考研英语#2007年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及解析

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B ，C
，andDonANSWERSHEET1（10points）

By1830theformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadbecomeindependentnations.Theroughly20million__1__ofthesenationslooked__2__tothefuture.BorninthecrisisoftheoldregimeandIberianColonialism，manyoftheleadersofindependence__3__theideasofrepresentativegovernment ，careers__4__totalent
，freedomofcommerceandtrade，the__5__toprivateproperty ，andabeliefintheindividualasthebasisofsociety
，__6__therewasabeliefthatthenewnationsshouldbesovereignandindependentstates，largeenoughtobeeconomicallyviableandintegratedbya__7__setoflaws.

Ontheissueof__8__ofreligionandthepositionofthechurch ，__9__，therewaslessagreement__10__theleadership.RomanCatholicismhadbeenthestatereligionandtheonlyone__11__bytheSpanishcrown
，__12__mostleaderssoughttomaintainCatholicism__13__theofficialreligionofthenewstates，somesoughttoendthe__14__ofotherfaiths.ThedefenseoftheChurchbecamearallying__15__fortheconservativeforces.

Theidealsoftheearlyleadersofindependencewereoftenegalitarian ，valuingequalityofeverything.BolivarhadreceivedaidfromHaitiandhad__16__inreturntoabolishslaveryintheareasheliberated.By1854slaveryhadbeenabolishedeverywhereexceptSpain's__17__colonies.EarlypromisestoendIndiantributeandtaxesonpeopleofmixedorigincamemuch__18__becausethenewnationsstillneededtherevenuesuchpolicies__19__Egalitariansentimentswereoftentemperedbyfearsthatthemassofthepopulationwas__20__self-ruleanddemocracy.

1.[A]natives[B]inhabitants[C]peoples[D]individuals

2.[A]confusedly[B]cheerfully[C]worriedly[D]hopefully

3.[A]shared[B]forgot[C]attained[D]rejected

4.[A]related[B]close[C]open[D]devoted

5.[A]access[B]succession[C]right[D]return

6.[A]Presumably[B]Incidentally[C]Obviously[D]Generally

7.[A]unique[B]common[C]particular[D]typical

8.[A]freedom[B]origin[C]impact[D]reform

9.[A]therefore[B]however[C]indeed[D]moreover

10.[A]with[B]about[C]among[D]by

11.[A]allowed[B]preached[C]granted[D]funded

12.[A]Since[B]If[C]Unless[D]While

13.[A]as[B]for[C]under[D]against

14.[A]spread[B]interference[C]exclusion[D]influence

15.[A]support[B]cry[C]plea[D]wish

16.[A]urged[B]intended[C]expected[D]promised

17.[A]controlling[B]former[C]remaining[D]original

18.[A]slower[B]faster[C]easier[D]tougher

19.[A]created[B]produced[C]contributed[D]preferred

20.[A]puzzledby[B]hostileto[C]pessimisticabout[D]unpreparedfor

PartA

Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA
，B，CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1[410words]

Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayerin2006'sWorldCuptournamentyouwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirkelitesoccerlatermonths.IfyouthenexaminedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks ，youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.

Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon？Hereareafewguesses：a）certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills.b）winter-bornbathestendtohavehigheroxygencapacitywhichincreasessoccerstamina.c）soccermadparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildreninspringtimeattheannualpeakofsoccermania.d）noneoftheabove.

AndersEricsson
，a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity，sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove. ”EricssongrewupinSweden ，andstudiednuclearengineeringuntilherealizedherealizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisownresearchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperimentnearlyyearsago
，involvedmemory：trainingapersontohearandthenrepeatarandomseriesofnumbers.“Withthefirstsubject.afterabout20hoursoftraininghisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20，
”Ericssonrecalls.“Hekeptimproving ，andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.”

Thissuccesscoupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfasnotgeneticallydetermined
，ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.Inotherwords，whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitintheirabilitiestomemorizethosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleachperson“encodes ”theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully ，Ericssondetermined，wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather
，itinvolvessettingspecificgoals，obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueasonoutcome.

Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpertperformersinawiderangeofpursuits ，includingsoccer.Theygatherallthedatatheycan
，notjustpredominancestatisticsandbiographicaldetailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlavatoryexperimentswithhighachievers.Theirworkmakesaratherstartlingassertion：thetraitwecommonlycalltalentishighlyoverrated.Or，putanotherway ，expertperformerswhetherinmemoryorsurgery
，balletorcomputerprogrammingarenearlyalwaysmade，notborn.

21.Thebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsoccerplayersismentionedto

[A]stresstheimportanceofprofessionaltraining.

[B]spotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldCup.

[C]introducethetopicofwhatmalesexpertperformance.

[D]explainwhysomesoccerteamsplaybetterthanothers.

22.Theword“mania
”（Line4 ，Paragraph2）mostprobablymeans

[A]fun.

[B]craze.

[C]hysteria.

[D]excitement.

23.AccordingtoEricssongoodmemory

[A]dependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformation.

[B]resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercises.

[C]isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactors.

[D]requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration.

24.Ericssonandhiscolleaguesbelievethat

[A]talentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalsuccess.

[B]biographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellentperformance.

[C]theroleoftalenttendstobeoverlooked.

[D]highachieversowetheirsuccessmostlytonurture.

25.Whichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethetexttriestoconvey？

[A]“Faithwillmovemountains.”

[B]“Onereapswhatonesows. ”

[C]“Practicemakesperfect.
”

[D]“Likefather
，likeson”

Text2[451words]

Forthepastseveralyears，theSundaynewspapersupplementParadehasfeaturedacolumncalled“AskMarilyn. ”PeopleareinvitedtoqueryMarilynvosSavant ，whoatage10hadtestedatamentallevelofsomeoneabout23yearsold；thatgaveheranIQof228-thehighestscoreeverrecorded.IQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbalandvisualanalogies
，toenvisionpaperafterithasbeenfoldedandcut，andtodeducenumericalsequences ，amongothersimilartasks.SoitisabitconfusingwhenvosSavantfieldssuchqueriesfromtheaverageJoe（whoseIQis100）as，What'sthedifferencebetweenloveandfondness？Orwhatisthenatureofluckandcoincidence？It'snotobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandtofigureoutnumericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeludedsomeofthebestpoetsandphilosophers.

Clearly
，intelligenceencompassesmorethanascoreonatest.Justwhatdoesitmeanstobesmart？Howmuchofintelligencecanbespecified，andhowmuchcanwelearnaboutitfromneurology ，genetics
，computerscienceandotherfields？

ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore，eventhoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyintwoforms：theStanford-BinetIntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligenceScales（bothcomeinadultandchildren'sversion）。Generallycostingseveralhundreddollars ，theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists
，althoughvariationsofthempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.SuperhighscoreslikevosSavant’sarenolongerpossible，becausescoringisnowbasedonastatisticalpopulationdistributionamongagepecks ，rathertansimplydividingthementalarebythechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests
，suchastheScholasticAssessmentTest（SAT）andtheGraduateRecordExam（GRE），capturethemainaspectsofIQtests.

Suchstandardizedtestsmaynotassessalltheimportantelementsnecessarytosucceedinschoolandinlife ，arguesRobertJ.Sternberg.Inhisarticle“HowIntelligentIsIntelligenceTesting？”.Sternbergnotesthattraditionaltestsbestassessanalyticalandverbalskillsbutfailtomeasurecreativityandpracticalknowledge
，componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingandlifesuccess.Moreover，IQtestsdonotnecessarilypredictsowelloncepopulationsorsituationschange.ResearchhasfoundthatIQpredictedleadershipsillswhenthetestsweregivenunderlow-stressconditions ，butunderhigh-stressconditions.IQwasnegativelycorrelatedwithleadership-thatisitpredictedtheopposite.AnyonewhobastoiledthroughSATwilltestifythattest-takingskillalsomatters，whetherit‘sknowingwhentoguessorwhatquestionsofskip.

26.Whichofthefollowingmayberequiredinanintelligencetest？

[A]Answeringphilosophicalquestions.

[B]Foldingorcuttingpaperintodifferentshapes.

[C]Tellingthedifferencesbetweencertainconcepts.

[D]Choosingwordsorgraphssimilartothegivenones.

27.WhatcanbeinferredaboutintelligencetestingfromParagraph3？

[A]PeoplenolongeruseIQscoresasanindicatorofintelligence.

[B]MoreversionsofIQtestsarenowavailableontheInternet.

[C]Thetestcontentsandformatsforadultsandchildrenmaybedifferent.

[D]Scientistshavedefinedtheimportantelementsofhumanintelligence.

28.PeoplenowadayscannolongerachieveIQscoresashighasvosSavant'sbecause

[A]thescoresareobtainedthroughdifferentcomputationalprocedures.

[B]creativityratherthananalyticalskillsisemphasizednow.

[C]vosSavant'scaseisanextremeonethatwillnotrepeat.

[D]thedefiningcharacteristicofIQtestshaschanged.

29.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat

[A]testscoresmaynotbereliableindicatorsofone'sability

[B]IQscoresandSATresultsarehighlycorrelated.

[C]testinginvolvesalotofguesswork.

[D]traditionaltestsareoutofdate.

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsIQtests？

[A]Supportive.

[B]Skeptical.

[C]Impartial.

[D]Biased.

Text3[421words]

Duringthepastgeneration
，theAmericanmiddle-classfamilythatoncecouldcountonhardworkandfairplaytokeepitselffinanciallysecurehasbeentransformedbyeconomicriskandnewrealities.Nowapinkslip，abaddiagnosis.oradisappearingspousecanreduceafamilyfromsolidlymiddleclasstonewlypoorinafewmonths.

Injustonegeneration ，millionsofmothershavegonetowork
，transformingbasicfamilyeconomics.Scholars，policymakers ，andcriticsofallstripeshavedebatedthesocialimplicationsofthesechanges
，butfewhavelookedatthesideeffectfamilyriskhasrisenaswell.Today'sfamilieshavebudgetedtothelimitsoftheirnewtwo-paycheckstatus.Asaresulttheyhavelosttheparachutetheyoncehadintimesoffinancialsetback-aback-upearner（usuallyMom）whocouldgointotheworkforceiftheprimaryearnergotlaidofforfellsick.This“added-workereffect
”couldsupportthesafetynetofferedbyunemploymentinsuranceordisabilityinsurancetohelpfamiliesweatherbadtimes.Buttoday，adisruptiontofamilyfortunescannotlongerbemadeupwithextraincomefromanotherwise-stay-at-homepartner.

Duringthesameperiod ，familieshavebeenaskedtoabsorbmuchmoreriskintheirretirementincome.Steelworkers
，airlineemployees，andnowthoseintheautoindustryarejoiningmillionsoffamilieswhomustworryaboutinterestrates ，stockmarketfluctuation
，andtheharshrealitythattheymayoutlivetheirretirementmoney.Formuchofthepastyear.PresidentBushcampaignedtomoveSocialSecuritytoasavings-accountmodel，withretireestradingmuchoralloftheirguaranteedpaymentsforpaymentsdependingoninvestmentreturns.Foryoungerfamilies ，thepictureisnotanybetter.Boththeabsolutecostofhealthcareandtheshareofitbornebyfamilieshaverisen-andnewlyfashionablehealth-savingsplansarespreadingfromlegislativehallstoWal-Martworkers，withmuchhigherdeductiblesandalargenewdoesofinvestmentriskforfamilies‘futurehealthcare.Evendemographicsareworkingagainstthemiddleclassfamily
，astheoddsofhavingaweakelderlyparent-andalltheattendantneedforphysicalandfinancialassistancehavejumpedeightfoldinjustonegeneration.

Fromthemiddle-classfamilyperspective，muchofthis ，understandably
，looksfarlesslikeanopportunitytoexercisemorefinancialresponsibility，andagooddealmorelikeafrighteningaccelerationofthewholesaleshiftoffinancialriskontotheiralreadyoverburdenedshoulders.Thefinancialfallouthasbegun ，andthepoliticalfalloutmaynotbefarbehind.

31.Today'sdouble-incomefamiliesareatgreaterfinancialriskinthat

[A]thesafetynettheyusedtoenjoyhasdisappeared.

[B]theirchancesofbeinglaidoffhavegreatlyincreased.

[C]theyaremorevulnerabletochangesinfamilyeconomics.

[D]theyaredeprivedofunemploymentordisabilityinsurance.

32.AsaresultofPresidentBush'sreform
，retiredpeoplemayhave

[A]ahighersenseofsecurity.

[B]lesssecuredpayments.

[C]lesschancetoinvest.

[D]aguaranteedfuture.

33.Accordinggotheauthor，health-savingsplanswill

[A]helpreducethecostofhealthcare.

[B]popularizeamongthemiddleclass.

[C]compensateforthereducedpensions.

[D]increasethefamiliesinvestmentrisk.

34.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat

[A]financialriskstendtooutweighpoliticalrisks.

[B]themiddleclassmayfacegreaterpoliticalchallenges.

[C]financialproblemsmayPingaboutpoliticalproblems.

[D]financialresponsibilityisanindicatorofpoliticalstatus.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext？

[A]TheMiddleClassontheAlert

[B]TheMiddleClassontheCliff

[C]TheMiddleClassinConflict

[D]TheMiddleClassinRuins

Text4[416words]

Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles ，andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance
，anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem-especiallyinAmerica-thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite：datainsecurity.Left，untilnow ，toodd
，low-levelITstafftoputright，andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking ，telecomsandairtravel，informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety.

Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-fromorganizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner
，theAmericandefensecontractorScienceApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia.Berkeley-haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricate11systemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.

“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedsnobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset.”saysIamMendelsonofStanfordUniversity'sbusinessschool“Theabilityguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue，whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders ”Indeed ，justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples（GAAP） 。perhapsitistimeforGASP.GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices
，suggestedEliNoamofNewYork'sColumbiaBusinessSchool.“Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity，redundancy ，andrecoveryisamanagementissue
，notatechnicalone.
”hesays.

Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbeobvioustothedimmestexccutivethattrust，thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets ，iseasilydestroyedandhugelyexpensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthanacompanylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetintothewronghands.

Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged-thoughnotjustified-bythelackoflegalpenalty（inAmerica
，butnotEurope）fordataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassedalaw.Americanfirmsdidnothavetotellanyone，eventhevictim ，whendatawentastray
，Ihatmaychangefastlotsofproposeddata-securitylegislationnowdoingtheroundsinWashington.D.C.Meanwhile.thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsinAmerica，disclosedonJune17th.overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionadayearlierbyAmerica'sFederalTradeCommission（FTC）thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.

36.Thestatement：“Itneverrainsbutitpours”isusedtointroduce

[A]thefiercebusinesscompetition.

[B]thefeebleboss-boardrelations

[C]thethreatfromnewsreports.

[D]theseverityofdataleakage.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2 ，someorganizationschecktheirsystemstofindout

[A]whetherthereisanyweakpoint.

[B]whatsortofdatahasbeenstolen.

[C]whoisresponsiblefortheleakage.

[D]howthepotentialspiescanbelocated.

38.InPinginguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepointthat

[A]shareholdersinterestsshouldbeproperlyattendedto.

[B]informationprotectionshouldbegivendueattention.

[C]businessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingsecurity.

[D]themarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbeemphasized.

39.AccordingtoParagraph4，whatpuzzlestheauthoristhatsomebossesfailto

[A]seethelinkbetweentrustanddataprotection.

[B]perceivethesensitivityofpersonaldata.

[C]realizethehighcostofdatarestoration.

[D]appreciatetheeconomicvalueoftrust.

40.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that

[A]dataleakageismoresevereinEurope.

[B]FTC'sdecisionisessentialtodatasecurity.

[C]Californiatakestheleadinsecuritylegislation.

[D]legalpenaltyisamajorSolomontodataleakage.

PartB

Directions：

Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatextaboutwhatparentsaresupposedtodotoguidetheirchildrenintoadulthood.ChooseaheadingfromthelistA——Gthatbestfitsthemeaningofeachnumberedpartofthetext（41——45）
。Thefirstandlastparagraphsofthetextarenotnumbered.Therearetwoextraheadingsthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

A.SetaGoodExampleforYourKids

B.BuildYourKid'sWorkSkills

C.PlaceTimeLimitsonLeisureActivities

D.TalkabouttheFutureonaRegularBasis

E.HelpKidsDevelopCopingStrategies

F.HelpYourKidsFigureOutWhoTheyAre

G.BuildYourKidsSenseofResponsibility

HowCanaParentHelp？

Mothersandfatherscandoalottoensureasafelandinginearlyadulthoodfortheirkids.Evenifajob'sstartingsalaryseemstoosmalltosatisfyanemergingadult'sneedforrapidcontent
，thetransitionfromschooltoworkcanbelessofasetbackifthestart-upadultisreadyforthemove.Hereareafewmeasures，drawnfrommybookReadyorNot ，HereLifeComes
，thatparentscantaketopreventwhatIcall“work-lifeunreadness ”。

41._________________________________

Youcanstartthisprocesswhentheyare11or12.Periodicallyreviewtheiremergingstrengthsandweaknesseswiththemandworktogetheronanyshortcomings,likedifficultyincommunicatingwellorcollaborating.Also,identifythekindsofintereststheykeepcomingbackto,astheseoffercluestothecareersthatwillfitthembest.

42._________________________________

Kidsneedarangeofauthenticrolemodels-asopposedtomembersoftheirclique,popstarsandvauntedathletes.Haveregulardinner-tablediscussionsaboutpeoplethefamilyknowsandhowtheygotwheretheyare.Discussthejoysanddownsidesofyourowncareerandencourageyourkidstoformsomeideasabouttheirownfuture.Whenaskedwhattheywanttodo,theyshouldbediscouragedfromsaying“Ihavenoidea.
”Theycanchangetheirminds200times,buthavingonlyafoggyviewofthefutureisoflittlegood.

43._________________________________

Teachersareresponsibleforteachingkidshowtolearn；parentsshoulderesponsibleforteachingthemhowtowork.Assignresponsibilitiesaroundthehouseandmakesurehomeworkdeadlinesaremet.Encourageteenagerstotakeapart-timejobKidsneedplentyofpracticedelayinggratificationanddeployingeffectiveorganizationalskills,suchasmanagingtimeandsettingpriorities.

44._________________________________

Payingvideogamesencouragesimmediatecontent.AndhoursofwatchingTVshowswithcannedlaughteronlyteacheskidstoprocessinformationinapassiveway.Atthesametime,listeningthroughearphonestothesamemonotonousbeatsforlongstretchesencourageskidstostayinsidetheirbubbleinsteadofpursuingotherendeavors.Alltheseactivitiescanpreventthegrowthofimportantcommunicationandthinkingskillsandmakeitdifficultforkidstodevelopthekindofsustainedconcentrationtheywillneedformostjods.

45._________________________________

Theyshouldknowhowtodealwithsetbacks,stressesandfeelingsofinadequacy.Theyshouldalsolearnhowtosolveproblemsandresolveconflicts,waystoPainstormandthinkcritically.Discussionsathomecanhelpkidspracticedoingthesethingsandhelpthemapplytheseskillstoeverydaylifesituations.

Whataboutthesonordaughterwhoisgrownbutseemstobestrugglingandwanderingaimlesslythroughearlyadulthood？Parentsstillhaveamajorroletoplay,butnowitismoredelicate.Theyhavetobecarefulnottocomeacrossasdisappointedintheirchild.Theyshouldexhibitstronginterestandrespectforwhatevercurrentlyintereststheirfledgingadult（asna？veorillconceivedasitmayseem）whilebecomingapartnerinexploringoptionsforthefuture.Mostofall,thesenewadultsmustfellthattheyarerespectedandsupportedbyafamilythatappreciatesthem.

PartC

Directions：

ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.（10points）

ThestudyoflawhasbeenrecognizedforcenturiesasabasicintellectualdisciplineinEuropeanuniversities.However,onlyinrecentyearshasitbecomeafeatureofundergraduateprogramsinCanadianuniversities.（46）Traditionally,legallearninghasbeenviewedinsuchinstitutionsasthespecialpreserveoflawyersratherthananecessarypartoftheintellectualequipmentofaneducatedperson.Happily,theolderandmorecontinentalviewoflegaleducationisestablishingitselfinanumberofCanadianuniversitiesandsomehaveevenbeguntoofferundergraduatedegreesinlaw.

Ifthestudyoflawisbeginningtoestablishitselfaspartandparcelofageneraleducation,itsaimsandmethodsshouldappealdirectlytojournalismeducators.Lawisadisciplinewhichencouragesresponsiblejudgment.Ontheonehand,itprovidesopportunitiestoanalyzesuchideasasjustice,democracyandfreedom.（47）Ontheother,itlinkstheseconceptstoeverydayrealitiesinamannerwhichisparalleltothelinksjournalistsforgeonadailybasisastheycoverandcommentonthenews.Forexample,notionsofevidenceandfact,ofbasicrightsandpublicinterestareatworkintheprocessofjournalisticjudgmentandproductionjustasincourtsoflaw.Sharpeningjudgmentbyabsorbingandreflectingonlawisadesirablecomponentofajournalist'sintellectualpreparationforhisorhercareer.

（48）Buttheideathatthejournalistmustunderstandthelawmoreprofoundlythananordinarycitizenrestsonanunderstandingoftheestablishedconventionsandspecialresponsibilitiesofthenewsmedia.Politicsor,morePoadly,thefunctioningofthestate,isamajorsubjectforjournalists.Thebetterinformedtheyareaboutthewaythestateworks,thebettertheirreportingwillbe.（49）Infact,itisdifficulttoseehowjournalistswhodonothaveaclearprepsofthebasicfeaturesoftheCanadianConstitutioncandoacompetentjobonpoliticalstories.

Furthermore,thelegalsystemandtheeventswhichoccurwithinitareprimarysubjectsforjournalists.Whilethequalityoflegaljournalismvariesgreatly,thereisanunduerelianceamongstmanyjournalistsoninterpretationssuppliedtothembylawyers.（50）Whilecommentandreactionfromlawyersmayenhancestories,itispreferableforjournaliststorelyontheirownnotionsofsignificanceandmaketheirownjudgments.Thesecanonlycomefromawell-groundedunderstandingofthelegalsystem.

SectionIIIWriting

PartA

51.Directions：WritealettertoyouruniversityliPary,makingsuggestionsforimprovingitsservice.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“LiMing”instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.（10points）

PartB

52.Directions：Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould

1）describethedrawingPiefly,2）explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen

3）supportyourviewwithanexample/examples.

YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.（20points）

附：2007年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语试题答案

SectionI:UseofEnglish(10points)

SectionII:ReadingComprehension(60points)

PartA(40points)

PartB(10points)

PartC(10points)

46.长久以来，法律知识在这类学校里一起被视为律师们专有的 ，而不是一个受教育者的知识素养的必要组成部分 。

47.另一方面
，这一学科把这些概念结合到日常生活中，这与新闻记者每天报道和评论新闻的做法是相同的
。

48.新闻记者应比普通公民更加透彻地了解法律 ，而这种看法是基于他们对新闻媒体业已确立的规约和特殊责任的理解。 。

49.事实上
，很难设想那些对加拿大宪法的基本要点缺乏清晰了解的新闻记者何以能胜任政治新闻的报道工作
。

50.尽管律师的见解和反应会提高报道的质量，但新闻记者最好凭借他们自己对重要性的理解自行做出判断。

SectionIII:Writing(30points)

PartA(10points)

51.参考范文

January20th,2007

DearSirorMadam,

I’mastudentintheuniversityandaloyalreaderofthislibrary.I’mwritingtotellsomeofmyideas,whichIhopetobehelpfulforyou.

Inoticethatmanymagazinesinourlibraryareoutofdate.Itwouldbebeneficialtousstudentsiftheycouldbeupdatedintime.AndIsuggestintroducingsomenewjournalssoastobringnewfreshairtothelibrary.Furthermore,sincewehaveahugenumberofbooks,itisnoteasytofindtherightoneeasily.However,ifwecanintroducesomenewsearchingmeans,suchasimplementingnewinformationmanagementsystemthatwouldbeuseful.

ThankyoufortakingtimereadingthisletterandI’mlookingforwardtoseeingsomenewchangessoon.

SincerelyYours,

LiMing

PartB(20points)

52.参考范文

Ascanbeseenfromthecartoon,differentideasmaycomefromthesamething.Inthepicture,whiletryingtocatchtheupcomingsoccer,thegoal-keepersaystohimselfwhyitissobig.And,thestrikersimplythinksinadifferentway,thatiswhyitissosmall?!

Whatmakessuchabigcontraryonthesametournamentatthesamemoment?Itisnodoubtthattheyarefacingtheverysamegoalandexperiencingtheverysamemoment.However,thesubjectiveviewsresultindifferentimpressiononthesameobject.Manyofusmaystillrememberthestoryofaponycrossingtheriver,whichwelearnedfromthetextbookinprimaryschool.Thesquirreltellshim,theriverisdeep;andthecowtellshim,theriverisnotdeepatall.However,intheend,hetellshimselfathirdanswer.Therefore,itisnotexaggeratingtosaythatmostofusarelookingintotheworldwithpersonalideas.Subjectivementalstatusmayresultinareallybigdifferenceinpersonalviews,justlikethegoal-keeperandthestrikerinthedrawing.

Apossiblesolutionmightbetofaceanysituationasobjectivelyaspossible.Ifwerealizethisinanobjectiveway,itwouldbegoodforustodealwithwhatweencounterinlife,especiallywhenweareinsetbacksorfacingdifficulties.