全国硕士研究生入学考试英语模拟试题第二套.docx

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全国硕士研究生入学考试英语模拟试题第二套

作者：

庆学先，名牌大学英语教授，博士。

长期从事英语专业和大学英语的教学工作，并且参加过联合国的工作。

庆老师对专业英语、大学英语和考研英语都有深入的研究，并且编写出版了十多本这方面的辅导书。

庆老师翻译过十多本译作，曾在大陆和台湾出版。

庆老师潜心研究考研真题和国内数十家考研辅导试卷，想广大考研学子所想，急广大考研学子所急，精心编写了《考研英语5套卷突击提升版（考研英语新题型突破）》，受到广大考研学子的广泛关注。

《考研英语5套卷》，所有试题的题干和选项均经过精心设计，与考研真题的难度和信度一致。

经研究分析，考研试卷中的新增题型——阅读PartB是考生最易失分的。

为此，作者精心编写了32套新题型强化练习题（《新题型突破》），旨在帮助考生实现“考前10天提高10分”愿望。

全国硕士研究生入学考试英语模拟试题

TestTwo

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmark［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］onAnswerSheet1.（10points）

Generallyspeaking,aBritishiswidelyregardedasaquiet,shyandconservativepersonwhois1onlyamongthosewithwhomheisacquainted.Whenastrangerisatpresent,heoftenseemsnervous,2embarrassed.Youhavetotakeacommutertrainanymorningoreveningto3thetruthofthis.Serious-lookingbusinessmenandwomensitreadingtheirnewspapersordozinginacorner.Hardlyanybodytalks,sincetodosowouldbeconsideredquiteoffensive.

4,thereisanunwrittenbutclearlyunderstoodcodeofbehaviorwhich,5broken,makestheoffenderimmediatelytheobjectof6.

IthasbeenknownasafactthattheBritishhasa7forthediscussionoftheirweatherandthat,ifgivenachance,hewilltalkaboutit8.SomepeoplearguethatitisbecausetheBritishweatherseldom9forecastandhencebecomesasourceofinterestand10toeveryone.Thismaybeso.11aBritishcannothavemuch12intheweathermen,who,afterpromisingfine,sunnyweatherforthefollowingday,areoftenprovedwrong13acloudovertheAtlanticbringsrainyweathertoalldistricts!

Themaninthestreetseemstobeasaccurate—orasinaccurate—astheweathermeninhis14.

Foreignersmaybesurprisedatthenumberofreferences15weatherthattheBritishmaketoeachotherinthecourseofasingleday.Veryoftenconversationalgreetingsare16bycommentsontheweather.“Niceday,isn’tit?

”“Beautiful!

”maywellbeheardinsteadof“Goodmorning,howareyou?

”17theforeignermayconsiderthisexaggeratedandcomic,itisworthwhilepointingoutthatitcouldbeusedtohisadvantage.18hewantstostartaconversationwithaBritishbutis19toknowwheretobegin,hecoulddowelltomentionthestateoftheweather.Itisasafesubjectwhichwill20ananswerfromeventhemostreservedoftheBritish.

1.［A］relaxed［B］frustrated［C］amused［D］exhausted

2.［A］yet［B］otherwise［C］even［D］so

3.［A］experience［B］witness［C］watch［D］undergo

4.［A］Deliberately［B］Consequently［C］Frequently［D］Apparently

5.［A］unless［B］once［C］while［D］as

6.［A］suspicion［B］opposition［C］criticism［D］praise

7.［A］emotion［B］fancy［C］likeliness［D］judgment

8.［A］atlength［B］toagreatextent［C］fromhisheart［D］byallmeans

9.［A］follows［B］predicts［C］defies［D］supports

10.［A］dedication［B］compassion［C］contemplation［D］speculation

11.［A］Still［B］Also［C］Certainly［D］Fundamentally

12.［A］faith［B］reliance［C］honor［D］credit

13.［A］if［B］once［C］when［D］whereas

14.［A］propositions［B］predictions［C］approval［D］defiance

15.［A］about［B］on［C］in［D］to

16.［A］started［B］conducted［C］replaced［D］proposed

17.［A］Since［B］Although［C］However［D］Onlyif

18.［A］Evenif［B］Because［C］If［D］For

19.［A］ataloss［B］atlast［C］ingroups［D］ontheoccasion

20.［A］stimulate［B］constitute［C］furnish［D］provoke

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet1.（40points）

Text1

ReadersofourChristmasissuewereinvitedtonominatethewisestfoolofthepast50years.Theyrespondedmagnificently,thoughoftenpredictably.Butthiswasnotapopularitycontest,oranunpopularityone.ExceptJackKennedy,everyeligiblepresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnominated,alongwitheveryimportantpoliticalleaderoftherestoftheworld.AlanGreenspanwasapopularchoice,butsurprisinglyfewbusinessmenwereproposed.DonaldTrump,KennethLay,SteveJobs,SirRichardBransonandLordConradBlackwerethosemostoftenmentioned.Evenfewerwomenwerenominated,thoughDiana,PrincessofWales,wasastrongcontender.

PiersAllenofMaltanominatedRonaldReagan,explaining,“Ajoke-cracking,afternoon-napping,intellectuallightweightwhosememorycould,intimesofcrisis,alwaysbereliedupon,butonlytofail.Althoughfoolishenoughtoannounce,liveonradio,thathewouldbebombingRussiainfiveminutesandtakeadvicefromhiswife’sastrologer（占星家）,hewasalsowiseenoughtohavesurvivedunionleadershipandtwotermsasgovernorofCaliforniatoreachthepresidencyoftheUnitedStatesandendthecoldwarfavourablyfortheWest.AnyotherwisefoolsmakingittotheWhiteHousewillbehardpressedtofillhiscowboyboots.”

RichardSpencer（addressnotsupplied）choseYasserArafat,whosefoolishnesswasin“nevermissinganopportunitytomissanopportunity”.“WhileappearingtohispeopleasastrongleaderwhocouldstanduptotheIsraelis,Arafatwasunableto（orsimplychosenotto）seizethehistoricalmomentandforgeacompromisesolutionthatwouldbenefitthelotofthePalestinians.HadhebeenwiseenoughtomakeadealwithIsraelwhenthegoingwasgood,helikelywouldhavebeenburiedasabonafide（真正的）worldleaderinasovereignstateofPalestine.”

DenisPapathanasiouofHoboken,NewJersey,nominatedLawrencePeter“Yogi”Berra,baseballplayerfortheNewYorkYankees（1946-63）.“MrBerrahardlyqualifiesasanintellectual:

heisfamousforsuchremarksas‘Youdon’tlooksohotyourself’（inresponsetoacommentthathelookedcoolinhissummersuit）,‘What?

Youmeanrightnow?

（whenaskedforthetimeofday）,and‘Itakeatwo-hournap,fromoneo’clocktofour.’Onsecondglance,however,hisutterancesdepictacertainhonestZen-like（类似禅宗）wisdom:

Ifyoudon’tknowwhereyou’regoing,you’llwindupsomewhereelse?

Itwashardtohaveaconversationwithanyone—thereweresomanypeopletalking.Thosequalitieshaveinspiredaminiaturepopularcult（崇拜）ofbooksandseminars.Notbadforahumblebaseballplayerofmodesteducation.”

MrPapathanasioutakesfirstprize.

21.DennisPapathasiou’scommentsuggests.

［A］LawrenceBerraisnodoubtaconfusedcharacter.

［B］ItishardtohaveaconversationwithLawrenceBerra.

［C］Itiswrongtounderestimateapersonofmodesteducation.

［D］Thebaseballplayerisphilosophicalaboutlife.

22.WhatisNOTtrueofRonaldReagan?

［A］HewasatradeunionleaderbeforeassumingthegovernorshipofCalifornia.

［B］HethreatenedtobombtheSovietUnionontheadviseofanastrologer.

［C］HeprojectedanimageoftoughguywhenhewastheU.S.president.

［D］Hismemorycouldonlybereliedonintimesofcrisis.

23.ThepossiblereasontodroptheU.S.presidentsfromthecontestisthat.

［A］Themagazinedeliberatelydisregardedpopularityinthecontest

［B］mostofthereadersendorsedDennisPapathanasiou’schoice

［C］Theeditorsdecidedthattheywerenotstrongcontenders

［D］Thepurposeofthecontestwastooutwitthereaders

24.RichardSpencer’scommentimpliesthatthePalestinianleader.

［A］shouldhavedeclaredtheformationofaPalestinianstate

［B］failedtoidentifyahistoricalopportunitywhenitarose

［C］failedtoliveuptohisimageasastrongleader

［D］shouldhavebeenflexibleinhisapproachtodealingwiththeIsraelis

25.Theword“humble”（Line9,Para.4）denotes.

［A］self-importanceinbearing［B］modestyinbehavior

［C］afreeofcarecharacter［D］easy-goingnessinmanners

Text2

Theagingprocessmaynotbetheresultofarigidgeneticprogramthatinitselfdictateslongevity.Onthecontrary,whatweseeasmaximumlifespanmaysimplybethecomplexandindirectresultofmultipletraitsintheorganismthatareinternallytiedtonormaldevelopment.Inotherwords,itisnotthatthebodyissomehowpre-programmedtoacquiregrayhair,wrinkles,ordiminishedmetabolic（新陈代谢的）functions.Rather,thesesignsofagingaresimplytelltalesideeffectsofactivitiesoftheorganism.

Considertheanalogyofan“agingcar”.Supposeadistinctive“species”ofautomobileweredesignedtoburnfuelatafixedtemperaturewithanefficientrateofcombustion（燃烧）.Thatspecificrateofcombustionisrequiredforappropriateacceleration,cruisingspeed,fuelmileage（油耗）,andsoon.But,whenthecarfunctionsinthiswayoveraperiodoftime,thecaralso,ofnecessity,producescertainemissionby-productsthat,overtime,begintoclogthecylinders,reduceautomotiveefficiency,andleadtothebreakdownandfinalcollapseofthemachine.

Inthecaseofthehuman“car”,itcouldbetheburningoxygeninnormalmetabolismgeneratesharmfulby-productsinfreeradicalsthatprovetoxictotheorganism.Whatweseeheremaybeabasictrade-off:

oxygenisessentialforlifeyetharmfultooureventualwell-being.Inthisview,thehuman“car”isnotintentionallydesignedtoaccumulatetoxicemissionsinordertocollapse.Butthereseemstobenowayforthecartofunctionatoptimumlevelswithoutthedestructiveby-products.

Butsupposewecouldfindsomespecial“fueladditive”thateliminatestoxicemissions.Wouldwethenhavean“immortal”car?

Probablynot.Changingthefuelusedinyourcarwon’tpreventaccidents,norwouldanyfueladditivepreventrustingorthewearingdownofspringsandshockabsorbers.Thehuman“car”analogy,ofcourse,ismisleading,becauseanorganism,unlikeamanufacturedobject,hasacapacityforrepairandself-generation,atleastuptocertainpoint.Thewholequestionaboutwhywegrowol