1998年考研英语考题和答案.docx

1、1998年考研英语考题和答案1998年考研英语考题和答案 1998年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 Section IStructure and Vocabulary Part A Directions: 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 cor

2、responding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points) Example: I have been to the Great Wall three times _ 1979. A from B after C for D since The sentence should read, “I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979.” Therefore, you should choose D. 1.I worked so late in the office last

3、night that I hardly had time _ the last bus. A to have caught B to catch C catching D having caught 2.As it turned out to be a small house party, we _ so formally. A neednt dress up B did not need have dressed up C did not need dress up D neednt have dressed up 3.I apologize if I _ you, but I assure

4、 you it was unintentional. A offend B had offended C should have offended D might have offended 4.Although a teenager, Fred could resist _ what to do and what not to do. A to be told B having been told C being told D to have been told 5.Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be mad

5、e if food shortage _ avoided. A is to be B can be C will be D has been 6.Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _ it comes to classroom tests. A before B as C since D when 7.There are over 100 night schools in the city, making it possible for a pro

6、fessional to be reeducated no matter _ he does. A how B where C what D when 8.Ive kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school _ twenty years ago. A about B since C till D with 9.He wasnt asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, _ insufficiently popular with all members. A being co

7、nsidered B considering C to be considered D having considered 10._ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is. A Had it not been B Were it not C Be it not D Should it not be Part B Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined p

8、arts marked A, B, 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

9、 many new products. Part 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. 11.According to Darwin, random changes that enhance a speciesA ability for survivingB areC naturally select

10、ed and passed on to succeedingD generations. 12.Neither rain nor snow keepsA the postman from delivering our letters whichB we so muchC look forward to receiveD. 13.If they will not acceptA a check, we shall haveB to pay the cashC, though it would beD much trouble for both sides. 14.Having beenA rob

11、bed offB economic importance, those states are notC likely to count for very muchD in international political terms. 15.The message will beA thatB neither the market nor the government is capable of dealing with all of theirC uncontrollable practicesD. 16.The logic of scientific development is suchA

12、 that separatesB groups of men working onC the same problem in far-scatteredD laboratories are likely to arrive at the same answer at the same time. 17.Yet not all of these races are intellectual inferior toA the European races, andB some may even have aC freshness and vitality that can renew the en

13、ergiesD of more advanced races. 18.TheA more than 50,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of various nations today are more thanB ample destroyingC every city in the world several times overD. 19.The universe works in a way so far removeA from what common sense wouldB allow thatC words of any kind must

14、necessarily be inadequate to explain itD. 20.The integration of independent states could best beA brought about by firstB creating a central organization with authoritiesC over technicalD economic tasks. Part C Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B,

15、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 with a pencil. (10 points) Example: The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway. A vanished B scattered C abandoned D rejected The

16、 sentence should read, “The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway.” Therefore, you should choose C. 21.The machine needs a complete _ since it has been in use for over ten years. A amending B fitting C mending D renovating 22.There were many people present and he appe

17、ared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a _ of him. A glance B glimpse C look D sight 23.I dont think its wise of you to _ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him. A show up B show out C show in D show off 24.The returns in the short _ may be small, but over a nu

18、mber of years the investment will be well repaid. A interval B range C span D term 25.A thorough study of biology requires _ with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts. A acquisition B discrimination C curiosity D familiarity 26.She worked hard at her task before she

19、felt sure that the results would _ her long effort. A justify B testify C rectify D verify 27.Im very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _ my debt in return for certain services. A take away B cut out C write off D clear up 28.Some journalists often overstate the situation so that th

20、eir news may create a great _. A explosion B sensation C exaggeration D stimulation 29.According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his new post _ no responsibility with it at all? A shoulders B possesses C carries D shares 30.Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his _

21、to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied. A comment B reaction C impression D comprehension 31.Please _ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them. A restrain B hinder C restrict D prohibit 32.Without telephone it would be i

22、mpossible to carry on the functions of _ every business operation in the whole country. A practically B preferably C precisely D presumably 33.Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. A in proportion to

23、 B in reply to C in relation to D in contrast to 34.He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will _ at the end of this month. A expire B exceed C terminate D cease 35.All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read _ letters from their families. A sentimental B affectio

24、nate C intimate D sensitive 36.Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to _, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s. A revolt B revolve C reverse D revive 37.I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _. A arbitrary B rational C mechan

25、ical D unpredictable 38.The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer _ according to the weather. A altered B converted C fluctuated D modified 39.The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not _ their prospect of promotion. A spur B furth

26、er C induce D reinforce 40.In what _ to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites. A applies B accounts C attaches D amounts Section IICloze Test Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choic

27、es 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) Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They （41） that in the long run industrialization g

28、reatly raised the standard of living for the （42） man. But they insisted that its （43） results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the （44） of the English population. （45） contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was sti

29、ll a （46） agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity. This view, （47）, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists （48） history and economics, have （49） two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was （50） by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace. 41.A admitted B believed C claimed D predicted 42.A plain B average C mean D normal 43.A momentary B prompt C instant D immediate 44.A bulk B host C gross D magnitude 45.A On B With C For D By 46.A broadly