2023年考研英语真题及答案

全国硕士硕士入学统一考式英语（一）

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand

markA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Trustisatrickybusiness.Ontheonehand,it'sanecessarycondition1many

worthwhilethings:childcare,friendships,etc.Ontheotherhand,puttingyour2,inthe

wrongplaceoftencarriesahigh3.

4,whydowetrustatall?Well,becauseitfeelsgood.5peopleplacetheirtrustinan

individualoraninstitution,theirbrainsreleaseoxytocin,ahormonethat6pleasurable

feelingsandtriggerstheherdinginstructthatpromptshumansto7withoneanother.

Scientistshavefoundthatexposure8thishormoneputsusinatrusting9:InaSwiss

study,researcherssprayedoxytocinintothenosesofhalfthesubjects;thosesubjects

werereadytolendsignificantlyhigheramountsofmoneytostrangersthanweretheir10

whoinhaledsomethingelse.

11forus,wealsohaveasixthsensefordishonestythatmay12us.ACanadian

studyfoundthatchildrenasyoungas14monthscandifferentiate13acredibleperson

andadishonestone.Sixlytoddlerswereeach14toanadulttesterholdingaplastic

container.Thetesterwouldask,"What'sinhere?*'beforelookingintothecontainer,

smiling,andexclaiming,"Wow!MEachsubjectwastheninvitedtolook15.Halfofthem

foundatoy;theotherhalf16thecontainerwasempty-andrealizedthetesterhad17

them.

Amongthechildrenwhohadnotbeentricked,themajoritywere18tocooperatewith

thetesterinlearninganewskill,demonstratingthattheytrustedhisleadership.19,cnly

fiveofthe30childrenpairedwiththeu20ntesterparticipatedinafollow-upactivity.

1.[A]on[B]like[C]for[D]from

2.[A]faith[B]concern[C]attention[D]interest

3.[A]benefit[B]debt[C]hope[D]price

4.[A]Therefore[B]Then[C]Instead[D]Again

5.[A]Until[B]Unless[C]Although[D]When

6.[A]selects[B]produces[C]applies[D]maintains

7.[A]consult[B]compete[C]connect[D]compare

8.[A]at[B]by[C]of|D]to

9.[A]context[B]mood[C]period[D]circle

10.[A]counterparts[B]substitutes[C]colleagues[D]supporters

11.[A]Funny[B]Lucky[C]Odd[D]Ironic

12.[A]monitor[B]protect[C]surprise[D]delight

13.[A]between[B]within[C]toward[D]over

14.[A]transferred[B]added[C]introduced[D]entrusted

15.[A]out[B]back[C]around[D]inside

16.[A]discovered[B]proved[C]insisted[D].remembered

17.[A]betrayed[B]wronged[C]fooled[D]mocked

18.[A]forced[B]willing[C]hesitant[D]entitled

19.[A]Incontrast[B]Asaresult[C]Onthewhole[D]Forinstance

20.[A]inflexible[B]incapable[C]unreliable[D]unsuitable

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,

B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Amongtheannoyingchallengesfacingthemiddleclassisonethatwillprobablygo

unmentionedinthenextpresidentialcampaign:Whathappenswhentherobotscomefor

theirjobs?

Don'tdismissthatpossibilityentirely.AbouthalfofU.S.jobsareathighriskofbeing

automated,accordingtoaUniversityofOxfordstudy,v/iththemiddleclass

disproportionatelysqueezed.Lower-incomejobslikegardeningordaycaredon'tappeal

torobots.Butmanymiddle-classoccupations-trucking,financialadvice,software

engineering—havearousedtheirinterest,orsoonwill.Therichowntherobots,sothey

willbefine.

Thisisn'ttobealarmist.Optimistspointoutthattechnologicalupheavalhas

benefitedworkersinthepast.TheIndustrialRevolutiondidn'tgosowellforLuddites

whosejobsweredisplacedbymechanizedlooms,butiteventuallyraisedliving

standardsandcreatedmorejobsthanitdestroyed.Likewise,automationshould

eventuallyboostproductivity,stimulatedemandbydrivingdownprices,andfreeworkers

fromhard,boringwork.Butinthemediumterm,middle-classworkersmayneedalotof

helpadjusting.

Thefirststep,asErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfeeargueinTheSecond

MachineAge,shouldberethinkingeducationandjobtraining.Curriculums-from

grammarschooltocollege-shouldevolvetofocuslessonmemorizingfactsandmoreon

creativityandcomplexccmmunication.Vocationalschoolsshoulddoabetterjobof

fosteringproblem-solvingsk川sandhelpingstudentsworkalongsiderobots.Online

educationcansupplementthetraditionalkind.Itcouldmakeextratrainingandinstruction

affordable.Professionalstryingtoacquirenewsk川swiIbeabletodosowithoutgoing

intodebt.

ThechallengeofcopingwithautomationunderlinestheneedfortheU.S.torevive

itsfadingbusinessdynamism:Startingnewcompaniesmustbemadeeasier.Inprevious

erasofdrastictechnologicalchange,entrepreneurssmoothedthetransitionbydreaming

upwaystocombinelaborandmachines.Thebestusesof3Dprintersandvirtualreality

haven'tbeeninventedyet.TheU.S.needsthenewcompaniesthatwillinventthem.

Finally,becauseautomationthreatenstowidenthegapbetweencapitalincomeand

laborincome,taxesandthesafetynetwillhavetoberethought.Taxesonlow-wage

laborneedtobecut,andwagesubsidiessuchastheearnedincometaxcreditshouldbe

expanded:Thiswouldboostincomes,encouragework;rewardcompaniesforjob

creation,andreduceinequality.

Technologywillimprovesocietyinwaysbigandsmalloverthenextfewyears,yet

thiswillbelittlecomforttothosewhofindtheirlivesandcareersupendedbyautomation.

Destroyingthemachinesthatarecomingforourjobswouldbenuts.Butpoliciestohelp

workersadaptwillbeindispensable.

21.Whowillbemostthreatenedbyautomation?

[A]Leadingpoliticians.

[B]Low-wagelaborers.

[C]Robotowners.

[D]Middle-classworkers.

22.Whichofthefollowingbestrepresenttheauthor'sview?

[A]Worriesaboutautomationareinfactgroundless.

[B]Optimists'opinionsonnewtechfindlittlesupport.

[C]lssuesarisingfromautomationneedtobetackled

[D]Negativeconsequencesofnewtechcanbeavoided

23.Educationintheageofautomationshouldputmoreemphasison

[A]creativepotential.

[B]job-huntingskills.

[C]individualneeds.

[D]cooperativespirit.

24.Theauthorsuggeststhattaxpoliciesbeaimedat

[A]encouragingthedevelopmentofautomation.

[B]increasingthereturnoncapitalinvestment.

[C]easingthehostilitybetweenrichandpoor.

[D]preventingtheincomegapfromwidening.

25.Inthistext,theauthorpresentsaproblemwith

[A]opposingviewsonit.

[B]possiblesolutionstoit.

[C]itsalarmingimpacts.

[D]itsmajorvariations.

Text2

AnewsurveybyHarvardUniversityfindsmorethantwo-thirdsofyoungAmericans

disapproveofPresidentTrump'suseofTwitter.TheimplicationisthatMillennialsprefer

newsfromtheWhiteHousetobefilteredthroughothersource,Notapresident'ssocial

mediaplatform.

MostAmericansrelyonsocialmediatocheckdailyheadlines.Yetasdistrusthas

risentowardallmedia,peoplemaybestartingtobeefuptheirmedialiteracyskills.Such

atrendisbadlyneeded.Duringthepresidentialcampaign,nearlyaquarterofweb

contentsharedbyTwitterusersinthepoliticallycriticalstateofMichiganwasfakenews,

accordingtotheUniversityofOxford.AndasurveyconductedforBuzzFeedNewsfound

44percentofFacebookusersrarelyornevertrustnewsfromthemediagiant.

Youngpeoplewhoaredigitalnativesareindeedbecomingmoreskillfulat

separatingfactfromfictionincyberspace.AKnightFoundationfocus-groupsurveyof

youngpeoplebetweenages14and24foundtheyuse"distributedtrust'*toverifystories.

Theycross-checksourcesandprefernewsfromdifferentperspectives-especiallythose

thatareopenaboutanybias.MManyyoungpeopleassumeagreatdealofpersonal

responsibilityforeducatingthemselvesandactivelyseekingoutopposingviewpoints,

thesurveyconcluded.

Suchactiveresearchcanhaveanothereffect.AsurveyconductedinAustralia,

Britain,andtheUnitedStatesbytheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonfoundthatyoung

people'srelianceonsocialmedialedtogreaterpoliticalengagement.

Socialmediaallowsjserstoexperiencenewseventsmoreintimatelyand

immediatelywhilealsopermittingthemtore-sharenewsasaprojectionoftheirvalues

andinterests.Thisforcesuserstobemoreconsciousoftheirroleinpassingalong

information.AsurveybyBarnaresearchgroupfoundthetopreasongivenbyAmericans

forthefakenewsphenomenonis"readererror,"moresothanmade-upstoriesorfactual

mistakesinreporting.Aboutathirdsaytheproblemoffakenewsliesin

"misinterpretationorexaggerationofactualnews"viasocialmedia.Inotherwords,the

choicetosharenewsonsocialmediamaybetheheartoftheissue.uThisindicatesthere

isarealpersonalresponsibilityincounteractingthisproblemI^^saysRoxanneStone,

editorinchiefatBarnaGroup.

Sowhenyoungpeoplearecriticalofanover-tweetingpresident,theyreveala

mentaldisciplineinthinkingskills-andintheirchoicesonwhentoshareonsocialmedia.

26.AccordingtotheParagraphs1and2,manyyoungAmericanscastdoubtson

[A]thejustificationotthenews-filteringpractice.

[B]people'spreferenceforsocialmediaplatforms.

[C]theadministrationsabilitytohandleinformation.

[D]socialmediawasareliablesourceofnews.

27.Thephrase"beerup^Line2,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto

[A]sharpen

[B]define

[C]boast

[D]share

28.Accordingtotheknightfoundationsurvey,youngpeople

[A]tendtovoicetheiropinionsincyberspace.

[B]verifynewsbyreferringtodiverseresources.

[C]havesstrongsenseofresponsibility.

[D]liketoexchangeviewson“distributedtrust'5

29.TheBarnasurve/foundthatamaincauseforthefakenewsproblemis

[A]readersoutdatedvalues.

[B]journalists*biasedreporting

[C]readers'misinterpretation

[D]journalists'made-upstories.

30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]ARiseinCriticalSkillsforSharingNewsOnline

[B]ACounteractionAgainsttheOver-tweetingTrend

[C]TheAccumulationofMutualTrustonSocialMedia.

[D]ThePlatformsforProjectionofPersonalInterests.

Text3

Anyfair-mindedassessmentofthedangersofthedealbetweenBritain'sNational

HealthService(NHS)andDeepMindmuststartbyacknowledgingthatbothsidesmean

well.DeepMindisoneoftheleadingartificialintelligence(Al)companiesintheworld.

Thepotentialofthisworkappliedtohealthcareisverygreat,butitcouldalsoleadto

furtherconcentrationofpowerinthetechgiants.ItIsagainstthatbackgroundthatthe

informationcommissioner,ElizabethDenham,hasissuedherdamningverdictagainst

theRoyalFreehospitaltrustundertheNHS,whichhandedovertoDeepMindthe

recordsof1.6millionpatientsInonthebasisofavagueagreementwhichtookfartoo

littleaccountofthepatients'rightsandtheirexpectationsofprivacy.

DeepMindhasalmostapologized.TheNHStrusthasmendeditsways.Further

arrangements-andtheremaybemany-betweentheNHSandDeepMindwillbecarefully

scrutinisedtoensurethatallnecessarypermissionshavebeenaskedofpatientsandall

unnecessarydatahasbeencleaned.Therearelessonsaboutinformedpatientconsent

tolearn.Butprivacyisnettheonlyangleinthiscaseandnoteventhemostimportant.

MsDenhamchosetoconcentratetheblameontheNHStrust,sinceunderexistinglawit

"controlled"thedataandDeepMindmerely"processed"it.Butthisdistinctionmissesthe

pointthatitisprocessingandaggregation,notthemerepossessionofbits,thatgivesthe

datavalue.

Thegreatquestioniswhoshouldbenefitfromtheanalysisofallthedatathatour

livesnowgenerate.Privacylawbuildsontheconceptofdamagetoanindividualfrom

identifiableknowledgeaboutthem.Thatmissesthewaythesurve川anceeconomyworks.

Thedataofanindividualtheregainsitsvalueonlywhenitiscomparedwiththedataof

countlessmillionsmore.

Theuseofprivacylawtocurbthetechgiantsinthisinstancefeelsslightly

maladapted.Thispracticedoesnotaddresstherealworry.Itisnotenoughtosaythat

thealgorithmsDeepMinddevelopswillbenefitpatientsandsavelives.Whatmattersis

thattheywillbelongtoaprivatemonopolywhichdevelopedthemusingpublicresources.

Ifsoftwarepromisestosavelivesonthescalethatdugsnowcan,bigdatamaybe

expectedtobehaveasabigpharmhasdone.Wearestillatthebeginningofthis

revolutionandsmallchoicesnowmayturnouttohavegiganticconsequenceslater.A

longstrugglewillbeneededtoavoidafutureofdigitalfeudalism.MsDenham'srepolis

awelcomestart.

31.WhaistrueoftheagreementbetweentheNHSandDeepMind?

[A]Itcausedconflictsamongtechgiants.

[B]Itfailedtopaydueattentiontopatient'srights.

[C]Itfellshortofthelatter'sexpectations

[D]Itputbothsidesintoadangeroussituation.

32.TheNHStrustrespondedtoDenham'sverdictwith

[A]emptypromises.

[B]toughresistance.

[C]necessaryadjustments.

[D]sincereapologies.

33.TheauthorarguesinParagraph2that

[A]privacyprotectionmustbesecuredatallcosts.

[B]leakingpatients'dataisworsethansellingit.

[C]makingprofitsfrcmpatients'dataisillegal.

[D]thevalueofdatacomesfromtheprocessingolit

34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,therealworryarisingfromthisdealis

[A]theviciousrivalryamongbigpharmas.

[B]theineffectiveenforcementofprivacylaw.

[C]theuncontrolleduseofnewsoftware.

[D]themonopolyofbigdatabytechgiants.

35.Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheapplicationofAltohealthcareis

[A]ambiguous.

[B]cautious.

[C]appreciative.

[D]contemptuous.

Text4

TheU.S.PostalService(USPS)continuestobleedredink.Itreportedanetlossof

$5.6billionforfiscal,the10thstraightyearitsexpenseshaveexceededrevenue.

Meanwhile,ithasmorethan$120billioninunfundedliabilities,mostlyforemployee

healthandretirementcosts.Therearemanybankruptcies.Fundamentally,theUSPSis

inahistoricsqueezebetweentechnologicalchangethathaspermanentlydecreased

demandforitsbread-and-butterproduct,first-classmail,andaregulatorystructurethat

deniesmanagementtheflexibilitytoadjustitsoperationstothenewreality

Andinterestgroupsrangingfrompostalunionstogreeting-cardmakersexertself­

interestedpressureonthsUSPS'sultimateoverseer-Congress-insistingthatwhatever

elsehappenstothePostalService,aspectsofthestatusquotheydependonget

protected.Thisiswhyrepeatedattemptsatreformlegislationhavefailedinrecentyears,

leavingthePostalServiceunabletopayitsbillsexceptbydeferringvitalmodernization.

Nowcomeswordthateveryoneinvolved-Democrats,Republicans,thePostal

Service,theunionsandthesystem'sheaviestusers—hasfinallyagreedonaplantofix

thesystem.LegislationismovingthroughtheHousethatwouldsaveUSPSanestimated

$28.6billionoverfiveyears,whichcouldhelppayfornewvehicles,amongothersurvival

measures.Mostofthemoneywouldcomefromapenry-per-letterpermanentrate

increaseandfromshiftingpostalretireesintoMedicare.Thelatterstepwouldlargely

offsetthefinancialburdenofannuallypre-fundingretireehealthcare,thusaddressinga

long-standingcomplaintbytheUSPSanditsunion.

IfitclearstheHouse,thismeasurewouldstillhavetogetthroughtheSenate-

wheresomeoneisboundtopointoutthatitamountstothebare,bareminimum

necessarytokeepthePostalServiceafloat,notcomprehensivereform.There'sno

changetocollectivebargainingattheUSPS,amajoromissionconsideringthat

personnelaccountsfor80percentoftheagency'scosts.Alsomissingisanydiscussion

ofeliminatingSaturdayletterdelivery.Thatcommon-sensechangeenjoyswidepublic

supportandwouldsavetheUSPS$2billionperyear.Butpostalspecial-interestgroups

seemtohavekilledit,atleastintheHouse.Theemergingconsensusaroundthebillisa

signthatlegislatorsaregettingfrightenedaboutapoliticallyembarrassingshort-term

collapseattheUSPS.Itisnot,however,asignthatthey'regettingseriousabout

transformingthepostalsystemforthe21stcentury.

36.ThefinancialproblemwiththeUSPSiscausedpartlyby

[A].itsunbalancedbudget.

[B].itsrigidmanagement.

[C].thecostfortechnicalupgrading.

[D].thewithdrawalofbanksupport.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,theUSPSfailstomodernizeitselfdueto

[A].theinterferencefrominterestgroups.

[B].theinadequatefundingfromCongress.

[C].theshrinkingdemandforpostalservice.

[D].theincompetenceofpostalunions.

38.Thelong-standingcomplaintbytheUSPSanditsunionscanbeaddressedby

[A].removingitsburdenofretireehealthcare.

[B].makingmoreinvestmentinnewvehicles.

[C].adoptinganewrate-increasemechanism.

[D].attractingmorefirst-classmailusers.

39.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorseemstoviewlegislatorswith

[A]respect.

[B]tolerance.

[C]discontent.

[D]gratitude.

40.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A].TheUSPSStartstoMissItsGoodOldDays

[B].ThePostalService:KeepAwayfromMyCheese

[C].TheUSPS:ChronicIllnessRequiresaQuickCure

[D].ThePostalServiceNeedsMorethanaBand-Aid

PartB

Directions:

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45,youare

requiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelist

A-Gandfillingthemintothenumberedboxes.ParagraphsCandFhavebeencorrectly

placed.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

A.InDecemberof1869,Congressappointedacommissiontoselectasiteand

prepareplansandcostestimatesforanewStateDepartmentBuilding.Thecommission

wasalsotoconsiderpossiblearrangementsfortheWarandNavyDepartments.Tothe

horrorofsomewhoexpectedaGreekRevivaltwinoftheTreasuryBuildingtobeerected

ontheothersideoftheWhiteHouse,theelaborateFrenchSecondEmpirestyledesign

byAlfredMullettwasselected,andconstructionofabuildingtohouseallthree

departmentsbeganinJuneof1871.

B.Completedin1875,theStateDepartment'ssouthwingwasthefirsttobe

occupied,withitselegantfour-storylibrary(completedn1876),DiplomaticReception

Room,andSecretary'sofficedecoratedwithcarvedwood,Orientalrugs,andstenciled

wallpatterns.TheNavyDepartmentmovedintotheeastwingin1879,whereelaborate

wallandceilingstencilingandmarquetryfloorsdecoratedtheofficeoftheSecretary.

C.TheState,War,andNavyBuilding,asitwasoriginallyknown,housedthethree

ExecutiveBranchDepartmentsmostintimatelyassociatedwithformulatingand

conductingthenation'sforeignpolicyinthelastquarterofthenineteenthcenturyandthe

firstquarterofthetwentiethcentury-theperiodwhentheUnitedStatesemergedasan

internationalpower.Thebuildinghashousedsomeofthenation'smostsignificant

diplomatsandpoliticiansandhasbeenthesceneofmanyhistoricevents.

D.Manyofthemostcelebratednationalfigureshaveparticipatedinhistoricalevents

thathavetakenplacewithintheEEOB'sgranitewalls.TheodoreandFranklinD.

Roosevelt,WilliamHowardTaft,DwightD.Eisenhower,LyndonB.Johnson,GeraldFord,

andGeorgeH.W.Bushallhadofficesinthisbuildingbeforebecomingpresident.Ithas

housed16SecretariesoftheNavy,21SecretariesofWar,and24SecretariesofState.

WinstonChurchilloncewalkeditscorridorsandJapaneseemissariesmetherewith

SecretaryofStateCordellHullafterthebombingofPearlHarbor.

E.TheEisenhowerExecutiveOfficeBuilding(EEOB)commandsauniqueposition

inboththenationalhistoryandthearchitecturalheritageoftheUnitedStates.Designed

bySupervisingArchitectoftheTreasury,AlfredB.Mullett,itwasbuiltfrom1871to1888

tohousethegrowingstaffsoftheState,War,andNavyDepartments,andisconsidered

oneofthebestexamplesofFrenchSecondEmpirearchitectureinthecountry.

F.Constructiontook17yearsasthebuildingslowlyrosewingbywing.Whenthe

EEOBwasfinished,itwasthelargestofficebuildinginWashington,withnearly2milesof

blackandwhitetiledcorridors.Almostalloftheinteriordetailisofcastironorplaster;the

useofwoodwasminimizedtoinsurefiresafety.Eightmonumentalcurvingstaircasesof

granitewithover4,000individuallycastbronzebalustersarecappedbyfourskylight

domesandtwostainedglassrotundas.

G.ThehistoryoftheEEOBbeganlongbeforeitsfoundationswerelaid.Thefirst

executiveofficeswereconstructedbetween1799and1820.Aseriesoffires(including

thosesetbytheBritishin1814)andovercrowdedconcitionsledtotheconstructionof

theexistingTreasuryBuilding.In1866,theconstructionoftheNorthWingofthe

TreasuryBuildingnecessitatedthedemolitionoftheStateDepartmentbuilding.

41.aCa42.a43.^Fa44a45.

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintc

Chinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Shakespeare'slifetimewascoincidentwithaperiodofextraordinaryactivityand

achievementinthedrama.BythedateofhisbirthEuropewaswitnessingthepassingof

thereligiousdrama,andthecreationofnewformsundertheincentiveofclassical

tragedyandcomedy.Thesenewformswereatfirstmainlywrittenbyscholarsand

performedbyamateurs,butinEngland,aseverywhereelseinwesternEurope,the

growthofaclassofprofessionalactorswasthreateningtomakethedramapopular,

whetheritshouldbeneworold,classicalormedieval,literaryorfarcical.Court,school

organizationsofamateurs,andthetravelingactorswereallrivalsinsupplyinga

widespreaddesirefordramaticentertainment;and(47)noboywhowentagrammar

schoolcouldbeignorantthatthedramawasaformofliteraturewhichgavegloryto

GreeceandRomeandmightyetbringhonortoEngland.

WhenShakespearewastwelveyearsold,thefirstpublicplayhousewasbuiltin

London.Foratimeliteratureshowednointerestinthispublicstage.Playsaimingat

literarydistinctionwerewrittenforschoolorcourt,orforthechoirboysofSt.Paul'sand

theroyalchapel,who,however,gaveplaysinpublicaswellasatcourt.(48)butthe

professionalcompaniesprosperedintheirpermanenttneaters,anduniversitymenwith

literatureambitionswerequicktoturntothesetheatersasofferingameansoflivelihood.

BythetimeShakespearewastwenty-five,Lyly,Peele,andGreenehadmadecomedies

thatwereatoncepopularandliterary;Kydhadwrittenatragedythatcrowdedthepit;

andMarlowehadbroughtpoetryandgeniustotriumphonthecommonstage-where

theyhadplayednopartsincethedeathofEuripides.(49)Anativeliterarydramahad

beencreated,itsalliancewiththepublicplayhousesestablished,andatleastsomeofits

greattraditionshadbeenbegun.

ThedevelopmentoftheElizabethandramaforthenexttwenty-fiveyearsisof

exceptionalinteresttostudentsofliteraryhistory,forinthisbriefperiodwemaytracethe

beginning,growth,blossoming,anddecayofmanykindsofplays,andofmanygreat

careers.Weareamazedtodayatthemerenumberofplaysproduced,aswellasbythe

numberofdramatistswritingatthesametimeforthisLondonoftwohundredthousand

inhabitants.(50)Torealizehowgreatwasthedramaticactivity,wemustremember

furtherthathostsofplayshavebeenlost,andthatprobablythereisnoauthorofnote

whoseentireworkhassurvived.

SectionIIIWriting

PartA

51.Directions：

Writeanemailtoallinternationalexpertsoncampusinvitingthemtoattendthe

graduationceremony.In/ouremailyoushouldincludetime,placeandotherrelevant

informationabouttheceremony.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsneatlyontheANSEWERSHEET

Donotuseyourownnameattheendoftheemail.Use"LiMing"instead.（10points）

PartB

52.Directions：

Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthepicturebelow.Inyouressay,you

shouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.

Donotsignyouownnameattheendoftheletter,use"LiMing“instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.（10points）

全国硕士硕士入学统一考试英语（一）试题答案详解

注意：英语试卷为花卷，以答案内容进行查对

SectionIUseofEnglish

1、【答案】[B]for

【解析】此处考察介词使用措施。ifsanecessaryconditionmanyworthwhile

things（信任是一种必需条件诸多关键事情）此处应当是说，信任对诸多关键事情来

说是一种必需条件。B选项for（对…来说）符合语义，故为对的答案;A选项from（来自于），

C选项like（像…），D选项on（有关）语义不合适，故排除。

2、【答案】[C]faith

【解析】此处考察词义辨析和中心一致性原则。第一段首句提出专题句：trustisa

trickybusiness（信任是一种奇怪东西）。背面深入对该专题句进行解释阐明：Ontheone

hand,it'sanecessarycondition___formanyworthwhilethings:childcare,

friendships,etc.（首先，信任对诸多关键事情来说是必需条件，例如照看孩子，友谊等），

这句话在说信任好处。Ontheotherhand,puttingyour__inthewrongplaceoften

carriesahigh.（另一方面，把…放在错误地方往往会带来巨大…），显然这句话仍旧在

解释专题词“trust”，只有C选项faith（信任、忠诚）和trust属于近义词复现，故对的答案为

[C]faitho

3、【答案】[B]price

【解析】此处考察词义辨析。第一段首句提出专题句：trustisatrickybusiness（信任

是一种奇怪东西）。背面深入对该专题句进行解释阐明：Ontheonehand,it'sanecessary

condition_for_manyworthwhilethings:childcare,friendships,etc.（首先，信任对诸

多关键事情来说是必需条件，例如照看孩子，友谊等），这句话在说信任好处。Onthe

otherhand,puttingyour___inthewrongplaceoftencarriesahigh.（另一方面，把..

放在错误地方往往会带来巨大…），显然这句话仍旧在解释专题词“trust”，并且根据空格所

在句中关键词"wrongplace”，本句应当在说信任不妥弊端，因此空格处应当填入一种负向

感情色彩词，故A选项benefit和D选项hope排除，而C选项debt（债务）带入后来语义

不妥，故对的答案为[B]price（代价）。

4、【答案】[D]Then