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2016考研英语二测试题
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
AlthoughtherearemanyskillfulBraillereaders,thousandsofotherblindpeoplefinditdifficultto
Learnthatsystem.Theyaretherebyshut1fromtheworldofbooksandnewspapers,havingto
2onfriendstoreadaloudtothem.
AyoungscientistnamedRaymondKurzweilhasnowdesignedacomputerwhichisamajor3inprovidingaidtothe4.Hismachine,Cyclops,hasacamerathat5anypage,interpretstheprintintosounds,andthendeliversthemorallyinarobot-like6throughaspeaker.Bypressingtheappropriatebuttons7Cyclops’skeyboard,ablindpersoncan“read”any8documentintheEnglishlanguage.
Thisremarkableinventionrepresentsatremendous9forwardintheeducationofthehandicapped.Atpresent,Cyclopscosts$50,000.10,Mr.Kurzweilandhisassociatesarepreparingasmaller11improvedversionthatwillsell12lessthanhalfthatprice.Withinafewyears,Kurzweil13thepricerangewillbelowenoughforeveryschoolandlibraryto14one.MichaelHingson,DirectoroftheNationalFederationfortheBlind,hopesthat15willbeabletobuyhome16ofCyclopsforthepriceofagoodtelevisionset.
Mr.Hingson’sorganizationpurchasedfivemachinesandisnowtestingtheminMaryland,Colorado,Iowa,California,andNewYork.Blindpeoplehavebeen17inthosetests,makinglotsof18suggestionstotheengineerswhohelpedtoproduceCyclops.
“Thisisthefirsttimethatblindpeoplehaveeverdoneindividualstudies19aproductwasputonthemarket,”Hingsonsaid.“Mostmanufacturersbelievedthathavingtheblindhelptheblindwasliketellingdisabledpeopletoteachotherdisabledpeople.Inthat20,themanufacturershavebeentheblindones.”
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
PartA
TEXT1
Itwasalittleweirdatfirst,ErinTobinsaid,seeingHarryPotterrightthereonthestagewithouthispants,orindeedanyofhisclothes.
NotactuallyHarryPotter,ofcourse,sincehisisfictional,butthenextbestthing:
DanielRadcliffe,whoplayshiminthemovies.Now17,Mr.Radcliffehascastoffhiswand,hisbroomstickandeverythingelsetoappearintheWestEndrevivalofPeterShaffer's"Equus."HestarsasAlanStrang,adisturbedyoungmanwho,inadistinctlyun-Harry-Potterishmomentoffrenziedpsychosexualmadness,blindssixhorseswithahoofpick.
Tomakeitclearwhataudiencesareinfor,atleastinpart,photographsofMr.Radcliffe'sbufftorso,strippedalmosttothegroin,havebeenusedtoadvertisetheproduction.Itisasjarringasif,say,AnneHathawaysuddenlyannouncedthatinsteadofplayingsweet-naturedprincessesandfashion-worldingénues,shewantedtoappearonstageasanude,murderousprostitute.
ToexplainhowissurprisingthechangeofRadcliffetotheaudience,theauthormentionsAnne"Equus"openedlastweek,andtheconsensussofaristhatMr.Radcliffehassuccessfullyextricatedhimselffromhiscinematicalterego.ConsideringthatplayingHarryPotterispracticallyallhehasdoneinhiscareer,thisisnosmallachievement.
"Ithinkhe'sareallygoodactor,andIsortofforgotaboutHarryPotter,"saidOpheliaOates,14,whosawtheplayovertheweekend."Anyway,youcan'tbeHarryPotterforever."
InTheDailyTelegraph,CharlesSpencersaidthat"DanielRadcliffebrilliantlysucceedsinthrowingoffthemantleofHarryPotter,announcinghimselfasathrillingstageactorofunexpecteddepthandrange."
Mr.RadcliffetoldTheDailyTelegraphthat"IthoughtitwouldbeabadideatowaittillthePotterfilmswereallfinishedtodosomethingelse."Therearestillafewtogo.Thefifth,"HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix,"isscheduledforreleaseonJuly13,andMr.Radcliffehassignedonforthefinaltwoinstallmentsaswell.(Meanwhile,theseventhandlastbookintheseries,"HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows,"willhitstoresonJuly21.)
HarryandAlancouldnotbemoredissimilarascharacters,evenifboth"comefromquiteweirdbackgrounds,"as13-year-oldEllaPitt,anotherrecenttheatergoer,putit.(Andno,shedeclared,shewasnottooyoungforallthenakedness,swearingandsexuality.)Bothcharactershaveunresolvedissuesrelatingtotheirparents:
Harry,becausehisaredead,andAlan,becausehishavedrivenhiminsane.
Butwhenitcomestoromance,forinstance,thecelluloidHarryhasyettokissagirl:
thebigmomentcomesintheforthcomingfilm.Meanwhile,Alanin"Equus"notonlyengagesinsomeseriousequi-eroticnuzzlingwithanactorplayingahorse,butisalsoonstage,fullynude,for10minutes,duringwhichhenearlyhassexwithan
equallynakedyoungwoman.
21.Theauthor'smentioningofHathawayisa________.
A.simileB.comparisonC.hyperboleD.analogy
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22.
Theword"extricated"(Line2,Para.4)implies________.
A.rescued
B.freed
C.cleared
D.extracted
23.
Theaudience'sresponsetothenewimageof"HarryPotter"is________.
A.negative
B.positive
C.indifferent
D.noneoftheabove
24.
Thetwodissimilarcharacters,i.e.HarryandAlanarecommoninthat________.
A.theyarebothweird
B.theirparentsareweird
C.theyhaveunresolvedissues
D.theyhaveweirdfamilies
25.
Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.
A."HarryPorter"IsDisappearing
B.TheNaked"HarryPorter"
C.TheSuccessfulChangeof"HarryPorter"
D."HarryPorter"in"Enquus"
TEXT2
UruguayhasbeenaproudexceptiontotheprivatizingwavethatsweptthroughSouthAmericainthe1990s.Itsstate-ownedfirmsaremoreefficientthatmanyoftheircounterpartsinArgentinaandBrazileverwere.In1992,Uruguayansvotedinareferendumagainstprivatizingtelecoms.TheyrightlyobservethatsomeofArgentina'ssalesweresmashed,creatinginefficientprivatemonopolies.Andwithunemploymentat15%,nobodyisenthusiasticaboutthejobcutsprivatizationwouldinvolve.
ThatleavesPresidentJorgeBatllewithaproblem.Uruguayhasbeeninrecessionforthepasttwoyears,mainlybecauseoflowpricesforitsagriculturalexports,andbecauseofArgentina'swoes.Butpublicdebtisat45%ofGDP,andrising.Someeconomistsarguethatprivatizationwouldgiveaboosttotheeconomy,byattractingforeigninvestment,andbyloweringcosts.CERES,athink-tank,havingcomparedtariffsforpublicservicesinUruguayanditsneighbors,believesliberalizationcouldsavebusinessesandhouseholdstheequivalentof4%GDPannually,raisegrowthandproduceanet45,000jobs.
Thepollsthatshowcontinuingsupportforpublicownershipalsoshowgrowingoppositiontomonopolies.SoMr.Batlleplanstokeepthestatefirms,butletprivateoneseithercompetewiththemorbidtooperatetheirservicesundercontract.
TheoppositionBroadFrontandthetradeunionsareresisting.Theyhavegatheredenoughsignaturestodemanda"publicconsultation"nextmonthonanewlawtoallowprivateoperatorsintheportsandrailway—areferendumonwhethertoholdareferendumontheissue.AlbertoBension,thefinanceminister,admitsthevotewillbeacrucialindicatorofhowfarthegovernmentcanpush.Buthenotesthat,since1992,attemptstooverturnlawsbycallingreferendumshaveflopped.
Theliberalizationoftelecomshasalreadybegun.BellSouth,anAmericanfirm,isthefirstprivatecell-phoneoperator.Thereareplanstolicenseothers,andtalkofallowingcompetitionforfixed-linetelephones.AnewlawallowsprivatecompaniestoimportgasfromArgentinatogenerateelectricityincompetitionwiththestateutility.AnotherplaywouldstripAnotherplanwouldstripAncap,thestateoilfirm,ofitsmonopolyofimports.Ithasalreadybeenallowedtoseekaprivatepartnertomodernizeitsrefinery.
Hardertaskslieahead.Thestate-ownedbanksareburdenedwithproblemloanstofarmersandhomeowners.AndMr.Batlleshowsnoappetiteforcuttingthebureaucracy.
Afterayearinoffice,thepresidentispopular.Hehascreatedacross-partycommissiontoinvestigate"disappearances"duringUruguay'smilitarydictatorshipof1976-85.Theunionsareweakenedbyunemployment.
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AtCERES,ErnestoTalviarguesthatMr.Batlleshouldnotehisownstrength,andpushaheadmoreboldly.ButthatisnottheUruguayanway.
26.Uruguayinthe1990s________..A.movedintheprivatizingwave
C.stickedtoitsoldeconomicmode
B.adoptedthesamemeasureasthatofArgentinaD.developedveryslowly
27.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstfourparagraphs?
A.Uruguayhasbeenalwaystryingtojoinintheprivatizingwave.
B.EconomistsarguethatprivatizationisanefficientwaytoboostUruguay'sGDP.
C.Mr.Ba
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