考研英语真题和答案.docx

1、考研英语真题和答案2000年考研英语真题和答案Section I Structure 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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets w

2、ith a pencil. (5 points)Example:I have been to the Great Wall three times _ 1979.A fromB afterC forD sinceThe sentence should read, “I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979.” Therefore, you should choose DSample AnswerA B C 1. As Ill be away for at least a year, Id appreciate _ from you

3、 now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.A hearingB to hearC to be hearingD having heard2. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, _ to find it locked.A justB onlyC henceD thus3. Doctors see a connection between increase amounts of leisure time spent _ and the i

4、ncreased number of cases of skin cancer.A to sunbatheB to have sunbathedC having sunbathedD sunbathing4. Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company for your goods, you are not entitled _ a repayment for the goods damaged in delivery.A toB withC forD on5. On a rainy day I was driving north

5、 through Vermont _ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading “Boston”.A whichB whereC whenD that6. Christie stared angrily at her boss and turned away, as though _ out of the office.A wentB goneC to goD would go7. The roles expected _ old people in such a setting give too few psychological sat

6、isfactions for normal happiness.A ofB onC toD with8. Talk to anyone in the drug industry, _ youll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.A orB andC forD so9. It wasnt so much that I disliked her _ that I just wasnt interes

7、ted in the whole business.A ratherB soC thanD as10. Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divorce, let alone _ one.A gettingB to getC gottenD getPart BDirections:Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B,

8、 C, and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)Example:A number of A foreign visitors were taken B to the industrial exhibition, which C they saw D many new products

9、.Answer C is wrong. The sentence should read, “A number of foreign visitors were taken to the industrial exhibition, where they saw many new products.” So you should choose C.Sample AnswerA B D11. Having isolatedA on a remote island, withB little work to occupyC them, the soldiers suffered from bore

10、dom and low spiritsD.12. If the letter to be mailedA was placedB on the writing table an hour ago, it isC certain beingD there now.13. The rulingA party could even lose itsB majority in the lower house of parliament, startedC a period of prolonged strugglingD.14. The mechanisms atA work are manifest

11、B in the tendency for such physical activity toC utilize the potentialD harmful constituents of the stress response.15. InA the long run, however, this hurry to shedB full-time staff may be moreC harmful to industry as it is toD the workforce.16. See to itA that you include inB the examination paper

12、 whateverC questions they didnt know the answerD last time.17. Most newspapers, while devotingA the major part of itsB space to recent events, usually manage to find roomC on the inside pages for articles onD some interesting topics.18. One sign by whichA you are making progress in an artB such as p

13、ainting or photography is thatC you begin to realize how much there isD to learn.19. The ideal listener stays both inside and outsideA the music at the moment it is played and enjoyingB it almost as much asC the composer at the moment he composesD.20. ContinuedA exposure to stress has been linked to

14、 worsenedB functioning of the immune system, leavingC a person more liable forD infection.Part CDirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, there four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the correspon

15、ding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (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 choos

16、e C.Sample AnswerA B D21. He spoke so _ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.A bluntlyB convincinglyC emphaticallyD determinedly22. Frances _ of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.A assumptionB consumptionC presumptio

17、nD resumption23. The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, _ an outburst of interest.A flaredB glitteredC sparkedD flashed24. His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two Parties _.A came offB came onC came roundD came down25. The system was redesigned to embrace

18、 the network and eventually _ it in a profitable direction.A adaptB controlC installD steer26. The capital intended to broaden the export base and _ efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.A secureB extendC defendD possess27. It is announce

19、d that a wallet has been found and can be _ at the managers office.A declaredB obtainedC reclaimedD recognized28. When I _ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.A woke upB took toC picked upD came to29. The American society is _ an exceedingly sh

20、aky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.A established onB affiliated toC originated fromD incorporated with30. I am not _ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.A concernedB compatibl

21、eC considerateD complied31. At first, the _ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.A transactionB transmissionC transformationD transition32. When the committee _ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractic

22、al.A got downB set aboutC went offD came up33. _ to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.A OrientationB AccessC ProcessionD Voyage34. Mr. Smith had an unusual _: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up a

23、s a school teacher.A professionB occupationC positionD career35. The mayor is a woman with great _ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.A intentionB instinctC integrityD intensity36. The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest _ to everyone.A speculati

24、onB attributionC utilizationD proposition37. The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs _ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.A rendersB reckonsC regardsD relates38. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be _, and display intere

25、st in the job.A swiftB instantC timelyD punctual39. You dont have to install this radio in your new car, its an _ extra.A excessiveB optionalC additionalD arbitrary40. We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didnt _ to the traffic jam of the busy city.A aidB amountC addD attributeSec

26、tion 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 answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)If a farmer wishes to succeed, he mu

27、st try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain41consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family42he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance43t

28、he unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to44old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to45the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation46and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be47家.

29、He must either sell some of his property or48extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low49of interest, but loans of this kind are not50obtainable.41. A other thanB as well asC instead ofD more than42. A only ifB much asC long beforeD ever since43. A forB againstC ofD towards44. A replaceB purchaseC supplementD dispose45. A enhanceB mixC feedD raise46. A vesselsB routesC pathsD channels47. A self-confidentB self-sufficientC self-satisfiedD self-restrained48. A searchB saveC