中国艺术研究院2016年考博英语真题

中国艺术研究院2016年考博英语真题如下：

Part I Vocabulary (10 points)

Directions: In this section there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

1. Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ____ the problem.

A. relateB. tackleC. fileD. attach

2. Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ____, spending on public parks has generally declined.

A. heightenedB. liftedC. flownD. soared

3. The painting was a valuable family possession, which had been ____ from generation to generation.

A. handed overB. handed outC. handed downD. handed across

4. Each of them had a different ____ of what actually happened, but hers was far more believable.

A. messageB. theoryC. versionD. comment

5. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of medium is ____.

A. grantedB. impliedC. exaggeratedD. remedied

6. In the wife’s eyes, his ____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.

A. requirementB. commitmentC. participationD. reflection

7. Writing is a slow process, requiring ____ thought, time and effort.

A. significantB. considerableC. greatD. numerous

8. Great Britain and France will hold a ____ regarding some European economic problems.

A. conferenceB. referenceC. conversionD. cooperation

9. In the film we saw last night, the hero ____ his wife to death with his sword.

A. throatB. thrustC. trustD. thread

10. She likes the ____ flower instead of the natural one.

A. articleB. adventureC. ancientD. artificial

11. The ____ between the two playing periods of a football game is only a few minutes.

A. internalB. reserveC. intervalD. radium

12. What we need to learn is how to put theory into ____ when we begin our fieldwork here.

A. appearanceB. applicationC. accomplishD. achievement

13. In order to ____ a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.

A. requireB. inquireC. acquireD. address

14. Some research workers completely ____ all those facts as though they never existed.

A. ignoreB. leaveC. refuseD. miss

15. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue, so don’t talk me ____ buying it.

A. awayB. downC. outD. into

16. The man had to ____ the airport several times in order to become familiar with the control of the plane.

A. surroundB. circleC. observeD. view

17. The girl chose some very pretty ____ paper for the present.

A. coveringB. wrappingC. packingD. collecting

18. As for Ann, I am not sure about her ____ in Italian.

A. fluencyB. clarityC. coherenceD. excellency

19. My cat is a fussy eater, but my dog is so ____ that she’ll swallow down anything that is put in front of her.

A. indiscriminateB. choosyC. indefiniteD. picky

20. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth of the total ____ for living expenses.

A. acceptableB. applicableC. advisableD. available

Part II Cloze (10 points)

Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best ONE. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

Though the number of the upper class is a mere one third of the population, they make up at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two parts: upper-upper and lower-upper. __21__, the upper-upper class is the “old rich”—families that have been wealthy for several generations—a nobility of __22__ and wealth. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not __23__ to the general public. They have no __24__ to the rest of the community, __25__ their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By __26__, the lower-upper class is the “new rich”. __27__ they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich have been __28__ to make their money like __29__ else beneath their class. __30__ their status is generally __31__ than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who __32__ to look down upon the new rich. However its wealth is __33__, the upper class is very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to __34__ an interest in the arts and to __35__ rare books and paintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, all of which keeps them so __36__ from the masses that they have been called the out-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be __37__ of being members of a class. They also __38__ an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they __39__ many top government positions. Their actions __40__ the lives of millions.

21. A. ConsequentlyB. AccordinglyC. RegularlyD. Basically

22. A. beginningB. birthC. infancyD. foundation

23. A. visibleB. noticeableC. obviousD. apparent

24. A. contactB. associationC. communicationD. relation

25. A. pullingB. abstractingC. drawingD. making

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