《中南大学2008年博士入学考试英语试题及解析》.pdf

博实教育，引领未来 中南大学2008 年博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Paper One Part Ⅰ Using of English (20%) Section One Vocabulary and Structure (10%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet by blackening it with a pencil. 1. No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ______. A. the other B. any other C. another D. other 2. I haven’t got the ______idea of what you mean. Would you please make it clear to me? A. lightest B. furthest C. smallest D. faintest 3. It’s no good ______ until I’m reasonably sure when I’ll be able to go for my holiday. A. deciding B. to decide C. to have decided D. being decided 4. The chimney is no longer ______ volumes of waste gas into atmosphere, as protective filters are being used. A. giving away B. giving off C. giving in D. giving up 5. Since you need to catch an early train tomorrow morning, we ______ now. A. might as well leave B. ought to have left C. should have left D. could have left 6. The economic stability of nations and continents is often affected by the abundance or ______of natural resources. A. force B. condensation C. rainfall D. dearth 7. He was always ill for a time, but he managed to _______. A. pull on B. full in C. full up D. pull through 8. Politics, because of its overemphasis of expediency, often places candidates in the ______ pos