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考研英语试题及答案

2001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.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（5points）

Example:

IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimes________1979.

[A]from

[B]after

[C]for

[D]since

Thesentenceshouldread,“IhavebeentotheGreatWallthreetimessince1979.”Therefore,youshouldchoose[D].

SampleAnswer

[A][B][C][■]

1.IfIwereinmovie,thenitwouldbeabouttimethatI________myheadinmyhandsforacry.

[A]bury

[B]amburying

[C]buried（C）

[D]wouldbury

2.Goodnewswassometimesreleasedprematurely,withtheBritishrecaptureoftheport________halfadaybeforethedefendersactuallysurrendered.

[A]toannounce

[B]announced

[C]announcing（B）

[D]wasannounced

3.Accordingtoonebelief,iftruthistobeknownitwillmakeitselfapparent,soone________waitinsteadofsearchingforit.

[A]wouldrather

[B]hadto

[C]cannotbut（D）

[D]hadbest

4.Shefeltsuitablyhumblejustasshe________whenhehadfirsttakenagoodlookathercityself,hairwavedandgolden,nailsredandpointed.

[A]had

[B]hadhad

[C]wouldhaveand（A）

[D]hashad

5.TherewasnosignthatMr.Jospin,whokeepsafirmcontrolonthepartydespite________fromleadershipofit,wouldintervenepersonally.

[A]beingresigned

[B]havingresigned

[C]goingtoresign（B）

[D]resign

6.Soinvolvedwiththeircomputers________thatleadersatsummercomputercampsoftenhavetoforcethemtobreakforsportsandgames.

[A]becamethechildren

[B]becomethechildren

[C]hadthechildrenbecome（D）

[D]dothechildrenbecome

7.TheindividualTVviewerinvariablysensesthatheorsheis________ananonymous,statisticallyinsignificantpartofahugeanddiverseaudience.

[A]everythingexcept

[B]anythingbut

[C]nolessthan（D）

[D]nothingmorethan

8.Onedifficultyintranslationliesinobtainingaconceptmatch.________thisismeantthataconceptinonelanguageislostorchangedinmeaningintranslation.

[A]By

[B]In

[C]For（A）

[D]With

9.Conversationbecomesweakerinasocietythatspendssomuchtimelisteningandbeingtalkedto________ithasallbutlostthewillandtheskilltospeakforitself.

[A]as

[B]which

[C]that（C）

[D]what

10.Churchasweusethewordreferstoallreligiousinstitutions,________theyChristian,Islamic,Buddhist,Jewish,andsoon.

[A]be

[B]being

[C]were（A）

[D]are

PartB

Directions:

Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterintheracketswithapencil.（10points）

Example:

ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound________inthewoodsoffthehighway.

[A]vanished

[B]scattered

[C]abandoned

[D]rejected

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

SampleAnswer

[A][B][■][D]

11.Heistooyoungtobeableto________betweenrightandwrong.

[A]discard

[B]discern

[C]disperse（B）

[D]disregard

12.Itwasno________thathiscarwasseennearthebankatthetimeoftherobbery.

[A]coincidence

[B]convention

[C]certainty（A）

[D]complication

13.OneoftheresponsibilitiesoftheCoastGuardistomakesurethatallships________followtrafficrulesinbusyharbors.

[A]cautiously

[B]dutifully

[C]faithfully（B）

[D]skillfully

14.TheEskimoisperhapsoneofthemosttrustingandconsiderateofallIndiansbutseemstobe________thewelfareofhisanimals.

[A]criticalabout

[B]indignantat

[C]indifferentto（C）

[D]subjectto

15.Thechairmanoftheboard________onmetheunpleasantjobofdismissinggoodworkersthefirmcannolongeraffordtoemploy.

[A]compelled

[B]posed

[C]pressed（C）

[D]tempted

16.Itisnaivetoexpectthatanysocietycanresolveallthesocialproblemsitisfacedwith________.

[A]forlong

[B]inandout

[C]onceforall（C）

[D]bynature

17.Usingextremelydifferentdecoratingschemesinadjoiningroomsmayresultin________andlackofunityinstyle.

[A]conflict

[B]confrontation

[C]disturbance（D）

[D]disharmony

18.TheTimberrattlesnakeisnowontheendangeredspecieslist,andisextinctintwoeasternstatesinwhichitonce________.

[A]thrived

[B]swelled

[C]prospered（A）

[D]flourished

19.However,growthinthefabricatedmetalsindustrywasableto________someofthedeclineintheironandsteelindustry.

[A]overturn

[B]overtake

[C]offset（C）

[D]oppress

20.Becauseofitsintimacy,radioisusuallymorethanjustamedium;itis________.

[A]firm

[B]company

[C]corporation（B）

[D]enterprise

21.Whenanynon-humanorganistransplantedintoaperson,thebodyimmediatelyrecognizesitas________.

[A]novel

[B]remote

[C]distant（D）

[D]foreign

22.MyfavoriteradiosongistheoneIfirstheardonathick1923EdisondiscI________atagaragesale.

[A]trifledwith

[B]scrapedthrough

[C]stumbledupon（C）

[D]thirstedfor

23.Somedaysoftwarewilltranslatebothwrittenandspokenlanguagesowellthattheneedforanycommonsecondlanguagecould________.

[A]descend

[B]decline

[C]deteriorate（B）

[D]depress

24.Equipmentnot________officialsafetystandardshasallbeenremovedfromtheworkshop.

[A]conformingto

[B]consistentwith

[C]predominantover（A）

[D]providingfor

25.Asanindustry,biotechnologystandsto________electronicsindollarvolumeandperhapssurpassitinsocialimpactby2020.

[A]contend

[B]contest

[C]rival（C）

[D]strive

26.TheauthorsoftheUnitedStatesConstitutionattemptedtoestablishaneffectivenationalgovernmentwhilepreserving________forthestatesandlibertyforindividuals.

[A]autonomy

[B]dignity

[C]monopoly（A）

[D]stability

27.ForthreequartersofitsspanonEarth,lifeevolvedalmost________asmicroorganisms.

[A]precisely

[B]instantly

[C]initially（D）

[D]exclusively

28.Theintroductionofgunpowdergraduallymadethebowandarrow________,particularlyinWesternEurope.

[A]obscure

[B]obsolete

[C]optional（B）

[D]overlapping

29.Whoeverformulatedthetheoryoftheoriginoftheuniverse,itisjust________andneedsproving.

[A]spontaneous

[B]hypothetical

[C]intuitive（B）

[D]empirical

30.Thefutureofthiscompanyis________:

manyofitstalentedemployeesareflowingintomoreprofitablenet-basedbusinesses.

[A]atodds

[B]introuble

[C]invain（D）

[D]atstake

SectionIIClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（10points）

Thegovernmentistobanpaymentstowitnessesbynewspapersseekingtobuyuppeopleinvolvedinprominentcases

thetrialofRosemaryWest.

Inasignificant

oflegalcontrolsoverthepress,LordIrvine,theLordChancellor,willintroducea

billthatwillproposemakingpaymentstowitnesses

andwillstrictlycontroltheamountof

thatcanbegiventoacase

atrialbegins.

InalettertoGeraldKaufman,chairmanoftheHouseofCommonsMediaSelectCommittee,LordIrvinesaidhe

withacommitteereportthisyearwhichsaidthatselfregulationdidnot

sufficientcontrol.

ofthelettercametwodaysafterLordIrvinecauseda

ofmediaprotestwhenhesaidthe

ofprivacycontrolscontainedinEuropeanlegislationwouldbelefttojudges

toParliament.

TheLordChancellorsaidintroductionoftheHumanRightsBill,which

theEuropeanConventiononHumanRightslegally

inBritain,laiddownthateverybodywas

toprivacyandthatpublicfigurescouldgotocourttoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

“Pressfreedomswillbeinsafehands

ourBritishjudges,”hesaid.

Witnesspaymentsbecamean

afterWestwassentencedto10lifesentencesin1995.Upto19witnesseswere

tohavereceivedpaymentsfortellingtheirstoriestonewspapers.Concernswereraised

witnessesmightbeencouragedtoexaggeratetheirstoriesincourtto

guiltyverdicts.

31.[A]asto

[B]forinstance

[C]inparticular（D）

[D]suchas

32.[A]tightening

[B]intensifying

[C]focusing（A）

[D]fastening

33.[A]sketch

[B]rough

[C]preliminary（D）

[D]draft

34.[A]illogical

[B]illegal

[C]improbable（B）

[D]improper

35.[A]publicity

[B]penalty

[C]popularity（A）

[D]peculiarity

36.[A]since

[B]if

[C]before（C）

[D]as

37.[A]sided

[B]shared

[C]complied（D）

[D]agreed

38.[A]present

[B]offer

[C]manifest（B）

[D]indicate

39.[A]Release

[B]Publication

[C]Printing（B）

[D]Exposure

40.[A]storm

[B]rage

[C]flare（A）

[D]flash

41.[A]translation

[B]interpretation

[C]exhibition（B）

[D]demonstration

42.[A]betterthan

[B]otherthan

[C]ratherthan（C）

[D]soonerthan

43.[A]changes

[B]makes

[C]sets（B）

[D]turns

44.[A]binding

[B]convincing

[C]restraining（A）

[D]sustaining

45.[A]authorized

[B]credited

[C]entitled（C）

[D]qualified

46.[A]with

[B]to

[C]from（A）

[D]by

47.[A]impact

[B]incident

[C]inference（D）

[D]issue

48.[A]stated

[B]remarked

[C]said（C）

[D]told

49.[A]what

[B]when

[C]which（D）

[D]that

50.[A]assure

[B]confide

[C]ensure（C）

[D]guarantee

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Read