1、研究生英语1试题2016年研究生英语(一)试题Section I Use 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
2、 friends,those of the young women, but also a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and them ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations. or the young mans parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection. 4 , a girl may veto the spouse h
3、er parents have chosen. 5 a spouse 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 o
4、ffer a short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing. Parts 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
5、the wifes parents and may 12 with them up to a year, 13 they can build a flew 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. Divo
6、rced 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 the months.1. A by way of B as well as C on behalf of D with regard to2. A adapt to B provide for Ccompete with D decide on3. A close B renew Carrange D
7、 postpone4. A In theory B Above all C In time D For example5. A Although B Lest C After D Unless6. A into B within C from D through7. A sine B or C but D so8. A test Bcopy Crecite D create9. A folding B piling C wrapping D tying10. A lighting B passing C hiding D serving11. A meeting B association C
8、 collection Dunion12. A grow B part C deal Dlive13. A whereas B until C for D if14. A obtain B follow C challenge Davoid15. A isolated B persuaded C viewed D exposed16. Awherever B however C whenever Dwhatever17. A changed B brought C shaped D pushed18. A divided B invested C donated D withdrawn19.
9、Aclears B warms C shows D breaks20. Awhile B so what Conce D in thatSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1France, which prides itself as th
10、e global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for woman. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that
11、” 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 with impinging on health. Thats a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring them
12、selves to health as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it move 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, if fully enforced ,would suggest to woman (and many me
13、n )that they should not let others be orbiters 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 sine zero or wasp-waist physiques .The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punish
14、ment 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-defined index of body mess could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing
15、on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standard for models and fashion images there rely more on pear pressure for enforcement.In contrast to Frances actions, Denmarks fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding age, health, and other characteristics of models .The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical charter clearly states, we are aware of and take responsibi
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