1、考研英语(完形填空)模拟试卷 88(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 A young consultants life is tiring. A【C1】_week starts before dawn on Monday, with a rush to the airport and a【C2】_to wherever the
2、client is based. He can【C3 】 _to stay in hotels at least three nights a week, gorging on minibar peanuts and gloomily texting a(n) 【C4】_lover. “Its quite【C5 】_to spend a year living out of a suitcase,“ sighs one London-based consultant.So the job【C6】_to “insecure overachievers“ a phrase【C7】_used in
3、the industry“who are always worried that they havent done enough work,“ jokes a consultant. Some 60-65% of consultants are recent college-leavers. Most【C8】_out within a few years and take more settled jobs elsewhere in the business world, 【C9】_their experience and contacts【C10】_them to slot in sever
4、al levels above their less-travelled【C11】_ .The elite consultancies have offices in big cities, which is where【C12】_young people want to live. The best-paid jobs are in places【C13】_London and New York. Such cities are also where the culture and dating opportunities are richest.Such attitudes are fru
5、strating for firms in Portsmouth or Peoria. 【C14 】_consultancies benefit from it They【C15】_bright young things in the metropolis and then hire out their brains to firms in the sticks. This is one【C16】_why consultants have to travel so much.The system【C17 】_, more or less, for everyone. Firms in the
6、provinces get to【C18 】_talent they could not【C19】_hire. And young consultants get to experience life in the real world before returning to the capital to party with their friends at the weekend. They have it all,【C20】_enough sleep.1 【C1 】(A)general(B) typical(C) particular(D)unique2 【C2 】(A)return(B
7、) hike(C) sailing(D)flight3 【C3 】(A)intend(B) promise(C) expect(D)urge4 【C4 】(A)distant(B) new(C) immediate(D)temporary5 【C5 】(A)irregular(B) moderate(C) extreme(D)normal6 【C6 】(A)refers(B) responds(C) turns(D)appeals7 【C7 】(A)widely(B) speedily(C) quickly(D)broadly8 【C8 】(A)set(B) break(C) drop(D)r
8、un9 【C9 】(A)whether(B) where(C) when(D)how10 【C10 】(A)persuade(B) allow(C) force(D)tempt11 【C11 】(A)counterparts(B) partners(C) clients(D)bosses12 【C12 】(A)frustrated(B) curious(C) ambitious(D)jobless13 【C13 】(A)for(B) alike(C) as(D)like14 【C14 】(A)And(B) But(C) Still(D)So15 【C15 】(A)recruit(B) atta
9、in(C) share(D)reject16 【C16 】(A)source(B) problem(C) purpose(D)reason17 【C17 】(A)fits(B) cares(C) works(D)matters18 【C18 】(A)provide(B) dismiss(C) borrow(D)lend19 【C19 】(A)casually(B) easily(C) hastily(D)harshly20 【C20 】(A)except(B) among(C) despite(D)like20 The arrival of the mass-produced car, jus
10、t over a century ago, caused a(n) 【C1】 _of business creation. First came the makers of cars and all the parts that go into them. Then came the garages, filling stations and all sorts of other car-dependent【C2】_: car parks, motels, out-of-town shopping centres.Now another revolution on wheels is on t
11、he【C3 】_: the driverless car. Nobody is sure when it will【C4 】_. Google, which is testing a fleet of autonomous cars, thinks in maybe a decade, others【C5】_longer. And, when it does, the self-driving car, like the ordinary kind, could bring【C6】 _change. Just imagine. It could, for a start, save the m
12、otor industry【C7】_ stagnation. Carmakers are【 C8】_about signs that smartphone-obsessed teenagers these days do not【C9 】_to get a driving licence and buy their first car, 【C10】_their parents did. But once they are【C11】_the trouble and expense of taking lessons and【C12】_a test, young adults might redi
13、scover the joys of the open road. Another worry for the motor industry is that car use seems to be peaking in the most congested cities. 【C13】_automated cars would drive nose-to-tail, 【C14 】_ the capacity of existing roads; and since they would be able to【C15 】_their passengers and drive away, the【C
14、16】_of parking spaces in town might not matter so much.All these trends will【C17】_the car business. But when mass-produced cars appeared, they had an impact on the whole of society. Electronics and software firms will be【C18】_the winners: 【C18 】_providing all the sensors and computing power that sel
15、f-driving cars will need, they will enjoy strong demand for in-car entertainment systems,【C20】_cars occupants will no longer need to keep their eyes on the road.21 【C1 】(A)explosion(B) caution(C) admiration(D)addiction22 【C2 】(A)products(B) occupations(C) businesses(D)careers23 【C3 】(A)horizon(B) ou
16、tlook(C) vision(D)perspective24 【C4 】(A)survive(B) arrive(C) fell(D)start25 【C5 】(A)find(B) wait(C) proclaim(D)reckon26 【C6 】(A)valid(B) profound(C) objective(D)decent27 【C7 】(A)from(B) with(C) on(D)for28 【C8 】(A)serious(B) anxious(C) positive(D)doubtful29 【C9 】(A)subject(B) force(C) appeal(D)rush30
17、 【C10 】(A)as(B) which(C) this(D)that31 【C11 】(A)granted(B) spared(C) guaranteed(D)deprived32 【C12 】(A)marking(B) introducing(C) selecting(D)passing33 【C13 】(A)Even(B) And(C) Still(D)Yet34 【C14 】(A)increasing(B) minimizing(C) occupying(D)reducing35 【C15 】(A)shrug off(B) lay off(C) drop off(D)get off36 【C16 】(A)lack(B) distinction(C) demand(D)cut37 【C17 】(A)lessen(B) decline(C) affect(D)effect38 【C18 】(A)on(B) among(C) towards(D)within39 【C19 】(A)except(B) unless(C) besides(D)despite40 【C20 】(A)though(B) if(C) since(D)whereas