1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

[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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Line 8, Paragraph 1, “the desire of individuals to maximize their incomes” means ________.

The first two sentences in the second paragraph tell us that ________.

According to the passage, a private-enterprise economy is characterized by ________.

The passage is mainly about ________.

According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to ________.

From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that ________.

The phrase “ring up sales” (Line 3, Para. 2) most probably means “________”.

What is this passage mainly about?

In Paragraph 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that ________.

The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that ________.

This passage mainly deals with ________.

From this passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children ________.

The example of Pasteur in the passage is used to ________.

The author implies that by the year 2000, ________.

Oncogenes are cancer-causing genes ________.

The word “dormant” in the third paragraph most probably means ________.

What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraph?

According to the author, what distinguishes innovators from non-innovators?

The author quotes Rudolph Flesch in Paragraph 3 because ________.

The phrase “march to a different drummer” (the last line of the passage) suggests that highly creative individuals are ________.

 

 

 

 

 

1  The need for friends
    2  True friendship
    3  My principle in making friends