2006年考研英语模拟题及答案解析和参考
译文(二)
SectionⅠUse of English
Directions：Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A， B， C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points）
If it were only necessary to decide whether to teach elementary science to everyone on a mass basis or to find the gifted few and take them as far as they can go， our task would be fairly simple. The public school system， however， has no such 1 ， 2 the jobs must be carried 3 at the same time. Because we depend so 4 upon science and technology for our 5， we must produce specialists in many fields. 6 we live in a 7 nation， whose citizens make the policies for the nation， large numbers of us must be educated to understand， to uphold， and 8 necessary， to judge the work of 9. The public school must educate both producers and 10 of scientific services.
In education， there should be a good balance 11 the branches of 12 that contribute to effective thinking and 13
judgment. Such balance is defeated by 14 much emphasis on any one field. This 15 of balance involves not only the 16 of the natural sciences， the social sciences and the arts but also relative emphasis among the natural sciences themselves.
17， we must have a balance between current and 18 knowledge. The attention of the public is continually drawn to new 19 in scientific fields and the discovery of new knowledge； these should not be allowed to turn our attention away from the sound， established materials that form the basis of 20 for beginners.
1.[A] entity [B] auction [C] choice [D] coalition
2.[A] whereas [B] though [C] while [D] for
3.[A] off [B] forward [C] away [D] on 4.[A] substantially [B] heavily [C] equally [ D] misleadingly
5.[A] stimulation [B] shift [C] progress [D] glamour
6.[A] If [B] Although [C] Because [D] Supposing
7.[A] prosperous [B] democratic [C] literate
[D] thriving
8.[A] unless [B] in case [C] when [D] only 9.[A] experts [B] populace [C] voters [D] mob
10.[A] subscribers [B] users [C] passers-by [D] victims
11.[A] amid [B] between [C] upon [D] among
12.[A] knowledge [B] data [C] intelligence [D] quest
13.[A] fair [B] wise [C] risky [D] proper 14.[A] too [B] fairly [C] very [D] rather 15.[A] incident [B] question [C] inference [D] impact
16.[A] reaction [B] cooperation [C] interaction [D] relation
17.[A] Conversely [B] Similarly [C] Accordingly [D] Presumably
18.[A] primitive [B] ultimate [C] classical [D] initial
19.[A] possibilities [B] capabilities [C] abilities [D] responsibilities
20.[A] grounds [B] courses [C] doctrines [D] quotas
SectionⅡReading Comprehension Part A
Directions： Reading the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A， B， C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）
Text 1
In the next century we'll be able to alter our DNA radically， encoding our visions and vanities while concocting new life-forms. When Dr. Frankenstein made his monster， he wrestled with the moral issue of whether he should allow it to reproduce，\， for my own benefit， to inflict the curse upon everlasting generations？\require us to develop new moral philosophies？
Probably not. Instead， we'll reach again for a timetested moral concept， one sometimes called the Golden Rule and which Kant， the millennium's most prudent moralist， conjured up into a categorical imperative： Do unto others as you would have them do unto you； treat each person as an individual rather than as a means to some end.
Under this moral precept we should recoil at human
cloning， because it inevitably entails using humans as means to other humans'ends and valuing them as copies of others we loved or as collections of body parts， not as individuals in their own right. We should also draw a line， however fuzzy， that would permit using genetic engineering to cure diseases and disabilities but not to change the personal attributes that make someone an individual （IQ， physical appearance， gender and sexuality）。
The biotech age will also give us more reason to guard our personal privacy. Aldous Huxley in Brave New World， got it wrong： rather than centralizing power in the hands of the state， DNA technology has empowered individuals and families. But the state will have an important role， making sure that no one， including insurance companies， can look at our genetic data without our permission or use it to discriminate against us.
Then we can get ready for the breakthroughs that could come at the end of the next century and the technology is comparable to mapping our genes： plotting the 10 billion or more neurons of our brain. With that information we might someday be able to create artificial intelligences that think and experience consciousness in ways that are indistinguishable
2006年考研英语模拟题及答案解析和参考译文(二)
