1、 2012016 6 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一一)真题真题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA,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 mayinvolve not only
2、 his parents and his friends,those of the young women,but also amatchmaker.A young man can2a likely spouse on his own and them ask his parentsto3the marriage negotiations.or the young mans parents may make the choice of aspouse,giving the child little to say in the selection.4,a girl may veto the sp
3、ouse herparents have chosen.5a spouse has been selected,each family investigates theother to make sure its child is marrying6a good family.The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair.Formerly it lasted three days7by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half.Buddhist priests offer
4、a short sermon and8prayers of blessing.Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting,9 cotton threads soaked in holy water around the brides and grooms wrists,and 10 acandle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the11.Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wifes par
5、ents and may12with them upto a year,13they can build a flew house nearby.Divorce is legal and easy to14,but not common.Divorced persons are15withsome disapproval.Each spouse retains16property he or she17into themarriage,and jointly-acquired property is18equally.Divorced persons may remarry,but a gen
6、der prejudice19up.The divorced male doesnt have a waiting period beforehe can remarry20the woman must wait the months.1.A by way ofB as well asC on behalf ofD with regard to2.A adapt toB provide forCcompete withD decide on3.A closeB renewCarrangeD postpone4.A In theoryB Above allC In timeD For examp
7、le5.A AlthoughB LestC AfterD Unless6.A intoB withinC fromD through7.A sineB orC butD so8.A testBcopyCreciteD create9.A foldingB pilingC wrappingD tying10.A lightingB passingC hidingD serving11.A meetingB associationC collectionDunion12.A growB partC dealDlive13.A whereasB untilC forD if14.A obtainB
8、followC challengeDavoid15.A isolatedB persuadedC viewedD exposed16.AwhereverB howeverC wheneverDwhatever17.A changedB broughtC shapedD pushed18.A dividedB investedC donatedD withdrawn 电话：010-88820136传真：010-88820119 19.AclearsB warmsC showsD breaks20.AwhileB so whatConceD in thatSection II Reading Co
9、mprehensionPart ADirections: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 1France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion,has decided its fashionindustry has lost an absolute right to def
10、ine physical beauty for woman.Its lawmakersgave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employultra-thin models on runways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that incite excessive thinness bypromoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting moti
11、ves.They suggest beauty should notbe defined by looks that end up with impinging on health.Thats a start.And the ban onultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starring themselves tohealth-as some have done.It tells the fashion industry that it move take responsibility forthe sign
12、al it sends women,especially teenage girls,about the social tape-measure theymust use to determine their individual worth.The bans,if fully enforced,would suggest to woman(and many men)that they shouldnot let others be orbiters of their beauty.And perhaps faintly,they hint that people shouldlook to
13、intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to sinezero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures,however,rely too much on severe punishment to change a 电话：010-88820136传真：010-88820119 culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing.Under the law,
14、using afashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mess could resultin a$85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on materialadornment and idealized body types.In Denmark,the United States,and a few othercountries,
15、it is trying to set voluntary standard for models and fashion images there relymore on pear pressure for enforcement.In contrast to Frances actions,Denmarks fashion industry agreed last month onrules and sanctions regarding age,health,and other characteristics of models.The newlyrevised Danish Fashi
16、on Ethical charter clearly states,we are aware of and takeresponsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals,especially on youngpeople.The charters main toll of enforcement is to deny access for designers andmodeling agencies to Copenhagen.Fashion week,which is men by the Danish FashionInstitute.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 idealsmay be the best step.Even better wou
