考研英语全真模拟题及答案解析二.docx

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考研英语全真模拟题及答案解析二

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　　SectionⅠUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

　　ManyforeignerswhohavenotvisitedBritaincallalltheinhabitantsEnglish,fortheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEngland.1,theBritishIslescontainavarietyofpeoples,andonlythepeopleofEnglandcallthemselvesEnglish.Theothers2tothemselvesasWelsh,Scottish,orIrish,3thecasemaybe;theyareoftenslightlyannoyed4beingclassifiedas“English”.

　　EveninEnglandtherearemany5inregionalcharacterandspeech.Thechief6isbetweensouthernEnglandandnorthernEngland.Southofa7goingfromBristoltoLondon,peoplespeakthetypeofEnglishusuallylearntbyforeignstudents,8therearelocalvariations.

　　Furthernorthregionalspeechisusually“9”thanthatofsouthernBritain.Northernersare10toclaimthattheyworkharderthanSoutherners,andaremore11.Theyareopen-heartedandhospitable;foreignersoftenfindthattheymakefriendswiththem12.Northernersgenerallyhavehearty13:

thevisitortoLancashireorYorkshire,forinstance,maylookforwardtoreceivinggenerous14atmealtimes.

　　InaccentandcharacterthepeopleoftheMidlands15agradualchangefromthesoutherntothenortherntypeofEnglishman.

　　InScotlandthesound16bytheletter“R”isgenerallyastrongsound,and“R”isoftenpronouncedinwordsinwhichitwouldbe17insouthernEnglish.TheScotsaresaidtobeaserious,cautious,thriftypeople,18inventiveandsomewhatmystical.AlltheCelticpeoplesofBritain（theWelsh,theIrish,theScots）arefrequently19asbeingmore“fiery”thantheEnglish.Theyare20aracethatisquitedistinctfromtheEnglish.（289words）

　　Notes:

fiery暴躁的，易怒的。

1.[A]Inconsequence[B]Inbrief[C]Ingeneral[D]Infact2.[A]confine[B]attach[C]refer[D]add

3.[A]as[B]which[C]for[D]so4.[A]with[B]by[C]at[D]for

　　5.[A]similarities[B]differences[C]certainties[D]features　6.[A]factor[B]virtue[C]privilege[D]division

　　7.[A]line[B]row[C]border[D]scale　8.[A]who[B]when[C]though[D]for

　　9.[A]wider[B]broader[C]rarer[D]scarcer　10.[A]used[B]apt[C]possible[D]probable　11.[A]perfect[B]notorious[C]superior[D]thorough

　　12.[A]swiftly[B]promptly[C]immediately[D]quickly　13.[A]appetites[B]tastes[C]interests[D]senses

　　14.[A]helpings[B]offerings[C]fillings[D]findings　15.[A]designate[B]demonstrate[C]represent[D]reckon

　　16.[A]delivered[B]denoted[C]depicted[D]defined　17.[A]quiet[B]obscure[C]faint[D]silent　18.[A]rather[B]still[C]somehow[D]even

　　19.[A]rendered[B]thought[C]impressed[D]described　20.[A]with[B]of[C]among[D]against

　　SectionⅡReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

　　Text1

　　Wehaveknownforalongtimethattheorganizationofanyparticularsocietyisinfluencedbythedefinitionofthesexesandthedistinctiondrawnbetweenthem.Butwehaverealizedonlyrecentlythattheidentityofeachsexisnotsoeasytopindown,andthatdefinitionsevolveinaccordancewithdifferenttypesofcultureknowntous,thatis,scientificdiscoveriesandideologicalrevolutions.Ournatureisnotconsideredasimmutable,eithersociallyorbiologically.Asweapproachthebeginningofthe21stcentury,thesubstantialprogressmadeinbiologyandgeneticsisradicallychallengingtheroles,responsibilitiesandspecificcharacteristicsattributedtoeachsex,andyet,scarcelytwentyyearsago,thesewerethoughttobe“beyonddispute”.

　　Wecansafelysay,withafewminorexceptions,thatthedefinitionofthesexesandtheirrespectivefunctionsremainedunchangedintheWestfromthebeginningofthe19thcenturytothe1960s.Theroledistinction,raisedinsomecasestothestatusofuncompromisingdualismonastronglyhierarchicalmodel,lastedthroughoutthisperiod,appealingforitsjustificationtonature,religionandcustomsallegedtohaveexistedsincethedawnoftime.Thewomanborechildrenandtookcareofthehome.Themansetouttoconquertheworldandwasresponsibleforthesurvivalofhisfamily,bysatisfyingtheirneedsinpeacetimeandgoingtowarwhennecessary.

　　Theentireworldorderrestedonthedivergenceofthesexes.Anyoverlappingorconfusionbetweentheroleswasseenasathreattothetime-honoredorderofthings.Itwasfelttobeagainstnature,adeviationfromthenorm.

　　Sexrolesweredeterminedaccordingtothe“place”appropriatetoeach.Women'splacewas,firstandforemost,inthehome.Theoutsideworld,i.e.workshops,factoriesandbusinessfirms,belongedtomen.Thissex-baseddivisionoftheworld（privateandpublic）gaverisetoastrictdichotomybetweentheattitudes,whichconferredoneachitsspecialidentity.Thewoman,sequesteredathome,“cared,nurturedandconserved”.Todothis,shehadnoneedtobedaring,ambitious,toughorcompetitive.Theman,ontheotherhand,competingwithhisfellowmen,wascaughtupeverydayinthestruggleforsurvival,andhencedevelopedthosecharacteristicswhichwerethoughtnaturalinaman.

　　Today,manywomengoouttowork,andtheirreasonsfordoingsohavechangedconsiderably.Besidesthetraditionalfinancialincentives,wefindambitionandpersonalfulfillmentmotivatingthoseinthemostfavorablecircumstances,andthewishtohaveasociallifeandtogetoutoftheirdomesticisolationinfluencingothers.Aboveall,forallwomen,workisinvariablyconnectedwiththedesireforindependence.（454words）

　　Notes:

pindown把…讲明确;确定。

immutable不可改变的。

dualism双重论。

divergence分歧，偏离。

overlapping部分巧合、一致。

time-honored由来已久的。

dichotomy一分为二，对立。

sequester使隔离。

becaughtupin被缠住于，如：

Heiscaughtupinthetrivia（琐事）ofeverydaythings.unduly过度地，不恰当地。

　　21.Itisonlyinrecentyearsthatwehaverecognizedthat

　　[A]thereisalmostnocluetotheidentityofbothsexes.

　　[B]theroledistinctionbetweendifferentsexesisconspicuous.

　　[C]thedifferentdefinitionsofsexesbearsonthedevelopmentofculture.

　　[D]theprogressofcivilizationgreatlyinfluencestheroledefinitionsofsexes.

　　22.Fromparagraph1wecaninferthatitisnowpossibleforwomentoembarkonacareerbecause

　　[A]thechangeinsexrolesisoutofthequestion.

　　[B]women'slibhasbeengoingonformanyyears.

　　[C]ideasabouttherolesofwomenhavebeenchanging.

　　[D]theexpansionofsciencesscarcelyremoldsthewomen'sroles.

　　23.TheauthorbelievesthatsexdiscriminationintheWestbeforethe1960swas

　　[A]preferable.

　　[B]prevalent.

　　[C]presumable.

　　[D]precedent.

　　24.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,theauthorseemstothinkthat

　　[A]femalepassivityisnatural.

　　[B]menandwomenarephysicallyidentical.

　　[C]menareborncompetitiveandaggressive.

　　[D]somedifferentsexidentityisacquired.

　　25.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantreasonforwomentogotowork?

　　[A]Wishtoclaimtheirrightsandfreedom.

　　[B]Ambitionandself-fulfillment.

　　[C]Financialincentives.

　　[D]Desireforasociallife.

　　Text2

　　ThedomesticeconomyintheUnitedStatesexpandedinaremarkablyvigorousandsteadyfashion.Therevivalinconsumerconfidencewasreflectedinthehigherproportionofincomesspentforgoodsandservicesandthemarkedincreaseinconsumerwillingnesstotakeoninstallmentdebt.Aparallelstrengtheninginbusinesspsychologywasmanifestedinastepped-uprateofplantandequipmentspendingandagradualpickupinexpensesforinventory.Confidenceintheeconomywasalsoreflectedinthestrengthofthestockmarketandinthestabilityofthebondmarket.Fortheyearasawhole,consumerandbusinesssentimentbenefitedfromtheeaseinEast-Westtensions.

　　Thebasesofthebusinessexpansionweretobefoundmainlyinthestimulativemonetaryandfiscalpoliciesthathadbeenpursued.Moreover,therestorationofsounderliquiditypositionsandtightermanagementcontrolofproductionefficiencyhadalsohelpedlaythegroundworkforastrongexpansion.Inaddition,theeconomicpolicymovesmadebythePresidenthadservedtorenewoptimismonthebusinessoutlookwhileboostinghopesthatinflationwouldbebroughtundermoreeffectivecontrol.Finally,ofcourse,theeconomywasabletogrowasvigorouslyasitdidbecausesufficientleewayexistedintermsofidlemenandmachines.

　　TheUnitedStatesbalanceofpaymentsdeficitdeclinedsharply.Nevertheless,byanyothertest,thedeficitremainedverylarge,andtherewasactuallyasubstantialdeteriorationinourtradeaccounttoasizabledeficit,almosttwo-thirdsofwhichwaswithJapan.Whiletheoveralltradeperformanceproveddisappointing,therearestillgoodreasonsforexpectingthedelayedimpactofdevaluationtoproduceintimeasignificantstrengtheninginourtradepicture.GiventhesizeoftheJapanesecomponentofourtradedeficit,however,theoutcomewilldependimportantlyontheextentofthecorrectivemeasuresundertakenbyJapan.AlsoimportantwillbeourowneffortsintheUnitedStatestofashioninternalpoliciesconsistentwithanimprovementinourexternalbalance.

　　Theunderlyingtaskofpublicpolicyfortheyearahead—andindeedforthelongerrun—remainedafamiliarone:

tostriketherightbalancebetweenencouraginghealthyeconomicgrowthandavoidinginflationarypressures