2011西南大学考博英语真题和答案.pdfVIP

西南大学2011 年博士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part I Vocabulary (10 points) Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the following sentences. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. Europe’s earlier industrial growth was____ by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc. A) constrained B)remained C)sustained D)detained 2. We’ve just installed a fan to ____cooking smells from the kitchen. A) eject B)expel C)exclude D)exile 3. We work to make money, but it ’s a ___ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money. A)dilemma B)conflict C)prejudice D)paradox 4. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very ____. A)intriguing B)indefinite C)obscure D)dubious 5.I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how ____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be. A)fabulous B)gracious C)handsome D)prominent 6. I told him that I would ____ to act for me while I was away from office. A)identify B)authorize C)rationalize D)justify 7. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it ____ when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. A)compacted B)dispersed C)delayed D)restricted 8. Allen will soon find out that real life is seldom as simple as it is ____ in commercials. A)drafted B)depicted C)alleged D)permeated 9. Diamonds have little ____ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity. A)subtle B)eternal C)inherent D)intrinsic 10. Retirement is obviously a very complex ____ period and the earlier you start planning for it, the better. A)transition B)transaction C)transmission D)transformation 11. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Mr. Brown is certainly on the ____ o