1998年考研英语试题及答案.docx

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1998年考研英语试题及答案

1998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.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（5points）

Example:

IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimes________1979.

[A]from

[B]after

[C]for

[D]since

Thesentenceshouldread,“IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimessince1979.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[D].

1.IworkedsolateintheofficelastnightthatIhardlyhadtime________thelastbus.

[A]tohavecaught

[B]tocatch

[C]catching（B）

[D]havingcaught

2.Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we________soformally.

[A]needn’tdressup

[B]didnotneedhavedressedup

[C]didnotneeddressup（D）

[D]needn’thavedressedup

3.IapologizeifI________you,butIassureyouitwasunintentional.

[A]offend

[B]hadoffended

[C]shouldhaveoffended（B）

[D]mighthaveoffended

4.Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresist________whattodoandwhatnottodo.

[A]tobetold

[B]havingbeentold

[C]beingtold（C）

[D]tohavebeentold

5.Greatereffortstoincreaseagriculturalproductionmustbemadeiffoodshortage________avoided.

[A]istobe

[B]canbe

[C]willbe（A）

[D]hasbeen

6.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue________itcomestoclassroomtests.

[A]before

[B]as

[C]since（D）

[D]when

7.Thereareover100nightschoolsinthecity,makingitpossibleforaprofessionaltobereeducatednomatter________hedoes.

[A]how

[B]where

[C]what（C）

[D]when

8.I’vekeptupafriendshipwithagirlwhomIwasatschool________twentyyearsago.

[A]about

[B]since

[C]till（D）

[D]with

9.Hewasn’taskedtotakeonthechairmanshipofthesociety,________insufficientlypopularwithallmembers.

[A]beingconsidered

[B]considering

[C]tobeconsidered（A）

[D]havingconsidered

10.________forthetimelyinvestmentfromthegeneralpublic,ourcompanywouldnotbesothrivingasitis.

[A]Haditnotbeen

[B]Wereitnot

[C]Beitnot（A）

[D]Shoulditnotbe

PartB

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（5points）

Example:

Anumberof[A]foreignvisitorsweretaken[B]totheindustrialexhibition,which[C]theysaw[D]manynewproducts.

Part[C]iswrong.Thesentenceshouldread,“Anumberofforeignvisitorsweretakentotheindustrialexhibition,wheretheysawmanynewproducts.”Soyoushouldchoose[C].

11.AccordingtoDarwin,randomchangesthatenhance

ability

naturallyselectedandpassedon

generations.（B）

12.Neitherrainnorsnow

thepostmanfromdeliveringourletters

we

lookforward

.（D）

13.Ifthey

acheck,we

topay

thoughit

muchtroubleforbothsides.（C）

14.

robbed

economicimportance,thosestatesare

likelytocountfor

ininternationalpoliticalterms.（B）

15.Themessage

neitherthemarketnorthegovernmentiscapableofdealingwithallof

uncontrollable

.（C）

16.Thelogicofscientificdevelopmentis

that

groupsofmenworking

thesameproblemin

laboratoriesarelikelytoarriveatthesameansweratthesametime.（B）

17.Yetnotalloftheseracesare

theEuropeanraces,

somemayevenhave

freshnessandvitalitythatcanrenewthe

ofmoreadvancedraces.（A）

18.

morethan50,000nuclearweaponsinthehandsofvariousnationstodayare

ample

everycityintheworldseveraltimes

.（C）

19.Theuniverseworksinawaysofar

fromwhatcommonsense

allow

wordsofanykindmustnecessarilybeinadequatetoexplain

.（A）

20.Theintegrationofindependentstates

broughtaboutby

creatingacentralorganization

over

economictasks.（C）

PartC

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

Example:

ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]scattered

[C]abandoned

[D]rejected

Thesentenceshouldread,“ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthehighway.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[C].

21.Themachineneedsacomplete________sinceithasbeeninuseforovertenyears.

[A]amending

[B]fitting

[C]mending（C）

[D]renovating

22.Thereweremanypeoplepresentandheappearedonlyforafewseconds,soIonlycaughta________ofhim.

[A]glance

[B]glimpse

[C]look（B）

[D]sight

23.Idon’tthinkit’swiseofyouto________yourgreaterknowledgeinfrontofthedirector,foritmayoffendhim.

[A]showup

[B]showout

[C]showin（D）

[D]showoff

24.Thereturnsintheshort________maybesmall,butoveranumberofyearstheinvestmentwillbewellrepaid.

[A]interval

[B]range

[C]span（D）

[D]term

25.Athoroughstudyofbiologyrequires________withthepropertiesoftreesandplants,andthehabitofbirdsandbeasts.

[A]acquisition

[B]discrimination

[C]curiosity（D）

[D]familiarity

26.Sheworkedhardathertaskbeforeshefeltsurethattheresultswould________herlongeffort.

[A]justify

[B]testify

[C]rectify（A）

[D]verify

27.I’mverygladtoknowthatmybosshasgenerouslyagreedto________mydebtinreturnforcertainservices.

[A]takeaway

[B]cutout

[C]writeoff（C）

[D]clearup

28.Somejournalistsoftenoverstatethesituationsothattheirnewsmaycreateagreat________.

[A]explosion

[B]sensation

[C]exaggeration（B）

[D]stimulation

29.Accordingtowhatyouhavejustsaid,amItounderstandthathisnewpost________noresponsibilitywithitatall?

[A]shoulders

[B]possesses

[C]carries（C）

[D]shares

30.Sometimesthestudentmaybeaskedtowriteabouthis________toacertainbookorarticlethathassomebearingonthesubjectbeingstudied.

[A]comment

[B]reaction

[C]impression（B）

[D]comprehension

31.Please________yourselffromsmokingandspittinginpublicplaces,sincethelawforbidsthem.

[A]restrain

[B]hinder

[C]restrict（A）

[D]prohibit

32.Withouttelephoneitwouldbeimpossibletocarryonthefunctionsof________everybusinessoperationinthewholecountry.

[A]practically

[B]preferably

[C]precisely（A）

[D]presumably

33.Preliminaryestimationputsthefigureataround$110billion,________the$160billionthePresidentisstrugglingtogetthroughtheCongress.

[A]inproportionto

[B]inreplyto

[C]inrelationto（D）

[D]incontrastto

34.Heisplanninganothertourabroad,yethispassportwill________attheendofthismonth.

[A]expire

[B]exceed

[C]terminate（A）

[D]cease

35.Alltheoff-shoreoilexplorerswereinhighspiritsastheyread________lettersfromtheirfamilies.

[A]sentimental

[B]affectionate

[C]intimate（B）

[D]sensitive

36.Severalinternationaleventsintheearly1990sseemlikelyto________,oratleastweaken,thetrendsthatemergedinthe1980s.

[A]revolt

[B]revolve

[C]reverse（C）

[D]revive

37.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite________.

[A]arbitrary

[B]rational

[C]mechanical（A）

[D]unpredictable

38.Thelocalpeoplewerejoyfullysurprisedtofindthepriceofvegetablesnolonger________accordingtotheweather.

[A]altered

[B]converted

[C]fluctuated（C）

[D]modified

39.Thepursuitofleisureonthepartoftheemployeeswillcertainlynot________theirprospectofpromotion.

[A]spur

[B]further

[C]induce（B）

[D]reinforce

40.Inwhat________toalastminutestayofexecution,acouncilannouncedthatemergencyfundingwouldkeepalivetwoagingsatellites.

[A]applies

[B]accounts

[C]attaches（D）

[D]amounts

SectionIIClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.They

thatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingforthe

man.Buttheyinsistedthatits

resultsduringtheperiodfrom1750to1850werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe

oftheEnglishpopulation.

contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfrom1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstilla

agriculturalcountry,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity.

Thisview,

isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists

historyandeconomics,have

twothings:

thattheperiodfrom1650to1750was

bygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsenandmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.

41.[A]admitted

[B]believed

[C]claimed（A）

[D]predicted

42.[A]plain

[B]average

[C]mean（B）

[D]normal

43.[A]momentary

[B]prompt

[C]instant（D）

[D]immediate

44.[A]bulk

[B]host

[C]gross（A）

[D]magnitude

45.[A]On

[B]With

[C]For（D）

[D]By

46.[A]broadly

[B]thoroughly

[C]generally（D）

[D]completely

47.[A]however

[B]meanwhile

[C]therefore（A）

[D]moreover

48.[A]at

[B]in

[C]about（B）

[D]for

49.[A]manifested

[B]approved

[C]shown（C）

[D]speculated

50.[A]noted

[B]impressed

[C]labeled（D）

[D]marked

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthe