全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及答案2001年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题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 lette

2、r in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)Example:I have been to the Great Wall three times _ 1979.A fromB after C forD sinceThe sentence should read, “I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979.” Therefore, you should choose D.Sample AnswerA B C 1. If I were in movie, then it would be ab

3、out time that I _ my head in my hands for a cry.A buryB am buryingC buried（C）D would bury2. Good news was sometimes released prematurely, with the British recapture of the port _ half a day before the defenders actually surrendered.A to announceB announcedC announcing（B）D was announced3. According t

4、o one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one _ wait instead of searching for it.A would ratherB had toC cannot but（D）D had best4. She felt suitably humble just as she _ when he had first taken a good look at her city self, hair waved and golden, nails red and pointed.A

5、hadB had hadC would have and（A）D has had5. There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite _ from leadership of it, would intervene personally.A being resignedB having resignedC going to resign（B）D resign6. So involved with their computers _ that leaders at summer co

6、mputer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.A became the childrenB become the childrenC had the children become（D）D do the children become7. The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is _ an anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse aud

7、ience.A everything exceptB anything butC no less than（D）D nothing more than8. One difficulty in translation lies in obtaining a concept match. _ this is meant that a concept in one language is lost or changed in meaning in translation.A ByB InC For（A）D With9. Conversation becomes weaker in a society

8、 that spends so much time listening and being talked to _ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.A asB whichC that（C）D what10. Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, _ they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on.A beB beingC were（A）D arePart

9、BDirections: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 rackets with a pencil. (10 points)Example:The lost car of the Lees was f

10、ound _ 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.” There fore, you should choose C.Sample AnswerA B D11. He is too young to be able to _ between right and wrong.A discard

11、B discernC disperse（B）D disregard12. It was no _ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.A coincidenceB conventionC certainty（A）D complication13. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships _ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.A cautiouslyB

12、dutifullyC faithfully（B）D skillfully14. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be _ the welfare of his animals.A critical aboutB indignant atC indifferent to（C）D subject to15. The chairman of the board _ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good

13、workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.A compelledB posedC pressed（C）D tempted16. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _.A for longB in and outC once for all（C）D by nature17. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining roo

14、ms may result in _ and lack of unity in style.A conflictB confrontationC disturbance（D）D disharmony18. The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _.A thrivedB swelledC prospered（A）D flourished19. However, growth in the fabricat

15、ed metals industry was able to _ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.A overturnB overtakeC offset（C）D oppress20. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is _.A firmB companyC corporation（B）D enterprise21. When any non-human organ is transplanted into a pe

16、rson, the body immediately recognizes it as _.A novelB remoteC distant（D）D foreign22. My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I _ at a garage sale.A trifled withB scraped throughC stumbled upon（C）D thirsted for23. Some day software will translate both written and

17、spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could _.A descendB declineC deteriorate（B）D depress24. Equipment not _ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.A conforming toB consistent withC predominant over（A）D providing for25. As an industry, biotech

18、nology stands to _ electronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.A contendB contestC rival（C）D strive26. The authors of the United States Constitution attempted to establish an effective national government while preserving _ for the states and liberty for individuals.

19、A autonomyB dignityC monopoly（A）D stability27. For three quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost _ as microorganisms.A preciselyB instantlyC initially（D）D exclusively28. The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow _, particularly in Western Europe.A obscureB obsoleteC o

20、ptional（B）D overlapping29. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just _ and needs proving.A spontaneousB hypotheticalC intuitive（B）D empirical30. The future of this company is _: many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable net-based businesses.A at od

21、dsB in troubleC in vain（D）D at stakeSection 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 poin

22、ts)The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases the trial of Rosemary West.In a significant of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a bill that will propose making payments to witnesses an

23、d will strictly control the amount of that can be given to a case a trial begins.In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons Media Select Committee, Lord Irvine said he with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not sufficient control. of the letter cam

24、e two days after Lord Irvine caused a of media protest when he said the of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges to Parliament.The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which the European Convention on Human Rights legally in Britain, laid d

25、own that everybody was to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families.“Press freedoms will be in safe hands our British judges,” he said.Witness payments became an after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were to have re

26、ceived payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to guilty verdicts.31. A as to B for instance C in particular （D）D such as32. A tightening B intensifying C focusing （A）D fastening33. A sketch B rough C p

27、reliminary （D）D draft34. A illogical B illegal C improbable （B）D improper35. A publicity B penalty C popularity （A）D peculiarity36. A since B if C before （C）D as37. A sided B shared C complied （D）D agreed38. A present B offer C manifest （B）D indicate39. A Release B Publication C Printing （B）D Exposu

28、re40. A storm B rage C flare （A）D flash41. A translation B interpretation C exhibition （B）D demonstration42. A better than B other than C rather than （C）D sooner than43. A changes B make C sets （B）D turns44. A binding B convincing C restraining （A）D sustaining45. A authorized B credited C entitled （

29、C）D qualified46. A with B to C from （A）D by47. A impact B incident C inference （D）D issue48. A stated B remarked C said （C）D told49. A what B when C which （D）D that50. A assure B confide C ensure （C）D guaranteeSection III Reading ComprehensionDirections:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers