990年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及答案
I . 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 ANSWER SHEET, ( 15 points)
EXAMPLE:
I was caught_the rain yesterday.
A. in B. by C.with D. at
ANSWER: (A)
l . Those two families have been quarrelling __ each other for many years.
A. to B. between C. against D. with
2. There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, bur it is hard to think of anything that can
be compared ___
A. in B. with C. among D. by
3. "How often have you seen cases like this?" one surgeon asked another. "Oh ,__ times,
I guess, " was the reply.
A. hundred of B . hundreds C. hundreds of D. hundred
4. Give me your telephone number __ I need your help.
A. whether B.unless C. so that D. in case
5. You sang well last night. We hope you'll sing __.
A. more better B. still better C. nicely D. best
6. Those people __a general understanding of the present situation.
A. lack of B. are lacking of C. lack D. are in lack
7. Alone in a desert house ,he was so busy with his research work that he felt __lonely.
A. nothing but B. anything but C. all but D. everything but
8. Grace __tears when she heard the sad news.
A. broke in B.broke into C. broke off D.broke through
9. She refused to __the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety
belt .
A. hand in B. hand out C.hand down D. down
10. Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes __to American audiences.
A. around B. over C.across D. down
11. The book contained a large__ of information.
A. deal B. amount C. number D. sum
12 . Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable_ to the total cost of the prod-
uct .
A. proportion B. correlation C. connection D. correspondence
13. When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to _ her umbrella.
A. carry B. fetch C. bring D. reach
14. We must _ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.
A. assure . B. secure C. ensure D. issue
15. He was knocked down by a car and badly _
A. injured B. damaged C. harmed D. ruined
Ⅱ. Each of the three passages below is followed by some questions.For each question there are
four answer. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the ques-
tions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
1
In May l989 , space shuttle "Atlantis" released in outer space the space probe "Megallan" ,
which is now on her 15-month and one-billion-kilometer flight to Venus. A new phase in space
exploration has begun .
The planet Venus is only slightly smaller than Earth; it is the only other object in the solar
system, in fact, that even comes close to earth' s size. Venus has a similar density, so it is proba-
bly made of approximately the sanle stuff, and it has an atmosphere, complete with clouds. It is
also the closest planet to earth, and thus the most similar in distance from the sun. In short,
Venus seems to justify its long-held nickname of "earth' s twin. "
The surface temperature of Venus reaches some 900F. Added to that is an atmospheric pres-
sure about 90 times Earth' s: High overhead in the carbon dioxide that passes for air is a
layer of clouds, perhaps IO to 20 miles thick, whose little drops consist mostly of sulfuric acid
(H2SO4) . Water is all but nonexistent.
Born with so many fundamental similarities to earth, how did Venus get to be so radically
different : It is not just an academic matter. For all its extremes, Venus is a valuable laboratory for
researchers studying the weather and climate of earth. It has no earth' s oceans, so the heat trans-
port and other mechanisms are greatly simplified. In addition, the planet Venus takes 243 earth-
days to turn once on its axis, so incoming heat from the sun is added and distributed at a more
leisurely , observable pace.
