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2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblank
andmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET.（10points）
ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.
大1家homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernments
can’tpossibly大2家.Tohelphomelesspeople大3家independence,
thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,大4家the
minimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing.
大5家everyoneagreesonthenumberofAmericanswhoarehomeless.
Estimates
大6家anywhere
from600,000to3million.
大7家the
figure
mayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:
thatthenumberofthe
homelessis
大8家.Oneof
thefederal
government’sstudies
大9家that
thenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendof
thisdecade.
Finding
waysto
大10家thisgrowinghomelesspopulation
hasbecome
increasinglydifficult.
大11家whenhomelessindividualsmanageto
finda大12家that
will
give
themthreemealsadayandaplaceto
sleep
atnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday
大13家the
street.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddicted
toalcohol
ordrugs.
Andasignificant
numberofthehomelesshaveserious
mentaldisorders.Manyothers,
大14家notaddictedormentallyill,
simplylacktheeveryday
大15家skillsneededtoturntheirlives
大16家.BostonGlobereporter
Chris
Reidynotes
that
thesituation
will
improveonlywhenthere
are
大17家programsthat
addressthemanyneeds
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ofthehomeless.大18家EdwardZlotkowski,directorofcommunity
serviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts,大19家it,“Therehas
tobe大20家ofprograms.What’sneededisapackagedeal.”
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
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[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
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[B]existence
[C]survival
[D]maintenance
16.[A]around
[B]over
[C]on
[D]up
17.[A]complex
[B]comprehensive
[C]complementary
[D]compensating
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
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby
choosing[A],[B],[C],or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）
Text1
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Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisan
amazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizing
uniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceof
deference”characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto
“acultureofconsumption”launchedbythe19th-centurydepartment
storesthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.
Insteadofintimate
shopscatering
toaknowledgeable
elite,
”these
were
stores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.This
turnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.
”Themassmedia,
advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.
Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmay
notbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.Writingforthe
NationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday
’s
immigration
is
neither
at
unprecedented
levels
nor
resistant
to
assimilation.
In
1998immigrants
were9.8percentof
population;
in
1900,
13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedfor
every1,000residents;
inthe
10years
prior
to
1890,9.2for
every1,000.
Now,consider
three
indices
of
assimilation
--
language,homeownership
andintermarriage.
The1990Censusrevealedthat
“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeach
ofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish
‘well’
or‘verywell’after
tenyearsofresidence.
”Thechildren
ofimmigrants
tendtobebilingual
andproficient
in
English.
“Bythethird
generation,
theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.
”
HencethedescriptionofAmericaasa
“graveyard”forlanguages.By
1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahome
ownershiprate
of
75.6
percent,
higherthan
the69.8percentrate
among
native-bornAmericans.
Foreign-born
Asians
and
Hispanics
“have
higher
ratesof
intermarriage
than
doU.S.-born
whitesand
blacks.”By
the
third
generation,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.
Rodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworld
arefansofsuperstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet
“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStates
remainsomehowimmunetothenation’sassimilativepower.”
AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?
Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.Butparticularly
whenviewedagainstAmerica’sturbulentpast,today’ssocialindices
hardlysuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.
21.Theword“homogenizing”（Line2,Paragraph1）mostprobablymeans
________.
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[A]identifying
[B]associating
[C]assimilating
[D]monopolizing
22.Accordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury
________.
[A]playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture
[B]becameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers
[C]satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite
[D]oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption
23.ThetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheU.S.________.
[A]areresistanttohomogenization
[B]exertagreatinfluenceonAmericanculture
[C]arehardlyathreattothecommonculture
[D]constitutethemajorityofthepopulation
24.WhyareArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedinParagraph5?
[A]Toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.
[B]Torevealthepublic’sfearofimmigrants.
[C]Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.
[D]ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAmericanculture.
25.Intheauthor’sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmericansocietyis________.
[A]rewarding
[B]successful
[C]fruitless
[D]harmful
Text2
Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry--William
Shakespeare--buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany（RSC）,whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorial
TheatreontheAvon.Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoff
thetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatAnneHathaway’
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sCottage,Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.
TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapenny
totheirrevenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC’sactors,themwiththeir
longhairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness.It’salldeliciously
ironicwhenyouconsiderthatShakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor（withabeard）anddidhisshareofnoise-making.
Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus--andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside--don’tusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itisthe
playgoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouring
cashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.
Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintown
seemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.
Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy.（Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupied
allyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.）Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.
Itwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddrive
awaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractiveclientele.
Theycomeentirelyforthepl
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