云南师范大学学位英语试卷

专业

PAPER ONE

PART I VOCABULARY ( 20 minutes, 10 points)

Section A ( 0.5 point each)

Directions: In this section there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

1.Outbreaks of teenage violenee here are confined to technical schools students fighting mindless.

A.restricted

B. con firmed

C. releva nt

D. dedicated

2.Something clearly disturbs Thai youth and parents who need to do something

before things get worse.

A.boosts Be disrupts C. annoys D. stuns

3.They came from different backgrounds, but both resorted to the use of handguns

to resolve their problems.

A.objected to

B. took to

C. amounted to

D. turned to

4.Children do not Learn what it is to lose and will seek violenee to restrain their

disappointment.

A.release

B. check

C. eliminate

D. restore

5.Streep possesses a fragile, fleeting beauty that allows her to be as earthy and

plain as she can be glamorous and radiant.

A.fragmentary

B. permanent

C. delicate

D. tender

6.Faced with such a dilemma, the top executives had to weigh one option agai nst

ano ther.

A. scale

B. seek

C. bala nee

D. reject

7.Despite conf licts and disagreeme nts，the fun dame ntal sympa thies and

similarities between the two countries will continue.

A. esse ntial

B. in tense

C. n ecessary

D. difficult

8.The car broke down about five kilometers short of the destination, so they had

to go on foot.

A. lacking in

B. except for

C. up to

D. away from

9.Kant revolutionized philosophy, questioned established authorities and placed

reason and freedom at the center of his thinking.

A. foun ded

B. accepted

C. overthrow n

D. stereotyped

10.The freshmen will be introduced to some methods of coping with stress and

depress!on.

A. handling

B. executi ng

C. cooperati on

D. con sumi ng

Section B (0.5 point each)

Directions: In this section there are ten sentences. Each sentence has

something omitted. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best completes each sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

11.1 had expected to win the race, but things did not that way.

A. break out

B. work out

C. pass out

D. figure out

12. Anyone employing people and paying them a fair wage, in my view, makes

a(n)

B. subject to D. indifferent to

15. Middle-aged ladies somehow tend to _ weight more

easily even if they are

vegetaria ns.

A. put on

B. put up

C. put forward

D. put away

16. As _____ China, reform and opening ・up have led to substantial

improvement of lives.

A. in the case of

B. in the face of

C. in the name of

D. in the middle of

17. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________ , drawing millions of visitors every year.

A. attention

B. attraction

C. appointment

D. arra ngeme nt

18. The manager spoke highly of such ____________ as loyalty, courage and

truthfulness shown by his employees.

A. virtues

B. features

C. properties

D. characteristics

19. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't _________ so much n oise.

A. resist

B. sustain

C. tolerate

D. undergo

20. Since the matter was extremely _________ , we dealt with it immediately.

A. tough

B. tense

C. urge nt

D. in sta nt PART II CLOZE TEST ( 20 minutes 10 points)

Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of suitable word （s ） marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Deaths and injuries from motor-vehicle accidents are reaching epidemic

proportions in develop]ng countries around the world, according to the World _____ contribution to society.

A> immense B. gigantic C. large

13.1 have time to enjoy family and friends ， activities

writing, listening to music and playing sports. A. chase B. involve C. pursue 14. And not one of these pleasures is _ taxation Revenue

D. such D. un der spacious as readi ng ， capture the In ter nal Code.

A. committed to attached to