《西安交通大学研究生综合英语(II)期末考试试题(b)》.docVIP

2005~2006学年 第学期 西安交通大学研究生英语期末考试试题姓名 学号 英语班号 所在院系 考试日期 2006年月 日 Direction: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentences. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blacking the corresponding letter with a pencil. 1. Starting with the ____ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument. A. premise B. pretext C. foundation D. presentation 2. After several nuclear disasters, a ____ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy. A. quarrel B. suspicion C. verdict D. controversy 3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their _____ for world conquest. A. admiration B. ambition C. administration D. orientation 4. The director gave me his _____ that he would double my pay if I did my job well. A. explanation B. obligation C. assurance D. certainty 5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ______ such as colored lights and glass balls. A. ornaments B. luxuries C. exhibits D. complements 6. The two most important ______ in making a cake are flour and sugar. A. elements B. components C. ingredients D. constituents 7. Cultural _____ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another. A. translation B. transition C. transmission D. transaction 8. We must look beyond _____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing. A. justifications B. illusions C. manifestations D. specifications 9. No one imagined that the apparently _____ businessman was really a criminal. A. respective B. respectable C. respectful D. realistic 10. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will have become _______.  A. deteriorated B. degenerated C. suppressed D. extinct 11. The ________ of t