全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

2000年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

Part I Structure and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions:

Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked［A］，［B］，［C］and ［D］,Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by black-Example:

I have been to the Great Wall three times____1979.

[A］from ［B］after ［C］for ［D］since

The sentence should read,"I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979." Therefore, you should choose ［D］

Sample Answer

[A］［B］［C］［■］

　

1.As I`ll be away for at least a year, I`d appreciate____from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.

［A］hearing ［B］to hear ［C］to be hearing ［D］having heard

　

2.Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, ___ to find it locked.

［A］just ［B］only ［C］hence ［D］thus

　

3.Doctors see a connection between increase amounts of leisure time spent___ and the increased number of cases of skin cancer.

［A］to sunbathe ［B］to have sunbathed

［C］having sunbathed ［D］sunbathing

　

4.Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company for your goods, you are not entitled____ a repayment for the goods damaged in delivery.

［A］to ［B］with ［C］for ［D］on

　

5.On a rainy day I was driving north through Vermont____ I noticed a young man holding up a sign reading "Boston".

［A］which ［B］where ［C］when ［D］that

　

6.Christie stared angrily at her boos and turned away, as though____ out of the office.

［A］went ［B］gone ［C］to go ［D］would go

　

7.The roles expected___ old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.

［A］of ［B］on ［C］to ［D］ with

　

8.Talk to anyone in the drug industry,____ you`ll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.

［A］or ［B］and ［C］for ［D］so

　

9.It wasn`t so much that I disliked her___ that I just wasn`t interested in the whole business.

［A］rather ［B］so ［C］than ［D］as

　

10.Countless divouced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divouce, let alone___ one.

［A］getting ［B］to get ［C］gotten ［D］get

　

Section B

Directions:

Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked［A］，［B］［C］，and［D］.Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(5points)

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Section C

Directions:

Beneath each of the following sentences, there four choices marked［A］，［B］，［C］and［D］.Choose the one that best completes the sentenec. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)

Example:

The lost car of the Lees was found____ in the woods off the highway.

［A］vanished ［B］scattered ［C］abandoned ［D］rejected

The sentence should read," The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway."Therefore, you should choose［C］.

Sample Answer

［A］［B］［■］［D］

21.He spoke so___ that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.

［A］bluntly ［B］convincingly

［C］emphatically ［D］determinedly

　

22.France`s ____of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.

［A］assumption ［B］consumption

［C］presumption ［D］resumption

　

23.The 215-page manu, circulated to publishers last October,____ an outburst of interest.

［A］flared ［B］glittered ［C］sparked ［D］flashed

24.His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two Parties_____.

［A］came off ［B］came on ［C］came round ［D］came down

　

25.The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually____ it in a profitable direction.

［A］adapt ［B］control ［C］install ［D］steer

　

26.The capital intended to broaden the export base and ____efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.

［A］secure ［B］extend ［C］defend ［D］possess

　

27.It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be____ at the manager`s office.

［A］declared ［B］obtained ［C］reclaimed ［D］recognized

　

28.When I___ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.

［A］woke up ［B］took to ［C］picked up ［D］came to

　

29.The American society is___ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment.

［A］established on ［B］affiliated to

［C］originated from ［D］incorporated with

　

30.I am not_____ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.

［A］concerned ［B］compatible ［C］considerate ［D］complied

　

31.At first, the____ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.

［A］transaction ［B］transmission

［C］transformation ［D］transition

　

32.When the committee_____ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.

［A］got down ［B］set about ［C］went off ［D］came up

　

33.____to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.

［A］Orientation ［B］Access ［C］Procession ［D］Voyage

　

34.Mr Smith had an unusual_____: he was first an office clerk, the a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.

［A］profession ［B］occupation ［C］position ［D］career

　

35.The mayor is a woman with great____ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.

［A］intention ［B］instinct ［C］integrity ［D］intensity

　

36.The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest____ to everyone.

［A］speculation ［B］attribution ［C］utilization ［D］proposition

　

37.The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs___ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.

［A］renders ［B］reckons ［C］regards ［D］relates

　

38.To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly be____, and display in the job.

［A］swift ［B］instant ［C］timely ［D］punctual

　

39.You don`t have to install this radio in your new car, it`s an_____ extra.

［A］excessive ［B］optional ［C］additional ［D］arbitrary

　

40.We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn`t______ to the traffic jam of the busy city.

［A］aid ［B］amount ［C］add ［D］attribute

　

　

PartⅡ Cloze Test

Directions:

For each numbered blank in following passage, there are four choices marked

［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(10 points)

　

If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain 41 consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family 42 he produces a surplus. He must use th