ecosystem2006年考研英语真题完整版

2021年1月24日发(作者：tvi)
2006
年考研英语真题完整版




Section IUse of English



Directions:



Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and
mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)



The homeless make up a growing percentage of 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
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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] coordination



Section IIReading 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

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In
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. 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
languages. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home
ownership
rate
of
75.6
percent,
higher
than
the
69.8
percent
rate
among
native-born
Americans.



Foreign-born
Asians
and
Hispanics
“
have
higher
rates
of
intermarriage
than
do
U.S.-born
whites
and
blacks.
”
By
the
third
generation,
one
third
of
Hispanic
women
are married to non- Hispanics, and 41 percent of Asian-American women are married
to non-Asians.



Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of
superstars like Arnold 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.
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word
“
homogenizing
”
(Line
2,
Paragraph
1)
most
probably
means
________.



[A] identifying



[B] associating



[C] assimilating



[D] monopolizing



ing
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



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



are Arnold 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.




the
author
’
s
opinion,
the
absorption
of
immigrants
into
American
society
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is ________.



[A] rewarding



[B] successful



[C] fruitless



[D] 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 (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.



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
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 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
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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 them
when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m.



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



can be inferred 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 theater



saying
“
Stratford cries poor traditionally
”
(Line 2-3, Paragraph 4),
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

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