2011张剑考研英语模拟题6

张剑考研英语模拟题20116Section IUse ofEnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose thebest words for eachnumbered blankand markA,B,C orD onANSWERSHEET

1.10pointsThe success of Augustusowed muchto thecharacter ofRoman theorizingabout the state.TheRomans did not produceambitious blueprintslthe constructionof idea_l_states,such as_2_to theGreeks.With veryfew exceptions,Roman theoristsignored,or rejected_3_valueless,intellectualexercises likePlato*s Republic,in_4_the relationshipof theindividual to the statewas_5_outpainstakingly withoutreference to_6_states or individuals.The closestthe Romancame to the Greekmodelwas Cicero5s DeRe Publica,and evenhere Cicerohad Romeclearly in_7_.Roman thoughtaboutthestatewas concrete,even whenit_8_religious andmoral concepts.The firstruler ofRome,Romulus,was_9_to havereceived authorityfrom the gods,specifically fromJupiter,the guarantorofRome.All constitutional_10_was amethod ofconferring andadministering the_ll_.Very clearlyitwas believedthat only the assembly of the_12_,the familyheads whoformed theoriginalsenate,_13_the religious character necessaryto exerciseauthority,because itsoriginal functionwasto_14_thegods.Being practicalas wellas exclusive,the senatorsmoved_15_to dividethe authority,holding that their consuls,or chiefofficials,would possessit on_16_months,and laterextending itspossessionto lowerofficials._17_the importantachievement was to createthe ideaofcontinuing_18_authority embodiedonly temporarilyin certainupper-class individuals and conferredonly_19_the mass of thepeople concurred.The systemgrew withenormous_20_,as new officesand assemblieswere createdand almostnone discarded.分]

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1.40pointsText1U.S.-led occupationauthorities havebegun asecret campaignto recruitand trainagents withtheonce-dreaded Iraqiintelligence serviceto helpidentify resistanceto Americanforces hereaftermonths ofincreasingly sophisticatedattacks andbombings,according toU.S..and Iraqiofficials.The extraordinarymove torecruit agents of formerpresident1s security services demonstrates a一growing recognitionamong U.S.officials thatAmerican militaryforces alreadystretchedthin—cannot aloneprevent attackslike thedevastating truckbombing of the U.N.headquartersrecently,the officialssaid.Authorities havestepped upthe recruitmentover thepast twoweeks,one seniorU.S.official said,despite sometimesfirm objectionsby members of the U.S.-appointed IraqiGoverning Council,whocomplain that they havetoo littlecontrol overthe poolof recruits.While U.S.officials acknowledgethesensitivity ofcooperating with a forcethat embodiedthe ruthlessness of theoverthrownpresident1s rule,they assertthat anurgent needfor betterand moreprecise intelligencehas forcedunusualcompromises.The onlyway youcan combatterrorism is through intelligence,n thesenior officialsaid.“If s the onlyway you*re goingto stopthese peoplefrom doingwhat they re doing.He added:Without Iraqiinput,thaf snot goingto work.Officials arereluctant todisclose howmany formeragents havebeen recruitedsince theeffort began.But Iraqiofficials saythey numberanywhere fromdozens to a fewhundred,and U.S.officialsacknowledge thatthe recruitment is extensive.“We rereaching outvery widely,said one official withthe U.S.-led administration,who likemostspoke oncondition of anonymity becauseof sensitivityover questionsof intelligenceand sources.Added aWestern diplomat:There is an obvious evolution inAmerican thinking.First thepolice arereconstituted,then thearmy.It islogical that intelligence officialsfrom theregime wouldalso berecruited.”Officials saythe firstline ofintelligence-gathering remains the Iraqipolice,who number6,500inBaghdad and33,000nationwide.But thatforce is hampered inintelligence workby alack ofcredibilitywithabelief-broken public,and itsnumbers remainfar belowwhat U.S.officials saytheyneed tobring orderto anunruly capital.Across Iraq,walk-in informers have providedtips onweaponshidings andlocations ofsuspected guerrillas,but manyIraqis dismissthose reports asoccasional and sometimes motivatedby adesire forpersonal gain.The emphasis in recruitmentappears to be onthe intelligenceservice knownas theMukhabarat,oneof fourbranches in the former securityservice,although it is notthe onlytarget for theU.S.effort.The Mukhabarat,whose nameitself inspiredfear inordinary Iraqis,was theforeign intelligenceservice,the mostsophisticated ofthe four.

21.America5s attitudetowards Iraqiintelligence wasoneof［2分］A:di:sg:ustB:ha:tred:C:fea:r答案D:re:sen:t C:fea:r［分］

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23.The U.S.officials considerthe natureoftherecruitments offormersecurityservices2A:gi:ve:-in:sto the:b:ombing:B:se:tback:sof:US-led:admini:stra:ti:on:C:e:xam:pie:sof:US-1:ra:qi:c:oope:ra:ti:on:D:c:om:promi:se:sof:some:kind:答案D:c:om:promi:se:sof:some:kind:［分］

24.Which ofthefollowingis trueregarding therecruitment ofthe intelligence2A:The:ne:w-relea:se:pe:ople:a:re:un:willing:to tell:an:ything:ab:out them:sei:ve:s.B:I:ti:s j:ust a:pre:pa:ra:tory ste:p f:orthe:rec:on:struc:ti:on:of:the:I:ra:qi:a:rmed:f:orce:s.C:The:we:ste:rn:world:a:s a:wh:ole:di:slike:s the:idea:of:rec:on:struc:ti:on:in:thi:s wa:y.D:A:n:ob:vi:ousc:onnec:ti:on:e:xi:sts in:the:rec:on:struc:ti:on:sof:the:a:rm:y and:the:police:.答案A:The:ne:w-relea:se:pe:ople:a:re:un:willing:to tell:an:ything:ab:out them:sei:ve:s.分]

25.A largepart ofthe Iraqipeople holdinformation aboutweapon hidings as[2A:fea:r-in:spi:red:B:m:one:y-d:ri:ven:C:un:reliable:D:sophi:stica:ted:答案B:m:one:y-d:ri:ven:Text2The realheroine ofthe novelstands atone removeto thenarrative.On theface ofit,readers aremorelikely toempathize with,and becurious about,the mysterious and resourcefulslave,Sarah,who formsone point of anemotional triangle.Sarah is the property of Manon,and camewith hertoa failingLouisiana sugarplantation onher marriagetothegood-for-nothing,bullying owner.ButManon,s husbandis soonstruck bySarah,and theproof liesin theiridiot smallson,Walter.However,the readeris forcedto seethings throughManon,s eyes,not Sarah1s,and herconsciousnessis nota comfortableplace to be.Never aplease ora thankyou passesher lipswhentalking toslaves,though mannersis theorder ofthe dayin whitesociety.Manon is enormouslyattracted byinter-racial marriagefor theplace andtime-the early19th century-such aconcernwould notbe unusual,but inher caseit seemspathological.Walter,with uhisfather scurly redhairand greeneyes,his mothers goldenskin,her full,pushing-forward lips”,is theobject of her especialhatred,but shechatters onabout allthe dreadfulmixed-blooded,the objectionable“yellow”people.Beyond Manon,s polarizedvision,we glimpse“free negrosand theemerging blackmiddle-class.ToManon1s disgust,such peopleactually haveself-respect.In NewOrleans buyingshoes,Manon istakenaback by the shopkeeper,s lackof desiredrespect.Mixed raceprostitutes acquiredtheaffections ofmale plantersby givingthem somethingmysterious their wives cannot often Whatthatmight be,and whywives can*t offerit too,are questionsManon cant evenask,let aloneanswer.The firstthird ofthe bookexplores theuneasy andunsustainable peacebetween Manon,Sarah andtheman alwayscalled justumy husbandor he”.Against thebackground ofviolent slaverevolts andequallysavage revenges,if sclear thepeace cannotlast.If spart ofthe subtletyof thisbook that asthe storydevelops and the inevitableexplosion occurs,our viewof allthe charactersswiftly changes.Sarah turnsout to deserve allthe suspicionManon directsat her;atthepoint ofdeath Manon1shusband displaysan admirable toughness andcourage;and Manonherself wins the reader*sreluctant admirationfor herbravery,her endurance,and hertotal lackof self-pity.Perhaps thecruelest aspectof thissociety is the wayit breaksdown anddistorts familyaffections.Aslave sbaby isusually soldsoon afterbirth;Sarah*s would-be husband,if hewants her,must buyher;and Manonherself,after all,is onlythe propertyofherhusband.

26.Which ofthefollowingreflects Manon5s attitudetowards coloredpeople[2分]A:Sym:pa:the:tic:.B:Suspici:ous.C:C:once:rned:.D:D:i:sg:usted:.答案D:D:i:sg:usted:.分]

27.It canbe inferredfrom thetext thatthe novelis written.[2A:wi:th:a:m:obile:poin:tof:vie:wB:wi:th:a:limi:ted:thi:rd:pe:rson:sing:ula:rC:f:rom:M:an:on:s pe:rspec:ti:ve:D:f:rom:Sa:rah:se:ye:a:sa:sla:ve:答案C:f:rom:M:an:on:s pe:rspec:ti:ve:分]

28.According toManon,black peopleshould.[2A:erne:rge:a:sf:ree:middle:cla:ss ci:ti:zen:sB:beha:ve:submi:ssi:vel:y towa:rd:s the:whi:te:sC:ha:ve:self:-re:spec:tin:the:mi:xed:race:ma:rriage:D:lea:rn:to offe:r m:ore:affec:ti:on:to thei:rwi:ve:s答案:B:beha:ve:submi:ssi:vel:y towa:rd:s the:whi:te:s分]

29.We learn thatasthe storydevelops.[2A:reade:rs will:think:diffe:ren:tl:yof:all:the:cha:rac:te:rsB:M:an:on:1sh:usband:will:win:back:he:r admi:ra:ti:on:C:the:em:oti:onal:c:ri:si:s will:be:swif:tl:yre:sol:ved:D:all:the:suspici:on:will:be:proved:again:st Sa:rah:答案A:reade:rs will:think:diffe:ren:tl:yof:all:the:cha:rac:te:rs分]

30.From thetext welearnthat.[2A:M:an:on:sh:usband:i:sa:namele:ss b:ut b:ull:ying:pe:rson:B:M:an:on:i:sthe:real:he:roine:wh:o de:se:rve:s reade:rs sym:pa:th:yC:Sa:rah:i:sin:fac:t sma:rte:r than:he:r ma:ste:r M:an:on:D:Wal:te:ri:sa:proof:of:the:mi:xed:race:prosti:tuti:on:答案B:M:an:on:i:sthe:real:he:roine:wh:ode:se:rve:s reade:rs sym:pa:th:yText3I amnot onewho golfs.The onlytime Itried itI wasconfident thata dozenballs wouldbe anadequatesupply.This isthe sportof retiredpeople:how hardcould itbe Theconfidence wasmisplaced,also,one byone,the balls,and Ihad toquit somewherearound theseventh hole.On thesixth,actually,I hita car——there wasabsolutely noreason fora highwaytobethat closetoa golfcourse-but thafs anotherstory.The pointis thatthe gamedidnotyield upits mysteryto me;Iremain,inthegolfing universe,a childof darkness.I dofind thatI amabletowatch golfon television,however,where it is possibleto experiencea calmnessthatthe game itselfsadly lacks.Spread outona couchand indifferenttotheoutcome veryimportant,you watchtiny whiteballs sailimprobabledistances overthe biggestlawns inthe world,interrupted occasionallyby advertisementsforexpensive cars.One ofthe playersis namedTiger.Another isnamed Love.If youhave access to abottleof Martinisoptional,the joypotential canbe quitehuge.There isusually aprice forpleasure somindless.In thecase ofTV golf,itislistening tothecommentators analyzethe playersswings.What looksto youlike asingle,continuous,and notdifficultact isrevealed,via slowmotion anda sortof virtual-chalkboard graphics,tobea sequenceofintricately measuredadjustments ofshoulder tohip,head toarm,elbow towrist,andsoon.Whereyou seefluidity,the expertssee geometry;what toyou isnature ismachinery tothem-parallel lines,extended planes,points ofimpact.They murderto examine.Yet,apparently,these minutesandindividualized measurements make allthe differencebetween beingable reliablyto landa golfball inanarea,three hundredyards away,the sizeofabathmat and,say,randomly hittinga car,which,lefs faceit,only afool woulddrive rightnext toagolfcourse.There isa majordisproportion,in otherwords,between thestraightforwardness ofthegameandthefantastic precisionrequired toplay it,a disproportionmastered bya difficultbut,totheordinary observer,almost invisibletechnique.Short storiesare thesame.A shortstory isnot asrestrictive asa sonnet,but,of allthe literaryforms,itispossibly themost single-minded.Its aim,as itwas identifiedbythemodern genres firsttheorist,Edgar AllanPoe,is tocreate aneffect—by whichPoe meantsomething almostphysical,like asensationor anextreme excitement.分]

31.The authorquotes hisown experiencewith golfto showthat.[2A:thing:sa:re:of:ten:n:ot sosim:pie:and:ea:sy a:sthe:y seem:B:hi:se:xpe:rience:wi:th:g:olf:ha:s been:a:f:rustra:ting:fail:ure:C:tha:t e:xpe:rience:of:hi:s offe:red:m:uch:f:or hi:s la:te:r life:D:a:ppa:ren:t truth:sa:re:m:ore:of:ten:than:n:ot un:reliable:答案A:thing:sa:re:of:ten:n:ot sosim:pie:and:ea:sy a:sthe:y seem:分]

32.The authorenjoys watchinggolf gameson TVbecause.[2A:acce:sstod:rink:smake:sthe:game:m:ore:j:oyf:ul:B:a:m:ore:enj:oyable:vie:wof:the:game:i:s provided:C:he:i:sth:us unaffec:ted:b:ythe:re:sul:tof:the:game:。