历年考研英语试题及答案四

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SectionIStructureandVocabulary-

Ineachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitably

completethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.Circletheletterbefore

yourchoice.Onlyonechoiceistobecircled(10points)

EXAMPLE:

Tomhasbeenunemployedhelosthisjobthreeweeksago.

[A]after

[B]since

[C]before

[D]while

ANSWER:[B]

1.borninChicago,theauthorismostfamousforhisstoriesaboutNew

YorkCity.

[A]Although

[B]Since

[C]As

[D]When

2.AllenandIareinthesamehistoryclass,buthisassignmentisdifferent

mine.

[A]with

[B]from

[C]against

[D]to

3.Theyhaveallgotup,and.

[A]Jackhastoo

[B]sohasJack

[C]Jackhasn，t

[D]alsohasJack

4.Iamsurethatyousaidiswrong.

[A]which

[B]all

[C]this

[D]what

5.fouryearssinceJohnleftschool.

[A]Theyhavebeen

[B]Itis

[C]Itwas

[D]Thoseare

6.Ihavebeentothedoctor，saboutmyheadache.Hesaysthereis.

[A]somethingserious

[B]anythingserious

EC]notserious

[D]nothingserious

7.Thisbicycleishis,not.

[A]their

[B]hers

[C]her

[D]your

8.Agoodwriteriswhocanexpressthecommonplaceinanuncommonway.

[A]that

[B]he

[C]one

[D]this

9.Thoseareverypleasantrooms.Howmuchdoyouthem?

[A]want

[B]demand

[C]askfor

ED]ask

10.Hishonestyis:nobodycandoubtit.

[A]inquestion

[B]outofthequestion

[C]besidethequestion

[D]withoutquestion

SectionIIVerbForms

Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofverbsgiveninbrackets.(10

points)

EXAMPLE:

Willyoucallthemupandtellthemwe，11startassoonastherain

(stop)?

ANSWER:stops

11.Hetriedtoavoid(answer)myquestions.(weredefeated/hadbeen

defeated)

12.(complete)onetask,westartedonanotherone.(weredefeated/had

beendefeated)

13.Iwishyou(nothurt)Jimsomuch.Heisstillverydepressed,(were

defeated/hadbeendefeated)

14.Inrecentyearsanumberofcommunicationssatellites(put)into

orbitabouttheearth,(weredefeated/hadbeendefeated)

15.Shesatatthewindow(read)anovel.(weredefeated/hadbeen

defeated)

16.Ifyouhadspokenclearly,you(understand).(weredefeated/hadbeen

defeated)

17.Wethinkthishouseisworth(renovate).(weredefeated/hadbeen

defeated)

18.Don，tgetyourschedule(change);staywithusinthisclass.(were

defeated/hadbeendefeated)

19.rvegotaloafofbread;nowI'mlookingforaknife(cut)itwith,

(weredefeated/hadbeendefeated)

20.There，snouse(cry)overspiltmilk.

SectionIIIError-detection

Eachquestionconsistsofasentencewithfourunderlinedparts(wordsor

phrases).Thesepartsarelabeled[A],[B],[C],and[D].Choosethepartofthe

sentencethatisincorrect,andcircletheletterofyourchoice.Ifyoufindno

mistakesinasentence,circletheletterEfor"NoError”.Onlyonechoiceis

tobecircled.(10points)

EXAMPLE:

1)Theplantmanager,manyworkers,verysafetyprecautions.

ANSWER:[B]

2)Tocomprehend,studentread.

ANSWER:[E]

21.anelectionwas,votersfromalloflifewere.([C]approveof)

22.Ihedischargedhisseriousmistake.([C]approveof)

23.adultnovelsyoungreaders.([C]approveof)

24.numberofmadehimwas.([C]approveof)

25.Thisarticledealsthenaturalphenomenonwhichmostinteresting.([C]

approveof)

26.Oftenwehernottolateschool.([C]approveof)

27.Thesuntheearth,makespossibleplantstogrow.([C]approveof)

28.thebestmy,hedidverywellhispreviousjob.

29.alongthestreetearlythemorning,hesomeone.([C]approveof)([C]

approveof)

30.youmakedecision,youmusttake.([C]approveof)(weredefeated/had

beendefeated)

SectionIVClozeTest

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoiceslabeled

A,B,C,andD.Choosethecorrectoneandcircletheletterbeforeyourchoice.

Onlyonechoiceistobecircled.(10points)

EXAMPLE:

BillcametoworkattheUniversitythirtyyearstoday.

[A]since

[B]before

[C]from

[D]ago

ANSWER:[D]

Inthe20lhcenturychemistshavelearnedtomakeofnewcompoundsthat

neverexisted.Manyofthemareusefultoindustry.Industryalsofoundnew

usesold,well-knownsuchasmercury,arsenic,andlead.Wehavelearnedto

useradioactivesubstancesinmanufacturingelectricalpower,andsomematerials

usedinmedicine.Manyofthesesubstancesarepoisonoustopeople.Accidentally

orpurpose,manyofthemaredischargedintostreamsandlakes.Birdsandfish

arekilledbythem.Insomepeoplehavebeenkilledorbythem.Insome

countries,manypeoplewerekilledbyeatingfishthathadlivedinwater

contaminatedwithmercury;otherswerecrippledlife.Thereisnosolutionat

presenttheproblemofwaterpollutionbymanydifferentkindsofindustrial

wastes.Ideally,allthewastesshouldbecollectedandusedagain.

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SectionVReadingComprehension

Eachsentencebelowisfollowedbyfourstatements.Oneofthestatementsisa

suggestionwhichcanbemadefromtheinformationgivenintheoriginalsentence.

Readthesentencescarefullyandcircleyourchoice.Onlyonechoiceistobe

circled.(10points)

EXAMPLE:

Whatismostobviousinthisbookareallthosedetailsofdailyliving

whichmakeMrs.Richardsanythingbutcommon.

[A]Mrs.Richardsisveryobvious.

[B]Mrs.Richardsisanunusualperson.

[C]Mrs.Richardsisanythingshewantstobe.

[D]Mrs.Richardsisquiteordinary.

ANSWER:[B]

41.Dr.Smithmadealongspeechinwhichheimpliedthathewasafriendofthe

Dean's.

[A]Dr.SmithwasnotafriendoftheDean's.

[B]Dr.SmithgaveatalkinwhichhesaidhewasafriendoftheDean，s.

[C]Dr.SmithsuggestedinhisspeechthathewasafriendoftheDean's.

[D]Dr.Smithmadeamovingspeechinwhichhesaidthathewasafriendofthe

Dean，s.

42.Readingbetweenthelines,Ishouldsaythescientistsaredisappointedat

theoutcomeoftheresearchproject,thoughtheywillnotopenlyadmitit.

[A]Thescientistsadmitthattheirresearchprojectisafailure.

[B]Thescientistsarenotsatisfiedwiththeoutcomeoftheresearchproject.

[C]Thescientistsdenythattheoutcomeoftheresearchprojectisafailure.

[D]Theoutcomeoftheresearchprojectisnotafailure.

43.JohnandIdidnotseeeachotherveryoften,butwheneverIwasintrouble

healwayscametomeandofferedhishelp.

[A]Iwasoftenintrouble.

[B]Johnwasatruefriendofmine.

[C]JohncametoseemeonlywhenIwasintrouble.

[D]TimeandagainJohncametomyhelp.

44.Whenheenteredtheroom,weallstoppedtalkingandglancedateachother

uneasily.

[A]Wewereallafraidofhim.

[B]Weallrespectedhim.

[C]Hewasafriendofours.

[D]Hewasanopponenttoallofus.

45.Itisatalewhichholdschildrenfromplay,andoldmenfromthechimney

corner.

[A]Thechildrenareplayer.

[B]Thestoryisfascinating.

[C]Theoldmenaresittingnearthechimneycorner.

[D]Thetaleisaboutchildrenandoldmen.

SectionVIStructureandVocabulary

Fillintheblankswiththewordswhichbestcompletethemeaningofthe

sentences.(10points)

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49.Thefiremenmanagedtothefireintime.

[A]extinguish

[B]prevent

[C]stop(C)

[D]suppress

50.Ibelievereservesofcoalherearetolastforfiftyyears.

[A]sufficient

[B]efficient

[C]persistent(C)

[D]rich

51.Thisroomispartlywithafewoldarmchairs.

[A]provided

[B]decorated

[C]beautified(C)

[D]furnished

52.Henry?snewsreportcoveringtheconferencewassothatnothinghad

beenomitted.

[A]clear

[B]integrated

[C]comprehensive(C)

[D]understandable

53.Theseplasticflowerslooksothatmanypeoplethinktheyarereal.

[A]beautiful

[B]natural

[C]comparable(C)

[D]similar

54.WearenowanewEnglish-Chinesedictionary.

[A]composing

[B]writing

[C]compiling(C)

ED]creating

55.ThestudentstheirthankstoProfessorDavisbypresentinghimwith

apartinggift.

[A]revealed

[B]expressed

[C]showed(C)

[D]said

SectionVIIChinese-EnglishTranslation

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(15points)

56.我们不同意他刚才说的话。

57.在老师再解释一遍后，同学们才听懂这句子的意思。

58.我们很高兴他如期完成任务

59.我们对他解决问题的方法很感兴趣。

60.我们虽然引进新技术和设备，但是我们将主要依靠自己来实现国个现代化。

SectionVIIIEnglish-ChineseTranslation

ChooseeitherofthefollowingtwopassagesandtranslateitintoChinese.(25

points)

(1)

Letussupposethatyouareinthepositionofaparent.Wouldyouallow

yourchildrentoreadanybooktheywantedtowithoutfirstcheckingits

contents?Wouldyoutakeyourchildrentoseeanyfilmwithoutfirstfindingout

whetheritissuitableforthem?Ifyouranswertothesequestionsis'yes',

thenyouarejustplainirresponsible.Ifyouransweris'no',thenyouare

exercisingyourrightasaparenttoprotectyourchildrenfromwhatyou

considertobeundesirableinfluences.Inotherwords,byactingasanexaminer

yourself,youareadmittingthatthereisastrongcaseforcensorship.

Now,ofcourse,youwillsaythatitisonethingtoexercisecensorship

wherechildrenareconcernedandquiteanothertodothesameforadults.

Childrenneedprotectionanditistheparents'responsibilitytoprovideit.

Butwhataboutadults?Aren,ttheyoldenoughtodecidewhatisgoodforthem?

Theansweristhatmanyadultsare,butdon'tmakethemistakeofthinkingthat

alladultsarelikeyourself.Censorshipisforthegoodofsocietyasawhole.

Likethelaw,itcontributestothecommongood.

Somepeoplethinkthatitisashamethatacensorshouldinterferewith

worksofart.Butwemustbearinmindthatthegreatproportionofbooks,plays

andfilmswhichcomebeforethecensorareveryfarfrombeing'worksofart’.

Whencensorshiplawsarerelaxed,dishonestpeoplearegivenachanceto

producevirtuallyanythinginthenameof'art'.Oneofthegreatthingsthat

censorshipdoesistopreventcertainpeoplefrommakingfatprofitsby

corruptingthemindsofothers.Toargueinfavourofabsolutefreedomisto

argueinfavourofanarchy.Societywouldreallybethebetterifitwere

protectedbycorrectcensorship.

(2)

Ifthesunhasenoughpowertowarmandlightthewholeearth,itmusthave

enoughpowertodootherthings,too.Canweusethesun'sabundantenergyto

supplyelectricity,oratleasttoperformthefunctionswhichelectricityor

othertypesofpowerusuallyperform?Theanswerisyes.

Forexample,peoplehaveformanyyearsbeenusingthereflectedheatofthe

suntocookby.Solarcookershavebeenbuiltwithseveralcurvedmirrors

reflectingthesunandfocusingitsheatonthecookingelement.Thisapparatus

canbeusedjust1ikeagasorelectricstove;itismoreexpensivetomakebut

itdoesnotneedanyfuel,andsocostsnothingtouse.Anotherpossibilityof

usingsolarenergyisinhouse-heating.

Theformofenergyweusemostiselectricity,andeverydaymoreisneeded.

Butelectricityhastobemade,too,andtomakeithugequantitiesoffuelare

required一oil,coal,gasandnowadaysevenuranium.

Thequestionwhichworrieseveryonetodayis:howlongwillthesefuelslast?

Nobodyknowsforsure,butmostexpertsthinkitwillsoonbedifficultto

obtainsufficientelectricityfromthesesources.Itispossiblethatthesun

canmakeacontributionhere,too.

Solarpowerhasalreadybeenusedtoproduceterrifichat.InSouthern

Franceasolarfurnacehasbeenbuilt,wheretemperaturesreachmorethan3000°

Centigrade.Thisfurnaceisonlyusedforexperimentsatpresent,butcouldbe

usedtoproducesteamforapowerstation.

Soitispossiblethatonedayinthenearfuturewewilldependonsolar

furnacesandpowerstationstoprovideourelectricalneeds.Orperhapseach

homewillhaveasolargeneratortoprovidepowerforlightingandheating.

1983年考研英语真题答案

SectionI:StructureandVocabulary(10points)

1.[A]2.[B]3.[B]4.[D]5.[B]

6.[D]7.8.[C]9.[C]10.[D]

SectionII:VerbForms(10points)

11.answering12.Havingcompleted

13.hadnothurt14.havebeenput

15.reading16.wouldhavebeenunderstood

17.renovating18.changed

19.tocut20.crying

SectionIII:Error-detection(10points)

21.[A]22.[C]

23.[C]24.[A]

25.[B]26.DC

27.[B]28.[A]

29.[E]30.[D]

SectionIV:ClozeTest(10points)

31.[B]32.[D]33.[A]34.[C]35.[C]

36.[A]37.[D]38.[B]39.[C]40.[D]

SectionV:ReadingComprehension(10points)

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