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考研必备1996年考研英语真题及解析

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996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

PartⅠClozeTest

Directions：

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked［A］,［B］,［C］and[D].

ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthe

brackets.（10points）

Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthand

maintenanceoflifeofanimals,includingman.

Theydonotprovideenergy,

foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthem,andif

diseasebecomes

Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements—usuallycarbon,hydrogen,oxygen,and

nitrogen.Theyaredifferenttheirelementsarearrangeddifferently,andeachvitaminoneor

morespecificfunctionsinthebody.

enoughvitaminsisessentialtolife,althoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor

people,10,believeinbeingonthe“safeside”andthustakeextravitamins.However,awellbalanced

dietwillusuallymeetallthebody’svitaminneeds.

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dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor

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ismissingadeficiency

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vitamins.Many

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.［A］either

［B］so

［C］nor

［D］never

.［A］shifting

.［A］any

［B］transferring

［B］some

［C］altering

［C］anything

［C］severe

［D］transforming

［D］something

［D］fatal

.［A］serious

.［A］mostly

.［A］inthat

［B］apparent

［B］partially

［B］sothat

［B］holds

［C］sometimes［D］rarely

［C］suchthat

［C］plays

［D］exceptthat

［D］performs

.［A］undertakes

.［A］Supplying

.［A］exceptional

［B］Getting

［B］exceeding

［C］Providing［D］Furnishing

［C］excess

［D］external

0.［A］nevertheless［B］therefore

［C］moreover

［D］meanwhile

PartⅡReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionstherearefouranswersmarked［A］,

B］,［C］and［D］.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Thenmark

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youransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.（40

points）

Passage1

Tightlippedeldersusedtosay,“It’snotwhatyouwantinthisworld,butwhatyouget.”

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Psychologyteachesthatyoudogetwhatyouwantifyouknowwhatyouwantandwanttherightthings.

Youcanmakeamentalblueprintofadesireasyouwouldmakeablueprintofahouse,andeachofusis

continuallymakingtheseblueprintsinthegeneralroutineofeverydayliving.Ifweintendtohavefriendstodinner,

weplanthemenu,makeashoppinglist,decidewhichfoodtocookfirst,andsuchplanningisanessentialforany

typeofmealtobeserved.

Likewise,ifyouwanttofindajob,takeasheetofpaper,andwriteabriefaccountofyourself.Inmakinga

blueprintforajob,beginwithyourself,forwhenyouknowexactlywhatyouhavetooffer,youcanintelligently

planwheretosellyourservices.

Thisaccountofyourselfisactuallyasketchofyourworkinglifeandshouldincludeeducation,experienceand

references.Suchanaccountisvaluable.Itcanbereferredtoinfillingoutstandardapplicationblanksandis

extremelyhelpfulinpersonalinterviews.Whiletalkingtoyou,yourcouldbeemployerisdecidingwhetheryour

education,yourexperience,andotherqualificationswillpayhimtoemployyouandyour“wares”andabilities

mustbedisplayedinanorderlyandreasonablyconnectedmanner.

Whenyouhavecarefullypreparedablueprintofyourabilitiesanddesires,youhavesomethingtangibletosell.

Thenyouarereadytohuntforajob.Getallthepossibleinformationaboutyourcouldbejob.Makeinquiriesasto

thedetailsregardingthejobandthefirm.Keepyoureyesandearsopen,anduseyourownjudgment.Spenda

certainamountoftimeeachdayseekingtheemploymentyouwishfor,andkeepinmind:

Securingajobisyourjob

now.

11.Whatdotheeldersmeanwhentheysay,“It’snotwhatyouwantinthisworld,butwhatyouget.”?

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A］You’llcertainlygetwhatyouwant.

B］It’snousedreaming.

C］Youshouldbedissatisfiedwithwhatyouhave.

D］It’sessentialtosetagoalforyourself.

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2.Ablueprintmadebeforeinvitingafriendtodinnerisusedinthispassageas

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A］anillustrationofhowtowriteanapplicationforajob

B］anindicationofhowtosecureagoodjob

C］aguidelineforjobdescription

D］aprincipleforjobevaluation

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3.Accordingtothepassage,onemustwriteanaccountofhimselfbeforestartingtofindajobbecause

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A］thatisthefirststeptopleasetheemployer

B］thatistherequirementoftheemployer

C］itenableshimtoknowwhentosellhisservices

D］itforceshimtobecomeclearlyawareofhimself

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4.Whenyouhavecarefullypreparedablueprintofyourabilitiesanddesires,youhavesomething

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A］definitetooffer

［B］imaginarytoprovide

［D］desirabletopresent

［C］practicaltosupply

Passage2

WiththestartofBBCWorldServiceTelevision,millionsofviewersinAsiaandAmericacannowwatchthe

Corporation’snewscoverage,aswellaslistentoit.

AndofcourseinBritainlistenersandviewerscantuneintotwoBBCtelevisionchannels,fiveBBCnational

radioservicesanddozensoflocalradiostations.Theyarebroughtsport,comedy,drama,music,newsandcurrent

affairs,education,religion,parliamentarycoverage,children’sprogrammesandfilmsforanannuallicencefeeof

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￡83perhousehold.

Itisaremarkablerecord,stretchingbackover70years—yettheBBC’sfutureisnowindoubt.The

Corporationwillsurviveasapubliclyfundedbroadcastingorganization,atleastforthetimebeing,butitsrole,

itssizeanditsprogrammesarenowthesubjectofanationwidedebateinBritain.

ThedebatewaslaunchedbytheGovernment,whichinvitedanyonewithanopinionoftheBBC—including

ordinarylistenersandviewers—tosaywhatwasgoodorbadabouttheCorporation,andevenwhetherthey

thoughtitwasworthkeeping.ThereasonforitsinquiryisthattheBBC’sroyalcharterrunsoutin1996anditmust

decidewhethertokeeptheorganizationasitis,ortomakechanges.

DefendersoftheCorporation—ofwhomtherearemany—arefondofquotingtheAmericanslogan“Ifit

ain’tbroke,don’tfixit.”TheBBC“ain’tbroke”,theysay,bywhichtheymeanitisnotbroken（asdistinctfromthe

word‘broke’,meaninghavingnomoney）,sowhybothertochangeit?

YettheBBCwillhavetochange,becausethebroadcastingworldarounditischanging.ThecommercialTV

channels——ITVandChannel4——wererequiredbytheThatcherGovernment’sBroadcastingActtobecome

morecommercial,competingwitheachotherforadvertisers,andcuttingcostsandjobs.Butitisthearrivalofnew

satellitechannels—fundedpartlybyadvertisingandpartlybyviewers’subscriptions—whichwillbringaboutthe

biggestchangesinthelongterm.

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5.TheworldfamousBBCnowfaces

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A］theproblemofnewscoverage

C］inquiriesbythegeneralpublic

［B］anuncertainprospect

［D］shrinkageofaudience

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6.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingabouttheBBCisnotmentionedasthekeyissue?

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A］ExtensionofitsTVservicetoFarEast.

B］Programmesasthesubjectofanation-widedebate.

C］Potentialsforfurtherinternationalco-operations.

D］Itsexistenceasabroadcastingorganization.

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7.TheBBC’s“royalcharter”（Line4,Paragraph4）standsfor

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A］thefinancialsupportfromtheroyalfamily.

B］theprivilegesgrantedbytheQueen.

C］acontractwiththeQueen.

D］auniquerelationshipwiththeroyalfamily.

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8.TheforemostreasonwhytheBBChastoreadjustitselfisnootherthan

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A］theemergenceofcommercialTVchannels.

B］theenforcementofBroadcastingActbythegovernment.

C］theurgentnecessitytoreducecostsandjobs.

D］thechallengeofnewsatellitechannels.

Passage3

Inthelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury“capital”and“labour”wereenlargingandperfectingtheirrival

organizationsonmodernlines.Manyanoldfirmwasreplacedbyalimitedliabilitycompanywithabureaucracyof

salariedmanagers.Thechangemetthetechnicalrequirementsofthenewagebyengagingalargeprofessional

elementandpreventedthedeclineinefficiencythatsocommonlyspoiledthefortunesoffamilyfirmsinthesecond

andthirdgenerationaftertheenergeticfounders.Itwasmoreoverastepawayfromindividualinitiative,towards

collectivismandmunicipalandstate-ownedbusiness.Therailwaycompanies,thoughstillprivatebusiness

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managedforthebenefitofshareholders,wereveryunlikeoldfamilybusiness.Atthesametimethegreat

municipalitieswentintobusinesstosupplylighting,tramsandotherservicestothetaxpayers.

Thegrowthofthelimitedliabilitycompanyandmunicipalbusinesshadimportantconsequences.Suchlarge,

impersonalmanipulationofcapitalandindustrygreatlyincreasedthenumbersandimportanceofshareholdersasa

class,anelementinnationalliferepresentingirresponsiblewealthdetachedfromthelandandthedutiesofthe

landowners;andalmostequallydetachedfromtheresponsiblemanagementofbusiness.Allthroughthenineteenth

century,America,Africa,India,AustraliaandpartsofEuropewerebeingdevelopedbyBritishcapital,andBritish

shareholderswerethusenrichedbytheworld’smovementtowardsindustrialization.TownslikeBournemouthand

Eastbournespranguptohouselarge“comfortable”classeswhohadretiredontheirincomes,andwhohadno

relationtotherestofthecommunityexceptthatofdrawingdividendsandoccasionallyattendingashareholders’

meetingtodictatetheirorderstothemanagement.Ontheotherhand“share