2012考研英语基础阶段测试题及参考答案
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Section I Vocabulary and Structure
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 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. （20 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 ___b_____ 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 _____d___ 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 ____d____ 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 ___a_____ what to do and what not to do.
[A] to be told[B] having been told
[C] being told[D] to have been told（C）
5. Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ___c_____ 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 ___d_____ 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 _____c___ 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 _____d___ 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
11.Please ________ yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law
forbids them.
[A] restrain[B] hinder
[C] restrict[D] prohibit
12.Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions of ________ every business operation in the whole country.
[A] practically[B] preferably
[C] precisely[D] presumably（A）
13.Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, ________ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.
[A] in proportion to[B] in reply to
[C] in relation to[D] in contrast to
14.He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will ________ at the end of this month.
[A] expire[B] exceed
[C] terminate[D] cease
15.All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read ________ letters from their families.
[A] sentimental[B] affectionate
[C] intimate[D] sensitive
16.Several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to ________, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s.
[A] revolt[B] revolve
[C] reverse[D] revive
17.I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ________.
[A] arbitrary[B] rational
[C] mechanical[D] unpredictable
18.The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer ________ according to the weather.
[A] altered[B] converted
[C] fluctuated[D] modified
19.The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not ________ their prospect of promotion.
[A] spur[B] further
[C] induce[D] reinforce
20.In what ________ to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.
[A] applies[B] accounts
[C] attaches[D] amounts
Section II Cloze Test
Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C], [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. （10 points）
Until recently most historians spoke very critically of the Industrial Revolution. They __21__ that in the long run industrialization greatly raised the standard of living for the __22__ man. But they insisted that its __23__ results during the period from 1750 to 1850 were widespread poverty and misery for the __24__ of the English population. _25__ contrast, they saw in the preceding hundred years from 1650 to 1750, when England was still a __26__ agricultural country, a period of great abundance and prosperity.
This view, __27__, is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists __28__ history and economics, have __29__ two things: that the period from 1650 to 1750 was __30__ by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.
21. [A]admitted[B]believed[C] claimed[D] predicted
22. [A] plain[B] average[C] mean[D] normal
23. [A]momentary[B] prompt[C] instant[D]immediate
24. [A] bulk[B] host[C] gross[D] magnitude
25. [A] On[B] With[C] For[D] By
26. [A] broadly[B]thoroughly[C]generally[D]completely
27. [A] however[B]meanwhile[C] therefore[D] moreover
28. [A] at[B] in[C] about[D] for
29. [A]manifested[B]approved[C] shown[D] speculated
30. [A] noted[B] impressed[C] labeled[D] marked
2012考研英语基础阶段测试题及参考答案的延伸阅读——复习英语要讲究技巧
一，重视单词。
从第一天开始复习到考试的前一天，考试大纲词汇就应不离手，因为这是一切的基础。考试大纲是命题专家出题的依据、基础，所以考生一定要重视。背单词时，可以总结同义词、一词多义以及包含“高级”短语的句子，然后跟同桌的研友们对话，或者“厚颜无耻”地主动向他们“炫耀”，同时也坚持参加英语辩论活动，把自己最新积累的词句一一“亮”出，这样考生会感觉记得特别牢固。
二，日积月累。
作为一门语言，充满了繁琐与细节的，想一口吃成大胖子是不太现实的，必须耐心地积累“量变”以求“质变”。学习英语的时间安排也是有规律可循的，如果你一天安排3个小时学英语，那么与其一鼓作气学3个小时倒不如改成上下午各1.5小时。持续学习、及时复习才能收到较为理想的效果。可以参照着名的“艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线”来合理安排时间，最大限度地降低遗忘率，以获得较好的学习效果。
三，研读真题。
历年考研英语全真试题是了解考研水平的最快途径，也是熟悉命题规律的唯一途径。所以要在老师的指导下分阶段复习考研英语真题。找一个安静的环境，先用一周的时间做一套真题，做完后，对自己的错题先看一下怎么错的，错在哪里，能不能解决。剩下的时间要分析题型，也就是看这些题目是属于细节题、推理题，还是主旨大意题……当复习完十年的真题，建议考生放20天左右的时间，重新再做真题，分析自己的做题思路，考前一个月适当做些高质量的模拟题练练手。另外，希望考生真题至少看三遍。第一遍先做，做完之后归纳总结错题的原因。第二遍主要精读文章解决单词句子翻译。第三遍前两遍的内容都要看。
四，增加课外阅读。
课外阅读在考研英语复习中占有重要地位，对提高成绩有很大作用，建议大家订一份《英语世界》杂志，阅读上面的文章，也会有不少收获。如果有条件，看看自己学校图书馆是否有这本书，有的话坚持看，肯定会有收获的！
希望以上的介绍对2013的考研同学有所帮助，另外，大家在学习英语学习方法时，要从自身实际出发，选择真正适合自己的复习方法。 | 
