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2005年陕西省硕士英语统测试题 一、本考试由两份试卷组成：试卷一包括听力理解、词汇、完型填空与阅读理解四部分，共80题；试卷二包括翻译与写作两部分，共3题。 二、答题时间共150分钟，其中试卷一80分钟，试卷二70分钟。 Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points) Section A (0.5 point each) Directions: There are ten sentences in this section. Each sentence has one word or a set of words underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked [A],[B],[C]and [D].Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. 16. When a civilization loses simplicity and the sophisticated do not return to unsophistication, civilization becomes increasingly full of troubles and degenerates. [A] manipulates [B] regulates [C] degrades [D] appreciates 17. Snobs who pay too much respect for social position and wealth tend to disparage the academic achievement of intellectuals. [A] despise [B] encompass [C] falsify [D] implicate 18. The celebrities of higher social class treated the grassroots with haughty contempt in the aggregate. [A] rascals [B] influences [C] dictators [D] agents 19. The sense of guilt sets us down at the typewriter, hustles us to the job on a morning when everything has gone wrong. [A] urges [B] shoves [C] jostles [D] dissolves 20. Thus, surveillance of citizens in the name of national security undermines the very society it was intended to protect. [A] conveyance [B] survey [C] brilliance [D] convenience 21. We should make a clear distinction between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion. [A] conviction [B] deviation [C] difference [D] discrimination 22. But except for a few minor concessions, the US held tight on the problem of greenhouse gas emissions. [A] successions [B] disappointments [C] compromises