历年考研英语真题及答案.docx

1、历年考研英语真题及答案1992 年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案. In each sentence, decide which of the four choicea given will most suitablycomplete the sentenceif inserted at the place marked. Put your choices in the ANSWER SHEET.( 15 points )l . I will give this dictionary to _ wants to have it.A. whomever B. someone C. wh

2、oever D. anyone2. After having gone _ far, George did not want to turn back.A. enough B. much C. such D. that3. _ all our kindness to help her, Sarah refused to listen to us.A. At B. For C. In D. On4. Richard doesn t think he could ever _ what is called free-style poetry.A. take on B. take over C. t

3、ake to D. take after5. In the past men generally perfered that their wives _ in the home.A. worked B. would work C. work D. were working6. I dont want to lend any more money to him; hes already in debt _ me.A. to B. for C. of D. with7. The business of each day, _ selling goods or shipping them,went

4、quitesmoothly.A. it being B. be it C. was it D. it was8. Carey didnt go to the party last night because she _ the baby for her sisteruntil 9:30 .A. must have looked after B would have to look afterC. had to look after D. should have looked after9. _ , he does get initated with her sometimes.A. As he

5、 likes her much B. Much though he likes herC. Though much he like her D. Much as he likes herIO. Califomians and New Englanders speak the same language and _ by thesame federal laws.A. stand B. conform C. abide D. sustainIl . The vocabulary of any technical discussion may include words which areneve

6、r used outsidethe subject or field _ .A. in view B. in question C. in case D. in effect12 . The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope,_ to orbit the Earth nextMarch ,will observesome of the oldest stars in the sky.A. subject B. owing C. available D. due13. _ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed u

7、p and drifted to the South.A. To be free B. Freeing C. To free D. Freed14. The patient has been _ of the safety of the operation.A. assured B. guaranteed C. entrusted D. confirmed15. Will you _ this passage to see if there is any misprint?A. look up B. go over C. dwell on D. work out16. The patients

8、 believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _.A. correct B. straight C. right D. well17. Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actuaily_ theway .A. in B. by C. off D. on18. If we believe something is good and true we should tn it.A. hold up B. keep on C. hold on

9、 D. keep up19. _, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not tomentionthe big cities in the region.A. Alone in the small town B. In the small alone townC. In the alone small town D. In the small towll alone20 . The bank is reported in the local newspaper in broad daylight yes

10、terday.A. to be robbed B. robbedC. to have been robbed D. having been robbed21 . The engineers are going through with their highway project , the expenseshaverisen .A. even though B. just becauseC. now that D. as though22: Although we had told then not to keep us waiting, they made no _ to speedup d

11、eliveriesA. trial B. attempt C. action D. progress23 . Water will continue to be _ it is today-next in importance to oxygen.A. how B. which C. as D. what24. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he _ our chairman now.A. must have been B. would have beenC. were . D. would be25. Stres

12、sful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eatinghabits, which_increase the risk of heart disease.A. in tum B. in retum C. by chance D. by tums26. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not havepassport.A. . an operative B. a valid C. an efficient D. an effective

13、27. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _ for it.A. motive B. mind C. mood D. notion28. The project requires more labor thanA. has been put in B. have been put inC. being put in D. to be put in29. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _ attack their trainer.A. unexpectedly B. del

14、iberatelyC. reluctantly D. subsequently30. There seemed little hope that the explorer, _ in the tropical forest, wouldfind hisway through it.A. to be deserted B. having desertedC. to have been deserted D. having been deserted. Each of the passags below is fnllowed by some questions. For each questio

15、nfour answersare given. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each of thequestions.Put your choice in the ANSWER SIIEET. (30 points)1It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the mst of petrol and the quick pace ofmodem life,but manners on the roads are beaoming horrible. Everybo

16、dy knows that thenicest men becomemonsters behind the wheel. It is aU vvy well, again, to have a tiger in the tank,but to have onein the drivers seat is arnother matter altogether. You might tolerate the oddroad-hog, the rudeand inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is theexc

17、eption to the rule.Perhaps the situation calls for a Be Kind to Other Drivers campaign, otherwiseit may get completelyout of hand.Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the mostcool-headedand good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge whensubjected t

18、o uncivilized behavior.On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relievingthe tensions ofmotoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act ofpoliteness helpsto create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modemtralfic conditions. Butsu

19、ch acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many driversnowadays dont evenseem able to recognize politeness when they see it.However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are thedriver whobrakes violently to allow a car to emerge from a side street at solne haza

20、rd tofollowing traffic,when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man whowaves a child across azebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop intime. The samegoes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever theycare to. It alw

21、ays amazesme that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of thesegrannies.A veteran driver, whose mallners are faultless, told me it would help if motoristsleamt tofilter correctly into traffic streams one at a time without causing the totalblockages that give riseto bad temper. Unfortuna

22、tely, modern motorists can t even learn to drive, letalone master thesubtler aspects of roadsmanship. Years ago the experts warned us that thecar-owrner-ship explosionwould demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users. It is high timefor all of us totake this message to heart.31 . According t

23、o this passage, troubles on the road are primarily caused byA. people s attitude towards the road-hogB. the rhythm of modem lifeC. the behavior of the driverD. traffic conditions32. The sentence You might tolerate the odd road-hog . . . the rule. (Para. I )implies thatA. our society is unjust toward

24、s well-mannered motoristsB. rude drivers can be met only occasionallyC. the well-mannered motorist cannot tolerate the road-hogD. nowadays impolite drivers constitute the majority of motorists33. By good sense , the writer meansA. the driver s ability to understand and react reasonablyB. the driver

25、s prompt response to difficult and severe conditionsC. the driver s tolerance of nlde or even savage behaviorD. the driver s acknowledgement of politeness and regulations34. Experts have long pointed out that in the faoe of car-owner-ship explosion,A. road users should make more sacrificeB. drlvers

26、should be ready to yield to each otherC. drivers should have more communication among themselvesd. drivers will suffer great loss if they pay no respect to others35. In the writers opinion,A. strict traffic regulations are badly neededB. drivers should apply road politeness properlyC. rude drivers s

27、hould be punishedD. drivers should avoid traffic jams2In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one-way mirror-the glassin the roof ofa greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat fromescaping.According to a weather expert s prediction, the annosphere will be 3C w

28、armerin the year2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present tate. If thiswarming up tookplace, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea levelseveral metres andseverely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperaturewould lead to

29、greatchanges in the climate of the nonthern hemisphere, possibly resulting in analteration ofearths chief food-growing zones.In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentratedon the Arcticbecause the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But theweather e

30、xpertsare now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by onlya few degress ofwarming, in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take placein the next fiftyyears from the burning of fuels.Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are alreadydi

31、spappearing. The evidenceavailable suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theorythat carbon dioxidewarms the earth.However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphere, wheretemperatures seem tobe falling. Scientists conclude , therefore, that up to now natural influences onthe weather haveexceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has mosteffect on theweather?One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one researchstation havestudied the hot spots and cold spots