2000--2009历年考研英语真题(word版).doc

Section II: Cloze Test Directions: For each numbered blank in following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points) If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain __41__ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family __42__ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance __43__ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to __44__ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to __45__ the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation __46__ and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be __47__. He must either sell some of his property or __48__ extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low __49__ of interest, but loans of this kind are not __50__ obtainable. 41. [A] other than [B] as well as [C] instead of [D] more than 42. [A] only if [B] much as [C] long before [D] ever since 43. [A] for [B] against [C] supplement [D] dispose 44. [A] replace [B] purchase [C] supplement [D] dispose 45. [A] enhance [B] mix [C] feed [D] raise 46. [A] vessels [B] routes [C] paths [D] channels 47. [A] self-confident [B] self-sufficient [C] self-satisfied [D] self-restrained 48. [A] search [B] save [C] offer [D] seek 49. [A] proportion [B] percentage [C] rate [D] ratio 50. [A] genuinely [B] obviously [C] presumably [D] frequently  2000 Text 1 A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after