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Section I Structure and Vocabulary
In each question, decide which of the four choices given will most suitably complete the sentence if ed at the place marked. Put your choice on the answer sheet. (20 points)
1. A variety of small clubs can provide _____ opportunities for leadership, as well as for practice in successful group dynamics.
[A] durable
[B] excessive
[C] surplus
[D] multiple
2. By turning this knob to the right you can _____ the sound from this radio.
[A] amplify
[B] enlarge
[C] magnify
[D] reinforce
3. Under the _____ confronting them it was impossible to continue the strike any longer.
[A] surroundings
[B] settings
[C] circumstances
[D] environments
4. We have the system of exploitation of man by man.
[A] cancelled
[B] abolished
[C] refused
[D] rejected
5. We shall probably never be able to _____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.
[A] assert
[B] impart
[C] ascertain
[D] notify
6. This diploma _____ that you have completed high school.
[A] proves
[B] certifies
[C] secures
[D] approves
7. Up until that time, his interest had focused almost _____ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft.
[A] restrictively
[B] radically
[C] inclusively
[D] exclusively
8. That sound doesn’t _____ in his language so it’s difficult for him to pronounce.
[A] happen
[B] take place
[C] occur
[D] run
9. The security guard _____ two men who were yelling in the courtroom.
[A] expelled
[B] propelled
[C] repelled
[D] dispelled
10. In most cases politicians are _____ as they seldom tell the truth.
[A] credible
[B] credulous
[C] incredulous
[D] incredible
11. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable _____.
[A] future
[B] possibility
[C] ability
[D] opportunity
12. Britain has the highest _____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
[A] density
[B] intensity
[C] popularity
[D] prosperity
13. CCTV programs are _____ by satellite to the remotest areas in the country.
[A] transferred
[B] transported
[C] transformed
[D] transmitted
14. An energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports and cut the budget _____.
[A] disposition
[B] deficit
[C] defect
[D] discrepancy
15. The government will _____ a reform in the educational system.
[A] initiate
[B] initial
[C] initiative
[D] intimate
Section III Reading Comprehension
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D] Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET (40 points)
Text 1
The period of adolescence, i.e., the period between childhood and adulthood, may be long or short, depending on social expectations and on society’s definition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood. In primitive societies adolescence is frequently a relatively short period of time, while in industrial societies with patterns of prolonged education coupled with laws against child labor, the period of adolescence is much longer and may include most of the second decade of one’s life. Furthermore, the length of the adolescent period and the definition of adulthood status may change in a given society as social and economic conditions change. Examples of this type of change are the disappearance of the frontier in the latter part of the nineteenth century in the United States, and more universally, the industrialization of an agricultural society.
In modern society, ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance and there no longer is agreement as to what constitutes initiation ceremonies. Social ones have been replaced by a sequence of steps that lead to increased recognition and social status. For example, grade school graduation, high school graduation and college graduation constitute such a sequence, and while each step implies certain behavioral changes and social recognition, the significance of each depends on the socio-economic status and the educational ambition of the individual. Ceremonies for adolescence have also been replaced by legal definitions of status roles, right, privileges and responsibilities. It is during the nine years from the twelfth birthday to the twenty-first that the protective and restrictive aspects of childhood and minor status are removed and adult privileges and responsibilities are granted. The twelve-year-old is no longer considered a child and has to pay full fare for train, airplane, theater and movie tickets. Basically, the individual at this age loses childhood privileges without gaining significant adult rights. At the age of sixteen the adolescent is granted certain adult rights which increases his social status by providing him with more freedom and choices. He now can obtain a driver’s license; he can leave public schools; and he can work without the restrictions of child labor laws. At the age of eighteen the law provides adult responsibilities as well as rights; the young man can now be a soldier, but he also can marry without parental permission. At the age of twenty-one the individual obtains his full legal rights as an adult. He now can vote, he can buy liquor, he can enter into financial contracts, and he is entitled to run for public office. No additional basic rights are acquired as a function of age after majority status has been attained. None of these legal provisions determine at what point adulthood has been reached but they do point to the prolonged period of adolescence.
41. The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because ________.
[A] the definition of maturity has changed
[B] the industrialized society is more developed
[C] more education is provided and laws against child labor are made(C)
[D] ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance
42. Former social ceremonies that used to mark adolescence have given place to ________.
[A] graduations from schools and colleges
[B] social recognition
[C] socio-economic status(A)
[D] certain behavioral changes
43. No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until he is ________.
[A] eleven years old
[B] sixteen years old
[C] twenty-one years old(C)
[D] between twelve and twenty-one years old
44. Starting from 22, ________.
[A] one will obtain more basic rights
[B] the older one becomes, the more basic rights he will have
[C] one won’t get more basic rights than when he is 21(C)
[D] one will enjoy more rights granted by society
45. According to the passage, it is true that ________.
[A] in the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existed
[B] no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-one
[C] one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a driver’s license(A)
[D] one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the arm
33. D
Examples of stress-inducing events in the life of a young person are death of a pet, pressure to achieve academically, the divorce of parents, or joining a new youth group. 年轻人的生活中，能够带来压力的事件，包括宠物的死亡、学业的压力、父母的离异，或者加入新的年轻人群体。[D] event来自拉丁语evenire发生，e-出.外+venire来，发生出来的事就是“(比较重大的)事件”。而句子表语部分恰恰罗列了种种较为重大的事件。[A] evidence n. 明显，显著，明白，迹象，根据，[物]证据，证物;[B]accident n. 意外事件，(造成一定伤亡或者损失的)事故;[C] adventure n. 冒险，冒险的经历。
34. B
“学业上取得成就”用achieve。[A] acquire和[C] obtain作“获得”解时，作及物动词，后及宾语。[D]fulfill vt. 实践，实行，完成，达到，侧重“履行”之意。
35. A
The different ways in which individuals respond to stress may bring healthful or unhealthy results. 人们对压力做出的不同的反应方式，可能会带来有益于健康，或者不利于健康的后果。[A] respond(常与to连用)反应，回报，对……有反应，对……起作用;[B] return vt. 归还，回报，(经济)收益;[C] retort v. 反驳，反击;[D]reply vi. 答复，回击，报复，答辩，回答。
36. C
One person experiencing a great deal of stress may function exceptionally well while another may be unable to function at a11. 在巨大的压力下。有的人可能会应对非常自如，但是另一个人就完全无法正常发挥。[C] while此处是一个表示转折意义的连词，表示“虽然，但是”。例：You like tennis, while I’d rather read. 你爱打网球，但我爱看书。类似用法的连词还有whereas。例：Some people like fat meat, whereas others hate it. 有些人喜欢肥肉，相反有些人讨厌肥肉。
37. A
Satisfying social relations are vital to sound mental and emotional health. 让人满意的社会关系对于良好的精神和情绪健全至关重要。
[A] sound作形容词意为“完好的，健全的，合理的，明智的”。例：the sound development of a baby(一个婴儿的健康发育);sound judgment合理(明智)的判断。[B] all-round adj. 全面的，多才多艺的。
38. D
It is believed that in order to initiate, develop, and maintain effective and fulfilling social relationships people must possess the ability to know and trust each other, understand each other, influence, and help each other. 一般认为，要想建立，发展，并且维持有效而给人满足感的社会关系，人们必须拥有了解和信任他人，影响他人，及帮助他人的能力。[D]initiate vt. 创始，发起;[A] illuminate vt. 照明，照亮，阐明，说明;[B] enunciate v. 阐明，清晰发言;[C] enumerate v. 列举。
39. D
上下文中also一词提示天空处需要be capable of的近义词，所以possess the ability符合题意。
40. [A]
They must also be capable of resolving conflicts in a constructive way. 他们必须有能力以建设性的方法来解决冲突。
resolve和solve都有“解决”之意。例：solve/resolve a problem但resolve可用来表达“评定或平息冲突或争端等”之意，相当于settle。例：resolve/settle the quarrel in a friendly way(以友好的方式解决纷争)。此外，resolve还有“决心，决定”之意，相当于decide或determine。例：Parliament has resolved that… (国会决议……);to resolve/be resolved to do… (下决心做……)。
Section III Reading Comprehension
Text 1
41. [C] 意为：人们所受的教育增多以及反童工法的制定
根据题干直接定位到第一段第二句while…部分，它指出，(相对原始社会)，工业社会中青春期变长有两方面的原因：教育期的延长和反童工法的制定。所以，正确选项为[C]。
[A]的干扰来自于第一段第一句。它提到，“青春期的长短取决于不同社会对成熟和成年的定义”。接着第二句就比较了原始社会和工业化社会。从这两句其实我们可以推出这两种社会对成熟的定义必定不同。但第二句已经明确指出了具体原因，因此[C]为最佳答案。[B] 工业化社会更加发达，文中未提。[D]是工业社会中关于青春期变化的现象，而非青春期变长的原因。
42. [A]意为：从各类学校毕业
第二段第二句指出：青春期的社会仪式(social ones)已经被一系列阶段(a sequence of steps)所取代。第三句说明了“一系列阶段”的具体所指—─各阶段学习的毕业。所以，[A]为正确选项。
[B]、[C]、[D]的错误在于：social recognition、certain behavioral change 和socio-economic status本身都不是青春期仪式的替代品，而只是和其替代品紧密相连的因素。第三句提到，行为变化和社会认可度是伴随“阶段”而存在的，而一个人的社会经济地位会影响各阶段对他的重要性。
43.[C] 意为：21岁第二段后面部分从It is during the nine years到倒数第二句列举了青春期各阶段的权利。其中，第十句(at the age of twenty-one… public office)指出，21岁是开始享有完全成人权利的年龄。所以[C]为正确选项。
11岁不属于该部分介绍的范围;16岁时只能享有部分成人权利;12到21岁期间是一个从儿童向成人转变的过程，个人享有权利逐渐增加，但若享有完全成人权利，需要达到21岁。因此其他项排除。
44. [C]意为：个人的基本权利将不会比21岁时有所增加。
文中倒数第二句说明，一旦达到成人阶段(21岁)，将不再继续获得其他额外的基本权利。所以，本题的正确选项应为[C]。其他项[A] 个人会得到更多的基本权利;[B] 一个人越老，拥有的基本权利越多;[D] 人们将享有社会赋予的更多的权利;与原文内容相反。
45. 答案[A]意为：获得驾照的人就可以算是成人了
第一段末句指出，到了19世纪晚期，美国的青春期和成年期的分界线消失。Frontier意为dividing line。所以，[A]为正确选项。
第二段倒数第五句指出，18岁后，可以不经父母的同意结婚。所以[B]错在“21岁”。第二段四、六、七句说明：16岁青少年可以获得驾照，但只有到了21岁，他们才称为法律意义上的成年人。所以[C]错误。第二段倒数第六、七句说明：16岁就可以不受童工法限制，而18岁后他们才可以参军。所以[D]错误。
Text 2
46. [A] 意为：并不像表面看上去那样好。
第一段第三、四句指出，美国到处都在谈论所谓公司的振兴(tales of corporate revival)，但是，商界自认为正在进行的所谓生产率革命究竟是否名符其实(for real)，这一点却很难确定。该句实际上是全文的主旨，从反面提出了下文旨在回答的问题，所谓生产率革命根本不存在，官方的统计数字也并不怎么乐观;该段第四句指出，问题是;最近显示出的增长部分是由商业领域里此时出现的正常的反弹(rebound)造成的，因此，不能将它看作是更深层的(当指生产率)振兴的证据。由题目能够定位到第一段的这一句：What is harder to establish is whether the productivity revolution that businessmen assume they are presiding over is for real.其意思是：商人们自认为的他们所领导的生产力革命是否确有其事，这一点更加难以确定。因此可以看出作者觉得美国经济形式并不像商人们说的那样好，因此联系到了A选项。
最后一段引用了几个专家的评价，对目前进行的促进生产率发展的措施进行了否定，特别是罗森伯格的评价，在他看来，目前负责调整经济的顾问们所做的工作，多数都是垃圾(没有成效)，是典型的“于事无补”(ambulance-chasing)。
B意为：处于转折阶段。文章中只是说经济发展并不乐观，但是还没有达到转折的地步，因此该选项属于夸张类干扰项。
C意为：比现状要好得多。这个和原文意思恰恰相反，同作者的中心思想相违背。换句话说，这个是作者要批驳的观点。
D意为;几乎要实现全面复苏了。此选项同C选项，都是与作者思想相违背的，更何况，复苏这个词根本无从谈起。
47. [B] 意为：与商人的预想不符。或：不像商人预想的`那样好。
第二段指出，官方的统计数字也并不怎么乐观，如果将制造业和服务业算在一起(lump... together)，89年以来生产率平均增长了1.2%，比前十年的平均指数略有增长;1991年后，生产率每年增长约2%，是1978年至1987年这十年平均指数的一倍多。然而问题是：最近显示出的增长部分是由商业领域里此时出现的正常的反弹造成的，因此，不能将它看作是更深层的(当指生产率)振兴的证据。正如财政部长鲁宾所说的那样，一方面，大量的商业神话似乎表明生产率的激增(leap)，另一方面，(官方的)统计数字又是另一番景象，二者之间存在着一个“差距”(disjunction)。定位到第二段的这几句：There is, as Robert Rubin, the treasury secretary, says, a "disjunction" between the mass of business anecdote that points to a leap in productivity and the picture reflected by the statistics.其意思是：正如财政部长罗伯特?鲁宾所说的，生产力发生飞跃的商业传奇与统计数字所反映的情况之间存在着一种“脱节”。商业传奇即是说大量的商业神话似乎表明生产率的激增(leap)。因此，可以得出结论，经济发展的实际情况和商人们所塑造的神话有脱节，即联系到了B选项。
A意为：排除了商业领域里出现的正常的反弹。此选项定位到了原文第二段中的The trouble is that part of the recent acceleration is due to the usual rebound that occurs at this point in a business cycle，意思是：近年发生的生产力快速增长部分是由于商业周期通常到了这时候就会出现的反弹造成的。但是官方统计时并未排除此反弹，在原文中没有根据。原文只是说这个反弹是个trouble，但是并未说找个trouble被排除了。
C意为：与商人预想的一致。这个与B选项正好矛盾，参考B选项的解释。
D意为：没有准确地反映经济的状况。该选项的说法太笼统了，虽然由原文得出了“脱节”的结论，但是请注意，是生产力发生飞跃的商业传奇与统计数字所反映的情况之间存在着一种“脱节”，而不是该官方统计与经济情况存在脱节。至少，原文并未说该统计不准确，而只是说该统计与商人们预料的不符。
48. [B] 意为：他认为所谓的生产率革命并未奏效。
第一段指出，人们常说：不劳则无所获，但是，要是劳而无获呢?美国到处都在谈论所谓公司的振兴，但是，商界自认为正在进行的所谓生产率革命究竟是否名符其实，这一点却很难确定。作者的观点在此其实已表达得很清楚。
另外，从第三段来看，所谓的生产率革命包括了改组企业(business restructuring, reengineering)等一系列措施，正如第四段所指出的，近年所进行的一些重组措施也许并未奏效，而且，即使有所成效，效果也没有人们想像的那样广泛。在最后一段，作者引用了几个专家的评价，这几位专家对目前进行的促进生产率发展的措施更是持否定态度。作者的引用当然带有很大的倾向性，用以支持自己的观点。第一段指出，人们常说：不劳则无所获，但是，要是劳而无获呢?美国到处都在谈论所谓公司的振兴，但是，商界自认为正在进行的所谓生产率革命究竟是否名符其实，这一点却很难确定。作者的观点在此其实已表达得很清楚，就是说所谓的生产率革命并没起多大作用。而且由其他段也可看出，现实的数据与商人们所想的存在脱节，因此他们所鼓吹的革命并不奏效。因此联系到了B选项
A意为：他对“不劳则无所获”的真实性提出质疑。该选择项过于局限于字面意思。该选择项过于局限于字面意思，而与作者的真正用意无关。这是一个用字面意思来迷惑考生的干扰项。
C意为：他认为官方的统计数宁可能有错。正好相反，他们认为所谓的商业振兴仅仅是假象。联系上一道题，作者并未说官方的统计数据不符合实际。如果上道题明白的话，就会第一个排除此选项的。
D意为：他获得了商业振兴的确凿证据。这个选项有两个大错误。首先作者压根没说商业振兴，反而在说经济情况不如想象中的好。第二个错误是所谓的确凿证据无从说起。文章中所有的例证都是在说明“脱节”这个问题，而不是在说什么商业振兴。
49. [A] 意为：激进的改革对生产率的提高极其重要。
首先要看清楚题目，是说文章未提到的，大家一定不要犯这种低级错误，选了文章提到过的选项。，作者只指出促进生产率革命的措施并未奏效，未达到人们想象的效果，而并末提到应该如何才对。这属于过度引申的干扰项。
B意为：用新方法改变工作场所可以提高生产率。第三段第二句指出，重新改变工作场所仅是加快一个国家的国民经济综合生产率水平(overall productivity of an economy)的一种措施，促进生产率发展的因素还有许多，如：设备和机器投资、新技术、教育和培训投资等都会带来生产率的提高。
C意为：降低成本并不能保证带来长期利润。根据第五段第三句，在比尔看来，许多公司机械地(in a mechanistic fashion)应用改革措施，降低了成本，但对长期盈利却考虑不够。可见，降低成本和长期盈利并非总是成正比。
D意为：顾问们是一伙饭桶。不要以为这种骂人句肯定不会出现在原文中，那你就犯了主观主义错误了。文章最后一段指出，在罗森伯格看来，目前负责经济调整的顾问们所做的工作，多数都是垃圾(没有成效)，是典型的“于事无补”。
50. [D]否定的。 本题问：根据文章，作者对美国提高生产率的革命态度如何?作者在文章的一开头就提出，本文要讨论“得不偿失、劳而无功”的问题，所以作者对这场提高生产率革命的态度显然是否定的。故选D。 A有偏心的，有偏见的。 B乐观的。 C模棱两可的。均不符合题意，不能入选。
考研英语模拟试题及答案解析 2
Section I Vocabulary
Directions:
There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
1.Advertises often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending_____.
A.power B.force C.energy D.ability
2.Weve bought some______chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away
A.adapting B.adjusting C.binding D.folding
3.The new speed restrictions were a______debated issue,
A.heavily B.hotly C.deeply D.profoundly
4.His change of job has____him with a new challenge in life
A.introduced B.initiated C.presented D.led
5.No_____youre hungry if you havent eaten since yesterday
A.matter B.surprise C.wonder D.problem
6.The pianist played beautifully,showing a real_____for the music
A.feeling B.understanding C.appreciation D.sense
7.The boss into a rage and started shouting at Robert to do as he was told
A.flew B.charged C.rushed D.burst
8.Politicians should never lose______of the needs of the people they represent
A.view B.sight C.regard D.prospect
9.The employees tried to settle the dispute by direct_____with the boss
A,negotiation B.connection C.association D.communication
10.You havent heard all the facts so dont_____to conclusions
A.dash B.jump C.much D.fly
11.I am_____aware of the need to obey the vales of the competition
A.greatly B.far C.much D.well
12.The manager has always attended to the_____of important business himself
A.transaction B.solution C.translation D.stimulation
13.As is known to all a country gets a(an)______from taxes
A income B.revenue C.rind D.payment
I4,The government has decided to reduce______on all imports.
A.fee B.charge C.tariff D.tuition
15.The need for financial provision not only to producers but also to consumers
A.connects B.links C .associates D.relates
16.The ability of bank to create deposits is determined by the ratio of liquid assets which they___.
A.mount B.contain C.remain D.maintain
17 .The first serious prospect of a cure for Aids_____a treatment which delays its effects ha emerged A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than
18.His parents died when he was young,so he was____by his grandma
A.bred B.brought C.fed D.grown
19.The Japanese dollar-buying makes traders eager to______dollars in fear of another government inter
A.let in B.let out C.let go of D.let off
20.The local people could hardly think of any good way to______the disaster of the war
A.shake off B.get off C.put off D.take off
Section II Cloze
Directions: Read the following text.Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
A few decades ago,the world banking community invented new Electronic Funds Transfer(EFT) systems to move money more efficiently across countries and around the globe.The___21__benefit of such systems was to__22___the float of capital that was unavailable for?__23__checks were being cleared through banking__24__.Today,we understand that benefits of electronic banking are far more_25__than just reducing floating cash.The world of banking__26__revolutionized.It is__27_more efficient and faster,but more global.And now_28_the Internet,EFT systems are increasingly__29__with the new world of e-commerce and e-trade.
__30__1997 and 2003,EFT value__31__from less than $50 trillion to nearly $40 trillion,more than the__32__economic product of all the countries and territories of the entire world.These statistics__33__should emphasize the true importance of transnational EFT Satellite,wireless,and cable-based electronic fund transfers_34__the hub of global enterprise.Such electronic cash is_35__central to the idea of an emerging "worldwide mind." Without the satellite and fiber infrastructure to support the flow of electronic funds,the world economy would grind to a halt.
21.A.hiding B.getting C.driving D.giving
22.A.introduce B.reduce C.produce D.increase
23.A.which B.that C.while D.where
24.A.mechanics B.methods C.procedures D.systems
25.A.extensive B.intensive C.profound D.great
26.A.is B.has C.has been D.had been
27.A.far B.even C.just D.not only
28.A.with B.by C.for D.on
29.A.linked B.integrated C.controlled D.joined
30.A.Between B.In C.From D.Among
31.A.decreased B.raised C.elevated D.soared
32.A.gross B.accelerated C.combined D.collective
33.A.lonely B.alone C.only D.merely
34.A.present B.represent C.reserve D.comprehend
35.A.so B.nevertheless C.thereafter D.therefore
Section III Reading comprehension
Directions:
Read the following four passages.Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A,B,C and D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
Working at nonstandard times-evenings,nights,or weekends-is taking its toll on American families.One-fifth of all employed Americans work variable or rotating shifts,and one-third work weekends,according to Harriet B.Presser,sociology professor at the University of Maryland.The result is stress on familial relationships,which is likely to continue in coming decades.
The consequences of working irregular hours vary according to gender,economic level,and whether or not children are involved.Single mothers are more likely to work nights and weekends than married mothers.Women in clerical,sales or other low-paying jobs participate disproportionately in working late and graveyard shifts.
Married-couple households with children are increasingly becoming dual-earner households,generating more split-shift couples.School-aged children,however,may benefit from parents nonstandard work schedules because of the greater likelihood that a parent will be home before or after school.On the other hand,a correlation exists between nonstandard work schedules and both marital instability and a decline in the quality of marriages.
Nonstandard working hours mean families spend less time together for diner but more time together for breakfast.One-on-one interaction between parents and children varies,however,based on parent,shift,and age of children.There is also a greater reliance on child care by relatives and by professional providers.
Working nonstandard hours is less a choice of employees and more a mandate of employer.Presser believes that the need for swing shifts and weekend work will continue to rise in the coming decades.She reports that in some European countries there are substantial salary premiums for employees working irregular hours-sometimes as much as 50% higher.The convenience of having services available 24 hours a day continues to drive this trend.
Unfortunately,says Presser,the issue is virtually absent from public discourse.She emphasizes the need for focused studies on costs and benefits of working odd hours,the physical and emotional health of people working nights and weekends,and the reasons behind the necessity for working these hours."Nonstandard work schedules not only are highly prevalent among American families but also generate a level of complexity in family functioning that needs greater attention," she says.
36.Which of the following demonstrates that working at nonstandard times is taking its toll on American families?
A.Stress on familial relationships.
B.Rotating shifts.
C.Evenings,nights,or weekends.
D.Its consequences.
37.Which of the following is affected most by working irregular hours?
A.Children.
B.Marriage.
C.Single mothers.
D.Working women.
38.Who would be in favor of the practice of working nonstandard hours?
A.Children.
B.Parents.
C.Employees
D.Professional child providers.
39.It is implied that the consequences of nonstandard work schedules are .
A.emphasized
B.absent
C.neglected
D.prevalent
40.What is the authors attitude towards working irregular hours?
A.Positive.
B.Negative.
C.Indifferent.
D.Objective.
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Most human beings actual1y decide before they think.When any human being-executive,specialized expert,or person in the street-encounters a complex issue and forms an opinion,often within a matter of seconds,how thoroughly has he or she explored the implications of the various courses of action? Answer: not very thoroughly.Very few people,no matter how inte1ligent or experienced,can take inventory of the many branching possibilities,possible outcomes,side effects,and undesired consequences of a policy or a course of action in a matter of seconds.Yet,those who pride themse1ves on being decisive often try to do just that.And once their brains lock onto an opinion,most of their thinking thereafter consists of finding support for it.
A very serious side effect of argumentative decision making can be a lack of support for the chosen course of action on the pat of the "losing" faction.When one faction wins the meeting and the others see themselves as losing,the battle often doesnt end when the meeting ends.Anger,resentment,and jealousy may lead them to sabotage the decision later,or to reopen the debate at later meetings.
There is a better.As philosopher Aldous Huxley said,"It isnt who is right,but what is right,that counts."
The structured-inquiry method offers a better alternative to argumentative decision making by debate.With the help of the Internet and wireless computer technology the gap between experts and executives is now being dramatically closed.By actually putting the brakes on the thinking process,slowing it down,and organizing the flow of logic,its possible to create a level of clarity that sheer argumentation can never match.
The structured-inquiry process introduces a level of conceptual clarity by organizing the contributions of the experts,then brings the experts and the decision makers closer together.Although it isnt possible or necessary for a president or prime minister to listen in on every intelligence analysis meeting,its possible to organize the experts information to give the decision maker much greater insight as to its meaning.This process may somewhat resemble a marketing focus group; its a simple,remarkably clever way to bring decision makers closer to the source of the expert information and opinions on which they must base their decisions.
4l.From the first paragraph we can learn that .
A.executive,specialized expert,are no more clever than person in the street
B.very few people decide before they think
C.those who pride themselves on being decisive often fail to do so
D.people tend to consider carefully before making decisions
42.Judging from the context,what does the word "them"(line 4,paragraph 2) refer to?
A.Decision makers.
B.The "losing" faction.
C.Anger,resentment,and jealousy.
D.Other people.
43.Aldous Huxleys remark(Paragraph 3) implies that .
A.there is a subtle difference between right and wrong
B.we cannot tell who is right and what is wrong
C.what is right is more important than who is right
D.what is right accounts for the question who is right
44.According to the author,the function of the structured-inquiry method is .
A.to make decision by debate
B.to apply the Internet and wireless computer technology.
C.to brake on the thinking process,slowing it down
D.to create a level of conceptual clarity
45.The structured-inquiry process can be useful for .
A.decision makers
B.intelligence analysis meeting
C.the experts information
D.marketing focus groups
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:
Sport is heading for an indissoluble marriage with television and the passive spectator will enjoy a private paradise.All of this will be in the future of sport.The spectator(the television audience) will be the priority and professional clubs will have to readjust their structures to adapt to the new reality: sport as a business.
The new technologies will mean that spectators will no longer have to wait for broadcasts by the conventional channels.They will be the ones who decide what to see.And they will have to pay for it.In the United States the system of the future has already started: pay-as-you-view.Everything will be offered by television and the spectator will only have to choose.The review Sports Illustrated recently published a full profile of the life of the supporter at home in the middle of the next century.It explained that the consumers would be able to select their view of the match on a gigantic,flat screen occupying the whole of one wall,with images of a clarity which cannot be foreseen at present; they could watch from the trainers stands just behind the batter in a game of baseball or from the helmet of the star player in an American football game.And at their disposal will be the sane option s the producer of the recorded programmer has to select replays,to choose which camera to me and to decide on the sound whether to hear the public,the players,the trainer and so on.
Many sports executives,largely too old and too conservative to feel at home with the new technologies will believe that sport must control the expansion of television coverage in order to survive and ensure that spectators attend matches.They do not even accept the evidence which contradicts their view while there is more basketball than ever on television,for example,it is also certain that basketball is more popular than ever.
It is also the argument of these sports executives that television harming the modest team.This is true,but the future of those teams is also modest.They have reached their ceiling.It is the law of the market.The great events continually attract larger audience.
The world I being constructed on new technologies so that people can make the utmost use of their time and,in their home have access to the greatest possible range of recreational activities.Sport will have to adapt itself to the new world.
The most visionary executives go further.That philosophy is: rather than see television take over sport why not have sports taken over television?
46.What does the writer mean by use of the phrase "an indissoluble marriage" in the first paragraph?
A.sport is combined with television.
B.sport controls television.
C.television dictates sports.
D.Sport and television will go their own ways
47.What does "they" in line 2 paragraph 2 stand for?
A.Broadcasts.
B.Channels.
C.Spectators.
D.Technologies.
48.How do many sports executives feel with the new technologies?
A.they are too old to do anything.
B.They feel ill at ease.
C.They feel completely at home.
D.Technologies can go hand in hand with sports.
49.What is going to be discussed in the following paragraphs?
A.the philosophy of visionary executives.
B.The process of television taking over sport.
C.Television coverage expansion.
D.An example to show how sport has taken over television.
50.What might be the appropriate title of this passage?
A.the arguments of sports executives.
B.The philosophy of visionary executives.
C.Sports and television in the 21st century.
D.Sports: a business.
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
Convenience food helps companies by creating growth,but what is its effect on people? For people who think cooking was the foundation of civilization,the microwave is the last enemy.The communion of eating together is easily broken by a device that liberates household citizens from waiting for mealtimes.The first great revolution in the history of food is in danger of being undone.The companionship of the campfire,cooking pot and common table,which have helped to bond humans in collaborative living for at least 150000 years could be destroyed.
Meals have certainly sated from the rise of convenience food.The only meals regularly taken together in Britain these days are at the weekend,among rich families struggling to retain something of the old symbol of togetherness.Indeed,the days first meal has all but disappeared.In the 20th century the leisure British breakfast was undermined by the corn flake; in the 21st breakfast is vanishing altogether a victim of the quick cup of coffee in Starbucks and the cereal bar.
Convenience food has also made people forget how to cook.One of the apparent paradoxes of modern food is that while the amount of time spent cooking meals has fallen from 60 minutes a day in 1980 to 13M a day in 2002,the number of cooks and television programmer on cooking has multiplied.But perhaps this isnt a paradox.Maybe it is became people cant cook anymore,so they need to be told how to do it,or maybe it is because people buy books about hobbies---golf,yachting ---not about chores.Cooking has ceased to be a chore and has become a hobby.
Although everybody lives in the kitchen.its facilities are increasingly for display rather than for use.Mr.Silversteins now book,"trading up" look at mid-range consumers milling now to splash out.He says that industrial -style Viking cook pot,with nearly twice the heat output of other ranges,have helped to push the "kitchen as theater" trend in hour goods.They cost from $1000 to $9000.Some 75% of them are never used.
Convenience also has an impact on the healthiness,or otherwise,of food,of course there is nothing bad about ready to eat food itself.You dont get much healthier than an apple,and supermarkets sell a better for you range of ready-meals.But there is a limit to the number of apples people want to eat; and these days it is easier for people to eat the kind of food that makes them fat The three Harvard economists in their paper "why have Americans become more obese?" point out that in the past,if people wanted to eat fatty hot food,they had to cook it.That took time and energy a good chip needs frying twice,once to cook the potato and once to get it crispy.Which discouraged of consumption of that cost of food.Mass preparation of food took away that constraint.Nobody has to cut and double cook their own fries these days.Who has the time?
51.What might the previous paragraphs deal with?
A.The relationship between meals and convenience food.
B.The importance of convenience food in peoples life.
C.The rise of convenience food.
D.The history of food industry.
52.What is the paradox in the third paragraph?
A.People dont know how to cook.
B.The facilities in the kitchen are not totally used.
C.People are becoming more obsess,thus unhealthy.
D.Convenience food actually does not save people thrive.
53.What does the passage mainly discuss?
A.The bad effects of convenience food
B.Mr.Silversteins new book
C.Peoples new hobby
D.Disappearance of the old symbol of togetherness.
54.Why has American become more obese?
A.Because of eating chips.
B.Because of being busy.
C.Because of being lazy.
D.B and C.
55.Which of the following might the author mostly agree with?
A.There is nothing bad about convenience food.
B.Convenience food makes people lazy.
C.Convenience food helps companies grow.
D.Convenience food is a revolution in cooking.
Section IV Translation
Directions:
In this section there is a passage in English.Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2.
An art museum director with foresight might follow trends in computer graphics to make exhibit more appealing to younger visitor.
For instances,capable corporate manager might see alarming rise in local housing price that could affect availability of skilled workers in the region.People in government also need foresight to keep system running smoothly,to play budget and prevent war.
Many of the best known technique for foresight were developed by government planner,especially in the military,thinking about the unthinkable.
The futurist recognized that the future world is continuing with preset world.We can learn a great deal about what many happen in the future by looking systematically at what is happy now.
参考答案
Section I Vocabulary and Structure
1-5 CDBCC 6-10 CABAB 11-15 DABCD 16-20 CBACA
Section II Cloze( 15 x 1=15 points)
21-25 DBCDA 26-30 CABBA 31-35 DABBD
Section III Reading Comprehension(20x2=40 points )
36-40 CBADB 41-45 CBCAA 46-50 ACBDC 51-55 AAADC
Section IV Translation( 20x1=20 points )(参考译文)
56、富有远见的艺术馆馆长应该顺应潮流,充分利用计算机制图的优势,使各项展出更加吸引年轻的参观者。
57、比如说,能干的公司主管可能会从当地房价上涨这一现象中敏锐地观察到一丝的迹象,从而判断出涨价将不利于该地区吸引熟练工前来就职。
58、在政府部门就职的人也需要有远见,以保证个部门运转顺利,灵活地制定预算,并且可以防止战争爆发。
59、许多广为人知的使人们富有远见的方法都是由政府的策划者首创的。特别是在军队中,这种人大有人在。他们会失去琢磨一些一般人根本无法想到的事情。
60、那些笃信未来的`人意识到未来世界是与现实世界息息相关的。我们通过系统地观察现有世界中发生的事情,就可以在很大程度上预测到未来将要发生的事情
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