11997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题PartⅠClozeTestDirections：Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1 byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(10points)ManpowerInc.,with560000workers,istheworld’slargesttemporaryemploymentagency.Everymorning,itspeople1intotheofficesandfactoriesofAmerica,seekingaday’sworkforaday’spay.Onedayatatime.2industrialgiantslikeGeneralMotorsandIBMstruggletosurvive3reducingthenumberofemployees,Manpower,basedinMilwaukee,Wisconsin,isbooming.4 itseconomycontinuestorecover,theUSisincreasinglybecominganationofpart- timersandtemporaryworkers.This“5 ”workforceisthemostimportant6 inAmericanbusinesstoday,anditis7 changingtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheirjobs.Thephenomenonprovidesawayforcompaniestoremaingloballycompetitive8 avoidingmarketcyclesandthegrowingburdens9 byemploymentrules,healthcarecostsandpensionplans.Forworkersitcanmeananendtothesecurity,benefitsandsenseof 10thatcamefrombeingaloyalemployee.1.［A］swarm［B］stride［C］separate［D］slip2.［A］For［B］Because［C］As［D］Since3.［A］from［B］in［C］on［D］by4.［A］Eventhough［B］Nowthat［C］Ifonly［D］Providedthat5.［A］durable［B］disposable［C］available［D］transferable6.［A］approach［B］flow［C］fashion［D］trend7.［A］instantly［B］reversely［C］fundamentally［D］sufficiently8.［A］but［B］while［C］and［D］whereas9.［A］imposed［B］restricted［C］illustrated［D］confined10.［A］excitement［B］conviction［C］enthusiasm［D］importancePartⅡReadingComprehensionDirections:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1 byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(40points)Passage1Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates...
