2006年西安交通大学专业学位英语考试卷

2006年西安交通大学专业学位英语考试卷 2006.6. Section A Directions In this section there are 20 sentences. Each of the sentences has an underlined part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best keeps the meaning of the underlined part. Mark your answer on the ANWER SHEET with a single line through the center. 1. We’ll discuss three issues to show how society allocates scarce resources between competing uses. A. circulates B. collects C. distributes D. reserves 2. Some people resent being asked to discuss their personal feelings. A. hate B. reject C. decline D. avoid 3. As the wind grew ever stronger, the mountain climber came perilously close to losing his grip. A. dangerously B. practically C. permanently D. ridiculously 4. His movements were so subtle, I was hardly aware that he was moving at all. A. clear B. slight C. extreme D. wonderful 5. The brain drain of experts away from developing countries wil1 greatly influence these countries’ development of sophisticated industry. A. principal B. advanced C. primitive D. collective 6. It’s no use telling me to do it; give me positive advice as to how to do it. A. absolute B. helpful C. convinced D. detailed 7. The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to uating school work. A. commenting B. assigning C. commanding D. checking 8. He does nothing that violates the interests of the collective. A. runs for B. runs against C. runs over D. runs into 9. At that time work was restricted to slaves and to those few poor citizens he couldn’t support themselves. A. attributed B. limited C. connected D. devoted 10. I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of narrow-minded prejudice. A. lessening B. reflecting C. removing D. increasing 11. In despair she had dropped the subject for the time, only to renew it at the first opportunity. A. replace B. go over C. start again D. call off 12. I was keenly delighted when I felt the fragments of the broken doll at my feet. A. extremely B. slightly C. sharply D. assembly 13. I felt my way to the hearth and picked up the pieces. I tried vainly to put them together. A. without success B. proudly C. very hard D. angrily 14. Change is not random, and there are underlying processes. A. opportunity B. without purpose C. choice D. constant 15. Conversely, mangers from the rest of the world know that it is now possible for them to dominate their American competitors if they understand the forces of technical change better than their American competitors do. A. Similarly B. Frankly C. Oppositely D. mildly 16. Other plants have adapted to the harsh environment by storing water in their leaves, stems or roots. A. dry B. moist C. severe D. wet 17. If you eat a skimpy breakfast or none at all, you’re likely to experience mid-morning fatigue. A. small B. adequate C. dissatisfying D. disgusting 18. On the other hand, though, if a c