年考研英语试题及答案.docx

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1998年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionI StructureandVocabulary

PartA

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（5points）

Example:

IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimes________1979.

[A]from

[B]after

[C]for

[D]since

Thesentenceshouldread,“IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimessince1979.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[D].

1. IworkedsolateintheofficelastnightthatIhardlyhadtime________thelastbus.

[A]tohavecaught

[B]tocatch

[C]catching（B）

[D]havingcaught

2. Asitturnedouttobeasmallhouseparty,we________soformally.

[A]needn’tdressup

[B]didnotneedhavedressedup

[C]didnotneeddressup（D）

[D]needn’thavedressedup

3. IapologizeifI________you,butIassureyouitwasunintentional.

[A]offend

[B]hadoffended

[C]shouldhaveoffended（B）

[D]mighthaveoffended

4. Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresist________whattodoandwhatnottodo.

[A]tobetold

[B]havingbeentold

[C]beingtold（C）

[D]tohavebeentold

5. Greatereffortstoincreaseagriculturalproductionmustbemadeiffoodshortage________avoided.

[A]istobe

[B]canbe

[C]willbe（A）

[D]hasbeen

6. Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue________itcomestoclassroomtests.

[A]before

[B]as

[C]since（D）

[D]when

7. Thereareover100nightschoolsinthecity,makingitpossibleforaprofessionaltobereeducatednomatter________hedoes.

[A]how

[B]where

[C]what（C）

[D]when

8. I’vekeptupafriendshipwithagirlwhomIwasatschool________twentyyearsago.

[A]about

[B]since

[C]till（D）

[D]with

9. Hewasn’taskedtotakeonthechairmanshipofthesociety,________insufficientlypopularwithallmembers.

[A]beingconsidered

[B]considering

[C]tobeconsidered（A）

[D]havingconsidered

10. ________forthetimelyinvestmentfromthegeneralpublic,ourcompanywouldnotbesothrivingasitis.

[A]Haditnotbeen

[B]Wereitnot

[C]Beitnot（A）

[D]Shoulditnotbe

PartB

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（5points）

Example:

Anumberof[A]foreignvisitorsweretaken[B]totheindustrialexhibition,which[C]theysaw[D]manynewproducts.

Part[C]iswrong.Thesentenceshouldread,“Anumberofforeignvisitorsweretakentotheindustrialexhibition,wheretheysawmanynewproducts.”Soyoushouldchoose[C].

11. AccordingtoDarwin,randomchangesthatenhanceabilitynaturallyselectedandpassedongenerations.（B）

12. Neitherrainnorsnowthepostmanfromdeliveringourletterswelookforward.（D）

13. Iftheyacheck,wetopay,thoughitmuchtroubleforbothsides.（C）

14. robbedeconomicimportance,thosestatesarelikelytocountforininternationalpoliticalterms.（B）

15. Themessageneitherthemarketnorthegovernmentiscapableofdealingwithallofuncontrollable.（C）

16. Thelogicofscientificdevelopmentisthatgroupsofmenworkingthesameprobleminlaboratoriesarelikelytoarriveatthesameansweratthesametime.（B）

17. YetnotalloftheseracesaretheEuropeanraces,somemayevenhavefreshnessandvitalitythatcanrenewtheofmoreadvancedraces.（A）

18. morethan50,000nuclearweaponsinthehandsofvariousnationstodayareampleeverycityintheworldseveraltimes.（C）

19. Theuniverseworksinawaysofarfromwhatcommonsenseallowwordsofanykindmustnecessarilybeinadequatetoexplain.（A）

20. Theintegrationofindependentstatesbroughtaboutbycreatingacentralorganizationovereconomictasks.（C）

PartC

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

Example:

ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]scattered

[C]abandoned

[D]rejected

Thesentenceshouldread,“ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthehighway.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[C].

21. Themachineneedsacomplete________sinceithasbeeninuseforovertenyears.

[A]amending

[B]fitting

[C]mending（C）

[D]renovating

22. Thereweremanypeoplepresentandheappearedonlyforafewseconds,soIonlycaughta________ofhim.

[A]glance

[B]glimpse

[C]look（B）

[D]sight

23. Idon’tthinkit’swiseofyouto________yourgreaterknowledgeinfrontofthedirector,foritmayoffendhim.

[A]showup

[B]showout

[C]showin（D）

[D]showoff

24. Thereturnsintheshort________maybesmall,butoveranumberofyearstheinvestmentwillbewellrepaid.

[A]interval

[B]range

[C]span（D）

[D]term

25. Athoroughstudyofbiologyrequires________withthepropertiesoftreesandplants,andthehabitofbirdsandbeasts.

[A]acquisition

[B]discrimination

[C]curiosity（D）

[D]familiarity

26. Sheworkedhardathertaskbeforeshefeltsurethattheresultswould________herlongeffort.

[A]justify

[B]testify

[C]rectify（A）

[D]verify

27. I’mverygladtoknowthatmybosshasgenerouslyagreedto________mydebtinreturnforcertainservices.

[A]takeaway

[B]cutout

[C]writeoff（C）

[D]clearup

28. Somejournalistsoftenoverstatethesituationsothattheirnewsmaycreateagreat________.

[A]explosion

[B]sensation

[C]exaggeration（B）

[D]stimulation

29. Accordingtowhatyouhavejustsaid,amItounderstandthathisnewpost________noresponsibilitywithitatall?

[A]shoulders

[B]possesses

[C]carries（C）

[D]shares

30. Sometimesthestudentmaybeaskedtowriteabouthis________toacertainbookorarticlethathassomebearingonthesubjectbeingstudied.

[A]comment

[B]reaction

[C]impression（B）

[D]comprehension

31. Please________yourselffromsmokingandspittinginpublicplaces,sincethelawforbidsthem.

[A]restrain

[B]hinder

[C]restrict（A）

[D]prohibit

32. Withouttelephoneitwouldbeimpossibletocarryonthefunctionsof________everybusinessoperationinthewholecountry.

[A]practically

[B]preferably

[C]precisely（A）

[D]presumably

33. Preliminaryestimationputsthefigureataround$110billion,________the$160billionthePresidentisstrugglingtogetthroughtheCongress.

[A]inproportionto

[B]inreplyto

[C]inrelationto（D）

[D]incontrastto

34. Heisplanninganothertourabroad,yethispassportwill________attheendofthismonth.

[A]expire

[B]exceed

[C]terminate（A）

[D]cease

35. Alltheoff-shoreoilexplorerswereinhighspiritsastheyread________lettersfromtheirfamilies.

[A]sentimental

[B]affectionate

[C]intimate（B）

[D]sensitive

36. Severalinternationaleventsintheearly1990sseemlikelyto________,oratleastweaken,thetrendsthatemergedinthe1980s.

[A]revolt

[B]revolve

[C]reverse（C）

[D]revive

37. Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite________.

[A]arbitrary

[B]rational

[C]mechanical（A）

[D]unpredictable

38. Thelocalpeoplewerejoyfullysurprisedtofindthepriceofvegetablesnolonger________accordingtotheweather.

[A]altered

[B]converted

[C]fluctuated（C）

[D]modified

39. Thepursuitofleisureonthepartoftheemployeeswillcertainlynot________theirprospectofpromotion.

[A]spur

[B]further

[C]induce（B）

[D]reinforce

40. Inwhat________toalastminutestayofexecution,acouncilannouncedthatemergencyfundingwouldkeepalivetwoagingsatellites.

[A]applies

[B]accounts

[C]attaches（D）

[D]amounts

SectionII ClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.Theythatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingfortheman.Buttheyinsistedthatitsresultsduringtheperiodfrom1750to1850werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryfortheoftheEnglishpopulation.contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfrom1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstillaagriculturalcountry,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity.

Thisview,,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialistshistoryandeconomics,havetwothings:

thattheperiodfrom1650to1750wasbygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsenandmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.

41. [A]admitted

[B]believed

[C]claimed（A）

[D]predicted

42. [A]plain

[B]average

[C]mean（B）

[D]normal

43. [A]momentary

[B]prompt

[C]instant（D）

[D]immediate

44. [A]bulk

[B]host

[C]gross（A）

[D]magnitude

45. [A]On

[B]With

[C]For（D）

[D]By

46. [A]broadly

[B]thoroughly

[C]generally（D）

[D]completely

47. [A]however

[B]meanwhile

[C]therefore（A）

[D]moreover

48. [A]at

[B]in

[C]about（B）

[D]for

49. [A]manifested

[B]approved

[C]shown（C）

[D]speculated

50. [A]noted

[B]impressed

[C]labeled（D）

[D]marked

SectionIII ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]