1986年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section IStructure and VocabularyIn each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice in the brackets on the left. (15 points)EXAMPLE:I was caught _ the rain yesterday.A inB byC withD atANSWER: A1.No doctors could cure the patient _ his strange disease.A withB ofC from（B）D off2.He was _ his wits end what to do.A inB onC at（C）D of3.Prior _ his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter.A toB ofC in（A）D from4.The driving instructor told me to pull _ at the post office.A upB backC round（A）D along5.When theres a doubt, the chairmans decision is _.A rightB definiteC fixed（D）D final6.We can rely on William to carry out this mission, for his judgment is always _.A unquestionableB soundC subtle（B）D healthy7.The noise of the plane died _ in the distance.A awayB outC down（A）D off8.Hospital doctors dont go out very often as their work _ all their time.A takes awayB takes inC takes over（D）D takes up9.Attendances at football matches have _ since the coming of television.A dropped inB dropped downC dropped off（C）D dropped out10.After the death of their parents, the sisters got well _ and never quarreled.A awayB inC along（C）D out11.They always give the vacant seats to _ comes first.A whoB whomC whoever（C）D whomever12.Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.A in thatB in whichC in order that（A）D in the way13.He is _ of an actor.A anybodyB anyoneC somebody（D）D something14.The captain apologized _ to tell us more about the accident.A for to be unableB that he was unableC to be unable（D）D for being unable15._ is no reason for discharging her.A Because she was a few minutes lateB Owing to a few minutes being lateC The fact that she was a few minutes late（C）D Being a few minutes lateSection IICloze TestFor each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices labeled A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and put your choice in the brackets below the passage. Read the whole passage before making your choices. (10 points)On Wednesday afternoons Annie took the bus into town to shop in the market. For an hour or she would walk up and down between the stalls looking at everything, buying here and there, and a sharp lookout for the bargains that were sometimes to be had. And then, with all the things she needed she would leave the market for the streets of the town to spend another hour she liked best: looking in furniture shop windows.One Wednesday she found a new shop full of the most delightful things, with a notice inviting anyone to walk in and look without feeling they had to buy something. Annie hesitated for a moment before stepping through the doorway where, almost at once, she stopped before a green armchair. There was a card on the chair which said: “This fine chair is yours less than a pound a week,” and very small at the bottom, “Cash price eighty-nine pounds fifty.” A pound a week. , she could almost pay that out of her housekeeping money and never miss it! A voice at her shoulder made her . “Can I help you, Madam” She looked round at the assistant who had come softly to her .“Oh, well, no,” she said. “I was just looking.” “Weve chairs of all kinds in the showroom. If youll just come up, you will find something to suit you.”Annie, worried at the thought of being persuaded to buy something she didnt need, left the shop hurriedly.16.A soB moreC else（A）D another17.A takingB makingC fixing（D）D keeping18.A buyB boughtC buying（B）D to have bought19.A in a wayB by the wayC in the way（C）D on the way20.A behindB roundC back（B）D on21.A doubtedB wonderedC puzzled（D）D delighted22.A atB forC with（B）D in23.A WhyB WhenC How（A）D What24.A jumpB leapC laugh（A）D wonder25.A placeB backC side（C）D frontSection IIIReading ComprehensionEach of the two passages below is followed by five questions. For each question there are four answers. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Put your choice in the brackets on the left. (10 points)Text 1There are a great many careers in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find these careers in engineering, in production, in statistical work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are abl