1999年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题 Part One: l . Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery __ just around the corner was untrue. [A]wouLd be [B]to be [C]was [D]being 2. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills __ people each year than automo- bile accidents. [A]seven more times [B]seven times more [C]over seven times [D]seven times 3. It' s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes __ place in our ever-changing world. [A] taking [B]to take [C]take [D]taken 4. This is an exciting area of study, and one __ which new applications are being discov- ered almost daily. [A] from [B]by [C] in [D] through 5 . __ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition. [A]As [B]What [C]That [D] It 6. Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony , I was unable to attend __ such short notice. [A]to [B]in [C]with [D]on 7. California has more light than it knows __ to do with but everything else is expensive. [A] how [ B] what [ C] which [D] where 8. The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don' t have small children and get along __ to spend most of their time together. [A]so well [B]too well [C]well as [D]well enough 9. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about __ compliments to his political leaders . [A]paying [B]having paid [C]to pay [D] to have paid 10. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital informa- tion than __ in traditional media. [A]exist [B]exists [ C]existing [D]to exist 11. Your math instructor would have been happy to give you a makeup examination [A] had you gone and explained that your parents had been ill at the time. [B] [C] [D] 12. As the children become financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family fi- [A] [B] [C] nancial security will shift from protection to save for the retirement years. [D] 13. Were the Times Co. to purchase another major media company, there is no doubt that it [A] could dramatically transform a family-ran enterprise that still gets 90% of its revenues [B] [C] [D] from newspapers . 14. Symposium talks will cover a wide range of subjects from overfishing to physical and [A] [B] environment factors that affect the populations of different species. [C] [D] 15 . Convenation calls for a willingness to alternate the role of speaker with one of listener , and [A] [B] [C] it calls for occasional ' digestive pauses' by both. [D] 16. If two theories are equal to their ability to account for a body of data, the theory that [A] [B] does so with the smaller nomber of assumptions is to be preferred. [c] [D] 17. The Committee adopted a resolution requiring the seven automakers selling the most cars in [A] [B] the state making 2 percent of those vehicles emissions-free by 1998. [C] [D] 18. As long as poor people, who in general are colored, are in conflict with richer people, who in [A] [B] general are lighter skin, there' s going to be a constant racial conflict in the world. [C] [D] 19 . All those left undone may sound greatly in theory, but even the trust believer has great dif- [A] [B] [C] ficulty when it comes to specifics. [D] 20 . Even if automakers modify commercially produced cars to run on alternative fuels, the cars [A] [B] [C] won' t catch on in a big way when drivers can fill them up at the gas station. [D] 21 . An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ___ further research and fur- ther thinking about a particular topic. [ A] stimulate [ B] renovate [ C] arouse [ D] advocate 22 . Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practi- cal __. [ A] obligations [B] regulations [ C ] observations [ D] considerations 23 . Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss __ the bread-winner' s death . [A]at the cost of [B]on the verge of [C]as a result of [D]for the sake of 24. In education there should be a good __ among the branches of knowledge that con- tribute to effective thinking and wise judgment . [ A] distribution [ B] balance [ C] combination [ D] assignment 25 . The American dream is most __ during the periods of productivity and wealth generat- ed by American capitalism. [A] plausible [B] patriotic [ C] primitive [D] partial 26 . Poverty is not __ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible there. [ A] rare [ B] temporary [ C] prevalent [ D] segmental 27. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in __ popu- lated areas. [A] densely [ B] intensely [ C] abundantly [D] highly 28. As a way of __ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later. [A]picking up [B]coping with [C]passing out [D]getting across 29 . Tom' s mother tried hard to persuade him to __ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market . [A]pull out [B]give up [C]draw in [D]back down 30. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical __ , will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology. [ A] interference [ B] interruption [ C] intervention [ D] interaction 31 . These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the __ of high- er education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's. [ A] branch [ B]category t C] domain [D] scope 32 . Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the __ in the financial system will drag down the economy. [ A] shallowness [ B] shakiness [ C] scantiness [ D] stiffness 33 . Crisis would be the right term to describe the __ in many animal species. . [ A] minimization [ B] restriction [ C] descent [ D] decline 34 . The city is an important railroad __ and industrial and convention center. [A] conjunction [ B] network [ C]junction [D] link 35. Prof. White, my respected tutor, frequently reminds me to __ myself of every chance to improve my English. [ A] assure [ B] inform [ C] avail [D] notify 36. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that __ disease resistance in neighboring plants. [ A.] contracts [ B] activates [ C] maintains [ D] prescribe 37 . Corporations and labor unions have __ great benefits upon their employees and mem- bers as well as upon the general pubtic. [A] conferred [ B]granted [ C] flung [D] submitted 38. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was __ from one new moon to the next. [ A] measured [ B] reckoned [ C]judged [ D] assessed 39. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was __ to the issue at hand. [ A] irrational [ B] unreasonable [ C] invalid [ D] irrelevant 40. Fuel scarcities and price increases __ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks. [ A] persuaded [ B] prompted [ C] imposed [ D] enlightened (责任编辑:泉水) |