1、考研英语（一）模拟试卷 92（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 Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered them and a child rarely dislikes food (1)_ it i
2、s badly cooked. The (2)_ a meal is cooked and served is most important and an (3)_ served meal will, often improve a childs appetite. Never ask a child (4)_ he likes or dislike a food and never (5)_ likes and dislikes in front of him or allow (6)_ else to do so. If the father says he hates fat meat
3、or the mother (7)_ vegetables in the childs hearing he is (8)_ to copy this procedure. Take it (9)_ granted that he likes everything and he probably (10)_. Nothing healthful should be omitted from the meal because of a (11)_ dislike. At meal times it is a good (12)_ to give a child a small portion a
4、nd let him (13)_ back for a second helping rather than give him as (14)_ as he is likely to eat all at once. Do not talk too much to the child (15)_ meal times, but let him get on with his food: and do not (16)_ him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will (17)_ learn to swallow his fo
5、od (18)_ he can hurry back to his toys. Under (19)_ circumstances must a child be coaxed (20)_ forced to eat.（A）if（B） until（C） that（D）unless（A）procedure（B） way（C） process（D）method（A）adequately（B） urgently（C） attractively（D）eagerly（A）whether（B） that（C） what（D）which（A）remark（B） discuss（C） tell（D）argue
6、（A）everybody（B） somebody（C） anybody（D）nobody（A）opposes（B） refuses（C） denies（D）offends（A）willing（B） obliged（C） possible（D）likely（A）with（B） over（C） as（D）for（A）should（B） will（C） may（D）must（A）supposed（B） considered（C） proved（D）related（A）point（B） idea（C） custom（D）plan（A）ask（B） return（C） come（D）take（A）muc
7、h（B） few（C） little（D）many（A）on（B） by（C） over（D）during（A）agree（B） force（C） allow（D）persuade（A）hurriedly（B） fast（C） soon（D）slowly（A）so（B） lest（C） until（D）although（A）some（B） such（C） any（D）no（A）or（B） but（C） nor（D）neitherGrammar21 That tree looked as if it_for a long time.（A）hasnt watered（B） didnt water（
8、C） hadnt been watered（D）wasnt watered22 He must have had an accident, or he_then.（A）would have been here（B） had to be here（C） should be here（D）would be here23 The dying soldier had the message_straight to the headquarters.（A）be sent（B） being sent（C） sent（D）to be sent24 The Second World War, _the ear
9、lier one in 1914, prompted public concern about the physical and intellectual well-being of the countrys human resources.（A）so as（B） as was（C） same as（D）as did25 I_the meeting yesterday, but some urgent matter prevented me from coming.（A）ought to attend（B） was about to attend（C） was to have attended
10、（D）was to attend26 My mother cant get_because she has rheumatism (风湿病).（A）about（B） on（C） through（D）in27 Not until the 1980s_ in Beijing start to find ways to preserve historic buildings from destruction.（A）some concerned citizens（B） some concerning citizens（C） did some concerning citizens（D）did some
11、 concerned citizens28 Here, so profligate has its use become the air conditioner is almost_the automobile of the national tendency to overindulge in every technical possibility, to sue every convenience to such excess that country looks downright coddled.（A）as glaring symptom as（B） as glaring a symp
12、tom as（C） as symptom glaring as（D）as glaring as a symptom29 A persons calorie requirements vary_his life.（A）across（B） throughout（C） over（D）within30 So little_about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.（A）I knew（B） did I know（C） I know（D）do I knowPart ADirections: Read the following
13、four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)31 The American economy is growing, according to the most recent statistics, at the sizzling rate of 7%, and is in the middle of the largest peacetime expansion in American history. We read in the newspapers that p
14、ractically everyone who wants a job can get one. Microsoft is running advertisements in the New York Times practically begging Congress to issue more visas for foreign computer and information technology workers.In this environment, it is shocking that one group of Americans, people with disabilitie
15、s, have such a high level of unemployment: 30% are not employed the same percentage as when the Americans with Disabilities Act became law. Not only did their employment and labor earnings fall during the recession of the early 1990s, but employment and earnings continued to fall during the long eco
16、nomic expansion that followed. Many of these people are skilled professionals who are highly marketable in todays economy.Part of the problem is discrimination, and part recent court rulings favoring employers in ADA lawsuits. Discrimination against people with disabilities is, unfortunately, alive
17、and well, despite the legal prohibitions against discrimination in hiring people with disabilities. 79% of disabled people who are unemployed cite discrimination in the workplace and lack of transportation as major factors that prevent them from working. Studies have also shown that people with disa
18、bilities who find jobs earn less than their co-workers, and are less likely to be promoted.Unfavorable court rulings have not been helpful, either. Research by law professor Ruth Colker of Ohio State University has shown that in the eight years after the ADA went into effect, employer-defendants pre
19、vailed in more than 93% of the eases decided by trial. Of the cases appealed, employers prevailed 84% of the time. Robert Burgdorf, Ir., who helped draft the ADA, has written, “legal analysis has proceeded quite a way down the wrong road“. Disability activists and other legal scholars point out that
20、 Congress intended the ADA as a national mandate for the ending of discrimination against people-with disabilities. Instead, what has occurred, in the words of one writer, is that the courts “have narrowed the scope of the law, redefined disability, raised the price of access to justice and generall
21、y deemed disability discrimination as not worthy of serious remedy“.But perhaps the greatest single problem is the federal government itself, where laws and regulations designed to help disabled people actually provide an economic disincentive to work. As Sen. Edward Kennedy wrote, “the high unemplo
22、yment rate among people receiving federal disability benefits is not because their federal benefits programs have front doors that are too big, but because they have back doors that are too small“.31 The advertisement made by Microsoft shows that _.（A）a great number of jobs have been created in the
23、U.S（B） foreign workers are favored over domestic workers.（C） working visa is very hard to be issued to foreign workers.（D）many domestic workers will lose their jobs to foreigners.32 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that _.（A）most people with disabilities in the U.S. are not employed.（B）
24、legislation for the disabled failed to help this group effectively.（C） the earnings of the disabled fluctuate with economic situation.（D）the disabled are not hired due largely to their inadequate skills.33 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a cause to the problems of the disabled?（A）Not enou
25、gh help from relatives in their transportation.（B） Prevailing discrimination in work place against the disabled.（C） The ineffective system of the federal government,（D）The courts general favor in employers over the disabled.34 What underlies the courts rulings seems to be that _.（A）the courts have b
26、een bribed heavily by the rich employers.（B） the courts think that the disabled should not go to work.（C） the courts underestimate discrimination against the disabled.（D）the courts are too busy with other lawsuits to care enough.35 The last sentence “but because they have back doors that are too sma
27、ll“ probably means that _.（A）the government do not have a big back gate in its offices,（B） the disabled often grow too dependent on the benefits to work.（C） the disabled are trying to get their benefit through back doors.（D）the government is trying to stop the disabled from working.36 Emerging from
28、the 1950 census is the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition, as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill.This development-and its strong implications for US politics and economy in years ahead-has enthroned the South as Americas most dense
29、ly populated region for the first time in the history of the nations head counting.Altogether, the US population rose in the 1970s by 23.2 million people-numerically the third largest growth ever recorded in a single decade. Even so, that gain adds up to only 11.4 percent, lowest in American annual
30、records except for the Depression years.Americans have been migrating south and west in larger number since World War II, and the pattern still prevails.Three sun belt statesFlorida, Texas and Californiatogether had nearly 10 million more people in 1980 than a decade earlier. Among large cities, San
31、 Diego moved from 14th to 8th and San Antonio from 15th to 10th-with Cleveland and Washington D.C. dropping out of the top 10.Not all that shift can be attributed to the movement out of the snow belt, census officials say, “Nonstop waves of immigrants played a role, tooand so did bigger crops of bab
32、ies as yesterdays baby boom generation reached its child bearing years.“Moreover, demographers see the continuing shift south and west as joined by a related but newer phenomenon: More and more, Americans apparently are looking not just for places with more jobs but with fewer people, too.Regionally
33、, the Rocky Mountain States reported the most rapid growth rate37.1 percent since 1970 in a vast area with only 5 percent of the US population.Among states, Nevada and Arizona grew fastest of all: 63.5 and 53.1 percent respectively. Except for Florida and Texas, the top 10 in rate of growth is compo
34、sed of Western states with 7.5 million peopleabout 9 per square mile.The flight from over crowdedness affects the migration from Snow Belt to more bearable climates.Nowhere do 1950 census statistics dramatize more the American search for spacious living than in the Far West. There, California added
35、3.7 million to its population in the 1970s, more than any other state.In that decade, however, large numbers also migrated from California, mostly to other parts of the West. Often they choseand still are choosingsomewhat colder climates such as Oregon, Idaho and Alaska in order to escape smog, crim
36、e and other plagues of urbanization in the Golden State.As a result, Californias growth rate dropped during the 1970s, to 18.5 percentlittle more than two-thirds the 1960S growth figure and considerably below that of other Western states.36 Discerned from the perplexing picture of population growth
37、the 1980 census provided, America in 1970s _.（A）enjoyed the lowest net growth of population in history（B） witnessed a southwestern shift of population（C） underwent an unparalleled period of population growth（D）brought to a standstill its pattern of migration since World War 37 The census distinguish
38、ed itself from previous studies on population movement in that _.（A）it stresses the climatic influence on population distribution（B） it highlights the contribution of continuous waves of immigrants（C） it reveals the Americans new pursuit of spacious living（D）it elaborates the delayed effects of yest
39、erdays “baby boom“38 We can see from the available statistics that _.（A）California was once the most thinly populated area in the whole US（B） the top 10 states in growth rate of population were all located in the West（C） cities with better climates benefited unanimously from migration（D）Arizona rank
40、ed second of all states in its growth rate of population39 The word “demographers“ (Line 1, Paragraph 7) most probably means _.（A）people in favor of the trend of democracy（B） advocates of migration between states（C） scientists engaged in the study of population（D）conservatives clinging to old patter
41、ns of life40 The US population in the 1970s is _ largest of the world.（A）the first（B） the second（C） the third（D）the fourth40 Astronaut Jim Voss has enjoyed many memorable moments in his career, including three space flights and one space walk. But he recalls with special fondness a decidedly earthbo
42、und experience in the summer of 1980, when he participated in the NASA-AS-EE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program. Voss, then a science teacher at West Point, was assigned to the Marshall Space Flight Centers propulsion lab in Alabama to analyze why a hydraulic fuel pump seal on the space shuttle was w
43、orking so well when previous seals had failed. It was a seemingly tiny problem among the vast complexities of running the space program. Yet it was important to NASA because any crack in the seals could have led to destructive results for the astronauts who relied on them.“I worked a bit with NASA e
44、ngineers,“ says Voss, “but I did it mostly by analysis. I used a handheld calculator, not a computer, to do a thermodynamic analysis. “At the end of the summer, he, like the other NASA-ASEE fellows working at Marshall, summarized his findings in a formal presentation and detailed paper. It was a val
45、uable moment for Voss because the ASEE program gave him added understanding of NASA, deepened his desire to fly in space, and intensified his application for astronaut status.It was not an easy process. Voss was actually passed over when he first applied for the astronaut program in 1978. Over the n
46、ext nine years he reapplied repeatedly, and was finally accepted in 1987. Since then he has participated in three space missions. The 50-year-old Army officer, who lives in Houston, is now in training for a four-month mission as a crew member on the International Space Station starting in July 2000.
47、Voss says the ASEE program is wonderful for all involved. “It brings in people from the academic world and gives NASA a special property for a particular period of time. It brings some fresh eyes and fresh ideas to NASA, and establishes link with our colleges and universities,“ Voss explains. “There
48、s an exchange of information and an exchange of perspectives that is very important.“For the academic side, Voss says, the ASEE program also “brings institutions of higher learning more insight into new technology. We give them an opportunity to work on real-world problems and take it back to the cl
49、assroom. “41 Why was the hydraulic fuel pump seal important for the space shuttle?（A）Because previous seals all failed.（B） Because it was very complex in running the space program.（C） Because great care has to be taken of the hydraulic fuel pump sealing.（D）Because any crack in the seals would cause disastrous results for the astronauts. 42 The great significance of Vosss findings l
