2016 年考研英语一真题完整版
Section I
Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text.Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,
B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is a complex one for the young male. It may involve not only his parents and his friends,
1 those of the young woman, but also a matchmaker. A young man
can 2 a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to 3 the marriage negotiations, or the young man ’s parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the
selection.
4 , a girl may veto the spouse her parents have chosen.5 a spouse has been selected,
each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying
6 a good family.
The traditional wedding is a long and colorful affair. Formerly it lasted three days, 7 by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half. Buddhist priests offer a short sermon and 8 prayers of blessing. Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, 9 cotton threads
soaked in holy water around the bride
’s and groom ’s wrists, and
10 a candle around a circle of
happily married and respected couples to bless the 11 .Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wife ’s parents and may
12 with them up to a year,
13 they can build a new house nearby.
Divorce is legal and easy to 14 , but not common. Divorced persons are 15 with some disapproval. Each spouse retains 16 property he or she 17 into the marriage, and jointly-acquired property is 18 equally. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice
19 up: The divorced male doesn
’t have a waiting period before he can
remarry 20 the woman must wait ten months.
1.[A]by way of [B]on behalf of [C]as well as [D]with regard to
2. [A]adapt to [B]provide for [C]compete with [D]decide on
3. [A]close [B]renew 4. [A]Above all [B]In theory 5. [A]Although [B]Lest 6. [A]into [B]within 7. [A]since [B]but 8. [A]copy [B]test 9. [A]folding [B]piling 10. [A]passing [B]lighting 11. [A]meeting [B]collection 12. [A]grow [B]part 13. [A]whereas [B]until 14. [A]obtain [B]follow 15. [A]isolated [B]persuaded 16. [A]whatever [B]however 17. [A]changed [B]brought [C]arrange [D]postpone
[C]In time [D]For example
[C]After [D]Unless
[C]from [D]through
[C]or [D]so
[C]recite [D]create
[C]wrapping [D]tying
[C]hiding [D]serving
[C]association [D]union
[C]deal [D]live
[C]if [D]for
[C]challenge [D]avoid
[C]viewed [D]exposed
[C]whenever [D]wherever
[C]shaped [D]pushed
18. [A]withdrawn [B]invested [C]donated [D]divided
19. [A]breaks [B]warms [C]shows [D]clears
20. [A]so that [B]while [C]once [D]in that
Section II
Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing
A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
Text 1
France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways.
The parliament also a gre ed to ban websites that “incite excessive thinness ” by promoting
extreme dieting.
Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health. That
’s a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to
go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death
— as some have done. It tells the
fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.
2016年考研英语一真题与答案解析完整版
