1999年考研英语试题及答案

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l . Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery __ just around the corner was untrue.
[A]wouLd be [B]to be [C]was [D]being
2. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills __ people each year than automo- bile accidents.
[A]seven more times [B]seven times more [C]over seven times [D]seven times
3. It' s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes __ place in our ever-changing world.
[A] taking [B]to take [C]take [D]taken
4. This is an exciting area of study, and one __ which new applications are being discov- ered almost daily.
[A] from [B]by [C] in [D] through
5 . __ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition.
[A]As [B]What [C]That [D] It
6. Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony , I was unable to attend __ such short notice.
[A]to [B]in [C]with [D]on
7. California has more light than it knows __ to do with but everything else is expensive.
[A] how [ B] what [ C] which [D] where
8. The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don' t have small children and get along __ to spend most of their time together.
[A]so well [B]too well [C]well as [D]well enough
9. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about __ compliments to his political leaders .
[A]paying [B]having paid [C]to pay [D] to have paid
10. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital informa- tion than __ in traditional media.
[A]exist [B]exists [ C]existing [D]to exist
11. Your math instructor would have been happy to give you a makeup examination
[A]
had you gone and explained that your parents had been ill at the time.
[B] [C] [D]
12. As the children become financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family fi-
[A] [B] [C]
nancial security will shift from protection to save for the retirement years.
[D]
13. Were the Times Co. to purchase another major media company, there is no doubt that it
[A]
could dramatically transform a family-ran enterprise that still gets 90% of its revenues
[B] [C] [D]
from newspapers .
14. Symposium talks will cover a wide range of subjects from overfishing to physical and
[A] [B]
environment factors that affect the populations of different species.
[C] [D]
15 . Convenation calls for a willingness to alternate the role of speaker with one of listener , and
[A] [B] [C]
it calls for occasional ' digestive pauses' by both.
[D]
16. If two theories are equal to their ability to account for a body of data, the theory that
[A] [B]
does so with the smaller nomber of assumptions is to be preferred.
[c] [D]
17. The Committee adopted a resolution requiring the seven automakers selling the most cars in
[A] [B]
the state making 2 percent of those vehicles emissions-free by 1998.
[C] [D]
18. As long as poor people, who in general are colored, are in conflict with richer people, who in
[A] [B]
general are lighter skin, there' s going to be a constant racial conflict in the world.
[C] [D]
19 . All those left undone may sound greatly in theory, but even the trust believer has great dif-
[A] [B] [C]
ficulty when it comes to specifics.
[D]
20 . Even if automakers modify commercially produced cars to run on alternative fuels, the cars
[A] [B] [C]
won' t catch on in a big way when drivers can fill them up at the gas station.
[D]
21 . An important property of a scientific theory is its ability to ___ further research and fur-
ther thinking about a particular topic.
[ A] stimulate [ B] renovate [ C] arouse [ D] advocate
22 . Although architecture has artistic qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practi-
cal __.
[ A] obligations [B] regulations [ C ] observations [ D] considerations
23 . Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss __ the bread-winner' s
death .
[A]at the cost of [B]on the verge of [C]as a result of [D]for the sake of
24. In education there should be a good __ among the branches of knowledge that con-
tribute to effective thinking and wise judgment .
[ A] distribution [ B] balance [ C] combination [ D] assignment
25 . The American dream is most __ during the periods of productivity and wealth generat-
ed by American capitalism.
[A] plausible [B] patriotic [ C] primitive [D] partial
26 . Poverty is not __ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in
certain areas, it is more visible there.
[ A] rare [ B] temporary [ C] prevalent [ D] segmental
27. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in __ popu- lated areas.
[A] densely [ B] intensely [ C] abundantly [D] highly
28. As a way of __ the mails while they were away, the Johnsons asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.
[A]picking up [B]coping with [C]passing out [D]getting across
29 . Tom' s mother tried hard to persuade him to __ from his intention to invest his savings in stock market .
[A]pull out [B]give up [C]draw in [D]back down
30. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical __ , will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.
[ A] interference [ B] interruption [ C] intervention [ D] interaction
31 . These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized the __ of high- er education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.
[ A] branch [ B]category t C] domain [D] scope
32 . Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the __ in the financial system will drag down the economy.
[ A] shallowness [ B] shakiness [ C] scantiness [ D] stiffness
33 . Crisis would be the right term to describe the __ in many animal species. .
[ A] minimization [ B] restriction [ C] descent [ D] decline
34 . The city is an important railroad __ and industrial and convention center.
[A] conjunction [ B] network [ C]junction [D] link
35. Prof. White, my respected tutor, frequently reminds me to __ myself of every chance to improve my English.
[ A] assure [ B] inform [ C] avail [D] notify
36. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that __ disease resistance in neighboring plants.
[ A.] contracts [ B] activates [ C] maintains [ D] prescribe
37 . Corporations and labor unions have __ great benefits upon their employees and mem- bers as well as upon the general pubtic.
[A] conferred [ B]granted [ C] flung [D] submitted
38. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was __ from one new moon to the next.
[ A] measured [ B] reckoned [ C]judged [ D] assessed
39. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was __ to the issue at hand.
[ A] irrational [ B] unreasonable [ C] invalid [ D] irrelevant
40. Fuel scarcities and price increases __ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.
[ A] persuaded [ B] prompted [ C] imposed [ D] enlightened

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