1986—2009考研英语真题及参考答案 - 图文

[C] look out [D] take in

39. I could tell he was surprised from the ________ on his face.

[A] appearance [B] shock [C] look [D] sight

40. The toy boat turned over and sank to the ________ of the pool.

[A] base [B] depth [C] ground [D] bottom

41. Mary never tells anyone what she does for a ________.

[A] job [B] work [C] profession [D] living

42. That boy is such a good violinist he will probably make quite a ________ for himself.[A] star [B] credit [C] name [D] character

43. Old photographs give one a brief ________ of the past.

[A] glance [B] glimpse [C] sight [D] look

44. The novelist is a highly ________ person.

[A] imaginable [B] imaginative [C] imaginary [D] imagined

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45. Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work ________ in other ways.

[A] payable [B] respectful [C] grateful [D] rewarding

Section V: Error-detection and Correction

Each question consists of a sentence with four underlined parts (words or phrases). These parts are labeled [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the part of the sentence that is incorrect and put your choice in the brackets on the left. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down the correct word or phrase on the line following the brackets. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

You‘ve to hurry up if you want to buy something because [A] there‘s [B] hardly something [C] left. [D] ANSWER: [C] anything

46. The professor told the economics [A] student that he didn‘t approve [B] in [C] his taking the

advanced course before [D] he made a passing mark in Economics 1. 47. Although a great number of houses in that area are still [A] in need of repair, [B] there have been [C] improvement in the facilities. [D] 48. Mr. Gilmore is one of those men who appears [A] to be friendly [B] however, it is very hard to deal [C] with him. [D] 49. To understand the situation completely [A] requires [B] more thought than has given [C] thus far. [D] 50. [A] great many [A] educators firmly [B] believe that English is one of the poorest [C] taught

subjects in high schools today. [D] 51. Of all his outdoor [A] activities. Paul likes fishing best of all, [B] but he doesn‘t enjoy cleaning [C] fishing rods afterwards. [D] 52. I should [A] not have recognized the [B] man even [C] you had told [D] me his name. 53. In an hour‘s [A] time I had done the work with [B] my satisfaction; I got my hat in [C] hall

and slipped out unnoticed. [D] 54. The new hotel has erected [A] a beautiful building with [B] recreation areas and conference

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55. While in [A] Europe, the tourists enjoyed to [B] their heart‘s [C] content the weather, the food

and going to the theatre. [D] Section VI: Verb Forms

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

It is highly desirable that a new president ________ (appointed) for this college. ANSWER: (should) be appointed 56. The enemy retreated to the woods after they (defeat). 57. I (speak) to him for some time before I realized who he was.

58. One should never lose one‘s heart when (confront) with temporary difficulties. 59. The house suddenly collapsed while it (pull) down.

60. On (give) an assignment to make a business tour abroad, he gladly accepted it.

61. (Get) everything ready, they got down to map out a plan for the construction of a new express

way. 62. After Peter grew a beard, even his close friends (not recognize) him at first sight. 63. Darkness (set) in, the young people lingered on merrymaking.

64. The students were to (assemble) at the auditorium before 1:30 p.m., but the lecture was

canceled at the last minute. 65. Emphasis is laid on the necessity that all the objectives to be attained (take) into account before

starting a new project. Section VII: Chinese-English Translation

Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points) 66. 去年的好收成是由于农场管理的改进和有利的气体条件。 67. 他在科研上取得的成就要比预期的大。

68. 我们现在必须做的是把情况作一番仔细的调查。 69. 很难说哪个方案更为切实可行。

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70. 昨晚如果他来了，问题也许已得到解决。 Section VIII: English-Chinese Translation

Translate the following passage into Chinese. Only the underlined sentences are to be translated. (20 points)

It would be interesting to discover how many young people go to university without any clear idea of what they are going to do afterwards. (71) If one considers the enormous variety of courses offered, it is not hard to see how difficult it is for a student to select the course most suited to his interests and abilities. (72) If a student goes to university to acquire a broader perspective of life, to enlarge his ideas and to learn to think for himself, he will undoubtedly benefit. (73) Schools often have too restricting an atmosphere, with its time tables and disciplines, to allow him much time for independent assessment of the work he is asked to do. (74) Most students would, I believe, profit by a year of such exploration of different academic studies, especially those ―all rounders‖ with no particular interest. They should have longer time to decide in what subject they want to take their degrees, so that in later life, they do not look back and say, ―I should like to have been an archaeologist. If I hadn‘t taken a degree in Modern Languages, I shouldn‘t have ended up as an interpreter, but it‘s too late now. I couldn‘t go back and begin all over again.‖

(75) There is, of course, another side to the question of how to make the best use of one‘s time at university. (76) This is the case of the student who excels in a particular branch of learning. (77) He is immediately accepted by the University of his choice, and spends his three or four years becoming a specialist, emerging with a first-class Honour Degree and very little knowledge of what the rest of the world is all about. (78) It therefore becomes more and more important that, if students are not to waste their opportunities, there will have to be much more detailed information about courses and more advice. Only in this way can we be sure that we are not to have, on the one hand, a band of specialists ignorant of anything outside of their own subject, and on the other hand, an ever increasing number of graduates qualified in subjects for which there is little or no demand in the working world.

1986年参考答案

Section I: Structure and Vocabulary (15 points) 1. [B] 6. [B] 11. [C] 2. [C] 7. [A] 12. [A] 3. [A] 8. [D] 13. [D] 4. [A] 9. [C] 14. [D] 5. [D] 10. [C] 15. [C] Section II: Error-detection and Correction (10 points) 16. [A] 21. [D] 17. [D] 22. [B] 18. [B] 23. [A] 19. [C] 24. [A] 20. [B] 25. [C] Section III: Reading Comprehension (10 points) 26. [B] 31. [C] 27. [D] 32. [A] 28. [C] 33. [D] 29. [D] 34. [A] 30. [B] 35. [C] - 12 -

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