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1997 考研英语真题及答案 Section I Structure and Vocabulary Part 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 the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points) 1. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, ________ could go penniless by next year. [A] the larger one [B] the larger of which [C] the largest one [D] the largest of which 2. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ________ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen. [A] combined [B] having combined [C] combine [D] being combined 3. Andrew, my father’s younger brother, will not be at the picnic, ________ to the family’s disappointment. [A] much [B] more [C] too much [D] much more 4. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ________ fully occupied the whole of last week. [A] were [B] had been [C] have been [D] was

5. Help will come from the UN, but the aid will be ________ near what’s needed. [A] everywhere [B] somewhere [C] nowhere [D] anywhere 6. The chief reason for the population growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates ________ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care. [A] and [B] as [C] but [D] or 7. He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. ________ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate. [A] What little [B] So much [C] How much [D] So little 8. Although we feel dissatisfied with the election results, we have to become reconciled ________ the decision made by our fellow countrymen. [A] for [B] on [C] to [D] in 9. Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone ________ to the system, so does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out. [A] adding [B] to have added [C] to add [D] added 10. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly ________. [A] noticed [B] to be noticed

[C] being noticed [D] to notice Part 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 the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points) Example: A number of foreign visitors were taken to the industrial exhibition which A B C they saw many new products. D Part [C] is wrong. The sentence should read, “A number of foreign visitors were taken to the industrial exhibition where they saw many new products.” So you should choose [C]. 11. Although Professor Green’s lectures usually ran over the fifty-minute period, A B but none of his students even objected as they found his lectures both C D informative and interesting. 12. When Edison died, it was proposed that the American people turned off A B all power in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes C in honor of this great man. D 13. They pointed out the damage which they supposed that had been done by last A B C night’s storm. D 14. Because of the recent accidents, our parents forbid my brother and me A from swimming in the river unless someone agrees to watch over us. B C D

15. A great many teachers firmly believe that English is one of the A B poorest-taught subjects in high schools at present. C D 16. In this way these insects show an efficient use of their sound-produced ability, organizing two sounds delivered at a high rate as one call. B C D A 17. I thought the technician was to blame for the blowing of the fuse, but I see A B now how I was mistaken. C D 18. For him to be re-elected what is essential is not that his policy works , A B but that the public believe that it is. C D 19. As far as I am concerned, his politics are rather conservative compared with A other politicians. D B C 20. I’d say whenever you are going after something that is belonging to you, A B anyone who is depriving you of the right to have it is criminal. C D Part C 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 the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (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]. 21. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ________. [A] off [B] aside [C] out [D] down 22. The wealth of a country should be measured ________ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce. [A] in line with [B] in terms of [C] in regard with [D] by means of 23. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any ________ on what he promises. [A] faith [B] belief [C] credit [D] reliance 24. My students found the book ________: it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject. [A] enlightening [B] confusing [C] distracting [D] amusing 25. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will ________ down the economy. [A] put [B] settle [C] drag [D] knock 26. In this factory the machines are not regulated ________ but are jointly

controlled by a central computer system. [A] independently [B] individually [C] irrespectively [D] irregularly 27. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be ________ in some form. [A] given off [B] put out [C] set off [D] used up 28. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might actually ________. [A] shrink [B] delay [C] disperse [D] sink 29. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises. [A] moveable [B] changing [C] flexible [D] varying 30. If you know what the trouble is, why don’t you help them to ________ the situation? [A] simplify [B] modify [C] verify [D] rectify 31. I can’t ________ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning. [A] figure out [B] draw out [C] look out

[D] work out 32. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat ________. [A] disapproval [B] rejection [C] refusal [D] decline 33. From this material we can ________ hundreds of what you may call direct products. [A] derive [B] discern [C] diminish [D] displace 34. She had clearly no ________ of doing any work, although she was very well paid. [A] tendency [B] ambition [C] intention [D] willingness 35. What seems confusing or fragmented at first might well become ________ a third time. [A] clean and measurable [B] notable and systematic [C] pure and wholesome [D] clear and organic 36. The public opinion was that the time was not ________ for the election of such a radical candidate as Mr. Jones. [A] reasonable [B] ripe [C] ready [D] practical 37. Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the ________ of hunger. [A] sensation [B] cause

[C] purpose [D] motive 38. For the new country to survive, ________ for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required. [A] to name a few [B] let alone [C] not to speak [D] let’s say 39. Foreign disinvestment and the ________ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy. [A] displacement [B] elimination [C] exclusion [D] exception 40. When a number of people ________ together in a conversational knot, each individual expresses his position in the group by where he stands. [A] pad [B] pack [C] squeeze [D] cluster Directions: Section II Cloze Test For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points) Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the world ’ s largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people 大 41 家 into the offices and factories of America, seeking a day’s work for a day’s pay. One day at a time. 大 42 家 industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive 大 43 家 reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming. 大 44 家 its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming

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