1、考研英语模拟试卷 67（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) 1 Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave (1)_ jobs for men, the idea has been rejected
2、by both women and men in public (2)_ polls.Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in types of work were (3)_ for men and that women should step aside to make (4)_ for unemployed young men. They argue that women, especially women in their child-bearing years. (5)_
3、 delay economic development and result (6)_ lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.To solve the problem, they suggested that working women stay at home (7)_ their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that (8)_ these circumstances, families would (9)_ their same level o
4、f income, and women could run the house and (10)_ children much better.The suggestion, (11)_, has been flatly rejected by 9 out of 10 people (12)_.Some other people have suggested another way (13)_ “phased employment theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take (14)_ from her job when she is
5、 seven months pregnant and stay off the job (15)_ her baby reaches the age of 3.It suggests that women (16)_ leave receive 75 percent of their (17)_ salary and be allowed to return to work after the three-year period. This will (18)_ children, women, their families and the society and it (19)_ seems
6、 to be more acceptable than the suggestion (20)_ women return to their homes forever.（A）more（B） fewer（C） much（D）less（A）attitude（B） reaction（C） idea（D）opinion（A）available（B） suitable（C） reliable（D）practical（A）course（B） route（C） way（D）road（A）strangely（B） unusually（C） approximately（D）actually（A）with（B）
7、 in（C） from（D）on（A）though（B） while（C） since（D）until（A）under（B） for（C） with（D）on（A）remain（B） supply（C） support（D）retain（A）grow（B） bring（C） raise（D）feed（A）therefore（B） moreover（C） however（D）thus（A）polling（B） to poll（C） to be polled（D）polled（A）called（B） calling（C） to call（D）to be called（A）holiday（B） re
8、st（C） leave（D）vacation（A）when（B） until（C） after（D）while（A）in（B） for（C） on（D）with（A）common（B） ordinary（C） normal（D）real（A）profit（B） interest（C） serve（D）benefit（A）finally（B） definitely（C） doubtfully（D）fashionably（A）that（B） which（C） these（D）thosePart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer t
9、he questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)21 AMERICAS central bank sent a clear message this week. For the second consecutive meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee, the central banks policy-making commit tee, left short-term interest rates unchanged at 1.75%. But it said
10、 that the risks facing the economy had shifted from economic weakness to a balance between weakness and excessive growth. This shift surprised no one. But it has convinced many people that interest rates are set to rise againand soon.Judging by prices in futures markets, investors are betting that s
11、hort-term interest rates could start rising as early as May, and will be 1.25 percentage points higher by the end of the year. That may be excessive. Economists at Goldman Sachs, who long argued that the central bank would do nothing this year, now expect short-term rates to go up only 0.75% this ye
12、ar, starting in June. But virtually everyone reckons some Fed tightening is in the future.The reason? After an unprecedented 11 rate-cuts in 2001, short-term interest rates are abnormally low. As the signs of robust recovery multiply, analysts expect the Fed to take back some of the rate-cuts it use
13、d as an “insurance policy“ after the September 11th terrorist attack. But higher rates could still be further off, particularly if the recovery proves less robust than many hope. The manufacturing sector is growing after 18 months of decline. The most optimistic Wall Streeters now expect GDP to have
14、 expanded by between 5% and 60% on an annual basis in the first quarter.But one strong quarter does not imply a sustainable recovery. In the short term, the bounce-back is being driven by a dramatic restocking of inventories. But it can be sustained only if corporate investment recovers and consumer
15、 spending stays buoyant. And since consumer spending held up so well during the “recession“ it is unlikely to jump now.These uncertainties alone suggest the central bank will be cautious about raising interest rates. That caution is all the more necessary given the lack of inflationary pressure. Alt
16、hough Americas consumer prices have stopped falling on a monthly basis, the latest figures show few signs of nascent price pressure. Indeed, given the huge pressure on corporate profits, the Federal Reserve might be happy to see consumer prices rise slightly. In short, while Wall Street frets about
17、when and how much interest rates will go up. The answer may well be not soon and not much.21 Some people expected short-term interest rates to jump soon because they（A）strongly believed in economic recovery.（B） took for granted economic expansion.（C） were cautious in their excessive investment.（D）ha
18、d doubts about the effects of price pressure.22 The authors attitude toward Goldman Sachss opinion is one of（A）reserved consent.（B） strong disapproval.（C） enthusiastic support.（D）slight contempt.23 The American central bank was reluctant to raise interest rates because（A）everybody saw consumer price
19、s rise again.（B） signs of robust economic recovery multiplied.（C） investors reaped rewards in futures markets.（D）it wanted to stay away from risks involved.24 We can learn from the text that the Americas central bank（A）took advantage of rate-cuts policy as an insurance policy.（B） is fairly conservat
20、ive in raising short-term interest rates.（C） tried to stop consumer prices from free falling but in vain.（D）place monetary policy-making in the hands of Walk Streeters.25 The purpose of the author in writing the text is to（A）refute the notion that short-term rates will go up dramatically.（B） justify
21、 the optimism of Wall Streeters towards economic recoveries.（C） elaborate on the uncertainties of Feds policy-making strategies.（D）illustrate the balance between weakness and excessive growth.26 “Worse than useless,“ fumed Darrell Issa, a Republican congressman from California, on March 19th, when t
22、he House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Immigration and Naturalization Service. “Terrible, and getting worse,“ added Zoe Lofgren, a Democratic colleague who has kept a watchful eye on the INS for ten years.Committee members lined up to take swings at James Ziglar, the head of the INS. He
23、explained, somewhat pathetically, that “outdated procedures“ had kept the visa-processing wheels grinding slowly through a backlog of applications. He also had some new rules in mind to tighten up visas. Speeding up the paperworkand getting more of it on to computersis vital, but the September attac
24、ks have exposed the tension between the agencys two jobs: on the one hand enforcing the security of Americas borders, and on the other granting privileges such as work permits to foreigners.But other people want more radical changes. James Sensenbrenner, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, want
25、s to split the INS into two separate bodies, one dealing with border security and the other with handling benefits to immigrants. The other approach, favored in the White House, is to treat the two functions as complementary, and to give the INS even more responsibility for security. Under that plan
26、, the INS would merge with the Customs Service, which monitors the 20m shipments of goods brought into America every year, as well as the bags carried in by some 500m visitors. The two agencies would form one large body within the Department of Justice, the current home of the INS. This would cut ou
27、t some of the duplicated effort at borders, where customs officers and agents from the INSs Border Patrol often rub shoulders but do not work together.Mr. Bushwho has said that the news of the visa approvals left him “plenty hot“was expected to give his approval. The senate, however, may not be quit
28、e so keen. The Justice Department could have trouble handling such a merger, let alone taking on the considerable economic responsibilities of the Customs Service, which is currently part of the Treasury.The senate prefers yet another set of security recommendations, including links between the data
29、bases of different agencies that hold security and immigration information, and scanners at ports of entry to check biometric data recorded on immigration documents. These ideas are embodied in a bill sponsored by members of both parties, but are currently held up by Robert Byrd, the chairman of the
30、 Senate Appropriations Committee, who worries that there has not been enough debate on the subject. Mr. Ziglar, poor chap, may feel there has been more than enough.26 We can learn from the first paragraph that INS_.（A）will be subjected to strong criticisms.（B） has become the public laughing stock.（C
31、） will take up economic responsibilities.（D）has won the support from Mr Bush.27 Besides dealing with border security, INS also（A）keeps a watchful eye on itself.（B） grants privileges to immigrants.（C） monitors shipments of goods.（D）takes advantage of computers.28 The chairman of the Senate Appropriat
32、ions Committee will leave the issue of INS unsettled because（A）the exclusive responsibility of INS is for border security.（B） he figured out some new rules in mind to tight up visas.（C） sufficient debate is anxiously required for a final solution.（D）most congressmen hold unfavorable opinions on INS.
33、29 Suggestions have been raised on the issue of INS except（A）charges launched against its head.（B） its merging with the Customs Service.（C） other security recommendations.（D）its separation into two bodies.30 Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?（A）A Redundant Agency to be
34、Split.（B） Upset with the INS?No.（C） Merging INS with Customs?（D）Inept INSunder Fire.31 In a science-fiction movie called “Species“, a mysterious signal from outer space turns out to describe the genome of an unknown organism. When the inevitable mad scientist synthesizes the DNA described by the ins
35、tructions, the creature he breeds from it turns out to resemble Natasha Henstridge, an athletic actress. Unfortunately, the alien harbors within her delicate form the destructive powers of a Panzer division, and it all ends badly for the rash geneticist and his laboratory.Glen Evans, chief executive
36、 of Egea Biosciences in San Diego, California, acknowledges regretfully that despite seeking his expert opinionin return for which he was presented with the poster of the striking Mr. Henstridge that hangs on his office wallthe producers of “Species“ did not hew very closely to his suggestions about
37、 the feasibility of their script ideas. Still, they had come to the right man. Dr Evans believes that his firm will soon be able to create, if not an alien succubus, at least a tiny biological machine made of artificial proteins that could mimic the behavior of a living cell.Making such proteins wil
38、l require the ability to synthesize long stretches of DNA. Existing technology for synthesizing DNA can manage to make genes that encode a few dozen amino acids, but this is too short to produce any interesting proteins. Egeas technology, by contrast, would allow biologists to manufacture genes whol
39、esale. The firms scientists can make genes long enough to encode 6,000 amino acids. They aim to synthesize a gene for 30,000 amino acids within two years.Using a library of the roughly 1,500 possible “motifs“ or folds that a protein can adopt, Egeas scientists employ computers to design new proteins
40、 that are likely to have desirable shapes and properties. To synthesize the DNA that encodes these proteins, Egea uses a machine it has dubbed the“As Egea extends the length of DNA it can synthesize, Dr. Evans likens this device to a word processor for DNA, on which you can type in the sequence of l
41、etters defining a piece of DNA and get that molecule out.As Egea extends the length of DNA it can synthesize, Dr. Evans envisages encoding not just proteins, but entire biochemical pathways, which are teams of proteins that conduct metabolic processes. A collection of such molecules could conceivabl
42、y function as a miniature machine that would operate in the body and attack disease, just as the bodys own defensive cells do. Perhaps Dr. Evans and his colleagues ought to get in touch with their friends in Hollywood.31 This passage is mainly（A）about a new application of computers.（B） a review of a
43、 science-fiction movie.（C） about the synthesizing interesting DNA.（D）a survey of scientific breakthroughs.32 The expression “hew very closely to“ can be best replaced by（A）shed light on.（B） adhere strictly to.（C） stay away from.（D）give play to.33 The DNA designed by Evans technology differs striking
44、ly from that synthesized by existing technology in that the former is characterized by its（A）desirable shape and length.（B） imitation of a living cell.（C） delicate but destructive power.（D）resistance to epidemics.34 It can be inferred from the text that the synthesizing DNA technology should be used
45、（A）extravagantly and freely.（B） flexibly and excessively.（C） reasonably and cautiously.（D）openly and vigorously.35 Elen Evans technology of new protein design may prove useful（A）in athletic training programs.（B） in film making spectacles.（C） in software programming.（D）in medical treatments.36 Presid
46、ent Bush takes to the bully pulpit to deliver a stern lecture to Americas business elite. The Justice Dept. stuns the accounting profession by filing a criminal indictment of Arthur Andersen LLP for destroying documents related to its audits of Enron Corp. On Capitol Hill, some congressional panels
47、push on with biased hearings on Enrons collapse and, now, another busted New Economy star, telecoms Global Crossing. Lawmakers sign on to new bills aimed at tightening oversight of everything from pensions and accounting to executive pay.To any spectators, it would be easy to conclude that the winds
48、 of change are sweeping Corporate America, led by George W. Bush, who ran as “a reformer with result.“ But far from deconstructing the corporate world brick by brick into something cleaner, sparer, and stronger, Bush aides and many legislators are preparing modest legislative and administrative refo
49、rms. Instead of an overhaul, Bushs team is counting on its enforcers, Justice and a newly empowered Securities Exchange Commission, to make examples of the most egregious offenders. The idea is that business will quickly get the message and clean up its own act.Why wont the outraged rhetoric result in more changes? For starters, the Bush Administration warns that any rush to legislate corporate behavior could produce a raft of flawed bills that raise costs without h
