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1、1997考研英语1997年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section II Cloze TestDirections:For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points)Manpower Inc

2、., with 560,000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people _41_ into the offices and factories of America, seeking a days work for a days pay. One day at a time. _42_ industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive _43_ reducing the number

3、 of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming._44_ its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part timers and temporary workers. This _45_ work force is the most important _46_ in American business today, and it is _47_ changing the relationshi

4、p between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive _48_ avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens _49_ by employment rules, healthcare costs and pension plans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of _50_ tha

5、t came from being a loyal employee.41.A swarmB strideC separateD slip42.A ForB BecauseC AsD Since43.A fromB inC onD by44.A Even thoughB Now thatC If onlyD Provided that45.A durableB disposableC availableD transferable46.A approachB flowC fashionD trend47.A instantlyB reverselyC fundamentallyD suffic

6、iently48.A butB whileC andD whereas49.A imposedB restrictedC illustratedD confined50.A excitementB convictionC enthusiasmD importance Section III Reading ComprehensionDirections:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked A, B, C and D. R

7、ead the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (40 points)Text 1It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hour

8、s of hot parliamentary debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was pic

9、ked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history.”Th

10、e full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Associat

11、ion, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia - where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part - other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with

12、euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death - probably by a deadly injection or pill - to put an end to suffering. The patient

13、 must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill l

14、aw means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawi

15、ng at their masks,” he says.51.From the second paragraph we learn that _.A the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countriesB physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasiaC changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the lawD it takes time to realize

16、the significance of the laws passage52.When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means _.A observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future of euthanasiaB similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countriesC observers

17、 are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoesD the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally come to a stop53.When Lloyd Nickson dies, he will _.A face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasiaB experience the suffering of a lung cancer patientC have an intense fear of ter

18、rible sufferingD undergo a cooling off period of seven days54.The authors attitude towards euthanasia seems to be that of _.A oppositionB suspicionC approvalD indifferenceText 2A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to the

19、m. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequent

20、ly that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sourc

21、es of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. It was not a matter of choice for the travel

22、er or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the harshness of daily life: if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation.Today there are many charitable organizations wh

23、ich specialize in helping the weary traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails. “I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me

24、home for dinner - amazing.” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural trad

25、ition.As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “tr

26、anslate” cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example, when an American uses the word “friend,” the cultural implications of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish be

27、tween courteous convention and individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.55.In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, _.A rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB small-minded officials deserve a serio

28、us commentC Canadians are not so friendly as their neighborsD most Americans are ready to offer help56.It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A culture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipB courteous convention and individual interest are interrelatedC various virtues ma

29、nifest themselves exclusively among friendsD social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions57.Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _.A to improve their hard lifeB in view of their long-distance travelC to add some flavor to their own daily lifeD out o

30、f a charitable impulse58.The tradition of hospitality to strangers _.A tends to be superficial and artificialB is generally well kept up in the United StatesC is always understood properlyD was something to do with the busy tourist trails Text 3Technically, any substance other than food that alters

31、our bodily or mental functioning is a drug. Many people mistakenly believe the term drug refers only to some sort of medicine or an illegal chemical taken by drug addicts. They dont realize that familiar substances abuse such as alcohol and tobacco are also drugs. This is why the more neutral term substance is now used by many physicians and psychologists. The phrase “substance abuse” is often used instead of “drug abuse” to make clear that substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroin and cocaine.We live in a society in which the medicinal and social use