1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

Cheques have __36__ replaced money as a means of exchange for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very convenient for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: they are quite valueless in themselves. A shop-keeper always runs a certain __37__ when he accepts a cheques and he is quite __38__ his rights if on occasion, he refuses to do so.

People do not always know this and are shocked if their good faith is called __39__. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely unpleasant experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large __40__ of precious stones and asked to be shown some pearl necklaces. After examining several trays, he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked if he could pay by Cheques. The assistant said that this was quite __41__ but the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office.

The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless Cheque not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said he would buy a necklace somewhere else. When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay __42__ the wanted to get into serious trouble. __43__, the police arrived soon afterwards. They apologized to my friend for the __44__, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note __45__: “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike the thief’s. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the string of pearls with him.

36. [A] exactly

[B] really

[C] largely

[D] thoroughly

37. [A] danger

[B] chance

[C] risk

[D] opportunity

38. [A] within

[B] beyond

[C] without

[D] out of

39. [A] in difficulty

[B] in doubt

[C] in earnest

[D] in question

40. [A] amount

[B] stock

[C] number

[D] store

41. [A] in order

[B] in need

[C] in use

[D] in common

42. [A] whether

[B] if

[C] otherwise

[D] unless

43. [A] Really

[B] Sure enough

[C] Certainly

[D] However

44. [A] treatment

[B] manner

[C] inconvenience

[D] behaviour

45. [A] read

[B] told

[C] wrote

[D] informed

1987年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

36. [C] 37. [C] 38. [A] 39. [D] 40. [B]

41. [A] 42. [D] 43. [B] 44. [C] 45. [A]