2005年基础英语真题及答案.doc

中国人民大学2005年硕士生入学考试试题 招生专业：英语语言文学 考试科目：基础英语 英文写作 英汉互译 考试时间：1月23日 上午 　　　　　　　　　　考题编号：336 　　　　　　　　　　 基础英语 I. Sentence Completion (20 points) Directions: Write in the blank the letter of the item which best completes each sentence. 1. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so _____ that they can disappear at any moment. a. tentative b. tenuous c. restrictive d. consistent e. tenacious 2. I did not anticipate reading such a ____ discussion of the international situation in the morning newspaper, normally, such a treatment could be found only in scholarly magazines. a. erudite b. arrogant c. ingenious d. overt e. analytical 3. We need more men of culture and enlightenment; we have too many ____ among us. a. boors b. students c. philistines d. pragmatists e. philosophers 4. The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and ____ were often more effective than military might. a. treachery b. artifice c. strength d. wisdom e. beauty 5. His remarks were filled with ___ which sounded lofty but presented nothing new to the audience. a. aphorisms b. platitudes c. bombast d. adages e. symbols 6. Achilles had his ____, Hitler had his elite Corps. a. myrmidons b. antagonists c. arachnids d. myriads e. anchorites 7. In order to photograph _____ animals, elaborate flashlight equipment is necessary. a. predatory b. wild c. nocturnal d. live e. rare 8. He was deluded by the ____ who claimed he could cure all diseases with his miracle machine. a. salesman b. inventor c. charlatan d. doctor e. practitioner 9. The attorney protested that the testimony being offered was not ____ to the case and asked that it be stricken from the record as irrelevant. a. favorable b. coherent c. harmful d. beneficial e. germane