1989年考研英语试题及答案.docx

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1989年考研英语试题及答案

1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIStructureandVocabulary

Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoicesintheANSWERSHEET.（15points）

EXAMPLE:

Iwascaught________therainyesterday.

[A]in

[B]by

[C]with

[D]at

ANSWER:

[A]

1.Modernmanfacesdangerscompletelyunknown________hispredecessors.

[A]for

[B]to

[C]of（B）

[D]by

2.Thechancesofseeingahelicopterinmyhometownareone________amillion.

[A]for

[B]to

[C]in（C）

[D]against

3.________wehaveallthematerialsready,weshouldbeginthenewtaskatonce.

[A]Sincethat

[B]Sincenow

[C]Bynow（D）

[D]Nowthat

4.Wehopethemeasurestocontrolprices,________takenbythegovernment,willsucceed.

[A]when

[B]as

[C]since（B）

[D]after

5.Thehistoricaleventsofthatperiodarearranged________.

[A]inalphabeticalorder

[B]inanalphabeticalorder

[C]inthealphabeticalorders（A）

[D]inalphabeticalorders

6.Insomemarketstheremaybeonlyoneseller.________iscalledamonopoly.

[A]Situationasthis

[B]Suchkindofsituation

[C]Suchasituation（C）

[D]Asituationofthis

7.Heis________tospeakthetruth.

[A]toomuchofacoward

[B]toomuchacoward

[C]somuchacoward（A）

[D]somuchofacoward

8.Healwaysgives________tohiswife’sdemandsanddoeswhatevershetellshimto.

[A]up

[B]away

[C]in（C）

[D]out

9.It’s________intheregulationsthatyoucantake20kilosofluggagewithyou.

[A]laidupon

[B]laidout

[C]laidup（D）

[D]laiddown

10.Lookatallthecorruptionthat’sgoingon.It’stimethecitywas________.

[A]cleanedout

[B]cleaneddown

[C]cleanedaway（D）

[D]cleanedup

11.Thoughhedidnotsaysodirectly,theinspector________themanwasguilty.

[A]declared

[B]implied

[C]disclosed（B）

[D]said

12.ThePrimeMinisterrefusedto________ontherumourthathehadplannedtoresign.

[A]explain

[B]comment

[C]remark（B）

[D]talk

13.Iaskedthetailortomakeasmall________tomytrousersbecausetheyweretoolong.

[A]change

[B]variation

[C]revision（D）

[D]alteration

14.Magnificentviewsoverthecountrysidehaveoften________peopletowritepoems.

[A]excited

[B]inspired

[C]induced（B）

[D]attracted

15.Thefoodwasdivided________accordingtotheageandsizeofthechildren.

[A]equally

[B]proportionately

[C]sufficiently（B）

[D]adequately

SectionIIReadingComprehension

Eachofthethreepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（20points）

Text1

Ascientistoncesaid:

“Ihaveconcludedthattheearthisbeingvisitedbyintelligentlycontrolledvehiclesfromouterspace.”

IfwetakethisasareasonableexplanationforUFOs（unidentifiedflyingobjects）,questionsimmediatelycomeup.

“Whydon’ttheygetintouchwithus,then?

Whydon’ttheylandrightontheWhiteHouselawnanddeclarethemselves?

”peopleasked.

Inreply,scientistssaythat,whilethismaybewhatwewant,itmaynotnecessarilybewhattheywant.

“Themostlikelyexplanation,itseemstome,”saidDr.Mead,“isthattheyaresimplywatchingwhatweareupto--thatresponsiblesocietyoutsideoursolarsystemiskeepinganeyeonustoseethatwedon’tsetinmotionachainreactionthatmighthaveunexpectedeffectsforoutsideoursolarsystem.”

Opinionsfromotherscientistsmightgolikethis:

“Whyshouldtheywanttogetintouchwithus?

Wemayfeelwe’remoreimportantthanwereallyare!

Theymaywanttoobserveusonlyandnotinterferewiththedevelopmentofourcivilization.Theymaynotcareifweseethembuttheyalsomaynotcaretosay‘hello’.”

SomescientistshavealsosuggestedthatEarthisakindofzooorwildlifereserve.Justaswesetasidewildernessareasandwildlifereservestoallowanimalsandgrowingthingstodevelopnaturallywhileweobservethem,soperhapsEarthwassetasideagesagoforthesamepurpose.

Arewebeingobservedbyintelligentbeingsfromothercivilizationsintheuniverse?

Aretheywatchingourprogressinspacetravel?

Doweliveinagigantic“zoo”observedbyour“keepers,”buthavingnocommunicationwiththem?

Neverbeforeinourhistoryhavewehadtoconfrontideaslikethese.Thesimplefactisthatwe,whohavealwaysregardedourselvesassupremeintheuniverse,maynotbeso.Nowwehavetorecognizethat,amongthestarsintheheavens,theremayverywellbeworldsinhabitedbybeingswhoaretousaswearetoants.

16.Peoplewhoaskthequestion“Whydon’ttheygetintouchwithus...anddeclarethemselves?

”thinkthat________.

[A]therearenosuchthingsasUFOs

[B]UFOsarevisitorsfromsolarsystem

[C]there’snoreasonforUFOssoonerorlater（A）

[D]weareboundtoseeUFOssoonerorlater

17.AccordingtoDr.Mead,theattitudeofbeingsfromouterspacetowardusisoneof________.

[A]unfriendliness

[B]suspicion

[C]superiority（B）

[D]hostility

18.Thetoneofthewriteristhatof________.

[A]doubt

[B]warning

[C]indifference（D）

[D]criticism

Text2

Theuseofthemotorisbecomingmoreandmorewidespreadinthetwentiethcentury;asanincreasingnumberofcountriesdevelopbothtechnicallyandeconomically,soalargerproportionoftheworld’spopulationisabletobuyanduseacar.Possessingacargivesamuchgreaterdegreeofmobility,enablingthedrivertomovearoundfreely.Theownerofacarisnolongerforcedtorelyonpublictransportandis,therefore,notcompelledtoworklocally.Hecanchoosefromdifferentjobsandprobablychangeshisworkmorefrequentlyasheisnotrestrictedtoachoicewithinasmallradius.Travellingtoworkbycarisalsomorecomfortablethanhavingtousepublictransport;thedrivercanadjusttheheatinginwinterandtheairconditioninginthesummertosuithisownneedsandpreference.Thereisnoirritationcausedbywaitingfortrains,busesorundergroundtrains,standinginlongpatientqueues,orsittingonwindyplatforms,foraslongashalfanhoursometimes.Withthebuildingofgood,fastmotorwayslongdistancescanbecoveredrapidlyandpleasantly.Forthefirsttimeinthiscenturyalso,manypeoplearenowabletoenjoytheirleisuretimetothefullbymakingtripstothecountryorseasideattheweekends,insteadofbeingconfinedtotheirimmediateneighbourhood.Thisfeelingofindependence,andthefreedomtogowhereyouplease,isperhapsthegreatestadvantageofthecar.

Whenconsideringthedrawbacks,perhapspollutionisofprimeimportance.Asmoreandmorecarsareproducedandused,sotheemissionfromtheirexhaust-pipescontainsaneverlargervolumeofpoisonousgas.Someofthecontentsofthisgas,suchaslead,notonlypollutetheatmospherebutcauseactualharmtothehealthofpeople.Manyoftheminorillnessesofmodernindustrialsociety,headaches,tiredness,andstomachupsetsarethoughttoarisefrombreathingpollutedair;doctors’surgeriesarefullofpeoplesufferingfromillnessescausedbypollution.Itisalsobecomingincreasinglydifficulttodealwiththeproblemoftrafficintowns;mostoftheimportantcitiesoftheworldsufferfromtrafficcongestion.Infactanyadvantagegainedincomfortisoftencancelledoutincitydrivingbythefrustrationcausedbytrafficjams:

endlessqueuesofcarscrawlingoneafteranotherthroughallthemainstreets.Asanincreasingnumberoftrafficregulationschemesaredevised,thepoorbewildereddriverfindshimselfdivertedandforcedintoone-waysystemswhichcauseevengreaterdelaysthanthetrafficjamstheyaresupposedtoprevent.Themountingcostofpetrolandtheincreasedlicensefeesandroadtaxalladdtothedriver’sworries.Infact,hemustsometimeswonderifthemotorcarissuchablessingandnotjustamenace.

19.Moreandmorepeoplecanaffordtobuyandusecarsbecause________.

[A]anincreasingnumberofcarsarebeingproduced

[B]thecostofcarsisgettingcheaperwiththedevelopmentoftechnology

[C]lotsofcountrieshavebecomemoredeveloped（C）

[D]theuseofcarshasprovedtobemoreeconomical

20.Theadvantagesofhavingacararebestexperiencedinthedriver’s________.

[A]freedominchoosinghisjob

[B]comfortduringthetravels

[C]enjoymentofhisleisuretime（D）

[D]feelingofself-reliance

21.Whatisconsideredbythewriterasthegreatestmenacetothepeoplecausedbythewidespreaduseofmotorcars?

[A]airpollution

[B]trafficjams

[C]fataldiseases（A）

[D]highcost

Text3

MannersnowadaysinmetropolitancitieslikeLondonarepracticallynon-existent.Itisnothingforabig,strongschoolboytoelbowanelderlywomanasideinthedashforthelastremainingseatonthetubeorbus,muchlessstandupandofferhisseattoher,asheought.Infact,itissaddeningtonotethatifamandoesofferhisseattoanolderwoman,itisnearlyalwaysaContinentalmanoronefromtheoldergeneration.

Thisquestionofgivingupseatsinpublictransportismucharguedaboutbyyoungmen,whosaythat,sincewomenhaveclaimedequality,theynolongerdeservetobetreatedwithcourtesyandthatthosewhogoouttoworkshouldtaketheirturnintheratracelikeanyoneelse.Womenhaveneverclaimedtobephysicallyasstrongasmen.Evenifitisnotagreed,however,thatyoungmenshouldstandupforyoungerwomen,thefactremainsthatcourtesyshouldbeshowntotheold,thesickandtheburdened.Arewereallysolosttoallidealsofunselfishnessthatwecansitthereindifferentlyreadingthepaperorabook,sayingtoourselves“Firstcome,firstserved,”whileagrey-h