1997年考研英语试题及答案.docx

1997年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section IStructure and VocabularyPart ADirections: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 the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)1.The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds, ________ could go penniless by next year.[A] the larger one[B] the larger of which[C] the largest one[D] the largest of which2.Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ________ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.[A] combined[B] having combined[C] combine[D] being combined3.Andrew, my father’s younger brother, will not be at the picnic, ________ to the family’s disappointment.[A] much[B] more[C] too much[D] much more4.I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ________ fully occupied the whole of last week.[A] were[B] had been[C] have been[D] was5.Help will come from the UN, but the aid will be ________ near what’s needed.[A] everywhere[B] somewhere[C] nowhere[D] anywhere6.The chief reason for the population growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates ________ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.[A] and[B] as[C] but[D] or7.He claims to be an expert in astronomy, but in actual fact he is quite ignorant on the subject. ________ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.[A] What little[B] So much[C] How much[D] So little8.Although we feel dissatisfied with the election results, we have to become reconciled ________ the decision made by our fellow countrymen.[A] for[B] on[C] to[D] in9.Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone ________ to the system, so does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out.[A] adding[B] to have added[C] to add[D] added10.The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American Engli