东北师范大学2008考博英语.pdf

东北师范大学博士入学英语试题（2008） Part I Vocabulary Structure (20%) Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B，C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Television commercials that sell household products have often been accused of ____stereotypes of societal roles. A. modifying B. contrasting C. exposing D. reinforcing 2. The United States congress and state legislatures _______thousands of laws every year. A. draft B. enact C. amend D. cancel 3. In1979 Shirley Mount Hufstedler was appointed to head the ______United States Department of Education. A. created new B. created a new C. created newly D. newly created 4. Archaeologists know ______35000 years ago, but it is still unclear for what purpose precisely. A. drawing being practiced B. when the practice of drawing C. that drawing was practiced D. practicing of drawing 5. The early years of the United States government were characterized by a debate concerning _____or individual states should have more power. A. whether the federal government B. either the federal government C. that the federal government D. the federal government 6. Those businessmen are engaged in fierce competition. Yet they remain free from strain and _____. A. pressure B. weight C. oppression D. depression 7. He is timid, modest and________. A. expressive B. apprehensive C. depressive D. impressive 8. If you ______at this critical moment of the experiment the whole project will end in failure. A. give away B. give in C. give out D. give up 9. When the farmers visited the city the first time, they were ___by its complicated traffic system. A. bewildered B. acqu