连接2006年考研英语阅读理解真题

2021年1月24日发(作者：gest)
2006
年考研英语阅读理解

Text 1
In
spite
of

talk
of
difference,
American
society
is
an
amazing
machine
for
homogenizing people. This is
casualness and absence of deference
into

arrays
of
goods
in
an
elegant
atmosphere.
Instead
of
intimate
shops
catering
to
a
knowledgeable
elite.
these
were
stores

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
common countries of origin spoke English ‘well’or ‘very well’ after ten years of residence.
children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English.
the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.
as a “ graveyard
-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.


Foreigh- born Asians and Hispanics
whites and blacks.
By the third generation, one third of Hispanic women are married to
non-Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are married to non-Asians.


Rodriguez notes that
children in remote villages around world are fans of superstars like
Amold Schwarzenegger and Grarth Brooks, yet
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.
word “gomogenizing”(Line 2 ,Paragraph 1 )most probably means

[A]identifying.[B]associating.[C]ass imilating.[D]monopolizing.
ing to the author
, the department stores of the 19
th
century
[A]played a role in the spread of popular culture
[B]became intimate shops for common sonsumers.
[C]satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite
[D]owed its emergence to the culture of consumption
text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S.
[A]are resistant to homogenizating. [B]exert a great influence on American culture.
[C]are hardly a threat to the common culture. [D]constitute the majority of the population.
are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brook mentioned in Paragraph 5?

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[A]To prove their popularity around the world. [B]To reveal the public’s fear of immirtants.

[C]To give example of successful immigrants.[D]To show the powerful influence of American
culture.
the author’s opinion , the absorption o
f immigrants into American society is
[A]rewarding. [B]successful. [C]fruitless. [D]harmful.
Tex2



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
（
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 Hatha
way‘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. I
t’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.


The townsfolk do
n‘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 per 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.


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 them when the box office opens at 10
：
30 a.m.
26. From the first two paras
，

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 Para 3 that

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