考研英語(yǔ)真題(2013-2005)

【歷年考研英語(yǔ)真題】經(jīng)過(guò)認(rèn)真整理用于考研前打印來(lái)重復(fù)練習(xí)2013年全國(guó)碩士研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試英語(yǔ)一試題UseofEnglishPeopleare,onthewhole,pooratconsideringbackgroundinformationwhenmakingindividualdecisions.Atfirstglancethismightseemlikeastrengththat_J_theabilitytomakejudgmentswhichareunbiasedby2factors.ButDr.UriSimonsohnspeculatedthataninabilitytoconsiderthebig_3wasleadingdecision-makerstobebiasedbythedailysamplesofinformationtheywereworkingwith.4,hetheorisedthatajudge5ofappearingtoosoft6crimemightbemorelikelytosendsomeonetoprison_7_hehadalreadysentencedfiveorsixotherdefendantsonlytoprobationonthatday.To_8_thisidea,heturnedtotheuniversity-admissionsprocess.Intheory,the_9_ofanapplicantshouldnotdependonthefewothers10randomlyforinterviewduringthesameday,butDrSimonsohnsuspectedthetruthwas11.Hestudiedtheresultsof9,323MBAinterviews,12by31admissionsofficers.Theinterviewershad_13_applicantsonascaleofonetofive.Thisscale_14_numerousfactorsintoconsideration.Thescoreswere15usedinconjunctionwithanapplicant'sscoreontheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest,orGMAT,astandardisedexamwhichis_16_outof800points,tomakeadecisiononwhethertoaccepthimorher.DrSimonsohnfoundifthescoreofthepreviouscandidateinadailyseriesofintervieweeswas0.75pointsormorehigherthanthatoftheone_17that,thenthescoreforthenextapplicantwould_18_byanaverageof0.075points.Thismightsoundsmall,butto19theeffectsofsuchadecreaseacandidatewouldneed30moreGMATpointsthanwouldotherwisehavebeen_20_.l.[A]grant[B]submits[C]transmits[D]delivers2.[A]minor[B]objective[C]crucial[D]external3.[A]issue[B]vision[C]picture[D]moment.[A]Forexample[B]Onaverage[C]Inprinciple[D]Aboveall.[A]fond [B]fearful[C]capable[D]thoughtless

6,[A]in [Blon [C]tofD]for7.[A]if [B]until [C]though[D]unless8.[A]promotefB]emphasizefC]share[D]test9.[A]decision[B]quality[C]status[D]success1O.[A1chosen[B]stupid[C]found[D]identified1l.[A]exceptional[B]defensible[C]replaceable[D]otherwise12.[Alinspired[B]expressed[C]conducted[D]secured13.[A]assigned[B]rated[C]matched[D]arranged14.[A1put(Bigot[C]gave[D]took15.[A]instead[B]then[C]ever[D]rather16.[A]selected[B]passed[C]marked[DIintroduced17.[A]before[B]after[C]above[D]below18.[A]jump[B]float[C]drop[D]fluctuate19.[A]achieve[B]undo[C]maintain[D]disregard20.[A]promising[B]possible[C]necessary[DIhelpfulReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn'taffecther.Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant'ssweaterdescendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowstodepartmentstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment.Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn'tbemoreoutofdateoratoddswithfeverishworlddescribedinOverdressed,ElizabethCline'sthree-yearindictmentof“fastfashion^^.Inthelastdecadesorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,H&M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.Quckiertumroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentreleases,andmoreprofit.Thoselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposal meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon'tadvertisethat andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashioncycles,shakingallindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonalpace.Thevictimsofthisrevolution,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtodesigners.ForH&Mtooffera5.95knitminiskirtinallits2300-plusstoresaroundtheworld,itmustrelyonlow-wage,overseaslabor,orderinvolumesthatstrainnaturalresources,andusemassiveamountofharmfulchemicals.Overdressedisthefashionworld'sanswertoconsumeractivistbestsellerslikeMichaelPollan'sTheOmnivore'sDilemma.Mass-producedclothing,likefastfood,fillsahungerandneed,yetisnon-durable,andwasteful,MClineargues,Americans,shefinds,buyroughly20billiongarmentsayear about64itemsperperson andnomatterhowmuchtheygiveaway,thisexcessleadstowaste.TowardstheendofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSKB,who,since2008hasmakeallofherownclothes andbeautifully.ButasClineisthefirsttonote,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;herexample,can'tbeknockedoff.Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurbtheirimpactonlaborandtheenvironment includingH&M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionLine Clinebelieveslasting-changecanonlybeeffectedbythecustomer.Sheexhibitstheidealismcommontomanyadvocatesofsustainability,beitinfoodorinenergy.Vanityisaconstant;peoplewillonlystartshoppingmoresustainablywhentheycan'taffordtoit.Priestlycriticizesherassistantforher[A]poorbargainingskill. [B]insensitivitytofashion.[C]obsessionwithhighfashion.[D]lackofimagination.AccordingtoCline,mass-maketlabelsurgeconsumerstocombatunnecessarywaste.[B]shutoutthefeverishfashionworld.resisttheinfluenceofadvertisements.shopfortheirgarmentsmorefrequently.Theword“indictment”(Line3,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto[A]accusation.[B]enthusiasm.[C]indifference.[D]tolerance.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelaseparagraph?Vanityhasmoreoftenbeenfoundinidealists.Thefast-fashionindustryignoressustainability.Peoplearemoreinterestedinunaffordablegarments.[DIPricingisvitaltoenvironment-friendlypurchasing.Whatisthesubjectofthetext?Satireonanextravagantlifestyle.Challengetoahigh-fashionmyth.[ClCriticismofthefast-fashionindustry.Exposureofamass-marketsecret.Text2Anoldsayinghasitthathalfofalladvertisingbudgetsarewasted-thetroubleis,nooneknowswhichhalf.Intheinternetage,atleastintheory,thisfractioncanbemuchreduced.Bywatchingwhatpeoplesearchfor,clickonandsayonline,companiescanaim“behavioural“adsatthosemostlikelytobuy.Inthepastcoupleofweeksaquarrelhasillustratedthevaluetoadvertisersofsuchfine-grainedinformation:Shouldadvertisersassumethatpeoplearehappytobetrackedandsentbehaviouralads?Orshouldtheyhaveexplicitpermission?InDecember2010America'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)proposedaddinga"donottrack"(DNT)optiontointernetbrowsers,sothatuserscouldtelladwertisersthattheydidnotwanttobefollowed.MicrosoffsInternetExplorerandApple'sSafaribothofferDNT;Google*sChromeisduetodosothisyear.InFebruarytheFTCandDigitalAdwertisingAlliance(DAA)agreedthattheindustrywouldgetcrackingonrespongingtoDNTrequests.OnMay31stMicrosoftSetofftherow:ItsaidthatInternetExplorer10,theversionduetoappearwindows8,wouldhaveDNTasadefault.Itisnotyetclearhowadvertiserswillrespond.GetingaDNTsignaldoesnotobligeanyonetostoptracking,althoughsomecompanieshavepromisedtodoso.UnabletotellwhethersomeonereallyobjectstobehaviouraladsorwhethertheyarestickingwithMicrosoft'sdefault,somemayignoreaDNTsignalandpressonanyway.AlsouncleariswhyMicrosofthasgoneitalone.Atterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichitsayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.IfitistryingtoupsetGoogle,whichreliesalmostwhollyondefaultwillbecomethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhugesellingpointforwindows8-thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavourablywithGoogle'sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch,Microsoft'schiefprivacyofficer,bloggde:'*webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol.0Coulditreallybethatsimple?Itissuggestedinparagraph1that“behavioural“adshelpadvertisersto:[A]easecompetitionamongthemselves[B]lowertheiroperationalcosts[C]avoidcomplaintsfromconsumers[D]providebetteronlineservices“Theindustry^^(Line6,Para.3)refersto:[A]onlineadvertisers [B]e-commerceconductors[C]digitalinformationanalysis[DlintemetbrowserdevelopersBobLiodiceholdsthatsettingDNTasadefault[A]manycutthenumberofjunkads[B]failstoaffecttheadindustry[C]willnotbenefitconsumers [D]goesagainsthumannaturewhichofthefollowingistureaccordingtoParagraph.6?[A]DNTmaynotserveitsintendedpurpose [B]AdvertisersarewillingtoimplementDNT[C]DNTislosingitspopularityamongconsumers[D]AdvertisersareobligedtoofferbehaviouraladsTheauthor'sattitudetowardswhatBrendonLynchsaidinhisblogisoneof:[A]indulgence[B]understanding[C]appreciactionfD]skepticismText3Upuntilafewdecadesago,ourvisionsofthefuturewerelargely-thoughbynomeansuniformly-glowinglypositive.Scienceandtechnologywouldcurealltheillsofhumanity,leadingtolivesoffulfillmentandopportunityforall.Nowutopiahasgrownunfashionable,aswehavegainedadeeperappreciationoftherangeofthreatsfacingus,fromasteroidstriketoepidemicfluandtoclimatechange.Youmightevenbetemptedtoassumethathumanityhaslittlefuturetolookforwardto.Butsuchgloominessismisplaced.Thefossilrecordshowsthatmanyspecieshaveenduredformillionsofyears-sowhyshouldn'twe?Takeabroaderlookatourspecies*placeintheuniverse,anditbecomesclearthatwehaveanexcellentchanceofsurvivingfortens,ifnothundreds,ofthousandsofyears.LookupHomosapiensinthe"RedList'1ofthreatenedspeciesoftheInternationalUnionfortheConversationofNature(IUCN),andyouwillread:"ListedasLeastConcernasthespeciesisverywidelydistributed,adaptable,currentlyincreasing,andtherearenomajorthreatsresultinginanoverallpopulationdecline."Sowhatdoesourdeepfuturehold?Agrowingnumberofresearchersandorganisationsarenowthinkingseriouslyaboutthatquestion.Forexample,theLongNowFoundationhasitsflagshipprojectamedicalclockthatisdesignedtostillbemarkingtimethousandsofyearshence.Perhapswillfully,itmaybeeasiertothinkaboutsuchlengthytimescalesthanaboutthemoreimmediatefuture.Thepotentialevolutionoftoday'stechnology,anditssocialconsequences,isdazzlinglycomplicated,andit'sperhapsbestlefttosciencefictionwritersandfuturologiststoexplorethemanypossibilitieswecanenvisage.That'sonereasonwhywehavelaunchedArc,anewpublicationdedicatedtothenearfuture.Buttakealongerviewandthereisasurprisingamountthatwecansaywithconsiderableassurance.Assooften,thepastholdsthekeytothefuture:wehavenowidentifiedenoughofthelong-termpatternsshapingthehistoryoftheplanet,andourspecies,tomakeevidence-basedforecastsaboutthesituationsinwhichourdescendantswillfindthemselves.Thislongperspectivemakesthepessimisticviewofourprospectsseemmorelikelytobeapassingfad.Tobesure,thefutureisnotallrosy.Butwearenowknowledgeableenoughtoreducemanyoftherisksthatthreatenedtheexistenceofearlierhumans,andtoimprovethelotofthosetocome.Ourvisionofthefutureusedtobeinspiredbyourdesireforlivesoffulfillmentourfaithinscienceandtechnologyourawarenessofpotentialrisks[D]ourbeliefinequalopportunityTheIUCN's“RedList“suggestthathumanbeingare[A]asustainedspecies [B]athreatentotheenvironment[Cltheworld'sdominantpower [D]amisplacedraceWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph5?Archelpslimitthescopeoffuturologicalstudies.Technologyofferssolutionstosocialproblem.Theinterestinsciencefictionisontherise.OurImmediatefutureishardtoconceive.Toensurethefutureofmankind,itiscrucialtoexploreourplanet'sabundantresourcesadoptanoptimisticviewoftheworlddrawonourexperiencefromthepastfD]curbourambitiontoreshapehistoryWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?UncertaintyaboutOurFutureEvolutionoftheHumanSpeciesTheEver-brightProspectsofMankind[D]Science,TechnologyandHumanityText4Onafivetothreevote,theSupremeCourtknockedoutmuchofArizona'simmigrationlawMonday-amodestpolicyvictoryfortheObamaAdministration.ButonthemoreimportantmatteroftheConstitution,thedecisionwasan8-0defeatfortheAdministration'sefforttoupsetthebalanceofpowerbetweenthefederalgovernmentandthestates.InArizonav.UnitedStates,themajorityoverturnedthreeofthefourcontestedprovisionsofArizona'scontroversialplantohavestateandlocalpoliceenforcefederalimmigrationlaw.TheConstitutionalprinciplesthatWashingtonalonehasthepowerto"establishauniformRuleofNaturalization“andthatfederallawsprecedestatelawsarenoncontroversial.Arizonahadattemptedtofashionstatepoliciesthatranparalleltotheexistingfederalones.JusticeAnthonyKennedy,joinedbyChiefJusticeJohnRobertsandtheCourt'sliberals,ruledthatthestateflewtooclosetothefederalsun.Ontheoverturnedprovisionsthemajorityheldthecongresshaddeliberately“occupiedthefield”andArizonahadthusintrudedonthefederaFsprivilegedpowers.However,theJusticessaidthatArizonapolicewouldbeallowedtoverifythelegalstatusofpeoplewhocomeincontactwithlawenforcement.That9sbecauseCongresshasalwaysenvisionedjointfederal-stateimmigrationenforcementandexplicitlyencouragesstateofficerstoshareinformationandcooperatewithfederalcolleagues.TwoofthethreeobjectingJustice-SamuelAlitoandClarenceThomas-agreedwiththisConstitutionallogicbutdisagreedaboutwhichArizonarulesconflictedwiththefederalstatute.TheonlymajorobjectioncamefromJusticeAntoninScalia,whoofferedanevenmorerobustdefenseofstateprivilegesgoingbacktothealienandSeditionActs.The8-0objectiontoPresidentObamaturnsonwhatJusticeSamuelAlitodescribesinhisobjectionas“ashockingassertionassertionoffederalexecutivepower^.TheWhiteHousearguedthatArizona'slawsconflictedwithitsenforcementpriorities,evenifstatelawscompliedwithfederalstatutestotheletter.Ineffect,theWhiteHouseclaimedthatitcouldinvalidateanyotherwiselegitimatestatelawthatitdisagreeswith.Somepowersdobelongexclusivelytothefederalgovernment,andcontrolofcitizenshipandthebordersisamongthem.ButifCongresswantedtopreventstatesfromusingtheirownresourcestocheckimmigrationstatus,itcould.Itneverdidso.Theadministrationwasinessenceassertingthatbecauseitdidn'twanttocarryoutCongress'simmigrationwishes,nostateshouldbeallowedtodosoeither.EveryJusticerightlyrejectedthisremarkableclaim.ThreeprovisionsofArizona'splanwereoverturnedbecausetheydeprivedthefederalpoliceofConstitutionalpowers.disturbedthepowerbalancebetweendifferentstates.oversteppedtheauthorityoffederalimmigrationlaw.contradictedboththefederalandstatepolicies.OnwhichofthefollowingdidtheJusticesagree,accordingtoParagraph4?Federalofficers'dutytowithholdimmigrants,information.[B]States'independencefromfederalimmigrationlaw.States9legitimateroleinimmigrationenforcement.Congress'sinterventioninimmigrationenforcement.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5thattheAlienandSeditionActs[A]violatedtheConstitution.[B]underminedthestates9interests.[C]supportedthefederalstatute.[D]stoodinfavorofthestates.TheWhiteHouseclaimsthatitspowerofenforcementoutweighsthatheldbythestates.isdependentonthestates'support.isestablishedbyfederalstatutes.rarelygoesagainststatelaws.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?ImmigrationissuesareusuallydecidedbyCongress.JusticesintendedtocheckthepoweroftheAdministrstion.JusticeswantedtostrengthenitscoordinationwithCongress.[DITheAdministrationisdominantoverimmigrationissues.PartBDirections:Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Thesocialsciencesareflourishing.Asof2005,therewerealmosthalfamillionprofessionalsocialscientistsfromallfieldsintheworld,workingbothinsideandoutsideacademia.AccordingtotheWorldSocialScienceReport2010,thenumberofsocial-sciencestudentsworldwidehasswollenbyabout11%everyyearsince2000.Yetthisenormousresourceinnotcontributingenoughtotoday'sglobalchallengesincludingclimatechange,security,sustainabledevelopmentandhealth.(41)Humanityhasthenecessaryagro-technologicaltoolstoeradicatehunger,fromgeneticallyengineeredcropstoarificialfertilizers.Here,too,theproblemsaresocial:theorganizationanddistributionoffood,wealthandprosperity.(42)Thisisashame—thecommunityshouldbegraspingtheopportunitytoraiseitsinfluenceintherealworld.ToparaphrasethegreatsocialscientistJosephSchumpeter:thereisnoradicalinnovationwithoutcreativedestruction.Today,thesocialsciencesarelargelyfocusedondisciplinaryproblemsandinternalscholarlydebates,ratherthanontopicswithexternalimpact.Analysesrevealthatthenumberofpapersincludingthekeywords"environmentalchanged^^or"climatechange^^haveincreasedrapidlysince2004,(43)Whensocialscientistsdotacklepracticalissues,theirscopeisoftenlocal:BelgiumisinterestedmainlyintheeffectsofpovertyonBelgiumforexample.Andwhetherthecommunity'sworkcontributesmuchtoanoverallaccumulationofknowledgeisdoubtful.Theproblemisnotnecessarilytheamountofavailablefunding(44)thisisanadequateamountsolongasitisaimedintherightdirection.Socialscientistswhocomplainaboutalackoffundingshouldnotexpectmoreintoday'seconomicclimate.Thetrickistodirectthesefundsbetter.TheEuropeanUnionFrameworkfundingprogramshavelonghadacategoryspecificallytargetedatsocialscientists.Thisyear,itwasproposedthatsystembechanged:Horizon2020,anewprogramtobeenactedin2014,wouldnothavesuchacategory,Thishasresultedinprotestsfromsocialscientists.Buttheintentionisnottoneglectsocialscience;rather,thecompleteopposite.(45)Thatshouldcreatemorecollaborativeendeavorsandhelptodevelopprojectsaimeddirectlyatsolvingglobalproblems.Itcouldbethatweareevolvingtwocommunitiesofsocialscientists:onethatisdiscipline-orientedandpublishinginhighlyspecializedjournals,andonethatisproblem-orientedandpublishingelsewhere,suchaspolicybriefs.However,thenumbersarestillsmalkin2010,about1,600ofthe100,000social-sciencespaperspublishedgloballyincludedoneoftheseKeywords.theideaistoforcesocialtointegratetheirworkwithothercategories,includinghealthanddemographicchangefoodsecurity,marineresearchandthebio-economy,clear,efficientenergy;andinclusive,innovativeandsecuresocieties.thesolutionistochangethemindsetoftheacademiccommunity,andwhatitconsiderstobeitsmaingoal.Globalchallengesandsocialinnovationoughttoreceivemuchmoreattentionfromscientists,especiallytheyoungones.Theseissuesallhaverootcausesinhumanbehavior.allrequirebehavioralchangeandsocialinnovations,aswellastechnologicaldevelopment.Stemmingclimatechange,forexample,isasmuchaboutchangingconsumptionpatternsandpromotingtaxacceptanceasitisaboutdevelopingcleanenergy.Despitethesefactors,manysocialscientistsseemreluctanttotacklesuchproblems.AndinEurope,someareupinarmsoveraproposaltodropaspecificfundingcategoryforsocial-scienceresearchandtointegrateitwithincross-cuttingtopicsofsustainabledevelopment.[G1Duringthelate1990s,nationalspendingonsocialsciencesandthehumanitiesasapercentageofallresearchanddevelopmentfunds-includinggovernment,highereducation,non-profitandcorporate-variedfromaround4%to25%;inmostEuropeannations,itisabout15%.PartB:(10points)SectionIIITranslation46.Directions:TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishtoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)Directions:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)Itisspeculatedthatgardensarisefromabasicneedintheindividualswhomadethem:theneedforcreativeexpression.Thereisnodoubtthatgardensevidenceanimpossibleurgetocreate,express,fashion,andbeautifyandthatself-expressionisabasichumanurge;(46)Yetwhenonelooksatthephotographsofthegardencreatedbythehomeless,itstrikesonethat,foralltheirdiversityofstyles,thesegardensspeakosvariousotherfundamentalurges,beyondthatofdecorationandcreativeexpression.Oneoftheseurgeshadtodowithcreatingastateofpeaceinthemidstofturbulence,a"stillpointoftheturningworld,MtoborrowaphrasefromT.S.Eliot.(47)Asacredplaceofpeace,howevercrudeitmaybe,isadistinctlyhumanneed,asopposedtoshelter,whichisadistinctlyanimalneed.Thisdistinctionissomuchsothatwherethelatterislacking,asitisfortheseunlikelygardens,thefoemerbecomesallthemoreurgent.Composureisastateofmindmadepossiblebythestructuringofone'srelationtoone'senvironment.(48)Thegardensofthehomelesswhichareineffecthomelessgardensintroducefromintoanurbanenvironmentwhereiteitherdidn'texistorwasnotdiscernibleassuch.Insodoingtheygivecomposuretoasegmentoftheinarticulateenvironmentinwhichtheytaketheirstand.Anotherurgeorneedthatthesegardensappeartorespondto,ortoarisefromissointrinsicthatwearebarelyeverconsciousofitsabidingclaimsonus.Whenwearedeprivedofgreen,ofplants,oftrees,(49)mostofusgiveintoademoralizationofspiritwhichweusuallyblameonsomepsychologicalconditions,untilonedaywefindourselvesingardenandfeeltheexpressionvanishasifbymagic.InmostofthehomelessgardensofNewYorkCitytheactualcultivationofplantsisunfeasible,yetevensothecompositionsoftenseemtorepresentattemptstocallarrangementofmaterials,aninstitutionofcolors,smallpoolofwater,andafrequentpresenceofpetalsorleavesaswellasofstuffedanimals.Ondisplayherearevariousfantasyelementswhosereference,atsomebasiclevel,seemstobethenaturalworld.(50)Itisthisimplicitorexplicitreferencetonaturethatfullyjustifiestheuseofwordgardenthoughina“l(fā)iberated“sense,todescribethesesyntheticconstructions.Inthemwecanseebiophilia-ayearningforcontactwithnonhumanlife-assuminguncannyrepresentationalforms.SectionIIIWritingPartyA51Directions:Writeane-mailofabout100wordstoaforeignteacherinyourcollegeinvitinghim/hertobeajudgefortheupcomingEnglishspeechcontest.Youshouldincludethedetailsyouthinknecessary.YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.Donotsignyourownnameattheendofthee-mail.Use“LiMingMinstead.Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)PartB:(20points)PartB52Directions:Writeanessayofabout160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshoulddescribethedrawingbriefly,interpretitsintendedmeaning,andgiveyourcomments.YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(20points)Fromthehighlyenlighteningdrawinggivenabove,wecanseeclearlythatinthemiddleofthecartoonstandamultitudeofgraduates,confrontedwithagreatmanychoices,tonameonlyafew,jobhunting,goingabroad,establishingabusiness,takingpartinthepostgraduateexamination.Whatthecartoonistryingtoinformusisquiteconspicuous--wisechoiceinourlifeisofutmostsignificanceandbenefitingusagreatdeal.Thepicturevividlydeliverssuchacommonsocialphenomenonthatnowadaysyoungsters,oncegraduatingfromuniversities,willbefacedwithavarietyofoptionsfortheirfuture.Thefirststepusuallycomeswithconfusionanduncertainty,whichmakescollegestudentswastealotoftimewaveringfortheirchoices.However,astheoldsaying,“allroadsleadtoRome”,peopieactuallycouldmasterineverywalkoflife.Forexample,MoYan,awell-knownChinesewriter,hasjustwonthefirstNobelPrizeforChina.Aftergraduation,hiscareercoveredawiderangeandhehasdonejobslikesoldier,1ibrarian,civilservant,etc.Neverdoeshegiveupthedreamofbeingawriterandthatiswhatheachievesatlast.Therefore,aslongasweputenougheffortsandpassioninourplansforthefuture,everyoptioncouldbecometherightpath.Accordingly,itisimperativeforustotakesomemeasurestohelpgraduateskeepaclearmindandmakewisechoicesinthelifejourney.Itisdeeply-rootedinourmindthatonlyinthiswaycanwerealizetheirvalueoflifebetterandcantheunemploymentofgraduatesbereducedandthuscansocialharmonybeachieved.考研英語(yǔ)(二)真題2012年UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s).foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGLJoeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthat'snothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho⑴inWorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGLwasthe(2)mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtomawayfromhishome,theguywho(3)alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe(4)ofIhodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.Thiswasnotavohmteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,(5)anaverageguy,up(6)thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies.Hisnameisnotmuch.GLisjustamilitaryabbreviation(7)GovermnentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticle(8)tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnameforaguywhonever(9)ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoeMagrae...aworkingclassname.TheUnitedStatesha