1997年同等学历人员申请硕士学位英语水平全国统一考试真题及答案Paper one 试卷一 （19976A卷）Part I Listening Comprehension 略 Part II Vocabulary (10 minutes, 10 points) Section A Directions: In each item, choose one word that best keeps the meaning of the sentence if ii is substituted for the underlined word. Mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center . 16. The recent findings are also applicable to other areas of design engineering. A) practical B) relevant C) convenient D) comparable 17.The century-old hostilities between the two tribes eventually terminated through the persistent efforts of the local government. A) diminished B) shrunk C) vanished D) worsened 18. The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintain and develop good ties. A) strategy B) standpoint C) priority D) promise 19. Computers will flourish because they enable us to accomplish tasks that could never before have been undertaken. A) implement B) render C) assign D) complete 20. Hermans success is due to his hard work and his ability to formulate plans which will get work done efficiently. A) fulfill B) approve C) conceive D) conduct 21. The farm ministers scheduled an emergency meeting in Luxembourg in hopes of easing the worldwide mad cow panic.A) crisis B) alarm C) hazard D) peril 22).The young man asked his parents not to worry because he was full of optimism about his career. A) confidence B) motivation C) imagination D) resolution 23. Ones awareness, both conscious and unconscious, of what happened in the past has a strong influence on ones behavior. A) storage B) impression C) memory D) perception 24. On hearing of the case some time later, Conan Doyle was convinced that the man was not guilty, and immediately went to work to ascertain the truth. A) explore B) obtain C) verify D) search 25. Ail the staff members of the department made zealous efforts to clean up the hall for the Christmas party. A) enthusiastic B) concerted C) gigantic D) dedicated Section B Directions: in each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center . 26. I _ a letter to an internet service that distributes journalists questions to more than 750 institutions. A) assigned B) detached C) attached D) dispatched 27. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully_ the risks and benefits. A) weighing B) valuing C) evaluating D) distinguishing 28 More international trend for business and pleasure brings greater _to other societies. A) exchange B) exposure C) expansion D) contribution 29. Shortage of land and funding are blamed for the citys_ green space. A) inefficient B) inaccurate C) inadequate D) indispensable 30 If English is not our first language you can often be puzzled by ways of expression that the native speaker of English does not even have to_. A) think out B)think about C) think over D) think for 31.Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57,8 per cent and 46.8 per cent, _, over February 1995. A) individually B) accordingly C) correspondingly D)respectively 32.This book is a _ of radio scripts, in which we seek to explain how the words and expressions become part of our language. A) collection B) publication C) volume D)stack 33. A mans is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have required and can concentrate wholly on making the right decisions. A) anticipation B)acknowledgment C) expectation D)judgment 34.Does brain power _ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers. A)decline B)descend C)deduce D)collapse 35.The largest system serving e-mail messengers is the internet a _ of millions of computers linked worldwide. A)unity B)combination C)network D)connection Part III Reading Comprehension (50 minutes, 30 points) Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D .you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with single line through the center. Questions 36to 40 are based on the following passage. In the USA 85% of the population over the age of 21 approve of the death penalty, in the many states which can take up to 20 minutes to kill, while others use gas or lethal injection. The first of these was the case of Ruth Ellis who was hanged for shooting her lover in what was generally regarded as a crime of passion. The second was hanged for murders which it was later proved, had been committed by someone else. The pro-hanging lob