2007年复旦大学考博英语真题

Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure （15 points）

Directions： There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ with a single line through the center.

1．Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ______ to a close examination.

A．keep up B．put up C． stand up D．look up

2．When I bent down to tie my shoelace, the seat of my trousers ______.

A．split B．cracked C．broke D．holed

3．His ______ thighs were barely strong enough to support the weight of his body.

A． inanimate B．rustic C．malleable D．shrunken

4．To get my travellers' cheques I had to ______ a special cheque to the bank for the total amount.

A．make for B．make out C．make up D．make off

5．She described the distribution of food and medical supplies as a ______ nightmare.

A．paranoid B．putative C．benign D． logistical

6．A sordid, sentimental plot unwinds, with an inevitable ______ ending.

A． mawkish B．fateful C．beloved D．perfunctory

7．Despite ______ efforts by the finance minister, inflation rose to 36 points.

A．absurd B．grimy C．valiant D．fraudulent

8．In ______ I wish I had thought about alternative courses of action.

A．retrospect B．disparity C．succession D．dissipation

9．Psychoanalysts tend to regard both ______ and masochism as arising from childhood deprivation.

A．attachment B．distinction C．ingenuity D．sadism

10．Fear showed in the eyes of the young man, while the old man looked tired and ______.

A．watery B．wandering C．weary D．wearing

11．The clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal is being ______ as the match of the season.

A． harbinger B．allured C．congested D．lodged

12．What he told me was a ______ of downright lies.

A．load B．mob C．pack D．flock

13．We regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are ______.

A．out of work B． out of stock C．out of reach D．out of practice

14．______ I realized the consequences, I would never have contemplated getting involved.

A．Even if B．Had C．As long as D． If

15．They managed to ______ the sound on TV every time the alleged victim's name was

spoken.

A．deaden B．deprive C．punctuate D．rebuff

16．He had been ______ to appear in court on charges of incitement of lawbreaking.

A．illuminated B．summoned C．prevailed D．trailed

17．The computer doesn't ______ human thought; it reaches the same ends by different

means.

A．flunk B．renew C．succumb D．mimic

18．How about a glass of orange juice to ______ your thirst？

A．quench B．quell C．quash D．quieten

19．The rain looked as if it had ______ for the night.

A．set off B．set up C．set out D．set in

20．My aunt lost her cat last summer, but it ______ a week later at a home in the next village.

A． turned up B．turned in C．turned on D．turned out

21．As is known to all, a vague law is always ______ to different interpretations.

A．invulnerable B．immune C．resistant D． susceptible

22．The manager ______ facts and figures to make it seem that the company was prosperous.

A．beguiled B．besmirched C．juxtaposed D．juggled

23．To our great delight, yesterday we received a（n） ______ donation from a benefactor.

A．handsome B．awesome C．miserly D．prodigal

24．Students who get very high marks will be ______ from the final examination.

A．expelled B．banished C． absolved D．ousted

25．It ______ me that the man was not telling the truth.