1、考研英语（二）模拟试卷 107 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 What impact can mobile phones have on their users health? Many individuals are concerned about the supposed ill effects caused by
2、radiation from handsets and base stations,【C1】_ the lack of credible evidence of any harm. But evidence for the beneficial effects of mobile phones on health is rather more【C2】_ . Indeed, a systematic review【C3】_ by Rifat Atun and his colleagues at Imperial College, London, gathers【C4】_ of the use o
3、f text-messaging in the【C5】_ of health care. These uses【C6】_ three categories; efficiency gains; public-health gains; and direct benefits to patients by【C7】_ text-messaging into treatment regimes.Using texting to【C8】_ efficiency is not profound science, but big savings can be achieved. Several【C9】 _
4、 carried out in England have found that the use of text-messaging reminders【C10】_ the number of missed appointments with family doctors by 26-39% , and the number of missed hospital appointments by 33-50% . If such schemes were【C11 】_ nationally, this would translate【C12】_ annual savings of 256-364
5、million.Text messages can also be a good way to deliver public-health information, particularly to groups【C13】_ are hard to reach by other means. Text messages have been used in India to【C14 】_ people about the World Health Organizations strategy to control tuberculosis(肺结核) . In Iraq, text messages
6、 were used to support a【C15】_ to immunize nearly 5 million children【C16】_ polio(小儿麻痹症).【C17 】_ , there are the uses of text-messaging as part of a treatment regime. These involve sending reminders to patients to【C18】 _ their medicine, or to encourage compliance with exercise regimes or efforts to st
7、op smoking. However, Dr. Rifat notes that the evidence for the effectiveness of such schemes is generally【C19】_ . More quantitative research is【C20】_ which is why his team also published three papers this week looking at the use of mobile phones in health care in more detail.1 【C1 】（A）so（B） even（C）
8、despite（D）and2 【C2 】（A）interesting（B） abundant（C） clear（D）reasonable3 【C3 】（A）went（B） came（C） performed（D）turned4 【C4 】（A）approaches（B） situations（C） problems（D）examples5 【C5 】（A）reality（B） reorganization（C） delivery（D）discovery6 【C6 】（A）fall into（B） sum up（C） associate with（D）subject to7 【C7 】（A）co
9、operating（B） incorporating（C） coordinating（D）adopting8 【C8 】（A）rise（B） boost（C） produce（D）encourage9 【C9 】（A）questions（B） incidents（C） cases（D）trials10 【C10 】（A）reduces（B） degrades（C） deserves（D）rises11 【C11 】（A）called on（B） switched to（C） carried out（D）went through12 【C12 】（A）into（B） for（C） on（D）fr
10、om13 【C13 】（A）those（B） whose（C） which（D）who14 【C14 】（A）ask（B） inform（C） adopt（D）contact15 【C15 】（A）campaign（B） event（C） decision（D）communication16 【C16 】（A）off（B） with（C） against（D）in17 【C17 】（A）Finally（B） However（C） Usually（D）Obviously18 【C18 】（A）buy（B） receive（C） get（D）take19 【C19 】（A）unscientific
11、（B） real（C） unconfirmed（D）legal20 【C20 】（A）gained（B） acquired（C） needed（D）givenPart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)20 When next years crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009,
12、theyll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost (教务长) of Yale, wholl become Oxfords vice-chancellora position equivalent to university president in America.Hamilton isnt the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt, Singapore, etc. have also recently mad
13、e top-level hires from abroad. Higher education has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, its gone global. Yet the talent flow isnt universal. High-level personnel tend to head in only one direction: outward from America.The chief reason is that American school
14、s dont tend to seriously consider looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the universitys budget. “We didnt do any global consideration,“ says Patricia Hayes, the
15、boards chair. The board ultimately picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a distinctively American thing, since U. S. schools rely heavily on donations. Th
16、e fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.Many European universities, meanwhile, are still mostly dependent on government funding. But government support has failed to keep pace with rising student number. The decline in government support has made funding-raising an in
17、creasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry for Americans.In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend. In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the univer
18、sity publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “a major strengthening of Yales financial position.“Of course, fund-raising isnt the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind to
19、 promote international programs and attract a global student body. Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.21 What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?（A）Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U. S.（B） A lot of political acti
20、vists are being recruited as administrators.（C） American universities are enrolling more international students.（D）University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.22 What is the chief consideration of American universities when hiring top-level administrators?（A）The political corr
21、ectness.（B） Their ability to raise funds.（C） Their fame in academic circles.（D）Their administrative experience.23 What do we learn about European universities from the passage?（A）The tuitions they charge have been rising considerably.（B） Their operation is under strict government supervision.（C） The
22、y are strengthening their position by globalization.（D）Most of their revenues come from the government.24 Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly because_.（A）she was known to be good at raising money（B） she could help strengthen its ties with Yale（C） she knew how
23、 to attract students overseas（D）she had boosted Yales academic status25 In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university development?（A）They can enhance the universitys image.（B） They will bring with them more international faculty.（C） They will view a lot of things from
24、a new perspective.（D）They can set up new academic disciplines.25 Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how theyll change America. Rightly so. But selfishly, Im more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for thi
25、s country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the worlds attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see. Usually, the lives of black
26、women go largely unexamined. The prevailing theory seems to be that were all hot-tempered single mothers who cant keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still cant escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (酗酒的) mothers.T
27、hese images have helped define the way all black women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simply to be herself.It wont be easy. Because few mainstrea
28、m publications have done in-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis. For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.Just as she will have her critics, she will also have millions of fans who usually ha
29、ve little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs have written about what theyd like to see Michelle bring to the White Housemainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyonean impossible tas
30、k. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise(沉着) , confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image thats been around for far too long.26 Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?（A）She will pay closer attention to the interest
31、s of African-American women.（B） She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.（C） She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.（D）She serves as a role model for African women.27 What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?（A）T
32、hey are victims of family violence.（B） They are of an inferior social group.（C） They use quite a lot of body language.（D）They live on charity and social welfare.28 What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?（A）Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.（B） How M
33、ichelle should behave as a public figure.（C） How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.（D）What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.29 What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?（A）However many fans she has, she should remain modest.（B） She sh
34、ouldnt disappoint the African-American community.（C） However hard she tries, she cant expect to please everybody.（D）She will give priority to African-American womens concerns. 30 What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obama will do?（A）Help change the prevailing view about black women.（B）
35、Help her husband in the task of changing America.（C） Outshine previous First Lady.（D）Fully display her fine qualities.30 There are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families a
36、bout to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends(红利).A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium (额外收益) to skill
37、“or the amount college graduates earned thats greater than what high-school graduates earneddecreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance (报复) since the 1980s. In 2005, the typical full-time year-round U. S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50 900, 62% more
38、 than the $31 500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma.Theres no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look at the strange variations in tuition reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesnt come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to
39、Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49 260 in 2007-2008) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35 542)? Probably not. Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of
40、 income as being an in-state student ($17 380) there? Not likely.No, in this consumerist age, most buyers arent evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer productlike a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.As wit
41、h automobiles, consumers in todays college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences (such as attending a privat
42、e liberal-arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine-biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willingness to pay essentially th
43、e same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with the automotive worlds hottest consumer trend, maybe its best to characterize it as a hybrid (混合动力汽车) : an expensive consumer product that, over
44、time, will pay rich dividends.31 Whats the opinion of economists about going to college?（A）Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing.（B） It doesnt pay to run into debt to receive a college education.（C） College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.（D）Going to coll
45、ege doesnt necessarily bring the expected returns.32 The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century,_.（A）enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universities（B） the labor market preferred high-school graduates to college graduates（C） compe
46、tition for university admissions was far more fierce than today（D）the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed33 Students who attend an in-state college or university can_.（A）save more on tuition（B） receive a better education（C） take more liberal-arts courses（D）avoid tr
47、aveling long distances34 In this consumerist age, most parents_.（A）regard college education as a wise investment（B） place a premium on the prestige of the college（C） think it crucial to send their children to college（D）consider college education a consumer product35 What is the chief consideration w
48、hen students choose a college today?（A）Their employment prospects after graduation.（B） A satisfying experience within their budgets.（C） Its facilities and learning environment.（D）Its ranking among similar institutions.35 The relationship between formal education and economic growth in poor countries
49、 is widely misunderstood by economists and politicians alike. Progress in both areas is undoubtedly necessary for the social, political and intellectual development of these and all other societies; however, the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong. We are fortunate that it is, because building ne
