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I: ::: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark
[AJ, [BJ, [CJ or [DJ on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes
that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious 1 to how they
can best 2 such changes. Growing bodies need movement and 3 , but not
just in ways that emphasize competition. 4 they are adjusting to their new
bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are
especially self-conscious and need the 5 that comes from achieving success and
knowing that their accomplishments are _6_ by others. However, the typical teenage
lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 7 to plan
activities in which there are more winners than losers, 8 , publishing newsletters
with many student-written book reviews, _9_ student artwork, and sponsoring book
discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide 10 opportunities for
leadership, as well as for practice in successful 11 dynamics. Making friends is
extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the 12 of some kind
of organization with a supportive adult 13 visible in the background.
In these activities, it is important to remember that young teens have 14 attention
spans. A variety of activities should be organized 15 participants can remain
active as long as they want and then go on to 16 else without feeling guilty and
without letting the other participants 17 . This does not mean that adults must
accept irresponsibility. 18 , they can help students acquire a sense of
commitment by 19 for roles that are within their 20 and their attention
spans and by having clearly stated rules.微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记
1. [AJ thought [BJ idea [CJ opinion [DJ advice
2. [ A J strengthen [BJ accommodate [CJ stimulate [DJ enhance
3. [AJ care [BJ nutrition [CJ exercise [DJ leisure
4. [AJ If [BJ Although [CJ Whereas [DJ Because
5. [ A J assistance [BJ guidance [CJ confidence [DJ olerance
6. [AJ claimed [B] admired [CJ ignored [DJ urpassed
7. [A J improper [BJ risky [CJ fair [DJ wise
8. [AJ in effect [B] as a result [CJ for example [D] in a sense
9. [ A J displaying [BJ describing [CJ creating [DJ exchanging
10. [AJ durable [B] excessive [CJ surplus [D] multiple
11. [A) group [B] individual [CJ personnel [D] corporation
12. [AJ consent [B] insurance [CJ admission [D] security
13. [A] particularly [BJ barely [CJ definitely [DJ rarely
14. [A] similar [BJ long [CJ different [D] short
15. [A] if only [B] now that [CJ so that [D] even if
16. [ A J everything [B] anything [CJ nothing [D] something
17. [A] off [B] down [CJ out [D] alone
18. [A] On the contrary [B) On the average [CJ On the whole [D] On the other hand
19. [A] making [B] standing [CJ planning [D] taking
20. [A] capabilities [BJ responsibilities [CJ proficiency [D] efficiency
Section 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 I. (40 points)Text 1
Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet. The American spymaster who
built the Office of Strategic Services in World War II and later laid the roots for the
CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came
to hand in the "great game" of espionage-spying as a "profession." These days the
Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending
mail, is reshaping Donovan 's vocation as well.
The latest revolution isn't simply a matter of gentlemen reading other
gentlemen's e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In
the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry
of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it "open-sow-ce intelligence," and as the
Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIA held a contest to
see who could compile the most data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin,
was a tiny Virginia company called Open Source Solutions, whose clear advantage
was its mastery of the electronic world.
Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford, Inc.,
a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by
selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Russia) to corporations
like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its predictions are
available online at www.straitford.com.
Straitford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of
mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a
spymaster's dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bit from the far
comers of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine. "As soon as that report runs,
we'll suddenly get 500 new Internet sign-ups from Ukraine," says Friedman, a former
political science professor. "And we'll hear back from some of them." Open-source
spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information
from bad. That's where Straitford earns its keep.
Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin. Several of his staff members have
military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firm's outsider status as the key to its
success. Straitford's briefs don't sound like the usual Washington back-and-farthing,
whereby agencies avoid dramatic declarations on the chance they might be wrong.
Straitford, says Friedman, takes pride in its independent voice.微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记
2 l. The emergence of the Net has
[A] received support from fans like Donovan.
[B] remolded the intelligence services.
[CJ restored many common pastimes.
[D] revived spying as a profession.
22. Donovan's story is mentioned in the text to
[A] introduce the topic of online spying.
[B] show how he fought for the US.
[CJ give an episode of the information war.
[D] honor his unique services to the CIA.
23. The phrase ·•making the biggest splash" (Line 1, Paragraph 3) most probably means
[A] causing the biggest trouble.
[B] exerting the greatest effort.
[CJ achieving the greatest success.
[D] enjoying the widest popularity.
24. It can be learned from Paragraph 4 that
[A] Straitford's prediction about Ukraine has proved true.
[B] Straitford guarantees the truthfulness of its information.
[CJ Straitford's business is characterized by unpredictability.
[D] Straitford is able to provide fairly reliable information.
25. Straitford is most proud of its
[A] official status.
[B] nonconformist image.
[CJ efficient staff.
[D] military background.Text2
To paraphrase l 8th-century statesman Edmund Burke, "all that is needed for the
triumph of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing." One such cause now
seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights ruling
out their use in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights
advocates, whose arguments are confusing the public and thereby threatening
advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement target
biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand
the process of health care research. Hearing allegations of cruelty to animals in
research settings, many are perplexed that anyone would deliberately harm an animal.
For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent
street fair was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that
comes from or is tested in animals- no meat, no fur, no medicines. Asked if she
opposed immunizations, she wanted to know if vaccines come from animal research.
When assured that they do, she replied, "Then I would have to say yes." Asked what
will happen when epidemics return, she said, "Don't worry, scientists will find some
way of using computers." Such well-meaning people just don't understand.
Scientists must communicate their message to the public in a compassionate,
understandable way- in human terms, not in the language of molecular biology. We
need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother's hip
replacement, a father's bypass operation, a baby's vaccinations, and even a pet's shots.
To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these
treatments, as well as new treatments and vaccines, animal research seems wasteful at
best and cruel at worst.
Much can be done. Scientists could "adopt" middle school classes and present
their own research. They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest
animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of
truth. Research institutions could be opened to tours, to show that laboratory animals
receive humane care. Finally, because the ultimate stakeholders are patients, the
health research community should actively recruit to its cause not only well-known
personalities such as Stephen Cooper, who has made courageous statements about the
value of animal research, but all who receive medical treatment. If good people do
nothing, there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the
precious embers of medical progress.微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记
26. The author begins his article with Edmund Burke's words to
[A J call on scientists to take some actions.
[BJ criticize the misguided cause of animal rights.
[C] warn of the doom of biomedical research.
[DJ show the triumph of the animal rights movement.
27. Misled people tend to think that using an animal in research is
[AJ cruel but natural.
[BJ inhuman and unacceptable.
[C] inevitable but vicious.
[DJ pointless and wasteful.
28. The example of the grandmotherly woman is used to show the public's
[AJ discontent with animal research.
[BJ ignorance about medical science.
[C] indifference to epidemics.
[DJ anxiety about animal rights.
29. The author believes that, in face of the challenge from animal rights advocates,
scientists should
[AJ communicate more with the public.
[BJ employ hi-tech means in research.
[C] feel no shame for their cause.
[DJ strive to develop new cures.
30. From the text we learn that Stephen Cooper is
[AJ a well-known humanist.
[BJ a medical practitioner.
[C] an enthusiast in animal rights.
[DJ a supporter of animal research.
( ~ 13 Ji)Text3
In recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, merging into
supersystems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly. As recently as 1995, the
top four railroads accounted for under 70 percent of the total ton-miles moved by rails.
Next year, after a series of mergers is completed, just four railroads will control well
over 90 percent of all the freight moved by major rail carriers.
Supporters of the new supersystems argue that these mergers will allow for
substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. Any threat of monopoly, they
argue, is removed by fierce competition from trucks. But many shippers complain that
for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain,
trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.
The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served
by only one rail company. Railroads typically charge such "captive" shippers 20 to 30
percent more than they do when another railroad is competing for the business.
Shippers who feel they are being overcharged have the right to appeal to the federal
government's Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive,
time consuming, and will work only in truly extreme cases.
Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that
in the long run it reduces everyone's cost. If railroads charged all customers the same
average rate, they argue, shippers who have the option of switching to trucks or other
forms of transportation would do so, leaving remaining customers to shoulder the cost
of keeping up the line. It's a theory to which many economists subscribe, but in
practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will
flourish and which will fail. "Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who
wins and who loses in the marketplace?" asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer
who frequently represents shippers.
Many captive shippers also worry they will soon be hit with a round of huge rate
increases. The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortunes, still does
not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its
surging traffic. Yet railroads continue to borrow billions to acquire one another, with
Wall Street cheering them on. Consider the $10.2 billion bid by Norfolk Southern and
CSX to acquire Conrail this year. Conrail's net railway operating income in 1996 was
just $427 million, less than half of the carrying costs of the transaction. Who's going
to pay for the rest of the bill? Many captive shippers fear that they will, as Norfolk
Southern and CSX increase their grip on the market.微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记
31. According to those who support mergers, railway monopoly is unlikely because
[A] cost reduction is based on competition.
[B] services call for cross-trade coordination.
[C] outside competitors will continue to exist.
[D] shippers will have the railway by the throat.
32. What is many captive shippers' attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?
[A] Indifferent.
[B] Supportive.
[C] Indignant.
[D] Apprehensive.
33. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that
[A] shippers will be charged less without a rival railroad.
[B] there will soon be only one railroad company nationwide.
[C] overcharged shippers are unlikely to appeal for rate relief.
[D] a government board ensures fair play in railway business.
34. The word "arbiters" (Line 7, Paragraph 4) most probably refers to those
[A] who work as coordinators.
[B] who function as judges.
[C] who supervise transactions.
[D] who determine the price.
35. According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by
[A] the continuing acquisition.
[B] the growing traffic.
[C] the cheering Wall Street.
[D] the shrinking market.Text4
It is said that in England death is pressing, in Canada inevitable and in California
optional. Small wonder. Americans' life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past
century. Failing hips can be replaced, clinical depression controlled, cataracts
removed in a 30-minute surgical procedure. Such advances offer the aging population
a quality of life that was unimaginable when I entered medicine 50 years ago. But not
even a great health-care system can cure death- and our failure to confront that
reality now threatens this greatness of ours.
Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even
under ideal conditions. We all understand that at some level, yet as medical consumers
we treat death as a problem to be solved. Shielded by third-party payers from the cost
of our care, we demand everything that can possibly be done for us, even if it's useless.
The most obvious example is late-stage cancer care. Physicians- frustrated by their
inability to cure the disease and fearing loss of hope in the patient- too often offer
aggressive treatment far beyond what is scientifically justified.
In 1950, the U.S. spent $12.7 billion on health care. In 2002, the cost will be
$1,540 billion. Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable. Yet few seem willing to try
to reverse it. Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should
simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age-say 83 or
so. Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old
and infirm "have a duty to die and get out of the way" so that younger, healthier
people can realize their potential.
I would not go that far. Energetic people now routinely work through their 60s
and beyond, and remain dazzlingly productive. At 78, Viacom chairman Sumner
Redstone jokingly claims to be 53. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in
her 70s, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop chairs an Internet start-up in his
80s. These leaders are living proof that prevention works and that we can manage the
health problems that come naturally with age. As a mere 68-year-old, I wish to age as
productively as they have.
Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit. As a physician, I
know the most costly and dramatic measures may be ineffective and painful. I also
know that people in Japan and Sweden, countries that spend far less on medical care,
have achieved longer, healthier lives than we have. As a nation, we may be
overfunding the quest for unlikely cures while underfunding research on humbler
therapies that could improve people's lives.微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记
36. What is implied in the first sentence?
[A] Americans are better prepared for death than other people.
[BJ Americans enjoy a higher life quality than ever before.
[C] Americans are over-confident of their medical technology.
[D] Americans take a vain pride in their long life expectancy.
37. The author uses the example of cancer patients to show that
[AJ medical resources are often wasted.
[B] doctors are helpless against fatal diseases.
[C] some treatments are too aggressive.
[DJ medical costs are becoming unaffordable.
38. The author's attitude toward Richard Lamm's remark is one of
[A] strong disapproval.
[B] reserved consent.
[C] slight contempt.
[D] enthusiastic support.
39. In contrast to the U.S., Japan and Sweden are funding their medical care
[AJ more flexibly.
[B] more extravagantly.
[C] more cautiously.
[DJ more reasonably.
40. The text intends to express the idea that
[AJ medicine will further prolong people's lives.
[BJ life beyond a certain limit is not worth living.
[C] death should be accepted as a fact of life.
[DJ excessive demands increase the cost of health care.PartB
Directions:
Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into
Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)
Human beings in all times and places think about their world and wonder at their
place in it. Humans are thoughtful and creative, possessed of insatiable curiosity. ( 41)
Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the environment in which they live,
thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar ideas and fancies. Therefore,
it is important to study humans in all their richness and diversity in a calm and
systematic manner, with the hope that the knowledge resulting from such studies can
lead humans to a more harmonious way of living with themselves and with all other
life forms on this planet Earth.
"Anthropology" derives from the Greek words anthropos "human" and logos "the
study of." By its very name, anthropology encompasses the study of all humankind.
Anthropology is one of the social sciences. ( 42) Social science is that branch of
intellectual enquiry which seeks to study humans and their endeavors in the same
reasoned, orderly, systematic, and dispassioned manner that natural scientists use for
the study of natural phenomena.
Social science disciplines include geography, economics, political science,
psychology, and sociology. Each of these social sciences has a subfield or
specialization which lies particularly close to anthropology.
All the social sciences focus upon the study of humanity. Anthropology 1s a
field-study oriented discipline which makes extensive use of the comparative method in
analysis. (43) The emphasis on data gathered first-hand, combined with a cross-cultural
perspective brought to the analysis of cultures past and present, makes this study a
unique and distinctly important social science.微信公众号【鱼哥考研】免费更新各类考研干货笔记
Anthropological analyses rest heavily upon the concept of culture. Sir Edward
Tylor's formulation of the concept of culture was one of the great intellectual
achievements of 19th century science. (4 4) Tylor defined culture as " ... that complex
whole which includes belief. art. morals. law. custom. and any other capabilities and
habits acquired by man as a member of society." This insight, so profound in its
simplicity, opened up an entirely new way of perceiving and understanding human
life. Implicit within Tylor's definition is the concept that culture is learned, shared,
and patterned behavior.
(45) Thus. the anthropological concept of "culture," like the concept of "set" in
mathematics, is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts of
concrete research and understanding.Section III Writing
46. Directions:
Study the following set of drawings carefully and write an essay in which you
should
1 ) describe the set of drawings, interpret its meaning, and
2) point out its implications in our life.
You should write about 200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.(20 points)
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