考研外語高分通關(guān)試卷6

一、UseofEnglish

1、Whenadiseaseofepidemicproportionsthreatensthe

public,scientistsimmediatelygettowork,tryingtolocate

thesourceofafflictionandfindwaystocombat.Vaccination

isoneoftheeffectivewaystoprotectthe(1)population

ofaregionorcountrywhichmaybe(2)graverisk.The

processofvaccinationallowsthepatient'sbodyto(3)

immunitytothevirusordiseasesothat,ifitisencountered,

onecanfightit(4)naturally.Toaccomplishthis,asmall

weakordead(5)ofthediseaseisactuallyinjectedinto

thepatientinacontrolledenvironment,(6)hisbody's

immunesystemcanlearntofighttheinvader(7).

Information(8)howtopenetratethedisease'sdefenses

is(9)toallelementsofthepatient'simmunesystemin

aprocessthatoccursnaturally,inwhichgeneticinformation

ispassedfromcelltocell.Thismakessurethat(10)_____the

patientlatercomeintocontactwiththerealproblem,hisbody

iswellequippedandtrainedto(11)withit,having

alreadydonesobefore.

Thereare,however,dangers(12)intheprocess.(13);

eventheweakenedversionofthediseasecontainedinthe

vaccineproves(14)muchforthebodytohandle,resulting

intheimmunesystem(15),and,therefore,thepatient's

death.Suchisthecaseofthesmallpoxvaccine,(16)to

eradicatethesmallpoxepidemicthatnearly(17)thewhole

NativeAmericanpopulationandkilledmassivenumbersof

settlers.(18)1in10,000peoplewhoreceivethevaccine

(19)thesmallpoxdiseasefromthevaccineitselfanddies

fromit.Consequently,theprocess,whichistrulya(20),

mayindeedhidesomehiddencurses.

Notes:

proportions(pl.)規(guī)模；程度；大小

affliction(疾病)苦痛

vaccinationn.接種疫苗

eradicatev,根除，毀滅

A.entire

B.total

C.complete

D.complex

2、⑵

A.in

B.at

C.under

D.beyond

3、(3)

A.eliminate

B.identify

C.develop

D.deliver

4、(4)

A.up

B.against

C.with

D.off

5、⑸

A.strain

B.spell

C.series

D.fit

6、(6)

A.onlyif

B.sothat

C.incase

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D.seeingthat

7、(7)

A.radically

B.directly

C.properly

D.presumably

8、(8)

A.for

B.of

C.to

D.on

9、(9)

A.transmitted

B.transferred

C.transported

D.transformed

10、(10)

A.would

B.should

C.ifonly

D.evenif

IK(ID

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A.handle

B.familiarize

C.deal

D.tackle

12、(12)

A.available

B.plausible

C.accessible

D.inherent

13、(13)

A.Onoccasion

B.Bycontrast

C.Inaddition

D.Onthecontrary

14、(14)

A.so

B.too

C.rather

D.quite

15、(15)

A.hurting

B.hindering

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C.deteriorating

D.endangering

16、(16)

A.invented

B.discovered

C.investigated

D.designed

17、(17)

A.wipedout

B.ruledout

C.breakdown

D.diedout

18、(18)

A.Fortunately

B.Approximately

C.Naturally

D.Specifically

19、(19)

A.infects

B.affects

C.effects

D.contracts

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20、(20)

A.luck

B.triumph

C.blessing

D.promise

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Itmayturnoutthatthe“digitaldivide”—oneofthemost

fashionablepoliticalslogansofrecentyearsislargely

fiction.Asyouwillrecall,theargumentwentwellbeyondthe

unsurprisingnotionthattherichwouldownmorecomputersthan

thepoor.Thedisturbingpartofthetheorywasthatsociety

wasdividingitselfintogroupsoftechnology“haves"and

“have-nots“andthatthissegregationwould,inturn,worsen

alreadylargeeconomicinequalities.Itisthisargumentthat

iseitheruntrueorwildlyexaggerated.

Weshouldalwayshavebeensuspicious.Afterall,computers

havespreadquicklybecausetheyhavebecomecheapertobuyand

easiertouse.Fallingpricesandskillrequirementssuggest

thatthedigitaldividewouldspontaneouslyshrink一andsoit

has.Now,anewstudyfurtherdiscreditsthedigitaldivide.

Thestudy,byeconomistsDavidCardoftheUniversityof

California,Berkeley,challengesthenotionthatcomputers

havesignificantlyworsenedwageinequality.Thelogicofhow

thissupposedlyhappensisstraightforward:computersraise

thedemandforhigh-skilledworkers,increasingtheirwages.

Meanwhile,computerization一byautomatingmanyroutine

tasks一reducesthedemandforlowskilledworkersand,thereby

theirwages.Thegapbetweenthetwowidens.

Superficially,wagestatisticssupportthetheory.Consider

theratiobetweenworkersnearthetopofthewagedistribution

andthosenearthebottom.Computerizationincreased;sodid

thewagegap.

Butwait,pointoutCardandDiNardo.Thetroublewithblaming

computersisthattheworseningofinequalityoccurred

primarilyintheearly1980s.Withcomputerusegrowing,the

wagegapshouldhavecontinuedtoexpand,ifitwasbeingdriven

byashiftingdemandforskills.Indeed,CardandDiNardofind

muchdetailedevidencethatcontradictsthetheory.They

concludethatcomputerizationdoesnotexplain"theriseinU.S.

wageinequalityinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.”

Thepopularperceptionofcomputers'impactonwagesishugely

不_____Q

q8

overblown.Lotsofotherinfluencescountforasmuch,ormore.

Theworseningofwageinequalityintheearly1980s,forexample,

almostcertainlyreflectedthedeep19811982recessionandthe

fallofinflation.Companiesfoundithardertoraiseprices.

Tosurvive,theyconcludedthattheyhadtoholddownthewages

oftheirleastskilled,leastmobileandyoungestworkers.

The“digitaldivide"suggestedasimplesolution(computers)

foracomplexproblem(poverty).Withmorecomputeraccess,the

poorcouldescapetheirlot.Butcomputersneverwerethesource

ofanyone'spovertyand,asforescaping,whatpeopledofor

themselvesmattersmorethanwhattechnologycandoforthem.

Itisgenerallybelievedthatthedigitaldivideissomething

A.thatisresponsibleforeconomicinequalities.

B.deemedtobepositiveinpovertyrelief.

C.thatresultsfromfallingcomputerprices.

D.gettingworsebecauseoftheInternet.

2、

Accordingtotheauthor,thenotionthatcomputersaretoblame

forthewagegapis

A.quiteinsightful.

B.verycontradictory.

C.rathershallow.

D.fairlyilluminating.

3、

Theauthor'sattitudetowardtheopinionheldbyCardand

DiNardoisoneof

A.reservedconsent.

B.strongdisapproval.

C.slightcontempt.

D.enthusiasticsupport.

4、

Theauthorseemstobelievethatwidenedwagegapcanbe

attributedto

A.theimpactofcomputersonroutinework.

B.thedelayedeffectsintheearly1980s.

C.thecomplexityofpovertyproblem.

D.thenarrowingofthedigitaldivide.

5、

Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetextis

A.toadvocatetheeliminationofpoverty.

B.tojustifytheinfluenceofthedigitaldivide.

C.todemocratizecomputeraccesstoday.

D.toexposethemythsofthedigitaldivide.

6、TheTuscantownofVinci,birthplaceofLeonardoandhome

toamuseumofhismachines,shouldfittinglyputonashowof

thetelevision-robotsculpturesofNamJunPaik.This

Korean-bornAmericanartistandtheRenaissancemasterare

kindredspirits:Leonardosawhumanisticpotentialinhis

scientificexperiments,Mr.Paikendeavorstoharnessmedia

technologyforartisticpurposes.Apioneerofvideoartinthe

late1960s,hetreatstelevisionasaspaceforartimagesand

asmaterialforrobotsandinteractivesculptures.

Mr.Paikwasnotalone.Heandfellowartistspickedonthevideo

camerasbecausetheyofferedaneasywaytorecordtheir

performanceart.Now,tomarkvideoart'scomingofage,New

York'sMuseumofModernArtislookingbackattheirefforts

inafilmseriescalled"TheFirstDecade”.Itcelebratesthe

earlydaysofvideobyscreeningthearchivesofElectronicArts

Intermix(EAI),oneoftheworld'sleadingdistributorsof

videoandnewmediaart,founded30yearsago.

OneofEAI'smostfamousalumniisBillViola.Partofthesecond

generationofvideoartists,whoemergedinthe1970s,Mr.Viola

experimentedwithvideo'sexpressivepotentialHiscamera

exploresreligiousritualanduniversalideas.TheViolashow

attheDeutscheGuggenheiminBerlinshowsusmoving-image

frescoesthatcoverthegallerywallsandenveloptheviewer

inall-embracingcyclesoflifeanddeath.

OnenewstarisaCalifornian,DougAitken,whotookover

London'sSerpentineGallerylastOctoberwithaninstallation

called"NewOcean”.SomesayMr.AitkenistovideowhatJackson

Pollockwastopainting.Hedripshisimagesfromfloorto

ceiling,creatingsequencesofroomsinwhichthespace

surroundstheviewerinhallucinatoryimages,ofsoundand

light.

AttheSerpentine,Mr.Aitkencreatedacollageofmovingimages,

onthethemeofwater'sflowaroundtheplanetasaforceof

life."Iwantedtocreateanewtopographyinthiswork,aliquid

image,toshowaworldthatneverstandsstill,“hesays.The

boundarybetweenthephysicalworldandtheworldofimagesand

information,hethinks,isblurring.

Theinterplayofillusionandreality,soundandimage,

referencestoarthistory,politics,filmandtelevisionin

thisartform,thatisbarely30yearsoldcanmakevideoart

difficulttodefine.Manycallitfilm-basedormoving-image

arttoincludeartistswhoworkwithothercinematicmedia.At

itsbest,theappealofvideoartliesinitsversatility,its

powertocapturethepassingoftimeandonitsabilityto

communicatebothinsideandoutsidegallerywalls.

ThebirthplaceofLeonardoismentionedinthetext

A.tointroducethetopicofvideoarttechnology.

B.topaytributetothisRenaissancemaster.

C.tohonorhiscontributiontoscientificdiscoveries.

D.tooutlinethedevelopmentofarttelevision.

7、

Towardthenovelliteraryidea,theauthor%attitudeseemsto

bethatof

A.disapproval.

B.neutrality.

C.appreciation.

D.suspicion.

8、

Aspointedoutinthetext,thevideoarttechnologyis

characterizedbyits

A.humaningenuity

B.complexdefinition.

C.strongappeal.

D.extremeinteractivity.

9、

ThevideoscreatedbyDoughAitkenisusedtoshowa

combinationof

A.televisionandrobotics.

B.illusionandreality.

C.sculpturesandpaintings.

D.spaceandplanets.

10、

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ANewGenerationofArtists.

B.VideoArtisGoingNowhere.

C.ACradleofFamousArtists.

D.NewArtfortheMTVGeneration.

11、ThetitleofthebiographyTheAmericanCivilWarFighting

fortheLadycouldhardlybemoreprovocative.ThomasKeneally,

anAustralianwriter,isunapologetic.Inlabelingaheroof

theAmericancivilwaranotoriousscoundrelheswitchesthe

spotlightfromthebraveactionsofDanSicklesatthebattle

ofGettysburgtohisearlierpre-meditatedmurder,ofthelover

ofhisyoungandprettyItalian-Americanwife,Teresa.Itis

notthemurderitselfthatdisgustsMr.KeneallybutSickles's

treatmentofhiswifeafterwards,andhowhisbehavior,

mirroredthehypocriticalmisogynyof19th-centuryAmerica.

Themurdervictim,PhilipBartonKey,TeresaSickles'slover,

camefromafamousoldsouthernfamily.Hewasthenephewof

thechiefjusticeoftheAmericanSupremeCourtandthesonof

thewriterofthecountry，snationalanthem.Sickles,aTammany

Hal1politicianinNewYorkturnedDemocraticcongressmanin

Washington,shotKeydeadin1859atacornerofLafayette

Square,withinshoutingdistanceoftheWhiteHouse.Butthe

murdertrialwasmelodramatic,evenbythestandardsoftheday.

Withthehelpofeightlawyers,Sickleswasfoundnotguilty

afterusingthenovelpleaoftemporaryinsanity”.Thecountry

atlargewasjustasforgiving,viewingKey'smurderasa

gallantcrimeofpassion.Withinthreeyears,Sickleswasa

generalontheUnionistsideintheAmericancivilWarand,as

anewfriendofAbrahamandMaryLincoln,afrequentsleepover

guestattheWhiteHouse.

Mrs.Sickleswaslessfortunate.Shewasshunnedbyfriendsshe

hadmadeasthewifeofarisingpolitician.Herhusband,a

serialadultererwhosemanymistressesincludedQueen

IsabellallofSpainandthemadamofanindustrializedNewYork

whorehouse,refusedtobeseeninhercompany.Laura,the

Sickles'sdaughter,wasaninnocentvictimofherfather's

vindictivenessandeventuallydiedofdrinkintheBowery

districtofNewYork.

Sickles5sboldactionsatGettysburgare,intheirownway,just

ascontroversial.Argumentcontinuestorageamongscholars,

astowhetherhehelpedtheUniontovictoryornearlycaused

itsdefeatwhenhemovedhisforcesoutoflinetooccupywhat

hethoughtwasbetterground.JamesLongstreet,theConfederate

generalwholedtheattackagainstthenewposition,wasinno

doubtaboutthebrillianceofthemove.

Mr.Keneallyisbetterknownasanovelist.Hereheshows

himselfjustasadeptatbiography,andachievesbothhismain

aims.HerestoresthereputationofTeresaSickles,“this

beautiful,pleasantandintelligentgirl”,andbreathesful1

andcontroversiallifeintoafamousmilitaryengagement.

Keneally'sbiographyisintendedmainlyto

A.launchasurpriseattackonDemocraticcongressman.

B.showsympathyforanabusedbutreputedlady,Teresa.

C.cursebitterlyatthehypocrisyofnotoriousheroes.

D.exposethetruecharacterofacivilwargeneral.

12、

TheauthorisoftheopinionthatKeneally，sperspectivesare

A.insightful.

B.superficial.

C.biased.

D.skeptical.

13、

ThecaseofMrs.Sickles'unfortunatestoryismentionedto

illustrate

A.Key'smurdersolelyasagallantcrimeofpassion.

B.thecontroversyraisedoveranotorioushero,Sickles.

C.thebrillianceofstrategiesasdisplayedbySickles.

D.thehypocriticalmisogynyof19th-centuryAmerica.

14、

ItisgenerallybelievedthatSicklesshotKey,theloverof

hiswife,

A.topromotehispopularity.

B.outofanuncontrollableimpulse.

C.torevengehisopponents.

D.inviewofthelady'sreputation.

15、

Thistextappearstobeadigestof

A.ahistorytextbook.

B.amagazinefeature.

C.abookreview.

D.anewspapereditorial.

16、Inascience-fictionmoviecalled/，Species，/,amysterious

signalfromouterspaceturnsouttodescribethegenomeofan

unknownorganism.Whentheinevitablemadscientist

synthesizestheDNAdescribedbytheinstructions,thecreature

hebreedsfromitturnsouttoresembleNatashaHenstridge,an

athleticactress.Unfortunately,thealienharborswithinher

delicateform,thedestructivepowersofaPanzerdivision,and

itallendsbadlyfortherashgeneticistandhislaboratory.

GlenEvans,chiefexecutiveofEgeaBiosciencesinSanDiego,

California,acknowledgesregretfullythatdespiteseekinghis

expertopinion一inreturnforwhichhewaspresentedwiththe

posterofthestrikingMr.Henstridgethathangsonhisoffice

wall一theproducersof"Species“didnothewverycloselyto

hissuggestionsaboutthefeasibilityoftheirscript,ideas.

Still,theyhadcometotherightman.DrEvansbelievesthat

hisfirmwillsoonbeabletocreate,ifnotanaliensuccubus,

atleastatinybiologicalmachinemadeofartificialproteins

thatcouldmimicthebehavior,ofalivingcell.

Makingsuchproteinswillrequiretheabilitytosynthesize

longstretchesofDNA.ExistingtechnologyforsynthesizingDNA

canmanagetomakegenesthatencodeafewdozenaminoacids,

butthisistooshorttoproduceanyinterestingproteins.

Egea'stechnology,bycontrast,wouldallowbiologiststo

manufacturegeneswholesale.Thefirm'sscientistscanmake

geneslongenoughtoencode6,000aminoacids.Theyaimto

synthesizeagenefor30,000aminoacidswithintwoyears.

Usingalibraryoftheroughly1,500possible"motifs"orfolds

thataproteincanadopt,Egea'sscientistsemploycomputers

todesignnewproteinsthatarelikelytohavedesirableshapes

andproperties.TosynthesizetheDNAthatencodesthese

proteins,Egeausesamachineithasdubbedthe”

AsEgeaextendsthelengthofDNAitcansynthesize,Dr.Evans

likensthisdevicetoawordprocessorforDNA,onwhichyou

cantypeinthesequenceoflettersdefiningapieceofDNAand

getthatmoleculeout.

AsEgeaextendsthelengthofDNAitcansynthesize,Dr.Evans

envisagesencodingnotjustproteins,butentirebiochemical

pathways,whichareteamsofproteinsthatconductmetabolic

processes.Acollectionofsuchmoleculescouldconceivably

functionasaminiaturemachinethatwouldoperateinthebody

andattackdisease,justasthebody'sowndefensivecellsdo.

PerhapsDr.Evansandhiscolleaguesoughttogetintouchwith

theirfriendsinHollywood.

Thispassageismainly

A.aboutanewapplicationofcomputers.

B.areviewofascience-fictionmovie.

C.aboutthesynthesizinginterestingDNA.

D.asurveyofscientificbreakthroughs.

17、

Theexpression"hewverycloselyto“canbebestreplacedby

A.shedlighton.

B.adherestrictlyto.

C.stayawayfrom.

D.giveplayto.

18、

TheDNAdesignedbyEvan'stechnologydiffersstrikinglyfrom

thatsynthesizedbyexistingtechnologyinthattheformeris

characterizedbyits

A.desirableshapeandlength.

B.imitationofalivingcell.

C.delicatebutdestructivepower.

D.resistancetoepidemics.

19、

ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthesynthesizingDNA

technologyshouldbeused

A.extravagantlyandfreely.

B.flexiblyandexcessively.

C.reasonablyandcautiously.

D.openlyandvigorously.

20、

ElenEvans'technologyofnewproteindesignmayproveuseful

A.inathletictrainingprograms.

B.infilmmakingspectacles.

C.insoftwareprogramming.

D.inmedicaltreatments.

21、PartB(10points)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.For

Questions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist(A、

C、D、E、F、G....)tofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.

Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthe

gaps.(10points)

InFrance,asinmanyEuropeancountries,friendsgenerallyarc

ofthesamesex,andfriendshipisseenasbasicallya

relationshipbetweenmen.(41).

AndmanyFrenchpeopledoubtthepossibilityofafriendship

betweenamanandawoman.Thereisalsothekindofrelationship

withinagroup一menandwomenwhohaveworkedtogetherfora

longtime,whomaybeveryclose,sharinggreatloyaltyand

warmthoffeeling.Theymaycalloneanother—copains—aword

thatinEnglishbecomes"friends"buthasmorethefeelingof

"pals"or"buddies”.InFrencheyesthisisnotfriendship,

althoughtwomembersofsuchagroupmaywellbefriends.

FortheFrench,friendshipisoneto-onerelationshipthat

demandsakeenawarenessoftheotherperson'sintellect,

temperamentandparticularinterests.(42).

Yourpoliticalphilosophyassumesmoredepth,appreciationof

aplaybecomessharper,tasteinfoodorwineisenhanced,

enjoymentofasportisintensified.

AndFrenchfriendshipsaredividedintocategories.Amanmay

playchesswithafriendforthirtyyearswithoutknowinghis

politicalopinion,orhemaytalkpoliticswithhimforalong

timewithoutknowingabouthispersonallife.Differentfriends

filldifferentnichesineachperson'slife.(43).These

duties,alsoseriousandrequired,areprimarilyforrelatives.

Menwhoarefriendsmaymeetinacafe.Intellectualfriends

maymeetinlargegroupsforeveningsofconversation.Working

peoplemaymeetatthelittlebistrowheretheydrinkandtalk,

farfromthefamily.(44).

InthepastinFrance,friendshipsofthiskindseldomwereopen

toanybutintellectualwomen.(45).Thespecial

relationshipoffriendshipisbasedonwhattheFrenchvalue

mostonthemind,onhavingthesameoutlook,onvivida

awarenessofsomechosenareaoflife.

A.Thesefriendshipsarenotmadepartoffamilylife.Afriend

isnotexpectedtospendeveningsbeingnicetochildrenor

courteoustoadeafgrandmother.

B.AFrenchmanexplains,“IfIweretosaytoyouinFrance,

,Thisismygoodfriend',thatpersonwouldnotbeascloseto

meassomeoneaboutwhomIsaidonly,'Thisismyfriend.(Anyone

aboutwhomIhavetosaymoreisreallyless.”

C.Sincemostwomen,slivescenteredontheirhomes,their

warmestrelationswithotherwomenoftenwentbacktotheir

girlhood.

D.Marriagedoesnotaffectsuchfriendship;wivesdon'thave

tobetakenintoaccount.

E.Frenchwomenlaughattheideathat"womencan,tbefriends”,

buttheyalsoadmitsometimesthatforwomen"itisadifferent

thing”.

F.BetweenFrenchfriends,whohavechoseneachotherforthe

similarityoftheirpointofview,livelydisagreementand

sharpnessofargumentarethebreathoflife.

G.Afriendissomeonewhodrawsoutyourownbestqualities,

withwhomyousparkleandbecomemoreofwhateverthefriendship

drawsupon.

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Radiationoccursfromthreenaturalsources,radioactive

materialintheenvironment,suchasinsoil,rock,orbuilding

materials;cosmicrays;andsubstancesinthehumanbody,such

asradioactivepotassiuminboneandradioactivecarbonin

tissues.Thesenaturalsourcesaccountforanexposureofabout

100millionayearfortheaverageAmerican.

Thelargestsinglesourceofman-maderadiationinmedical

X-rays,yetmostscientistsagreethathazardsfromthissource