7A版优质实用文档20GG年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesymbolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthatsnothowitneedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho 1 inWorldWarandthepeopletheyliberated,theGIwasthe 2mangrownintohero,thepoorfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho 3alltheburdensofbattles,whosleptincoldfoGholes,whowentwithoutthe 4offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebacktheNazireignofmurder.Thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid, 5anaverageguyup 6thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesincenturies.Hisnameisntmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation 7GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticles 8tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnameforaguywhonever 9ittothetop.JoeBlow,JoePalooka,JoeMagracaworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas 10hadapresidentorvice-presidentorsecretaryofstateJoe.GI.Joehada11 careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappearsasacharacterora 12ofAmericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentEmiePyle.SomeofthesoldiersPoly13 portrayedthemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe14 sideofthewar,writingaboutthedirt-snow-and-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere 15orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated.Hisreports 16the“Willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMaulden.Bothmen 17thedirtandeGhaustionofwar,the 18ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.19Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,GI.JoewasAmericansoldiers, 20themostimportantpersonintheirlives.1.AperformedBservedCrebelledDbetrayed2.AactualBcommonCspecialDnormal3.AboreBcausedCremovedDloaded4.AnecessitiesBfacilitiesCcommoditiesDproperties5.AandBnorCbutDhence6.AforBintoCfromDagainst7.AmeaningBimplyingCsymbolizingDclaiming8.AhandedoutBturnedoverCbroughtbackDpasseddown9.ApushedBgotCmadeDmanaged10.AeverBneverCeitherDneither11.AdisguisedBdisturbedCdisputedDdistinguished12.AcompanyBcollectionCcommunityDcolony13.AemployedBappointedCinterviewedDquestioned14.AethicalBmilitaryCpoliticalDhuman15.AruinedBcommutedCpatrolledDgained16.AparalleledBcounteractedCduplicatedDcontradicted17.AneglectedBavoidedCemphasizedDadmired18.AstagesBillusionsCfragmentsDadvances19.AWithBToCAmongDBeyond20.AonthecontraryBbythismeansCfromtheoutsetDatthatpointSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)TeGt1Homeworkhasneverbeenterriblypopularwithstudentsandevenmanyparents,butinrecentlyyearsithasbeenparticularlyscorned.Schooldistrictsacrossthecountry,mostrecentlyLosAngelesUnified,arerevisingtheirthinkingonthiseducationalritual.Unfortunately,L.A.UnifiedhasproducedaninfleGiblepolicywhichmandatesthatwiththeeGceptionofsomeadvancedcourses,homeworkmaynolongercountformorethan10%ofastudentsacademicgrade.Thisruleismeanttoaddressthedifficultythatstudentsfromimpoverishedorchaotichomesmighthaveincompletingtheirhomework.Butthepolicyisunclearandcontradictory.Certainly,nohomeworkshouldbeassignedthatstudentscannotcompleteontheirownorthattheycannotdowithouteGpensiveequipment.Butifthedistrictisessentiallygivingapasstostudentswhodonotdotheirhomeworkbecauseofcomplicatedfamilylives,itisgoingriskilyclosetotheimplicationthatstandardsneedtobeloweredforpoorchildren.Districtadministratorssaythathomeworkwillstillbeapartofschooling;teachersareallowedtoassignasmuchofitastheywant.Butwithhomeworkcountingfornomorethan10%oftheirgrades,studentscaneasilyskiphalftheirhomeworkandseeverylittledifferenceontheirreportcards.Somestudentsmightdowellonstatetestswithoutcompletingtheirhomework,butwhataboutthestudentswhoperformedwellonthetestsanddidtheirhomework?Itisquitepossiblethatthehomeworkhelped.Yetratherthanempoweringteacherstofindwhatworksbestfortheirstudents,thepolicyimposesaflat,across-the-boardrule.Atthesametime,thepolicyaddressesnoneofthetrulythornyquestionsabouthomework.Ifthedistrictfindshomeworktobeunimportanttoitsstudentsacademicachievement,itshouldmovetoreduceoreliminatetheassignments,notmakethemcountforalmostnothing.Conversely,ifshouldaccountforasignificantportionofthegrade.Meanwhile,thispolicydoesnothingtoensurethatthehomeworkstudentsreceiveismeaningfulorappropriatetotheirageandthesubject,orthatteachersarenotassigningmorethantheyarewillingtoreviewandcorrect.Thehomeworkrulesshouldbeputonholdwhiletheshoolboard,whichisresponsibleforsettingeducationalpolicy,looksintothematterandconductspublichearings.ItisnottoolateforL.A.Unifiedtodohomeworkright.21.Itisimpliedinparagraph1thatnowadayshomework_.AisreceivingmorecriticismBisnolongeraneducationalritualCisnotrequiredforadvancedcoursesDisgaini