研究生入学考试英语二真题及答案.docx

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研究生入学考试英语二真题及答案

2012年研究生入学考试英语

（二）真题及答案

    Section1UseofEnglish 

    Directions:

    MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthat’snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho1）inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe2）mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3）alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe4）offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,5）anaverageguy,up6）thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies.

    Hisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7）GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticle8）tosoldiers.AndJoe?

Acommonnameforaguywhonever9）ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagrac…aworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas10）hadapresidentorvicepresidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.

    GI.joehada（11）careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappersasacharacter,ora（12）ofamericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPyle（13）portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe（14）sideofthewarl,writingaboutthedirt-snow–and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere（15）orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports（16）the“willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen（17）thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the（18）ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:

coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.（19）Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.JoewasanyAmericansoldier,（20）themostimportantpersonintheirlives.

    1.[A]performed[B]served[C]rebelled[D]betrayed

    2.[A]actual[B]common[C]special[D]normal

    3.[A]bore[B]cased[C]removed[D]loaded

    4.[A]necessities[B]facilitice[C]commodities[D]propertoes

    5.[A]and[B]nor[C]but[D]hence

    6.[A]for[B]into[C]form[D]against

    7.[A]meaning[B]implying[C]symbolizing[D]claiming

    8.[A]handedout[B]turnover[C]broughtback[D]passeddown

    9.[A]pushed[B]got[C]made[D]managed

    10.[A]ever[B]never[C]either[D]neither

    11.[A]disguised[B]disturbed[C]disputed[D]distinguished

    12.[A]company[B]collection[C]community[D]colony

   13.[A]employed[B]appointed[C]interviewed[D]questioned

    14.[A]ethical[B]military[C]political[D]human

    15.[A]ruined[B]commuted[C]patrolled[D]gained

    16.[A]paralleled[B]counteracted[C]duplicated[D]contradicted

    17.[A]neglected[B]avoided[C]emphasized[D]admired

    18.[A]stages[B]illusions[C]fragments[D]advancea

    19.[A]With[B]To[C]Among[D]Beyond

    20.[A]onthecontrary[B]bythismeans[C]fromtheoutset[D]atthatpoint

    SectionIIResdiongComprehension

    PartA

    Directions:

    Readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

    Text1

    Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.

    Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.

    Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:

teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?

Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.

    Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkdoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.

    Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.

    21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework_____.

    [A]isreceivingmorecriticism

    [B]isnolongeraneducationalritual

    [C]isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses

    [D]isgainingmorepreferences

    22.L.A.Unifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworkmainlybecausepoorstudents_____.

    [A]tendtohavemoderateexpectationsfortheireducation 

    [B]haveaskedforadifferenteducationalstandard

    [C]mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomework 

    [D]havevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomework

    23.AccordingtoParagraph3,oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay____.

    [A]discouragestudentsfromdoinghomework 

    [B]resultinstudents'indifferencetotheirreportcards

    [C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests

    [D]restrictteachers'powerineducation

    24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkiswhether______.[A]itshouldbeeliminated

    [B]itcountsmuchinschooling

    [C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers

    [D]itisimportantforgrades

    25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe______.

    [A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy

    [B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents

    [C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework

    [D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework

    Text2

   Prettyinpink:

adultwomendonotrememerbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.Ttisnotthatpinkisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.

    Girls’attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:

intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What’smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren’smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.

    Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltokins,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethetoddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren’sbehaviour:

wrong.Turnsout,acdordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacrurersinthe1930s.

    Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdsteppingstone”betweeninfantwearandolderkids’clothes.Ttwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers’termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences–orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.

    26.Bysaying"itis...therainbow"（Line3,Para.1）,theauthormeanspink______.

    [A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood

    [B]shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls'innocence

    [C]cannotexplaingirls'lackofimagination

    [D]cannotinfluencegirls'livesandinterests

    27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours？

    [A]Coloursareencodedingirls'DNA.

    [B]Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirls.

    [C]Pinkusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggenders.

    [D]Whiteispreferedbybabies.

    28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchild