1996年考研英语试题及答案.docx

1、1996年考研英语试题及答案1996年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section 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

2、ts)Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man.They do not provide energy, 41 do they construct or build any part of the body. They are needed for 42 foods into energy and body maintenance. There are th

3、irteen or more of them, and if 43 is missing a deficiency disease becomes 44 .Vitamins are similar because they are made of the same elements - usually carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and 45 nitrogen. They are different 46 their elements are arranged differently, and each vitamin 47 one or more specific f

4、unctions in the body. 48 enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for 49 vitamins. Many people, 50 , believe in being on the “safe side” and thus take extra vitamins. However, a well-balanced diet will usually meet all the bodys vitamin needs.41. A eitherB soC n

5、orC）D never42. A shiftingB transferringC altering（D）D transforming43. A anyB someC anything（A）D something44. A seriousB apparentC severe（B）D fatal45. A mostlyB partiallyC sometimes（C）D rarely46. A in thatB so thatC such that（A）D except that47. A undertakesB holdsC plays（D）D performs48. A SupplyingB

6、GettingC Providing（B）D Furnishing49. A exceptionalB exceedingC excess（C）D external50. A neverthelessB thereforeC moreover（A）D meanwhileSection III Reading ComprehensionDirections:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C and D.

7、Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (40 points)Text 1Tight-lipped elders used to say, “Its not what you want in this world, but what you get.”Psy

8、chology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to hav

9、e friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin

10、with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in fi

11、lling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews. While talking to you, your could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications, will pay him to employ you and your “wares” and abilities must be displayed in an orderly

12、 and reasonably connected manner.When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the

13、 firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgment. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.51. What do the elders mean when they say, “Its not what you want in this world, but what you get.”A Youll cer

14、tainly get what you want.B Its no use dreaming.C You should be dissatisfied with what you have.（B）D Its essential to set a goal for yourself.52. A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as _.A an illustration of how to write an application for a jobB an indication

15、of how to secure a good jobC a guideline for job description（A）D a principle for job evaluation53. According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job because _.A that is the first step to please the employerB that is the requirement of the employerC it enabl

16、es him to know when to sell his services（D）D it forces him to become clearly aware of himself54. When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something _.A definite to offer B imaginary to provideC practical to supply（A） D desirable to presentText 2With the st

17、art of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporations news coverage, as well as listen to it.And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio sta

18、tions. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, childrens programmes and films for an annual license fee of 83 per household.It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years - yet the BBCs future is now in doubt. The

19、 Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC - includi

20、ng ordinary listeners and viewers - to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBCs royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is, or to make changes.Defen

21、ders of the Corporation - of whom there are many - are fond of quoting the American slogan “If it aint broke, dont fix it.” The BBC “aint broke,” they say, by which they mean it is not broken (as distinct from the word broke, meaning having no money), so why bother to change itYet the BBC will have

22、to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The commercial TV channels ITV and Channel 4 - were required by the Thatcher Governments Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new sa

23、tellite channels - funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers subscriptions - which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.55. The world famous BBC now faces _.A the problem of new coverageB an uncertain prospectC inquiries by the general public（B）D shrinkage of audience56. In

24、 the passage, which of the following about the BBC is NOT mentioned as the key issueA Extension of its TV service to Far East.B Programmes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.C Potentials for further international cooperations.（C）D Its existence as a broadcasting organization.57. The BBCs “royal

25、charter” (Line 4, Paragraph 4) stands for _.A the financial support from the royal familyB the privileges granted by the QueenC a contract with the Queen（C）D a unique relationship with the royal family58. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than _.A the emergence of co

26、mmercial TV channelsB the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the governmentC the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs（D）D the challenge of new satellite channelsText 3In the last half of the nineteenth century “capital” and “labour” were enlarging and perfecting their rival organizations on mod

27、ern lines. Many an old firm was replaced by a limited liability company with a bureaucracy of salaried managers. The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family f

28、irms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders. It was moreover a step away from individual initiative, towards collectivism and municipal and state-owned business. The railway companies, though still private business managed for the benefit of shareholders, were very unlike ol

29、d family business. At the same time the great municipalities went into business to supply lighting, trams and other services to the taxpayers.The growth of the limited liability company and municipal business had important consequences. Such large, impersonal manipulation of capital and industry gre

30、atly increased the numbers and importance of shareholders as a class, an element in national life representing irresponsible wealth detached from the land and the duties of the landowners; and almost equally detached from the responsible management of business. All through the nineteenth century, Am

31、erica, Africa, India, Australia and parts of Europe were being developed by British capital, and British shareholders were thus enriched by the worlds movement towards industrialization. Towns like Bournemouth and Eastbourne sprang up to house large “comfortable” classes who had retired on their incomes, and who had no relation to the rest of the community except that of drawing dividends and occasionally attending a shareholders meeting to dictate their orders to the management. On the other