1997年考研英语试题及答案.docx

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1997年考研英语试题及答案

1997年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIStructureandVocabulary

PartA

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.（5points）

1.TheSocialSecurityRetirementProgramismadeupoftwotrustfunds,________couldgopennilessbynextyear.

[A]thelargerone

[B]thelargerofwhich

[C]thelargestone（B）

[D]thelargestofwhich

2.Nowhereinnatureisaluminumfoundfree,owingtoitsalways________withotherelements,mostcommonlywithoxygen.

[A]combined

[B]havingcombined

[C]combine（D）

[D]beingcombined

3.Andrew,myfather’syoungerbrother,willnotbeatthepicnic,________tothefamily’sdisappointment.

[A]much

[B]more

[C]toomuch（A）

[D]muchmore

4.Iwouldhavegonetovisithiminthehospitalhaditbeenatallpossible,butI________fullyoccupiedthewholeoflastweek.

[A]were

[B]hadbeen

[C]havebeen（D）

[D]was

5.HelpwillcomefromtheUN,buttheaidwillbe________nearwhat’sneeded.

[A]everywhere

[B]somewhere

[C]nowhere（C）

[D]anywhere

6.Thechiefreasonforthepopulationgrowthisn’tsomuchariseinbirthrates________afallindeathratesasaresultofimprovementsinmedicalcare.

[A]and

[B]as

[C]but（B）

[D]or

7.Heclaimstobeanexpertinastronomy,butinactualfactheisquiteignorantonthesubject.________heknowsaboutitisoutofdateandinaccurate.

[A]Whatlittle

[B]Somuch

[C]Howmuch（A）

[D]Solittle

8.Althoughwefeeldissatisfiedwiththeelectionresults,wehavetobecomereconciled________thedecisionmadebyourfellowcountrymen.

[A]for

[B]on

[C]to（C）

[D]in

9.Justasthevalueofatelephonenetworkincreaseswitheachnewphone________tothesystem,sodoesthevalueofacomputersystemincreasewitheachprogramthatturnsout.

[A]adding

[B]tohaveadded

[C]toadd（D）

[D]added

10.ThevocabularyandgrammaticaldifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglisharesotrivialandfewashardly________.

[A]noticed

[B]tobenoticed

[C]beingnoticed（B）

[D]tonotice

PartB

Directions:

Eachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.（5points）

Example:

foreignvisitors

totheindustrialexhibition

they

manynewproducts.

Part[C]iswrong.Thesentenceshouldread,“Anumberofforeignvisitorsweretakentotheindustrialexhibitionwheretheysawmanynewproducts.”Soyoushouldchoose[C].

11.AlthoughProfessorGreen’slecturesusuallyran

the

period,

ofhisstudents

objectedastheyfoundhislecturesbothinformativeandinteresting.（C）

12.

Edisondied,itwasproposedthattheAmericanpeople

intheirhomes,streets,andfactoriesforseveralminutes

thisgreatman.（B）

13.They

thedamage

theysupposed

hadbeendonebylast

storm.（B）

14.

therecentaccidents,ourparentsforbidmybrotherandme

intheriver

someoneagrees

overus.（B）

15.A

teachers

believethatEnglishisoneofthe

subjectsinhighschools

（C）

16.Inthiswaytheseinsectsshowanefficientuseoftheir

ability,

twosounds

atahighrateasone

（A）

17.Ithoughtthetechnicianwas

forthe

ofthefuse,butIseenow

I

mistaken.（C）

18.Forhim

whatisessentialisnotthathispolicy

thepublicbelievethatit

（D）

19.

Iamconcerned,hispolitics

ratherconservative

withother

（D）

20.I’dsaywheneveryou

aftersomethingthat

toyou,anyonewho

youoftherighttohaveitis

（B）

PartC

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.（10points）

Example:

ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]scattered

[C]abandoned

[D]rejected

Thesentenceshouldread,“ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthehighway.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[C].

21.Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem________.

[A]off

[B]aside

[C]out（A）

[D]down

22.Thewealthofacountryshouldbemeasured________thehealthandhappinessofitspeopleaswellasthematerialgoodsitcanproduce.

[A]inlinewith

[B]intermsof

[C]inregardwith（B）

[D]bymeansof

23.HehasfailedmesomanytimesthatInolongerplaceany________onwhathepromises.

[A]faith

[B]belief

[C]credit（D）

[D]reliance

24.Mystudentsfoundthebook________:

itprovidedthemwithanabundanceofinformationonthesubject.

[A]enlightening

[B]confusing

[C]distracting（A）

[D]amusing

25.Nobodyyetknowshowlongandhowseriouslytheshakinessinthefinancialsystemwill________downtheeconomy.

[A]put

[B]settle

[C]drag（C）

[D]knock

26.Inthisfactorythemachinesarenotregulated________butarejointlycontrolledbyacentralcomputersystem.

[A]independently

[B]individually

[C]irrespectively（B）

[D]irregularly

27.Everychemicalchangeeitherresultsfromenergybeingusedtoproducethechange,orcausesenergytobe________insomeform.

[A]givenoff

[B]putout

[C]setoff（A）

[D]usedup

28.Ifbusinessmenaretaxedtoomuch,theywillnolongerbemotivatedtoworkhard,withtheresultthatincomesfromtaxationmightactually________.

[A]shrink

[B]delay

[C]disperse（A）

[D]sink

29.Americancompaniesareevolvingfrommass-productionmanufacturingto________enterprises.

[A]moveable

[B]changing

[C]flexible（C）

[D]varying

30.Ifyouknowwhatthetroubleis,whydon’tyouhelpthemto________thesituation?

[A]simplify

[B]modify

[C]verify（D）

[D]rectify

31.Ican’t________whathashappenedtothevegetables,fortheywerefreshlypickedthismorning.

[A]figureout

[B]drawout

[C]lookout（A）

[D]workout

32.ItriedveryhardtopersuadehimtojoinourgroupbutImetwithaflat________.

[A]disapproval

[B]rejection

[C]refusal（C）

[D]decline

33.Fromthismaterialwecan________hundredsofwhatyoumaycalldirectproducts.

[A]derive

[B]discern

[C]diminish（A）

[D]displace

34.Shehadclearlyno________ofdoinganywork,althoughshewasverywellpaid.

[A]tendency

[B]ambition

[C]intention（C）

[D]willingness

35.Whatseemsconfusingorfragmentedatfirstmightwellbecome________athirdtime.

[A]cleanandmeasurable

[B]notableandsystematic

[C]pureandwholesome（D）

[D]clearandorganic

36.Thepublicopinionwasthatthetimewasnot________fortheelectionofsucharadicalcandidateasMr.Jones.

[A]reasonable

[B]ripe

[C]ready（B）

[D]practical

37.Hudsonsaidhecouldnotkillalivingthingexceptforthe________ofhunger.

[A]sensation

[B]cause

[C]purpose（D）

[D]motive

38.Forthenewcountrytosurvive,________foritspeopletoenjoyprosperity,neweconomicpolicieswillberequired.

[A]tonameafew

[B]letalone

[C]nottospeak（B）

[D]let’ssay

39.Foreigndisinvestmentandthe________ofSouthAfricafromworldcapitalmarketsafter1985furtherweakeneditseconomy.

[A]displacement

[B]elimination

[C]exclusion（C）

[D]exception

40.Whenanumberofpeople________togetherinaconversationalknot,eachindividualexpresseshispositioninthegroupbywherehestands.

[A]pad

[B]pack

[C]squeeze（D）

[D]cluster

SectionIIClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.（10points）

ManpowerInc.,with560,000workers,istheworld’slargesttemporaryemploymentagency.Everymorning,itspeople

intotheofficesandfactoriesofAmerica,seekingaday’sworkforaday’spay.Onedayatatime.

industrialgiantslikeGeneralMotorsandIBMstruggletosurvive

reducingthenumberofemployees,Manpower,basedinMilwaukee,Wisconsin,isbooming.

itseconomycontinuestorecover,theUSisincreasinglybecominganationofpart-timersandtemporaryworkers.This“

”workforceisthemostimportant

inAmericanbusinesstoday,anditis

changingtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheirjobs.Thephenomenonprovidesawayforcompaniestoremaingloballycompetitive

avoidingmarketcyclesandthegrowingburdens

byemploymentrules,healthcarecostsandpensionplans.Forworkersitcanmeananendtothesecurity,benefitsandsenseof

thatcamefrombeingaloyalemployee.

41.[A]swarm

[B]stride

[C]separate（A）

[D]slip

42.[A]For

[B]Because

[C]As（C）

[D]Since

43.[A]from

[B]in

[C]on（D）

[D]by

44.[A]Eventhough

[B]Nowthat

[C]Ifonly（A）

[D]Providedthat

45.[A]durable

[B]disposable

[C]available（B）

[D]transferable

46.[A]approach

[B]flow

[C]fashion（D）

[D]trend

47.[A]instantly

[B]reversely

[C]fundamentally（C）

[D]sufficiently

48.[A]but

[B]while

[C]and（B）

[D]whereas

49.[A]imposed

[B]restricted

[C]illustrated（A）

[D]confined

50.[A]excitement

[B]conviction

[C]enthusiasm（D）

[D]importance

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETby