1998年考研英语真题及参考答案（推荐）

1998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 the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (5 points)
Example:
I have been to the Great Wall three times ________ 1979.
[A] from
[B] after
[C] for
[D] since
The sentence should read, “I have been to the Great Wall three times since 1979.” Therefore, you should choose [D].
1. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ________ the last bus.
[A] to have caught
[B] to catch
[C] catching
[D] having caught
2. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________ so formally.
[A] needn’t dress up
[B] did not need have dressed up
[C] did not need dress up
[D] needn’t have dressed up
3. I apologize if I ________ you, but I assure you it was unintentional.
[A] offend
[B] had offended
[C] should have offended
[D] might have offended
4. Although a teenager, Fred could resist ________ what to do and what not to do.
[A] to be told
[B] having been told
[C] being told
[D] to have been told
5. Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ________ avoided.
[A] is to be
[B] can be
[C] will be
[D] has been
6. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests.
[A] before
[B] as
[C] since
[D] when
7. There are over 100 night schools in the city, making it possible for a professional to be re-educated no matter ________ he does.
[A] how
[B] where
[C] what
[D] when
8. I’ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school ________ twenty years ago.
[A] about
[B] since
[C] till
[D] with
9. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ________ insufficiently popular with all members.
[A] being considered
[B] considering
[C] to be considered
[D] having considered
10. ________ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.
[A] Had it not been
[B] Were it not
[C] Be it not
[D] Should it not be