2000年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

Part I Structure and Vocabulary

　　Section 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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by black-Example:

　　I have been to the Great Wall three times____1979.

　　[A]from[B]after[C]for[D]since

　　The sentence should read,"I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979." Therefore, you should choose[D]

　　Sample Answer

　　[A][B][C][■]

　　1.As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate____from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

　　[A]hearing[B]to hear[C]to be hearing[D]having heard

　　2.Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, ___ to find it locked.

　　[A]just[B]only[C]hence[D]thus

　　3.Doctors see a connection between increase amounts of leisure time spent___ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.

　　[A]to sunbathe[B]to have sunbathed

　　[C]having sunbathed[D]sunbathing

　　4.Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company for your goods, you are not entitled____ a repayment for the goods damaged in delivery.

　　[A]to[B]with[C]for[D]on

　　5.On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont____ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston".

　　[A]which[B]where[C]when[D]that

　　6.Christie stared angrily at her boos and turned away, as though____ out of the office.

　　[A]went[B]gone[C]to go[D]would go

　　7.The roles expected___ old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.

　　[A]of[B]on[C]to[D]with

　　8.Talk to anyone in the drug industry, ____ you'll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin

was discovered.

　　[A]or[B]and[C]for[D]so

　　9.It wasn't so much that I disliked her___ that I just wasn't interested in the whole business.

　　[A]rather[B]so[C]than[D]as

　　10.Countless divouced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divouce, let alone___ one.

　　[A]getting[B]to get[C]gotten[D]get

　　Section 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 SHEET1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.（5points）

　　Example:
　　
　　A number of [A]foreign visitors were taken [B]to the industrial exhibition, which [C]they saw [D]many new products.
　　
　　Answer[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].
　　
　　Sample Answer
　　
　　[A][B][C][D]
　　
　　11.Having isolated [A] on a remote island, with [B] little work to occupy [C] them,the soldiers suffered from boredom and low spirits [D] .
　　
　　12.If the letter to be mailed [A]was placed [B] on the writing table an hour ago,it is [C] certain being [D] there now.
　　
　　13.The ruling [A] party could even lose its [B] majority in the lower house of parliament,started [C] a period of prolonged struggling [D] .
　　
　　14. The mechanisms at [A] work are manifest [B] in the tendency for such physical activity to [C] utilize the potential [D] harmful constituents of the stress response.
　　
　　15.In [A] the long run,however,this hurry to shed [B] full time staff may be more [C] harmful to industry as it is to [D] the workforce.
　　
　　16.See to it [A] that you include in [B] the examination paper whatever [C] questions they didn't know the answer [D] last time.
　　
　　17.Most newspapers,while devoting [A] the major part of its [B] space to recent events,usually manage to find room [C] on the inside pages for articles on [D] some interesting topics.
　　
　　18.One sign by which [A] you are making progress in an art [B] such as painting or photography is that [C] you begin to realize how much there is [D] to learn.
　　
　　19.The ideal listener stays both inside and outside [A] the music at the moment it is played and enjoying [B] it almost as much as [C] the composer at the moment he composes [D] .
　　
　　20.Continued [A] exposure to stress has been linked to worsened [B] functioning of the immune system,leaving [C] a person more liable for [D] infection.

　　Section C

　　Directions:

　　Beneath each of the following sentences, there four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choose the one that best completes the sentenec. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 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].

　　Sample Answer

　　[A][B][■][D]

　　21.He spoke so___ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.

　　[A]bluntly[B]convincingly

　　[C]emphatically[D]determinedly

　　22.France's ____of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.

　　[A]assumption[B]consumption

　　[C]presumption[D]resumption

　　23.The 215-page manuscript, circulated to publishers last October, ____ an outburst of interest.

　　[A]flared[B]glittered[C]sparked[D]flashed

　　24.His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two Parties_____.

　　[A]came off[B]came on[C]came round[D]came down

　　25.The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually____ it in a profitable direction.

　　[A]adapt[B]control[C]install[D]steer

　　26.The capital intended to broaden the export base and ____efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.

　　[A]secure[B]extend[C]defend[D]possess

　　27.It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be____ at the manager's office.

　　[A]declared[B]obtained[C]reclaimed[D]recognized

　　28.When I___ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.

　　[A]woke up[B]took to[C]picked up[D]came to

　　29.The American society is___ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.

　　[A]established on[B]affiliated to

　　[C]originated from[D]incorporated with

　　30.I am not_____ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.

　　[A]concerned[B]compatible[C]considerate[D]complied

　　31.At first, the____ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.

　　[A]transaction[B]transmission

　　[C]transformation[D]transition

　　32.When the committee_____ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.

　　[A]got down[B]set about[C]went off[D]came up

　　33.____to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.

　　[A]Orientation[B]Access[C]Procession[D]Voyage

　　34.Mr Smith had an unusual_____: he was first an office clerk, the a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.

　　[A]profession[B]occupation[C]position[D]career

　　35.The mayor is a woman with great____ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.

　　[A]intention[B]instinct[C]intgrity[D]intensity

　　36.The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest____ to everyone.

　　[A]speculation[B]attribution[C]utilization[D]proposition

　　37.The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs___ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.

　　[A]renders[B]reckons[C]regards[D]relates

　　38.To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly be____, and display in the job.

　　[A]swift[B]instant[C]timely[D]punctual

　　39.You don't have to install this radio in your new car, it's an_____ extra.

　　[A]excessive[B]optional[C]additional[D]arbitrary

　　40.We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn't______ to the traffic jam of the busy city.

　　[A]aid[B]amount[C]add[D]attribute

　　PartⅡCloze Test

　　Directions:

　　For each numbered blank in following passage, there are four choices marked

　　[A], [B], [C]and[D].Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.（10 points）

　　If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain 41 consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family 42 he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance 43 the uNPRedictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to 44 old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to 45 the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation 46 and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be 47 . He must either sell some of hi loans. Naturallyhe will try to borrow money at a low 49 of interest, but loans of this kind are not 50 obtainable.

　　41.[A]other than[B]as well as[C]instead of[D]more than

　　42.[Aonly if[B]much as[C]long before[D]ever since

　　43.[A]for[B]against[C]supplement[D]dispose

　　44.[A]replace[B]purchase[C]supplement[D]dispose

　　45.[A]enhance[B]mix[C]feed[D]raise

　　46.[A]vessels[B]routes[C]paths[D]channels

　　47.[A]self-confident[B]self-sufficient

　　   [C]self-satisfied[D]self-restrained

　　48.[A]search[B]save[C]offer[D]seek

　　49.[A]proportion[B]percentage[C]rate[D]ratio

　　50.[A]genuinely[B]obviously[C]presumably[D]frequently