1994年考研英语阅读理解真题答案

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　　1994年考研英语真题答案

Section I: Structure and Vocabulary (20 points)

Part A (5 points)

1. [C]2. [A]3. [A]4. [D]5. [C]

6. [C]7. [B]8. [B]9. [D]10. [B]

Part B (5 points)

11. [D] even12. [A] obvious

13. [B] had come14. [B] that of the earth

15. [C] to have been invented16. [A] Much as 或 Much though

17. [B] make18. [A] Unless (=if... not)

19. [C] 删去 but 或将 believing 改为 believe20. [C] a great interest in

Part C (10 points)

21. [C]22. [A]23. [D]24. [B]25. [D]

26. [C]27. [A]28. [B]29. [B]30. [B]

31. [C]32. [A]33. [B]34. [D]35. [C]

36. [C]37. [D]38. [A]39. [A]40. [B]

Section II: Cloze Test (10 points)

41. [A]42. [C]43. [B]44. [D]45. [C]

46. [A]47. [B]48. [C]49. [D]50. [D]

Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)

51. [D]52. [D]53. [A]54. [C]55. [B]

56. [C]57. [B]58. [B]59. [A]60. [C]

61. [D]62. [A]63. [D]64. [D]65. [B]

66. [C]67. [A]68. [C]69. [B]70. [B]

Section IV: English-Chinese Translation (15 points)

71.他们(新学派科学家们)说，科学的'发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼识，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等等更为普通的东西。

72.新学派的一位领袖人物坚持说：“简而言之，我们所称谓的科学革命，主要是指一系列器具的改进、发明和使用，这些改进、发明和使用使科学发展的范围无所不及。”

73.工具和技术本身作为根本性创新的源泉多年来在很大程度上被科学史学家和科学思想家们忽视了。

74.伽里略的最光辉的业绩在于他在1609年第一个把新发明的望远镜对准天空，以证实行星是围绕太阳旋转，而不是围绕地球。

75.政府究竟是以减少对技术的经费投入来增加对纯理论科学的经费投入，还是相反，这往往取决于把哪一方看作是驱动的力量。

Section V: Writing (15 points)

76.参考范文(略)

　　1994年考研英语阅读理解真题

Section I Structure and Vocabulary

Part A

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 the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)

1. By the time you arrive in London, we ________ in Europe for two weeks.

[A] shall stay

[B] have stayed

[C] will have stayed

[D] have been staying

2. I appreciated ________ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.

[A] having been given

[B] having given

[C] to have been given

[D] to have given

3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ________ obtaining water is not the least.

[A] of which

[B] for what

[C] as

[D] whose

4. The heart is ________ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.

[A] not so

[B] not much

[C] much more

[D] no more

5. ________ the fact that his initial experiments had failed, Prof. White persisted in his research.

[A] Because of

[B] As to

[C] In spite of

[D] In view of

6. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ________ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.

[A] is to be analyzed

[B] has been analyzed

[C] be analyzed

[D] should have been analyzed

7. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ________ all practical value by the time they were finished.

[A] could lose

[B] would have lost

[C] might lose

[D] ought to have lost

8. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as ________ earned by his own labour.

[A] one

[B] that

[C] such

[D] what

9. It isn’t cold enough for there ________ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.

[A] would be

[B] being

[C] was

[D] to be

10. Scientists generally agree that the Earth’s climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years ________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age.

[A] as long as

[B] as much as

[C] as soon as

[D] as well as

Part B

Directions:

Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)

11. Similar elements in the prehistoric remainsA from both areas suggestB that Indians and their neighbours had maintainedC distant but real connections everD before 1500 B. C.

12. It soon became obviouslyA that instead of being trainedB to sing she wouldC be trained asD the astronomer’s assistant.

13. He also conceivedA that the solar system and the universe would comeB int0 existence byC a natural process and would disappearD one day.

14. The moon has a mass that is nearly one hundred times lessA than the earthB; in consequenceC,the force ofD gravity at the moon’s surface is only one-sixth of that at the earth’s surface.

15. “The Bunsen burner is soA named because it is thoughtB to be inventedC by Robert Bunsen, who was German byD birth.

16. Much althoughA I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equalB her in thoroughness, whateverC the jobD.

17. The weedsA and tall grass in that yard makesB the house lookC as if it had been vacantD for quite some time.

18. If onlyA the nature of the aging process isB better understood, the possibility of discoveringC a medicine that can block the fundamental process of aging seemsD very remote.

19. When I consider how talented he isA as a painterB, I cannot help but believingC that the publicD will appreciate his gift.

20. Allen has statedA that he has always hadB a great interestC and admiration forD the work of the British economist Keynes.

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 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)

21. Please do not be ________ by his bad manners since he is merely trying to attract attention.

[A] disregarded

[B] distorted

[C] irritated

[D] intervened

22. Craig assured his boss that he would ________ all his energies in doing this new job.

[A] call forth

[B] call at

[C] call on

[D] call off

23. Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.

[A] disclosure

[B] exhibition

[C] contact

[D] exposure

24. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.

[A] dim

[B] blank

[C] faint

[D] vain

25. It is well known that knowledge is that ________ condition for expansion of mind.

[A] incompatible

[B] incredible

[C] indefinite

[D] indispensable

26. More than two hundred years ago the United States ________ from the British Empire and become an independent country.

[A] got off

[B] pulled down

[C] broke away

[D] dropped off

27. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ________ loud continuous noise.

[A] subjected to

[B] filled with

[C] associated with

[D] attached to

28. Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these mathematical systems.

[A] oblige

[B] owe

[C] contribute

[D] attribute

29. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching int0.

[A] precious

[B] worth

[C] worthy

[D] valuable

30. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.

[A] relieve

[B] release

[C] dismiss

[D] discard

31. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ________ be able to walk.

[A] in no time

[B] by all means

[C] in no way

[D] on any account

32. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ________ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

[A] occasionally

[B] simultaneously

[C] eventually

[D] promptly

33. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ________ to educate their children.

[A] efforts

[B] pains

[C] attempts

[D] endeavours

34. If any man here does not agree with me, he should ________ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.

[A] put on

[B] put out

[C] put in

[D] put forward

35. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ________ to it.

[A] connected

[B] fastened

[C] bound

[D] stuck

36. The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

[A] altitude

[B] latitude

[C] multitude

[D] attitude

37. In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of these improvements through your active participation.

[A] dimension

[B] volume

[C] magnitude

[D] scope

38. Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.

[A] rise

[B] reason

[C] suspicion

[D] impulse

39. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ________.

[A] on the spot

[B] on the site

[C] on the location

[D] on the ground

40. The remarkable ________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.

[A] classification

[B] variety

[C] density

[D] diversion