1994 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 the
ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)
1. By the time you arrive in London, we ________ in Europe for two weeks.
[A] shall stay
[B] have stayed
[C] will have stayed
[D] have been staying
2. I appreciated ________ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.
[A] having been given
[B] having given
[C] to have been given
[D] to have given
3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ________ obtaining
water is not the least.
[A] of which
[B] for what
[C] as
[D] whose
4. The heart is ________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled
by the brain.
[A] not so
[B] not much
[C] much more
[D] no more
5. ________ the fact that his initial experiments had failed, Prof. White persisted in
his research.
[A] Because of
[B] As to
[C] In spite of
[D] In view of
6. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry
is his insistence that it ________ in religious, as well as worldly, frame of
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reference.
[A] is to be analyzed
[B] has been analyzed
[C] be analyzed
[D] should have been analyzed
7. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ________ all
practical value by the time they finished.
[A] could lose
[B] would have lost
[C] might lose
[D] ought to have lost
8. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as ________ earned by his own labour.
[A] one
[B] that
[C] such
[D] what
9. It isn’t cold enough for there ________ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim’s car
out quite safely.
[A] would be
[B] being
[C] was
[D] to be
10. Scientists generally agree that the Earth’s climate will warm up over the next 50
to 100 years ________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age.
[A] as long as
[B] as much as
[C] as soon as
[D] as well as
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 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)
11. Similar elements in the prehistoric remains [A] from both areas suggest [B] that
Indians and their neighbours had maintained [C] distant but real connections ever
[D] before 1500 B. C.
12. It soon became obviously [A] that instead of being trained [B] to sing she would
[C] be trained as [D] the astronomer’s assistant.
13. He also conceived [A] that the solar system and the universe would come [B]
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into existence by [C] a natural process and would disappear [D] one day.
14. The moon has a mass that is nearly one hundred times less [A] than the earth [B];
in consequence [C],the force of [D] gravity at the moon’s surface is only
one-sixth of that at the earth’s surface.
15. “The Bunsen burner is so [A] named because it is thought [B] to be invented [C]
by Robert Bunsen, who was German by [D] birth.
16. Much although [A] I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equal [B] her in
thoroughness, whatever [C] the job [D].
17. The weeds [A] and tall grass in that yard makes [B] the house look [C] as if it
had been vacant [D] for quite some time.
18. If only [A] the nature of the aging process is [B] better understood, the
possibility of discovering [C] a medicine that can block the fundamental process
of aging seems [D] very remote.
19. When I consider how talented he is [A] as a painter [B], I cannot help but
believing [C] that the public [D] will appreciate his gift.
20. Allen has stated [A] that he has always had [B] a great interest [C] and
admiration for [D] the work of the British economist Keynes.
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
ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a
pencil. (10 points)
21. Please do not be ________ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract
attention.
[A] disregarded
[B] distorted
[C] irritated
[D] intervened
22. Craig assured his boss that he would ________ all his energies in doing this new
job.
[A] call forth
[B] call at
[C] call on
[D] call off
23. Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to
the body.
[A] disclosure
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[B] exhibition
[C] contact
[D] exposure
24. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly
remember my own date of birth.
[A] dim
[B] blank
[C] faint
[D] vain
25. It is well known that knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of
mind.
[A] incompatible
[B] incredible
[C] indefinite
[D] indispensable
26. More than two hundred years ago the United States ________ from the British
Empire and become an independent country.
[A] got off
[B] pulled down
[C] broke away
[D] attached to
27. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ________ loud
continuous noise.
[A] subjected to
[B] filled with
[C] associated with
[D] dropped off
28. Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these
mathematical systems.
[A] oblige
[B] owe
[C] contribute
[D] attribute
29. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something
________ researching into.
[A] precious
[B] worth
[C] worthy
[D] valuable
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30. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a
substance to absorb harmful chemicals.
[A] relieve
[B] release
[C] dismiss
[D] discard
31. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ________
be able to walk.
[A] in no time
[B] by all means
[C] in no way
[D] on any account
32. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ________ to give her long and
flowing hair a smooth.
[A] occasionally
[B] simultaneously
[C] eventually
[D] promptly
33. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have
taken great ________ to educate their children.
[A] efforts
[B] pains
[C] attempts
[D] endeavours
34. If any man here does not agree with me, he should ________ his own plan for
improving the living conditions of these people.
[A] put on
[B] put out
[C] put in
[D] put forward
35. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be
________ to it.
[A] connected
[B] fastened
[C] bound
[D] stuck
36. The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparative
seldom used in ordinary conversation.
[A] altitude
[B] latitude
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[C] multitude
[D] attitude
37. In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of these improvements through your
active participation.
[A] dimension
[B] volume
[C] magnitude
[D] scope
38. Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true
intentions.
[A] rise
[B] reason
[C] suspicion
[D] impulse
39. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ________.
[A] on the spot
[B] on the site
[C] on the location
[D] on the ground
40. The remarkable ________ of life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles
Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.
[A] classification
[B] variety
[C] density
[D] diversion
Section II: Cloze Test
Directions:
For each numbered blank in following passage, there are four choices marked [A],
[B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1
by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)
The first and smallest unit that can be discussed in relation to language is the
word. In speaking, the choice of words is __41__ the utmost importance. Proper
selection will eliminate one source of __42__ breakdown in the communication cycle.
Too often, careless use of words __43__ a meeting of the minds of the speaker and
listener. The words used by the speaker may __44__ unfavorable reactions in the
listener __45__ interfere with his comprehension; hence, the transmission-reception
system breaks down.
__46__, inaccurate or indefinite words may make __47__ difficult for the
listener to understand the __48__ which is being transmitted to him. The speaker who
does not have specific words in his working vocabulary may be __49__ to explain or
describe in a __50__ that can be understood by his listeners.
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41. [A] of
[B] at
[C] for
[D] on
42. [A] inaccessible
[B] timely
[C] likely
[D] invalid
43. [A] encourages
[B] prevents
[C] destroys
[D] offers
44. [A] pass out
[B] take away
[C] back up
[D] stir up
45. [A] who
[B] as
[C] which
[D] what
46. [A] Moreover
[B] However
[C] Preliminarily
[D] Unexpectedly
47. [A] that
[B] It
[C] so
[D] this
48. [A] speech
[B] sense
[C] message
[D] meaning
49. [A] obscure
[B] difficult
[C] impossible
[D] unable
50. [A] case
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[B] means
[C] method
[D] way
Section III: Reading Comprehension
Directions:
Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there
are four answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Read the passages carefully and
choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on ANSWER
SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (40
points)
Text 1
The American economic system is organized around a basically
private-enterprise, market-oriented economy in which consumers largely determine
what shall be produced by spending their money in the marketplace for those goods
and services that they want most. Private businessmen, striving to make profits,
produce these goods and services in competition with other businessmen; and the
profit motive, operating under competitive pressures, largely determines how these
goods and services are produced. Thus, in the American economic system it is the
demand of individual consumers, coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize
profits and the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes, that together
determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it.
An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which
consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers. In the American
economy, this mechanism is provided by a price system, a process in which prices rise
and fall in response to relative demands of consumers and supplies offered by
seller-producers. If the product is in short supply relative to the demand, the price will
be bid up and some consumers will be eliminated from the market. If, on the other
hand, producing more of a commodity results in reducing its cost, this will tend to
increase the supply offered by seller-producers, which in turn will lower the price and
permit more consumers to buy the product. Thus, price is the regulating mechanism in
the American economic system.
The important factor in a private-enterprise economy is that individuals are
allowed to own productive resources (private property), and they are permitted to hire
labor, gain control over natural resources, and produce goods and services for sale at a
profit. In the American economy, the concept of private property embraces not only
the ownership of productive resources but also certain rights, including the right to
determine the price of a product or to make a free contract with another private
individual.
51. In Line 11, Paragraph 1, “the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes”
means ________.
[A] Americans are never satisfied with their incomes
[B] Americans tend to overstate their incomes
[C] Americans want to have their incomes increased
[D] Americans want to increase the purchasing power of their income
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