考研英语一真题及答案文档格式.docx

1、SectionUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.（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 y

2、oung woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man can _2_ a likely spouse on his own andthen ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations, or the young mansparents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in theselection. 4, a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen. 5

3、aspouse 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 _ by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. Buddhist priests offer a short sermon an

4、d _ 8 _ prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony the brides and grooms wrists, and 10 a candle around a circle of happily in with the wifes parents and may 12 with 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

5、 some disapproval. Each sprouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry, 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.Aby wa

6、y ofBon behalf of Cas well as Dwith regard to2.Aadapt to Bprovide for Ccompete with Ddecide on3.Aclose Brenew Carrange Dpostpone4.AAbove all BIn theory CIn time DFor example5.AAlthough BLest CAfter DUnless6.Ainto Bwithin Cfrom Dthrough7.Asince Bbut Cor Dso8.Acopy Btest Crecite Dcreate9.Afolding Bpil

7、ing Cwrapping Dtying10.Apassing BlightingChiding Dserving11. Ameeting Bcollection Cassociation Dunion12. Agrow Bpart Cdeal Dlive13. Awhereas Buntil Cif Dfor14. Aobtain Bfollow Cchallenge Davoid15. Aisolated Bpersuaded Cviewed Dexposed16. Awhatever Bhowever Cwhenever Dwherever17.AchangedBbrought Csha

8、pedDpushed18.AwithdrawnBinvestedCdonatedDdivided19.?Abreaks?Bwarms?Cshows?Dclears20.Aso?Bwhile?Conce?Din?that? Text 1France, 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 pre

9、liminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways. 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 define

10、d by looks that end up impinging on health. Thats a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models 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

11、, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans, 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 characte

12、r and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-define

13、d index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion 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

14、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 a

15、re aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people.” The charters main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week （CFW）, which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute. But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions