2020年度考研英语精选试题

A program is characterized as:

A.a grouping or related tasks lasting one year or less.

B.a unique undertaking having a definite time period.

C.a grouping of similar projects having no definite end that supports the product(s) from cradle to grave.

D.a project with a cost over $ million.

E.None of the above.


正确答案:C
C


200 A program is characterized as:

A. a grouping or related tasks lasting one year or less.

B. a unique undertaking having a definite time period.

C. a grouping of similar projects having no definite end that supports the product(s) from cradle to grave. D. a project with a cost over $1 million.

E. None of the above


正确答案:C


Martin: Can you cover for me on Sunday? I'm supposed to teach the high school class. Lisa: Sure. ______ ? Martin: We're going to the beach for the weekend. Lisa: Well, don't worry. I'll take good care of Sunday school.

A.What's in

B.What's the thing

C.What's up

D.What's down


正确答案:C
解析:对话中,Lisa同意帮Martin的忙,接下来Martin解释说要去海滩度周末。可见 Lisa在前面可能问他去做何事。C.What's up? 在口语中常用来表示“你怎么了?”“有什么事?”符合题意。


Mr. Huntington's study showed that ______.

A. the climate of the place where one lives may have an effect on his intelligence

B. all people turn out to be less intelligent in summer due to the hith temperature

C. people are less smart in summer due to the lack of factors existing in spring

D. people live in tropic are less intelligent than people live in cooler area


正确答案:C
47.答案为C。根据第三段第一句,Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking作出该项选择。


As a result of President Bush's reform, retired people may have

[A] a higher sense of security.

[B] less secured payments.

[C] less chance to invest.

[D] a guaranteed future.


正确答案:B


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As for food, experts suggest that______.

A. we should eat less

B. we should never eat meat

C. we should have meals with less salt and sugar

D. we should have meals without salt or sugar


正确答案:C
47.答案为C  此题为细节题。本文的最后是专家在饮食方面给人们提出的建议。从句子As for meals people are advised to eat less salt and sugar。可以得出答案是C


Although the number of____ is not great, it has none the less increased significantly over the past few days.

A、position

B、stranger

C、applications

D、character


正确答案:C


______ only by one’s appearance, I’m sure, will have you get just half of him or less

A. Judged

B. Judging

C. To be judged

D. Judge


参考答案:B


There's no doubt that modern people have less and less personal space thanks ______ beepers,cell phones and e-mail.

A、to

B、into

C、off

D、of


参考答案:A


Why do women seem less likely to fall in love with the objects themselves?

A) Because they have no visual spatial skills.

B) Because they are only good at language and verbal reasoning.

C) Because they are less likely to see their charming or interesting aspects.

D) Because they rarely use machines such as cars, titles, computers, etc.


正确答案:C
答案:C
[试题分析] 事实判断题。
[详细解答] 文章最后一句话指出A woman is more likely to see her car,rifle.or computer as a useful tool,而后面的转折句but not in itself fascinating显然是对其说明,可以推断本题答案为C。


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