1、考研英语(一)-2 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When anyone opens a current account at a bank, he is lending the bank money. He may (1) the repayment of the money at any time, either (2) cash or by drawing a check in favor of another person. (3) , the banker customer relatio
2、nship is that of debtor and creditor who is (4) depending on whether the customers account is (5) credit or is overdrawn. But, in (6) to that basically simple concept,“ the bank and its customer (7) a large number of obligations to one another. Many of these obligations can give (8) to problems and
3、complications but a bank customer, unlike, say, a buyer of goods, cannot complain that the law is (9) against him.The bank must (10) its customers instructions, and not those of anyone else. (11) , for example, a customer opens an account, he instructs the bank to debit his account only in (12) of c
4、hecks drawn by himself. He gives the bank (13) of his signature, and there is a very firm rule that the bank has no right or (14) to pay out a customers money (15) a check on which its customers signature has been (16) . It makes no difference that the forgery may have been a very (17) one, the bank
5、 must recognize its customers signature. For this reason there is no (18) to the customer in the practice, (19) by banks, of printing the customers name on his checks. If this (20) forgery, it is the bank that will lose, not the customer.（分数：10.00）A.acquireB.depositC.demandD.deriveA.forB.throughC.as
6、D.inA.HoweverB.PrimarilyC.MoreoverD.PresumablyA.whichB.whatC.howD.thatA.onB.withC.inD.forA.supportB.contrastC.regardD.additionA.oweB.commitC.attributeD.embarkA.purposeB.riseC.priorityD.thoughtA.loadedB.offendedC.discriminatedD.directedA.conformB.complyC.obeyD.abideA.UnlessB.AlthoughC.SinceD.WhenA.re
7、spectB.chargeC.lineD.placeA.specificsB.signsC.symbolsD.specimensA.reputationB.prestigeC.authorityD.impactA.byB.onC.withD.forA.printedB.confirmedC.forgedD.justifiedA.delicateB.skillfulC.unusualD.uniqueA.riskB.guaranteeC.faultD.benefitA.engagedB.intendedC.adaptedD.adoptedA.contributesB.facilitatesC.re
8、sultsD.leads二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)When Dr. John W. Gofman, professor of medical physics at the University of California and a leading nuclear critic, speaks of “ecocide“ in his adversary view of nuclear technology, he means the following. A
9、 large nuclear plant like that in Kalkar, the Netherlands, would produce about 200 pounds of plutonium each year. One pound, released into the atmosphere, could cause 9 billion cases of lung cancer. This waste product must be stored for 500,000 years before it is of no further danger to man. In the
10、anticipated reactor economy, it is estimated that there will be 10,000 tons of this material in Western Europe, of which one table-spoonful of plutonium-239 represents the official maximum permissible body burden for 200,000 people. Rather than being biodegradable, plutonium destroys biological prop
11、erties.In 1972 the .U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ruled that the asbestos level in the work place should be lowered to 2 fibers per cubic centimeter of air, but the effective date of the ruling has been delayed until now. The International Federation of Chemical and General Work
12、ers Unions report that the 2-fiber standard was based primarily on one study of 290 men at a British asbestos factory. But when the workers at the British factory had been reexamined by another physician, 40-70 percent had X-ray evidence of lung abnormalities. According to present medical informatio
13、n at the factory in question, out of a total of 29 deaths thus far, seven were caused by lung cancer. An average European or American worker comes into contact with six million fibers a day. “We are now, in fact, finding cancer deaths within the family of the asbestos worker,“ states Dr. Irving Seli
14、koff, of the Mount Sinai Medical School in New York.It is now also clear that vinyl chloride, a gas from which the most widely used plastics are made, causes a fatal cancer of the blood-vessel cells of the liver. However, the history of the research on vinyl chloride is, in some ways, more disturbin
15、g than the “Watergate cover- up. “ “There has been evidence of potentially serious disease among polyvinyl chloride workers for 25 years that has been incompletely appreciated and inadequately approached by medical scientists and by regulatory authorities,“ summed up Dr. Selikoff in the New Scientis
16、t. At least 17 workers have been killed by vinyl chloride because research over the past 25 years was not followed up. And for over 10 years, workers have been exposed to concentrations of vinyl chloride 10 times the “safe limit“ imposed by Dow Chemical Company.（分数：10.00）(1).By “ecocide“ the author
17、most probably means（分数：2.00）A.waste utilization.B.ecological balance.C.radioactive reaction.D.massive bio-destruction.(2).According to the text, the author mentions plutonium in paragraph 1 to（分数：2.00）A.estimate the amount of nuclear material in Europe.B.exemplify one of the possible causes of lung
18、cancer.C.highlight the measures needed to prevent lung cancer.D.show the destructive properties of industrial waste materials.(3).The style of the second paragraph is mainly（分数：2.00）A.factual.B.sarcastic.C.emotional.D.argumentative.(4).According to paragraph 3, some workers have been killed by harmf
19、ul pollutants in that（分数：2.00）A.production could not be halted.B.they failed to take safety measures.C.research was not pursued to a solution.D.safety equipment was not adequately provided.(5).It can be inferred from the text that the author believes that（分数：2.00）A.nationwide application of anti-pol
20、lution devices can finally prevent cancer.B.tough legislation is needed to set lower limits of worker exposure to harmful chemicals.C.more research is required into the causes of cancer before further progress can be made.D.industrialization must be slowed down to prevent further spread of cancer-ca
21、using agents.五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The topic of cloning has been a politically and ethically controversial one since its very beginning. While the moral and philosophical aspects of the issues are entirely up to the interpretation of the individual, the application of cloning technology can be stu
22、died objectively. Many in the scientific community advocate the use of cloning for the preservation and support of endangered species of animals, which aside from cloning, have no other practical hope for avoiding extinction.The goal of the use of cloning to avoid extinction is the reintroduction of
23、 new genes into the gene pool of species with few survivors, ensuring the maintenance and expansion of genetic diversity. Likely candidates for this technique are species known to have very few surviving members, such as the African Bongo Antelope, the Sumatran Tiger, and the Chinese Giant Panda. In
24、 the case of Giant Panda, some artificial techniques for creating offspring have already been performed, perhaps paving the way for cloning as the next step in the process.With the estimated population of only about 1000 Giant Pandas left in the world, the urgency of the situation has led to despera
25、te measures. One panda was born through the technique of artificial insemination in the San Diego Zoo in the United States. “Hua Mei“ was born in 1999 after her parents, Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling, had trouble conceiving naturally.The plan to increase the Giant Panda population through the use of clo
26、ning involves the use of a species related to the Giant Panda, the American Black Bear. Egg cells will be removed from female black bears and then fertilized with Panda cells such as those from Ling-Ling or Hsing-Hsing. The fertilized embryo will then re-implanted into the black bear, where it will
27、grow and mature, until a new panda is delivered from the black bear host.Critics of cloning technology argue that the emphasis on cloning as a method by which to preserve species will draw funding away from other methods, such as habitat preservation and conservation. Proponents of cloning counter t
28、hat many countries in which many endangered species exist are too poor to protect and maintain the species habitats anyway, making cloning technology the only practical way to ensure that those species survive to future generations. The issue is still hotly debated, as both sides weigh the benefits
29、that could be achieved against the risks and ethical concerns that constantly accompany any argument on the issue.（分数：10.00）(1).The author raises the issue of ethical consideration in cloning in paragraph 1 in order to（分数：2.00）A.identify the issues that will not be addressed in the text.B.reveal an
30、area of interest that will be explored later in the text.C.identify one of the main issues affecting the cloning controversy today.D.draw the readers attention to a sensitive issue that bears consideration in the topic of cloning.(2).The author directs attention to “Hua Mei“, the baby panda born in
31、the San Diego Zoo, in order to（分数：2.00）A.show that cloning as an artificial birth technique has succeeded.B.argue that pandas are a particularly likely candidate for cloning.C.show that artificial birth techniques other than cloning have succeeded.D.demonstrate the necessity of cloning and other art
32、ificial birth techniques to the survival of certain species.(3).Paragraph 4 is written in order to（分数：2.00）A.detail the process by which cloning in the panda population has been executed in the past.B.guide the reader to consider the possibility of cloning in restoring the panda population.C.demonst
33、rate that the use of cloning to repopulate the panda species is a feasible goal.D.inform the reader of how cloning would be carried out in the panda population.(4).The main purpose of the last paragraph is to（分数：2.00）A.argue in favor of one side on a particularly controversial topic of cloning.B.dis
34、play both sides arguments on another contentious issue in cloning.C.redirect the readers attention to the previously raised issue of ethics in cloning.D.provide further relevant information to the evaluation of cloning as a preservation technique.(5).It can be inferred from the information given in
35、the text that the best candidate for cloning would be（分数：2.00）A.Giant Pandas.B.an endangered species with many living related species.C.the species in which previous techniques of artificial reproduction have been successfully applied.D.those for which cloning is the only feasible method by which to
36、 reproduce the species.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is an expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language, but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some per
37、haps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and consequently never set about tackling it in the right way. Far too
38、 many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill, one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neg
39、lect, in their practical teaching, the branch of study concerned with speaking the language.So the first point I want to make is that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole attitude to the subject should get th
40、e student to feel that here is a matter worthy of receiving his close attention. So there should be occasions when other aspects of English, such as grammar or spelling, are allowed for the moment to take second place.Apart from this question of the time given to pronunciation, there are two other r
41、equirements for the teacher: the first, knowledge; the second, technique.It is important that the teacher should be in possession of the necessary information. This can generally be obtained from books. It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call genera
42、l phonetic theory. It is also possible in this way to get a clear mental picture of the relationship between the sounds of different languages, between the speech habits of English people and those, say, of your students. Unless the teacher has such a picture, any comments he may make on his student
43、s pronunciation are unlikely to be of much use, and lesson time spent on pronunciation may well be time-wasted.But it does not follow that you can teach pronunciation successfully as soon as you have read the necessary books. It depends, after that, on what use you make of your knowledge, and this i
44、s a matter of technique.Now the first and most important part of a language teachers technique is his own performance, his ability to demonstrate the spoken language, in every detail of articulation as well as in fluent speaking, so that the students latent capacity for imitation is given the fulles
45、t scope and encouragement. The teacher, then, should be as perfect a model in this respect as he can make himself. And to supplement his own performance, however satisfactory this may be, the modern teacher has at his disposal recordings, radio, television and video, to supply the authentic voices o
46、f native speakers, or, if the teacher happens to be a native speaker himself or speaks just like one, then to vary the method of presenting the language material.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages?（分数：2.00）A.Only a few people are really proficient.B.N
47、o one is really an expert in the skill.C.There arent many people who are even fairly good.D.There are even some people who are moderately proficient.(2).The writer argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong way is（分数：2.00）A.an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctl
48、y.B.a fundamental consequence of not speaking well.C.a consequence of not grasping the problem correctly.D.not an obvious cause of speaking poorly.(3).What is it that teachers are said to be inclined to forget?（分数：2.00）A.The practical teaching of languages.B.The importance of a good accent.C.The pri
49、nciple of phonetic theory.D.The teaching of pronunciation in the classroom.(4).The value the student puts on correct speech habits depends upon（分数：2.00）A.how closely he attends to the matter.B.whether it is English that is being taught.C.his teachers approach to pronunciation.D.the importance normally given to grammar and spelling.(5).According to the text, in relation to someone teaching his own language to foreigners, audio-visual aids can（分数：2.00）A.completely replace his own teaching performance.B.provide alternative samples of native speech.C.help to improve teaching q
