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1999考研英语真题

1999年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

PartOne:

l.Anyonewithhalfaneyeontheunemploymentfiguresknewthattheassertionabouteconomicrecovery__justaroundthecornerwasuntrue.

[A]wouLdbe[B]tobe[C]was[D]being

2.Smokingissoharmfultopersonalhealththatitkills__peopleeachyearthanautomo-bileaccidents.

[A]sevenmoretimes[B]seventimesmore[C]overseventimes[D]seventimes

3.It'seasytoblamethedeclineofconversationonthepaceofmodernlifeandonthevaguechanges__placeinourever-changingworld.

[A]taking[B]totake[C]take[D]taken

4.Thisisanexcitingareaofstudy,andone__whichnewapplicationsarebeingdiscov-eredalmostdaily.

[A]from[B]by[C]in[D]through

5.__canbeseenfromthecomparisonofthesefigures,theprincipleinvolvestheactiveparticipationofthepatientinthemodificationofhiscondition.

[A]As[B]What[C]That[D]It

6.AlthoughIhadbeeninvitedtotheopeningceremony,Iwasunabletoattend__suchshortnotice.

[A]to[B]in[C]with[D]on

7.Californiahasmorelightthanitknows__todowithbuteverythingelseisexpensive.

[A]how[B]what[C]which[D]where

8.Thesolutionworksonlyforcoupleswhoareself-employed,don'thavesmallchildrenandgetalong__tospendmostoftheirtimetogether.

[A]sowell[B]toowell[C]wellas[D]wellenough

9.Marlinisayoungmanofindependentthinkingwhoisnotabout__complimentstohispoliticalleaders.

[A]paying[B]havingpaid[C]topay[D]tohavepaid

10.Theseproposalssoughttoplacegreaterrestrictionsontheuseandcopyingofdigitalinforma-tionthan__intraditionalmedia.

[A]exist[B]exists[C]existing[D]toexist

11.Yourmathinstructorwouldhavebeenhappytogiveyouamakeupexamination

[A]

hadyougoneandexplainedthatyourparentshadbeenillatthetime.

[B][C][D]

12.Asthechildrenbecomefinanciallyindependentofthefamily,theemphasisonfamilyfi-

[A][B][C]

nancialsecuritywillshiftfromprotectiontosavefortheretirementyears.

[D]

13.WeretheTimesCo.topurchaseanothermajormediacompany,thereisnodoubtthatit

[A]

coulddramaticallytransformafamily-ranenterprisethatstillgets90%ofitsrevenues

[B][C][D]

fromnewspapers.

14.Symposiumtalkswillcoverawiderangeofsubjectsfromoverfishingtophysicaland

[A][B]

environmentfactorsthataffectthepopulationsofdifferentspecies.

[C][D]

15.Convenationcallsforawillingnesstoalternatetheroleofspeakerwithoneoflistener,and

[A][B][C]

itcallsforoccasional'digestivepauses'byboth.

[D]

16.Iftwotheoriesareequaltotheirabilitytoaccountforabodyofdata,thetheorythat

[A][B]

doessowiththesmallernomberofassumptionsistobepreferred.

[c][D]

17.TheCommitteeadoptedaresolutionrequiringthesevenautomakerssellingthemostcarsin

[A][B]

thestatemaking2percentofthosevehiclesemissions-freeby1998.

[C][D]

18.Aslongaspoorpeople,whoingeneralarecolored,areinconflictwithricherpeople,whoin

[A][B]

generalarelighterskin,there'sgoingtobeaconstantracialconflictintheworld.

[C][D]

19.Allthoseleftundonemaysoundgreatlyintheory,buteventhetrustbelieverhasgreatdif-

[A][B][C]

ficultywhenitcomestospecifics.

[D]

20.Evenifautomakersmodifycommerciallyproducedcarstorunonalternativefuels,thecars

[A][B][C]

won'tcatchoninabigwaywhendriverscanfillthemupatthegasstation.

[D]

21.Animportantpropertyofascientifictheoryisitsabilityto___furtherresearchandfur-

therthinkingaboutaparticulartopic.

[A]stimulate[B]renovate[C]arouse[D]advocate

22.Althougharchitecturehasartisticqualities,itmustalsosatisfyanumberofimportantpracti-

cal__.

[A]obligations[B]regulations[C]observations[D]considerations

23.Lifeinsuranceisfinancialprotectionfordependentsagainstloss__thebread-winner's

death.

[A]atthecostof[B]onthevergeof[C]asaresultof[D]forthesakeof

24.Ineducationthereshouldbeagood__amongthebranchesofknowledgethatcon-

tributetoeffectivethinkingandwisejudgment.

[A]distribution[B]balance[C]combination[D]assignment

25.TheAmericandreamismost__duringtheperiodsofproductivityandwealthgenerat-

edbyAmericancapitalism.

[A]plausible[B]patriotic[C]primitive[D]partial

26.Povertyisnot__inmostcitiesalthough,perhapsbecauseofthecrowdedconditionsin

certainareas,itismorevisiblethere.

[A]rare[B]temporary[C]prevalent[D]segmental

27.Peoplewholiveinsmalltownsoftenseemmorefriendlythanthoselivingin__popu-latedareas.

[A]densely[B]intensely[C]abundantly[D]highly

28.Asawayof__themailswhiletheywereaway,theJohnsonsaskedthecleaningladytosendlittleprintedslipsaskingthesenderstowriteagainlater.

[A]pickingup[B]copingwith[C]passingout[D]gettingacross

29.Tom'smothertriedhardtopersuadehimto__fromhisintentiontoinvesthissavingsinstockmarket.

[A]pullout[B]giveup[C]drawin[D]backdown

30.Anincreasingproportionofourpopulation,unabletolivewithoutadvancedmedical__,willbecomeprogressivelymorereliantonexpensivetechnology.

[A]interference[B]interruption[C]intervention[D]interaction

31.Thesecausesproducedthegreatchangeinthecountrythatmodernizedthe__ofhigh-ereducationfromthemid-1860'stothemid-1880's.

[A]branch[B]categorytC]domain[D]scope

32.Nobodyyetknowshowlongandhowseriouslythe__inthefinancialsystemwilldragdowntheeconomy.

[A]shallowness[B]shakiness[C]scantiness[D]stiffness

33.Crisiswouldbetherighttermtodescribethe__inmanyanimalspecies..

[A]minimization[B]restriction[C]descent[D]decline

34.Thecityisanimportantrailroad__andindustrialandconventioncenter.

[A]conjunction[B]network[C]junction[D]link

35.Prof.White,myrespectedtutor,frequentlyremindsmeto__myselfofeverychancetoimprovemyEnglish.

[A]assure[B]inform[C]avail[D]notify

36.Researchersdiscoveredthatplantsinfectedwithavirusgiveoffagasthat__diseaseresistanceinneighboringplants.

[A.]contracts[B]activates[C]maintains[D]prescribe

37.Corporationsandlaborunionshave__greatbenefitsupontheiremployeesandmem-bersaswellasuponthegeneralpubtic.

[A]conferred[B]granted[C]flung[D]submitted

38.Themovementofthemoonconvenientlyprovidedtheunitofmonth,whichwas__fromonenewmoontothenext.

[A]measured[B]reckoned[C]judged[D]assessed

39.Thejudgeruledthattheevidencewasinadmissibleonthegroundsthatitwas__totheissueathand.

[A]irrational[B]unreasonable[C]invalid[D]irrelevant

40.Fuelscarcitiesandpriceincreases__automobiledesignerstoscaledownthelargestmodelsandtodevelopcompletelynewlinesofsmallcarsandtrucks.

[A]persuaded[B]prompted[C]imposed[D]enlightened

Parttwo:

ClozeTest

Industrialsafetydoesnotjusthappen.Companies_41__lowaccidentratesplantheirsafetyprograms,workhardtoorganizethem,andcontinueworkingtokeepthem42andactive.Whentheworkiswelldone,a43ofaccident-freeoperationsisestablished_44__timelostduetoinjuries

iskeptataminimum.

Successfulsafetyprogramsmay45greatlyintheemphasisplacedoncertainaspectsoftheprogram.

Someplacegreatemphasisonmechanicalguarding.Othersstresssafeworkpracticesby_46__rulesorregulations._47_othersdependonanemotionalappealtotheworker.But,therearecertainbasicideasthatmustbeusedineveryprogr8mifmaximumresultsaretobeobtained.

Therecanbenoquestionaboutthevalueofasafetyprogram.Fromafinancialstand-pointalone,safety_48__.Thefewertheinjury49,thebettertheworkman'sinsurancerate.Thismaymeanthediff-erencebetweenoperatingat_50__orataloss.

41.[A]at[B]in[C]on[D]with

42.[A]alive[B]vivid[C]mobile[D]diverse

43.[A]regulation[B]climate[C]circumstance[D]requirement

44.[A]where[B]how[C]what[D]unless

45.[A]alter[B]differ[C]shift[D]distinguish

46.[A]constituting[B]aggravating[C]observing[D]justifying

47.[A]Some[B]Many[C]Even[D]Still

48.[A]comesoff[B]turnsup[C]paysoff[D]holdsup

49.[A]claims[B]reports[C]declarations[D]proclamations

50.[A]anadvantage[B]abenefit[C]aninterest[D]aprofit

Partthree:

Passagel

It'saroughworldoutthere.Stepoutsideandyoucouldbreakalegslippingonyourdoor-mat.Lightupthestoveandyoucouldburndownthehouse.Luckily,ifthedoormatorstovefailedtowarnofcomingdisaster,asuccessfullawsuitmightcompensateyouforyourtroubles.Or

sothethinkinghasgonesincetheearly1980s,whenjuriesbeganholdingmorecompaniesliablefortheircustomers'misfortunes.

Feelingthreatened,companiesrespondedbywritingever-longerwarninglabels,tryingtoanticipateeverypossibLeaccident.Today,stepladderscarrylabelsseveralincheslongthatwarn,amongotherthings,thatyoumight-surprise!

--falloff.Thelabelonachild'sBatmancape

cautionsthatthetoy"doesnotenableusertofly."

Whilewarningsareoftenappropriateandnecessary--thedangersofdruginteractions,forexample--andmanyarerequiredbystateorfederalregulations,itisn'tclearthattheyactuallyprotectthemanufacturersandsellersfromliabilityifacustomerisinjured.About50percentof

thecompanieslosewheninjuredcustomerstakethemtocourt.

Nowthetideappearstobeturning.Aspersonalinjuryclaimscontinueasbefore,somecourtsarebeginningtosidewithdefendants,especiallyincaseswhereawarn