初赛真题2008年(无听力).docVIP

大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)A类研究生英语初赛真题2008年(无听力) (总分138, 考试时间90分钟) Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure? ?Instructions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 2.? He cant ______ ignorance as his excuse; he should have known what was happening in his own department. A?insist B?refer C?plead D?defend 3.? His father came home to dinner every night, and ______ in his life Jack felt that they were a real family. A?for the first time B?firstly C?at first time D?at first 4.? After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as an insurance ______ further losses. A?towards B?for C?from D?against 5.? The bones, tendons and cartilages require a small amount of blood, ______ such organs as the kidneys and brain need large amounts of blood. A?as B?while C?because D?so that 6.? Although they usually did their own painting and papering, on this occasion they brought in a firm of ______ decorators. A?inside B?inward C?interior D?internal 7.? ______ the neighboring street, it would have had to pass through the station barriers, where a collector is always standing. A?Had it not been pulled down B?But for bringing it up C?Should it not have been carried down from D?Had it not been carried down from 8.? The people around him kept saying ______ the drowned man but he went on doing artificial respiration. A?it was useless reviving B?there was no use reviving C?there was no use to try to revive D?it was no use trying to revive 9.? Although they had only been invited for lunch they ______ till suppertime. A?stayed out B?stayed on C?stayed up D?stayed off 10.? When he heard how well the new company was doing, he took a calculated ______ and invested all his money in it. A?risk B?opportunity C?danger D?venture 11.? More and more people are signing up for yoga classes nowadays, _