1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

________ my return, I learned that Professor Smith had been at the Museum and would not be back for several hours.

Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ________ situations.

There is not much time left; so I’ll tell you about it ________.

In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ________.

There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ________ a sudden loud noise.

By the year 2000, scientists probably ________ a cure for cancer.

Jim isn’t ________, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’ ________.

He had ________ on the subject.

When Jane fell off the bike, the other children ________.

It is better to die on one’s feet than ________.

The most important ________ of his speech was that we should all work wholeheartedly for the people.

This watch is ________ to all the other watches on the market.

In a typhoon, winds ________ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

________ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

Mary ________ my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now.

________ to speak when the audience interrupted him.

Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ________ to the outside world.

The policemen went into action ________ they heard the alarm.

The lost car of the Lees was found ________ in the woods off the highway.

Dress warmly, ________ you’ll catch cold.

Our research has focused on a drug which is so ________ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

Bob was completely ________ by the robber’s disguise.

Difficulties and hardships have ________ the best qualities of the young geologist.

Our modern civilization must not be thought of as ________ in a short period of time.

Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, ________ at the other store.

The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to ________ the investment plan within a week.

He knows little of mathematics, and ________ of chemistry.

The students expected there ________ more reviewing classes before the final exam.

What the wise man said suggests that ________.

According to the author, if a person is found guilty of a crime, ________.

Compared with those in small towns, people in large cities have ________.

The writer is sorry to have noticed that ________.

The key point of the passage is that ________.

The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because ________.

Former social ceremonies that used to mark adolescence have given place to ________.

No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is ________.

Starting from 22, ________.

According to the passage, it is true that ________.

A growing plant needs water for all of the following except ________.

The essential function of photosynthesis in terms of plant needs is ________.

The second paragraph uses facts to develop the essential idea that ________.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

This passage is mainly about ________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These is [aA] delicate balance of nature [whichB] many square miles of ocean and vegetation and clean air [are neededC] to maintain only [a relatively fewD] human beings.

The idea [thatA[ learning is [aB] lifelong process [has expressedC] by philosophers and educationalists [throughoutD] the centuries.

Nobody [besideA] [littleB] children [thinksC] that a trip by bus is [excitingD].

[Just outsideA] the ruins [areB] a [magnificentC] building [surroundedD] by tall trees.

[In the teaching ofA] mathematics, the way of instruction is generally traditional, [withB] teachers presenting [formalC] lectures and students [takeD] notes.

The teacher asked [themA] who [had completedB] their tests [to leaveC] the room as [quietlyD] as possible.

He wanted more [out of lifeA], not just working [atB] [high-paidC] jobs or spending nights on the streets [playing gamesD].

[ManA] has used metals for centuries in [gradualB] increasing quantities, but it was not until the Industrial Revolution [thatC] they [came to be employedD] in real vast quantities.

If you want your film to [properly processA], you’ll have to wait and [pick it upB] on Friday, [whichC] [isD] the day after tomorrow.

A man [cannotA] be really happy if [thatB] he enjoys doing [is ignoredC] by society [as ofD] no value or importance.

 

 

 

 

 

    1 Conveniences of the city
    2 Attractions of the country
    3 Disadvantages of both
    4 My preference