1997-2012考研历年英语试题(5)

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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] to have been told 5. Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ________ avoided. [A] is to be [B] can be [C] will be [D] has been 6. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests. [A] before [B] as [C] since [D] when 7. There are over 100 night schools in the city, making it possible for a professional to be re-educated no matter ________ he does. [A] how [B] where [C] what [D] when 8. I‘ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school ________ twenty years ago. [A] about [B] since [C] till [D] with 9. He wasn‘t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ________ insufficiently popular with all members. [A] being considered [B] considering [C] to be considered [D] having considered

10. ________ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is. [A] Had it not been [B] Were it not [C] Be it not

[D] Should it not be 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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points) Example:

A number of [A] fto the industrial Part [C] is ftaken to the industrial exhibition where they saw many new products.‖ you should choose [C].

11. According to Darwin, random changes that enhance a species‘[A] ability for surviving [B] are [C] naturally selected and passed on to succeeding [D] generations.

12. Neither rain nor snow keeps [A] the postman from delivering our letters which [B] we so much [C] look forward to receive [D].

13. If they will not accept [A] a check, we shall have [B] to pay the cash [C], though it would be [D] much trouble for both sides.

14. Having been [A] robbed off [B] economic importance, those states are not [C] likely to count for very much [D] in international political terms.

15. The message will be [A] that [B] neither the market nor the government is capable of dealing with all of their [C] uncontrollable practices [D].

16. The logic of scientific development is such [A] that separates [B] groups of men working on [C] the same problem in far-scattered [D] laboratories are likely to arrive at the same answer at the same time.

17. Yet not all of these races are intellectual inferior to [A] the European races, and [B] some may even have a [C] freshness and vitality that can renew the energies [D] of more advanced races.

18. The [A] more than 50,000 nuclear weapons in the hands of various nations today are more than [B] ample destroying [C] every city in the world several times over [D].

19. The universe works in a way so far remove [A] from what common sense would [B] allow that [C] words of any kind must necessarily be inadequate to explain it [D].

20. The integration of independent states could best be [A] brought about by first [B] creating a central organization with authorities [C] over technical [D] economic tasks. 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 ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets 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.‖ Therefore, you should choose [C].

21. The machine needs a complete ________ since it has been in use for over ten years. [A] amending [B] fitting [C] mending [D] renovating

22. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a ________ of him. [A] glance [B] glimpse [C] look [D] sight

23. I don‘t think it‘s wise of you to ________ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him. [A] show up [B] show out [C] show in [D] show off

24. The returns in the short ________ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid. [A] interval [B] range [C] span [D] term

25. A thorough study of biology requires ________ with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts. [A] acquisition [B] discrimination [C] curiosity [D] familiarity

26. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ________ her long effort. [A] justify [B] testify [C] rectify [D] verify

27. I‘m very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to ________ my debt in return for certain services. [A] take away [B] cut out [C] write off [D] clear up

28. Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great ________. [A] explosion to his new post [A] shoulders [B] possesses [C] carries [D] shares

30. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ________ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied. [A] comment [B] reaction [C] impression [D] comprehension

31. Please ________ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them. [A] restrain [B] hinder [C] restrict [D] prohibit

32. Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions of ________ every business operation in the whole country. [A] practically [B] preferably [C] precisely [D] presumably

33. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, ________ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. [A] in proportion to [B] in reply to [C] in relation to [D] in contrast to

34. He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will ________ at the end of this month. [A] expire [B] exceed [C] terminate [D] cease

35. All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read ________ letters from their families. [A] sentimental [B] affectionate [C] intimate [D] sensitive

36. Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to ________, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s.