1997考研英语(一)真题及答案.doc

1、Error! No text of specified style in document. 11997 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Structure and VocabularyPart ADirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, 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 1 by b

2、lackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)1. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, _ could go penniless by next year.A the larger oneB the larger of whichC the largest oneD the largest of which2. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to i

3、ts always _ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.A combinedB having combinedC combineD being combined3. Andrew, my fathers younger brother, will not be at the picnic, _ to the familys disappointment.A muchB moreC too muchD much more4. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it b

4、een at all possible, but I _ fully occupied the whole of last week.A wereB had beenC have beenD wasError! No text of specified style in document. 25. Help will come from the UN, but the aid will be _ near whats needed.A everywhereB somewhereC nowhereD anywhere6. The chief reason for the population g

5、rowth isnt so much a rise in birth rates _ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.A andB asC butD or7. He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. _ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.A What littleB So muchC

6、How muchD So little8. Although we feel dissatisfied with the election results, we have to become reconciled _ the decision made by our fellow countrymen.A forB onC toD in9. Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone _ to the system, so does the value of a computer system

7、increase with each program that turns out.A addingB to have addedC to addD added10. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly _.A noticedB to be noticedError! No text of specified style in document. 3C being noticedD to noticePar

8、t BDirections:Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)Example:foreign visitors to the industrial ex

9、hibition they A number of A were taken B which Cmany new products.saw DPart C is wrong. The sentence should read, “A number of foreign visitors were taken to the industrial exhibition where they saw many new products.” So you should choose C.11. Although Professor Greens lectures usually ran the per

10、iod, over A fifty-minute Bof his students objected as they found his lectures both informative but none C even Dand interesting.12. Edison died, it was proposed that the American people When A turned off Bin their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes all power C in honor of Dthis great

11、man.13. They the damage they supposed had been done by last pointed out A which B that Cstorm.nights DError! No text of specified style in document. 414. the recent accidents, our parents forbid my brother and me Because of Ain the river someone agrees over us.from swimming B unless C to watch D15.

12、A teachers believe that English is one of the great many A firmly B poorest -taught Csubjects in high schools at present. D16. In this way these insects show an efficient use of their ability, sound-produced Atwo sounds at a high rate as one organizing B delivered C call. D17. I thought the technici

13、an was for the of the fuse, but I see now to blame A blowing BI mistaken.how C was D18. For him what is essential is not that his policy , to be re-elected A works B but that Cthe public believe that it is. D19. I am concerned, his politics rather conservative with As far as A are B compared Cother

14、politicians. D20. Id say whenever you after something that to you, anyone are going A is belonging BError! No text of specified style in document. 5who you of the right to have it is is depriving C criminal. DPart CDirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A,

15、B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)Example:The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway.A vanishedB scatteredC abandonedD rejectedThe sentence shou

16、ld read, “The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway.” Therefore, you should choose C.21. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _.A offB asideC outD down22. The wealth of a country should be measured _ the health and happiness o

17、f its people as well as the material goods it can produce.A in line withB in terms ofC in regard withD by means of23. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _ on what he promises.A faithB beliefC creditError! No text of specified style in document. 6D reliance24. My students found

18、 the book _: it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.A enlighteningB confusingC distractingD amusing25. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will _ down the economy.A putB settleC dragD knock26. In this factory the machines are no

19、t regulated _ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.A independentlyB individuallyC irrespectivelyD irregularly27. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be _ in some form.A given offB put outC set offD used up28. If bu

20、sinessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually _.A shrinkB delayC disperseD sink29. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to _ enterprises.Error! No text of specified style in documen

21、t. 7A moveableB changingC flexibleD varying30. If you know what the trouble is, why dont you help them to _ the situation?A simplifyB modifyC verifyD rectify31. I cant _ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.A figure outB draw outC look outD work out32. I tri

22、ed very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat _.A disapprovalB rejectionC refusalD decline33. From this material we can _ hundreds of what you may call direct products.A deriveB discernC diminishD displace34. She had clearly no _ of doing any work, although she was very well p

23、aid.A tendencyB ambitionC intentionD willingness35. What seems confusing or fragmented at first might well become _ a Error! No text of specified style in document. 8third time.A clean and measurableB notable and systematicC pure and wholesomeD clear and organic36. The public opinion was that the ti

24、me was not _ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.A reasonableB ripeC readyD practical37. Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the _ of hunger.A sensationB causeC purposeD motive38. For the new country to survive, _ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new econ

25、omic policies will be required.A to name a fewB let aloneC not to speakD lets say39. Foreign disinvestment and the _ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.A displacementB eliminationC exclusionD exception40. When a number of people _ together in a convers

26、ational knot, each individual expresses his position in the group by where he stands.A padB packC squeezeError! No text of specified style in document. 9D clusterSection II Cloze TestDirections:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the

27、 best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people into the offices and factories 大 41家of America, seeking a days wor

28、k for a days pay. One day at a time. 大 42家industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive reducing 大 43家the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming.its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a 大 44家nation of part-timers and te

29、mporary workers. This “ ” work force is the most 大 45家important in American business today, and it is changing the 大 46家 大 47家relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive avoiding market cycles and the 大 48家growing burdens by

30、employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. 大 49家For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of that 大 50家came from being a loyal employee.41. A swarmB strideC separateD slip42. A ForB BecauseC AsD Since43. A fromError! No text of specified style in document. 10B inC

31、 onD by44. A Even thoughB Now thatC If onlyD Provided that45. A durableB disposableC availableD transferable46. A approachB flowC fashionD trend47. A instantlyB reverselyC fundamentallyD sufficiently48. A butB whileC andD whereas49. A imposedB restrictedC illustratedD confined50. A excitementB convi

32、ctionC enthusiasmD importanceError! No text of specified style in document. 11Section III Reading ComprehensionDirections:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to

33、 each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (40 points)Text 1It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australias Northern Terr

34、itory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive di

35、rector of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history.”The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights

36、 of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its pas

37、sage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia - where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part - other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die

38、 movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death - probably by a deadly injection or pill - to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. Aft

39、er a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill law means he can get on with living without the haunting

40、fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.51. From the second paragrap

41、h we learn that _.A the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the lawError! No text of specified style in document. 12D it takes time to realize the si

42、gnificance of the laws passage52. When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means _.A observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countriesC observers are

43、waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop53. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will _.A face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC have an intense fear of terribl

44、e sufferingD undergo a cooling off period of seven days54. The authors attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of _.A oppositionB suspicionC approvalD indifferenceText 2A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them.

45、To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently

46、that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources

47、of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you migh