《考研英语真题1980-2010》秃头数学人

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　　2007年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题
　　Section I 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)
　　By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independent nations. The roughly 20 million 1. of these nations looked 2. to the future. Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian Colonialism, many of the leaders of independence 3. the ideals of representative government, careers 4. to talent, freedom of commerce and trade, the 5. to private property, and a belief in the individual as the basis of society.6. there was a belief that the new nations should be sovereign and independent states, large enough to be economically viable and integrated by a 7. set of laws.
　　On the issue of 8. of religion and the position of the church,9. , there was less agreement 10. the leadership. Roman Catholicism had been the state religion and the only one 11. by the Spanish crown. 12. most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism 13. the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the 14. of other faiths. The defense of the Church became a rallying 15. for the conservative forces.
　　The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian, valuing equality of everything. Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had 16. in return to abolish slavery in the areas he liberated. By 1854 slavery had been abolished everywhere except Spain’s 17. colonies. Early promises to end Indian tribute and taxes on people of mixed origin came much 18. because the new nations still needed the revenue such policies 19. . Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was 20 self-rule and democracy.
　　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] puzzled by
　　[B] hostile to
　　[C] pessimistic about
　　[D] unprepared for