1、考研英语（完形填空）模拟试卷 129（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) 0 With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China【C1】_a family planning pro
2、gram in 1971, India has been closing the【C2 】_. Indians have reduced their birth rate but not nearly 【C3】 _the Chinese have. If current growth rates continue, India s population will【C4 】_China s around the year 2028【C5】_about 1.7 billion.Should that happen, it wont be the【C6】_of the enlightened wom
3、en of Kerala, a state in southern India.【C7】_ India as a whole adds almost 20 million people a year, Keralas population is virtually【C8】_. The reason is no mystery: nearly two-thirds of Kerala women practice birth control, 【C9】_about 40% in the entire nation.The difference【C10 】_the emphasis put on
4、health programs【C11】_birth control by the state authorities, 【C12】_in 1957 became Indias first elected Communist【C13】_ . And an educational tradition and matrilineal customs in parts of Kerala help girls and boys get 【C14】_good schooling. While one in three Indian women is【C15】_, 90% of those in Ker
5、ala can read and write. Higher literacy rates【C16】_family planning. “Unlike our parents, we know that we can do more for our children if we have【C17】_of them,“ says Laila Cherian, 33, who lives in the village of Kudamaloor. She has limited herself 【C18】_ three children one below the national【C19 】_o
6、f four. That kind of restraint will keep Kerala from putting added【C20】_on world food supplies.1 【C1 】（A）discovered（B） circulated（C） launched（D）transmitted2 【C2 】（A）gap（B） top（C） bit（D）bet3 【C3 】（A）as many as（B） as well as（C） as soon as（D）as much as4 【C4 】（A）shake（B） pass（C） rocket（D）impress5 【C5 】（
7、A）on（B） in（C） at（D）for6 【C6 】（A）force（B） fight（C）假（D）fault7 【C7 】（A）While（B） Since（C） Because（D）Suppose8 【C8 】（A）reliable（B） stable（C） countable（D）flexible9 【C9 】（A）benefited from（B） involved with（C） compared with（D）resulted from10 【C10 】（A）lies in（B） shows off（C） results in（D）departs from11 【C11 】（
8、A）reviving（B） including（C） practicing（D）containing12 【C12 】（A）that（B） since（C） what（D）which13 【C13 】（A）group（B） alliance（C） government（D）bureau14 【C14 】（A）equally（B） officially（C） sharply（D）proudly15 【C15 】（A）cultural（B） literate（C） native（D）responsible16 【C16 】（A）foster（B） hamper（C） reform（D）advoca
9、te17 【C17 】（A）less（B） more（C） fewer（D）better18 【C18 】（A）in（B） at（C） as（D）to19 【C19 】（A）statistics（B） average（C） tendency（D）category20 【C20 】（A）increase（B） challenge（C） pressure（D）complaint20 Parenthood isnt a career-killer. In fact, economists with two or more kids tend to produce more research, not
10、 less, than their one-child or childless colleagues. But female economists【C1】_can pay a price in terms of productivity after becoming mothers, especially【C2】 _theyre young or unmarried.That s according to a new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. There is widespread【C3】_that mother
11、hood is【C4】 _costly in terms of professional career advancement. “In particular, it is often【C5】_that the only way for young women to【C6】_ a challenging career is to remain childless,“ they wrote. Our study of the academic labor market arrives at a somewhat less【C7 】_ picture: We do not observe a fa
12、mily gap in research productivity among female academic economists. 【C8】_, motherhood-induced decreases in research productivity are less pronounced than usually purported.The authors in early 2012【C9】_about 10, 000 economists through the Research Papers in Economics online platform, 【C10】_the acade
13、mics answers with their publication records. They gauged an economist s productivity【 C11】_looking at their output: published research, weighted by journal 【C12】_. Among their findings:Mothers of at least two children are, 【C13】_ , more productive than mothers of only one child, and mothers in gener
14、al are more【C14】_than childless women. Fathers of 【C15】_two children are also more productive than fathers of one child and childless men. Toward the end of their careers, however, childless men appear to be somewhat more productive than fathers of one child.Parenthood does appear linked to【C16】_pro
15、ductivity while the children are 12 and younger: mothers average a 17.4% loss, while fathers average a 5% loss. A female economist with three children, on average, 【C17】_ the equivalent of four years of research【C18 】_by the time her kids become teenagers. Women who are married or in a【C19】_ relatio
16、nship do not have any drop in research productivity in the three years following childbirth. For single mothers, research output drops by roughly a third【C20】_the same period.21 【C1 】（A）in principle（B） in turn（C） in addition（D）in particular22 【C2 】（A）when（B） if（C） because（D）unless23 【C3 】（A）foundati
17、on（B） tradition（C） conviction（D）phenomenon24 【C4 】（A）extremely（B） largely（C） obviously（D）oppositely25 【C5 】（A）insisted（B） argued（C） judged（D）concluded26 【C6 】（A）make（B） choose（C） take（D）engage27 【C7 】（A）ideal（B） desirable（C） dreary（D）agreeable28 【C8 】（A）Therefore（B） Moreover（C） Otherwise（D）However29
18、 【C9 】（A）collected（B） claimed（C） investigated（D）surveyed30 【C10 】（A）matching（B） comparing（C） classifying（D）lining31 【C11 】（A）with（B） from（C） by（D）in32 【C12 】（A）size（B） name（C） quantity（D）quality33 【C13 】（A）for example（B） on average（C） in principle（D）above all34 【C14 】（A）productive（B） successful（C） l
19、aborious（D）effective35 【C15 】（A）smart（B） naughty（C） at least（D）at best36 【C16 】（A）increase（B） lower（C） affect（D）promote37 【C17 】（A）loses（B） gains（C） influences（D）changes38 【C18 】（A）papers（B） results（C） work（D）output39 【C19 】（A）flexible（B） stable（C） balanced（D）variable40 【C20 】（A）over（B） for（C） among（D）to
