1、考研英语（二）模拟试卷 7 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 In the late 1960s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscraper
2、s were widely criticized. Ecologists point【C1】_that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburden public transportation and parking lot【C2】_.Skyscrapers are also enormous【C3 】_, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition【C4】_17 million square feet of skyscraper office
3、space in New York City raised the【C5】_daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowattsenough to【C6】_the entire city of Albany for a day. Glass-walled skyscraper can be especially【C7】_. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times【C8】_through a typical mason
4、ry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain【C9 】_heating and air-conditioning equipment, 【 C10】_of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses【C11】_with silver or gold mirror films that reduce【C12 】 _as well as heat gain.However, 【 C13】_skyscrap
5、ers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and【C14】_neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put severe pressure on a citys sanitation【C15】_, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2. 15 million gallons of raw sewage each yearas【C16】_as a city
6、 the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a【C17】_of more than 109, 000. Skyscrapers also【C18】_with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic.Still, people【C19】_to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built thempersonal ambition and the【C20】_of owne
7、rs to have the largest possible amount of rentable space.1 【C1 】（A）at（B） to（C） out（D）towards2 【C2 】（A）power（B） capacities（C） potentials（D）capabilities3 【C3 】（A）savers（B） consumers（C） losers（D）spenders4 【C4 】（A）of（B） in（C） to（D）at5 【C5 】（A）point（B） top（C） summit（D）peak6 【C6 】（A）distribute（B） give（C）
8、supply（D）donate7 【C7 】（A）thrifty（B） economic（C） prosperous（D）wasteful8 【C8 】（A）that（B） those（C） which（D）when9 【C9 】（A）to（B） between（C） on（D）both10 【C10 】（A）founders（B） consumers（C） builders（D）suppliers11 【C11 】（A）coated（B） filled（C） powdered（D）stained12 【C12 】（A）brightness（B） light（C） glare（D）gaze13
9、 【C13 】（A）glass-walled（B） plastic-walled（C） concrete-walled（D）mirror-walled14 【C14 】（A）affect（B） assist（C） protect（D）benefit15 【C15 】（A）decorations（B） utensils（C） facilities（D）appliances16 【C16 】（A）more（B） much（C） few（D）little17 【C17 】（A）population（B） people（C） mankind（D）race18 【C18 】（A）intervene（B）
10、 interfere（C） interrupt（D）obstacle19 【C19 】（A）stop（B） pause（C） continue（D）terminate20 【C20 】（A）wish（B） desire（C） secret（D）promisePart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)20 Professor Kumar Bhatt, founder and head of Wa
11、rwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), and Rob Meakin, a personnel director at Marconi, have developed a partnership to train engineers and managers to become e-literate. The New Knowledge Partnership will include a team of 40 Marconi managers in what Professor Bhatt calls electronic engineering managemen
12、t or E2. A wide range of engineering and non-engineering companies has expressed interest in these exciting programs.Professor Bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing the business environment to a huge extent. Many chief executives do not understand the power of the new technologies and, in some
13、cases, are actually resisting change. He says, “as long as enough industry leaders realize its potential benefits, e-business will make possible a second productivity revolution in Britain. This could take the economy close to eliminating the still substantial competitiveness gap with its main rival
14、s. Over the last five years in the US there has been a 30% improvement in manufacturing sector productivity because of information technology. In Britain we can achieve more than that and successful e-business will be worth billions to the UK economy. “ Already Britain makes more use of computer-aid
15、ed design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) and management information technology systems than other European countries, and has a government that actively promotes e-business.But, observes Professor Bhatt, Britain has never used technology as a growth driver. “The thing about electronic engineering managem
16、ent is that you can keep your legacy systems; you just need to link those systems with an information engine. At the touch of a button it will allow project managers to see the status of a project, identify problems precisely and make virtually immediate decisions based on information that will be m
17、uch more complete than in the past. “The E2 program is the result of an alliance by the Warwick Manufacturing Group with Americas leading e-commerce study center, Carnegie Mellon. The latter will be responsible for training many of the Marconi managers in America, where the group has half its busine
18、ss. In Britain, Professor Bhatt has linked up with Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Parametric Technology, to set up a multi-million pound E2 design and manufacturing center at the university which will be used for training and research.Professor Bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing business to su
19、ch an extent that WMG is likely to be renamed Warwick Electronic Manufacturing Group. But, he warns “The move to globalize because of e-commerce is racing ahead. Although the net allows British industry to overtake their European peers, it also offers Asian countries to leapfrog (跃过) the West. For t
20、he first time it is not the privilege of the western world because this technology is universal. “21 Professor Bhatt and Rob Meakin have developed a method to_.（A）teach electronic engineering management（B） train employees to be acquainted with e-commerce（C） train employees to be engineers and manage
21、rs（D）teach employees about developing a partnership22 How does Professor Bhatt feel about many leaders in companies?（A）They do not understand a possible second productivity revolution in Britain.（B） They are excited about change.（C） They are ready for e-business.（D）They sometimes are against the cha
22、nge resulted from new technologies.23 According to the passage, what do you know about e-business in Britain?（A）E-business has eliminated many competitive rivals.（B） E-business has done many benefits to big companies.（C） Many companies have joined in the E2 business program.（D）E-business has great p
23、otential and will make changes in the country.24 According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?（A）Britain can be competitive to US in the area of information technology.（B） Britain has already taken the advantages of running engineering management.（C） As with many other Europea
24、n countries, Britain has made use of computer-aided systems.（D）E-commerce has offered opportunities to European countries to eliminate the competitiveness gap with all the rivals.25 WMG would like to change its name because_.（A）Britain is going to catch up with all other European countries in the fi
25、eld of electronic engineering management（B） business has been influenced so much by e-commerce（C） the e-commerce has offered Asian countries the chance to overtake Britain and the rest of Europe（D）e-business is very popular and will become universal25 Latino youths need better education for Arizona
26、to take full advantage of the possibilities their exploding population offers. Arizonas fast-growing Latino population offers the state tremendous promise and a challenge. Even more than the aging of the baby boomers, the Latino boom is fundamentally reorienting the states economic and social struct
27、ure.Immigration and natural increase have added 600,000 young Latino residents to the states population in the past decade. Half of the population younger than 18 in both Phoenix and Tucson is now Latino. Within 20 years, Latinos will make up half of the homegrown entry-level labor pool in the state
28、s two largest labor markets.What is more, Hispanics are becoming key economic players. Most people dont notice it, but Latinos born in Arizona make up much of their immigrant parents economic and educational deficits. For example, second-generation Mexican-Americans secure an average of 12 grades of
29、 schooling where their parents obtained less than nine. That means they erase 70 percent of their parents lag behind third-generation non-Hispanic Whites in a single generation.All of this hands the state a golden opportunity. At a time when many states will struggle with labor shortages because of
30、modest population growth, Arizona has a priceless chance to build a populous, hardworking and skilled workforce on which to base future prosperity. The problem is that Arizona and its Latino residents may not be able to seize this opportunity. Far too many of Arizonas Latinos drop out of high school
31、 or fail to obtain the basic education needed for more advanced study. As a result, educational deficits are holding back many Latinosand the state as well. To be sure, construction and low-end service jobs continue to absorb tens of thousands of Latino immigrants with little formal education. But o
32、ver the long term, most of Arizonas Latino citizens remain ill-prepared to prosper in an increasingly demanding knowledge economy.For the reason, the educational uplift of Arizonas huge Latino population must move to the center of the states agenda. After all, the education deficits of Arizonas Lati
33、no population will severely cramp the fortunes of hardworking people if they go unaddressed and could well undercut the states ability to compete in the new economy. At the entry level, slower growth rates may create more competition for low-skill jobs, displacing Latinos from a significant means of
34、 support. At the higher end, shortages of Latinos educationally ready to move up will make it much harder for knowledge-based companies staff to get high-skill positions.26 The Latino population is changing Arizonas_.（A）aging problem（B） educational system（C） economic structure（D）financial deficits27
35、 What can be inferred from the third paragraph?（A）The Latino population in Arizona is made up of Hispanics and Mexican-Americans.（B） The first-generation Latinos are immigrants instead of being born in America.（C） 70 percent of the first-generation Latinos had less schooling than nine years.（D）The e
36、ducational system used to be in favor of the non-Hispanic Whites.28 “Educational deficits“ (Lines 67, Para. 4) most probably means that_.（A）the state did not put much money into education（B） many Latinos are too poor to obtain education（C） education is not a profitable enterprise（D）many Latinos are
37、not well-educated29 According to the author, Arizona should give highest priority to_.（A）controlling the Latino population（B） enhancing the educational level of the Latino population（C） improving the knowledge-based economy（D）building the Latino population into hardworking and skilled workforce30 It
38、 is implied that, in the long run, most Latinos in Arizona will_.（A）be jobless（B） be badly-paid（C） do low-skill jobs（D）do high-skill jobs30 As obvious as it may sound, the truth is there are a lot of businesses out there. The odds of not having any competition are next to impossible, and something a
39、ny worthwhile business, whether big or small, has to eventually come to accept. Every one of those businesses are trying to do the exact same thing: get people to buy their products. When flooded with so many potential prospects it isnt always easy for the customers to know which business is the bes
40、t and which one has the best product. What you need to do is to help them along.Differentiating your business and your products from the competitors is by far one of the most important details when dealing with any kind of industry. Everything a company does, from the creative ads they run to the in
41、ventive promotions they produce to the full color business cards they hand out is geared towards separating themselves from the rest of the flock. If youre going to compete with them youre going to have to do the same, and do it more effectively.Sometimes the most effective approaches can be some of
42、 the most simple. Printing well-colored brochures gives businesses the chance to show their customers the subtle or not so subtle differences between them and the competitors, whether it is better designs, better features, or better prices. Handing them a list of all the products or services you off
43、er allows them the ability to see exactly what theyre getting when they do business with you, and the more customers know about a business the better the odds are theyll feel comfortable with them.But, even going beyond the products, boosting up your company can also be an effective tool to place yo
44、u above the competitors. When you hand a person a business card, fully colored with a unique design youre handing him a means to remember you. A business card can say a lot about a person and the business he run. Simple, drab colors can be off putting to the person looking for a friendlier business.
45、 The right color scheme alone can differentiate you from the competitors, and once youve managed to separate yourself out, youll be in a prime position to be whom the person favors when they need that specific product.With competition as steep as it is today, every business has its hands full trying
46、 to stay above the rest. When every little thing counts, the business the customers will take to heart will be the one who can show them just why theyre the best qualified. Printing out the right kind of colorful brochure or business card can be a valuable method of stepping away from the crowded bu
47、siness field.31 According to the writer, what does every business, regardless of its size, make effort to achieve nowadays?（A）Get people to buy their products.（B） Design and produce new products.（C） Make their prices more competitive.（D）Better the quality of their present products.32 Why do some com
48、panies design their business cards in full color?（A）To keep up with the trend.（B） To make the cards look fancy.（C） To distinguish themselves from others.（D）To vividly demonstrate the corporate culture.33 What would help customers know better about your business when doing business with them?（A）Invit
49、ing them to kinds of exhibitions related.（B） Showing them the price of your products.（C） Asking them to find out the subtle differences between you and the competitors.（D）Giving them a catalogue of all the products or services your business provides.34 According to the last paragraph, what kind of business will make the customers think seriously? Its the business that can_.（A）provide comprehensive after-sales service（B）
