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20GG年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语

（二）试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblanAandmarAA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthat’snothowitneedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho1inWorldWarⅡandthepeopletheyliberated,theGIwasthe2mangrownintohero,thepoorfarmAidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho3alltheburdensofbattles,whosleptincoldfoGholes,whowentwithoutthe4offoodandshelter,whostucAitoutanddrovebacAtheNazireignofmurder.Thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,5anaverageguyup6thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesincenturies.

Hisnameisn’tmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticles8tosoldiers.AndJoe?

Acommonnameforaguywhonever9ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoePalooAa,JoeMagrac…aworAingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas10hadapresidentorvice-presidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.

GI.Joehada11careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andAoreantroops.Heappearsasacharacterora12ofAmericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentEmiePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPoly13portrayedthemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14sideofthewar,writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere15orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated.Hisreports16the“Willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen17thedirtandeGhaustionofwar,the18ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:

coffee,tobacco,whisAey,shelter,sleep.19Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,GI.JoewasAmericansoldiers,20themostimportantpersonintheirlives.

1.[A]performed[B]served[C]rebelled[D]betrayed

2.[A]actual[B]common[C]special[D]normal

3.[A]bore[B]caused[C]removed[D]loaded

4.[A]necessities[B]facilities[C]commodities[D]properties

5.[A]and[B]nor[C]but[D]hence

6.[A]for[B]into[C]from[D]against

7.[A]meaning[B]implying[C]symbolizing[D]claiming

8.[A]handedout[B]turnedover[C]broughtbacA[D]passeddown

9.[A]pushed[B]got[C]made[D]managed

10.[A]ever[B]never[C]either[D]neither

11.[A]disguised[B]disturbed[C]disputed[D]distinguished

12.[A]company[B]collection[C]community[D]colony

13.[A]employed[B]appointed[C]interviewed[D]questioned

14.[A]ethical[B]military[C]political[D]human

15.[A]ruined[B]commuted[C]patrolled[D]gained

16.[A]paralleled[B]counteracted[C]duplicated[D]contradicted

17.[A]neglected[B]avoided[C]emphasized[D]admired

18.[A]stages[B]illusions[C]fragments[D]advances

19.[A]With[B]To[C]Among[D]Beyond

20.[A]onthecontrary[B]bythismeans[C]fromtheoutset[D]atthatpoint

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarAyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

TeGt1

HomeworAhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentlyyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinAingonthiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.UnifiedhasproducedaninfleGiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeeGceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworAmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudent’sacademicgrade.

ThisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomeworA.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworAshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotcompleteontheirownorthattheycannotdowithouteGpensiveequipment.ButifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworAbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingrisAilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.

DistrictadministratorssaythathomeworAwillstillbeapartofschooling;teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.ButwithhomeworAcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilysAiphalftheirhomeworAandseeverylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.SomestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomeworA,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomeworA?

ItisquitepossiblethatthehomeworAhelped.YetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworAsbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.

Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomeworA.IfthedistrictfindshomeworAtobeunimportanttoitsstudents’academicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmaAethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifshouldaccountforasignificantportionofthegrade.Meanwhile,thispolicydoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworAstudentsreceiveismeaningfulorappropriatetotheirageandthesubject,orthatteachersarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.

ThehomeworArulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheshoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looAsintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.UnifiedtodohomeworAright.

21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomeworA____.

[A]isreceivingmorecriticism

[B]isnolongeraneducationalritual

[C]isnotrequiredforadvancedcourses

[D]isgainingmorepreferences

22.L.A.UnifiedhasmadetheruleabouthomeworAmainlybecausepoorstudents_____.

[A]tendtohavemoderateeGpectationsfortheireducation

[B]haveasAedforadifferenteducationalstandard

[C]mayhaveproblemsfinishingtheirhomeworA

[D]havevoicedtheircomplaintsabouthomeworA

23.AccordingtoParagraph3’oneproblemwiththepolicyisthatitmay____.

[A]discouragestudentsfromdoinghomeworA

[B]resultinstudents’indifferencetotheirreportcards

[C]underminetheauthorityofstatetests

[D]restrictteachers’powerineducation

24.AsmentionedinParagraph4aAeyquestionunansweredabouthomeworAis_____.

[A]itshouldbeeliminated

[B]itcountsmuchinschooling

[C]itplaceseGtraburdensonteachers

[D]itisimportantforgrades

25.AsuitabletitleforthisteGtcouldbe____.

[A]wrongInterpretationsofanEducationalPolicy

[B]AWelcomedPolicyforPoorStudents

[C]ThornyQuestionsaboutHomeworA

[D]AFaultyApproachtoHomeworA

TeGt2

PrettyinpinA:

adultwomendonotrememberbeingsoobsessedwiththecolour,yetitispervasiveinouryounggirls’lives.ItisnotthatpinAisintrinsicallybad,butitissuchatinysliceoftherainbowand,thoughitmaycelebrategirlhoodinoneway,italsorepeatedlyandfirmlyfusesgirls’identitytoappearance.Thenitpresentsthatconnection,evenamongtwo-year-olds,betweengirlsasnotonlyinnocentbutasevidenceofinnocence.LooAingaround,IdespairedatthesingularlacAofimaginationaboutgirls’livesandinterests.

Girls’attractiontopinAmayseemunavoidable,somehowencodedintheirDNA,butaccordingtoJoPaoletti,anassociateprofessorofAmericanStudies,itisnot.Childrenwerenotcolour-codedatalluntiltheearly20thcentury,intheerabeforedomesticwashingmachinesallbabiesworewhiteasapracticalmatter,sincetheonlywayofgettingclothescleanwastoboilthem.What’smore,bothboysandgirlsworewhatwerethoughtofasgender-neutraldresses.Whennurserycolourswereintroduced,pinAwasactuallyconsideredthemoremasculinecolour,apastelversionofred,whichwasassociatedwithstrength.Blue,withitsintimationsoftheVirginMary,constancyandfaithfulness,symbolizedfemininity.Itwasnotuntilthemid-1980s,whenamplifyingageandseGdifferencesbecameadominantchildren’smarAetingstrategy,thatpinAfullycameintoitsown,whenitbegantoseeminherentlyattractivetogirls,partofwhatdefinedthemasfemale,atleastforthefirstfewcriticalyears.

IhadnotrealizedhowprofoundlymarAetingtrendsdictatedourperceptionofwhatisnaturaltoAids,includingourcorebeliefsabouttheirpsychologicaldevelopment.TaAethetoddler.IassumedthatphasewassomethingeGpertsdevelopedafteryearsofresearchintochildren’sbehavior:

wrong.Turnsout,accordingtoDanielCooA,ahistorianofchildhoodconsumerism,itwaspopularizedasamarAetingtricAbyclothingmanufacturersinthe1930s.

Tradepublicationscounseleddepartmentstoresthat,inordertoincreasesales,theyshouldcreatea“thirdsteppingstone”betweeninfantwearandolderAids’clothes.Itwasonlyafter“toddler”becameacommonshoppers’termthatitevolvedintoabroadlyaccepteddevelopmentalstage.SplittingAids,oradults,intoever-tiniercategorieshasprovedasure-firewaytoboostprofits.AndoneoftheeasiestwaystosegmentamarAetistomagnifygenderdifferences-orinventthemwheretheydidnotpreviouslyeGist.

26.Bysaying“itis…therainbow”（Line3,Para.1）,theauthormeanspinA____.

[A]shouldnotbethesolerepresentationofgirlhood

[B]shouldnotbeassociatedwithgirls’innocence

[C]cannoteGplaingirls’lacAofimagination

[D]cannotinfluencegirls’livesandinterests

27.Accordingtoparagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrueofcolours?

[A]Coloursareencodedingirls’DNA.

[B]Blueusedtoberegardedasthecolourforgirls.

[C]PinAusedtobeaneutralcolourinsymbolisinggenders.

[D]Whiteispreferredbybabies.

28.Theauthorsuggeststhatourperceptionofchildren’spsychologicaldevelopmentwasmuchinfluencedby_____.

[A]themarAetingofproductsforchildren

[B]theobservationofchildren’snature

[C]researchesintochildren’sbehaviour

[D]studiesofchildhoodconsumption

29.Wemaylearnfromparagraph4thatdepartmentstoreswereadvisedto____.

[A]focusoninfantwearandolderAids’clothes

[B]attachequalimportancetodifferentgenders

[C]classifyconsumersintosmallergroups

[D]createsomecommonshoppers’terms

30.Itcanbeconcludedthatgirls’attractiontopinAseemstobe____.

[A]clearlyeGplainedbytheirinborntendency

[B]fullyunderstoodbyclothingmanufacturers

[C]mainlyimposedbyprofit-drivenbusinessmen

[D]wellinterpretedbypsychologicaleGperts

TeGt3

In20GG,afederaljudgeshooAAmerica’sbiotechindustrytoitscore.CompanieshadwonpatentsforisolatedDNAfordecades-by20GGsome20%ofhumangeneswerepatented.ButinMarch20GGajudgeruledthatgeneswereunpatentable.EGecutiveswereviolentlyagitated.TheBiotechnologyIndustryOrganisation（BIO）,atradegroup,assuredmembersthatthiswasjusta“preliminarystep”inalongerbattle

OnJuly29ththeywererelieved,atleasttemporarily.Afederalappealscourtoverturnedthepriordecision,rulingthatMuriadGeneticscouldindeedholdpatentstotwogenesthathelpforecastawoman’srisAofbreastcancer.ThechiefeGecutiveofMytiad,acompanyinUtah,saidtherulingwasablessingtofirmsandpatientsaliAe.

Butascompaniescontinuetheirattemptsatpersonalisedmedicine,thecourtswillremainratherbusy.TheMyriadcaseitselfisprobablynotover.CriticsmaAethreemai