2004年考研英语真题

2004年试题SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Manytheoriesconcerningthecausesofjuveniledelinquency(crimescommittedbyyoungpeople)focuseitherontheindividualoronsocietyasthemajorcontributinginfluence.Theories1ontheindividualsuggestthatchildrenengageincriminalbehavior2theywerenotsufficientlypenalizedforpreviousmisdeedsorthattheyhavelearnedcriminalbehaviorthrough3withothers.Theoriesfocusingontheroleofsocietysuggestthatchildrencommitcrimesin4totheirfailuretoriseabovetheirsocioeconomicstaMosttheoriesofjuveniledelinquencyhavefocusedonchildrenfromdisadvantagedfamilies,6thefactthatchildrenfromwealthyhomesalsocommitcrimes.Thelattermaycommitcrimes7lackofadequateparentalcontrol.Alltheories,however,aretentativeandare8tocriticism.Changesinthesocialstructuremayindirectly9juvenilecrimerates.Forexample,changesintheeconomythat10tofewerjobopportunitiesforyouthandrisingunemployment11makegainfulemploymentincreasinglydifficulttoobtain.Theresultingdiscontentmayin12leadmoreyouthsintocriminalbehavior.Familieshavealso13changestheseyears.Morefamiliesconsistof，childrenarelikelytohavelesssupervisionathome15wascommoninthetraditionalfamily16.Thislackofparentalsupervisionisthoughttobeaninfluenceonjuvenilecrimerates.Other17causesofoffensiveactsincludefrustrationorfailureinschool,theincreased18ofdrugsandalcohol,andthegrowing19ofchildabuseandchildneglect.Alltheseconditionstendtoincreasetheprobabilityofachildcommittingacriminalact,20adirectcausalrelationshiphasnotyetbeenestablished.1.［A］acting［B］relying［C］centering［D］commenting2.［A］before［B］unless［C］until［D］because3.［A］interaction［B］assimilation［C］cooperation［D］consultation4.［A］return［B］reply［C］reference［D］response5.［A］or［B］butrather［C］but［D］orelse6.［A］considering［B］ignoring［C］highlighting［D］discarding7.［A］on［B］in［C］for［D］with8.［A］immune［B］resistant［C］sensitive［D］subject9.［A］affect［B］reduce［C］check［D］reflect10.［A］point［B］lead［C］come［D］amount11.［A］ingeneral［B］onaverage［C］bycontrast［D］atlength12.［A］case［B］short［C］turn［D］essence13.［A］survived［B］noticed［C］undertaken［D］experienced14.［A］contrarily［B］consequently［C］similarly［D］simultaneously15.［A］than［B］that［C］which［D］as16.［A］system［B］structure［C］concept［D］heritage17.［A］assessable［B］identifiable［C］negligible［D］incredible18.［A］expense［B］restriction［C］allocation［D］availability19.［A］incidence［B］awareness［C］exposure［D］popularity20.［A］provided［B］since［C］although［D］supposingSectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Huntingforajoblatelastyear,lawyerGantRedmonstumbledacrossCareerBuilder,ajobdatabaseontheInternet.Hesearcheditwithnosuccessbutwasattractedbythesite’s“personalsearchagent”.It’saninteractivefeaturethatletsvisitorskeyinjobcriteriasuchasispostedinthedatabase.Redmonchosethekeywordslegal,intellectualpropertyandWashington,D.C.Threeweekslater,hegothisfirstacompany.promisingopenreducetheneedforrepeatedvisitstothedatabases.ButalthoughasearchagentworkedforRedmon,careerexpertsseedrawbacks.Narrowingyourcriteria,forexample,mayworkagainstyou:“Everytimeyouansweraquestionyoueliminateapossibility,”saysoneexpert.Foranyjobsearch,youshouldstartwithanarrowconcept—whatyouthinkyouwanttodo—thenbroadenit.“Noneoftheseprogramsdothat,”saysanotherexpert.“There’snocareercounselingimplicitinallofthis.”Instead,thebeststrategyistousetheagentasakindoftipserviceconsideritaremindertocheckthedatabaseagain.“IwouldnotrelyonagentsforfindingeverythingthatisaddedtoadatabasethatmightSomesitesdesigntheiragentstotemptjobhunterstoreturn.WhenCareerSite’sagentsendsoutmessagestothosewhohavesignedupforitsservice,forexample,itincludesonlythreepotentialjobs—thoseitconsidersthebestmatches.Theremaybemorematchesinthedatabase;jobhunterswillhavetovisitthesiteagaintofindthem—andtheydo.“Onthedayafterwesendourmessages,weseeasharpincreaseinourtraffic,”saysSethPeets,vicepresidentofmarketingforCareerSite.Eventhosewhoaren’thuntingforjobsmayfindsearchagentsworthwhile.Someusethemtokeepaclosewatchonthedemandfortheirlineofworkorgatherinformationoncompensationtoarmthemselveswhennegotiatingforaraise.Althoughhappilyemployed,RedmonmaintainshisagentatCareerBuilder.“Youalwayskeepyoureyesopen,”hesays.Workingwithapersonalsearchagentmeanshavinganothersetofeyeslookingoutforyou.21.HowdidRedmonfindhisjob?［A］Bysearchingopeningsinajobdatabase.［B］Bypostingamatchingpositioninadatabase.［C］Byusingaspecialserviceofadatabase.［D］resumetoadatabase.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofsearchagents?［A］Lackofcounseling.［B］Limitednumberofvisits.［C］Lowerefficiency.［D］Fewersuccessfulmatches.23.Theexpression“tipservice”(Line3-4,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans.［A］advisory［B］compensation［C］interaction［D］reminder24.WhydoesCareerSite’sagentoffereachjobhunteronlythreejoboptions?［A］Tofocusonbetterjobmatches.［B］Toattractmorereturningvisits.［C］Toreservespaceformoremessages.［D］Toincreasetherateofsuccess.25.Whichofthefollowingi