考研

　　Section I Structure and Vocabulary

　　In each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)

　　EXAMPLE:

　　I was caught ________ the rain yesterday.

　　[A] in

　　[B] by

　　[C] with

　　[D] at

　　ANSWER: [A]

　　1. Those two families have been quarrelling ________ each other for many years.

　　[A] to

　　[B] between

　　[C] against

　　[D] with

　　2. There are many things whose misuse is dangerous, bur it is hard to think of anything that can be compared ________ tobacco products.

　　[A] in

　　[B] with

　　[C] among

　　[D] by

　　3. "How often have you seen cases like this?" one surgeon asked another. "Oh, ________ times, I guess," was the reply.

　　[A] hundred of

　　[B] hundreds

　　[C] hundreds of

　　[D] hundred

　　4. Give me your telephone number ________ I need your help.

　　[A] whether

　　[B] unless

　　[C] so that

　　[D] in case

　　5. You sang well last night. We hope you'll sing ________.

　　[A] more better

　　[B] still better

　　[C] nicely

　　[D] best

　　6. Those people ________ a general understanding of the present situation.

　　[A] lack of

　　[B] are lacking of

　　[C] lack

　　[D] are in lack

　　7. Alone in a desert house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt ________ lonely.

　　[A] nothing but

　　[B] anything but

　　[C] all but

　　[D] everything but

　　8. Grace ________ tears when she heard the sad news.

　　[A] broke in

　　[B] broke into

　　[C] broke off

　　[D] broke through

　　9. She refused to ________ the car keys to her husband until he had promised to wear his safety belt.

　　[A] hand in

　　[B] hand out

　　[C] hand down

　　[D] down

　　10. Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes ________ to American audiences.

　　[A] around

　　[B] over

　　[C] across

　　[D] down

　　11. The book contained a large ________ of information.

　　[A] deal

　　[B] amount

　　[C] number

　　[D] sum

　　12. Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable ________ to the total cost of the product.

　　[A] proportion

　　[B] correlation

　　[C] connection

　　[D] correspondence

　　13. When she saw the clouds she went back to the house to ________ her umbrella.

　　[A] carry

　　[B] fetch

　　[C] bring

　　[D] reach

　　14. We must ________ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.

　　[A] assure

　　[B] secure

　　[C] ensure

　　[D] issue

　　15. He was knocked down by a car and badly ________.

　　[A] injured

　　[B] damaged

　　[C] harmed

　　[D] ruined

　　Section II Reading Comprehension

　　Each of the three passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)

　　Text 1

　　In May 1989, space shuttle "Atlantis" released in outer space the space probe "Megallan," which is now on her 15-month and one-billion-kilometer flight to Venus. A new phase in space exploration has begun.

　　The planet Venus is only slightly smaller than Earth; it is the only other object in the solar system, in fact, that even comes close to earth's size. Venus has a similar density, so it is probably made of approximately the same stuff, and it has an atmosphere, complete with clouds. It is also the closest planet to earth, and thus the most similar in distance from the sun. In short, Venus seems to justify its long-held nickname of "earth's twin."

　　The surface temperature of Venus reaches some 900F. Added to that is an atmospheric pressure about 90 times Earth's: High overhead in the carbon dioxide (CO2) that passes for air is a layer of clouds, perhaps 10 to 20 miles thick, whose little drops consist mostly of sulfuric acid (H2SO4). Water is all but nonexistent.

　　Born with so many fundamental similarities to earth, how did Venus get to be so radically different: It is not just an academic matter. For all its extremes, Venus is a valuable laboratory for researchers studying the weather and climate of earth. It has no earth's oceans, so the heat transport and other mechanisms are greatly simplified. In addition, the planet Venus takes 243 earth-days to turn once on its axis, so incoming heat from the sun is added and distributed at a more leisurely, observable pace.

　　16. Venus is similar to Earth in ________.

　　[A] size and density

　　[B] distance from the sun

　　[C] having atmosphere

　　[D] all of the above

　　17. The greatest value in studying Venus should be to ________.

　　[A] allow us to visit there

　　[B] understand Earth better

　　[C] find a new source of energy

　　[D] promote a new space program

　　18. The main idea of this passage is about ________.

　　[A] problems of space travel

　　[B] scientific methods in space exploration

　　[C] the importance of Venus to Earth

　　[D] conditions on Venus