1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

天星教育网，因你而精彩！版权所有，侵权必究！本卷第1页（共9页）1988年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionI:StructureandVocabularyIneachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.PutyourchoicesintheANSWERSHEET.(15points)EXAMPLE:Iwascaught________therainyesterday.[A]in[B]by[C]with[D]atANSWER:[A]1.Ididn’tbuytheapples;shegavethemtome________nothing.[A]with[B]as[C]for[D]by2.It’s________mypowertomakefinaldecisiononthematter.[A]off[B]outside[C]above[D]beyond3.IshouldsayHenryisnot________muchawriterasareporter.[A]that[B]so[C]this[D]as4.Iwon’tpay20forthecoat;it’snotworth________.[A]allthatmuch[B]thatmuchall[C]thatallmuch[D]muchallthat5.Hedidn’tgointodetailonthesubject;hespoke________.[A]incommon[B]ingeneral[C]inparticular[D]inshort6.It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.[A]somehow[B]though[C]therefore[D]otherwise7.Whenyouareaboutthroughthestory________,trytomakeaguesshowtheplotwilldevelop.[A]half[B]midway[C]halfway[D]one-half8.Thoughalreadyateenager,Peterstillfindsithardto________hisfavoritetoys.[A]partoff[B]partwith[C]partaway[D]partfrom9.Strenuouseffortshavebeenmadeto________governmentexpensestoadesirablelevel.[A]cutdown[B]cutshort[C]cutout[D]cutoff10.Whenataparty,besurenotto________fromthepersonwhotriestoengageyouinconversation.[A]turndown[B]turnaway[C]turnoff[D]turnback11.Thesurvival________ofsomewildanimalsisnotveryhighastheyareruthlesslyhuntedfortheirskins.[A]rate[B]degree[C]ratio[D]scale12.Hewas________admittancetothetheatrefornotbeingproperlydressed.[A]denied[B]rejected[C]repelled[D]deprived13.WhenIaskyouaquestion,Iexpecta________answer.[A]punctual[B]fast[C]rapid[D]prompt14.Ifamanislegallyseparatedfromhiswife,ishestill________forherdebts?[A]answerable[B]chargeable[C]recoverable[D]payable15.Atthemeeting,Rolandargued________infavoroftheproposal.[A]severely[B]heavily[C]forcefully[D]warmly天星教育网，因你而精彩！版权所有，侵权必究！本卷第2页（共9页）SectionII:ReadingComprehensionEachofthethreepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.PutyourchoiceintheANSWERSHEET.(20points)Text1Itdoesn’tcomeasasurprisetoyoutorealizethatitmakesnodifferencewhatyoureadorstudyifyoucan’trememberit.Youjustwasteyourvaluabletime.Maybeyouhavealreadydiscoveredsomecleverwaystokeepyourselffromforgetting.Onedependableaidthatdoeshelpyourememberwhatyoustudyistohaveaspecificpurposeorreasonforreading.Yourememberbetterwhatyoureadwhenyouknowwhyyou’rereading.Whydoesaclerkinastoregoawayandleaveyouwhenyourreplytoheroffertohelpis,“No,thankyou.I’mjustlooking”?Bothyouandsheknowthatifyouaren’tsurewhatyouwant,youarenotlikelytofindit.Butsupposeyousayinstead,“Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairofsunglasses.”Shesays,“Rightthisway,please.”Andyouandsheareoff--botheagertolookforexactlywhatyouwant.It’squitethesamewithyourstudying.Ifyouchoseabookatrandom,“justlooking”fornothinginparticular,youarelikelytogetjustthat--nothing.Butifyoudoknowwhatyouwant,andifyouhavetherightbook,youarealmostsuretogetit.Yourreasonswillvary;theywillincludereadingorstudying“tofindoutmoreabout”,“tounderstandthereasonsfor”,“tofindouthow”.Agoodstudenthasaclearpurposeorreasonforwhatheisdoing.Thisisthewayitworks.Beforeyoustarttostudy,yousaytoyourselfsomethinglikethis,“IwanttoknowwhyStephenVincentBenethappenedtowriteaboutAmerica.I’mreadingthisarticletofindout.”Or,“I’mgoingtoskimthisstorytoseewhatlifewaslikeinmedievalEngland.”Becauseyouknowwhyyouarereadingorstudying,yourelatetheinformationtoyourpurposeandrememberitbetter.Readingisnotonesingleactivity.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.Asyouread,youtakeinideasrapidlyandaccurately.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourownideastoyourselfasyoureacttowhatyouread.Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththeauthor.Ifyouexpressedyourideasorally,theymightsoundlikethis:“Yes,Iagree.That’smyopiniontoo.”or“Ummmm,Ithoughtthatrecordwasbrokenmuchearlier.I’dbettercheckthosedates,”or“Buttherearesomeotherfactstobeconsidered!”Youdon’tjustsittheretakinginideas--youdosomethingelse,andthatsomethingelseisveryimportant.Thisadditionalprocessofthinkingaboutwhatyoureadincludesevaluatingit,relatingittowhatyoualreadyknow,andusingitforyourownpurposes.Inotherwords,agoodreaderisacriticalreader.Onepartofcriticalreading,asyouhavediscovered,isdistinguishingbetweenfactsandopinions.Factscanbecheckedbyevidence.Opinionsareone’sownpersonalreactions.Anotherpartofcriticalreadingisjudgingsources.Stillanotherpartisdrawingaccurateinferences.16.Ifyoucannotrememberwhatyoureadorstudy,________.[A]itisnosurprise[B]itmeansyouhavenotreallylearnedanything[C]itmeansyouhavenotchosentherightbook天星教育网，因你而精彩！版权所有，侵权必究！本卷第3页（共9页）[D]yourealizeitisofnoimportance17.Beforeyoustartreading,itisimportant________.[A]tomakesurewhyyouarereading[B]torelatetheinformationtoyourpurpose[C]torememberwhatyouread[D]tochooseaninterestingbook18.Readingactivityinvolves________.[A]onlytwosimultaneousprocesses[B]primarilylearningaboutideasandevalua