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2001年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIStructureandVocabulary

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SectionIIClozeTest

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethebestoneandmarkyouransweron

ANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswitha

pencil.(10points)

Thegovernmentistobanpaymentstowitnessesbynewspapersseekingtobuy

uppeopleinvolvedinprominentcases31thetrialofRosemaryWest.

Inasignificant32oflegalcontrolsoverthepress,LordIrvine,the

LordChancellor,willintroducea33billthatwillproposemakingpayments

towitnesses34andwillstrictlycontroltheamountof35thatcanbegiventoacase36

atrialbegins.

InalettertoGeraldKaufman,chairmanoftheHouseofCommonsMediaSelect

Committee,LordIrvinesaidhe37withacommitteereportthisyearwhichsaidthat

selfregulationdidnot38sufficientcontrol.

39ofthelettercametwodaysafterLordIrvinecauseda40ofmediaprotestwhen

hesaidthe41ofprivacycontrolscontainedinEuropeanlegislationwouldbeleftto

judges42toParliament.

TheLordChancellorsaidintroductionoftheHumanRightsBill,which43

theEuropeanConventiononHumanRightslegally44inBritain,laiddown

thateverybodywas45toprivacyandthatpublicfigurescouldgotocourtto

protectthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

“Pressfreedomswillbeinsafehands46ourBritishjudges,?,hesaid.

Witnesspaymentsbecamean47afterWestwassentencedto10life

sentencesin1995.Upto19witnesseswere48tohavereceivedpaymentsfor

tellingtheirstoriestonewspapers.Concernswereraised49witnessesmight

beencouragedtoexaggeratetheirstoriesincourtto50guiltyverdicts.

31.[A]asto[B]forinstance[C]inparticular[D]suchas

32.[A]tightening[B]intensifying[C]focusing[D]fastening

33.[A]sketch[B]rough[C]preliminary[D]draft

34.[A]illogical[B]illegal[C]improbable[D]improper

35.[A]publicity[B]penalty[C]popularity[D]peculiarity

36.[A]since[Blif[C]before[D]as

37.[A]sided[B]shared[C]complied[D]agreed

38.[A]present[B]offer[C]manifest[D]indicate

39.[A]Release[B]Publication[C]Printing[D]Exposure

40.[A]storm[B]rage[C]flare[D]flash

41.[A]translation[B]interpretation[C]exhibition[D]demonstration

42.[A]betterthan[B]otherthan[C]ratherthan[D]soonerthan

43.[A]changes[B]makes[C]sets[D]turns

44.[A]binding[B]convincing[C]restraining[D]sustaining

45.[A]authorized[B]credited[C]entitled[D]qualified

46.[A]with[B]to[C]fromfD]by

47.[A]impact[B]incident[C]inference[D]issue

48.[A]stated[B]remarked[C]said[DItold

49.[A]what[B]when[C]which[|D]that

50.[A]assurefB]confide[C]ensure[D]guarantee

SectionIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreach

questiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassages

carefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Thenmarkyour

answeronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthe

bracketswithapencil.(40points)

Text1

Specializationcanbeseenasaresponsetotheproblemofanincreasing

accumulationofscientificknowledge.Bysplittingupthesubjectmatterintosmaller

units,onemancouldcontinuetohandletheinformationanduseitasthebasisfor

furtherresearch.Butspecializationwasonlyoneofaseriesofrelateddevelopments

inscienceaffectingtheprocessofcommunication.Anotherwasthegrowing

professionalisationofscientificactivity.

Noclear-cutdistinctioncanbedrawnbetweenprofessionalsandamateursin

science:exceptionscanbefoundtoanyrule.Nevertheless,theword^amateur^does

carryaconnotationthatthepersonconcernedisnotfullyintegratedintothe

scientificcommunityand,inparticular,maynotfullyshareitsvalues.Thegrowthof

specializationinthenineteenthcentury,withitsconsequentrequirementofalonger,

morecomplextraining,impliedgreaterproblemsforamateurparticipationinscience.

Thetrendwasnaturallymostobviousinthoseareasofsciencebasedespeciallyon

amathematicalorlaboratorytraining,andcanbeillustratedintermsofthe

developmentofgeologyintheUnitedKingdom.

AcomparisonofBritishgeologicalpublicationsoverthelastcenturyandahalf

revealsnotsimplyanincreasingemphasisontheprimacyofresearch,butalsoa

changingdefinitionofwhatconstitutesanacceptableresearchpaper.Thus,inthe

nineteenthcentury,localgeologicalstudiesrepresentedworthwhileresearchintheir

ownright;but,inthetwentiethcentury,localstudieshaveincreasinglybecome

acceptabletoprofessionalsonlyiftheyincorporate,andreflecton,thewider

geologicalpicture.Amateurs,ontheotherhand,havecontinuedtopursuelocal

studiesintheoldway.Theoverallresulthasbeentomakeentrancetoprofessional

geologicaljournalsharderforamateurs,aresultthathasbeenreinforcedbythe

widespreadintroductionofrefereeing,firstbynationaljournalsinthenineteenth

centuryandthenbyseverallocalgeologicaljournalsinthetwentiethcentury.Asa

logicalconsequenceofthisdevelopment,separatejournalshavenowappeared

aimedmainlytowardseitherprofessionaloramateurreadership.Arathersimilar

processofdifferentiationhasledtoprofessionalgeologistscomingtogether

nationallywithinoneortwospecificsocieties,whereastheamateurshavetended

eithertoremaininlocalsocietiesortocometogethernationallyinadifferentway.

Althoughtheprocessofprofessionalisationandspecializationwasalreadywell

underwayinBritishgeologyduringthenineteenthcentury,itsfullconsequences

werethusdelayeduntilthetwentiethcentury.Insciencegenerally,however,the

nineteenthcenturymustbereckonedasthecrucialperiodforthischangeinthe

structureofscience.

51.Thegrowthofspecializationinthe19thcenturymightbemoreclearlyseenin

sciencessuchas.

[A]sociologyandchemistry[B]physicsandpsychology

[C]sociologyandpsychology[D]physicsandchemistry

52.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

[A]thereislittledistinctionbetweenspecializationandprofessionalisation

[B]amateurscancompetewithprofessionalsinsomeareasofscience

[C]professionalstendtowelcomeamateursintothescientificcommunity

[D]amateurshavenationalacademicsocietiesbutnolocalones

53.Theauthorwritesofthedevelopmentofgeologytodemonstrate.

[A]theprocessofspecializationandprofessionalisation

[B]thehardshipofamateursinscientificstudy

[C]thechangeofpoliciesinscientificpublications

[D]thediscriminationofprofessionalsagainstamateurs

54.Thedirectreasonforspecializationis.

[A]thedevelopmentincommunication[B]thegrowthofprofessionalisation

[C]theexpansionofscientificknowledge[D]thesplittingupofacademicsocieties

Text2

Agreatdealofattentionisbeingpaidtodaytotheso-calleddigitaldivide-the

divisionoftheworldintotheinfo(information)richandtheinfopoor.Andthat

dividedoesexisttoday.MywifeandIlecturedaboutthisloomingdangertwenty

yearsago.Whatwaslessvisiblethen,however,werethenew,positiveforcesthat

workagainstthedigitaldivide.Therearereasonstobeoptimistic.

Therearetechnologicalreasonstohopethedigitaldividewillnarrow.Asthe

Internetbecomesmoreandmorecommercialized,itisintheinterestofbusinessto

universalizeaccess-afterall,themorepeopleonline,themorepotentialcustomers

thereare.Moreandmoregovernments,afraidtheircountrieswillbeleftbehind,

wanttospreadInternetaccess.Withinthenextdecadeortwo,onetotwobillion

peopleontheplanetwillbenettedtogether.Asaresult,Inowbelievethedigital

dividewillnarrowratherthanwidenintheyearsahead.Andthatisverygoodnews

becausetheInternetmaywellbethemostpowerfultoolforcombatingworld

povertythatwe'veeverhad.

Ofcourse,theuseoftheInternetisn'ttheonlywaytodefeatpoverty.Andthe

Internetisnottheonlytoolwehave.Butithasenormouspotential.

Totakeadvantageofthistool,someimpoverishedcountrieswillhavetoget

overtheiroutdatedanti-colonialprejudiceswithrespecttoforeigninvestment.

Countriesthatstillthinkforeigninvestmentisaninvasionoftheirsovereigntymight

wellstudythehistoryofinfrastructure(thebasicstructuralfoundationsofasociety)in

theUnitedStates.WhentheUnitedStatesbuiltitsindustrialinfrastructure,it

didn'thavethecapitaltodoso.AndthatiswhyAmerica'sSecondWave

infrastructure—includingroads,harbors,highways,portsandsoon—werebuilt

withforeigninvestment.TheEnglish,theGermans,theDutchandtheFrenchwere

investinginBritain'sformercolony.Theyfinancedthem.ImmigrantAmericansbuilt

them.Guesswhoownsthemnow?TheAmericans.Ibelievethesamethingwould

betrueinplaceslikeBraziloranywhereelseforthatmatter.Themoreforeign

capitalyouhavehelpingyoubuildyourThirdWaveinfrastructure,whichtodayisan

electronicinfrastructure,thebetteroffyou'regoingtobe.Thatdoesn'tmeanlying

downandbecomingfooled,orlettingforeigncorporationsrununcontrolled.Butit

doesmeanrecognizinghowimportanttheycanbeinbuildingtheenergyand

telecominfrastructuresneededtotakefulladvantageoftheInternet.

55.Digitaldivideissomething.

[A]gettingworsebecauseoftheInternetfB]therichcountriesareresponsiblefor

[C]theworldmustguardagainst[D]consideredpositivetoday

56.GovernmentsattachimportancetotheInternetbecauseit.

[A]offerseconomicpotentials[B]canbringforeignfunds

[Clcansoonwipeoutworldpoverty[D]connectspeopleallovertheworld

57.ThewritermentionedthecaseoftheUnitedStatestojustifythepolicyof

[A]providingfinancialsupportoverseas[B]preventingforeigncapitafscontrol

[C]buildingindustrialinfrastructure[D]acceptingforeigninvestment

58.Itseemsthatnowacountry9seconomydependsmuchon.

[A]howwell-developeditiselectronically

[B]whetheritisprejudicedagainstimmigrants

[C]whetheritadoptsAmerica'sindustrialpattern

[D]howmuchcontrolithasoverforeigncorporations

Text3

WhydosomanyAmericansdistrustwhattheyreadintheirnewspapers?The

AmericanSocietyofNewspaperEditorsistryingtoanswerthispainfulquestion.

Theorganizationisdeepintoalongself-analysisknownasthejournalismcredibility

project.

Sadtosay,thisprojecthasturnedouttobemostlylow-levelfindingsabout

factualerrorsandspellingandgrammarmistakes,combinedwithlotsof

head-scratchingpuzzlementaboutwhatintheworldthosereadersreallywant.

Butthesourcesofdistrustgowaydeeper.Mostjournalistslearntoseethe

worldthroughasetofstandardtemplates(patterns)intowhichtheyplugeachday's

events.Inotherwords,thereisaconventionalstorylineinthenewsroomculturethat

providesabackboneandaready-madenarrativestructureforotherwiseconfusing

news.

Thereexistsasocialandculturaldisconnectbetweenjournalistsandtheir

readers,whichhelpsexplainwhythe"standardtemplates,9ofthenewsroomseem

alientomanyreaders.Inarecentsurvey,questionnairesweresenttoreportersin

fivemiddle-sizecitiesaroundthecountry,plusonelargemetropolitanarea.Then

residentsinthesecommunitieswerephonedatrandomandaskedthesame

questions.

RepliesshowthatcomparedwithotherAmericans,journalistsaremorelikely

toliveinupscaleneighborhoods,havemaids,ownMercedeses,andtradestocks,and

they'relesslikelytogotochurch,dovolunteerwork,orputdownrootsina

community.

Reporterstendtobepartofabroadlydefinedsocialandculturalelite,sotheir

worktendstoreflecttheconventionalvaluesofthiselite.Theastonishingdistrustof

thenewsmediaisn'trootedininaccuracyorpoorreportorialskillsbutinthedaily

clashofworldviewsbetweenreportersandtheirreaders.

Thisisanexplosivesituationforanyindustry,particularlyadecliningone.

Hereisatroubledbusinessthatkeepshiringemployeeswhoseattitudesvastlyannoy

thecustomers.Thenitsponsorslotsofsymposiumsandacredibilityproject

dedicatedtowonderingwhycustomersareannoyedandfleeinginlargenumbers.

Butitneverseemstogetaroundtonoticingtheculturalandclassbiasesthatso

manyformerbuyersarecomplainingabout.Ifitdid,itwouldopenupitsdiversity

program,nowfocusednarrowlyonraceandgender,andlookforreporterswho

differbroadlybyoutlook,values,education,andclass.

59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

[A]needsofthereadersallovertheworld

[B]causesofthepublicdisappointmentaboutnewspapers

[C]originsofthedecliningnewspaperindustry

[D]aimsofajournalismcredibilityproject

60.Theresultsofthejournalismcredibilityprojectturnedouttobe.

[A]quitetrustworthy[B]somewhatcontradictory

[C]veryilluminating[D]rathersuperficial

61.Thebasicproblemofjournalistsaspointedoutbythewriterliesintheir

[A]workingattitude[B]conventionallifestyle

[C]worldoutlook[D]educationalbackground

62.Despiteitsefforts,thenewspaperindustrystillcannotsatisfythereadersowing

toits.

[A]failuretorealizeitsrealproblem[B]tendencytohireannoyingreporters

fC]likelinesstodoinaccuratereporting[D]prejudiceinmattersofraceandgender

Text4

Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestwaveofmergersandacquisitionsever

witnessed.TheprocesssweepsfromhyperactiveAmericatoEuropeandreachesthe

emergingcountrieswithunsurpassedmight.Manyinthesecountriesarelookingat

thisprocessandworrying:"Won'tthewaveofbusinessconcentrationturnintoan

uncontrollableanti-competitiveforce?^^

There'snoquestionthatthebigaregettingbiggerandmorepowerful.

Multinationalcorporationsaccountedforlessthan20%ofinternationaltradein

1982.Todaythefigureismorethan25%andgrowingrapidly.Internationalaffiliates

accountforafast-growingsegmentofproductionineconomiesthatopenupand

welcomeforeigninvestment.InArgentina,forinstance,afterthereformsoftheearly

1990s,multinationalswentfrom43%toalmost70%oftheindustrialproductionof

the200largestfirms.Thisphenomenonhascreatedseriousconcernsovertheroleof

smallereconomicfirms,ofnationalbusinessmenandovertheultimatestabilityof

theworldeconomy.

IbelievethatthemostimportantforcesbehindthemassiveM&Awavearethe

samethatunderlietheglobalizationprocess:fallingtransportationand

communicationcosts,lowertradeandinvestmentbarriersandenlargedmarketsthat

requireenlargedoperationscapableofmeetingcustomer'sdemands.Alltheseare

beneficial,notdetrimental,toconsumers.Asproductivitygrows,theworld'swealth

increases.

Examplesofbenefitsorcostsofthecurrentconcentrationwavearescanty.Yet

itishardtoimaginethatthemergerofafewoilfirmstodaycouldre-createthesame

threatstocompetitionthatwerefearednearlyacenturyagointheU.S.,whenthe

StandardOilTrustwasbrokenup.Themergersoftelecomcompanies,suchas

WorldCom,hardlyseemtobringhigherpricesforconsumersorareductioninthe

paceoftechnicalprogress.Onthecontrary,thepriceofcommunicationsiscoming

downfast.Incars,too,concentrationisincreasing-witnessDaimlerandChrysler,

RenaultandNissan-butitdoesnotappearthatconsumersarebeinghurt.

Yetthefactremainsthatthemergermovementmustbewatched.Afewweeks

ago,AlanGreenspanwarnedagainstthemegamergersinthebankingindustry.Who

isgoingtosupervise,regulateandoperateaslenderoflastresortwiththegigantic

banksthatarebeingcreated?Won'tmultinationalsshiftproductionfromoneplace

toanotherwhenanationgetstoostrictaboutinfringementstofaircompetition?And

shouldonecountrytakeuponitselftheroleof"defendingcompetition"。!！issues

thataffectmanyothernations,asintheU.S.vs.Microsoftcase?

63.Whatisthetypicaltrendofbusinessestoday?

[A]totakeinmoreforeignfundsfB]toinvestmoreabroad

[C]tocombineandbecomebigger[D]totradewithmorecountries

64.Accordingtotheauthor,oneofthedrivingforcesbehindM&Awaveis

[A]thegreatercustomerdemands[B]asurplussupplyforthemarket

[C]agrowingproductivity[D]theincreaseoftheworld'swealth

65.FromParagraph4wecaninferthat.

[A]theincreasingconcentrationiscertaintohurtconsumers

[B]WorldComservesasagoodexampleofbothbenefitsandcosts

[C]thecostsoftheglobalizationprocessareenormous

[D]theStandardOilTrustmighthavethreatenedcompetition

66.Towardthenewbusinesswave,thewriter'sattitudecanbesaidtobe

[A]optimistic[B]objective[C]pessimistic[D]biased

Text5

WhenIdecidedtoquitmyfulltimeemploymentitneveroccurredtomethatI

mightbecomeapartofanewinternationaltrend.Alateralmovethathurtmypride

andblockedmyprofessionalprogresspromptedmetoabandonmyrelativelyhigh

profilecareeralthough,inthemannerofadisgracedgovernmentminister,Icovered

myexitbyclaiming“Iwantedtospendmoretimewithmyfamily^^.

Curiously,sometwo-and-a-halfyearsandtwonovelslater,myexperimentin

whattheAmericansterm“downshifting“hasturnedmytiredexcuseintoanabsolute

reality.Ihavebeentransformedfromapassionateadvocateofthephilosophyof

“havingitall,“preachedbyLindaKelseyforthepastsevenyearsinthepageofShe

magazine,intoawomanwhoishappytosettleforabitofeverything.

Ihavediscovered,asperhapsKelseywillafterhermuch-publicizedresignation

fromtheeditorshipofSheafterabuild-upofstress,thatabandoningthedoctrineof

"Jugglingyourlife,“andmakingthealternativemoveinto“downshifting''brings

withitfargreaterrewardsthanfinancialsuccessandsocialstatus.Nothingcould

persuademetoreturntothekindoflifeKelseyusedtoadvocateandIonceenjoyed:

12-hourworkingdays,pressureddeadlines,thefearfulstrainofofficepoliticsand

thelimitationsofbeingaparenton“qualitytime”.

InAmerica,themoveawayfromjugglingtoasimpler,lessmaterialistic

lifestyleisawell-establishedtrend.Downshifting--alsoknowninAmericaas

"voluntarysimplicity^^—has,ironically,evenbredanewareaofwhatmightbe

termedanti-consumerism.Thereareanumberofbest-sellingdownshiftingself-help

booksforpeoplewhowanttosimplifytheirlives;therearenewsletters,suchasThe

TightwadGazette,thatgivehundredsofthousandsofAmericansusefultipson

anythingfromrecyclingtheircling-filmtomakingtheirownsoap;thereareeven

supportgroupsforthosewhowanttoachievethemid-'90sequivalentofdropping

out.

WhileinAmericathetrendstartedasareactiontotheeconomicdecline—after

themassredundanciescausedbydownsizinginthelate'80s—andisstilllinkedto

thepoliticsofthrift,inBritain,atleastamongthemiddle-classdownshiftersofmy

acquaintance,wehavedifferentreasonsforseekingtosimplifyourlives.

Forthewomenofmygenerationwhowereurgedtokeepjugglingthrough

the'80s,downshiftinginthemid-'90sisnotsomuchasearchforthemythicalgood

life—growingyourownorganicvegetables,andriskingturningintoone-asa

personalrecognitionofyourlimitations.

67.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph1?

[A]Full-timeemploymentisanewinternationaltrend.

[B]Thewriterwascompelledbycircumstancestoleaveherjob.

[C]"Alateralmove^meanssteppingoutoffull-timeemployment.

[D]Thewriterwasonlytooeagertospendmoretimewithherfamily.

68.Thewriter'sexperimentshowsthatdownshifting.

[A]enableshertorealizeherdream

[B]helpshermoldanewphilosophyoflife

[C]promptshertoabandonherhighsocialstatus

[D]leadshertoacceptthedoctrineofShemagazine

69.“Jugglingone'slife^probablymeanslivingalifecharacterizedby.

[A]non-materialisticlifestyle[B]abitofeverything

[C]extremestress[D]anti-consumerism

70.Accordingtothepassage,downshiftingemergedintheU.S.asaresultof

[A]thequickpaceofmodernlife[B]man'sadventurousspirit

[C]man'ssearchformythicalexperiences[D]theeconomicsituation

SectionIVEnglish-ChineseTranslation

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlined

sentencesintoChinese.YourtranslationmustbewrittenneatlyonANSWER

SHEET2.(15points)

Inlessthan30years9timetheStarTrekholodeckwillbeareality.Directlinks

betweenthebrain'snervoussystemandacomputerwillalsocreatefullsensory

virtualenvironments,allowingvirtualvacationslikethoseinthefilmTotalRecall.

(71)Therewillbetelevisionchatshowshostedbyrobots,andcarswith

pollutionmonitorsthatwilldisablethemwhentheyoffend.(72)Childrenwillplay

withdollsequippedwithpersonalitychips,computerswithin-builtpersonalitieswill

beregardedasworkmatesratherthantools,relaxationwillbeinfrontof

smell-television,anddigitalagewillhavearrived.

AccordingtoBT'sfuturologist,IanPearson,theseareamongthedevelopments

scheduledforthefirstfewdecadesofthenewmillennium(aperiodof1,000years),

whensupercomputerswilldramaticallyaccelerateprogressinallareasoflife.

(73)Pearsonhaspiecedtogethertheworkofhundredsofresearchersaround

theworldtoproduceauniquemillenniumtechnologycalendarthatgivesthelatest

dateswhenwecanexpecthundredsofkeybreakthroughsanddiscoveriestotake

place.Someofthebiggestdevelopmentswillbeinmedicine,includinganextended

lifeexpectancyanddozensofartificialorganscomingintousebetweennowand

2040.

Pearsonalsopredictsabreakthroughincomputer-humanlinks.6<Bylinking

directlytoournervoussystem,computerscouldpickupwhatwefeeland,hopefully,

simulatefeelingtoosothatwecanstarttodevelopfullsensoryenvironments,rather

liketheholidaysinTotalRecallortheStarTrekholodeck,,5hesays.(74)Butthat,

Pearsonpointsout,isonlythestartofman-machineintegration:"Itwillbethe

beginningofthelongprocessofintegrationthatwillultimatelyleadtoafully

electronichumanbeforetheendofthenextcentury.^^

Throughhisresearch,Pearsonisabletoputdatestomostofthebreakthroughs

thatcanbepredicted.However,therearestillnoforecastsforwhenfaster-than-light

travelwillbeavailable,orwhenhumancloningwillbeperfected,orwhentime

travelwillbepossible.Buthedoesexpectsocialproblemsasaresultof

technologicaladvances.Aboominneighborhoodsurveillancecameraswill,for

example,causeproblemsin2010,whilethearrivalofsyntheticlifelikerobotswill

meanpeoplemaynotbeabletodistinguishbetweentheirhumanfriendsandthe

droids.(75)Andhomeapplianceswillalsobecomesosmartthatcontrollingand

operatingthemwillresultinthebreakoutofanewpsychologicaldisorder—kitchen

rage.

SectionVWriting

76.Directions:Amongalltheworthyfeelingsofmankind,loveisprobablythe

noblest,buteveryonehashis/herownunderstandingofit.

Therehasbeenadiscussionrecentlyontheissueinanewspaper.Writeanessay

tothenewspaperto

1)showyourunderstandingofthesymbolicmeaningofthepicturebelow,

2)giveaspecificexample,and

3)giveyoursuggestionastothebestwaytoshowlove.

Youshouldwriteabout200wordsonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)

2001年考研英语真题答案

SectionII:ClozeText(10points)

31.[D]32.[A]33.[D]34.[B]35.[A]36.[C]37.[D]38.[B]39.[B]40.[A]

41.[B]42.[C]43.[B]44.[A]45.[C]46.[A]47.[D]48.[C]49.[D]50.[C]

SectionIII:ReadingComprehension(40points)

51.[D]52.[B]53.[A]54.[C]55.[C]56.[A]57.[D]58.[A]59.[B]60.[D]

61.[C]62.[A]63.[C]64.[A]65.[D]66.[B]67.[B]68.[B]69.[C]70.[D]

SectionIV:English-ChineseTranslation(15points)

71.届时，将出现由机器人主持的电视谈话节目以及装有污染监控器的汽车，

一旦这些汽车排污超标(违规)，监控器就会使其停驶。

72.儿童将与装有个性化芯片的玩具娃娃玩耍，具有个性内置的计算机将被视

为工作伙伴而不是工具，人们将在气味电视机前休闲，届时数字体时代就

来至U了o

73.皮尔森汇集世界各地数百位研究人员的成果，编制了一个独特的新技术千

年历，它列出了人们有望看到数百项重大突破和发现的最迟日期。

74.但皮尔森指出，这个突破仅仅是人机一体化的开始：“它是人机一体化漫长

之路的第一步，最终会使人们在下世纪末之前就研制出完全电子化的仿真

人。”

75.家用电器将会变得如此智能化，以至于控制和操作它们会引发一种新的心

理疾病-厨房狂躁。

SectionV:Writing(20points)

76.参考范文

Inthepicturepresentedtous,alamp,thesymboloflove,givesoutbrightflame

againstthedarkbackground.Thispicturetellsusthatloveisalamp;thedarkerthe

placeis,thebrighterthelightlooks.Indeed,loveismostpreciouswhenitisoffered

tosomeonewhoisindifficulty.Theharderone'slifeis,themorevaluableloveis.

AgoodexampletoillustratethispointistheHopeProject.AlthoughChina's

economyhasachievedgreatdevelopment,therearestillthousandsofchildrenwho

aretoopoortogotoschool.Thesechildrenaresobadlyinneedofhelpthatnothing

ismorevaluablethanlovingthemandhelpingthemtogobacktoschool.Numerous

kind-heartedpeoplehavecontributedmoneytotheHopeProjectinorderthatevery

childinsuchacasecanaffordtogotoschool.Morethanoncewearemovedby

thosewhoarelendingtheirhandstochildren,showingtheirlovetowardsthe

children.

Tome,loveismostpreciousforthoseinneed.Weshouldneverhesitatetolend

ahandtothoseindifficulty,whichistheresponsibilityeveryoneshouldshoulderto

buildtheharmonioussociety.

2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

SectionIIClozeTest

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethebestoneandmarkyouransweron

ANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswitha

pencil.(10points)

Ifafarmerwishestosucceed,hemusttrytokeepawidegapbetweenhis

consumptionandhisproduction.Hemuststorealargequantityofgrain41

consumingallhisgrainimmediately.Hecancontinuetosupporthimself