1、考研英语-169 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Sometimes we have specific problems with our mother; sometimes, life with her can just be hard work. If there are difficulties in yourU (1) /U, its best to deal with them,U (2) /Uremember that anyU (3) /Ushould be doneU (4) /Uperson
2、 or by letter. The telephone is not a goodU (5) /Ubecause it is too easy U(6) /Ueither side toU (7) /Uthe conversation.Explain to herU (8) /Uyou find difficult in your relationship and then U(9) /Usome new arrangements that you think would establish aU (10) /Ubalance between you. Sometimes we holdU
3、(11) /Ufrom establishing such boundaries because we are afraid that doingU (12) /Uimplies we areU (13) /Uher. We need to remember that beingU (14) /Ufrom our mother does notU (15) /Umean that we no longer love her. If the conflict isU (16) /Uand you cannot find a way toU (17) /Uit, you might decide
4、to give up your relationship with your mother for a while. Some of my patients hadU (18) /U“trial separations“. TheU (19) /Uallowed things to simmer down, enablingU (20) /U.（分数：10.00）A.relationshipB.emissionC.emulationD.interpretationA.andB.butC.thusD.orA.contradictionB.estimationC.confrontationD.im
5、mersionA.byB.forC.toD.inA.innovationB.manoeuvreC.mediumD.synthesisA.onB.forC.offD.toA.formulateB.commenceC.perceiveD.terminateA.whetherB.howC.whatD.whyA.proposeB.performC.removeD.outlineA.distinctiveB.turbulentC.spontaneousD.healthierA.backB.onC.offD.byA.itB.whichC.whatD.soA.musteringB.ejectingC.ins
6、ultingD.retaliatingA.harmoniousB.wholesomeC.malignantD.independentA.instantlyB.reluctantlyC.necessarilyD.steadilyA.moderateB.hereditaryC.inevitableD.extremeA.shapeB.resolveC.simulateD.grindA.successfulB.compulsoryC.miserableD.stationaryA.blunderB.temptationC.breakD.traitA.reconciliationB.rebellionC.
7、recreationD.rehearse二、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BText 1/BIn 1929 John D. Rockefeller decided it was time to sell shares when even a shoe-shine boy offered him a share tip. During the past week The Economists economics editor has been advised by a taxi driver, a plumber and a hairdresser that “yo
8、u cant go wrong“ investing in housing-the more you own the better. Is this a sign that it is time to get out? At the very least, as house prices around the world climb to ever loftier heights, and more and more people jump on to the buy-to-let ladder, it is time to expose some of the fallacies regul
9、arly trotted out by so many self-appointed housing experts.One common error is that house prices must continue to rise because of a limited supply of land. For instance, it is argued that “house prices will always rise in London because lots of people want to live here“. But this confuses the level
10、of prices with their rate of change. Home prices are bound to be higher in big cities because of land scarcity, but this does not guarantee that urban house prices will keep rising indefinitely-just look at Tokyos huge price-drops since 1990. And, though it is true that a fixed supply of homes may p
11、ush up house prices if the population is rising, this would imply a steady rise in prices, not the 20% annual jumps of recent years.A second flawed argument is that low interest rates make buying a home cheaper, and so push up demand and prices. Lower interest rates may have allowed some people, who
12、 otherwise could not have afforded a mortgage, to buy a home. But many borrowers who think mortgages are cheaper are suffering from money illusion.Interest rates are not very low in real, inflation-adjusted terms. Initial interest payments may seem low in relation to income, but because inflation is
13、 also low it will not erode the real burden of debt as swiftly as it once did. So in later years mortgage payments will be much larger in real terms. To argue that low nominal interest rates make buying a home cheaper is like arguing that a car loan paid off over four years is cheaper than one repai
14、d over two years.Fallacy number three is a favourite claim of Alan Greenspan, chairman of Americas Federal Reserve. This is that price bubbles are less likely in housing than in the stockmarket because higher transaction costs discourage speculation. In fact, several studies have shown that both in
15、theory and in practice bubbles are more likely in housing than in shares. A study by the IMF finds that a sharp rise in house prices is far more likely to be followed by a bust than is a share-price boom.（分数：10.00）(1).The term “fallacies“ (Line 6, Paragraph 1) most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.ridicu
16、lous strategiesB.obsolete methodologiesC.mistaken beliefsD.far-fetched assertions(2).What is the relationship between the opening paragraph and the rest of the text?（分数：2.00）A.The deadly sins are singled out in the first paragraph and then denied by the author of the text.B.A generalization is made
17、in the opening paragraph and elaborated in the following paragraphs.C.The unusual anecdotes are quoted in the first paragraph and then articulated in the following paragraphs.D.A generalization is advanced in the opening paragraph and refuted in the following paragraphs.(3).The author of the text ma
18、kes a comparison in _.（分数：2.00）A.Paragraph 4B.concluding paragraphC.Paragraph 2D.opening paragraph(4).The views of Alan Greenspan and the author of the text on price bubbles are _.（分数：2.00）A.complementaryB.identicalC.oppositeD.similar(5).To which of the following is author likely to agree?（分数：2.00）A
19、.It is time to illustrate some popular fallacies about buying a home.B.Some popular flawed arguments about buying a home should be made known to the public for the time being.C.People should be punctual in business dealings of shares and housing.D.Alan Greenspans claim can hold water with respect to
20、 fallacy member three.BText 2/BMany countries have a tradition of inviting foreigners to rule them. The English called in William of Orange in 1688, and, depending on your interpretation of history, William of Normandy in 1066. Both did rather a good job. Returning the compliment, Albania asked a we
21、ll-bred Englishman called Aubgrey Herbert to be their king in the 1920s. He refused-and they ended up with several coves called Zog.America, the country of immigrants, has no truck with imported foreign talent. Article two of the constitution says that “no person except a natural-born citizen, shall
22、 be eligible to the office of the president“. This is now being challenged by a particularly irresistible immigrant: Arnold Schwarzenegger.Barely a year has passed since the erstwhile cyborg swept to victory in Californias recall election, yet there is already an Amend-for-Arnold campaign collecting
23、 signatures to let the Austrian-born governor have a go at the White House. George Bush senior has weighed in on his behalf. There are several “Arnold amendments“ in Congress. one allows foreigners who have been naturalized citizens for 20 years to become president. (The Austrian became American in
24、1983.)It is easy to dismiss the hoopla as another regrettable example of loopy celebrity politics. Mr. Schwarzenegger has made a decent start as governor, but he has done little, as yet, to change the structure of his dysfunctional state. Indeed, even if the law were changed, he could well be elbowe
25、d aside by another incomer, this time from Canada. the Democratic governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, who appears to have fewer skeletons in her closet than the hedonistic actor.Moreover, changing the American constitution is no doddle. It has happened only 17 times since 1791 (when the first t
26、en amendments were codified as the bill of rights). To change the constitution, an amendment has to be approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, and then to be ratified by three-quarters of the 50 states. The Arnold amendment is hardly in the same category as abolishing slavery or giving wo
27、men the vote. And, as some wags point out, Austrian imports have a pretty dodgy record of running military superpowers.（分数：10.00）(1).The author of the text makes a contrast in _.（分数：2.00）A.Paragraph and Paragraph B.the opening paragraphC.Paragraph t and Paragraph D.the concluding paragraph(2).The ph
28、rase “has no truck with“ (Line 1, Paragraph 2) most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.lacks means of transportation forB.never discriminateC.have no vehicle toD.refuses to consider(3).Compared with Jennifer Granholm, Mr. Schwarzenegger is at disadvantage due to _.（分数：2.00）A.more embarrassing secretsB.prev
29、ious actor backgroundC.excessive garment decorationD.less slender figure(4).The word “cyborg“ (Line 1, Paragraph 3) most probably refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.Aubgrey HerbertB.George Bush seniorC.William of OrangeD.Arnold Schwarzenegger(5).It can be inferred from the concluding paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A
30、.the American constitution is changeable and falls into a vicious cycleB.there is a faint chance that legal adjustments are made for Arnold runningC.abolishing slavery and granting women the vote given an impetus to Arnold runningD.both houses of Congress hold whether he deserves to win is another m
31、atterBText 3/BA pair of dice, rolled again and again, will eventually produce two sixes. Similarly, the virus that causes influenza is constantly changing at random and, one day, will mutate in a way that will enable it to infect billions of people, and to kill millions. Many experts now believe a g
32、lobal outbreak of pandemic flu is overdue, and that the next one could be as bad as the one in 1918, which killed somewhere between 25m and 50m people. Today however, advances in medicine offer real hope that another such outbreak can be contained-if governments start preparing now.New research publ
33、ished this week suggests that a relatively small stockpile of an antiviral drug-as little as 3m doses-could be enough to limit sharply a flu pandemic if the drugs were deployed quickly to people in the area surrounding the initial outbreak. The drugs manufacturer, Roche, is talking to the World Heal
34、th Organisation about donating such a stockpile.This is good news. But much more needs to be done, especially with a nasty strain of avian flu spreading in Asia which could mutate into a threat to humans. Since the SARS outbreak in 2003 a few countries have developed plans in preparation for similar
35、 episodes. But progress has been shamefully patchy, and there is still far too little international coordination.A global stockpile of drugs alone would not be much use without an adequate system of surveillance to identify early cases and a way of delivering treatment quickly, If an outbreak occurr
36、ed in a border region, for example, a swift response would most likely depend on prior agreements between different countries about quarantine and containment.Reaching such agreements is rarely easy, but that makes the task all the more urgent, Rich countries tend to be better prepared than poor one
37、s, but this should be no consolation to them. Flu does not respect borders. It is in everyones interest to make sure that developing countries, especially in Asia, are also well prepared. Many may bridle at interference from outside. But if richer nations were willing to donate anti-viral drugs and
38、guarantee a supply of any vaccine that becomes available, poorer nations might be willing to reach agreements over surveillance and preparedness.Simply sorting out a few details now will have lives (and recriminations) later. Will there be enough ventilators, makes and drugs? Where will people be tr
39、eated if the hospitals overflow? Will food be delivered as normal? Too many countries have no answers to these questions.（分数：10.00）(1).The word “contained“ (Line 6, Paragraph 1) most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.checkedB.duplicatedC.includedD.forecast(2).According to the text, it is upsetting that _.
40、（分数：2.00）A.the flu-catching is more pervasive the world overB.the cause of initial outbreak has not been identifiedC.global co-ordination is yet to well developD.people still have no answers concerning surveillance and containment(3).The speed of remedy dispatch is of importance to _.（分数：2.00）A.the
41、recovery of the infected patientB.the treatment of the ailing suffererC.the prevention of a flu pandemicD.the efficiency of large supply of drugs(4).According to the text, which of the followings is not readily made _.（分数：2.00）A.publications of new research with respect to the supply of the interfer
42、ence from outsideB.construction of an adequate system of surveillance of early influenza casesC.availability of anti-viral drugs and any vaccine in underdeveloped nationsD.contracts between various nations concerning quarantine and containment(5).The best title for the text would be _.（分数：2.00）A.The
43、 World Must Prepare for Pandemic InfluenzaB.Similar Episodes of Initial Outbreak Are Always Evasive to LaymenC.The Government Should Take Lead in the Prevention of Pandemic InfluenzaD.The World Health Organization Must Authorize the Relevant Rescue System as Is Discussed in the Text.BText 4/BCompani
44、es have embarked on what looks like the beginnings of a re-run of the mergers and acquisitions (M use “Li Ming“ instead. Do not write the address. /I（分数：10.00）_2.B 52. Directions:/BI Study the following pie charts carefully and write an essay in which you should 1) describe the pie charts, 2) analyz
45、e their meaning and 3) suggest counter-measures. You should write about 160 -200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2/I. （分数：20.00）_考研英语-169 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Sometimes we have specific problems with our mother; sometimes, life with her can just be hard work. If the
46、re are difficulties in yourU (1) /U, its best to deal with them,U (2) /Uremember that anyU (3) /Ushould be doneU (4) /Uperson or by letter. The telephone is not a goodU (5) /Ubecause it is too easy U(6) /Ueither side toU (7) /Uthe conversation.Explain to herU (8) /Uyou find difficult in your relatio
47、nship and then U(9) /Usome new arrangements that you think would establish aU (10) /Ubalance between you. Sometimes we holdU (11) /Ufrom establishing such boundaries because we are afraid that doingU (12) /Uimplies we areU (13) /Uher. We need to remember that beingU (14) /Ufrom our mother does notU (15) /Umean that we no longer love her. If the conflict isU (16) /Uand you cannot find a way toU (17) /Uit, you might decide to give up your relationship with your mother for a while. Some of my patients hadU (18) /U“trial separations“. TheU (19) /Uallowed thi
