1、2006 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section IUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)The homeless make up a growing percentage of Americas population. 1 homelessness has reached such proportions that loc
2、al governments cant possibly 2 . To help homeless people3 independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 4 the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.5 everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 6 anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million.7the fig
3、ure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is8. One of the federal governments studies9that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.Finding ways to10this growing homeless population has30 / 29实用精品文档become increasingly
4、difficult.11when homeless individuals manage to find a12that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day13the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the
5、homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others,14not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday15skills needed to turn their lives16. Boston Globereporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are17programs that address the many needs of the homeless.18Edward
6、 Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,19it, “There has to be20of programs. Whats needed is apackage deal.”1. A IndeedFurthermoreB LikewiseC ThereforeD2. A stand3. A inB copeB forC approveD retainC withD toward4. A raiseB addC takeD keep5. A generally B almost
7、C hardlyD not6. A coverB changeC rangeD differ7. A Now that B Although C Provided8. A inflating B expanding C increasingD Except thatD extending9. A predicts discoversB displaysC provesD10. A assistB trackC sustainD dismiss11. A HenceB ButC EvenD Only12. A lodgingB shelterC dwellingD house13. A sear
8、chingB strollingC crowdingD wandering14. A whenB onceC whileD whereas15. A lifemaintenanceB existence C survivalD16. A aroundB overC onD up17. A complex B comprehensive compensatingCcomplementaryD18. A SoB SinceC AsD Thus19. A putsB interprets C assumesD makes20. A supervisionB manipulation C regula
9、tion coordinationSection II Reading ComprehensionPart A Directions:DRead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine fo
10、r 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 culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods
11、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 and democratic act.” The mass media, advertisingand sports are other forces for homogenization.Immigran
12、ts 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 immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8
13、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 three indices of assimilation - language, home ownership and intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that “a
14、 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 proficient in English.“By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigra
15、nt 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 the 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of
16、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-Asians.Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold
17、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 pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularl
18、y 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 means .A identifyingB associatingC assimilatingD monopolizing22. According to the author, the department sto
19、res 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 culture of consumption23. The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. .A are resistant to homogenizatio
20、nB 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 mentioned in Paragraph 5?A To prove their popularity around the world.B To reveal the publics fear of immigrants.C To
21、 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 successfulC fruitlessD harmfulText 2Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry - William Shakespe
22、are - 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 Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to
23、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. They frankly dislike the RSC s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It s all d
24、eliciously 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 separate. The sightseers who come by bus - and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side - dont
25、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 playgoers, the R SC contends, who bring in much of the towns revenue because they spend the night (some of them four
26、 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 notcontributdeirectltyo thesubsidyof the Royal ShakespeareCompany.Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevert
27、heless every hotel in town seeto be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotelthere,which you may be sure willbe decoratedwith HamletHamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.Anyway,the townsfolk cant understand
28、whythe Royal Shakespeare Companyneeds a subsidy.(The theatrehas brokenattendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats w94 percentoccupiedallyear long and thisyear theylldo better.T)he reason,of course,is thatcostshave rocketedand ticketpriceshave stayed low.It would be a shame
29、 to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratforsd most attractivcelientele.They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to lookalike (though they come from all over) - lean, pointed, dedicated faceswearing jeans and sandals, eating their bun
30、s and bedding down for the nighton theflagstoneosutsidethe theatreto buy the 20 seatsand 80standing-roomtickethseld forthesleepersand soldto 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
31、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 t
32、he sightseersC the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater28. By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2 -3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that .A Stratford cannot afford the expansion projectsB Stratford has long be
33、en in financial difficultiesC the town is not really short of moneyD the townsfolk used to be poorly paid29. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because .A ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB the company is financially ill-managedC the behavior of the actors is not
34、 socially acceptableD the theatre attendance is on the rise30. From the text we can conclude that the author .A is supportive of both sidesB favors the townsfolks viewC takes a detached attitudeD is sympathetic to the RSCText 3When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange
35、 happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.That the seas are being overfished has been known for years. What rese
36、archers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have shown is just how fast things are changing. They have looked at half a century of data from fisheries around the world. Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matter) of fish species in particular
37、parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. According to their latest paper published inNature,the biomass of large predators (animals that kill and eat other animals) in a new fishery is reduced on average by 80% within 15 years of the start of exploitation. In some long-fishe
38、d areas, it has halved again since then.Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. One reason for this is that fishing technology has improved. Today s vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. That means a higher proportion of wha
39、t is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes in catch sizes. In the early days, too, longlines would have been more saturated with fish. Some individuals would therefore not have been caught, since no baited h
40、ooks would have been available to trap them, leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past. Furthermore, in the early days of longline fishing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had been hooked. That is no longer a problem, because there are fewer sharks around now.Dr. Myers and
41、Dr. Worm argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account. They believe the data support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the “shifting baseline.” The notion is that people have failed to detect the massive changes which have happ
42、ened in the ocean because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can becropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. Most fisheries a
43、re well below that, which is a bad way to do business.31. The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that .A large animal were vulnerable to the changing environmentB small species survived as large animals disappearedC large sea animals may face the same threat todayD slow-grow
44、ing fish outlive fast-growing ones32. We can infer from Dr. Myers and Dr. Worms paper that .A the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%B there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years agoC the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amountD
45、 the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old33. By saying these figures are conservative (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr.Worm means that .A fishing technology has improved rapidlyB the catch-sizes are actually smaller than recordedC the marine biomass has suffered a grea
46、ter lossD the data collected so far are out of date34. Dr. Myers and other researchers hold that .A people should look for a baseline that can work for a longer timeB fisheries should keep their yields below 50% of the biomassC the ocean biomass should be restored to its original levelD people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation35. The autho
