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2008年考研英语试题及答案

Passage 1 (文章1)

Questions (问题):

1. According to paragraph 1, why is the American dream often

unattainable for many Americans?

2. What does the author mean in saying that "homeownership is

harder to obtain and maintain than ever before" (paragraph 2)?

3. According to the passage, what are some reasons for the high

rate of home foreclosures in the United States?

4. In paragraph 4, the author mentions "predatory lenders." What

does this term refer to?

5. According to paragraph 5, how have African Americans and

Latinos been disproportionately affected by the unstable housing market?

Answers (答案):

1. The American dream is often unattainable for many Americans

because of economic difficulties and social inequality.

2. "Homeownership is harder to obtain and maintain than ever

before" means that it is more challenging for people to buy and keep

their own homes.

3. Some reasons for the high rate of home foreclosures in the

United States include subprime mortgages, predatory lending practices,

and the economic recession.

4. "Predatory lenders" refers to unethical and exploitative financial

institutions that prey on vulnerable borrowers by offering them unfair

and deceptive loan terms.

Passage 2 (文章2)

Questions (问题):

1. According to the passage, what is the main purpose of

advertising?

2. How do advertisers use celebrities to promote products? 3. What does the author imply about the effectiveness of celebrities

in advertising?

4. According to paragraph 5, what are some negative consequences

of excessive advertising?

5. Why does the author suggest that consumers should be skeptical

of advertising claims?

Answers (答案):

1. The main purpose of advertising is to persuade consumers to buy

or use a certain product or service.

2. Advertisers use celebrities to endorse products and create

associations between the celebrity's image and the product's attributes.

3. The author implies that while celebrities can attract attention and

enhance brand recognition, their effectiveness in actually influencing

consumer behavior may be limited.

4. Some negative consequences of excessive advertising include the

promotion of materialism, the manipulation of consumer desires, and the

creation of unrealistic expectations. 5. The author suggests that consumers should be skeptical of

advertising claims because they are often exaggerated or misleading, and

advertisers have a vested interest in promoting their products.

Part B - Vocabulary and Structure (第二部分：词汇与结构)

Questions (问题):

2. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the

underlined part. (选择与划线部分意义最接近的单词或短语。)

3. Choose the word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to the

underlined part. (选择与划线部分意义相反的单词或短语。)

Answers (答案):

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. A 5. C

Part C - Error Correction (第三部分：错误改正)

Questions (问题):

Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences. (找出并改正以下句子中的错误。)

4. Would you mind help me carry this heavy box up the stairs?

5. After finish the presentation, we can discuss our future plans.

Answers (答案):

4. Would you mind helping me carry this heavy box up the stairs?

5. After finishing the presentation, we can discuss our future plans.

Part D - Writing (第四部分：写作)

Question (问题):

Rewrite the following paragraph, using appropriate linking words

and phrases. (使用适当的连接词和短语重写以下段落。)

Answer (答案):

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2012年考研英语真题及答案

2012年考研英语真题及答案

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)

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)

The ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices have become an important

issue recently. The court cannot _1_ its legitimacy as guardian of the rule of law _2_

justices behave like politicians. Yet, in several instances, justices acted in ways that _3_

the court’s reputation for being independent and impartial.

Justice Antonin Scalia, for example, appeared at political events. That kind of activity

makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be _4_ as impartial judgments. Part of

the problem is that the justices are not _5_by an ethics code. At the very least, the court

2008年考研英语真题答案及解析

2008年考研英语真题答案及解析

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）答案详解

SectionIUseofEnglish

一、文章总体分析

这是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了个别民族群体智商高于人类平均水平。文章首段第一句话点明了中心论

点。第二段则分析了产生这一现象的原因——进化的结果。第三段通过“进化”的纽带把高智商与遗传疾病联

系起来，说明高智商的人更容易患上一些遗传疾病。

二、试题具体解析1.[A]selected挑选，选拔[B]prepared准备，打算，愿意(做某事)

[C]obliged迫使，责成[D]pleased高兴

【答案】B

【考点】词义辨析

【难度系数】0.236

【解析】该空的前后语境为“有些群体的人可能比其他群体更加聪明，这是人们一直不敢明说的假说之一。但

是，不管怎么样，GregoryCochran说出来”。显然，从语义上应该可以看出GregoryCochran表述这一观点是

一种主动行为，从而排除A和C；而从第一句可以看出他所研究的这一课题也不应该是一个让人高兴的主题，

故排除D。因此答案只有B。2.[A]unique独一无二的[B]particular特殊的，独特的

[C]special特殊的，特别的[D]rare罕见的，珍贵的

【答案】D

【考点】固定搭配

【难度系数】0.160

【解析】从文章内容看，显然该空填入的词应该是用来形容Cochran是一个什么样的人的。从上文我们可以看

到，他总是做一些常人不敢做的事情，显然这个词既要表现他这类人很少，同时要表达出作者对Cochran正面

评价，突出其优秀性，四个词中只有D能表达这种语义，故答案为D。

本题从另一个角度来说，ararebird是一固定搭配，指一类人。其他三个词与bird搭配都不能指人，同样得出

答案为D。3.[A]of[B]with[C]in[D]against

【答案】A

【考点】介词搭配

【难度系数】0.106

【解析】independently只能与选项A介词of搭配，意思是“不依赖于，独立于”。原文句子意思是（他）工作独

2000年考研英语真题及答案解析

2000年考研英语真题及答案解析

1 试题精解Part ⅠClose Test

一、文章总体分析

本文是一篇短小的论证性文章，其主题是强调农民储存余粮的必要性。

文章①句提出论点：农民想成功，就必须努力保持消费和生产之间有较大的差距。②句对①句进行具体的解释：即他必须存储大量的粮食。③④⑤从正面论述储存余粮的必要性：③句总说可以养家糊口；④⑤句具体说可以留作播种、应对恶劣天气影响及作为商品卖掉以满足农业再生产等需要。⑥⑦⑧句论述没有余粮的危害:不能自给自足，从反面论证储存余粮的必要性。

二、试题具体解析

1.\[A\] other than不同于，除了„„ [B] as well as也，又（表示附加）

[C] instead of而不是„„（表选择） [D] more than比„„更多（表比较）

本题考核的知识点是：逻辑关系。正确率：72%

［快速解题］ 文章首句的含义是：一个农民要想成功，就必须努力保持其消费和生产之间较大的差距。接着文章提到了两种正好相反的做法，一种是store a large quantity of grain（存储大量的粮食），另一种是consuming all his grain immediately（立即把他所有的粮食都消费完）。显然前一种做法是农民可以成功的做法，因此空格处需要一个词语来否定后面部分，而且其后能跟现在分词。选项中，只有介词短语instead of符合要求，意为“他必须存储大量的粮食而不是立即把所有的粮食都消耗完”。

［篇章分析］①句为文章主旨句，核心内容是“保持消费和生产之间的差距”。②句承接①句，具体阐述如何保持这个差距：储存大量的粮食。

［空格设置］ instead of是连接性介词，体现上下文语义上的逻辑关系。instead of表选择关系，意为“代替，作为„„的替换，而不是„”，在两种做法中肯定前者，否定后者。如：I will stay at home instead of going out.我将待在家里，不出门。其他连接性介词还包括because of（因为），despite（尽管），besides（除了）等。

2008年考研英语真题与答案解析

2008年考研英语真题与答案解析

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（一）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)

The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not

speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is 1 to say it anyway. He is that 2 bird, a scientist who works

independently3 any institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not 4thought to have a bacterial

cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested.

5 he, however, might tremble at the 6 of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is

publishing a paper which not only 7 that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains