2004年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语真题
                   Paper One 试卷一
                        ( 120 minutes)
 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. If the work __ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be
    heavily fined.
      A. is completed                      B. to be completed
      C. will have been completed            D. will be completed
17. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he_____ our chairman now.
      A. must be     B. would have been    C. shall be      D. would be
18. ______ pollution control measures tend to be money consuming, many industries hesitate to adopt them.
      A. Although    B. However          C. When        D. Since
19. _______ is often the case with a new idea, much initial activity and optimistic discussion      produce no concrete proposal.
      A. It          B. Which          C. As         D. That
20. According to the __ of the contract, employees must give six months' notice if they
    intend to leave.
      A. laws         B. rules             C. terms        D. details
21. All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants __ in the wild.
      A. once they grew                     B. that once grew
      C. they grew once                     D. once grew
22. The __ meter can detect even a very small amount of gas in the room.
A. sensible      B. sensitive           C. sensing    D. sensed
23.Not until recent years _______a popular means of communication．
       A．e-mail became                      B．e-mail has become
       C．did e-mail become                   D．Will e-mail become
24.Mobile phones have proved to ________with night instruments and have a negative effect on flight safety．
A．interfere    B．  disturb    C．  interrupt    D．  trouble
25.A1though there are many predictions about the future, no one knows for sure ______the
      world would be like in 50 years．
       A．how       B．that         C．which        D．what
26．The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to ______the investment
plan within a week．
       A．work out    B. put out       C. make out       D．set out
27．I was speaking to Ann on the phone about our tour plan _______suddenly we were cut off．
       A．that         B．while       C．before        D．  when
28.Television will provide information on prices at the nearby shops ________news and entertainment．
    A．  as many as    B．  as far as    C．  as well as    D．  as long as
29. _________,the researchers cannot concentrate on that very precise experiment.
    A．  With you standing there    B．  on your standing there
    C．  You are standing there    D．  You stand there
30 . Jane takes an ______interest in clothes and is very particular about What she wears．
    A．  exhaustive    B．  excelling      C．  executive    D．  excessive
31．She went to Europe on vacation but her happy time ended in _______When their hotel caught
fire．
    A．tragedy    B．  crisis    C．  drama    D．misfortune
32．You could become a good musician，  but your lack of practice is_____ you______.
    A.  taking．．．  over     B．  ho1ding．．．  back
C．  making．．．  up    D．  1eaving …   out 
33．Retail sales volume in local urban and rural areas rose 57．8％ and 46．8％______last year．
 A．  individually    B．  respectively    C．  correspondingly    D．  accordingly
34． The managing director took the_ _____for the accident，  although it was not really his fault．
 A．  guilt    B．  blame    C．  charge    D．  accusation
35． It is requested that all the students _______present at the meeting tomorrow．
    A．were    B．Will be    C．are    D．be

PartⅡ  Reading Comprehension (55minutes,  40points)
Directions：  There are four passages in this part．  Each of the passages is followed by five Questions or unfinished statements．  For each of them there are four choices marked A，  B，C and D．Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWERSHEET with a single line through the center．
Passage One
    ln ancient Greek，the term euthanasia meant “easy death”．Today euthanasia(安乐死)generally refers to mercy killing，  the vo1untary(自愿)ending of the 1ife of someone who is terminally ill．Like abortion，euthanasia has become a legal，medical，and moral issue over which opinion is divided．
    Euthanasia can be either active or passive. active euthanasia means that a physician or other medical personnel takes an action that will result in death，such as giving an overdose of