2012考研英语基础阶段测试题及答案(2)
22. It is essential that these application forms ________ back as early as possible。
A. must be sent B. will be sent C. are sent D. be sent
23. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ________ enough to eat。
A. mild B. slight C. light D. tender
24. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ________。
A. nuisance B. trouble C. worry D. anxiety
25. These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you ________ you need。
A. all the information B. all the informations
C. all of information D. all of the information
26. Young people are not ________ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in。
A. conservative B. content C. confident D. generous
27. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ________。
A. granted B. implied C. exaggerated D. remedied
28. I have no objection ________ your story again。
A. to hear B. to hearing C. to having heard D. to have heard
29. The clothes a person wears may express his ________ or social position。
A. curiosity B. status C. determination D. significance
30. You will see this product ________ wherever you go。
A. to be advertised B. advertised C. advertise D. advertising
31. The early pioneers had to ________ many hardships to settle on the new land。
A. go along with B. go back on C. go through D. go into
32. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ________ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women。
A. whose B. which C. that D. what
33. I didn’t know the word. I had to ________ a dictionary。
A. look out B. make out C. refer to D. go over
34. The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds ________ his arguments in favor of the new theory。
A. to be based on B. to base on C. which to base on D. on which to base
35. There are signs ________ restaurants are becoming more popular with families。
A. that B. which C. in which D. whose
36. It is said that the math teacher seems ________ towards bright students。
A. partial B. beneficial C. preferable D. liable
Section II Cloze (10 points)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. You should write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET。
If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain __37__ consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family __38__ he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance __39__ the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a commodity which he must sell in order to __40__ old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to __41__ the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation __42__ and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be __43__. He must either sell some of his property or __44__ extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low __45__ of interest, but loans of this kind are not __46__ obtainable。
37. [A] other than [B] as well as [C] instead of [D] more than
38. [A] only if [B] much as [C] long before [D] ever since
39. [A] for [B] against [C] of [D] towards
40. [A] replace [B] purchase [C] supplement [D] dispose
41. [A] enhance [B] mix [C] feed [D] raise
42. [A] vessels [B] routes [C] paths [D] channels
43. [A] self-confident [B] self-sufficient [C] self-satisfied [D] self-restrained
44. [A] search [B] save [C] offer [D] seek
45. [A] proportion [B] percentage [C] rate [D] ratio
46. [A] genuinely [B] obviously [C] presumably [D] frequently
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