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1998年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及参考答案

2008-01-03来源:和谐英语
Part C
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 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].
21. The machine needs a complete ________ since it has been in use for over ten years.
[A] amending
[B] fitting
[C] mending
[D] renovating
22. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a ________ of him.
[A] glance
[B] glimpse
[C] look
[D] sight
23. I don't think it's wise of you to ________ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.
[A] show up
[B] show out
[C] show in
[D] show off
24. The returns in the short ________ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid.
[A] interval
[B] range
[C] span
[D] term
25. A thorough study of biology requires ________ with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts.
[A] acquisition
[B] discrimination
[C] curiosity
[D] familiarity
26. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ________ her long effort.
[A] justify
[B] testify
[C] rectify
[D] verify
27. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to ________ my debt in return for certain services.
[A] take away
[B] cut out
[C] write off
[D] clear up
28. Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great ________.
[A] explosion
[B] sensation
[C] exaggeration
[D] stimulation
29. According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his new post ________ no responsibility with it at all?
[A] shoulders
[B] possesses
[C] carries
[D] shares
30. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ________ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
[A] comment
[B] reaction
[C] impression
[D] comprehension
31. Please ________ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them.
[A] restrain
[B] hinder
[C] restrict
[D] prohibit
32. Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions of ________ every business operation in the whole country.
[A] practically
[B] preferably
[C] precisely
[D] presumably
33. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, ________ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.
[A] in proportion to
[B] in reply to
[C] in relation to
[D] in contrast to
34. He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will ________ at the end of this month.
[A] expire
[B] exceed
[C] terminate
[D] cease
35. All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read ________ letters from their families.
[A] sentimental
[B] affectionate
[C] intimate
[D] sensitive
36. Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to ________, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s.
[A] revolt
[B] revolve
[C] reverse
[D] revive
37. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ________.
[A] arbitrary
[B] rational
[C] mechanical
[D] uNPRedictable
38. The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer ________ according to the weather.
[A] altered
[B] converted
[C] fluctuated
[D] modified
39. The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not ________ their prospect of promotion.
[A] spur
[B] further
[C] induce
[D] reinforce
40. In what ________ to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.
[A] applies
[B] accounts
[C] attaches
[D] amounts