中国科学院2008年10月考博英语真题及答案

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1、Let’s give a big （  ） to tonight’s prize-winner.

A、respect

B、shout

C、praise

D、hand

2、It was a depressed and divided country, accustomed to failure and（  ）of change.

A、definite

B、curious

C、suspicious

D、anxious

3、The secret of the （  ） success of Wal-Mart in the retailing industry lies in its single-minded and skillful pursuit of the lowest prices.

A、unalleviated

B、unaccounted

C、unprecedented

D、unaccompanied

4、Those who got angry and crazy set fire to cars and shops in the Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, then the problems（  ） .

A、evolved

B、evaporated

C、escalated

D、exalted

5、The supervisor（  ） his explanation when his fault was pointed out by some talented young students.

A、stumbled over

B、got over

C、dashed to

D、gave out

6、It is evident that no one, no matter how much they （  ），is immune from the effect of advertising.

A、refuse

B、reflect

C、proclaim

D、protest

7、“It’s probably just stress.” How many times have you uttered those words to yourself to（  ） a headache, pain or illness?

A、dismiss

B、dispose

C、dispel

D、disrupt

8、Schools and colleges have no right to use our public money to promote conduct that is （  ）to the religious and moral values of parents and taxpayers.

A、conducive

B、comparable

C、pointing

D、offensive

9、The old farmer （  ）his wife, living until 105 years of age.

A、beat

B、survived

C、lasted

D、endured

10、He didn't know anything about business, so starting his own was （  ）.

A、 a climb to power

B、a leap in the dark

C、a run on the bank

D、 a step backwards

11、Public attitudes toward business regulations are deeply （  ） ； most people resent intrusive government rules，yet they expect government to prevent businesses from defrauding, exploiting the public.

A、hostile

B、emotional

C、ambiguous

D、cynical

12、Ever since the TV show came off the air，there has been （  ）that a movie might be made of the show. Finally in autumn 2007, news broke that filming had started.

A、specification

B、suspicion

C、simulation

D、speculation

13、A quick wit and a warm smile were the salesman’s stock （  ） .

A、in trade

B、in reserve

C、in effect

D、in business

14、 Innovative product platforms like the portable transistor radio and the Walkma（  ）the digital lifestyle era.

A、set the stage for

B、shed light on

C、made sense of

D、gave a hand to

15、 Successful imitation, far from being symptomatic of a lack of（  ），is the first step in learning to be creative.

A、resolution

B、elegance

C、aspiration

D、originality

16、Our parents love us because we are their children, and this is an （  ） fact，so that we feel safer with them than with anyone else.

A、unambiguous

B、uncontrollable

C、unalterable

D、unintentional

17、As a journalist Hemingway trained himself in （  ） of expression. His deliberate avoidance of very attractive adjectives is some of the traces of his early journalistic practices.

A、 economy

B、 elegance

C、 depth

D、 neatness

18、It is the vast number of irresponsible dog owners which has roused public （  ） and demands for tighter controls.

A、obsession

B、apprehension

C、exclamation

D、indignation

19、Talking to children about the death of others is a subject that adults（  ）away from very strongly.

A、shy

B、stay

C、slip

D、skip

20、That's all right, it is better to （  ） the feeling than to let it build up.

A、displace

B、disarm

C、discharge

D、dispatch

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