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2016考研英语二测试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

AlthoughtherearemanyskillfulBraillereaders,thousandsofotherblindpeoplefinditdifficultto

Learnthatsystem.Theyaretherebyshut1fromtheworldofbooksandnewspapers,havingto

2onfriendstoreadaloudtothem.

AyoungscientistnamedRaymondKurzweilhasnowdesignedacomputerwhichisamajor3inprovidingaidtothe4.Hismachine,Cyclops,hasacamerathat5anypage,interpretstheprintintosounds,andthendeliversthemorallyinarobot-like6throughaspeaker.Bypressingtheappropriatebuttons7Cyclops’skeyboard,ablindpersoncan“read”any8documentintheEnglishlanguage.

Thisremarkableinventionrepresentsatremendous9forwardintheeducationofthehandicapped.Atpresent,Cyclopscosts＄50,000.10,Mr.Kurzweilandhisassociatesarepreparingasmaller11improvedversionthatwillsell12lessthanhalfthatprice.Withinafewyears,Kurzweil13thepricerangewillbelowenoughforeveryschoolandlibraryto14one.MichaelHingson,DirectoroftheNationalFederationfortheBlind,hopesthat15willbeabletobuyhome16ofCyclopsforthepriceofagoodtelevisionset.

Mr.Hingson’sorganizationpurchasedfivemachinesandisnowtestingtheminMaryland,Colorado,Iowa,California,andNewYork.Blindpeoplehavebeen17inthosetests,makinglotsof18suggestionstotheengineerswhohelpedtoproduceCyclops.

“Thisisthefirsttimethatblindpeoplehaveeverdoneindividualstudies19aproductwasputonthemarket,”Hingsonsaid.“Mostmanufacturersbelievedthathavingtheblindhelptheblindwasliketellingdisabledpeopletoteachotherdisabledpeople.Inthat20,themanufacturershavebeentheblindones.”

1.A）upB）downC）inD）off

2.A）dwellB）relyC）pressD）urge

3.A）executionB）distinctionC）breakthroughD）process

4.A）paralyzedB）uneducatedC）invisibleD）sightless

5.A）scansB）enlargesC）sketchesD）projects

6.A）behaviorB）expressionC）movementD）voice

7.A）onB）atC）inD）from

8.A）visualB）printedC）virtualD）spoken

9.A）strideB）trailC）haulD）footprint

10.A）LikewiseB）MoreoverC）HoweverD）Though

11.A）butB）thanC）orD）then

12.A）onB）forC）throughD）to

13.A）estimatesB）considersC）countsD）determines

14.A）settleB）ownC）investD）retain

15.A）schoolsB）childrenC）familiesD）companies

16.A）modelsB）modesC）casesD）collections

17.A）producingB）researchingC）ascertainingD）assisting

18.A）trueB）valuableC）authenticD）pleasant

19.A）afterB）whenC）beforeD）as

20.A）occasionB）momentC）senseD）event

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

TEXT1

Itwasalittleweirdatfirst,ErinTobinsaid,seeingHarryPotterrightthereonthestagewithouthispants,orindeedanyofhisclothes.

NotactuallyHarryPotter,ofcourse,sincehisisfictional,butthenextbestthing:

DanielRadcliffe,whoplayshiminthemovies.Now17,Mr.Radcliffehascastoffhiswand,hisbroomstickandeverythingelsetoappearintheWestEndrevivalofPeterShaffer's"Equus."HestarsasAlanStrang,adisturbedyoungmanwho,inadistinctlyun-Harry-Potterishmomentoffrenziedpsychosexualmadness,blindssixhorseswithahoofpick.

Tomakeitclearwhataudiencesareinfor,atleastinpart,photographsofMr.Radcliffe'sbufftorso,strippedalmosttothegroin,havebeenusedtoadvertisetheproduction.Itisasjarringasif,say,AnneHathawaysuddenlyannouncedthatinsteadofplayingsweet-naturedprincessesandfashion-worldingénues,shewantedtoappearonstageasanude,murderousprostitute.

ToexplainhowissurprisingthechangeofRadcliffetotheaudience,theauthormentionsAnne"Equus"openedlastweek,andtheconsensussofaristhatMr.Radcliffehassuccessfullyextricatedhimselffromhiscinematicalterego.ConsideringthatplayingHarryPotterispracticallyallhehasdoneinhiscareer,thisisnosmallachievement.

"Ithinkhe'sareallygoodactor,andIsortofforgotaboutHarryPotter,"saidOpheliaOates,14,whosawtheplayovertheweekend."Anyway,youcan'tbeHarryPotterforever."

InTheDailyTelegraph,CharlesSpencersaidthat"DanielRadcliffebrilliantlysucceedsinthrowingoffthemantleofHarryPotter,announcinghimselfasathrillingstageactorofunexpecteddepthandrange."

Mr.RadcliffetoldTheDailyTelegraphthat"IthoughtitwouldbeabadideatowaittillthePotterfilmswereallfinishedtodosomethingelse."Therearestillafewtogo.Thefifth,"HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix,"isscheduledforreleaseonJuly13,andMr.Radcliffehassignedonforthefinaltwoinstallmentsaswell.（Meanwhile,theseventhandlastbookintheseries,"HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows,"willhitstoresonJuly21.）

HarryandAlancouldnotbemoredissimilarascharacters,evenifboth"comefromquiteweirdbackgrounds,"as13-year-oldEllaPitt,anotherrecenttheatergoer,putit.（Andno,shedeclared,shewasnottooyoungforallthenakedness,swearingandsexuality.）Bothcharactershaveunresolvedissuesrelatingtotheirparents:

Harry,becausehisaredead,andAlan,becausehishavedrivenhiminsane.

Butwhenitcomestoromance,forinstance,thecelluloidHarryhasyettokissagirl:

thebigmomentcomesintheforthcomingfilm.Meanwhile,Alanin"Equus"notonlyengagesinsomeseriousequi-eroticnuzzlingwithanactorplayingahorse,butisalsoonstage,fullynude,for10minutes,duringwhichhenearlyhassexwithan

equallynakedyoungwoman.

21.Theauthor'smentioningofHathawayisa________.

A.simileB.comparisonC.hyperboleD.analogy

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22.

Theword"extricated"（Line2,Para.4）implies________.

A.rescued

B.freed

C.cleared

D.extracted

23.

Theaudience'sresponsetothenewimageof"HarryPotter"is________.

A.negative

B.positive

C.indifferent

D.noneoftheabove

24.

Thetwodissimilarcharacters,i.e.HarryandAlanarecommoninthat________.

A.theyarebothweird

B.theirparentsareweird

C.theyhaveunresolvedissues

D.theyhaveweirdfamilies

25.

Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A."HarryPorter"IsDisappearing

B.TheNaked"HarryPorter"

C.TheSuccessfulChangeof"HarryPorter"

D."HarryPorter"in"Enquus"

TEXT2

UruguayhasbeenaproudexceptiontotheprivatizingwavethatsweptthroughSouthAmericainthe1990s.Itsstate-ownedfirmsaremoreefficientthatmanyoftheircounterpartsinArgentinaandBrazileverwere.In1992,Uruguayansvotedinareferendumagainstprivatizingtelecoms.TheyrightlyobservethatsomeofArgentina'ssalesweresmashed,creatinginefficientprivatemonopolies.Andwithunemploymentat15%,nobodyisenthusiasticaboutthejobcutsprivatizationwouldinvolve.

ThatleavesPresidentJorgeBatllewithaproblem.Uruguayhasbeeninrecessionforthepasttwoyears,mainlybecauseoflowpricesforitsagriculturalexports,andbecauseofArgentina'swoes.Butpublicdebtisat45%ofGDP,andrising.Someeconomistsarguethatprivatizationwouldgiveaboosttotheeconomy,byattractingforeigninvestment,andbyloweringcosts.CERES,athink-tank,havingcomparedtariffsforpublicservicesinUruguayanditsneighbors,believesliberalizationcouldsavebusinessesandhouseholdstheequivalentof4%GDPannually,raisegrowthandproduceanet45,000jobs.

Thepollsthatshowcontinuingsupportforpublicownershipalsoshowgrowingoppositiontomonopolies.SoMr.Batlleplanstokeepthestatefirms,butletprivateoneseithercompetewiththemorbidtooperatetheirservicesundercontract.

TheoppositionBroadFrontandthetradeunionsareresisting.Theyhavegatheredenoughsignaturestodemanda"publicconsultation"nextmonthonanewlawtoallowprivateoperatorsintheportsandrailway—areferendumonwhethertoholdareferendumontheissue.AlbertoBension,thefinanceminister,admitsthevotewillbeacrucialindicatorofhowfarthegovernmentcanpush.Buthenotesthat,since1992,attemptstooverturnlawsbycallingreferendumshaveflopped.

Theliberalizationoftelecomshasalreadybegun.BellSouth,anAmericanfirm,isthefirstprivatecell-phoneoperator.Thereareplanstolicenseothers,andtalkofallowingcompetitionforfixed-linetelephones.AnewlawallowsprivatecompaniestoimportgasfromArgentinatogenerateelectricityincompetitionwiththestateutility.AnotherplaywouldstripAnotherplanwouldstripAncap,thestateoilfirm,ofitsmonopolyofimports.Ithasalreadybeenallowedtoseekaprivatepartnertomodernizeitsrefinery.

Hardertaskslieahead.Thestate-ownedbanksareburdenedwithproblemloanstofarmersandhomeowners.AndMr.Batlleshowsnoappetiteforcuttingthebureaucracy.

Afterayearinoffice,thepresidentispopular.Hehascreatedacross-partycommissiontoinvestigate"disappearances"duringUruguay'smilitarydictatorshipof1976-85.Theunionsareweakenedbyunemployment.

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AtCERES,ErnestoTalviarguesthatMr.Batlleshouldnotehisownstrength,andpushaheadmoreboldly.ButthatisnottheUruguayanway.

26.Uruguayinthe1990s________..A.movedintheprivatizingwave

C.stickedtoitsoldeconomicmode

B.adoptedthesamemeasureasthatofArgentinaD.developedveryslowly

27.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstfourparagraphs?

A.Uruguayhasbeenalwaystryingtojoinintheprivatizingwave.

B.EconomistsarguethatprivatizationisanefficientwaytoboostUruguay'sGDP.

C.Mr.B