1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题.doc

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1、1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I: Structure and VocabularyIn each sentence, decide which of the four choices given will suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET (15 points)1.They lost their way in the forest, and _ made matters worse was that

2、 night began to fall.A thatB itC whatD which2._ my return, I learned that Professor Smith had been at the Museum and would not be back for several hours.A AtB OnC WithD During3.Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to _ situations.A simi

3、larB alikeC sameD likely4.There is not much time left; so Ill tell you about it _.A in detailB in briefC in shortD in all5.In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _.A admittedB acknowledgedC absorbedD considered6.There is a real possibility that these animals

4、 could be frightened, _ a sudden loud noise.A being thereB should there beC there wasD there having been7.By the year 2000, scientists probably _ a cure for cancer.A will be discoveringB are discoveringC will have discoveredD have discovered8.Jim isnt _, but he did badly in the final exams last seme

5、ster.A gloomyB dullC awkwardD tedious9.The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents _.A commandB convictionC consentD compromise10.He had _ on the subject.A a rather strong opinionB rather strong opinionC rather the strong opinionD the rather strong opinion11.

6、 When Jane fell off the bike, the other children _.A were not able to help laughterB could not help but laughingC could not help laughingD could not help to laugh12.It is better to die on ones feet than _.A living on ones kneesB live on ones kneesC on ones kneesD to live on ones knees13.The most imp

7、ortant _ of his speech was that we should all work wholeheartedly for the people.A elementB spotC senseD point14.This watch is _ to all the other watches on the market.A superiorB advantageousC superD beneficial15.In a typhoon, winds _ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.A assumeB accomplis

8、hC attainD assemble16._ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.A In spite ofB But forC Because ofD As for17.Mary _ my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now.A has receivedB ought to have receivedC couldnt have receivedD shouldnt have received18._ to speak w

9、hen the audience interrupted him.A Hardly had he begunB No sooner had he begunC Not until he beganD Scarcely did he begin19.Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely _ to the outside world.A being lostB having lostC losingD lost20.The policemen went into action _ they heard the alarm.A

10、 promptlyB presentlyC quicklyD directly21.The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway.A vanishedB abandonedC scatteredD rejected22.Dress warmly, _ youll catch cold.A on the contraryB or ratherC or elseD in no way23.Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able

11、to change brain chemistry.A powerfulB influentialC monstrousD vigorous24.Bob was completely _ by the robbers disguise.A taken awayB taken downC taken toD taken in25.Difficulties and hardships have _ the best qualities of the young geologist.A brought outB brought aboutC brought forthD brought up26.O

12、ur modern civilization must not be thought of as _ in a short period of time.A being createdB to have been createdC having been createdD to be created27.Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _ at the other store.A anyoneB the othersC thatD t

13、he ones28.The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to _ the investment plan within a week.A work outB put outC make outD set out29.He knows little of mathematics, and _ of chemistry.A even moreB still lessC no lessD still more30.The students expected there _ more reviewing cla

14、sses before the final exam.A isB beingC have beenD to beSection II: Reading ComprehensionEach of the passages below is followed by some questions. For ach question four answers are given. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the ANSWER S

15、HEET. (30 points)Text lA wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to good people.Day after day my men and I struggle to hold back a tidal wave of crime. Something has gone terribl

16、y wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values. A key ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.Accountability isnt hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequen

17、ces.Of the many values that hold civilization together - honesty, kindness, and so on - accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law - and, ultimately, no society.My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or

18、 have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on peoples behavior are far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Fortunately there are still communities - smaller towns, usually - where schools maintain discip

19、line and where parents hold up standards that proclaim: “In this family certain things are not tolerated - they simply are not done!”Yet more and more, especially in our larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are loosening. Your typical robber has none. He considers your property his prop

20、erty; he takes what he wants, including your life if you enrage him.The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, its the criminal who is considered victimized: by his und

21、erprivileged upbringing, by the school that didnt teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, by the parents who didnt provide a stable home.I dont believe it. Many others in equally disadvantaged circumstances choose not to engage in criminal activities. If we fre

22、e the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything.We in America desperately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.31.What the wise man said suggests that _

23、.A its unnecessary for good people to do anything in face of evilB its certain that evil will prevail if good men do nothing about itC its only natural for virtue to defeat evilD its desirable for good men to keep away from evil32.According to the author, if a person is found guilty of a crime, _.A

24、society is to be held responsibleB modern civilization is responsible for itC the criminal himself should bear the blameD the standards of living should be improved33.Compared with those in small towns, people in large cities have _.A less self-disciplineB better sense of disciplineC more mutual res

25、pectD less effective government34.The writer is sorry to have noticed that _.A people in large cities tend to excuse criminalsB people in small towns still stick to old discipline and standardsC todays society lacks sympathy for people in difficultyD people in disadvantaged circumstances are engaged

26、 in criminal activities35.The key point of the passage is that _.A stricter discipline should be maintained in schools and familiesB more good examples should be set for people to followC more restrictions should be imposed on peoples behaviorD more people should accept the value of accountabilityTe

27、xt 2The period of adolescence, i.e., the period between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on societys definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of time, while

28、in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of ones life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may change in a

29、 given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society.In modern society, ceremonies for a

30、dolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For example, grade school graduation, hig

31、h school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the individual. Ceremonies for adolescence have also bee

32、n replaced by legal definitions of status roles, right, privileges and responsibilities. It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of childhood and minor status are removed and adult privileges and responsibilities are grant

33、ed. The twelve-year-old is no longer considered a child and has to pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult rights. At the age of sixteen the adolescent is granted certain adult ri

34、ghts which increases his social status by providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain a drivers license; he can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult responsibilities as well as rights; the

35、 young man can now be a soldier, but he also can marry without parental permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contracts, and he is entitled to run for public office. No additional

36、 basic rights are acquired as a function of age after majority status has been attained. None of these legal provisions determine at what point adulthood has been reached but they do point to the prolonged period of adolescence.36.The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies beca

37、use _.A the definition of maturity has changedB the industrialized society is more developedC more education is provided and laws against child labor are madeD ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance37.Former social ceremonies that used to mark adolesc

38、ence have given place to _.A graduations from schools and collegesB social recognitionC socio-economic statusD certain behavioral changes38.No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is _.A eleven years oldB sixteen years oldC twenty-one years oldD between twelve and twenty-o

39、ne years old39.Starting from 22, _.A one will obtain more basic rightsB the older one becomes, the more basic rights he will haveC one wont get more basic rights than when he is 21D one will enjoy more rights granted by society40.According to the passage, it is true that _.A in the late 19th century

40、 in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existedB no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-oneC one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a drivers licenseD one is not free from the restrictions of child l

41、abor laws until he can join the armyText 3Most growing plants contain much more water than all other materials combined. C. R. Darnes has suggested that it is as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick - a brick building. Certain it is that all essentia

42、l processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the soil solution before they can be taken into the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plant and are built into essential plant materials w

43、hile in a dissolved state. The carbon dioxide from the air may enter the leaf as a gas but is dissolved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form simple sugars - the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plant parts are generally

44、75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems no longer actively growing, may have much less water than growing tissues.The actual amount of water in the plant at any one time, however, is only a very small part of what passes through it during its development. The processe

45、s of photosynthesis, by which carbon dioxide and water are combined - in the presence of chlorophyll (叶绿素) and with energy derived from light - to form sugars, require that carbon dioxide from the air enter the plant. This occurs mainly in the leaves. The leaf surface is not solid but contains great

46、 numbers of minute openings, through which the carbon dioxide enters. The same structure that permits the one gas to enter the leaf, however, permits another gas - water vapor - to be lost from it. Since carbon dioxide is present in the air only in trace quantities (3 to 4 parts in 10,000 parts of air) and water vapor is near saturation in the air spaces within the leaf (at