【正文】 ep snow means that, when melted, the snow water would be pure, not salty as seaice would be.⑦There is so muchpure water here that it would need only a fraction of it to turn much of the desert or poorly irrigated parts of the world into rich farmland.⑧And what useful packages it would e in!⑨It should be possible to cut off a bit of ice and11They are always transport it!⑩Alternatively perhaps a passing iceberg could be.○breaking away from the main caps and floating around, pushed by currents, until they eventually melt and are icebergs are, of course, far too small to be toweddistance, and would melt ○13It would be necessary to locate one before they reached a country that needed them anywhere.○14that wasand that was big enough to provide a good supply of ice when it reached us.○Engineers think that an iceberg up to seven miles long and one and a half miles wide could be15Even then they would cover only transported if the tug pulling it was as big as a supertanker!○the iceberg was at its destination, more that 7,000 twenty miles every day.○17That would probably be more than million cubic metres of water could be taken from it!○18But no doubt a use could be enough for any mediumsized city even in the hottest summer!○19○20found for it.○21This is The larger the iceberg, the slower it melts, even if it is towed through the tropics.○because when the sun has a bigger area to warm , less heat actually gets into the vast frozen centre would be unaffected.[394 words] ○1.［A］ e to life［B］ e into existence［C］ e into activity［D］ e round2.［A］ speculation ［B］ imagination［C］ putation［D］ expectation3.［A］ above［B］ of［C］ upon［D］ over4.［A］ essential［B］ potential［C］ claimable［D］ obtainable5.［A］ seized［B］ snatched［C］ grabbed［D］ captured6.［A］ much［B］ any［C］ some［D］ certain7.［A］ manageable ［B］ manipulative ［C］ operable［D］ controllable8.［A］ after［B］ while［C］ since［D］ once9.［A］ Apparently ［B］ Noticeably［C］ Distinctly［D］ Notably10.［A］ round［B］ over［C］ up［D］ through第五篇：1988年考研英語真題及解析1988年全國碩士研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試英語試題Section I Close TestFor each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labeled ［A］, ［B］, ［C］, and ［D］.Choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER the whole passage before making your choice.(10 points)①In 1620, a small sailboat named the Mayflower left England for the New World.②The Mayflower headed for the Jamestown colony on the warm shore of Virginia.③Its one hundred passengers were the Pilgrims.④They were looking for a place where they could worship God1.⑤Because of strong winds and severe storms, the Mayflower lost its.⑥The brave group of colonists finally had to land at Plymouth on the rocky coast of Massachusetts in December 1620.⑦It was the middle of the stern northern winter.⑧months of starvation, disease, and death were ahead of them.⑨Only the strongest of the pilgrimsthat winter.⑩Many women gave their own pitiful rations to their children and died for lack of food for themselves.○11Livingbegan to improve in the spring of ○2There were wild vegetables.○13There were berries and fruit.○14Fish and game were ○5Therefore, they were able to get enough fresh meat despite their lack of skill or experience in hunting and ○6The colonists? healthwith the warm weather and their better ○7In the fall, they look backthe past year.○18They were both regretful and thankful.○19Only fifty of the original one hundred passengers remained.○20The price in human life and tragedy had been ○1On the other hand, they saw new hope for the future.○22A splendid harvest was○3They were ready for the second winter with ○4They had eleven crude houses for protection against the severe ○5Seven were for families, and four were for munal ○6 9 , they had established a treaty of friendship with their Indian neighbors under Chief Massasoit in the ○7The woods and forests became safe.○28When the Mayflower returned to England that summer, there were no colonists.○29At the end of their first year in their new home, the Pilgrims wanted to celebrate with a real holiday.○30It was their first Thanks giving Day.[328 words] 1.［A］ in their own style［B］ in their own way ［C］ on their own［D］ of their own 2.［A］ course［B］ route［C］ passage ［D］ channel 3.［A］ Unfortable ［B］ Bad［C］ Unfavourable ［D］ Terrible 4.［A］ passed［B］ sustained ［C］ survived ［D］ spent 5.［A］ situations［B］ environments ［C］ conditions［D］ circumstances 6.［A］ strengthened ［B］ regained ［C］ recovered ［D］ improved 7.［A］ in［B］ of［C］ over［D］ at 8.［A］ on［B］ behind［C］ for［D］ beyond 9.［A］ Best of all ［B］ For the best ［C］ To their best ［D］ All in all 10.［A］ ashore［B］ around［C］ about［D］ aboard試題精解一、文章結(jié)構(gòu)分析本文是一篇記敘文，講述了“五月花號”抵達美洲新大陸的情況及感恩節(jié)的來歷。第一段交代了文章的背景：一批殖民者到達北美新大陸。①至④句介紹了“五月花號”前往美洲的原因，⑤至⑩句介紹了“五月花號”上的朝圣者在途中以及登陸后遇到的困難，○11至1○6句介紹了他們生活條件得到好轉(zhuǎn)的原因及表現(xiàn)。第二段通過對過去的回顧與對未來的展望，敘述了朝圣者懷有感恩的心態(tài)并與當(dāng)?shù)赜〉诎踩撕炇鹩押脜f(xié)定，為下文感恩節(jié)的形成做了鋪墊。第三段說明了感恩節(jié)產(chǎn)生的直接原因：朝圣者想慶祝他們定居新家的第一年。二、試題具體分析1.［A］ in their own style［B］ in their own way以…特有的方式 ［C］ on their own單獨，獨立地［D］ of their own自己的，本人的 本題考核的知識點是：句內(nèi)語義+固定短語［快速解題］空格處填入的短語作狀語，修飾worship God，說明朝圣者前往新大陸的原因。in one?s own way是固定搭配，意為“以…特有的方式”，代入文中意為“以他們特有的方式敬仰上帝”，符合上下文邏輯關(guān)系，為正確答案。on their own與of their own不符合文意，style雖然可以表示“方式、方法”，但該含義不用于in one?s own…結(jié)構(gòu)，應(yīng)排除。［篇章分析］①至④句是第一段的第一個層次，揭示了五月花號前往新大陸的原因。④句是一個復(fù)合句，主干為They were looking for a place，后接where引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾place。［空格設(shè)置］in one?s own way是固定短語，如：I expect she does love you in her own 。［干擾項設(shè)置］其他項利用常見的固定搭配設(shè)置干擾。例句：The accident happened through no fault of her 。He did it on his 。2.［A］ course航向，航線［B］ route路線，路途 ［C］ passage通道，航程［D］ channel渠道，海峽 本題考核的知識點是：名詞詞義辨析［快速解題］空格處填入的名詞作lost的賓語，因此此題關(guān)鍵是判斷那個選項可與lost搭配且符合文意。四個選項構(gòu)成的動賓搭配分別表示“迷失航向”、“迷失路線”、“迷失航程”和“迷失海峽”，顯然不存在后兩種搭配，首先排除[C]和[D]。由于文中具體指出了是海上航行，因此排除常指“地面路線”的route，最佳答案為[A]course。［篇章分析］⑤至⑩句是第一段的第二個層次，分別介紹了朝圣者在航行中及登陸后遇到的困難。［空格設(shè)置］course除了考生熟悉的表示“課程”的含義外，還可意為“（船或飛機的）航向，航線“，如：The plane was on/off 。［干擾項設(shè)置］其他項利用其他表示“路徑”的詞對course形成近義干擾。例句：Which is the best route to take? 哪一條是最佳路線？Th