西安交通大学研究生综合英语II期末考试试题b.doc

2005~2006学年第1学期
西安交通大学研究生综合英语(II)期末考试试题(b)
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2006年1月5 日
Part One Vocabulary (20 points)
Direction: There are 40 plete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that pletes the sentences. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blacking the corresponding letter with a pencil.
1. Starting with the ____ that there is life on the Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.
A. premise B. pretext C. foundation D. presentation
2. After several nuclear disasters, a ____ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
A. quarrel B. suspicion C. verdict D. controversy
3. Their diplomatic pletely laid bare their _____ for world conquest.
A. admiration B. ambition C. administration D. orientation
4. The director gave me his _____ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.
A. explanation B. obligation C. assurance D. certainty
5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ______ such as colored lights and glass balls.
A. ornaments B. luxuries C. exhibits D. complements
6. The two most important ______ in making a cake are flour and sugar.
A. elements B. components C. ingredients D. constituents
7. Cultural _____ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.
A. translation B. transition C. transmission D. transaction
8. We must look beyond _____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.
A. justifications B. illusions C. manifestations D. specifications
9. No one imagined that the apparently _____ businessman was really a criminal.
A. respective B. respectable C. respectful D. realistic
10. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will have e _______.
A. deteriorated B. degenerated C. suppressed D. extinct
11. The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can eed in understanding the universe.
A. essence B. tex