1996年全国硕士研究生考试英语试卷及答案

Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgement. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.

　　51. What do the elders mean when they say, "It's not what yau want in this world, but what

　　you get. "?

　　(A) You'll certainly get what you want.

　　(B) It's no use dreaming.

　　(C) You should be dissatisfied with what you have.

　　(D) It's essential to set a goal for yourself.

　　52. A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as__.

　　(A) an illustration of how to write an application for a job

　　(B) an indication of how to secure a good job

　　(C) a guideline for job description

　　(D) a principle for job evaluation

　　53. According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job

　　because __.

　　(A) that is the first step to please the employer

　　(B) that is the requirement of the employer

　　(C) it enables him to know when to sell his services

　　(D) it forces him to become clearly aware of himself

　　54. When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have some-

　　thing__.

　　(A) definite to offer (B) imaginary to provide

　　(C) practical to supply (D) desirable to present

　　Passage 2

　　With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation's news coverage, as well as listen to it. And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio station. They are brought sport , comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs , education , religion , parliamentary coverage, children ' s pragrammes and films for an annual licence fee of 83 pounds per household.

　　It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 years——yet the BBC' s future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programmes are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain.

　　The debate was launched by the Government , which invited anyone with an opinion of the

　　BBC-including ordinary listeners and viewers——to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC' s royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is,or to make changes.

　　Defenders of the Corporation-of whom there are many——are fond of quoting the American slogan "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. " The BBC "ain' t broke" ,they say, by which they mean it is not broken (as distinct from the word 'broke' , meaning having no money) , so why bother to change it?

　　Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is changing. The

　　commercial TV channels——TV and Channel 4-were required by the Thatcher Government's Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the anival of new satellite channels——funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers' subscriptions-which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term .

　　55 . The world famous BBC now faces__ .

　　(A) the problem of new coverage (B) an uncertain prospect

　　( C) inquiries by the general public (D) shrinkage of audience

　　56. In the passage, which of the following about the BBC is not mentioned as the key issue?

　　(A) Extension of its TV service to Far East.

　　(B) Programmes as the subject of a nation-wide debate.

　　(C) Potentials for further intemational co-operations.

　　(D) Its existence as a broadcasting organization.

　　57. The BBC's "royal charter" (Llne 4, Paragraph 3) stands for__

　　(A) the financial support from the roval family (B) the privileges granted by the Queen

　　(C) a contract with the Queen (D) a unique relationship with the royal family

　　58. The foremost reason why the BBC has to readjust itself is no other than__

　　(A) the emergence of commercial TV channels

　　(B) the enforcement of Broadcasting Act by the government

　　(C) the urgent necessity to reduce costs and jobs

　　(D) the challenge of new satellite channels 转贴于：博学在线_考研

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　　Passage 3

　　In the last half of the nineteenth century "capital" and "labour" were enlarging and perfecting their rival organizations on modern lines. Many an old firm was replaced by a limited liability company with a bureaucracy of salaried managers. The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family firms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders. It was moreover a step away from individual initiative, t