1、历年考研英语真题完形填空及新题型部分- 1 -历年考研英语真题完形填空及新题型部分1997 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people _41_ into the offices and factories of America, seeking a days work for a days pay. One day at a time. _42_ industrial gia
2、nts like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive _43_ reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming._44_ its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This _45_ work force is the most import
3、ant _46_ in American business today, and it is _47_ changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive _48_ avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens _49_ by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. Fo
4、r workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of _50_ that came from being a loyal employee.41. A swarmB strideC separate(A)D slip42. A ForB BecauseC As(C)D Since43. A fromB inC on(D)D by44. A Even thoughB Now thatC If only(A)D Provided that45. A durableB disposableC available(B)D
5、 transferable46. A approachB flowC fashion(D)D trend47. A instantlyB reverselyC fundamentally(C)D sufficiently48. A butB whileC and(B)D whereas49. A imposedB restrictedC illustrated(A)D confined50. A excitementB convictionC enthusiasm(D)D importance1998 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Cloze TestUntil recently mos
6、t historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They _41_ that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the _42_ man. But they insisted that its _43_ results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the _44_ of the
7、 English population. _45_ contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a _46_ agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.This view, _47_, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists _48_ history and economics, have _49_ two thing
8、s: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was _50_ by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.41. A admittedB believedC claimed(A)D predicted42. A plainB averageC mean(B)D normal43. A momentaryB prom
9、ptC instant(D)D immediate44. A bulkB hostC gross(A )D magnitude45. A OnB WithC For(D)D By46. A broadlyB thoroughlyC generally(D)D completely47. A howeverB meanwhileC therefore(A )D moreover48. A atB inC about(B)D for49. A manifestedB approvedC shown(C)D speculated50. A notedB impressedC labeled(D)D
10、marked1999 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section II: Cloze TestIndustrial safety does not just happen. Companies _41_ low accident rates plan their safety programs, work hard to organize them, and continue working to keep them _42_ and active. When the work is well done, a _43_ of accident-free operations is es
11、tablished _44_ time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.Successful safety programs may _45_ greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program.Some place great emphasis on mechanical guarding. Others stress safe work practices by _46_ rules or regulations. _47_ others depend on a
12、n emotional appeal to the worker. But, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained.There can be no question about the value of a safety program. From a financial stand-point alone, safety _48_. The fewer the injury _49_, the better the workm
13、ans insurance rate. This may mean the difference between operating at _50_ or at a loss.41. A atB inC on(D)D with42. A aliveB vividC mobile(A) D diverse43. A regulationB climateC circumstance(B)D requirement44. A whereB howC what(A)D unless45. A alterB differC shift(B)D distinguish46. A constituting
14、B aggravatingC observing(C)D justifying47. A SomeB ManyC Even(D)D Still48. A comes offB turns upC pays off(C )D holds up49. A claimsB reportsC declarations(A)D proclamations50. A an advantageB a benefitC an interest(D)D a profit2000 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Cloze TestIf a farmer wishes to succeed, he must
15、try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain _41_ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family _42_ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insuran
16、ce _43_ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to _44_ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to _45_ the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation _46_ and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a
17、farmer cannot be _47_. He must either sell some of his property or _48_ extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low _49_ of interest, but loans of this kind are not _50_ obtainable.41. A other thanB as well asC instead of(C)D more than42. A only ifB much asC long
18、 before(A)D ever since43. A forB againstC supplement( B)D dispose44. A replaceB purchaseC supplement(A)D dispose45. A enhanceB mixC feed(C)D raise46. A vesselsB routesC paths(D )D channels47. A self-confidentB self-sufficientC self-satisfied(B)D self-restrained48. A searchB saveC offer(D)D seek49. A
19、 proportionB percentageC rate(C)D ratio50. A genuinelyB obviouslyC presumably(D)D frequently2001 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Cloze TestThe government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases _31_ the trial of Rosemary West.In a significant _32_ of lega
20、l controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a _33_ bill that will propose making payments to witnesses _34_ and will strictly control the amount of _35_ that can be given to a case _36_ a trial begins.In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons Med
21、ia Select Committee, Lord Irvine said he _37_ with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not _38_ sufficient control._39_ of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a _40_ of media protest when he said the _41_ of privacy controls contained in European legislatio
22、n would be left to judges _42_ to Parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which _43_ the European Convention on Human Rights legally _44_ in Britain, laid down that everybody was _45_ to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and th
23、eir families.“Press freedoms will be in safe hands _46_ our British judges,” he said.Witness payments became an _47_ after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were _48_ to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised _49_ witnes
24、ses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to _50_ guilty verdicts.31. A as toB for instanceC in particular(D)D such as32. A tighteningB intensifyingC focusing(A)D fastening33. A sketchB roughC preliminary(D)D draft34. A illogicalB illegalC improbable(B)D improper35. A publicityB p
25、enaltyC popularity(A)D peculiarity36. A sinceB ifC before(C)D as37. A sidedB sharedC complied(D)D agreed38. A presentB offerC manifest(B)D indicate39. A ReleaseB PublicationC Printing(B)D Exposure40. A stormB rageC flare(A )D flash41. A translationB interpretationC exhibition(B)D demonstration42. A
26、better thanB other thanC rather than(C)D sooner than43. A changesB makesC sets(B)D turns44. A bindingB convincingC restraining(A)D sustaining45. A authorizedB creditedC entitled(C)D qualified46. A withB toC from(A)D by47. A impactB incidentC inference(D)D issue48. A statedB remarkedC said(C)D told49
27、. A whatB whenC which(D)D that50. A assureB confideC ensure(C)D guarantee2002 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Use of EnglishComparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened _21_. As was discussed be
28、fore, it was not _22_ the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic _23_, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book 历年考研英语真题完形填空及新题型部分- 2 -and in the _24_ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution _25_ up, beginning with trans
29、port, the railway, and leading _26_ through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures _27_ the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in _28_. It is important to do so.It is generally recognized, _29_, that the introduction of the compute
30、r in the early 20th century, _30_ by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, _31_ its impact on the media was not immediately _32_. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as _33_, with disp
31、lay becoming sharper and storage _34_ increasing. They were thought of, like people, _35_ generations, with the distance between generations much _36_.It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the _37_ within which we now live. The communi
32、cations revolution has _38_ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been _39_ view about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed _40_ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.21. A
33、betweenB beforeC since(A)D later22. A afterB byC during(D)D until23. A meansB methodC medium(C)D measure24. A processB companyC light( B)D form25. A gatheredB speededC worked(B)D picked26. A onB outC over(A)D off27. A ofB forC beyond(D)D into28. A conceptB dimensionC effect(D)D perspective29. A inde
34、edB henceC however(C )D therefore30. A broughtB followedC stimulated(B)D characterized31. A unlessB sinceC lest(D)D although32. A apparentB desirableC negative(A)D plausible33. A institutionalB universalC fundamental(A)D instrumental34. A abilityB capabilityC capacity(C )D faculty35. A by means ofB
35、in terms ofC with regard to(B)D in line with36. A deeperB fewerC nearer(D)D smaller37. A contextB rangeC scope(A)D territory38. A regardedB impressedC influenced(C)D effected39. A competitiveB controversialC distracting(B)D irrational40. A aboveB uponC against(C)D with2003 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Use of E
36、nglishTeachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious _21_ to how they can be best _22_ such changes. Growing bodies need movement and _23_, but not just in ways that emphasize competition. _24_ they are
37、adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the _25_ that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are _26_ by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled
38、 with so much competition that it would be _27_ to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers, _28_, publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, _29_ student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide _30_ opportunities for
39、 leadership, as well as for practice in successful _31_ dynamics. Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the _32_ of some kind of organization with a supportive adult _33_ visible in the background.In these activities, it is important to remember that the youn
40、g teens have _34_ attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized _35_ participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to _36_ else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants _37_. This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. _38
41、_ they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by _39_ for roles that are within their _40_ and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.21.A thoughtB ideaC opinion(A)D advice22.A strengthenB accommodateC stimulate(B)D enhance23.A careB nutritionC exercise(C) D leisure24.A If
42、B AlthoughC Whereas(D)D Because25.A assistanceB guidanceC confidence(C)D tolerance26.A claimedB admiredC ignored(B)D surpassed27.A improperB riskyC fair(D)D wise28.A in effectB as a resultC for example(C)D in a sense29.A displayingB describingC creating(A)D exchanging30.A durableB excessiveC surplus
43、(D)D multiple31.A groupsB individualC personnel(A)D corporation32.A consentB insuranceC admission(D)D security33.A particularlyB barelyC definitely(B)D rarely34.A similarB longC different(D)D short35.A if onlyB now thatC so that(C)D even if36.A everythingB anythingC nothing(D)D something37.A offB do
44、wnC out(B)D alone38.A On the contraryB On the averageC On the whole(A)D On the other hand39.A makingB standingC planning(C )D taking40.A capabilityB responsibilityC proficiency(A)D efficiency2004 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Use of EnglishMany theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes comm
45、itted by young people) focus either on the individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories _21_ on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior _22_ they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior throu
46、gh _23_ with others. Theories focusing on the role of society suggest that children commit crimes in _24_ to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, _25_ as a rejection of middle-class values.Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, _26_ the fact that children from wealthy homes also commit crimes. The latter may commit crimes _27_ lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are _