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最新考研英语新题型模拟试题及答案
考研英语新题型模拟试题及答案
Englishhasbecometheworld’snumberonelanguageinthe20thcentury.Ineverycountrywhereisnotthenativelanguage,especiallyintheThirdWorld,peoplemuststrivetolearnittothebestoftheirabilities,iftheywanttoparticipatefullyinthedevelopmentoftheircountries.41)__________.
42)__________.Nonetheless,aworldfullofdifferentlanguagewilldisappearifthepresenttrendinmanycountriestouseEnglishtoreplacethenationalorofficiallanguagesineducation,tradeandevenpoliticscontinues.43)__________.
TheThirdWorldcountriesthatarenowusingEnglishasamediumofinstructionaredepriving75percentoftheirfutureleadersofapropereducation.Accordingtomanystudies,onlyaround20to25percentofstudentsinthesecountriescanmanagetolearnthelanguageofinstructionaswellasbasicsubjectsatthesametime.ManyleadersoftheseThirdWorldcountriesareobsessedwithEnglishandforthemEnglishiseverything.TheyseemtobelievethatifthestudentsspeakEnglish,theyarealreadyknowledgeable.44)__________.
Allthegreatestcountriesoftheworldaregreatbecausetheyconstantlyusetheirownlanguagesinallnationaldevelopmentactivities,includingeducation.Fromapsychologicalpointofview,thosewhoaretaughtintheirownlanguagefromthestartwilldevelopbetterself-confidenceandself-reliance.Fromalinguisticpointofview,thebestbrainscanonlybeproducedifstudentsareeducatedintheirownlanguagefromthestart.45)__________.
Thereisnothingwrong,however,inlearningaforeignlanguageatadvancedlevelsofeducation.Butthebestthingtodoistohaveagoodeducationinone’snativelanguagefirst,thengoabroadtohaveauniversityinaforeignlanguage.
A)Ifthissituationcontinues,thenativeorofficiallanguagesofthesecountrieswillcertainlydiewithintwoorthreegenerations.Thisphenomenonhasbeencalledlinguisticgenocide.Alanguagediesifitisnotfullyusedinmostactivities,particularlyasamediumofinstructioninschools.
B)Thosewhoaretaughtinaforeignlanguageformthestartwilltendtobeimitatorsandlackself-confidence.Theywilltendtorelyonforeignconsultants.
C)SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.
D)ButmanypeopleareconcernedthatEnglish’sdominancewilldestroynativelanguages.
E)TheseleadersspeakandwriteEnglishmuchbetterthantheirnationallanguages.IftheseleadersdeliverspeechesanywhereintheworldtheyuseEnglishandtheyfeelmoreathomewithitandproudoftheirabilityaswell.Thecitizensoftheircountriesdonotunderstandtheirleader’sspeechesbecausetheyaremadeinaforeignlanguage.
F)HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspapers.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.
G)AcloseexaminationrevealsagreatnumberoflanguageshavefallencasualtytoEnglish.Forexample,ithaswipedoutHawaiian,Welsh,ScotchGaelic,Irish,nativeAmericanlanguages,andmanyothers.Luckily,someoftheselanguagesarenowbeingrevived,suchasHawaiianandWelsh,andtheselanguageswillliveagain,hopefully,ifdedicatedpeoplecontinuetheirworkofrevivingthem.
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In1959theaverageAmericanfamilypaid$989forayear’ssupplyoffood.In1972thefamilypaid$1,311.Thatwasapriceincreaseofnearlyone–third.Everyfamilyhashadthissortofexperience.Everyoneagreesthatthecostoffeedingafamilyhasrisensharply.Butthereislessagreementwhenreasonsfortherisearebeingdiscussed.Whoisreallyresponsible?
Manyblamethefarmerswhoproducethevegetables,fruit,meat,eggs,andcheesethatstoresofferforsale.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,thefarmer’sshareofthe$1,311spentbythefamilyin1972was$521.Thiswas31percentmorethanthefarmerhadreceivedin1959.
Butfarmersclaimthatthisincreasewasverysmallcomparedtotheincreaseintheircostofliving.Farmerstendtoblameothersforthesharpriseinfoodprices.Theyparticularlyblamethosewhoprocessthefarmproductsaftertheproductsleavethefarm.Theseincludetruckdrivers,meatpackers,manufacturersofpackagesandotherfoodcontainers,andtheownersofstoreswherefoodissold.41)__________.
Ofthe$1,311familyfoodbillin1972,middlementreceived$790,whichwas33percentmorethantheyhadreceivedin1959.Itappearsthatthemiddlemen’sprofithasincreasedmorethanfarmer’s.Butsomeeconomistsclaimthatthemiddleman’sactualprofitwasverylaw.AccordingtoeconomistsattheFirstNationalCityBank,theprofitformeatpackersandfoodstoresamountedtolessthanonepercent.Duringthesameperiodallothermanufacturersweremakingaprofitofmorethan5percent.42)__________.
43)__________.
Vegetablesandchickencostmorewhentheyhavebeencutintopiecesbysomeoneotherthantheonewhobuysit.Afamilyshouldexpecttopaymorewhenseveral“TVdinners”aretakenhomefromthestore.Thesearefullycookedmeals,consistingofmeat,vegetables,andsometimesdesert,allarrangedonametaldish.Thedishisputintotheoverandheatedwhilethehousewifeisdoingsomethingelse.Suchaconveniencecostsmoney.44)__________.
Economistsremindusmanymodernhousewiveshavejobsoutsidethehome.Theyearnmoneythathelpstopaythefamilyfoodbills.Thehousewifenaturallyhaslesstimeandenergyforcookingafteraday’swork.Shewantstobuymanykindsoffoodthatcanbeputonherfamily’stableeasilyandquickly.45)__________.
Itappearsthattheanswertothequestionforrisingpricesisnotasimpleone.Producers,consumers,andmiddlemenallsharetheresponsibilityforthesharpriseinfoodcosts.
A)Thus,aseconomistspointout:
”Someofthebasicreasonsforwideningfoodpricespreadsareeasilytraceabletotheincreasinguseofconveniencefoods,whichtransfermuchofthetimeandworkofmealpreparationfromthekitchentothefoodprocessor’splant.”
B)Theyareamongthe“middlemen”whostandbetweenthefarmerandthepeoplewhobuyandeatthefood.Aremiddlementheonestoblameforrisingfoodprices?
C)“Ifthehousewifewantsallofthese.”Theeconomistssay,“thatisherprivilege,butshemustbepreparedtopayfortheservicesofthethosewhomakeherworkeasier.”
D)Whothenisactuallyresponsibleforthesizeofthebillahousewifemustpaybeforeshecarriesthefoodhomefromthestore?
TheeconomistsatFirstNationalCityBankhaveananswertogivehousewives,butmanypeoplewillnotlikeit.Theseeconomistsblamethehousewifeherselfforthejumpinfoodprices.Theysaythatfoodcostsmorenowbecausewomendon’twanttospendmuchtimeinthekitchen.Womenprefertobuyfoodwhichhasalreadybeenpreparedbeforeitreachesthemarket.
E)However,someeconomistsbelievethatcontrolscanhavenegativeeffectsoveralongperiodoftime.Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.
F)Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.
G)Bycomparisonwithothermembersoftheeconomicsystembothfarmersandmiddlemenhaveprofitedsurprisinglylittlefromtheriseinfoodprices.
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Growingcooperationamongbranchesoftourismhasprovedvaluabletoallconcerned.Governmentbureaus,tradeandtravelassociationcarriersandpropertiesareallworkingtogethertobringaboutoptimumconditionsfortravelers.
41)__________.Theydistributematerialstoagencies,suchasjournals,brochuresandadvertisingprojects.42)__________.
Touristcounselorsgivevaluableseminarstoacquaintagentswithnewprogramsandtechniquesinselling.43)__________.
Propertiesandagenciesworkcloselytogethertomakethemostsuitablecontracts,consideringboththecomfortoftheclientsandtheirownprofitablefinancialarrangement.44)__________.
45)__________.Carriersaredependentuponagenciestosupplypassengers,andagenciesaredependentuponcarrierstopresentthemwithmarketabletours.Allservicesmustworktogetherforgreaterefficiency,fairpricingandcontentedcustomers.
A)Thesameconfidenceexistsbetweenagenciesandcarriersincludingcar-rentalandsight-seeingservices.
B)Theyofferfamiliarizationandworkshoptourssothatinashorttimeagentscanobtainfirst-handknowledgeofthetours.
C)Traveloperators,specialistsinthefieldofplanning,sponsorextensiveresearchprograms.Theyhaveknowledgeofallareasandallcarrierservices,andtheyareexpertsinorganizingdifferenttypesoftoursandinpreparingeffectiveadvertisingcampaigns.
D)Asaresultofteamwork,tourismisflouringinallcountries.
E)Agenciesrelyuponthegoodservicesofhotels,and,conversely,hotelsrelyupon
agencies,tofulfilltheircontractsandtosendthemclients.
F)Inthiswayagentslearntoexplaindestinationsandtosuggestdifferentmodesandcombinationsoftravel-Planes,ships,trains,motorcoaches,car-rentals,andevencarpurchases.
G)Consequently,theagenciesstartedtopaymoreattentiontothecomfortoftravel.
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FieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibioticsgiventofarmanimals.Thedrugs,whichareinmanuresprayedontofieldsasfertilizers,couldbegettingintoourfoodandwater,helpingtocreateanewgenerationofantibiotic-resistant“superbugs“.