2016考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章：
城市绅士化
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Inner-city gentrification
城市绅士化
So long, Soho
苏活区，坚持住好么
London's seediest district hints at some of the waysthe capital is changing
伦敦市最脏乱的一个区在某些方面预示着这个城市正在悄然改变
IN 1847 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels earnestly debated the failings of capitalism in roomsabove a pub at 20 Great Windmill Street, in Soho. Some 170 years later, patrons of Be at One,the chain which has taken over the venue, have somewhat different problems to worry about.After making their way past a bouncer, and through throngs of people to a bar dimly lit bybrown lights, drinkers navigate a cocktail menu around 20 pages long, with eye-wateringprices. “I don't like paying 8.50 for a drink,”admits Josh Rogers, an American tourist. “But I'mhappy to pay more if the area is vibrant and fun,”he adds, slightly despondently.
1847年，马克思和恩格斯在苏活区20大风车街的一间酒吧楼上的房间里，深刻分析了资本主义的灭亡。在170多年后，Be at One—早已接管此地的连锁店—的顾客们却在担忧另外的一些问题。越过保镖，穿过拥挤的人群进入尽是昏暗灯光的酒吧，酒客们浏览着足足有20多页的鸡尾酒菜单，价格也贵的令人咋舌。“我不愿花8.5英镑(13美元)就买一杯喝的，”美国游客乔希罗杰斯说。“但若是这个地方能更娱乐化一点我还是很乐意花钱的，”他略带遗憾地补充道。
Soho, an area of about half a square kilometre in the West End, has long been an anomaly incentral London. At the turn of the 20th century it was full of French, German, Polish and Italianimmigrants; just before the first world war one writer remarked that “when the respectableLondoner wants to feel devilish he goes to Soho”. Full of pretty Georgian houses and dark sidestreets, it resisted development in the 1970s, and it remains a red-light district: around 40flats are still used for prostitution. Film and television companies cluster above bars andrestaurants.
苏活区，这个位于西区近0.5平方公里的地区，长久以来都是伦敦市中心的变异型。在20世纪初，这里满是法国、德国、波兰和意大利的移民;在第一次世界大战之前就有一位作
家说道“当备受尊崇的伦敦人想体验邪恶生活，他们都会去苏活区。”满目尽是漂亮的乔治王时代艺术风格的房屋和昏暗的街边，拒绝跟上19世纪70年代的发展，这里仍是红灯区：有近40栋楼房仍是卖淫场所。电影电视公司都簇集在酒吧和餐厅的楼上。
But the area has become far less gritty. Fewer prostitutes operate there; most shops sellingpornography have closed down. At the end of November Madame Jojo's, a burlesque bar, hadits licence revoked, after a fight took place outside it, and the bar's security team werecaptured on CCTV wielding baseball bats. The club had already been approved forredevelopment by the Soho Estates, one of two large landowners in the area, but the incidentspeeded up its closure. Denmark Street, known as Tin Pan Alley because of the number ofmusic shops along it, is due to be turned into a street of flats and pop-up shops. A formerpolice station which was empty for 13 years is currently being turned into an apartment block.
但是这个地方已经大不如以前那般。越来越少的卖淫场所;大多数贩卖色情产品的商店都纷纷歇业。一间名为乔乔女士的脱衣舞酒吧外曾发生了一次斗殴事件，监控中拍下了酒吧安保团队挥舞棒球杆的场面，11月末，该酒吧被吊销了营业执照。这间酒吧已经获得了苏活区地产开发—该地区两大地头蛇之一的重建许可，但是这般小插曲倒加速了它的倒闭。丹麦街，更响亮的被称为锡盘巷，因为沿街有众多的音乐制品店，即将变成尽是楼房和快闪商店的街道。一栋空了13年的前警察局如今也正在被改造成一栋公寓。
In part these changes reflect how Britain itself has become more cosmopolitan. In the 1960sSoho was full of food markets selling rarities such as avocados and globe artichokes, recallsMatthew Bennett, who has lived there for five decades. Now you can get such goods “at aWaitrose in Penzance,”he sniffs. Many quirky shops were on long-term leases which have sinceexpired, while in some parts of the West End getting a licence to open a late-night bar hasbecome harder. The internet has chipped away at the sex industry. In 2007 the local councilcracked down on “clip joints”—where men are fooled into paying for titillation that neverhappens.
这些变化在很大程度上反映了英国是如何变得愈加国际化。在19世纪60年代，苏活区满是贩售稀有物品的食品市场，像是鳄梨和朝鲜蓟，已在那里生活了50年的马修班内特如是回忆。如今你能“在彭赞斯的任一家维特罗斯里”买到这些商品，他说。许多古怪的商店都曾有长期租约而如今已过期，另外一些西区的部分商店想要获得午夜酒吧的许可证已变得愈发困难。互联网已经削弱了性产业。在2007年，当地议会严厉打击“夜总会”—在这里，男人们经常会冲动的为从未有过的新鲜感一掷千金。
An increased demand for residential properties in central London has speeded up thesechanges. Since 2003 the West End has lost around 180,000 square metres of office floorspaceas developers turn offices into flats. Increasing numbers of rich families with younger childrenlive in the city centre, an area that many would have shunned two decades ago. Between 2003and 2013 the number of children under the age of 16 in Westminster, the authority whichencompasses Soho, increased by 30%, nearly double the rate for that age group acrossLondon. As a result, landowners have become more active in sprucing up the area: “Our mottois: edgy but not seedy,”says Steve Norris, the chairman of Soho Estates and a formerConservative MP. Crossrail, a new train line with a station north of Soho at Tottenham CourtRoad, will also bring a swathe of shiny new shops and offices.
伦敦市中心的居民住宅需求量增加已加速了这些变化。自2003年西区失去18万平方米的办公用地转而被开发商用作住宅楼。愈来愈多的有年幼子女的富裕家庭居住在市中心，这个人们20年前都避而远之的地区。在2003年到2013年间，威斯敏斯特—包括苏活区—16
岁以下青少年数量增加了30%，是整个伦敦该年龄段人数增长率的二倍。自然地，土地所有者都纷纷打出了各种旗号：“我们的口号是：前卫但不下流，”苏活区房产开发中心老板、前保守党议员史蒂夫诺里斯说。横贯铁路，位于苏活区北边托特纳姆法院路一种带有车站的新型列车线路，也将带来更多的各式各样的商店和办公室。
This irks many, however. “Soho is the last ramshackle area of the old soot-stained, post-warLondon,”says Rupert Everett, an actor who has campaigned for the rights of sex workers. “Once that turns into a cascade of glass, then London is gone,”he sighs. After the closure ofMadame Jojo's a campaign group, Save Soho, was set up; around 9,000 people have signed apetition lambasting the change of “once proud centres of subculture”into “identikit high-endboutiques”. Pete Townshend, a musician, has argued that Denmark Street should be made intoa “heritage zone”.
然而这一举动却引起各方怨言。“苏活区是旧式烟色战后伦敦的最后残影，”鲁伯特埃弗雷特说，他是曾身体力行支持性工作者的演员。“一旦这里变成了各式样玻璃窗，那么伦敦也就不复存在了，”他感叹道。在乔乔女士的一个活动团体的没落之后，拯救苏活区，崛起了;近9000人已签署了请愿书，抗议把“曾经骄傲的文化中心”变作了“尽是广告人物海报的高端精品店。”音乐家皮特汤森坚持认为，丹麦街应该被建成一个“遗产区”。
This poses a dilemma for developers. They want to spruce up the area while retaining thevague air of bohemianism that has attracted many to it. Parts of Haight-Ashbury in SanFrancisco, which was the centre of the hippie-era “summer of love”, have become touristattractions, partly because of NIMBY residents. Westminster City Council is trying to limit thenumber of office-to-residential conversions. Others are pushing for a “creative-industry policy”for the area, in which film companies and the like have a say about developments. Suchschemes may help prevent Soho changing too swiftly. But in many cases it may be too late.
这使得开发商陷入了两难境地。他们想在装饰该地区的同时还要保留这里吸引众人来此的放荡不羁的环境风格。旧金山嬉皮区，曾是嬉皮士时代“爱的夏天”的中心，该区的部分地区已逐渐成为各式景点，这一定程度上是邻避居民的原因。威斯敏斯特市议会正试图限制办公转变为住宅的数量。还有在该地区不断推进“创意产业政策”，凭该政策那些电影公司之类的都可以对发展有所谏言。这般规划可能会有助于抑制苏活区的快速变化进程。但是在很多情况下，这些规划可能已经太迟了。
1.take over 夺取;接管;接收
Prime candidate to take over his job is MargaretRamsay.
接替他工作的首要人选是玛格丽特·拉姆齐。
Kalan called his assistant, Hashim, to take over whilehe went out.
考兰叫助理哈希姆在自己外出时代理其职。
2.worry about 担心;担忧
You don't have to worry about me. I'm a good swimmer.
你不用担心我。我水性很好。
They no longer worry about the homogenization of culture.
他们不再担心文化的同质化。
3.take place 发生;举行
The stock market is convinced more cross-border deals will take place.
股市相信跨境交易会越来越多。
Elections will now take place on November the twenty-fifth.
选举现定于11月25号举行。
4.due to 由于;因为;应归于
Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today. 委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。
He is due to face a court-martial on drugs charges.
他将因毒品交易的指控受到军法审判。
2016 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一） 真题及答案（完整版） Text 1 France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to 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 runways. The parliament also agreed to ban websites that" incite excessive thinness" by promoting extreme dieting. Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up with impinging on health. That's a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring themselves to health -as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it move take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape -measure they must use to determine their individual worth. The bans, if fully enforced ,would suggest to woman （and many men ）that they should not let others be orbiters of their beauty .And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to sine 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 model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mess 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 trying to set voluntary standard for models and fashion images there rely more on pear pressure for enforcement. In contrast to France's actions, Denmark's fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding age, health, and other characteristics of models .The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical charter clearly states, we are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially on young people. The charter's main toll of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen. Fashion week, which is men by the Danish Fashion Institute .But in general it relies on a name-and -shame method of compliance. Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry. 21. According to the first paragraph, what would happen in France [A] Physical beauty would be redefined [B] New runways would be constructed
2016年武汉市初中毕业生学业考试 英语试卷 第I卷（选择题共85分） 第一部分听力部分 一．听力测试（共三节） 第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面5个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。 1.A. A nice plate B. Delicious C.For Kate 2.A. A black cat B. Very heavy C.It’s black 3.A. In the meeting room B. At eight thirty C.For about one hour 4.A.I t’s a nice one B.The smaller one C.High in the sky 5.A.This afternoon B.With Jenny C.In the office 第二节（共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分） 听下面7段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 6.Who sings well? A.Mary B.Kate C.Classmates 7.How will the man probably go to the hotel? A.On foot B.By bus C. By subway 8.What happened to the boy? A.He was late for school B.He went to see a doctor C.His father left him alone home. 9.Who thinks history is not as popular as art? A.The man B.The woman C. Both of them 10.What’s the time now? A.10:15 B.10:30 C.10:45 11.Where are the two people? A. In the man’s office B.In the woman’s home C. In a restaurant 12.What does the woman mean? A.She has just bought a new car. B.She has no tim e to help the man. C.She will drive the man to the station. 第三节（共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分） 听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。
2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题 Section I: Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (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 friends, １those of the young women, but also a matchmaker. A young 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. [A] folding [B] piling [C] wrapping [D] tying 10. [A] passing [B] lighting [C] hiding [D] serving 11. [A] meeting [B] collection [C] association [D] union 12. [A] grow [B] part [C] deal [D] live 13. [A] whereas [B] until [C] if [D] for 14. [A] obtain [B] follow [C] challenge [D]avoid 15. [A] isolated [B] persuaded [C] viewed [D] exposed 16. [A] whatever [B] however [C] whenever [D] wherever 17. [A] changed [B] brought [C] shaped [D] pushed
广东省广州市2016年中考英语试卷 一、语法选择（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In a far-away place, there was a village. The village was___1___ in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every growing season, ___2____potatoes were dug out of the ground, and readied for market. In each home, men and women would_____3_____divide the potatoes into three groups, large, medium and small. One year, there was a young man___4_____received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers_____5_____, he walked around the village laughing and talking._____6____villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get______7_____potatoes ready in time. When it was time for the villagers____8______to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the man’s potatoes____9____perfectly into three groups. After _____10____the man how he did it, they understood he was not lazy, ____11____very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it alo ng the village’s rough dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved_____12____. The small potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested___13___ the middle. Life___14____like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also___15____us. 1. A. rich B. richer C. richest D. more rich 2. A. thousand with B. thousands with C. thousand of D. thousands of 3. A. busily B. busy C. more busily D. busier 4. A. who B. which C. what D. whose 5. A. work B. was working C. were working D. works 6. A. A B. An C. The D. / 7. A. he B. him C. himself D. his 8. A. go B. going C. to go D. went 9. A. are divided B. were divided C. are dividing D. divided 10. A. asking B. asked C. ask D. asks 11. A. so B. and C. or D. but 12. A. too B. also C. either D. neither 13. A. on B. in C. with D. by 14. A. has B. are C. were D. is 15. A. to help B. help C. helps D. helped 二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选
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2016 英语（一）阅读理解 Text 1 France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways. The parliament also agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness” by promoting extreme dieting. Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health. That’s a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death-as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth. The bans, if fully enforced,would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty. And perhaps faintly,they hint that people should 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 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 trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement. In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s 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 states: “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially
学校生活 一、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分） A Characters: Evan, Mrs. Bordoni, Mr. Contei, Rita, Marco, Tom Setting: An elementary school Mrs. Bordoni:(Stands at the school gate) Good morning! You need to go straight to your classrooms, children. (A shy boy walks up, looking nervous.) What is your name? Evan: (Looking at the ground) My name is Evan. Mrs. Bordoni: Welcome to Northside. I'm the principal(校长). Mrs. Bordoni. Evan: (Looks surprised) Oh! Good morning. Mrs. Bordoni: I know you are new to our school, but you will like it here. I will take you to your classroom. Evan: I didn't want to move and leave my friends. Mrs. Bordoni: You will have friends here. You'll see. Mrs. Bordoni: Here's your room, 106. Mr. Cortez: Welcome to our class! I'm Mr. Cortez. Evan: (The class looks at him. He speaks softly.) Hello. Mr. Cortez: We are talking about a story we just read. Who can tell Evan what it was about? Rita: This family moves to a new state. Their story is both funny and sad. Evan: (Cheering up) Did they like the new place? Marco: Not at first. But they made lots of new friends. Mr. Cortez: What happened to make them change their minds? Tom: The girl from next door said he needed help. When they got to her house, a sign said, "Welcome". Marco: It was a surprise party for them. The whole family was laughing. Mr. Cortez: The neighbors made the family feel welcome. Mrs. Bordoni: (Stands in the doorway) Evan, it's time for lunch. (They enter the lunchroom. A sign says, "Welcome Evan".) It is hard to change schools and leave old friends. Now, we are your friends.
Section I Use of English Directions: 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 friends, 1 those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man can 2 a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations, or the young man’s 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 parents have chosen.5 a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying 6 a good family. The 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 short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, 9 cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride’s and groom’s 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’s parents and may 12 with them up to a year, 13 they can build a new house nearby. Divorce 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 may remarry, but a gender prejudice 19 up: The divorced male doesn’t have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait ten months.
山西省运城市稷山县2016中考英语阅读理解精品训练（17） 该资源的编排特点是：选取了有代表性的2016中考模拟试题中的阅读理解。该照片排版非常工整，字体统一为五号，行距统一为1.5倍，文章经过了仔细校正，自认为没有文字错误。（来自2016中考模拟训练） （来自2016中考模拟训练） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 To understand why the Earth is warming up, first of all, we need to understand why it is warm. Our planet is covered with atmosphere（大气）．Sunlight passes through the atmosphere and reaches the Earth. The Sun heats up the Earth's surface. When the heat rises into the air, it is stopped by some special gases in the atmosphere like CO2, the heat returns to the Earth and keeps it warm. Power stations and cars release（释放）so many green-house gases every day. So we can help stop global warming by using less electric things such as turning off lights when we leave a room, asking our parents to turn down the heating in our house to save energy. We can also stop global warming by finding other ways of transportation. For example, ride a bicycle or walk instead of going by car. Another way to help stop global warming is to plant and care for trees. Because trees take in C02 , they are our best friends when fighting against global warming. The problem of global warming cannot be solved in a day. It may take a long time to find clean energy, such as wind energy. It may take a long time to plant the trees again which were cut down. But every little thing each person can do to save energy and our forests will help. Think about our planet. Think about ways we can help make the Earth a safe and comfortable place for the future. 72. What does the underlined word “it” mean in the first paragraph? A. The Earth. B. The atmosphere. C. The heat. D. The sunlight. 73. According to the passage,______ can help to fight against global warming. A. power stations and cars B. trees
2016考研英语阅读真题：考研英语(二)第3篇-毙考题
2016考研英语阅读真题：考研英语（二）第3 篇 That everyone’s too busy these days is a cliche. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There’s never any time to read. What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don’t seem sufficient. The web’s full of articles offering tips on making time to read: “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times”. But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn’t w ork.
Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning — or else you’re so exhausted that a challenging book’s the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication... It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption”. Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can’t be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.
2016年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试试卷 英语 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分(不含听力口语30分) ，考试用时100分钟； 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔 填写在答题卡相应的位置上，并认真核对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人的相符合; 3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案;答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题; 4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效. 第一部分单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Edward and William are brothers. There is uncommon similarity between two boys. A. an ; 不填 B. an ; the C. a ; 不填 D. a ; the 2. —Here’s a box of chocolate on our desk. For me or for your mom ? — It’s, Dad. Happy Father’s Day ! A. hers B. her C. yours D. you 3. — What does Justin Bieber’s song Never Say Never impress you most ? — It tells us that we do almost anything if we never give up . A. can B. have to C. should D. need 4. A good student connects what he reads what he sees around him . A. for B. with C. in D. on 5. — Oh , dear ! A power cut ! — Sorry , I didn’t know you the washing machine . A. are using B. used C. use D. were using 6. To make your DIY work perfect , you’d better not start you get all the tools ready . A. when B. while C. before D. after 7. If the customer rings up for me again , please the call to the sales department . A. run through B. look through C. go through D. put through 8. —pale you look ! Are you feeling all right ?
2016考研英语(一)真题及参考答案--阅读理解Part A Directions: 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 1 France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to 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 runways. The parliament also agreed to ban websites that incite excessive thinness by promoting extreme dieting. Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up with impinging on health. Thats a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring themselves to health as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it move take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape measure