2011年江苏在职研究生网英语考试真题
Part One Vocabulary and Structure
Directions:
There are ten 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. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
1. Making energy use completely harmless to the environment ____________ very difficult and usually economically expensive.
A. is B. are C. have been D. shall be
2. ___________ no gravity, there would be no air around the earth, hence no life.
A. If there had been B. If there was
C. Had there been D. Were there
3. Some members of the committee suggested that the meeting
A. being postponed B. to be postponed
C. be postponed D. postponed
4. Is there anything else ___________ you want to get ready for the party this evening?
A. which B. who C. that D. what
5. Since any answer may bring ____________ to his government, the spokesman tried to avoid the question.
A. commitment B. embarrassment
C. failure D. benefit
6. It is possible for a person to ___________ negative attitudes and gain healthy confidence needed to realize his or her dreams.
A. get rid of B. get away with
C. get out of D. get along with
7. By the end of this term, the girls ____________ the basic rules of dinner party conversation.
A. will learn B. will have learned
C. have learned D. are learning
8. If you miss the cultural references ______________ a word, you're very likely to miss its meaning.
A. below B. before
C. beyond D. behind
9. I cannot _____________ your plan, for I see no money return for the pursuit.
A. approve of B. argue with
C. turn down D. give up
10. The thief was so ___________ by the bright lights and barking dogs that he left hastily.
A. annoyed B. frightened
C. puzzled D. disappointed
Part Two Reading Comprehension
Directions:
In this part there are three passages and one table, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the