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历年考研英语真题及答案

1992年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案

Ⅰ.Ineachsentence,decidewhichofthefourchoiceagivenwillmostsuitably

completethesentence

ifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoicesintheANSWERSHEET.

（15points）

l.Iwillgivethisdictionaryto_wantstohaveit.

A.whomeverB.someoneC.whoeverD.anyone

2.Afterhavinggone_far,Georgedidnotwanttoturnback.

A.enoughB.muchC.suchD.that

3._allourkindnesstohelpher,Sarahrefusedtolistentous.

A.AtB.ForC.InD.On

4.Richarddoesn'tthinkhecouldever_whatiscalled"free-style"poetry.

A.takeonB.takeoverC.taketoD.takeafter

5.Inthepastmengenerallyperferedthattheirwives_inthehome.

A.workedB.wouldworkC.workD.wereworking

6.Idon'twanttolendanymoremoneytohim;he'salreadyindebt_me.

A.toB.forC.ofD.with

7.Thebusinessofeachday,_sellinggoodsorshippingthem,wentquite

smoothly.

A.itbeingB.beitC.wasitD.itwas

8.Careydidn'tgotothepartylastnightbecauseshe_thebabyforhersister

until9:

30.

A.musthavelookedafterBwouldhavetolookafter

C.hadtolookafterD.shouldhavelookedafter

9._,hedoesgetinitatedwithhersometimes.

A.AshelikeshermuchB.Muchthoughhelikesher

C.ThoughmuchhelikeherD.Muchashelikesher

IO.CalifomiansandNewEnglandersspeakthesamelanguageand_bythe

samefederallaws.

A.standB.conformC.abideD.sustain

Il.Thevocabularyofanytechnicaldiscussionmayincludewordswhichare

neverusedoutside

thesubjectorfield_.

A.inviewB.inquestionC.incaseD.ineffect

12.Thelong-awaitedHubbleSpaceTelescope,_toorbittheEarthnext

March,willobserve

someoftheoldeststarsinthesky.

A.subjectB.owingC.availableD.due

13._oftheburdenofice,theballoonclimbedupanddriftedtotheSouth.

A.TobefreeB.FreeingC.TofreeD.Freed

14.Thepatienthasbeen_ofthesafetyoftheoperation.

A.assuredB.guaranteedC.entrustedD.confirmed

15.Willyou_thispassagetoseeifthereisanymisprint?

A.lookupB.gooverC.dwellon"D.workout

16.Thepatientsbelievethatthedoctorknowsexactlyhowtoputthem_.

A.correctB.straightC.rightD.well

17.Althoughhethoughthewashelpinguspreparethedinner,hewasactuaily

_the

way.

A.inB.byC.offD.on

18.Ifwebelievesomethingisgoodandtrueweshouldtnit.

A.holdupB.keeponC.holdonD.keepup

19._,morethan200housesandbuildingsareheatedbysolarenergy,notto

mention

thebigcitiesintheregion.

A.AloneinthesmalltownB.Inthesmallalonetown

C.InthealonesmalltownD.Inthesmalltowllalone

20.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaperinbroaddaylightyesterday.

A.toberobbedB.robbed

C.tohavebeenrobbedD.havingbeenrobbed

21.Theengineersaregoingthroughwiththeirhighwayproject,theexpenses

have

risen.

A.eventhoughB.justbecause

C.nowthatD.asthough

22:

Althoughwehadtoldthennottokeepuswaiting,theymadeno_tospeed

updeliveries

A.trialB.attemptC.actionD.progress

23.Waterwillcontinuetobe_itistoday-nextinimportancetooxygen.

A.howB.whichC.asD.what

24.HadPaulreceivedsixmorevotesinthelastelection,he_ourchairmannow.

A.musthavebeenB.wouldhavebeen

C.were.D.wouldbe

25.Stressfulenvironmentsleadtounhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreating

habits,which

_increasetheriskofheartdisease.

A.intumB.inretumC.bychanceD.bytums

26.Thetouristispreventedfromenteringacountryifhedoesnothave

passport.

A..anoperativeB.avalidC.anefficientD.aneffective

27.IliketogotothecinemawhenIaminthe_forit.

A.motiveB.mindC.moodD.notion

28.Theprojectrequiresmorelaborthan

A.hasbeenputinB.havebeenputin

C.beingputinD.tobeputin

29.Circustigers,althoughtheyhavebeentamed,can_attacktheirtrainer.

A.unexpectedlyB.deliberately

C.reluctantlyD.subsequently

30.Thereseemedlittlehopethattheexplorer,_inthetropicalforest,would

findhis

waythroughit.

A.tobedesertedB.havingdeserted

C.tohavebeendesertedD.havingbeendeserted

Ⅱ.Eachofthepassagsbelowisfnllowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestion

fouranswers

aregiven.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthe

questions.

PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSIIEET.（30points）

1

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,themstofpetrolandthequickpaceof

modemlife,

butmannersontheroadsarebeaominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthe

nicestmenbecome

monstersbehindthewheel.ItisaUvvywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank,

buttohaveone

inthedriver'sseatisarnothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheodd

road-hog,therude

andinconsideratedriver,butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististhe

exceptiontotherule.

Perhapsthesituationcallsfora'BeKindtoOtherDrivers'campaign,otherwise

itmaygetcompletely

outofhand.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemost

cool-headed

andgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhen

subjectedtouncivilizedbehavior.

Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelieving

thetensionsof

motoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoanactof

politenesshelps

tocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmodem

tralficconditions.But

suchacknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltooraretoday.Manydrivers

nowadaysdon'teven

seemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethe

driverwho

brakesviolentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsolnehazardto

followingtraffic,

whenafewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwho

wavesachildacrossa

zebracrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopin

time.Thesame

goesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwheneverthey

careto.Italwaysamazes

methatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthese

grannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemallnersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotorists

leamtto

filtercorrectlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotal

blockagesthatgiverise

tobadtemper.Unfortunately,modernmotoristscan'tevenlearntodrive,let

alonemasterthe

subtleraspectsofroadsmanship.Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthe

car-owrner-shipexplosion

woulddemandalotmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightime

forallofusto

takethismessagetoheart.

31.Accordingtothispassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby

A.people'sattitudetowardstheroad-hog

B.therhythmofmodemlife

C.thebehaviorofthedriver

D.trafficconditions

32.Thesentence"Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...therule."（Para.I）

impliesthat

A.oursocietyisunjusttowardswell-manneredmotorists

B.rudedriverscanbemetonlyoccasionally

C.thewell-manneredmotoristcannottoleratetheroad-hog

D.nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

33.By"goodsense",thewritermeans

A.thedriver'sabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

B.thedriver'spromptresponsetodifficultandsevereconditions

C.thedriver'stoleranceofnldeorevensavagebehavior

D.thedriver'sacknowledgementofpolitenessandregulations

34.Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaoeofcar-owner-shipexplosion,

A.roadusersshouldmakemoresacrifice

B.drlversshouldbereadytoyieldtoeachother

C.driversshouldhavemorecommunicationamongthemselves

d.driverswillsuffergreatlossiftheypaynorespecttoothers

35.Inthewriter'sopinion,

A.stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

B.driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly

C.rudedriversshouldbepunished

D.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

2

Intheatmosphere,carbondioxideactsratherlikeaone-waymirror--theglass

intheroofof

agreenhousewhichallowsthesun'sraystoenterbutpreventstheheatfrom

escaping.

Accordingtoaweatherexpert'sprediction,theannospherewillbe3Cwarmer

intheyear

2050thanitistoday,ifmancontinuestoburnfuelsatthepresenttate.Ifthis

warminguptook

place,theicecapsinthepoleswouldbegintomelt,thusraisingsealevel

severalmetresand

severelyfloodingcoastalcities.Also,theincreaseinatmospherictemperature

wouldleadtogreat

changesintheclimateofthenonthernhemisphere,possiblyresultinginan

alterationof

earth'schieffood-growingzones.

Inthepast,concernaboutaman-madewarmingoftheearthhasconcentrated

ontheArctic

becausetheAntarcticismuchcolderandhasamuchthickericesheet.Butthe

weatherexperts

arenowpayingmoreattentiontoWestAntarctic,whichmaybeaffectedbyonly

afewdegressof

warming,inotherwords,byawarmingonthescalethatwillpossiblytakeplace

inthenextfifty

yearsfromtheburningoffuels.

SatellitepicturesshowthatlargeareasofAntarcticicearealready

dispappearing.Theevidence

availablesuggeststhatawarminghastakenplace.Thisfitsthetheory

thatcarbondioxide

warmstheearth.

However,mostofthefuelisburntinthenorthernhemisphere,where

temperaturesseemto

befalling.Scientistsconclude,therefore,thatuptonownaturalinfluenceson

theweatherhave

exceededthosecausedbyman.Thequestionis:

Whichnaturalcausehasmost

effectonthe

weather?

Onepossibilityisthevariablebehaviorofthesun.Astronomersatoneresearch

stationhave

studiedthehotspotsand"cold"spots