英语1997考研真题.docx

1、英语1997考研真题Section IStructure and VocabularyPart ADirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)

2、1.The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, _ could go penniless by next year.A the larger oneB the larger of whichC the largest oneD the largest of which2.Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always _ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.A com

3、binedB having combinedC combineD being combined3.Andrew, my fathers younger brother, will not be at the picnic, _ to the familys disappointment.A muchB moreC too muchD much more4.I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I _ fully occupied the whole of last week

4、.A wereB had beenC have beenD was5.Help will come from the UN, but the aid will be _ near whats needed.A everywhereB somewhereC nowhereD anywhere6.The chief reason for the population growth isnt so much a rise in birth rates _ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.A andB

5、asC butD or7.He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. _ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.A What littleB So muchC How muchD So little8.Although we feel dissatisfied with the election results, we have to become reconciled _ the deci

6、sion made by our fellow countrymen.A forB onC toD in9.Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone _ to the system, so does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out.A addingB to have addedC to addD added10.The vocabulary and grammatical diffe

7、rences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly _.A noticedB to be noticedC being noticedD to noticePart BDirections:Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer o

8、n the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)Example:Part CDirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening

9、the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)Example:The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway.A vanishedB scatteredC abandonedD rejectedThe sentence should read, “The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway.” Therefore, you should choose

10、 C.21.When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _.A offB asideC outD down22.The wealth of a country should be measured _ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.A in line withB in terms ofC in regard withD by means of23

11、.He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _ on what he promises.A faithB beliefC creditD reliance24.My students found the book _: it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.A enlighteningB confusingC distractingD amusing25.Nobody yet knows how long and how seri

12、ously the shakiness in the financial system will _ down the economy.A putB settleC dragD knock26.In this factory the machines are not regulated _ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.A independentlyB individuallyC irrespectivelyD irregularly27.Every chemical change either results

13、from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be _ in some form.A given offB put outC set offD used up28.If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually _.A shrinkB delayC disperseD sink29

14、.American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to _ enterprises.A moveableB changingC flexibleD varying30.If you know what the trouble is, why dont you help them to _ the situation?A simplifyB modifyC verifyD rectify31.I cant _ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were

15、freshly picked this morning.A figure outB draw outC look outD work out32.I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat _.A disapprovalB rejectionC refusalD decline33.From this material we can _ hundreds of what you may call direct products.A deriveB discernC diminishD dis

16、place34.She had clearly no _ of doing any work, although she was very well paid.A tendencyB ambitionC intentionD willingness35.What seems confusing or fragmented at first might well become _ a third time.A clean and measurableB notable and systematicC pure and wholesomeD clear and organic36.The publ

17、ic opinion was that the time was not _ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones.A reasonableB ripeC readyD practical37.Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the _ of hunger.A sensationB causeC purposeD motive38.For the new country to survive, _ for its people to en

18、joy prosperity, new economic policies will be required.A to name a fewB let aloneC not to speakD lets say39.Foreign disinvestment and the _ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.A displacementB eliminationC exclusionD exception40.When a number of people _

19、 together in a conversational knot, each individual expresses his position in the group by where he stands.A padB packC squeezeD clusterSection II Cloze TestDirections:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your an

20、swer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)Manpower 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

21、at a time. _42_ industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive _43_ reducing the number 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_

22、 work force is the most important _46_ in American business today, and it is _47_ changing the relationship 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, healthca

23、re costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of _50_ that came from being a loyal employee.41.A swarmB strideC separateD slip42.A ForB BecauseC AsD Since43.A fromB inC onD by44.A Even thoughB Now thatC If onlyD Provided that45.A durableB disposableC

24、availableD transferable46.A approachB flowC fashionD trend47.A instantlyB reverselyC fundamentallyD sufficiently48.A butB whileC andD whereas49.A imposedB restrictedC illustratedD confined50.A excitementB convictionC enthusiasmD importanceSection III Reading ComprehensionDirections:Each of the passa

25、ges below is followed by some 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 1

26、It was 3:45 in the morning when 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 measu

27、re passed by the convincing vote 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 a

28、ll day long, because of course 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 Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breat

29、hed sighs of relief, others, 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 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