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考研英语一真题范本模板
2019年英语
(一)考研真题
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
TodayweliveinaworldwhereGPSsystems,digitalmaps,andothernavigationappsareavailableonoursmartphones.1ofusjustwalkstraightintothewoodswithoutaphone.Butphones2onbatteries,andbatteriescandiefasterthanwerealize.3yougetlostwithoutaphoneoracompass,andyou4can’tfindnorth,afewtrickstohelpyounavigate5tocivilization,oneofwhichistofollowtheland.。
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Whenyoufindyourselfwell6atrail,butnotinacompletely7area,youhavetoanswertwoquestions:
Which8isdownhill,inthisparticulararea?
Andwhereisthenearestwatersource?
Humansoverwhelminglyliveinvalleys,andonsuppliesoffreshwater。
9,ifyouheaddownhill,andfollowanyH2Oyoufind,youshould10seesignsofpeople.
Ifyou’veexploredtheareabefore,keepaneyeoutforfamiliarsights—youmaybe11howquicklyidentifyingadistinctiverockortreecanrestoreyourbearings。
Another12:
Climbhighandlookforsignsofhumanhabitation.13,evenindenseforest,youshouldbeableto14gapsinthetreelineduetoroads,traintracks,andotherpathspeoplecarve15thewoods。
Headtowardthese16tofindawayout.Atnight,scanthehorizonfor17lightsources,suchasfiresandstreetlights,thenwalktowardtheglowoflightpollution.
18,assumingyou’relostinanareahumanstendtofrequent,lookforthe19weleaveonthelandscape.Trailblazes,tiretracks,andotherfeaturescan20youtocivilization。
1.[A]Some[B]Most[C]Few[D]All
2.[A]put[B]take[C]run[D]come
3.[A]Since[B]If[C]Though[D]Until
4。
[A]formally[B]relatively[C]gradually[D]literally
5.[A]back[B]next[C]around[D]away
6。
[A]onto[B]off[C]across[D]alone
7。
[A]unattractive[B]uncrowded[C]unchanged[D]unfamiliar
8。
[A]site[B]point[C]way[D]place
9。
[A]So[B]Yet[C]Instead[D]Besides
10.[A]immediately[B]intentionally[C]unexpectedly[D]eventually
11.[A]surprised[B]annoyed[C]frightened[D]confused
12。
[A]problem[B]option[C]view[D]result
13。
[A]Aboveall[B]Incontrast[C]Onaverage[D]Forexample
14.[A]bridge[B]avoid[C]spot[D]separate
15。
[A]from[B]through[C]beyond[D]under
16.[A]posts[B]links[C]shades[D]breaks
17.[A]artificial[B]mysterious[C]hidden[D]limited
18.[A]Finally[B]Consequently[C]incidentally[D]Generally
19.[A]memories[B]marks[C]notes[D]belongings
20.[A]restrict[B]adopt[C]lead[D]expose
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts。
AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
FinancialregulationsinBritainhaveimposedaratherunusualruleonthebossesofbigbanks.Startingnextyear,anyguaranteedbonusoftopexecutivescouldbedelayed10yearsiftheirbanksareunderinvestigationforwrongdoing.Themainpurposeofthis“clawback”ruleistoholdbankersaccountableforharmfulrisk—takingandtorestorepublictrustinfinancialinstitution。
Yetofficialsalsohopeforamuchlargerbenefit:
morelongtermdecision—makingnotonlybybanksbutalsobuallcorporations,tobuildastrongereconomyforfuturegenerations。
“Short—termism”orthedesireforquickprofits,hasworsenedinpubliclytradedcompanies,saystheBankofEngland’stopeconomist。
AndrewHaldane.Hequotesagiantofclassicaleconomies,AlfredMarshall,indescribingthisfinancialimpatienceasactinglike“Childrenwhopicktheplumsoutoftheirpuddingtoeatthematonce"ratherthanputtingthemasidetobeeatenlast。
TheaveragetimeforholdingastockinboththeUnitedStatesandBritain,henotes,hasdroppedfromsevenyearstosevenmonthsinrecentdecades。
Transientinvestors,whodemandhighquarterlyprofitsfromcompanies,canhinderafirm’seffortstoinvestinlong—termresearchortobuildupcustomerloyalty.Thishasbeendubbed“quarterlycapitalism”.
Inaddition,newdigitaltechnologieshaveallowedmorerapidtradingofequities,quickeruseofinformation,andthusshortensattentionspansinfinancialmarkers.“Thereseemstobeapredominanceofshort—termthinkingattheexpenseoflong—terminvesting,”saidCommissionerDanielGallagheroftheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissioninspeechthisweek.
IntheUS,theSarbanes-OxleyActof2002haspushedmostpubliccompaniestodeferperformancebonusesforseniorexecutivesbyaboutayear,slightlyhelpingreduce“short-termism。
”InitslatestsurveyofCEOpay,TheWallStreetJournalfindsthat“asubstantialpart"ofexecutivepayisnowtiedtoperformance。
Muchmorecouldbedonetoencourage“long—termism,”suchaschangesinthetaxcodeandquickerdisclosureofstockacquisitions.InFrance,shareholderswhoholdontoacompanyinvestmentforatleasttwoyearscansometimesearnmorevotingrightsinacompany。
Withincompanies,therightcompensationdesigncanprovideincentivesforexecutivestothinkbeyondtheirowntimeatthecompanyandonbehalfofallstakeholders.Britain’snewruleisaremindertobankersthatsocietyhasaninterestintheirperformance,notjustfortheshorttermbutforthelongterm.
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,onemotiveinimposingthenewruleisthe_________。
A。
enhancebanker'ssenseofresponsibility
B。
helpcorporationsachievelargerprofits
C。
buildanewsystemoffinancialregulation
D。
guaranteethebonusesoftopexecutives
22。
AlfredMarshallisquotedtoindicate_________。
A.theconditionsforgeneratingquickprofits
B.governments’impatienceindecision-making
C。
thesolidstructureofpubliclytradedcompanies
D.“short—termism”ineconomicsactivities
23.Itisarguedthattheinfluenceoftransientinvestmentonpubliccompaniescanbe__________。
A。
indirect
B.adverse
C.minimal
D。
temporary
24。
TheUSandFranceexamplesareusedtoillustrate____________。
A。
theobstaclestopreventing“short-termism”。
B。
thesignificanceoflong—termthinking。
C。
theapproachestopromoting“long-termism"。
D.theprevalenceofshort-termthinking.
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A。
FailureofQuarterlyCapitalism
B.PatienceasaCorporateVirtue
C.DecisivenessRequiredofTopExecutives
D.FrustrationofRisk—takingBankers
Text2
Gradeinflation——thegradualincreaseinaverageGPAs(grade—pointaverages)overthepastfewdecades—isoftenconsideredaproductofaconsumererainhighereducation,inwhichstudentsaretreatedlikecustomerstobepleased.Butanother,relatedforce-apolicyoftenburieddeepincoursecatalogscalled“gradeforgiveness”-ishelpingraiseGPAs.
Gradeforgivenessallowsstudentstoretakeacourseinwhichtheyreceivedalowgrade,andthemostrecentgradeorthehighestgradeistheonlyonethatcountsincalculatingastudent’soverallGPA.
Theuseofthislittle-knownpracticehasacceleratedinrecentyears,ascollegescontinuetodotheirutmosttokeepstudentsinschool(andpayingtuition)andimprovetheirgraduationrates.Whenthispracticefirststarteddecadesago,itwasusuallylimitedtofreshmen,togivethemasecondchancetotakeaclassintheirfirstyeariftheystruggledintheirtransitiontocollege-levelcourses。
Butnowmostcollegessaveformanyselectivecampuses,allowallundergraduates,andevengraduatestudents,togettheirlowgradesforgiven.
Collegeofficialstendtoemphasizethatthegoalofgradeforgivenessislessaboutthegradeitselfandmoreaboutencouragingstudentstoretakecoursescriticaltotheirdegreeprogramandgraduationwithoutincurringabigpenalty。
“Untimely,”saidJackMiner,OhioStateUniversity’sregistrar,“weseestudentsachievemoresuccessbecausetheyretakeacourseanddobetterinsubsequentcontentsormasterthecontentthatallowsthemtograduateontime。
”
Thatsaid,thereisawayinwhichgradeforgivenesssatisfiescolleges’ownneedsaswell.Forpublicinstitutions,statefundsaresometimestiedpartlytotheirsuccessonmetricssuchasgraduationratesandstudentretention—sobettergradescan,byboostingfigureslikethose,meanmoremoney。
AndanythingthatraisesGPAswilllikelymakestudents-who,attheendoftheday,arepayingthebill—feelthey’vegottenabettervaluefortheirtuitiondollars,whichisanotherbigconcernforcolleges。
Indeed,gradeforgivenessisjustanotherwaythatuniversitiesarerespondingtoconsumers’expectationsforhighereducation.Sincestudentsandparentsexpectacollegedegreetoleadajob,itisinthebestinterestofaschooltoturnoutgraduateswhoareasqualifiedaspossible—oratleastappeartobe.Onthis,students’andcolleges'incentivesseemtobealigned.
26.Whatiscommonlyregardedasthecauseofgradeinflation?
A.Thechangeofcoursecatalogs.
B.Students’indifferencetoGPAS.
C。
Colleges’neglectofGPAS。
D.Theinfluenceofconsumerculture.
27。
Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofgradeforgiveness?
A.Tohelpfreshmenadapttocollegelearning。
B.Tomaintaincolleges’graduationrates.
C。
Topreparegraduatesforachallengingfuture.
D。
Toincreaseuniversities’incomefromtuition.
28。
AccordingtoParagraph5,gradeforgivenessenablecollegesto_________。
A.obtainmorefinancialsupport
B。
boosttheirstudentenrollments
C。
improvetheirteachingquality
D。
meetlocalgovernments’needs
29.Whatdoesthephrase“tobealigned”(Line5,Para。
6)mostprobablymean?
A。
Tocounterbalanceeachother.
B。
Tocomplementeachother.
C.Tobeidenticalwitheachother.
D.Tobecontradictorytoeachother。
30.Theauthorexaminesthepracticeofgradeforgiven