1、考研英语-309 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Americas Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3.75%. Wall Street, which had beenU (1) /Ufor a sixth half-point cut, was disappointed. The Dow fell by 2%U (2) /Uthe week. The past weeks economic statistics
2、gave mixed signals. Exports dropped by 2% in both March and April, largelyU (3) /Ua decline in high-tech investmentU (4) /U; the merchandise-tradeU (5) /Uwidened to $458 billion in the 12 monthsU (6) /UApril.U (7) /U, the Conference Boards index of consumer confidence was higher thanU (8) /Uin June.
3、ConcernsU (9) /Uinflation in the euro areaU (10) /U. Preliminary dataU (11) /Uthat German consumer- price inflation fell to 3.1% in the year to June, from 3.5% in May; wage growthU (12) /Uto 1.4% in April, a real pay cut of 1.5%. Some economists fear that Germany is on theU (13) /Uof recession. The
4、IFO index of business confidence dropped moreU (14) /Uthan expected in May, and the institute has cut its forecast of GDPU (15) /Uthis year to only 1.2%, wellU (16) /Uthe German governments forecast of 2%.The euro areas current-account deficit narrowed to $30 billion in the 12 months to April. Brita
5、ins deficit in the first quarter was its smallestU (17) /U1998,U (18) /Urecord investment income.There was more bad news from Japan,U (19) /Uretail sales in large stores fell by 3.2% in May, the 37th consecutive monthly fall. The yen fellU (20) /Uthe dollar, touching almost Yen 125 on one point.（分数：
6、10.00）A.expectingB.hopingC.wishingD.dreamingA.inB.aboveC.duringD.aboutA.because ofB.sinceC.becauseD.thanks toA.at homeB.homeC.from abroadD.abroadA.deficitB.shortageC.scarcityD.shortfallA.toB.untilC.upD.ontoA.AlthoughB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.HenceA.projectedB.plannedC.predictedD.expectedA.onB.forC.ofD.o
7、verA.stoppedB.easedC.relievedD.improvedA.showedB.demonstratedC.illustratedD.explainedA.reducedB.cutC.slowD.lessenedA.edgeB.rimC.lipD.brinkA.harshlyB.huskilyC.strictlyD.severelyA.growthB.riseC.increaseD.escalationA.aboveB.belowC.highD.lowA.afterB.sinceC.untilD.towardsA.owe toB.because ofC.on account
8、ofD.thanks toA.whereB.whichC.whatD.whoA.in opposition toB.opposed toC.againstD.versus二、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BPart A/BBText 1/BIt was a little weird at first, Erin Tobin said, seeing Harry Potter right there on the stage without his pants, or indeed any of his clothes.Not actually Harry Pott
9、er, of course, since he is fictional, but the next best thing: Daniel Radcliffe. who plays him in the movies. Now 17. Mr. Radcliffe has cast off his wand. his broomstick and everything else to appear in the West End revival of Peter Shaffers “Equus.“ He stars as Alan Strang, a disturbed young man wh
10、o, in a distinctly un-Harry-Potterish moment of frenzied psychosexual madness, blinds six horses with a hoof pick.To make it clear what audiences are in for, at least in part, photographs of Mr. Radcliffes buff torso, stripped almost to the groin, have been used to advertise the production. It is as
11、 jarring as if, say, Anne Hathaway suddenly announced that instead of playing sweet-natured princesses and fashion-world ing6nues, she wanted to appear onstage as a nude. murderous prostitute.To explain how is surprising the change of Radcliffe to the audience, the author mentions Anne “Equus“ opene
12、d last week, and the consensus so far is that Mr. Radcliffe has successfully extricated himself from his cinematic alter ego. Considering that playing Harry Potter is practically all he has done in his career, this is no small achievement.“I think hes a really good actor, and I sort of forgot about
13、Harry Potter.“ said Ophelia Oates. 14, who saw the play over the weekend. “Anyway, you cant be Harry Potter forever.“In The Daily Telegraph, Charles Spencer said that “Daniel Radcliffe brilliantly succeeds m throwing off the mantle of Harry Potter, announcing himself as a thrilling stage actor of un
14、expected depth and range.“Mr. Radcliffe told The Daily Telegraph that “I thought it would be a bad idea to wait till the Potter films were all finished to do something else.“ There are still a few to go. The fifth, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,“ is scheduled for release on July 13. and
15、 Mr. Radcliffe has signed on for the final two installments as well. (Meanwhile, the seventh and last book in the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,“ will hit stores on July 21.)Harry and Alan could not be more dissimilar as characters, even if both “come from quite weird backgrounds,“ a
16、s 13-year-old Ella Pitt, another recent theatergoer, put it. (And no. she declared, she was not too young for all the nakedness, swearing and sexuality.) Both characters have unresolved issues relating to their parents: Harry, because his are dead, and Alan, because his have driven him insane.But wh
17、en it comes to romance, for instance, the celluloid Harry has yet to kiss a girl; the big moment comes in the forthcoming film. Meanwhile, Alan in “Equus“ not only engages in some serious equi-erotic nuzzling with an actor playing a horse, but is also onstage, fully nude. for 10 minutes, during whic
18、h he nearly has sex with an equally naked young woman.（分数：10.00）(1).Hathaway. This is a_.（分数：2.00）A.simileB.comparisonC.hyperboleD.analogy(2).The word “extricated“ (Line 2, Para. 4) implies_.（分数：2.00）A.rescuedB.freedC.clearedD.extracted(3).The audiences response to the new image of “Harry Porter“ is
19、_.（分数：2.00）A.negativeB.positiveC.indifferentD.none of the above(4).The two dissimilar characters, i.e. Harry and Alan are common in that_.（分数：2.00）A.they are both weirdB.their parents are weirdC.they have unresolved issuesD.they have weird families(5).The best title for this passage is_.（分数：2.00）A.“
20、Harry Porter“ Is DisappearingB.The Naked “Harry Porter“C.The Successful Change of “Harry Porter“D.“Harry Porter“ in “Enquus“BText 2/BUruguay has been a proud exception to the privatizing wave that swept through South America in the 1990s. Its state-owned firms are more efficient than many of their c
21、ounterparts in Argentina and Brazil ever were. In 1992, Uruguayans voted in a referendum against privatizing telecoms. They rightly observe that some of Argentinas sales were smashed, creating inefficient private monopolies. And with unemployment at 15%, nobody is enthusiastic about the job cuts pri
22、vatization would involve.That leaves President Jorge Batlle with a problem. Uruguay has been in recession for the past two years, mainly because of low prices for its agricultural exports, and because of Argentinas woes. But public debt is at 45% of GDP, and rising. Some economists argue that privat
23、ization would give a boost to the economy, by attracting foreign investment, and by lowering costs. CERES, a think-tank, having compared tariffs for public services in Uruguay and its neighbors, believes liberalization could save businesses and households the equivalent of 4% of GDP annually, raise
24、growth and produce a net 45,000 jobs.The polls that show continuing support for public ownership also show growing opposition to monopolies. So Mr. Baffle plans to keep the state firms, but let private ones either compete with them or bid to operate their services under contract.The opposition Broad
25、 Front and the trade unions are resisting. They have gathered enough signatures to demand a “public consultation“ next month on a new law to allow private operators in the ports and railwaysa referendum on whether to hold a referendum on the issue. Alberto Bension, the finance minister, admits the v
26、ote will be a crucial indicator of how far the government can push. But he notes that, since 1992, attempts to overturn laws by calling referendums have flopped.The liberalization of telecoms has already begun. Bell South, an American firm, is the first private cell-phone operator. There are plans t
27、o license others, and talk of allowing competition for fixed-line telephones. A new law allows private companies to import gas from Argentina to generate electricity in competition with the state utility. Another plan would strip Ancap, the state oil firm, of its monopoly of imports. It has already
28、been allowed to seek a private partner to modernize its refinery.Harder tasks lie ahead. The state-owned banks are burdened with problem loans to farmers and home owners. And Mr. Batlle shows no appetite for cutting the bureaucracy.After a year in office, the president is popular. He has created a c
29、ross-party commission to investigate “disappearances“ during Uruguays military dictatorship of 1976-85 The unions are weakened by unemployment. At CERES. Ernesto Talvi argues that Mr. Baffle should note his own strength, and push ahead more boldly. But that is not the Uruguayan way.（分数：10.00）(1).Uru
30、guay in the 1990s_.（分数：2.00）A.moved in the privatizing waveB.adopted the same measure as that of ArgentinaC.sticked to its old economic modeD.developed very slowly(2).What can we infer from the first four paragraphs?（分数：2.00）A.Uruguay has been always trying to join in the privatizing waveB.Economist
31、s argue that privatization is an efficient way to boost Uruguays GDP.C.Mr. Battle plans to privatize the countrys economy completely.D.The opposition Broad Front is in favor of privatization.(3).The fifth paragraph suggests that_.（分数：2.00）A.Bell South is built up in 1982B.There has been no law to re
32、gulate the electricityC.Ancap may modernize its refinery with the help of a private partnerD.Liberalization makes the economy slack(4).What does the author mean by “flopped“(last line, Para. 4)?（分数：2.00）A.A. succeeded B.B. failed C.C. followed D provoked(5).Which one is TRUE according to the passage
33、?（分数：2.00）A.Privatization is thriving in Uruguay.B.Now, referenda have less strength to change some laws.C.Uruguayan people are satisfied with the governments actions with regard to the economy.D.The President is managing to keep the state companies efficient.BText 3/BEven at the Vatican. not all sa
34、cred beliefs are absolute: Thou shalt not kill, but war can be just. Now, behind the quiet walls, a clash is shaping up involving two poles of near certainty: the churchs long-held ban on condoms and its advocacy of human life.The issue is AIDS. Church officials recently confirmed that Pope Benedict
35、 XVI had requested a report on whether it might be acceptable for Catholics to use condoms in one narrow circumstance: to protect life inside a marriage when one partner is infected with H.I.V. or is sick with AIDS.Whatever the pope decides, church officials and other experts broadly agree that it i
36、s remarkable that so delicate an issue is being taken up. But they also agree that such an inquiry is logical, and particularly significant from this pope, who was Pope John Paul IIs strict enforcer of church doctrine.“In some ways, maybe he has got the greatest capacity to do it because there is no
37、 doubt about his orthodoxy,“ said the. Rev. Jon Fuller, a Jesuit physician who runs an AIDS clinic at the Boston Medical Center.The issue has surfaced repeatedly as one of the most complicated and delicate facing the church. For years, some influential cardinals and theologians have argued for a cha
38、nge for couples affected by AIDS in the name of protecting life, while others have fiercely attacked the possibility as demoting the churchs long advocacy of abstinence and marital fidelity to fight the disease.The news broke just after Benedict celebrated his first anniversary as pope, a relatively
39、 quiet papal year. But he devoted his first encyclical to love, specifically between a man and a woman in marriage.Indeed, with regard to condoms, the only change apparently being considered is in the specific case of married couples. But any change would be unpopular with conservative Catholics, so
40、me of whom have expressed disappointment that Benedict has displayed a softer face now as defender of the faith than he did when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the papal adviser.“Its just hard to imagine that any popeand this popewould change the teaching,“ said Austin Ruse, president of th
41、e Culture of Life Foundation, a Catholic-oriented advocacy group in Washington that opposes abortion and contraception.It is too soon to know where the pope is heading. Far less contentious issues can take years to inch through the Vaticans nexus of belief and bureaucracy, prayer and politics, and C
42、ardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, the popes top aide on health care issues, and other officials declined requests for interviews.（分数：10.00）(1).By the first sentence in the first paragraph, the author actually means_.（分数：2.00）A.the war can be supported by the churchB.the Vatican is always telling a lie
43、C.some doctrines of the church are not so unchangeableD.people may do as they like(2).The request from Pope Benedict XVI is particularly significant because_.（分数：2.00）A.this pope strictly executed the Catholic doctrineB.this pope is powerfulC.this pope has been against the use of condoms all the tim
44、eD.This pope has been assisted the advocacy of human life(3).The word “demoting“ (Line 3, Para. 5 )_.（分数：2.00）A.degradingB.opposingC.supportingD.changing(4).This issue is so complicated because_.（分数：2.00）A.the pope has no capacity to deal with itB.it involve two poles of near certaintyC.it may affec
45、t the popes orthodoxyD.there are two parties on this issue in the church(5).According to the passage, the pope probably will_.（分数：2.00）A.change the doctrine about the use of condomsB.give up his new ideasC.still carrying out the church beliefsD.None of the aboveBText 4/BHealthy soda? That may strike
46、 some as an oxymoron. But for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. its a marketing opportunity.In coming months, both companies will introduce new carbonated drinks that are fortified with vitamins and minerals: Diet Coke Plus and Tava, which is PepsiCos new offering. They will be promoted as “sparkling beverages
47、.“ The companies are not tailing them soft drinks because people are turning away from traditional soda, which has been hurt in part by publicity about its link to obesity.While the soda business remains a $68 billion industry in the United States, consumers are increasingly reaching for bottled wat
48、er, sparkling juices and green tea drinks. Irr2005. the mount of soda sold in this country dropped for the first time in recent history. Even the diet soda business has slowed.Coca-Colas chief executive. E. Neville Isdell. clearly frustrated that his industry has been singled out in the obesity debate, insisted at a recent conference that his diet products should be included in the health and wellness category because, with few or no calories, they are a logical answer m expanding waistlines.“Diet and light brands are actually health and wellness brands,“ Mr. Isdell said. He asserted that D
