1997-2012考研历年英语试题(16)

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1997-2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题答案

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[D] was announced 3. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ________ wait instead of searching for it. [A] would rather [B] had to [C] cannot but [D] had best 4. She felt suitably humble just as she ________ when he had first taken a good look at her city self, hair waved and golden, nails red and pointed. [A] had [B] had had

[C] would have and [D] has had 5. There was no sign that Mr. Jospin, who keeps a firm control on the party despite ________ from leadership of it, would intervene personally. [A] being resigned [B] having resigned [C] going to resign [D] resign 6. So involved with their computers ________ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games. [A] became the children [B] become the children [C] had the children become [D] do the children become 7. The individual TV viewer invariably senses that he or she is ________ an anonymous, statistically insignificant part of a huge and diverse audience. [A] everything except [B] anything but [C] no less than

[D] nothing more than 8. One difficulty in translation lies in obtaining a concept match. ________ this is meant that a concept in one language is lost or changed in meaning in translation. [A] By [B] In [C] For [D] With 9. Conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening and being talked to ________ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself. [A] as [B] which [C] that [D] what

10. [A] be [B] being [C] were [D] are Part B 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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the rackets with a pencil. (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.‖ There fore, you should choose [C]. Sample Answer [A] [B] [■][D]

11. He is too young to be able to ________ between right and wrong. [A] discard [B] discern [C] disperse [D] disregard

12. It was no ________ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.

[A] coincidence [B] convention [C] certainty [D] complication

13. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors. [A] cautiously [B] dutifully [C] faithfully [D] skillfully

14. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be ________ the welfare of his animals. [A] critical about [B] indignant at [C] indifferent to [D] subject to

15. The chairman of the board ________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing

good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ. [A] compelled [B] posed [C] pressed [D] tempted

16. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with ________. [A] for long [B] in and out [C] once for all [D] by nature

17. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in ________ and lack of unity in style. [A] conflict

[B] confrontation [C] disturbance [D] disharmony

18. The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once ________. [A] thrived [B] swelled [C] prospered [D] flourished

19. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to ________ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry. [A] overturn [B] overtake [C] offset [D] oppress

20. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ________. [A] firm [B] company [C] corporation [D] enterprise

21. When any non-human organ is transplanted into a person, the body immediately recognizes it as ________. [A] novel [B] remote [C] distant [D] foreign

22. My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I ________ at a garage sale. [A] trifled with language so well [A] descend [B] decline [C] deteriorate [D] depress

24. Equipment not ________ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop. [A] conforming to [B] consistent with [C] predominant over [D] providing for

25. As an industry, biotechnology stands to ________ electronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020. [A] contend [B] contest [C] rival [D] strive

26. The authors of the United States Constitution attempted to establish an effective national government while preserving ________ for the states and liberty for individuals. [A] autonomy [B] dignity [C] monopoly [D] stability

27. For three quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost ________ as microorganisms. [A] precisely [B] instantly [C] initially [D] exclusively

28. The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow ________, particularly in Western Europe. [A] obscure [B] obsolete [C] optional [D] overlapping

29. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just ________ and needs proving. [A] spontaneous [B] hypothetical [C] intuitive [D] empirical

30. The future of this company is ________: many of its talented employees are