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91真题

1991年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及答案

2004-8-312:

15【大中小】【我要纠错】

　　Ⅰ.Ineachsentence,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET（15point）

　　l.Theylosttheirwayintheforest,and_mademattersworsewasthatnightbegantofall.

　　A.that　　B.it　　C.what　　D.which

　　2._myretum,IlearnedthatProfessorSmithhadbeenattheMuseumandwouldnotbebackforseveralhours.

　　A.At　　B.On　　C.With　　D.During

　　3.Anyonewhohasspenttimewithchildrenisawareofthedifferenceinthewayboysandgirlsrespondto_situations.

　　A.similar　　B.alike　　C.same　　D.likely

　　4.Thereisnotmuchtimeleft;soI'lltellyouaboutit_.

　　A.indetail　　B.inbrief　　C.inshort　　D.inall

　　5.Inthisfactory,suggestionOftenhavetowaitformonthsbeforetheyarefully_.

　　A.admitted　　B.acknowledged　　C.absorbed　　D.considered

　　6.Thereisarealposibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,_asuddenloudnoise.

　　A.beingthere　　B.shouldtherebe　　C.therewas　　D.therehavingbeen

　　7.Bytheyear2000,scientistsprobably_acureforcancer.

　　A.willbediscovering　　　B.arediscovering

　　C.willhavediscovered　　D.havediscovered

　　8.Jimisn't_,buthedidbadlyinthefinalexamslastsmester.

　　A.gloomy　　B.dull　　C.awkward　　D.tedious

　　9.Theboyslippedoutoftheroomandheadedfortheswimmingpoolwithouthisparents'_

　　A.command　　B.conviction　　C.consent　　D.compromise

　　IO.Hehad_onthesubject.

　　A.aratherstrongopinion　　　B.ratherstrongopinion

　　C.ratherthestrongopinion　　　D.theratherstrongopinion.

　　Il.WhenJanefelloffthebike,theotherchildren_

　　A.werenotabletohelplaughter　　B.couldnothelpbutlaughing

　　C.couldnothelplaughing　　　　　D.couldnothelptolaugh

　　12.Itisbettertodieonone'sfeetthan_.

　　A.livingonone'sknees　　B.liveonone'sknees

　　C.onone'sknees　　　　D.toliveonone'sknees

　　13.Themostimportant__ofhisspeechwasthatweshouldallworkwholeheartedlyforthepeople.

　　A.element　　B.spot　　C.sense　　D.point

　　14.Thiswatchis__toalltheotherwatchesonthemarket.

　　A.superior　　B.advantageous　　C.super　　D.beneficial

　　15.Inatyphoon,winds_aspeedgreaterthan120kilometersperhour.

　　A.assume　　B.accomplish　　C.attain　　D.assemble

　　16.__theEnglishexaminationIwouldhavegonetotheconcertlastSunday.

　　A.Inspiteof　　B.Butfor　　C.Becauseof　　D.Asfor

　　17.Mary_myletter;otherwiseshewouldhaverepliedbeforenow.

　　A.hasreceived　　　　　　B.oughttohavereceived

　　C.couldn'thavereceived　　D.shouldn'thavereceived

　　18._tospeakwhentheaudienceinterruptedhim.

　　A.Hardlyhadhebegun　　B.Nosoonerhadhebegun

　　C.Notuntilhebegan　　　D.Scarcelydidhebegin

　　19.Annawasreadingapieceofsciencefiction,completely_totheoutsideworld.

　　A.beinglost　　B.havinglost　　C.losing　　D.lost

　　20.Thepolicemenwentintoaction_theyheardthealarm.

　　A.promptly　　B.presently　　C.quickly　　D.directly

　　21.ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound_inthewoodsoffthehighway.

　　A.vanished　　B.abandoned　　C.scattered　　D.rejected

　　22.Dresswarmly,__you'llcatchcold.

　　A.onthecontrary　　B.orrather　　C.orelse　　D.innoway

　　23.Ourresearchhasfocusedonadrugwhichisso_astobeabletochangebrainchem-istry.

　　A.powerful　　B.influential　　C.monstrous　　D.vigorous

　　24.Bobwascompletely_bytherobber'sdisguise.

　　A.takenaway　　B.takendown　　C.takento　　D.takenin

　　25.Difficultiesandhardshipshave__thebestqualitiesoftheyounggeologist.

　　A.broughtout　　B.broughtabout　　C.broughtforth　　D.broughtup

　　26.Ourmodemcivilizationmustnotbethoughtofas_inashortperiodoftime.

　　A.beingcreated　　　　B.tohavebeencreated

　　C.havingbeencreated　　D.tobecreated

　　27.Eveniftheyareonsale,theserefrigeratorsareequalinpriceto,ifnotmoreexpensivethan,__attheotherstore.

　　A.anyone　　B.theothers　　C.that　　D.theones

　　28.Thebankmanageraskedhisassistantifitwaspossibleforhimto__theinvestmentplanwithinaweek.

　　A.workout　　B.putout　　C.makeout　　D.setout

　　29.Heknowslittleofmathematics,and_ofchemistry.

　　A.evenmore　　B.stillless　　C.noless　　D.stillmore

　　30.Thestudentsexpectedthere__morereviewingclassesbeforethefanilexam.

　　A.is　　B.being　　C.havebeen　　D.tobe

　　Ⅱ.Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Forachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagescarefullyandchnosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（30poinb）

　　l

　　Awisemanoncesaidthattheonlythingnecessaryforthetriumphofevilisforgoodmentodonothing.So,asapoliceofficer,Ihavesomeurgentthingstosaytogoodpeople.

　　DayafterdaymymenandIstruggletoholdbackatidalwaveofcrime.Somethinghasgoneterriblywrongwithouronce-proudAmericanwayoflife.Ithashappenedintheareaofvalues.Akeyingredientisdisappearing,andIthinkIknowwhatitis:

accountability.

　　Accountabilityisn'thardtodefine.Itmeansthateverypersonisresponsibleforhisorheractionsandliablefortheirconsequences.

　　Ofthemanyvaluesthatholdcivilizationtogether——honesty,kindness,andsoon——account-abilitymaybethemostimportantofall.Withoutit,therecanbenorespect,notrust,nolaw——and,ultimately,nosociety.

　　Myjobasapolioeofficeristoimposeaccountabilityonpeoplewhorefuse,orhaveneverlearned,toimposeitonthemselves.Butaseverypolicemanknows,externalcontrolsonpeople'sbehaviorarefarlesseffectivethaninternalrestraintssuchasguilt,shameandembarrassment.

　　Fortunatelytherearestillcommunities——smallertowns,usually——whereschoolsmaintaindisciplineandwhereparentsholdupstandardsthatproclaim:

"Inthisfamilycertainthingsarenottolerated——theysimplyarenotdone!

"

　　Yetmoreandmore,especiallyinourlargercitisandsuburbs,theseinnerrestraintsareloosening.Yourtypicalrobberhasnone.Heconsidersyourpropertyhisproperty;hetakeswhathewants,includingyourlifeifyouenragehim.

　　Themaincauseofthisbreak-downisaradicalshiftinattitudes.Thirtyyearsago,ifacrimewascommitted,societywasconsideredthevictim.Now,inashockingreversal,it'sthecriminalwhoisconsideredvictimized:

byhisunderpriviledgedupbringing,bytheschoolthatdidn'tteachhimtoread,bythechurchthatfailedtoreachhimwithmoralguidance,bytheparentswhodidn'tprovideastablehome.

　　Idon'tbelieveit.Manyothersinequallydisadvantagedcircumstanceschoosenottoengageincriminalactivities.Ifwefreethecriminal,evenpartly,fromaccountabiliy,webecomeasoci-etyofendlessexcuseswherenooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything.

　　WeinAmericadesperatelyneedmorepeoplewhobelievethatthepersonwhocommitsacrimeistheoneresponsibleforit.

　　31.Whatthewisemansaidsuggeststhat__.

　　A.it'sunnecessaryforgoodpeopletodoanythinginfaceofevil

　　B.it'scertainthatevilwillprevailifgoodmendonothingaboutit

　　C.it'sonlynaturalforvinuetodefeatevil

　　D.it'sdesirableforgoodmentokeepawayfromevil

　　32.Accordingtotheauthor,ifapesonisfundguiltyofacrime,__.

　　A.societyistobeheldresponsible

　　B.moderncivilizationisrnponsibleforit

　　C.thecriminalhimselfshouldbeartheblame

　　D.thestandardsoflivingshouldbeimproved

　　33.Comparedwiththoseinsmalltowns,peopleinlargecitieshave__.

　　A.lessself-disciplineB.bettersenseofdiscipline

　　C.moremutualrespect.D.lesseffectivegovernment

　　34.Thewriterissorrytohavenoticedthat__.

　　A.peopleinlargecitiestendtoexcusecriminals

　　B.peopleinsmalltownsstillsticktoolddisciplineandstandards

　　C.today'ssocietylackssympathyforpeopleindifficulty

　　D.peopleindisadvantagedcircumstancesareengagedincriminalactivities

　　35.Thekeypointofthepassageisthat__.

　　A.stricterdisciplineshouldbemaintainedinschoolsandfamilies

　　B.moregoodexamplesshouldbesetforpeopletofollow

　　C.morerestrictionsshouldbeimposedonpeople'sbehavior

　　D.morepeopleshouldacceptthevalueofaccountability

　　2Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,thepersonbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,maybelongorshort,dependingonsocialexpectationsandonsociety'sdefinitionastowhatconstitutesmatu-rityandadulthood.Inprimitivesocietiesadolescenceisfrequentlyarelativelyshortperiodoftime,whileinindustrialsocietieswithpattemsofprolongededucationcoupledwithlawsagainstchildlabor,theperiodofadolescenceismuchlongerandmayincludemostoftheseconddecadeofone'slife.Furthermore,thelengthoftheadolescentperiodandthedefinitionofadulthoodstatusmaychangeinagivensocietyassocialandeconomicconditionschange.ExamplesofthistypeofchangearethedisappearanceofthefrontierinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcenturyintheU-nitedStates,andmoreuniversally,theindustrializationofanagriculturalsociety.

　　Inmodernsociety,ceremoniesforadolescencehavelosttheirformalrecognitionandsymbolicsignifi-canceandtherenolongerisagreementastowhatconstitutesinitiationceremonies.Socialoneshavebeenreplacedbyasequenceofstepsthatleadtoincreasedrecognitionandsocialstatus.Forexample,gradeschoolgraduation,highschoolgraduationandcollegegraduationconstitutesuchasequence,andwhileeachstepimpliescertainbehav