考研英语一真题及答案解析.docx

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考研英语一真题及答案解析

2006考研英语

（一）真题及答案解析

　　Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1（10points）

　　ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica’spopulation.1,homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentcan’tpossibly2.Tohelphomelesspeople3independence,thefederalgovernmentmustsupportjobtrainingprograms,4theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-costhousing.

　　5everyoneagreesonthenumbersofAmericanswhoarehomeless.Estimates6anywherefrom600,000to3million.__7__thefiguremayvary,analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:

thatthenumberofthehomelessis__8__.Oneofthefederalgovernment’sstudies__9__thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreachnearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

　　Findingwaysto__10__thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecomeincreasinglydifficult.__11__whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda__12__thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstillspendthebulkofeachday__13__thestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmanyhomelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthehomelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,__14__notaddictedormentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday__15__skillsneededtoturntheirlives__16__.BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhenthereare_17__programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.__18__EdwardZlotkowski,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegeinMassachusetts,_19__it,“Therehastobe_20_ofprograms.Whatweneedisapackagedeal.”

　　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[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[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

　　Directions:

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

　　Text1

　　Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thisis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference”characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto“acultureofconsumption”launchedbythe19th-centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered‘vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite.”thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.

　　Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation------language,homeownershipandintermarriage.

　　The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish“well”or“verywell”aftertenyearsofresidence.”ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaasagraveyard”forlanguage.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivebefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.

　　Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoU.S-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.

　　Rodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevi