1990年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及答案

　　A. bright children were unlikely to be mentally healthy

　　B. between childhood and adulthood there was a considerable loss of intelligence

　　C. talented children were most likeLy to become gifted adults

　　D. when talented children grew into adults, they made low scores 转贴于：博学在线_考研

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　　Ⅲ. For each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SrmET. Read the whole passage before making your choice. ( 1O point)

　　No one knows for sure what the world would be like in the year 2001 . Many books have been written _26__the future. But the 19th-century French novelist Jules Veme may be called a futurologist in the fullest _27__ of the word. In his fantastic novels "A Trip to the Moon" and"80 Days Around the World" , he described' with detail the aeroplane and even the helicopter. These novels still have a great attraction _28__ young readers of today because of their bold imagination and scientific accuracy .

　　Below is a description of what our life will be in the year 2001 as predicted by a _29___ writ- er .

　　In 2001 , in the home, cookers will be set so that you can cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch.

　　Television will provide information on prices at the _30__ shops as well as news and enter- tainment. Videophones will bring pictures as well as _31____ to telephone conversations.

　　Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, security alarms, laundry and gardening .

　　Lighting will provide decoration as well as wallpaper.

　　At work, robots will take _32___ most jobs in the manufacturing industries. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer; six weeks will be the normal annual holiday. Men and women will retire at the sarlle age.

　　Our leisure will be different too. The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out in restaurants _33_ they do today; al- so they will have a much wider variety of food available. There will be a change of taste towards a more savoury-flavored menu. New synthetic foods will form a _34____ part of people' s diets.

　　Foreign travel will _35__;winter holidays will become more popular than summer ones. Also non-stop flights from Britain to Australia and New Zealand will be easily available and much cheaper. Education will become increasingly more important than ever before.

　　26. A. in 　　B. of　　C. abou　　t D. for

　　27. A. sense　　B. meaning 　　C. detail 　　D. implication

　　28. A. for 　　B. of 　　C. on 　　D. towards

　　29. A. today 　　B. nowadays 　　C. present-day 　　D. present

　　30. A. near　　 B. nearby 　　C. nearly 　　D. nearer

　　31. A. noise　　 B. sound　　 C. tone　　 D. tune

　　32. A. to 　　B. away 　　C. off　　 D. over

　　33. A. than　　 B. as　　 C. when　　 D. while

　　34. A. usual　　 B. popular　　 C. daily　　 D. regular

　　35. A. add 　　B. increase 　　C. raise　　 D. arise 转贴于：博学在线_考研

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　　IV . Each of the follnwing sentence has four underlined parts. These parts are labelled A, B, C and D. Identify the part of sentence that is incomect and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Then , without altering the meaning of the sentence , wite down your correction nn the line in the ANSWER SHEET. (IO points)

　　EXAMPLE :

　　You have to hurry up if you want to buy something because the_re's hardly something Jeft.

　　ABCD

　　ANSWER : ( C)anything

　　36. Alice was having A trouble to controlB the children because there wereC so manyD of them.

　　37. We were very much surprisedA that theB village was suchC long way fromDthe road.

　　38. John's chance of being electedA chairmanB of the committee is farC greater than DickD.

　　39. "We have wonA a Bgreat victory onC our enemyD, " the captain said.

　　40. There are many valuable servicesA which the public are willing to pay forB, but which does not bringC a return in moneyD to the community.

　　 41 . The law I am referringA require that everyoneB who ownsC a car haveD accident insurance.

　　 42. "I considered itA a honorB to be invited to addressC the meeting of world-famousD scientists, " said Professor Leacock .

　　43. He was seeingA somebody creepingB into the house throughC the openD window last night .

　　44. The reason forA all theB changes being madeC has not explainedD to us yet.

　　45 . Even thoughA the children pretended asleepB , the nurses were not deceivedC whenD they came in-to the room.

　　V . Fill in the blanks with the appmpriate fnmts of the verbs given in the brackets. Put your answers in the ANSWER SHEET. ( IO point)

　　EXAMPLE :

　　It is highly desirable that a new president _ (appoint) for this college. ANSWER : (should) be_appointed

　　46 . Buying clothes _(be) very time-cons