2003年全国硕士研究生考试英语（一）真题（含解析）

2003年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) fbr each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D onANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points).Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adultsexperience. And they also need to give serious 1 to how they can best 2 such changes.Growing bodies need movement and 3 but not just in ways that emphasize competition.4 they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotionalchallenges, teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the 5 that comes from achievingsuccess and knowing that their accomplishments are 6 by others. However, the typical teenagelifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be 7 to plan activities in whichthere are more winners than losers, 8 , publishing newsletters with many student-written bookreviews. 9 student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs canprovide 10 opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful 11 dynamics.Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the 12 of somekind of organization with a supportive adult 13 visible in the background.In these activities, it is important to remember that young teens have 14 attention spans. Avariety of activities should be organized 15 participants can remain active as long as they wantand then go on to 16 else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants 17 .This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. 18 . they can help students acquire asense of commitment by 19 fbr roles that are within their 20 and their attention spans and byhaving clearly stated rules.第1页 共1 2页2003年全国硕士研究生考试英语（一）真题第 1 页，共 12 页1. A thoughtB ideaC opinionD advice2. A strengthenB accommodateC stimulateD enhance3. A careB nutritionC exerciseD leisure4. A IfB AlthoughC WhereasD Because5. A assistanceB guidanceC confidenceD tolerance6. A claimedB admiredC ignoredD surpassed7. A improperB riskyC fairD wise8. A in effectB as a resultC for exampleD in a sense9. A displayingB describingC creatingD exchanging10. A durableB excessiveC surplusD multiple11. A groupB individualC personnelD corporation12. A consentB insuranceC admissionD security13. A particularlyB barelyC definitelyD rarely14. A similarB longC differentD short15. A if onlyB now thatC so thatD even if16. A everythingB anythingC nothingD something17. A offB downC outD alone18. A On the contraryB On the averageC On the wholeD On the other hand19. A makingB standingC planningD taking20. A capabilitiesB responsibilitiesC proficiencyD efficiencySection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read 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)第2页 共1 2页2003年全国硕士研究生考试英语（一）真题第 2 页，共 12 页Text 1Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Inter net. The American spymaster who built the Officeof Strategic Services in World War II and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated withinformation. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came to hand in the great game of espionage一spying as a profession. These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes asbuying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovans vocation as well.The latest revolution isnt simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemens e-mail. Thatkind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years, the WorldWide Web has given birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it opensource intelligence,and as the Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIAheld a contest to see who could compile the most data about Burundi. The winner, by a large margin,was a tiny Virginia company called Open Source Solutions, whose clear advantage was its mastery ofthe electronic world.Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitfbrd, Inc., a privateintelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitfbrd makes money by selling the results ofspying (covering nations from Chile to Russia) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermottInternational. Many of its predictions are available online at www.straitfdrd. com.Straiford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutuallyreinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a spymasters dream. Last week hisfirm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far comers of the world and predicting a crisis inUkraine. uAs soon as that report runs, well suddenly get 500 new Internet sign-ups from Ukraine/9says Friedman, a former political science professor. And well hear back from some of them.Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good informationfrom bad. Thats where Straitford earns its keep.Friedman relies on a lean sta