全国考研英语阅读真题题目及答案解析.docx

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全国考研英语阅读真题题目及答案解析

全国考研英语阅读真题题目及答案解析

　　英语阅读不管是在全国也好怎样都好，我们在考研中，阅读的速度都是能多快就有多块的。

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　　2000年全国考研英语阅读真题1

　　SectionIIIReadingComprehension

　　Directions:

　　Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeach

ofthequestions.ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.40points

　　Text1

　　Ahistoryoflongandeffortlesssuccesscanbeadreadfulhandicap,but,ifproperlyhandled,itmaybecomeadrivingforce.WhentheUnitedStatesenteredjustsuchaglowingperiodafter

theendoftheSecondWorldWar,ithadamarketeighttimeslargerthananycompetitor,givingitsindustriesunparalleledeconomiesofscale.Itsscientistsweretheworld’sbest,itsworkers

themostskilled.AmericaandAmericanswereprosperousbeyondthedreamsoftheEuropeansandAsianswhoseeconomiesthewarhaddestroyed.

　　Itwasinevitablethatthisprimacyshouldhavenarrowedasothercountriesgrewricher.Justasinevitably,theretreatfrompredominanceprovedpainful.Bythemid-1980sAmericanshadfound

themselvesatalossovertheirfadingindustrialcompetitiveness.SomehugeAmericanindustries,suchasconsumerelectronics,hadshrunkorvanishedinthefaceofforeigncompetition.By

1987therewasonlyoneAmericantelevisionmakerleft,Zenith.Nowthereisnone:

ZenithwasboughtbySouthKorea’sLGElectronicsinJuly.Foreign-madecarsandtextilesweresweepinginto

thedomesticmarket.America’smachine-toolindustrywasontheropes.Forawhileitlookedasthoughthemakingofsemiconductors,whichAmericahadinventedandwhichsatattheheartofthe

newcomputerage,wasgoingtobethenextcasualty.

　　Allofthiscausedacrisisofconfidence.Americansstoppedtakingprosperityforgranted.Theybegantobelievethattheirwayofdoingbusinesswasfailing,andthattheirincomeswould

thereforeshortlybegintofallaswell.Themid-1980sbroughtoneinquiryafteranotherintothecausesofAmerica’sindustrialdecline.Theirsometimessensationalfindingswerefilledwith

warningsaboutthegrowingcompetitionfromoverseas.

　　Howthingshavechanged!

In1995theUnitedStatescanlookbackonfiveyearsofsolidgrowthwhileJapanhasbeenstruggling.FewAmericansattributethissolelytosuchobviouscausesasa

devalueddollarortheturningofthebusinesscycle.Self-doubthasyieldedtoblindpride.“Americanindustryhaschangeditsstructure,hasgoneonadiet,haslearnttobemore

quick-witted,”accordingtoRichardCavanagh,executivedeanofHarvard’sKennedySchoolofGovernment.“ItmakesmeproudtobeanAmericanjusttoseehowourbusinessesareimprovingtheir

productivity,”saysStephenMooreoftheCatoInstitute,athink-tankinWashington,DC.AndWilliamSahlmanoftheHarvardBusinessSchoolbelievesthatpeoplewilllookbackonthisperiodas

“agoldenageofbusinessmanagementintheUnitedStates.”

　　51.TheU.S.achieveditspredominanceafterWorldWarIIbecause________.

　　[A]ithadmadepainstakingeffortstowardsthisgoal

　　[B]itsdomesticmarketwaseighttimeslargerthanbefore

　　[C]thewarhaddestroyedtheeconomiesofmostpotentialcompetitors

　　[D]theunparalleledsizeofitsworkforcehadgivenanimpetustoitseconomy

　　52.ThelossofU.S.predominanceintheworldeconomyinthe1980sismanifestedinthefactthattheAmerican________.

　　[A]TVindustryhadwithdrawntoitsdomesticmarket

　　[B]semiconductorindustryhadbeentakenoverbyforeignenterprises

　　[C]machine-toolindustryhadcollapsedaftersuicidalactions

　　[D]autoindustryhadlostpartofitsdomesticmarket

　　53.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

　　[A]Itishumannaturetoshiftbetweenself-doubtandblindpride.

　　[B]Intensecompetitionmaycontributetoeconomicprogress.

　　[C]Therevivaloftheeconomydependsoninternationalcooperation.

　　[D]Alonghistoryofsuccessmaypavethewayforfurtherdevelopment.

　　54.TheauthorseemstobelievetherevivaloftheU.S.economyinthe1990scanbeattributedtothe________.

　　[A]turningofthebusinesscycle

　　[B]restructuringofindustry

　　[C]improvedbusinessmanagement

　　[D]successineducation

　　2000年全国考研英语阅读真题2

　　Text2

　　Beingamanhasalwaysbeendangerous.Thereareabout105malesbornforevery100females,butthisratiodropstonearbalanceattheageofmaturity,andamong70-year-oldsthereare

twiceasmanywomenasmen.Butthegreatuniversalofmalemortalityisbeingchanged.Now,boybabiessurvivealmostaswellasgirlsdo.Thismeansthat,forthefirsttime,therewillbean

excessofboysinthosecrucialyearsw