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考研英语模拟题

全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题

NationalEntranceTestofEnglishforMA/MSCandidates

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,andDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Inhis1976studyofslaveryintheUnitedStates,HerbertGutman,likeFogel,Engerman,andGenovese,hasrightlystressedtheslaves’achievements.Butunlikethesehistorians,Gutmangivesplantationownerslittle

（1）____fortheseachievements.

（2）____,GutmanarguesthatonemustlooktotheBlackfamilyandtheslaves’extendedkinshipsystemto（3）____howcrucialachievements,（4）____themaintenanceofaculturalheritageandthedevelopmentofacommunalconsciousness,werepossible.Hisfindingscompelattention.

Gutmanrecreatesthefamilyandextendedkinship（5）____mainlythroughaningenioususeofwhat（6）____historianshould（7）____on,quantifiabledata,derivedinthiscasemostly（8）____plantationbirthregisters.Healsousesaccountsofex-slavesto（9）____thehumanrealitybehindhisstatistics.These（10）____indicatethatthetwo-parenthouseholdpredominatedinslavequartersjustasitdid（11）____freedslavesafteremancipation.（12）____Gutmanadmitsthatforcedseparationbysalewasfrequent,heshowsthattheslaves’preference,（13）____mostclearlyonplantationswheresalewas（14）____,wasverymuchforstablemonogamy.In（15）____conclusivefashion,Fogel,Engerman,andGenovesehadalreadyindicatedthepredominanceoftwo-parenthouseholds.However,（16）____Gutmanemphasizesthepreferenceforstablemonogamyandpointsout（17）____stablemonogamymeantfortheslaves’culturalheritage.Gutmanarguesconvincinglythatthe（18）____oftheBlackfamilyencouragedthetransmissionof—andsowascriticalin（19）____—theBlackheritageoffolklore,music,andreligiousexpressionfromonegenerationtoanother,aheritagethatslaveswerecontinuallyfashioningoutoftheirAfricanandAmerican（20）____.

01.[A]credit[B]praise[C]respect[D]contempt

02.[A]Likewise[B]Rather[C]Therefore[D]Even

03.[A]explain[B]ignore[C]understand[D]display

04.[A]forinstanc[B]alongwith[C]inparticular[D]suchas

05.[A]concept[B]heritage[C]worship[D]structure

06.[A]one[B]any[C]none[D]some

07.[A]rest[B]act[C]draw[D]bring

08.[A]from[B]of[C]for[D]in

09.[A]quest[B]probe[C]enter[D]boost

10.[A]figures[B]means[C]methods[D]sources

11.[A]without[B]onto[C]outside[D]among

12.[A]Provided[B]Although[C]Since[D]Unless

13.[A]uncovered[B]displayed[C]revealed[D]designed

14.[A]identifiable[B]comprehensive[C]occasional[D]peculiar

15.[A]more[B]so[C]less[D]even

16.[A]rarely[B]only[C]barely[D]sometimes

17.[A]which[B]how[C]that[D]what

18.[A]incidence[B]stability[C]pattern[D]property

19.[A]sustaining[B]penetrating[C]retrieving[D]composing

20.[A]traditions[B]careers[C]experiences[D]ethics

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

Eightinthemorning,andseatsarefillingupfastatthecoffeehouseonthecornerof3rdStreetandAvenueAinNewYork.Alldaylong,thecaféswarmswithyoungprofessionalsclickingawayatlaptopcomputersandgabbingonmobilephones.Businessisbeingdone.Butthere’sahitch:

manyofthesefreneticpatronsareoutofwork.

ThestoryisthesameattheTorrefazioneItalia,onachicstretchofBoston’sNewburyStreet.AlanaRaftery,whousedtobeinsoftwaresales,sitsthereforhourswithanicedcoffeeandpaperwork.OnFridays,shepushestablestogetherwithfiveotherwomentoplanasoftware-servicesventure.

Americaisbecomingacaféculture.ButthereasonislessStarbucksmarketingthantheeconomicdownturn.Thewhite-collararmyoftheunemployedaremakingcaféstheirofficesandjob-searchcenters.Goingthereeverydayprovidesthesamesortofstructureandroutineasaformaloffice—butwithmuchbettercoffee.

Ofcourse,caféshavelongservedasthelocusofbusinessactivityforindependentconsultants,creativetypesandteleworkers（aswellasbrewing-placesfornovels,coupsandrevolutions）.Butthenewclientèleisdifferent.Incontrasttopreviousrecessions,moreprofessionalsareoutofwork.Technologyhaschanged,too,allowingpeopletojob-huntordevisenewbusinessplansuntetheredfromtheirclunkydeskcomputersandtangled-cordhomephones.Moreover,withthenumberofcafésgrowingfromunder2,000in1991toover14,000today,thesepeoplenowhaveplentyofplacestogo.

Theirhabitmayalsoheraldadeepertrendintheworkforce:

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