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1、2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题（一）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 on the ANSWER SHEET (10 points)In Cambodia，the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male It may involve not only his parents and his
2、friends，those of the young women， but also a matchmaker A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and them ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations， or the young mans parents may make the choice of a spouse， giving the child little to say in the selection 4 ， a girl may veto the spouse her
3、parents have chosen 5 a spouse has been selected， each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 6 a good familyThe traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair Formerly it lasted three days， 7 by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half Buddhist priests offer a
4、 short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting， 9 cotton threads soaked in holy water around the brides and grooms wrists ，and 10 a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the 11 Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife
5、s parents and may 12 with them up to a year， 13 they can build a flew house nearbyDivorce is legal and easy to 14 ，but not common Divorced persons are 15 with some disapproval Each spouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage， and jointly acquired property is 18 equally Divorced persons
6、 may remarry， but a gender prejudice 19 up The divorced male doesnt have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait the months1 A by way ofB as well asC on behalf ofD with regard to2 A adapt toB provide forCcompete withD decide on3 A closeB renewCarrangeD postpone4 A In theoryB Ab
7、ove allC In timeD For example5 A AlthoughB LestC AfterD Unless6 A intoB withinC fromD through7 A sineB orC butD so8 A testBcopyCreciteD create9 A foldingB pilingC wrappingD tying10 A lightingB passingC hidingD serving 11 A meetingB associationC collectionDunion12 A growB partC dealDlive13 A whereasB
8、 untilC forD if14 A obtainB followC challenge Davoid15 A isolatedB persuadedC viewed D exposed16 AwhereverB howeverC wheneverDwhatever17 A changedB broughtC shapedD pushed18 A dividedB investedC donatedD withdrawn19 AclearsB warmsC showsD breaks20 AwhileB so whatConceD in thatSection II Reading Comp
9、rehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts Answer the questions below each text by choosing A， B， C or D Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET (40 points) Text 1France， which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion， has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to
10、 define physical beauty for woman Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runwaysThe parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dietingSuch measures have a couple of upliftin
11、g motives They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health Thats a start And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death as some have doneIt tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the s
12、ignal it sends women， especially teenage girls， about the social tape measure they must use to determine their individual worthThe bans， if fully enforced ，would suggest to woman (and many men )that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty And perhaps faintly， they hint that people sho
13、uld look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques The French measures， however， rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing Under the law， using a fashion
14、 model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85，000 fine and six months in prison The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types In Denmark， the United States， and a few other countries， it is t
15、rying to set voluntary standard for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcementIn contrast to Frances actions， Denmarks fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age， health， and other characteristics of models The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly
