2006 西藏考研英语二真题及答案
Section I Vocabulary
Directions:
There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are
four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence
and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
1. In some countries girls are still_____ of a good education.
A. denied B. declined C. denved D. deprived 2. As the years passed, the memories
of her childhood ______ away.
A. faded B. disappeared C. flashed D. fired 3. Brierley’s book has the_______
of being both informative and readable.
A. inspiration B. requirements C. myth D. merit
4. If I have any comments to make, I’ll write them in the ______of the book
I’m reading.
A. edge B. page C. margin D. side 5. My _____ would really trouble me if I wore
a fur coat.
A. consciousness B. consequence C. constitution D. conscience 6. When the post
fell_______. Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it.
A. empty B. vacant C. hollow D. hare 7. Mother who takes care of everybody is
usually the most _________person in each family.
A. considerate B. considerable C. considering D. constant 8. For ten years the
Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside.
A. captured B. occupied C. destroyed D. surrounded 9. Other guests at yesterday’
s opening, which was broadcast______ by the radio station, included Anne Melntosh
and Mayor.
A. live B. alive C. living D. lively 10. A New Zealand man was recently ______
to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist, Monica Cantwell.
A. punished B. accused C. sentenced D. put 11. The past 22 years have really
been amazing, and every prediction we ’ ve made about improvements have al
come________.
A. truly B. true C. Truth D. truthful 12. The teachers tried to ______these
students that they could solve the complicated problem, however, they just didn’
t see the point.
A. convince B. encourage C. consult D. inclined 13. I’m ______ to think that
most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their
commanders.
A. subjected B. supposed C. declined D. inclined 14. She is under the impression
that he isn’t a _________ person for he wouldn’t tell her where and when he went
to university.
A. genius B. generous C. genuine D. genetic 15. The first glasses of Coca Cola
were drunk in 1886. The drink was first _____ by a US chemist called John Pemberton.
A. formed B. made C. found D. done 16. These two chemicals _________with each
other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion.
A. interact B. attract C. react D. expel 17. _________they can get people in
the organization to do what must he done, they will not succeed.
A. Since B. Unless C. If D. Whether
18. Once you have started a job, you should do it__________.
A. in practice B. in theory C. in earnest D. in a hurry 19. Although they new
library service has been very successful, its future is ______certain.
A. at any rate B. by no means C. by all means D. at any cost 20.To my surprise,
at yesterday’s meeting he again _________the plan that had been disapproved a week
before.
brought about B. brought out C. brought up D. brought down
Section II Cloze
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.
Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate
than consumer prices, __21__hat businesses were still protecting consumers __22__
the full brunt (冲击) of higher energy costs.
The Producer Price Index __23__ measures what producers receive for goods and
services, __24__ 1 percent in July. The Labor Department reported yesterday. Double
__ 25__ economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in
June. Excluding __ 26__ and energy. the core index of producer prices rose 0.4
percent,__ 27__ than the 0.1 percent that economists had __28__ . Much of that
increase was a result of an __29__ increase in car and truck prices.
On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the __30__ that consumers paid for goods
and services in July were __31__ 0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1 percent, excluding
food and energy.
__32__ the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices __33__ caused by
energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent n the month. Wholesale food prices __34__
0.3 percent in July. __35__ July 2004,Wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent, the core
rate __36__ 2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995.
Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in
the consumer index __37__ businesses recoup (补偿) higher costs from customers.
__38__ for much of this expansion, which started __39__ the end of 2001, that has
not been the __40__ . In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively
discounting their products.
21. A indicate B to indicate C indicating D indicated
22. A of B to C by D from
23. A that B which C it D this
24. A rise B rises C rose D raised
25. A that B what C which D this
26. A food B grain C crop D diet
27. A less B lower C higher D more
28. A said B reported C calculated D forecast
29. A expectable B. unexpected C expectation D expecting
30. A prices B costs C charges D values
31. A down B from C to D up
32. A Much B Most C Most of D Much of
33. A was B were C is D are
34. A fall B fell C falls D has fallen
35. A Comparing with B In comparison C Compared with D Compare to
36. A dropped B declined C lifted D climbed
37. A as B so C while D when
38. A And B But C Yet D Still
39. A at B by C in D to
A condition B situation C matter D case
Section III Reading comprehension
Directions:
Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by
choosing A,B,C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation (计 算 机 自 动
化). Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the next few years,
while 57,000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC: Today, many executives type
their own memos and carry there” secretaries” in the palms of their hands. Time
is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000. And
employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with
computerized systems.
But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will
shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook
up the telecomm business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She
is now a communications technician, earning about $ 64,000 per year. Of course, if
you’ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years, and you find yourself
replaced by an E ZPass machine, it may be of little consolation(安慰) to know that
the telecom field is booming.
And that’s just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise(专
门知识) economy. To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle complex
problems. Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations---air-traffic
controller---demands at least a bachelor’s degree.
For those with just a high school diploma(毕业证书).It’s going to get tougher
to find a well-paying job. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be
available .what’s left be the jobs that compumations can’t kill, computers cant
clean offices, or for Alzheimer’s patients(老年痴呆病人). But, since most people
have the skills to fill those positions, the wages stay painfully low, meaning
compumation could drive an even deeper wedge (楔子) between the and poor, The best
advice now, Never stop learning, and keep up with new technology.
For busy adults of course that can be tough, The good news is that very technology
that’s reducing so many jobs is a making it easier to go back to school without
having to sit in a classroom. So called internet distance learning is hot, with more
than three million students currently enrolled, and it’s gaining credibility with
employers. Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer? Check the federal Bureau
of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is available online at
bls.gov .
41. Prom the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are
easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT .
A. secretaries B. stock clerks C. managers D. wholesalers
42. In the second paragraph the anther mentions the tollbooth collector to
A. mean he will get benefits from the telecomm fled
B. show he is too old to shift to a new position
C. console him on having been replaced by a machine
D. blame the PC for his unemployment
43. By saying “compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich
and poor “(line 5. Para 4 )the author means
A. people are getting richer and richer
B. there will be a small gap between rich and poor
C. the gap between rich and poor is getting larger an larger
D. it’s time to close up be gap between the rich and poor
44. What is the author’s attitude towards computers?
A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. prejudiced
45. Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage?
A. Blaming the PC
B. The booming telecomm field
C. Internet distance leaning
D. Keeping up with compumation
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:
Tens of thousands of 18 year olds will graduate this year and be handed
meaningless diplomas .These diplomas won’t look any different from awarded their
luckier classmates Their validity will be questioned only when their employers
discover the these graduates are semiliterate(半文盲).
Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational – repair –
adult – literacy
Programs, such as the one where I teach grammar and writing. There, high school
graduates and high school dropouts pursuing graduate equivalency certificates will
learn the skills they should have learned in school. They will discover they have
been cheated by our educational system.
I will never forget a teacher senior when be had her for English “He site in
the back of the room talking to his friends “.she told me, ” Why don’t you move
him to the front row?
I urged believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down, Mrs. Stiffer
said, "I don’t move seniors. I flunk them.” Our son’s academic life flashed before
my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling
pretty good this .It was a radical approach for these times, but well. Why not? She’
s going to flunk you “I told my son.
I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority in his life.
He finished out the semester with an A.
I know one example doesn’t make a case, but at night I see a parade of students
who are angry for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend
to keep up. Of average intelligence or better, they eventually quit school,
concluding they were too dumb to finish.” I should have been held back,” is a comment
I hear frequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who
say to me after a few weeks of class. ”I don’t know how I ever got a high-school
diploma.”
Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers
who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by
saying kids can’t learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems to
stop to think that most kids don’t put school first on their list unless they perceive
something is at risk. They’d rather be sailing.
Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They
are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one they’
ve got. They have a healthy fear of failure.
People of all ages can rise above their problems, but they need to have a reason
to do so. Yong people generally don’t have the maturity to value education in the
same way my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both.
46. What is the subject of this essay?
A. view point on learning
B. a qualified teacher
C. the importance of examination
D. the generation gap
47. How did Mrs.Stiffer get the attention of one of the author’s children?
A. flunking him
B. moving his seat
C. blaming him
D. playing card with him
48. The author believes that most effective way for a teacher is to
A. purify the teaching environments .
B. set up cooperation between teachers and parents.
C. hold back student.
D. motivate student.
49. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that the authors’attitude toward
flunking is
A. negative
B. positive
C. biased
D. indifferent
50. Judging from the content, this passage is probably written for
A. administrators
B. students
C. teachers
D. parents
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
Names have gained increasing importance in the competitive world of higher
education. As colleges strive for market share, they are looking for names that
project the image they want or reflect the changes they hope to make. Trenton. State
College, for example, became the College of New Jersey nine years ago when it began
raising admissions standards and appealing to students from throughout the state.
“All I hear in higher education is, “Brand, brand, brand,” said Tim Westerbeck,
who specializes in branding and is managing director of Lipman Hearne, a marketing
firm based in Chicago that works with universities and other nonprofit organizations.
“There has been a sea change over the last 10 years. Marketing used to be almost
a dirty word in higher education.”