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2016考研英语二测试题
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWER
SHEET1.(10points)
AlthoughtherearemanyskillfulBraillereaders,thousandsofotherblindpeoplefinditdifficultto
Learnthatsystem.Theyaretherebyshut1fromtheworldofbooksandnewspapers,havingto
2onfriendstoreadaloudtothem.
AyoungscientistnamedRaymondKurzweilhasnowdesignedacomputerwhichisamajor3
inprovidingaidtothe4.Hismachine,Cyclops,hasacamerathat5anypage,interpretsthe
printintosounds,andthendeliversthemorallyinarobot-like6throughaspeaker.By
pressingtheappropriatebuttons7Cyclops'skeyboard,ablindpersoncan“read”any8
documentintheEnglishlanguage.
Thisremarkableinventionrepresentsatremendous9forwardintheeducationofthe
handicapped.Atpresent,Cyclopscosts$50,000.10,Mr.Kurzweilandhisassociatesare
preparingasmaller11improvedversionthatwillsell12lessthanhalfthatprice.Withina
fewyears,Kurzweil13thepricerangewillbelowenoughforeveryschoolandlibraryto14
one.MichaelHingson,DirectoroftheNationalFederationfortheBlind,hopesthat15willbe
abletobuyhome16ofCyclopsforthepriceofagoodtelevisionset.
Mr.Hingson'sorganizationpurchasedfivemachinesandisnowtestingtheminMaryland,
Colorado,Iowa,California,andNewYork.Blindpeoplehavebeen17inthosetests,making
lotsof18suggestionstotheengineerswhohelpedtoproduceCyclops.
“Thisisthefirsttimethatblindpeoplehaveeverdoneindividualstudies19aproductwas
putonthemarket,”Hingsonsaid.“Mostmanufacturersbelievedthathavingtheblindhelpthe
blindwasliketellingdisabledpeopletoteachotherdisabledpeople.Inthat20,the
manufacturershavebeentheblindones.”
1.A)upB)downC)inD)off
2.A)dwellB)relyC)pressD)urge
3.A)executionB)distinctionC)breakthroughD)process
4.A)paralyzedB)uneducatedC)invisibleD)sightless
5.A)scansB)enlargesC)sketchesD)projects
6.A)behaviorB)expressionC)movementD)voice
7.A)onB)atC)inD)from
8.A)visualB)printedC)virtualD)spoken
9.A)strideB)trailC)haulD)footprint
10.A)LikewiseB)MoreoverC)HoweverD)Though
11.A)butB)thanC)orD)then
12.A)onB)forC)throughD)to
13.A)estimatesB)considersC)countsD)determines
14.A)settleB)ownC)investD)retain
15.A)schoolsB)childrenC)familiesD)companies
16.A)modelsB)modesC)casesD)collections
17.A)producingB)researchingC)ascertainingD)assisting
18.A)trueB)valuableC)authenticD)pleasant
19.A)afterB)whenC)beforeD)as
20.A)occasionB)momentC)senseD)event
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartATEXT1
Itwasalittleweirdatfirst,ErinTobinsaid,seeingHarryPotterrightthereonthestagewithouthis
pants,orindeedanyofhisclothes.
whoRadcliffe,bestthing:
Danielhisisfictional,butthenextNotactuallyHarryPotter,ofcourse,since
toelseandeverythingoffhiswand,hisbroomstickhasplayshiminthemovies.Now17,Mr.Radcliffecast
appearintheWestEndrevivalofPeterShaffer'sEquus.HestarsasAlanStrang,adisturbedyoungmanwho,
inadistinctlyun-Harry-Potterishmomentoffrenziedpsychosexualmadness,blindssixhorseswithahoofpick.Tomakeitclearwhataudiencesareinfor,atleastinpart,photographsofMr.Radcliffe'sbufftorso,
say,Anneif,jarringastheproduction.Itisastostrippedalmostthegroin,havebeenusedtoadvertise
nues,Hathawaysuddenlyannouncedthatinsteadofplayingsweet-naturedprincessesandfashion-worldingéshewantedtoappearonstageasanude,murderousprostitute.
Anneauthormentionstotheaudience,theexplainhowissurprisingthechangeofRadcliffeTo
Equusopenedlastweek,andtheconsensussofaristhatMr.Radcliffehassuccessfullyextricatedhimself
hisinhehasdoneallthatplayingHarryPotterispracticallyego.fromhiscinematicalterConsidering
career,thisisnosmallachievement.
Ithinkhe'sareallygoodactor,andIsortofforgotaboutHarryPotter,saidOpheliaOates,14,who
sawtheplayovertheweekend.Anyway,youcan'tbeHarryPotterforever.
CharlesSpencersaidthatDanielRadcliffebrilliantlysucceedsinthrowingofftheTheDailyTelegraphIn
mantleofHarryPotter,announcinghimselfasathrillingstageactorofunexpecteddepthandrange.thatIthoughtitwouldbeabadideatowaittillthePotterTheDailyTelegraphMr.Radcliffetold
filmswereallfinishedtodosomethingelse.Therearestillafewtogo.Thefifth,HarryPotterandthe
OrderofthePhoenix,isscheduledforreleaseonJuly13,andMr.Radcliffehassignedonforthefinaltwo
theDeathlyPotterHarryandbookintheseries,seventhinstallmentsaswell.(Meanwhile,theandlast
Hallows,willhitstoresonJuly21.)weirdquitebothcomefromifnotbemoredissimilarascharacters,evencouldHarryandAlan
backgrounds,as13-year-oldEllaPitt,anotherrecenttheatergoer,putit.(Andno,shedeclared,shewas
issueshaveunresolvedsexuality.)swearingandBothcharactersthetoonotyoungforallnakedness,
relatingtotheirparents:
Harry,becausehisaredead,andAlan,becausehishavedrivenhiminsane.
Butwhenitcomestoromance,forinstance,thecelluloidHarryhasyettokissagirl:
thebigmomentcomes
intheforthcomingfilm.Meanwhile,AlaninEquusnotonlyengagesinsomeseriousequi-eroticnuzzlingwith
anactorplayingahorse,butisalsoonstage,fullynude,for10minutes,duringwhichhenearlyhassexwithanequallynakedyoungwoman.
21.Theauthor'smentioningofHathawayisa________.C.hyperboleB.comparisonA.simileD.analogy
2
hewordextricated(Line2,Para.4)implies________.22.TD.extracted
A.rescuedB.freedC.cleared
heaudience'sresponsetothenewimageofHarryPotteris________.23.TD.noneoftheaboveC.indifferentA.negativeB.positive
hetwodissimilarcharacters,i.e.HarryandAlanarecommoninthat________.T24.
B.theirparentsareweirdA.theyarebothweird
D.theyhaveweirdfamiliesC.theyhaveunresolvedissues
hebesttitleforthispassageis________.T25.
B.TheNakedHarryPorterA.HarryPorterIsDisappearing
D.HarryPorterinEnquusC.TheSuccessfulChangeofHarryPorter
TEXT2
UruguayhasbeenaproudexceptiontotheprivatizingwavethatsweptthroughSouthAmericainthe
1990s.Itsstate-ownedfirmsaremoreefficientthatmanyoftheircounterpartsinArgentinaandBrazilever
were.In1992,Uruguayansvotedinareferendumagainstprivatizingtelecoms.Theyrightlyobservethat
someofArgentina'ssalesweresmashed,creatinginefficientprivatemonopolies.Andwithunemploymentat
15%,nobodyisenthusiasticaboutthejobcutsprivatizationwouldinvolve.
twothepastbeeninrecessionforPresidentJorgeBatllewithaproblem.UruguayhasThatleaves
years,mainlybecauseoflowpricesforitsagriculturalexports,andbecauseofArgentina'swoes.Butpublic
thetogiveaboostprivatizationrising.Someeconomistsarguethatwouldofdebtisat45%GDP,and
economy,byattractingforeigninvestment,andbyloweringcosts.CERES,athink-tank,havingcompared
andbusinessescouldsaveliberalizationUruguayanditsneighbors,believestariffsforpublicservicesin
householdstheequivalentof4%GDPannually,raisegrowthandproduceanet45,000jobs.togrowingoppositionalsoforpublicownershipshowpollsThethatshowcontinuingsupport
monopolies.SoMr.Batlleplanstokeepthestatefirms,butletprivateoneseithercompetewiththemorbid
tooperatetheirservicesundercontract.
TheoppositionBroadFrontandthetradeunionsareresisting.Theyhavegatheredenoughsignatures
newlawtoallowprivateoperatorsintheportsandtodemandapublicconsultationnextmonthona
areferendumonwhethertoholdareferendumontheissue.AlbertoBension,thefinanceminister,railway—admitsthevotewillbeacrucialindicatorofhowfarthegovernmentcanpush.Buthenotesthat,since1992,
attemptstooverturnlawsbycallingreferendumshaveflopped.
Theliberalizationoftelecomshasalreadybegun.BellSouth,anAmericanfirm,isthefirstprivatecell-phoneoperator.Thereareplanstolicenseothers,andtalkofallowingcompetitionforfixed-linetelephones.
competitionelectricitygenerateinimportgasfromArgentinatocompaniesnewAlawallowsprivateto
withthestateutility.AnotherplaywouldstripAnotherplanwouldstripAncap,thestateoilfirm,ofits
monopolyofimports.Ithasalreadybeenallowedtoseekaprivatepartnertomodernizeitsrefinery.
Hardertaskslieahead.Thestate-ownedbanksareburdenedwithproblemloanstofarmersandhome
owners.AndMr.Batlleshowsnoappetiteforcuttingthebureaucracy.
investigatetocross-partyhascreatedacommissionHeistheinaAfteryearoffice,presidentpopular.
disappearancesduringUruguay'smilitarydictatorshipof1976-85.Theunionsareweakenedbyunemployment.
3
AtCERES,ErnestoTalviarguesthatMr.Batlleshouldnotehisownstrength,andpushaheadmoreboldly.
ButthatisnottheUruguayanway.
Uruguayinthe1990s________..
26.
B.adoptedthesamemeasureasthatofA.movedintheprivatizingwave
ArgentinaD.developedveryslowly
C.stickedtoitsoldeconomicmode
Whatcanweinferfromthefirstfourparagraphs?
27.Uruguayhasbeenalwaystryingtojoinintheprivatizingwave.
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