【考研类试卷】考研英语-试卷235及答案解析.doc
《【考研类试卷】考研英语-试卷235及答案解析.doc》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《【考研类试卷】考研英语-试卷235及答案解析.doc(23页珍藏版)》请在麦多课文档分享上搜索。
1、考研英语-试卷 235 及答案解析(总分:142.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数:2,分数:80.00)1.Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D.(分数:40.00)_The amount of sunlight reaching Earth“s surface appears to be growing. The phenomenon
2、, which some dub “global brightening,“ (1)_ scientists with a puzzle. If the (2)_ is real and global, how long will it last and what are the consequences for climate change, the planet“s water cycle, and other (3)_ that draw energy from sunlight? (4)_, the answer might seem obvious: More sunlight re
3、aching the ground in a warming world means that temperatures will get warmer (5)_ Not so fast, some researchers say. Additional warming would be certain (6)_ nothing else in the climate system changes. And the climate system is (7)_ static. Some combinations of changes could reinforce the heating; o
4、thers could (8)_ it. Unraveling these interactions and forecasting their course require an accurate accounting of the sunlight reaching the surface and the (9)_ the surface sends skyward. Moreover, researchers say, measurements of the sun“s strength at Earth“s surface are potentially powerful tools
5、for (10)_ human influences on the climate. Earth“s radiation “budget“ (11)_ an “extremely important parameter that is (12)_ known,“ says Robert Charlson, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington at Seattle. “It needs to be (13)_ much better than it is.“ (14)_ about the amount of sunl
6、ight reaching Earth“s surface were first raised in 1974.Researchers from the United States and Israel recorded a 12% drop (15)_ sunlight over 40 years at a (16)_ station in the southern Sinai Peninsula. Since then, others have used a variety of techniques to try to track (17)_ sunlight. Three years
7、ago, for example, a (18)_ led by Beate Liepert at Columbia University“s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory gathered data from ground (19)_ around the world and found that solar radiation reaching the surface fell (20)_ 4% from 1961 to 1990.(分数:40.00)A.presentsB.offersC.grantsD.providesA.trendB.treadC.
8、trenchD.treatyA.creaturesB.resourcesC.processesD.activitiesA.At the bestB.At first glanceC.At all eventsD.At any rateA.muchB.farC.everD.stillA.now thatB.in caseC.only ifD.even afterA.nothing butB.nothing thanC.anything elseD.anything butA.offsetB.disruptC.restoreD.relieveA.reflectionB.radiationC.ill
9、uminationD.illustrationA.blockingB.escapingC.gaugingD.manifestingA.commitsB.demonstratesC.revealsD.representsA.rarelyB.badlyC.actuallyD.poorlyA.indicatedB.emphasizedC.describedD.quantifiedA.AttentionB.WorriesC.ConcernsD.PuzzlesA.inB.ofC.toD.withA.monitoringB.observingC.measuringD.recordingA.ongoingB
10、.outgoingC.incomingD.upcomingA.facultyB.teamC.groupD.staffA.pointsB.stationsC.establishmentsD.basesA.downB.aroundC.toD.by二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数:10,分数:58.00)2.Section II Reading Comprehension_3.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B,
11、 C or D._Until recently, the main villains of the piece had seemed to be the teachers“ unions, who have opposed any sort of reform or accountability. Now they face competition from an unexpectedly destructive force: the court. Fifty years ago, it was the judges who forced the schools to desegregate
12、through Brown V. Board of Education (1954). Now the courts have moved from broad principles to micromanagement, telling schools how much money to spend and whereright down to the correct computer or textbook, Twenty-four states are currently stuck in various court cases to do with financing school s
13、ystems, and another 21 have only recently settled various suits. Most will start again soon. Only five states have avoided litigation entirely. Nothing exemplifies the power of the courts better than an Il-year-old case that is due to be settled (sort of) in New York City, the home of America“s bigg
14、est school system with 1.1m students and a budget nearing $13 billion. At the end of this month, three elderly members of the New York bar serving as judicial referees are due to rule in a case brought by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, a leftish advocacy group, against the state of New York: they w
15、ill decide how much more must be spent to provide every New York City pupil with a “sound basic“ education. Rare is the politician willing to argue that more money for schools is a bad thing. But are the courts doing any good? Two suspicions arise. First, judges are making a lazy assumption that mor
16、e money means better schools. As the international results show, the link between “inputs“ and “outputs“ is vaguesomething well documented by, among others, the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York. Second, the courts are muddling an already muddled system. Over time, they have generally
17、 made it harder to get rid of disruptive pupils and bad teachers. The current case could be even worse. The courts have already said that, in order to determine the necessary spending, they may consider everything from class size to the availability of computers, textbooks and even pencils. This deg
18、ree of intervention is all the more scandalous because the courts have weirdly decided to ignore another set of “inputs“the archaic work practices of school teachers and janitors. David Schoenbrod and Ross Sandler of New York Law School reckon the demands of the court will simply undermine reform an
19、d transform an expensive failure into a more expensive one. And of course, the litigation never ends. Kentucky, for example, is still in court 16 years after the first decision. A lawsuit first filed against New Jersey for its funding of schools in 1981 was “decided“ four years laterbut it has retur
20、ned to the court nine times since, including early this year, with each decision pushing the court deeper into the management of the state“s schools. Bad judges are even harder to boot out of school than bad pupils.(分数:10.00)(1).The author seems to believe that _.(分数:2.00)A.the courts“ intervention
21、of the school micromanagement is undesirableB.it is inappropriate for the courts to shift from principles to daily managementC.teachers used to support the school reform and assume the responsibilityD.schools were usually at a loss how and where to spend their money(2).The third paragraph is intende
22、d mainly to _.(分数:2.00)A.reveal the problems in the American school systemB.show the importance of the case against New York stateC.exemplify the value of a “sound basic“ educationD.indicate the courts“ power over the school management(3).Senator D.P. Moynihan would probably agree that _.(分数:2.00)A.
23、more money for schools will damage the further advancementB.better schools will not necessarily result from more moneyC.the relationship between input and output is widely ignoredD.politicians argue against more money for the schools(4).Inputs as used in the text refers to all of the following Excep
24、t _.(分数:2.00)A.money budget for the schoolB.teaching practices of teachersC.computers and textbooksD.performance of school janitors(5).What does the lawsuit filed against New Jersey indicate?(分数:2.00)A.Such lawsuits usually stay undecided for an extremely long time.B.Bad judges intend to render the
- 1.请仔细阅读文档,确保文档完整性,对于不预览、不比对内容而直接下载带来的问题本站不予受理。
- 2.下载的文档,不会出现我们的网址水印。
- 3、该文档所得收入(下载+内容+预览)归上传者、原创作者;如果您是本文档原作者,请点此认领!既往收益都归您。
下载文档到电脑,查找使用更方便
2000 积分 0人已下载
下载 | 加入VIP,交流精品资源 |
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- 考研 试卷 英语 235 答案 解析 DOC
