1、考研英语模拟试卷 306（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 Strange things have been happening to England. Still【1】from the dissolution of the empire in the years【2】World War , now the English fi
2、nd they are not even British. As the cherished “United Kingdom“ breaks into its【3】parts, Scots are clearly【4】and the Welsh, Welsh. But who exactly are the English? Whats left of them, with everything but the【5】half of their island taken away? Going back in time to【 6】roots doesnt help. First came th
3、e Celts, then the Romans, then Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes. Invasion after invasion, until the Norman Conquest. English national identity only seemed to find its【7】later, on the shifting sands of expansionism, from Elizabethan times onwards. The empire seemed to seal it. But now theres just England
4、,【8】of a green island in the northern seas, lashed by rain, scarred by two【9】of vicious industrialization fallen【10】dereliction, ruined, as DH. Lawrence thought, by “the tragedy of ugliness,“ its abominable architecture. Of all English institutions, the one to【11】on would surely be the pub. Shelter
5、to Chaucers pilgrims, home to Falstaff and Hal, throne of felicity to Dr. Johnson, the pub- that smoky, yeasty den of jollity-is the womb of【12】, if anywhere is. Yet in the midst of this national【13】crisis, the pub, the mainstay of English life, a staff driven【14】into the sump of history,【15】as the
6、Saxons, is suddenly dying and evolving at【16】rates. Closing at something like a rate of more than three a day, pubs have become【 17】enough that for the first time since the Domesday Book, more than half the villages in England no longer have one. Its a rare pub that still【18】, or even limps on, by b
7、eing what it was【19】to be: a drinking establishment. The old【20】of a pub as a place for a “session,“ a lengthy, restful, increasingly tipsy evening of swigging, is all but defunct.（A）reeling（B） struggling（C） running（D）passing （A）before（B） followed（C） following（D）with （A）comprising（B） constituent（C）
8、form（D）ingredient （A）Scotland（B） Scotch（C） Scottish（D）Irish （A）northern（B） western（C） eastern（D）southern （A）look（B） trace（C） search（D）hunt （A）feet（B） resources（C） core（D）reflection （A）full（B） little（C） half（D）all （A）years（B） decades（C） centuries（D）periods （A）from（B） out（C） away（D）into （A）remember（B）
9、 count（C） raise（D）differentiate （A）Englishness（B） Britishness（C） Scottishness（D）Welshness （A）identity（B） financial（C） economic（D）political （A）up（B） down（C） right（D）left （A）historical（B） barbarian（C） old（D）remote （A）equal（B） different（C） unprecedented（D）fast （A）enough（B） scarce（C） cheap（D）popular （A）
10、thrives（B） closes（C） stands（D）exists （A）asked（B） born（C） meant（D）required （A）belief（B） idea（C） reflection（D）circumstance Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)20 Several years ago, at the height of the dotcom boom,
11、it was widely assumed that a publishing revolution, in which the printed word would be supplanted by the computer screen, was just around the corner. It wasnt: for many, there is still little to match the joy of reading a printed book and settling down for one hour. But recently some big technology
12、companies, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo, contend that the dream of bringing books online is still very much alive. The digitizing of thousands of volumes of print is not without controversy. On Thursday, Google, the world s most popular search engine, posted a first installment of b
13、ooks on Google Print. This collaborative effort between Google and several worlds leading research libraries aims to make books available to be searched and read online free of charge. Although the books included so far are not covered by copyright, the plan has attracted the rage of publishers. Fiv
14、e large book firms are suing Google for violating copyright on material that it has scanned and, although out of print, is still protected by law. Google has said that it will only publish short extracts from material under copyright unless given express permission to publish more, but publishers ar
15、e unconvinced. Ironically, many publishers are collaborating with Google Print Publisher, which aims to give readers an online taste of books that are commercially available. The searchable collection of extracts and book information is intended to tempt readers to buy the complete books online or i
16、n print form. Amazon, the worlds largest online retailer, has made plans to enter the mass e-book market by selling a vast array of goods. Given that Google should impinge upon its central territory, Amazon revealed that it would introduce two new services. Amazon Pages will allow customers to searc
17、h for key terms in selected books and then buy and read online whatever part they wish. Amazon Upgrade will give customers online access to books they have already purchased as hard copies. Customers are likely to have to pay five cents a page, with the bulk going to the publisher. Microsoft has als
18、o joined the online-book trend. In October, the software giant said it would spend around $ 200 million to digitize texts, starting with I50,000 that are in the public domain, to avoid legal problems. It will do so in collaboration with the Open Content Alliance. And on Thursday, coincidentally the
19、same day as Google and Amazon announced their initiatives, Microsoft released details of a deal with the British Library, the countrys main reference library, to digitize some 25 million pages ; these will be made available through MSN Book Search, which will be launched next year.21 What is the tex
20、t talking about?（A）The goods of Google.（B） The differences between books printed and books online.（C） Some big technology companies bring plans on the e-books.（D）The publishers dont agree with the e-books plan. 22 Which of the following is true of Google according to the text?（A）It will invariably p
21、rovide free online reading for its customers.（B） It has become the worlds most popular book publisher.（C） It facilitates books reading and searching to a larger extent.（D）It has gained permission to publish the complete books online. 23 What is the controversial point between the publishers and the
22、technology companies?（A）The publishers hope they can offer books of top quality.（B） The publishers hope they can respect copyright of original books.（C） The publishers hope they can provide the comments.（D）The publishers hope they can digitize as many books as possible. 24 Which of the plan does NOT
23、 belong to Microsoft?（A）Prepare to invest $ 200 million on the e-books.（B） Cooperate with the British Library to digitize some 25 million pages.（C） Introduce some new services to Amazon.（D）Launch the MSN Book Search next year. 25 Which is the best title for the text?（A）A Publishing Revolution（B） Ama
24、zon, the Largest Online Retailer（C） Online Books, a Prospering Service（D）Competition between Publishers and Net Companies 25 Roger Rosenblatts book Black Fiction, in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject, successfully alters the approach taken by most previo
25、us studies. As Rosenblatt notes, criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayles recent work, for example, judges the value of Black Fiction by overtly political standards, rating each work according to the notions of Black identity which it p
26、ropounds. Although fiction assuredly springs from political circumstances, its authors react to those circumstances in ways other than ideological, and talking about novels and stories primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Rosenblatts literary analysis di
27、scloses affinities and connections among works of Black Fiction which solely political studies have overlooked or ignored. Writing acceptable criticism of Black Fiction, however, presupposes giving satisfactory answers to a number of questions. First of all, is there a sufficient reason, other than
28、the racial identity of the authors, to group together works by Black authors? Second, how does Black Fiction make itself distinct from other modem fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? Rosenblatt shows that Black Fiction constitutes a distinct body of writing that has an identifiable, co
29、herent literary tradition. Looking at novels written by Black over the last eighty years, he discovers recurring concerns and designs independent of chronology. These structures are thematic, and they spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in
30、a predominantly white culture, whether they try to conform to that culture or rebel against it. Black Fiction does leave some aesthetic questions open. Rosenblatts thematic analysis permits considerable objectivity ; he even explicitly states that it is not his intention to judge the merit of the va
31、rious works - yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For instance, some of the novels appear to be structurally diffuse. Is this a defect, or are the authors working out of, or trying to forge a different kind of aesthetic?
32、In addition, the style of some Black novels, like Jean Toomers Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expressio
33、n? In spite of such omissions, what Rosenblatt does include in his discussion makes for an astute and worthwhile study. Black Fiction surveys a wide variety of novels, bringing to our attention in the process some fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnsons Autobiography of an Ex-C
34、olored Man. Its argument is tightly constructed, and its forthright, lucid style exemplifies levelheaded and penetrating criticism.26 The author of the text is primarily concerned with（A）evaluating the soundness of a work of criticism（B） comparing various critical approaches to a subject（C） discussi
35、ng the limitations of a particular kind of criticism（D）summarizing the major points made in a work of criticism 27 The author of the text believes that Black Fiction would have been improved had Rosenblatt（A）evaluated more carefully the ideological and historical aspects of Black Fiction（B） attempte
36、d to be more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors（C） explored in greater detail the recurrent thematic concerns of Black Fiction throughout its history（D）assessed the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzes thematically 28 The authors discussion of Black Fiction
37、 can be best described as_.（A）pedantic and contentious（B） critical but admiring（C） ironic and deprecating（D）argumentative but unfocused 29 The author of the text employs all of the following in the discussion of Rosenblatts book EXCEPT_.（A）rhetorical questions（B） specific examples（C） comparison and
38、contrast（D）definition of terms 30 The author of the text refers to James Weldon Johnsons Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man most probably in order to_.（A）point out affinities between Rosenblatts method of thematic analysis and earlier criticism（B） clarify the point about expressionistic style made e
39、arlier in the passage（C） qualify the assessment of Rosenblatts book made in the first paragraph of the passage（D）give a specific example of one of the accomplishments of Rosenblatts work 30 The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the print and broadcast journalist is reflected in se
40、veral books that have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapters, mainly in, but not limited to journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the “ how to“ aspects of journalistic interviewing rather than the conceptual aspects of the interview, i
41、ts context, and implications. Much of the “how to“ material is based on personal experiences and general impression. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings together evidence from which broad generalized
42、principles can be developed. There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research literature in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many general texts as well as numerous research articles
43、 on interviewing in fields other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and articles present the theoretical and empirical (经验的) aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature about interviewing pays little attention
44、 to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewing does not deal with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modern Western societies are more familiar, at least in a positive manner, with journa
45、listic interviewing than with any other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably somewhat familiar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interested in getting information necessary for t
46、he diagnosis and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar situation is the job interview. However, very few of us have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with the journalistic interview by virtue of
47、our roles as readers, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic interview, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analysis and even study, as this book indicates.31 The main idea of the first paragraph is that（A）generalized principles for journalistic int
48、erviews are the chief concern for writers on journalism（B） concepts and contextual implications are of secondary importance to journalistic interviewing（C） importance should be attached to the systematic study of journalistic interviewing（D）personal experiences and general impressions should be excl
49、uded from journalistic interviews 32 Much research has been done on interviews in general_.（A）but journalistic interviewing as specific field has unfortunately been neglected（B） though the study of the interviewing techniques hasnt received much attention（C） so the training of journalistic interviewers has likewise been strengthened（D）and there has also been a dramatic growth in the study of journalistic interviewing 33 Westerners are familiar with the journalistic interview, _.（A）but most of them wish to stay away from it（B） and ma
