2018年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及答案解析

Section I Structure and Vocabulary

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In each sentence, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choices in the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points) 1. The board deemed it urgent that these files ________ right away.

[A] had to be printed [B] should have been printed [C] must be printed [D] should be printed

2. The local health organization is reported ________ twenty-five years ago when Dr. Audon became

its first president. [A] to be set up [B] being set up [C] to have been set up [D] having been set up

3. The school board listened quietly as John read the demands that his followers ________ for.

[A] be demonstrating [B] demonstrate

[C] had been demonstrating [D] have demonstrated

4. Ted has told me that he always escapes ________ as he has got a very fast sports car.

[A] to fine [B] to be fined [C] being fined [D] having been fined

5. More than one third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, ________ in San

Francisco. [A] previously [B] predominantly [C] practically [D] permanently

6. Prof. Lee’s book will show you ________ can be used in other contexts.

[A] that you have observed [B] that how you have observed [C] how that you have observed [D] how what you have observed

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7. All flights ________ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.

[A] were canceled [B] had been canceled [C] having canceled [D] having been canceled

8. The new secretary has written a remarkably ________ report only in a few pages but with all the

details. [A] concise [B] clear [C] precise [D] elaborate

9. With prices ________ so much, it’s hard for the company to plan a budget.

[A] fluctuating [B] waving [C] swinging [D] vibrating

10. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ________ healthy.

[A] preserve [B] stay [C] maintain [D] reserve

11. Expected noises are usually more ________ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.

[A] manageable [B] controllable [C] tolerable [D] perceivable

12. It isn’t so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works ________.

[A] above all [B] in all

[C] at all [D] after all

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13. There is an incorrect assumption among scientists and medical people that everyone agrees

________ what constitutes a benefit to an individual. [A] on [B] with [C] to [D] in

14. All the information we have collected in relation to that case ________ very little.

[A] makes up for [B] adds up to [C] comes up with [D] puts up with

15. A really powerful speaker can ________ the feelings of the audience to the fever of excitement.

[A] work out [B] work over [C] work at [D] work up

16. Before the students set off, they spent much time setting a limit ________ the expenses of the trip.

[A] to [B] about [C] in [D] for

17. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the ________ of maturity.

[A] fulfillment [B] achievement [C] establishment [D] accomplishment

18. From the tears in Nedra’s eyes we can deduce that something sad ________.

[A] must have occurred [B] would have occurred [C] might be occurring [D] should occur

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19. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting ________ you don’t mind taking the night train.

[A] provided [B] unless [C] though [D] until

20. Hardly a month goes by without ________ of another survey revealing new depths of scientific

illiteracy among U.S. citizens. [A] words [B] a word [C] the word [D] word

21. If you ________ Jerry Brown until recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange.

[A] shouldn’t contact [B] didn’t contact [C] weren’t to contact [D] hadn’t contacted

22. Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which ________ them the rights

and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature. [A] deprives [B] restricts [C] rejects [D] denies

23. I must go now. ________, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.

[A] Incidentally [B] Accidentally [C] Occasionally [D] Subsequently

24. There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, ________ they can limit how much

water you drink. [A] much more than [B] no more than [C] no less than [D] any more than

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25. Though ________ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of

small-town life. [A] raised [B] grown [C] developed [D] cultivated

26. Most electronic devices of this kind, ________ manufactured for such purposes, are tightly packed.

[A] that are [B] as are [C] which is [D] it is

27. As for the winter, it is inconvenient to be cold, with most of ________ furnace fuel is allowed saved

for the dawn. [A] what [B] that [C] which [D] such

28. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious

________ without scientific basic. [A] process [B] practice [C] procedure [D] program

29. We cannot always ________ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also

be driven by water. [A] hang on [B] count on [C] hold on [D] come on

30. The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause ________ of vegetables in the coming

days. [A] rarity [B] scarcity [C] invalidity