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考研英语真题含答案解析1

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.Tohelphomelesspeopleindependence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing.

everyoneagreesonthenumberofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimatesanywherefrom600,000to3million.thefiguremayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:

thatthenumberofthehomelessis.Oneofthefederalgovernment’sstudiesthatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

Findingwaystothisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofindathatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachdaythestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeverydayskillsneededtoturntheirlives.BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereareprogramsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.EdwardZlotkowski,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts,it,“Therehastobeofprograms.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.”Bythethirdgener