1985年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

　　Section I Structure and Vocabulary

　　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 brackets on the left. (15 points)

　　EXAMPLE:

　　I was caught ________ the rain yesterday.

　　[A] in

　　[B] by

　　[C] with

　　[D] at

　　ANSWER: [A]

　　1. The travellers sought shelter ________ the rain and happened to find a roadside inn.

　　[A] from

　　[B] by

　　[C] for

　　[D] with

　　2. To our delight, she quickly adapted herself ________ the situation.

　　[A] with

　　[B] to

　　[C] of

　　[D] into

　　3. The key________ success is hard work and persistence.

　　[A] on

　　[B] for

　　[C] to

　　[D] of

　　4. "Do you regret paying A five hundred dollars for the painting?"

　　"No, I would, gladly have paid ________ for it."

　　[A] twice so much

　　[B] twice as much

　　[C] as much twice

　　[D] so much twice

　　5. This pair of shoes isn’t good, but that pair is ________ better.

　　[A] rather

　　[B] less

　　[C] ever

　　[D] hardly

　　6. ________ do we go for picnics.

　　[A] Certainly

　　[B] Sometimes

　　[C] Seldom

　　[D] Once

　　7. Kunming is usually cool in the summer, but Shanghai ________.

　　[A] is rarely

　　[B] scarcely is

　　[C] hardly is

　　[D] rarely is

　　8. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and ________ research.

　　[A] carries out

　　[B] carries through

　　[C] carries off

　　[D] carries about

　　9. On entering another country, a tourist will have to ________ the Customs.

　　[A] pass through

　　[B] pass by

　　[C] pass over

　　[D] pass for

　　10. The old lady can't hope to ________ her cold in a few days.

　　[A] get away

　　[B] get off

　　[C] get out

　　[D] get over

　　11. Will you ________ my article to find out whether I've made any mistakes?

　　[A] look after

　　[B] look through

　　[C] look up

　　[D] look into

　　12. "Where should I send my application?"

　　"The Personnel Office is the place ________."

　　[A] to send it

　　[B] sent it to

　　[C] to send it to

　　[D] for sending it

　　13. David, something important has happened. I wish to ________.

　　[A] talk it over with you

　　[B] talk over it

　　[C] ta1k over

　　[D] talk you over it

　　14. I was advised ________ for reservations.

　　[A] to either telephone or to write the hotel

　　[B] either to telephone or to write the hotel

　　[C] that I should telephone or either write the hotel

　　[D] I ought either to telephone or write the hotel

　　15. ________ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

　　[A] For now

　　[B] Since that

　　[C] Now that

　　[D] By now

　　Section II Cloze Test

　　For each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labeled A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and put your choice in the brackets below the passage. Read the whole passage before making your choices. (10 points)

　　EXAMPLE:

　　For instance, the automobile tunnel might ______ huge ventilation problems.

　　[A] make

　　[B] bring

　　[C] raise

　　[D] create

　　ANSWER: [D]

　　When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion _____ writing poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies, such as _____ stamps, and spent all my _____ time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every possible _____ soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not interest me, I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very _____, but it was not long before I got caught. One day while I was busy writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger because I was not _____ attention. He tore the poem up, with a _____ not to waste time in his lesson. All the same I was convinced that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again from memory. Not long after, I read about a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up hope, I got a letter informing me I had won first _____. Everyone at school was very impressed — except the geography teacher, who _____ me more carefully than ever. He was quite _____ that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

　　16. [A] for

　　[B] in

　　[C] on(A)

　　[D] at

　　17. [A] arranging

　　[B] collecting

　　[C] gathering(D)

　　[D] keeping

　　18. [A] additional

　　[B] extra

　　[C] other(B)

　　[D] spare

　　19. [A] chance

　　[B] moment

　　[C] occasion(C)

　　[D] time

　　20. [A] anxiously

　　[B] attentively

　　[C] cautiously(B)

　　[D] silently