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考研英语二模拟试题及答案详解1

2010年考研英语二模拟试题及答案详解

（一）

2009年11月20日13:

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学苑中心

PartⅠClosetest

Directions:

Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（10points）

Animportantfactorofleadershipisattraction.Thisdoesnotmeanattractivenessintheordinarysense,forthatisabornquality1ourcontrol.Theleaderhas,nevertheless,tobeamagnet;acentralfiguretowardswhompeopleare2.Magnetisminthatsensedepends,firstofall,3beingseen.Thereisatypeofauthoritywhichcanbe4frombehindcloseddoors,butthatisnotleadership.5thereismovementandaction,thetrueleadersisintheforefrontandmayseem,indeed,tobeeverywhereatonce.Hehastobecomealegend;the6foranecdotes,whethertrueor7;character.Oneofthesimplestdevicesistobeabsent8theoccasionwhentheleadermightbe9tobethere,enoughinitselftostartarumoraboutthevitalbusiness10hasdetainedhim.To11upforthis,hecanappealwhenleastexpected,givingrisetoanotherstoryabouttheinteresthecandisplay12thingswhichotherfolksmight13astrivial.Withthisgiftfor14curiositytheleaderalwayscombinesareluctancetotalkabouthimself.Hisinterestis15inotherpeoplehequestionsthemandencouragesthemtotalkandthenremembersall16isrelevant.Heneverleavesaparty17hehasmentallyfieldaminimumdossier（档案）on18present，ensuringthatheknows19tosaywhenhemeetsthemagain.Heisnotartificiallyextrovertbuthewouldusuallyratherlisten20talk.Othersrealizegraduallythathisimportanceneedsnoproof。

1.A.inB.beyondC.underD.of

2.A.unitedB.draggedC.drawnD.hauled

3.A.atB.inC.aboutD.on

4.A.lookedB.recognizedC.exercisedD.respected

5.A.WhereB.ThoughC.BecauseD.When

6.A.minorroleB.subjectC.jokeD.supplement

7.A.incorrectB.wrongC.falseD.bad

8.A.inB.onC.atD.under

9.A.refusedB.suspectedC.expelledD.expected

10.A.whichB.whenC.whatD.where

11.A.takeB.makeC.comeD.give

12.A.onB.inC.aboutD.at

13.A.lookB.thinkC.viewD.deal

14.A.decreasingB.possessingC.inspiringD.urging

15.A.directlyB.obscurelyC.scarcelyD.plainly

16.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.one

17.A.afterB.whenC.untilD.before

18.A.someoneB.everyoneC.menD.one

19.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.what

20.A.andB.orC.thanD.but

PartⅡReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET。

（40points）

PassageOne

Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknows,thereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmore。

Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslarger,conversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymake.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.“Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdo,thehigherthechildren’sIQscores,”Lewissays.“Andthemorechildrenthereare,thelessquestion-askingthereis.”

Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildren,dinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchild,whohasthemosttotalkabout,andtheyoungest,whoneedsthemostattention.“Middlechildrenareinvisible,”saysLewis.“Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinner,chancesarethatit’sthemiddlechild.”Thereis,however,onethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:

“WhentheTVison,”Lewissays,“dinnerisanon-event.”

21.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto。

A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren

B.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertable

C.reportonthefindingsofastudy

D.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems

22.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause。

A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildren

B.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertable

C.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildren

D.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily

23.Bysaying“Middlechildrenareinvisible”inparagraph3,Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren。

A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinner

B.gettheleastattentionfromthefamily

C.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertable

D.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren

24.Lewis’researchprovidesananswertothequestion。

A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylife

B.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorder

C.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieter

D.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?

A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren。

B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner。

C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently。

D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

PassageTwo

Taiwanpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelycleveractofstealingoranevencleverercheat（诈骗）.Eitherway,itcouldbetheperfectcrime（犯罪），becausethecriminalsarebirds-horningpigeons!

Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:

ifyouwantthecarback,payupthen.Thecarownerisdirectedtoapark,toldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybag,thepigeonfliesoff。

Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwa.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthief,however,mayinfactbetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind-onethatavoids（避免）notonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplace.PoliceofficerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhasplayedadoubletrick:

hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcars,heletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplaceanad（启事）inthenewspaperaskingforhelp。

Thetheoryissupportedbythefactthat,sofar,noneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned.Also,theamountofmoneydemanded-under3,000Taiwanesedollars-seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmore。

Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.Andeveniftheystartagain,Chenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.“Wehavemoreimportantthingstodo,”hesaid。

26.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecall,he。

A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarried

B.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinapark

C.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymail

D.toldthepressaboutit

27.The“lazierandmoreinventive”criminalrefersto。

A.thecarthiefwhostaysathome

B.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaper

C.oneofthepolicemeninChangwa

D.theownerofthepigeons

28.Thewritermentionsthefactthat“noneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned”toshow。

A.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminals

B.whatChenthinksmightbecorrect

C.thethiefisextremelyclever

D.themoneypaidistoolittle

29.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto。

A.criminalsB.pigeons

C.thestolencarsD.demandsformoney

30.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause。

A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaper

B.helivesinthesameneighborhood

C.hehasseenthecarownersinthepark

D.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem

PassageThree

LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofcriteriainhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe。

“Thesafetyissueisabigone,”saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalwaysasked:

whataboutcrime?

Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer-“That’snotaproblemhere,”Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy。

“Nocrimewhatsoever?

”commentsMahoneytoday.“Ijustdon’tbuyit.”Norshouldhe:

in1999theU.S.DepartmentofEducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.“Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,”saysDavidNichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.“Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.”

Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatisticsbylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.“Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,”warns