考研英语历年真题与解析——新题型2006(考研英语历年真题百度网盘)
2024年 3月 1日???
真题来历：2006
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directions:
in the following article, some sentences have been removed. for questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list a-g to fit into each of numbered gaps. there are two extra choices, which you do not need to use. mark your answer on answer sheet 1. (10 points)
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on the north bank of the ohio river sits evansville, ind., home of david williams, 52, and of a riverboat casino (a place where gambling games are played). during several years of gambling in that casino, williams, a state auditor earning $35,000 a year, lost approximately $175,000. he had never gambled before the casino sent him a coupon for $20 worth of gambling.
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he visited the casino, lost the $20 and left. on his second visit he lost $800. the casino issued to him, as a good customer, a “fun card”, which when used in the casino earns points for meals and drinks, and enables the casino to track the user’s gambling activities. for williams, those activities become what he calls “electronic heroin”.
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(41)____ in 1997 he lost $21,000 to one slot machine in two days. in march 1997 he lost $72,186. he sometimes played two slot machines at a time, all night, until the boat docked at 5 a.m, then went back aboard when the casino opened at 9 a.m. now he is suing the casino, charging that it should have refused his patronage because it knew he was addicted. it did know he had a problem.
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in march 1998 a friend of williams’s got him involuntarily confined to a treatment center for addictions, and wrote to inform the casino of williams’s gambling problem. the casino included a photo of williams among those of banned gamblers, and wrote to him a “cease admissions’’ letter. noting the ‘‘medical/psychological’’ nature of problem gambling behavior, the letter said that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demonstrating that patronizing the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being.
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the wall street journal reports that the casino has 24 signs warning: “enjoy the fun… and always bet with your head, not over it.’’ every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the indiana department of mental health. nevertheless, williams’s suit charges that the casino, knowing he was “helplessly addicted to gambling,’’ intentionally worked to ‘‘lure’’ him to “engage in conduct against his will.” well.
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the fourth edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders says “pathological gambling’’ involves persistent, recurring and uncontrollable pursuit less of money than of thill of taking risks in quest of a windfall.
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(44)____ pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities.
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forty-four states have lotteries, 29 have casinos, and most of these states are varying degrees dependent on – you might say addicted to – revenues from wagering.and since the first internet gambling site was created in 1995, competition for ga
mblers’ dollars has become intense. the oct. 28 issue of newsweek reported that 2 million gamblers patronize 1,800 virtual casinos every week. with $3.5 billion being lost on internet wagers this year, gambling has passed pornography as the web’s most profitable business.
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[a] although no such evidence was presented, the casino’s marketing department continued to pepper him with mailings. and he entered the casino and used his fun card without being detected.
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[b] it is unclear what luring was required, given his compulsive behavior. and in what sense was his will operative?
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[c] by the time he had lost s5,000 he said to himself that if he could get back to even, he would quit. one night he won $5,500, but he did not quit.
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[d] gambling has been a common feature of american life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin, or a social disease. now it is a social policy: the most important and aggressive promoter of gambling in america is the government.
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[e] david williams’s suit should trouble this gambling nation. but don’t bet on it.
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[f] it is worrisome that society is medicalizing more and more behavioral problems,often defining as addictions what earlier, sterner generations explained as weakness of will.
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[g] the anonymous, lonely, undistracted nature of online gambling is especially conducive to compulsive behavior. but even if the government knew how to move against internet gambling, what would be its grounds for doing so?
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答案解析：
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41. [答案] [c]
这篇文章经过david william的阅历，评述广泛的db表象。在一次db中， 他shu了20美元，随后便一发不可以收。留心第二段和第三段中数字的递加表象(20- +800- ….→21,000-→72,186)。而在一切选项中，[c]项中的数字5,000正好加添了800与21,000之间的空白，意义也完全契合上下文。
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42. [答案] [a]
空格前一段谈到: william 的一个兄弟协助他进入一家jd中心，并把william的疑问告诉给dc发回来一封jd信 ，并说，william 有必要供给医学或心思方面的根据证明他进入dc不会对他的身体安康构成损害，否则，不会再答应他进入。后一段的粗心是:《华尔街日报》 报导了dc的24声明，比方“以du为……不要过火”，每张票上都留有心思征询的免费电话。可是，明知他dc还成心引诱他“做违背自个自愿的作业”。空格中应触及dc重引william去db的内容。选项[a]与上下文完全契合，因而是正确答案。
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43. [答案] [b]
空格后一段粗心为 : 一份精力妨碍方面的专业杂志说，“病态的db”是指持续地、复发性地、不可以控制地寻求突发影响，而不是寻求金钱本身。这显着是在分析“病态的db”的表现。而上一段谈到dc诱使william进入dc，“做违背自个自愿的作业”。选项[b]的意思是：并不理解究竟是啥在引诱他；从何种意义来说，他的自愿才算不被强行？此项正好契合上下文逻辑。另外，上文最终一句中的lure -词与[b]项中luring 彼此照顾。因而, [b]是答案。
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44. [答案] [f]
因为本题空格是在段首,因而空格内容与后文联络更为亲近。后一句的粗心是:在科学或所谓科学的推进下,社会正把早年认为的性格缺陷或道德缺陷从头归类为与身体残疾类似的特性妨碍。选项[f]的粗心是:令人担忧的是，社会正在用药物处置越来越多的行为疑问，并把意志力单薄界说为“du”瘾发生。这两句的规划与内在非常类似，因而应选[f]为答案。
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45. [答案] [d]
空格后文说到: 44 个州有cp，29 个州有dc，大大都州都不一样程度地依靠着db业带来的税收。这显着是一种政府行为。 触及政府行为的有[d]和[g]两个选项，而[g]讲的是这篇文章最终才说到的网络db，只需[d]契合题意。???
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谢谢阅览
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