《昆明理工大学博士研究生招生入学考试试题》2008英语

42. Scholars maintain that social development can easily ________ language changes.

A. bring up B. bring about C. bring out D. bring forward

43. They are a firm of good repute and have large financial ________.

A. reserves B. savings C. storages D. resources

44. The bus moved slowly in the thick fog. We arrived at our ________ almost two hours later.

A. designation B. destiny C. destination D. dignity

45. The government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding between the twp countries.

A. raise B. promote C. heighten D. increase

46. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ________ the color of his skin.

A. with the exception of B. in the light of C. by virtue of D. regardless of

47. That sound doesn’t ________ in his language, so it’s difficult for him to pronounce it.

A. happen B. occur C. have D. take place

48. My students found the book ________; it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.

A. enlightening B. confusing C. distracting D. amusing

49. I _______ you that the goods will be delivered next week.

A. insist B. confirm C. assure D. ensure

50. In many countries tobacco and medicine are government ________.

A. control B. monopoly C. business D. belongings

51. In this factory the machines are not regulated ________ but are jointly controlled by a central computer

system..

A. independently B. individually C. irrespectively D. irregularly

52. They lost their way in the forest, and ________ made matters worse was that night began to fall.

A. it B. that C. which D. what

53. The last half of the nineteenth century _________ the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A. told B. declared C. viewed D. witnessed

54. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror ________ curiosity.

A. put up with B. lived up to C. gave way to D. did away with

55. In most countries, the metric system has been ________ for all measurement..

A. admitted B. adapted C. applied D. adopted

56. One of the important properties of a scientific theory is its ability to________ further research and further

thinking about a particular topic.

A. invent B. stimulate C. renovate D. advocate

57. There is a general ________ that pouring old wine into the same bottles is the wrong way to go.

A. consensus B. census C. censorship D. conscience

58. You are just the same ________you were the day when I first met you.

A. that B. as C. like D. so

59. Jack never dreams of _______ for him to be sent abroad to study very soon.

A. being a chance B. there being a chance C. there to be a chance D. there be a chance

60. Criticism without suggesting areas of improvement is not ________ and should be avoided if possible.

A. constructive B. productive C. descriptive D. relative

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or

D. Write the appropriate letter on the ANSWER SHEET.

Passage 1

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage: