait b. drawing c. sketch d. preface

　　125. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when _______ to uncivilized behavior.

　　a. cornered b. drawn c. pushed d. subjected

　　126. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Frieud, wisdom comes from the _______ of maturity.

　　a. fulfillment b. achievement c. establishment d. accomplishment

　　127. Over the years, questions have been raised about the possible global _______ various indirect, long- term effects of nuclear war.

　　a. expanse b. expansion c. extension d. extent

　　128. The proportion of women among graduate students has been increasing dramatically, providing _______ competition for young men.

　　a. grave b. stiff c. edging d. pushy

　　129. One of our misunderstandings is the _______ that science develops in response to practical and social needs.

　　a. assent b. assertion c. association d. assumption

　　130. People in America are paying more attention to environment, but none was true in 1970, when green consciousness was treated as _______ if not comic.

　　a. tragic b. pushy c. marginal d. committed

　　131. Recent government measures were to deprive the professions not only of their guild status but also of their “_______”.

　　a. uniqueness b. singleness c. simplicity d. specialness

　　132. Because modern scientists fine the ancient Greek view of cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of _______ interest.

　　a. historical b. intrinsic c. astronomical d. experimental

　　133. Religious philosopher that he was, Henry More derived his conception of an infinite universe from the Infinite God, a benevolent God of plenitude whose nature was to create _______.

　　a. havoc b. abundance c. temperance d. suffering

　　134. By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock, systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of _______ on society.

　　a. anarchy b. permanence c. provincialism d. tyranny

　　135. The company needs a thorough _______ of its organization if it is to survive the recent economic crisis.

　　a. conversion b. rendering c. overhaul d. examination