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考研英语试题及答案
2006年考研英语试题及答案
2006年考研英语试题及答案2006年考研英语试题及答案sectioniuseofenglish
directions:
readthefollowingtext.choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarka,b,cordonanswersheet1.(10points)
thehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofamericaspopulation.__1__homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentcantpossibly_____2____.tohelphomelesspeople_____3___independence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,_____4_____theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing._____5____everyoneagreesonthenumbersofamericanswhoarehomeless.estimates____6__anywherefrom600,000to3million._____7__thefiguremayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:
thatthenumberofthehomelessis_____8____,oneofthefederalgovernmentsstudies_____9__thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.
findingwaysto__10__thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.___11__whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda___12__thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday__13__thestreet,partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.manyothers,____14____notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday__15__skillsneedtoturntheirlives_____16__.bostonglobereporterchrisreidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare_17___programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless._____18__edwardblotkowsk,directorofcommunityserviceatbentleycollegeinmassachusetts,___19__it.therehastobe_____20___ofprograms.whatweneedisapackagedeal.
1.[a]indeed[b]likewise[c]therefore[d]furthermore
2.[a]stand[b]cope[c]approve[d]retain
3.[a]in[b]for[c]with[d]toward
4.[a]raise[b]add[c]take[d]keep
5.[a]generally[b]almost[c]hardly[d]not
6.[a]cover[b]change[c]range[d]differ
7.[a]nowthat[b]although[c]provided[d]exceptthat
8.[a]inflating[b]expanding[c]increasing[d]extending
9.[a]predicts[b]displays[c]proves[d]discovers
10.[a]assist[b]track[c]sustain[d]dismiss
11.[a]hence[b]but[c]even[d]only
12.[a]lodging[b]shelter[c]dwelling[d]house
13.[a]searching[b]strolling[c]crowding[d]wandering
14.[a]when[b]once[c]while[d]whereas
15.[a]life[b]existence[c]survival[d]maintenance
16.[a]around[b]over[c]on[d]up
17.[a]complex[b]comprehensive[c]complementary[d]compensating
18.[a]so[b]since[c]as[d]thus
19.[a]puts[b]interprets[c]assumes[d]makes
20.[a]supervision[b]manipulation[c]regulation[d]coordination
sectioniireadingcomprehension
parta
directions:
readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,c,ord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.(40points)
text1
inspiteofendlesstalkofdifference,americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.thisisthedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofconsumptionlaunchedbythe19thcenturydepartmentstoresthatofferedvastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite.thesewerestoresanyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.
immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.writingforthenationalimmigrationforum,gregoryrodriguezreportsthattodaysimmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.in1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation------language,homeownershipandintermarriage.
the1990censusrevealedthatamajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeenglishwellorverywellaftertenyearsofresidence.thechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinenglish.bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.hencethedescriptionofamericaasagraveyardforlanguage.by1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivebefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornamericans.
foreign-bornasiansandhispanicshavehigherratesofintermarriagethandou.s-bornwhitesandblacks.bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofhispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-hispanics,and41percentofasian-americanwomenaremarriedtonon-asians.
rodrigueznotthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundworldarefansofsuperstarslikeamoldschwarzeneggerandgarthbrooks,yetsomeamericansfearthatimmigrantlivingwithintheunitedstatesremainsomehowimmunetothenationsassimilativepower.
aretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethinginamerica?
indeed.itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.butparticularlywhenviewedagainstamericasturbulentpast,todayssocialinducessuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.
21.thewordhomogenizing(line2,paragraph1)mostprobablymeans
a.identifyingb.associatingc.assimilatingd.monopolizing
22.accordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury
a.playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture.
b.becameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers.
c.satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite.
d.oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption.
23.thetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheu.s.
a.areresistanttohomogenization.
b.exertagreatinfluenceonamericanculture.
c.arehardlyathreattothecommonculture.
d.constitutethemajorityofthepopulation.
24.whyareamoldschwarzeneggerandgarthbrooksmentionedinparagraph5?
a.toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.
b.torevealthepublicsfearofimmigrants.
c.togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.
d.toshowthepowerfulinfluenceofamericanculture.
25.intheauthorsopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoamericansocietyis
a.rewardingb.successfulc.fruitlessd.harmful
text2
stratford-on-avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustrywilliamshakespearebuttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.thereistheroyalshakespearecompany(asc),whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheshakespearememorialtheatreontheavon.andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatannehathawayscottage,shakespearesbirthplaceandtheothersights.
theworthyresidentsofstratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.theyfranklydisliketherscsactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness.itsalldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatshakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor(withabeard)anddidhisshareofnoise-making.
thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.thesightseerswhocomebybus-andoftentakeinwarwickcastleandblenheimpalaceonthesidedontusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinstratford.however,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.itistheplaygoers,theesccontends,whobringinmuchofthetownsrevenuebecausetheyspendthenight(someofthemfourorfivenights)pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.
thetownsfolkdontseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheroyalshakespearecompany.stratfordcriespoortraditionally.neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithhamlethamburgerbars,thelearlounge,thebanquobanquetingroom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.
anyway,thetownsfolkcantunderstandwhytheroyalshakespearecompanyneedsasubsidy.(thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyeartheylldobetter.)thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.
itwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoarestratfordsmostattractiveclientele.theycomeentirelyfortheplays,notthesights.theyallseemtolookalike(thoughtheycomefromallover)---lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standingroomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:
30a.m.
text3
whenprehistoricmanarrivedinnewpartsoftheworld,somethingstrangehappenedtothelargeanimals.theysuddenlybecameextinct.smallerspeciessurvived.thelarge,slow-growinganimalswereeasygame,andwerequicklyhuntedtoextinction.nowsomethingsimilarcouldbehappeningintheoceans.
thattheseasarebeingoverfishedhasbeenknownforyears.whatresearcherssuchasransommyersandboriswormhaveshownisjusthowfastthingsarechanging.theyhavelookedathalfacenturyofdatafromfisheriesaroundtheworld.theirmethodsdonotattempttoestimatetheactualbiomass(theamountoflivingbiologicalmatter)offishspeciesinparticularpartsoftheocea
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