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1、2004年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题Section I Use of English Directions ：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) Many theories concerning the causes of juvenile delinquency (crimes committed by young people) focus either on th
2、e individual or on society as the major contributing influence. Theories 1 on the individual suggest that children engage in criminal behavior 2 they were not sufficiently penalized for previous misdeeds or that they have learned criminal behavior through 3 with others. Theories focusing on the role
3、 of society suggest that children commit crimes in 4 to their failure to rise above their socioeconomic status, 5 as a rejection of middle-class values. Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families, _ 6 the fact that children from wealthy homes also comm
4、it crimes. The latter may commit crimes 7 lack of adequate parental control. All theories, however, are tentative and are 8 to criticism. Changes in the social structure may indirectly 9 juvenile crime rates. For example, changes in the economy that 10 to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising
5、 unemployment 11 make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain. The resulting discontent may in 12 lead more youths into criminal behavior. Families have also 13 changes these years. More families consist of one-parent households or two working parents; 14 ，children are likely to have les
6、s supervision at home 15 was common in the traditional family 16 . This lack of parental supervision is thought to be an influence on juvenile crime rates. Other _17_ causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased _ 18 _ of drugs and alcohol, and the growing 19 of c
7、hild abuse and child neglect. All these conditions tend to increase the probability of a child committing a criminal act, 20 a direct causal relationship has not yet been established. 1. A acting B relying C centering D commenting 2. A before B unless C until D because 3. A interaction B assimilatio
8、n C cooperation D consultation 4. A return B reply C reference D response 5. A or B but rather C but D or else 6. A considering B ignoring C highlighting D discarding 7. A on B in C for D with 8. A immune B resistant C sensitive D subject 9. A affect B reduce C chock D reflect 10. A point B lead C c
9、ome D amount 11. A in general B on average C by contrast D at length 12. A case B short C turn D essence 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 39 页 - - - - - - - - - 13. A survived B noticed C undertaken D experienced 14.A contrarily B consequently C s
10、imilarly D simultaneously 15. A than B that C which D as 16. A system B structure C concept D heritage 17. A assessable B identifiable C negligible D incredible 18. A expense B restriction C allocation D availability 19. A incidence B awareness C exposure D popularity 20. A provided B since C althou
11、gh D supposing Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder,
12、 a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the sites “personal search agent”. Its an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database. Redmon
13、chose the keywords legal, intellectual property and Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, he got his first notific ation of an opening. “I struck gold,” says Redmon, who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company. With thousands of career-related sites on
14、the Internet, finding promising openings can he time-consuming and inefficient. Search agents reduce the need for repeated visits to the databases. But although a search agent worked for Redmon, career experts see drawbacks. Narrowing your criteria, for example, may work against you: “Every time you
15、 answer a question you eliminate a possibility,” says one expert.For any job search, you should start with a narrow conceptwhat you think you want to dothen broaden it. “None of these programs do that,” says another expert. “There s no career counseling implicit in all of this. ” Instead, the best s
16、trategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database; when you get E-mail, consider it a reminder to check the database again. “I would not rely on agents for finding everything that is added to a database that might interest me,” says the author of a
17、 job-searching guide. Some sites design their agents to tempt job hunters to return. When CareerSites agent sends out messages to those who have signed up for its service, for example, it includes only three potential jobs those it considers the best matches. There may be more matches in the databas
18、e; job hunters will have to visit the site again to find themand they do. “On the day after we send our messages, we see a sharp increase in our traffic,” says Seth Peets, vice president of marketing for CareerSite. Even those who arent hunting for jobs may find search agents worthwhile. Some use th
19、em to keep a close watch on the demand for their line of work or gather information on compensation to 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 39 页 - - - - - - - - - arm themselves when negotiating for a raise. Although happily employed, Redmon maintains
20、 his agent at CareerBuilder. “You always keep your eyes open, ” he says. Working with a personal search agent means having another set of eyes looking out for you. 21. How did Redmon find his job? A By searching openings in a job database. B By posting a matching position in a database. C By using a
21、 special service of a database. D By E-mailing his resume to a database. 22. Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents? A Lack of counseling. B Limited number of visits. C Lower efficiency. D Fewer successful matches. 23. The expression “tip service” (Line 4, Paragraph 3) most pr
22、obably means. A advisory. B compensation. C interaction. D reminder. 24. Why does CareerSites agent offer each job hunter only three job options?A To focus on better job matches. B To attract more returning visits. C To reserve space for more messages. D To increase the rate of success. 25. Which of
23、 the following is true according to the text? A Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters. B Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands. C Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed. D Some agents stop sending information to people once they are
24、 employed. Text 2 Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a
25、letter in the lower half of the alphabet. It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zo? Zysman. English names are fairly evenly
26、 spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bushs predecessors (including his father)
27、had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half. Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged (Berlusconi, Blair, Bush, Chirac, Chrtien and Koizumi). The worlds three top central bankers (Greenspan,
28、Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. As are the worlds five richest men (Gates, Buffett, Allen, Ellison and Albrecht). 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 39 页 - - - - -
29、 - - - - Can this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early. At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their na
30、mes. So short-sighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less indi
31、vidual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly. The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers
32、, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them. 26. What does the author intend to illustrate with AAAA cars and Zodiac cars? A A kind of overlooked inequality. B A type of conspicuous bias. C A typ
33、e of personal prejudice. D A kind of brand discrimination. 27. What can we infer from the first three paragraphs? A In both East and West, names are essential to success. B The alphabet is to blame for the failure of Zo? Zysman. C Customers often pay a lot of attention to companies names.D Some form
34、 of discrimination is too subtle to recognize. 28. The 4th paragraph suggests that . A questions are often put to the more intelligent students B alphabetically disadvantaged students often escape from class C teachers should pay attention to all of their students D students should be seated accordi
35、ng to their eyesight 29. What does the author mean by “most people are literally having aZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)? A They are getting impatient. B They are noisily dozing off. C They are feeling humiliated. D They are busy with word puzzles. 30. Which of the following is true according to the t
36、ext? A People with surnames beginning with N to Z are often ill-treated. B VIPs in the Western world gain a great deal from alphabetism. C The campaign to eliminate alphabetism still has a long way to go. D Putting things alphabetically may lead to unintentional bias. Text 3 When it comes to the slo
37、wing economy, Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isnt cutting, filing or polishing as many nails as shed like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - -
38、 - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 39 页 - - - - - - - - - showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. “Im a good economic indicator,” she says.“I provide a service that people can do without when theyre concerned about saving some dollars.” So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middl
39、e-brow Dillards department store near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. “ I dont know if other clients are going to abandon me, too,” she says. Even before Alan Greenspans admission that Americas red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slo
40、wdown themselves. From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time. Already, experts say, h
41、oliday sales are off 7 percent from last years pace. But dont sound any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economys long-term prospects even as they do some modest belt-tightening. Consumers say theyre not in despair bec
42、ause, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good. Home prices are holding steady in most regions. In Manhattan, “theres a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses,” says broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Fra
43、ncisco, prices are still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets. “ Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two or three, says John Tealdi, a Bay Area real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find and keep a job. Many folks see silver lini
44、ngs to this slowdown. Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest rates. Employers wouldnt mind a little fewer bubbles in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. Diners might
45、see an upside, too. Getting a table at Manhattans hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant used to be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan & Co. may still be worth toasting. 31. By “ Ellen Spero isn t biting her nails just yet” (Line 1, Paragraph 1), the author means_.A Spero can hardly maintain her
46、 business. B Spero is too much engaged in her work. C Spero has grown out of her bad habit. D Spero is not in a desperate situation. 32. How do the public feel about the current economic situation? A Optimistic. B Confused. C Carefree. D Panicked. 33. When mentioning “ the $4 million to $10 million
47、range”(Lines 3, Paragraph 3), the author is talking about _ A gold market. B real estate. C stock exchange. D venture investment. 34. Why can many people see “ silver linings” to the economic slowdown?A They would benefit in certain ways. B The stock market shows signs of recovery. C Such a slowdown
48、 usually precedes a boom. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 39 页 - - - - - - - - - D The purchasing power would be enhanced. 35. To which of the following is the author likely to agree? A A new boom, on the horizon. B Tighten the belt, the single r
49、emedy. C Caution all right, panic not. D The more ventures, the more chances. Text 4 Americans today dont place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical educationnot to p
50、ursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools arent difficult to find. “Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual,” says education writer Diane Ravitch. “ Schools could be a counterbalance.” Ravitc