1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及答案.docx

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1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及答案

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionI:

StructureandVocabulary

Ineachsentence,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoicesintheANSWERSHEET.（15points）

l.Iwillgivethisdictionaryto________wantstohaveit.

[A]whomever

[B]someone

[C]whoever

[D]anyone

2.Afterhavinggone________far,Georgedidnotwanttoturnback.

[A]enough

[B]much

[C]such

[D]that

3.________allourkindnesstohelpher,Sarahrefusedtolistentous.

[A]At

[B]For

[C]In

[D]On

4.Richarddoesn’tthinkhecouldever________whatiscalled“free-style”poetry.

[A]takeon

[B]takeover

[C]taketo

[D]takeafter

5.Inthepastmengenerallypreferredthattheirwives________inthehome.

[A]worked

[B]wouldwork

[C]work

[D]wereworking

6.Idon’twanttolendanymoremoneytohim;he’salreadyindebt________me.

[A]to

[B]for

[C]of

[D]with

7.Thebusinessofeachday,________sellinggoodsorshippingthem,wentquitesmoothly.

[A]itbeing

[B]beit

[C]wasit

[D]itwas

8.Careydidn’tgotothepartylastnightbecauseshe________thebabyforhersisteruntil9:

30.

[A]musthavelookedafter

[B]wouldhavetolookafter

[C]hadtolookafter

[D]shouldhavelookedafter

9.________,hedoesgetinitiatedwithhersometimes.

[A]Ashelikeshermuch

[B]Muchthoughhelikesher

[C]Thoughmuchhelikeher

[D]Muchashelikesher

10.CaliforniansandNewEnglandersspeakthesamelanguageand________bythesamefederallaws.

[A]stand

[B]conform

[C]abide

[D]sustain

11.Thevocabularyofanytechnicaldiscussionmayincludewordswhichareneverusedoutsidethesubjectorfield________.

[A]inview

[B]inquestion

[C]incase

[D]ineffect

12.Thelong-awaitedHubbleSpaceTelescope,________toorbittheEarthnextMarch,willobservesomeoftheoldeststarsinthesky.

[A]subject

[B]owing

[C]available

[D]due

13.________oftheburdenofice,theballoonclimbedupanddriftedtotheSouth.

[A]Tobefree

[B]Freeing

[C]Tofree

[D]Freed

14.Thepatienthasbeen________ofthesafetyoftheoperation.

[A]assured

[B]guaranteed

[C]entrusted

[D]confirmed

15.Willyou________thispassagetoseeifthereisanymisprint?

[A]lookup

[B]goover

[C]dwellon

[D]workout

16.Thepatientsbelievethatthedoctorknowsexactlyhowtoputthem________.

[A]correct

[B]straight

[C]right

[D]well

17.Althoughhethoughthewashelpinguspreparethedinner,hewasactually________theway.

[A]in

[B]by

[C]off

[D]on

18.Ifwebelievesomethingisgoodandtrueweshould________it.

[A]holdup

[B]keepon

[C]holdon

[D]keepup

19.________,morethan200housesandbuildingsareheatedbysolarenergy,nottomentionthebigcitiesintheregion.

[A]Aloneinthesmalltown

[B]Inthesmallalonetown

[C]Inthealonesmalltown

[D]Inthesmalltownalone

20.Thebankisreported________inthelocalnewspaperinbroaddaylightyesterday.

[A]toberobbed

[B]robbed

[C]tohavebeenrobbed

[D]havingbeenrobbed

21.Theengineersaregoingthroughwiththeirhighwayproject,________theexpenseshaverisen.

[A]eventhough

[B]justbecause

[C]nowthat

[D]asthough

22.Althoughwehadtoldthemnottokeepuswaiting,theymadeno________tospeedupdeliveries.

[A]trial

[B]attempt

[C]action

[D]progress

23.Waterwillcontinuetobe________itistoday--nextinimportancetooxygen.

[A]how

[B]which

[C]as

[D]what

24.HadPaulreceivedsixmorevotesinthelastelection,he________ourchairmannow.

[A]musthavebeen

[B]wouldhavebeen

[C]were

[D]wouldbe

25.Stressfulenvironmentsleadtounhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreatinghabits,which________increasetheriskofheartdisease.

[A]inturn

[B]inreturn

[C]bychance

[D]byturns

26.Thetouristispreventedfromenteringacountryifhedoesnothavepassport________.

[A]anoperative

[B]avalid

[C]anefficient

[D]aneffective

27.IliketogotothecinemawhenIaminthe________forit.

[A]motive

[B]mind

[C]mood

[D]notion

28.Theprojectrequiresmorelaborthan________.

[A]hasbeenputin

[B]havebeenputin

[C]beingputin

[D]tobeputin

29.Circustigers,althoughtheyhavebeentamed,can________attacktheirtrainer.

[A]unexpectedly

[B]deliberately

[C]reluctantly

[D]subsequently

30.Thereseemedlittlehopethattheexplorer,________inthetropicalforest,wouldfindhiswaythroughit.

[A]tobedeserted

[B]havingdeserted

[C]tohavebeendeserted

[D]havingbeendeserted

SectionII:

ReadingComprehension

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionfouranswersaregiven.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.（30points）

Text1

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodernlife,butmannersontheroadsarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecomemonstersbehindthewheel.Itisverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetank,buttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog,therudeandinconsideratedriver,butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule.Perhapsthesituationcallsfora‘BeKindtoOtherDrivers’campaign,otherwiseitmaygetcompletelyoutofhand.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headedandgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationtorevengewhensubjectedtouncivilizedbehavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsofmotoring.Afriendlynodorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchacknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltooraretoday.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

However,misplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhobrakesviolentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,whenafewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossazebracrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheycareto.Italwaysamazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotoristslearnttofiltercorrectlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotalblockagesthatgiverisetobadtemper.Unfortunately,modernmotoristscan’tevenlearntodrive,letalonemasterthesubtleraspectsofboatmanship.Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownershipexplosionwoulddemandalotmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.

31.Accordingtothispassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby________.

[A]people’sattitudetowardstheroad-hog

[B]therhythmofmodernlife

[C]thebehaviorofthedriver

[D]trafficconditions

32.Thesentence“Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...therule.”（Para.1）impliesthat________.

[A]oursocietyisunjusttowardswell-manneredmotorists

[B]rudedriverscanbemetonlyoccasionally

[C]thewell-manneredmotoristcannottoleratetheroad-hog

[D]nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

33.By“goodsense,”thewritermeans________.

[A]thedriver’sabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

[B]thedriver’spromptresponsetodifficultandsevereconditions

[C]thedriver’stoleranceofrudeorevensavagebehavior

[D]thedriver’sacknowledgementofpolitenessandregulations

34.Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,________.

[A]roadusersshouldmakemoresacrifice

[B]driversshouldbereadytoyieldtoeachother

[C]driversshouldhavemorecommunicationamongthemselves

[D]driverswillsuffergreatlossiftheypaynorespecttoothers

35.Inthewriter’sopinion,________.

[A]stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

[B]driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly

[C]rudedriversshouldbepunished

[D]driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

Text2

Intheatmosphere,carbondioxideactsratherlikeaone-waymirror--theglassintheroofofagreenhousewhichallowsthesun’sraystoenterbutpreventstheheatfromescaping.

Accordingtoaweatherexpert’sprediction,theatmospherewillbe3℃warmerintheyear2050thanitistoday,ifmancontinuestoburnfuelsatthepresentrate.Ifthiswarminguptookplace,theicecapsinthepoleswouldbegintomelt,thusraisingsealevelseveralmetresandseverelyfloodingcoastalcities.Also,theincreaseinatmospherictemperaturewouldleadtogreatchangesintheclimateofthenorthernhemisphere,possiblyresultinginanalterationofearth’schieffood-growingzones.

Inthepast,concernaboutaman-madewarmingoftheearthhasconcentratedontheArcticbecausetheAntarcticismuchcolderandhasamuchthickericesheet.ButtheweatherexpertsarenowpayingmoreattentiontoWestAntarctic,whichmaybeaffectedbyonlyafewdegreesofwarming,inotherwords,byawarmingonthescalethatwillpossiblytakeplaceinthenextfiftyyearsfromtheburningoffuels.

SatellitepicturesshowthatlargeareasofAntarcticicearealreadydisappearing.Theevidenceavailablesuggeststhatawarminghastakenplace.Thisfitsthetheorythatcarbondi