2016年在职博士英语考试真题（阅读理解）

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　　Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four Choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
　　1. The opinions of his peers are more important to her than her parents' idea.
　　A) friends        B) equals
　　C) enemies         D) bosses

　　2. After we join the WTO, the situation that our automobile industry, depends for its survival on   government subsidies will be changed.
　　A) financial aid    B) personnel support
　　C) spiritual encouragement     D) partial taxation

　　3. My salary has been raised to 100,000 yuan a year. but there is a proportionate increase in my income tax.
　　A) dramatic        B) undesirable
　　C) perpetual         D) proportional

　　4. Henry David Thoreau used to ramble through the woods before he wrote his most famous book Walden (1854).
　　A) study             B) live
　　C) read aloud      D) wander

　　5. Despite the pressure from the president, the provincial government insisted on its autonomous jurisdiction.
　　A) regional        B) obstinate
　　C) willful        D) legal

　　6. All programs celebrating the Spring Festival in the CCTV have been relayed to even' part of the world through satellites.
　　A) received      B) reserved
　　C) rebroadcast         D) enjoyed

　　7. You must be drunk last night. Otherwise how did you manage to drive into a stationary vehicle?
　　A) official        B) police
　　C) parked        D) running

　　8. To create a democratic atmosphere in the company, the manager should always be accessible to his staff.
　　A)fair             B) equal
　　C) acceptable          D) approachable

　　9. The newly imported machine doesn't work in ambient humidity of 50 degrees.
　　A) approximate      B) surrounding
　　C) convenient       D) high

　　10. Many students are signing the petition against building a steelworks near the school.
　　A) names               B) agreement
　　C) request            D) disapproval

　　11. Your appraisal of the current situation is quite different from mine.
　　A) optimistic        B) compliment
　　C) agreement       D) estimate

　　12. They are boycotting the store because the workers are on strike.
　　A) looting    B) banning
　　C) protecting        D) destroying

　　13. In the final contest, two athletes are contending for the championship.
　　A) satisfying      B) happy
　　C) competing        D) quarreling

　　14. The computer's value will depreciate by half in the first year.
　　A) decrease     B) increase
　　C) keep low      D) fluctuate

　　15. China Telecom is about to embark on a major program of computerization.
　　A) propaganda    B) finish
　　C) purchase        D) undertake

　　l6. The candidate has given a pledge that he will improve the local environment and invest doubly in education.
　　A) promise         B)  declaration
　　C) proposal         D) possibility

　　17. There has always been an epldemic or bike stealing in schools.
　　A) a theft         B) a punishment
　　C) a plague          D) a crime

　　18. It is in Chongqing that the next international symposium on environmental protection will be held.
　　A) debate          B) conference
　　C) seminar         D) negotiation

　　19. Many people suspected the existence of extraterrestrial life.
　　A) snowman         B) outside the earth
　　C) spiritual           D) underworld

　　20. In case your liabilities outrun your assets, you may go bankrupt.
　　A) debt        B) enterprise
　　C) controversy       D) bondage

　　21.After the fierce quarrel, they began  to have a __________ loathing for each other.
　　A) boring       B) reciprocal
　　C) friendly      D) standing

　　22. On the stage many pieces of blue silk were fluctuated to ________the sea waves.
　　A) simplify       B) simulate
　　C) help              D) like

　　23. The government lacked money because of biting oil________.
　　A) prices        B) stations
　　C) buildings            D) revenues

　　24. Though the policies of racial ________had been abolished, many whites in the South were still dubious about the safety of the communities.
　　A) segregation　　　B) regulations
　　C) communism　　　　D3 extinction

　　25. The proposal was accepted with ________ approval. Everybody believed it would help revive the national economy.
　　A) unanimous　　　 B) doubtful
　　C) pleasant　　 D) searching

　　26. Many social services are provided by ________ societies and organizations that do not expect any material payment.
　　A) wealthy　　　　B)voluntary
　　C) helpful　　　　D)spiritual

　　27. In the packed hall, the people sitting close to me _________ me into the corner little by little.
　　A) dragged　　 B) drew
　　C) frightened　　 D) wedged

　　28. The police, trying to ________exactly who was at the party are investigating every person concerned.
　　A) ascertain　　　　B) arrest
　　C) imagine　　　 D) count

　　29. If everybody has arrived the meeting may________ now.
　　A) commence　　　　 B) criticize
　　C) comment　　　　 D) conclude

　　30. The prodigal son ________his large inheritance in a few years of heavy spending.
　　A) inherited　　　　B) received
　　C) accumulated　　　　D) dissipated

　　3l. In ancient India, there used to be a very formidable ________ in religious and social life.
　　A) hierarchy　　 B) power
　　C) despot　　　 D) president

　　32.　_________ delinquency refers to law-breaking by young people.
　　A) Juvenile　　　B) Green-hand
　　C) Amateur　　　 D) Institute

　　33. It's necessary to make your handwritings ________ when you fill in an official form.
　　A) reconcilable　　　B) legitimate
　　C) legible　　　　D) formal

　　34. She has always been a conscientious secretary since the gal, she entered my company. Tine suggestion that I wanted her to resign is quite __________
　　A) thoughtful　　 B) reasonable
　　C) unfounded　　D) early

　　35. The ________ meaning of "yellow" is a color, but it can also mean "cowardly."
　　A) positive　　　B) negative
　　C) underlying　　 D) literal

　　36. When I stayed in the country, I used to walk in the fields at night and to see ________ of stars.
　　A) the circulation　　　　 B) a cluster
　　C) the falling　　　　　D) myriads

　　36. When I stayed in the country, I used to walk in the fields at night and to see ________ of stars.
　　A) the circulation　　　 B) a cluster
　　C) the falling　　　　　D) myriads

　　37. Ringing church bells sets up ________ in the Alpine valleys.
　　A) resonance　　　　 B) forests
　　C) church building　　 D) priests

　　38. The students are all from ________ countries, such as Singapore. India Korean, and Japan.
　　A) developing　　 B)oriental
　　C) island　　　　　D) Christian

　　39. Wouldn't it be easier to move about on the ________ of the mobbed crowd than to squeeze in tile middle?
　　A) consent　　　 B) heads
　　C) fringe　　　　 D) recreation

　　40. When the new immigration law came into effect, the old one was naturally
　　A) validated　　　B) put off
　　C) repealed　　　D) put up
　　Part III　Reading Comprehension　(50%)