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1、全国硕士研究生入学考试英语全真冲刺试卷Simulated National Entrance Test of English for MA/MS CandidatesSection Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. It is generally recognized in the world that the second Gulf War in I
2、raq is a crucial test of high-speed Web. For decades, Americans have anxiously (1) each war through a new communications (2) , from the early silent film of World War I to the 24-hour cable news (3) of the first Persian Gulf War. Now, (4) bombs exploding in Baghdad, a sudden increase in wartime (5)
3、for online news has become a central test of the (6) of high-speed Internet connections. It is also a good (7) both to attract users to online media (8) and to persuade them to pay for the material they find there, (9) the value of the Cable News Network persuaded millions to (10) to cable during th
4、e last war in Iraq. (11) by a steady rise over the last 18 months in the number of people with high-speed Internet (12) , now at more than 70 million in the United States, the Web sites of many of the major news organizations have (13) assembled a novel collage (拼贴 of (14) video, audio reports, phot
5、ography collections, animated weaponry (15) , interactive maps and other new digital rep6rtage. These Internet services are (16) on the remarkable abundance of sounds and images (17) from video cameras (18) on Baghdad and journalists traveling with troops. And they have found a (19) audience of Amer
6、ican office workers (20) their computers during the early combat. 1. A notified B publicized C followed D pursued2. A means B medium C method Dmeasure3. A coverage B publication C convention D conveyance4. A during B in C as D with5. A report B demand C concern D prospect6. A ability B chance C pote
7、ntial D power7. A opportunity B perspective C message D response8. A outlets B resources C circumstances D positions9. A for all that B now that C just as D as if10. A subject B contribute C apply D subscribe11. A Discouraged B Inspired C Impressed D Effected12. A approach B usage C application D ac
8、cess13. A radically B plausibly C orderly D hastily 14. A living B alive C live D lively15. A destruction B displays C installation D contest16. A capitalizing B embarking C broadcasting D operating17. A accessible B desirable C feasible D available18. A focused B rested C reckoned D depended19. A c
9、ontinuous B perpetual C captive D temporary20. A with B at C beside D near Section Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1 We have known for a long time that the org
10、anization of any particular society is influenced by the definition of the sexes and the distinction drawn between them. But we have realized only recently that the identity of each sex is not so easy to pin down, and that definitions evolve in accordance with different types of culture known to us,
11、 that is, scientific discoveries and ideological revolutions. Our nature is not considered as immutable, either socially or biologically. As we approach the beginning of the 21st century, the substantial progress made in biology and genetics is radically challenging the roles, responsibilities and s
12、pecific characteristics attributed to each sex, and yet, scarcely twenty years ago, these were thought to be beyond dispute. We can safely say, with a few minor exceptions, that the definition of the sexes and their respective functions remained unchanged in the West from the beginning of the 19th c
13、entury to the 1960s. The role distinction, raised in some cases to the status of uncompromising dualism on a strongly hierarchical model, lasted throughout this period, appealing for its justification to nature, religion and customs alleged to have existed since the dawn of time. The woman bore chil
14、dren and took care of the home. The man set out to conquer the world and was responsible for the survival of his family, by satisfying their needs in peacetime and going to war when necessary. The entire world order rested on the divergence of the sexes. Any overlapping or confusion between the roles was seen a