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2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语

（二）试题答案

Section1UseofEninglish

Directions:

MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolof

Americanmilitaryadventurism,butthat'snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomen

who

（1）inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe

（2）mangrowninto

hero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho（3）alltheburdensof

battle,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe（4）offoodandshelter,whostuck

itoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,not

someonewellpaid,（5）anaverageguy,up（6）thebesttrained,best

equipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies.

Hisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation（7）GovernmentIssue,anditwas

onallofthearticle8）tosoldiers.AndJoe?

Acommonnameforaguywhonever（9）itto

thetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagrac…aworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas（10）hada

presidentorvicepresidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.

GI.joehada（11）careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappersasa

character,ora（12）ofamericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,

basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.Someofthesoldiers

Pyle（13）portraydethemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe（14）sideofthe

warl,writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere（15）orwhat

townswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports（16）the“willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsand

（18）of

thewar,ofexhaustionanddirtmen（17）theBothMaulden.BillartistStripes

civilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:

coffee,tobacco,

whiskey,shelter,sleep.（19）Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.Joewasany

Americansoldier,（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,butin

recentyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,most

recentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.

Unfortunately,L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththe

exceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%

ofastudent'sacademicgrade.

Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotic

homesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearand

contradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithout

expensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonot

dotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetothe

implicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.

Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:

teachersare

allowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomore

than10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittle

differenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithout

completingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetests

anddidtheirhomework?

Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthan

empoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,

across-the-boardrule.

Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.

Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents'academicachievement,it

shouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmost

nothing.Conversely,ifhomeworkdoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsare

notassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.

Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsible

forsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.Itisnot

toolateforL.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,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkis

whether______.[A]itshouldbeeliminated

[B]itcountsmuchinschooling

[C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers

[D]itisimportantforgrades

25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe______.

[A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy

[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents

[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework

[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework

Text2

Prettyinpink:

adultwomendonotrememerbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitis

pervasiveinouryounggirls'lives.Ttisnotthatpinkisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatiny

sliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedly

andfirmlyfusesgirls'identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,even

amongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.

Lookingaround,Idespairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls'livesand

interests.

Girls'attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,but

accordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Children

werenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:

intheerabeforedomestic

washingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayof

gettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What'smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwere

thoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwas

actuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwas

associatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyand

faithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingage

andsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren'smarketingstrategy,thatpinkfullycame

intoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthem

asfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.

Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatis

naturaltokins,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethe

toddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearch

intochildren'sbehaviour:

wrong.Turnsout,acdordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianof

childhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketingtrickbyclothingmanufacrurers

inthe1930s.

Tradepublicationscounselleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,they

shouldcreatea“thirdsteppingstone”betweeninfantwearandolderkids'clothes.Ttwas

onlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers'termthatitevolvedintoabroadly

accepteddevelopmentalstage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshas

provedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarket

istomagnifygenderdifferences-orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.

26.Bysayingitis...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.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren'spsychologicaldevelopmentwas

muchinfluencedby_____.

[A]the