1、考研英语二（完形填空）模拟试卷 29（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 Consumer products such as shampoos and sunscreens, even ones boosted as safer, may contain potentially harmful chemicals not list
2、ed on their labels, according to a study out today that tested dozens of them. Chemicals that【C1】_hormones or affect health were found in all 42 of conventional products sampled, as well as in most32 of 43of the alternative products【C2】_as safer, including some by Seventh Generation, the study says.
3、 The scientific group studies the【C3】_between the environment and womens health. “It was【C4】_,“ says Julia Brody, co-author of the findings. She says consumers using a typical array of products are【 C5】_many harmful chemicals.Seventh Generation, which makes six of the alternative products tested, we
4、lcomed the studys goal of e-ducating consumers【C6】_questioned its method. Martin Wolf, its director of product sustainability, says the company【C7 】_none of the chemicals the study found in three of its products. “The fact that trace amounts were found raises questions“ about possible cross-contamin
5、ation in either【C8】_or testing, he says. “There are so many【C9】_chemicals in this world that theyre finding their way【C10】_everything.“John Spengler, a professor of environmental health at Harvard School of Public Health, who was not【C11】_the study, says the work is “very important“ for improving he
6、alth concerns and【C12】_companies to possible cross-contamination in products, whether from the supply【C13】_or the packaging. “You dont want to worry people【C14 】_a reasonable extent,“ he says, adding that trace amounts of some chemicals may not pose a problem.【C15】_, he says, theres an “interactive“
7、 accumulating effect from broad use of chemicals,【C16 】_its important to look at them as a group. The study, which tested for 66 chemicals and found 55 of them in the products, says sunscreens and fragrant products had the most【 C17】_chemicals and some of the highest concentrations. Brody, who says
8、there needs to be a more【C18】_listing and testing of a products ingredients,【C19】_consumers to use fewer products, seek plantbased ingredients and rely on【 C20】_water, baking soda and vinegar for cleaning.1 【C1 】（A）disrupt（B） produce（C） indicate（D）regulate2 【C2 】（A）defined（B） billed（C） called（D）desi
9、gned3 【C3 】（A）differences（B） bond（C） subject（D）links4 【C4 】（A）interesting（B） devastating（C） disappointing（D）puzzling5 【C5 】（A）exposed to（B） accompanied by（C） accustomed to（D）characterized by6 【C6 】（A）and（B） but（C） for（D）either7 【C7 】（A）sells（B） studies（C） uses（D）emits8 【C8 】（A）manufacturing（B） marke
10、ting（C） classifying（D）designing9 【C9 】（A）dirty（B） artificial（C） fine（D）organic10 【C10 】（A）onto（B） over（C） into（D）for11 【C11 】（A）satisfied with（B） involved in（C） concerned about（D）interested in12 【C12 】（A）warning（B） presenting（C） devoting（D）alerting13 【C13 】（A）department（B） technology（C） chain（D）mana
11、gement14 【C14 】（A）beyond（B） to（C） within（D）from15 【C15 】（A）Thus（B） Still（C） Moreover（D）Afterwards16 【C16 】（A）but（B） as（C） or（D）so17 【C17 】（A）target（B） specialty（C） lab（D）air18 【C18 】（A）advanced（B） appropriate（C） complete（D）professional19 【C19 】（A）opposes（B） urges（C） helps（D）forces20 【C20 】（A）ground（
12、B） hot（C） drinking（D）plain20 Brands are basically a promise. They tell consumers what quality to expect from a【C1】_and show off its personality. Firms invest a lot on the image of their brands to【C2】_sales and loyalty. But measuring their value is hard. Millward Brown, a market-research company, is
13、one of several that takes a stab at it. It has just published its annual ranking of the worlds “most【C3】_“ brands based on consumers【C4】_and the performance of the companies that own them.The top 100 are collectively worth $2.6 trillion, the firm【C5】_Apple remains the worlds most【C6 】_brand, worth $
14、185 billion,【C7】_the head of three major technology companies. However, it may have been a【C8】_year for Apple in many respects: rivals are gaining share of the smartphone market;【C9】_and margins have been【C10】_. And Apple hasnt unveiled a major new product since last October.【C11】_. none of the thre
15、e major technology companies has increased much in value since last year perhaps because they have been refining their products【C12】_being startlingly innovative.Microsoft, which tried to be startling by【C13】_a radical new operating system, has seen its brand value fall. Apples big rival, Samsung, j
16、umped 25 places, partly by out-innovating Apple and partly by【C14】_its advertising expenditure by $1.6 billion.Visa was one of the main brand sponsors for the 2012 Olympic games in London. But many of the big gainers【C15】_growth in emerging markets. That helps explain the rise in the value of beer b
17、rands like Brazils Brahma, which is worth 61% more than last year. Ten-cent, an internet services company, benefited from being innovative and Chinese.【C16】_sales slowed in Europe, Zara, a high-street fashion retailer introduced online shopping for customers in ChinaLuxury【C17】_companies tend their
18、brands even more carefully than most. Gucci, whose brand value increased by almost 50%, has invested in technology to【C18 】_its online and mobile presence. The biggest riser this year,【 C19】_. is Prada, whose brand value【C20】_63% as it increased sales in both old markets and new. But even in Western
19、 Europe its most enthusiastic customers were Asian tourists.21 【C1 】（A）material（B） produce（C） product（D）service22 【C2 】（A）obtain（B） foster（C） lower（D）cultivate23 【C3 】（A）fashionable（B） creative（C） expensive（D）powerful24 【C4 】（A）perceptions（B） suggestions（C） demands（D）answers25 【C5 】（A）proposes（B） re
20、ckons（C） decides（D）predicts26 【C6 】（A）costly（B） popular（C） valuable（D）special27 【C7 】（A）in（B） on（C） under（D）at28 【C8 】（A）promising（B） lost（C） despairing（D）extraordinary29 【C9 】（A）awards（B） budgets（C） profits（D）advantages30 【C10 】（A）squeezed（B） minimized（C） maximized（D）widened31 【C11 】（A）Moreover（B）
21、However（C） Though（D）Likewise32 【C12 】（A）not only（B） as well（C） other than（D）rather than33 【C13 】（A）launching（B） fixing（C） running（D）adjusting34 【C14 】（A）boosting（B） reducing（C） keeping（D）adjusting35 【C15 】（A）attributed to（B） disposed of（C） resorted to（D）profited from36 【C16 】（A）But（B） As（C） So（D）If37 【C17 】（A）clothing（B） appliance（C） goods（D）article38 【C18 】（A）support（B） confirm（C） degrade（D）assist39 【C19 】（A）furthermore（B） besides（C） though（D）otherwise40 【C20 】（A）reduced（B） created（C） produced（D）surged
