2007年全国医学考博英语统一考试试题
Section A
Directions: In this section all the sentences are incomplete. Four words or phrases, marked A, B, C and D, are given beneath each of them. You are to choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
31.The doctor gave him an injection in order to ______ the pain.
A.alleviate B.aggregate C.abolish D.allocate
32.His broken arm healed well, but she died of the pneumonia which followed as a ______.
A.complement B.compliment C.complexion D.complication
33.Unfortunately, our vacation plans ______ on account of transport strikes.
A.fell back B.fell through C.fell upon D.fell to
34.The ______ climate of Hawaii attracts visitors from all over the world every year.
A.genial B.frigid C.genuine D. foul
35.This is the ______ in which the organism lives most effectively.
A.optimun B.option C.ordeal D. orbit
36.The doctor suggests that a good holiday in the country should him ______ nicely after his operation.
A.set...out B.set...up
C.set...off D.set...aside
37.His behavior was so ______ that even the merciful people could not forgive him.
A.unique B.unconventional
C.brutal D.brilliant
38.______ to your present job until you can get a better one.
A.Hang about B.Hang back
C.Hang behind D.Hang on
39.Suffering from his leg illness, Tom is very ______ nowadays.
A.emaciated B.eligible
C.elastic D.exceptional
40.He saved some money for artistic ______ such as fine paintings.
A.donations B.profits C.luxuries D.lures
Section B
Directions: Each o f the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the word or phrase which can best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined part. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
41.It has been proved that the chemical is lethal to rats but safe for cattle.
A.fatal B.reaclive C.unique D.vital
42.To their surprise, she has been nommated as candidate for the Presidency.
A.recognized B.defined C.appointed D.promoted
43.We cannot look down upon our opponent, who is an experienced swimmer.
A.player B.competitor C.referee D.partner
44.She is regarded as a good nurse in that she attends to patients without any complaint.
A.sees through B.looks over C. takes in D.cares for
45.It is well known that the minimum penalty for this crime is 2 years' imprisonment.
A.conviction B.span C.. mercy D.punishment
46.The whole area of the national and local governments tried to wipe out rats to prevent the spread of disease.
A.exterminate B.dominate C.determinate D.contaminate
47.All the students are afraid of him since he is always severe with them.
A.vigorous B.rigorous C. vigilant D.rigid
48.The biggest engineering project that they undertook was encumbered by lack of funds.
A.cancelled B.condensed C.hampered D.haunted
49.In order to be a successful diplomat you must be enthusiastic and magnetic.
A.arrogant B.industrious C.zealous D.attractive
50.He is successful as a doctor because of his dynamic personality, he seems to have unlimited energy.
A. meticulous B.vigorous C.aggressive D.Arbitrary
Unit 3
1.The doctor′s ______ is that she′ll soon be as good as new if she takes insulin and watches her diet.
A.agnosticism B.Anticipation C.diagnosis D.prognosis
2.It is ______ understood by all concerned that the word no one who visits him ever breathe a syllable of in his hearing will remain forever unspoken.
A.uncommunicatively B.acceptably C.tacitly D.taciturnly
3.___springs not out of true and deep admiration, but more often out of a self-seeking wish to identify with someone important or famous.
A.A compliment B.An adulatory C.Flattery D.Praise
4.Leaving for work in plenty of time to catch the train will ______ worry about being late.
A.rule off B.prevent C.avoid D.obviate
5.Nicholas Chauvin, a French soldier, aired his veneration of Napoleon Bonaparte so ______ and unceasingly that he became the laughingstock of all people in Europe.
A.vociferously B.patriotically C.verbosely D.loquaciously
6.People suffering from ______ prefer to stay shut in their homes and become panic-stricken in large public buildings and open fields.
A.acrophobia B.agoraphobia C.claustrophobia D.xenophobia
7.All normal human beings are ______ at least to a degree-they get a feeling of warmth and
kinship from engaging group activities.
A.segregated B.congregational C.gregarious D.egregious
8.He is ______ drinker, who has been imbibing for so long that he has figuratively speaking, grown old with the vice.
A.an inveterate B.an incorrigible C.a chronic D.an unconscionable
9.We listened dumb-struck, full of ______, to the shocking details of the corruption of the ex-president of the company.
A.incredulity B.ingenuity C.ingenuousness D.incredibility
10.Too much ______ can possibly lead to unhappiness, even to thoughts of suicide as few people have the courage to analyze themselves objectively and minutely.
A.retrospect B.introspection C.perspicacity D.perspicuity
11.He could hardly ______ his temper when he saw the state of his office.
A.hold in B.hold up C.hold off D.hold out
12.Recognizing the shortage of time available to spend with their children, working mothers sometimes take ______ in the concept of “quality time”.
A.refuge B.pride C.place D.action
13.The term “New Australians” came into vogue in the 50s and 60s, which implied that the goal of immigration was assimilation and that migrants would place their new-found Australian identity ahead of the ______ context from which they had come.
A.athletic B.ethic C.aesthetic D.ethnic
14.Scholarships are too few to ______ the high-school graduates who deserve a college education.
A.meet B.accommodate C.compromise D.adopt
15.The study shows that laying too much emphasis on exams is likely to ______ students′enthusiasm in learning English.
A.hold back B.hold off C.hold down D.adopt
16.The robber tried to ______ the stolen goods from the house he had broken into, but was caught by the guards.
A.make away with B.make off for C.get out D.get through
17.The editors said they must report to the world how Bejing has ______ pollution and improved the quality of the environment.
A.cut up B.cut off C.cut down D.cut out
18.With its anti-terrorism campaign taking ______ over anything else, the government is extending its job and running in more affairs.
A.superiority B.priority C.majority D.polarity
19.The gap between those at the lowest level and those at the highest level of income had increased ______, and is continuing to increase.
A.substantially B.successfully C.succinctly D.sufficiently
20.Several trial efforts in the 1980s proved that it was financially ______ to restore old buildings.
A.feasible B.probable C.beneficiary D.passable
21.The beauty of the reflected images in the limpid pool was the poignant beauty of things that are ______ , existing only until the sunset.
A.equitable B.ephemeral C.euphonious D.evasive
22.Brooding and hopelessness are the ______ of Indians in the prairie reservations most of the time.
A.occupations B.promises C.frustrations D.transactions
23.What ______ about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed an attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that disaster-stricken family.
A.worked me out B.knocked me out C.brought me up D.put me forward
24.Because of difficulties in getting a visa, the students had to ______ the idea of applying for study in the United States.
A.reduce B.yield C.relinquish D.waver
25.The cargo box has a label ______ on it. Please handle it with care.
A.“flexible” B.“break” C.“fragile” D.“stiff”
Unit 4
Part A
3.The drug store at the corner of our street sells aspirins and ______ penicillin prescriptions.
A.dispenses B.disposes C.disperses D.dispatches
4.AIDS is causing great public concern because the ______ fatal disease hits primarily young people.
A.invariably B.imperatively C.transiently D.deceptively
7.The two delegates had an in-depth exchange of views on how to enhance their ______ .cooperation
A.ethical B.bilateral C.mandatory D.subsidiary
8.It is agreed that all nations should take measures against terrorism on the basis of the UN ______ and other international laws.
A.Charter B.Constitution C.Concordance D.Custody
10.Three weeks after the suicide bombing, the police were still hunting for bombers for they believe more were
A.on the verge B.on the sly C.on the spot D.on the loose
Part B
11.As there was not enough money to bury all dead AIDS orphans, 23 babies were interred in a modest cemetery in South Africal before World AIDS Day.
A.parentless children B.miserable victims C.contagious bodies D.infectious patient
12.In his opinion, the objection to barbarity does not mean that capital punishment should not go on.
A.adversity B.savagery C.habitat D.integrity
13.What is at fault in our present system is not the outcome but the fallible procedure.
A.sublime B.erroneous C.plausible D.impeccable
16.Lincoln, former president of the United States, is a conspicuous example of a poor boy who succeeded.
A.sturdy B.obstinate C.permanent D.manifest
18.He displayed a complete lack of courtesy and tact in dealing with his employer.
A.tenacity B.curiosity C.civility D.hostility
20.It is reported that the latest outbreak of the bird flu in Pennsylvania in the United States has prompted China to slap a ban on poultry imports from the sate.
A.marine products B.dairy products
C.industrial products D.avian products