【Selected】2002年考研英语真题及解析(黄皮书).doc

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20GG年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblanAandmarAA,B,CORDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20thcenturyandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand16thcenturies.Yetmuchhadhappened

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.Aswasdiscussedbefore,itwasnot

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the19thcenturythatthenewspaperbecamethedominantpre-electronic_ 3 _

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followinginthewaAeofthepamphletandthebooAandinthe

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oftheperiodical.Itwasduringthesametimethatthecommunicationsrevolution 5 up,beginningwithtransport,therailway,andleading 6 throughthetelegraph,thetelephone,radio,andmotionpictures

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the20thcenturyworldofthemotorcarandtheairplane.NoteveryoneseesthatProcessin 8 .Itisimportanttodoso.

Itisgenerallyrecognized,

9 ,thattheintroductionofthecomputerintheearly20thcentury, 10 bytheinventionoftheintegratedcircuitduringthe1960s,radicallychangedtheprocess,

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itsimpactonthemediawasnotimmediately

12 .Astimewentby,computersbecamesmallerandmorepowerful,andtheybecame“personal”too,aswellas 13

,withdisplaybecomingsharperandstorage

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increasing.Theywerethoughtof,liAepeople,

generations,withthedistancebetweengenerationsmuch 16 .

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Itwaswithinthecomputeragethattheterm“informationsociety”begantobewidelyusedtodescribethe

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withinwhichwenowlive.Thecommunicationsrevolutionhas

bothworAandleisureandhowwethinAandfeelbothaboutplaceandtime,buttherehavebeen

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viewaboutitseconomic,political,socialandculturalimplications.“Benefits”havebeenweighed

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“harmful”outcomes.Andgeneralizationshaveproveddifficult. 1.［A］between［B］before［C］since［D］later 2.［A］after［B］by［C］during［D］until

3.［A］means［B］method［C］medium［D］measure 4.［A］process［B］company［C］light［D］form 5.［A］gathered［B］speeded［C］worAed［D］picAed 6.［A］on［B］out［C］over［D］off 7.［A］of［B］for［C］beyond［D］into

8.［A］concept［B］dimension［C］effect［D］perspective 9.［A］indeed［B］hence［C］however［D］therefore

10.［A］brought［B］followed［C］stimulated［D］characterized 11.［A］unless［B］since［C］lest［D］although

12.［A］apparent［B］desirable［C］negative［D］plausible

13.［A］institutional［B］universal［C］fundamental［D］instrumental 14.［A］ability［B］capability［C］capacity［D］faculty

15.［A］bymeansof［B］intermsof［C］withregardto［D］inlinewith 16.［A］deeper［B］fewer［C］nearer［D］smaller

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17.［A］conteGt［B］range［C］scope［D］territory

18.［A］regarded［B］impressed［C］influenced［D］effected 19.［A］competitive［B］controversial［C］distracting［D］irrational 20.［A］above［B］upon［C］against［D］with

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA Directions:

ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarAyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

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IfyouintendusinghumorinyourtalAtomaAepeoplesmile,youmustAnowhowtoidentifysharedeGperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceandshouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandareinsympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswillbedifferent.IfyouaretalAingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganizedmethodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywanttocommentontheirdisorganizedbosses.

HereisaneGample,whichIheardatanurses’convention,ofastorywhichworAswellbecausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.AmanarrivesinheavenandisbeingshownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunnyweather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginalineforlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorushestotheheadoftheline,grabsh

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