全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Word下载.docx

1、D Furthermore2. A standB copeC approveD retain3. A inB forC withD toward4. A raiseB addC takeD keep5. A generallyB almostC hardlyD not6. A coverB changeC rangeD differ7. A Now thatB AlthoughC ProvidedD Except that8. A inflatingB expandingC increasingD extending9. A predictsB displaysC provesD discov

2、ers10. A assistB trackC sustainD dismiss11. A HenceB ButC EvenD Only12. A lodgingB shelterC dwellingD house13. A searchingB strollingC crowdingD wandering14. A whenB onceC whileD whereas15. A lifeB existenceC survivalD maintenance16. A aroundB overC onD up17. A complexB comprehensiveC complementaryD

3、 compensating18. A SoB SinceC AsD Thus19. A putsB interpretsC assumesD makes20. A supervisionB manipulationC regulationD coordinationSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET

4、1. （40 points）Text 1In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference” characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into “a cul

5、ture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite,” these were stores “anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public

6、and democratic act.” The mass media, advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization.Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that todays im

7、migration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent of population; in 1900, 13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to 1990, 3.1 immigrants arrived for every 1,000 residents; in the 10 years prior to 1890, 9.2 for every 1,000. Now, consider thr

8、ee indices of assimilation - language, home ownership and intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that “a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English well or very well after ten years of residence.” The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and

9、proficient in English. “By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.” Hence the description of America as a “graveyard” for languages. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of 75.6 percent, higher than t

10、he 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of intermarriage than do U.S.-born whites and blacks.” By the third generation, one third of Hispanic women are married to non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are married to non-As

11、ians.Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet “some Americans fear that immigrants living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nations assimilative power.”Are there divisive issues and p

12、ockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against Americas turbulent past, todays social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.21. The word “homogenizing” （Line 2, Paragraph 1） most probably me

13、ans _.A identifyingB associatingC assimilatingD monopolizing22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century _.A played a role in the spread of popular cultureB became intimate shops for common consumersC satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable eliteD owed its emergence to the c

14、ulture of consumption23. The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. _.A are resistant to homogenizationB exert a great influence on American cultureC are hardly a threat to the common cultureD constitute the majority of the population24. Why are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentione

15、d in Paragraph 5?A To prove their popularity around the world.B To reveal the publics fear of immigrants.C To give examples of successful immigrants.D To show the powerful influence of American culture.25. In the authors opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is _.A rewardingB s

16、uccessfulC fruitlessD harmfulText 2Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry - William Shakespeare - but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company （RSC）, which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare

17、 Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares birthplace and the other sights.The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. The

18、y frankly dislike the RSCs actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. Its all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor （with a beard） and did his share of noise-making.The tourist streams are not entirely separat

19、e. The sightseers who come by bus - and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side - dont usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their playgoing. It is the playgoer

20、s, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the towns revenue because they spend the night （some of them four or five nights） pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.The townsfolk dont see it this way and local council does n

21、ot contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, t

22、he Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.Anyway, the townsfolk cant understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. （The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all ye

23、ar long and this year theyll do better.） The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratfords most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not

24、the sights. They all seem to look alike （though they come from all over） - lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold

25、 to them when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m.26. From the first two paragraphs, we learn that _.A the townsfolk deny the RSCs contribution to the towns revenueB the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD the townsfolk earn little from tourism27. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that _.A the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB the playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoe