XX年考研英语试题及答案Word文件下载.docx

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thatthenumberofthehomelessis_____8____,oneofthefederalgovernment’sstudies_____9__thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

findingwaysto__10__thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbeeincreasinglydifficult.___11__whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda___12__thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday__13__thestreet,partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.manyothers,____14____notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday__15__skillsneedtoturntheirlives_____16__.bostonglobereporterchrisreidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare_17___programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless._____18__edwardblotkowsk,directorofmunityserviceatbentleycollegeinmassachusetts,___19__it.“therehastobe_____20___ofprograms.whatweneedisapackagedeal.”

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]plex[b]prehensive[c]plementary[d]pensating

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

readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,c,ord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.（40points）

inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.thisis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofconsumption“launchedbythe19th–centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered‘vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite.”thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.

immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothismonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.writingforthenationalimmigrationforum,gregoryrodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.in1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;

in1900,13.6percent.inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;

inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation------language,homeownershipandintermarriage.

the1990censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostmoncountriesoforiginspokeenglish“well”or“verywell”aftertenyearsofresidence.”thechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinenglish.“bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.”hencethedescriptionofamericaasagraveyard”forlanguage.by1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivebefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornamericans.

foreign-bornasiansandhispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandou.s-bornwhitesandblacks.”bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofhispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-hispanics,and41percentofasian-americanwomenaremarriedtonon-asians.

rodrigueznotthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundworldarefansofsuperstarslikeamoldschwarzeneggerandgarthbrooks,yet“someamericansfearthatimmigrantlivingwithintheunitedstatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation’sassimilativepower.”

aretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethinginamerica?

indeed.itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.butparticularlywhenviewedagainstamerica’sturbulentpast,today’ssocialinducessuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.

21.theword“homogenizing”（line2,paragraph1）mostprobablymeans

a.identifyingb.associatingc.assimilatingd.monopolizing

22.aordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury

a.playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture.

b.becameintimateshopsformonconsumers.

c.satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite.

d.oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption.

23.thetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheu.s.

a.areresistanttohomogenization.

b.exertagreatinfluenceonamericanculture.

c.arehardlyathreattothemonculture.

d.constitutethemajorityofthepopulation.

24.whyareamoldschwarzeneggerandgarthbrooksmentionedinparagraph5?

a.toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.

b.torevealthepublic’sfearofimmigrants.

c.togiveexamplesofsuessfulimmigrants.

d.toshowthepowerfulinfluenceofamericanculture.

25.intheauthor’sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoamericansocietyis

a.rewardingb.suessfulc.fruitlessd.harmful

stratford-on-avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry—williamshakespeare—buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.thereistheroyalshakespearepany（asc）,whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheshakespearememorialtheatreontheavon.andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhoe,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatannehathaway’scottage,shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.

theworthyresidentsofstratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.theyfranklydislikethersc’sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness.it’salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatshakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor（withabeard）anddidhisshareofnoise-making.

thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.thesightseerswhoebybus-andoftentakeinwarwickcastleandblenheimpalaceontheside—don’tusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinstratford.however,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.itistheplaygoers,theesccontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.

thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheroyalshakespearepany.stratfordcriespoortraditionally.neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithhamlethamburgerbars,thelearlounge,thebanquobanquetingroom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.

anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheroyalshakespearepanyneedsasubsidy.（thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.）thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.

itwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoarestratford’smostattractiveclientele.theyeentirelyfortheplays,notthesights.theyallseemtolookalike（thoughtheyefromallover）---lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standing—roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:

30a.m.

whenprehistoricmanarrivedinnewpartsoftheworld,somethingstrangehappenedtothelargeanimals.theysuddenlybecameextinct.smallerspeciessurvived.thelarge,slow-growinganimalswereeasygame,andwerequicklyhuntedtoextinction.nowsomethingsimilarcouldbehappeningintheoceans.

thattheseasarebeingoverfishedhasbeenknownforyears.whatresearcherssuchasransommyersandboriswormhaveshownisjusthowfastthingsarechanging.theyhavelookedathalfacenturyofdatafromfisheriesaroundtheworld.theirmethodsdonotattempttoestimatetheactualbiomass（theamountoflivingbiologicalmatter）offishspeciesinparticularpartsoftheocean,butratherchangesinthatbiomassovertime.aordingtotheirlatestpaperpublishedinnature,thebio