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英语模拟题

.启用前·绝密

2012年全国攻读工商管理硕士学位

研究生入学考试

[英语模拟]A3试卷

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Section1UseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,Donanswersheet1（10points）.

Whatdidweusedtodo1therewastelevision?

Televisionhasn’tbeenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfounditdifficultto2oursparetime.

Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies;weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem;weusedtogooutsideforour3totheatres,cinemas,restaurantsandsportingevents.Nowallourfreetimeis4bythe“gogglebox”.Werushhomeorgulpdownourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogram.Wehaveevengivenupsittingattableandhavingaleisurelyeveningmeal,5thenewsoftheday.Asandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo-anything,providingitdoesn’t6theprogram.Themonsterdemandsand7absolutesilenceandattention.Ifanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogram,heisquickly8.

   Wholegenerationsaregrowingup9tothetelevision.Foodisleftuneaten,homeworkundoneandsleepislost.Itisnow10practiceformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving-roomandturningontheset.Itdoesn’tmatterthatthechildrenwillwatchcommercialsorviolence11theyarequiet.

Thereisa12totheamountofcreativetalentavailableintheworld.Everyday,televisionconsumesvastquantitiesofcreativework.Thatiswhymostoftheprogramsaresobad:

itisimpossibletokeep13withthedemandandmaintainhighstandardsaswell.Whenmillionswatchthesameprograms,thewholeworldbecomesa14,andsocietyisreducedtotheconditionswhichobtaininpre-literatecommunities.Webecomeutterlydependentonthetwomost15mediaofcommunication:

picturesandthespokenword.

   Televisionencourages16enjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond-handexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.Littlebylittle,televisioncutsus17fromtherealworld.Wegetsolazy.Wechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness,gluedtooursets,18gooutintotheworlditself.Televisionmaybeasplendidmediumofcommunication,butitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.Weonlybecomeawarehowtotally19televisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountains,farawayfromcivilization.Inquiet,naturalsurroundings,wequicklydiscoverhow20wemissthehypnotictyranny（暴行）ofKingTelevision.

1.[A]before[B]after[C]when[D]since

2.[A]participate[B]occupy[C]find[D]imitate

3.[A]amusements[B]gatherings[C]health[D]pursuits

4.[A]failed[B]divorced[C]peered[D]regulated

5.[A]condemning[B]compensating[C]exchanging[D]addressing

6.[A]occurto[B]interferewith[C]dropby[D]attributeto

7.[A]requires[B]hit[C]spares[D]mutilates

8.[A]criticized[B]haunting[C]silenced[D]crested

9.[A]hatred[B]addicted[C]responded[D]curious

10.[A]infrequent[B]concentrated[C]standard[D]withdrawal

11.[A]aslongas[B]asif[C]eventhough[D]lest

12.[A]connection[B]liable[C]limit[D]likelihood

13.[A]step[B]rhythm[C]level[D]pace

14.[A]village[B]diversity[C]tension[D]contest

15.[A]sophisticated[B]elaborate[C]astonishing[D]primitive

16.[A]active[B]passive[C]majority[D]minority

17.[A]down[B]with[C]off[D]alongside

18.[A]while[B]however[C]otherthan[D]ratherthan

19.[A]irrelevant[B]irresponsible[C]valuable[D]blinding

20.[A]much[B]most[C]little[D]least

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved（分成两半）.No,you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefunds（套头基金）thatfailedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.ItissittingatarecordlowagainsttheEuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation’sself-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy—fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami—forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak.ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico—asacheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan’taffordtojointhemerrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you’reawinnerintheweak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola’sstockbubbledtoafive-yearhighafteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke’sbeveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald’sandIBM.

Americantourists,however,shouldn’texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarloststrengththewaymanymarriagesbreakupslowly,andthenallatonce.Andcurrenciesdon’tturnonadime（立即）.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.

21.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?

[A]Theireconomyisplunging[B]Theircurrencyhasslumped

[C]Theycan’taffordtripstoEurope[D]Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.

22.HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?

[A]TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.

[B]Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants.

[C]Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.

[D]Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.

23.HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?

[A]Theylookeddownuponit

[B]Theyaresympatheticwithit.

[C]Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline.

[D]Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.

24.Whatistheauthor’sadvicetoAmericans?

[A]Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect

[B]Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble

[C]Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad

[D]Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.

25.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdon’tturnonadime”（Line2,Para7）?

[A]Thedollar’svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm.

[B]Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime

[C]Thedollar’svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.

[D]FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.

Text2

Youheartherefrainallthetime:

theU.S.economylooksgoodstatistically,butitdoesn’tfeelgood.Whydoesn’tever-greaterwealthpromoteever-greaterhappiness?

Itisaquestionthatdatesatleasttotheappearancein1958ofTheAffluentSocietybyJohnKennethGalbraith,whodiedrecentlyat97.

TheAffluentSocietyisamodernclassicbecauseithelpeddefineanewmomentinthehumancondition.Formostofhistory,“hunger,sickness,andcold”threatenednearlyeveryone,Galbraithwrote.“Povertywasfoundeverywhereinthatworld.Obviouslyitisnotofours.”AfterWorldWarII,thedreadofanotherGreatDepressiongavewaytoaneconomicboom.Inthe1930sunemploymenthadaveraged18.2percent;inthe1950sitwas4.5percent.

ToGalbraith,materialismhadgonemadandwouldbreeddiscontent.Throughadvertising,companiesconditionedconsumerstobuythingstheydidn’treallywantorneed.Becausesomuchspendingwasartificial,itwould beunfulfilling.Meanwhile,governmentspendingthatwouldmakeeveryonebetteroffwasbeingcutdownbecausepeopleinstinctively—andwrongly—labeledgovernmentonlyas“anecessaryevil.”

It’softensaidthatonlythericharegettingahead;everyoneelseis standingstillorfallingbehind.Well,therearemanyundeservingrich—overpaidchiefexecutives,forinstance.Butoveranymeaningfulperiod,mostpeople’sincomesareincreasing.From1995to2004,inflation-adjustedaveragefamilyincomerose14.3percent,to$43,200.Peoplefeel“squeezed”becausetheirrisingincomesoftendon’tsatisfytheirrisingwants—forbiggerhomes,morehealthcare,moreeducation,fasterInternetconnections.

Theothergreatfrustrationisthatithasnoteliminatedinsecur