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2012年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语二试题

NationalEntranceTestofEnglishⅡforMA/MS

Candidates（NETEM）

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],

[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolof

Americanmilitaryadventurism,butthat'snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho

1inWorldWarⅡandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe2mangrownintohero,the

poorfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3alltheburdensofbattle,whoslept

incoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe4offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrove

backtheNazireignofmurder.Thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,5

anaverageguyup6thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseen

incenturies.

.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7.GovernmentIssue,anditHisnameisn'tmuch.GI

wasonallofthearticles8tosoldiers.AndJoe?

Acommonnameforaguywhonever9

ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoePalooka.JoeMagrac...aworkingclassname.TheUnitedStates

has10hadapresidentorvice-presidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.

G.I.Joehada11careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappearsas

TheStoryofG.I.Joe,acharacter.ora12ofAmericanpersonalities,inthe1945movie

basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentEmiePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPyle13

portrayedthemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14sideofthewar,

writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mudsoldiersnothowmanymileswere15orwhattowns

StarsandcartoonsoffamedWillie”werecapturedorliberated.Hisreports16the“

StripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen17thedirtandexhaustionofwar,the18of

civilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:

coffee,tobacco,

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

Americansoldier,20themostimportantpersonintheirlives.

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]facilities[C]commodities[D]

properties

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

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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]

advances

19.[A]With[B]To[C]Among[D]Beyond

20.[A]onthecontrary[B]bythismeans[C]fromtheoutset[D]at

thatpoint

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

Text1

Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecent

yearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecently

LosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonhiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,

L.A.Unifiedhasproducedaninflexiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeexceptionofsome

advancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent'sacademicgrade.

Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotic

homesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.

Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotdowithoutexpensiveequipment.

Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecause

ofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneed

tobeloweredforpoorchildren.

Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapatofschooling:

teachersare

allowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%

oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeveylittledifference

ontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheir

homework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?

Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofind

whatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.

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Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.

Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudents'academicachievement,it

shouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.

Conversely,ifhomeworkdoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsarenotassigning

morethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.

Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheschoolboard,whichisresponsiblefor

settingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.Itisnottoo

lateforL.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'indifferencetotheir

reportcards

[C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests[D]restrictteachers'powerineducation

24.AsmentionedinParagraph4,akeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworkiswhether______.

[A]itshouldbeeliminated[B]itcountsmuchinschooling

[C]itplacesextraburdensonteachers[D]itisimportantforgrades

25.Asuitabletitleforthistextcouldbe______.

[A]WrongInterpretationofanEducationalPolicy[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents

[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomework[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomework

Text2

Prettyinpink:

adultwomendonotrememberbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitis

pervasiveinouryounggirls'lives.Itisnotthatpinkintrinsicallybad,butitisatiny

sliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyand

firmlyfusedgirls'identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamong

two-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.Lookingaround,

despairedatthesingularlackofimaginationaboutgirls'livesandinterests.

Girls'attractiontopinkmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccording

toJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,it'snot.Childrenwerenot

colour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury:

intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachines

allbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwas

toboilthem.What'smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutral

dresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinkwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculine

colour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimations

oftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolisedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthe

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mid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandsexdifferencesbecameadominantchildren'smarketing

strategy,thatpinkfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminnatelyattractivetogirls,

partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.

Ihadnotrealisedhowprofoundlymarketingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatis

naturaltokids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.Takethe

toddler.Iassumedthatphasewassomethingexpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchinto

children'sbehaviour:

wrong.Turnsout,accordingtoDanielCook,ahistorianofchildhood

consumerism,itwaspopularisedasamarketinggimmickbyclothingmanufacturersinthe1930s.

Tradepublicationscounseleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshould

createahirdsteppingstonebetweeninfantwearandolderkids'clothes.Itwasonlyafter

oddlerbecamecommonshoppers'termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmental

stage.Splittingkids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewayto

boostprofits.Andoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarketistomagnifygenderdifferences

–orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyexist.

26.Bysayingitis...Therainbow（line3,Para1）,theauthormeanspink_______.

[A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood[B]shouldnotbeassociatedwith

girls'innocence

[C]cannotexplaingirls'lackofimagination[D]cannotinfluencegirls'lives

andinterests

27.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?

[A]Colorsareencodedingirls'DNA[B]Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolor

forgirls