1986年考研英语试题及答案

SectionIStructureandIneachquestion,decidewhichofthefourchoicesgivenwillmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedatthecemarked.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(15points)Iwas therainNodoctorscouldcurethe hisstrangeHe hiswits’endwhatto hisdeparture,headdressedalettertohisThedrivinginstructortoldmeto atthepostWhenthere’sadoubt,thechairman’sdecision WecanrelyonWilliamtocarryoutthismission,forhisjudgmentisalways Thenoiseofthene intheHospitaldoctorsdon’tgooutveryoftenastheirworkalltheirtime.takestakestakestakesAttendancesatfootballmatcheshave sincethecomingofdroppeddroppeddroppeddroppedAfterthedeathoftheirparents,thesistersgotwellandneverquarreled.Theyalwaysgivethevacantseats comesAdvertisingisdistinguishedfromotherformsofcommunicationtheadvertiserpaysforthemessagetobedelivered.inininorderintheHe ofanThecaptain tolusmoreaboutthefortobethathewastobeforbeingisnoreasonfordischargingBecauseshewasafewminutesOwingtoafewminutesbeingThefactthatshewasafewminutesBeingafewminutesSectionIIClozeForeachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourlabeled[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethebestoneandputyourchoiceinthebracketsbelowthepassage.Readthewholepassagebeforemakingyourchoices.(10points)OnWednesdayafternoonsAnnietookthebusintotowntoshopinthemarket.Foranhouror16shewouldwalkupanddownthestallslookingateverything,buyinghereandthere,andasharplookoutforthebargainsthatweresometimestobehad.Andthen,withallthethingssheneeded18shewouldleavetheforthestreetsofthetowntospendanotherhour19shelikedbest:lookinginfurnitureshopwindows.OneWednesdayshefoundanewshopfullofthemostthings,withanoticeinvitinganyonetowalkinandlookwithoutfeelingtheyhadtobuysomething.Anniehesitatedforamomentbeforestepthroughthedoorwaywhere,almostatonce,she beforeagreenarmchair.Therewasacardonthechairsaid:“Thisfinechairisyours22lessthanapoundaweek,”andverysmallatthebottom,“Cashpriceeighty-ninepoundsfifty.”Apoundaweek...23,shecouldalmostpaythatoutofherhousekeemoneyandnevermissit!Avoiceathershouldermadeher24.“CanIhelpyou,Madam?”Shelookedroundattheassistantwhohadcomesoftlytoher25.“Oh,well,no,”shesaid.“Iwasjustlooking.”“We’veofallkindsintheshowroom.Ifyou’lljustcomeup,youwillfindsomethingtosuityou.”Annie,worriedatthethoughtofbeingpersuadedtobuyshedidn’tneed,lefttheshop[A][B][C][D]tohaveinawaybythewayinthewayonthe[D][A]Section ReadingEachofthetwopassagesbelowisfollowedbyfivequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswers.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Putyourchoiceinthebracketsontheleft.(10points)TextThereareagreatmanycareersinwhichtheincreasingemphasisisonspecialization.Youfindthesecareersinengineering,inproduction,instatisticalwork,andinteaching.Butthereisanincreasingdemandforpeoplewhoareabletotakeingreatareaataglance,peoplewhoperhapsdonotknowtoomuchaboutanyonefield.Thereis,inotherwords,ademandforpeoplewhoarecapableofseeingtheratherthanthetrees,ofmakinggeneraljudgments.Wecancallthesepeople“generalists.”Andthese“generalists”areparticularlyneededforpositionsinadministration,whereitistheirjobtoseethatotherpeopledothework,wheretheyhavetonforotherpeople,toorganizeotherpeople’swork,tobeginitandjudgeit.Thespecialistunderstandsonefield;hisconcerniswithtechniqueandtools.Heisa“trained”man;andhiseducationalbackgroundisproperlytechnicalorprofessional.Thegeneralist--andespeciallytheadministrator--dealswithpeople;hisconcerniswithleadership,withnning,andwithdirectiongiving.Heisan“educated”man;andthehumanitiesarehisstrongestfoundation.Veryrarelyisaspecialistcapableofbeinganadministrator.Andveryrarelyisagoodgeneralistalsoagoodspecialistinparticularfield.Anyorganizationneedsbothkindsofpeople,thoughdifferentorganizationsneedthemindifferentproportions.Itisyourtasktofindout,duringyourtrainingperiod,intowhichofthetwokindsofjobsyoufit,andnyourcareerYourfirstjobmayturnouttobetherightjobforyou--butthisispureaccident.Certainlyyoushouldnotchangejobsconstantlyorpeoplewillesuspiciousofyourabilitytoholdanyjob.Atthesametimeyoumustnotlookuponthefirstjobasthefinaljob;itprimarilyatrainingjob,anopportunitytounderstandyourselfandyourfitnessforbeinganemployee.Thereisanincreasingdemand allroundpeopleintheirownpeoplewhosejobistoorganizeotherpeople’sgeneralistswhoseeducationalbackgroundiseithertechnicalorprofessionalspecialistswhosechiefconcernistoprovideadministrativeguidancetoothersThespecialist amanwhosejobistotrainotheramanwhohasbeentrainedinmorethanoneamanwhocanseetheratherthantheamanwhoseconcernismainlywithtechnicalorprofessionalTheadministrator a“trained”manwhoismoreaspecialistthanaamanwhoseesthetreesaswellastheamanwhoisverystrongintheamanwhoisan“educated”Duringyourtrainingperiod,itis totrytobeatochooseaprofitabletofindanorganizationwhichfitstodecidewhetheryouarefittobeaspecialistoraAman’sfirst isnevertherightjobforshouldnotberegardedashisfinalshouldnotbechangedorpeoplewill esuspiciousofhisabilitytoholdanyjobisprimarilyanopportunitytofithimselfforhisfinalTextAtthebottomoftheworldliesamightycontinentstillwrappedintheIceAgeand,untilrecenttimes,unknowntoman.Itisagreatlandmasswithmountainrangeswhoseextentandelevationarestilluncertain.Muchofthecontinentisacompleteblankonourmaps.Manhasexplored,onfoot,lessthanonepercentofitsarea.AntarcticadiffersfundamentallyfromtheArcticregions.TheArcticisanocean,coveredwithdriftingpackediceandhemmedinbythelandmassesofEurope,Asia,andNorthAmerica.TheAntarcticisacontinentalmostaslargeasEuropeandAustraliacombined,centeredroughlyontheSouthPoleandsurroundedbythemostunobstructedwaterareasoftheworld--theAtlantic,Pacific,andnOceans.Thecontinentalicesheetismorethantwohighinitscentre,thus,theairovertheAntarcticisfarmorerefrigeratedthanitisovertheArcticregions.Thiscoldaircurrentfromthelandissofulthatitmakesthenearbyseasthestormiestintheworldandrendersunlivablethoseregionswhosecounterpartsattheoppositeendoftheglobeareinhabited.Thus,morethanamillionslivewithin2,000oftheNorthPoleinanareathatincludesmostofAlaska,Siberia,andScandinavia--aregionrichinandminingindustries.Apartfromahandfulofweatherstations,withinthesamedistanceoftheSouthPolethereisnotasingletree,industry,orThebesttitleforthisselectionwould 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(set)in,theyoungpeoplelingeredThestudentswereto (assemble)attheauditoriumbefore1:30p.m.,butthelecturewascanceledatthelastminute.Emphasisislaidonthenecessitythatalltheobjectivestobe (take)intoaccountbeforestartinganewSection -gihTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.(15Section Translatethefollowingpassageinto.Onlytheunderlinedsentencesaretobetranslated.(20points)Itwouldbeinterestingtodiscoverhowmanyyoungpeoplegotouniversitywithoutanyclearideaofwhattheyaregoingtodoafterwards.(71)Ifoneconsiderstheenormousvarietyofcoursesoffered,itisnothardtoseehowdifficultitisforastudenttoselectthecoursemostsuitedtohisinterestsandabilities.(72)Ifastudentgoestouniversitytoacquireabroaderoflife,toenlargehisideasandtolearntothinkforhimself,hewillundoubtedlybenefit.(73)Schoolsoftenhavetoorestrictinganatmosphere,withitstimetablesanddisciplines,toallowhimmuchtimeforindependentassessmentoftheworkheisaskedtodo.(74)Moststudentswould,Ibelieve,profitbyayearofsuchexplorationofdifferentacademicstudies,especiallythose“allrounders”withnoparticularinterest.Theyshouldhavelongertimetodecideinwhatsubjecttheywanttotaketheirdegrees,sothatinlaterlife,theydonotlookbackandsay,“Ishouldliketohavebeenanarchaeologist.IfIhadn’ttakenadegreeinModernLanguages,Ishouldn’thaveendedupasaninterpreter,butit’stoolatenow.Icouldn’tgobackandbeginalloveragain.”(75)Thereis,ofcourse,anothersidetothequestionofhowtomakethebestuseofone’stimeatuniversity.(76)Thisisthecaseofthestudentwhoexcelsinaparticularbranchoflearning.(77)HeisimmediayacceptedbytheUniversityofhischoice,andspendshisthreeorfouryearsingaspecialist,emergingwithafirst-classHonourDegreeandverylittleknowledgeofwhattherestoftheworld