考研英语一1997最新完型填空试题.docx

1、考研英语一1997最新完型填空试题1997美国的临时劳动力Manpower Inc, with 560 000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people_1_into the offices and factories of America, seeking a days work for a days pay.One day at a time. _2_industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle t

2、o survive_3_reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming._4_its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This “_5_” work force is the most important_6_in American business today, and it is_7_

3、changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive _8_avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens_9_by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits an

4、d sense of _10_ that came from being a loyal employee. 153 words1.A swarmB stride C separateD slip 2.A ForB BecauseC As D Since3.A fromB inC on D by 4.A Even thoughB Now that C If onlyD Provided that5.A durableB disposableC availableD transferable 6.A approachB flow C fashionD trend 7.A instantly B

5、reverselyC fundamentallyD sufficiently8.A but B whileC andD whereas 9.A imposedB restrictedC illustratedD confined 10.A excitementB convictionC enthusiasmD importance1998年英语试题Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They_1_that in the long run industrializat

6、ion greatly raised the standard of living for the_2_man. But they insisted that its_3_results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the_4_of the English population. _5_contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years，from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a_6

7、_agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.This view,_7_, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists_8_history and economics, have_9_two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was_10_by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actua

8、lly improved the conditions for the majority of the populace. 116 words1.A admittedB believedC claimedD predicted2.A plainB averageC meanD normal3.A momentaryB promptC instantD immediate 4.A bulkB hostC grossD magnitude5.A OnB WithC ForD By6.A broadlyB thoroughlyC generallyD completely 7.A howeverB

9、meanwhileC thereforeD moreover8.A atB inC aboutD for 9.A manifestedB approvedC shownD speculated10.A notedB impressed C labeledD marked1999安全生产Industrial safety does not just happen. Companies_1_low accident rates plan their safety programs, work hard to organize them, and continue working to keep t

10、hem_2_and active. When the work is well done, a_3_of accident free operations is established_4_time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.Successful safety programs may_5_greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program. Some place great emphasis on mechanical guarding. Others st

11、ress safe work practices by_6_rules or regulations. _7_others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker. But, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained.There can be no question about the value of a safety program. From a financial standp

12、oint alone, safety_8_. The fewer the injury_9_, the better the workmans insurance rate. This may mean the difference between operating at_10_or at a loss. 144 words1.A atB inC onD with2.A aliveB vividC mobileD diverse3.A regulationB climateC circumstanceD requirement4.A whereB howC whatD unless5.A a

13、lterB differC shiftD distinguish6.A constitutingB aggravatingC observingD justifying7.A SomeB ManyC EvenD Still8.A comes offB turns upC pays offD holds up9.A claimsB reportsC declarationsD proclamations10.A an advantageB a benefitC an interestD a profit2000农民余粮的重要性 If a farmer wishes to succeed, he

14、must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain_1_consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family_2_he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insuranc

15、e_3_the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to_4_old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to_5_the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation_6_and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot

16、 be_7_. He must either sell some of his property or_8_extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low_9_of interest, but loans of this kind are not_10_obtainable. 139 words1.A other than B as well as C instead of D more than2.A only ifB much asC long beforeD ever sin

17、ce3.A forB againstC ofD towards4.A replaceB purchaseC supplementD dispose5.A enhanceB mixC feedD raise6.A vesselsB routesC pathsD channels7.A self-confident B self-sufficientC self-satisfiedD self-restrained8.A searchB saveC offerD seek 9.A proportionB percentageC rateD ratio10.A genuinelyB obviousl

18、yC presumablyD frequently2001年 政府对媒体炒作干扰司法公正进行立法限制 The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases_1_the trial of Rosemary West.In a significant_2_of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a_3_

19、bill that will propose making payments to witnesses_4_and will strictly control the amount of_5_that can be given to a case_6_a trial begins.In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee, Lord Irvine said he_7_with a committee report this year which said that

20、 self regulation did not_8_sufficient control._9_of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a_10_of media protest when he said the_11_of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges_12_to Parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bil

21、l, which_13_the European Convention on Human Rights legally_14_in Britain, laid down that everybody was_15_to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.“Press freedoms will be in safe hands _16_ our British judges,” he said.Witness payments became an_

22、17_after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were_18_to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised_19_witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to_20_guilty verdicts. 215 words1. A as toB for instanceC

23、 in particularD such as2. A tighteningB intensifyingC focusingD fastening3. A sketchB roughC preliminaryD draft4. A illogicalB illegalC improbableD improper5. A publicityB penaltyC popularityD peculiarity6. A sinceB ifC beforeD as7. A sidedB sharedC compliedD agreed8. A presentB offerC manifestD ind

24、icate 9. A ReleaseB PublicationC PrintingD Exposure10. A storm B rageC flareD flash11. A translationB interpretationC exhibitionD demonstration12. A better thanB other thanC rather than D sooner than 13. A changesB makesC setsD turns14. A bindingB convincingC restrainingD sustaining 15. A authorized

25、B creditedC entitledD qualified16. A withB toC fromD by17. A impactB incidentC inferenceD issue18. A statedB remarkedC saidD told 19. A whatB whenC whichD that20. A assureB confideC ensureD guarantee2002电子通讯技术的发展Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the

26、 diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened_1_. As was discussed before, it was not_2_the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre electronic_3_，following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the_4_of the periodical. It was during the same t

27、ime that the communications revolution_5_up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading_6_through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures_7_the 20th century world of the motor car and the airplane. Not everyone sees that process in_8_. It is important to do so. It is general

28、ly recognized, _9_, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century,_10_by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, _11_its impact on the media was not immediately_12_. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and th

29、ey became “personal” too, as well as_13_, with display becoming sharper and storage_14_increasing. They were thought of, like people,_15_generations, with the distance between generations much_16_. It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe

30、 the_17_within which we now live. The communications revolution has_18_both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been_19_views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed_20_“harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult. 244 words1.A betweenB beforeC sinceD later2.A afterB byC duringD until3.A meansB methodC mediumD measure4.