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1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Thefirstandsmallestunitthatcanbediscussedinrelationtolanguageistheword.Inspeaking,
thechoiceofwordsis1theutmostimportance.Properselectionwilleliminateonesourceof
2breakdownisinthecommunicationcycle.Toooften,carelessuseofwords__3ameetingof
themindsofthespeakerandlistener.Thewordsusedbythespeakermay___4unfavorable
reactionsinthelistener5interferewithhiscomprehension;hence,thetransmission-reception
systembreaksdown.6__,inaccurateorindefinitewordsmaymake___7difficultforthe
listenertounderstandthe8whichisbeingtransmittedtohim.Thespeakerwhodoesnothave
specificwordsinhisworkingvocabularymaybe9toexplainordescribeina10that
canbeunderstoodbyhislisteners.
1.[A]of[B]at[C]for[D]on
2.[A]inaccessible[B]timely[C]likely[D]invalid
3.[A]encourages[B]prevents[C]destroys[D]offers
4.[A]passout[B]takeaway[C]backup[D]stirup
5.[A]who[B]as[C]which[D]what
6.[A]Moreover[B]However[C]Preliminarily[D]Unexpectedly
7.[A]that[B]it[C]so[D]this
8.[A]speech[B]sense[C]message[D]meaning
9.[A]obscure[B]difficult[C]impossible[D]unable
10.[A]case[B]means[C]method[D]way
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
Passage1
TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprise,market-
orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheir
moneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmen,
strivingtomakeprofits,producethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;
andtheprofitmotive,operatingundercompetitivepressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoods
andservicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividual
consumers,coupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividuals
tomaximizetheirincomes,thattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesare
usedtoproduceit.
Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumer
demandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomy,this
mechanismisprovidedbyapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponseto
relativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshort
supplyrelativetothedemand,thepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfrom
themarket.If,ontheotherhand,producingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,this
willtendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producers,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceand
permitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmerican
economicsystem.
Theimportantfactorinaprivateenterpriseeconomyisthatindividualsareallowedtoown
productiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohirelabor,gaincontrolover
naturalresources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomy,the
conceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalso
certainrights,includingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwith
anotherprivateindividual.
11.InLine11,Para1,“thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes
[A]Americansareneversatisfiedwiththeirincomes
[B]Americanstendtooverstatetheirincomes
[C]Americanswanttohavetheirincomesincreased
[D]Americanswanttoincreasethepurchasingpoweroftheirincomes
12.Thefirsttwosentencesinthesecondparagraphtellusthat__.
[A]producerscansatisfytheconsumersbymechanizedproduction
[B]consumerscanexpresstheirdemandsthroughproducers
[C]producersdecidethepricesofproducts
[D]supplyanddemandregulateprices
13.Accordingtothepassage,aprivate-enterpriseeconomyischaracterizedby__.[A]privatepropertyandrightsconcerned
[B]manpowerandnaturalresourcescontrol[C]ownershipofproductiveresources
[D]freecontractsandprices
14.Thepassageismainlyabout__.
[A]howAmericangoodsareproduced
[B]howAmericanconsumersbuytheirgoods
[C]howAmericaneconomicsystemworks
[D]howAmericanbusinessmenmaketheirprofitsPassage2
OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.They
givetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,and
evenabroad,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecredit
cardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscattered
locations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe“cashlessso
notonthehorizon—it’salreadyhere.
Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellers
too.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepawide
rangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallows
businessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhowfast
theyaremoving.Decisionstoreorderorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthesame
timethesecomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficient,
allowingpersonnelandstaffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.Andtheyalsoidentifypreferred
customersforpromotional.Computersarereliedonbymanufacturersforsimilarreasons.
Computer-analyzedmarketingreportscanhelptodecidewhichproductstoemphasizenow,which
todevelopforthefuture,andwhichtodrop.Computerskeeptrackofgoodsinstock,ofraw
materialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.
Numerousothercommercialenterprises,fromtheaterstomagazinepublishers,fromgasand
electricutilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumersthroughthe
useofcomputers.
15.Accordingtothepassage,thecreditcardenablesitsownerto__.[A]withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashewishes
[B]obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeopledo
[C]enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeper
[D]cashmoneywhereverhewishesto
16.Fromthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphwelearnthat__.[A]inthefuturealltheAmericanswillusecreditcards
[B]creditcardsaremainlyusedintheUnitedStatestoday[C]nowadaysmanyAmericansdonotpayincash
[D]itisnowmoreconvenienttousecreditcardsthanbefore
17.Thephrase"ringupsales"(Line3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans_”.[A]makeanorderofgoods[B]recordsalesonacashregister[C]callthesalesmanager[D]keeptrackofthegoodsinstock18.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
“__
[A]Approachestothecommercialuseofcomputers.
[B]Conveniencesbroughtaboutbycomputersinbusiness.
[C]Significanceofautomationincommercialenterprises.
[D]Advantagesofcreditcardsinbusiness.
Passage3
Exceptionalchildrenaredifferentinsomesignificantwayfromothersofthesameage.For
thesechildrentodeveloptotheirfulladultpotential,theireducationmustbeadaptedtothose
differences.
Althoughwefocusontheneedsofexceptionalchildren,wefindourselvesdescribingtheir
environmentaswell.Whiletheleadingactoronthestagecapturesourattention,weareawareofthe
importanceofthesupportingplayersandthesceneryoftheplayitself.Boththefamilyandthe
societyinwhichexceptionalchildrenliveareoftenthekeytotheirgrowthanddevelopment.Andit
isinthepublicschoolsthatwefindthefullexpressionofsociety
’stheunderstandingknowledge,
—
hopes,andfearsthatarepassedontothenextgeneration.
Educationinanysocietyisamirrorofthatsociety.Inthatminorwecanseethestrengths,the
weaknesses,thehopes,theprejudices,andthecentralvaluesofthecultureitself.Thegreatinterestin
exceptionalchildrenshowninpubliceducationoverthepastthreedecadesindicatesthestrong
feelinginoursocietythatallcitizens,whatevertheirspecialconditions,deservetheopportunityto
fullydeveloptheircapabilities.
“Allmenarecreatedequal.”We’vehearditmanytimes,butitstillhasimportantmeanforeducationinademocraticsociety.Althoughthephrasewasusedbythiscountry
denoteequalitybeforethelaw,ithasalsobeeninterpretedtomeanequalityofopportunity.That
conceptimplieseducationalopportunityforallchildren—therightofeachchildtoreceivehelpin
learningtothelimitsofhisorhercapacity,whetherthatcapacitybesmallorgreat.Recentcourt
decisionshaveconfirmedtherightofallchildren—disabledornot—toanappropriateeducation,
andhaveorderedthatpublicschoolstakethenecessarystepstoprovidethateducation.Inresponse,
schoolsaremodifyingtheirprograms,adaptinginstructiontochildrenwhoareexceptional,tothose
whocannotprofitsubstantiallyfromregularprograms.
19.InParagraph2,theauthorcitestheexampleoftheleadingactoronthestagetoshowthat
_____.
[A]thegrowthofexceptionalchildrenhasmuchtodowiththeirfamilyandthesociety
[B]exceptionalchildrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirfamiliesthannormalchildrenare