厦门大学考博英语真题2014年
1.The village ______ my grandfather grew up in is not far from the town.
A what
B where
C wherever
D which
2.What"s your attitude ______ his criticism?
A against
B for
C towards
D in
3.If I had a car of my own, I ______ it to your sister yesterday.
A will lend
B would lend
C should lend
D would have lent
4.The newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A suit
B adapt
C regulate
D coordinate
5.It"s a program designed to ______ mainly to 16 to 25 year olds.
A include
B appreciate
C appeal
D conduct
6.The actress lives in a very fashionable ______ of town.
A position
B component
C quarter
D zone
7.The store displayed its most ______ products in the front window.
A model
B present
C distinctive
D favorite
8.Bob fails to attend the evening school. He ______ sick, because he never asks for leave.
A maybe
B can be
C must be
D is
9.______ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.
A For
B Now
C Since
D Despite
10.______ the storm, the ship would have reached its destination on time.
A But for
B In case of
C In spite of
D Because of
11.A tyre ______ when you pump air into it; it shrinks when the air is gone.
A explores
B expands
C exploit
D exposes
12.We simply can"t compete with other companies ______ we improve our engine design and reduce the cost of production.
A though
B unless
C lest
D provided
13.Criticism and self-criticism is necessary ______ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.
A by that
B at that
C on that
D in that
14.He wasn"t appointed chairman of the committee, ______ not very popular with all its members.
A to be considered
B considering
C being considered
D having considered
15.______ telling her again since she won"t listen to it?
A What"s the point of
B How"s the point of
C Where is the point in
D Is there the point for
16.To save money for my education, Mother often took on more work than ______ for her.
A it was good
B what was good
C was good
D being good
17.He denied ______ to send out the signal at exactly 8 p.m.
A having been telling
B being told
C to be told
D having been told
18.Did it ever ______ you that he could be the murderer?
A occur to
B occur in
C happen to
D happen with
19.The Professor sprang to his feet, ______ a hand to his rosy, bald head.
A covered
B clapping
C smashing
D hit
20.The explorers came forward with gifts of ducks and flour-cakes and ______ troughs of water for the horses to drink.
A held in
B held with
C held under
D held up
21.Because of the ______ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.
A originality
B subjectivity
C generality
D ambiguity
22.With its own parliament and currency and a common ______ for peace, the European Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business.
A inspiration
B assimilation
C intuition
D aspiration
23.America has now adopted more ______ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.
A discrete
B solemn
C rigorous
D autonomous
24.Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ______ spur to efficiency and innovation.
A extravagant
B exquisite
C intermittent
D indispensable
25.In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ______ today.
A transient
B commonplace
C implicit
D elementary
26.I was so ______ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.
A immersed
B assaulted
C thrilled
D dedicated
27.His arm was ______ from the shark"s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who nearly died, remained in a delicate condition.
A retrieved
B retained
C repelled
D restored
28.Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people the magazine has ______ to be the Greatest American.
A appointed
B appeased
C nicknamed
D nominated
29.The ______ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate.
A overflowing
B overwhelming
C prevalent
D premium
30.We will also see a ______ increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.
A startling
B surpassing
C suppressing
D stacking
1.According to the passage, ______ pronouncing foreign languages.
A few people are extremely good at
B even modern people are not good at
C only a few people are somewhat good at
D few people are at the average level in
2.According to the author, pronunciation is a skill that can NOT be ______.
A picked up without conscious training
B trained consciously
C be taught
D be carefully trained
3.The italicized "the branch of study" in Para. 1 refers to ______.
A accent
B pronunciation
C the learning of spoken English
D both A and B
4.In the author"s opinion, ______.
A grammar is less important than pronunciation
B grammar and spelling should always make room for pronunciation
C grammar and spelling are sometimes less important than pronunciation
D grammar is more important than spelling
5.Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
A The difficulty and importance of pronunciation
B The difficulty and the teaching requirements concerning pronunciation
C The significance and the teaching methods of pronunciation
D The difficulty and features of pronunciation
1.The passage tells us about ______.
A how man"s life will be in the future
B how future man will look like
C the fact that man"s organs will function differently in the future
D the fact that man is growing uglier as time passes
2.There is evidence that man is changing—______.
A man has been growing taller over the past five hundred years
B man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had
C man"s hair is getting thinner and thinner
D man"s limbs are growing weaker because he tends to make less use of them
3.Man"s forehead will grow larger because ______.
A he still makes use of only about 20% of the brain"s capacity
B the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time
C he had rather narrow forehead a few hundred years ago
D he will have to use his brain more and more as time goes on
4.Future man will probably ______.
A have smaller eyes
B have larger eyes
C see better
D have to wear better glasses
5.The reason for believing that future man will be different is that he ______.
A is always growing
B never stops changing
C hopes for a change
D will live a different life
1.Why does the author think that encoding properly is very important?
A It helps us understand our memory system better
B It enables us to recall something from our memory
C It expands our memory capacity considerably
D It slows down the process of losing our memory
2.One possible reason why women have better memories than men is that ______.
A they have a wider range of interests
B they are more reliant on the environment
C they have an unusual power of focusing their attention
D they are more interested in what"s happening around them
3.A note in the pocket can hardly serve as a reminder because ______.
A it will easily get lost
B it"s not clear enough for you to read
C it"s out of your sight
D it might get mixed up with other things
4.What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A If we focus our attention on one thing, we might forget another
B Memory depends to a certain extent on the environment
C Repetition helps improve our memory
D If we keep forgetting things, we"d better return to where we were
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A The process of gradual memory loss
B The causes of absent-mindedness
C The impact of the environment on memory
D A way of encoding and recalling
1.What does a newborn baby like to see most in the first two weeks?
2.Why does the newborn pay more attention to a human face than any .other kind of objects, according to some scientists?
3.What have mothers been told about newborns, contrary to what they believe?
4.Why were mothers" observations thrown away?
5.What was the prevalent assumption about perception of form and perception of more "basic" qualities?
1.
A for
B from
C to
D of
2.
A rapture
B corruption
C eruption
D disruption
3.
A actions
B functions
C reflection
D behavior
4.
A regular
B formal
C continual
D circular
5.
A retains
B encounters
C possesses
D experiences
6.
A diseases
B symptoms
C signs
D defects
7.
A while
B whereas
C if
D although
8.
A adaptable
B approachable
C available
D agreeable
9.
A broad
B inclusive
C tentative
D extensive
10.
A devised
B recognized
C scrutinized
D visualized
11.
A at
B through
C in
D as
12.
A most
B least
C little
D more
13.
A attain
B shed
C retrieve
D seek
14.
A on
B with
C for
D in
15.
A unique
B specific
C complicated
D peculiar
16.
A norm
B mode
C pattern
D style
17.
A directories
B instructions
C specifications
D commentaries
18.
A off
B on
C for
D up
19.
A or
B and
C but
D while
20.
A agitation
B spur
C acceleration
D stimulus
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