1998年考研英语真题.docx

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1998年考研英语真题

1998年考研英语真题

PartⅠStructureandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.（5points）

1.IworkedsolateintheofficelastnightthatIhardlyhadtimethelastbus.

A.tohavecaughtB.tocatchC.catchingD.havingcaught

2.Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,wesoformally.

A.needn’tdressupB.didnotneedhavedressedup

C.didnotneeddressupD.needn’thavedressedup

3.IapologizeifIyou,butIassureyouitwasunintentional.

A.offendB.hadoffended

C.shouldhaveoffendedD.mighthaveoffended

4.Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresistwhattodoandwhatnottodo.

A.tobetoldB.havingbeentoldC.beingtoldD.tohavebeentold

5.Greatereffortstoincreaseagriculturalproductionmustbemadeiffoodshortageavoided.

A.istobeB.canbeC.willbeD.hasbeen

6.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue

itcomestoclassroomtests.

A.beforeB.asC.sinceD.when

7.Thereareover100nightschoolsinthecity,makingitpossibleforaprofessionaltobereeducatednomatterhedoes.

A.howB.whereC.whatD.when

8.I’vekeptupafriendshipwithagirlwhomIwasatschooltwentyyearsago.

A.aboutB.sinceC.tillD.with

9.Hewasn’taskedtotakeonthechairmanshipofthesociety,insufficientlypopularwithallmembers.

A.beingconsideredB.consideringC.tobeconsideredD.havingconsidered

10.forthetimelyinvestmentfromthegeneralpublic,ourcompanywouldnotbesothrivingasitis.

A.HaditnotbeenB.WereitnotC.BeitnotD.Shoulditnotbe

SectionB（11~20略：

新大纲不再考查的部分）

SectionC

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

21.Themachineneedsacompletesinceithasbeeninuseforovertenyears.

A.amendingB.fittingC.mendingD.renovating

22.Thereweremanypeoplepresentandheappearedonlyforafewseconds,soIonlycaughta

ofhim.

A.glanceB.glimpseC.lookD.sight

23.Idon’tthinkit’swiseofyoutoyourgreaterknowledgeinfrontofthedirector,foritmayoffendhim.

A.showupB.showoutC.showinD.showoff

24.Thereturnsintheshortmaybesmall,butoveranumberofyearstheinvestmentwillbewellrepaid.

A.intervalB.rangeC.spanD.term

25.Athoroughstudyofbiologyrequireswiththepropertiesoftreesandplants,andthehabitofbirdsandbeasts.

A.acquisitionB.DiscriminationC.curiosityD.familiarity

26.Sheworkedhardathertaskbeforeshefeltsurethattheresultswouldherlongeffort.

A.justifyB.testifyC.rectifyD.verify

27.I’mverygladtoknowthatmybosshasgenerouslyagreedtomydebtinreturnforcertainservices.

A.takeawayB.cutoutC.writeoffD.clearup

28.Somejournalistsoftenoverstatethesituationsothattheirnewsmaycreateagreat.

A.explosionB.sensationC.exaggerationD.stimulation

29.Accordingtowhatyouhavejustsaid,amItounderstandthathisnewpostnoresponsibilitywithitatall?

A.shouldersB.possessesC.carriesD.shares

30.Sometimesthestudentmaybeaskedtowriteabouthistoacertainbookorarticlethathassomebearingonthesubjectbeingstudied.

A.commentB.reactionC.impressionD.comprehension

31.Pleaseyourselffromsmokingandspittinginpublicplaces,sincethelawforbidsthem.

A.restrainB.hinderC.restrictD.prohibit

32.Withouttelephoneitwouldbeimpossibletocarryonthefunctionsofeverybusinessoperationinthewholecountry.

A.practicallyB.preferablyC.preciselyD.presumably

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

A.inproportiontoB.inreplytoC.inrelationtoD.incontrastto

34.Heisplanninganothertourabroad,yethispassportwillattheendofthismonth.

A.expireB.exceedC.terminateD.cease

35.Alltheoffshoreoilexplorerswereinhighspiritsastheyreadlettersfromtheirfamilies.

A.sentimentalB.affectionateC.intimateD.sensitive

36.Severalinternationaleventsintheearly1990sseemlikelyto,oratleastweaken,thetrendsthatemergedinthe1980s.

A.revoltB.revolveC.reverseD.revive

37.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolvedsomychoicewasquite.

A.arbitraryB.rationalC.mechanicalD.unpredictable

38.Thelocalpeoplewerejoyfullysurprisedtofindthepriceofvegetablesnolongeraccor-dingtotheweather.

A.alteredB.convertedC.fluctuatedD.modified

39.Thepursuitofleisureonthepartoftheemployeeswillcertainlynottheirprospectofpromotion.

A.spurB.furtherC.induceD.reinforce

40.Inwhattoalastminutestayofexecution,acouncilannouncedthatemergencyfundingwouldkeepalivetwoagingsatellites.

A.appliesB.accountsC.attachesD.amounts

PartⅡClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.They41thatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingforthe42man.Buttheyinsistedthatits43resultsduringtheperiodfrom1750to1850werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe44oftheEnglishpopulation.45contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfrom1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstilla46agriculturalcountry,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity.

Thisview,47,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists48historyandeconomics,have49twothings:

thattheperiodfrom1650to1750was50bygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsenandmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.

41.A.admittedB.believedC.claimedD.predicted

42.A.plainB.averageC.meanD.normal

43.A.momentaryB.promptC.instantD.immediate

44.A.bulkB.hostC.grossD.magnitude

45.A.OnB.WithC.ForD.By

46.A.broadlyB.thoroughlyC.generallyD.completely

47.A.howeverB.meanwhileC.thereforeD.moreover

48.A.atB.inC.aboutD.for

49.A.manifestedB.approvedC.shownD.speculated

50.A.notedB.impressedC.labeledD.marked

PartⅢReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA，B，CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（40points）

Passage1

Fewcreationsofbigtechnologycapturetheimaginationlikegiantdams.Perhapsitishumankind’slongsufferingatthemercyoffloodanddroughtthatmakestheideaofforcingthewaterstodoourbiddingsofascinating.Buttobefascinatedisalso,sometimes,tobeblind.Severalgiantdamprojectsthreatentodomoreharmthangood.

Thelessonfromdamsisthatbigisnotalwaysbeautiful.Itdoesn’thelpthatbuildingabig,powerfuldamhasbecomeasymbolofachievementfornationsandpeoplestrivingtoassertthemselves.Egypt’sleadershipintheArabworldwascementedbytheAswanHighDam.Turkey’sbidforFirstWorldstatusincludesthegiantAtaturkDam.

Butbigdamstendnottoworkasintended.TheAswanDam,forexample,stoppedtheNilefloodingbutdeprivedEgyptofthefertilesiltthatfloodsleft—allinreturnforagiantreservoirofdiseasewhichisnowsofullofsiltthatitbarelygenerateselectricity.

Andyet,themythofcontrollingthewaterspersists.Thisweek,intheheartofcivilizedEurope,SlovaksandHungariansstoppedjustshortofsendinginthestroopsintheircontentionoveradamontheDanube.Thehugecomplexwillprobablyhavealltheusualproblemsofbigdams.ButSlovakiaisbiddingforindependencefromtheCzechs,andnowneedsadamtoproveitself.

Meanwhile,inIndia,theWorldBankhasgiventhego-aheadtotheevenmorewrong-headedNarmadaDam.Andthebankhasdonethiseventhoughitsadvisorssaythedamwillcausehardshipforthepowerlessandenvironmentaldestruction.Thebenefitsareforthepowerful,buttheyarefarfromguaranteed.

Proper,scientificstudyoftheimpactsofdamsandofthecostandbenefitsofcontrollingwatercanhelptoresolvetheseconflicts.Hydroelectricpowerandfloodcontrolandirrigationarepossiblewithoutbuildingmonsterdams.Butwhenyouaredealingwithmyths,itishardtobeeitherproper,orscientific.ItistimethattheworldlearnedthelessonsofAswan.Youdon’tneedadamtobesaved.

51.Thethirdsentenceofparagraph1impliesthat.

[A]peoplewouldbehappyiftheyshuttheireyestoreality

[B]theblindcouldbehappierthanthesighted

[C]over-excitedpeopletendtoneglectvitalthings

[D]fascinationmakespeoplelosetheireyesight

52.Inparagraph5,“thepowerless”probablyrefersto.

[A]areasshortofelectricity

[B]damswithoutpowerstations

[C]poorcountriesaroundIndia

[D]commonpeopleintheNarmadaDamarea

53.Whatisthemythconcerninggiantdams?

[A]Theybringinmorefertilesoil.

[B]Theyhelpdefendthecountry.

[C]Theystrengtheninternationalties.

[D]Theyhaveuniversalcontrolofthewaters.

54.Whattheauthortriestosuggestmaybest