考研英语阅读模拟试卷108

1、o? For each statement 1-7, mark one letter (A, B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet. You will need to use some of these letters more than once. A Business Economist You will have excellent analytical skills and an ability to communicate effectively with non-economists both orally and in writing. You will be expected to use data from a variety of sources for model-building and other forms of economic analysis. You will also liaise with clients, play an active role in business development, and pres。

2、e done well in spite of the lack of demand for more houses and industries. （ B） Sunwin Property are likely to have had a bad year in spite of the increasing need for homes, shops and factories. （ C） Sunwin Property may have had a disappointing year, proving that the building industry is not improving. 2 What should Marc do? （ A） select one of the designs for the business card （ B） give an opinion on the design of the business card （ C） check the changes to the business card design 3 EXPRESS PRIN。

3、able of scanning prints up to 5x7 as well as film, and it was a compact, convenient to use design. Now after considerable acceptance and success of the original S 10 model, HP has released an S-20 model upgrade. The sleek, diminutive desktop design remains the same, but the scanning specifications for film have been improved, the handling of positive and negative 35mm film has been extended for mounted or film strip format, and the software is now even easier to use, more efficient, and offers 。

4、d Buzz Aldrin returned from the moon, their cargo included nearly fifty pounds of rock and soil, which were packed in an aluminum box with seals designed to maintain the lunar surfaces low-pressure environment. But back at Johnson Space Center, in Houston, scientists discovered that the seals had been【C1】_by moon dust.Lunar dust is fine, like a powder,【C2 】_it cuts like glass. Its formed when shooting stars【C3】_on the moons surface, heating its rocks and dirt and r。

5、as Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day long, because of course this。

6、tional Day and Spring Festival. But there are also some disadvantages of a long holiday. In this section, you are asked to write an essay on a major advantage/disadvantage of a long holiday. You can take either stand and provide specific reasons and examples to support your idea. You should write at least 150 words.2 Directions:Many parents admit that there is the generation gap between them and their children. How can we eliminate the gap? In this section, you are asked to write an essay on one。

7、 A, B, C or D.（分数：40.00）_When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin returned from the moon, their cargo included nearly fifty pounds of rock and soil, which were packed in an aluminum box with seals designed to maintain the lunar surfaces low-pressure environment. But back at Johnson Space Center, in Houston, scientists discovered that the seals had been【C1】_by moon dust. Lunar dust is fine, like a powde。

8、s based on the drawing. In your essay, you should1)describe the drawing briefly,2)explain its intended meaning, and3)give your comments.2 Fly Sheet Advertisement 传单广告 Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the drawing. In your essay, you should1)describe the drawing briefly,2)explain its intended meaning, and3)give your comments.3 On Celebrity Endorsement 明星代言 Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the drawing. In your essay, you should1)describe the drawing briefly,2)interpret its intended 。

9、ver since 1898, when the town had been built by the Southern Pacific Railroad, Alamogordo had been a lonely town. The land around it was largely desert, and largely empty. Because it was isolated and because the weather was almost always clear and beautiful; a spot of desert near Alamogordo was chosen as the test site for the first atomic bomb ever exploded. The secret name of the test was Zero. At dawn on July 16, 1945, the atomic bomb was set off. Observers agreed that they had witnessed somet。

10、hallenge to OECD (Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, in particular, how to pay for future public pension liabilities. And early retirement places an 【C1】_burden on pension financing. There is no easy solution, but【C2】_retirement could help.Early retirement may seem like a worthy individual goal, but it is a socially【C3 】_one, and makes the present public pension system difficult to sustain for long. The【C4】_reason is that more people are retirin。

11、 including the given opening sentence)C. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence: “Losing weight has gained much popularity today, especially among girls.“OUTLINE:1. Many young people are keen on losing weight2. The reasons3. How to lose weight healthily2 My Favorite MagazineA. Title: My Favorite MagazineB. Word limit: 160200 words (not including the given opening sentence)C. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below a。

12、achs and Deutsche Bank (1)_ a new electronic market (www.gs.com/econderivs) for economic indices that (2)_ substantial economic risks, such as nonfarm payroll (a measure of job availability) and retail sales. This new market was made possible by a (3)_ trading technology, developed by Longitude, a New York company providing software for financial markets, (4)_ the Parimutuel Digital Call Auction. This is “digital“ (5)_ of a digital option: i.e., it pays out only if an underly。

13、s visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U. S. economy【C1】_ during the 90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology【C2】_ . But how? In the late 90s, the answer seemed obvious: Indians.【C3】_ all, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three Silicon Valley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would【C4 】_ Indians to Germany。

14、 as he is widely known) was a Swedish biologist who devised the system of Latinised scientific names for living things that biologists use to this day. When he came to (1)_ people into his system, he put them into a group called Ho mo and Linnes hairless fellow humans are still known biologically as Homo sapiens. (2)_ the group originally had a second member, Homo troglodytes. It lived in Africa, and the pictures show it to be covered (3)_ hair. Modern (4)_ are not as gene。

15、rections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information.（分数：2.00）_3.Directions: Most of us are happy to have long holidays, such as Labor Day, National Day and Spring Festival. But there are also some disadvantages of a long holiday. In this section, you are asked to write an essay on a major advantage/disadvantage of a long holiday. You can take either stand and provide specific reasons。

16、ections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information.（分数：2.00）_3.On Losing Weight A. Title: On Losing Weight B. Word limit: 160-200 words (not including the given opening sentence) C. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the given opening sentence: “Losing weight has gained much popularity today, especially among girls.“ OUTLINE: 1. Many young peo。

17、e the best answer to each question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.0 Before 1945, hardly anyone outside of New Mexico had ever heard of Alamogordo. In 1960 its population numbered 21,723. Ever since 1898, when the town had been built by the Southern Pacific Railroad, Alamogordo had been a lonely town. The land around it was largely desert, and largely empty.Because it was isolated and because the weather was almost always clear and beautiful; 。

18、rliamentary debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure passed by the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on via the groups on line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: “We posted bulletins all day。

19、2.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.（分数：10.00）_Summer was, for a while, a child“s time, conferring an inviolate right to laziness. It was a form of education that had nothing to do with adult priorities, providing entire afternoons to watch exactly how many ants would dash out of one hill and what they would bring bac。

20、em is adapting to changing workforce needs and demands. Signals from the marketplace, coming in the form of higher pay rates for certain occupations, are motivating students to enroll in educational programs congruent with the needs of those industries. This training is expanding and improving their skills in those areas, and, by extension, their own marketability. Furthermore, the entire system is undergoing positive change including parents, educators and administrators. The changes are increa。