1998年考研英语二真题.pdfVIP

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题 SectionI ClozeTest Directions: Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the correspondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points) Untilrecent l ymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.They1thatinthelongrun industrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingforthe 2 man.Buttheyinsistedthatits 3 resultsduring theperiodfrom1750to1850werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe 4 oftheEnglishpopulation. 5 contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfrom1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstilla 6 agricultural country,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity. Thisview, 7 ,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists 8 historyandeconomics,have 9 two things:thattheperiodfrom1650to1750was 10 bygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnot worsenandmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace. 1. ［A］ admitted ［B］ believed ［C］ claimed ［D］ predicted 2. ［A］ plain ［B］ average ［C］ mean ［D］ normal 3. ［A］ momentary ［B］ prompt ［C］ instant ［D］ immediate 4. ［A］ bulk ［B］ host ［C］ gross ［D］ magnitude 5. ［A］ On ［B］ With ［C］ For ［D］ By 6. ［A］ broadly ［B］ thoroughly ［C］ generally ［D］ completely 7. ［A］ however ［B］ meanwhile ［C］ therefore ［D］ moreover 8. ［A］ at ［B］ in ［C］ about ［D］ for 9. ［A］ manifested ［B］ approved ［C］ shown ［D］ speculated 10. ［A］ noted ［B］ impressed ［C］ labeled ［D］ marked Section Ⅱ ReadingComprehension Directions: Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswe