武汉大学硕士真题二外英语.docx

1、武汉大学硕士真题二外英语武汉大学硕士真题二外英语 武汉大学 2011年二外英语考研真题 Part I#Reading Comprehension(2 20=40)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mar

2、k the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage One Tasceaie Barner is being wooed by UCLA,but she has other suitors.An additional four schools are vying for her attention,and as the May 1 decision day approaches,it seems as if her phone never stops ringi

3、ng.The mail brings invitations to campus visits and parties.And then theres the cash,including a$20,000 scholarship.“I feel special,”she beams,“like Im among the elite.”Is Banner a violin prodigy or an Olympic skater?No.Barner is black,and she has a 4.0 grade-point average.In California these days,t

4、hat makes her a valuable commodity.This spring has been a trying one for educators.The University of California campuses accepted 18 percent fewer black students and 7 percent fewer Hispanics than last year.Thats nothing compared with whats happened at the most selective campuses.At Berkeley,66 perc

5、ent fewer black students were accepted,along with 52.6 percent fewer Hispanics,raising the specter of an almost entirely white and Asian campus.The panic may be premature.After all every black and Hispanic student with a rank in the top 12.5 percent of the high-school classhas been admitted.But with

6、 race now excluded as a factor,theyre a lot less likely to walk onto the campus of their own choice.So while top schools like Berkeley and UCLA are trying hard to keep their minority enrollment close to its current level,less selective campuses at Santa Cruz and Riverside actually expect to enroll m

7、ore minority students.Proponents of the new system insist that this is better than having students at schools they arent qualified to attend.“Ive seen the doubt in their eyes,”says Ward Connerby.“Ive seen the students trying to figure out whether they got in on their own.Now they can walk on those c

8、ampuses with their heads high.”Some minority students agree.“Im proud I did it on my own,”says Esmerelda Olivares,whos headed for Santa Cruz.But administrators worry that minority students who might have chosen state schools will now think the UC system doesnt value diversity.And they fear that stud

9、ents who dont get into Berkeley or UCLA are more likely to choose a private school than another UC campus.“It could be like the 1950s and 1960s when seeing a black student on campus was a cause for celebration,”says professor Saragoza.1.What made Tasceaie Barner feel special?A.She had obtained a val

10、uable commodity.B.She had many young suitors vying for her attention.C.She was going to compete in the Olympic Games.D.Several universities are ready to give her admission.2.What is likely to happen with the new system of college enrollment in place?A.Racial discrimination may revive.B.Enrollment of

11、 minority students in universities will drop.C.Top universities will have difficulty enrolling black and Hispanic students.D.The University of California campuses will no longer value diversity.3.We can infer from the passage that before the new system of enrollment was installed in California,being

12、 black was.A.a disadvantage B.an advantage C.a guarantee of admission D.a cause for discrimination 4.Proponents of the new system hold that.A.all students should be admitted on their own merits B.black students should get preferential treatment C.public schools should admit more minority students D.

13、top universities have no need for diversity 5.Judging from the passage,which group of minority students is least affected under the new system？A.Asian students B.Black students.C.Hispanic students.D.Indian students.Passage Two On Thursday American Airlines and US Airways announced an alliance to poo

14、l their frequent-flier programs,giving customers added incentives to fly one anothers skies.Then on Friday Delta and United delivered word of a sort-of-but-not-quite coupling.These deals thrust in the much scrutinized airline industry even more into the public spotlight.Airline profits are at new hi

15、ghs.Business fares are climbing into the stratosphere,up 16 percent last year alone.Now comes the consolidation sweeping the industry.The question is whether these deals will mean more choice and more convenience,as the airlines argue,or less competition or even higher prices.Clearly consumers can b

16、enefit from these tie-ups.Passengers flying American or US Airways,for instance,can now use either carriers network of 72 worldwide clubs and lounges.They can combine their frequent-flier awards,allowing them not only to build up redeemable miles more quickly but also cash them in to more destinatio

17、ns.American can plug into US Airwaysdeeper web of connections up and down the Eastern Seaboard;US Airways,with fewer routes to South America,the Caribbean and Europe,will be able to offer a greater array of international flights.In time,American and US Airways hope to create the more ambitious partn

18、ershipa so-called code-sharing agreement that would allow the two carriers to coordinate flight schedules without entering a full-fledged merger.The goal is“seamless service”frequent flights,easy connections,greater choices of flying times and destinationswithout having to change airlines.Price is a

19、 wild card in these alliances.Consumer groups worry that they will reduce competition,translating in turn into higher fares.They could be right.Given the rapid trend toward consolidation,many analysts foresee a day when most major“hub”airports will be dominated by a single airline or consortium.A re

20、port last year by the General Accounting Office found that ticket prices,in such cases,ranged from 45 to 65 percent higher than at cities where two or more carriers competed.And just last week the Transportation Department announced it was investigating allegations of price-fixing by the major airli

21、nesaimed at keeping smaller discount-carriers from intruding on their turf-and the Justice Department has begun similar probes.The message?Airlines may yearn to merge-but winning approvalfrom skeptical authorities might be tougher than they expect.6.Judging from the passage,the frequent-flier progra

22、m is one by which A.people who have built up a certain number of flying miles with an airline will get a free ticket B.people who fly an airline frequently will get a discount C.People who have built up a certain number of flying miles with an airline will bet a cash award D.people who fly an airlin

23、e frequently will get extra service 7.According to this passage,the federal governments attitude towards airline mergers is one of.A.encouragement B.restriction C.prohibition D.Approval 8.The expression“a Wild card”in the last paragraph most probably means.A.a chief concern B.an important factor C.a

24、n unpredictable element D.a necessary consequence 9.Which of the following statements is true?A.Airline mergers will give rise to intense competition.B.Consumers benefit from airline mergers.C.Tie-ups between airlines seem to draw little public attention.D.Ticket prices tend to be higher where there

25、 is only one carrier.10.The best title for this passage might be.A.Airline Mergers B.Air Travel C.Frequent-flier Awards D.More Choice,Better Service Passage Three A decade ago Susie Makinster learned she might have a liver problem.Her doctors told her not to worry.So she didntuntil three years ago,w

26、hen she was astonished to learn she had tested positive for hepatitis(肝炎)C,a blood-borne virus she had never heard of.Makinster,then 45,had been living with an infection that would likely stay with her for life and that could eventually destroy her liver and cause her death.Yet she had no idea how o

27、r when she had contracted the virus.Hepatitis C wasnt even discovered until 1989.Today an estimated 3.9 million Americans are infected,and most of them still dont know it.Like HIV hepatitis C is a slow-acting virus that can be transmitted by shared needles and blood transfusions.But it is far more r

28、ampant.There is no vaccine to prevent its spread;and no reliable treatment.Some 75 percent of people who contract the virus will carry it for life;20 percent will develop cirrhosis of the liver.Hepatitis C is now the nations leading reason for liver transplantation,and the second leading cause of ci

29、rrhosis(after alcohol).It will kill roughly 10,000 Americans this yearand that number is expected to triple over the next two decades,as more past infections come to light.Says Surgeon General David Satcher,“This is a major public health crisis.”Until treatment is less hit-or-miss,living with hepati

30、tis C will be a matter of accommodation.Though most people who contracted the virus become chronically infected,many never develop advanced liver disease.Thats partly luck,but not entirely.Giving up alcohol brightens the prognosis,and many sufferers tout the benefits of reducing stress and getting m

31、ore rest.Getting vaccinated against hepatitis A and B is also a good idea,since a dual infection can aggravate the disease.And preventing further spread requires some precautions.Experts are divided on the need to practice safe sex,since the virus is normally only in the blood.But they stress the im

32、portance of covering open wounds and not sharing razors and toothbrushes.11.According to the passage,the leading cause for liver cirrhosis is.A.too much drinking B.hepatitis C C.hepatitis A D.hepatitis B 12.According to the passage,which of the following statements is true?A.No one who contracts hep

33、atitis C can hope to live long.B.More people have contracted hepatitis C than HIV.C.Alcohol is the chief cause for hepatitis C.D.Hepatitis C is sexually transmitted.13.The number of people who will die of hepatitis C in twenty years will be .A.20,000 B.10,000 C.30,000 D.40,000 14.The word“accommodation”in the last paragraph most probably means .A.care B.treatment C.rest D.adjustment 15.This passag