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历年考研英语真题及答案1997打印版
1997年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
SectionII:
ClozeTest
Directions:
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(10points)
ManpowerInc.,with560,000workers,istheworld’slargesttemporaryemploymentagency.Everymorning,itspeople__41__intotheofficesandfactoriesofAmerica,seekingaday’sworkforaday’spay.Onedayatatime.__42__industrialgiantslikeGeneralMotorsandIBMstruggletosurvive__43__reducingthenumberofemployees,Manpower,basedinMilwaukee,Wisconsin,isbooming.
__44__itseconomycontinuestorecover,theUSisincreasinglybecominganationofparttimersandtemporaryworkers.This__45__workforceisthemostimportant__46__inAmericanbusinesstoday,anditis__47__changingtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheirjobs.Thephenomenonprovidesawayforcompaniestoremaingloballycompetitive__48__avoidingmarketcyclesandthegrowingburdens__49__byemploymentrules,healthcarecostsandpensionplans.Forworkersitcanmeananendtothesecurity,benefitsandsenseof__50__thatcamefrombeingaloyalemployee.
41.[A]swarm[B]stride[C]separate(A)[D]slip
42.[A]For[B]Because[C]As(C)[D]Since
43.[A]from[B]in[C]on(D)[D]by
44.[A]Eventhough[B]Nowthat[C]Ifonly(A)[D]Providedthat
45.[A]durable[B]disposable[C]available(B)[D]transferable
46.[A]approach[B]flow[C]fashion(D)[D]trend
47.[A]instantly[B]reversely[C]fundamentally(C)[D]sufficiently
48.[A]but[B]while[C]and(B)[D]whereas
49.[A]imposed[B]restricted[C]illustrated(A)[D]confined
50.[A]excitement[B]conviction[C]enthusiasm(D)[D]importance
SectionIII:
ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],B),[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(40points)
Text1
Itwas3:
45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,Australia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup’son-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:
“Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.It’sworldhistory.”
Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,righttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia--whereanagingpopulation,lifeextendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart--otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.IntheUSandCanada,wheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrength,observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.
UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath--probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill--toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasterminallyillbytwodoctors.Aftera“coolingoff”periodofsevendays,thepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNickson,a54yearoldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIIIlawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:
aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.“I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgo,becauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmasks,”hesays.
51.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat________.
[A]theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisslowtocomeinothercountries
[B]physiciansandcitizenssharethesameviewoneuthanasia
[C]changingtechnologyischieflyresponsibleforthehastypassageofthelaw(D)
[D]ittakestimetorealizethesignificanceofthelaw’spassage
52.Whentheauthorsaysthatobserversarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling,hemeans________.
[A]observersaretakingawaitandseeattitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasia
[B]similarbillsarelikelytobepassedintheUS,Canadaandothercountries
[C]observersarewaitingtoseetheresultofthegameofdominoes(B)
[D]theeffect-takingprocessofthepassedbillmayfinallycometoastop
53.WhenLloydNicksondies,hewill________.
[A]facehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia
[B]experiencethesufferingofalungcancerpatient
[C]haveanintensefearofterriblesuffering(A)
[D]undergoacoolingoffperiodofsevendays
54.Theauthor’sattitudetowardseuthanasiaseemstobethatof________.
[A]opposition
[B]suspicion
[C]approval(C)
[D]indifference
Text2
AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteous,andhelpfulmostAmericansweretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadians,andshouldbestbeconsideredNorthAmerican.Thereare,ofcourse,exceptions.Smallmindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-manneredtaxidriversarehardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.
Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld.
Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthetravelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:
ifyoudidn’ttakeinthestrangerandtakecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbeinthesamesituation.
Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler.Yet,theoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.“Iwasjusttravelingthrough,gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedmehomefordinner--amazing.”SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnorasartificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.
Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,assumptions,andconventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailto“translate”culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Forexample,whenanAmericanusestheword“friend,”theculturalimplicationsofthewordmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor’slanguageandculture.Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet,beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.
55.Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld,________.
[A]rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS
[B]smallmindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscomment
[C]Canadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighbors(D)
[D]mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp
56.Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.
[A]cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationship
[B]courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelated
[C]variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriends(A)
[D]socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions
57.Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers________.
[A]toimprovetheirhardlife
[B]inviewoftheirlongdistancetravel
[C]toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylife(C)
[D]outofacharitableimpulse
58.Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers________.
[A]tendstobesuperficialandartificial
[B]isgenerallywellkeptupintheUnitedStates
[C]isalwaysunderstoodproperly(B)
[D]wassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails
Text3
Technically,anysubstanceotherthanfoodthataltersourbodilyormentalfunctioningisadrug.Manypeoplemistakenlybelievethetermdrugrefersonlytosomesortofmedicineoranillegalchemicaltakenbydrugaddicts.Theydon’trealizethatfamiliarsubstancessuchasalcoholandtobaccoarealsodrugs.Thisiswhythemoreneutraltermsubstanceisnowusedbymanyphysiciansandpsychologists.Thephrase“substanceabuse”isoftenusedinsteadof“drugabuse”tomakeclearthatsubstancessuc