2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by
blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)
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
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[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 boss and turned away, as though ________ out of the office.
[A] went
[B] gone
[C] to go
[D] would go
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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
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.
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[A] rather
[B] so
[C] than
[D] as
10. Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even
thought of a divorce, let alone ________ one.
[A] getting
[B] to get
[C] gotten
[D] get
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 ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening
the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)
Example:
A number of [A] foreign visitors were taken [B] to the industrial exhibition, which [C] they saw
[D] many new products.
Answer [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].
Sample Answer
[A] [B] [■] [D]
Having isolated
A
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on a remote island,
with
B
to occupy
C
little work
them, the soldiers suffered from
boredom and low
D
spirits
.
to be mailed
A
B
was placed
on the writing table an hour ago, it
is
C
being
D
there
certain
12.
If the letter
now.
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ruling
A
party could even lose
its
B
majority in the lower house of parliament,
started
C
a period
13. The
prolonged struggling
D
.
of
14. The mechanisms
at
A
work
are manifest
B
in the tendency for such physical activity
to
C
utilize the
potential
D
harmful constituents of the stress response.
In
A
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the long run, however, this hurry
to shed
B
full-time staff may be
more
C
harmful to industry as it
to
D
is
the workforce.
it
A
16. See to
that you include
in
B
the examination paper
the answer
D
last time.
whatever
C
questions they didn’t know
17. Most newspapers,
while devoting
A
the major part of
its
B
space to recent events, usually manage to
room
C
find
on the inside pages for articles
on
D
some interesting topics.
18. One sign
by which
A
you are making progress in an
art
B
such as painting or photography is
that
C
you begin to realize how much
there is
D
to learn.
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19. The ideal listener stays both
inside and outside
A
the music at the moment it is played and
enjoying
B
it almost
as much as
C
the composer at the moment he
composes
D
.
Continued
A
exposure to stress has been linked to
worsened
B
functioning of the immune system,
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leaving
C
a person more liable
for
D
infection.
Part C
Directions:
Beneath each of the following sentences, there four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose
the one that best completes the sentence. 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
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[B] consumption
[C] presumption
[D] resumption
23. The 215-page manuscript, 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
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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
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[C] Procession
[D] Voyage
34. Mr. Smith had an unusual ________: he was first an office clerk, then 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 interest 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.
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