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考研英语一真题及答案
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.____1____homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentscan’tpossibly____2____.Tohelphomelesspeople____3____independence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,____4____theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing.
____5____everyoneagreesonthenumberofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimates____6____anywherefrom600,000to3million.____7____thefiguremayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:
thatthenumberofthehomelessis____8____.Oneofthefederalgovernment’sstudies____9____thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.
Findingwaysto____10____thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.____11____whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda____12____thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday____13____thestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,____14____notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday____15____skillsneededtoturntheirlives____16____.BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare____17____programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.____18____EdwardZlotkowski,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts,____19____it,“Therehastobe____20____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]thetw
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