1990年考研英语真题.docx

1、1990年考研英语真题1990年英语考研真题Section I Structure and VocabularyIn each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)EXAMPLE:I was caught _ the rain yesterday.A in B by C with D atAN

2、SWER: A1. Those two families have been quarrelling _ each other for many years.A to B between C against D with2. There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, but it is hard to think of anything that can be compared _ tobacco products.A in B with C among D by3. “How often have you seen cases like

3、 this?” one surgeon asked another. “Oh, _ times, I guess,” was the reply.A hundred of B hundreds C hundreds of D hundred4. Give me your telephone number _ I need your help.A whether B unless C so that D in case5. You sang well last night. We hope youll sing _.A more better B still better C nicely D

4、best6. Those people _ a general understanding of the present situation.A lack of B are lacking of C lack D are in lack7. Alone in a desert house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt _ lonely.A nothing but B anything but C all but D everything but8. Grace _ tears when she heard the sad

5、 news.A broke in B broke into（非法闯入、突然起来） C broke off D broke through9. She refused to _ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.A hand in B hand out C hand down D down10. Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes _ to American audiences.A around B over C a

6、cross D down11. The book contained a large _ of information.A deal B amount C number D sum12. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable _ to the total cost of the product.A proportion（与成比例；与对称） B correlation C connection D correspondence13. When she saw the clouds she went back to the h

7、ouse to _ her umbrella.A carry B fetch（去拿来） C bring D reach14. We must _ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.A assure B secure C ensure D issue15. He was knocked down by a car and badly _.A injured B damaged C harmed D ruinedSection II Reading ComprehensionEach of the three pass

8、ages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)Text 1In May 1989, space shuttle “Atlantis” released in outer space the space probe “Me

9、gallan,” which is now on her 15-month and one-billion-kilometer flight to Venus. A new phase in space exploration has begun.The planet Venus is only slightly smaller than Earth; it is the only other object in the solar system, in fact, that even comes close to earths size. Venus has a similar densit

10、y, so it is probably made of approximately the same stuff, and it has an atmosphere, complete with clouds. It is also the closest planet to earth, and thus the most similar in distance from the sun. In short, Venus seems to justify its long-held nickname of “earths twin.”The surface temperature of V

11、enus reaches some 900F. Added to that is an atmospheric pressure about 90 times Earths: High overhead in the carbon dioxide (CO2) that passes for air is a layer of clouds, perhaps 10 to 20 miles thick, whose little drops consist mostly of sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Water is all but nonexistent.Born with

12、 so many fundamental similarities to earth, how did Venus get to be so radically different: It is not just an academic matter. For all its extremes, Venus is a valuable laboratory for researchers studying the weather and climate of earth. It has no earths oceans, so the heat transport and other mech

13、anisms are greatly simplified. In addition, the planet Venus takes 243 earth-days to turn once on its axis, so incoming heat from the sun is added and distributed at a more leisurely, observable pace.16. Venus is similar to Earth in _.A size and densityB distance from the sunC having atmosphereD all

14、 of the above17. The greatest value in studying Venus should be to _.A allow us to visit thereB understand Earth betterC find a new source of energyD promote a new space program18. The main idea of this passage is about _.A problems of space travelB scientific methods in space explorationC the impor

15、tance of Venus to EarthD conditions on VenusText 2Tourists were surprised to see a woman driving a huge orange tractor down one of Romes main avenues. Italys political leaders and some of its male union chiefs are said to have been even more puzzled to see that the tractor was followed by about 200,

16、000 women in a parading procession that took more than three hours to snake through central Rome.Shouting slogans, waving flags and dancing to drumbeats, the women had come to the capital from all over Italy to demonstrate for “a job for each of us, a different type of job, and a society without vio

17、lence.” So far, action to improve womens opportunities in employment has been the province of collective industrial bargaining. “But there is a growing awareness that this is not enough,” says a researcher on female labor at the government-funded Institute for the Development of Professional Trainin

18、g for Workers.Women, who constitute 52 per cent of Italys population, today represent only 35 per cent of Italys total workforce and 33 per cent of the total number of Italians with jobs. However, their presence in the workplace is growing. The employment of women is expanding considerably in servic

19、es, next to the public administration and commerce as their principal workplace. Official statistics also show that women have also made significant strides in self-employment. More and more women are going into business for themselves. Many young women are turning to business because of the growing

20、 overall in employment. It is also a fact that today many prejudices have disappeared, so that banks and other financial institutes make judgments on purely business considerations without caring if it is a man or a woman.Such changes are occurring in the professions too. The number of women doctors

21、, dentists, lawyers, engineers and university professors increased two to three fold. Some of the changes are immediately visible. For example, women have appeared on the scene for the first time as state police, railway workers and street cleaner.However, the present situation is far from satisfact

22、ory though some progress has been made. A breakthrough in equal opportunities for women is now demanded.19. The expression “snake through central Rome” probably means “to move _A quietly through central Rome.”B violently through central Rome.”C in a long winding line through central Rome.”D at a lei

23、surely pace through central Rome.”20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A There are more women than men in Italy.B In Italy, women are chiefly employed in services.C In Italy, women are still at a disadvantage in employment.D In Italy, about two-thirds of the jobs are held by men.21. Abo

24、ut 200,000 women in Rome demonstrated for _.A more job opportunitiesB a greater variety of jobsC “equal job, equal pay”D both A and B22. The best title for this passage would be _.A The Role of Women is SocietyB Women Demonstrate for Equality in EmploymentC Women as Self-employed ProfessionalsD Wome

25、n and the Jobs MarketText 3The old idea that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early years, and, therefore, are subjected to failure and at worst, mental illness is unfounded. As a matter of fact, the outstanding thing that happens to bright kids is that they are very likely to grow int

26、o bright adults.To find this out, l, 500 gifted persons were followed up to their thirty-fifth year with these results:On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they had as children. They were, as a group, in good health, physically and mentally. 84 per cent of their group were married and

27、 seemed content with their lives.About 70 per cent had graduated from college, though only 30 per cent had graduated with honors. A few had even dropped out, but nearly half of these had returned to graduate. Of the men, 80 per cent were in one of the professions or in business management or semipro

28、fessional jobs. The women who had remained single had office, business, or professional occupations.The group had published 90 books and 1,500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary magazines and had collected more than 100 patents.In a material way they did not do badly either. Average inc

29、ome was considerably higher among the gifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youth.In fact, far from being strange, most of the gifted were turning their early promise into practical reality.23. The old idea that talented children “burn themselv

30、es out” in the early years is _.A true in all sensesB refuted by the authorC medically provenD a belief of the author24. The survey of bright children was made to _.A find out what had happened to talented children when they became adultsB prove that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early yearsC discover the percentage of those mentally ill among the giftedD prove that talented children never burn themselves out25. Intelligence tests showed that _.A bright children were unlikely to be mentally healthyB between childhood