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2004年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
SectionIListeningComprehension
Directions:
ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwi11heara
selectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.There
arethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.
Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.
AttheendoftheIisterlingcomprehensionsection,youwi11have5minutestotransferalIyour
answersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.
NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.
PartA
Directions:
Forquestions1-5,youwi11hearatalkaboutthegeographyofBelgium.WhileyouIisten,fi11
outthetablewiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformationhasbeengivento
youinthetable.Writeonly1wordornumberineachnumberedbox.Youwi11heartherecording
twice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.(5points)
GeographyofBelgium
ThreemainregionscoastaIplain
centraIplateau
1
Highestaltitudeofthecoastalplain_________m2
ClimateneartheseaHumid
3
ParticularlyrainymonthsoftheyearsApriI
4
AveragetemperaturesinJulyinBrusselslow13℃
high_℃5
PartB
Directions:
ForQuestions6-10,youwi11hearaninterviewwithMr.SaffofromtheInstitutefortheFuture.
WhileyouIisten,compIetethesentencesoranswerthequestions.Usenotmorethan3wordsfor
eachanswer.Youwi11heartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthesentences
andquestionsbeIow.(5points)
WhatisSaffoaccordingtohimself?
TheInstitutefortheFutureprovidesservicestoprivatecompaniesand.
TheInstitutebeIievesthattothinksystematicallyaboutthelong-rangefutureis.
Tosucceedinanything,oneshouldbeflexible,curiousand.
WhatdoesSaffoconsidertobeessentialtotheworkofateam?
6
7
8
9
10
PartC
Directions:
Youwi11hearthreepiecesofrecordedmaterial.BeforeIisterlingtoeachone,youwi11have
timetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.WhileIisterling,answereachquestionbychoosing[A],
[B],[C]or[D].AfterIistening,youwi11havetimetocheckyouranswers.Youwillheareach
pieceonceonly.(10points)
Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutnamingnewborns.Younowhave15seconds
toreadQuestions11-13.
11.Whatdoweoftendowiththethingswelove?
[A]Askfortheirnames.
[B]Namebabiesafterthem.
[C]Putdowntheirnames.
[D]Choosenamesforthem.
12.TheunpleasantmeaningofanoldfamiIynameisoftenoverlookedif.
[A]thefamilytreeisfairlyIimited
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[B]thefamilytieisstrongenough
[C]thenameiscommonIyused
[D]nobodyinthefamilycompIains
13.Severalmonthsafterababy'sbirth,itsnamewi11.
[A]showthebeautyofitsown
[B]developmoreassociations
[C]losetheoriginalmeaning
[D]helpformthebaby,spersonality
Questions14-16arebasedonthebiographyofBobbyMoore,anEnglishsoccerplayer.Younow
have15secondstoreadQuestions14-16.
14.HowmanymatchesdidMooreplayduringhisprofessionalcareer?
[A]90
[B]108
[C]180
[D]668
15.In1964,BobbyMoorewasmade.
[A]EngIand*sfootbalIeroftheyear
[B]asoccercoachinWestGermany
[C]amedaIistforhissportsmanship
[D]anumberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpire
16.AfterMooreretiredfromplaying,thefirstthinghedidwas.
[A]editingSundaySport
[B]workingforCapitalRadio
[C]managingprofessionalsoccerteams
[D]developingasportsmarketingcompany
Questions17-20arebasedonthefollowingtalkonthecityofBelfast.Younowhave20seconds
toreadQuestions17-20.
17.Belfasthaslongbeenfamousforits.
[A]oiIrefinery
[B]Iinentextiles
[C]foodproducts
[D]deepwaterport
18.WhichofthefollowingdoesBelfastchieflyexport?
[A]Soap
[B]Grain
[C]Steel
[D]Tobacco
19.WhenwasBelfastfounded?
[A]In1177
[B]In1315
[C]Inthe16thcentury
[D]Inthe17thcentury
20.WhathappenedinBelfastinthelate18thcentury?
[A]Frenchrefugeesarrived.
[B]Theharborwasdestroyed.
[C]Shipbuildingbegantoflourish.
[D]ThecitywastakenbytheEnglish.
Younowhave5minutestotransferalIyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.
Section11UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],
[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
ManytheoriesconcerningthecausesofjuveniIedelinquency(crimescommittedbyyoungpeopIe)
focuseitherontheindividualoronsocietyasthemajorcontributinginfluence.Theories
21ontheindividualsuggestthatchiIdrenengageincriminaIbehavior22theywere
notsufficientlypenaIizedforpreviousmisdeedsorthattheyhavelearnedcriminalbehavior
through23withothers.TheoriesfocusingontheroleofsocietysuggestthatchiIdren
commitcrimesin24totheirfailuretoriseabovetheirsocioeconomicstatus,25
asarejectionofmiddle-classvalues.
MosttheoriesofjuveniIedelinquencyhavefocusedonchiIdrenfromdisadvantagedfamiIies,
26thefactthatchiIdrenfromwealthyhomesalsocommitcrimes.Thelattermaycommit
crimes27lackofadequateparentalcontrol.AlItheories,however,aretentativeandare
28tocriticism.
Changesinthesocialstructuremayindirectly29juveniIecrimerates.Forexample,
changesintheeconomythat30tofewerjobopportunitiesforyouthandrisingunempIoyment
31makegainfulempIoymentincreasingIydifficu11toobtain.Theresultingdiscontentmay
in32leadmoreyouthsintocriminalbehavior.
FamiIieshavealso33changestheseyears.MorefamiIiesconsistofone-parent
householdsortwoworkingparents;34chiIdrenarelikelytohavelesssupervisionat
home35wascommoninthetraditionalfamily36Thislackofparentalsupervision
isthoughttobeaninfluenceonjuveniIecrimerates.Other37causesofoffensiveacts
includefrustrationorfailureinschool,theincreased38ofdrugsandalcohol,andthe
growing39ofchildabuseandchildneglect.AlItheseconditionstendtoincreasethe
probabiIityofachiIdcommittingacriminalact,40adirectcausalrelationshiphasnot
yetbeenestabIished.
21.[A]acting
[B]relying
[C]centering
[D]commenting
22.[A]before
[B]unless
[C]until
[D]because
23.[A]interaction
[B]assimilation
[C]cooperation
[D]consultation
24.[A]return
[B]reply
[C]reference
[D]response
25.[A]or
[B]butrather
[0]but
[D]orelse
26.[A]considering
[B]ignoring
[C]highlighting
[D]discarding
27.[A]on
[B]in
[C]for
[D]with
28.[A]immune
[B]resistant
[C]sensitive
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[D]subject
29.[A]affect
[B]reduce
[C]check
[D]reflect
30.[A]point
[B]lead
[0]come
[D]amount
31.[A]ingeneral
[B]onaverage
[C]bycontrast
[D]atIength
32.[A]case
[B]short
[C]turn
[D]essence
33.[A]survived
[B]noticed
[C]undertaken
[D]experienced
34.[A]contrarily
[B]consequently
[C]similarly
[D]simultaneously
35.[A]than
[B]that
[C]which
[D]as
36.[A]system
[B]structure
[C]concept
[D]heritage
37.[A]assessable
[B]identifiable
[C]negIigibIe
[D]incredible
38.[A]expense
[B]restriction
[C]allocation
[D]availability
39.[A]incidence
[B]awareness
[0]exposure
[D]popularity
40.[A]provided
[B]since
[C]although
[D]supposing
Section111ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]
or[D],MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Huntingforajoblatelastyear,lawyerGantRedmonstumbIedacrossCareerBuiIder,ajob
databaseontheInternet.Hesearcheditwithnosuccessbutwasattractedbythesite's
“personalsearchagent.°Ifsaninteractivefeaturethatletsvisitorskeyinjobcriteria
suchaslocation,title,andsalary,thenE-maiIsthemwhenamatchingpositionispostedin
thedatabase.Redmonchosethekeywordslegal,intellectualproperty,andWashington,D.C.Three
weekslater,hegothisfirstnotificationofanopening.“Istruckgold,"saysRedmon,who
E-maiIedhisresumetotheemployerandwonapositionasin-housecounselforacompany.
Withthousandsofcareer-relatedsitesontheInternet,findingpromisingopeningscanbe
time-consumingandinefficient.Searchagentsreducetheneedforrepeatedvisitstothe
databases.ButalthoughasearchagentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks.Narrowing
yourcriteria,forexample,mayworkagainstyou:"Everytimeyouansweraquestionyoueliminate
apossibiIity.nsaysoneexpert.
Foranyjobsearch,youshouldstartwithanarrowconcept-whatyouthinkyouwanttodo
-thenbroadenit.“Noneoftheseprogramsdothat,wsaysanotherexpert."There'snocareer
counseIingimplicitinalIofthis.”Instead,thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakind
oftipservicetokeepabreastofjobsinaparticulardatabase;whenyougetE-maiI,consider
itaremindertocheckthedatabaseagain.“Iwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverything
thatisaddedtoadatabasethatmightinterestme,"saystheauthorofajob-searchingguide.
Somesitesdesigntheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.WhenCareersite*sagentsends
outmessagestothosewhohavesignedupforitsservice,forexample,itincludesonlythree
potentialjobs-thoseitconsidersthebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthedatabase;
jobhunterswi11havetovisitthesiteagaintofindthem-andtheydo."Onthedayafter
wesendourmessages,weseeasharpincreaseinourtraffic,MsaysSethPeets,vicepresident
ofmarketingforCareerSite.
Eventhosewhoaren*thuntingforjobsmayfindsearchagentsworthwhiIe.Someusethem
tokeepaclosewatchonthedemandfortheirIineofworkorgatherinformationoncompensation
toarmthemselveswhennegotiatingforaraise.Althoughhappilyemployed,Redmonmaintainshis
agentatCareerBuiIder.“Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,"hesays.Workingwithapersonal
searchagentmeanshavinganothersetofeyeslookingoutforyou.
41.HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?
[A]Bysearchingopeningsinajobdatabase.
[B]Bypostingamatchingpositioninadatabase.
[C]Byusingaspecialserviceofadatabase.
[D]ByE-maiIinghisresumetoadatabase.
42.Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofsearchagents?
[A]LackofcounseIing.
[B]Limitednumberofvisits.
[0]Lowerefficiency.
[D]Fewersuccessfulmatches.
43.Theexpression“tipservice”(Line4,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans.
rA_
LJIadvisory
rBu
Lcompensation
rcu
Linteraction
rDT
LJreminder
44.WhydoesCareerSite*sagentoffereachjobhunteronlythreejoboptions?
[A]Tofocusonbetterjobmatches.
[B]Toattractmorereturningvisits.
[0]Toreservespaceformoremessages.
[D]Toincreasetherateofsuccess.
45.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
[A]Personalsearchagentsareindispensabletojob-hunters.
[B]SomesiteskeepE-maiIingjobseekerstotracetheirdemands.
[C]Personalsearchagentsarealsohelpfultothosealreadyemployed.
[D]Someagentsstopsendinginformationtopeopleoncetheyareemployed.
Text2
Overthepastcentury,alIkindsofunfairnessanddiscriminationhavebeencondemnedor
madeillegal.Butoneinsidiousformcontinuestothrive:alphabetism.This,forthoseasyet
unawareofsuchadisadvantage,referstodiscriminationagainstthosewhosesurnamesbeginwith
aletterinthelowerhalfofthealphabet.
IthaslongbeenknownthatataxifirmcalledAAAAcarshasabigadvantageoverZodiac
carswhencustomersthumbthroughtheirphonedirectories.Lesswe11knownistheadvantagethat
AdamAbbotthasinIifeoverZoeZysman.EngIishnamesarefairlyevenIyspreadbetweenthehaIves
ofthealphabet.Yetasuspiciouslylargenumberoftoppeoplehavesurnamesbeginningwith
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lettersbetweenAandK.
ThustheAmericanpresidentandvice-presidenthavesurnamesstartingwithBandC
respectively;and26ofGeorgeBush'spredecessors(includinghisfather)hadsurnamesinthe
firsthalfofthealphabetagainstjust16inthesecondhalf.Evenmorestriking,sixofthe
sevenheadsofgovernmentoftheG7richcountriesarealphabeticallyadvantaged(Berlusconi,
Blair,Bush,Chirac,ChretienandKoizumi).Theworld*sthreetopcentralbankers(Greenspan,
DuisenbergandHayami)arealIclosetothetopofthealphabet,evenifoneofthemreallyuses
Japanesecharacters.Asaretheworld*sfiverichestmen(Gates,Buffett,Allen,ElIisonand
Albrecht).
Canthismerelybecoincidence?Onetheory,dreamtupina11thesparetimeenjoyedbythe
alphabeticallydisadvantaged,isthattherotsetsinearly.Atthestartofthefirstyearin
infantschooI,teachersseatpupiIsalphabeticallyfromthefront,tomakeiteasiertoremember
theirnames.Soshort-sightedZysmanjuniorgetsstuckinthebackrow,andisrarelyaskedthe
improvingquestionsposedbythoseinsensitiveteachers.Atthetimethealphabetically
disadvantagedmaythinktheyhavehadaluckyescape.YettheresultmaybeworsequaIifications,
becausetheygetlessindividualattention,aswe11aslessconfidenceinspeakingpubIicly.
ThehumiNationcontinues.Atuniversitygraduationceremonies,theABCsproudlygettheir
awardsfirst;bythetimetheyreachtheZysmansmostpeopleareIiteralIyhavingaZZZ.ShortIists
forjobinterviews,eIectionballotpapers,Iistsofconferencespeakersandattendees:alItend
tobedrawnupalphabetically,andtheirrecipientsloseinterestastheyploughthroughthem.
46.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoiIlustratewithAAAAcarsandZodiaccars?
[A]Akindofoverlookedinequality.
[B]Atypeofconspicuousbias.
[C]Atypeofpersonalprejudice.
[D]Akindofbranddiscrimination.
47.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?
[A]InbothEastandWest,namesareessentialtosuccess.
[B]ThealphabetistoblameforthefailureofZoeZysman.
[C]Customersoftenpayalotofattentiontocompanies,names.
[D]Someformofdiscriminationistoosubtletorecognize.
48.The4thparagraphsuggeststhat.
[A]questionsareoftenputtothemoreintelligentstudents
[B]alphabeticallydisadvantagedstudentsoftenescapefromclass
[0]teachersshouldpayattentiontoalIoftheirstudents
[D]studentsshouldbeseatedaccordingtotheireyesight
49.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“mostpeopleareIiterallyhavingaZZZ”(Lines2-3,Paragraph
5)?
[A]Theyaregettingimpatient.
[B]Theyarenoisilydozingoff.
[C]TheyarefeelinghumiIiated.
[D]Theyarebusywithwordpuzzles.
50.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
[A]PeopIewithsurnamesbeginningwithNtoZareofteni11-treated.
[B]VIPsintheWesternworldgainagreatdealfromalphabetism.
[C]Thecampaigntoeliminatealphabetismstillhasalongwaytogo.
[D]Puttingthingsalphabeticallymayleadtounintentionalbias.
Text3
Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe
47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe*dIiketo,
either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butIastmonthtwoIongtimecustomerssuddenIy
stoppedshowingup.SperobIamesthesofteningeconomy.magoodeconomicindicator,Mshe
says."IprovideaservicethatpeopIecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsome
dollars.”SoSperoisdownscaIing,shoppingatmiddle-browDiIlard'sdepartmentstorenear
hersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus."Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoing
toabandonme,too.Mshesays.
EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling,lots
ofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsofthesIowdownthemselves.FromcardealershipstoGap
outlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.Forretailers,
wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautious
approachiscomingatacrucialtime.Already,expertssay,hoiidaysalesareoff7percentfrom
lastyear*space.Butdon'tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.ConsumersseemonlymiIdlyconcerned,
notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomy*slong-termprospects,even
astheydosomemodestbelt-tightening.
Consumerssaythey*renotindespairbecause,despitethedreadfulheadIines,theirown
fortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.InManhattan,
“there'sanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4mi11ionto$10mi11ionrange,predominantlyfed
byWalIStreetbonuses,saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.InSanFrancisco,pricesaresti11rising
evenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.uInsteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwo
orthree,MsaysJohnTealdi,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelpretty
comfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.
ManyfolksseesilverIiningstothisslowdown.PotentiaIhomebuyerswouldcheerforlower
interestrates.Employerswouldn,tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejobmarket.Manyconsumers
seemtohavebeeninfluencedbystock-marketswings,whichinvestorsnowviewasanecessary
ingredienttoasustainedboom.Dinersmightseeanupside,too.GettingatableatManhattanTs
hotnewAlainDucasserestaurantusedtobeimpossible.Notanymore.Forthat,Greenspan&Co.
maystillbeworthtoasting.
51.By“EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet”(Lines1-2,Paragraph1),theauthor
means.
[A]Sperocanhardlymaintainherbusiness
[B]Speroistoomuchengagedinherwork
[C]Sperohasgrownoutofherbadhabit
[D]Speroisnotinadesperatesituation
52.Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?
[A]Optimistic.
[B]Confused.
[C]Carefree.
[D]Panicked.
53.Whenmentioninguthe$4mi11ionto$10mi11ionrangeM(Lines3-4,Paragraph3)theauthor
istalkingabout.
[A]goldmarket
[B]realestate
[0]stockexchange
[D]ventureinvestment
54.Whycanmanypeoplesee“silverlinings”totheeconomicsIowdown?
[A]Theywouldbenefitincertainways.
[B]Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.
[C]SuchasIowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.
[D]Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.
55.Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?
[A]Anewboom,onthehorizon.
[B]Tightenthebelt,thesingleremedy.
[C]CautionalIright,panicnot.
[D]Themoreventures,themorechances.
Text4
Americanstodaydon'tplaceaveryhighvalueonintellect.Ourheroesareathletes,
entertainers,andentrepreneurs,notscholars.EvenourschoolsarewherewesendourchiIdren
togetapracticaleducation—nottopursueknowledgeforthesakeofknowledge.Symptomsof
pervasiveanti-intellectualisminourschooIsaren,tdifficulttofind.
“Schoolshavealwaysbeeninasocietywherepracticalismoreimportantthan
inte11ectuaI,MsayseducationwriterDianeRavitch.“Schoolscouldbeacounterbalance.M
Ravitch*slatestbook,LeftBack:ACenturyofFailedSchooIReforms,tracestherootsof
anti-intellectualisminourschools,concludingtheyareanythingbutacounterbalancetothe
AmericandistasteforintellectuaIpursuits.
Buttheycouldandshouldbe.EncouragingkidstorejecttheIifeofthemindleavesthem
vuInerabIetoexpIoitationandcontroI.WithouttheabiIitytothinkcritica11y,todefendtheir
ideasandunderstandtheideasofothers,theycannotfullyparticipateinourdemocracy.
Continuingalongthispath,sayswriterEarIShorris,uWewi11becomeasecond-ratecountry.
Wewi11havealesscivilsociety.M
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4Intellectisresentedasaformofpowerorprivilege,writesh
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