1986-2008考研英语真题及答案经典2

2004年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionIListeningComprehensionDirections:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartADirections:Forquestions1-5,youwillhearatalkaboutthegeographyofBelgium.Whileyoulisten,filloutthetablewiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordornumberineachnumberedbox.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthetablebelow.(5points)GeographyofBelgiumThreemainregionscoastalplaincentralplateauhighlands1Highestaltitudeofthecoastalplain20m2ClimateneartheseaHumidMild3ParticularlyrainymonthsoftheyearsAprilNovember4AveragetemperaturesinJulyinBrussels 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℃5PartBDirections:ForQuestions6-10,youwillhearaninterviewwithMr.SaffofromtheInstitutefortheFuture.Whileyoulisten,completethesentencesoranswerthequestions.Usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave25secondstoreadthesentencesandquestionsbelow.(5points)WhatisSaffoaccordingtohimself?TheInstitutefortheFutureprovidesservicestoprivatecompaniesand.TheInstitutebelievesthattothinksystematicallyaboutthelong-rangefutureis.Tosucceedinanything,oneshouldbeflexible,curiousand.WhatdoesSaffoconsidertobeessentialtotheworkofateam?A(technology)forecaster6governmentagencies7Ameaningful(exercise)8opentochange9Trustandcooperation10PartCDirections:Youwillhearthreepiecesofrecordedmaterial.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetocheckyouranswers.Ybuwillheareachpieceonceonly.(10points)Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingtalkaboutnamingnewborns.Ybunowhave15secondstoreadQuestions11-13.Whatdoweoftendowiththethingswelove?Askfortheirnames.Namebabiesafterthem.Putdowntheirnames.(D)Choosenamesforthem.Theunpleasantmeaningofanoldfamilynameisoftenoverlookedif.thefamilytreeisfairlylimitedthefamilytieisstrongenough[CJthenameiscommonlyused(B)[D]nobodyinthefamilycomplainsSeveralmonthsafterababy'sbirth,itsnamewill.showthebeautyofitsowndevelopmoreassociationslosetheoriginalmeaning(C)helpformthebaby'spersonalityQuestions14-16arebasedonthebiographyofBobbyMoore,anEnglishsoccerplayer.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions14-16.HowmanymatchesdidMooreplayduringhisprofessionalcareer?90108180(D)668In1964,BobbyMoorewasmade.England'sfootballeroftheyearasoccercoachinWestGermanyamedalistforhissportsmanship(A)anumberoftheOrderoftheBritishEmpireAfterMooreretiredfromplaying,thefirstthinghedidwas.editingSundaySportworkingforCapitalRadiomanagingprofessionalsoccerteams(C)developingasportsmarketingcompanyQuestions17-20arebasedonthefollowingtalkonthecityofBelfast.Younowhave20secondstoreadQuestions17-20.Belfasthaslongbeenfamousforits.oilrefinerylinentextiles[C]foodproducts(B)[D]deepwaterport18.WhichofthefollowingdoesBelfastchieflyexport?[A]Soap[B]Grain[C]Steel(A)[D]Tobacco19.WhenwasBelfastfounded?[A]In1177[B]In1315[C]Inthe16thcentury(A)[D]Inthe17thcenturyWhathappenedinBelfastinthelate18thcentury?Frenchrefugeesarrived.Theharborwasdestroyed.[CJShipbuildingbegantoflourish.(C)[D]ThecitywastakenbytheEnglish.Younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.SectionIlUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Manytheoriesconcerningthecausesofjuveniledelinquency(crimescommittedbyyoungpeople)focuseitherontheindividualoronsocietyasthemajorcontributinginfluence.Theories大21家ontheindividualsuggestthatchildrenengageincriminalbehavior大22家theywerenotsufficientlypenalizedforpreviousmisdeedsorthattheyhavelearnedcriminalbehaviorthrough大23豕withothers.Theoriesfocusingontheroleofsocietysuggestthatchildrencommitcrimesin大24家totheirfailuretoriseabovetheirsocioeconomicstatus,大25家asarejectionofmiddle-classvalues.Mosttheoriesofjuveniledelinquencyhavefocusedonchildrenfromdisadvantagedfamilies,大26家thefactthatchildrenfromwealthyhomesalsocommitcrimes.Thelattermaycommitcrimes大27豕lackofadequateparentalcontrol.Alltheories,however,aretentativeandare大28家tocriticism.Changesinthesocialstructuremayindirectly大29家juvenilecrimerates.Forexample,changesintheeconomythat大30豕tofewerjobopportunitiesforyouthandrisingunemployment大31家makegainfulemploymentincreasinglydifficulttoobtain.Theresultingdiscontentmayin大32家!eadmoreyouthsintocriminalbehavior.Familieshavealso大33家changestheseyears.Morefamiliesconsistofone-parenthouseholdsortwoworkingparents;大34豕,childrenarelikelytohavelesssupervisionathome大35豕wascommoninthetraditionalfamily大3。豕,Thislackofparentalsupervisionisthoughttobeaninfluenceonjuvenilecrimerates.Other大3フ豕causesofoffensiveactsincludefrustrationorfailureinschool,theincreased大38家ofdrugsandalcohol,andthegrowing大39家ofchildabuseandchildneglect.Alltheseconditionstendtoincreasetheprobabilityofachildcommittingacriminalact,大40豕adirectcausalrelationshiphasnotyetbeenestablished.[A]actingrelyingcentering(C)commenting22.[A]before[B]unless[C]until(D)[D]because23.[A]interactions[B]assimilation[C]cooperation(A)[D]consultation24.[AJreturn[B]replyreference(D)response25.[A]or[B]butrather[C]but(A)[D]orelse26.[A]considering[B]ignoring[C]highlighting(B)[D]discarding27.[A]on[B]infor(C)with[A]immuneresistantsensitive(D)[D]subject[A]affect[B]reduce[C]check(A)[D]reflect[A]pointleadcome(B)[D]amount[AJingeneralonaverage[CJbycontrast(A)[D]atlength[A]caseshortturn(C)essence[A]survivednoticedundertaken(D)[D]experienced[A]contrarily[B]consequently[C]similarly(B)[D]simultaneously35.[A]than[B]that[C]which(A)[D]as[A]systemstructureconcept(B)[D]heritage[A]assessable[B]identifiable[C]negligible(B)[D]incredible[A]expenserestrictionallocation(D)availability[A]incidenceawarenessexposure(A)popularity[A]providedsincealthough(C)supposingSectionIIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D]MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Huntingforajoblatelastyear,lawyerGantRedmonstumbledacrossCareerBuilder,ajobdatabaseontheInternet.Hesearcheditwithnosuccessbutwasattractedbythesite's""personalsearchagent"It'saninteractivefeaturethatletsvisitorskeyinjobcriteriasuchaslocation,title,andsalary,thenE-mailsthemwhenamatchingpositionispostedinthedatabase.Redmonchosethekeywordslegal,intellectualproperty,andWashington,D.C.Threeweekslater,hegothisfirstnotificationofanopening."Istruckgold,"saysRedmon,whoE-mailedhisresumetotheemployerandwonapositionasin-housecounselforacompany.Withthousandsofcareer-relatedsitesontheInternet,findingpromisingopeningscanbetime-consumingandinefficient.Searchagentsreducetheneedforrepeatedvisitstothedatabases.ButalthoughasearchagentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks.Narrowingyourcriteria,forexample,mayworkagainstyou:"Everytimeyouansweraquestionyoueliminateapossibility."saysoneexpert.Foranyjobsearch,youshouldstartwithanarrowconcept-whatyouthinkyouwanttodo-thenbroadenit."Noneoftheseprogramsdothat,"saysanotherexpert."There'snocareercounselingimplicitinallofthis."Instead,thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakindoftipservicetokeepabreastofjobsinaparticulardatabase;whenyougetE-mail,consideritaremindertocheckthedatabaseagain."Iwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverythingthatisaddedtoadatabasethatmightinterestme,"saystheauthorofajob-searchingguide.Somesitesdesigntheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.WhenCareerSite'sagentsendsoutmessagestothosewhohavesignedupforitsservice,forexample,itincludesonlythreepotentialjobs-thoseitconsidersthebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthedatabase;jobhunterswillhavetovisitthesiteagaintofindthem—andtheydo."Onthedayafterwesendourmessages,weseeasharpincreaseinourtraffic,"saysSethPeets,vicepresidentofmarketingforCareerSite.Eventhosewhoaren'thuntingforjobsmayfindsearchagentsworthwhile.Someusethemtokeepaclosewatchonthedemandfortheirlineofworkorgatherinformationoncompensationtoarmthemselveswhennegotiatingforaraise.Althoughhappilyemployed,RedmonmaintainshisagentatCareerBuilder."Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,“hesays.Workingwithapersonalsearchagentmeanshavinganothersetofeyeslookingoutforyou.HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?Bysearchingopeningsinajobdatabase.Bypostingamatchingpositioninadatabase.Byusingaspecialserviceofadatabase.(C)ByE-mailinghisresumetoadatabase.Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofsearchagents?Lackofcounseling.Limitednumberofvisits.Lowerefficiency.(A)Fewersuccessfulmatches.Theexpression"tipservice"(Line4,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans.advisorycompensationinteraction(D)reminderWhydoesCareerSite'sagentoffereachjobhunteronlythreejoboptions?Tofocusonbetterjobmatches.lbattractmorereturningvisits.Toreservespaceformoremessages.(B)Toincreasetherateofsuccess.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?Personalsearchagentsareindispensabletojob-hunters.SomesiteskeepE-mailingjobseekerstotracetheirdemands.Personalsearchagentsarealsohelpfultothosealreadyemployed.(C)Someagentsstopsendinginformationtopeopleoncetheyareemployed.Text2Overthepastcentury,allkindsofunfairnessanddiscriminationhavebeencondemnedormadeillegal.Butoneinsidiousformcontinuestothrive:alphabetism.This,forthoseasyetunawareofsuchadisadvantage,referstodiscriminationagainstthosewhosesurnamesbeginwithaletterinthelowerhalfofthealphabet.IthaslongbeenknownthatataxifirmcalledAAAAcarshasabigadvantageoverZodiaccarswhencustomersthumbthroughtheirphonedirectories.LesswellknownistheadvantagethatAdamAbbotthasinlifeoverZoeZysman.Englishnamesarefairlyevenlyspreadbetweenthehalvesofthealphabet.YetasuspiciouslylargenumberoftoppeoplehavesurnamesbeginningwithlettersbetweenAandK.ThustheAmericanpresidentandvice-presidenthavesurnamesstartingwithBandCrespectively;and26ofGeorgeBush'spredecessors(includinghisfather)hadsurnamesinthefirsthalfofthealphabetagainstjust16inthesecondhalf.Evenmorestriking,sixofthesevenheadsofgovernmentoftheG7richcountriesarealphabeticallyadvantaged(Berlusconi,Blair,Bush,Chirac,ChretienandKoizumi).Theworld'sthreetopcentralbankers(Greenspan,DuisenbergandHayami)areallclosetothetopofthealphabet,evenifoneofthemreallyusesJapanesecharacters.Asaretheworld'sfiverichestmen(Gates,Buffett,Allen,EllisonandAlbrecht).Canthismerelybecoincidence?Onetheory,dreamtupinallthesparetimeenjoyedbythealphabeticallydisadvantaged,isthattherotsetsinearly.Atthestartofthefirstyearininfantschool,teachersseatpupilsalphabeticallyfromthefront,tomakeiteasiertoremembertheirnames.Soshort-sightedZysmanjuniorgetsstuckinthebackrow,andisrarelyaskedtheimprovingquestionsposedbythoseinsensitiveteachers.Atthetimethealphabeticallydisadvantagedmaythinktheyhavehadaluckyescape.Yettheresultmaybeworsequalifications,becausetheygetlessindividualattention,aswellaslessconfidenceinspeakingpublicly.Thehumiliationcontinues.Atuniversitygraduationceremonies,theABCsproudlygettheirawardsfirst;bythetimetheyreachtheZysmansmostpeopleareliterallyhavingaZZZ.Shortlistsforjobinterviews,electionballotpapers,listsofconferencespeakersandattendees:alltendtobedrawnupalphabetically,andtheirrecipientsloseinterestastheyploughthroughthem.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoillustratewithAAAAcarsandZodiaccars?Akindofoverlookedinequality.Atypeofconspicuousbias.Atypeofpersonalprejudice.(A)Akindofbranddiscrimination.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?InbothEastandWest,namesareessentialtosuccess.ThealphabetistoblameforthefailureofZoeZysman.Customersoftenpayalotofattentiontocompanies,names.(D)Someformofdiscriminationistoosubtletorecognize.The4thparagraphsuggeststhat.questionsareoftenputtothemoreintelligentstudentsalphabeticallydisadvantagedstudentsoftenescapefromclassteachersshouldpayattentiontoalloftheirstudents(C)studentsshouldbeseatedaccordingtotheireyesightWhatdoestheauthormeanby“mostpeopleareliterallyhavingaZZZ”(Lines2-3,Paragraph5)?[A]Theyaregettingimpatient.[BJTheyarenoisilydozingoff.[C]Theyarefeelinghumiliated.(B)[D]Theyarebusywithwordpuzzles.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?PeoplewithsurnamesbeginningwithNtoZareoftenill-treated.VIPsintheWesternworldgainagreatdealfromalphabetism.Thecampaigntoeliminatealphabetismstillhasalongwaytogo.(D)Puttingthingsalphabeticallymayleadtounintentionalbias.Text3Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,filingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesofteningeconomy."I'magoodeconomicindicator,''shesays."Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars.MSoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus."Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingtoabandonme,too."shesays.EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling,lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.Butdon'tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlymildlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospects,evenastheydosomemodestbelt-tightening.Consumerssaythey'renotindespairbecause,despitethedreadfulheadlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.InManhattan,“there'sanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,"saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets."Insteadof20to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,"saysJohnTealdi,aBayAreareal-estatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.Manyfolksseesilverliningstothisslowdown.Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates.Employerswouldn'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejobmarket.Manyconsumersseemtohavebeeninfluencedbystock-marketswings,whichinvestorsnowviewasanecessaryingredienttoasustainedboom.Dinersmightseeanupside,too.GettingatableatManhattan'shotnewAlainDucasserestaurantusedtobeimpossible.Notanymore.Forthat,Greenspan&Co.maystillbeworthtoasting.By"EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet"(Lines1-2,Paragraph1),theauthormeansSperocanhardlymaintainherbusinessSperoistoomuchengagedinherworkSperohasgrownoutofherbadhabit(D)SperoisnotinadesperatesituationHowdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?Optimistic.Confused.Carefree.(A)Panicked.Whenmentioning"the$4millionto$10millionrange"(Lines3-4,Paragraph3)theauthoristalkingabout.goldmarketrealestatestockexchange(B)ventureinvestmentWhycanmanypeoplesee"silverlinings"totheeconomicslowdown?Theywouldbenefitincertainways.Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.(A)Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?Anewboom,onthehorizon.Tightenthebelt,thesingleremedy.Cautionallright,panicnot.(C)Themoreventures,themorechances.Text4Americanstodaydon'tplaceaveryhighvalueonintellect.Ourheroesareathletes,entertainers,andentrepreneurs,notscholars.Evenourschoolsarewherewesendourchildrentogetapracticaleducation—nottopursueknowledgeforthesakeofknowledge.Symptomsofpervasiveanti-intellectualisminourschoolsaren'tdifficulttofind.“Schoolshavealwaysbeeninasocietywherepracticalismoreimportantthanintellectual,"sayseducationwriterDianeRavitch."Schoolscouldbeacounterbalance."Ravitch'slatestbook,LeftBack:ACenturyofFailedSchoolReforms,tracestherootsofanti-intellectualisminourschools,concludingtheyareanythingbutacounterbalancetotheAmericandistasteforintellectualpursuits.Buttheycouldandshouldbe.Encouragingkidstorejectthelifeofthemindleavesthemvulnerabletoexploitationandcontrol.Withouttheabilitytothinkcritically,todefendtheirideasandunderstandtheideasofothers,theycannotfullyparticipateinourdemocracy.Continuingalongthispath,sayswriterEarlShorris,"Wewillbecomeasecond-ratecountry.Wewillhavealesscivilsociety.""Intellectisresentedasaformofpowerorprivilege,"writeshistorianandprofessorRichardHofstadterinAnti-IntellectualisminAmericanLife,aPulitzer-Prizewinningbookontherootsofanti-intellectualisminUSpolitics,religion,andeducation.Fromthebeginningofourhistory,saysHofstadter,ourdemocraticandpopulisturgeshavedrivenustorejectanythingthatsmellsofelitism.Practicality,commonsense,andnativeintelligencehavebeenconsideredmorenoblequalitiesthananythingyoucouldlearnfromabook.RalphWaldoEmersonandotherTranscendentalistphilosophersthoughtschoolingandrigorousbooklearningputunnaturalrestraintsonchildren:"Weareshutupinschoolsandcollegerecitationroomsfor10or15yearsandcomeoutatlastwithabellyfulofwordsanddonotknowathing."MarkTwain'sHuckleberryFinnexemplifiedAmericananti-intellectualism.Itsheroavoidsbeingcivilized-goingtoschoolandlearningtoread-sohecanpreservehisinnategoodness.Intellect,accordingtoHofstadter,isdifferentfromnativeintelligence,aqualitywereluctantlyadmire.Intellectisthecritical,creative,andcontemplativesideofthemind.Intelligenceseekstograsp,manipulate,re-order,andadjust,whileintellectexamines,ponders,wonders,theorizes,criticizesandimagines.Schoolremainsaplacewhereintellectismistrusted.Hofstadtersaysourcountry'seducationalsystemisinthegripsofpeoplewho'joyfullyandmilitantlyproclaimtheirhostilitytointellectandtheireagernesstoidentifywithchildrenwhoshowtheleastintellectualpromise."56.WhatdoAmericanparentsexpecttheirchildrentoacquireinschool?Thehabitofthinkingindependently.Profoundknowledgeoftheworld.Practicalabilitiesforfuturecareer.(C)Theconfidenceinintellectualpursuits.WecanlearnfromthetextthatAmericanshaveahistoryof.[A|undervaluingintellectfavoringintellectualismsupportingschoolreform(A)suppressingnativeintelligenceTheviewsofRavitchandEmersononschoolingare.identicalsimilarcomplementary(D)oppositeEmerson,accordingtothetext,isprobably.apioneerofeducationreformanopponentofintellectualismascholarinfavorofintellect(B)anadvocateofregularschoolingWhatdoestheauthorthinkofintellect?Itissecondtointelligence.Itevolvesfromcommonsense.Itistobepursued.(C)Itunderliespower.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)Therelationoflanguageandmindhasinterestedphilosophersformanycenturies.61)TheGreeksassumedthatthestructureoflanguagehadsomeconnectionwiththeprocessofthought,whichtookrootinEuropelongbeforepeoplerealizedhowdiverselanguagescouldbe.Onlyrecentlydidlinguistsbegintheseriousstudyoflanguagesthatwereverydifferentfromtheirown.Twoanthropologist-linguists,FranzBoasandEdwardSapir,werepioneersindescribingmanynativelanguagesofNorthandSouthAmericaduringthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.62)Weareobligedtothembecausesomeoftheselanguageshavesincevanished,asthepeopleswhospokethemdiedoutorbecameassimilatedandlosttheirnativelanguages.Otherlinguistsintheearlierpartofthiscentury,however,whowerelesseagertodealwithbizarredatafrom44exotic^^language,werenotalwayssograteful.63)ThenewlydescribedlanguageswereoftensostrikinglydifferentfromthewellstudiedlanguagesofEuropeandSoutheastAsiathatsomescholarsevenaccusedBoasandSapiroffabricatingtheirdata.NativeAmericanlanguagesareindeeddifferent,somuchsoinfactthatNavajocouldbeusedbytheUSmilitaryasacodeduringWorldWarIItosendsecretmessages.Sapir'spupil,BenjaminLeeWhorf,continuedthestudyofAmericanIndianlanguages.64)Beinginterestedintherelationshipoflanguageandthought,Whorfdevelopedtheideathatthestructureoflanguagedeterminesthestructureofhabitualthoughtinasociety.Hereasonedthatbecauseitiseasiertoformulatecertainconceptsandnotothersinagivenlanguage,thespeakersofthatlanguagethinkalongonetrackandnotalonganother.65)Whorfcametobelieveinasortoflinguisticdeterminismwhich,initsstrongestform,statesthatlanguageimprisonsthemind,andthatthegrammaticalpatternsinalanguagecanproducefar-reachingconsequencesforthecultureofasociety.Later,thisideabecametobeknownastheSapir-Whorfhypothesis,butthistermissomewhatinappropriate.AlthoughbothSapirandWhorfemphasizedthediversityoflanguages,Sapirhimselfneverexplicitlysupportedthenotionoflinguisticdeterminism. SectionIVWritingDirections:Studythefollowingdrawingcarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushoulddescribethedrawing,interpretitsmeaning,andsupportyourviewwithexamples.Youshouldwriteabout200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)2004年考研英语真题答案SectionI:ListeningComprehension(20points)PartA(5points)1.d4.November5.22PartB(5points)A(technology)forecaster;governmentagencies;(A)meaningful(exercise);opentochange;Trustandcooperation.PartC(10points)11.[D]12.[B]13.[C]14.[D]15.[A]16.[C]17.[B]18.[A]19.[A]20.[C]SectionII:UseofEnglish(10points)21.[C]22.[D]23.[A]24.[D]25.[A]26.[B]27.[C]28.[D]29.[A]30.[B]31.[A]32.[C]33.[D]34.[B]35.[A]36.[B]37.[B]38.[D]39.[A]40.[C]SectionIII:ReadingCom