1996年考研英语真题与答案.docx

1、1996年考研英语真题与答案1996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 the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter i

2、n the brackets. (5 points)1. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often _, or better than an actual performance.A as good asB as goodC goodD good as2. My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?”A m

3、ust beB hadC must have beenD had to be3. The senior librarian at the circulation desk promised to get the book for me _ she could remember who last borrowed it.A ever sinceB much asC even thoughD if only4. Observations were made _ the children at the beginning and at the end of pre-school and first

4、grade.A towardsB ofC onD with5. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _ one major point in contrast with the other.A makesB madeC is to makeD making6. A safety analysis _ the target as a potential danger. Unfortunately, it was never done.A would identifyB will iden

5、tifyC would have identifiedD will have identified7. The number of registered participants in this years marathon was half _.A of last yearsB those of last yearsC of those of last yearD that of last years8. For there _ successful communication, there must be attentiveness and involvement in the discu

6、ssion itself by all present.A isB to beC will beD being9. There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently _ what he thought was a reason for this American characteristic.A givingB gaveC to giveD given10. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of ev

7、erything _ going on in the world.A it isB as isC there isD what isPart BDirections:Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts 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

8、 brackets with a pencil. (5 points)11. Id rather you would go A by train, because I cant bear B the idea of your being C in an airplane in such D bad weather.12. Its essential that people be A psychological B able to resist the impact brought about C by the transition form planned D economy to marke

9、t economy.13. Some bosses dislike to allow A people to share B their responsibilities; they keep all C important matters tightly D in their own hands.14. Each cigarette which a person smokes does A some B harm, and eventually you C may get a serious disease from its D effect.15. On the whole A, ambi

10、tious students are much likely B to succeed in their studies than are those C with D little ambition.16. Despite A much research, there are still certain elements in B the life cycle of the insect that is Cnot fully understood D.17. In 1921 Einstein won the Nobel Prize, and was honored A in Germany

11、until the rise B of Nazism then C he was driven from D Germany because he was a Jew.18. The data received A from the two spacecrafts B whirling around Mars indicate C that there is much evidence that huge thunderstorms are occurring D about the equator of the planet.19. Generally speaking, the bird

12、flying across A our path is observed, and the one B staying on the tree near at hand C is passed by without any notice taking D of it.20. Mercurys velocity is so much A greater than the Earths B that it completes more than four revolutions around the Sun in the time that C takes the Earth to complet

13、e one D.Part C: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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)21. I was speaking to A

14、nn on the phone when suddenly we were _.A hung upB hung backC cut downD cut off22. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend _ here so that she could learn more about the city.A sometimesB some timeC sometimeD some times23. Ms. Green has been living in town for only one year, yet she s

15、eems to be _ with everyone who comes to the store.A acceptedB admittedC admiredD acquainted24. He does not _ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.A equalB matchC qualifyD fit25. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been _ the goal of a practical and economic way to

16、 use sunlight to split water molecules.A pursuingB chasingC reachingD winning26. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that _ the speakers stopped for refreshments.A at largeB at intervalsC at easeD at random27. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers checks, which provide a sec

17、ure _ to carrying your money in cash.A substituteB selectionC preferenceD alternative28. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a _ character.A graciousB suspiciousC uniqueD particular29. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this _

18、produces artificial cold surrounding it.A absorptionB transitionC consumptionD interaction30. I didnt say anything like that at all. You are purposely _ my ideas to prove your point.A revisingB contradictingC distortingD distracting31. Language, culture, and personality may be considered _ of each o

19、ther in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.A indistinctlyB separatelyC irrelevantlyD independently32. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to _ her laughter.A hold backB hold onC hold outD hold up33. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accus

20、ing look for her _ attitude toward customers.A impartialB mildC hostileD opposing34. I _ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.A expressB confessC verifyD acknowledge35. It is strictly _ that access to confidential documents is denied to all but a few.A securedB

21、 forbiddenC regulatedD determined36. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in _ again next spring.A assemblyB sessionC conferenceD convention37. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th _ the birth of Jesus C

22、hrist.A in accordance withB in terms ofC in favor ofD in honor of38. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am _ to carrying out the plan.A obligedB committedC engagedD resolved39. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it _ as well as we had hoped.A came offB wen

23、t offC brought outD made out40. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must _ the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.A improveB enhancedC guaranteeD gearSection II: Close TestFor each numbered blank in following passage, there are four c

24、hoices 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)Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small amounts in the diet for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, inc

25、luding 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 thirteen or more of them, and if _43_ is missing a deficiency disease becomes _44_.Vitamins are similar because they are made of the

26、 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 functions in the body._48_ enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for _49_ vitamin

27、s. 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 norD never42. A shiftingB transferringC alteringD transforming43. A anyB someC anythingD something44. A seriousB appar

28、entC severeD fatal45. A mostlyB partiallyC sometimesD rarely46. A in thatB so thatC such thatD except that47. A undertakesB holdsC playsD performs48. A SupplyingB GettingC ProvidingD Furnishing49. A exceptionalB exceedingC excessD external50. A neverthelessB thereforeC moreoverD meanwhileSection III

29、: 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. 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 lTight-lipped elders used to say, “Its not what you want in this world, but what you get.”Psychology teaches