1、考研英语二（阅读）模拟试卷 7 及答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)0 Leaving the European Union would save every Dutch household 9,800 a year by 2035, claims Capital Economics, a London consultancy, in a report commissione
2、d by Geert Wilders far-right PVV party. Mr Wilders calls this “the best news in years“ , painting a picture of a country freed from the chokehold of Brussels, mass migration and high taxes, and enjoying more trade, more jobs and a booming economy.The report lists the benefits of departure; lower bus
3、iness costs because of less regulation; no more net payments to the EU; a doubling of the share of trade with emerging markets; faster economic recovery. The only cost is the transition from the euro to a new guilder, and this is “modest and manageable“. The report concludes that Dutch GDP would be
4、1013% higher by 2035.This finds a receptive audience among those Dutch who are looking for scapegoats. Unemployment has doubled since 2008 and the economy is flat. A recent poll finds a majority of Dutch voters in favour of leaving the EU if that would lead to more jobs and growth. The PVV is leadin
5、g in opinion polls before the European elections in May.Yet there are problems with the Capital Economics report. The idea that the economy would miraculously recover if freed from the European Central Banks policies ignores the structural failings that hold it back. The assumption that having the g
6、uilder would allow a much looser monetary policy is, at best, questionable. And it defies political reality to imagine that Netherlands would enjoy virtually cost-free access to the EUs single market, which takes 75% of Dutch exports. Norway and Switzerland both pay for the privilege and have to com
7、ply with most EU laws and regulations; the latest Swiss vote for quotas on EU migration threatens the entire relationship.Despite its flaws, the report fires a welcome starting-gun for a debate about what is good and bad about the EU. Some 66% of the Dutch feel their “No“ vote in the 2005 referendum
8、 on the EU constitution was largely ignored. If regulation costs as much as the report claims, and if the ECBs monetary policy is too restrictive, both should be changed. Defenders of the EU also need to stress its less tangible benefits, such as peace, shared interests and the boost to the fight ag
9、ainst cross-border crime.1 According to Paragraph 1, if Holland left the EU, _.（A）it would bring numerous benefits（B） economy would soon be prosperous（C） no taxes would be imposed upon its people（D）every Dutch would consider it as the best news2 The report says that departing from the EU brings all
10、benefits EXCEPT_.（A）less restrictions（B） more share of trade（C） higher family income（D）change of currency system3 We can learn from the fourth paragraph that_.（A）Holland mainly focuses its exports to European countries（B） Norway and Switzerland acquire more privileges from the EU（C） Dutch currency w
11、ill undoubtedly allow a looser monetary policy（D）economy would miraculously recover if Holland is freed from the EU4 The authors attitude towards the Capital Economics report is_.（A）supportive（B） skeptical（C） objective（D）ambiguous5 Advocates of the European Union highlight that_.（A）the flaws account
12、 for very small proportion（B） all countries except Holland benefit from the EU（C） transnational crime would be effectively stricken（D）the EUs monetary policy is too restrictive to comply5 When the residents of Buenos Aires want to change the pesos they do not trust into the dollars they do, they go
13、to a cueva, or “cave“ , an office that acts as a front for a thriving illegal exchange market. In one cueva near Florida Street, a pedestrian avenue in the centre of the city, piles of pesos from previous transactions lie on a table. A courier is getting ready to carry the notes to safety-deposit bo
14、xes.This smallish cueva handles transactions worth $ 50,00075 ,000 a day. Fear of inflation and of further depreciation of the peso, which fell by more than 20% in January, will keep demand for dollars high. Few other ways of making money are this good. “ Modern Argentina does not offer what you cou
15、ld call an institutional career,“ says one cueva owner.As the couriers carry their bundles around Buenos Aires, they pass grand buildings like the Teatro Col6n, an opera house that opened in 1908, and the Retire railway station, completed in 1915. These are emblems of Argentinas Belle 6poque, the pe
16、riod before the outbreak of the first world war when the country could claim to be the worlds true land of opportunity. In the 43 years leading up to 1914, GDP had grown at an annual rate of 6% , the fastest recorded in the world. The country was a magnet for European immigrants, who flocked to find
17、 work on the fertile pampas, where crops and cattle were propelling Argentinas expansion. In 1914 half of Buenos Airess population was foreign-born.The country ranked among the ten richest in the world, after the likes of Australia, Britain and the United States, but ahead of France, Germany and Ita
18、ly. Its income per head was 92% of the average of 16 rich economies. From this point, it looked down its nose at its neighbours: Brazils population was less than a quarter as well-off.It never got better than this. Although Argentina has had periods of robust growth in the past centurynot least duri
19、ng the commodity boom of the past ten yearsand its people remain wealthier than most Latin Americans, its standing as one of the worlds most vibrant economies is a distant memory. Its income per head is now 43% of those same 16 rich economies; it trails Chile and Uruguay in its own backyard.6 Accord
20、ing to the text,which is NOT true about cueva?（A）It serves as an illegal currency-exchange market.（B） Making money through cueva is not a bright idea.（C） It is usually small in size and owned by individuals.（D）Depreciation of the peso may be good news for cueva.7 Buenos Aires is mentioned in the tex
21、t to_.（A）describe the city in detail（B） present cueva in particular（C） show the prosperity of Latin America（D）introduce the topic: Argentinas past boom8 Before the outbreak of World War I, Argentina_.（A）depended mainly on agriculture（B） was the richest country in the world（C） had no appeal to Europe
22、an immigrants（D）had the highest GDP recorded in the world9 We know from the fourth paragraph that_ .（A）Argentina is now ranking among the ten richest countries in the world（B） Argentinas average income accounts for 92% of all 16 rich economies（C） Argentina was much richer than Brazil, where many peo
23、ple lived in poverty（D）Argentina was looked down upon by countries like Australia, the UK and the US10 Argentinas boom is a distant memory because_.（A）its economy has been stagnant for a century（B） it is one of the worlds most vibrant economies（C） it is now less wealthier than most of its neigbours（
24、D）its average income is much lower than ever before10 Of the 658 schools in Chicago, only 126 are charter schoolspublicly funded but independently run and largely free of union rules. Fifteen more are due to open this year. More notable, though, is that four of the most recently-approved charters ar
25、e in areas where the city recently decided to close 49 public schoolsthe largest round of such closures in Americas history.Most of the closed schools served poor black children, and were in parts of the city with a shrinking population. The city government argued that these schools were under-used,
26、 and that closing them would save $ 233m that could be reinvested. So it has been; in new science labs, computers, wireless, libraries, art rooms and air conditioning in the charters that took in children from the closed schools.Charters have worked well in Chicago. Most parents like them, and Mayor
27、 Rahm Emanuel and the Board of Education are behind them. The Noble Network, which already runs 14 charter high schools, has just been given permission to open two new ones. Around 36% of the 9,000, mostly poor, children enrolled with Noble can expect to graduate from college, compared with 11 % for
28、 this income bracket city-wide.A 2013 study by Stanford University found that the typical Illinois charter pupil gained two weeks of additional learning in reading, and a month in maths, over their counterparts in traditional public schools. One city network of charters, Youth Connection, is credite
29、d with reducing Chicagos dropout rate by 7% in a decade. Overall, however, the citys public schools are in a sorry state: 51,000 out of 240,000 elementary-school pupils did not meet state reading standards in 2013.Some will always argue that charters cream off the brighter children and leave sink sc
30、hools, deprived of resources, behind. The teachers unions hate charter schools because they are non-unionised. So they remain a rarity nationwide, with only 5% of children enrolled in them. But a PDK/Gallup poll last year found that 70% of Americans support them. Small wonder; a study of charter hig
31、h schools in Florida found that they boosted pupils earning power in later life by more than 10%.11 Which one is NOT true about charter schools?（A）Some charters will accept the children from the closed schools.（B） They are sponsored by public funding and have less restrictions.（C） The newly-opened c
32、harter schools have advanced infrastructures.（D）15 more charter schools are scheduled to open in America this year.12 49 public schools were closed because_.（A）they waste resources and cost a lot（B） the government needs fund to invest（C） the facilities of these schools are old（D）the population of st
33、udents has shrunk13 Rahm Emanuels attitude towards charters is_.（A）doubtful（B） impartial（C） supportive（D）ambiguous14 Charter schools can achieve all the following EXCEPT_.（A）sending more students to college（B） eliminating dropout rate completely（C） encouraging more reading and learning（D）taking in p
34、oor children from public schools15 We can infer from the last paragraph that_.（A）teachers hate charter schools because they deprive of resources（B） only a small proportion of students are learning in charter schools（C） public schools can boost pupils earning power by more than 10%（D）children enrolle
35、d in charter schools will find a good job in the future15 John Lee likes to tinker with vehicles: his four-wheel-drive resembles a tractor more than a car. “Its watertight,“ he smiles. For the past week he has been driving down sodden lanes in Surrey, southwest of London, transporting people and med
36、icines. Flooding is a misery, but at least it provides an opportunity to show off a set of wheels.Much of southern England is now sodden, and parts of the Thames Valley and Somerset are simply underwater. In Shepperton, a town in Surrey, the village green used for the summer fete is best reached by
37、canoe. In Devon a sea wall has collapsed, shutting down a vital railway link to the south-west. As The Economist went to press, 16 severe flood warnings had been issued by the Environment Agency, a much-criticised quango that oversees flood defence.Floods are like snowflakes, says Andrew McKenzie of
38、 the British Geological Survey, a research body: none is quite like another. Rivers can overflow, as in Somerset. Groundwater can flood, as in the Thames Valley. Tides can surge, inundating villages, as they have in Lincolnshire. Rain can pound down too quickly to be absorbed. None of these is rare
39、on its own. But over the past two months Britain has been subject to the whole lot, often in combination, over a large area.Last month was the wettest January in southern England since 1910. The rain was unusually prolonged, falling on 23 days out of 31 , a four-decade record. Rain continues to fall
40、 on this sodden ground. As a result, the Thames river has been running high for longer than at any point since records began in 1883. The calamitous floods that struck England in 1947, by contrast, were over much more quickly.Fingers have been pointed at the government, for squeezing the Environment
41、 Agencys budget. According to the Committee on Climate Change, an independent body, government funding for flood management between 2011 and 2015 will be less than in the previous four years, even in cash terms. The maintenance budget was cut particularly savagely, says Iain Sturdy of the Somerset d
42、rainage board.16 The tractor-like car is described mainly to show_.（A）severity of the flood（B） lack of transportation（C） uniqueness of wheels（D）shortage of medicines17 What can be inferred from the second paragraph?（A）Most parts of England suffered from the disastrous flood.（B） Many railroads have b
43、een shut down because of the flood.（C） The Economist was criticized for not covering the flood warnings.（D）It was too late for the Environment Agency to issue the flood warnings.18 The underlined word “inundating“(Para 3, Line 3)most probably means_.（A）emerging（B） submerging（C） sinking（D）diving19 Ac
44、cording to Paragraph 4, which one of the following is true?（A）The day of rain in this January broke a century record.（B） The water level of the Thames has been highest in history.（C） In 1947, another serious flood struck England but was over soon.（D）The rain had been falling for 31 days, which broke
45、 a 40-year record. 20 The best title of the text may be_.（A）Flood: Who Is to Blame（B） Can We Prevent the Floods（C） A Disastrous Flood in England（D）Natural Disasters in Human World考研英语二（阅读）模拟试卷 7 答案与解析Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,
46、 B, C or D. (40 points)【知识模块】 阅读1 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 题干中的 if Holland left the EU 对应第一段第一句：Leaving the European Unionwould save Dutch其中，Holland 对应 Dutch。而第一段讨论的话题都是围绕开篇这个假设展开的，故只能根据该段的细节来寻找答案。根据第一段的“save every Dutch household 9，800 ayear”，“freed from the chokehold of Brussels，mass migration and high taxe
47、s”，“enjoying moretrade ，more jobs and a booming economy”等信息我们可以知道荷兰离开欧盟会带来许多好处，故选项A为答案。选项B的 economy，prosperous 与原文最后一句 booming economy 对应，但是该项的 soon 过于绝对，原文也没有提到。选项C 的 no taxes 同样过于绝对，且原文未提及。D 项的 every Dutch 过于绝对，consider it as the best news 对应原文 Mr Wilders calls this“the best news in years”，但文章第一段没
48、有提到每个荷兰人的态度，因此B、C、D 三项都错误。【知识模块】 阅读2 【正确答案】 D【试题解析】 根据题干中的 departing from the EU，benefits 定位到第二段第一句：The report liststhe benefits of departure:该句冒号后面的内容即答案的来源，其中“lower business costs because of less regulation”对应选项Aless restrictions； “a doubling of the share of trade with emerging markets”对应选项Bmore s
49、hare of trade；由“Dutch GDP would be 10 一 13 higher”推断出选项Chigher family income。第二句“The only cost is the transition from the euro to a new guilder”对应选项D，由此可见“change of currency system 货币体制的改变”不是好处之一，选项D 为本题答案。【知识模块】 阅读3 【正确答案】 A【试题解析】 选项A 对应第四段中间一句 :Netherlands would enjoy virtually costfree accessto the EUs single market，which takes 75 of Dutch exports其中 Netherlands 对应 Holland，EU 对应 European countries，75 of Dutch exports 对应 focuses its expo
