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1999年考研英语试题及答案
1999年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
SectionIStructureandVocabulary
PartA
Directions:
Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(5points)
1.Anyonewithhalfaneyeontheunemploymentfiguresknewthattheassertionabouteconomicrecovery________justaroundthecornerwasuntrue.
[A]wouldbe
[B]tobe
[C]was(D)
[D]being
2.Smokingissoharmfultopersonalhealththatitkills________peopleeachyearthanautomobileaccidents.
[A]sevenmoretimes
[B]seventimesmore
[C]overseventimes(B)
[D]seventimes
3.It’seasytoblamethedeclineofconversationonthepaceofmodernlifeandonthevaguechanges________placeinourever-changingworld.
[A]taking
[B]totake
[C]take(A)
[D]taken
4.Thisisanexcitingareaofstudy,andone________whichnewapplicationsarebeingdiscoveredalmostdaily.
[A]from
[B]by
[C]in(C)
[D]through
5.________canbeseenfromthecomparisonofthesefigures,theprincipleinvolvestheactiveparticipationofthepatientinthemodificationofhiscondition.
[A]As
[B]What
[C]That(A)
[D]It
6.AlthoughIhadbeeninvitedtotheopeningceremony,Iwasunabletoattend________suchshortnotice.
[A]to
[B]in
[C]with(D)
[D]on
7.Californiahasmorelightthanitknows________todowithbuteverythingelseisexpensive.
[A]how
[B]what
[C]which(B)
[D]where
8.Thesolutionworksonlyforcoupleswhoareself-employed,don’thavesmallchildrenandgetalong________tospendmostoftheirtimetogether.
[A]sowell
[B]toowell
[C]wellas(D)
[D]wellenough
9.Marlinisayoungmanofindependentthinkingwhoisnotabout________complimentstohispoliticalleaders.
[A]paying
[B]havingpaid
[C]topay(C)
[D]tohavepaid
10.Theseproposalssoughttoplacegreaterrestrictionsontheuseandcopyingofdigitalinformationthan________intraditionalmedia.
[A]exist
[B]exists
[C]existing(A)
[D]toexist
PartB
Directions:
Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(5points)
11.Yourmathinstructor
happytogiveyouamakeupexamination
and
thatyourparents
illatthetime.([D]were)
12.Asthechildrenbecome
independent
thefamily,theemphasis
familyfinancialsecuritywillshiftfromprotection
fortheretirementyears.([D]saving)
13.
theTimesCo.topurchaseanothermajormediacompany,thereisnodoubtthatit
dramaticallytransforma
enterprisethatstillgets90%of
revenuesfromnewspapers.([C]family-run)
14.Symposiumtalkswillcover
ofsubjects
over-fishingtophysicaland
factorsthataffectthe
ofdifferentspecies.([C]environmental)
15.Conversationcallsfor
willingnesstoalternatetheroleofspeakerwith
of
anditcallsforoccasional‘digestivepauses’
both.([B]that)
16.Iftwotheoriesareequal
theirabilitytoaccount
abodyofdata,thetheorythat
withthesmallernumberofassumptionsis
.([A]in)
17.TheCommitteeadoptedaresolution
thesevenautomakers
themostcarsinthestate
2percentofthosevehicles
by1998.([C]tomake)
18.
poorpeople,whoingeneralarecolored,are
richerpeople,whoingeneralare
there’sgoingtobeaconstantracialconflictintheworld.([D]skinned)
19.Allthose
maysound
intheory,buteventhe
hasgreatdifficulty
itcomestospecifics.([B]great)
20.
automakersmodifycommerciallyproducedcarstorun
alternative
thecarswon’tcatchoninabigway
driverscanfillthemupatthegasstation.([D]until)
PartC
Directions:
Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)
21.Animportantpropertyofascientifictheoryisitsabilityto________furtherresearchandfurtherthinkingaboutaparticulartopic.
[A]stimulate
[B]renovate
[C]arouse(A)
[D]advocate
22.Althougharchitecturehasartisticqualities,itmustalsosatisfyanumberofimportantpractical________.
[A]obligations
[B]regulations
[C]observations(D)
[D]considerations
23.Lifeinsuranceisfinancialprotectionfordependentsagainstloss________thebread-winner’sdeath.
[A]atthecostof
[B]onthevergeof
[C]asaresultof(C)
[D]forthesakeof
24.Ineducationthereshouldbeagood________amongthebranchesofknowledgethatcontributetoeffectivethinkingandwisejudgment.
[A]distribution
[B]balance
[C]combination(B)
[D]assignment
25.TheAmericandreamismost________duringtheperiodsofproductivityandwealthgeneratedbyAmericancapitalism.
[A]plausible
[B]patriotic
[C]primitive(A)
[D]partial
26.Povertyisnot________inmostcitiesalthough,perhapsbecauseofthecrowdedconditionsincertainareas,itismorevisiblethere.
[A]rare
[B]temporary
[C]prevalent(C)
[D]segmental
27.Peoplewholiveinsmalltownsoftenseemmorefriendlythanthoselivingin________populatedareas.
[A]densely
[B]intensely
[C]abundantly(A)
[D]highly
28.Asawayof________themailswhiletheywereaway,theJohnsonsaskedthecleaningladytosendlittleprintedslipsaskingthesenderstowriteagainlater.
[A]pickingup
[B]copingwith
[C]passingout(B)
[D]gettingacross
29.Tom’smothertriedhardtopersuadehimto________fromhisintentiontoinvesthissavingsinstockmarket.
[A]pullout
[B]giveup
[C]drawin(D)
[D]backdown
30.Anincreasingproportionofourpopulation,unabletolivewithoutadvancedmedical________,willbecomeprogressivelymorereliantonexpensivetechnology.
[A]interference
[B]interruption
[C]intervention(C)
[D]interaction
31.Thesecausesproducedthegreatchangeinthecountrythatmodernizedthe________ofhighereducationfromthemid-1860’stothemid-1880’s.
[A]branch
[B]category
[C]domain(C)
[D]scope
32.Nobodyyetknowshowlongandhowseriouslythe________inthefinancialsystemwilldragdowntheeconomy.
[A]shallowness
[B]shakiness
[C]scantiness(B)
[D]stiffness
33.Crisiswouldbetherighttermtodescribethe________inmanyanimalspecies.
[A]minimization
[B]restriction
[C]descent(D)
[D]decline
34.Thecityisanimportantrailroad________andindustrialandconventioncenter.
[A]conjunction
[B]network
[C]junction(C)
[D]link
35.Prof.White,myrespectedtutor,frequentlyremindsmeto________myselfofeverychancetoimprovemyEnglish.
[A]assure
[B]inform
[C]avail(C)
[D]notify
36.Researchersdiscoveredthatplantsinfectedwithavirusgiveoffagasthat________diseaseresistanceinneighboringplants.
[A]contracts
[B]activates
[C]maintains(B)
[D]prescribes
37.Corporationsandlaborunionshave________greatbenefitsupontheiremployeesandmembersaswellasuponthegeneralpublic.
[A]conferred
[B]granted
[C]flung(A)
[D]submitted
38.Themovementofthemoonconvenientlyprovidedtheunitofmonth,whichwas________fromonenewmoontothenext.
[A]measured
[B]reckoned
[C]judged(B)
[D]assessed
39.Thejudgeruledthattheevidencewasinadmissibleonthegroundsthatitwas________totheissueathand.
[A]irrational
[B]unreasonable
[C]invalid(D)
[D]irrelevant
40.Fuelscarcitiesandpriceincreases________automobiledesignerstoscaledownthelargestmodelsandtodevelopcompletelynewlinesofsmallcarsandtrucks.
[A]persuaded
[B]prompted
[C]imposed(B)
[D]enlightened
SectionIIClozeTest
Directions:
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)
Industrialsafetydoesnotjusthappen.Companies
lowaccidentratesplantheirsafetyprograms,workhardtoorganizethem,andcontinueworkingtokeepthem
andactive.Whentheworkiswelldone,a
ofaccident-freeoperationsisestablished
timelostduetoinjuriesiskeptataminimum.
Successfulsafetyprogramsmay
greatlyintheemphasisplacedoncertainaspectsoftheprogram.Someplacegreatemphasisonmechanicalguarding.Othersstresssafeworkpracticesby
rulesorregulations.
othersdependonanemotionalappealtotheworker.But,therearecertainbasicideasthatmustbeusedineveryprogramifmaximumresultsaretobeobtained.
Therecanbenoquestionaboutthevalueofasafetyprogram.Fromafinancialstandpointalone,safety
.Thefewertheinjury
thebettertheworkman’sinsurancerate.Thismaymeanthedifferencebetweenoperatingat
orataloss.
41.[A]at
[B]in
[C]on(D)
[D]with
42.[A]alive
[B]vivid
[C]mobile(A)
[D]diverse
43.[A]regulation
[B]climate
[C]circumstance(B)
[D]requirement
44.[A]where
[B]how
[C]what(A)
[D]unless
45.[A]alter
[B]differ
[C]shift(B)
[D]distinguish
46.[A]constituting
[B]aggravating
[C]observing(C)
[D]justifying
47.[A]Some
[B]Many
[C]Even(D)
[D]Still
48.[A]comesoff
[B]turnsup
[C]paysoff(C)
[D]holdsup
49.[A]claims
[B]reports
[C]declarations(A)
[D]proclamations
50.[A]anadvantage
[B]abenefit
[C]aninterest(D)
[D]aprofit
SectionIIIReadingComprehension
Directions:
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions