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考研英语真题
2002年
SectionⅠListeningComprehension
(略)
SectionⅡUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEETⅠ.(10points)
Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20thcenturyandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand16thcenturies.Yetmuchhadhappened(21)Aswasdiscussedbefore,itwasnot(22)the19thcenturythatthenewspaperbecamethedominantpre-electronic(23),followinginthewakeofthepamphletandthebookandinthe(24)oftheperiodical.Itwasduringthesametimethatthecommunicationsrevolution(25)up,beginningwithtransport,therailway,andleading(26)throughthetelegraph,thetelephone,radio,andmotionpictures(27)the20th-centuryworldofthemotorcarandtheairplane]Noteveryoneseesthatprocessin(28).
Itisimportanttodoso.Itisgenerallyrecognized,(29),thattheintroductionofthecomputerintheearly20thcentury,(30)bytheinventionoftheintegratedcircuitduringthe1960s,radicallychangedtheprocess,(31)itsimpactonthemediawasnotimmediately(32).Astimewentby,computersbecamesmallerandmorepowerful,andtheybecame"personal"too,aswellas(33),withdisplaybecomingsharperandstorage(34)increasing.Theywerethoughtof,likepeople,(35)generations,withthedistancebetweengenerationsmuch(36).
Itwaswithinthecomputeragethattheterm"informationsociety"begantobewidelyusedtodescribethe(37)withinwhichwenowlive.Thecommunicationsrevolutionhas(38)bothworkandleisureandhowwethinkandfeelbothaboutplaceandtime,buttherehavebeen(39)viewaboutitseconomic,political,socialandculturalimplications."Benefits"havebeenweighed(40)"harmful"outcomes.Andgeneralizationshaveproveddifficult.
21.[A]between[B]before[C]since[D]later
22.[A]after[B]by[C]during[D]until
23.[A]means[B]method[C]medium[D]measure
24.[A]process[B]company[C]light[D]form
25.[A]gathered[B]speeded[C]worked[D]picked
26.[A]on[B]out[C]over[D]off
27.[A]of[B]for[C]beyond[D]into
28.[A]concept[B]dimension[C]effect[D]perspective
29.[A]indeed[B]hence[C]however[D]therefore
30.[A]brought[B]followed[C]stimulated[D]characterized
31.[A]unless[B]since[C]lest[D]although
32.[A]apparent[B]desirable[C]negative[D]plausible
33.[A]institutional[B]universal[C]fundamental[D]instrumental
34.[A]ability[B]capability[C]capacity[D]faculty
35.[A]bymeansof[B]intermsof[C]withregardto[D]inlinewith
36.[A]deeper[B]fewer[C]nearer[D]smaller
37.[A]context[B]range[C]scope[D]territory
38.[A]regarded[B]impressed[C]influenced[D]effected
39.[A]competitive[B]controversial[C]distracting[D]irrational
40.[A]above[B]upon[C]against[D]with
SectionⅢReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyouranswerson4NSWERSHEETI.(40points)
Text1
Ifyouintendusinghumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowhowtoidentifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.
Hereisanexample,whichIheardatanurses'convention,of'astorywhichworkswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.AmanarrivesinheavenandisbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorashestotheheadoftheline,grabshisfoodandstompsovertoatablebyhimself."Whoisthat?
"thenewarrivalaskedSt.Peter."Oh,that'sGod,"camethereply,"butsometimeshethinkshe'sadoctor."
Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowtheexperiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoall-ofyouandit'llbeappropriateforyoutomakeapassingremarkabouttheinediblecanteenfoodor
thechairman'snotoriousbadtasteinties.Withotheraudiencesyoumustn'tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsidermakingdisparagingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman~YouwillbeonsafergroundifyousticktoscapegoatslikethePostOfficeorthetelephonesystem.
Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural.Includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuffremarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedandunforcedmanner.Oftenit'sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowlyandrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremakingalight-heartedremark.
Lookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected.Atwistonafamiliarquote"Ifatfirstyoudon'tsucceed,giveup"oraplayonwordsoronasituation.Searchforexaggerationandunderstatements.Lookatyourtalkandpickoutafewwordsorsentenceswhichyoucanturnaboutandinjectwithhumor.
41.Tomakeyourhumorwork,youshould______.
[A]takeadvantageofdifferentkindsofaudience
[B]makefunofthedisorganizedpeople
[C]addressdifferentproblemstodifferentpeople
[D]showsympathyforyourlisteners
42.Thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthat,intheeyesofnurses,theyare______.
[A]impolitetonewarrivals
[B]veryconsciousoftheirgodlikerole
[C]entitledtosomeprivileges
[D]verybusyevenduringlunchhours
43.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices______.
[A]havebenefitedmanypeople
[B]arethefocusofpublicattention
[C]areaninappropriatesubjectforhumor
[D]haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock
44.Toachievethedesiredresult,humorousstoriesshouldbedelivered______.
[A]inwell-wordedlanguage
[B]asawkwardlyaspossible
[C]inexaggeratedstatements
[D]ascasuallyaspossible
45.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe______.
[A]UseHumorEffectively
[B]VariousKindsofHumor
[C]AddHumortoSpeech
[D]DifferentHumorStrategies
Text2
Sincethedawnofhumaningenuity,peoplehavedevisedevermorecunningtoolstocopewithworkthatisdangerous,boring,burdensome,orjustplainnasty.Thatcompulsionhasresultedinrobotics-thescienceofconferringvarioushumancapabilitiesonmachines.Andifscientistshaveyettocreatethemechanicalversionofsciencefiction,theyhavebeguntocomeclose.
Asaresult,themodemworldisincreasinglypopulatedbyintelligentgizmoswhosepresencewebarelynoticebutwhoseuniversalexistencehasremovedmuchhumanlabor.Ourfactorieshumtotherhythmof'robotassemblyarms.Ourbankingisdoneatautomatedtellerterminalsthatthankuswithmechanicalpolitenessforthetransaction.Oursubwaytrainsarecontrolledbytirelessrobot-drivers.Andthankstothecontinualminiaturizationofelectronicsandmicro-mechanics,therearealreadyrobotsystemsthatcanperformsomekindsofbrainandbonesurgerywithsubmillimeteraccuracy-fargreaterprecisionthanhighlyskilledphysicianscanachievewiththeirhandsalone.
Butifrobotsaretoreachthenextstageoflaborsavingutility,theywillhavetooperatewithlesshumansupervisionandbeabletomakeatleastafewdecisionsforthemselves-goalsthatposearealchallenge."Whileweknowhowtotellarobottohandleaspecificerror,"saysDaveLavery,managerofaroboticsprogramatNASA,"Wecan'tyetgivearobotenoughcommonsensetoreliablyinteractwithadynamicworld."
Indeedthequestfortreeartificialintelligencehasproducedverymixedresults.Despiteaspellofinitialoptimisminthe1960sand1970swhenitappearedthattransistorcircuitsandmicroprocessorsmightbeabletocopytheactionofthehumanbrainbytheyear2010,researcherslatelyhavebeguntoextendthatforecastbydecadesifnotcenturies.
Whattheyfound,inattemptingtomodelthought,isthatthehumanbrain'sroughlyonehundredbillionnervecellsaremuchmoretalented-andhumanperceptionfarmorecomplicated-thanpreviouslyimagined.Theyhavebuiltrobotsthatcanrecognizetheerrorofamachinepanelbyafractionofamillimeterinacontrolledfactoryenvironment.Butthehumanmindcanglimpsearapidlychangingsceneandimmediatelydisregardthe98percentthatisirrelevant,instantaneouslyfocusingonthemonkeyatthesideofawindingforestroadorthesinglesuspiciousfaceinabigcrowd.ThemostadvancedcomputersystemsonEarthcan'tapproachthatkindofability,andneuroscientistsstilldon'tknowquitehowwedoit.
46.Humaningenuitywasinitiallydemonstratedin______.
[A]theuseofmachinestoproducesciencefiction
[B]thewideuseofmachinesinmanufacturingindustry
[C]theinventionoftoolsfordifficultanddangerouswork
[D]theelite'scunningtacklingofdangerousandboringwork
47.Theword"gizmos"(Line1,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans______.
[A]programs[B]experts[C]devices[D]creatures
48.Accordingtothetext,whatisbeyondman'sabilitynowistodesignarobotthatcan______.
[A]fulfilldelicatetaskslikeperformingbrainsurgery[B]interactwithhumanbeingsverbally
[C]hav