1992考研英语一真题及答案.docx

1992考研英语一真题及答案.docx

《1992考研英语一真题及答案.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《1992考研英语一真题及答案.docx（13页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

1992考研英语一真题及答案

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionI:

StructureandVocabulary

Ineachsentence,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoicesintheANSWERSHEET.（15points）

l.Iwillgivethisdictionarytowantstohaveit.[A]whomever

[B]someone[C]whoever[D]anyone

2.Afterhavinggonefar,Georgedidnotwanttoturnback.[A]enough

[B]much[C]such[D]that

3.allourkindnesstohelpher,Sarahrefusedtolistentous.[A]At

[B]For

[C]In

[D]On

4.Richarddoesn’tthinkhecouldever

whatiscalled“free-style”poetry.

[A]takeon[B]takeover[C]taketo[D]takeafter

5.Inthepastmengenerallypreferredthattheirwivesinthehome.[A]worked

[B]wouldwork[C]work

[D]wereworking

6.Idon’twanttolendanymoremoneytohim;he’salreadyindebt

me.

[A]to

[B]for

[C]of[D]with

7.Thebusinessofeachday,sellinggoodsorshippingthem,wentquitesmoothly.[A]itbeing

[B]beit[C]wasit[D]itwas

8.Careydidn’tgotothepartylastnightbecauseshethebabyforhersisteruntil9:

30.[A]musthavelookedafter

[B]wouldhavetolookafter[C]hadtolookafter

[D]shouldhavelookedafter

9.,hedoesgetinitiatedwithhersometimes.[A]Ashelikeshermuch

[B]Muchthoughhelikesher[C]Thoughmuchhelikeher[D]Muchashelikesher

10.CaliforniansandNewEnglandersspeakthesamelanguageandbythesamefederallaws.[A]stand

[B]conform[C]abide[D]sustain

11.Thevocabularyofanytechnicaldiscussionmayincludewordswhichareneverusedoutsidethesubjectorfield.

[A]inview

[B]inquestion

[C]incase[D]ineffect

12.Thelong-awaitedHubbleSpaceTelescope,toorbittheEarthnextMarch,willobservesomeoftheoldeststarsinthesky.

[A]subject[B]owing[C]available[D]due

13.oftheburdenofice,theballoonclimbedupanddriftedtotheSouth.[A]Tobefree

[B]Freeing[C]Tofree[D]Freed

14.Thepatienthasbeenofthesafetyoftheoperation.[A]assured

[B]guaranteed[C]entrusted[D]confirmed

15.Willyouthispassagetoseeifthereisanymisprint?

[A]lookup

[B]goover[C]dwellon[D]workout

16.Thepatientsbelievethatthedoctorknowsexactlyhowtoputthem.[A]correct

[B]straight[C]right[D]well

17.Althoughhethoughthewashelpinguspreparethedinner,hewasactuallytheway.

[B]by

[C]off

[D]on

18.Ifwebelievesomethingisgoodandtrueweshouldit.[A]holdup

[B]keepon[C]holdon[D]keepup

19.,morethan200housesandbuildingsareheatedbysolarenergy,nottomentionthebigcitiesintheregion.

[A]Aloneinthesmalltown[B]Inthesmallalonetown[C]Inthealonesmalltown[D]Inthesmalltownalone

20.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaperinbroaddaylightyesterday.[A]toberobbed

[B]robbed

[C]tohavebeenrobbed[D]havingbeenrobbed

21.Theengineersaregoingthroughwiththeirhighwayproject,theexpenseshaverisen.[A]eventhough

[B]justbecause[C]nowthat

[D]asthough

22.Althoughwehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting,theymadenotospeedupdeliveries.[A]trial

[B]attempt[C]action

23.Waterwillcontinuetobeitistoday--nextinimportancetooxygen.[A]how

[B]which[C]as

[D]what

24.HadPaulreceivedsixmorevotesinthelastelection,heourchairmannow.[A]musthavebeen

[B]wouldhavebeen[C]were

[D]wouldbe

25.Stressfulenvironmentsleadtounhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreatinghabits,whichincreasetheriskofheartdisease.

[A]inturn[B]inreturn

[C]bychance[D]byturns

26.Thetouristispreventedfromenteringacountryifhedoesnothavepassport.[A]anoperative

[B]avalid

[C]anefficient[D]aneffective

27.IliketogotothecinemawhenIamintheforit.[A]motive

[B]mind[C]mood[D]notion

28.Theprojectrequiresmorelaborthan.[A]hasbeenputin

[C]beingputin[D]tobeputin

29.Circustigers,althoughtheyhavebeentamed,canattacktheirtrainer.[A]unexpectedly

[B]deliberately[C]reluctantly[D]subsequently

30.Thereseemedlittlehopethattheexplorer,inthetropicalforest,wouldfindhiswaythroughit.[A]tobedeserted

[B]havingdeserted

[C]tohavebeendeserted[D]havingbeendeserted

SectionII:

ReadingComprehension

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（30points）

Text1

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadsarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecomemonstersbehindthewheel.Itisverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog,therudeandinconsideratedriver,butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule.Perhapsthesituationcallsfora‘BeKindtoOtherDrivers’campaign,otherwiseitmaygetcompletelyoutofhand.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headedandgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjectedtouncivilizedbehavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsofmotoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltooraretoday.Many

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhobrakesviolentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,whenafewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossazebracrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheycareto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotoristslearnttofiltercorrectlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotalblockagesthatgiverisetobadtemper.Unfortunately,modernmotoristscan’tevenlearntodrive,letalonemasterthesubtleraspectsofboatmanship.Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownershipexplosionwoulddemandalotmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

31.Accordingtothispassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby.

[A]people’sattitudetowardstheroad-hog[B]therhythmofmodernlife

[C]thebehaviorofthedriver[D]trafficconditions

32.Thesentence“Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...therule.”（Para.1）impliesthat.[A]oursocietyisunjusttowardswell-manneredmotorists

[B]rudedriverscanbemetonlyoccasionally

[C]thewell-manneredmotoristcannottoleratetheroad-hog

[D]nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

33.By“goodsense,”thewritermeans.

[A]thedriver’sabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

[B]thedriver’spromptresponsetodifficultandsevereconditions[C]thedriver’stoleranceofrudeorevensavagebehavior

[D]thedriver’sacknowledgementofpolitenessandregulations

34.Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,.[A]roadusersshouldmakemoresacrifice

[C]driversshouldhavemorecommunicationamongthemselves[D]driverswillsuffergreatlossiftheypaynorespecttoothers

35.Inthewriter’sopinion,.

[A]stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

[B]driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly[C]rudedriversshouldbepunished

[D]driversshouldavoidtrafficjamsText2

Intheatmosphere,carbondioxideactsratherlikeaone-waymirror--theglassintheroofofagreenhousewhichallowsthesun’sraystoenterbutpreventstheheatfromescaping.

Accordingtoaweatherexpert’sprediction,theatmospherewillbe3℃warmerintheyear2050thanitistoday,if

mancontinuestoburnfuelsatthepresentrate.Ifthiswarminguptookplace,theicecapsinthepoleswouldbegintomelt,thusraisingsealevelseveralmetresandseverelyfloodingcoastalcities.Also,theincreaseinatmospherictemperaturewouldleadtogreatchangesintheclimateofthenorthernhemisphere,possiblyresultinginanalterationofearth’schieffood-growingzones.

Inthepast,concernaboutaman-madewarmingoftheearthhasconcentratedontheArcticbecausetheAntarcticismuchcolderandhasamuchthickericesheet.ButtheweatherexpertsarenowpayingmoreattentiontoWestAntarctic,whichmaybeaffectedbyonlyafewdegreesofwarming,inotherwords,byawarmingonthescalethatwillpossiblytakeplaceinthenextfiftyyearsfromtheburningoffuels.

SatellitepicturesshowthatlargeareasofAntarcticicearealreadydisappearing.Theevidenceavailablesuggeststhatawarminghastakenplace.Thisfitsthetheorythatcarbondioxidewarmstheearth.

However,mostofthefuelisburntinthenorthernhemisphere,wheretemperaturesseemtobefalling.Scientistsconclude,therefore,thatuptonownaturalinfluencesontheweatherhaveexceededthosecausedbyman.Thequestionis:

Whichnaturalcausehasmosteffectontheweather?

Onepossibilityisthevariablebehaviorofthesun.Astronomersatoneresearchstationhavestudiedthehotspotsand“cold”spots（thatis,therelativelylesshotspots）onthesun.Asthesunrotates,every27.5days,itpresentshotteror“colder”facestotheea