2012年苏州大学考博英语题目

第三部分：阅读理解，30分，4篇，20个题目。六级难度。第五部分：翻译，前面三道题英译汉10分，后面三道汉译英也是10分，六级以上难度。

第六部分：作文，15分，题目大致是：It is funny to live in another place and time . If you could experience a different time/epo and place, what would you choose ?

下面是阅读理解的回忆版：

阅读理解（1） 2009年六级英语题目。

The percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present)in the United states has been creeping upward for years. At 12.6percent, it is now higher than at any point since the mid1920s.

We are not about to go back to the days when Congress openlyworried about inferior races polluting America’s bloodstream. But onceagain we are wondering whether we have too many of the wrong sortnewcomers. Their loudest critics argue that the new wave ofimmigrants cannot, and indeed do not want to, fit in as previousgenerations did.

We now know that these racist views were wrong. In time, Italians,Romanians and members of other so-called inferior races becameexemplary Americans and contributed greatly, in ways too numerousto detail, to the building of this magnificent nation. There is no reasonwhy these new immigrants should not have the same success.

Although children of Mexican immigrants do better, in terms ofeducational and professional attainment, than their parents UCLAsociologist Edward Telles has found that the gains don’t continue.Indeed, the fouth generation is marginally worse off than the thirdJames Jackson, of the University of Michigan, has found a similartrend among black Caribbean immigrants, Tells fears that Mexican-Americans may be fated to follow in the footsteps of American blacks-that large parts of the community may become mired（陷入）in aseemingly permanent state of poverty and Underachievement. LikeAfrican-Americans, Mexican-Americans are increasingly relegated to(降入)segregated, substandard schools, and their dropout rate is thehighest for any ethnic group in the country.

We have learned much about the foolish idea of excluding peopleon the presumption of the ethnic/racial inferiority. But what we havenot yet learned is how to make the process of Americanization workfor all. I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or toadopt American ways; those things happen pretty much on their own,but as arguments about immigration hear up the campaign trail, we

also ought to ask some broader question about assimilation, abouthow to ensure that people , once outsiders , don’t forever remainmarginalized within these shores.

That is a much larger question than what should happen withundocumented workers, or how best to secure the border, and it isone that affects not only newcomers but groups that have been herefor generations. It will have more impact on our future than where wedecide to set the admissions bar for the latest ware of would-beAmericans. And it would be nice if we finally got the answer right.

1. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in earlydays?

A) They were of inferior races.

B) They were a Source of political corruption.C) They were a threat to the nation’s security.D) They were part of the nation’s bloodstream.

2. What does the author think of the new immigrants?A) They will be a dynamic work force in the U.S.B) They can do just as well as their predecessors.C) They will be very disappointed on the new land.D) They may find it hard to fit into the mainstream.

3. What does Edward Telles’ research say about Mexican-Americans?

A) They may slowly improve from generation to generation.B) They will do better in terms of educational attainment.C) They will melt into the African-American community.D) They may forever remain poor and underachieving.4. What should be done to help the new immigrants?A) Rid them of their inferiority complex.B) Urge them to adopt American customs.C) Prevent them from being marginalized.D) Teach them standard American English.

5. According to the author, the burning issue concerningimmigration is_______.

A) How to deal with people entering the U.S. without documentsB) How to help immigrants to better fit into American societyC) How to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the borderD) How to limit the number of immigrants to enter the U.S.Reading in Depth

1. A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B简单解析：

本文的五个题目中都提及了new immigrants，因而文章主题是谈“美国新移民”的问题。

第一题利用关键词U.S. Congress，定位在文章第二段首句。题干中还有一个重要的信息词in early days，是对第二段首句中的go back tothe days的改写，因此答案就在二段首句。

第二题的关键词the new immigrants定位在文章三段末句，意思是为什么这些新移民就不能拥有同样的成功。因此在作者看来新移民同样可以和他们的先人一样。

第三题通过题干关键词Edward Telles和Mexican-Americans定位在文章第四段的第三句。

第四题则利用依次而下的顺序出题原则，可以定位在文章倒数第二段中。由于定位区域比较宽泛，可以利用出题原则帮助进一步定位，文章倒数第二段中连续出现两次转折but，因此段落重心应该是asarguments about immigration hear up the campaign trail, we alsoought to ask some broader question about assimilation, about how toensure that people, once outsiders, don’t forever remain marginalizedwithin these shores.而题干中考查如何帮助新移民，和此句中的wealso ought to近义改写，因此“如何确保这些外来移民不会永远边缘化”，和C同义。

第五题可以用the burning issue定位在文章最后一段首句。

阅读理解（二） 本题目是2010年12月英语六级考试:阅读理解(5)。 神奇的是，早在2011年就有很多考博辅导网站上挂出了这道练习题目。

If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning,then the airlines that ply the world’s busiest air route between Londonand Paris have a flight on their hands.

The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals viathe Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. Inlate May, it carried its one millionth passenger, having run only alimited service between London, Paris and Brussels since November1994, starting with two trains a day in each direction to Paris andBrussels. By 1997, the company believes that it will be carrying tenmillion passengers a year, and continue to grow from there.

From July, Eurostar steps its service to nine trains each waybetween London and Paris, and five between London and Brussels.Each train carries almost 800 passengers, 210 of them in first class.

The airlines estimate that they will initially lose around 15%-20% oftheir London-Paris traffic to the railways once Eurostar starts a full

service later this year (1995), with 15 trains a day each way. A similarservice will start to Brussels. The damage will be limited, however, theairlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levelswithin two to three years.

In the short term, the damage caused by the 1 million people-levels traveling between London and Paris and Brussels on Eurostartrains means that some air services are already suffering. Some of themajor carriers say that their passenger numbers are down by lessthan 5% and point to their rivals-Particularly Air France-as havingsuffered the problems. On the Brussels route, the railway companyhad less success, and the airlines report anything from around a 5%drop to no visible decline in traffic.

The airlines' optimism on returning traffic levels is based onhistorical precedent. British Midland, for example, points to itsexperience on Heathrow Leeds Bradford service which sawpassenger numbers fold by 15% when British Rail electrified andmodernized the railway line between London and Yorkshire. Twoyears later, travel had risen between the two destinations to the pointwhere the airline was carrying record numbers of passengers.

1.British airlines confide in the fact that__.

A.they are more powerful than other European airlines.B.their total loss won’t go beyond a drop of 5% passengers.

C.their traffic levels will return in 2-3 years.

D.traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air.2.The author’s attitude towards the drop of passengers may bedescribed as__.

A.worried.B.delightedC.puzzled.D.unrivaled.

3.In the passage, British Rail (Para 6) is mentioned to__.A.provide a comparison with Eurostar.B.support the airlines’ optimism.

C.prove the inevitable drop of air passengers.

D.call for electrification and modernization of the railway.4.The railway’s Brussels route is brought forth to show that__.A.the Eurostar train service is not doing good business.B.the airlines can well compete with the railway.C.the Eurostar train service only caused little damage.D.only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering.

5.The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which wemay well predict that in the following part the author is going to__.

A.praise the airlines’ clear-mindedness.B.warn the airlines of high-speed rail services.C.propose a reduction of London/Paris flights.

D.advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model.答案：ＣＡＢＣＢ

剩下的2道阅读题目，一时记不起来了。