1987年考研英语真题及答案

1、1987SectionIn each question, decide which of the four given will most suitably the sentence1987SectionIn each question, decide which of the four given will most suitably the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your he brackets on left. (10 I was caught the rainThe r stands out theblueTheyh

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4、cenicourpreferencewastakingthelong,scenicEach of three passages below is followed by five questions. For each question there are four answers, read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each thequestions. Putyour heANSWERSHEET.(15 For centuries men dreamed of achieving vertical flight

5、. In 400 A.D. children played with a fan-like t spun upwards and Each of three passages below is followed by five questions. For each question there are four answers, read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each thequestions. Putyour heANSWERSHEET.(15 For centuries men dreamed of a

6、chieving vertical flight. In 400 A.D. children played with a fan-like t spun upwards and fell back to earth ion ceased. Leonardo da Vinci conceive mechanical apparatus, called “Helix,” which could carry man straight up, but was only a design and was never Theancient-dream wasfinallyrealized in1940 w

7、henaRussian a strange looking craft of steel tubing ing fan on top. It rose and o the air from a standing start, hovered a few feet above the went sidewaysand backwards, and then settled back to earth.The vehicle wascalled a helicopter.Imaginations were fired. Men dreamed of going to heir helicopter

8、s. t vertical flight transports would carry millions passengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.SuchfantasticionswerenotThe helicopter has e an extremely useful machine. It excels military mis s, aircraft cannot go. areas use them incarrying troops, guns and strategic instruments where Corporations use them

9、as airborne , many work, construction and logging companies employ them various advantageous ways, engineersuse them for site selection and surveying, and oil companies use them as the best way to make offshore and remote work sible to crews s. Any urgent to a hard-to-get-to place is likely task for

10、 a helicopter. Among their other multitude of used: deliver across town, fly to and from airports, assist in rescue work, and he search missingor 11. Peoplet theairlinersoftodaywouldeventuallybereplacedbyhelicopters would someday be able to transport large number of from place toplace asairlinersare

11、 C theimaginationsfiredby theRussianengineersinvention e he D their fantastic expecionsabouthelicopterscouldbefulfilledbyairliners of today12. Helicopterswork withthe aidofA acombinationofinginfrontandonB aingdeviceC oneinghecenteroftheaircraftandothersateachD aingfanunderneathforWhat issaid aboutth

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13、useof helicoptersTheyhavebeenwidelyusedforvariousTheyaretakingtheplaceofhigh-flyingTheyareusedforrescueTheyarenowused exclusivelyforlUnderwhat conditionsarehelicoptersfoundtobeyForoverseaspassengerForextremelyhighaltitudeForhigh-speedD ForurgenttosibletootherkindsofInancient Greeceathleticfestivals

14、wereveryimportant andhadstrongreligious tions. The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of king of the Olympian Gods, eventually lost its local character, anational event and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had butsomeoffiernational. No oneknowsexactly how far

15、back theOlympicGames eplain by Mount Olympus. Greece, butnomarriedwomanwasadmitte uncertain, but eventsincluded boys gymnastics, boxing, wres field events, though there were fewer sports involved artsof women and uence of events horse racing On the last day of the Games, all the winners were honored

16、 by having a ring holy olive leaves placed on their heads. So great was the t the winner of foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their se authorities.How their results compared withmodern standard

17、s, we y have no After an errupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games suspended by the Romans in 394 A.D. They continued for such a long time he philosophy How their results compared withmodern standards, we y have no After an errupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games suspended by the R

18、omans in 394 A.D. They continued for such a long time he philosophy behind the Olympics: the t a healthy produced a healthy mind, and preferable to the t the spirit of competition in sports and games was t caused wars. It was over 1,500 years another ernational athleticgatheringtook placeinAthensin

19、Nowadays, the Games are held in different urn. The host pools modation, ompetingcourtierspaytheirown athletesThe Olympics start with the he stadium of a torch, lighted on Olympus by the suns rays. It is carried by a of runners to the The torch symbolized the continuation of the ancient Greek athleti

20、c ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony. The well-known flag, however, is a modern conception: the erlocking rings symbolize uniting ofallfive continents heIn ancientGreece,theOlympicGamesA weremerelynationalathleticB henatureofanationalevent strongreligioushadruleswhi

21、chputforeignparticipantsinawereprimarilynationaleventswithfewforeignhe earlydaysofancient OlympicGamesA onlymaleGreekathleteswereallowedtoheB allGreeks,irrespectiveofsex,religionorso lus,wereallowedtoC all Greeks, with the exception of women, were allowed to compete in D allmaleGreekswerequalifiedto

22、heThe order of athletic events atthe ancient Olympics A hasnotybeen variedaccordingtothenumberofforeignwasdecidedbyZeus, inwhosehonortheGameswerewasconsideredModern athletes results cannot be compared with those of ancient runners because theGreekshad nomeans ofrecordingthetheyaremuchC ch asthetimew

23、erenotheD theyaremuchNowadays, the athletesexpensesarepaidforoutoftheprizemoneytheGreekshad nomeans ofrecordingthetheyaremuchC ch asthetimewerenotheD theyaremuchNowadays, the athletesexpensesarepaidforoutoftheprizemoneyoftheoutofthefundsraisedbythecompetingbytheathletesbyIn science the meaning of th

24、e word “explain” suffers with civilizations every in search of reality. Science cannot really explain electricity, magnetism, andion; their effects can be measured and predicted, but of their nature no is known to the modern n les o the nature the electrification of amber, a hard yellowish-brown gum

25、. Most contemporary physicists reject the notiont man can ever discover what these mysterious for“really” are. “Electricity,” Bertrand l says, “is not a thing, like St. Cathedral; it is a wayin which things behave. When we have told howthings when theyareelectrified, and under what theyare electrifi

26、ed, we told all there is tol.” Until recently scientists would have disapproved of such an idea. Aristotle, for le, whose natural science dominated Western thought two thousand years, t man could arrive at an understanding of reality reasoning from self-evident principles. He felt, for t it is a sel

27、f-t he universe has its lace, hence one can t objects fall to the ground ts where they belong, and smoke goes ts where it belongs. The goal of ian science was to explain things happen. Modern science was born when Galileo began trying to explain how things happen and thus originated the method of co

28、ntrolled experiment which now forms the basis of scientific investigation.The aimof controlled scientific experiments is toexplainwhythingstoexplainhowthingstodescribeself-evidenttosupportian22. Whatprinciplesmost influencedscientificthoughtfortwothousand A thespeculationsB theofelectricity,magnetis

29、m,andAristotlesnaturalBertrand ls notion ectricityisA disapprovedofbymostmodernB inagreementristotlestheoryofself-evidentin agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “how” things AristotlesnaturalBertrand ls notion ectricityisA disapprovedofbymostmodernB inagreementristotlestheoryofsel

30、f-evidentin agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “how” things in agreement with scientific investigation directed toward “why” things Thepassaget untilrecentlyscientistsdisagreed withthe ideattherearemysterioushet man cannot discover what fort there are self-evident principlestwec

31、an discover whythingsbehaveastheyModernscienceo being A whenthemethodofcontrolledexperimentwhenGalileo succeeded in explaininghowthingsianscientisttriedtoexplainwhythingswhen scientists were able to acquire an understanding of reality of I Structureandhe swiththewordswhichbestcompletethesentence. Pu

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34、eHe drove fast andarrivedan hourofininThis ticket youtoafreemealinournewSectionIV ClozeFor each numbered hefollowing passage there arefour labeledB, C and D. Choose the best one and put your choice Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyourchoice.(10pohe ANSWER For instance, theautomobile tunnelmighthugeve

35、ntilationCheques have replaced money as a means of exchange for they arewidely accepted everywhere. Though this is very convenient for both buyer seller, it should not be t cheques are not real money: they are hemselves. A shop-keeper always runs a certain when heaccepts a cheques and he is quite hi

36、s rights if on occa, he refuses do People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is 39 . An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience. He do People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is 39 . An old and very wea

37、lthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl neckla. examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls asked if he could pay by Cheques. The assi

38、stant t this was quite but themomentmyfriend signedhis name, hewasothemanagersThe manager was very polite, but he t ith exactly same name resented them worthless Cheque not long ago. My friend ry when he heard this and said he would buy a omewhere When he got up to go, the manager told t moment and

39、he had better stay the wanted to getwould arrive at o serious , thearrived soon afterwards. They apologized to my friend for , but explainedtrson who had used the same name as his responsible for a number of recent robberies. Then asked my friend copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a

40、 number of shops. The : “I have a guny pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the in the safe.” Fortuna y, my friends handwriting was quite unlike the thiefs. He was not only allowed togowithoutfurther delay, but totakethestring of pearls with DoutininininininDoutininininininininSureSectionVerbhe

41、s with the appropriate forms of the verbs he brackets. yourheANSWERSHEET.(10It is highlyt a_)forthisANSWER:(should) bell factors (consider)wethink thisprogrammayexcel allothersin achieving theThey had been working round the clock for a couple of days to get the design out before their competitors di

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43、 a derstanding among the members of of t chief attention (give)tothe undertaking in highest profit.t is expected to Ifwedontstartoutnow,wemustrisk(miss)theThis test end)toreinforce whatyou havehepastThe members of the originally planned.delegation were glad (stay) longerWith full of his past experie

44、nce, we knew all t (Knownot)whatappropriatemeasurestobetakentocopewiththe situation, he wrote to his lawyer for advice.Its no good(write)tohim,he neveranswersletters. Theonlystogo andsee (Come)whatmay,werenotgoingtomakeanycon unreasonable demands.sto SectionVI Error-detectionandEach question consist

45、s of a sentence with four underlined parts (words or These parts are labeled A, B, C, and D. Choose the part of the t incorrect and put your he ANSWER SHEET. Then, without altering meaning of the sentence, write down the correct word or phrase on the ANSWERSHEET.(10Youve to hurry up if you want to b

46、uy something because theres ABsomething CDANSWER:CIn his response to the advertisement, Ed. t he was looking for ABition nota part-CDho has Ahim Youve to hurry up if you want to buy something because theres ABsomething CDANSWER:CIn his response to the advertisement, Ed. t he was looking for ABition

47、nota part-CDho has Ahim Bhelaboratory canCtWilliamgreat capabilities of DNeither of the d been outlined at thelast meeting ABCacceptable to the executive DAirline companies today At beinspected BCpassengersare o thewaitingDAlthough Alice hasbeen to the mountains manybefore, she still CABvisitingDAn

48、important function of the World anization is to improve Ahealthy and livingconditionsforthe sick and thepoor of BCDThe element carbon is widely found in any forms including ABCdiamonds aswell as DWhile still a youngboy Atoplay th ano well and as he Colder,hewroteoperas,themostofwhich isD64. Despite

49、theAtaastheNorthPole,iscolder ntheNorth65. Climate conditions varywidely from place to place and from season to ABbut acertain orderandpattern can be CDSectionVII -English Translatetheolder,hewroteoperas,themostofwhich isD64. Despite theAtaastheNorthPole,iscolder ntheNorth65. Climate conditions vary

50、widely from place to place and from season to ABbut acertain orderandpattern can be CDSectionVII -English TranslatethefollowingoEnglish(15Translatethefollowing o . Onlythe underlinedare be translated. (20Have there always been cities? (71) Life without large urban areas may seem inconceivable to us,

51、 but actually cities are relatively recent development. Groups with primitive economics still manage without them. Thetrend, however, isfor groups to disappear, while cities are ing the dominant mode mans l existence. (72) Historically, city life has always been among elements which achievement has

52、been clo(73) It virtually inesses or science and technology could have ities to support To most people, cities have traditionally been the concentration of culture as well as of opportuneas where there was ears, people have begun toe aware is a concentration of problems. What has happened to the mod

53、ern American city? Actually, the problem is not such a new one. Long before this century started, therehad begun a trend toward the concentration of the poor of the American othe cities. Each great wave of immigration from abroad and from the rural areas madetheproblem worse.Duringthiscentury,thereh

54、asalso been thedevelopment large suburban rrounding the cities, for the rich prefer to hese hehad begun a trend toward the concentration of the poor of the American othe cities. Each great wave of immigration from abroad and from the rural areas madetheproblem worse.Duringthiscentury,therehasalso be

55、en thedevelopment large suburban rrounding the cities, for the rich prefer to hese hecities,sectionsmaybesharplyo high andlow rentdistricts, “right side oftown” and theOf course, ants to do something about this unhappy situation. there is no agreement as to goals. Neither is there any systematic app

56、roach or egrated program. Opinions are as diverse as the people who give them. (75) But one basic difference of opinion concerns the question of whether or not the city such is to be p have reallymade it. Perhaps ion and the means of sible for there to be an end to the big cities. Of course, is the

57、problem of persuading people to move out of them of their own free will. And there is also the t the city has always been the core from cultural advancement has radiated. Is this, however, still the case today in presence of easy ion and communication? Does culture arise as a result people living together communally, or is it too the result of s made at level ernmentand thecommunicationsIt is probably tr