06年考研英语模拟试题2二.docx

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06年考研英语模拟试题2二

06年考研英语模拟试题2

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SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

TEXT1

WHATisgoingoninMyanmar?

Europeandiplomatsventured-intothecapitalYangon,formerlyRangoon,thisweektodiscussthejunta'srecentcharmoffensive,andcameawaylittlethewiser,thoughthereareplentyofencouragingsigns.OnJanuary26thitwasrevealedthatthegovernmenthadfreedover80politicalprisoners.OneofthemwasTinOo,thevicechairmanoftheNationalLeagueforDemocracy,whichwonanelectionin1990thatthegeneralshaveneverhonored.TheprisonerreleasefollowedanannouncementbytheUNthatAungSanSuuKyi,whoheadstheNLDandhasbeenconsistentlydemonizedbythegovernment,hadbeenmeetingsomeofthejunta'stopgenerals.

Bothofthesegesturesareextraordinary.ThegeneralshavebeenroundingupNLDmembersrelentlesslyoverthepastcoupleofyears,inanefforttoeradicateanyremnantsofanopposition.TheyhavebeenevenmoredoggedintheireffortstodiscreditMissSuuKyi,whowontheNobelpeaceprizeforopposingthemandwhoremainstherallyingpointfortheregime'sdetractorsaroundtheworld.LastAugustthegovernmentblockadedaroadfordaystopreventherfromvisitingsupportersoutsidethecity.Sincethenshehasbeenundervirtualhousearrest.

Sowhyhavethegeneralssuddenlyrelaxedtheirgrip?

Themostlikelyansweristhattheythinktheycanaffordto,notthattheyhaveto.Thoughwesterncountriesmaintainsanctionsagainsttheregime,itishardtobelievethatitisnowbuckling.MostAsiancountriesarestillhappytodobusinesswithMyanmar,andChinaespeciallyisdoingroaringcross-bordertrade.

Norshouldonereadtoomuchintoreportsofasplitbetweenreformersandhardliners.Traderestrictionsandmulti-tieredexchangeratesdoindeeddistortsomepartsoftheeconomygrotesquely.AndKhinNyunt,oneofthejunta'stopgenerals,doesappeartosupportmakingsomechanges.Butthereisnotmuchchanceofanythingdramatichappening."Thethingthattheyallagreeaboutisthatanyeconomicreformwouldcausechaosinthecountry,"saysonewesternbusinessmanwhopopsinandoutfromThailand.Andalthoughthegovernment'sgrowthfiguresareoverblown,theeconomyisneverthelessslightlyexpanding,ratherthancontracting.

Moreover,eventhe"reformers"withinthejuntahavelittleinterestinlooseninguppolitically.Theydonotthinktheyneedtodosotoimprovetheeconomy,andtheycertainlydonotfeelvulnerablepolitically.Themilitaryregime,saysarecentreportbytheInternationalCrisisGroup,athink-tank,is"asstrongasatanytimeinthecountry'shistory".Thearmyhasroughlydoubledinsizesince1988,whenitbloodilysuppressedawaveofprotestandinstalleditselfinpower.

UnfortunatelyforMyanmar'sdemocrats,thegeneralsappeartobesowellentrenchedthattheycannowaffordtoworkontheirpublicrelations.Thereisnoharminreleasingopponentsiftheoppositionisnolongerathreat.AndifMissSuuKyiisbecomingirrelevant,thereisnoharminmeetinghertodiscussthetermsofsurrender.

21.WhichoneisnotaboutSuuKyi?

AShewontheNobelPeacePrize.

BShesufferedthetorturefromthegenerals.

CThegeneralseradicatedher.

DTheNLDmembershadbeensuspiciousandgotridofbythegenerals.

22.Thereasonwhythegeneralsrelaxedtheirgripis

Atheythinktheprisonersarenotarealthreattothem.

Bthewesterncountriesmaintainsanctionsagainstit.CtheyhavetodosobecauseofUN'negotiations.

Dtheeconomyisontheedgeofstopping.

23.Theexpression"buckling"（line4,para3）mostprobablymeans

A.prosperous

B.fast-increased

C.exciting

D.terrible

24.TheeconomyinMyanmaris

Adramaticallychanging

Bincreasingalittle

Cgreatlycontracting

Dgrowingfast

25.Thispassagegivesusanimplicationthat

AMissSuuKyiisbecomingweaker.

BMissSuuKyiwillsurrender.

Cforthegenerals,theprospectseemssunny.

Dthereisstillalong-termnegotiation.

TEXT2

URUGUAYhasbeenaproudexceptiontotheprivatizingwavethatsweptthroughSouthAmericainthe1990s.Itsstate-ownedfirmsaremoreefficientthanmanyoftheircounterpartsinArgentinaandBrazileverwere.In1992,Uruguayansvotedinareferendumagainstprivatizingtelecoms.TheyrightlyobservethatsomeofArgentina'ssaleswerebotched,creatinginefficientprivatemonopolies.Andwithunemploymentat15%,nobodyisenthusiasticaboutthejobcutsprivatizationwouldinvolve.

ThatleavesPresidentJorgeBatllewithaproblem.Uruguayhasbeeninrecessionforthepasttwoyears,mainlybecauseoflowpricesforitsagriculturalexports,andbecauseofArgentina'swoes.Butpublicdebtisat45%OfGDP,and

rising.Someeconomistsarguethatprivatizationwouldgiveaboosttotheeconomy,byattractingforeigninvestment,andbyloweringcosts.CERES,athink-tank,havingcomparedtariffsforpublicservicesinUruguayanditsneighbors,believesliberalizationcouldsavebusinessesandhouseholdstheequivalentof4%ofGDPannually,raisegrowthandproduceanet45,000jobs.

Thepollsthatshowcontinuingsupportforpublicownershipalsoshowgrowingoppositiontomonopolies.SoMr.Batlleplanstokeepthestatefirms,butletprivateoneseithercompetewiththemorbidtooperatetheirservicesundercontract.

TheoppositionBroadFrontandthetradeunionsareresisting.Theyhavegatheredenoughsignaturestodemanda"publicconsultation"nextmonthonanewlawtoallowprivateoperatorsintheportsandrailways-areferendumonwhethertoholdareferendumontheissue.AlbertoBension,thefinanceminister,admitsthevotewillbeacrucialindicatorofhowfarthegovernmentcanpush.Buthenotesthat,since1992,attemptstooverturnlawsbycallingreferendumshaveflopped.

Theliberalizationoftelecomshasalreadybegun.BellSouth,anAmericanfirm,isthefirstprivatecell-phoneoperator.Thereareplanstolicenseothers,andtalkofallowingcompetitionforfixed-linetelephones.AnewlawallowsprivatecompaniestoimportgasfromArgentinatogenerateelectricityincompetitionwiththestateutility.AnotherplanwouldstripAncap,thestateoilfirm,ofitsmonopolyofimports.Ithasalreadybeenallowedtoseekaprivatepartnertomodernizeitsrefinery.

Hardertaskslieahead.Thestate-ownedbanksaresaddledwithproblemloanstofarmersandhomeowners.AndMr.Batlleshowsnoappetiteforcuttingthebloatedbureaucracy.

Afterayearinoffice,thepresidentispopular.Hehascreatedacross-partycommissiontoinvestigate"disappearances"duringUruguay'smilitarydictatorshipof1976-85.Theunionsareweakenedbyunemployment.AtCERES,ErnestoTalviarguesthatMrBatlleshouldnotehisownstrength,andpushaheadmoreboldly.ButthatisnottheUruguayanway.

26.Uruguayinthe1990s

Amovedintheprivatizingwave.

BadoptedthesamemeasureasthatofArgentina.

Cstucktoitsoldeconomicmode.

Ddevelopedveryslowly.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstfourparagraphs?

A.Uruguayhasbeenalwaystryingtojoinintheprivatizingwave

B.EconomistsarguethatprivatizationistheonlywaytoboostUruguay'sGDP

C.MrBattleplanstoprivatizethecountry'seconomy

completely

D.TheoppositionBroadFrontisinfavorofprivatization

28.The5thparasuggeststhat

A.BellSouthisbuiltupin1982

B.Therehasbeennolawtoregulatetheelectricity

C.Ancapmaymodernizeitsrefinerywiththehelpofaprivatepartner

D.Liberalizationmakestheeconomyslack

29.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"flopped"（lastline,para4）?

A.succeeded

B.failed

C.followed

D.provoked

28.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.PrivatizationisthrivinginUruguay

B.Now,referendahavelessstrengthtochangesomelaws

C.Uruguayanpeoplearesatisfiedwiththegovernment'sactionswithregardtotheeconomy

D.ThePresidentismanagingtokeepthestate

companiesefficient

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