2003年考研英语（一）试题

Section II  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 ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious ___21___ to how they can best ___22___ such changes. Growing bodies need movement and ___23___, but not just in ways that emphasize competition. ___24___ they are adjusting to their new bodies and a whole host of new intellectual and emotional challenges, teenagers are especially self-conscious and need the ___25___ that comes from achieving success and knowing that their accomplishments are ___26___ by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already filled with so much competition that it would be ___27___ to plan activities in which there are more winners than losers, ___28___, publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, ___29___ student artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of small clubs can provide ___30___ opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful ___31___ dynamics. Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the ___32___ of some kind of organization with a supportive adult ___33___ visible in the background.

In these activities, it is important to remember that the young teens have ___34___ attention spans. A variety of activities should be organized ___35___ participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to ___36___ else without feeling guilty and without letting the other participants ___37___. This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. ___38___, they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by ___39___ for roles that are within their ___40___ and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.

21.  [A] thought

[B] idea

[C] opinion（A）

[D] advice

22.  [A] strengthen

[B] accommodate

[C] stimulate（B）

[D] enhance

23.  [A] care

[B] nutrition

[C] exercise（C）

[D] leisure

24.  [A] If

[B] Although

[C] Whereas（D）

[D] Because

25.  [A] assistance

[B] guidance

[C] confidence（C）

[D] tolerance

26.  [A] claimed

[B] admired

[C] ignored（B）

[D] surpassed

27.  [A] improper

[B] risky

[C] fair（D）

[D] wise

28.  [A] in effect

[B] as a result

[C] for example（C）

[D] in a sense

29.  [A] displaying

[B] describing

[C] creating（A）

[D] exchanging

30.  [A] durable

[B] excessive

[C] surplus（D）

[D] multiple

31.  [A] group

[B] individual

[C] personnel（A）

[D] corporation

32.  [A] consent

[B] insurance

[C] admission（D）

[D] security

33.  [A] particularly

[B] barely

[C] definitely（B）

[D] rarely

34.  [A] similar

[B] long

[C] different（D）

[D] short

35.  [A] if only

[B] now that

[C] so that（C）

[D] even if

36.  [A] everything

[B] anything

[C] nothing（D）

[D] something

37.  [A] off

[B] down

[C] out（B）

[D] alone

38.  [A] On the contrary

[B] On the average

[C] On the whole（A）

[D] On the other hand

39.  [A] making

[B] standing

[C] planning（C）

[D] taking

40.  [A] capabilities

[B] responsibilities

[C] proficiency（A）

[D] efficiency

Section III 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 ANSWER SHEET 1 (40 points)

Text 1

Wild Bill Donovan would have loved the Internet. The American spymaster who built the Office of Strategic Services in the World War II and later laid the roots for the CIA was fascinated with information. Donovan believed in using whatever tools came to hand in the “great game” of espionage -- spying as a “profession.” These days the Net, which has already re-made such everyday pastimes as buying books and sending mail, is reshaping Donovan’s vocation as well.

The latest revolution isn’t simply a matter of gentlemen reading other gentlemen’s e-mail. That kind of electronic spying has been going on for decades. In the past three or four years, the World Wide Web has given birth to a whole industry of point-and-click spying. The spooks call it “open-source intelligence,” and as the Net grows, it is becoming increasingly influential. In 1995 the CIA held 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 of the electronic world.

Among the firms making the biggest splash in this new world is Straitford, Inc., a private intelligence-analysis firm based in Austin, Texas. Straitford makes money by selling the results of spying (covering nations from Chile to Russia) to corporations like energy-services firm McDermott International. Many of its predictions are available online at www.straitford.com.

Straitford president George Friedman says he sees the online world as a kind of mutually reinforcing tool for both information collection and distribution, a spymaster’s dream. Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis in Ukraine. “As soon as that report runs, we’ll suddenly get 500 new Internet sign-ups from Ukraine,” says Friedman, a former political science professor. “And we’ll hear back from some of them.” Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be difficult to tell good information from bad. That’s where Straitford earns its keep.

Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin. Several of his staff members have military-intelligence backgrounds. He sees the firm’s outsider status as the key to its s