1998年考研英语试题及答案

1阅读正文内容PartIStructureandVocabularySectionsADirections:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(5points)TheSocialSecurityRetirementProgramismadeupoftwotrustfunds,_____couldgopennilessbynextyear.A)thelargeroneB)thelargerofwhichC)thelargestoneD)thelargestofwhichNowhereinnatureisaluminumfoundfree,owingtoitsalways_____withotherelements,mostcommonlywithoxygen.A)combinedB)havingcombinedC)combineD)beingcombinedAndrew,myfather'syoungerbrother,willnotbeatthepicnic,_____tothefamily'sdisappointment.A)muchB)moreC)toomuchD)muchmoreIwouldhavegonetovisithiminthehospitalhaditbeenatallpossible,butI_____fullyoccupiedthewholeoflastweek.A)wereB)hadbeenC)havebeenD)wasHelpwillcomefromtheUN,buttheaidwillbe_____nearwhat'sneeded.A)everywhereB)somewhereC)nowhere2D)anywhereThechiefreasonforthepopulationgrowthisn'tsomuchariseinbirthrates_____afallindeathratesasaresultofimprovementsinmedicalcare.A)andB)asC)butD)orHeclaimstobeanexpertinastronomy,butinactualfactheisquiteignorantonthesubject._____heknowsaboutitisoutofdateandinaccurate.A)WhatlittleB)SomuchC)HowmuchD)SolittleAlthoughwefeeldissatisfiedwiththeelectionresults,wehavetobecomereconciled_____thedecisionmadebyourfellowcountrymen.A)forB)onC)toD)inJustasthevalueofatelephonenetworkincreaseswitheachnewphone_____tothesystem,sodoesthevalueofacomputersystemincreasewitheachprogramthatturnsout.A)addingB)tohaveaddedC)toaddD)addedThevocabularyandgrammaticaldifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglisharesotrivialandfewashardly_____.A)noticedB)tobenoticedC)beingnoticedD)tonoticeSectionB3Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA),B),C)andD).IdentifythepartofthesentencethatisincorrectandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(5points)Example:AnumberofA)foreignvisitorsweretakenB)totheindustrialexhibitionwhichC)theysawD)manynewproducts.PartC)iswrong.Thesentenceshouldread,“Anumberofforeignvisitorsweretakentotheindustrialexhibitionwheretheysawmanynewproducts.”SoyoushouldchooseC).AlthoughProfessorGreen'slecturesusuallyranoverA)thefiftyminuteB)period,butnoneC)ofhisstudentsevenD)objectedastheyfoundhislecturesbothinformativeandinteresting.WhenA)Edisondied,itwasproposedthattheAmericanpeopleturnedoffB)allpowerC)intheirhomes,streets,andfactoriesforseveralminutesinhonorofD)thisgreatman.TheypointedoutA)thedamagewhichB)theysupposedthatC)hadbeendonebylastnight'sD)storm.BecauseofA)therecentaccidents,ourparentsforbidmybrotherandmefromswimmingB)intheriverunlessC)someoneagreestowatchD)overus.AgreatmanyA)teachersfirmlyB)believethatEnglishisoneofthepooresttaughtC)subjectsinhighschoolsatpresent.D)Inthiswaytheseinsectsshowanefficientuseoftheirsoundability,organizingB)twosoundsdeliveredC)atahighrateasonecall.D)IthoughtthetechnicianwastoblameA)fortheblowingB)ofthefuse,butIseenowhowC)IwasD)mistaken.Forhimtobereelected,A)whatisessentialisnotthathispolicyworks,B)butthatC)thepublicbelievethatitis.D)4AsfarasA)Iamconcerned,hispoliticsareB)ratherconservativecomparedC)withotherpoliticians.D)I'dsaywheneveryouaregoingA)aftersomethingthatisbelongingB)toyou,anyonewhoisdeprivingC)youoftherighttohaveitiscriminal.D)SectionsCDirections:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentences,therearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(10points)Example:ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfound_____inthewoodsoffthehighway.A)vanishedB)scatteredC)abandonedD)rejectedThesentenceshouldread,“ThelostcaroftheLeeswasfoundabandonedinthewoodsoffthehighway.”Therefore,youshouldchooseC).Whenworkersareorganizedintradeunions,employersfindithardtolaythem_____.A)offB)asideC)outD)downThewealthofacountryshouldbemeasured_____thehealthandhappinessofitspeopleaswellasthematerialgoodsitcanproduce.A)inlinewithB)intermsofC)inregardwithD)bymeansofHehasfailedmesomanytimesthatInolongerplaceany_____onwhathepromises.A)faithB)beliefC)creditD)relianceMystudentsfoundthebook_____itprovidedthemwithanabundanceof5informationonthesubject.A)enlighteningB)confusingC)distractingD)amusingNobodyyetknowshowlongandhowseriouslytheshakinessinthefinancialsystemwill_____downtheeconomy.A)putB)settleC)dragD)knockInthisfactorythemachinesarenotregulated_____butarejointlycontrolledbyacentralcomputersystem.A)independentlyB)individuallyC)irrespectivelyD)irregularlyEverychemicalchangeeitherresultsfromenergybeingsuedtoproducethechange,orcausesenergytobe_____insomeform.A)givenoffB)putoutC)setoffD)usedupIfbusinessmenaretaxedtoomuch,theywillnolongerbemotivatedtoworkhard,withtheresultthatincomesfromtaxationmightactually_____.A)shrinkB)delayC)disperseD)sinkAmericancompaniesareevolvingfrommassacturingto_____enterprises.A)moveableB)changingC)flexibleD)varying6Ifyouknowwhatthetroubleis,whydon＇tyouhelpthemto_____thesituation?A)simplifyB)modifyC)verifyD)rectifyIcan't_____whathashappenedtothevegetables,fortheywerefresh