研究生英语选择练习题(附答案.doc

PAGE Vocabulary Exercises for Graduate Students Test 1 1. Formulated in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization. (A) emphatically stated (B) belligerently(aggressively) argued (C) accentuated(emphasize) (D) entreated恳求 （implore, plea, invoke） 2. A mythical(imaginary) creature, the dragon was believed to have lions claws, scaly skin, and fiery breath. (A) legendary (B) magical (C) frightening (D) perplexing 3. Formerly , in the United States, many nurses worked as private duty nurses rather than in hospitals. (A) Previously (B) Strictly (C) Officially (D) Periodically 4. The future survival of the bald eagle is still an important American ecological concern. (A) migration (B) population (C) existence (D) evolution 5. The Depression in the United States lasted until the be-ginning of the Second World War. (A) was avoided (B) continued (C) had been restrained (D) deteriorated 6. Mary McCarthy s satires讽刺文学 are couched in a prose style that has a classic precision. (A) fused (B) prefaced (C) standardized (D) expressed 7. In 1974 Henry Aaron broke Babe Ruths monumental lifetime record of 714 home runs. (A) archaic(old, antique) (B) degrading (discredit) (C) outstanding (D) entire 8. Bats fly, rather than glide, and thus are the only mammals capable of true flight. (A) straight (B) safe (C) real (D) rapid 9. The company issues an annual report every March. (A) a yearly (B) a comprehensive (C) a financial (D) a product 10. Some sea urchins海胆 have venomous (toxin) spines. (A) sensuous (feeling) (B) crooked (twisted) (C) poisonous (D) sticky 11. In 1861 it seemed inevitable that the Southern states would break away from the Union. (A) strange (B) certain (C) inconsistent (D) proper 12. The first paper was made from the bark of the mulberry tree. (A) dried wood (B) outer co