清华大学20032007年博士生入学考试英语试题.doc

清华大学2003年博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20%) (略) Part Ⅱ Vocabulary (10%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one that completes the sentence and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through center. 16．Written at least 100 years ago, the handwriting faded and certainly became ______. A．infinite B．illegible C．infectious D．immune 17．It is doubtful whether anyone can be a truly ______ observer of events. A．inadequate B．impassive C．genius D．impartial 18．She was ______ by the lack of appreciation shown of her hard work. A．frustrated B．dispersed C．functioned D．displaced 19．The shuttle exploded in the air suddenly and broke into ______ at once. A．diversity B．fragments C．doctrine D．drought 20．As the society has rigid social ______, everyone knows his role in the society. A．hemisphere B．contempt C．controversy D．hierarchy 21．Three years have ______ since we last met at the conference for Internet communication in Beijing. A．elapsed B．discerned C．discontented D．electrified 22．It turned out that he had ______ the whole story just to cheat his friends. A．dissipated B．diverged C．detached D．fabricated 23．He had a clear ______ of what was wrong with the machine and fixed it in a short time. A．debris B．deficiency C．perception D．persecution 24．For ten years the problem about the water has not been solved, we came to think that it has been a ______ problem in this area. A．perpetual B．persuasive C．picturesque D．possessive 25．He was ______ by the noise outside yesterday evening and could not concentrate on his study. A．pecked B．oriented C．perturbed D．paddled 26．He is often inclined to ______ in other people’s affairs, which is none of