1、考研英语模拟试卷 152及答案与解析 一、 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points) 1 It was a foolish question to ask. It (1)_ more sense for me to have learned if she had (2)_ or a point of view, but it was (3)_ for
2、 that now and I supposed that the (4)_ Relations Office had (5)_ her before granting the interview. I didnt have time this week to read (6)_ pieces about corporate rainmakers, and their golden parachutes or women at mid-town law firms (7)_ six times my salary but whining about breaking the (8)_ ceil
3、ing. “I wont waste your time,“ she (9)_, “If the details on your (10)_ are accurate and the articles Laura (11)_ me have correct background, we wont have to (12)_ that.“ I (13)_ in approval. She was obviously a (14)_, and an intelligent one (15)_. It was always (16)_ to sit for a (17)_ when the ques
4、tioner spent the first hour asking what schools I had (18)_, how long (19)_, and whether I liked my job. “Is it all right (20)_ you if we start with some information about the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit“? “Id like that.“ I replied. （ A） made （ B） would make （ C） would have made （ D） would be （ A） a
5、 fish to fry （ B） a nut to crack （ C） a song to sing （ D） an axe to grind （ A） still late （ B） too late （ C） so late （ D） past （ A） Common （ B） Financial （ C） Local （ D） Public （ A） vetted （ B） called （ C） connected with （ D） contacted with （ A） rushed （ B） windy （ C） puff （ D） blowing （ A） taking （
6、 B） making （ C） slaving for （ D） losing （ A） plastered （ B） glass （ C） fragile （ D） limited （ A） rambled （ B） curded on （ C） lectured （ D） went on （ A） application （ B） curriculum vitae （ C） report （ D） folder （ A） phoned （ B） faxed （ C） had phoned （ D） had faxed （ A） re-paint （ B） remix （ C） re-wri
7、te （ D） rehash （ A） trembled （ B） grimaced （ C） smiled （ D） winked （ A） girl （ B） pm （ C） tyro （ D） mogul （ A） at that （ B） at this （ C） to reboot （ D） added （ A） agreeable （ B） instructive （ C） impatient （ D） aggravating （ A） photo （ B） portrait （ C） profile （ D） sketch （ A） attended （ B） matricula
8、ted （ C） enrolled （ D） preferred （ A） I had worked （ B） did I work （ C） was I working （ D） would I work （ A） for （ B） to （ C） according to （ D） with Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 21 Retailers are looking a
9、t bigger sales numbers for digital television sets this Christmas sea son, boosting the spirits of federal regulators and the industry. Government and industry analysts alike have worried that this nation of TV viewers is shifting its gaze too slowly to digital from old-fashioned analog sets. Yet al
10、most 7 million digital television, or DTV, sets will be sold this year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, a trade group for manufacturers and retailers. Roughly 3 million of these sets will be sold during the last three months of the year. Independent groups also predict a big sales
11、 spike. Homes in the United States will have 12.1 million high-definition or HDTV sets the most sophisticated form of DTV sets by the end of the year, compared with 7 million at the end of 2003, according to the Yankee Group, a Boston technology research outfit. HDTVs have accounted for the vast maj
12、ority of about 13 million digital televisions sold since the fall of 1998. “The numbers are very encouraging. We believe consumers are embracing this technology,“ says Jenny Miller, the Consumer Electronics Associations spokeswoman. A boost in sales of digital televisions will be welcome news for ma
13、jor retailers anxiously watching the Christmas shopping season that began yesterday. Many national retailers lured customers into their stores with extra-early hours and deep discounts. DTV sets still sell behind traditional analog sets. Almost 22 million analog sets are expected to be sold this yea
14、r, outpacing even the rosiest predictions for DTV sales. Until recently, consumers who wanted to buy DTV experienced sticker shock. When the sets first reached the market in the late 1990s, they cost several thousand dollars, turning off many consumers. Now, prices for basic DTV sets generally start
15、 at about $500. HDTV sets offer the best-quality picture and sound and can cost as much as $15,000, according to Consumer Reports, published by the nonprofit Consumers Union advocacy group. “Youre talking about a couple of hundred dollars at the very least, unless you go for a flat panel or plasma s
16、creen, in which case youre talking thousands of dollars,“ says Aditya Kishore, senior analyst for the Yankee Group. In addition to falling prices, analysts credit the sales boost for DTV to an increase in the number of programs broadcast in digitally compatible “high definition“ as well as a governm
17、ent-led consumer education campaign. 21 From the beginning of the text, we can learn that （ A） the country has popularly accepted digital TVs. （ B） the retailers have a bad sale of DTVs except Christmas. （ C） the viewers still pay more money on old-fashioned TV sets. （ D） the government and industry
18、 are upset by the present market situation of DTVs. 22 Speaking of the number of digital televisions sold in 2003, the author implies that （ A） the more complicated TV sets are, the more they are sold. （ B） most of the homes have bought different kinds of DTVs. （ C） the producers feel very discourag
19、ed to see these numbers about DTVs sales. （ D） the consumers are more and more interested in DTVs. 23 The most important reason why DTVs sell less than traditional sets is that （ A） people are reluctant to abandon their old TV sets. （ B） the traditional sets are much cheaper than DTVs. （ C） the DTV
20、retailers always close their doors at an early time. （ D） people have been used to watching traditional analog TVs. 24 We can learn from the last paragraph that the boost of DTV sales is NOT due to （ A） the improvement of their qualities. （ B） the falling prices of DTVs. （ C） the compatible program
21、signals. （ D） the governments promoting measures. 25 The purpose of the author in writing the text is to （ A） criticize the consumers for not paying much attention to DTVs. （ B） illustrate the rapid development of US TV technology. （ C） show the present situation and vast market potentials of DTVs.
22、（ D） compare the differences between traditional analog sets and DTVs. 26 Breakfast is indispensable. Not only does it provide essential early-morning nourishment to people of all ages throughout the week, its also becoming more and more trendy for both business meetings and social gatherings. Any t
23、ime families and friends want to get together in a relaxed setting, they consider breakfast. Why? Because the meal has a universal appeal to all ages and all pocketbooks. Low-carb diets also have brought once-forbidden breakfast foods back into favor. Egg consumption has risen steadily in recent yea
24、rs. “In 1993, it was 234.6 per capita; in 2003, the figure was 254.1,“ says Linda Braun, director of consumer education for the American Egg Board. Miss Braun attributes some of this to dietary trends but says a more compelling reason is that eggs offer some newly identified benefits. “The yolks are
25、 rich in choline, a nutrient that shows promise in early studies for preventing memory loss in later life, and lutein, known to combat age-related macular degeneration and cataracts,“ she says. Whatever the rationale, steak and eggs and a barnyard full of other egg dishes from frittatas to huevos ra
26、ncheros are being devoured with gusto. At home, omelets and toast have always been popular, in the week hours after a night on the town or when youre alone and want to curl up with some comfort food, a blanket, and a good book. In restaurants, the meal once was pretty much over by 10 a.m. Today, tha
27、ts no longer true. With changing lifestyles, people are enjoying breakfast fare at all hours of the day and evening, too. Numerous restaurants across America, including the most fashionable eateries, serve traditional morning foods well past noon. At the Stamford, Conn., City Limits Diner, one of th
28、ree diners by this name in the area, manager Margaret Callanan says that within the past few years, breakfast business probably has doubled. “The first segment to arrive in morning are the suits, competitive lawyers and businessmen who use the hour to treat clients like guests rather than serving th
29、em bagels in their office,“ she says. Typical of many diners, City Limits offers an enormous menu. Along with waffles and pancakes, it serves refined dishes that are surprising at a place in this category. A great favorite is Maryland-lump-crab-and-lobster cake Benedict. (If you leave out the Englis
30、h muffin, the rich combination is even low-carb-friendly.) The most popular item is the country breakfast. It includes eggs, house-made hash brown potatoes, sausage, bacon and ham, plus multigrain toast from bread baked on the premises. At $7, it is a bargain. 26 Which of the following is NOT the re
31、ason that breakfast is essential? （ A） People can obtain various kinds of nurture at breakfast. （ B） Breakfast is appealing to people of all ages. （ C） There is no other time for people to stay together except breakfast time. （ D） It is now a tendency for business and social assembly to have breakfa
32、st simultaneously. 27 Speaking of the rising egg consumption, the author implies the dominant factor accounting for this is that （ A） the eggs are much cheaper than before. （ B） many people were forbidden to eat eggs in the past years. （ C） the eggs contain much lower carb than other food. （ D） ther
33、e are many recently recognized profits eggs can provide. 28 The word “gusto“(Paragraph 5) may probably mean （ A） enjoyment. （ B） savor. （ C） interest. （ D） satisfaction. 29 We can infer from the text that （ A） the restaurants would like to provide breakfast rather than other meals. （ B） nowadays peo
34、ple prefer the breakfast with high-quality and well-prepared ingredients. （ C） most of the diners are always used to finishing their breakfast after 10 a. m （ D） City Limits offers a great deal of delicious food with high carb. 30 The author appears to be very approbatory that （ A） there should be m
35、ore eggs on breakfast table. （ B） people should spend more time on breakfast. （ C） the breakfast should consist of much more kinds of food. （ D） the breakfast should contain much more nourishment. 31 The US dollar reached an all-time low against the euro yesterday for the fourth straight day, briefl
36、y pushing the European currency above $1.33 before recovering slightly, amid concerns about the twin US deficits and the lack of any central bank action to stop the dollars decline. The dollar also dipped to a nearly five-year low against the yen, but later regained ground. Yesterday, the euro rose
37、to $1.3329 in early trading before dipping back to $1.3290 later in New York. The euro topped $1.32 for the first time the day before in European trading. US markets were closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The dollar also traded near its lowest levels since December 1999 against the Japan
38、ese yen yesterday, slipping to 102.56 yen, down from 102.81 late Wednesday in New York. One reason the euro has kept rising is a lack of concerted action by central banks to support the dollar by selling holdings of the other major currencies. “$1.35 is definitely on the cards now, as for how soon w
39、ell get there, Im not sure,“ said Riz Din, a currency analyst with Barclays Capital in London. “It increasingly looks as if, despite weaker data in the euro area, the prospects for intervention, are very, very low at current rates.“ The latest dollar collapse, fueled by concerns over the US trade an
40、d budget deficits, has taken the euro from around $1.20 about two months ago. Because the euros rise tends to make European products more expensive, European leaders have voiced fears that it might hurt the continents export-driven economic recovery. The European Central Banks president has called t
41、he rapid increase “brutal“. But the dollars weakness is good news for US exporters, helping make American products less expensive overseas. Commerzbank economist Michael Schubert said speculation against the dollar was making its slide “a bit faster than I had expected“. “Obviously, its difficult to
42、 stop the train,“ Mr. Schubert said in Frankfurt. A combination of intervention by central banks and positive US economic data could apply the brakes, he added. Economists say the European Central Bank (ECB) is wary of intervening in the currency markets on its own and the United States Would be unl
43、ikely to join in such a move. 31 According to the text, the dollar （ A） has reached its lowest level against euro yesterday. （ B） was lower than euro in the past four continuous days. （ C） is still staying in a worse position than the yen. （ D） kept failing despite the central banks adoption of acti
44、ve measures. 32 The factor NOT accounting for the slide of dollar is （ A） the US trade and budget deficits. （ B） the lack of any central bank action. （ C） the speculation against the dollar. （ D） the sales of other major currencies. 33 European leaders primarily fear that （ A） European products are
45、more expensive. （ B） the euros rise hurts European economic recovery. （ C） US exports cheaper goods to them. （ D） ECB cuts interest rates to support European growth. 34 The attitude of economists toward the prospect of dollar against euro is （ A） pessimistic, （ B） cheerful. （ C） unhappy. （ D） optimi
46、stic. 35 It can be inferred from the text that （ A） the euro will stop at a high level all along. （ B） there is no way for US to brake the falling of dollar. （ C） ECB is very cautious in taking measures to intervene in the currency market. （ D） US Federal Reserve would help ECB by showing positive e
47、conomic data openly. 36 Mounting financial and legal woes are giving Merck a prescription-strength headache. With Chief Executive Officer Ray Gilmartin testifying on Capitol Hill about what Merck knew about Vioxx and when, it is easy to overlook the drug giants ongoing efforts to treat and cure dise
48、ase. Before its stock price sagged 40 percent and both litigators and regulators began circling overhead, Merck invited several journalists to its 415-acre research and development center 30 miles from Philadelphia. As other pharmaceutical investigators can attest, Mercks 10,000 scientists and suppo
49、rt personnel here help explain why new drugs often cost so much. Standing in the middle of his $4 million lab, Dr. Graham Smith points to an LCMS Mass Spectrometer that atomizes test compounds and evaluates them for healing properties. “Of the 1,200 molecules tested here last year,“ Dr. Smith says, “eight went on to the next step. And not all of those will go on to become drugs.“ Dr. Smith and his team of analytic chemists fail steadily, on average, for 6 weeks before discove
