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大家论坛-英语专业考研版-真题+资料汇总/thread-2407892-1-1.html北京外国语大学2001年研究生入学考试基础英语试卷A nation dividedWhat to do about the ever widening gulf between rich and poor? Mortimer B. ZuckermanWe are becoming two nations. The prosperous are rapidly getting more prosperous and the poor are slowly getting poorer. George W. Bush did well to rebuke his party when House Republicans maneuvered to balance the budget by proposing to delay the earned income tax credit for the working poorpaying it in monthly installments rather than an annual lump sum. “I dont think they ought to balance the budget on the backs of the poor,” Bush said. Instead, it is time for aspiring leaders to ponder how the two nations might more closely become one.The American economy is growing dramatically. But this prosperity is being distributed very unevenly. The America that is doing well is doing very well indeed. But most benefits have gone to those who work in industries where the main product is information. The losers have been the producers of tangible goods and personal serviceseven teachers and health care providers. The high-tech information economy has been growing at approximately 10 times the rate of the older industrial economy. It has enjoyed substantial job growth, the highest productivity gains（about 30 percent a year）, and bigger profits. It can therefore afford bigger wage gains（about four times that of the older economy）. And this wage gap is likely to widen for years to come.The rich get richer. The concentration of wealth is even more dramatic. New York University economist Edward Wolff points out that the top 20 percent of Americans account for more than 100 percent of the total growth in wealth from 1983 to 1997 while the bottom 80 percent lost 7 percent. Another study found that the top 1percent saw their after-tax income jump 115 percent in the past 22 years. The top fifth have seen an after-tax increase of 43 percent during the same period while the bottom fifth of all Americansincluding many working mothershave seen their after-tax incomes fall 9 percent. The result is that 4 out of 5 householdssome 217 million peoplewill take home a thinner slice of the economic pie than they did 22 years ago.There are those who point out that these income figures do not fully reflect the improvement in the standard of living and say that attention should be paid to what Americans own, what they buy, and how they live, A fair point. Two economists, W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, have revealed that each person in the average household today has 814 square feet of living space compared with 478 square feet in 1970;that 62 percent of all households own two or more vehicles compared with 29 percent back then; that the number of gas ranges has increased sixfold, air travel four times, and the median household wealthi.e., the family right in the middlehas jumped dramatically. Even given such improvements in life quality, our public policy must not exacerbate the disproportionate concentrations of wealth.Fortunately, Americans are pragmatists. They know that what you earn depends on what you learn, especially in a digital economy; so 83 percent of our children now complete four years of high school, compared with 55 percent in 1970.This is good news. But vast numbers of people feel marginalized in an information-based economy. For too many, work no longer provides the kinds of wages and promotions that allow them to achieve economic success or security. Wage increases do not substantially increase their real income, so they have to work longer hours, get a higher-paying shift, or find another job. These are the people who are particularly concerned about the benefits they stand to gain from Medicare and Social Security. If they do manage to put together a successful strategy to survive, they should not be hit with sudden shockslike the denial of the lump-sum tax credit.Bush may have discomfited his Republican colleagues, but his words served to remind that they are out of touch with the realities of life for so many Americans. He later softened his criticism, but it is time, nevertheless, for a more generous leadership from the House Republicans. They should not berate Bush. Indeed, they may well find themselves in his dept should his appeal to the center of American politics provide them the coattails they will need when voters head to the polls in just over a year.1. Explain the underlined part in English, bringing out the implied meaning, it there is any:（22%）（1）I dont think of the poor （3%）（2）The result is 22 years ago （3%）（3）A fair point. （2%）（4）our public policy wealth （3%）（5）vast numbers economy （3%）（6）These are Social Security （3%）（7）they may well find over a year. （3%）2. Answer he following questions briefly and to the point（13%）（1）What does it mean by the title “A Nation Divided ”? （3%）（2）What is the main reason for the widening gap of income, according to the writer?（5%）（3）How does the writer propose to solve the problem?（5%）. Translate the following into Chinese（25%）1. I cant thank you enough.（2%）2. He suggested to me that more was to be gained than lost by full disclosure. I could not have agreed more.（2%）3. They could hardly have been more wrong. （2%）4. The conspirators had ganged together, their confidence growing with their number.（2%）5. Greed of money is not one of his faults.（2%）6. The convention bought time, it could not bring settlement.（2%）7. The reaty was approved by the Senate, with only one vote to spare.（2%）8. We agree to disagree without being disagreeable.（2%）9. His past is no more immune to scrutiny than anyone elses.（2%）10. He knew that I knew that he guessed that I had guessed “Mister Williams” was Bill Stephenson. （2%）11. The novels of Terror, set in some vague but picturesque foreign country and in some vague but picturesque historic period, told of haunted castles and sinister monks and mysterious crimes and high-born villains intent on the ruin of high-born beautiful maidens.（5%）. 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Mortimer B. ZuckermanWe are becoming two nations. The prosperous are rapidly getting more prosperous and the poor are slowly getting poorer. George W. Bush did well to rebuke his party when House Republicans maneuvered to balance the budget by proposing to delay the earned income tax credit for the working poorpaying it in monthly installments rather than an annual lump sum. “I dont think they ought to balance the budget on the backs of the poor,” Bush said. Instead, it is time for aspiring leaders to ponder how the two nations might more closely become one.The American economy is growing dramatically. But this prosperity is being distributed very unevenly. The America that is doing well is doing very well indeed. But most benefits have gone to those who work in industries where the main product is information. The losers have been the producers of tangible goods and personal serviceseven teachers and health care providers. The high-tech information economy has been growing at approximately 10 times the rate of the older industrial economy. It has enjoyed substantial job growth, the highest productivity gains（about 30 percent a year）, and bigger profits. It can therefore afford bigger wage gains（about four times that of the older economy）. And this wage gap is likely to widen for years to come.The rich get richer. The concentration of wealth is even more dramatic. New York University economist Edward Wolff points out that the top 20 percent of Americans account for more than 100 percent of the total growth in wealth from 1983 to 1997 while the bottom 80 percent lost 7 percent. Another study found that the top 1percent saw their after-tax income jump 115 percent in the past 22 years. The top fifth have seen an after-tax increase of 43 percent during the same period while the bottom fifth of all Americansincluding many working mothershave seen their after-tax incomes fall 9 percent. The result is that 4 out of 5 householdssome 217 million peoplewill take home a thinner slice of the economic pie than they did 22 years ago.There are those who point out that these income figures do not fully reflect the improvement in the standard of living and say that attention should be paid to what Americans own, what they buy, and how they live, A fair point. Two economists, W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm, have revealed that each person in the average household today has 814 square feet of living space compared with 478 square feet in 1970;that 62 percent of all households own two or more vehicles compared with 29 percent back then; that the number of gas ranges has increased sixfold, air travel four times, and the median household wealthi.e., the family right in the middlehas jumped dramatically. Even given such improvements in life quality, our public policy must not exacerbate the disproportionate concentrations of wealth.Fortunately, Americans are pragmatists. They know that what you earn depends on what you learn, especially in a digital economy; so 83 percent of our children now complete four years of high school, compared with 55 percent in 1970.This is good news. But vast numbers of people feel marginalized in an information-based economy. For too many, work no longer propvides the kinds of wages and promotions that allow them to achieve economic success or security. Wage increases do not substantially increase their real income, so they have to work longer hours, get a higher-paying shift, or find another job. These are the people who are particularly concerned about the benefits they stand to gain from Medicare and Social Security. If they do manage to put together a successful strategy to survive, they should not be hit with sudden shockslike the denial of the lump-sum tax credit.Bush may have discomfited his Republican colleagues, but his words served to remind that they are out of touch with the realities of life for so many Americans. He later softened his criticism, but it is time, nevertheless, for a more generous leadership from the House Republicans. They should not berate Bush. Indeed, they may well find themselves in his dept should his appeal to the center of American politics provide them the coattails they will need when voters head to the polls in just over a year.1. Explain the underlined part in English, bringing out the implied meaning, it there is any:（22%）（1）I dont think of the poor （3%）（2）The result is 22 years ago （3%）（3）A fair point. （2%）（4）our public policy wealth （3%）（5）vast numbers economy （3%）（6）These are Social Security （3%）（7）they may well find over a year. （3%）2. Answer he following questions briefly and to the point（13%）（1）What does it mean by the title “A Nation Divided ”? （3%）（2）What is the main reason for the widening gap of income, according to the writer?（5%） (3) How does the writer propose to solve the problem?（5%）参考答案：1. (1)I dont think they can make the amount of money that they spend equal to the amount of money available by making use of the poor, i.e. by delaying the earned income tax credit.(2) The outcome is that 4 in 5 families, which are about 217 million people, will earn less money now than 22 years ago. (3) Thats a good point. (4) The policy made by the government must not make the already unpleasant situation of sharp division between the rich and the poor worse. (5) A lot of people feel they are cast aside so unfairly that they become unimportant and powerless in the economy that information is of foremost vale. (6) It is these people who pay special attention to the advantages they are to enjoy from such welfare as Medicare and Social Security. They are in genuine need of the welfare.(7) Bushs consideration for the poor may equip them with the support of the voters from the middle and low class and thus help them with the success of the Republicans in the House election in about over a year. If that is the case, they owe their success to Bushs policy.2. (1) That means U.S.A. is divided into two parts as people in the U.S. are divided into two groups, the rich and the poor. (2) According to the author, the main reason for the widening gap is the development of high-tech information economy. The information industry enjoys rapid growth rate, high productivity and big profit; thus, workers in information industry can earn more wages. As information industry is still growing rapidly, this gap will continue to widen. (3) Firstly, “what you earn depends on what you learn.” That means to acquire more knowledge and improve your qualification so as to be well prepared for the digital economy. Secondly, the government should shoulder its responsibility to help the poor in the form of welfare such as Medicare and Social Security. And it should not do anything to hinder the middle and low classs efforts to improve their life quality. . Translate the following into Chinese（25%）1. I cant thank you enough.（2%）2. He suggested to me that more was to be gained than lost by full disclosure. I could not have agreed more.（2%）3. They could hardly have been more wrong. （2%）4. The conspirators had ganged together, their confidence growing with their number.（2%）5. Greed of money is not one of his faults.（2%）6. The convention bought time, it could not bring settlement.（2%）7. The treaty was approved by the Senate, with only one vote to spare.（2%） 8. We agree to disagree without being disagreeable.（2%） 9. His past is no more immune to scrutiny than anyone elses.（2%）10. He knew that I knew that he guessed that I had guessed “Mister Williams” was Bill Stephenson. （2%）11. The novels of Terror, set in some vague but picturesque foreign country and in some vague but picturesque historic period, told of haunted castles and sinister monks and mysterious crimes and high-born villains intent on the ruin of high-born beautiful maidens.（5%）参考答案：1. 真是感激不尽。2. 他建议我将此事完全公开，这样做更有好处。我很同意他的说法。3. 他们错得不能再错了。4. 同谋者们聚集在了一起，随着人数的增加他们的信心也在不断膨胀。5. 他并不贪财。6. 这次会议只会耽误时间而不会有任何结果。7. 参议院以只有一张反对票的结果通过了这一条约。8. 我们都赞同即使意见不一致也不会让彼此之间产生不愉快。9. 像其他人一样他的过去也遭到了详细审查。10. 对于我知道他已猜到我认为威廉姆先生就是比尔斯蒂芬森这一点，他是充分了解的。11恐怖小说以某一不确定但独具风格的外域领土及历史阶段为背景，所讲述的是关于鬼魂出没的城堡，险恶的僧人，神秘的罪恶，以及出身上流社会的恶棍想方设法使高贵且美丽动人的少女堕落的故事。. Translate the following passag