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考研英语真题

1999年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIStructureandVocabularyPartADirections:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（5points）

1.Anyonewithhalfaneyeontheunemploymentfiguresknewthattheassertionabouteconomicrecovery________justaroundthecornerwasuntrue.

[A]wouldbe[B]tobe[C]was[D]being

2.Smokingissoharmfultopersonalhealththatitkills________peopleeachyearthanautomobileaccidents.

[A]sevenmoretimes[B]seventimesmore[C]overseventimes

[D]seventimes

3.It’seasytoblamethedeclineofconversationonthepaceofmodernlifeandonthevaguechanges________placeinourever-changingworld.

[A]taking[B]totake[C]take[D]taken

4.Thisisanexcitingareaofstudy,andone________whichnewapplicationsarebeingdiscoveredalmostdaily.

[A]from[B]by[C]in[D]through

5.________canbeseenfromthecomparisonofthesefigures,theprincipleinvolvestheactiveparticipationofthepatientinthemodificationofhiscondition.

[A]As[B]What[C]That[D]It

6.AlthoughIhadbeeninvitedtotheopeningceremony,Iwasunabletoattend________suchshortnotice.

[A]to[B]in[C]with[D]on

7.Californiahasmorelightthanitknows________todowithbuteverythingelseisexpensive.

[A]how[B]what[C]which[D]where

8.Thesolutionworksonlyforcoupleswhoareself-employed,don’thavesmallchildrenandgetalong________tospendmostoftheirtimetogether.

[A]sowell[B]toowell[C]wellas[D]wellenough

9.Marlinisayoungmanofindependentthinkingwhoisnotabout________complimentstohispoliticalleaders.

[A]paying[B]havingpaid[C]topay[D]tohavepaid

10.Theseproposalssoughttoplacegreaterrestrictionsontheuseandcopyingofdigitalinformationthan________intraditionalmedia.

[A]exist[B]exists[C]existing[D]toexist

PartBDirections:

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

PartCDirections:

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

21.Animportantpropertyofascientifictheoryisitsabilityto________furtherresearchandfurtherthinkingaboutaparticulartopic.

[A]stimulate[B]renovate[C]arouse[D]advocate

22.Althougharchitecturehasartisticqualities,itmustalsosatisfyanumberofimportantpractical________.

[A]obligations[B]regulations[C]observations[D]considerations

23.Lifeinsuranceisfinancialprotectionfordependentsagainstloss________thebread-winner’sdeath.

[A]atthecostof[B]onthevergeof[C]asaresultof[D]forthesakeof

24.Ineducationthereshouldbeagood________amongthebranchesofknowledgethatcontributetoeffectivethinkingandwisejudgment.

[A]distribution[B]balance[C]combination[D]assignment

25.TheAmericandreamismost________duringtheperiodsofproductivityandwealthgeneratedbyAmericancapitalism.

[A]plausible[B]patriotic[C]primitive[D]partial

26.Povertyisnot________inmostcitiesalthough,perhapsbecauseofthecrowdedconditionsincertainareas,itismorevisiblethere.

[A]rare[B]temporary[C]prevalent[D]segmental

27.Peoplewholiveinsmalltownsoftenseemmorefriendlythanthoselivingin________populatedareas.

[A]densely[B]intensely[C]abundantly[D]highly

28.Asawayof________themailswhiletheywereaway,theJohnsonsaskedthecleaningladytosendlittleprintedslipsaskingthesenderstowriteagainlater.

[A]pickingup[B]copingwith[C]passingout[D]gettingacross

29.Tom’smothertriedhardtopersuadehimto________fromhisintentiontoinvesthissavingsinstockmarket.

[A]pullout[B]giveup[C]drawin[D]backdown

30.Anincreasingproportionofourpopulation,unabletolivewithoutadvancedmedical________,willbecomeprogressivelymorereliantonexpensivetechnology.

[A]interference[B]interruption[C]intervention[D]interaction

31.Thesecausesproducedthegreatchangeinthecountrythatmodernizedthe________ofhighereducationfromthemid-1860’stothemid-1880’s.

[A]branch[B]category[C]domain[D]scope

32.Nobodyyetknowshowlongandhowseriouslythe________inthefinancialsystemwilldragdowntheeconomy.

[A]shallowness[B]shakiness[C]scantiness[D]stiffness

33.Crisiswouldbetherighttermtodescribethe________inmanyanimalspecies.

[A]minimization[B]restriction[C]descent[D]decline

34.Thecityisanimportantrailroad________andindustrialandconventioncenter.

[A]conjunction[B]network[C]junction[D]link

35.Prof.White,myrespectedtutor,frequentlyremindsmeto________myselfofeverychancetoimprovemyEnglish.

[A]assure[B]inform[C]avail[D]notify

36.Researchersdiscoveredthatplantsinfectedwithavirusgiveoffagasthat________diseaseresistanceinneighboringplants.

[A]contracts[B]activates[C]maintains[D]prescribes

37.Corporationsandlaborunionshave________greatbenefitsupontheiremployeesandmembersaswellasuponthegeneralpublic.

[A]conferred[B]granted[C]flung[D]submitted

38.Themovementofthemoonconvenientlyprovidedtheunitofmonth,whichwas________fromonenewmoontothenext.

[A]measured[B]reckoned[C]judged[D]assessed

39.Thejudgeruledthattheevidencewasinadmissibleonthegroundsthatitwas________totheissueathand.

[A]irrational[B]unreasonable[C]invalid[D]irrelevant

40.Fuelscarcitiesandpriceincreases________automobiledesignerstoscaledownthelargestmodelsandtodevelopcompletelynewlinesofsmallcarsandtrucks.

[A]persuaded[B]prompted[C]imposed[D]enlightened

SectionIIClozeTestDirections:

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

Industrialsafetydoesnotjusthappen.Companies__41__lowaccidentratesplantheirsafetyprograms,workhardtoorganizethem,andcontinueworkingtokeepthem__42__andactive.Whentheworkiswelldone,a__43__ofaccident-freeoperationsisestablished__44__timelostduetoinjuriesiskeptataminimum.

Successfulsafetyprogramsmay__45__greatlyintheemphasisplacedoncertainaspectsoftheprogram.

Someplacegreatemphasisonmechanicalguarding.Othersstresssafeworkpracticesby__46__rulesorregulations.__47__othersdependonanemotionalappealtotheworker.But,therearecertainbasicideasthatmustbeusedineveryprogramifmaximumresultsaretobeobtained.

Therecanbenoquestionaboutthevalueofasafetyprogram.Fromafinancialstand-pointalone,safety__48__.Thefewertheinjury__49__,thebettertheworkman’sinsurancerate.Thismaymeanthedifferencebetweenoperatingat__50__orataloss.

41.[A]at[B]in[C]on[D]with

42.[A]alive[B]vivid[C]mobile[D]diverse

43.[A]regulation[B]climate[C]circumstance[D]requirement

44.[A]where[B]how[C]what[D]unless

45.[A]alter[B]differ[C]shift[D]distinguish

46.[A]constituting[B]aggravating[C]observing[D]justifying

47.[A]Some[B]Many[C]Even[D]Still

48.[A]comesoff[B]turnsup[C]paysoff[D]holdsup

49.[A]claims[B]reports[C]declarations[D]proclamations

50.[A]anadvantage[B]abenefit[C]aninterest[D]aprofit

SectionIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（40points）

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It’saroughworldoutthere.Stepoutsideandyoucouldbreakalegslippingonyourdoormat.Lightupthestoveandyoucouldburndownthehouse.Luckily,ifthedoormatorstovefailedtowarnofcomingdisaster,asuccessfullawsuitmightcompensateyouforyourtroubles.Orsothethinkinghasgonesincetheearly1980s,whenjuriesbeganholdingmorecompaniesliablefortheircustomers’misfortunes.

Feelingthreatened,companiesrespondedbywritingever-longerwarninglabels,tryingtoanticipateeverypossibleaccident.Today,stepladderscarrylabelsseveralincheslongthatwarn,amongotherthings,thatyoumight--surprise!

--falloff.Thelabelonachild’sBatmancapecautionsthatthetoy“doesnotenableusertofly.”

Whilewarningsareoftenappropriateandnecessary--thedangersofdruginteractions,forexample--andmanyarerequiredbystateorfederalregulations,itisn’tclearthattheyactuallyprotectthemanufacturersandsellersfromliabilityifacustomerisinjured.About50percentofthecompanieslosewheninjuredcustomerstakethemtocourt.

Nowthetideappearstobeturning.Aspersonalinjuryclaimscontinueasbefore,somecourtsarebeginningtosidewithdefendants,especiallyincaseswhereawarninglabelprobablywouldn’thavechangedanything.InMay,JulieNimmons,presidentofSchuttSportsinIllinois,successfullyfoughtalawsuitinvolvingafootballplayerwhowasparalyzedinagamewhilewearingaSchutthelmet.“We’rereallysorryhehasbecomeparalyzed,buthelmetsaren’tdesignedtopreventthosekindsofinjuries,”