Borntowin2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionIIClozeTestDirections:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)Ifafarmerwishestosucceed,hemusttrytokeepawidegapbetweenhisconsumptionandhisproduction.Hemuststorealargequantityofgrainconsumingallhisgrainimmediately.Hecancontinuetosupporthimselfandhisfamilyheproducesasurplus.Hemustusethissurplusinthreeways:asseedforsowing,asaninsurancetheunpredictableeffectsofbadweatherandasacommoditywhichhemustsellinordertooldagriculturalimplementsandobtainchemicalfertilizerstothesoil.Hemayalsoneedmoneytoconstructirrigationandimprovehisfarminotherways.Ifnosurplusisavailable,afarmercannotbe.Hemusteithersellsomeofhispropertyorextrafundsintheformofloans.Naturallyhewilltrytoborrowmoneyatalowofinterest,butloansofthiskindarenotobtainable.41.[A]otherthan[B]aswellas[C]insteadof[D]morethan42.[A]onlyif[B]muchas[C]longbefore[D]eversince43.[A]for[B]against[C]of[D]towards44.[A]replace[B]purchase[C]supplement[D]dispose45.[A]enhance[B]mix[C]feed[D]raise46.[A]vessels[B]routes[C]paths[D]channels47.[A]self-confident[B]self-sufficient[C]self-satisfied[D]self-restrained48.[A]search[B]save[C]offer[D]seek49.[A]proportion[B]percentage[C]rate[D]ratio50.[A]genuinely[B]obviously[C]presumably[D]frequentlySectionIIIReadingComprehensionBorntowinDirections:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(40points)Text1Ahistoryoflongandeffortlesssuccesscanbeadreadfulhandicap,but,ifproperlyhandled,itmaybecomeadrivingforce.WhentheUnitedStatesenteredjustsuchaglowingperiodaftertheendoftheSecondWorldWar,ithadamarketeighttimeslargerthananycompetitor,givingitsindustriesunparalleledeconomiesofsca...
