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1、考研英语考试中心模拟题之1考试中心模拟题之(1)Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points) All Sumerian cities recognized a number of gods in common, including the sky god, the lord of storms, and the morni

2、ng and evening star. 1 the Sumerian worshipped the goddess of fertility, love, and war, she was evidently lower 2 status than the male gods, indicating that in a more urbanized society the 3 that the peoples of previous times had paid to the earth mother goddess had 4 . The gods seemed hopelessly vi

3、olent and 5 , and ones life a period of slavery at their easy will. The epic poem The Creation emphasizes that 6 were created to enable the gods to 7 up working. Each city moreover had its own god, who was considered to 8 the temple literally and who was in theory the owner of all property within th

4、e city. 9 the priests who interpreted the will of the god and controlled the 10 of the economic produce of the city were favored 11 their supernatural and material functions 12 . When, after 3000 B. C., growing warfare among the cities made military leadership 13 , the head of the army who became ki

5、ng assumed a(n) 14 position between the god, whose agent he was, and the priestly class, whom he had both to use and to 15 Thus king and priests represented the upper class in a hierarchical society. 16 them were the scribes, the secular attendants of the temple, who 17 every aspect of the citys eco

6、nomic life and who developed a rough judicial system. 18 the temple officials, society was divided among an elite or 19 group of large landowners and military leaders; a mixed group of merchants, artisans, and craftsmen, free peasants who 20 the majority of the population; and slaves.1. A Unless BI

7、As C Lest D Although 2. A on B in C with D about 3. A worship B reverence C admiration D gratitude4. A vanished B recovered C declined D attained5. Aunpredictable B unforgivable C unlimited D unlikely6. A creatures BI animals C men D mortals7. A use BI turn C give D back8. A inhabit B live C reside

8、D lodge9. A Hence B Thereafter C Somehow D Incidentally10.Aintroduction Btransaction C distribution D provision11. A as B for C under D of12. A along B anyway C afterwards D alike13. Aadditional Bvital C singular D exceptional14.Aalternative Bsecondary Cintermediate Dfundamental15.Apacify Btempt Csu

9、ppress D manipulate16.ABeside BBeyond C Below D Before17.Asupervised B held C managed D preside18.AAround B Under C Above D Outside19.Aleading B noble C controlling D principal20.Aconsist B compose C compile D consumeSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Ans

10、wer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1 It was the biggest scientific grudge match since the space race. The Genome Wars had everything: two groups with appealing leaders ready to fight in a scientific dead heat, pushingthe l

11、imits of technology and rhetoric as they battled to become the first to read every last one of the 3 billion DNA letters in the human body. The scientific importance of the work is unquestionable. The completed DNA sequence is expected to give scientists unprecedented insights into the workings of t

12、he human body, revolutionizing medicine and biology. But the race itself, between the governments Human Genome Project and Rockville, Md. , biotechnology company Celera Genomics, was at least partly symbolic, the public/private conflict played out in a genetic lab.Now the race is over. After years o

13、f public attacks and several failed attempts at reconciliation, the two sides are taking a step toward a period of calm. HGP head Francis Collins (and Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, an important ally on the government side) and Craig Venter, the founder of Celera, agreed to hold a joint p

14、ress conference in Washington this Monday to declare that the race was over (sort of), that both sides had won (kind of) and that the hostilities were resolved ( for the time being ).No one is exactly sure how things will be different now. Neither side will be turning off its sequencing machines any

15、 time soon-the finish lines each has crossed are largely arbitrary points, first drafts rather than the definitive version. And while the joint announcement brings the former Genome Warriors closer together than theyve been in years, insiders say I that future agreements are more likely to take the

16、form of coordination, rather than outright collaboration. The conflict blew up this February when Britains Wellcome Trust, an HGP participant, released a confidential letter to Celera outlining the HGPs complaints. Venter called the move a lowlife thing to do, but by spring, there were the first sig

17、ns of a thaw. The attacks and nastiness are bad for science and our investors, Venter told Newsweek in March, and fighting back is probably not helpful. At a cancer meeting earlier this month, Venter and Collins praised each others approaches, and expressed hope that all of the scientists involved i

18、n sequencing the human genome would be able to share the credit. By late last week, that hope was becoming a reality as details for Mondays joint announcement were hammered out. Scientists in both camps welcomed an end to the hostilities. If this ends the horse race, science wins. With their differe

19、nce behind them, or at least set aside, the scientists should now be able to get down to the interesting stuff, figuring how to make use of all that data.21. The recent Genome Wars were symbolic of A the enthusiasm in scientific research. B the significance of the space race. C the public versus pri

20、vate conflict. D the prospect of the completion of DNA sequence.22. The tone of the author in reporting the joint press conference this Monday is A astonished. B enthusiastic. C disappointed. D objective.23. It is implied in the third paragraph that Al the finish lines does mean what it reads. BI th

21、e sequencing machines have stopped at the finish lines. C the former warriors are now collaborators. DJ both sides will work on independently.24. The word thaw (Paragraph 4) most probably means A aggravation in tension. B improvement in relation. C intensification in attacks. D stoppage of coordinat

22、ion.25. The critical thing facing the scientists is to A apply the newly-found knowledge to the benefit of mankind. B end their horse race for the success of science. C get down to their genome research. D set their differences aside. Text 2 At the start of the year, The Independent on Sunday argued

23、 that there were three over-whelming reasons why Iraq should not be invaded: there was no proof that Saddam posed animminent threat; Iraq would be even more unstable as a result of its liberation; and a conflict would increase the threat posed by terrorists. What we did not know was that Tony Blair

24、had received intelligence and advice that raised the very same points. Last weeks report from the Intelligence and Security Committee included the revelation that some of the intelligence had warned that a war against Iraq risked an increased threat of terrorism. Why did Mr. Blair not make this evid

25、ence available to the public in the way that so much of the alarmist intelligence on Saddams weapons was published? Why did he choose to ignore the intelligence and argue instead that the war was necessary, precisely because of the threat posed by international terrorism? There have been two parliam

26、entary investigations into this war and the Hutton inquiry reopens tomorrow. In their different ways they have been illuminating, but none of them has addressed the main issues relating to the war. The Foreign Affairs Committee had the scope to range widely, but chose to become entangled in the disp

27、ute between the Government and the BBC. The Intelligence Committee reached the conclusion that the Governments file on Saddams weapons was not mixed up, but failed to explain why the intelligence was so hopelessly wrong. The Hutton inquiry is investigating the death of Dr. David Kelly, a personal tr

28、agedy of marginal relevance to the war against Iraq. Tony Blair has still to come under close examination about his conduct in the building-up to war. Instead, the Defence Secretary, Geoff Hoon, is being fingered as if he were master-minding the war behind everyones backs from the Ministry of Defenc

29、e. Mr. Hoon is not a minister who dares to think without consulting Downing Street first. At all times he would have been dancing to Downing Streets tunes, Mr. Blair would be wrong to assume that he can draw a line under all of this by making Mr. Hoon the fall-guy. It was Mr. Blair who decided to ta

30、ke Britain to war, and a Cabinet of largely skeptical ministers that backed him. It was Mr. Blair who told MPs that unless Saddam was removed, terrorists would pose a greater global threat-even though he had received intelligence that suggested a war would lead to an increase in terrorism. Parliamen

31、t should be the forum in which the Prime Minister is called more fully to account, but lain Duncan Smiths support for the war has neutered an already inept opposition. In the absence of proper parliamentary scrutiny, it is left to newspapers like this one to keep asking the most important questions

32、until the Prime Minister answers them. 26. We learn from the first two paragraphs that A the evidence should have been made available to the Parliament.B the necessity of war has been exaggerated by the Committee.C Blair had purposely ignored some of the intelligence he received.D it was The Independent that first