考研英语一答案及解析 30.docx

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考研英语一答案及解析30

1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionI:

StructureandVocabulary

Ineachsentence,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET（15points）

1.Theylosttheirwayintheforest,and________mademattersworsewasthatnightbegantofall.

[A]that

[B]it

[C]what

[D]which

2.________myreturn,IlearnedthatProfessorSmithhadbeenattheMuseumandwouldnotbebackforseveralhours.

[A]At

[B]On

[C]With

[D]During

3.Anyonewhohasspenttimewithchildrenisawareofthedifferenceinthewayboysandgirlsrespondto________situations.

[A]similar

[B]alike

[C]same

[D]likely

4.Thereisnotmuchtimeleft;soI’lltellyouaboutit________.

[A]indetail

[B]inbrief

[C]inshort

[D]inall

5.Inthisfactory,suggestionsoftenhavetowaitformonthsbeforetheyarefully________.

[A]admitted

[B]acknowledged

[C]absorbed

[D]considered

6.Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.

[A]beingthere

[B]shouldtherebe

[C]therewas

[D]therehavingbeen

7.Bytheyear2000,scientistsprobably________acureforcancer.

[A]willbediscovering

[B]arediscovering

[C]willhavediscovered

[D]havediscovered

8.Jimisn’t________,buthedidbadlyinthefinalexamslastsemester.

[A]gloomy

[B]dull

[C]awkward

[D]tedious

9.Theboyslippedoutoftheroomandheadedfortheswimmingpoolwithouthisparents’________.

[A]command

[B]conviction

[C]consent

[D]compromise

10.Hehad________onthesubject.

[A]aratherstrongopinion

[B]ratherstrongopinion

[C]ratherthestrongopinion

[D]theratherstrongopinion

11.WhenJanefelloffthebike,theotherchildren________.

[A]werenotabletohelplaughter

[B]couldnothelpbutlaughing

[C]couldnothelplaughing

[D]couldnothelptolaugh

12.Itisbettertodieonone’sfeetthan________.

[A]livingonone’sknees

[B]liveonone’sknees

[C]onone’sknees

[D]toliveonone’sknees

13.Themostimportant________ofhisspeechwasthatweshouldallworkwholeheartedlyforthepeople.

[A]element

[B]spot

[C]sense

[D]point

14.Thiswatchis________toalltheotherwatchesonthemarket.

[A]superior

[B]advantageous

[C]super

[D]beneficial

15.Inatyphoon,winds________aspeedgreaterthan120kilometersperhour.

[A]assume

[B]accomplish

[C]attain

[D]assemble

16.________theEnglishexaminationIwouldhavegonetotheconcertlastSunday.

[A]Inspiteof

[B]Butfor

[C]Becauseof

[D]Asfor

17.Mary________myletter;otherwiseshewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.

[A]hasreceived

[B]oughttohavereceived

[C]couldn’thavereceived

[D]shouldn’thavereceived

18.________tospeakwhentheaudienceinterruptedhim.

[A]Hardlyhadhebegun

[B]Nosoonerhadhebegun

[C]Notuntilhebegan

[D]Scarcelydidhebegin

19.Annawasreadingapieceofsciencefiction,completely________totheoutsideworld.

[A]beinglost

[B]havinglost

[C]losing

[D]lost

20.Thepolicemenwentintoaction________theyheardthealarm.

[A]promptly

[B]presently

[C]quickly

[D]directly

21.ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]abandoned

[C]scattered

[D]rejected

22.Dresswarmly,________you’llcatchcold.

[A]onthecontrary

[B]orrather

[C]orelse

[D]innoway

23.Ourresearchhasfocusedonadrugwhichisso________astobeabletochangebrainchemistry.

[A]powerful

[B]influential

[C]monstrous

[D]vigorous

24.Bobwascompletely________bytherobber’sdisguise.

[A]takenaway

[B]takendown

[C]takento

[D]takenin

25.Difficultiesandhardshipshave________thebestqualitiesoftheyounggeologist.

[A]broughtout

[B]broughtabout

[C]broughtforth

[D]broughtup

26.Ourmoderncivilizationmustnotbethoughtofas________inashortperiodoftime.

[A]beingcreated

[B]tohavebeencreated

[C]havingbeencreated

[D]tobecreated

27.Eveniftheyareonsale,theserefrigeratorsareequalinpriceto,ifnotmoreexpensivethan,________attheotherstore.

[A]anyone

[B]theothers

[C]that

[D]theones

28.Thebankmanageraskedhisassistantifitwaspossibleforhimto________theinvestmentplanwithinaweek.

[A]workout

[B]putout

[C]makeout

[D]setout

29.Heknowslittleofmathematics,and________ofchemistry.

[A]evenmore

[B]stillless

[C]noless

[D]stillmore

30.Thestudentsexpectedthere________morereviewingclassesbeforethefinalexam.

[A]is

[B]being

[C]havebeen

[D]tobe

SectionII:

ReadingComprehension

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Forachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（30points）

Textl

Awisemanoncesaidthattheonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing.So,asapoliceofficer,Ihavesomeurgentthingstosaytogoodpeople.

DayafterdaymymenandIstruggletoholdbackatidalwaveofcrime.Somethinghasgoneterriblywrongwithouronce-proudAmericanwayoflife.Ithashappenedintheareaofvalues.Akeyingredientisdisappearing,andIthinkIknowwhatitis:

accountability.

Accountabilityisn’thardtodefine.Itmeansthateverypersonisresponsibleforhisorheractionsandliablefortheirconsequences.

Ofthemanyvaluesthatholdcivilizationtogether--honesty,kindness,andsoon--accountabilitymaybethemostimportantofall.Withoutit,therecanbenorespect,notrust,nolaw--and,ultimately,nosociety.

Myjobasapoliceofficeristoimposeaccountabilityonpeoplewhorefuse,orhaveneverlearned,toimposeitonthemselves.Butaseverypolicemanknows,externalcontrolsonpeople’sbehaviorarefarlesseffectivethaninternalrestraintssuchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.

Fortunatelytherearestillcommunities--smallertowns,usually--whereschoolsmaintaindisciplineandwhereparentsholdupstandardsthatproclaim:

“Inthisfamilycertainthingsarenottolerated--theysimplyarenotdone!

”

Yetmoreandmore,especiallyinourlargercitiesandsuburbs,theseinnerrestraintsareloosening.Yourtypicalrobberhasnone.Heconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;hetakeswhathewants,includingyourlifeifyouenragehim.

Themaincauseofthisbreak-downisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyearsago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Now,inashockingreversal,it’sthecriminalwhoisconsideredvictimized:

byhisunderprivilegedupbringing,bytheschoolthatdidn’tteachhimtoread,bythechurchthatfailedtoreachhimwithmoralguidance,bytheparentswhodidn’tprovideastablehome.

Idon’tbelieveit.Manyothersinequallydisadvantagedcircumstanceschoosenottoengageincriminalactivities.Ifwefreethecriminal,evenpartly,fromaccountability,webecomeasocietyofendlessexcuseswherenooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything.

WeinAmericadesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.

31.Whatthewisemansaidsuggeststhat________.

[A]it’sunnecessaryforgoodpeopletodoanythinginfaceofevil

[B]it’scertainthatevilwillprevailifgoodmendonothingaboutit

[C]it’sonlynaturalforvirtuetodefeatevil

[D]it’sdesirableforgoodmentokeepawayfromevil

32.Accordingtotheauthor,ifapersonisfoundguiltyofacrime,________.

[A]societyistobeheldresponsible

[B]moderncivilizationisresponsibleforit

[C]thecriminalhimselfshouldbeartheblame

[D]thestandardsoflivingshouldbeimproved

33.Comparedwiththoseinsmalltowns,peopleinlargecitieshave________.

[A]lessself-discipline

[B]bettersenseofdiscipline

[C]moremutualrespect

[D]lesseffectivegovernment

34.Thewriterissorrytohavenoticedthat________.

[A]peopleinlargecitiestendtoexcusecriminals

[B]peopleinsmalltownsstillsticktoolddisciplineandstandards

[C]today’ssocietylackssympathyforpeopleindifficulty

[D]peopleindisadvantagedcircumstancesareengagedincriminalactivities

35.Thekeypointofthepassageisthat________.

[A]stricterdisciplineshouldbemaintainedinschoolsandfamilies

[B]moregoodexamplesshouldbesetforpeopletofollow

[C]morerestrictionsshouldbeimposedonpeople’sbehavior

[D]morepeopleshouldacceptthevalueofaccountability

Text2

Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,theperiodbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,maybelongorshort,dependingonsocialexpectationsandonsociety’sdefinitionastowhatconstitutesmaturityandadulthood.Inprimitivesocietiesadolescenceisfrequentlyarelativelyshortperiodoftime,whileinindustrialsocietieswithpatternsofprolongededucationcoupledwithlawsagainstchildlabor,theperiodofadolescenceismuchlongerandmayincludemostoftheseconddecadeofone’slife.Furthermore,thelengthoftheadolescentperiodandthedefinitionofadulthoodstatusmaychangeinagivensocietyassocialandeconomicconditionschange.ExamplesofthistypeofchangearethedisappearanceofthefrontierinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcenturyintheUnitedStates,andmoreuniversally,theindustrializationofanagriculturalsociety.

Inmodernsociety,ceremoniesforadolescencehavelosttheirformalrecognitionandsymbolicsignificanceandtherenolongerisagreementastowhatconstitutesinitiationceremonies.Socialoneshavebeenreplacedbyasequenceofstepsthatleadtoincreasedrecognitionandsocialstatus.Forexample,gradeschoolgraduation,highschoo