1992年考研英语真题张剑.doc

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 Section ⅠUse of English Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked ［A］，［B］，［C］and ［D］.Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points) The key to the industrialization of space is the U.S. space shuttle. ___1___ it, astronauts will acquire a workhouse vehicle ___2___ of flying into space and returning many times. ___3___ by reusable rockets that can lift a load of 65,000 pounds, the shuttle will carry devices for scientific inquiry, as ___4___ as a variety of military hardware. ___5___ more significantly, it will ___6___ materials and machines into space for industrial purposes ___7___ two decades ago when “sputnik” (artificial satellite) was ___8___ to the vocabulary. In short, the ___9___ importance of the shuttle lies in its ___10___ as an economic tool. What makes the space shuttle ___11___ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane. ___12___, when it has accomplished its ___13___, it can be ready for ___14___ trip in about two weeks. The space shuttle, the world’s first true spaceship, is a magnificent step ___15___ making the impossible possible for the benefit and survival of man. 1. ［A］ In ［B］On ［C］By ［D］ With [解析] 本题考核知识点：介词的用法。 空格所在句中，it指代前一句提到的space shuttle。句子大意为：“……航天飞机，宇航员可以实现地面和太空之间的多次往返”。根据介词与space shuttle的搭配，首先排除[B]。in the space shuttle搭配本身并没有错误，但代入句子中，其含义成了：在航天飞机里，宇航员有了实验室飞行器。此句显然不合逻辑，排除[A]。by 和with都可以表示“通过…，用…”的意思。但by表示动作、行为的方式，如：to pay by cheque用支票付款；to travel by plane乘飞机旅行。而文章显然不能说“宇航员获得实验室飞行器的方式是（乘坐）航天飞机”。with除了表示“（为做某事）借助工具或手段”之外，它还可意为having or carrying sth有，具有，带有，如：With your help, I might finish the work ahead of time.有了你的帮助，我也许可以提前完成工作。with带入文中表示“有了航天飞机，宇航员就有了实验室飞行器”，符合逻辑，所以[D]为最合适选项。 2. ［A］ capable 有能力的，能够 ［B］ suitable 适合的，适宜的 ［C］ efficient 效率高的，有能力的［D］ fit（质量、素质或技能）适合的，合格的 [解析] 本题考核知识点：固定搭配 从语法上看，只有[A]capable能够形成capable of doing…的结构。如：Our noses are capable of detecting human smells even when these are dilut