2007年历年考研英语真题

Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)By 1830 the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies had become independentnations.The roughly 20 million 1 of these nations looked 2 to the future.Born in the crisis of the old regime and Iberian colonialism,many of the leaders ofindependence 3 the ideals of representative government,careers 4 to talent,freedom of commerce and trade,the 5 to private property,and a belief in theindividual as the basis of society.6 there was a belief that the new nations should besovereign and independent states,large enough to be economically viable andintegrated by a 7 set of laws.On the issue of 8 of religion and the position of the Church,9,there was less agreement10 the leadership.Roman Catholicism had beenthe state religion and the only one 11 by the Spanish crown.12 mostleaders sought to maintain Catholicism 13 the official religion of the new states,some sought to end the 14 of other faiths.The defense of the Church became arallying 15 for the conservative forces.The ideals of the early leaders of independence were often egalitarian,valuingequality of everything.Bolivar had received aid from Haiti and had 16 in returnto abolish slavery in the areas he liberated.By 1854 slavery had been abolishedeverywhere except Spain's 17 colonies.Early promises to end Indian tributeand taxes on people of mixed origin came much 18 because the new nationsstill needed the revenue such policies 19.Egalitarian sentimentswere oftentempered by fears that the mass of the population was 20 self-rule and democracy.1.[A]natives[B]inhabitants[C]peoples[D]individuals2.[A]confusedly[B]cheerfully[C]worriedly[D]hopefully3.[A]shared[B]forgot[C]attained[D]rejected4.[A]related[B]close[C]open[D]devoted英语试题.1.(共14页)