2013年考研英语基础阶段测试卷及答案

　　2013届全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（第一次）

　　答题注意事项

　　1．本试卷考试时间150分钟，满分100分。

　　2．试卷后面附有参考答案，供学员测试后核对。

　　Section I Structure and Vocabulary

　　In each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked. Put your choice on the answer sheet. (20 points)

　　1. A variety of small clubs can provide _____ opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful group dynamics.

　　[A] durable

　　[B] excessive

　　[C] surplus

　　[D] multiple

　　2. By turning this knob to the right you can _____ the sound from this radio.

　　[A] amplify

　　[B] enlarge

　　[C] magnify

　　[D] reinforce

　　3. Under the _____ confronting them it was impossible to continue the strike any longer.

　　[A] surroundings

　　[B] settings

　　[C] circumstances

　　[D] environments

　　4. We have the system of exploitation of man by man.

　　[A] cancelled

　　[B] abolished

　　[C] refused

　　[D] rejected

　　5. We shall probably never be able to _____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.

　　[A] assert

　　[B] impart

　　[C] ascertain

　　[D] notify

　　6. This diploma _____ that you have completed high school.

　　[A] proves

　　[B] certifies

　　[C] secures

　　[D] approves

　　7. Up until that time, his interest had focused almost _____ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.

　　[A] restrictively

　　[B] radically

　　[C] inclusively

　　[D] exclusively

　　8. That sound doesn’t _____ in his language so it’s difficult for him to pronounce.

　　[A] happen

　　[B] take place

　　[C] occur

　　[D] run

　　9. The security guard _____ two men who were yelling in the courtroom.

　　[A] expelled

　　[B] propelled

　　[C] repelled

　　[D] dispelled

　　10. In most cases politicians are _____ as they seldom tell the truth.

　　[A] credible

　　[B] credulous

　　[C] incredulous

　　[D] incredible

　　11. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable _____.

　　[A] future

　　[B] possibility

　　[C] ability

　　[D] opportunity

　　12. Britain has the highest _____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.

　　[A] density

　　[B] intensity

　　[C] popularity

　　[D] prosperity

　　13. CCTV programs are _____ by satellite to the remotest areas in the country.

　　[A] transferred

　　[B] transported

　　[C] transformed

　　[D] transmitted

　　14. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget _____.

　　[A] disposition

　　[B] deficit

　　[C] defect

　　[D] discrepancy

　　15. The government will _____ a reform in the educational system.

　　[A] initiate

　　[B] initial

　　[C] initiative

　　[D] intimate

　　16. Estimates _____ anywhere from 600 000 to 3 million. Although the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another mater: that the number of the homeless is increasing. One of the federal government’s studies predicts that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.

　　[A] cover

　　[B] change

　　[C] differ

　　[D] range

　　17. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as institutional, with display becoming sharper and storage _____ increasing.

　　[A] ability

　　[B] capability

　　[C] capacity

　　[D] faculty

　　18. It soon becomes clear that the interior designer’s most important basic _____ is the function of the particular space. For example, a theater with poor sight lines, poor sound-shaping qualities, and too few entries and exits will not work for its purpose, no matter how beautifully it might be decorated.

　　[A] care

　　[B] concern

　　[C] attention

　　[D] intention

　　19. The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more mysterious. The new experiments, such as those _____ for the first time at a recent meeting or the society for Sleep Research in Minneapolis, suggest fascinating explanations for the purpose of non-REM sleep.

　　[A] maintained

　　[B] described

　　[C] settled

　　[D] afforded

　　20. Changes in the social structure may indirectly _____ juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that lead to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment in general make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain.

　　[A] affect

　　[B] reduce

　　[C] check

　　[D] reflect