2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语考试试卷
2003年试题及参考答案
Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes , 10 points )
16. Scientists estimate that about 530 000 other objects, too small to detect with radar, ______
the Earth too.
A. being circled B. are circling C. are to be circling D. are being circled
17. During the past years the ______ of automobile accidents in New York City has decreased.
A. degree B. quantity C. number D. amount
18. Both approaches require that the actor ______ his or her own personal values as well as the
character's.
A. must understand B. should understand C. has to understand D. need to understand
19. It is wrong for people to think that experts are ______ right when they explain their ideas on
some subjects.
A. steadily B. constantly C. persistently D. continuously
20. We had a party last weekend, and it was a lot of fun. So let's have ______ one this weekend.
A. another B. more C. the other D. other
21. The brave firemen had fought for days before they managed to ______ the forest fire.
A. put on B. put up C. put off D. put out
22. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting _______ you don't mind taking the night
train.
A. if B. unless C. though D. until
23. He _________ that a combination of recent oil discoveries and the advance of new
technology will lead to a decline in the price of crude oil.
A. predicts B. compels C. arranges D. disputes
24. ________ in a simple style, the book clearly describes the author's childhood experiences in
a small town.
A. Writing B. To be written C. Being written D. Written
25. For these reasons, the newspaper is having _________ problems in the north of the country.
A. distribution B. regulation C. recognition D. destruction
26. The parents were much kinder to their youngest child than they were to the
others,__________, of course, made the others jealous.
A. which B. that C. what D. who
27. "Sorry, there are no tickets ___________ for tomorrow's performance," the ticket officer said
politely.
A. preferable B. considerable C. accessible D. available
28. With temperature _________ so rapidly, we could not go on with the experiment.
A. fell B. fall C. falling D. fallen
29: History has demonstrated that countries with different social systems can join hands in
meeting the common challenges to human _________ and development.
A. evolution B. survival C. satisfaction D. damage
30. _________ before we departed last weekend, we would have had a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive
C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive