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全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题及解析11
2006年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.__1__homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentcan’tpossibly___2___.Tohelphomelesspeople___3___independence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,___4___theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing.
___5___everyoneagreesonthenumbersofAmericanswhoarehomeless.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__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,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thisis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofconsumption“launchedbythe19th?
centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered‘vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite.”thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.
Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.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.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaasagraveyard”forlanguage.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivebefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.
Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoU.S-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.
RodrigueznotthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundworldarefansofsuperstarslikeAmoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantlivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation’sassimilativepower.”
AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethinginAmerica?
Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica’sturbulentpast,today’ssocialindicessuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.
21.Theword“homogenizing”(Line2,Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans
A.identifying B.associating C.assimilating D.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.Torevealthepublic’sfearofimmigrants.
C.Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.
D.ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAmericanculture.
25.Intheauthor’sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmericansocietyis
A.rewarding B.successful C.fruitless D.harmful
Text2
Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry?
WilliamShakespeare?
buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(ASC),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,theESCcontends,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.Fromthefirsttwoparas,welearnthat
A.thetownsfolkdenytheRSC’scontributiontothetown’srevenue
B.theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage
C.thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms
D.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism
27.ItcanbeinferredfromPara3that
A.thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately
B.theplaygoersspendmo
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