2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语（二）.docVIP

文档超经典 下载后可编辑 绝密★启用前 2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试 英语（二） 英语试卷A1 考生需知 选择题的答案须用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，其它笔填涂的或做在试卷或其它类型答题卡上的答案无效。 其他题一律用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔在答题纸上按规定要求作答，凡做在试卷上或未做在指定位置的答案无效。 交卷时，请配合监考人员验收，并请监考人员在准考证相应位置签字（作为考生交卷的凭据）。否则，所产生的一切后果由考生自负。 2012年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二） 英语试题A1 Section1 Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C,D on answer sheet1(10points). What did we used to do 1 there was television? Television hasn’t been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never found it difficult to 2 our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies; we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them; we used to go outside for our 3 to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. Now all our free time is 4 by the “goggle box”. We rush home or gulp down our meals to be in time for this or that program. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, 5 the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do-anything, providing it doesn’t 6 the program. The monster demands and 7 absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly 8 . ??? Whole generations are growing up 9 to the television. Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. It is now 10 practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set. It doesn’t matter that the children will watch commercials or violence 11 they are quiet. There is a 12 to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Every day, television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of the programs are so bad: it is impossible to keep 13 with the demand and ma