1、考研英语（完形填空）模拟试卷 142（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 Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-the-way parts of the world today.Salt may seem rather a strange【C1 】_to use
2、 as money, 【C2】_in countries where were the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an【C3】_necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their 【C4】_, were used as money in some countries until recent 【C5】_, and cakes of salt 【C6】 _buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.Sea shells【C7】_ as mo
3、ney at some time【C8】_another over the greater part of the Old World. These were【C9】_mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the【C10】_from East to West.Medal, valued by weight, 【C11】_coins in m
4、any parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries【C12】_ paper money. It can either be exchanged【C13】 _goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells , was of bronze, 【C14】_in flat, round pieces with a hole in the mid
5、dle, called “cash“. The【C15 】_of these are between three thousand and four thousand years oldolder than the earlist coins of the eastern Mediterranean.Nowadays, coins and notes have【C16】_nearly all the more picturesque【C17 】_of money, and 【C18】_ in one or two of the more remote countries people stil
6、l keep it for future use on ceremonial【C19】_such as weddings and funerals, examples of 【C20】_money will soon be found only in museums.1 【C1 】（A）object（B） article（C） substance（D）category2 【C2 】（A）but（B） and（C） so（D）even3 【C3 】（A）abstract（B） advantageous（C） abundant（D）absolute4 【C4 】（A）weight（B） value
7、（C） role（D）size5 【C5 】（A）times（B） events（C） situations（D）conditions6 【C6 】（A）even（B） also（C） still（D）never7 【C7 】（A）had been used（B） are used（C） would be used（D）would have been used8 【C8 】（A）and（B） but（C） yet（D）or9 【C9 】（A）collected（B） produced（C） grown（D）raised10 【C10 】（A）city（B） district（C） commun
8、ity（D）continent11 【C11 】（A）processed（B） produced（C） preceded（D）proceeded12 【C12 】（A）in spite of（B） instead of（C） along with（D）in line with13 【C13 】（A）against（B） as（C） in（D）for14 【C14 】（A）often（B） seldom（C） really（D）much15 【C15 】（A）earlier（B） earliest（C） better（D）best16 【C16 】（A）replaced（B） reproduce
9、d（C） reflected（D）recovered17 【C17 】（A）sizes（B） shapes（C） formats（D）forms18 【C18 】（A）while（B） although（C） because（D）if19 【C19 】（A）events（B） gatherings（C） occasions（D）assemblies20 【C20 】（A）original（B） primitive（C） historical（D）crude20 Nearly two-thirds of businesses in the UK want to recruit staff wit
10、h foreign language skills. French is still the most highly prized language, but Spanish and Mandarin speakers are more【C1】_ demand than in the past.Katja Hall, deputy director-general of Confederation of British Industry (CBI), said that, 【C2】_ the EU was the UKs largest export market, it was no sur
11、prise to see European languages so【C3】_valued. “【C4】_ with China and Latin America seeing solid growth, ambitious firms want the language skills that can【C5】_the path into new markets,“ she said.The 2014 annual education and skills survey by the CBI and Pearson, the educational 【C6】 _that owns the F
12、inancial Times, 【C7】_that 41 percent of the 291 companies surveyed across the UK【C8】_ knowledge of a foreign language was 【C9】 _to their business. European languagesFrench, German and Spanishstill【C10 】_the list in terms of desirability, but these were closely【C11】_by Mandarin and Arabic.Ms Hall sai
13、d it was【C12】_whether recent government initiatives to encourage language learning in schools would have any 【C13】_. “It has been a【C14】_to see foreign language study in our schools under pressure with one in five schools having a 【C15】_ low take-up of languages,“ she said. “Young people【C16 】 _thei
14、r future subject choices should be made more【C17 】_of the benefits to their careers that can 【C18】_from studying a foreign language.“The number of students studying foreign languages has【C19 】_in the past decade. In January, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills said the number of “skills shor
15、tage vacancies“ had risen from 16 per cent of all【C20】_ in 2009 to 22 per cent in 2013.21 【C1 】（A）on（B） in（C） of（D）with22 【C2 】（A）given（B） provided（C） supposed（D）taken23 【C3 】（A）suddenly（B） constantly（C） highly（D）strongly24 【C4 】（A）Furthermore（B） Therefore（C） Meanwhile（D）But25 【C5 】（A）smooth（B） open
16、（C） prepare（D）stimulate26 【C6 】（A）company（B） group（C） publisher（D）association27 【C7 】（A）studied（B） found（C） figured（D）estimated28 【C8 】（A）believed（B） excelled（C） reported（D）insisted29 【C9 】（A）accessible（B） amiable（C） beneficial（D）effective30 【C10 】（A）topped（B） accounted（C） evaded（D）controlled31 【C11
17、 】（A）guarded（B） followed（C） tied（D）confirmed32 【C12 】（A）unclear（B） obvious（C） expectant（D）measurable33 【C13 】（A）significance（B） function（C） impact（D）response34 【C14 】（A）happiness（B） worry（C） surprise（D）sadness35 【C15 】（A）persistently（B） unpredictably（C） accidentally（D）irregularly36 【C16 】（A）suggesting（B） requiring（C） mentioning（D）considering37 【C17 】（A）sentimental（B） aware（C） wise（D）thoughtful38 【C18 】（A）come（B） drop（C） free（D）result39 【C19 】（A）fluctuated（B） floated（C） slumped（D）jumped40 【C20 】（A）vacancies（B） jobs（C） categories（D）scores
