36.Theauthorholdsthatintheseventeenth-centuryNewEngland
[A]Puritantraditiondominatedpoliticallife.[B]intellectualinterestswereencouraged.
[C]politicsbenefitedmuchfromintellectualendeavors.[D]intellectualpursuitsenjoyedaliberalenvironment.37.ItissuggestedinParagraph2thatNewEnglanders
[A]experiencedacomparativelypeacefulearlyhistory.[B]broughtwiththemthecultureoftheOldWorld.[C]paidlittleattentiontosouthernintellectuallife.[D]wereobsessedwithreligiousinnovations.38.TheearlyministersandpoliticalleadersinMassachusettsBay
[A]werefamousintheNewWorldfortheirwritings.[B]gainedincreasingimportanceinreligiousaffairs.
[C]abandonedhighpositionsbeforecomingtotheNewWorld.[D]createdanewintellectualatmosphereinNewEngland.
39.ThestoryofJohnDaneshowsthatlesswell-educatedNewEnglanderswere
often
[A]influencedbysuperstitions.[B]troubledwithreligiousbeliefs.[C]puzzledbychurchsermons.[D]frustratedwithfamilyearnings.40.ThetextsuggeststhatearlysettlersinNewEngland
[A]weremostlyengagedinpoliticalactivities.[B]weremotivatedbyanillusoryprospect.
[C]camefromdifferentintellectualbackgrounds.[D]leftfewformalrecordsforlaterreference.
英语试题.10.(共14页)PartB
Directions:
Inthefollowingtext,somesegmentshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyoftheblanks.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
CoincidingwiththegroundbreakingtheoryofbiologicalevolutionproposedbyBritishnaturalistCharlesDarwininthe1860s,BritishsocialphilosopherHerbertSpencerputforwardhisowntheoryofbiologicalandculturalevolution.Spencerarguedthatallworldlyphenomena,includinghumansocieties,changedovertime,advancingtowardperfection.(41)
AmericansocialscientistLewisHenryMorganintroducedanothertheoryofculturalevolutioninthelate1800s.Morganhelpedfoundmodernanthropology–thescientificstudyofhumansocieties,customsandbeliefs–thusbecomingoneoftheearliestanthropologists.Inhiswork,heattemptedtoshowhowallaspectsofculturechangedtogetherintheevolutionofsocieties.(42)
Intheearly1900sinNorthAmerica,German-bornAmericananthropologistFranzBoasdevelopedanewtheoryofcultureknownashistoricalparticularism.Historicalparticularism,whichemphasizedtheuniquenessofallcultures,gavenewdirectiontoanthropology.(43)
Boasfeltthatthecultureofanysocietymustbeunderstoodastheresultofauniquehistoryandnotasoneofmanyculturesbelongingtoabroaderevolutionarystageortypeofculture.(44)
HistoricalparticularismbecameadominantapproachtothestudyofcultureinAmericananthropology,largelythroughtheinfluenceofmanystudentsofBoas.Butanumberofanthropologistsintheearly1900salsorejectedtheparticularisttheoryofcultureinfavorofdiffusionism.Someattributedvirtuallyeveryimportantculturalachievementtotheinventionsofafew,especiallygiftedpeoplesthat,accordingtodiffusionists,thenspreadtoothercultures.(45)
Alsointheearly1900s,FrenchsociologistémileDurkheimdevelopedatheoryofculturethatwouldgreatlyinfluenceanthropology.Durkheimproposedthatreligiousbeliefsfunctionedtoreinforcesocialsolidarity.AninterestintherelationshipbetweenthefunctionofsocietyandculturebecameamajorthemeinEuropean,andespeciallyBritish,anthropology.
英语试题.11.(共14页)[A]Otheranthropologistsbelievedthatculturalinnovations,suchasinventions,had
asingleoriginandpassedfromsocietytosociety.Thistheorywasknownasdiffusionism.
[B]Inordertostudyparticularculturesascompletelyaspossible,hebecame
skilledinlinguistics,thestudyoflanguages,andinphysicalanthropology,thestudyofhumanbiologyandanatomy.
[C]Hearguedthathumanevolutionwascharacterizedbyastrugglehecalledthe
“survivalofthefittest,”inwhichweakerracesandsocietiesmusteventuallybereplacedbystronger,moreadvancedracesandsocieties.
[D]Theyalsofocusedonimportantritualsthatappearedtopreserveapeople’s
socialstructure,suchasinitiationceremoniesthatformallysignifychildren’sentranceintoadulthood.
[E]Thus,inhisview,diverseaspectsofculture,suchasthestructureoffamilies,
formsofmarriage,categoriesofkinship,ownershipofproperty,formsofgovernment,technology,andsystemsoffoodproduction,allchangedassocietiesevolved.
[F]Supportersofthetheoryviewedcultureasacollectionofintegratedpartsthat
worktogethertokeepasocietyfunctioning.
[G]Forexample,BritishanthropologistsGraftonElliotSmithandW.J.Perry
incorrectlysuggested,onthebasisofinadequateinformation,thatfarming,potterymaking,andmetallurgyalloriginatedinancientEgyptanddiffusedthroughouttheworld.Infact,alloftheseculturaldevelopmentsoccurredseparatelyatdifferenttimesinmanypartsoftheworld.
英语试题.12.(共14页)PartC
Directions:
ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)
Thereisamarkeddifferencebetweentheeducationwhicheveryonegetsfromlivingwithothersandthedeliberateeducatingoftheyoung.Intheformercasetheeducationisincidental;itisnaturalandimportant,butitisnottheexpressreasonoftheassociation.(46)Itmaybesaidthatthemeasureoftheworthofanysocialinstitutionisitseffectinenlargingandimprovingexperience,butthiseffectisnotapartofitsoriginalmotive.Religiousassociationsbegan,forexample,inthedesiretosecurethefavorofoverrulingpowersandtowardoffevilinfluences;familylifeinthedesiretogratifyappetitesandsecurefamilyperpetuity;systematiclabor,forthemostpart,becauseofenslavementtoothers,etc.(47)Onlygraduallywastheby-productoftheinstitutionnoted,andonlymoregraduallystillwasthiseffectconsideredasadirectivefactorintheconductoftheinstitution.Eventoday,inourindustriallife,apartfromcertainvaluesofindustriousnessandthrift,theintellectualandemotionalreactionoftheformsofhumanassociationunderwhichtheworld’sworkiscarriedonreceiveslittleattentionascomparedwithphysicaloutput.
Butindealingwiththeyoung,thefactofassociationitselfasanimmediatehumanfact,gainsinimportance.(48)Whileitiseasytoignoreinourcontactwiththemtheeffectofouractsupontheirdisposition,itisnotsoeasyasindealingwithadults.Theneedoftrainingistooevidentandthepressuretoaccomplishachangeintheirattitudeandhabitsistoourgenttoleavetheseconsequenceswhollyoutofaccount.(49)Sinceourchiefbusinesswiththemistoenablethemtoshareinacommonlifewecannothelpconsideringwhetherornotweareformingthepowerswhichwillsecurethisability.Ifhumanityhasmadesomeheadwayinrealizingthattheultimatevalueofeveryinstitutionisitsdistinctivelyhumaneffectwemaywellbelievethatthislessonhasbeenlearnedlargelythroughdealingswiththeyoung.
(50)Wearethusledtodistinguish,withinthebroadeducationalprocesswhichwehavebeensofarconsidering,amoreformalkindofeducation–thatofdirecttuitionorschooling.Inundevelopedsocialgroups,wefindverylittleformalteachingandtraining.Thesegroupsmainlyrelyforinstillingneededdispositionsintotheyounguponthesamesortofassociationwhichkeepsadultsloyaltotheirgroup.
英语试题.13.(共14页)SectionIIIWriting
PartA
51.Directions:
Restrictionsontheuseofplasticbagshavenotbeensosuccessfulinsomeregions.“WhitePollution”isstillgoingon.
Writealettertotheeditor(s)ofyourlocalnewspaperto1)giveyouropinionsbriefly,and2)maketwoorthreesuggestions.
Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.
Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“LiMing”instead.Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)
PartB
52.Directions:
Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingdrawing.Inyouressay,youshould
1)describethedrawingbriefly,
2)explainitsintendedmeaning,andthen3)giveyourcomments.
YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)
英语试题.14.(共14页)
2009年考研英语真题(英一二通用)



