考研英语真题含答案解析.docx

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考研英语真题含答案解析

2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.

homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentscan’tpossibly

.Tohelphomelesspeople

independence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,

theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing.

everyoneagreesonthenumberofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimates

anywherefrom600,000to3million.

thefiguremayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:

thatthenumberofthehomelessis

.Oneofthefederalgovernment’sstudies

thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

Findingwaysto

thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.

whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda

thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday

thestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,

notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday

skillsneededtoturntheirlives

.BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare

programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.

EdwardZlotkowski,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts,

it,“Therehastobe

ofprograms.What’sneededisapackagedeal.”

1.[A]Indeed[B]Likewise[C]Therefore（A）[D]Furthermore

2.[A]stand[B]cope[C]approve（B）[D]retain

3.[A]in[B]for[C]with（D）[D]toward

4.[A]raise[B]add[C]take（A）[D]keep

5.[A]generally[B]almost[C]hardly（D）[D]not

6.[A]cover[B]change[C]range（C）[D]differ

7.[A]Nowthat[B]Although[C]Provided（B）[D]Exceptthat

8.[A]inflating[B]expanding[C]increasing（C）[D]extending

9.[A]predicts[B]displays[C]proves（A）[D]discovers

10.[A]assist[B]track[C]sustain（A）[D]dismiss

11.[A]Hence[B]But[C]Even（C）[D]Only

12.[A]lodging[B]shelter[C]dwelling（B）[D]house

13.[A]searching[B]strolling[C]crowding（D）[D]wandering

14.[A]when[B]once[C]while（C）[D]whereas

15.[A]life[B]existence[C]survival（C）[D]maintenance

16.[A]around[B]over[C]on（A）[D]up

17.[A]complex[B]comprehensive[C]complementary（B）[D]compensating

18.[A]So[B]Since[C]As（C）[D]Thus

19.[A]puts[B]interprets[C]assumes（A）[D]makes

20.[A]supervision[B]manipulation[C]regulation（D）[D]coordination

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C],or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference”characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto“acultureofconsumption”launchedbythe19th-centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite,”thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.

Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelsnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation--language,homeownershipandintermarriage.

The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish‘well’or‘verywell’aftertenyearsofresidence.”ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaasa“graveyard”forlanguages.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.

Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoU.S.-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.

RodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworldarefansofsuperstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation’sassimilativepower.”

AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?

Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica’sturbulentpast,today’ssocialindiceshardlysuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.

21.Theword“homogenizing”（Line2,Paragraph1）mostprobablymeans________.

[A]identifying

[B]associating

[C]assimilating（C）

[D]monopolizing

22.Accordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury________.

[A]playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture

[B]becameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers

[C]satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite（A）

[D]oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption

23.ThetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheU.S.________.

[A]areresistanttohomogenization

[B]exertagreatinfluenceonAmericanculture

[C]arehardlyathreattothecommonculture（C）

[D]constitutethemajorityofthepopulation

24.WhyareArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedinParagraph5?

[A]Toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.

[B]Torevealthepublic’sfearofimmigrants.

[C]Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.（D）

[D]ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAmericanculture.

25.Intheauthor’sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmericansocietyis________.

[A]rewarding

[B]successful

[C]fruitless（B）

[D]harmful

Text2

Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry--WilliamShakespeare--buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany（RSC）,whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatAnneHathaway’sCottage,Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.

TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC’sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness.It’salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatShakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor（withabeard）anddidhisshareofnoise-making.

Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus--andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside--don’tusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.

Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.

Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy.（Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.）Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.

ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyfortheplays,notthesights.Theyallseemtolookalike（thoughtheycomefromallover）--lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standing-roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:

30a.m.

26.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,welearnthat________.

[A]thetownsfolkdenytheRSC’scontributiontothetown’srevenue

[B]theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage

[C]thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms（A）

[D]thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism

27.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that________.

[A]thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately

[B]theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseer