西安外国语大学英语专业考研真题基础英语西安外国语大学 2002年硕士研究生入学考试试题（专业英语）Part A Basic EnglishSection one: VocabularyDirections: This section consists of (10) incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by (4) words or phrases. Select the word of phrase that best fits in with each context and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet (10%)1. She had clearly no of doing any work, although she was well paid.a. tendency b. intention c. ambition d. preference2. The mother separated the quarrelling children and gave each of them a sharp .a. slap b. scratch c. pinch d. punch3. His decision to invest in the developing holiday resort was a one.a. shrewd b. sly c. crafty d. cunning4. He cited a Chinese proverb to the that you should never wish ill on your neighbor.a. extent b. notion c. effect d. point5. All the following verbs but may form a meaningful combination with the noun phrase a need in ones life.a. fill b. serve c. answer d. accord6. An honorary doctorate of law was on him by Newcastle University in 1976.a. granted b. conferred c. extended d. awarded7. The Academic Committee him of its willingness to help with his research program.a. assured b. ensured c. reassured d. insured8. As winter the population is predicted to face severe food and fuel shortages.a. sets out b. sets in c. sets forth d sets down9. Each of the following noun phrases may constitute a logical collocation except .a. a burst of passion b. a fit of industry c. a gust of rage d. a flash of meditation10 I have been away from home for many years, and it is not very easy for me to some of my old friends.a. keep track of b. take sides with c. fall into line with d. take note ofSection Two Grammatical StructureDirections: This section consists of ten incomplete sentences, each followed by four possible answers. Select the one that best completes each sentence and blacken your answer choice on the answer sheet.(10%)11. The management has now introduced a policy pay rises are related to performance at work.a. which b. where c. whether d. what12. Marys facial expression suggested that she disappointed with my decision.a. was b. be c. should be d. must be13. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than eastern Nebraska.a. in b. does c. it does in d. it receives in 14. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless very young.a. trained b. being trained c. to be trained d. having been trained15.you have no right_to read what is written in the study report.a. indeed b.actually c.anyhow d.whatsoever16.a thorough check of the accounts has revealed_a tax evader.a.him being b.that he be c.him to be d.that he had been17. They regard it as one of the sights of london that must_be missed.a.of no account b.from all accounts c.on no account d.by all accounts18. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighboring country, _by the police each time.a. had been captured b.being always captured c.unfortunately captured d.only to be captured19.according to be law,_organizations or individuals that employ school-age children and youngsters shall be criticized and ordered to put_stop to such employment.a.the;/ b./;a c.the;a d./;/20.deliberate aggression integral_some forms of competitive athletics increases the likelihood that imitative violence will erupt among crowds of young adult spectators.a.to b.into c.for d.withsection three rhetoricDirections: in each of the following sentences, some part of the sentence or the whole is underlined. Beneath each sentence you will find four(4)ways of phrasing the underlined part. Select the answer that expresses most effectively what is presented in the original sentence. Your choice should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity or redundancy. Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the answer sheet(10%).21.more than five hundred years a go, Chinese scholars accurately described the flow of blood as a continuous circle controlled by the heart, but it was unnoticed in the west.a.but it went b.although it was c.but the discovery went d.although the discovery was22.for members of the 17th-century ashanti nation in africa, animal-hide shields with wooden frames were essential items of military equipment, a method to protect warriors against enemy arrows and spears.a.as a method protecting b. protecting c.as a protection of d.to protect23.a labor department study states that the numbers of women employed outside the home grew by more than a thirty-five percent increase in the past decade and accounted for more than sixty-two percent of the total growth in the civilian work force.a.numbers of women employed outside the home grew more than thirty-five percentb.numbers of women employed outside the home were raised by more than thirty-five percent24. Published in Harlem,