1995年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
Section I: Structure and Vocabulary
Part A:
Directions:
Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)
1. Between 1897 and 1919 at least 29 motion pictures in which artificial beings were portrayed ________.
[A] had produced
[B] have been produced
[C] would have produced
[D] had been produced
2. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than ________ in the public mind today.
[A] exists
[B] exist
[C] existing
[D] existed
3. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ________ his argument in favor of the new theory.
[A] which to base on
[B] on which to base
[C] to base on which
[D] which to be based on
4. ________ can help but be fascinated by the world into which he is taken by the science fiction.
[A] Everybody
[B] Anybody
[C] Somebody
[D] Nobody
5. How many of us ________, say, a meeting that is irrelevant to us would be interested in the discussion?
[A] attended
[B] Attending
[C] to attend
[D] have attended
6. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe ________ it provides he building blocs from which the other elements are produced.
[A] so that
[B] but that
[C] in that
[D] provided that
7. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ________ in a personal one.
[A] rather than
[B] Other than
[C] better than
[D] less than
8. ________ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production.
[A] What
[B] That
[C] It
[D] As
9. It is believed that today’s pop music can serve as a creative force ________ stimulating the thinking of its listeners.
[A] by
[B] with
[C] at
[D] on
10. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ________ the atmosphere.
[A] as it is
[B] the same as
[C] so is
[D] and so is
Part B
