考研英语（一）2016年真题

1、2016年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语一试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections: 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 mans parents may make t

2、he 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 cuttin

3、g, 9 cotton threads soaked in holy water around the brides and grooms wrists, and 10 a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the 11 . Newlyweds traditionally move in with the wifes 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

4、. Divorced persons may remarry, but a gender prejudice 19 up: The divorced male doesnt have a waiting period before he can remarry 20 the woman must wait ten months.1. A by way of B as well as C on behalf ofD with regard to2. A adapt toB provide forC compete withD decide on3. A close B renewC arrange D postpone4. A In theory B Above all C In time D For example5. A AlthoughB LestC AfterD Unless6. A intoB withinC fromD through7. A sinceB orC but D so8. A testB copyC recite D create9. A foldingB pi

5、lingC wrappingD tying10. A lightingB passingC hidingD serving11. A meetingB associationC collection D union12. A grow B partC dealD live13. A whereasB untilC for D if14. A obtainB follow C challengeD avoid15.A isolatedB persuaded C viewedD exposed16. A whereverB however C wheneverD whatever17. A changed B broughtC shaped D pushed18. A dividedB investedC donatedD withdrawn 19. A clearsB warms C shows D breaks20.A while B so thatC once D in thatSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read

6、 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 1France, 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 agreed to ban websites that “incite excessive t

7、hinness” 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. Thats a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to deathas 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 individu

8、al worth.The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty. And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deepand bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to Frances actions, Denmarks fa

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