【正文】 ow nothing grows.③By the end of this century this may not be mere2.④Scientists are already looking into the possibility of using some of the available ice in the Arctic and Antarctic.⑤In these regions there are vast icecaps formed by snow that has fallen over the past 50,000 years.⑥Layerlayer of deep 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、文章結構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。第三段說明了感恩節(jié)產生的直接原因：朝圣者想慶祝他們定居新家的第一年。［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。例句：The accident happened through no fault of her 。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。例句：Which is the best route to take? 哪一條是最佳路線？This passage will take us to the other ，我們就可以到達另一座大樓。［空格設置］terrible的詞義和用法比較簡單，本題需要考生理解上下文的具體內容做出選擇。sustain雖然含有“生存”的意思，但其后常接life或人作賓語，不符合文中用法。［干擾項設置］其他項是利用表示“度過”的動詞對survive構成近義干擾，考生要在理解詞義的基礎上對單詞的用法區(qū)別掌握。situation強調特定時期和特定地點形勢、局面，environments特指影響個體或事物行為或發(fā)展的環(huán)境，conditions指居住、工作或做事情的環(huán)境或條件，circumstances尤其指經濟狀況。［干擾項設置］其他項利用表示“環(huán)境、狀況”的名詞對conditions形成近義干擾。6.［A］strengthened加強，鞏固［B］regained 重新獲得，恢復 ［C］recovered恢復健康，康復［D］improved 改進，改善 本題考核的知識點是：動詞辨析［快速解題］空格所在部分的主語是the colonists? health，此題的關鍵是判斷哪個動詞能與health搭配，并且能與上下文銜接。符合上下文語義的只有improve，在文中意為“健康得到改善”。［干擾項設置］其他項利用考生熟悉的漢語表達法設置干擾。He?s still recovering from his ，他仍在恢復之中。［篇章分析］第二段分為兩個層次：1○7至○20句是對過去的回顧，2○1至○26句是對未來的展望與準備。8.［A］ on［B］ behind［C］ for［D］ beyond 本題考核的知識點是：上下文語義+介