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1997
年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语
试题
Section I: Structure and
V
ocabulary
Part
A
Directions:
Beneath each of the following
sentences, there are four choices marked [A], B),
[C] and [D]. Choose
the one that best
completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the
ANSWER SHEET by blackening
the
corresponding letter in the brackets. (5
points)
1.
The Social Security Retirement Program
is made up of two trust funds, ________ could go
penniless by next year.
[A] the larger one
[B] the larger of which
[C] the largest one
[D] the largest of which
2.
Nowhere in
nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always
________ with other elements,
most
commonly with oxygen.
[A]
combined
[B] having
combined
[C]
combine
[D] being
combined
3.
Andrew,
my
father’s
younger
brother,
will
not
be
at
the
picnic,
________
to
the
family’s
disappointment.
[A] much
[B]
more
[C] too much
[D] much more
4.
I would have
gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at
all possible, but I ________ fully
occupied the whole of last
week.
[A] were
[B] had been
[C]
have been
[D] was
5.
Help will come
from the UN, but the aid will be ________ near
what’s needed.
[A]
everywhere
[B]
somewhere
[C]
nowhere
[D]
anywhere
6.
The chief reason for the population
growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates
________ a fall
in death rates as a
result of improvements in medical care.
[A] and
[B]
as
[C] but
[D] or
7.
He claims to
be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he
is quite ignorant on the subject.
________ he knows about it is out of
date and inaccurate.
[A]
What little
[B] So
much
[C] How much
[D] So little
8.
Although we
feel dissatisfied with the election results, we
have to become reconciled ________
the
decision made by our fellow countrymen.
[A] for
[B]
on
[C] to
[D] in
9.
Just as the
value of a telephone network increases with each
new phone ________ to the system,
so
does the value of a computer system increase with
each program that turns out.
[A] adding
[B] to
have added
[C] to
add
[D] added
10.
The
vocabulary
and
grammatical
differences
between
British
and American
English
are
so
trivial
and few as hardly ________.
[A] noticed
[B]
to be noticed
[C] being
noticed
[D] to
notice
Part B
Directions:
Each
of the following sentences has four underlined
parts marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Identify the
part of the sentence that is incorrect
and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by
blackening
the corresponding letter in
the brackets. (5 points)
Example:
A number
of [A] foreign visitors were taken [B] to the
industrial exhibition which [C] they saw [D]
many new products.
Part
[C]
is
wrong.
The
sentence
should
read,
“A
number
of
foreign
visitors
were
taken
to
the
industrial exhibition where they saw
many new products.” So you should choose
[C].
11.
Although Professor Green’s lectures
usually ran over [A] the fifty minute [B] period,
but none
[C] of his students even [D]
objected as they found his lectures both
informative and interesting.
12.
When [A]
Edison died, it was proposed that the American
people turned off [B] all power [C]
in
their homes, streets, and factories for several
minutes in honor of [D] this great man.
13.
They pointed
out [A] the damage which [B] they supposed that
[C] had been done by last
night’s [D]
storm.
14.
Because of [A] the recent accidents,
our parents forbid my brother and me from swimming
[B]
in the river unless [C] someone
agrees to watch [D] over us.
15.
A great many
[A] teachers firmly [B] believe that English is
one of the poorest taught [C]
subjects
in high schools at present. [D]
16.
In this way
these insects show an efficient use of their sound
produced [A] ability, organizing
[B] two sounds delivered [C] at a high
rate as one call. [D]
17.
I thought the
technician was to blame [A] for the blowing [B] of
the fuse, but I see now how
[C] I was
[D] mistaken.
18.
For him to be re elected, [A] what is
essential is not that his policy works, [B] but
that [C] the
public believe that it is.
[D]
19.
As far as [A] I am concerned, his
politics are [B] rather conservative compared [C]
with other
politicians. [D]
20.
I’d say
whenever you are going [A] after something that is
belonging [B] to you, anyone who
is
depriving [C] you of the right to have it is
criminal. [D]
Part
C
Directions:
Beneath each of the following
sentences, there are four choices marked [A], B),
[C] and [D]. Choose
the one that best
completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the
ANSWER SHEET by blackening
the
corresponding letter in the brackets. (10
points)
Example:
The lost car of the Lees was found
________ in the woods off the highway.
[A] vanished
[B]
scattered
[C]
abandoned
[D]
rejected
The sentence should
read, “The lost car of the Lees was found
abandoned in the woods off the
highway.” Therefore, you should choose
[C].
21.
When workers are organized in trade
unions, employers find it hard to lay them
________.
[A] off
[B] aside
[C]
out
[D] down
22.
The wealth of
a country should be measured ________ the health
and happiness of its people
as well as
the material goods it can produce.
[A] in line with
[B] in terms of
[C] in regard with
[D] by means of
23.
He has failed
me so many times that I no longer place any
________ on what he promises.
[A] faith
[B]
belief
[C] credit
[D] reliance
24.
My students
found the book ________: it provided them with an
abundance of information on
the
subject.
[A]
enlightening
[B]
confusing
[C]
distracting
[D]
amusing
25.
Nobody
yet
knows
how
long
and
how
seriously
the
shakiness
in
the
financial
system
will
________ down the
economy.
[A] put
[B] settle
[C]
drag
[D] knock
26.
In this
factory the machines are not regulated ________
but are jointly controlled by a central
computer system.
[A] independently
[B] individually
[C] irrespectively
[D] irregularly
27.
Every
chemical change either results from energy being
used to produce the change, or causes
energy to be ________ in some
form.
[A] given
off
[B] put out
[C] set off
[D]
used up
28.
If businessmen are taxed too much, they
will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the
result that incomes from taxation might
actually ________.
[A]
shrink
[B] delay
[C] disperse
[D]
sink
29.
American
companies
are
evolving
from
mass-production
manufacturing
to
________
enterprises.
[A]
moveable
[B]
changing
[C]
flexible
[D]
varying
30.
If you know what the trouble is, why
don’t you help them to ________ the
situation?
[A]
simplify
[B]
modify
[C] verify
[D] rectify
31.
I
can’t
________
what
has
happened
to
the
vegetables,
for
they
were
freshly
picked
this
morning.
[A]
figure out
[B] draw
out
[C] look out
[D] work out
32.
I tried very
hard to persuade him to join our group but I met
with a flat ________.
[A]
disapproval
[B]
rejection
[C]
refusal
[D]
decline
33.
From this material we can ________
hundreds of what you may call direct
products.
[A]
derive
[B]
discern
[C]
diminish
[D]
displace
34.
She had clearly no ________ of doing
any work, although she was very well
paid.
[A]
tendency
[B]
ambition
[C]
intention
[D]
willingness
35.
What seems confusing or fragmented at
first might well become ________ a third
time.
[A] clean and
measurable
[B] notable and
systematic
[C] pure and
wholesome
[D] clear and
organic
36.
The
public
opinion
was
that
the
time
was
not
________
for
the
election
of
such
a
radical
candidate as Mr. Jones.
[A] reasonable
[B] ripe
[C]
ready
[D]
practical
37.
Hudson said he could not kill a living
thing except for the ________ of
hunger.
[A]
sensation
[B]
cause
[C] purpose
[D] motive
38.
For the new
country to survive, ________ for its people to
enjoy prosperity, new economic
policies
will be required.
[A] to
name a few
[B] let
alone
[C] not to
speak
[D] let’s
say
39.
Foreign disinvestment and the ________
of South Africa from world capital markets after
1985
further weakened its
economy.
[A]
displacement
[B]
elimination
[C]
exclusion
[D]
exception
40.
When
a
number
of
people
________
together
in
a
conversational
knot,
each
individual
expresses his position in the group by
where he stands.
[A]
pad
[B] pack
[C] squeeze
[D] cluster
Section II: Cloze Test
Directions:
For
each numbered blank in the following passage,
there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C], [D].
Choose
the
best
one
and
mark
your
answer
on
the
ANSWER
SHEET
by
blackening
the
corresponding letter in the brackets.
(10 points)
Manpower Inc.,
with 560,000 workers, is the world’s largest
temporary employment agency. Every
morning, its people __41__ into the
offices and factories of America, seeking a day’s
work for a
day’s pay. One day at a
time. __42__ industrial giants like General Motors
and IBM struggle to
survive __43__
reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is
booming.
__44__
its economy continues to recover, the US is
increasingly becoming a nation of part timers
and temporary workers. This __45__ work
force is the most important __46__ in American
business
today, and it is __47__
changing the relationship between people and their
jobs. The phenomenon
provides a way for
companies to remain globally competitive __48__
avoiding market cycles and
the growing
burdens __49__ by employment rules, healthcare
costs and pension plans. For workers
it
can
mean
an
end
to
the
security,
benefits
and
sense
of
__50__
that
came
from
being
a
loyal
employee.
41.
[A]
swarm
[B] stride
[C] separate
[D]
slip
42.
[A] For
[B]
Because
[C] As
[D] Since
43.
[A]
from
[B] in
[C] on
[D]
by
44.
[A] Even though
[B] Now that
[C]
If only
[D] Provided
that
45.
[A] durable
[B]
disposable
[C]
available
[D]
transferable
46.
[A] approach
[B]
flow
[C] fashion
[D] trend
47.
[A]
instantly
[B]
reversely
[C]
fundamentally
[D]
sufficiently
48.
[A] but
[B]
while
[C] and
[D] whereas
49.
[A]
imposed
[B]
restricted
[C]
illustrated
[D]
confined
50.
[A] excitement
[B] conviction
[C] enthusiasm
[D] importance
Section III: Reading
Comprehension
Directions:
Each
of the passages below is followed by some
questions. For each question there are four
answers
marked [A], B), [C] and [D].
Read the passages carefully and choose the best
answer to each of the
questions. Then
mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening
the corresponding letter
in the
brackets. (40 points)
Text
1
It was 3:45 in the morning
when the vote was finally taken. After six months
of arguing and final
16 hours of hot
parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern
Territory became the first legal authority
in the world to allow doctors to take
the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to
die. The measure
passed by the
convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately
word flashed on the Internet and
was
picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess,
executive director of the Right to Die Society
of Canada. He sent it on via the
group’s on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess:
“We posted
bulletins all day long,
because of course this isn’t just something that
happened in Australia. It’s
world
history.”
The
full
import
may
take
a
while
to
sink
in. The
NT
Rights
of
the Terminally
III
law
has
left
physicians and citizens alike trying to
deal with its moral and practical implications.
Some have
breathed sighs of relief,
others, including churches, right to life groups
and the Australian Medical
Association,
bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its
passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn
back. In Australia -- where an aging
population, life extending technology and changing
community
attitudes have all played
their part -- other states are going to consider
making a similar law to deal
with
euthanasia.
In
the US and Canada,
where
the
right
to
die
movement
is
gathering
strength,
observers are waiting for the dominoes
to start falling.
Under the
new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can
request death -- probably by a deadly
injection or pill -- to put an end to
suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as
terminally ill by two
doctors. After a
“cooling off” period of seven days, the patient
can sign a certificate of request. After
48 hours the wish for death can be met.
For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident
suffering
from lung cancer, the NT
Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on
with living without the
haunting fear
of his suffering: a terrifying death from his
breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of