2006年MBA联考考研英语二真题及答案解析

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2006 考研英语阅读真题Text 1(英语二)

2006 Text 1（英语⼆）美国社会正在使⼈们同质化In spite of endless talk of difference, 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 .People are absorbed into "a culture of consumption" launched by the 19th-century 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 and democratic act."The , 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 today's immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation.In 1993 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 10American society 不管我们如何喋喋不休地谈论差别，美国社会实际上是⼀台同化⼈们的神奇的机器。

2006年考研英语真题及解析

2006年考研英语真题及解析考研这事儿啊，对于很多同学来说，那简直就是一场“硬仗”！特别是英语，那可是让不少人头疼的科目。

今天咱们就来聊聊 2006 年考研英语的真题。

记得我当年考研的时候，那紧张劲儿就甭提了。

每天早早地就起来背单词，做真题。

2006 年的这套真题，刚拿到手，心里还真有点犯嘀咕。

咱们先来说说阅读理解部分。

这部分的文章那可真是五花八门，有科技的、人文的、社会的，就像是一个知识的大杂烩。

比如其中有一篇关于环保的文章，讲的是一些新的环保理念和措施。

那密密麻麻的英文单词，一开始真让人有点眼花缭乱。

不过静下心来仔细读，你会发现其实题目并不是想象中那么难。

像其中有一道题，问作者对于某个环保措施的态度。

这就得仔细琢磨文章中的一些关键词和句子。

我当时读了好几遍，还在旁边做了不少笔记，圈出了关键的观点表达。

最后发现，答案就在文章的一个不起眼的小段落里，那种找到答案的感觉，就像是在一堆乱麻中找到了那根关键的线头，别提多有成就感了。

再说说翻译题，那真的是对语法和词汇的双重考验。

有一个句子，长得那叫一个复杂，从句套从句。

我一开始愣是没理清楚句子结构，急得我抓耳挠腮。

后来我告诉自己别慌，一点点分析，先找出主句，再去琢磨从句，终于把它给翻译出来了。

还有作文部分，那年的题目也很有挑战性。

一个是看图写作，一个是话题写作。

看图写作的时候，得仔细观察图片里的细节，揣摩出题人的意图。

我记得有一张图是一个人在图书馆里努力学习，周围的人都在玩。

这就很考验咱们对这种场景的理解和表达能力。

做完这套真题，我总结了不少经验。

其实考研英语真题就像是一个宝库，每做一套，都能发现自己的不足，然后针对性地去提高。

总之，2006 年考研英语真题虽然有难度，但只要我们认真去做，仔细分析，就能从中收获很多。

希望正在备考的同学们也能不怕困难，勇往直前，在真题中找到提升自己的方法，最终实现自己的考研梦想！加油吧！。

2006年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语真题及答案

2006年在职攻读硕士学位全国联考英语试题Part I Dialogue Communication(1 5 minutes，1 5 points)Section A: Dialogue Completion Directions:In this section,you will read 5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers,each followed by four choices marked A，B,C,andD. Choose the answer that best suits the sit-uation to comple the dialogue .Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single linethrough the center．1．Speaker A：Excuse me，but can you tell us where the conference room is?Speaker B：The conference room is located on the third floor of the hotelA．Of course，si r．B．Yes，please．C．Right，sir．D.You are welcome2. Speaker A：______Speaker B：I’m running a temperature，and feel sick.A．What can I do for you? B．What seems to be the trouble?C．What are you doing these days? D．How long has this been going on?3．Speaker A：Nancy，you look very wellSpeaker B：Thank you，Jane．You look wonderful too．Your weekend swimming must havedone good to you．Speaker A：——A．You think so?That’s encouraging．B．That’s very kind of youC．Are vou serious?Thank you anyway．D．Are you kidding?I don’t believe it4．Speaker A：It took me ten years to build up my business，and it almost killed m eSpeaker B：Well，you know what they say：——A．There is no smoke without fire．B．Practice makes perfct.C．All roads lead to Rome．D．No pains，no gains.5．Speaker A：Don’t you smoke?Speaker B．——A．No．Nothing interests me less than smokingB．Yes．I have never smoked in my life．C．No．Only once in a while．D.Yes.And I hate others smoking in my face．Section B Dialogue ComprehensionDirections：In this section，you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A，B，C，and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center．6．Woman：I just found out at registration．that the creative writing class is full．Now I have to wait a whole year to get inMan：Why don’t you check back after the first week? Som ebody might drop it．Question：What does the man suggest the woman should do?A．Make sure the registration office didn’t make a mistake．B．Decide whether to drop the course next week．C．Find out if a place opens up in the course later．D．Take the course next year．7．Woman：1 want to talk with Tom now．Man：You can’t do that．He is in bad mood．Question：Why can’t the woman talk to Tom now?A．Tom is terribly i11．B．Tom is in low spirits．C．Tom is bad—tempered．D．Tom is very nervous．8．Woman：You often complain a lot about your boss．But today you are different．Man：We had a heart—to—heart talk and I saw him with new eyes．Question：What does the man mean?A．He saw his boss as a real person for the first time．B．He is now complaining in a different way．C．He has made his boss change his attitude．D．He has changed his opinion of his boss．9．Woman：Maybe we should take the front street this morning．The radio announcer said that the traffic is very heavy on the freeway．Man：Well，if he says to take the front street，we should go the other wav．Question：What does the man think of the radio announcer7A：He’s humorous．B．He makes no mistakes．C．He doesn’t speak clearly．D．He’s tlnreliable．10．Woman：I didn’t see you at the concert last night．What’S wrong with you?Man：That’S not my cup of tea．Question：What does the man mean?A．He is not fond of concerts．B．He didn’t like the tea at the concert．C．He left early to have some tea with somebody else．D．He doesn’t want to tell the woman why he was not therePartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure(2 0 minutes，1 0 points)Directions：There are20incomplete sentences in this part．For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A，B，Cand D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．Mark your an—swer onthe ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center．1 1．The work has the status of a classic among the composer’S admirers．A．reauired B．acquired C．inquired D．inspired1 2．Some people think they can read man’S__from his handwriting.A．attribute B．feature C．property D．character1 3．The young heir was so__that he gave all his money away in a couple of years•A．handsome B．genuine C．talented D．generous1 4．Only by understanding the Web deeply__hope for people to grasp its full potential•A．can there be B．can be there C．be there can D．there can be15．What you’reto read may challenge your assumptions about the kind of world we live A．around B．ahead C．above D．about16．The goal is to use crops，weeds and even animal waste__the petroleum that fuels muchof American manufacturing．A．in terms of B．in favor of C．in spite of D．in place of17.The_he said it he knew what a mistake he had made．A．moment B．time C．occasion D．hour18．I_______rather s01ve the problems in my farm myself than seek the help of other people．A．should B．shall C．would D．will19．From what has been discussed above，we may safely draw the__that its disadvantages are far greater than its advantages．A．solution B．conclusion C．answer D．attention20.By the time you have completed the essential training，you__exposed to Virtually every new feature of the course．A．will have been B．will beC．would have been D．would be21．Too often teachers'_with parents involve complaints about children’s misbehaviors and iaziness．A．acquaintances B．associationsC．conferences D．consultations-22.I admit that the Droblems are difficult，I don’t agree that they cannot be solved．A．When B．Where C．While D．Why23．He should___ be a110wed to get up until he has completely recovered from his illness. A.in case B．in any case C．in that case D．in no case24．If nature does not provide man with the necessary material，it is the laboratorv____he will turn to for it．A．where B．which C．that D．what25．All flights——because of the snowstorm，they decided to take the train．A．were cancelled B．have been cancelledC．had been cancelled D. havihg been cancelled26．I really appreciate______to help me,but I am sure that I can manage it myself.A．you to come B．that you comeC．your coming D．how you come27．A new system of quality control was__to overcome the shortcomings in the firm’s prod ucts．A..invested B．reformed C introduced D．instructed28．It may be worthwhile at this moment to____and see what results we have got after oneyear’s experiments．A．100k back B．100k around C．100k up D．100k forward29．I don’t think Mr．Watson wili come here again today．Please give the ticket to____comes here first．A．whomever B．whom C．who D．whoever30．Far too many owners of electric appliances have a hard time___________qualified repairmen to fixtheir machines．A．finding B．to find C．to finding D．having founPart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes，40 points)Directions：There are 4 passages in this part．Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinisbed statements．For each of them there are 4 choices marked A，B．Cand D．Choose thebest one and lTlark your allszuer 0n the ANSWER SHEET zuith a single line through the cellter．Passage OneDon’t have time to read anymore?Now you can get free，quick literatnre via emait．Morethan 100 000 people open their email each day,to read a chapter of a book，through Chapter—A—Day．an online book club created two years ago．It’s a free email service that provides a short dai—ly reading for busy people，exposing them to literature they may not find on their own inspiring some to recommit it to the reading habit．About 550 public library systems representing over 3 000 branch libraries already have signed up to offer Chapter—A—Day．Via email，participants get about five minutes’worth of reading every day．After three chaptersare∈mailed．the installments stop，and those who want to keep reading can borrow the book at their public library or purchase it online．Chapter—A—Day has eight free book clubs，and sells thousands of books each month．Chapter—A-Day started in 1999 when Suzanne Beecher，a lifelong book lover，realized how many of the women who worked part—time for her software development company didn’t have time in their busy lives to read．She decided to type part of a chapter of a book，and send it to her employees through email．The next day she typed a little more，and continued tosend literary installments each day．She says she started getting feedback from the staff about how readingmade them feel．“They were interested，and realized that．though they didn’t have time in theirbusv lives for reading,just reading that little bit each day got them back in the habit."Realizingthat many other people could benefit．she decided to take the idea even further and start anemail"chapter-a-day’’book club to help others ease their way back into daily reading.“Reading makeschanges in people’S lives．”Beecher say s.Pat Dempsey．a librarian at a public library in Ohio，has found Chapter—A—Day helps her li—brary clients get back in the habit of reading．"It’s a different way to get people h00ked onbooks,”she says．3 1．Chapter-A-Day is intended to help people__．A．get back into the habit of readingB．relieve stress from office workC．find interesting books onlineD．buy books more conveniently32．The passage was written in__.A．1999 B．2000 C．2001 D.200233．1t can be inferred that through Chapter—A-Day——.A．Dublic libraries have become crowded with readersB．Ms Beecber made much money for her software companyC．Deople begin to read very slowly and patientlyD．Deople cannot finish reading any book online34．The word“installment”in the passage probably means“——”-A．a 1ibrary email B．a rare piece of literatureC．a free novel D．a part of a book35．Ms Beecher decided to expand her Chapter—A—Day service because__•A．over 3 000 1ibraries had j oinedB．many other people could benefitC．eight book clubs supported herD free emajl service was availablePassage twoChicago Public Schools are going to great lengths to hire teachers--now the school districtrecruits teachers fr。

2006年考研英语真题答案及解析

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的词只有 C，range 常与 from…to 搭配表示“从……到……范围”。故正确答案为 C。
7.[A] Now that 既然，由于
[B] Although 虽然，尽管
[C] Provided 倘若 [D] Except that 除……外
【答案】 B
2006 年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）答案详解
Section I Use of English
一、文章结构分析
本文介绍了美国无家可归者日益增多这个社会问题。第一、二段分析问题的严重性，指出在美国无家可归者的数量
不断增长，已经到了联邦政府必须采取措施给他们提供帮助的地步。第三段指出帮助无家可归者的任务相当艰巨，
[B] Since 自从；因为，既然 [C] As 正如
[D] Thus 因而
【答案】 C
【考点】逻辑搭配
【难度系数】 0.604
【解析】这个空要结合其后面的内容，上句谈到是 comprehensive program，后面一句谈到的是 a package deal，两者
显然是指差不多的内容，两者相当的内容，只能是并列结构，只有 C 是表示这种关系的连词，故答案为 C。如果考
9.[A] predicts 预测 [B] displays 陈列，展示
[C] proves 证明
[D] discovers 发现
【答案】 A
【考点】词义辨析
【难度系数】 0.718
【解析】空后说无家可归的数字在这个 10 年的后半期会达到 10 million，显然这是表示将来的数据，对于将来的数
归者在美国人口中的比例越来越大”，空后“无家可归者达到如此高的比例，以至于到了当地政府无法……”。从

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2006年考研英语试题及答案Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,Cor D on ANSWER SHEET1.(10points) The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.__1__ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly _____2____. To help homeless people _____3___ independence, the federal government must support job training programs,_____4_____ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing._____5____everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates ____6__ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. _____7__ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is_____8____, one of the federal government’s studies _____9__ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to __10__ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.___11__when homeless individuals manage to find a ___12__ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day__13__ the street, Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others,____14____not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday __15__ skills need to turn their lives _____16__.Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are_17___programs that address the many needs of the homeless. _____18__ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,___19__it. “There has to be _____20___of programs. What we need is a package deal.” 1.[A]Indeed [B]Likewise [C]Therefore [D]Furthermore 2.[A]stand [B]cope [C]approve [D]retain 3.[A]in [B]for [C]with [D]toward 4.[A]raise [B]add [C]take [D]keep 5.[A]generally [B]almost [C]hardly [D]not 6.[A]cover [B]change [C]range [D]differ 7.[A]Now that [B]Although [C]Provided [D]Except that 8.[A]inflating [B]expanding [C]increasing [D]extending 9.[A]predicts [B]displays [C]proves [D]discovers 10.[A]assist [B]track [C]sustain [D]dismiss 11.[A]Hence [B]But [C]Even [D]Only 12.[A]lodging [B]shelter [C]dwelling [D]house 13.[A]searching [B]strolling [C]crowding [D]wandering 14.[A]when [B]once [C]while [D]whereas 15.[A]life [B]existence [C]survival [D]maintenance 16.[A]around [B]over [C]on [D]up 17.[A]complex [B]comprehensive [C]complementary [D]compensating 18.[A]So [B]Since [C]As [D]Thus 19.[A]puts [B]interprets [C]assumes [D]makes 20.[A]supervision [B]manipulation [C]regulation [D]coordinationSection II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read 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 1 In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. This is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence 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 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 today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented level 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 three 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 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 language. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrive 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 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 not that children in remote villages around world are fans of superstars like Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet “some Americans fear that immigrant living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s assimilative power.” Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social induces suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment. 21. The word “homogenizing” (Line 2, Paragraph 1) most probably meansA. identifyingB. associatingC. assimilatingD. monopolizing 22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century A.played a role in the spread of popular culture. B.became intimate shops for common consumers. C.satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite. D.owed its emergence to the culture of consumption. 23. The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. A.are resistant to homogenization. B.exert a great influence on American culture. C.are hardly a threat to the common culture. D.constitute the majority of the population. 24. Why are Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5? A. To prove their popularity around the world. B. To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants. C. To give examples of successful immigrants. D. To show the powerful influence of American culture. 25. In the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society isA. rewardingB. successfulC. fruitlessD. harmful Text 2 Stratford-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 (ASC), 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 see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s 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 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 separate. The sightseers who come by bus- and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side—don’t 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 ESC contends, who bring in much of the town’s 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 don’t see it this way and local council does not 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, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive. Anyway, the townsfolk can’t 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 year long and this year they’ll 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 Stratford’s most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not 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 to themwhen the box office opens at 10:30 a.m.Text 3 When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange 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 researchers 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 parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. According to their latest paper published in Nature, 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-fished areas, it has halved again since then. Dr Worm acknowledges that the 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 what 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 hooks 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 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 happened 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 be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. Most fisheries are 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 environment. B. small species survived as large animals disappeared. C. large sea animals may face the same threat today. D. Slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones 32. We can infer from Dr Myers and Dr. Worm’s 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 ago. C. the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount. D. the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old. 33. By saying these figures are conservative (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr Worm means that A. fishing technology has improved rapidly B. then catch-sizes are actually smaller then recorded C. the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss D. the data collected so far are out of date. 34. Dr Myers and other researchers hold that A. people should look for a baseline that can’t work for a longer time. B. fisheries should keep the yield below 50% of the biomass C. the ocean biomass should restored its original level. D. people should adjust the fishing baseline to changing situation 35. The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’ A.management efficiency B.biomass level C.catch-size limits D.technological application. Text 4 Many things make people think artists are weird and the weirdest may be this: artists' only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad. This wasn't always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere in the 19th century, more artists began seeing happiness as insipid, phony or, worst of all, boring as we went from Wordsworth's daffodils to Baudelaire's flowers of evil. You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen such misery. But it's not as if earlier times didn't know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents. The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: there is too much damn happiness in the world today. After all, what is the one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness? Advertising. The rise of anti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emergence of mass media, and with it, a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology. People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked until exhausted, lived with few protections and died young. In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in peril and that they would someday be meat for worms. Given all this, they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too. Today the messages your average Westerner is bombarded with are not religious but commercial, and forever happy. Fast-food eaters, news anchors, text messengers, all smiling, smiling. Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an agenda--to lure us to open our wallets to make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. "Celebrate!" commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks. What we forget--what our economy depends on is forgetting--is that happiness is more than pleasure without pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment. Today, surrounded by promises of easy happiness, we need someone to tell us as religion once did, Memento mori: remember that you will die, that everything ends, and that happiness comes not in denying this but in living with it. It's a message even more bitter than a clove cigarette, yet, somehow, a breath of fresh air. 36.By citing the example of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that A. Poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music. B. Art grow out of both positive and negative feeling. C. Poets today are less skeptical of happiness. D. Artist have changed their focus of interest. 37. The word “bummer” (Line 5. paragraph 5) most probably means somethingA. religiousB. unpleasantC. entertainingD. commercial 38.In the author’s opinion, advertising A.emerges in the wake of the anti-happy part. B.is a cause of disappointment for the general peer C.replace the church as a major source of information D.creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself. 39.We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes A.Happiness more often than not ends in sadness. B.The anti-happy art is distasteful by refreshing. C.Misery should be enjoyed rather than denied. D.The anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms 40.Which of the following is true of the text? A.Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery. B.Art provides a balance between expectation and reality. C.People feel disappointed at the realities of morality. D.mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.Part B Directions: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A- G to fit into each of numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) On the north bank of the Ohio River sits Evansville, Ind., home of David Williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino where gambling games are played. During several years of gambling in that casino, Williams, a state auditor earning $35,000 a year, lost approximately $175,000. He had never gambled before the casino sent him a coupon for $20 worth of gambling. He visited the casino, lost the $20 and left. On his second visit he lost $800. The casino issued to him, as a good customer, a Fun Card, which when used in the casino earns points for meals and drinks, and enables the casino to track the user's gambling activities. For Williams, these activities become what he calls electronic morphine. (41)______________. In 1997 he lost $21,000 to one slot machine in two days. In March 1997 he lost $72,186. He sometimes played two slot machines at a time, all night, until the boat locked at 5 a.m., then went back aboard when the casino opened at 9 a.m. Now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted. It did know he had a problem. In March 1998, a friend of Williams's got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of Williams's gamblers. The casino included a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a” cease admissions” letter notingthe medical/psychological nature of problem gambling behaviors, the letter said that before being readmitted to the patronizing the casino would pose no threat to his safety have to his safety or well-being. (42) ______________. The Wall Street Journal reports that the casino has 20 signs warning: “Enjoy the fun ... and always bet with your head, not over it”. Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health. Nevertheless, Williams's suit charges that the casino, knowing he was “helplessly addicted to gambling”, intentionally worked to ”love” him to “engage in conduct against his will” well. (43) ______________. The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) says “pathological gambling” involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of taking risks in quest of a windfall, (44) ______________.Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities. (45) ______________. Forty-four states have lotteries, 29 have casinos, and most of these states are to varying degrees dependent on --you might say --addicted to--revenues from wagering. And since the first Internet gambling site was created in 1995, competition for gamblers' dollars has become intense. The Oct. 28 issue of NEWSWEEK reported that 2 million gamblers patronize 1,800 virtual casinos every week. With $3.5 billion being lost on Internet wagers this year, gambling has passed pornography as the Web's most profitable business. (A). Although no such evidence was presented, the casino's marketing department continued to pepper him with mailings. And he entered the casino and used his Fun Card without being detected. (B). It is unclear what luring was required, given his compulsive behavior. And in what sense was his will operative? (C). By the time he had lost $5,000 he said to himself that if he could get back to even, he would quit. One night he won $5,500, but he did not quit. (D). Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin, or a social disease. Now it is a social policy: the most important and aggressive promoter of gambling in America is government. (E). David Williams’s suit should trouble this gambling nation. But don’t bet on it. (F). It is worrisome that society is medicalizing more and more behavioral problems, often defining as addictions what earlier, sterner generations explained as weakness of will. (G). The anonymous, lonely, undistracted nature of online gambling is especially conductive to compulsive behavior. But even if the government knew how to move against Internet gambling, what would be its grounds for doing so? Part C Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Our translation should be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET2. (10 points) Is it true that the American intellectual is rejected and considered of no account in his society?I am going to suggest that it is not true. Father Bruckbergen told part of the story when he observed that it is the intellectuals who have rejected Americans. But they have done more than that. They have grown dissatisfied with the role of intellectual. It is they, not Americans, who have become anti-intellectual. First, the object of our study pleads for definition. What is an intellectual? (46) I shall define him as an individual who has elected as his primary duty and pleasure in life the activity of thinking in Socratic(苏格拉底) way about moral problems .He explores such problem consciously, articulately, and frankly, first by asking factual questions, then by asking moral questions, finally by suggesting action which seems appropriate in the light of the factual and moral information which he has obtained. (47) His function is analogous to that of a judge, who must accept the obligation of revealing in as obvious a matter as possible the course of reasoning which led him to his decision. This definition excludes many individuals usually referred to as intellectuals --- the average scientist for one 48) I have excluded him because, while his accomplishments may contribute to the solution of moral problems, he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems. Like other human beings, he encounters moral issues even in everyday performance of his routine duties.--- he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidence, or doctor his reports. (49) But his primary task is not to think about the moral code, which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business. During most of his walking life he will take his code for granted, as the businessman takes his ethics. The definition also excludes the majority of factors, despite the fact that teaching has traditionally been the method whereby many intellectuals earn their living (50) They may teach very well and more than earn their salaries, but most of them make little or no independent reflections on human problems which involve moral judgment .This description even fits the majority eminent scholars .“Being learned in some branch of human knowledge in one thing, living in public and industrious thoughts,” as Emerson would say ,“is something else.”Section III Writing Part A 51. Directions: You want to contribute to Project Hope by offering financial aid to a child in a remote area. Write a letter to the department concerned, asking them to help find a candidate. You should specify what kind of child you want to help and how you will carry out your plan. Write your letter with no less than 100 words. Write it on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your name at the end of the letter; use Li Ming instead. You do not need to write the address. (10 points) Part B 52. Directions: Study the following photos carefully and write an essay of 160~200 words in which you should 1.describe the photos briefly, 2.interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and 3.give your point of view. 有两幅图片，图1 把崇拜写在脸上图2 花300元做“小贝头” 注：Beckham 是英国足球明星有两张照片，一张照片上有一位男士脸上写着足球明星的名字，另一张照片上有一个男子在理发，他要求理发师为他设计一个小贝克汉姆的发型。

2006年考研英语真题(含答案解析)[1]

2006年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirecti ons:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET. (10 poi nts)The homeless make up a grow ing perce ntage of America ' s populati on.大 1 家 homeless ness has reached such proporti ons that localgover nmentscan ' t possibly 大 2 家.To help homeless people the federal gover nment must support job training programs, minimum wage, and fund more low-cost hous ing.大 5 家 every one agrees on the nu mber of America ns who are homeless. Estimates 大 6 家 any where from 600,000 to 3 millio n.大 7 家 the figuremay vary, an alysts do agree on ano ther matter: that the nu mber of the homeless is 大 8 家.Oneof the federalgovernment ' s studies 大 9 家 thatthe nu mber of the homeless will reach n early 19 milli on by the end of this decade.Finding ways to 大 10 家 this growing homeless population has become in creas in gly difficult.大 11 家 whe n homeless in dividuals man age tofind a 大 12 家 that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at ni ght, a good nu mber still spe nd the bulk of each day street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a sig nifica nt nu mber of the homeless have serious men tal disorders. Many others, 大 14 家 not addicted or men tally ill, simply lack the everyday大 15 家 skills needed to turn their lives大 3 家 independence,大4家 the大 13 家 the大17 家programsimprove only when there are ----------------- address the manyneedsof the homeless. 大 18家Edward Zlotkowski, director service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 大 19 家it, to be 大 20 家of programs. What ' s needed is a package deal.1. [A] In deed[B] Likewise[C] Therefore[D] Furthermore2. [A] sta nd[B] cope[C] approve[D] retain3. [A] in[B] for[C] with[D] toward4. [A] raise[B] add[C] take[D] keep5. [A] gen erally[B] almost[C] hardlycommu nity “There has[B] change[C] range[D] differ7. [A] Now that[B] Although[C] Provided[D] Except that8. [A] in flati ng[B] expanding[C] increasing[D] extending9. [A] predicts[B] displays[C] proves[D] discovers10. [A] assist[B] track[C] sustain[D] dismiss11. [A] Hence[B] But[C] Even[D] Only12. [A] lodging[B] shelter13. [A] searchi ng[B] strolling[C] crowding[D] wandering14. [A] when[B] once[C] while[D] whereas15. [A] life[B] existenee[C] survival[D] maintenance16. [A] around[B] over[C] on[D] up17. [A] complex[B] comprehensive[C] complementary[D] compensating18. [A] So[B] Since[C] As[D] Thus19. [A] puts[D] makes20. [A] supervision[B] manipulation[C] regulation[D] coord inationSecti on II Read ing Comprehe nsionPart ADirecti ons:Read the followi ng four texts. An swer the questi ons below each text bychoosing [A], [B], [C], or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET1 . (40 points)Text 1In spite of Bn dless talk of differe nee, ” America n society is anamaz ing machi ne for homoge nizing people. There is the democratiz inguni formity of dress and discourse, and the casua In ess and abse nee of deferenee ” characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed intoa culture of consumption ” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered vast arrays of goods in an elega nt atmosphere.In stead of in timate shops cateri ng to a kno wledgeable elite, ” th ese were stores “nyone could en ter, regardless of class or backgro und. This tur ned shopp ing into a public and democratic act. ” The mass media, advertis ing and sports are other forces for homoge ni zati on.Immigra nts are quickly fitti ng into this com mon culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the Nati onal Immigrati on Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that today ' s immigrati on is n either at un precede nted levels nor resista nt to assimilati on. In 1998 immigra nts were 9.8 perce nt of populati on; 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, con sider three in dices of assimilati on -- Ian guage, homeow nershipmost com mon coun tries of origi n spoke En glish well ' or v ery well a fter ten years of reside nee. ”The childre n of immigra ntstend to be bilingual and proficient in English. By the third generation,the orig in al la nguage is lost in the majority of immigra nt families. ”Hence the description of America as a g raveyard ” fo r Ianguages. By1996 foreig n-born immigra nts who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rateof 75.6 percent, higher than the 69.8 percent rate amongn ative-bor n America ns.Foreig n-born Asia ns and Hispa nics have higher rates ofin termarriage tha n do U.S.-bor n whites and blacks. ” By the thirdgen erati on, one third of Hispa nic wome n are married to non-Hispa ni cs,and 41 perce nt of Asia n-America n wome n are married to non-Asia ns.Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarze negger and Garth Brooks, yet some America ns fear that immigra nts livi ng within the Un ited States rema in somehow immune to the n ati on'assimilative power. ”Are there divisive issues and pockets of seethi ng an ger in America? In deed.It is big eno ugh to have a bit of everythi ng. But particularly whe n viewed aga instAmerica s turbule nt past, today 'social in diceshardly suggest a dark and deteriorati ng social en vir onment.21. The word homogenizing ”(Line 2, Paragraph 1) most probably means[A] identifying[B] associating[C] assimilating[D] monopolizing22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century■[A] played a role in the spread of popular culture[B] became in timate shops for com mon con sumers[C] satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite[A] are resista nt to homoge ni zati on[B] exert a great in flue nce on America n culture[C] are hardly a threat to the com mon culture[D] 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 public 'fear of immigra nts.[C] To give examples of successful immigrants.[D] To show the powerful in flue nce of America n culture.25. In the author 'opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is■[A] rewarding[B] successful[C] fruitless[D] harmfulText 2Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry -- William Shakespeare -- but there are two dist in ctly separate and in creas in gly hostile bran ches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Compa ny (RSC), which prese nts superb producti ons of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the tow nsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway ' s Cottage, Shakespeare 'birthplace and the other sights.The worthy reside nts of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a pennyto their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC ' actors, them with theirlong hair and beards and san dals and noisin ess. It 's all deliciouslyironic whe n you con sider that Shakespeare, who earns their liv ing, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of no ise-mak ing.The tourist streams are not en tirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus --the RSC conten ds, who bring in much of the tow n s reve nue becausethey 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 tow n by ni ghtfall.The townsfolk don ' t see it this way and local council does not con tribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Compa ny. Stratford cries poor traditi on ally. Nevertheless every hotel in tow n seems to be addi ng a new wing or cocktail lo un ge. Hilt on is build ing its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Loun ge, the Banquo Banq uet ing Room, and so forth, and will be very expe nsive.Any way, the tow nsfolk can 'un dersta nd why the Royal Shakespeare Compa nyn eeds a subsidy. (The theatre has broke n atte ndance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 perce nt occupied all year long and this year they 'I do better.) The reas on, of course, is thatcosts 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 Stratford s most attractive clie ntele.They come en tirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over) -- lea n, poin ted, dedicated faces, weari ng jeans and san dals, eati ng their buns and beddi ng dow n for the ni ght on the flagst ones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office ope ns at 10:30 a.m.26. From the first two paragraphs, we lear n that ______ .[A] the townsfolk deny the RSC 'contribution to the town s revenue[B] the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage[C] the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms[D] the townsfolk earn little from tourism27. It can be in ferred from Paragraph 3 that ______ .[A] the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately[B] the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers[C] the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers[D] the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater4), the author implies that _______ .[A] Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects[B] Stratford has long been in financial difficulties[C] the town is not really short of money[D] 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 spending[B] the company is financially ill-managed[C] the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable[D] the theatre attendance is on the rise30. From the text we can conclude that the author ________ .[A] is supportive of both sides[B] favors the tow nsfolk 'view[C] takes a detached attitude[D] is sympathetic to the RSCText 3Whe n prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, someth ing stra nge happe ned to the large ani mals. They sudde nly became exti net. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growi ng ani mals were easy game, and were quickly hun ted to exti ncti on. Now somethi ng similar could be happe ning in the ocea ns.That the seas are being overfished has bee n known for years. What researchers such as Ransom Myers and Boris Worm have show n is just how fast things are changing. They have looked at half a century of data fromfisheries around the world. Their methods do not attempt to estimate the actual biomass (the amount of living biological matter) of fish speciesin particular parts of the ocean, but rather changes in that biomass over time. Accord ing to their latest paper published in Nature , the biomassDr. Worm ack no wledges that these figures are con servative. One reas on for this is that fish ing tech no logy has improved. Today 'vesselscan find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago. That means a higher proporti on of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real differeneebetween present and past is likelyto 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 hookswould have bee n available to trap them, leadi ng to an un derestimate of fish stocks in the past. Furthermore, in the early days of longline fish ing, a lot of fish were lost to sharks after they had bee n hooked.That is no Ion ger a problem, because there are fewer sharks around now.Dr. Myers and Dr. Wormargue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future managementefforts 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 cha nges which have happe ned in the ocea n because they have been looking back only a relatively short time into the past. That matters because theory suggests that the maximum susta in able yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes whe n the biomass of a target species is about50% of its original levels. Most fisheries are well below that, which is a bad way to do bus in ess.31. The ext in cti on of large prehistoric an imals is no ted to suggest that■[A] large animal were vulnerable to the changing environment[B] small species survived as large animals disappeared[C] large sea animals may face the same threat today[D] slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones32. We can infer from Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm s paper that ________ .[A] the stock of large predators in some old fisheries hasreduced by 90%[B] there are on ly half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago[C] the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of theorig inal amount[D] the number of larger predators dropped faster in newfisheries than in the old33. By saying "these figures are conservative" (Line 1, paragraph 3),Dr. Worm means that _______ .[A] fishi ng tech no logy has improved rapidly[B] the catch-sizes are actually smaller than recorded[C] the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss[D] the data collected so far are out of date34. Dr. Myers and other researchers hold that _______ .[A] people should look for a baseli ne that can work for a Ion ger time[B] fisheries should keep their yields below 50% of the biomass[C] the ocea n biomass should be restored to its orig in al level[D] people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation35. The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries '■[A] management efficiency[B] biomass level[C] catch-size limits[D] tech no logical applicati onText 4Many thi ngs make people thi nk artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists 'only job is to explore emoti ons, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.This wasn 'always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for express ing joy. But somewherefrom the 19th cen tury on ward, more artists bega n see ing happ in ess as meanin gless, phony or, worst of all, bori ng, as we went from Wordsworth 'daffodilsto Baudelaire o flowers of evil.You could argue that art became more skeptical of happ in ess becausemoder n times have see n so much misery. But it ' s not as if earlier times did n 't know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents. The reason, in fact, may be just the opposite: there is too much damn happ in ess in the world today.After all, what is the one moder n form of expressi on almost completely dedicated to depict ing happ in ess? Advertis ing. The rise of an ti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emerge nee of mass media, and with it, a commercial culture in which happ in ess is not just an ideal but an ideology.People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery. They worked un til exhausted, lived with few protecti ons and died young. In the West, before mass com muni cati on and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in dan ger and that they would someday be meat for worms. Give n all this, they did not exactly n eed their art to be a bummer too. _______Today the messages the average Wester ner is surro un ded with are not religious but commercial, and forever happy. Fast-food eaters, n ews an chors, text messe ngers, all smili ng, smili ng, smili ng. Our magaz ines feature beam ing celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. And since these messages have an age nda -- to lure us to ope n our wallets --they make the very idea of happ in ess seem un reliable. Celebrate! ” comma nded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could in crease the risk of heart attacks.But what we forget -- what our economy depe nds on us forgett ing -is that happ in ess is more tha n pleasure without pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest pote ntial for loss and disappo in tme nt. Today, surro un ded by promises of easy happ in ess, we n eed art to tell us, as religi on once did, Meme nto mori: remember that youwill die, that everyth ing en ds, and that happ in ess comes not in denyingthis but in liv ing with it. It 'a message eve n more bitter tha n a clove cigarette, yet, somehow, a breath of fresh air.36. By cit ing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the authorintends to show that _______ .[A] poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music[B] art grows out of both positive and negative feelings[C] poets today are less skeptical of happ in ess[D] artists have changed their focus of interest37. The word bummer ”(Line 5, paragraph 5) most probably means something■[A] religious[B] unpleasant[C] entertaining[D] commercial38. In the author ' opinion, advertising _________ .[A] emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art[B] is a cause of disappointment for the general public[C] replaces the church as a major source of information[D] creates an illusi on of happ in ess rather tha n happ in ess itself39. We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes■[A] happ in ess more ofte n tha n not ends in sad ness[B] the anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing[C] misery should be enjoyed rather than denied[D] the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms40. Which of the following is true of the text?[A] Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.[B] Art provides a balanee between expectation and reality.[C] People feel disappo in ted at the realities of moder n society.[D] Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.Part BDirecti ons:In the followi ng article, somese nten ces have bee n removed. For Questi ons 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into eachof the nu mbered gaps. There are two extra choices, which you do not n eed to use in any of the bla nks. Mark your a nswers on ANSWER SHEET. (10 poi nts)On the n orth bank of the Ohio river sits Eva nsville, I nd., home ofDavid Williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino (a place where gambling games are played). During several years of gambli ng in that cas ino, Williams, a state auditor earning $35,000 a year, lost approximately $175,000. He had n ever gambled before the cas ino sent him a coup on for $20 worth of gambli ng.He visited the cas in o, lost the $20 and left. On his sec ond visithe lost $800. The cas ino issued to him, as a good customer, a "Fun Card", which whe n used in the cas ino ear ns points for meals and drin ks, and enables the casino to track the user 'gambling activities. For Williams, those activities become what he calls "electr onic heroin".(41) _______ .In 1997 he lost $21,000 to one slot machi ne in twodays. In March 1997 he lost $72,186. He sometimes played two slot mach ines at a time, all night, until the boat docked at 5 a.m., then went back aboard whe n the cas ino ope ned at 9 a.m. Now he is suing the cas ino, charg ing that it should have refused his patr on age because it knew hewas addicted. It did know he had a problem.In March 1998 a friend of Williams 'got him involuntarily confinedto a treatme nt cen ter for addicti ons, and wrote to inform the cas ino ofWilliams ' gambli ng problem. The cas ino in eluded a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a cease admissi onsletter. Noting the medical/psychological nature of problem gambling behavior, the lettersaid that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to prese ntmedical/psychological in formati on dem on strati ng that patr onizing the cas ino wouldpose no threat to his safety or well-bei ng.(42) _______The Wall Street Jour nal reports that the cas ino has 24 sig ns war ning: Enjoy the fun …and always bet with your head, not over it. ” Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the IndianaDepartment of Mental Health. Nevertheless, Williams ' s s uit charges that the casino,knowing he was helplessly addicted to gambling, ”inten ti on ally worked to lure ” him to Fn gage in con duct aga inst his will. ” Well.(43) _______The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders says pathological gambling ” involves persistent, recurringand uncon trollable pursuit less of money tha n of thrill of tak ing risksin quest of a win dfall.(44) _______ . Pushed by scie nee, or what claims to be scie nee,society is reclassify ing what once were con sidered character flaws ormoral faili ngs as pers on ality disorders akin to physical disabilities.(45) _______ .states are to vary ing degrees depe ndent on -- you might say addicted to--revenues from wagering. And since the first Internet gambling site was created in 1995, competiti on for gamblers ' dollars has becomeintense. The Oct. 28 issue of Newsweek reported that 2 milli on gamblerspatr onize 1,800 virtual cas inos every week. With $3.5 billi on being loston Internet wagers this year, gambli ng has passed porno graphy as the Webs most profitable bus in ess.[A] Although no such evide nee was prese nted, the cas inodepartme nt con ti nued to pepper him with maili ngs. cas ino and used his Fun Card without being detected. 'marketi ng And he entered the[B] It is un clear what luri ng was required, give n his compulsive behavior.Forty-four states have lotteries, 29 have cas inos, and most of theseAnd in what sense was his will operative?[C] By the time he had lost $5,000 he said to himself that if he couldget back to eve n, he would quit. One ni ght he won $5,500, but he did not quit.[D] Gambli ng has bee n a com mon feature of America n life forever, but fora long time it was broadly con sidered a sin, or a social disease.Nowit is a social policy: the most importa nt and aggressive promoter of gambli ng in Americais the gover nment.[E] David Williams ' s suit should trouble this gambling nation.But dont bet on it.[F] It is worrisome that society is medicaliz ing problems, often defining as addictions gen erati ons expla ined as weak ness of will.[G] The anonym ous, I on ely, un distracted n ature of on li ne gambli ng is especially conducive tocompulsive behavior. But even if the gover nment knew how to move aga inst Internet gambling, what would be its grounds for doing so?Part CDirecti ons:Is it true that the American intellectual is rejected and consideredof no account in his society? I am going to suggest that it is not true. Father Bruckberger told part of the story whe n he observed that it is the in tellectuals who have rejected America. But they have done more tha nthat. They have grow n dissatisfied with the role of in tellectual. It isthey, not America, who have become an ti-i ntellectual.First, the object of our study pleads for definition. What is anwho must accept the obligati on of reveali ng in as obvious a manner as possible the course of reas oning which led him to his decision.This definition excludes many individuals usually referred to asintellectuals -- the average scientist, for one. 48) I have excluded himbecause, while his accomplishme nts may con tribute to the soluti on ofmoral problems, he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems. Like other huma n bein gs, hemore and more behavioralwhat earlier, ster nerin tellectual? 46) I shall define him as an in dividual who haselected as his primary duty and pleasure in life the activity of thinking in a Socratic way aboutmoral problems.con sciously, articulately, questions, then by asking which seems appropriate in which he has obtained. 47)He explores such problems first fin ally by suggesti ng factual by ask ing factual action and moral in formati on and fran kly, moral questions, the light of the His function is —analogous —to that —of ——a judge,encounters moral issues even in the everyday performanee of his routineduties -- he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidenee, or doctor his reports.49) Bu―his primary task is not to think— about the moral code which governs his activity, any—more than abus in essma n is expected to dedicate his en ergies to an explorati on ofrules of con duct in bus in ess. During most of his wak ing life he will take his code for gra nted, as the bus in essma n takes his ethics.The defi niti on also excludes the majority of teachers, despite thefact that teachi ng has traditi on ally bee n the method whereby manyintellectuals earn their living. 50) They may teach very well and morethan ear n their salaries, but most of them make little or no in depe ndentreflecti ons on huma n problems which in volve moral judgme nt. This description even fits the majority of eminent scholars. Being learned in some branch of huma n kno wledge is one thin g, liv ing in "public and illustrious thoughts, ” as Emers on would say, is somethi ng else.Secti on III Writ ingPart A51. Directi onsYou want to con tribute to Project Hope by offeri ng finan cial aid toa child in a remote area. Write a letter to the departme nt concern ed, ask ing them to help find a can didate. You should specify what kind of child you want to help and how you will carry out your pla n.Write your letter in no less than 100 words. Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter; use Li Ming ”in stead.Do not write the address. (10 poin ts)Part B52. Directi ons:Study the follow ing photos carefully and write an essay in whichyou should1. describe the photos briefly,2. interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them, and3. give your point of view.You should write 160-200 words n eatly on ANSWER SHEET. (20 poi nts)有两幅图片，图1把崇拜写在脸上；图2花300元做“小贝头”注:Beckham是英国足球明星有两张照片，一张照片上有一位男士脸上写着足球明星的名字，另一张照片上有一个男子在理发，他要求理发师为他设计一个小贝克汉姆的发型。

MBA考研英语二真题完型填空汇总 2006-2012年

2006Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices, ____21____ that businesses were still protecting consumers ____22____ the full brunt of higher energy costs.The Producer Price Index, ____23____ measures what producers receive for goods and services, ____24____ 1 percent in July，the Labor Department reported yesterday，double ____25____ economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding ____26____ and energy，the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent, ____27____ than the 0.1 percent that economists had ____28____. Much of that increase was a result of an ____29____ increase in car and truck prices.On Tuesday，the Labor Department said the ____30____ that consumers paid for goods and services in July were ____31____ 0.5 percent over all，and up 0.1 percent，excluding food and energy.____32____ the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices ____33____ caused by energy costs，which increased 4.4 percent n the month.（Wholesale food prices ____34____ 0.3 percent in July. ____35____ July 2004，Wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent，the core rate ____36____ 2.8 percent，its fastest pace since 1995. Typically，increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index ____37____ businesses recoup higher costs from customers. ____38____ for much of this expansion，which started ____39____ the end of 2001，that has not been the ____40____. In fact，many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products21 A. indicate B. to indicate C. indicating D. indicated22 A. of B. to C. by D. from23 A. that B. which C. it D. this24 A. rise B. rises C. rose D. raised25 A. that B. what C. which D. this26 A. food B. grain C. crop D. diet27 A. less B. lower C. higher D. more28 A. said B. reported C. calculated D. forecast29 A. expectable B. unexpected C. expectation D. expecting30 A. prices B. costs C. charges D. values31 A. down B. from C. to D. up32 A. Much B. Most C. Most of D. Much of33 A. was B. were C. is D. are34 A. fall B. fell C. falls D. has fallen35 paring with B. In comparison C. Compared with D. Compare to36 A. dropped B. declined C. lifted D. climbed37 A. as B. so C. while D. when38 A. And B. But C. Yet D. Still39 A. at B. by C. in D. to40 A. condition B. situation C. matter D. case2007Advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory, right? Dana Denis is just 40 years old，but ____21____ she’s worried about what she calls’my rolling mental blackouts.””I try to remember something and I just blank out,”she saysYou may ____22____ about these lapses, calling them “senior moments”or blaming "early Alzheimer’s．”Is it an inescapable fact that the older you get, the ____23____ you remember? Well, sort of．But as time goes by, wetend to blame age ____24____ problems that are not necessarily age—related．“When a teenager can’t find her keys，she thinks it's because she’s distracted or disorganized，”says Paul Gold．“A 70-year-old blames her ____25____.”In fact，the 70-year-old may have been ____26____ things for decades.In healthy people，memory doesn’t worsen as ____27____ as many of us think．“As we ____28____，the memory mechanism isn’t ____29____,”says psychologist Fergus Craik.”It’s just inefficient．”The brain’s processing ____30____ slows down over the years，though no one knows exactly ____31____. Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and ____32____ there’s less activity in the brain．But，cautions Barry Gordon，”It's not clear that less activity is ____33____．A beginning athlete is winded more easily than a ____34____ athlete．In the same way, ____35____ the brain gets more skilled at a task，it expends less energy on it.”There are ____36____ you can take to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears，though it ____37____ effort．Margaret Sewell says：”We’re a quick-fix culture, but you have to ____38____ to keep your brain ____39____ shape．It’s like having a good bod y. You can’t go to the gym once a year ____40____ expect to stay in top form.‖21 A. almost B. seldom C. already D. never22 A. joke B. laugh C. blame D. criticize23 A. much B. little C. more D. less24 A. since B. for C. by D. because25 A. memory B. mind C. troubleD. health26 A. disorganizing B. misplacing C. putting D. finding27 A. swiftly B. frequently C. timely D. quickly28 A．mature B. advance C. age D. grow29 A. brokenB. poor C. perfect D. working30 A. patternB. time C. space D. information31 A . why B. how C. what D. when32 A. since B. hence C. that D. although33 A. irregular B. better C. normalD. worse34 A. famous B. senior C. popular D. trained35 A. as B. till C. though D. yet36 A. stages B. steps C. advantages D. purposes37 A. makes B. takes C. does D. spends38 A. rest B. come C. work D. study39 A. to B. for C. on D. in40 A. so B. or C. and D. if2008Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which atheletes ____21____ different nations compete against each other in a ____22____ of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.In order to ____23____ the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After all proposals have been ____24____, the IOC votes. If one city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with ____25____ rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, ____26____ he winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the ____27____ of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, andwhich organizing committee seems most likely to ____28____ the Games effectively.The IOC also ____29____ which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. ____30____, Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico City, Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen ____31____ to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America.____32____ the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into ____33____ the host city's time zone. ____34____ the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay ____35____ higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events ____36____, in prime viewing hours.____37____ the Games have been awarded. It is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television ____38____ and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many ____39____ there is also direct government support. Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially ____40____. When the revenues from the Games were less that expected, the city was left with large debts.21 A in B for C of D from22 A lot B number C variety D series23 A host B take C run D organize24 A supported B submitted C substituted D subordinated25 A suggestive B successful C successive D succeeding26 A letting B setting C permitting D allowing27 A site B spot C location D place28 A state B stage C start D sponsor29 A thinks B reckons C considers D calculates30 A For instance B As a result C In brief D On the whole31 A in time B in part C in case D in common32 A Since B Because C As for D Because of33 A amount B account C accord D acclaim34 A However B Whatever C Whenever D Wherever35 A greatly B handsomely C meaningfully D significantly36 A live B living C alive D lively37 A Until B Unless C Whether D Once38 A incomes B interests C revenues D returns39 A cases B conditions C chances D circumstances40 A safe B risky C tempting D feasible2009In1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel. By 2008, it had ____21____ the $100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the surge ____22____ from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and India to widespread ____23____ in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigeria's delta region. Triple-digit oil prices have ____24____ the economic and political map of the world, ____25____ some old notions of power. Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, ____26____ major importers—including china and India, home to a third of the world's population-- ____27____ rising economic and social costs.Managing this new order is fast becoming a central ____28____of global politics. Countries that need oil are clawing at each other to ____29____ scarce supplies, and are willing to deal with any government, ____30____ how unpleasant, to do it .In many poor nations with oil, the profits are being, lost to corruption, ____31____ these countries of their best hope for development. And oil is fueling enormous investment funds run by foreign governments, ____32____some in the west see as a new threat.Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising oil ____33____, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, ____34____ costs, from higher prices. Consider Germany. ____35____ it imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia ____36____ 128 percent from 2001 to 2006.In the United States, as already high gas prices rose ____37____ higher in the spring of 2008, the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama ____38____ for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months. And driving habits began to ____39____ ,as sales of small cars jumped and mass transport systems ____40____ the country reported a sharp increase in riders.21 A. come B. gone C. crossed D. arrived22 A. covered B. discovered C. arranged D. ranged23 A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D. instability24 A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D. reviewed25 A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D. threatening26 A. and B. while C. thus D. though27 A. confine B. conflict C. conform D. confront28 A. problem B. question C. matter D. event29 A. look for B. lock up C. send out D. keep off30 A. no matter B. what if C. only if D. in spite of31 A. abolishing B. depriving C. destroying D. eliminating32 A. what B. that C. which D. whom33 A. interests B. taxes C. incomes D. revenues34 A. as many as B. as good as C. as far as D. as well as35 A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As36 A. advanced B. grew C. reduces D. multiplied37 A. even B. still C. rather D. fairly38 A. asking B. requesting C. calling D. demanding39 A. change B. turn C. shift D. transform40 A. for B. from C. across D. over2010The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009. It is the fist worldwide epidemic designated by the World Health Organization in 41 years.The heightened alert followed an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising numbers in Britain, Japan, Chile, and elsewhere.But the epidemic is ―moderate‖ in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization’s director general, with the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the absence of any medical treatment.The outbreak came to global notice in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noted an usually large number of hospitalizations and deaths among healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to crop up in New York City, the southwestern United States and around the world.In the United States, new cases seemed to fade as warmer weather arrived. But in late September 2009, officials reported there was significant flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the samples tested are the new swine flu, also known as (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu. In the U.S., it has infected more than one million people, and caused more than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.Federal health officials released Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began taking orders from the states for the new swine flu vaccine. The new vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine, is available ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009, though most of those initial doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type, which is not recommended for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties, heart disease or several other problems. But it was still possible to vaccine people in other high-risk groups: health care workers, people caring for infants and healthy young people.1 A. criticized B. appointed C. commented D. designated2 A. proceeded B. activated C. followed D. prompted3 A. digits B. numbers C. amounts D. sums4 A. moderate B. normal C. unusual D. extreme5 A. with B. in C. from D. by6 A. progress B. absence C. presence D. favor7 A. reality B. phenomenon C. concept D. notice8 A. over B. for C. among D. to9 A. stay up B. crop up C. fill up D. cover up10 A. as B. if C. unless D. until11 A. excessive B. enormous C. significant D. magnificent12 A. categories B. examples C. patterns D. samples13 A. imparted B. immersed C. injected D. infected14 A. released B. relayed C. relieved D. remained15 A. placing B. delivering C. taking D. giving16 A. feasible B. available C. reliable D. applicable17 A. prevalent B. principle C. innovative D. initial18 A. presented B. restricted C. recommended D. introduced19 A. problems B. issues C. agonies D. sufferings20 A. involved in B. caring for C. concerned with D. warding off2011The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has 1 across the Web.Can privacy be preserved 2 bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly 3 ?Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation’s cyber-czar, offered the federal government a 4 to make the Web a safer place-a “voluntary trusted identity”system that would be the high-tech 5 of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled 6 one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential 7 to a specific computer .and would authenticate users at a range of online services.The idea is to 8 a federation of private online identity systems. User could 9 which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver’s license 10 by the government.Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these“single sign-on”systems that make it possible for users to 11 just once but use many different services.12 .the approach would create a “walled garden”n cyberspace, with safe “neighborhoods”and bright “streetlights”to establish a sense of a 13 community.Mr. Schmidt described it as a “voluntary ecosystem”in which “individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with 14 ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure 15 which the transacti on runs‖.Still, the administration’s plan has 16 privacy rights activists. Some applaud the approach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would 17 be a compulsory Internet “drive’s license”mentality.The plan has also been greeted with 18 by some computer security experts, who worry that the “voluntary ecosystem”envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet 19 .They argue that all Internet users should be 20 to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.1. A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden2. A.for B.within C.while D.though3. A.careless wless C.pointless D.helpless4. A.reason B.reminder promise D.proposal5. rmation B.interference C.entertainment D.equivalent6. A.by B.into C.from D.over7. A.linked B.directed C.chained pared8. A.dismiss B.discover C.create D.improve9. A.recall B.suggest C.select D.realize10. A.relcased B.issued C.distributed D.delivered11. A.carry on B.linger on C.set in D.log in12. A.In vain B.In effect C.In return D.In contrast13. A.trusted B.modernized C.thriving peting14. A.caution B.delight C.confidence D.patience15. A.on B.after C.beyond D.across16. A.divided B.disappointed C.protected D.united17. A.frequestly B.incidentally C.occasionally D.eventually18. A.skepticism B.relerance C.indifference D.enthusiasm19. A.manageable B.defendable C.vulnerable D.invisible20. A.invited B.appointed C.allowed D.forced2012Millions of Americans and foreigners see GI.Joe as a mindless war toy ,the symbol of American military adventurism, but that’s not how it used to be .To the men and women who 1 )in World War II and the people they liberated ,the GI.was the 2) man grown into hero ,the pool farm kid torn away from his home ,the guy who 3) all the burdens of battle ,who slept in cold foxholes,who went without the 4) of food and shelter ,who stuck it out and drove back the Nazi reign of murder .this was not a volunteer soldier ,not someone well paid ,5) an average guy ,up 6 )the best trained ,best equipped ,fiercest ,most brutal enemies seen in centuries。

2006年考研英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2006年考研英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. Use of English 2. Reading Comprehension 3. WritingSection I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points)The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. 【B1】homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly 【B2】.To help homeless people 【B3】independence, the federal government must support job training programs, 【B4】the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. 【B5】everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates 【B6】anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. 【B7】the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 【B8】, one of the federal government’s studies 【B9】that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to 【B10】this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. 【B11】when homeless individuals manage to find a 【B12】that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 【B13】the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, 【B14】not addicted or men tally ill, simply lack the everyday 【B15】skills needed to turn their lives 【B16】. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 【B17】programs that address the many needs of the homeless. 【B18】Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 【B19】it. “There has to be 【B20】of programs. What we need is a package deal”.1．【B1】A．IndeedB．LikewiseC．ThereforeD．Furthermore正确答案：A解析：这道题考查对上下文句子关系的把握。

2006年考研英语真题(英一二通用)-高清版含答案

2006年考研英语真题（英一二通用）-高清版含答案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 ANSWER SHEET1.(10points)The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. 1，homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly2.To help homeless people3independence,the federal government must support job training programs,4the minimum wage,and fund more low-cost housing.5everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless.Estimates 6anywhere from600,000to3million.7the figure may vary,analysts do agree on another matter:that the number of the homeless is8.One of the federal government’s studies9that the number of the homeless will reach nearly19million by the end of this decade.Finding ways to10this growing homeless population has become increasingly 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 homeless have serious mental disorders.Many others,14not addicted or mentally ill,simply lack the everyday15skills needed to turn their lives16.Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are17programs that address the many needs of the homeless.18Edward Zlotkowski,director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts,19it,“There has to be20of programs.What’s needed is a package deal.”1.[A]Indeed[B]Likewise[C]Therefore[D]Furthermore2.[A]stand[B]cope[C]approve[D]retain3.[A]in[B]for[C]with[D]toward4.[A]raise[B]add[C]take[D]keep5.[A]Generally[B]Almost [C]Hardly 6.[A]cover[B]change [C]range 7.[A]Now that[B]Although [C]Provided 8.[A]inflating[B]expanding [C]increasing 9.[A]predicts[B]displays [C]proves 10.[A]assist[B]track [C]sustain 11.[A]Hence[B]But [C]Even 12.[A]lodging[B]shelter [C]dwelling 13.[A]searching[B]strolling [C]crowding 14.[A]when[B]once [C]while 15.[A]life[B]existence [C]survival 16.[A]around[B]over [C]on 17.[A]complex[B]comprehensive [C]complementary [D]compensating 18.[A]So[B]Since [C]As [D]Thus 19.[A]puts[B]interprets [C]assumes [D]makes 20.[A]supervision [B]manipulation [C]regulation [D]coordinationSection 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 ANSWER SHEET 1.(40points)[D]Not [D]differ [D]Except that [D]extending [D]discovers [D]dismiss [D]Only [D]house [D]wandering [D]whereas [D]maintenance [D]upText1In 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 culture 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 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 today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation.In1998immigrants were9.8 percent of the population;in1900,13.6percent.In the10years prior to1990,3.1 immigrants arrived for every1,000residents;in the10years prior to1890,9.2for every1,000.Now,consider three indices of assimilation–language,home ownership and intermarriage.The1990Census 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 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.By1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before1970had a home ownership rate of 75.6percent,higher than the69.8percent 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,and41percent 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 Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks,yet“some Americans fear that immigrants living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s 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 particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past,today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.21.The word“homogenizing”(Line2,Paragraph1)most probably means[A]identifying.[B]associating.[C]assimilating.[D]monopolizing.22.According to the author,the department stores of the19th century[A]played a role in the spread of popular culture.[B]became intimate shops for common consumers.[C]satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite.[D]owed its emergence to the culture of consumption.23.The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S.[A]are resistant to homogenization.[B]exert a great influence on American culture.[C]are hardly a threat to the common culture.[D]constitute the majority of the population.24.Why are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph5?[A]To prove their popularity around the world.[B]To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants.[C]To give examples of successful immigrants.[D]To show the powerful influence of American culture.25.In the author’s opinion,the absorption of immigrants into American society is[A]rewarding.[B]successful.[C]fruitless.[D]harmful.Text 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 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 Hathaway’s Cottage,Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive clientele.They come entirely for the plays,not 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 20seats and 80standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30a.m.The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theater 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 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 separate.The sightseers who come by bus –and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side –don’t 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 RSC contends,who bring in much of the town’s 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.Anyway,the townsfolk can’t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy.(The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a st year its 1,431seats were 94per cent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better.)The reason,of course,is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.The townsfolk don’t see it this way and the local council does not 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,the Lear Lounge,the Banquo Banqueting Room,and so forth,and will be very expensive.26.From the first two paragraphs,we learn that[A]the townsfolk deny the RSC’s contribution to the town’s revenue.[B]the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage.[C]the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms.[D]the townsfolk earn little from tourism.27.It can be inferred from Paragraph3that[A]the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately.[B]the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers.[C]the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers.[D]the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater.28.By saying“Stratford cries poor traditionally”(Line2,Paragraph4),the authorimplies that[A]Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects.[B]Stratford has long been in financial difficulties.[C]the town is not really short of money.[D]the townsfolk used to be poorly paid.29.According to the townsfolk,the RSC deserves no subsidy because[A]ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending.[B]the company is financially ill-managed.[C]the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable.[D]the theatre attendance is on the rise.30.From the text we can conclude that the author[A]is supportive of both sides.[B]favors the townsfolk’s view.[C]takes a detached attitude.[D]is sympathetic to the RSC.Text3When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world,something strange 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 researchers 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 parts of the ocean,but rather changes in that biomass over time.According to their latest paper published in Nature,the biomass of large predators(animals that kill and eat other animals)in a new fishery is reduced on average by80%within15years of the start of exploitation.In some long-fished 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 available50years ago.That means a higher proportion of what 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 hooks 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 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 happened 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 be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about50%of its original levels.Most fisheries are 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 animals were vulnerable to the changing environment.[B]small species survived as large animals disappeared.[C]large sea animals may face the same threat today.[D]slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones.32.We can infer from Dr.Myers and Dr.Worm’s paper that[A]the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by90%.[B]there are only half as many fisheries as there were15years ago.[C]the catch sizes in new fisheries are only20%of the original amount.[D]the number of large predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old.33.By saying“these figures are conservative”(Line1,Paragraph3),Dr.Wormmeans that[A]fishing technology has improved rapidly.[B]the catch-sizes are actually smaller than recorded.[C]the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss.[D]the data collected so far are out of date.34.Dr.Myers and other researchers hold that[A]people should look for a baseline that can work for a longer time.[B]fisheries should keep their yields below50%of the biomass.[C]the ocean biomass should be restored to its original level.[D]people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation.35.The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’[A]management efficiency.[B]biomass level.[C]catch-size limits.[D]technological application.Text4Many things make people think artists are weird.But the weirdest may be this: artists’only job is to explore emotions,and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.This wasn’t always so.The earliest forms of art,like painting and music,are those best suited for expressing joy.But somewhere from the19th century onward, more artists began seeing happiness as meaningless,phony or,worst of all,boring,as we went from Wordsworth’s daffodils to Baudelaire’s flowers of evil.You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modern times have seen so much misery.But it’s not as if earlier times didn’t know perpetual war,disaster and the massacre of innocents.The reason,in fact,may be just the opposite:there is too much damn happiness in the world today.After all,what is the one modern form of expression almost completely dedicated to depicting happiness?Advertising.The rise of anti-happy art almost exactly tracks the emergence of mass media,and with it,a commercial culture in which happiness is not just an ideal but an ideology.People in earlier eras were surrounded by reminders of misery.They worked until exhausted,lived with few protections and died young.In the West,before mass communication and literacy,the most powerful mass medium was the church,which reminded worshippers that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms.Given all this,they did not exactly need their art to be a bummer too.Today the messages the average Westerner is surrounded with are not religious but commercial,and forever happy.Fast-food eaters,news anchors,text messengers, all smiling,smiling,smiling.Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes.And since these messages have an agenda–to lure us to open our wallets–they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable.“Celebrate!”commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex,before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attacks.But what we forget–what our economy depends on us forgetting–is that happiness is more than pleasure without pain.The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment.Today,surrounded by promises of easy happiness,we need art to tell us,as religion once did,Memento mori: remember that you will die,that everything ends,and that happiness comes not in denying this but in living with it.It’s a message even more bitter than a clove cigarette,yet,somehow,a breath of fresh air.36.By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire,the author intendsto show that[A]poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music.[B]art grows out of both positive and negative feelings.[C]poets today are less skeptical of happiness.[D]artists have changed their focus of interest.37.The word“bummer”(Line5,Paragraph5)most probably means something[A]religious.[B]unpleasant.[C]entertaining.[D]commercial.38.In the author’s opinion,advertising[A]emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art.[B]is a cause of disappointment for the general public.[C]replaces the church as a major source of information.[D]creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself.39.We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes[A]happiness more often than not ends in sadness.[B]the anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing.[C]misery should be enjoyed rather than denied.[D]the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms.40.Which of the following is true of the text?[A]Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.[B]Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.[C]People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society.[D]Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths.Part BDirections:In the following article,some sentences have been removed.For Questions41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of numbered gaps. There are two extra choices,which you do not need to use.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(10points)On the north bank of the Ohio river sits Evansville,Ind.,home of David Williams,52,and of a riverboat casino(a place where gambling games are played). During several years of gambling in that casino,Williams,a state auditor earning $35,000a year,lost approximately$175,000.He had never gambled before the casino sent him a coupon for$20worth of gambling.He visited the casino,lost the$20and left.On his second visit he lost$800.The casino issued to him,as a good customer,a“Fun Card,”which when used in the casino earns points for meals and drinks,and enables the casino to track the user’s gambling activities.For Williams,those activities became what he calls“electronic heroin.”(41)_______________________________In1997he lost$21,000to one slot machine in two days.In March1997he lost$72,186.He sometimes played two slot machines at a time,all night,until the boat docked at5a.m.,then went back aboard when the casino opened at9a.m.Now he is suing the casino,charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted.It did know he had a problem.In March1998,a friend of Williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions,and wrote to inform the casino of Williams’s gambling problem.The casino included a photo of Williams among those of banned gamblers,and wrote to him a“cease admissions”letter.Noting the “medical/psychological”nature of problem gambling behavior,the letter said that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demonstrating that patronizing the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being.(42)_______________________________The Wall Street Journal reports that the casino has24signs warning:“Enjoy the fun...and always bet with your head,not over it.”Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health.Nevertheless, Williams’s suit charges that the casino,knowing he was“helplessly addicted to gambling,”intentionally worked to“lure”him to“engage in conduct against his will.”Well.(43)_______________________________The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorderssays “pathological gambling”involves persistent,recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of the thrill of taking risks in quest of a windfall.(44)_______________________________Pushed by science,or what claims tobe science,society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities.continued to pepper him with mailings.And he entered the casino and used his Fun Card without being detected.[B]It is unclear what luring was required,given his compulsive behavior.And in what sense was his will operative?[C]By the time he had lost $5,000he said to himself that if he could get back to even,he would quit.One night he won $5,500,but he did not quit.[D]Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever,but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin,or a social disease.Now it is a social policy:the most important and aggressive promoter of gambling in America is the government.[E]David Williams’s suit should trouble this gambling nation.But don’t bet on it.[F]It is worrisome that society is medicalizing more and more behavioral problems,often defining as addictions what earlier,sterner generations explained as weakness of will.[G]The anonymous,lonely,undistracted nature of online gambling is especially conducive to compulsive behavior.But even if the government knew how to move against Internet gambling,what would be its grounds for doing so?(45)_______________________________Forty-four states have lotteries,29have casinos,and most of these states are tovarying degrees dependent on –you might say addicted to –revenues from wagering.And since the first Internet gambling site was created in 1995,competition for gamblers’dollars has become intense.The Oct.28issue of Newsweek reported that 2million gamblers patronize 1,800virtual casinos every week .With $3.5billion being lost on Internet wagers this year,gambling has passed pornography as the Web’s most profitable business.[A]Although no such evidence was presented,the casino’s marketing departmentPart CDirections:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese,Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET2.(10 points)Is it true that the American intellectual is rejected and considered of no account in his society?I am going to suggest that it is not true.Father Bruckberger told part of the story when he observed that it is the intellectuals who have rejected America.But they have done more than that.They have grown dissatisfied with the role of the intellectual.It is they,not America,who have become anti-intellectual.First,the object of our study pleads for definition.What is an intellectual?(46)I shall define him as an individual who has elected as his primary duty and pleasure in life the activity of thinking in a Socratic(苏格拉底)way about moral problems.He explores such problems consciously,articulately,and frankly,first by asking factual questions,then by asking moral questions,finally by suggesting action which seems appropriate in the light of the factual and moral information which he has obtained.(47)His function is analogous to that of a judge,who must accept the obligation of revealing in as obvious a manner as possible the course of reasoning which led him to his decision.This definition excludes many individuals usually referred to as intellectuals–the average scientist,for one.(48)I have excluded him because,while his accomplishments may contribute to the solution of moral problems,he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems.Like other human beings,he encounters moral issues even in the everyday performance of his routine duties–he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidence,or doctor his reports.(49)But his primary task is not to think about the moral code which governs his activity,any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business.During most of his waking life he will take his code for granted,as the businessman takes his ethics.The definition also excludes the majority of teachers,despite the fact that teaching has traditionally been the method whereby many intellectuals earn their living.(50)They may teach very well,and more than earn their salaries,but most of them make little or no independent reflections on human problems which involve moral judgment.This description even fits the majority of eminent scholars.Being learned in some branch of human knowledge is one thing；living in“public and illustrious thoughts,”as Emerson would say,is something else.Section III WritingPart A51.Directions:You want to contribute to Project Hope by offering financial aid to a child in a remote area.Write a letter to the department concerned,asking them to help find a candidate.You should specify what kind of child you want to help and how you will carry out your plan.Write your letter in no less than100words.Write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter;use“Li Ming”instead.Do not write the address.(10points)Part B52.Directions:Study the following photos carefully and write an essay in which you should1)describe the photos briefly,2)interpret the social phenomenon reflected by them,and3)give your point of view.You should write160-200words neatly on ANSWER SHEET2.(20points)注：Beckham（贝克汉姆）——英国足球明星。

2006年考研英语二阅读精讲

2006年考研英语二阅读精讲2006年考研英语二阅读部分共有四篇文章，分别是：1. Passage 1: The "Quick Study" Brain2. Passage 2: Mapping the Arctic3. Passage 3: Music Improves your Health4. Passage 4: The Global Oxygen Cycle下面将对这四篇文章进行精讲。

Passage 1: The "Quick Study" Brain这篇文章主要介绍了大脑的可塑性和学习的关系。

大脑的可塑性指的是大脑能够通过学习和适应环境来改变其结构和功能。

作者提到了脑损伤患者的研究，这些患者通过重新学习某些技能来恢复大脑功能。

作者还指出，大脑在学习过程中能够产生新的神经连接，并且可以通过改变神经元之间的连接方式来适应新的学习任务。

Passage 2: Mapping the Arctic这篇文章主要介绍了科学家们是如何利用卫星和其他技术来对北极地区进行地图绘制的。

北极地区的冰层覆盖面积正在变化，科学家们希望能够了解其变化的原因和影响。

通过卫星遥感技术，科学家们可以观测到冰层的厚度、分布和变化情况。

同时，他们还利用地面测量、水下探测器和气象观测站等技术来获得更详细的数据。

Passage 3: Music Improves your Health这篇文章主要介绍了音乐对健康的益处。

研究表明，音乐能够降低个体的压力水平、改善心理健康、提高免疫功能以及促进身体康复。

音乐对健康的影响与其产生的情绪和生理反应有关。

例如，动感的音乐可以激发心情，从而减少压力；而平静的音乐可以帮助放松和降低焦虑。

Passage 4: The Global Oxygen Cycle这篇文章主要介绍了全球氧气循环的过程和重要性。

全球氧气循环是指地球上氧气的产生和消耗过程。

植物通过光合作用产生氧气，而动物和微生物通过呼吸消耗氧气。

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2006年全国攻读工商管理硕士研究生入学考试

英语二试题

SectionIVocabulary(10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

1.Insomecountriesgirlsarestill_____ofagoodeducation。AdeniedBdeclinedCdenvedDdeprived

2.Astheyearspassed，thememoriesofherchildhood______away。AfadedBdisappearedCflashedDfired

3.Brierley’sbookhasthe________ofbeingbothinformativeandreadable。AinspirationBrequirementsCmythDmerit4.IfIhaveanycommentstomake，I’llwritetheminthe______ofthebookI’mreading

AedgeBpageCmarginDside

5.My________wouldreallytroublemeifIworeafurcoat。AconsciousnessBconsequenceCconstitutionDconscience

6.Whenthepostfell_______。DennisBasswasappointedtofillit。AemptyBvacantChollowDhare

7.Motherwhotakescareofeverybodyisusuallythemost_________personineachfamily。

AconsiderateBconsiderableCconsideringDconstant

8.FortenyearstheGreeks_______thecityofTroytoseparateitfromtheoutside。AcapturedBoccupiedCdestroyedDsurrounded

9.Otherguestsatyesterday’sopening，whichwasbroadcast______bytheradiostation，includedAnneMelntoshandMayor。

AliveBaliveClivingDlively10.ANewZealandmanwasrecently_________tolifeimprisonmentforthemurderofanEnglishtourist，MonicaCantwell。

ApunishedBaccusedCsentencedDput

11.Thepast22yearshavereallybeenamazing，andeverypredictionwe’vemadeaboutimprovementshavealcome____

AtrulyBtrueCTruthDtruthful

12.Theteacherstriedto______thesestudentsthattheycouldsolvethecomplicatedproblem，however，theyjustdidn’tseethepoint。

AconvinceBencourageCconsultDinclined

13.I’m_________tothinkthatmostchildrenwouldliketheirteacherstobetheirfriendsratherthantheircommanders。

AsubjectedBsupposedCdeclinedDinclined

14.Sheisundertheimpressionthatheisn’ta_____________personforhewouldn’ttellherwhereandwhenhewenttouniversity。

AgeniusBgenerousCgenuineDgenetic15.ThefirstglassesofCocaColaweredrunkin1886。Thedrinkwasfirst_____byaUSchemistcalledJohnPemberton

AformedBmadeCfoundDdone

16.Thesetwochemicals_________witheachotheratacertaintemperaturetoproduceasubstancewhichcouldcauseanexplosion。

AinteractBattractCreactDexpel

17._________theycangetpeopleintheorganizationtodowhatmusthedone，theywillnotsucceed。

ASinceBUnlessCIfDWhether

18.Onceyouhavestartedajob，youshoulddoit__________。AinpracticeBintheoryCinearnestDinahurry

19.Althoughtheynewlibraryservicehasbeenverysuccessful，itsfutureis______certain。

AatanyrateBbynomeansCbyallmeansDatanycost20.Tomysurprise，atyesterday’smeetingheagain_________theplanthathadbeendisapprovedaweekbefore。

AbroughtaboutBbroughtoutCbroughtupDbroughtdown

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WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices，21hatbusinesseswerestillprotectingconsumers22thefullbrunt(冲击)ofhigherenergycosts.

TheProducerPriceIndex23measureswhatproducersreceiveforgoodsandservices，241percentinJuly.TheLaborDepartmentreportedyesterday.Double25economistshadbeenexpectingandasharpturnaroundfromflatpricesinJune.Excluding26andenergy.thecoreindexofproducerpricesrose0.4percent，27thanthe0.1percentthateconomistshad28.Muchofthatincreasewasaresultofan29increaseincarandtruckprices.

OnTuesday，theLaborDepartmentsaidthe30thatconsumerspaidforgoodsandservicesinJulywere310.5percentoverall，andup0.1percent，excludingfoodandenergy.

32theoverallriseinbothconsumerandproducerprices33causedbyenergycosts，whichincreased4.4percentnthemonth.(Wholesalefoodprices340.3percentinJuly.35July2004，Wholesalepriceswereup4.6percent，thecorerate362.8percent，itsfastestpacesince1995.Typically，increasesintheProducerPriceIndexindicatesimilarchangesintheconsumerindex37businessesrecoup(补偿)highercostsfromcustomers.38formuchofthisexpansion，whichstarted39theendof2001，thathasnotbeenthe40.Infact，manybusinesseslikeautomakershavebeenaggressivelydiscountingtheirproducts.

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