1997年全国考研英语真题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 oneB the larger of whichC the largest one（B）D the largest of which2.Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always _ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.A combinedB having combinedC combine（D）D being combined3.Andrew, my fathers younger brother, will not be at the picnic, _ to the familys disappointment.A muchB moreC too much（A）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 wereB had beenC have been（D）D was5.Help will come from the UN, but the aid will be _ near whats needed.A everywhereB somewhereC nowhere（C）D anywhere6.The chief reason for the population growth isnt so much a rise in birth rates _ a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.A andB asC but（B）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 _ he knows about it is out of date and inaccurate.A What littleB So muchC How much（A）D So little8.Although we feel dissatisfied with the election results, we have to become reconciled _ the decision made by our fellow countrymen.A forB onC to（C）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 addingB to have addedC to add（D）D added10.The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so trivial and few as hardly _.A noticedB to be noticedC being noticed（B）D to noticePart BDirections:Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A, B, C and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (5 points)Example: foreign visitors to the industrial exhibition they many new products.Part C is wrong. The sentence should read, “A number of foreign visitors were taken to the industrial exhibition where they saw many new products.” So you should choose C.11.Although Professor Greens lectures usually ran the period, of his students objected as they found his lectures both informative and interesting.（C）12. Edison died, it was proposed that the American people in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes this great man.（B）13.They the damage they supposed had been done by last storm.（B）14. the recent accidents, our parents forbid my brother and me in the river someone agrees over us.（B）15.A teachers believe that English is one of the subjects in high schools （C）16.In this way these insects show an efficient use of their ability, two sounds at a high rate as one （A）17.I thought the technician was for the of the fuse, but I see now I mistaken.（C）18.For him what is essential is not that his policy , the public believe that it （D）19. I am concerned, his politics rather conservative with other （D）20.Id say whenever you after something that to you, anyone who you of the right to have it is （B）Part CDirections: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. (10 points)Example:The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway.A vanishedB scatteredC abandonedD rejectedThe sentence should read, “The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway.” Therefore, you should choose C.21.When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _.A offB asideC out（A）D down22.The wealth of a country should be measured _ the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.A in line withB in terms ofC in regard with（B）D by means of23.He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any _ on what he promises.A faithB beliefC credit（D）D reliance24.My students found the book _: it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.A enlighteningB confusin