2000年全国硕士研究生考试英语试卷及答案

　　31.At first, the____ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.

　　［A］transaction ［B］transmission

　　［C］transformation ［D］transition

　　32.When the committee_____ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.

　　［A］got down ［B］set about ［C］went off ［D］came up

　　33.____to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests.

　　［A］Orientation ［B］Access ［C］Procession ［D］Voyage

　　34.Mr Smith had an unusual_____: he was first an office clerk, the a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher.

　　［A］profession ［B］occupation ［C］position ［D］career

　　35.The mayor is a woman with great____ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.

　　［A］intention ［B］instinct ［C］integrity ［D］intensity

　　36.The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest____ to everyone.

　　［A］speculation ［B］attribution ［C］utilization ［D］proposition

　　37.The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs___ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.

　　［A］renders ［B］reckons ［C］regards ［D］relates

　　38.To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly be____, and display in the job.

　　［A］swift ［B］instant ［C］timely ［D］punctual

　　39.You don't have to install this radio in your new car, it's an_____ extra.

　　［A］excessive ［B］optional ［C］additional ［D］arbitrary

　　40.We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn't______ to the traffic jam of the busy city.

　　［A］aid ［B］amount ［C］add ［D］attribute 转贴于：博学在线_考研

责任编辑:慧慧

　　PartⅡ 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)

　　If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain 41 consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family 42 he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance 43 the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to 44 old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to 45 the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation 46 and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be 47 . He must either sell some of his loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low 49 of interest, but loans of this kind are not 50 obtainable.

　　41.［A］other than ［B］as well as ［C］instead of ［D］more than

　　42.［A］only if ［B］much as ［C］long before ［D］ever since

　　43.［A］for ［B］against［C］supplement ［D］dispose

　　44.［A］replace ［B］purchase ［C］supplement ［D］dispose

　　45.［A］enhance ［B］mix ［C］feed ［D］raise

　　46.［A］vessels ［B］routes ［C］paths ［D］channels

　　47.［A］self-confident ［B］self-sufficient

　　［C］self-satisfied ［D］self-restrained

　　48.［A］search ［B］save ［C］offer ［D］seek

　　49.［A］proportion ［B］percentage　［C］rate ［D］ratio

　　50.［A］genuinely ［B］obviously　［C］presumably ［D］frequently

　　Part 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.(40points)

　　Passage 1

　　A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight ties larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world's best, its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.

　　It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith.(Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's