1990年考研英语试题及答案.doc

1990年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section IStructure and VocabularyIn each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)EXAMPLE:I was caught _ the rain yesterday.A inB byC withD atANSWER: A1.Those two families have been quarrelling _ each other for many years.A toB betweenC against（D）D with2.There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, bur it is hard to think of anything that can be compared _ tobacco products.A inB withC among（B）D by3.“How often have you seen cases like this?” one surgeon asked another. “Oh, _ times, I guess,” was the reply.A hundred ofB hundredsC hundreds of（C）D hundred4.Give me your telephone number _ I need your help.A whetherB unlessC so that（D）D in case5.You sang well last night. We hope youll sing _.A more betterB still betterC nicely（B）D best6.Those people _ a general understanding of the present situation.A lack ofB are lacking ofC lack（C）D are in lack7.Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt _ lonely.A nothing butB anything butC all but（B）D everything but8.Grace _ tears when she heard the sad news.A broke inB broke intoC broke off（B）D broke through9.She refused to _ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.A hand inB hand outC hand down（D）D hand over10.Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes _ to American audiences.A aroundB overC across（C）D down11.The book contained a large _ of information.A dealB amountC number（B）D sum12.Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable _ to the total cost of the product.A proportionB correlationC connection（A）D correspondence13.When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to _ her umbrella.A carryB fetchC bring（B）D reach14.We must _ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.A assureB secureC ensure（C）D issue15.He was knocked down by a car and badly _.A injuredB damagedC harmed（A）D ruinedSection IIReading ComprehensionEach of the three passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)Text 1In May 1989, space shuttle “Atlantis” released in outer space the space probe “Megallan,” which is now on her 15-month and one-billion-kilometer flight to Venus. A new phase in space exploration has begun.The planet Venus is only slightly smaller than Earth; it is the only other object in the solar system, in fact, that even comes close to earths size. Venus has a similar density, so it is probably made of approximately the same stuff, and it has an atmosphere, complete with clouds. It is also the closest planet to earth, and thus the most similar in distance from the sun. In short, Venus seems to justify its long-held nickname of “earths twin.”The surface temperature of Venus reaches some 900F. Added to that is an atmospheric pressure about 90 times Earths: High overhead in the carbon dioxide (CO2) that passes for air is a layer of clouds, perhaps 10 to 20 miles thick, whose little drops consist mostly of sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Water is all but nonexistent.Born with so many fundamental similarities to earth, how did Venus get to be so radically different: It is not just an academic matter. For all its extremes, Venus is a valuable laboratory for researchers studying the weather and climate of earth. It has no earths oceans, so the heat transport and other mechanisms are greatly simplified. In addition, the planet Venus takes 243 earth-days to turn once on its axis, so incoming heat from the sun is added and distributed at a more leisurely, observable pace.16.Venus is similar to Earth in _.A size and densityB distance from the sunC having atmosphere（D）D all of the above17.The greatest value in studying Venus should be to _.A allow us to visit thereB understand Earth betterC find a new source of energy（B）D promote a new space program18.The main idea of this passage is about _.A problems of space travelB scientific methods in space explorationC the importance of Venus to Earth（C）D conditions on VenusText 2Tourists were surprised to see a woman driving a huge orange tractor down one of Romes main avenues. Italys political leaders and some of its male union chiefs are said to have been even more puzzled to see that the tractor was followed by about 200,000 women in a parading procession that took more than three hours to snake through central Rome.Shouting slogans, waving flags and dancing to drumbeats, the women had come to the capital from all over Italy to demonstrate for “a job for each of us, a different type of job, and a society without violence.” So far, action to improve womens opportunities in employment has been the province of collective industrial bargaining. “But there is a growing awareness that this is not enough,” says a researcher on female labor at the government-funded Institute for the Development of Professional Training for Workers.Women, who constitute 52 per cent of Italys population, today represent only 35 per cent of Italys total workforce and 33 per cent of the total number of Italians with jobs. However, their presence in the workplace is growing. The employment of women is expanding considerably in services, next to the public administration and commerce as their principal workplace. Official statistics also show that women have also made significant strides in self-employment. More and more women are going into business for themselves. Many young women are turning to business because of the growing overall in employment. It is also a fact that today many prejudices have disappeared, so that banks and other financial institutes make judgments on purely business considerations without caring if it is a man or a woman.Such changes are occurring in the professions too. The number of women doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers and university professors increased two to three fold. Some of the changes are immediately visible. For example, women have appeared on the scene for the first time as state police, railway workers and street cleaners.However, the present situation is far from satisfactory though some progress has been made. A breakthrough in equal opportunities for women is now demanded.19.The expression “snake through central Rome” probably means “to move _A quietly through central Rome.”B violently through central Rome.”C in a long winding line through central Rome.”（C）D at a leisurely pace through central Rome.”20.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A There are more women than men in Italy.B In Italy, women are chiefly employed in services.C In Italy, women are still at a disadvantage in employment.（B）D In Italy, about two-thirds of the jobs are held by men.21.About 200,000 women in Rome demonstrated for _.A more job opportunitiesB a greater variety of jobsC “equal job, equal pay”（D）D both A and B22.The best title for this passage would be _.A The Role of Women is SocietyB Women Demonstrate for Equality in EmploymentC Women as Self-employed Professionals（B）D Women and the Jobs MarketText 3The old idea that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early years, and, therefore, are subjected to failure and at worst, mental illness is unfounded. As a matter of fact, the outstanding thing that happens to bright kids is that they are very likely to grow into bright adults.To find this out, l, 500 gifted persons were followed up to their thirty-fifth year with these results:On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they had as children. They were, as a group, in good health, physically and mentally. 84 per cent of their group were married and seemed content with their lives.About 70 per cent had graduated from college, though only 30 per cent had graduated with honors. A few had even dropped out, but nearly half of these had returned to graduate. Of the men, 80 per cent were in one of the professions or in business management or semiprofessional jobs. The women who had remained single had office, business, or professional occupations.The group had published 90 books and 1,500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary magazines and had collected more than 100 patents.In a material way they did not do badly either. Average income was considerably higher among the gifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youth.In fact, far from being strange, most of the gifted were turning their early promise into practical reality.23.The old idea that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early years is _.A true in all sensesB refuted by the authorC medically proven（B）D a belief of the author24.The survey of bright children was made to _.A find out what had happened to talented children when they became adultsB prove that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early yearsC discover the percentage of those mentally ill among the gifted（A）D prove that talented children never burn themselves out25.Intelligence tests showed that _.A bright children were unlikely to be mentally healthyB between childhood and adulthood there was a considerable loss of intelligenceC talented children were most likely to become gifted adults（C）D when talented children grew into adults, they made low scoresSection IIICloze TestFor each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labeled A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Read the whole passage before making your choice. (10 points)No one knows for sure what the world would be like in the year 2001. Many books have been written the future. But the 19th-century French novelist Jules Verne may be called a futurologist in the fullest of the word. In his fantastic novels “A Trip to the Moon” and “80 Days Around the World,” he described with detail the aeroplane and even the helicopter. These novels still have a great attraction young readers of today because of their bold imagination and scientific accuracy.Below is a description of what our life will be in the year 2001 as predicted by a writer.In 2001, in the home, cookers will be set so that you can cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch.Television will provide information on prices at the shops as well as news and entertainment. Videophones will bring pictures as well as to telephone conversations.Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, security alarms, laundry and gardening.Lighting will provide decoration as well as wallpaper.At work, robots will take most jobs in the manufacturing industries. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer; six weeks will be the normal annual holiday. Men and women will retire at the same age.Our leisure will be different too. The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out in restaurants they do today; also they will have a much wider variety of food available. There will be a change of taste towards a more savoury-flavored menu. New synthetic foods will form a part of peoples diets.Foreign travel will ; winter holidays will become more popular than summer ones.Also non-stop flights from Britain to Australia and New Zealand will be easily available and much cheaper. Education will become increasingly more important than ever before.26.A inB ofC about（C）D for27.A senseB meaningC detail（A）D implication28.A forB ofC on（A）D towards29.A todayB nowadaysC present-day（C）D present30.A nearB nearbyC nearly（B）D nearer31.A noiseB soundC tone（B）D tune32.A toB awayC off（D）D over33.A thanB asC when（A）D while34.A usualB popularC daily（D）D regular35.A addB increaseC raise（B）D ariseSection IVError-detection and CorrectionEach of the following sentences has four underlined parts. These parts are labeled A, B, C, and D. Identify the part of sentence that is incorrect and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down your correction on the line in the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)EXAMPLE:You have to hurry up if you want to buy something hardly .ANSWER: C anything36.Alice was trouble the children because there so of them.（B controlling）37.We were very much that village was long way the road.（C such a）38.Johns chance of the committee is greater than .（D Dicks）39.“We great victory our ,” the captain said.（C over）40.There are which the public are willing , but which a return to the community.（C do not bring）41.The law I am requires that who a car accident insurance.（A referring to）42.“I considered to be invited to the meeting of scientists,” said Professor Leacock.（B an honor）43.He somebody into the house the window last night.（A saw）44.The reason all changes to us yet.（D has not been explained）45. the children pretended , the nurses were not they came into the room.（B to be asleep）Section VVerb FormsFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets. Put your answers in the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)EXAMPLE:It is highly desirable that a new president _ (appoint) for this college.ANSWER: (should) be appointed46.Buying clothes _ (be) very time-consuming as you rarely find things that fit you nicely.（is）47.They keep telling us it is of utmost importance that our representative _ (send) to the conference on schedule.（(should) be sent）48.I must call your attention to the directions. Read them carefully and act as _ (instruct).（instructed）49.Emma said in her letter that she would appreciate _ (hear) from you soon.（hearing）50.I _ (call) to make an airline reservation, but I didnt.（should have called）51.If Greg had tried harder to reach the opposite shore, we _ (not have) to pick him up in the boat.（would not have had