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英语二模考卷

2013年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试

英语二

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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Animportantfactorofleadershipisattraction.Thisdoesnotmeanattractivenessintheordinarysense,forthatisabornquality1ourcontrol.Theleaderhas,nevertheless,tobeamagnet;acentralfiguretowardswhompeopleare2.Magnetisminthatsensedepends,firstofall,3beingseen.Thereisatypeofauthoritywhichcanbe4frombehindcloseddoors,butthatisnotleadership.5thereismovementandaction,thetrueleadersisintheforefrontandmayseem,indeed,tobeeverywhereatonce.Hehastobecomealegend;the6foranecdotes,whethertrueor7;character.Oneofthesimplestdevicesistobeabsent8theoccasionwhentheleadermightbe9tobethere,enoughinitselftostartarumoraboutthevitalbusiness10hasdetainedhim.To11upforthis,hecanappealwhenleastexpected,givingrisetoanotherstoryabouttheinteresthecandisplay12thingswhichotherfolksmight

13astrivial.Withthisgiftfor14curiositytheleaderalwayscombinesareluctancetotalkabouthimself.Hisinterestis15inotherpeople;hequestionsthemandencouragesthemtotalkandthenremembersall16isrelevant.Heneverleavesaparty17hehasmentallyfieldaminimumdossier（档案）on18present,ensuringthatheknows19tosaywhenhemeetsthemagain.Heisnotartificiallyextrovertbuthewouldusuallyratherlisten20talk.Othersrealizegraduallythathisimportanceneedsnoproof.

1.[A]in[B]beyond[C]under[D]of

2.[A]united[B]dragged[C]drawn[D]hauled

3.[A]at[B]in[C]about[D]on

4.[A]looked[B]recognized[C]exercised[D]respected

5.[A]Where[B]Though[C]Because[D]When

6.[A]minorrole[B]subject[C]joke[D]supplement

7.[A]incorrect[B]wrong[C]false[D]bad

8.[A]in[B]on[C]at[D]under

9.[A]refused[B]suspected[C]expelled[D]expected

10.[A]which[B]when[C]what[D]where

11.[A]take[B]make[C]come[D]give

12.[A]on[B]in[C]about[D]at

13.[A]look[B]think[C]view[D]deal

14.[A]decreasing[B]possessing[C]inspiring[D]urging

15.[A]directly[B]obscurely[C]scarcely[D]plainly

16.[A]which[B]that[C]what[D]one

17.[A]after[B]when[C]until[D]before

18.[A]someone[B]everyone[C]men[D]one

19.[A]when[B]where[C]which[D]what

20.[A]and[B]or[C]than[D]but

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingABCorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Passage1

YOUNGERAmericanswillhavetotakeourwordforit:

therewasatime,waybackwhenRonaldReaganwaspresident,whenyourcountrymenorderedcoffeebysimplyaskingfor“coffee”.Orderinga“ventiskinnychailatte”ora“grandechocolatecookiecrumblefrappuccino”wouldhaveearned,atbest,ablankstare.

ButthatwasbeforeHowardSchultztookStarbucksfromasinglecoffeehouseindowntownSeattletoachainwithmorethan17,000shopsin55countries.Thechaingrewsoquickly,andinsomeareasseemedsoubiquitous,thatasearlyas1998aheadlineinTheOnion,asatiricalAmericannewspaper,joked,“NewStarbucksOpensinRestRoomofExistingStarbucks”.Aftersufferingthroughleanyearsin2008and2009,thecompanyisagaingoingstrong.Inthe2011fiscalyearthecompanyserved60mcustomersperweek—morethanever.Italsohaditshighest-everearnings-per-share（$1.62）andglobalnetrevenue（$11.7billion）.

Yetin2011Starbucksdecidedtodoawaywithsomethingimportant:

itdroppedtheword“Coffee”fromitslogo.WhilecoffeeremainsascentraltoStarbucks’sbusinessandidentityashamburgersaretoMcDonald’s,thecompany’srecentAmericanacquisitionshavemoveditbeyondcoffee.InNovember2011itacquiredEvolutionFresh,asmallCalifornia-basedjuicecompany,for$30m,givingthecompanyafootholdinAmerica’s$1.6-billionhigh-endjuicemarket.AndinJuneStarbucksboughtabakery,BayBread,anditsLaBoulange-brandedcafes,for$100m.Starbucks’scustomers“haveneverbeenassatisfiedwithourfoodasourcoffee,”explainedTroyAlstead,Starbucks’schieffinancialofficer.

OnNovember14thStarbucksmadeitlargestacquisitionyet,buyingTeavana,anAtlanta-basedtearetailer,for$620m.Thisisnotthefirm’sfirstspreadintotheteamarket—itsstoresselltea,ofcourse,anditboughtTazo,ateamanufactureranddistributor,backin1999—butitisbyfaritsboldest.WhenStarbucksboughtTazoitwassimplyabrand,butTeavanahassome300shops,largelymall-based,throughoutNorthAmerica.MrAlsteadhopesthatscalewillallowStarbucks“todoforteawhatwedidforcoffee.”

Thismayseem,astheysayatStarbucks,atallorder.Americansdrinkfarmorecoffeethantea.In2011theaveragecoffeeconsumptionwas9.39poundsperperson,whileteawasasmall0.9pounds.Thatsaid,since1980America’scoffeeconsumptionhasfallen,andisforecasttofallfurther.Consumptionoftea,ontheotherhand,hasgrown,andisforecasttokeepgrowing—perhapsbenefitingfromtheperceptionthatithashealthbenefitsthatcoffeelacks,perhapsdrivenpartlybyimmigrationfromtea-drinkingcountries.TheTeaAssociationoftheUSAputthevalueoftheteamarketinAmericaat$8.2billionin2011,upfrom$1.8billionjust20yearsearlier,andforecaststhatitwillnearlydoubleinvalueagainby2014.Thesharpestgrowthwillcomefromteathatisgreen—whichalsohappenstobethecolourofmoneyandthelogoofStarbucks.

21.By"ordering...wouldhaveearnedablankstare"（Paragraph1）,theauthormeans.

[A]therewerefewertypesofcoffeeonoffer[B]peoplehadstrongpreferencetocoffee

[C]coffeeusednottobeinpopularity[D]coffeehousewasfilledwithmorepeople

22.ThejokeinTheOnionisintendedtoshow_____.

[A]theextensiveinfluenceofStarbucks

[B]thefastpenetrationofcoffeeshops

[C]thehugeprofitearnedinsellingcoffee

[D]theunlimitedexpansionofStarbucks

23."Coffee"isdeletedfromStarbucks'logomainlybecause______.

[A]itscoffeewasnotservedaswellasothergoods

[B]customers'otherdemandsshouldbemetaswell

[C]juicewasprovenamoreprofitablemarketthancoffee

[D]breadmightbethepriorityfoodwithmostcustomers

24.Inparagraph4,thepurchaseofTeavanawasregardedas"theboldest"because_.

[A]Starbuckscouldtakeadvantageofitswidedistributionnetwork

[B]TeavanaisthelargestteasellerinthewholeNorthAmericaarea

[C]ItisthefirstchanceStarbuckshaseverhadintheteamarket

[D]TeasellingwouldposethegreatestchallengetoStarbucks'business

25.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonforteamarketriseaccordingtothelastparagraph?

[A]thegreencolorofteaisasignofgoodfortune

[B]thenumberofcoffeedrinkersisonthedecline

[C]newimmigrantspreferteatocoffeeingeneral

[D]teaismoreoftenassociatedwithhumanhealth

Passage2

Twiceinthepastfouryearssurgesinthepriceofoilhavehittheworldeconomy.In2008thecostofabarrelofBrentcrudesoaredto$147,enfeeblingglobalgrowthevenbeforethefinancialcrisiskilledit.AyearagosupplydisruptionsfromLibyasentthepriceto$127,enoughtostallAmerica'sbeginningrecovery.Withoilnowbackabove$120abarrel,andtensionswithIranrunninghigh,theworriesareback.Willanoilshock,onceagain,upendtheglobaleconomy?

Fornow,theanswerisno.Thecostofcrudeisbackwhereitcausedtroubleinthepast.Butglobalgrowthisaffectedlessbytheleveloftheoilpricethantherateofitsrise.Andsofarthatrisehasbeenmoremodest.Abarrelofcrudecostssome15%morethanitdidatthebeginningoftheyear.Inthefirstthreemonthsof2011,theoilpricesurgedbyalmost35%.

Entirelyaresultofactualorfearedproblemswithsupply.Outputdisruptionshaveindeedpushedupprices.Rich-countryoilstocksareatafive-yearlowandSaudiArabia,theonlyOPECproducerwithsignificantsparecapacity,isalreadypumpingatanear-recordrate.Butpartoftherecentriseisdemand-related.Theworldeconomylookslessfragilethanitdidatthebeginningoftheyear,astheoddsofanimminenteurocatastrophehavediminishedandAmerica'srecoverylookstobeonstrongerground.Theoptimismaboutglobalgrowththathasboostedsharepriceshasalsobuoyedtheoilprice.

Still,thisisnocauseforcomplacency.Oneobviousriskisthatworriesaboutsupplyincrease,especiallyifrelationswithIrandeterioratetothepointofanIranianattempttoclosetheStraitofHormuz.EvenifAmerica'snavyensuredthatsuchaclosuredidnotlastlong,thepotentialdisruptionwouldbegreat:

thepriceofoilroseby80%intheinitialstagesofthefirstGulfwar.Anoilpriceof$200isyetanotherreasonforAmericatosteerIsraelawayfromanattack.

Asecondriskisthateconomicpolicymakersoverreacteventotherelativelymodestpricerisessofar.TheEuropeanCentralBank（ECB）tendstoworrymoreabouttheinflationaryimpactofdeareroilthanotherrich-worldcentralbanksdo,notleastbecausemorewagesinEuropeareautomaticallyindexedtoinflation.Lastyearitraisedinterestratesinresponsetocostlieroil,hardlyhelpingitsweakeconomies.Withoutputintheeurozoneshrinking,theECBisunlikelytorepeatthaterror.Thedangerthistimeisthattheriseinoilpriceswilldeteritfromeasi