2001年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案

Part ⅠStructure and Vocabulary Section B  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)
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].

11、He is too young to be able to between right and wrong.
 [A]discard
 [B]discern
 [C]disperse
 [D]disregard

12、It was no that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.
 [A]coincidence
 [B]convention
 [C]certainty
 [D]complication

13、One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships follow traffic rules in busy harbors.
 [A]cautiously
 [B]dutifully
 [C]faithfully
 [D]skillfully

14、The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be the welfare of his animals.
 [A]critical about
 [B]indignant at
 [C]indifferent to
 [D]subject to

15、The chairman of the board on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
 [A]compelled
 [B]posed
 [C]pressed
 [D]tempted

16、It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with.
 [A]for long
 [B]in and out
 [C]once for all
 [D]by nature

17、Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in and lack of unity in style.
 [A]conflict
 [B]confrontation
 [C]disturbance
 [D]disharmony

18、The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list,and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once.
 [A]thrived
 [B]swelled
 [C]prospered
 [D]flourished

19、However,growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to some of the decline in the iron and steel industry
 [A]overturn
 [B]overtake
 [C]offset
 [D]oppress

20、Because of its intimacy,radio is usually more than just a medium;it is.
 [A]firm
 [B]company
 [C]corporation
 [D]enterprise

21、When any nonhuman organ is transplanted into a person,the body immediately recognizes it as.
 [A]novel
 [B]remote
 [C]distant
 [D]foreign

22、My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I at a garage sale.
 [A]trifled with
 [B]scraped through
 [C]stumbled upon
 [D]thirsted for

23、Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could.
 [A]descend
 [B]decline
 [C]deteriorate
 [D]depress

24、Equipment not official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.
 [A]conforming to
 [B]consistent with
 [C]predominant over
 [D]providing for

25、As an industry,biotechnology stands toelectronics in dollar volume and perhaps surpass it in social impact by 2020.
 [A]contend
 [B]contest
 [C]rival
 [D]strive

26、The authors of the United States Constitution attempted to establish an effective national government while preserving for the states and liberty for individuals.
 [A]autonomy
 [B]dignity
 [C]monopoly
 [D]stability

27、For three quarters of its span on earth,life evolved almost as microorganisms.
 [A]precisely
 [B]instantly
 [C]initially
 [D]exclusively

28、The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow, particularly in Western Europe.
 [A]obscure
 [B]obsolete
 [C]optional
 [D]overlapping

29、Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe,it is justand needs proving.
 [A]spontaneous
 [B]hypothetical
 [C]intuitive
 [D]empirical

30、The future of this company is:many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable netbased businesses.
 [A]at odds
 [B]in trouble
 [C]in vain
 [D]at stake