1、考研英语-836 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)The population of the United States is only 6% the worlds population, but Americans (1) one third of all the energy (2) in the world. This fact alone says that Americans need to use less energy. And because the price of energy h
2、ad been rising very rapidly (3) the limited supplies of oil in particular, Americans are becoming aware to the need to (4) energy. In California we have a California Energy Commission which has set up in the past five years to (5) plan for our future energy rise. We have (6) laws in California to he
3、lp us conserve energy. First of all, our houses in California have been very (7) of energy in the past. They were not (8) very carefully and so the heat would go out of the house very rapidly. Now we require that the homes have a (9) level of insulation, and so the homes built now are much more (10)
4、 (11) , in transportation (12) a large percentage of oil energy is used, we need to develop more public transportation. In China, of course, you have a very good public-transportation system. And it is a (n) (13) for the kind of thing we need to develop more in the United States. Automobiles are als
5、o becoming more (14) The smaller automobile with efficient engine can help to conserve a large amount of energy along with planning our (15) more carefully.Many different studies have shown that we could (16) our energy consumption by (17) half or two thirds and still have the (18) quality of life.
6、And many different types of technologies are currently being researched as to (19) they can be built to use 20 energy and still supply the same service.（分数：10.00）A.conserveB.consumeC.produceD.supplyA.preservesB.sourcesC.desertsD.reservesA.owing toB.resulting inC.in spite ofD.in the case ofA.consumeB
7、.conserveC.exhaustD.retainA.generateB.helpC.conceiveD.originateA.stagedB.composedC.developedD.devisedA.frugalB.economicalC.wastefulD.savingA.insulatedB.insultedC.resultedD.separatedA.largestB.smallestC.maximumD.minimumA.effectiveB.sufficientC.efficientD.deficientA.HoweverB.AlsoC.ThereforeD.For examp
8、leA.whyB.whereC.whoD.whichA.exampleB.responsibilityC.opportunityD.obligationA.fashionableB.luxuriousC.efficientD.effectiveA.transportationB.travelC.energyD.automobilesA.condenseB.reduceC.crushD.swellA.at leastB.at mostC.at fullD.at lengthA.bottomB.sameC.meanD.adequateA.whereB.whyC.whenD.howA.adequat
9、eB.sufficientC.lessD.lacking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)Britain no longer dominates Anglophone education. Students want more, and the old empire is happy to give it to them. A good name and a British campus are no longer enough to pull in high-pa
10、ying overseas recruits. The competition within the world of English-language higher education is growing increasingly intense. Todays international students dont automatically head to the United States or the United Kingdom; they consider a slew of factors before making their pick. Already, Britain
11、is starting to suffer as it finds itself in a fierce three-way contest for market share.On the one hand, U.S. colleges are recovering fast in overseas recruitment. On the other, a batch of commonwealth countries is coming on strong and eating into Britains market share. Consider Singapore, which fou
12、r years ago set out to lure branches of foreign colleges. The number of overseas students there has since climbed 46 percent. And in the first three years of the decade, the number of foreign students in New Zealand almost quadrupled. Then theres Australia. Foreigners now make up about a quarter of
13、its entire student body. Australia shows that the secret to success often has as much to do with government policy as with academic philosophy. Lavish grants can offset the Brits and the Americans edge in prestige. Foreign students at state-run schools in Singapore now get an 80 percent discount. An
14、 engineering degree that costs about $30,000 a year at Harvard runs just $2,000 at the University of Malaya, thanks to heavy subsidies.The biggest factor today seems to be the prospect of employment. A degree from an Australian university now puts graduates on the fast track to permanent residency.
15、And London offers an automatic 12-month work permit to most overseas recruits. But Britain cant do anything about its location. Why go all the way to the United Kingdom - or to the United States - when theres now a good English- language college just a few hours flight from Shanghai or Mumbai? But f
16、ew countries can match Australias main selling point. Its sunny outdoors image works strongly to its advantage among international students. Yet no country can afford to throw in the towel. Cuts in government spending have forced colleges to look elsewhere for money. Overseas recruits have thus beco
17、me an increasingly critical source of cash: in Britain the average university now looks to foreign students to provide at least 10 percent of its income.Other trends could soon make things even more desperate. Today China is one of the biggest sources of traveling students. But for how much longer?
18、The country is now busy developing its own elite institution and ordinary colleges. If this trend continues, the developed world is going to lose its largest client. The scramble for business in the Anglo world is already ferocious(激烈的), while the market is expanding. Just wait till it starts to con
19、tract.（分数：10.00）(1).We can infer from the text that students can receive Anglophone education in _（分数：2.00）A.France.B.Canada.C.Cambodia.D.India.(2).Which of the following is true of the text?（分数：2.00）A.Singapore now has 46% of its students from abroad after attracting foreign college branches.B.At t
20、he beginning of this decade, overseas students in New Zealand are 4 times as many as before.C.Foreign students at state-run schools in Australia now get an 80% discount.D.An engineering degree costs more than 10 times in America than in Singapore.(3).According to the text, “no country can afford to
21、throw in the towel“ probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.No country can admit to be defeated by Australia.B.No country has the resources to beat Australia.C.No country can imitate Australias outdoor image.D.No country has the same advantages with Australia.(4).Britain is happy to give the students what they
22、want mainly because _.（分数：2.00）A.They consider foreign students as a major source of money.B.They are facing fierce competitions from many other countries.C.Students consider many factors when choosing an international university.D.British universities are gradually losing its once-proud prestige.(5
23、).According to the last paragraph, which of the statement is true?（分数：2.00）A.China will one day be a strong rival for Britain in the foreign student market.B.Chinas own development of elite institutions and colleges is a blessing for Britain.C.Britain and U.S. will lose their largest client as China
24、s higher education develops.D.Overseas students in China form a major part of international students.五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The view from the top of the luxurious Morgan Centre down onto Beijings Olympic Green is breath-taking, There, far below, lies the stunning“ bird nest“ Olympic Stadium. Right
25、next to it is the equally mesmerizing National Aquatics Center, known as the Water Cube. The Aquatics Center poses one critical question: where will all the water to fill this bold but massive architectural masterpiece“ and to supply the Games“ come from?One can drive a hundred miles in any directio
26、n from Beijing and never cross a healthy river. Heading north to Shanxi province, one passes river after river that has dried up. And in 80 percent of those Shanxi rivers that ale still flowing, water quality is“ unfit for human contact“ or for agricultural or industrial use. As you drive south acro
27、ss Hebei and Henan provinces, the situation is no better. Reaching the famed Marco Polo Bridge over the Yongding River, we crossed our first parched(干裂的) riverbed. From there to the Yellow River, we traversed many legendary rivers that show as blue lines on the map; all of them are now almost bone d
28、ry. All that remains to memorialize these watercourses are highway bridges, left behind like vestigial organs. The Yellow River itself, once known as“ Chinas Sorrow“ because of its natural tendency to flood, killing millions, has in Henan been reduced to a modest-size channel. At its lower reaches i
29、n Shandong, it is not uncommon for the river to cease flowing into the Bohai Sea altogether.What is the answer for the 250 million thirsty people who live on the North China Plain? Drought has forced farmers to turn to groundwater. But over extraction has caused water tables to fall by as much as 10
30、 feet a year. Desperate officials have taken to making substantial investments in“ precipitation-inducement (引导水分凝结) technologies,“ or cloud seeding. Using aircraft, meteorological balloons and even rockets and artillery shells, theyve been attempting to shoot passing clouds full of rainmaking chemi
31、cals. The China Meteorological Administration reports that hundreds of aircraft and thousands of rockets and shells are used each year in the effort. Such campaigns have been only modestly successful and have created tensions between different localities, each claiming that clouds are being“ interce
32、pted“ upwind by the other and their precious moisture stolen!Then there is the monumental South-North Water Transfer Project. But some environmentalists fear that shifting the increasingly polluted water of the Yangtze northward will also introduce a whole host of new toxic pollutants to the breadba
33、sket of China.No one knows what the consequences of all these Promethean(独创的) efforts will be. In the truly magnificent facilities being built for the Olympics, one can see a dear manifestation of this understandable urge to restore Chinese greatness. The question is whether Chinas limited natural-r
34、esource base can sustain the magnitude of such an ambition. With water, the country is confronting the edge of one very inflexible environmental envelope. Beijings glorious Water Cube is a symbol both of Chinas remarkable accomplishments, and its all-too-pressing limits.（分数：10.00）(1).By saying“ One
35、can drive a hundred miles in any direction from Beijing and never cross a healthy river“ (Line 1, Paragraph 2), the author implies that _.（分数：2.00）A.for quite a large area surrounding Beijing, there is no healthy river in any direction from it.B.Beijing lacks of water supply as most rivers in nearby
36、 provinces are either dried or polluted.C.to find a healthy river near Beijing, one needs to drive beyond a hundred miles from it.D.within a hundred miles of Beijing, all the rivers are polluted by the wastes from the capital.(2).The phrase“ vestigial organs“ (Line 8, Paragraph 2) refers to _.（分数：2.
37、00）A.traffic infrastructures.B.highway bridges.C.the dried legendary rivers.D.the Yellow River.(3).According to the text, the best way to relieve the drought of the northern area is _.（分数：2.00）A.to transfer water from south to north.B.to build a water cube in Beijing.C.to pump underground water.D.to
38、 develop rainmaking technology.(4).We can infer from the last paragraph that _（分数：2.00）A.the author wants to discuss the possible consequences of the great projects.B.Beijings glorious Water Cube symbolizes Chinas remarkable accomplishments.C.china is facing an environmental crisis when it carries o
39、ut large constructions.D.chinas environment is not sound enough to sustain these great projects.(5).Which of the following is true according to the text?（分数：2.00）A.The Yellow River stops flowing in Henan and Shandong provinces.B.The use of precipitation4nducement technologies is a great success.C.Be
40、ijings glorious Water Cube will restore Chinas greatness.D.The South-North Water Transfer Project will encounter difficulties.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In a new list of the most powerful gay men and women in the country, out magazine has lots of household names at the top. But high among the rich and
41、famous is Tim Gill. Huh? Who is he, and why is he ranked as the fourth most powerful gay person in the country?Gill is a 53-year-old snowboarder, retired computer programmer and multimillionaire. He made his fortune by founding Quark, the pioneering desktop publishing software company. After selling
42、 the firm, he started the Gill Foundation, which has invested $110 million nationwide in gay causes over the past decade. The Gill Action Fund threw $15 million into a dozen states during the 2006 midterm elections, targeting 70 politicians regarded as unhelpful to gay causes: 50 went down. And the
43、fund is helping transform the political face of Colorado.In 2004, Gills money helped send Democrat Ken Salazar to the U.S. Senate. His dollars have also helped put Democrats in control of the Colorado legislature for the fast time in four decades. That could have an impact on the fate of the Two Par
44、ent Adoption Bill, currently being considered by Colorado legislators, which would allow gay couples to adopt. The proposal was rejected twice before, but that was before the statehouse switched from red to blue. Now Colorado Democrats have passed the bill in the House and expect it to pass the Sena
45、te.Impatient with the lack of gay rights progress this past decade, Gill is pushing hard to end injustice and inequality by the end of the next decade. And recognizing that most anti-gay initiatives are born at the state level, Gill has developed a national political strategy based on successes in C
46、olorado. Theyve taken an in-state model and applied it to the entire country. Gill and his people are incredibly strategic. They put their funding where they can take control of legislatures. Theyre putting them brilliantly in legislative environments where a few seats changing will change the entir
47、e control of a state.While Gill has recently opened a Washington office, his representatives, in keeping with past strategy, insist that no individual political targets have yet been chosen for 2008. Another formidable element of Gills power is his network of deep-pocketed allies in the mountain sta
48、tes. An hour south of Laramie, in Ft. Collins, lives medical equipment heiress Pat Stryker, who is, along with Gill (Actually Stryker is a billionaire; her brother Jon is gay and both give generously to gay causes.) What he has are extremely wealthy individuals who arent personally interested in run
49、ning for anything but have this tremendous passion. Tim Gill is actually changing the political landscape.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the new list published by out magazine, which of the following is true?（分数：2.00）A.There are many big names at the top of the list.B.Tim Gill is the fourth most rich and famous on it.C.Most of the powerful persons listed are homoerotic.D.Gill is one of the most powerful people in America.(2).According to the text, Gill manipulates the 2006 midterm elections to _.（分数：2.00）A.help Democrats s
