1、考研英语-605 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：10.00)On April 20,2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non-CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as first step toward a wider mon
2、etary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries (1) themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits (2) 10 percent of the previous years government (3) ; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to he
3、lp (4) macroeconomic policies; and (5) up a common central bank. Their declaration (6) that, “ Member States (7) the need (8) strong political commitment and (9) to (10) all such national policies (11) would facilitate the regional monetary integration process. “The goal of a monetary union in ECOWA
4、S has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to (12) broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and (13) institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. (14) independen
5、ce, (15) , these currency boards were (16) , with the (17) of the CFA franc zone, which included the francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the regions
6、 countries have to (18) inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional (19) in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed pro
7、ject can be (20) .（分数：10.00）A.committedB.devotedC.adjustedD.attributedA.byB.toC.withD.untilA.financeB.profitC.incomeD.revenueA.coordinateB.draftC.ordinateD.compromiseA.buildingB.settingC.foundingD.erectingA.saysB.writesC.readsD.statesA.acceptB.understandC.recognizeD.realizeA.forB.ofC.withD.withoutA.
8、commenceB.undertakeC.initiateD.tryA.pursueB.seekC.questD.exploreA.whichB.thatC.asD.whatA.accompanyB.enforceC.executeD.compelA.separateB.commonC.severalD.publicA.TowardsB.FromC.ByD.OnA.thereforeB.moreoverC.howeverD.thusA.dispelledB.dischargedC.dismissedD.dissolvedA.considerationB.intentionC.exception
9、D.regardA.dateB.deterC.hinderD.delayA.developmentB.prosperityC.integrationD.cooperationA.refreshedB.replaceC.restoreD.revived二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Sometimes its just hard to choose. Youre in a restaurant and the waiter has his pen at the re
10、ady. As you hesitate, he gradually begins to take a close interest in the ceiling, his fingernails, then in your dining partner. Each dish on the menu becomes a blur as you roll your eyes up and down in a growing panic. Finally, you desperately opt for something that turns out to be what you hate.It
11、 seems that we need devices to protect us from our hopelessness at deciding between 57 barely differentiated varieties of stuff-be they TV channels, gourmet coffee, downloadable ring tones, or perhaps, ultimately even interchangeable lovers. This thought is opposed to our governments philosophy, whi
12、ch suggests that greater choice over railways, electricity suppliers and education will make us happy. In my experience, they do anything but.Perhaps the happiest people are those who do not have much choice and arent confronted by the misery of endless choice. True, that misery may not be obvious t
13、o people who dont have a variety of luxuries. If you live in Madagascar, say, where average life expectancy is below 40 and they dont have digital TV or Starbucks, you might not be impressed by the anxiety and perpetual stress our decision-making paralysis causes.Choice wasnt supposed to make people
14、 miserable. It was supposed to be the hallmark of self-determination that we so cherish in modem society. But it obviously isnt: ever more choice increases the feeling of missed opportunities, and this leads to self-blame when choices fail to meet expectations. What is to be done? A new book by an A
15、merican social scientist, Barry Schwartz, called The Paradox of Choice, suggests that reducing choices can limit anxiety.Schwartz offers a self-help guide to good decision-making that helps us to limit our choices to a manageable number, and ultimately derive greater satisfaction from the choices we
16、 make.But once you realize that your Schwartzian filters are depriving you of something you might have found enjoyable, you will experience the same anxiety as before, worrying that you made the wrong decision in drawing up your choice-limiting filters. Arguably, we will always be doomed to buyers r
17、emorse and the misery it entails. The problem of choice is perhaps more difficult than Schwartz allows.（分数：10.00）(1).The waiter mentioned in the first paragraph would agree that given a variety of choice_.（分数：2.00）A.it is common for his customer to hesitate in ordering a mealB.it is impolite for his
18、 customer to order with hesitationC.it is difficult for his customer to expect quality foodD.it is possible to get to know his customers partner(2).It is implied that it is the governments intention to_.（分数：2.00）A.improve the quality of TV programsB.try to offer greater choice over public service sy
19、stemsC.make people realize that some lovers are interchangeableD.encourage the downloading of a variety of ring tones(3).We can infer that the authors attitude towards choice is that_.（分数：2.00）A.the more choice we have, the more freedom we can enjoyB.endless choice has only made us more miserableC.i
20、t is easy for people to make a wrong decision with few choicesD.before we make decisions, we want as many choices as possible(4).From Barry Schwartzs book, The Paradox of Choice, we can get recommendation tips on_.（分数：2.00）A.how to handle the situation of capitalist exploitationB.how to deal with yo
21、ur expense budgetC.how to avoid the feeling of missed opportunitiesD.how to save money by making a right choice(5).We may conclude that it is NOT one of the authors purposes to_.（分数：2.00）A.stress the problem of choiceB.discuss decision-making paralysisC.make an analysis of buyers remorseD.promote th
22、e new book The Paradox of Choice五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Many things make people think artists are weirdthe odd hours, the nonconformity, the clove cigarettes. However, the weirdest may be this: artists only jobs are to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel lousy. This
23、wasnt always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere in the 19th century, more artists began seeing happiness as insipid, phony or, worst of all, boring. In the 20th century, classical music became more atonal, visual art more u
24、nsettling.Sure, there have been exceptions, but it would not be a stretch to say that for the past century or so, serious art has been at war with happiness. In 1824, Beethoven completed his “ Ode to Joy “ . In 1962, novelist Anthony Burgess used it in A Clockwork Orange as the favorite music of his
25、 ultra-violent antihero.You could argue that art became more skeptical of happiness because modem times have seen such misery. But the reason may actually be just the opposite: there is too much happiness in the world today.In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass
26、medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in peril and that they would someday be meat for worms. Today the messages that the average Westerner is bombarded with are not religious but commercial, and relentlessly happy. Since these messages have an agendato pry our wall
27、ets from our pocketsthey make the very idea of happiness seem bogus. “ Celebrate! “ commanded the ads for the arthritis drug Celebrex, before we found out it could increase the risk of heart attack.What we forgetwhat our economy depends on us forgettingis that happiness is more than pleasure without
28、 pain. The things that bring the greatest joy carry the greatest potential for loss and disappointment. Today, surrounded by promises of easy happiness, we need someone to tell us that it is OK not to be happy, that sadness makes happiness deeper. As the wine connoisseur movie Sideways tells us, it
29、is the kiss of decay and mortality that makes grape juice into Pinot Noir. We need art to tell us, as religion once did, that you will die, that everything ends, and that happiness comes not in denying this but in living with it. Its a message even more bitter than a clove cigarette, yet, somehow, i
30、s a breath of fresh air.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the strangest about artists?（分数：2.00）A.They wear special clothes.B.They rarely work in the daytime.C.They mainly depict distressing things.D.They are liable to take illegal drugs.(2).The example that “ Ode to Joy “ was used in Burgesss novel is meant to
31、illustrate that_.（分数：2.00）A.musicians and novelists share similar artistic tasteB.violent people have a strong desire to be happyC.serious art is often contradictory with happinessD.music is enjoyed by good and bad people alike(3).The word “ Celebrex “ in the advertisement_.（分数：2.00）A.misleads peopl
32、e into buying dangerous drugsB.reminds people of a cheerful feelingC.boasts of the effectiveness of a drugD.comes from a religious term(4).How could the economy depend on our forgetting things?（分数：2.00）A.The economy would no/be boosted if everybody was satisfied.B.There are many new products designe
33、d for the forgetful.C.We pay heavily for forgetting things easily.D.People will spend more money if we believe in easy happiness.(5).What does the author imply with the movie Sideways?（分数：2.00）A.Happiness can be found through pains and efforts.B.Happiness comes when everything dies.C.Happiness makes
34、 sadness deeper.D.Happiness is not a good thing.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In War Made Easy Norman Solomon demolishes the myth of all independent American press zealously guarding sacred values of free expression. Although strictly focusing on the shameless history of media cheerleading for the princip
35、al post World War American wars, invasions, and interventions, he calls into question the entire concept of the press as some kind of institutional counterforce to government and corporate power.Many of the examples compiled in this impeccably documented historical review will be familiar to readers
36、 who follow the news on the Internet. But such examples achieve flesh impact because of the way Solomon has organized and analyzed them. Each chapter is devoted to a single warhawk argument ( “ America Is a Fair and Noble Superpower, “ “ Opposing the War Means Siding with the Enemy, “ “Our Soldiers
37、Are Heroes, Theirs Are Inhuman “ ), illustrated with historical examples from conflicts in the Dominican Republic, E1 Salvador, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Kosovo, both Iraq wars, and others in which the media were almost universally enthusiastic accomplices.The book should really be subtitled “ War r
38、eporting doesnt just suck, it kills. “ It makes you feel like demanding a special war crimes tribunal for corporate media executives and owners who joined the roll-up to “ shock and awe “ as non-uniformed psywar ops. To be sure, this would raise the issue of whether or not following orders might suf
39、fice for the defense of obedient slaves such as Mary McGrory and Richard Cohen, who performed above and beyond the call of duty. “ He persuaded me, “ McGrory gushed the morning after Colin Powell addressed a plenary session of the United Nations on February 5,2003, declaring that Iraq had weapons of
40、 mass destruction. “ The cumulative effect was stunning.“ In the same Washington Post edition, Cohen wrote.The evidence he presented to the United Nationssome of it circumstantial, some of it absolutely bone-chilling in its detailhad to prove to anyone that Iraq not only hasnt accounted for its weap
41、ons of mass destruction but without a doubt still retains them. Only a fool could conclude otherwise.Solomon demonstrates how this kind of peppy prewar warm-up degenerates into drooling and heavy breathing once the killing begins. As if observing a heavy metal computer game, the pornographers of dea
42、th concentrate on the exquisite craftsmanship and visual design of the murder machines, and the magnificence of the fiery explosions they produce.（分数：10.00）(1).What is a common misperception of American press?（分数：2.00）A.It protects freedom of expression without reserve.B.It concentrates on media sup
43、port for the wars.C.It discloses the shocking history of invasions.D.It stands on the side of the government.(2).The author of this passage thinks War Made Easy is_.（分数：2.00）A.questionableB.controversialC.well-provenD.finely-polished(3).It can be implied that the conflicts in E1 Salvador, Vietnam, G
44、renada, Panama, Kosovo_.（分数：2.00）A.created heroesB.are forgotten by most AmericansC.were criticised by American mediaD.were supported by American media(4).What can be inferred about McGrory and Richard Cohen?（分数：2.00）A.Both were shocked by the news that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.B.Both pu
45、blicly supported the US accusation of Iraq.C.Both committed a special war crime.D.Both defended the interests of those who were submissive.(5).In the second to last paragraph, “ could conclude otherwise “ probably means that_.（分数：2.00）A.the evidence given was trueB.Iraq had no weapons of mass destru
46、ctionC.Cohen gave horrifying description of IraqD.Colin Powells address was out of question七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Work looks a better cure for poverty than welfare Especially as fewer and fewer countries will be able to afford to pay potential workers to stay at home a Victorian idea is back in fav
47、our: many poor people are better off when they are pulled back into the labour market. The idea revived first in the United States. There, in its harshest form, the unemployed work in exchange for welfare. But countries with governments to the left of Americas, including Labour Australia and Sociali
48、st France, are now also exploring ways to link income support and employment policy.Coming from different directions, the right and the left are gradually finding new common ground. For the right, it seems deplorable to encourage the poor to rely on the state for cash, because they get hooked on gov
49、ernment help and accustomed to being poor. For the left, it seems deplorable to allow workers to drop out of the job market for long periods, because it makes it harder for them to find new jobs. For both, the answer is to get the poor to work.Most industrial countries have a two-tier system of social protection: a social-security scheme, where workers and their bosses make regular contributions in exchange for payments to workers when they are unemployed, sick or retired; and a safety-net, to give some inc
