2003年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语试题
Paper One
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes, 15 points) (略)
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. Scientists estimate that about 530，000 other objects, too small to detect with radar, ____ the Earth too.
A. being circled B. are circling
C. are to be circling D. are being circled
17. During the past years the of automobile accidents in New York City has decreased.
A. degree B. quantity C. number D. amount
18. Both approaches require that the actor his or her own personal values as well as the character’s.
A. must understand B. should understand
C. has to understand D. need to understand
19. It is wrong for people to think that experts are right when they explain their ideas on some subjects.
A. steadily B. constantly
C. persistently D. continuously
20. We had a party last weekend, and it was a lot of fun. So let’s have one this weekend.
A. another B. more
C. the other D. other
21. The brave firemen had fought for days before they managed to the forest fire.
A. put on B. put up
C. put off D. put out
22. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting you don’t mind taking the night train.
A. if B. unless
C. though D. until
23. He that a combination of recent oil discoveries and the advance of new technology will lead to a decline in the price of crude oil.
A. predicts B. compels
C. arranges D. disputes
