EXAMPLE:
You’ve to hurry up if you want to buy something because there’s hardly
AB
something left．
CD
ANSWER: [C] anything 46．
The professor told the economics student that he didn’t approve in his
ABC
taking the advanced course before he made a passing mark in Economics 1．
DAlthough a great number of houses in that area are still in need of repair
AB
there have been improvement in the facilities．
CDMr． Gilmore is one of those men who appears to be friendly however，
AB
it is very hard to deal with him．
CDTo understand the situation completely requires more thought than
AB
has given thus far．
CDA great many educators firmly believe that English is one of the poorest
ABC
taught subjects in high schools today．
DOf all his outdoor activities． Paul likes fishing best of all but he doesn’t
AB
enjoy cleaning fishing rods afterwards．
CDI should not have recognized the man even you had told me his name． ABCD
47．
48．
49．
50．
51．
52．
53．
In an hour’s time I had done the work with my satisfaction; I got my hat AB
in hall and slipped out unnoticed． CD
54．
The new hotel has erected a beautiful building with recreation areas and
AB
conference facilities on the top floor in which the finest view of the city
C
can be obtained．
DWhile in Europe， the tourists enjoyed to their heart’s content the
ABC
weather， the food and going to the theatre．
D
Section VI Verb Forms
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of verbs given in brackets． (10 points)
EXAMPLE:
It is highly desirable that a new president ________ (appoint) for this college． ANSWER: (should) be appointed 56． 57．
The enemy retreated to the woods after they ________ (defeat)． I ________ (speak) to him for some time before I realized who he was．
55．
58． One should never lose one’s heart when ________ (confront) with
temporary difficulties． 59．
The house suddenly collapsed while it ________ (pull) down．
60． On ________ (give) an assignment to make a business tour abroad， he
gladly accepted it． 61． ________ (Get) everything ready， they got down to map out a plan for the
construction of a new express way． 62． After Peter grew a beard， even his close friends ________ (not recognize)
him at first sight． 63．
Darkness ________ (set) in， the young people lingered on merrymaking．
64． The students were to ________ (assemble) at the auditorium before 1:30
p．m．， but the lecture was canceled at the last minute． 65． Emphasis is laid on the necessity that all the objectives to be attained ________ (take) into account before starting a new project．
Section VII Chinese-English Translation
Translate the following sentences into English． (15 points) 66． 67． 68． 69． 70．
去年的好收成是由于农场管理的改进和有利的气体条件。 他在科研上取得的成就要比预期的大。 我们现在必须做的是把情况作一番仔细的调查。 很难说哪个方案更为切实可行。
昨晚如果他来了，问题也许已得到解决。
Section VIII English-Chinese Translation
Translate the following passage into Chinese． Only the underlined sentences are to
be translated． (20 points)
It would be interesting to discover how many young people go to university without any clear idea of what they are going to do afterwards． (71) If one considers the enormous variety of courses offered， it is not hard to see how difficult it is for a student to select the course most suited to his interests and abilities． (72) If a student goes to university to acquire a broader perspective of life， to enlarge his ideas and to learn to think for himself， he will undoubtedly benefit． (73) Schools often have too restricting an atmosphere， with its time tables and disciplines， to allow him much time for independent assessment of the work he is asked to do． (74) Most students would， I believe， profit by a year of such exploration of different academic studies， especially those “all rounders” with no particular interest． They should have longer time to decide in what subject they want to take their degrees， so that in later life， they do not look back and say， “I should like to have been an archaeologist． If I hadn’t taken a degree in Modern Languages， I shouldn’t have ended up as an interpreter， but it’s too late now． I couldn’t go back and begin all over again．”
(75) There is， of course， another side to the question of how to make the best use of one’s time at university． (76) This is the case of the student who excels in a particular branch of learning． (77) He is immediately accepted by the University of his choice， and spends his three or four years becoming a specialist， emerging with a first-class Honour Degree and very little knowledge of what the rest of the world is all about． (78) It therefore becomes more and more important that， if students are not to waste their opportunities， there will have to be much more detailed information about courses and more advice． Only in this way can we be sure that we are not to have， on the one hand， a band of specialists ignorant of anything outside of their own subject， and on the other hand， an ever increasing number of graduates qualified in subjects for which there is little or no demand in the working
world．
1986年考研英语真题答案
Section I: Structure and Vocabulary (15 points) 1． [B] 6． [B] 11． [C] 2． [C] 7． [A] 12． [A] 3． [A] 8． [D] 13． [D] 4． [A] 9． [C] 14． [D] 5． [D] 10． [C] 15． [C] Section II: Cloze Test (10 points) 16． 21． [A] [D] 17． 22． [D] [B] 18． 23． [B] [A] 19． 24． [C] [A] 20． 25． [B] [C] Section III: Reading Comprehension (10 points) 26． 31． [B] [C] 27． 32． [D] [A] 28． 33． [C] [D] 29． 34． [D] [A] 30． 35． [B] [C] Section IV: Structure and Vocabulary (10 points) 36． 41． [C] [D] 37． 42． [B] [C] 38． 43． [A] [B] 39． 44． [C] [B] 40． 45． [D] [D] Section V: Error-detection and Correction (10 points) 46． [C] approve of 48． [A] appear 50． [C] most poorly 52． [C] even if， even though 54． [C] where， from which， on which Section VI: Verb Forms (10 points) 56． were defeated/had been defeated 58． confronted 60． being given 62． could/did not recognize， were not able to recognize 64． have assembled/assemble 57． 59． 61． 63． 65． had been speaking was being pulled Having got setting (should) be taken 47． 49． 51． 53． 55． [C] has been [C] has been given [B] (the) best， (the) most [B] to [D] the theatre Section VII: Chinese-English Translation (15 points) 66．
The good crop last year was due to the improvement of farm management
and favorable weather condition． 67． 68． 69． 70．
The success he has achieved in scientific research is greater than expected． What we must do now is to make a careful investigation of the situation． It’s hard to say which plan is more practicable．
If he had come yesterday evening， the question might have been solved．
Section VIII: English-Chinese Translation (20 points)
71． 如果想一想那些为学生设置的门类繁多的课程，我们就不难发现，对一
个学生来说，要选一门符合他的兴趣和能力的课程是多么困难。 72． 如果一个学生进大学是为了想获得一个对生活前景更广泛的认识，为了
扩大思想境界和学会独立思考，那么毫无疑问，进大学对他是有好处的。 73． 学校由于受课程表和纪律的约束，气氛往往令人感到过于拘束，使学生
没有充分时间对规定要他做的事情有独立的见解。 74． 我认为大多数学生，尤其是那些没有偏重某一门课程的“全面发展的学
生”，经过一年左右的时间对各门不同学科的钻研，将会从中获益。 75． 76．
当然，关于一个人如何最充分地利用上大学的时间，还有另外一个方面。 某一学科中出类拔萃的学生就属于这种情况。
77． 他一毕业马上就被一所他自己选中的大学所接受，再花三、四年时间，以优异的成绩取得荣誉学位，成为一名专家，但对外界的一切却几乎一无所知。 78． 因此，如果要学生好好利用他们上大学的机会，就应该为他们提供大量
关于课程方面更为详尽的信息和更多的指点。这个问题显得越来越重要了。
1986年考研英语真题及答案
