1999~2008年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题.doc

1999年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 Section I: Structure and Vocabulary Part A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points) l. Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery ________ just around the corner was untrue. [A] would be [B] to be [C] was [D] being 2. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ________ people each year than automobile accidents. [A] seven more times [B] seven times more [C] over seven times [D] seven times 3. It’s easy to blame the decline of conversation on the pace of modern life and on the vague changes ________ place in our ever-changing world. [A] taking [B] to take [C] take [D] taken 4. This is an exciting area of study, and one ________ which new applications are being discovered almost daily. [A] from [B] by [C] in [D] through 5. ________ can be seen from the comparison of these figures, the principle involves the active participation of the patient in the modification of his condition. [A] As [B] What [C] That [D] It 6. Although I had been invited to the opening ceremony, I was unable to attend ________ such short notice. [A] to [B] in [C] with [D] on 7. California has more light than it knows ________ to do with but everything else is expensive. [A] how [B] what [C] which [D] where 8. The solution works only for couples who are self-employed, don’t have small children and get along ________ to spend most of their time together. [A] so well [B] too well [C] well as [D] well enough 9. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ________ compliments to his political leaders. [A] paying [B] having paid [C] to pay [D] to have paid 10. These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than ______