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《考试中心8套题》liushuyi1981整理《考研英语最后冲刺8套题》模拟试题一
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)fromeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Chronicinsomniaisamajorpublichealthproblem.Andtoomanypeopleareusing1therapies,evenwhilethereareafewtreatmentsthatdowork.MillionsofAmericans2awakeatnightcountingsheeporhaveastiffdrinkor3anpill,hopingitwillmakethemsleepy.4expertsagreeallthatself medicatingisabadidea,andthecausesofchronicinsomniaremain5.
Almostathirdofadultshavetroublesleeping,andabout10percenthave6ofdaytimeimpairmentthatsignaltrueinsomnia.But7thecomplaints,scientistsknowsurprisinglylittleaboutwhatcauseschronicinsomnia,itshealthconsequencesandhowbesttotreatit,apanelofspecialists8togetherbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthconcludedWednesday.Thepanelcalled9abroadrangeofresearchintoinsomnia,10thatifscientistsunderstoodits11causes,theycoulddevelopbettertreatments.
Most,butnotall,insomniaisthoughtto12otherhealthproblems,fromarthritisanddepressiontocardiovasculardisease.Thequestionofteniswhethertheinsomniacamefirstorwasaresultoftheotherdiseasesandhowtroublesleepingin13complicatesthoseotherproblems.Otherdiseases14,theriskofinsomniaseemstoincreasewithageandtobemore15amongwomen,especiallyaftertheir50s.Smoking,caffeineandnumerous16drugsalsoaffectsleep.
TheNIHisspendingabout$200millionthisyearonsleep relatedresearch,some17tospecificdisordersandothers18theunderlyingscientificlawsthatcontrolthenervoussystemofsleep.Theagencywas19thepanel’sreviewbeforedecidingwhatadditionalworkshouldbe20atinsomnia.
1.[A]unproven[B]unknown[C]improper[D]imperative
2.[A]fall[B]lie[C]seem[D]become
3.[A]prescribe[B]pop[C]abuse[D]experiment
4.[A]And[B]Though[C]Thus[D]But
5.[A]peculiar[B]anonymous[C]mysterious[D]unexpected
6.[A]signals[B]symptoms[C]signs[D]symbols
7.[A]inadditionto[B]exceptfor[C]owingto[D]forall
8.[A]pulled[B]collected[C]brought[D]drawn
9.[A]on[B]for[C]up[D]in
10.[A]noting[B]notifying[C]nosing[D]nominating
11.[A]undertaking[B]underlining[C]underlying[D]undermining
12.[A]cause[B]accompany[C]follow[D]attend
13.[A]short[B]case[C]essence[D]turn
14.[A]inside[B]outside[C]aside[D]besides
15.[A]common[B]popular[C]frequent[D]regular
16.[A]conscription[B]description[C]subscription[D]prescription
17.[A]aimed[B]targeted[C]designated[D]designed
18.[A]examining[B]inspecting[C]verifying[D]assessing
19.[A]conducting[B]awaiting[C]receiving[D]considering
20.[A]assigned[B]charged[C]directed[D]attended
1《考试中心8套题》liushuyi1981整理
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
TimothyBerners LeemightbegivingBillGatesarunforthemoney,buthepasseduphisshotatfabulouswealth—intentionally—in1990.That’swhenhedecidednottopatentthetechnologyusedtocreatethemostimportantsoftwareinnovationinthefinaldecadeofthe20thcentury:
theWorldWideWeb.Berners Leewantedtomaketheworldaricherplace,notamasspersonalwealth.Sohegavehisbrainchildtousall.
Berners Leeregardstoday’sWebasarebelliousadolescentthatcanneverfulfillhisoriginalexpectations.By2005,hehopestobeginreplacingitwiththeSemanticWeb—asmartnetworkthatwillfinallyunderstandhumanlanguagesandmakecomputersvirtuallyaseasytoworkwithasotherhumans.
AsenvisionedbyBerners Lee,thenewWebwouldunderstandnotonlythemeaningofwordsandconceptsbutalsothelogicalrelationshipsamongthem.Thathasawesomepotential.Mostknowledgeisbuiltontwopillars:
semanticsandmathematics.Innumber crunching,computersalreadyoutclasspeople.Machinesthatareequallyadroitatdealingwithlanguageandreasonwon’tjusthelppeopleuncovernewinsights;theycouldblazenewtrailsontheirown.
EvenwithafairlycrudeversionofthisfutureWeb,miningonlinerepositoriesfornuggetsofknowledgewouldnolongerforcepeopletowadethroughscreenafterscreenofextraneousdata.Instead,computerswoulddispatchintelligentagents,orsoftwaremessengers,toexploreWebsitesbythethousandsandlogicallysiftoutjustwhat’sreliushuyi1981t.Thatalonewouldprovideamajorboostinproductivityatworkandathome.Butthere’sfarmore.
Softwareagentscouldalsotakeonmanyroutinebusinesschores,suchashelpingmanufacturersfindandnegotiatewithlowest costpartssuppliersandhandlinghelp deskquestions.TheSemanticWebwouldalsobeabottomlesstroveofeurekainsights.Mostinventionsandscientificbreakthroughs,includingtoday’sWeb,springfromnovelcombinationsofexistingknowledge.TheSemanticWebwouldmakeitpossibletoevaluatemorecombinationsovernightthanapersoncouldjuggleinalifetime.SurescientistsandotherpeoplecanpostideasontheWebtodayforotherstoread.Butwithmachinesdoingthereadingandtranslatingtechnicalterms,relatedideasfrommillionsofWebpagescouldbedistilledandsummarized.Thatwilllifttheabilitytoassessandintegrateinformationtonewheights.TheSemanticWeb,Berners Leepredicts,willhelpmorepeoplebecomemoreintuitiveaswellasmoreanalytical.Itwillfosterglobalcollaborationsamongpeoplewithdiverseculturalperspectives,sowehaveabetterchanceoffindingtherightsolutionstothereallybigissues—liketheenvironmentandclimatewarming.
21.Hadheliked,Berners Leecouldhave.
[A]createdthemostimportantinnovationinthe1990s
[B]accumulatedasmuchpersonalwealthasBillGates
[C]patentedthetechnologyofMicrosoftsoftware
[D]givenhisbrainchildtousall
22.TheSemanticWebwillbesuperiortotoday’swebinthatit.
[A]surpassespeopleinprocessingnumbers
[B]fulfillsuser’soriginalexpectations
[C]dealswithlanguageandreasonaswellasnumber
[D]respondslikearebelliousadult
23.Tosearchforanyinformationneededontomorrow’sWeb,oneonlyhasto.
2《考试中心8套题》liushuyi1981整理
[A]wadethroughscreenafterscreenofextraneousdata
[B]asktheWebtodispatchsomemessengertohisdoor
[C]usesmartsoftwareprogramscalled“agents”
[D]exploreWebsitesbythethousandsandpickoutwhat’sreliushuyi1981t
24.ThankstotheWebofthefuture,.
[A]millionsofwebpagescanbetranslatedovernight
[B]onecanfindmostinventionsandbreakthroughsonline
[C]softwaremanufacturerscanlowerthecostofcomputerparts
[D]scientistsusingdifferentspecialtytermscancollaboratemuchbetter
25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextis.
[A]DifferencesBetweenTwoWebs
[B]TheHumanizationofComputerSoftware
[C]ANewSolutiontoWorldProblems
[D]TheCreatorandHisNextCreation
Text2
Likethediscoeraitdominated,stagflationhasadistinctivebeat:
slowgrowth,risinginflation,highoilpricesandweaklabourmarkets.Inthe1970sthisnastycombinationhauntedtheglobaleconomy.Coulditbemakingacomeback?
Today’sworldeconomydoesseemtobeplayingsomesimilartunes.Inthestatementaccompanyingitslatestinterest ratehikeonMay3rd,America’sFederalReservefrettedaboutbothpricepressureandaslowdowninspending.OnMay4th,theEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)keptinterestratesunchanged,butworriedaloudaboutoilpricesandslowinggrowth.
Theevidenceismountingthatglobalgrowthhasslowed.InAmerica,outputgrewbyanannualised3.1%inthefirstthreemonthsof2005,theslowestpacefortwoyears.Morerecentfigures,fromweakretailsalestosoggyconsumerconfidence,suggestthissoftpatchmaybegettingsofterbytheday.InBritain,thelatestnumbers—inretailsalesandmanufacturing—pointtoweakergrowth.Andintheeurozone,sluggisheconomiesarelookingevermorelethargic.
Yetevenasgrowthisslowing,pricepressuresarelooming.InAmerica,consumerpricesrose3.1%intheyeartoMarch,upfrom1.7%ayearago.InBritain,inflationjumpedunexpectedlyinMarch.Andintheeurozone,consumerpricesarestillrisingfasterthanthe2%goalthattheEuropeanCentralBanktargets.Withoutputslowingandinflationstubborn,itissmallwonderthattheconcernsaboutstagflationarebackinfashion.
Infact,today’sversionofstagflationbearsscantresemblancetothe1970s.In1979,forinstance,America’scoreinflation,whichexcludesoilandfood,wasrisingatover7%ayear,whiletheeconomygrewbarelymorethan1%.Recentcoreinflation,at2.2%,isonlyjustabovethecentralbank’scomfortzone,whileGDPgrowthisprettyclosetotheeconomy’ssustainablerate.Thereisabitof“flation”,inotherwords,butnotmuchsignof“stag”.Theeurozone,bycontrast,hasplentyofstagnation,but—despitetheECB’snervousness—thereislittlesignthatitsinflationisgettingoutofcontrol.
Justbecausethingsarenotasbadasthe1970sdoesnot,byitself,givemuchcauseforcomfort,however.Howfarhistoryrepeatsitselfhingesontwootherfactors.Thefirstiscentralbankers determinationtoretaintheircredibilityasinflationfighters.The1970sstagflationresulted,inlargepart,fromextendedperiodsofloosemonetarypolicypursuedtoaccommodatethedemand cripplingeffectofoilshocksbyprintingmoney.Thecredibility obsessedfolkattheECBclearlyhavenointentionofrepeatingthatmistake.
ButtheFed’s(federalreserve)governorshaveplayedariskiergame.They