1、考研英语（一）模拟试卷 29 及答案与解析一、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 Sometimes we have specific problems with our mother; sometimes, life with her can just be hard work. If there are difficulties in y
2、our【C1】_, its best to deal with them,【C2】_remember that any【C3】_should be done【C4】_person or by letter. The telephone is not a good【C5 】_because it is too easy【C6】_either side to 【C7 】_the conversation.Explain to her【C8】_you find difficult in your relationship and then【C9】_some new arrangements that
3、 you think would establish a【C10】_balance between you. Sometimes we hold 【C11】_from establishing such boundaries because we are afraid that doing【C12】_implies we are【 C13】_her. We need to remember that being【C14】_from our mother does not【C15】_mean that we no longer love her. If the conflict is【C16】_
4、and you cannot find a way to【C17】_it, you might decide to give up your relationship with your mother for a while. Some of my patients had【C18】_“trial separations“. The 【C19】_allowed things to simmer down, enabling【C20】_1 【C1 】（A）relationship（B） emission（C） emulation（D）interpretation2 【C2 】（A）and（B）
5、but（C） thus（D）or3 【C3 】（A）contradiction（B） estimation（C） confrontation（D）immersion4 【C4 】（A）by（B） for（C） to（D）in5 【C5 】（A）innovation（B） manoeuvre（C） medium（D）synthesis6 【C6 】（A）on（B） for（C） off（D）to7 【C7 】（A）formulate（B） commence（C） perceive（D）terminate8 【C8 】（A）whether（B） how（C） what（D）why9 【C9 】（A
6、）propose（B） perform（C） remove（D）outline10 【C10 】（A）more distinctive（B） more turbulent（C） more spontaneous（D）healthier11 【C11 】（A）back（B） on（C） off（D）by12 【C12 】（A）it（B） which（C） what（D）so13 【C13 】（A）mustering（B） ejecting（C） insulting（D）retaliating14 【C14 】（A）harmonious（B） wholesome（C） malignant（D）in
7、dependent15 【C15 】（A）instantly（B） reluctantly（C） necessarily（D）steadily16 【C16 】（A）moderate（B） hereditary（C） inevitable（D）extreme17 【C17 】（A）shape（B） resolve .（C） simulate（D）grind18 【C18 】（A）successful（B） compulsory（C） miserable（D）stationary19 【C19 】（A）blunder（B） temptation（C） break（D）trait20 【C20 】
8、（A）reconciliation（B） rebellion（C） recreation（D）rehearsePart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)20 “It is an evil influence on the youth of our country. “ A politician condemning video gaming? Actually, a clergyman den
9、ouncing rock and roll 50 years ago. But the sentiment could just as easily have been voiced by Hillary Clinton in the past few weeks, as she blamed video games for “a silent epidemic of media desensitisation“ and “stealing the innocence of our children“.The gaming furore centers on “Grand Theft Auto
10、: San Andreas“, a popular and notoriously violent cops and robbers game that turned out to contain hidden sex scenes that could be unlocked using a patch downloaded from the internet. The resulting outcry (mostly from Democratic politicians playing to the centre) caused the games rating in America t
11、o be changed from “mature“, which means you have to be 17 to buy it, to “adults only“, which means you have to be 18, but also means that big retailers such as Wal-Mart will not stock it. As a result the game has been banned in Australia; and, this autumn, Americas Federal Trade Commission will inve
12、stigate the complaints. That will give gaming s opponents an opportunity to vent their wrath on the industry.Skepticism of new media is a tradition with deep roots, going back at least as far as Socrates objections to written texts, outlined in Platos Phaedrus. Socrates worried that relying on writt
13、en texts, rather than the oral tradition, would “create forgetfulness in the learners souls, because they will not use their memories; they will trust to the external written characters and not remember of themselves. “ (He also objected that a written version of a speech was no substitute for the a
14、bility to interrogate the speaker, since, when questioned, the text “always gives one unvarying answer“. His objection, in short, was that books were not interactive. Perhaps Socrates would have thought more highly of video games.)Novels were once considered too low-brow for university literature co
15、urses, but eventually the disapproving professors retired. Waltz music and dancing were condemned in the 19th century; all that twirling was thought to be “intoxicating“ and “depraved“, and the music was outlawed in some places. Today it is hard to imagine what the fuss was about. And rock and roll
16、was thought to encourage violence, promiscuity and Satanism; but today even grannies buy Coldplay albums.21 We can learn from the text that human beings have a history of_.（A）fascination for the academic establishment（B） enthusiasm for juvenile psychology（C） disbelief in the novel medium（D）hatred of
17、 political corruption22 The attitudes of Socrates and Hillary Clinton toward the novel medium are_.（A）identical（B） optimistic（C） panicked（D）confused23 Video games would have been recommended by Socrates due to its_.（A）text messages（B） oral tradition（C） unvarying answers（D）two-way communication24 To
18、which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?（A）The emergence of video games is bound to breed evil.（B） Theres no legal ruling that video games are bad for people, and they may be positively good.（C） University literature courses are subject to the harassment of video games.（
19、D）Theres no sound proof that adults are prone to the moral decline when engaged in video games.25 When mentioning novels, waltz music and rock and roll, the author is suggesting（A）the mishaps of vogues（B） the misfortune of art masterpieces（C） the prospect of video games（D）the effects of various art
20、forms25 “You are not here to tell me what to do. You are here to tell me why I have done what I have already decided to do,“ Montagu Norman, the Bank of Englands longest-serving governor (1920-1944), is reputed to have once told his economic adviser. Today, thankfully, central banks aim to be more t
21、ransparent in their decision making, as well as more rational. But achieving either of these things is not always easy. With the most laudable of intentions, the Federal Reserve, Americas central bank, may be about to take a step that could backfire.Unlike the Fed, many other central banks have long
22、 declared explicit inflation targets and then set interest rates to try to meet these. Some economists have argued that the Fed should do the same. With Alan Greenspan, the Feds much-respected chairman, due to retire next yearafter a mere 18 years in the jobsome Fed officials want to adopt a target,
23、 presumably to maintain the central banks credibility in the scary new post-Greenspan era. The Fed discussed such a target at its February meeting, according to minutes published this week. This sounds encouraging. However, the Fed is considering the idea just when some other central banks are begin
24、ning to question whether strict inflation targeting really works.At present central banks focus almost exclusively on consumer-price indices. On this measure Mr. Greenspan can boast that inflation remains under control. But some central bankers now argue that the prices of assets, such as houses and
25、 shares, should also somehow be taken into account. A broad price index for America which includes house prices is currently running at 5. 5%, its fastest pace since 1982. Inflation has simply taken a different form.Should central banks also try to curb increases in such asset prices? Mr. Greenspan
26、continues to insist that monetary policy should not be used to prick asset-price bubbles. Identifying bubbles is difficult, except in retrospect, he says, and interest rates are a blunt weapon: an increase big enough to halt rising prices could trigger a recession. It is better, he says, to wait for
27、 a housing or stock market bubble to burst and then to cushion the economy by cutting interest ratesas he did in 2001 -2002.And yet the risk is not just that asset prices can go swiftly into reverse. As with traditional inflation, surging asset prices also distort price signals and so can cause a mi
28、sallocation of resourcesencouraging too little saving, for example, or too much investment in housing. Surging house prices may therefore argue for higher interest rates than conventional inflation would demand. In other words, strict inflation targetingthe fad of the 1990sis too crude.26 The word “
29、minutes“ (Line 6, Paragraph 2) most probably means_.（A）record（B） new-letter（C） announcement（D）motive27 According to the text, it is upsetting that the Federal Reserve does not take into account inflation targets_.（A）until what to do is clarified（B） until explicit inflation targets are declared（C） un
30、til increases in asset prices are curbed（D）until its efficiency is cast doubt on28 We can learn from the third paragraph that_.（A）increases in asset prices are interfered by the Federal Reserves（B） more emphasis should be placed on consumer-price indices（C） changes have taken place in the pattern of
31、 inflation（D）inflation have been brought under federal control29 It is implied in the fourth paragraph that Mr. Greenspan is skeptical of_.（A）the stipulation of anti-monopoly rules and regulations（B） the intervention by central banks in asset prices（C） the prevention of economic recession（D）the coun
32、tdown by the Federal Reserve of new economic upheavals30 Which of the followings would be the best title for the text?（A）American Monetary Conundrums Are Readily Deciphered.（B） American Central Banks Are on the Verge of Extinction.（C） Conventional Inflation Target Is Best Employed in Transparent Env
33、ironment.（D）Americas Monetary Policy Is off Target.30 It may be just as well for Oxford Universitys reputation that this weeks meeting of Congregation, its 3,552-strong governing body, was held in secret, for the air of civilized rationality that is generally supposed to pervade donnish conversation
34、 has lately turned fractious. Thats because the vice-chancellor, the nearest thing the place has to a chief executive, has proposed the most fundamental reforms to the university since the establishment of the college system in 1249; and a lot of the dons and colleges dont like it.The trouble with O
35、xford is that it is unmanageable. Its problemsthe difficulty of recruiting good dons and of getting rid of bad ones, concerns about academic standards, severe money worries at some collegesall spring from that. John Hood, who was recruited as vice-chancellor from the University of Auckland and is no
36、w probably the most-hated antipodean in British academic life, reckons he knows how to solve this, and has proposed to reduce the power of dons and colleges and increase that of university administrators.Mr. Hood is right that the universitys management structure needs an overhaul. But radical thoug
37、h his proposals seem to those involved in the current row, they do not go far enough. The difficulty of managing Oxford stems only partly from the nuttiness of its system of governance; the more fundamental problem lies in its relationship with the government. Thats why Mr. Hood should adopt an idea
38、 that was once regarded as teetering on the lunatic fringe of radicalism, but these days is discussed even in polite circles. The idea is independence.Oxford gets around 5, 000 ($9, 500) per undergraduate per year from the government. In return, it accepts that it can charge students only l,150 (ris
39、ing to3,000 next year) on top of that. Since it probably costs at least 10, 000 a year to teach an undergraduate, that leaves Oxford with a deficit of 4,000 or so per student to cover from its own funds.If Oxford declared independence, it would lose the 52m undergraduate subsidy at least. Could it f
40、ill the hole? Certainly. Americas top universities charge around 20,000 per student per year. The difficult issue would not be money alone: it would be balancing numbers of not-so-brilliant rich people paying top whack with the cleverer poorer ones they were cross-subsidising. America s top universi
41、ties manage it: high fees mean better teaching, which keeps competition hot and academic standards high, while luring enough donations to provide bursaries for the poor. It should be easier to extract money from alumni if Oxford were no longer state-funded.31 According to the text, the authors attit
42、ude toward John Hood is one of_.（A）enthusiastic support（B） slight contempt（C） strong disapproval（D）reserved consent32 It is implied in the third paragraph that_.（A）reliance upon official subsidy has bred the current predicament of Oxford（B） an overhaul of Oxford management structure is urgently need
43、ed（C） the nuttiness of Oxford system of governance may be easily removed（D）the current row is essential to many in polite circle.33 The term “bursaries“ (Line 7, Paragraph 5) most probably means_.（A）preferential policies（B） scholarship or grant（C） free stationery and accommodation（D）sheltering and m
44、eals34 We can see from the available statistics that the .（A）the current financial status of Oxford results from its being state-funded（B） radical reforms concentrate on Oxford management structure（C） Oxford independence might become a barrier to its recruiting good dons（D）notorious reputation resul
45、ts in Oxford meeting of Congregation held this week35 To which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?（A）The contribution from alumni wont lure ample donation by the wealthy.（B） The civilized rationality is gradually spoiled by fractious nature.（C） The row going on in Oxfor
46、d is passionate but beside the point.（D）Americans top universities are somewhat apprehensive of their current status but over-confident of their prospect.35 Elections often tell you more about what people are against than what they are for. So it is with the European ones that took place last week i
47、n all 25 European Union member countries. These elections, widely trumpeted as the worlds biggest-ever multinational democratic vote, were fought for the most part as 25 separate national contests, which makes it tricky to pick out many common themes. But the strongest are undoubtedly negative. Euro
48、pes voters are angry and disillusionedand they have demonstrated their anger and disillusion in three main ways.The most obvious was by abstaining. The average overall turnout was just over 45%, by some margin the lowest ever recorded for elections to the European Parliament. And that average disgui
49、ses some big variations: Italy, for example, notched up over 70% , but Sweden managed only 37%. Most depressing of all, at least to believers in the European project, was the extremely low vote in many of the new member countries from central Europe, which accounted for the whole of the fall in turnout since 1999. In the biggest, Poland, only just over a fifth of the electorate turned out to
