1990-2013年历年考研英语真题及答案打印版(免费下载)

-1-1990-2013年历年考研英语真题及答案打印版(免费下载)1990年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionI:StructureandVocabularyIneachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.(15points)EXAMPLE:Iwascaught________therainyesterday.[A]in[B]by[C]with[D]atANSWER:[A]1.Thosetwofamilieshavebeenquarrelling________eachotherformanyyears.[A]to[B]between[C]against[D]with2.Therearemanythingswhosemisuseisdangerous,buritishardtothinkofanythingthatcanbecompared________tobaccoproducts.[A]in[B]with[C]among[D]by3.“Howoftenhaveyouseencaseslikethis?”onesurgeonaskedanother.“Oh,________times,Iguess,”wasthereply.[A]hundredof[B]hundreds[C]hundredsof[D]hundred4.Givemeyourtelephonenumber________Ineedyourhelp.-2-[A]whether[B]unless[C]sothat[D]incase5.Yousangwelllastnight.Wehopeyou’llsing________.[A]morebetter[B]stillbetter[C]nicely[D]best6.Thosepeople________ageneralunderstandingofthepresentsituation.[A]lackof[B]arelackingof[C]lack[D]areinlack7.Aloneinadeserthouse,hewassobusywithhisresearchworkthathefelt________lonely.[A]nothingbut[B]anythingbut[C]allbut[D]everythingbut8.Grace________tearswhensheheardthesadnews.[A]brokein[B]brokeinto[C]brokeoff[D]brokethrough9.Sherefusedto________thecarkeystoherhusbanduntilhehadpromisedtowearhissafetybelt.[A]handin[B]handout[C]handdown[D]down10.MichaelfounditdifficulttogethisBritishjokes________toAmericanaudiences.[A]around[B]over-3-[C]across[D]down11.Thebookcontainedalarge________ofinformation.[A]deal[B]amount[C]number[D]sum12.Nowadaysadvertisingcostsarenolongerinreasonable________tothetotalcostoftheproduct.[A]proportion[B]correlation[C]connection[D]correspondence13.Whenshesawthecloudsshewentbacktothehouseto________herumbrella.[A]carry[B]fetch[C]bring[D]reach14.Wemust________thattheexperimentiscontrolledasrigidlyaspossible.[A]assure[B]secure[C]ensure[D]issue15.Hewasknockeddownbyacarandbadly________.[A]injured[B]damaged[C]harmed[D]ruinedSectionII:ReadingComprehensionEachofthethreepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.(20points)-4-Text1InMay1989,spaceshuttle“Atlantis”releasedinouterspacethespaceprobe“Megallan,”whichisnowonher15-monthandone-billion-kilometerflighttoVenus.Anewphaseinspaceexplorationhasbegun.TheplanetVenusisonlyslightlysmallerthanEarth;itistheonlyotherobjectinthesolarsystem,infact,thatevencomesclosetoearth’ssize.Venushasasimilardensity,soitisprobablymadeofapproximatelythesamestuff,andithasanatmosphere,completewithclouds.Itisalsotheclosestplanettoearth,andthusthemostsimilarindistancefromthesun.Inshort,Venusseemstojustifyitslong-heldnicknameof“earth’stwin.”ThesurfacetemperatureofVenusreachessome900F.Addedtothatisanatmosphericpressureabout90timesEarth’s:Highoverheadinthecarbondioxide(CO2)thatpassesforairisalayerofclouds,perhaps10to20milesthick,whoselittledropsconsistmostlyofsulfuricacid(H2SO4).Waterisallbutnonexistent.Bornwithsomanyfundamentalsimilaritiestoearth,howdidVenusgettobesoradicallydifferent:Itisnotjustanacademicmatter.Forallitsextremes,Venusisavaluablelaboratoryforresearchersstudyingtheweatherandclimateofearth.Ithasnoearth’soceans,sotheheattransportandothermechanismsaregreatlysimplified.Inaddition,theplanetVenustakes243earth-daystoturnonceonitsaxis,soincomingheatfromthesunisaddedanddistributedatamoreleisurely,observablepace.16.VenusissimilartoEarthin________.[A]sizeanddensity[B]distancefromthesun[C]havingatmosphere[D]alloftheabove17.ThegreatestvalueinstudyingVenusshouldbeto________.[A]allowustovisitthere[B]understandEarthbetter[C]findanewsourceofenergy[D]promoteanewspaceprogram18.Themainideaofthispassageisabout________.[A]problemsofspacetravel[B]scientificmethodsinspaceexploration[C]theimportanceofVenustoEarth[D]conditionsonVenusText2TouristsweresurprisedtoseeawomandrivingahugeorangetractordownoneofRome’s-5-mainavenues.Italy’spoliticalleadersandsomeofitsmaleunionchiefsaresaidtohavebeenevenmorepuzzledtoseethatthetractorwasfollowedbyabout200,000womeninaparadingprocessionthattookmorethanthreehourstosnakethroughcentralRome.Shoutingslogans,wavingflagsanddancingtodrumbeats,thewomenhadcometothecapitalfromalloverItalytodemonstratefor“ajobforeachofus,adifferenttypeofjob,andasocietywithoutviolence.”Sofar,actiontoimprovewomen’sopportunitiesinemploymenthasbeentheprovinceofcollectiveindustrialbargaining.“Butthereisagrowingawarenessthatthisisnotenough,”saysaresearcheronfemalelaboratthegovernment-fundedInstitutefortheDevelopmentofProfessionalTrainingforWorkers.Women,whoconstitute52percentofItaly’spopulation,todayrepresentonly35percentofItaly’stotalworkforceand33percentofthetotalnumberofItalianswithjobs.However,theirpresenceintheworkplaceisgrowing.Theemploymentofwomenisexpandingconsiderablyinservices,nexttothepublicadministrationandcommerceastheirprincipalworkplace.Officialstatisticsalsoshowthatwomenhavealsomadesignificantstridesinself-employment.Moreandmorewomenaregoingintobusinessforthemselves.Manyyoungwomenareturning