考研英语二命题人预测考试(九)2————————————————————————————————作者:————————————————————————————————日期:3SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)fromeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)IntheUnitedStates,thefirstdaynurserywasopenedin1854.Nurserieswereestablishedinvariousareasduringthe1halfofthe19thcentury;mostof2werecharitable.BothinEuropeandintheU.S.,thedaynurserymovementreceivedgreat3duringtheFirstWorldWar,when4ofmanpowercausedtheindustrialemploymentofunprecedentednumbersofwomen.InsomeEuropeancountriesnurserieswereestablished5inmunitionsplants,underdirectgovernmentsponsorship.6thenumberofnurseriesintheU.S.alsorose7,thisrisewasaccomplishedwithoutgovernmentaidofanykind.DuringtheyearsfollowingtheFirstWorldWar,8,FederalState,andlocalgovernmentsgraduallybegantoexerciseameasureofcontrol9thedaynurseries,chieflyby10them.The11oftheSecondWorldWarwasquicklyfollowedbyanincreaseinthenumberofdaynurseriesinalmostallcountries,aswomenwere12calledupontoreplacemeninthefactories.Onthis13theU.S.governmentimmediatelycametothesupportofthenurseryschools,14$6,000,000inJuly,1942,foranurseryschoolprogramforthechildrenofworkingmothers.ManyStatesandlocalcommunities15thisFederalaid.Bytheendofthewar,inAugust,1945,morethan100,000childrenwerebeingcared16indaycarecentersreceivingFederal17.Soonafterward,theFederalgovernment18cutdownitsexpendituresforthispurposeandlater19them,causingasharpdropinthenumberofnurseryschoolsinoperation.However,theexpectationthatmostemployedmotherswouldleavetheir20attheendofthewarwasonlypartlyfulfilled.1.[A]latter[B]late[C]other[D]first2.[A]those[B]them[C]whose[D]whom3.[A]impetus[B]input[C]imitation[D]initiative4.[A]sources[B]abundance[C]shortage[D]reduction45.[A]hardly[B]entirely[C]only[D]even6.[A]Because[B]As[C]Since[D]Although7.[A]unanimously[B]sharply[C]predominantly[D]militantly8.[A]therefore[B]consequently[C]however[D]moreover9.[A]over[B]in[C]at[D]about10.[A]formulating[B]labeling[C]patenting[D]licensing11.[A]outset[B]outbreak[C]breakthrough[D]breakdown12.[A]again[B]thus[C]repeatedly[D]yet13.[A]circumstance[B]occasion[C]case[D]situation14.[A]regulating[B]summoning[C]allocating[D]transferring15.[A]expanded[B]facilitated[C]supplemented[D]compensated16.[A]by[B]after[C]of[D]for17.[A]pensions[B]subsidies[C]revenues[D]budgets18.[A]prevalently[B]furiously[C]statistically[D]drastically19.[A]abolished[B]diminished[C]jeopardized[D]precluded20.[A]nurseries[B]homes[C]jobs[D]childrenSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ofalltheareasoflearningthemostimportantisthedevelopmentofattitudes:emotionalreactionsaswellaslogicalthoughtprocessesaffectthebehaviorofmostpeople.“Theburntchildfearsthefire”isoneinstance;anotheristheriseofdespotslikeHitler.Boththeseexamplesalsopointupthefactthatattitudescomefromexperience.Intheonecasetheexperiencewasdirectandimpressive;inthe5otheritwasindirectandcumulative.TheNaziswereinfluencedlargelybythespeechestheyheardandthebookstheyread.Theclassroomteacherintheelementaryschoolisinastrategicpositiontoinfluenceattitudes.Thisistruepartlybecause...