考研历年英语真题及答案Word文档格式.docx

1、 directions: read the following text. choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark a, b, c or d on answer sheet 1. （10 points） in cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. it may involve not only his parents and his friends, _1_those of the young woman, but al

2、so a matchmaker. a young man can _2_ a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to _3_the marriage negotiations, or the young mans parents may take the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. _4_, a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. _5_ a spouse

3、has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying _6_ a good family. the traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. formerly it lasted three days, _7_1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. buddhist priests offer a short sermon and _8_ prayers o

4、f blessing. par-ts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting,_9_cotton threads soaked in holy water around the brides and grooms wrists, and _10_a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the _11_. newlyweds traditionally move in with the wifes parents and may_12_ w

5、ith them up to a year, _13_they can build a new house nearby. divorce is legal and easy to _14_, but not common. divorced persons are _15_ with some disapproval. each spouse retains _16_ property he or she_17_ into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is _18_ equally. divorced persons may rem

6、arry, but a gender prejudice _19_up. the divorced male doesnt have a waiting period before he can remarry _20_the woman must wait ten months. 1.a. by way of b. with regard to c. on behalf of d. as well as 2.a. decide onb. provide forc. compete withd. adapt to 3.a. closeb. arrange c. renew d. postpon

7、e 4.a. in theory b. above all c. in timed. for example 5.a. unlessb. less c. after d. although 6.a. into b. within c. fromd. through 7.a. or b. sincec. butd. so 8.a. test b. copyc. recite d. create 9.a. folding b. piling c. wrappingd. tying 10. a. passing b. lighting c. hiding d. serving 11. a. asso

8、ciationb. meeting c. collection d. union 12. a. deal b. partc. grow d. live 13. a. whereas b. untilc. ford. if 14. a. avoidb. follow c. challenge d. obtain 15. a. isolated b. persuadedc. viewed d. exposed 16. a. wherever b. whatever c. whenever d. however 17. a. changedb. brought c. shapedd. pushed

9、18. a. invested b. dividedc. donated d. withdrawn19. a. warmsb. clearsc. shows d. breaks 20. a. whileb. so that c. onced. in that section reading comprehension part a directions：read the following four texts. answer the questions after each text by choosing a, b, c or d. mark your answers on answer

10、sheet 1. （40 points） text 1 france，which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin model

11、s on runways. the parliament also agreed to ban websites that incite excessive thinness by promoting extreme dieting. such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. they suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health. thats a start. and the ban on ultra-thin models

12、seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death as some have done. it tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth. the bans,

13、 if fully enforced, would suggest to women （and many men） that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty. and perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques. the f

14、rench measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change aculture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing. under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison. the fashion

15、 industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. in denmark, the united states, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement. in contrast to frances actions, denmarks fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age, health, and other characteristics of models. the newly revised danish fashion ethical charter clearly states:we are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the f