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1991年考研英语试题

SectionIStructureandVocabulary

1.Theylosttheirwayintheforest,and________mademattersworsewasthatnightbegantofall.

[A]that[B]it[C]what[D]which

2.________myreturn,IlearnedthatProfessorSmithhadbeenattheMuseumandwouldnotbebackforseveralhours.

[A]At[B]On（onone’sreturn当某人回来时）[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（轻信（假话）；欺骗；愚弄）

25.Difficultiesandhardshipshave________thebestqualitiesoftheyounggeologist.

[A]broughtout（使显出）[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

SectionIIReadingComprehension

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

Text1

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,highschoolgraduationandcollegegraduationconstitutesuchasequence,andwhileeachstepimpliescertainbehavioralchangesandsocialrecognition,thesignificanceof