1、考研英语模拟试卷 230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 Everybody dances. If you have (1)_ swerved to avoid stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, you have danced. If you have ever kneeled
2、to pray, you have danced. For these actions have figured importantly (2)_ the history of dance. Dance goes (3)_ to the beginnings of civilization (4)_ the tribe where natives danced to get (5)_ they wanted. Primitive dance was (6)_ all practical, not the social dancing we know today. Natives approac
3、hed dance with (7)_ seriousness as a way to help the tribe in the crucial process (8)_ survival. Dance was believed to be the (9)_ direct way to repel locusts, to (10)_ rain to fall, to insure that a male heir would be born, and (11)_ guarantee victory in a forthcoming battle. Primitive (12)_ was ge
4、nerally done by many people moving in the same manner and direction. (13)_ all dances had leaders, solo dances (14)_ rare. Much use was made of (15)_ part of the body. And so (16)_ were these tribal dances that, if a native (17)_ miss a single step, he would be put to death (18)_ the spot. Fortunate
5、ly, the same rigid (19)_ that governed the lives of these people do not apply in the (20)_ relaxed settings of todays discotheques. （ A） ever （ B） never （ C） before （ D） after （ A） about （ B） for （ C） in （ D） around （ A） forward （ B） back （ C） up （ D） down （ A） at （ B） for （ C） of （ D） to （ A） when
6、（ B） why （ C） which （ D） what （ A） about （ B） above （ C） under （ D） over （ A） little （ B） great （ C） less （ D） least （ A） to （ B） over （ C） of （ D） at （ A） most （ B） least （ C） first （ D） last （ A） cause （ B） happen （ C） try （ D） make （ A） for （ B） of （ C） to （ D） at （ A） food （ B） dance （ C） spells
7、 （ D） harvest （ A） Since （ B） Despite （ C） Thus （ D） Although （ A） are （ B） was （ C） were （ D） is （ A） only （ B） every （ C） some （ D） all （ A） comic （ B） boring （ C） solemn （ D） tiring （ A） would （ B） should （ C） might （ D） could （ A） in （ B） at （ C） on （ D） around （ A） sticks （ B） messages （ C） rev
8、iews （ D） rules （ A） less （ B） more （ C） least （ D） most Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 21 Even to his contemporaries, Rochester was a legendary figure One of the youngest and most handsome courtiers of the
9、 restored Charles . He was the favorite of a king whose wit, lasciviousness and serious intellectual interests he shared. He was banished from court several times, but Charless pleasure in his conversation always resulted in his recall. His authentic adventures included the attempted abduction of an
10、 heiress (whom he later married), smashing a phallic-shaped sundial in the royal gardens during a drunken celebrity, and a violent quarrel with the watch at Epsom in which one of his companions was killed. Quite apart from his reputation as a poet, he was feted in the writings of his friends, notabl
11、y in Sir George Ethereges comedy, “The Man of Mode“. Just before he died in 1680, at the age of 33, destroyed by alcoholism and syphilis, Rochesters legend took a surprising turn. After a series of conversations with an Anglican rationalist divine, Gilbert Burner, the skeptical libertine made a deat
12、h-bed conversion which was celebrated in the devotional literature of the succeeding century. Charming as it is the Rochester legend has always been a distraction. It has resulted in many apocryphal stories and uncertain attributions, and it can still divert attention from the poetry. It is Rocheste
13、rs achievement as a poet which commands our interest and makes him something more than a luridly colorful period, figure. For all the brevity of his career, Rochester is a crucial figure in the development of English verse satire and file Horatian epistle, a student of his elder French contemporary
14、Boileau, and an important exemplar for later poets as different as Alexander Pope and Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea. Cephas Goldsworthys “The Satyr“ gives us the legend. Although there are no footnotes to sources, the book shows some acquaintance with modem Rochester scholarship and its rejecti
15、on of spurious verse from his canon but only intermittently. Anecdotes concerning Rochester and his crony George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, are retailed without any indication that they have, in fact, been discredited; poems no longer attributed to Rochester are cited as if they were authentic. M
16、r. Goldsworthy quotes liberally from the poetry, but repeatedly reads it as straightforward autobiography. For example, we are told that “My dear mistress has a heart“ is addressed to. Elizabeth Barry, an actress, which is incautious given the uncertain dating of this song, and indeed of most of Roc
17、hesters poems. More generally, while of course some of the satires include references to actual persons, as often as not in 17th-century love poetry the emotion is genuine but the addressee is fictitious. A less simplistic way to relate Rochesters poetry to his life would be to read the former as an
18、 exploitation of what it means to live according to libertine values. In his best satires and even some of the lyrics he articulated an anti-rational nihilistic vision scarcely found elsewhere in English verse. Such a task belongs to a critical biography. There is no mistaking Mr. Goldsworthys enthu
19、siasm for his subject, but his book is essentially biography as entertainment. 21 Rochester was NOT_. （ A） a troublemaker （ B） a fictional legendary figure （ C） an excellent Solomon （ D） the favorite of Charles 22 Rochester didnt have a reputation of_. （ A） comedian （ B） legend （ C） libertine （ D） p
20、oet 23 The word “nihilistic“(Para. 5) means_. （ A） rational （ B） practical （ C） opposed moral beliefs （ D） pro-government 24 Rochesters legend gave others a surprising turn when_. （ A） he was dying （ B） he got syphilis （ C） he appeared in an anti-rational state （ D） he changed his life-style 25 Roch
21、ester was NOT_. （ A） crucial in the development of English verse satire （ B） a comedy writer （ C） Boileaus student （ D） an important model for later poets 26 Where is the second centre of Hollywood film making in Europe after London, Paris, or perhaps Berlin? Try Prague. Last year, Hollywood spent o
22、ver $200m on shooting movies, commercials and pop videos in the Czech capital. This year, all the big studios will be in town. MGM has “Harts War“ starring Bruce Willis; Disney is shooting “Black Sheep“ with Anthony Hopkins; and Fox has just finished filming “From Hell“, a Jack the Ripper saga starr
23、ing Johnny Depp. Praguers take Tinseltown in their stride. Old ladies looked only slightly confused last month when the cobbled streets of Mala Strana, Pragues old quarter, were cleared of real snow and sprayed with a more cinematically pleasing chemical alternative for Universals “Bourne Identity“,
24、 a $50m thriller starring Matt Damon. The films producer, Pat Crowley, reckons a day filming in Prague costs him $100,000, against $250,000 in Paris. Czech crews, he says, are professional, English-speaking and numerous. They are also a bargain 40% cheaper than similar crews in London or Los Angeles
25、, points out Matthew Stillman. the British boss of Stillking, a Prague-based production firm. Mr. Stillman founded Stillking in 1993 after arriving in Prague with $500 and a typewriter. Today, Hollywood producers come to the company for crews, catering, lights and much more. It claims to have about
26、half of the local film-production business and this year hopes for revenues of over $50m. The biggest draw to Prague, however, is Barrandov one of the largest film studios in Europe, with 11 sound-stages, onsite photo labs and top-notch technicians. It was founded during Czechoslovakias pre-war firs
27、t republic by Milos Havel, an uncle of the present Czech president, Vaclav Havel. The Nazis expanded it as a production centre for propaganda flicks the sound-stages are courtesy of Joseph Goebbels. Then came the Communists with their own propaganda and, admittedly, a few impressive homegrown direct
28、ors such as Milos Forman, who began Hollywoods march to Prague by filming “Amadeus“ there. But it is partly thanks to Barrandov that Prague remains some way behind London as a film centre. The studio has suffered from doubtful management and is already stretched to capacity (“You cant even get an of
29、fice there“, moans one producer). Its present owner, a local steel company, is keen to sell but talks with a Canadian institution have been thorny, not least because the Czech government holds a golden share. Should the Canadian deal fall through, Stillking says it would consider a bid of its own. 2
30、6 Which one is NOT true about Prague? （ A） Its a gathering place for big studios to make film-stars. （ B） Its the Czech capital. （ C） Its a very popular place for Hollywood film making. （ D） Its an attractive place for both film makers and the stars. 27 Pat Crowley has chosen Prague to be the place
31、for his new film just because_. （ A） this place is covered with snow, which is What they ware （ B） he takes costs into consideration （ C） Matt Damon loves the place （ D） it has the cobbled streets 28 Czech Film workers are NOT_. （ A） skilled （ B） able to speak foreign languages （ C） professional （ D
32、） good at bargaining 29 Stillking is a company_. （ A） providing instruments and workers for studios （ B） providing actors （ C） involved in film-making （ D） gathering money from local film studios 30 Prague remains behind London because_. （ A） the studio leader grasped all the capitals （ B） of the ba
33、d strategies of selling studios （ C） Canadian consortium can not get the golden share from the government （ D） of inefficient management 31 The elephants of Thailand used never to be short of work hauling timber. But most of the countrys forests have been cut down, and logging is now banned to save
34、the few that are left. The number of domesticated elephants left in the country is now only 2,500 or so, down from about 100,000 a century ago. Though being the national animal of Thailand earns an elephant plenty of respect, this does not put grass on the table. Thai elephants these days take touri
35、sts on treks or perform in circuses, and are sometimes to be seen begging for bananas on the streets of Bangkok. Some of the 46 elephants living at the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre, a former government logging camp near Lampang, have found a new life in music. The Thai Elephant Orchestra is the
36、 creation of two Americans, Richard Lair, who has worked with Asian elephants for 23 years, and David Soldier, a musician and neuroscientist with a taste for the avant-garde. They provided six of the centers elephants, aged 7 to 18, with a variety of percussion and wind instruments. Those familiar w
37、ith Thai instruments will recognize the slit drums, the gong, the bow bass, the xylophone-like rants, as well as the thunder sheet. The only difference is that the elephant versions are a bit stronger. The elephants are given a cue to start and then they prepare. They clearly have a strong sense of
38、rhythm. They flap their ears to the beat, swish their tails and generally rock back and forth. Some add to the melody with their own trumpeting. Elephant mood-music could have a commercial future, Mr. Soldier believes. He has even produced a CD on the Mulatta label it is available at www.mulatta.org
39、 with 13 elephant tracks. It is real elephant music, he says, with only the human noises removed by sound engineers. But is it music? Bob Halliday, music critic of the Bangkok Post, says it is. He commends the elephants for being “so communicative“. Anyone not knowing that it was elephant music, he
40、says, would assume that humans were playing. Some of the elephants in the band have also tried their hand at painting, tending to favor the abstract over the representational style. Their broad-stroke acrylic paintings last year helped raise some $25,000 at a charity auction at Christies in New York
41、, and a London gallery has also taken some of their work. These art sales, together with profits from the CD, are helping to keep the centre going. A second CD is on the way. It will be less classical, more pop. 31 The elephants of Thailand now are short of the work they used to do because_. （ A） th
42、ey are trained to take tourists on trek （ B） they are trained to play music （ C） the forest-cutting is illegal （ D） there is not enough timber for them to haul 32 The authors attitude towards these elephants is_. （ A） astonished （ B） indescribable （ C） supportive （ D） appreciative 33 The two America
43、n created the Orchestra in order to_. （ A） earn money （ B） protect elephants （ C） enjoy themselves （ D） none of the above 34 Trumpet in the third paragraph refers to_. （ A） jump （ B） growl （ C） move （ D） shake 35 The elephants, do not make money from_. （ A） getting charity from visitors （ B） selling
44、 their paintings （ C） selling their own CDs （ D） all their entertainment work 36 Women, according to Chairman Mao, hold up half the sky but in California some are better rewarded for this effort than others. According to a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California, Asian women born in
45、 the United States outstrip all their sisters in terms of earning power. The average hourly wage for American-born Asian ladies in 2001(the latest year with reliable figures) was $19.30, with American-born whites coming next. On the bottom rungs of the ladder came Latinas: if born abroad, they earne
46、d a mere $10.40 an hour (though this was comfortably above Californias then $6.25 minimum wage); if born in America, they managed $15.10 an hour. Education is the biggest reason for the ethnic disparities. Some 55% of Californias American-born Asian women have at least a bachelors degree, and an imp
47、ressive 84% of them either have jobs or are looking for them. By contrast, only 14% of American-born Hispanic women have a bachelors degree and only 74% of them are in the labour market. Meanwhile, Latinas born abroad are often condemned to low-paying jobs by an even inefficient education or a poor
48、knowledge of English. Much the same can be said of Asian women born in South-East Asia, a category that includes refugees from Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The institute calculates that they earned an average of $15.80, almost $1 less than other foreign-born Asians. But education is not the only fact
49、or in play for Californias women. Larger families make it more difficult for Latinas to go out to work in the first place; blacks often live too far away to commute to well-paid jobs; and just as Asians may benefit from high expectations, so other groups may suffer from low ones. The institute makes an attempt, heroic or politically correct, to adjust for such factors, imagining, for example
