考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析13.docx

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考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析13

考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析（13）

（1~20/共20题）SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

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

"Accordingtosuch-and-such,athink-tank,"isaphrasefamiliartoreadersofanynewspaper.Sharpquotes,intriguingfactsandboldnewpolicyproposalsare__1__themysterioustanks.Whatexactlyaretheseoutfits,__2__churnoutreportsoneverythingfromBrexittobadgers?

  The"think-tank"labelbecamepopularinthe1950s,__3__whichtimetherewerealreadyplentyofsuchorganizationsinexistence.ManyofAmerica´smost__4__tankswerefoundedintheearly20thcentury.Butthink-tanksreally__5__inthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.

  Think-tanks__6__fillthegapbetweenacademiaandpolicymaking.Academics__7__authoritativestudies,__8__atasnail´space.Journalists´firstdraftsofhistoryare__9__butthin.Agoodthink-tankhelpsthepolicymakingprocessbypublishingreportsthatareas__10__asacademicresearchandasaccessibleasjournalism.They__11__inthe20thcenturyfortworeasons.Governmentswereexpandingeverywhere,meaningtherewaslotsof__12__forpolicyexpertise.Andthearrivalof24-hournewscreatedaninsatiableappetite__13__informedinterviewees.Thesametrendsarenowcausingthink-tanksto__14__indevelopingcountries.

  __15__theworldmayhavereachedpeaktank.ThePennsylvanianresearchersfoundthatin2014thenumberofnewtanks__16__forthefirsttimein30years.Onereasonisthatdonorsnowadaysprefertomakeproject-specificgrants,__17__funnelingmoneyintomerethinking.__18__isincreasedcompetition.Sosometanksarerethinkingthemselves.ThePewResearchCentredescribesitselfasa"facttank",__19__informationratherthanpolicyrecommendations.AndtheSuttonTrustcallsitselfa"dotank",puttingitsownrecommendationsinto__20__.

第1题

A.extractedfrom

B.attributedto

C.contextualizedto

D.proposedby

第2题

A.that

B.what

C.who

D.which

第3题

A.by

B.until

C.at

D.before

第4题

A.antique

B.notorious

C.venerable

D.vulnerable

第5题

A.blossomed

B.unfolded

C.constructed

D.founded

第6题

A.viewith

B.aimto

C.copewith

D.setto

第7题

A.grindout

B.findout

C.disposeof

D.accountfor

第8题

A.though

B.and

C.but

D.so

第9题

A.hasty

B.swift

C.speedy

D.jerky

第10题

A.implicit

B.rigorous

C.allusive

D.well-received

第11题

A.revived

B.rose

C.flourished

D.vanished

第12题

A.claims

B.requests

C.requirements

D.demands

第13题

A.of

B.for

C.with

D.on

第14题

A.takein

B.takeon

C.takeoff

D.takeover

第15题

A.Yet

B.Though

C.Because

D.So

第16题

A.declined

B.ceased

C.amounted

D.boosted

第17题

A.apartfrom

B.despiteof

C.ratherthan

D.becauseof

第18题

A.Another

B.Other

C.Theother

D.Second

第19题

A.aimingat

B.focusingon

C.centralizingon

D.emphasizingon

第20题

A.practice

B.reality

C.mechanism

D.process

下一题

（21~25/共20题）SectionⅡReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts. Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Bywrestlingwiththequestionofitscorporatestructure,Pfizerishavingadebatethatechoesthroughouttheindustry.Investorshavepressedmanydiversifieddrugfirmsthisyearoverwhethertheyshouldbreakthemselvesupintomorespecialisedunits.Diversifiedfirmsarethosethattypicallyhaveconsumer-healthdivisionsofferinglow-marginproductssuchasplastersandtalcumpowder.Meanwhile,"pure-play"drugcompaniesfocusoninnovativemedicines—forexample,afullcureforHepatitisC—thatcommandhighmargins.

  CompaniessuchasJohnson&Johnson（J&J）,GSKandNovartisfallintothefirstcamp,andhaveallrecentlywrestledwiththequestionofsplittingthemselvesup.Investorsandanalyststellthemthattheymaybeworthmorebrokenintotheirpartsthanasawhole,andaskwhethercapitalisbeingallocatedefficientlyacrosstheirdivisions.ThesesortofquestionsinspiredPfizertosellitsconsumer-productsdivisiontoJ&Jin2006,andMerck,anAmericandrugfirm,todivestitsconsumerunittoBayerin2014.

  NeilWoodford,aninfluentialshareholderinmanypharmacompanies,includingtheBritishdrugfirmGSK,accuseditinJanuaryofbeingfourFTSE100companiesboltedtogether.GSKincludesitscoremedicinesandvaccinesoutfit,aconsumer-healthcaredivision,adermatologyunitandaspecialistHIVbusiness.AndrewWitty,itsboss,explainsthatsometimeagohetookalong-termviewofhiscompany,anticipatinggreaterpressureondrugprices.Thefirmwantedtooffsetlowerdrugpriceswithhighersalesoflow-margin,high-volumeproducts.Theaimwastoinvestinbusinessesthatwerelessexposedtoa"pricingdynamic".

  Otherdiversifiedpharma