2006考研英语一真题及答案

2006 考研英语一真题及答案 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) The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population. ___1___ homelessness has reached such proportions that local governments can’t possibly ___2___. To help homeless people ___3___ independence, the federal government must support job training programs, ___4___ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing. ___5___ everyone agrees on the number of Americans who are homeless. Estimates ___6___ anywhere from 600,000 to 3 million. ___7___ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is ___8___. One of the federal government’s studies ___9___ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to ___10___ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult. ___11___ when homeless individuals manage to find a ___12___ that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day ___13___ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, ___14___ not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday ___15___ skills needed to turn their lives ___16___. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are ___17___ programs that address the many needs of the homeless. ___18___ Edward Zlotkowski, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, ___19___ it, “There has to be ___20___ of programs. What’s needed is a package deal.” 1. [A] Indeed [B] Likewise [C] Therefore [D] Furthermore 2. [A] stand [B] cope [C] approve [D] retain 3. [A] in [B] for [C] with [D] toward 4. [A] raise [B] add [C] take [D] keep 5. [A] generally [B] almost [C] hardly [D] not 6. [A] cover [B] change [C] range [D] differ 7. [A] Now that [B] Although [C] Provided [D] Except that 8. [A] inflating [B] expanding [C] increasing [D] extending 9. [A] predicts [B] displays [C] proves [D] discovers 10. [A] assist [B] track [C] sustain [D] dismiss 11. [A] Hence [B] But [C] Even [D] Only 12. [A] lodging [B] shelter [C] dwelling [D] house 13. [A] searching [B] strolling [C] crowding [D] wandering 14. [A] when [B] once [C] while [D] whereas 15. [A] life [B] existence [C] survival [D] maintenance 16. [A] around [B] over [C] on [D] up 17. [A] complex [B] comprehensive [C] complementary [D] compensating 18. [A] So [B] Since [C] As [D] Thus 19. [A] puts [B] interprets [C] assumes [D] makes 20. [A] supervision [B] manipulation [C] regulation [D] coordination Section II Reading Comprehension 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 ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 In spite of “endless talk of difference,” American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference” characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite,” these were stores “anyone could enter, regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public and democratic act.” The mass media, advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization. Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum, Gregory Rodriguez reports that today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented levels nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent of population; in 1900, 13.6 percent. In the 10