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2006年硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题及答案(2)
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  A、peopleshouldlookforabaselinethatcan‘tworkforalongertime

  B、fisheriesshouldkeeptheyieldbelow50ofthebiomass

  C、theoceanbiomassshouldrestoreditsoriginallevel.

  D、peopleshouldadjustthefishingbaselinetochangingsituation.

  35、Theauthorseemstobemainlyconcernedwithmostfisheries‘

  A、managementefficiency

  B、biomasslevel

  C、catch-sizelimits

  D、technologicalapplication.

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  Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweirdandtheweirdestmaybethis:artists‘onlyjobistoexploreemotions,andyettheychoosetofocusontheonesthatfeelbad.

  Thiswasn‘talwaysso.Theearliestformsofart,likepaintingandmusic,arethosebestsuitedforexpressingjoy.Butsomewhereinthe19thcentury,moreartistsbeganseeinghappinessasinsipid,phonyor,worstofall,boringaswewentfromWordsworth’sdaffodilstoBaudelaire‘sflowersofevil.

  Youcouldarguethatartbecamemoreskepticalofhappinessbecausemoderntimeshaveseensuchmisery.Butit‘snotasifearliertimesdidn’tknowperpetualwar,disasterandthemassacreofinnocents.Thereason,infact,maybejusttheopposite:thereistoomuchdamnhappinessintheworldtoday.

  Afterall,whatistheonemodernformofexpressionalmostcompletelydedicatedtodepictinghappiness?Advertising.Theriseofanti-happyartalmostexactlytrackstheemergenceofmassmedia,andwithit,acommercialcultureinwhichhappinessisnotjustanidealbutanideology.

  Peopleinearliererasweresurroundedbyremindersofmisery.Theyworkeduntilexhausted,livedwithfewprotectionsanddiedyoung.IntheWest,beforemasscommunicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch,whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereinperilandthattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms.Givenallthis,theydidnotexactlyneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.

  TodaythemessagesyouraverageWesternerisbombardedwitharenotreligiousbutcommercial,andforeverhappy.Fast-foodeaters,newsanchors,textmessengers,allsmiling,smiling.Ourmagazinesfeaturebeamingcelebritiesandhappyfamiliesinperfecthomes.Andsincethesemessageshaveanagenda——tolureustoopenourwalletstomaketheveryideaofhappinessseemunreliable.“Celebrate!”commandedtheadsforthearthritisdrugCelebrex,beforewefoundoutitcouldincreasetheriskofheartattacks.

  Whatweforget——whatoureconomydependsonisforgetting——isthathappinessismorethanpleasurewithoutpain.Thethingsthatbringthegreatestjoycarrythegreatestpotentialforlossanddisappointment.Today,surroundedbypromisesofeasyhappiness,weneedsomeonetotellusasreligiononcedid,Mementomori:rememberthatyouwilldie,thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit.It‘samessageevenmorebitterthanaclovecigarette,yet,somehow,abreathoffreshair.

  36.BycitingtheexampleofpoetsWordsworthandBaudelaire,theauthorintendstoshowthat

  A.Poetryisnotasexpressiveofjoyaspaintingormusic.

  B.Artgrowoutofbothpositiveandnegativefeeling.

  C.Poetstodayarelessskepticalofhappiness.

  D.Artisthavechangedtheirfocusofinterest.

  37.Theword“bummer”(Line5.paragraph5)mostprobablymeanssomething

  A.religiousB.unpleasantC.entertainingD.commercial

  38.Intheauthor‘sopinion,advertising

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