1985年考研英语真题

1985

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

question,

decide

which

of

the

four

choices

given

will

most

suitably

complete

the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice. in the brackets on

the left. (15 points)

EXAMPLE:

I was caught ________ the rain yesterday.

[A] in

[B] by

[C] with

[D] at

ANSWER: [A]

1.

The

travellers

sought

shelter

________

the

rain

and

happened

to

find

a

roadside

inn.

[A] from

[B] by

[C] for

[D] with

2.

To our delight, she quickly adapted herself ________ the situation.

[A] with

[B] to

[C] of

[D] into

3.

The key________ success is hard work and persistence.

[A] on

[B] for

[C] to

[D] of

4.

[A] twice so much

[B] twice as much

[C] as much twice

[D] so much twice

5.

This pair of shoes isn’t good,

but that pair is ________ better.

[A] rather

[B] less

[C] ever

[D] hardly

6.

________ do we go for picnics.

[A] Certainly

[B] Sometimes

[C] Seldom

[D] Once

7.

Kunming is usually cool in the summer, but Shanghai ________.

[A] is rarely

[B] scarcely is

[C] hardly is

[D] rarely is

8.

A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and ________

research.

[A] carries out

[B] carries through

[C] carries off

[D] carries about

9.

On entering another country, a tourist will have to ________ the Customs.

[A] pass through

[B] pass by

[C] pass over

[D] pass for

10. The old lady can't hope to ________ her cold in a few days.

[A] get away

[B] get off

[C] get out

[D] get over

11. Will you ________ my article to find out whether I've made any mistakes?

[A] look after

[B] look through

[C] look up

[D] look into

12.

[A] to send it

[B] sent it to

[C] to send it to

[D] for sending it

13. David, something important has happened. I wish to ________.

[A] talk it over with you

[B] talk over it

[C] ta1k over

[D] talk you over it

14. I was advised ________ for reservations.

[A] to either telephone or to write the hotel

[B] either to telephone or to write the hotel

[C] that I should telephone or either write the hotel

[D] I ought either to telephone or write the hotel

15. ________

we

have

finished

the

course,

we

shall

start

doing

more

revision

work.

[A] For now

[B] Since that

[C] Now that

[D] By now

Section II

Cloze Test

For each numbered blank

in the following

passage there are four choices labeled A,

B,

C,

and

D.

Choose

the

best

one

and

put

your

choice

in

the

brackets

below

the

passage.

Read the whole passage before making your choices. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

For instance, the automobile tunnel might ______ huge ventilation problems.

[A] make

[B] bring

[C] raise

[D] create

ANSWER: [D]

When

I

was

about

twelve,

I

suddenly

developed

a

great

passion

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writing

poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as

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stamps, and spent all my

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time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every

possible

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soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not interest

me, I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did

this very

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, but it was not long before I got caught. One day while I was

busy writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher

standing over me, fuming with anger because I was not

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attention. He tore

the poem up, with a

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not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was

convinced

that

I

had

written

a

good

poem,

so

that

evening

I

wrote

it

out

again

from

memory. Not long after, I read about a poetry contest and I decided to send in my

poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me I

had

won

first

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.

Everyone

at

school

was

very

impressed

—

except

the

geography teacher, who

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me more carefully than ever. He was quite

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that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

16. [A] for

[B] in

[C] on

[D] at

17. [A] arranging

[B] collecting

[C] gathering

[D] keeping

18. [A] additional

[B] extra

[C] other

[D] spare

19. [A] chance

[B] moment

[C] occasion

[D] time

20. [A] anxiously

[B] attentively

[C] cautiously

[D] silently

21. [A] calling

[B] devoting

[C] attracting

[D] paying

22. [A] warning

[B] notice

[C] word

[D] look

23. [A] position

[B] prize

[C] reward

[D] victory

24. [A] guarded

[B] inspected

[C] observed

[D] watched

25. [A] determined

[B] annoyed

[C] fixed

[D] assured

Section III Reading Comprehension

Each

sentence

or

passage

below

is

followed

by

four

statements.

One

of

the

statements

is

a

suggestion

which

can

be

made

from

the

information

given

in

the

original

sentence

or

passage.

Read

them

carefully

and

make

your

choice.

Put

your

choice

in

the

brackets

on the left. (10 points)

EXAMPLE:

[A] You should get up when he comes in.

[B] You should support him.

[C] You shouldn't be afraid to argue with him.

[D] You must be of the same height as he is.

ANSWER: [B]

26. Watch your step when your turn comes to have an interview with the general

manager.

[A] When you are asked to see the general manager, be sure not to step into

his office without his permission.

[B]

Watch

the

steps

when

you

go

upstairs

to

see

the

general

manager

at

his

office.

[C] Be sure to be careful when it is your turn to go to the general manager's

office for an interview with him.

[D]

Watch

out

and

don't

step

into

the

general

manager's

office

until

it

is

your

turn to have an interview with him.

27. Since no additional fund is available, the extension of

the building is

out of

the question.

[A] The extension of the building is impossible because we are unable to get

extra fund for the purpose.

[B] There is some problem about the extension of the building owing to lack

of fund.

[C]

Since

no

additional

fund

is

available,

we

have

to

solve

the

problem

regarding

the extension of the building with our own resources.

[D]

We

can

undertake

the

extension

of

the

building

even

without

additional

fund.

It is no problem at all.

28. All along he

has been striving

not to fall short of his parents' expectations.

[A] He has been trying hard all the time to live up to what his parents expect

of him.

[B] His parents have been expecting him to work hard.