中国社会科学院2006年3月博士研究生入学考试英语试题.docVIP

中国社会科学院2006年3月博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part I Vocabulary (20 points) Section A (10 points) Directions： Choose the word that is the closest in meaning with the underlined word. 1．With computers doubling in speed and power every couple of years， and with genetic engineerings dazzling feats growing more and more routine， the battered American faith in technological progress has been growing stronger and giddier of late. A．intriguing B．ornate C．brilliant D．obsessing 2．One suggested method of containing the fires was presented by Cary Colaizzi of the engineering firm Goodson， which has developed ah eat-resistant grout (a thin mortar used to fill cracks and crevices）， which is designed to be pumped into the coal fire to cut off the oxygen supply. A．restraining B．comprising C．embracing D．releasing 3．The two fanatic Puerto Rican nationalists who tried to assassinate Harry Trumanin 1950 attacked him when he was living across the street in Blair House while the White House was being renovated. A．refurbished B．refurnished C．reiterated D．repainted 4．But by the time we are adult， the childhood hiding which dwindled to adolescent shyness， is expected to disappear altogether， as we bravely stride out to meet our guests，hosts， companions， relatives， colleagues， customers， clients， or friends. A．succumbed B．resorted C．adapted D．diminished 5．The Taganka production Poslushaite (“Listen”)， culled from statements and works of Vladimir Mayakovsky， proved to be a singular exception. A．rejected B．descended C．confirmed D．selected 6．Many feel Kennedys commitment was a desperate political maneuver to lift himself out of the calamity of the Bay of Pigs. A．limelight B．ploy C．bid D．threshold 7．Some industrial workers were trying， quietly and peacefully， to create a network of free trade unions， modeled presumably on Polands famous Solidarity， which was an anathema to the regime. A．