1、考研英语一（完形填空）模拟试卷 42（无答案）一、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. (10 points) 0 The United States is widely recognized to have a private economy because privately owned business play【B1】 _ roles. The American
2、free enterprise system【B2 】_private ownership more than public sectors. Private businesses produce 【B3】_ goods and services, 【B4】_almost two-thirds of the nation s total economic output goes to 【B5】_ for personal use. The consumer role is 【B6】_ great, in fact, that the nation is sometimes characteri
3、zed as having a “【 B7】_economy“.This emphasis 【B8】_ private ownership arises,【B9】_, from American beliefs about personal freedom. From the time the nation was【B10】_, Americans have【B11 】_excessive government power, and they have sought to【B12 】_governments authority over individualsincluding its rol
4、e in the economic realm.【B13 】_Americans generally believe that an economy largely with private ownership is likely to operate more【B14】_than【B15】_with substantial government ownership. When economic forces are unfettered, Americans believe, supply and demand【B16 】_the prices of goods and services.
5、Prices, in turn, tell businesses what to produce; if people want more of particular goods than the economy is producing, the price of the goods【B17 】_. That catches the attention of new or other companies that,【B18】_an opportunity to earn profits, start producing more【B19 】_that goods. On the other
6、hand, if people want less of the goods, prices fall and less competitive producers either go out of business or start producing【B20 】_goods.1 【B1 】（A）insignificant（B） important（C） magnificent（D）respected2 【B2 】（A）emphasizes（B） praises（C） evaluates（D）compares3 【B3 】（A）major（B） minor（C） most（D）less4 【
7、B4 】（A）while（B） but（C） although（D）and5 【B5 】（A）government（B） business（C） individuals（D）families6 【B6 】（A）such（B） so（C） very（D）extremely7 【B7 】（A）market（B） people（C） consumer（D）plan8 【B8 】（A）on（B） in（C） with（D）at9 【B9 】（A）in effect（B） in the light of（C） in short（D）in part10 【B10 】（A）invented（B） forge
8、d（C） manufactured（D）created11 【B11 】（A）exterminated（B） scared（C） appreciated（D）feared12 【B12 】（A）expand（B） develop（C） limit（D）destroy13 【B13 】（A）However（B） Nevertheless（C） Additionally（D）Similarly14 【B14 】（A）powerfully（B） efficiently（C） sufficiently（D）fundamentally15 【B15 】（A）those（B） these（C） it（D）
9、one16 【B16 】（A）order（B） illustrate（C） manifest（D）determine17 【B17 】（A）falls（B） raises（C） rises（D）climbs18 【B18 】（A）neglecting（B） overcoming（C） feeling（D）sensing19 【B19 】（A）than（B） of（C） off（D）on20 【B20 】（A）different（B） better（C） qualified（D）authentic20 Amtrakthe largest railway company in the U.S.wa
10、s experiencing a downswing in ridership.【 B1】_major concerns to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham, were the long-distance western routes 【B2】_ ridership had been declining【B3】_.At one time, trains were the only practical way to 【B4】_ the vast areas of the west. Trains were faster, luxuri
11、ous, and quite convenient 【B5】_ to other forms of transportation existing at the time. However, times change and the automobile became America s standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily【B6】_itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances.【B7】_, the task for DDB Needham was to【
12、B8】_consumers to consider other aspects of train travel in order to 【B9】 _ their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered【B10】_travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: anxious fliersthose concerned with【B11 】_, and travel-lovers those【B12】_thems
13、elves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of【B13 】_vacation. The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel【B14】_such as freedom, escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great western outdoors. It【B15】_experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed
14、 western train trips as wonderful adventures.Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that【B16】_be enjoyed along some of the more famous western routes and emphasized the romantic names of some of these trains(Empire Builder, etc.). These ads were strategically placed among【B17】_orien
15、ted TV shows and programs involving nature and America in order to most【 B18】_reach target audiences. Results were【B19】_. The Empire Builder, which was focused on in one ad. enjoyed a 15 percent【B20】_in profits on its Chicago to Seattle route.21 【B1 】（A）The（B） With（C） Of（D）In22 【B2 】（A）where（B） whic
16、h（C） that（D）whose23 【B3 】（A）fundamentally（B） unnoticeably（C） significantly（D）importantly24 【B4 】（A）move（B） cross（C） penetrate（D）escape25 【B5 】（A）turned（B） shown（C） compared（D）recommended26 【B6 】（A）established（B） regarded（C） claimed（D）set27 【B7 】（A）However（B） Therefore（C） Moreover（D）Whereas28 【B8 】（A
17、induce（B） discourage（C） encourage（D）stimulate29 【B9 】（A）strengthen（B） scold（C） change（D）transfer30 【B10 】（A）for（B） at（C） with（D）as31 【B11 】（A）safety（B） time（C） space（D）cost32 【B12 】（A）making（B） considering（C） viewing（D）adjusting33 【B13 】（A）their s（B） themselves（C） one s（D）their34 【B14 】（A）experimen
18、ts（B） experiences（C） habits（D）attitudes35 【B15 】（A）stressed（B） overlooked（C） involved（D）indicated36 【B16 】（A）will（B） shall（C） should（D）could37 【B17 】（A）business（B） government（C） family（D）children38 【B18 】（A）effectively（B） quickly（C） unquestionably（D）sufficiently39 【B19 】（A）useless（B） impressive（C） uncountable（D）unseen40 【B20 】（A）change（B） loss（C） increase（D）expansion
