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考研英语命题预测模拟试题(二)(1)Section Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1( points)Americas Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter- point, to 3.75%. Wall Street, which had been 1 for a sixth half- point cut, was disappointed. The Dow fell by 2% 2 the week. The past weeks economic statistics gave mixed signals. Exports dropped by 2% in both March and April, largely 3 a decline in high- tech investment 4 ; the merchandise-trade 5 widened to $458 billion in the months 6 April. 7 , the Conference Boards index of consumer confidence was higher than 8 in June.Concerns 9 inflation in the euro area . Preliminary data that German consumer-price inflation fell to 3.1% in the year to June, from 3.5% in May; wage growth to 1.4% in April, a real pay cut of 1.5%. Some economists fear that Germany is on the of recession. The IFO index of business confidence dropped more than expected in May, and the institute has cut its forecast of GDP this year to only 1.2%, well the German governments forecast of 2%.The euro areas current-account deficit narrowed to $30 billion in the months to April. Britains deficit in the first quarter was its smallest 98, record investment income.There was more bad news from Japan, retail sales in large stores fell by 3.2% in May, the 37th consecutive monthly fall. The yen fell 20 the dollar, touching almost Yen 5 on one point.1. A expectingB. hopingC. wishing D. dreaming2. A. in B. above C. during D. over3. A. because of B. as a consequence of C. because D. thanks to4. A. at home B. home C. at abroad D. abroad5.A. deficit B. shortage C. scarcity D. shortfall6. A. to B. until C. up D. onto7. A. Although B.Therefore C. However D. Hence8. A. projected B. planned C. predicted D. expected9. A. over B. for C. about D. above. A. stopped B. eased C. relieved D. improved. A. showed B. demonstrated C. illustrated D. explained. A. reduced B. cut C. slow D. lessoned. A. edge B. rim C. lip D. brink. A stridently B. sharply C. harshly D.severely. A. growth B. rise C. increase D. escalation.A above B. below C. high D. low. A. after B since C. until D. towards. A, owe to B. because of C. on account of D. thanks to. A. where B. which C. what D. who20. A. in opposition to B. opposed to C. against D. versusSection Reading ComprehensionPart ATEXT 1WHAT is going on in Myanmar? European diplomats ventured- into the capital Yangon, formerly Rangoon, this week to discuss the juntas recent charm offensive, and came away little the wiser, though there are plenty of encouraging signs. On January 26th it was revealed that the government had freed over 80 political prisoners. One of them was Tin Oo, the vice chairman of the National League for Democracy, which won an election in 90 that the generals have never honored. The prisoner release followed an announcement by the UN that Aung San Suu Kyi, who heads the NLD and has been consistently demonized by the government, had been meeting some of the juntas top generals.Both of these gestures are extraordinary. The generals have been rounding up NLD members relentlessly over the past couple of years, in an effort to eradicate any remnants of an opposition. They have been even more dogged in their efforts to discredit Miss Suu Kyi, who won the Nobel peace prize for opposing them and who remains the rallying point for the regimes detractors around the world. Last August the government blockaded a road for days to prevent her from visiting supporters outside the city. Since then she has been under virtual house arrest.So why have the generals suddenly relaxed their grip? The most likely answer is that they think they can afford to, not that they have to. Though western countries maintain sanctions against the regime, it is hard to believe that it is now buckling. Most Asian countries are still happy to do business with Myanmar, and China especially is doing roaring cross-border trade.Nor should one read too much into reports of a split between reformers and hardliners. Trade restrictions and multi-tiered exchange rates do indeed distort some parts of the economy grotesquely. And Khin Nyunt, one of the juntas top generals, does appear to support making some changes. But there is not much chance of anything dramatic happening. The thing that they all agree about is that any economic reform would cause chaos in the country, says one western businessman who pops in and out from Thailand. And although the governments growth figures are overblown, the economy is nevertheless slightly expanding, rather than contracting.Moreover, even the reformers within the junta have little interest in loosening up politically. They do not think they need to do so to improve the economy, and they certainly do not feel vulnerable politically. The military regime, says a recent report by the International Crisis Group, a think-tank, is as strong as at any time in the countrys history. The army has roughly doubled in size since 88, when it bloodily suppressed a wave of protest and installed itself in power.Unfortunately for Myanmars democrats, the generals appear to be so well entrenched that they can now afford to work on their public relations. There is no harm in releasing opponents if the opposition is no longer a threat. And if Miss Suu Kyi is becoming irrelevant, there is no harm in meeting her to discuss the terms of surrender.21. Which one is not about Suu Kyi?A She won the Nobel Peace Prize.B She suffered the torture from the generals.C The generals eradicated her.D The NLD members had been suspicious and got rid of by the generals.22. The reason why the generals relaxed their grip isA they think the prisoners are not a real threat to them.B the western countries maintain sanctions against it.C they have to do so because of UN negotiations.D the economy is on the edge of stopping.23. The expression“buckling”(line 4, para 3)most probably meansA. prosperousB. fast-increasedC. excitingD. terrible24. The economy in Myanmar isA dramatically changingB increasing a littleC greatly contractingD growing fast25. This passage gives us an implication thatA Miss Suu Kyi is becoming weaker.B Miss Suu Kyi will surrender.C for the generals, the prospect seems sunny.D there is still a long-term negotiation.TEXT 2URUGUAY has been a proud exception to the privatizing wave that swept through South America in the 90s. Its state-owned firms are more efficient than many of their counterparts in Argentina and Brazil ever were. In 92, Uruguayans voted in a referendum against privatizing telecoms. They rightly observe that some of Argentinas sales were botched, creating inefficient private monopolies. And with unemployment at %, nobody is enthusiastic about the job cuts privatization would involve.That leaves President Jorge Batlle with a problem. Uruguay has been in recession for the