2004年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语试题答案

Paper One

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence 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 with a single line through the center.

16. If the work       by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be    heavily fined.
    A. is completed                        B. to be completed
    C. will have been completed              D. will be completed

17. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he        our chairman now.
     A. must be        B. would have been      C. shall be       D. would be

18.      pollution control measures tend to be money consuming, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
     A. Although        B. However        C. When           D. Since

19.       is often the case with a new idea, much initial activity and optimistic discussion produce no concrete proposal.
     A. It             B. Which         C. As            D. That

 20. According to the       of the contract, employees must give six months’ notice if they intend to leave.
     A. laws             B. rules            C. terms            D. details

 21. All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants      in the wild.
     A. once they grew   B. that once grew   C. they grew once   D. once grew

22. The      meter can detect even a very small amount of gas in the room.
     A. sensible          B. sensitive         C. sensing          D. sensed

23. Not until recent years      a popular means of communication.
     A. e-mail became                        B. e-mail has become
     C. did e-mail become                     D. will e-mail become

24. Mobile phones have proved to      with flight instruments and have a negative effect on flight safety.
        A. interfere         B. disturb          C. interrupt         D. trouble

25. Although there are many predictions about the future, no one knows for sure      the world would be like in 50 years.
     A. how            B. that            C. which          D. what

26. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to      the investment plan within a week.
     A. work out         B. put out          C. make out        D. set out

27. I was speaking to Ann on the phone about our tour plan      suddenly we were cut off.
     A. that             B. while            C. before           D. when

28. Television will provide information on prices at the nearby shops      news and entertainment.
     A. as many as       B. as far as          C. as well as        D. as long as

29.       , the researchers cannot concentrate on that very precise experiment.
     A. With you standing there               B. On your standing there
     C. You are standing there                D. You stand there

30. Jane takes an      interest in clothes and is very particular about what she wears.
     A. exhaustive       B. excelling         C. executive        D. excessive

31. She went to Europe on vacation but her happy time ended in       when their hotel      caught fire.
     A. tragedy          B. crisis            C. drama          D. misfortune

32. You could become a good musician, but your lack of practice is      you    .
     A. taking...over     B. holding...back    C. making...up     D. leaving...out

33. Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57.8% and 46.8%       last year.
     A. individually      B. respectively      C. correspondingly  D. accordingly

34. The managing director took the      for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
     A. guilt             B. blame           C. charge           D. accusation

35. It is requested that all the students       present at the meeting tomorrow.
     A. were            B. will be           B. are              D. be