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全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
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
[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.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
[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.WhyareArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedinParagraph5?
[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(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
[D]thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism
27.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that________.
[A]thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately
[B]theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers
[C]thesightseersdo