浙江大学基础英语1991(含答案)考研真题考研试题

十、浙江大学 1991 年攻读硕士学位研究生入学基础英语考题
Part I VOCABULAR
Section AChoose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Mark your
answer on the Answer Sheet.
1. The funeral will be ____, and only members of the dead man‟s family will attend.
（A） alone （B） personal （C） peculiar （D） private
2. The doctor warned me that the pills might cause ____ effects.
（A） secondary （B） side （C） second （D） subsidiary
3. He‟s a very experienced competitor. It would be unwise to ____ his chances before
the race.
（A） put down （B） send out （C） write off （D） throw away
4. ____ any remarriage this money would pass to your late husband‟s younger brother.
（A）On account of （B）In accordance with
（C）With reference to （D）In the event of
5. He is indifferent ____ hardships and dangers.
（A） of （B） at （C） in （D） to
6. All living creatures have to ____ themselves to their environment.
（A） put （B） direct （C） adapt （D） place
7. I consider his suggestion the most sensible that has so far been ____.
（A） afforded （B） felt （C） expressed （D） offered
8. After he had given an account of the difficulties, he went on to____ ways of overcoming
them.
（A） pave （B） suggest （C） assure （D） offer
9. Verbs such as“get”____ some difficult problems for English learners.
（A） raise （B） carry （C） create （D） overcome
10.Sociolinguistics is the ____ where my special interest lies.
（A） region （B） scope （C） entrance （D） area
11. This cheese has gone ____. We‟ll have to throw it away.
（A） contaminated （B） decayed （C） mouldy （D） stale
12. Several members of the committee, unwilling to take sides, ____ from voting.
（A） abstained （B） declined （C） dodged （D） eluded
13. No one is ____ to serve on the committee until he has been a member of the club for
two years.
（A） applicable （B） congenial （C） eligible （D） convenient
14. Last year Susan was ____ as a teacher in vocational schools.
（A） asked （B） hired （C） invited （D） paid
15. He is that type of salesman who painted big ____ and shouted about the qualities of his
goods.
（A） colors （B） letters （C） signs （D） walls
16. I‟m in no ____ this evening to listen to his silly jokes.
（A） emotion （B） tone （C） mood （D） sense
17. Mrs. Brown is so ____ about her housework that servants will not work for her.
（A） special （B） exhaustive （C） peculiar （D） particular
18. He pretended to be French, but his German accent ____.
（A） gave his away （B） gave him off （C） gave him up （D） gave
him out
19. Only an artist could perceive the fine ____ of color in the paining.
（A） pigment （B） value （C） blush （D） shade
20. It‟s harmful to one‟s health to ____ smoking and drinking.
（A） take on （B） take to （C） take in （D） take down
Section B Find the word or phrase closest in meaning to that underlined in the sentences.