2001年全国硕士研究生英语试题及参考答案

　　[A]everything except 　　[B]anything but

　　[C]no less than 　　　　[D]nothing more than

　　8.One difficulty in translation lies in obtaining a concept match. _________ this is meant that a concept in one language is lost or changed in meaning in translation.

　　[A]By　　[B]In 　　[C]For 　　[D]With

　　9.Conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening and being talked to _________ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.

　　[A]as 　　[B]which 　　[C]that　　 [D]what

　　10.Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, _________ they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on.

　　[A]be 　　[B]being 　　[C]were 　　[D]are

　　Section B

　　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 rackets with a pencil. (10 points)

　　Example:

　　The lost car of the Lees was found _________ in the woods off the highway.

　　[A]vanished [B]scattered [C]abandoned [D]rejected

　　The sentence should read. The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway. There fore, you should choose [C].

　　Sample Answer

　　[A][B][C][D]

　　11.He is too young to be able to _________ between right and wrong.

　　[A]discard 　　[B]discern　　[C]disperse 　　[D]disregard

　　12.It was no _________ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.

　　[A]coincidence 　　[B]convention 　　[C]certainty　　[D]complication

　　13.One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships _________ follow traffic rules in busy harbors.

　　[A]cautiously 　　[B]dutifully 　　[C]faithfully 　　[D]skillfully

　　14.The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be _________ the welfare of his animals.

　　[A]critical about　　[B]indignant at　　[C]indifferent to　　[D]subject to

　　15.The chairman of the board _________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.

　　[A]compelled　　[B]posed　　[C]pressed 　　[D]tempted

　　16.It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _________,

　　[A]for long　　 [B]in and out　　 [C]once for all 　　[D]by nature

　　17.Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in _________ and lack of unity in style.

　　[A]conflict 　　[B]confrontation　　[C]disturbance　　 [D]disharmony

　　18.The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _________.

　　[A]thrived　　 [B]swelled 　　[C]prospered　　 [D]flourished