2016考研英语(一)真题及参照答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)1.AbywayofBaswellasConbehalfofDwithregardto3.AcloseBrenewCarrangeDpostpone4.AIntheoryBAboveallCIntimeDForexample5.AAlthoughBLestCAfterDUnless6.AintoBwithinCfromDthrough7.AsineBorCbutDso8.AtestBcopyCreciteDcreate9.AfoldingBpilingCwrappingDtying10.AlightingBpassingChidingDserving11.AmeetingBassociationCcollectionDunion12.AgrowBpartCdealDlive13.AwhereasBuntilCforDif14.AobtainBfollowCchallengeDavoid15.AisolatedBpersuadedCviewedDexposed16.AwhereverBhoweverCwheneverDwhatever17.AchangedBbroughtCshapedDpushed18.AdividedBinvestedCdonatedDwithdrawn19.AclearsBwarmsCshowsDbreaks1/2720.AwhileBsowhatConceDinthatSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1France,whichpridesitselfastheglobalinnovatoroffashion,hasdecideditsfashionindustryhaslostanabsoluterighttodefinephysicalbeautyforwoman.Itslawmakersgavepreliminaryapprovallastweektoalawthatwouldmakeitacrimetoemployultra-thinmodelsonrunways.Theparliamentalsoagreedtobanwebsitesthat“inciteexcessivethinnepromotingextremedieting.Suchmeasureshaveacoupleofupliftingmotives.Theysuggestbeautyshouldnotbedefinedbylooksthatendupwithimpingingonhealth.Thatsastart.Andthebanonultra-thinmodelsseemstogobeyondprotectingmodelsfromstarringthemselvestohealthassomehavedone.Ittellsthefashionindustrythatitmovetakeresponsibilityforthesignalitsendswomen,especiallyteenagegirls,aboutthesocialtapemeasuretheymustusetodeterminetheirindividualworth.Thebans,iffullyenforced,wouldsuggesttowoman(andmanymen)thattheyshouldnotletothersbeorbitersoftheirbeauty.Andperhapsfaintly,theyhintthatpeopleshouldlooktointangiblequalitieslikecharacterandintellectratherthandietingtheirwaytosinezeroorwasp-waistphysiques.TheFrenchmeasures,however,relytoomuchonseverepunishmenttochangeaculturethatstillregardsbeautyasskin-deep-andbone-showing.Underthelaw,usingafashionmodelthatdoesnotmeetagovernment-definedindexofbodymesscouldresultina$85,000fineandsixmonthsinprison.Thefashionindustryknowsithasaninherentprobleminfocusingonmaterialadornmentandidealizedbodytypes.InDenmark,theUnitedStates,andafewother2/27countries,itistryingtosetvoluntarystandardformodelsandfashionimagesthererelymoreonpearpressureforenforcement.Relyingonethicalpersuasionratherthanlawtoaddressthemisuseofbodyidealsmaybethebeststep.Evenbetterwouldbetohelpelevatenotionsofbeautybeyondthematerialstandardsofaparticularindustry.21. Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwouldhappeninFrance?APhysicalbeautywouldberedefinedBNewrunwayswouldbeconstructedC WebsitesaboutdietingwouldthriveD Thefashionindustrywoulddecline22.Thephrase“impingingon”(Line2Para2)isclosestinmeaningtoA heighteningthevalueofB indicatingthestateofC losingfaithinD doingharmto23. WhichofthefollowingistrueofthefashionindustryATheFrenchmeasureshavealreadyfailedBNewstandardsarebeingsetinDenmarkCModelsarenolongerunderpeerpressureDItsinherentproblemsaregettingworse24. AdesignerismostlikelytoberejectedbyCFWforAsettingperfectphysicalconditionsBcaringtoomuchaboutmodelscharacter3/27C showinglittleconcernforhealthfactorsD pursuingahighagethresholdformodels25.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthetext?AAchallengetotheFashionIndustrysBodyIdealsB ADilemmaforthestarvingmodelsinFranceC JustAnotherRoundofstruggleforbeautyD TheGreatThreatstotheFashionIndustryText2Forthefirsttimeinthehistorymorepeopleliveintownsthaninthecountry.InBritainthishashadacuriousresult.WhilepollsshowBritonsrate“alongsidetheroyalfamily.ShakespeareandtheNationalHealthService(NHS)aswhatmakethemproudestoftheircountry,thishaslimitedpoliticalsupport.AcenturyagoOctaviaHilllaunchedtheNationalTrustnottorescuestylishhousesbuttosave“thebeautyofnaturalplacesforeveryoneforeverspecificallytoprovidecitydwellerswithspacesforleisurewheretheycouldexperience“arefreshingair”.Hillspressurelaterledtothecreationofnatioandgreenbelts.Theydontmakecountrysideanymore,andeveryyearconcreteconsumesmoreofit.Itneedsconstantguardianship.Atthenextelectionnoneofthebigpartiesseemlikelytoendorsethissentiment.TheConservativesplanningreformexplicitlygivesruraldevelopmentpriorityoverconservation,evenauthorizing“offplanwhere”buildi