2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题PartⅠCloseTestDirections：Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)①Ifafarmerwishestosucceed,hemusttrytokeepawidegapbetweenhisconsumptionandhisproduction.He②muststorealargequantityofgrain1consumingallhisgrainimmediately.Hecancontinuetosupporthimselfandhis③family2heproducesasurplus.Hemustusethissurplusinthreeways:asseedforsowing,asaninsurance④3theunpredictableeffectsofbadweatherandasacommoditywhichhemustsellinorderto4oldagriculturalimplementsandobtainchemicalfertilizersto5thesoil.Hemayalsoneedmoneytoconstructirrigation⑤6andimprovehisfarminotherways.Ifnosurplusisavailable,afarmercannotbe⑥7.Hemusteithersellsomeofhispropertyor⑦8extrafundsintheformofloans.Naturallyhewilltrytoborrowmoneyatalow⑧9ofinterest,butloansofthiskindarenot10obtainable.［139words］1.［A］otherthan［B］aswellas［C］insteadof［D］morethan2.［A］onlyif［B］muchas［C］longbefore［D］eversince3.［A］for［B］against［C］of［D］towards4.［A］replace［B］purchase［C］supplement［D］dispose5.［A］enhance［B］mix［C］feed［D］raise6.［A］vessels［B］routes［C］paths［D］channels7.［A］self-confident［B］self-sufficient［C］self-satisfied［D］self-restrained8.［A］search［B］save［C］offer［D］seek9.［A］proportion［B］percentage［C］rate［D］ratio10.［A］genuinely［B］obviously［C］presumably［D］frequentlyPartReadingComprehensionⅡDirections:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(40points)Passage1①Ahistoryoflongandeffortlesssuccesscanbeadreadfulhandicap,but,ifproperlyhandled,itmaybecomeadrivingforce.WhentheUnitedStatesenteredjustsuchaglowingperiodaftertheendofth...
