考研专业课备考：2012英语专业基础英语模拟试题

环球时代：2012考研基础英语模拟试题
　　
　　
　　Vocabulary and Structure(40points,1*40)
　　Part 1
　　Directions: Choose one of the four alternatives which is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase and mark the corresponding letter.
　　1. There is an embargo on any more video games coming into the house.
　　A. landing place     B. prohibition      C. violation      D. permission
　　2. George Ball came down with malaria when he was touring Mexico.
　　A. confided          B. contracted       C. recited         D. flattered
　　3. The crowd at the town meeting found the mayor’s assurance too glib.
　　A. sarcastic    B. flashy      C. malicious   D. readily fluent
　　4. He’s going to apportion this chore to her.
　　A. consort           B. crave            C. incur          D. allocate
　　5. It is more difficult for a chronic smoker to give up the habit than for a novice, but it can be done.
　　A. affluent    B. confirmed    C. disciplined   D. indecisive
　　6. The senators came to a deadlock in their attempt to find a solution.
　　A. an impasse        B. a raid            C. a hamlet         D. a breakthrough
　　7. She bristled at the suggestion that she had been dishonest.
　　A. bridled   B. bridged   C. breathed   D. boasted
　　8. The first important exposition in the United States was held in Philadelphia in 1876.
　　A. exhibition        B. excursion         C. concert          D. contest
　　9. If you have never held a driving license before, you should apply for a provisional license.
　　A. providential     B. temporary     C. provincial   D. improvised
　　10. The idea of time is incorporated in all languages of the world
　　A. assigned         B. indicated          C. contained         D. evidenced
　　11..    In these economically difficult days businesses must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy.
　　A. extremity                                B. discount
　　C. enthusiasm                              D. economy
　　12. You need an excursion to break the monotony.
　　A. gaunt           B.       jaunt           C. vaunt     D. taunt
　　13. Cactus plants have spines that prevent animals from nibbling them.
　　A. ruining          B. reaching            C. climbing           D. gnawing
　　14.  Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage countless get-rich schemes to proliferate.
　　A. multiply                                    B. amplify
　　C. diversify                                   D. simplify
　　15. The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.
　　A. skilled        B. cautious    C. impatient    D. obedient
　　16.  He thinks that poverty is a punishment of idleness and indolence.
　　A. ignorance                                   B. hesitance
　　C. laziness                                       D. stubbornness
　　17. The girl announced in a defiant tone that she intended to wait until her father returned.
　　A. rebellious                                       B
　　. obedient
　　C. offensive                                        D. hostile
　　18. Unfortunately, I’ll spend the weekend doing a bunch of prosaic chores.
　　A .dull        B. practical    C. trivial      D. rhyming
　　19. Most rulers have a sense of majesty.
　　A. responsibility     B. freedom           C. devotion          D. nobility
　　20 .The real hero is never ostentatious.
　　A. frivolous        B. pretentious   C. presumptuous   D. ponderous
　　
　　Part 2
　　Directions: Choose one from the four alternatives that best completes the sentence and mark the corresponding letter.
　　21. The children were having a wonderful time _____ on the frozen lake.
　　A. slipping       B. slithering          C. skidding         D. sliding
　　22. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning. Whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on  ____.
　　A. response       B. impulse            C. instinct         D. consciousness
　　23. This is the _____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.
　　A. actual         B. real            C. original          D. genuine
　　24. He came to inspect the house ___ buying it.
　　A. in the event of       B. with a view to      C. in case of      D. with regard to
　　25. He is a clever mimic who can take ____ most of the lectures in this college.
　　A. over             B. down        C. off          D. for
　　26. You promised you would do it. Why did you go ____ on your word?
　　A. back        B. away         C. over         D. by
　　27. Jennifer took this opportunity to repay her friends for their kindness ____, she would have had to entertain them in her small apartment in Charlotte town.
　　A. Otherwise        B. However           C. But           D. Nevertheless
　　28. City planners must never forget that public acceptance of their ideas requires time.
　　So when their ideas are     ，they must continue to work.
　　A. refused         B. rejected           C. denied          D. objected
　　29. The   difference in Chinese dialect has been a continuing problem ever since China became an empire in 221 B.C，and it is one big reason why the country has remained impoverished.
　　A. enormous        B. immense         C. imminent        D. eminent
　　30.The police carried out an   investigation，but the missing woman was not yet found.
　　.A. exhausting       B. exhaustible       C. exhaustive       D. exhausted
　　31. It is illegal to use this equipment for   firefighting purposes. Unauthorized use is
　　malicious destruction of property and is punished by a $50，000 fine.
　　A. other than            B. none but           C. otherwise          D. rather than
　　32. The father can’t even discipline himself，    setting a good example to his children.
　　A. let alone      B. much less           C. still less        D. not to mention
　　33. Your remarks were rather ________ .
　　A out of place      B out of occasion    C out of situation      D out of condition
　　34.We had set out in bright sunshine and thought the weather was set fair，but not for long, the sky began to cloud   and by the time we arrived it was a leaden grey.
　　A. above          B. across      C. over          D. throughout
　　35.The Olympic Games，which used to have strong religious associations, nowadays are held every four years in different countries   .
　　A. by turns        B. in turn      C. out of turn     D. to a turn
　　36.   for your help，we’d never have been able to get out of trouble.
　　A. Had it not been    B. If it was not    C. If we had not been     D. If there had not been
　　37. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that is ____ in religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
　　A. is to be analyzed   B. has been analyzed  C. be analyzed  D. should have been analyzed
　　38. The window is never opened ____ in summer.
　　A. but             B. except          C. when          D. while
　　39. He had always had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his bestselling novel he became unbearable _____.
　　A. bigoted        B. proud           C. conceited        D. exaggerated
　　40. I should like to rent a house, comfortable and ___ in a quiet position.
　　A. before all           B. above all        C. first of all       D. over all