2014浙江农林大学博士入学考试英语概要1.doc

2014年博士学位研究生入学考试试题 考试科目: 英语 满分：100分 考试时间：180分钟 Part I Vocabulary and Structure (15 points, 0.5 point each) Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 1. The patient has been ____________ of the safety of the operation. A. guaranteed B. assured C. entrusted D. confirmed 2. Some teenagers harbour a generalized resentment against society, which _________ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature. A. deprives B. restricts C. rejects D. denies 3. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers’ checks, which provide a secure ____________ to carrying your money in cash. A. substitute B. selection C. preference D. alternative 4. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ___________ attitude toward customers. A. impartial B. mild C. hostile D. opposing 5. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ___________ the birth of Jesus Christ. A. in accordance with B. in terms of B. in favor of D. in honor of 6. No one imagined that the apparently _________ businessman was really a criminal. A. respective B. respectable C. respectful D. receptacle 7. In some parts of the world the indigenous population has been completely _______. A. wiped up B. wiped out C. wiped away D. wiped off 8. ___________ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn. A. Akin to B. Prior to C. In addition to D. With reference to 9. Because his workplace was so busy and noisy, he longed most of all for __________. A. loneliness B. association C. solitude D. irrelevancy 10. Because Mark needed to pass the exam, he made studying a _____________ over watching his favorite television show. A. priority B. conformity C. per