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考试中心资深命题人张剑主编最后冲刺8套题考研英语模拟试题一

模拟试题一 

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

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

  Chronicinsomniaisamajorpublichealthproblem.Andtoomanypeopleareusing1therapies,evenwhilethereareafewtreatmentsthatdowork.MillionsofAmericans2awakeatnightcountingsheeporhaveastiffdrinkor3anpill,hopingitwillmakethemsleepy.4expertsagreeallthatselfmedicatingisabadidea,andthecausesofchronicinsomniaremain5.

Almostathirdofadultshavetroublesleeping,andabout10percenthave6ofdaytimeimpairmentthatsignaltrueinsomnia.But7thecomplaints,scientistsknowsurprisinglylittleaboutwhatcauseschronicinsomnia,itshealthconsequencesandhowbesttotreatit,apanelofspecialists8togetherbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthconcludedWednesday.Thepanelcalled9abroadrangeofresearchintoinsomnia,10thatifscientistsunderstoodits11causes,theycoulddevelopbettertreatments.

Most,butnotall,insomniaisthoughtto12otherhealthproblems,fromarthritisanddepressiontocardiovasculardisease.Thequestionofteniswhethertheinsomniacamefirstorwasaresultoftheotherdiseasesandhowtroublesleepingin13complicatesthoseotherproblems.Otherdiseases14,theriskofinsomniaseemstoincreasewithageandtobemore15amongwomen,especiallyaftertheir50s.Smoking,caffeineandnumerous16drugsalsoaffectsleep.

TheNIHisspendingabout$200millionthisyearonsleeprelatedresearch,some17tospecificdisordersandothers18theunderlyingscientificlawsthatcontrolthenervoussystemofsleep.Theagencywas19thepanelsreviewbeforedecidingwhatadditionalworkshouldbe20atinsomnia.

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

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

TimothyBernersLeemightbegivingBillGatesarunforthemoney,buthepasseduphisshotatfabulouswealth—intentionally—in1990.Thatswhenhedecidednottopatentthetechnologyusedtocreatethemostimportantsoftwareinnovationinthefinaldecadeofthe20thcentury:

theWorldWideWeb.BernersLeewantedtomaketheworldaricherplace,notamasspersonalwealth.Sohegavehisbrainchildtousall.

BernersLeeregardstodaysWebasarebelliousadolescentthatcanneverfulfillhisoriginalexpectations.By2005,hehopestobeginreplacingitwiththeSemanticWeb—asmartnetworkthatwillfinallyunderstandhumanlanguagesandmakecomputersvirtuallyaseasytoworkwithasotherhumans.

AsenvisionedbyBernersLee,thenewWebwouldunderstandnotonlythemeaningofwordsandconceptsbutalsothelogicalrelationshipsamongthem.Thathasawesomepotential.Mostknowledgeisbuiltontwopillars:

semanticsandmathematics.Innumbercrunching,computersalreadyoutclasspeople.Machinesthatareequallyadroitatdealingwithlanguageandreasonwontjusthelppeopleuncovernewinsights;theycouldblazenewtrailsontheirown.

EvenwithafairlycrudeversionofthisfutureWeb,miningonlinerepositoriesfornuggetsofknowledgewouldnolongerforcepeopletowadethroughscreenafterscreenofextraneousdata.Instead,computerswoulddispatchintelligentagents,orsoftwaremessengers,toexploreWebsitesbythethousandsandlogicallysiftoutjustwhatsrelevant.Thatalonewouldprovideamajorboostinproductivityatworkandathome.Buttheresfarmore.  

Softwareagentscouldalsotakeonmanyroutinebusinesschores,suchashelpingmanufacturersfindandnegotiatewithlowestcostpartssuppliersandhandlinghelpdeskquestions.TheSemanticWebwouldalsobeabottomlesstroveofeurekainsights.Mostinventionsandscientificbreakthroughs,includingtodaysWeb,springfromnovelcombinationsofexistingknowledge.TheSemanticWebwouldmakeitpossibletoevaluatemorecombinationsovernightthanapersoncouldjuggleinalifetime.SurescientistsandotherpeoplecanpostideasontheWebtodayforotherstoread.Butwithmachinesdoingthereadingandtranslatingtechnicalterms,relatedideasfrommillionsofWebpagescouldbedistilledandsummarized.Thatwilllifttheabilitytoassessandintegrateinformationtonewheights.TheSemanticWeb,BernersLeepredicts,willhelpmorepeoplebecomemoreintuitiveaswellasmoreanalytical.Itwillfosterglobalcollaborationsamongpeoplewithdiverseculturalperspectives,sowehaveabetterchanceoffindingtherightsolutionstothereallybigissues—liketheenvironmentandclimatewarming.

21.Hadheliked,BernersLeecouldhave.

［A］createdthemostimportantinnovationinthe1990s

［B］accumulatedasmuchpersonalwealthasBillGates

［C］patentedthetechnologyofMicrosoftsoftware

［D］givenhisbrainchildtousall

22.TheSemanticWebwillbesuperiortotodayswebinthatit.

［A］surpassespeopleinprocessingnumbers

［B］fulfillsusersoriginalexpectations

［C］dealswithlanguageandreasonaswellasnumber

［D］respondslikearebelliousadult

23.TosearchforanyinformationneededontomorrowsWeb,oneonlyhasto.

［A］wadethroughscreenafterscreenofextraneousdata

［B］asktheWebtodispatchsomemessengertohisdoor

［C］usesmartsoftwareprogramscalled“agents”

［D］exploreWebsitesbythethousandsandpickoutwhatsrelevant

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?

Todaysworldeconomydoesseemtobeplayingsomesimilartunes.InthestatementaccompanyingitslatestinterestratehikeonMay3rd,AmericasFederalReservefrettedaboutbothpricepressureandaslowdowninspending.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,todaysversionofstagflationbearsscantresemblancetothe1970s.In1979,forinstance,Americascoreinflation,whichexcludesoilandfood,wasrisingatover7%ayear,whiletheeconomygrewbarelymorethan1%.Recentcoreinflation,at2.2%,isonlyjustabovethecentralbankscomfortzone,whileGDPgrowthisprettyclosetotheeconomyssustainablerate.Thereisabitof“flation”,inotherwords,butnotmuchsignof“stag”.Theeurozone,bycontrast,hasplentyofstagnation,but—despitetheECBsnervousness—thereislittlesignthatitsinflationisgettingoutofcontrol.

Justbecausethingsarenotasbadasthe1970sdoesnot,byitself,givemuchcauseforcomfort,however.Howfarhistoryrepeatsitselfhingesontwootherfactors.Thefirstiscentralbankersdeterminationtoretaintheircredibilityasinflationfighters.The1970sstagflationresulted,inlargepart,fromextendedperiodsofloosemonetarypolicypursuedtoaccommodatethedemandcripplingeffectofoilshocksbyprintingmoney.ThecredibilityobsessedfolkattheECBclearlyhavenointentionofrepeatingthatmistake.

ButtheFeds（federalreserve）governorshaveplayedariskiergame.Theyhave,thusfar,runanextremelyloosemonetarypolicy—evenafterthisweeksrise,rea