1994-2001考研英语阅读真题解析(含全文翻译)
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Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding —the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities."All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children — the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children — disabled or not — to an appropriate education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.59. In paragrah 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that ________.[A] the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the society[B] exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children are[C] exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society[D] the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children60. The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that ________.[A] they are expected to be leaders of the society[B] they might become a burden of the society[C] they should fully develop their potentials[D] disabled children deserve special consideration61. This passage mainly deals with ________.[A] the differences of children in their learning capabilities[B] the definition of exceptional children in modern society[C] the special educational programs for exceptional children[D] the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children62. From this passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children ________.[A] is now enjoying legal support[B] disagrees with the tradition of the country[C] was clearly stated by the country's founders[D] will exert great influence over court decisions重点词汇:denote (v.表示)即de+note,de-向下,note 记录,“记录下来”→表示。
1994 Passage 3Exceptional children are different in some significant way from others of the same age. For these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society's understanding — the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities."All men are created equal." We've heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country's founders to denote equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children — the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capacity, whether that capacity be small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children — disabled or not — to an appropriate education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.59. In paragrah 2, the author cites the example of the leading actor on the stage to show that ________.[A] the growth of exceptional children has much to do with their family and the society[B] exceptional children are more influenced by their families than normal children are[C] exceptional children are the key interest of the family and society[D] the needs of the society weigh much heavier than the needs of the exceptional children60. The reason that the exceptional children receive so much concern in education is that ________.[A] they are expected to be leaders of the society[B] they might become a burden of the society[C] they should fully develop their potentials[D] disabled children deserve special consideration61. This passage mainly deals with ________.[A] the differences of children in their learning capabilities[B] the definition of exceptional children in modern society[C] the special educational programs for exceptional children[D] the necessity of adapting education to exceptional children62. From this passage we learn that the educational concern for exceptional children ________.[A] is now enjoying legal support[B] disagrees with the tradition of the country[C] was clearly stated by the country's founders[D] will exert great influence over court decisions重点词汇:denote (v.表示)即de+note,de-向下,note记录,“记录下来”→表示。
1994 Passage 5Discoveries in science and technology are thought by "untaught minds" to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years before he made his discovery. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of laborious trial and error. Innovation is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.The point is that the players who score most are the ones who take the most shots at the goal —and so it goes with innovation in any field of activity. The prime difference between innovators and others is one of approach. Everybody gets ideas, but innovators work consciously on theirs, and they follow them through until they prove practicable or otherwise. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities."Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there's no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done," wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority. This accounts for our reaction to seemingly simple innovations like plastic garbage bags and suitcases on wheels that make life more convenient: "How come nobody thought of that before"The creative approach begins with the proposition that nothing is as it appears. Innovators will not accept that there is only one way to do anything. Faced with getting from A to B, the average person will automatically set out on the best-known and apparently simplest route. The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in the long run and are bound to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends.Highly creative individuals really do march to a different drummer.67. What does the author probably mean by "untaught mind" in the first paragraph?[A] A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.[B] A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.[C] A person who has had no education.[D] An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.68. According to the author, what distinguishes innovators from non-innovators?[A] The variety of ideas they have.[B] The intelligence they possess.[C] The way they deal with problems.[D] The way they present their findings.69. The author quotes Rudolph Flesch in Paragraph 3 because ________.[A] Rudolph Flesch is the best-known expert in the study of human creativity[B] the quotation strengthens the assertion that creative individuals look for new ways of doing things[C] the reader is familiar with Rudolph Flesch's point of view[D] the quotation adds a new idea to the information previously presented70. The phrase "march to a different drummer" (the last line of the passage) suggests that highly creative individuals are ________.[A] diligent in pursuing their goals[B] reluctant to follow common ways of doing things[C] devoted to the progress of science[D] concerned about the advance of society科学技术上的发明创造被“不知内情者”看做灵感的眩目闪现或戏剧性事件的结果。
第三部分阅读理解试题解析第一篇一、文章结构总体分析这是一篇论述科学发展的专业化和职业化的文章。
全文客观地描述这一过程,并且以英国地质学的发展为例说明专业化发展导致专业人员和业余人员之间的分化越来越明显。
第一段:科学知识的积累导致知识的进一步分类和分化,即专业化发展。
与专业化发展同时并存的另一现象是科学活动的日益职业化。
第二段:专业化的发展给业余研究者的进入带来了困难,这种趋势在某些科学领域尤为突出。
第三、四段指出:以英国地质学研究为例,说明专业人员和业余人员之间分化越来越明显。
而这种专业化和职业化的分化过程早在19世纪英国的地质学领域就已经开始形成。
二、试题具体解析21. The growth of specialisation in the 21. 19世纪专业化的发展在____科19th century might be more clearly seen 学领域更为显见。
in sciences such as ____.[A] sociology and chemistry [A] 社会学、化学[B] physics and psychology [B] 物理学、心理学[C] sociology and psychology [C] 社会学、心理学[D] physics and chemistry [D] 物理学、化学[答案]D[解析]本题考核的知识点是:事实细节题+ 常识。
文章第二段最后两句话指出,“19世纪专业化的发展要求时间更长、内容更复杂的培训,这使得非专业研究人员面临越来越大的困难。
这个趋势在以数学训练或实验室训练为基础的科学领域显得更为突出。
”四个选项中涉及社会学、化学、物理学、心理学四个学科。
根据常识,物理学、化学与地质学都是以数学和实验室培训为基础的科学,而社会学和心理学则不是。
比较四个选项只有D选项“物理和化学”是正确答案。
22. We can infer from the passage that ____. 22.从文中,我们可以推断出_____。
1994年考研英语真题精解精析1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题按照《1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语考试大纲(非英语专业)》要求命制,体现了《大纲》的考核目标、形式和内容。
1994年试题题型与1993年相比,题型发生了很大的变化,“语法结构与词汇”分为3个部分进行考察:语法选择题、语法辩错题及词汇题。
题量减少了5题,计分也相应地减少。
总体难度方面,各部分都较1993年略有增加。
SectionⅠCloze Test【文章综述】本文讲述了语言中最小单位单词的选词问题,恰当的选词可以消除交流障碍,不慎重的词语却会造成误会。
【英汉对照】41.A.of(……的)B.at(在……点)C.for(为了)D.on(在……上)42.A.inaccessible(无法获得的) B.timely(及时地)C.likely(可能地)D.invalid(无用的)43.A.encourages(鼓励)B.prevents(阻止)C.destroys(破坏)D.offers(给予)44.A.pass out(昏倒,分发)B.take away(拿走,带走)C.back up(备份,储备)D.stir up(激励,刺激)45.A.who(指代人)B.as(正如)C.which(指代无)D.what(所……的)46.A.Moreover(而且,此外)B.However(然而)C.Preliminarily(初步地)D.Unexpectedly(意外地)47.A.that(那)B.It(它)C.so(所以)D.this(这)48.A.speech(讲话)B.sense(感觉)C.message(信息)D.meaning(意思)49.A.obscure(模糊的)B.difficult(困难的)C.impossible(不可能的)D.unable(无能的)50.A.case(事例,案例)B.means(方式)C.method(方法)D.way(方法)【核心词汇】b reakdown['breikdaun]n.崩溃;衰竭;(关系、计划或讨论等的)中断,(机械)破损,故障;垮台,破裂(break+down下→崩溃)comprehension[7kCmpri5henFEn]a.理解(力),领悟;包含,包含力(comprehend(d)+sion 名词后缀)eliminate[i'limineit]vt.除去;淘汰;排(删,消)除;削减(人员),杀掉,干掉(e出+limin+ate动词后缀→出门槛→删除)interfere[,intə'fiə]v.(in)干涉,干预;介入,(with)妨碍,打扰(inter相互+fer带来+e动词后缀→干涉)reception[ri5sepFEn]n.接待,招待会;接收,接受,接收效果,欢迎,欢迎会;接待处(re再+cept拿+ion名词后缀→接受)transmission[trAnz5miFEn]n.播送,发射;传动,传送,传播;传动装置,变速器(trans跨越+miss+ion名词后缀→传送过去)transmit[trænz'mit]vt.传输&导;转送;发射,播送,广播;传播,传染;传导vi.发射信号;发报(trans跨越+mit→送过去→传达)utmost[5QtmEust]a.最远的;极度的;极端的n.极限,极度,最大可能【超纲词汇】inaccurate[in'ækjurət]a.错误的indefinite[in'definət]adj.不确定的;模糊的;无限的unfavorable[5Qn5feivErEbl]adj.不宜的;令人不快的;不顺利的【常用词组】break down分解;发生故障;失败;毁掉;制服interfere with干扰,干涉;触动或弄坏;乱动;与……抵触【答案与详解】41.答案→A考点→介词词组解题技巧→本文第一句提出,对于语言来说,首先可以讨论的最小单位是单词。
94 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)95 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)96 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)97 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)98 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)99 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)00 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)01 Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)94 Section IV: English-Chinese Translation (15 points)71. 他们(新学派科学家们)说,科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼识,不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等等更为普通的东西。
72. 新学派的一位领袖人物坚持说:“简而言之,我们所称谓的科学革命,主要是指一系列器具的改进、发明和使用,这些改进、发明和使用使科学发展的范围无所不及。
”73. 工具和技术本身作为根本性创新的源泉多年来在很大程度上被科学史学家和科学思想家们忽视了。
74. 伽里略的最光辉的业绩在于他在1609年第一个把新发明的望远镜对准天空,以证实行星是围绕太阳旋转,而不是围绕地球。
75. 政府究竟是以减少对技术的经费投入来增加对纯理论科学的经费投入,还是相反,这往往取决于把哪一方看作是驱动的力量。
95 Section IV: English-Chinese Translation (15 points)71. 把标准化测试作为抨击目标是错误的,因为在抨击这类测试时,批评者不考虑其弊病来自人们对测试不甚了解或使用不当。
1994 Text 1Paragraph 11、The American economic system is organized around a basically private-enterprise, market-oriented economy in which consumers largely determine what shall be produced by spending their money in the marketplace for those goods and services that they want most. 美国的经济体制是在基本上由私营企业组成并以市场为导向的经济基础上建立起来的。
在这个经济体制里,需要生产什么主要是由消费者在市场上花钱购买他们最需要的商品和服务决定的。
1.1 organize英/ˈɔ:gənaɪz/ 美/ɔrɡənˌaɪz/vi. 组织起来;成立组织vt. 组织;使有系统化;给予生机;组织成立工会等1.2 basically英/'beɪsɪk(ə)lɪ/ 美/'besɪkli/adv. 主要地,基本上1.3 oriented英/'ɔːrɪentɪd/ 美/'orɪɛntɪd/v. 调整;使朝向(orient的过去分词);确定…的方位adj. 导向的;定向的;以…为方向的1.4 determine英/dɪ'tɜːmɪn/ 美/dɪ'tɝmɪn/v. (使)下决心,(使)做出决定vt. 决定,确定;判定,判决;限定vi. 确定;决定;判决,终止;[主用于法律]了结,终止,结束2、Private businessmen, striving to make profits, produce these goods and services in competition with other businessmen; and the profit motive, operating under competitive pressures, largely determines how these goods and services are produced. 为了获取利润,私有企业主之间互相竞争,来生产这些产品和提供这些服务。
2001年考研英语真题试卷(题后含答案及解析) 题型有:1. Use of English 2. Reading ComprehensionSection I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points)The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases【B1】the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant【B2】of legal controls over the press, Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a【B3】bill that will propose making payments to witnesses【B4】and will strictly control the amount of【B5】that can be given to a case【B6】a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee. Lord Irvine said he【B7】with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not【B8】sufficient control. 【B9】of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a【B10】of media protest when he said the【B11】of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges【B12】to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which【B13】the European Convention on Human Rights legally【B14】in Britain, laid down that everybody was【B15】to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands【B16】our British judges”, he said. Witness payments became an【B17】after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995. Up to 19 witnesses were【B18】to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised【B19】witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to【B20】guilty verdicts.1.【B1】A.as toB.for instanceC.in particularD.such as正确答案:D解析:本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
1994 Passage 4"I have great confidence that by the end of the decade we'll know in vast detail how cancer cells arise," says microbiologist Robert Weinberg, an expert on cancer. "But," he cautions, "some people may have the idea that once one understands the causes, the cure will rapidly follow. Consider Pasteur. He discovered the causes of many kinds of infection s, but it was fifty or sixty years before cures were available."This year, 50 percent of the 910000 people who suffer from cancer will survive at least five years. In the year 2000, the National Cancer Institute estimates, that figure will be 75 percent. For some skin cancers, the five-year survival rate is as high as 90 percent. But other survival statistics are still discouraging — 13 percent for lung cancer, and 2 percent for cancer of the pancreas.With as many as 120 varieties in existence, discovering how cancer works is not easy. The researchers made great progress in the early 1970s, when they discovered that oncogene s, which are cancer-causing genes, are inactive in normal cells. Anything from cosmic rays to radiation to diet may activate a dormant oncogene, but how remains unknown. If several oncogenes are driven into action, the cell, unable to turn them off, becomes cancerous.The exact mechanisms involved are still mysterious, but the likelihood that many cancers are initiated at the level of genes suggests that we will never prevent all cancers. "Changes are a normal part of the evolutionary process," says oncologist William Hayward. Environmental factors can never be totally eliminated; as Hayward points out, "We can't prepare a medicine against cosmic rays."The prospects for cure, though still distant, are brighter ."First, we need to understand how the normal cell controls itself. Second, we have to determine whether there are a limited number of genes in cells which are always responsible for at least part of the trouble. If we can understand how cancer works, we can counteract its action."63. The example of Pasteur in the passage is used to ________.[A] predict that the secret of cancer will be disclosed in a decade[B] indicate that the prospects for curing cancer are bright[C] prove that cancer will be cured in fifty to sixty years[D] warn that there is still a long way to go before cancer can be conquered64. The author implies that by the year 2000, ________.[A] there will be a drastic rise in the five-year survival rate of skin-cancer patients[B] 90 percent of the skin-cancer patients today will still be living[C] the survival statistics will be fairly even among patients with various cancers[D] there won't be a drastic increase of survival rate of all cancer patients65. Oncogenes are cancer-causing genes ________.[A] that are always in operation in a healthy person[B] which remain unharmful so long as they are not activated[C] that can be driven out of normal cells[D] which normal cell can't turn off66. The word "dormant' in the third paragraph most probably means ________.[A] dead[B] ever-present[C] inactive[D] potential重点词汇:infection (传染;感染)即in+fect+ion,in-在内,fect词根“做”,-ion名词后缀,“在里面起作用”→感染;动词形式为infect←in+fect。