1、考研英语-899 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Enter the informatio(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.（分数：0.50）A.byB.andC.withD.in2.（分数：0.50）A.as long asB.so long asC.just asD.so far as3.（分数：0.50）A.overB.offC.aboutD.forward4.（分数：0.50）A.powerfulB.effectiveC.helpfulD.productive5.（分数：0.50）A.g
2、enerallyB.eventuallyC.surprisinglyD.finally6.（分数：0.50）A.inB.byC.overD.on7.（分数：0.50）A.withB.inC.byD.on8.（分数：0.50）A.transmittingB.transportingC.translatingD.transforming9.（分数：0.50）A.other thanB.better thanC.rather thanD.no more than10.（分数：0.50）A.bigB.smallC.fewD.great11.（分数：0.50）A.inB.toC.fromD.with12
3、.（分数：0.50）A.everyB.eachC.betweenD.during13.（分数：0.50）A.takingB.stimulatingC.sendingD.giving14.（分数：0.50）A.carryB.makeC.turnD.bring15.（分数：0.50）A.thatB.whereC.whatD.which16.（分数：0.50）A.butB.soC.althoughD.otherwise17.（分数：0.50）A.eventsB.waysC.thingsD.information18.（分数：0.50）A.wonderingB.suggestingC.recogniz
4、ingD.exposing19.（分数：0.50）A.useB.takeC.makeD.combine20.（分数：0.50）A.thatB.whichC.whatD.whichever三、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Text 1(总题数：5，分数：10.00)21.Bowman s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _.（分数：2.00）A.turns out to be an obstacle to men
5、B.affects men and women alikeC.has as little effect on men as on womenD.is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women22.The word “liability“ ( Par（分数：2.00）A.1 ) most probably means “_“.A. misfortuneB. instabilityC. disadvantageD. burden23.It can be inferred from the passage that people s views on b
6、eauty are often _.（分数：2.00）A.practicalB.prejudicedC.old-fashionedD.radical24.In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _.（分数：2.00）A.reinforces the feminine qualities requiredB.makes women look more honest and capableC.is of primary importance to womenD.often enables women to succeed quickly25.The
7、 author writes this passage to _.（分数：2.00）A.discuss the negative aspects of being attractiveB.give advice to job-seekers who are attractiveC.demand equal rights for women“D.emphasize the importance of appearance六、Text 2(总题数：5，分数：10.00)26.What did scientists learn about earthquakes at the Rocky Mount
8、ain Arsenal?（分数：2.00）A.They occur at about 4,000 meters below ground level.B.The injection of water into earthquake faults prevents earthquakes from occurring.C.They are usually caused by the oil in the faults.D.Harmful earthquakes can be possibly prevented by causing small, harmless earthquakes.27.
9、What is the most appropriate title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Dangers of Earthquakes.B.Earthquake Belts and Prediction.C.Earthquake Prediction and Control.D.Earthquake Engineering in California.28.What can be said about the experiments at Rocky Mountain Arsenal?（分数：2.00）A.They have no practical valu
10、e in earthquake prevention.B.They may have practical value in earthquake prevention.C.They are certain to have practical value in earthquake prevention.D.The article does not say anything about their practical value in earthquake prevention.29.Earthquake belts are _.（分数：2.00）A.maps that show where e
11、arthquakes are likely to occurB.zones with a high probability of earthquakesC.breaks between two sections of the earth s surfaceD.the two layers of earth along a fault30.The San Andreas fault is _.（分数：2.00）A.an active fault systemB.a place where earthquakes have been predicted accuratelyC.a place wh
12、ere earthquakes have been controlledD.the location of the Rocky Mountain七、Text 3(总题数：5，分数：10.00)31.Why was hemp banned?（分数：2.00）A.It is related to the marijuana plant.B.It can be used to produce marijuana.C.It was not longer a useful crop.D.It was destructive to the land.32.Why was the plant hemp es
13、sential to worldwide trade in the past?（分数：2.00）A.Ships ropes were made from it.B.Hemp was a very profitable export.C.Hemp was used as fuel for ships.D.Hemp was used as food for sailors.33.What equipment on a ship was made from hemp?（分数：2.00）A.Ropes.B.Waterproof cloth.C.Engine fuel.D.Life rafts.34.W
14、ay do agriculturalists think that hemp would be better for paper production than trees?（分数：2.00）A.It is cheaper to grow hemp than to cut down trees.B.More paper can be produced from the same area of land.C.Hemp produces higher quality paper.D.It is easier to find hemp than to find trees.35.What drug
15、 can be obtained from a relative of hemp?（分数：2.00）A.Cocaine.B.Heroin.C.Amphetamine.D.Marijuana.八、Text 4(总题数：5，分数：10.00)36.According to the author, graduates from colleges of higher education _.（分数：2.00）A.are sure to find employment easier than university graduatesB.need more time to get the practica
16、l fide of their job than university graduatesC.have larger practical work experiences than university graduatesD.possess a much larger theoretical background than university graduates37.Because of changes in economy and technological evolution challenge, vocational education has to _.（分数：2.00）A.be q
17、ualitatively redefined and adapted to current demandsB.follow the development mode of college and university educationC.offer more chances of promotion to professionalsD.be totally converted to college and university education38.The creation of the new advanced vocational diploma is _.（分数：2.00）A.giv
18、ing the possibility to deepen professional knowledgeB.a real alternative to general cultural schoolsC.equal to diploma of colleges of higher educationD.vital to the education of our future elite39.What have been done to guarantee quality education?（分数：2.00）A.Grouping schools together.B.Connecting ed
19、ucation with economy.C.Upgrading some good students to colleges of higher education.D.Putting together different subjects and research-development facilities into a dozen of colleges of higher education.40.Which of the following can best conclude the main idea of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Vocational ed
20、ucation is equal to college and university education.B.Graduates from vocational education have vast range of employment opportunities.C.Vocational education has to be reformed to be adapted to current demands.D.Vocational education has its advantages and disadvantages.九、Part B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、One m
21、orning, a few y(总题数：5，分数：10.00)41.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_42.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_43.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_44.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_45.（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_十一、Part C(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十二、What do National Sem(总题数：5，分数：10.00)46.（分数：2.00）_47.（分数：2.00）_48.（分数：2.00）_49.（分数：2.00）_50.（分数：2.00）_十三、Section Writing(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、Part A(总题数
22、：1，分数：10.00)51.1) the purpose of the contest,2) time and place of the contest,3) what is required of the candidates,4) details of the awards.You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Department of English“ at the end of the announcem
23、ent. ( 10 points)（分数：10.00）_十五、Part B(总题数：1，分数：20.00)52.You should write about 160-200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)医学的技术进步可以使人们能比过去活得长。然而，一些人们，包括一些医生，不支持那些延长生命的做法，认为人有权利选择死亡。这种争论仍将继续。（分数：20.00）_考研英语-899 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Enter the informati
24、o(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.（分数：0.50）A.byB.and C.withD.in解析：试题分析 本题为结构题。详细解答 between 之后应该使用 and表示“在和之间”，是固定结构。2.（分数：0.50）A.as long asB.so long asC.just as D.so far as解析：试题分析 本题为句意辨析题。详细解答 此处按句意应该是“正如”之意，四个选项中惟有 C项是这个意思。as long as，so long as，so far as。均指“只要”。3.（分数：0.50）A.overB.offC.about D.forward解析：试题分析 本题为
25、结构题。详细解答 bring about 是固定结构，表示“带来”。4.（分数：0.50）A.powerfulB.effective C.helpfulD.productive解析：试题分析 本题为句意辨析题。详细解答 此处应指“有效的信息管理”；effective 指“有效的”。powerful 指“强大的”，词义过于激烈；helpful 指“有帮助的”， productive 指“多产的”，不符句意。5.（分数：0.50）A.generally B.eventuallyC.surprisinglyD.finally解析：试题分析 本题为句意辨析题。详细解答 此处句意为“通常认为信息时代是”
26、，eventually 指“最终地”；surprisingly 指“令人震惊地”；finally 指“最后”；只有 generally指“通常地”。6.（分数：0.50）A.inB.byC.overD.on 解析：试题分析 本题考查介词的用法。详细解答“在视频显示器上播放”应使用介词 on。7.（分数：0.50）A.withB.in C.byD.on解析：试题分析 本题考查介词的用法题。详细解答 表示“在方面”应该使用介词 in，此句意为“当然，正在萌芽的信息技术在以知识为基础的服务业领域产生了新的功用。”8.（分数：0.50）A.transmittingB.transportingC.tra
27、nslatingD.transforming 解析：试题分析 本题为词义辨析题。详细解答 transforming 表示“转换，改变”，符合句意；transmitting 指“传输”；transporting指“运输”；translating 指“翻译”，均与句意无关。9.（分数：0.50）A.other thanB.better thanC.rather than D.no more than解析：试题分析 本题为句意辨析题。详细解答 此处句意为“而不是重工业的产品”，应该使用表示转折的词语。四个选项惟有 rather than表示转折。10.（分数：0.50）A.bigB.smallC.f
28、ewD.great 解析：试题分析 本题为词义辨析题。详细解答 按句意，此处应该指“收集、分析、传递大量的信息”，B、C 项词义不符户；big 指“(形状、尺寸)大的”，也不能用。“大量的”应该用 great。11.（分数：0.50）A.inB.to C.fromD.with解析：试题分析 本题为结构题。详细解答 fromto 是固定结构，表示“从到”。其余介词与 from不能构成有意义的词组。12.（分数：0.50）A.every B.eachC.betweenD.during解析：试题分析 本题是固定用法题。详细解答 every 有“每隔(几天，几个月，几年等)”之意，此处句意为“每隔八年
29、”。其余选项均不成立。13.（分数：0.50）A.takingB.stimulating C.sendingD.giving解析：试题分析 本题为结构题。详细解答 Stimulate 意为“刺蠢，激励”，符合句意。其余选项都是带双宾语的动词，用在此处不适合。14.（分数：0.50）A.carryB.makeC.turn D.bring解析：试题分析 本题为搭配题。详细解答 “将转化为”应用 turn into来表示，其余三项无法与 into构成合适的词组。15.（分数：0.50）A.thatB.whereC.whatD.which 解析：试题分析 本题为考查从句引导词的用法。详细解答 引导非限
30、制性定语从句的先行词是 which，而非其它选项。16.（分数：0.50）A.butB.so C.althoughD.otherwise解析：试题分析 本题为结构题。详细解答 按句首“just as”来看，其后应该是 so来表示承转，意为“正如那样，也”。17.（分数：0.50）A.eventsB.ways C.thingsD.information解析：试题分析 本题为句意辨析题。详细解答 按句意，此处应指“找到出路以使”，因此 ways符合句意。18.（分数：0.50）A.wonderingB.suggestingC.recognizing D.exposing解析：试题分析 本题为词义辨
31、析题。详细解答 按句意，“越来越多的制造业公司认识到”，recognize 表示“认识到”；wondering 指“感到疑惑”；suggesting 指“建议”；exposing 指“揭露”。19.（分数：0.50）A.use B.takeC.makeD.combine解析：试题分析 本题为词义辨析题。详细解答 此处按句意应该使用表示“用来(控制)”的词，因此 use是符合句意的。20.（分数：0.50）A.thatB.whichC.what D.whichever解析：试题分析 本题考查从句引导词。详细解答 此处 describe之后应是个宾语从句，该从句的主语必须存在。这样 B、D 两项就
32、不能成立，而 that又是不能充当任何句子成分的“空集合”词。只有 what能引导宾语从句，又能在从句中充当主语。三、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Text 1(总题数：5，分数：10.00)21.Bowman s experiment reveals that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _.（分数：2.00）A.turns out to be an obstacle to menB.affects men and women alikeC.has a
33、s little effect on men as on womenD.is more of an obstacle than a benefit to women 解析：试题分析 本题为细节题。详细解答 从文章最后一句 The results showed that attractive males，utterly defeated unattractive men，but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes分析，相貌好对女人从政不利，对男人有利，因此 D项描述正
34、确。22.The word “liability“ ( Par（分数：2.00）A.1 ) most probably means “_“.A. misfortuneB. instabilityC. disadvantageD. burden解析：试题分析 本题为指代题。详细解答 按上下文分析，此处 liability应该指“不利因素”，即 disadvantage；misfortune 指“不幸，灾祸”；instability 指“不稳定”； burden 指“负担”。23.It can be inferred from the passage that people s views on
35、beauty are often _.（分数：2.00）A.practicalB.prejudiced C.old-fashionedD.radical解析：试题分析 本题为推理题。详细解答 从文中可以分析出，人们对相貌的看法一般带有偏见，prejudice 表示“偏见”。24.In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _.（分数：2.00）A.reinforces the feminine qualities required B.makes women look more honest and capableC.is of primary i
36、mportance to womenD.often enables women to succeed quickly解析：试题分析 本题为推理分析题。详细解答 从文中倒数第二段 Thus，an attractive woman masculine position appears to lack the“masculine”qualities required之前的一句应能找到关于 woman lack the“masculine”qualities required的信息，即 An attractive woman is perceived to be more feminine，按此句意，
37、A项符合。B、C、D 项未见出处。25.The author writes this passage to _.（分数：2.00）A.discuss the negative aspects of being attractive B.give advice to job-seekers who are attractiveC.demand equal rights for women“D.emphasize the importance of appearance解析：试题分析 本题为意图理解题。详细解答 通观全文，可以看出作者主要是讨论容貌好给人带来的负面影响，即第一段提到的 But it
38、 the executive circle，beauty can become a liability，B 项未提到，C 项不是本文要讨论的，作者或许有此意向，但并未明说；D 项只是泛泛而谈，不是文章主题。六、Text 2(总题数：5，分数：10.00)26.What did scientists learn about earthquakes at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal?（分数：2.00）A.They occur at about 4,000 meters below ground level.B.The injection of water into ear
39、thquake faults prevents earthquakes from occurring.C.They are usually caused by the oil in the faults.D.Harmful earthquakes can be possibly prevented by causing small, harmless earthquakes. 解析：试题分析 本题为推理题。详细解答 从文章最后二段科学家们对 Rocky Mountain Arsenal的研究来看，其最终的成果是 change one big earth quake into a number
40、of small，harmless earth quakes说明 D项描述是正确的。27.What is the most appropriate title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Dangers of Earthquakes.B.Earthquake Belts and Prediction.C.Earthquake Prediction and Control. D.Earthquake Engineering in California.解析：试题分析 本题为意图理解题。详细解答 本文主要想说明的是：1Can we predict earth quakes
41、?及 2Can we control earth quakes?这两点，也就是关于 Earth quake Prediction and Control。28.What can be said about the experiments at Rocky Mountain Arsenal?（分数：2.00）A.They have no practical value in earthquake prevention.B.They may have practical value in earthquake prevention. C.They are certain to have pract
42、ical value in earthquake prevention.D.The article does not say anything about their practical value in earthquake prevention.解析：试题分析 本题为意图理解题。详细解答 科学家们对 Rocky Mountain Arsenal的研究只能证明也许在预防地震方面有用，并不能说完全有用或无用，因此 B项描述是正确的。29.Earthquake belts are _.（分数：2.00）A.maps that show where earthquakes are likely t
43、o occurB.zones with a high probability of earthquakes C.breaks between two sections of the earth s surfaceD.the two layers of earth along a fault解析：试题分析 本题为细节题。详细解答 从第一段 The areas of the map where earthquakes are most likely to occur are called earthquake“belts”一句可以分析出，地震图的用途是指出地震最频繁发生的地带，B 项描述符合句意。
44、30.The San Andreas fault is _.（分数：2.00）A.an active fault system B.a place where earthquakes have been predicted accuratelyC.a place where earthquakes have been controlledD.the location of the Rocky Mountain解析：试题分析 本题为细节题。详细解答 关于 the San Andreas fault in California的描述在第二段有 scientists are looking very
45、 closely at the most active fault systems in the country，such as the San Andreas fault in California一句，即说明这是一个 active fault systems活跃的断层地带。七、Text 3(总题数：5，分数：10.00)31.Why was hemp banned?（分数：2.00）A.It is related to the marijuana plant. B.It can be used to produce marijuana.C.It was not longer a usefu
46、l crop.D.It was destructive to the land.解析：试题分析 本题为推理判断题。详细解答 从对第 32题的分析可知，hemp 与 cannabis有关，而 cannabis又与毒品 marijuana有关，因此 hemp遭禁。所以 hemp不是制毒原料，只是与制造 marijuana的原材料有关而己。32.Why was the plant hemp essential to worldwide trade in the past?（分数：2.00）A.Ships ropes were made from it. B.Hemp was a very profitable export.C.Hemp was used as fuel for ships.D.Hemp was used as food for sailors.解析：试题分析 本题为推理判断题。详细解答 文中第一段有 it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships一句是A项的出处，而 B、C
