1993年考研英语试题及答案

1993年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

Section I

Structure and Vocabulary

In each sentence, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choices in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

1. The board deemed it urgent that these files ________ right away.

[A] had to be printed [B] should have been printed [C] must be printed [D] should be printed

2. The local health organization is reported ________ twenty-five years ago when

Dr. Audon became its first president.

[A] to be set up [B] being set up [C] to have been set up [D] having been set up

3. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers

________ for.

[A] be demonstrating [B] demonstrate

[C] had been demonstrating [D] have demonstrated

4. Ted has told me that he always escapes ________ as he has got a very fast

sports car.

[A] to fine [B] to be fined [C] being fined [D] having been fined

5. More than one third of the Chinese in the United States live in California,

________ in San Francisco.

[A] previously [B] predominantly

[D] permanently

6. Prof. Lee’s book will show you ________ can be used in other contexts.

[A] that you have observed [B] that how you have observed [C] how that you have observed [D] how what you have observed

7. All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.

[A] were canceled [B] had been canceled [C] having canceled [D] having been canceled

8. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________ report only in a few

pages but with all the details.

[A] concise [B] clear [C] precise [D] elaborate

9. With prices ________ so much, it’s hard for the company to plan a budget.

[A] fluctuating [B] waving [C] swinging [D] vibrating

10. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ________ healthy.

[A] preserve [B] stay [C] maintain [D] reserve

11. Expected noises are usually more ________ than unexpected ones of the like

magnitude.

[A] manageable [B] controllable

[D] perceivable

12. It isn’t so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works

________.

[A] above all [B] in all [C] at all [D] after all

13. There is an incorrect assumption among scientists and medical people that

everyone agrees ________ what constitutes a benefit to an inpidual.

[A] on [B] with [C] to [D] in

14. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ________ very

little.

[A] makes up for [B] adds up to [C] comes up with [D] puts up with

15. A really powerful speaker can ________ the feelings of the audience to the

fever of excitement.

[A] work out [B] work over [C] work at [D] work up

16. Before the students set off, they spent much time setting a limit ________ the

expenses of the trip.

[A] to [B] about [C] in [D] for

17. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the

________ of maturity. [A] fulfillment [B] achievement [C] establishment [D] accomplishment

18. From the tears in Nedra’s eyes we can deduce that something sad ________.

[A] must have occurred [B] would have occurred [C] might be occurring [D] should occur

19. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting ________ you don’t mind

taking the night train.

[A] provided [B] unless [C] though [D] until

20. Hardly a month goes by without ________ of another survey revealing new

depths of scientific illiteracy among U.S. citizens.

[A] words [B] a word [C] the word [D] word

21. If you ________ Jerry Brown until recently, you’d think the photograph on the

right was strange.

[A] shouldn’t contact [B] didn’t contact [C] weren’t to contact [D] hadn’t contacted

22. Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which

________ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.

[A] deprives [B] restricts [C] rejects

23. I must go now. ________, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.

[A] Incidentally [B] Accidentally [C] Occasionally [D] Subsequently

24. There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, ________

they can limit how much water you drink.

[A] much more than [B] no more than [C] no less than [D] any more than

25. Though ________ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to

record the plain facts of small-town life.

[A] raised [B] grown [C] developed [D] cultivated

26. Most electronic devices of this kind, ________ manufactured for such purposes,

are tightly packed.

[A] that are [B] as are [C] which is [D] it is

27. As for the winter, it is inconvenient to be cold, with most of ________ furnace

fuel is allowed saved for the dawn.

[A] what [B] that [C] which [D] such

28. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a

mysterious ________ without scientific basic.

[A] process

[C] procedure [D] program

29. We cannot always ________ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed

that they can also be driven by water.

[A] hang on [B] count on [C] hold on [D] come on

30. The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause ________ of vegetables

in the coming days.

[A] rarity [B] scarcity [C] invalidity [D] variety

Section II Reading Comprehension

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 the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in t …… 此处隐藏：20333字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……