1996年考研英语真题与答案.docx

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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

SectionI:

StructureandVocabulary

PartA

Directions:

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

1.Doyouenjoylisteningtorecords?

Ifindrecordsareoften________,orbetterthananactualperformance.

[A]asgoodas

[B]asgood

[C]good

[D]goodas

2.Mypain________apparentthemomentIwalkedintotheroom,forthefirstmanImetaskedsympathetically:

“Areyoufeelingallright?

”

[A]mustbe

[B]had

[C]musthavebeen

[D]hadtobe

3.Theseniorlibrarianatthecirculationdeskpromisedtogetthebookforme________shecouldrememberwholastborrowedit.

[A]eversince

[B]muchas

[C]eventhough

[D]ifonly

4.Observationsweremade________thechildrenatthebeginningandattheendofpre-schoolandfirstgrade.

[A]towards

[B]of

[C]on

[D]with

5.Thearticleopensandcloseswithdescriptionsoftwonewsreports,each________onemajorpointincontrastwiththeother.

[A]makes

[B]made

[C]istomake

[D]making

6.Asafetyanalysis________thetargetasapotentialdanger.Unfortunately,itwasneverdone.

[A]wouldidentify

[B]willidentify

[C]wouldhaveidentified

[D]willhaveidentified

7.Thenumberofregisteredparticipantsinthisyear’smarathonwashalf________.

[A]oflastyear’s

[B]thoseoflastyear’s

[C]ofthoseoflastyear

[D]thatoflastyear’s

8.Forthere________successfulcommunication,theremustbeattentivenessandinvolvementinthediscussionitselfbyallpresent.

[A]is

[B]tobe

[C]willbe

[D]being

9.TherewasaveryinterestingremarkinabookbyanEnglishmanthatIreadrecently________whathethoughtwasareasonforthisAmericancharacteristic.

[A]giving

[B]gave

[C]togive

[D]given

10.Noonewouldhavetimetoreadorlistentoanaccountofeverything________goingonintheworld.

[A]itis

[B]asis

[C]thereis

[D]whatis

PartB

Directions:

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

11.I’dratheryouwouldgo[A]bytrain,becauseIcan’tbear[B]theideaofyourbeing[C]inanairplaneinsuch[D]badweather.

12.It’sessentialthatpeoplebe[A]psychological[B]abletoresisttheimpactbroughtabout[C]bythetransitionformplanned[D]economytomarketeconomy.

13.Somebossesdisliketoallow[A]peopletoshare[B]theirresponsibilities;theykeepall[C]importantmatterstightly[D]intheirownhands.

14.Eachcigarettewhichapersonsmokesdoes[A]some[B]harm,andeventuallyyou[C]maygetaseriousdiseasefromits[D]effect.

15.Onthewhole[A],ambitiousstudentsaremuchlikely[B]tosucceedintheirstudiesthanarethose[C]with[D]littleambition.

16.Despite[A]muchresearch,therearestillcertainelementsin[B]thelifecycleoftheinsectthatis[C]notfullyunderstood[D].

17.In1921EinsteinwontheNobelPrize,andwashonored[A]inGermanyuntiltherise[B]ofNazismthen[C]hewasdrivenfrom[D]GermanybecausehewasaJew.

18.Thedatareceived[A]fromthetwospacecrafts[B]whirlingaroundMarsindicate[C]thatthereismuchevidencethathugethunderstormsareoccurring[D]abouttheequatoroftheplanet.

19.Generallyspeaking,thebirdflyingacross[A]ourpathisobserved,andtheone[B]stayingonthetreenearathand[C]ispassedbywithoutanynoticetaking[D]ofit.

20.Mercury’svelocityissomuch[A]greaterthantheEarth’s[B]thatitcompletesmorethanfourrevolutionsaroundtheSuninthetimethat[C]takestheEarthtocompleteone[D].

PartC:

Directions:

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

21.IwasspeakingtoAnnonthephonewhensuddenlywewere________.

[A]hungup

[B]hungback

[C]cutdown

[D]cutoff

22.Shewonderedifshecouldhavetheopportunitytospend________heresothatshecouldlearnmoreaboutthecity.

[A]sometimes

[B]sometime

[C]sometime

[D]sometimes

23.Ms.Greenhasbeenlivingintownforonlyoneyear,yetsheseemstobe________witheveryonewhocomestothestore.

[A]accepted

[B]admitted

[C]admired

[D]acquainted

24.Hedoesnot________asateacherofEnglishashispronunciationisterrible.

[A]equal

[B]match

[C]qualify

[D]fit

25.Dozensofscientificgroupsallovertheworldhavebeen________thegoalofapracticalandeconomicwaytousesunlighttosplitwatermolecules.

[A]pursuing

[B]chasing

[C]reaching

[D]winning

26.Thediscussionwassoprolongedandexhaustingthat________thespeakersstoppedforrefreshments.

[A]atlarge

[B]atintervals

[C]atease

[D]atrandom

27.Whentravelling,youareadvisedtotaketravellers’checks,whichprovideasecure________tocarryingyourmoneyincash.

[A]substitute

[B]selection

[C]preference

[D]alternative

28.InevertrustedhimbecauseIalwaysthoughtofhimassucha________character.

[A]gracious

[B]suspicious

[C]unique

[D]particular

29.Changingfromsolidtoliquid,watertakesinheatfromallsubstancesnearit,andthis________producesartificialcoldsurroundingit.

[A]absorption

[B]transition

[C]consumption

[D]interaction

30.Ididn’tsayanythinglikethatatall.Youarepurposely________myideastoproveyourpoint.

[A]revising

[B]contradicting

[C]distorting

[D]distracting

31.Language,culture,andpersonalitymaybeconsidered________ofeachotherinthought,buttheyareinseparableinfact.

[A]indistinctly

[B]separately

[C]irrelevantly

[D]independently

32.Watchingmepullingthecalfawkwardlytothebarn,theIrishmilkmaidfoughthardto________herlaughter.

[A]holdback

[B]holdon

[C]holdout

[D]holdup

33.Themanagergaveoneofthesalesgirlsanaccusinglookforher________attitudetowardcustomers.

[A]impartial

[B]mild

[C]hostile

[D]opposing

34.I________withthanksthehelpofmycolleaguesinthepreparationofthisnewcolumn.

[A]express

[B]confess

[C]verify

[D]acknowledge

35.Itisstrictly________thataccesstoconfidentialdocumentsisdeniedtoallbutafew.

[A]secured

[B]forbidden

[C]regulated

[D]determined

36.ThepollutionquestionaswellasseveralotherissuesisgoingtobediscussedwhentheCongressisin________againnextspring.

[A]assembly

[B]session

[C]conference

[D]convention

37.ChristmasisaChristianholydayusuallycelebratedonDecember25th________thebirthofJesusChrist.

[A]inaccordancewith

[B]intermsof

[C]infavorof

[D]inhonorof

38.Sinceitistoolatetochangemymindnow,Iam________tocarryingouttheplan.

[A]obliged

[B]committed

[C]engaged

[D]resolved

39.Itwasaboldideatobuildapowerstationinthedeepvalley,butit________aswellaswehadhoped.

[A]cameoff

[B]wentoff

[C]broughtout

[D]madeout

40.Tosurviveintheintensetradecompetitionbetweencountries,wemust________thequalitiesandvarietiesofproductswemaketotheworld-marketdemand.

[A]improve

[B]enhanced

[C]guarantee

[D]gear

SectionII:

CloseTest

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

Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimals,includingman.

Theydonotprovideenergy,__41__dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor__42__foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthem,andif__43__ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes__44__.

Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements--usuallycarbon,hydrogen,oxygen,and__45__nitrogen.Theyaredifferent__46__theirelementsarearrangeddifferently,andeachvitamin__47__oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody.

__48__enoughvitaminsisessentialtolife,althoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor__49__vitamins.Manypeople,__50__,believeinbeingonthe“safeside”andthustakeextravitamins.However,awell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’svitaminneeds.

41.[A]either

[B]so

[C]nor

[D]never

42.[A]shifting

[B]transferring

[C]altering

[D]transforming

43.[A]any

[B]some

[C]anything

[D]something

44.[A]serious

[B]apparent

[C]severe

[D]fatal

45.[A]mostly

[B]partially

[C]sometimes

[D]rarely

46.[A]inthat

[B]sothat

[C]suchthat

[D]exceptthat

47.[A]undertakes

[B]holds

[C]plays

[D]performs

48.[A]Supplying

[B]Getting

[C]Providing

[D]Furnishing

49.[A]exceptional

[B]exceeding

[C]excess

[D]external

50.[A]nevertheless

[B]therefore

[C]moreover

[D]meanwhile

SectionIII:

ReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（40points）

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Tight-lippedeldersusedtosay,“It’snotwhatyouwantinthisworld,butwhatyouget.”

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