2001年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案

　　Section 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][C][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 　　[B]scraped through　　[C]stumbled upon　　[D]thirsted for

　　23.Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could _________.

　　[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]stabilit

　　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 flowing into more profitable net-based businesses.

　　[A]at odds　　 [B]in trouble 　　[C]in vain　　 [D]at stake