1、考研英语-615 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)The nobler and more perfect a thing is, the later and slower it is becoming mature. A man reaches the mature (1) of his reasoning powers and mental faculties (2) before the age of twenty-eight; a woman at eighteen. And then, too
2、, in the case of woman, it is the only reason of a sort-very mean in its (3) . That is why women remain children their whole life long; never seeing (4) but what is quite close to them, (5) fast to the present moment, taking appearance for (6) , and preferring (7) to matters of the first importance.
3、 For it is (8) his reasoning faculty that man does not live in the present only, (9) the brute, but looks about him and considers the past anti the future; and this is the origin of (10) , as well as that of care and anxiety which so many people (11) . Both the advantages and the disadvantages, whic
4、h this (12) , are (13) in by the woman to a smaller extent because of her weaker power of reasoning. She may, in fact, be described as intellectually shortsighted, (14) , while she has an immediate understanding of what lies quite close to her, her field of (15) is narrow and does not reach to what
5、is (16) ; so that things which are absent, or past, or to come, have much less effect upon women than upon men. This is the reason why women are inclined to be (17) and sometimes carry their desire to a (18) that borders upon madness. In their hearts, women think it is mens business to earn money an
6、d theirs to spend it-if possible during their husbands life, (19) , at any rate, after his death. The very fact that their husband hands them (20) his earnings for purposes of housekeeping strengthens them in this belief.（分数：10.00）A.burdenB.driveC.stageD.moveA.barelyB.scarcelyC.rarelyD.hardlyA.dimen
7、sionsB.perspectivesC.indicesD.diametersA.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothingA.fasteningB.stickingC.takingD.seeingA.fancyB.practiceC.realityD.illusionA.fragmentsB.triflesC.remainsD.substancesA.at the mercy ofB.with regard toC.in the interests ofD.by virtue ofA.aboveB.likeC.besideD.includingA.jea
8、lousyB.generosityC.identityD.prudenceA.advocateB.demonstrateC.exhibitD.revealA.concernsB.relatesC.involvesD.retainsA.sharedB.joinedC.boundD.hurriedA.beforeB.becauseC.unlessD.untilA.sighB.visionC.reachD.glanceA.obscureB.invisibleC.remoteD.primitiveA.extravagantB.extremeC.credibleD.wretchedA.endB.limi
9、tC.spanD.lengthA.butB.forC.thoughD.whileA.downB.overC.inD.up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)After Los Angeles, Atlanta may be Americas most car-dependent city. Atlantans sentimentally give their cars names, compare speeding tickets and jealously guar
10、d any side-street where it is possible to park. The citys roads are so well worn that the first act of the new mayor, Shirley Franklin, was to start repairing potholes. In 1998, 13 metro counties lost federal highway funds because their air-pollution levels violated the Clean Air Act. The American H
11、ighway Users Alliance ranked three Atlanta interchanges among the 18 worst bottlenecks in the country.Other cities in the same fix have reorganized their highways, imposed commuter and car taxes, or expanded their public-transport systems. Atlanta does not like any of these things. Public transport
12、is a vexed subject, too. Atlantas metropolitan region is divided into numerous county and smaller city governments, which find it hard to work together. Railways now serve the city center and the airport, but not much else; bus stops are often near-invisible poles, offering no indication of which bu
13、s might stop there, or when.Georgias Democratic governor, Roy Barnes, who hopes for reelection in November, has other plans. To win back the federal highway money lost under the Clean Air Act, he created the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), a 15 member board with the power to make t
14、he county governments, the city and the ten-county Atlanta Regional Commission cooperate on transport plans, whether they like it or not.Now GRTA has issued its own preliminary plan, allocating 4.5 billion over the next three years for a variety of schemes. The plan earmarks money to widen roads; to
15、 have an electric shuttle bus shuttle tourists among the elegant villas of Buckhead; and to create a commuter rail link between Atlanta and Macon, two hours to the south. Counties will be encouraged, with generous ten-to-one matching funds, to start express bus services.Public goodwill, however, may
16、 not stretch as far as the next plan, which is to build the Northern Arc highway for 65 miles across three counties north of the city limits. GRTA has allotted 270m for this. Supporters say it would ease the congestion on local roads; opponents think it would worsen over-development and traffic. The
17、 counties affected, and even GRTAs own board, are divided.The governor is in favor, however; and since he can appoint and fire GRTAS members, that is probably the end of the story. Mr Barnes has a tendency to do as he wants, regardless. His arrogance on traffic matters could also lose him votes. But
18、 Mr Barnes think that Atlantas slowing economy could do him more harm than the anti-sprawl movement.（分数：10.00）(1).The authors presentation of Atlantas car-dependence is meant（分数：2.00）A.to be ironic.B.to poke fun to them.C.to be fair.D.to make it notorious.(2).The word “bottleneck“ (Para. 1) best con
19、notes（分数：2.00）A.“to violate the law.“B.“to slack the pace.“C.“to be stuck in traps.“D.“to be held up.“(3).Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?（分数：2.00）A.Controversies exist concerning the traffic in Atlanta.B.The federal funds were lost under the Clean Air Act.C.Atlanta must abandon
20、buses and build more highways.D.The county governments should learn to be cooperative.(4).Which of the following is NOT part of the “anti-sprawl movement“ as planned by governor Roy Barnes?（分数：2.00）A.His success in reelection in November.B.The initiation of shuttle bus transit.C.The allocation of mo
21、ney to widen roads.D.The construction of a commuter rail.(5).It seems that the best solution to the traffic problem in Atlanta seems to lie in（分数：2.00）A.the enforcement of traffic regulations.B.the improvement of its road conditions.C.the increase of commuter and car taxes.D.the improvement of its p
22、ublic transports.五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)If the opinion polls are to be believed, most Americans are coming to trust their government more than they used to. The habit has not yet spread widely among American Indians, who suspect an organization which has so often patronized them, lied to them and d
23、efrauded them. But the Indians may soon win a victory in a legal battle that epitomizes those abuses.Elouise Cobell, a banker who also happens to be a member of the Blackfeet tribe in Montana, is the leading plaintiff in a massive class-action suit against the government. At issue is up to 10 billio
24、n in trust payments owed to some 500,000 Indians. The Suit revolves around Individual Indian Money (11M) accounts that are administered by the Interior Departments Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Back in the 1880s, the government divided more than 11m acres of tribal land into parcels of 80 to 160 a
25、cres that were assigned to individual Indians. Because these parcels were rarely occupied by their new owners, the government assumed responsibility for managing them. As the Indians trustee, it leased the land out for grazing, logging, mining and oil drilling-but it was supposed to distribute the r
26、oyalties to the Indian owners.In fact, officials admit that royalties have been lost or stolen. Records were destroyed, and the government lost track of which Indians owned what land. The plaintiffs say that money is owing to 500,000 Indians, but even the government accepts a figure of about 300,000
27、. For years, Cobell heard Indians complain of not getting payment from the government for the oil-drilling and ranching leases on their land. But nothing much got done. She returned to Washington and, after a brush-off from government lawyers, filed the suit.Gale Norton, George Bushs interior secret
28、ary was charged with contempt in November because her department had failed to fix the problem. In December, Judge Lam berth ordered the interior Department to shut down all its computers for ten weeks because trust-fund records were vulnerable to hackers. The system was partly restored last month a
29、nd payments to some Indians, which had been interrupted, resumed.And that is not the end of it. Ms Norton has proposed the creation of a new Bureau of Indian Trust Management, separate from the BIA. Indians are cross that she suggested this without consulting them. Some want the trust funds to be pl
30、aced in receivership, under a neutral supervisor. Others have called for Congress to establish an independent commission, including Indians, to draw up a plan for reforming the whole system. A messy injustice may at last be getting sorted out.（分数：10.00）(1).What is implied but not stated in the first
31、 sentence is that American Indians（分数：2.00）A.expressed their gratitude for their lawyers.B.won a victory by use of legal weapons.C.have lost confidence in their government.D.came to believe the public opinion polls.(2).It seems that the author is most critical of the governments（分数：2.00）A.irresponsi
32、bility.B.interference.C.bureaucracy.D.inequality.(3).When mentioning “parcels of 80 to 160 acres“, the writer is talking about（分数：2.00）A.oil prospectors.B.trust payments.C.private property.D.land ownership.(4).What is the attitude of American Indians towards Gale Nortons proposal?（分数：2.00）A.Skeptica
33、l.B.Scornful.C.Annoyed.D.Indifferent.(5).Which of the following is TRUE according the text?（分数：2.00）A.Trust funds have been placed in the hands of American Indians.B.Payments owed to American Indian have been indefinitely delayed.C.BIA deliberately leaves trust-fund records vulnerable to risks.D.Ame
34、rican Indians should become increasingly vocal for justice.六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The European Unions Barcelona summit, which ended on March 16th, was played out against the usual backdrop of noisy “anti-globalizati0n demonstrations and massive security. If nothing else, the demonstrations illustra
35、ted that economic liberalization in Europe-the meetings main topic-presents genuine political difficulties. Influential sections of public opinion continue to oppose anything that they imagine threatens “social Europe“, the ideal of a cradle-to-grave welfare state.In this climate of public opinion,
36、it is not surprising that the outcome in Barcelona was modest. The totemic issue was opening up Europes energy markets. The French government has fought hard to preserve a protected market at home for its state-owned national champion, Electricite de France (EDF). At Barcelona it. made a well-flagge
37、d tactical retreat. The summiteers concluded that from 2004 industrial users across Europe would be able to choose from competing energy suppliers, which should account for “at least“ 60% of the market.Since Europes energy market is worth 350 billion ( 309 billion) a year and affects just about ever
38、y business, this is a breakthrough. But even the energy deal has disappointing aspects. Confining competition to business users makes it harder to show that economic liberalization is the friend rather than the foe of the ordinary person. It also allows EDF to keep its monopoly in the most profitabl
39、e chunk of the French market.In other areas, especially to do with Europes tough labor markets, the EU is actually going backwards. The summiteers declared that “disincentives against taking up jobs“ should be removed; 20m jobs should be created within the EU by 2010. But only three days after a Bar
40、celona jamboree, the European Commission endorsed a new law that would give all temporary-agency workers the same rights as full-timers within six weeks of getting their feet under the desk. Six out of 20 commissioners did, unusually, vote against the measure-a blatant piece of re-regulation-but the
41、 social affairs commissioner, Anna Diamantopoulou, was unrepentant, indeed triumphant. A dissatisfied liberaliser in the commission called the directive “an absolute disaster“.The summits other achievements are still more fragile. Europes leaders promised to increase spending on “research and develo
42、pment“ from its current figure of 1.9% of GDP a year to 3%. But how will European politicians compel businesses to invest more in research? Nobody seems to know. And the one big research project agreed on at Barcelona, the Galileo satellite-positioning system, which is supposed to cost 3.2 billion o
43、f public money, is of dubious commercial value, since the Europeans already enjoy free access to the Americans GPA system. Edward Bannerman, head of economics at the Centre for European Reform, a Blairite think-tank, calls Galileo “the common agricultural policy in space./（分数：10.00）(1).What is the p
44、assage mainly about?（分数：2.00）A.A review of EUs Barcelona summit.B.About merits of a EUs summit.C.A survey of Europes competitors.D.About the achievements of the EU.(2).The public launched a demonstrations against the summit with respect to（分数：2.00）A.political difficulties.B.its strong influence.C.im
45、aginative ideals.D.its social welfare.(3).According to this text, “anti-globalization“ is to “liberation“ as（分数：2.00）A.“security“ is to “threats“.B.“monopoly“ is to “competition“.C.“publicity“ is to “privacy“.D.“research“ is to “development“.(4).We learn from the text that Edward Bannerman is probab
46、ly（分数：2.00）A.an enthusiast in agricultural policy.B.a tough leader in social affairs.C.an doubter of spending on research.D.a pioneer in space exploration.(5).In the eyes of the author, the EUs Barcelona summit（分数：2.00）A.turned out to be rather disappointing.B.was as productive as expected.C.proved
47、to be quite dissatisfactory.D.was not so fruitful as anticipated.七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Everyday some 16m barrels of oil leave the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. That is enough to fill a soft-drink can for everyone on earth, or to power every motor vehicle on the planet for 25 miles (40kin). Gu
48、lf oil accounts for 40% of global trade in the sticky stuff. More important, it makes up two-thirds of known deposits. Whereas at present production rates the rest of the worlds oil reserves will last for a mere 25 years, the Gulfs will last for 100. In other words, the regions strategic importance
49、is set to grow and grow.Or at least so goes the conventional wisdom, which is usually rounded out with scary talk of unstable supplies, spendthrift regimes and a potential fundamentalist menace. Yet all those numbers come with caveats. A great deal of oil is consumed by the countries that produce it rather than traded, so in reality the Gulf accounts for less than a quarter of the worlds daily consumption. As for reserves, the figures are as changeable as a mirage in the desert. The most comprehensive research available, conducted by the US Geol
