2012考研英语基础阶段测试题及答案
考试时间：120分钟 满分：100分
Section I Vocabulary and Structure (36 points)
Directions: There are 30 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center。
1. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long。
A. has been reading B. had read C. is reading D. read
2. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ________, drawing millions of visitors every year。
A. attention B. attraction C. appointment D. arrangement
3. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ________ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor。
A. alter B. shift C. transfer D. vary
4. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ________ in Cuba。
A. being cultivated B. been cultivated C. having cultivated D. cultivating
5. The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience ________ on benches, chairs or boxes。
A. having seated B. seating C. seated D. having been seated
6. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ________ comfortably。
A. is worn B. wears C. wearing D. are worn
7. Some diseases are ________ by certain water animals。
A. transplanted B. transformed C. transported D. transmitted
8. Although Anne is happy with her success she wonders ________ will happen to her private life。
A. that B. what C. it D. this
9. —“May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?”
—“I’m sorry. Mr. Williams ________ to a conference long before then。”
A. will have gone B. had gone C. would have gone D. has gone
10. You ________ him so closely; you should have kept your distance。
A. shouldn’t follow B. mustn’t follow
C. couldn’t have been following D. shouldn’t have been following
11. We agreed to accept ________ they thought was the best tourist guide。
A. whatever B. whomever C. whichever D. whoever
12. It is our ________ policy that we will achieve unity through peaceful means。
A. consistent B. continuous C. considerate D. continual
13. Between 1974 and 1997, the number of overseas visitors expanded ________27%。
A. by B. for C. to D. in
14. Although many people view conflict as bad, conflict is sometimes useful ________ it forces people to test the relative merits of their attitudes and behaviors。
A. by which B. to which C. in that D. so that
15. He is ________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year。
A. optimistic B. optional C. outstanding D. obvious
16. Sometimes I wish I ________ in a different time and a different place。
A. be living B. were living C. would lived D. would have lived
17. The director was critical ________ the way we were doing the work。
A. at B. in C. of D. with
18. In a sudden ________ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach。
A. attack B. burst C. split D. blast
19. ________ she realized it was too late to go home。
A. No sooner it grew dark than B. Hardly did it grow dark that
C. Scarcely had it grown dark than D. It was not until dark that
20. In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year。
A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust
21. I’d ________ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan。
A. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out
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