历年考研英语真题及答案1997打印版.docx

1、历年考研英语真题及答案1997打印版1997年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section II: Cloze TestDirections:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)Manpowe

2、r Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people _41_ into the offices and factories of America, seeking a days work for a days pay. One day at a time. _42_ industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive _43_ reducing the n

3、umber of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming._44_ its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This _45_ work force is the most important _46_ in American business today, and it is _47_ changing the relati

4、onship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive _48_ avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens _49_ by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of _50

5、_ that came from being a loyal employee.41. A swarm B stride C separate（A） D slip42. A For B Because C As（C） D Since43. A from B in C on（D） D by44. A Even though B Now that C If only（A） D Provided that45. A durable B disposable C available（B） D transferable46. A approach B flow C fashion（D） D trend4

6、7. A instantly B reversely C fundamentally（C） D sufficiently48. A but B while C and（B） D whereas49. A imposed B restricted C illustrated（A） D confined50. A excitement B conviction C enthusiasm（D） D importanceSection III: Reading ComprehensionDirections:Each of the passages below is followed by some

7、questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B), C and D. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (40 points)Text 1It was 3:45 in the morning wh

8、en the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing v

9、ote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of cours

10、e this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history.”The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others,

11、including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia - where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their

12、part - other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death - prob

13、ably by a deadly injection or pill - to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old D

14、arwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go,

15、because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.51. From the second paragraph we learn that _.A the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC changing technology is ch

16、iefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law（D）D it takes time to realize the significance of the laws passage52. When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means _.A observers are taking a wait and see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB simil

17、ar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countriesC observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes（B）D the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop53. When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will _.A face his death with calm characteristic of eutha

18、nasiaB experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC have an intense fear of terrible suffering（A）D undergo a cooling off period of seven days54. The authors attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of _.A oppositionB suspicionC approval（C）D indifferenceText 2A report consistently brought b

19、ack by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-m

20、annered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the famil

21、ies who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to

22、turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, r

23、emember, you might be in the same situation.Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. “

24、I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner - amazing.” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither a

25、s superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not nece

26、ssarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “translate” cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word “friend,” the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the vi

27、sitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.55. In the eyes of visitors from the outside w

28、orld, _.A rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB small minded officials deserve a serious commentC Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors（D）D most Americans are ready to offer help56. It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A culture exercises an influence over social int

29、errelationshipB courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends（A）D social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions57. Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _.A to improve thei

30、r hard lifeB in view of their long distance travelC to add some flavor to their own daily life（C）D out of a charitable impulse58. The tradition of hospitality to strangers _.A tends to be superficial and artificialB is generally well kept up in the United StatesC is always understood properly（B）D wa

31、s something to do with the busy tourist trailsText 3Technically, any substance other than food that alters our bodily or mental functioning is a drug. Many people mistakenly believe the term drug refers only to some sort of medicine or an illegal chemical taken by drug addicts. They dont realize that familiar substances such as alcohol and tobacco are also drugs. This is why the more neutral term substance is now used by many physicians and psychologists. The phrase “substance abuse” is often used instead of “drug abuse” to make clear that substances suc