2022年广东大学英语考试模拟卷12测

2022年广东大学英语考试模拟卷

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1.WomenandFashionIfwomenaremereiIessIyexpIoitedyearafteryear,

theyhaveonlythemselvesto(47).Becausethey(48)atthe

thoughtofbeingseeninpubIicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,they

arealwaystaken(49)ofbythedesignersandthebigstores.

Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecause

ofthechangeoffashion.Whenyoucometothinkofit,onlyawomanis

capableofstandinginfrontofawardrobepackedfulIofclothesand

(50)sadIythatshehasnothingtowear.Changingfashionsare

nothingmorethanthe(51)creationofwaste.Manywomenspendvast

sumsofmoneyeachyearto(52)cIothesthathavehardlybeenworn.

Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehours

oftheirtimealteringthedressestheyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedor

shortened;neckIinesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaim

thatthefashionindustry(53)anythingreaIlyimportanttosociety.

FashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingsIikewarmth,

comfortanddurabiIity.Theyareonlyinterestedin(54)appearance

andtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwi11putupwithanyamount

of(55),aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeaman

whohasn,'tatsometimeinhisIifesmiIedatthesightofawomanshaking

inathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythrough

deepsnowinhigh-heeIedshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthe

matteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnare(56).Dothe

constantlychangingfashionsofwomen''sclothes,onewonders,reflect

basicquaIitiesofinconstancyandinstabiIityMenaretooclevertolet

themselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstyles

ofdressreflectbasicquaIitiesofstabiIityandreliabilityThatis

foryoutodecide.WordBankA)fashion

I)evidenceB)announcingJ)casuaIIyC)introduced

K)discomfortD)advantageL)burdenE)contributes

M)outwardF)trembleN)intentionaIG)blame0)

repIaceH)obvious

2.{(B)}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Fourcontestantsfailedtowinprizes.

B.Thewomanmissedtheshow.

C.Themanparticipatesinthequizshow.

D.Fivecontestantswoncellphones.

3.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

A.Itgivesa20%discounttoallcustomers.

B.ItisrunbyFiona'sfriend,

C.IthiresFionaasanadviser.

D.Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.

4.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Thegovernmentofficials.

B.Thecriminals.

C.Thefactoryowners.

D.Thepoorandimmigrants.

5.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

A.Heusedtobeaworkmanhimself.

B.Heisprofessionalbuilder.

C.Helikestodothingshimself.

D.Hepaidworkmentodecoratethehouse.

6.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Peopleneededplacestoworkandlive.

B.Citygovernmentwasencouragingexpansion.

C.Therewerefewclearlydefinedneighborhoods.

D.Realestatedevelopmentwasuncontrolled.

7.{{B}}PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhave

justheard.{{/B}}

A.Rapidpopulationgrowth.

B.Realestatespeculators.

C.Corruptcitygovernment.

D.Lackofimmigrationquotas.

8.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{(/B)}

A.Allthestudentswouldlikeaformalball.

B.Thefestivalwillbegintheyearnicely.

C.Raisingthemoneywillbehard.

D.Theclubneedssomesportsaswell.

9.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Todowhateverthecommitteeasksofhim.

B.Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C.Torunthecommitteeaccordingtohisownideas.

D.Toelectthecommitteechairmanhimself.

10.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

A.HerhusbandwasteachingEnglishthere.

B.Herchildrenwerebornthere.

C.Shewasbornthere.

D.Shehaslivedtheresince1982.

11.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.{{/B}}

A.Hehashurthishand.

B.Heisverybusyatthemoment.

C.Hecan*tfixit.

D.Hewantsthewomantopaythemoney.

12.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

A.Mr.Smithisverykind.

B.Sheisworried.

C.Themanshouldnotworry.

D.ShelikesMr.Smith.

13.{{I}}Questions6and7are.basedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwo

questions.NowIistentothenews.{{/IJ)

AstothelegislationevangelicalleaderscalIfor,Bush1sattitudeis

oneof.

A.affirmation.

B.deprecation.

C.paradox.

D.nonchalance.

14.{{I}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

interviewyouwiIIbygiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

AlIofthefollowingarethedirecteffectsoftakingcareofyourhealth

EXCEPT.

A.yoursalarywillgoupatafasterrate.

B.youneednotspendalotonmedicine.

C.thepremiumofyourlifeinsuranceislow.

D.yoursavingsarebuildinguprapidly.

15.{{I}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

interviewyouwiIIbygiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampIeofthingsonwhichyouspend

money

A.Electricity.

B.Rent.

C.Mortgage.

D.Carpayments.

16.{{I}}Questions6and7are.basedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthetwo

questions.NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

ItcanbeinferredfromthenewsthatconservativeChristians.

A.upholdthedomesticpoliciesoftheBushAdministration.

B.caremoreaboutfamilyvaluesthantheissueofabortion.

C.areconcernedmoreaboutabortionthanglobalwarming.

D.willhelpelectPresidentBushinthenextelectionofpresidency.

17.{{I}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

interviewyouwiIIbygiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

Accordingtotheinterviewee,inordertobringyourcostdown,youshouId

A.buynewcars.

B.buyusedcars.

C.leasenewcars.

D.sellusedcars.

18.{{I}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

interviewyouwiIIbygiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1}}

Whatisthebiggestleapbyfartowardsthemilliondollars

A.GethomesandcarsoneBay.

B.Maximizeyour401Katwork.

C.Swapusedclothesandfurniture.

D.Loweryourmortgagerate.

19.{{I}}Question8isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe

newsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.NowIisten

tothenews.{{/1}}

A.hewasfoundguiltyoftorturingCroatianprisoners.

B.hewasinvolvedintheoperationtokill6people.

C.hewasconvictedofmurderingsomeyoungMuslims.

D.heparticipatedinthemaltreatmentoftheprisoners.

20.{{I}}Question9isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthe

newsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.NowIisten

tothenews.{{/I}}

A.Protectroutesoffueldistribution.

B.Reopentherefinerynextmonth.

C.Cutdowntheproductionofoil.

D.Fillthetanksoftankerdrivers.

21.{{B}}TEXTC{{/B}}

OurpubIicdebatesoftenflyoffintothewiIdblueyonderoffantasy.

Soit1sbeenwiththeFederaIConvnunicationsCommission'snew

media-ownershiprules.We'retoldthat,unlesstheFCC'sdecisionis

reversed,itwi11worsenthemenacingconcentrationofmediapowerand

thatthiswiII-toexaggerateonlysIightIy-imperiIfreespeech,the

diversityofopinionandperhapsdemocracyitself.AlIthisismorethan

overwrought;itcompIeteIymisrepresentsreaIity.

Inthepast30years,mediapowerhassplintereddramatically;people

havemorechoicesthanever.Travelbackto1970.Therewereonlythree

majorTVnetworks(ABC,CBS,NBC);now,there*safourth(Fox).Then,

therewasvirtuallynocableTV;now,68percentofhouseholdshaveit.

Then,FMradiowasabackwater;nowthereare5,892FMstations,upfrom

2,196in1970.Then,therewasonlyonenationalnewspaper(TheWa11

StreetJournal);now,therearetwomore(USATodayandTheNewYork

Times).

Theideathat"bigmedia"hasdangerouslyincreaseditscontrolover

ourchoicesisabsurd.YetmuchofthepubIic,includingjournaIistsand

politicians,beIievereIigiouslyinthismyth.Theyconfusesizewith

power.It'struethatsomegiganticmediacompaniesaregettingeven

biggerattheexpenseofothermediacompanies.Butit,snottruethat

theirpowerisincreasingatthepublic'sexpense.

PopularhostiIitytowardbigmediastemspartlyfromthegrowing

competition,whichcreateswinnersandlosersandloserscomplain.

Liberalsdon1tIiketheconservativetalkshows,butyoungerviewers

do.AJunepolIbythePewResearchCenterforthePeopIeandthePress

foundthatviewersfromtheagesof18to29approvedof"hostswithstrong

opinions"bya58percentto32percentmargin.SociaIconservatives

despisewhatonerecentIycaIled"therawsewage,uItraviolence,graphic

sexandraunchylanguage"ofTV.Butmanyviewersloveit.Journalists

detestthecostandprofitpressuresthatresultfromstiffcompetition

withothernewsandentertainmentoutlets.

111sthetyrannyofthemarket:atriumphofpopuIartastes.Bigmedia

companiestrytoanticipate,shapeandprofitfromthesetastes.Butmedia

diversityfrustratesanyonecompanyfromimposingitsviewsandvaIues

onanunwiIIingaudience.PeopIejustclicktoanotherchanneIorcancel

theirsubscription.Theparadoxisthis:theexplosionofchoicesmeans

thatalmosteveryonemaybeoffendedbysomething.Alotofthis

free-floatinghostiIityhasattacheditselftotheFCCownershiprules.

Thebacklashiseasilyexaggerated.InthePewpoll,51percentof

respondentsknew"nothing"oftherules;anadditional36percentknew

only"aIittIe".Theruleswouldpermitanycompanytoowntelevision

stationsinareaswith45percentofU.S.households,upfrom35percent

now.ThenetworkscouldbuymoreoftheiraffiIiatestationsastepthat,

criticssay,wouldjeopardize"IocaI,controlandcontent.

Atbest,that'squestionable.NetworkprogramsalreadyfiIImostof

affiliates'hours.Tokeeplocalaudiences,anyownermustsatisfylocal

demands,especiallyfornewsandweatherprogramming.Butthesymbolic

backlashagainsttheFCCandbigmediadoesposeonehiddendanger.For

someU.S.househoIds,over-the-airbroadcastingistheonIyTVavaitable,

anditslong-termsurvivalishardlyensured.BothcableandtheInternet

areerodingitsaudience.In2002cableprogramminghadmoreprimetime

viewersthanbroadcastprogrammingfor1hefirsttime(48percentvs.

46percent).Streamingvideo,nowprimitive,wiIIimprove;sooneror

latercertainlyinthenext10or15years-manyWebsiteswi11beTV

channels.Ifover-the-airbroadcastingdeciinesordisappears,thebig

loserswiIIbethepoor.

BroadcastTVwiIIsurviveandflourishonIyifthenetworksremain

profitableenoughtobidforandprovidecompetitiveentertainment,

sportsandnewsprogramming.Theindustry*sstructuremustgivethem

along-termstakeinover-the-airbroadcasting.OwningmoreTVstations

isonepossibiIity.IfCongresspreventsthat,itmayperverselyhurt

theverydiversityandthepeopIethatit'stryingtoprotect.

WhentheauthortaIksaboutFCC'sdecisioninthefirstparagraph,.

A.heisinfavorofit.

B.hisviewisbalanced.

C.heisslightlycriticalofit.

D.heisstronglycriticalofit.

22.{{I}}Question10isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendof

thenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Now

Iistentothenews.{{/I})

A.theexemptionfrompenalty.

B.thecooperationwithprosecutors.

C.revealingthetruthaboutthebankruptcy.

D.theabatementofpenalty.

23.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}

Britain*seastmidlandswereoncethepictureofEnglishcountryside,

alivewithflocks,shepherds,skylarksandbuttercupsthestuffof

fairytales.In1941GeorgeMarshleftschoolattheageof14towork

asaherdsmaninNottinghamshire,theEastMidlandscountrysidehis

parentsandgrandparentsfarmed.HerecalIsskylarksnestingincereal

fields,whichwhenaccidentaIlydisturbedwouIdfIysingingintothesky.

ButinhisIifetime,Marshhasseenthecoloranddiversityofhisnative

landfade.Farmersusedtogrowaboutatonofwheatperacre;nowthey

growfourtons.PesticideshavekilledofftheinsectsuponwhichskyIarks

fed,andyear-roundharvestinghasdriventhebirdsfromtheirwinter

nests.Skylarksarenowrare."Farmerskillanythingthataffects

production,"saysMarsh."Agricultureistooefficient."

AnecdotaIevidenceofaIoomingcrisisinbiodiversityisnowbeing

reinforcedbyscience.Intheircomprehensivesurveysofplants,

butterfIiesandbirdsoverthepast20to40yearsinBritain,ecologists

JeremyThomasandCarlyStevensfoundsignificantpopuIationdeciines

inathirdofalInativespecies.Butterfliesarethefurthestalong-71

percentofBritain's58speciesareshrinkinginnumber,andsome,Iike

thelargeblueandtortoiseshelI,arealreadyextinct.InBritain,s

grasslands,akeyhabitat,20percentofalIanimal,plantandinsect

speciesareonthepathtoextinction.There,shardlyacornerofthe

country1secoIogythatisn'taffectedbythisdownwardspiral.

TheproblemwouldbebadenoughifitweremerelyIocaI(butit*s

not:becauseBritain1stemperateecoIogyissimilartothatinsomany

otherpartsoftheworId,it'sthebestmicrocosmscientistshavebeen

abletostudyindetaiI.Scientistshavesoundedalarmsaboutspecies,

extinetioninthepast,butaIwaysspecifictoaparticularanimalor

place-whaIesinthe1980sortheAmazonianrainforestsinthe1990s.

Thistime,though,theimpIicationsaremuchwider.TheAmazonisa

"biodiversityhotspot"withauniqueecoIogy.ButinBritain,nthemain

driversofchangearethesameprocessesresponsibleforspecies9

deciinesworldwide,"saysThomas.Thefindings,pubIishedinthejournal

Science,providethefirstclearevidencethattheworldisinthethroes

ofamassiveextinetion.ThomasandStevensarguethatwearefacinga

lossof65to95percentoftheworld*sspecies,onthescaleofanice

ageorthemeteoritethatmayhavewipedoutthedinosaurs65million

yearsago.

Ifso,thiswouldbeonlythesixthtimesuchdevastationhadoccurred

inthepast600millionyears.Theotherfivewereassociatedwithone-off

eventsIiketheiceages,avoIcaniceruptionorameteor.Thistime,

ecosystemsaredyingathousanddeaths-fromoverfishingandtherazing

oftherainforests,butalsofromadvancesinagriculture.TheBritish

study,forinstance,findsthatoneofthebiggestproblemsisnitrogen

pollution.NitrogenisreleasedwhenfossiIfueIsburnincarsandpower

plants-butalsowhenecologicallyrichheathlandsarepIowedand

fertiIizersarespread.Nitrogen-richfertiIizersfueIthegrowthoftaII

grasses,whichinturnovershadowandkiIIoffdeIicateflowersIike

harebelIsandeyebrights.

Evenseeminglyinnocuouspracticesareresponsibleforvast

ecologicaldamage.WhenBritishfarmersstoppedfeedinghorsesandcattIe

withhayandswitchedtosiIage,akindofpreservedshortgrass,they

eIiminatedafavoritenestingspotofcorncrakes,birdsknownfortheir

raspynightIymatingcalIs;corncrakepopuIationshavefaIlen76percent

inthepast20years.ThedepressingIistgoesonandon.

Manyofthesepracticesarebeingrepeatedthroughouttheworld,in

oneformoranother,whichiswhyscientistsbeIievethattheBritish

studyhasgIobaIimpIications.WiIdIifeisgettingblander."Wedon'

tknowwhichspeciesareessentialtothewebofIifesowe'retaking

amassiveriskbyeliminatinganyofthem,"say'sDavidWedin,professor

ofecoIogyattheUniversityofNebraska.Chancesarewe'11beseeing

theresultsofthisexperimentbeforetoolong.

Fromthefirstparagraph,wegettheimpressionthatGeorgeMarsh.

A.cherisheshisadolescencememories.

B.thinkshighlyoftheefficiencyofagriculture.

C.maynothavehappymemoriesofpasttime.

D.cannotrememberhisadolescencedays.

24.{{I}}Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendofthe

interviewyouwiIIbygiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowing

fivequestions.NowIistentotheinterview.{{/1})

Ideally,howmuchdoesahypotheticaIcouple's401kamounttoover10

years

A.$15,000.

B.$500,000.

C.$397,000.

D.$31,000.

25.({BJ1TEXTD{{/BJ)

TherearetwowaysinwhichwecanthinkofIiterarytranslation:as

reproductionandasrecreation.Ifwethinkoftranslationas

reproduction,itisasafeandharmlessenoughbusiness:thetranslator

isaIiteratureprocessorintowhichthetexttobetransIatedisinserted

andoutofwhichitoughttoemergeidenticaI,butinanotherlanguage.

ButunfortunateIythehumanmindisanimperfectmachinetandthegoal

ofpreciseinterIinguisticmessage-transferenceisnever-achieved;so

thetranslatoroffershumbIeapologiesforbeingcapabIeofproducing

onlyapaleshadowoftheoriginal.SincealIheisdoingiscopying

another,smeaningsfromoneIanguagetoanother,heremoveshimseIffrom

sightsothatthewriter'sgeniuscanshineasbrightlyasmaybe.To

dothis,heusesaneutral,conventiona11yIiteraryIanguagewhich

ensuresthattheresultwiIIindeedbeapaleshadow,inwhichitis

impossibleforanybody*sgeniustoshine.

ReadersaIsoregardthetransIatorasaneutraImeaning-conveyor,then

attributethemediocrityofthetranslationtotheoriginalauthor.

MartinAmis,forexampIe,declaresthatDonQuixoteisunreadable,

withoutstoppingtothinkabouttheconsequencesofthefactthatwhat

hehasreadornotreadiswhatatranslatorwrote,notwhatCervantes

wrote.IfweregardIiterarytranslationIikethis,as

message-transference,wehavetoconeIudethatbeforeverylongitwi11

becarriedoutperfectlywe11bycomputers.

Therearemanypressuresencouragingtranslatorstoacceptthis

descriptionoftheirwork,apartfromthefactthatitisascientific

descriptionandthereforemustberight.TraditionisonesuchadditionaI

encouragement,becausemeaning-transferencehasbeenthedominant

philosophyandmannerofIiterarytranslationintoEnglishforatleast

threehundredyears.ThelargepubIishinghousesprovidefurther

encouragement,sincetheyaIsoexpectthetranslatortobea

Iiterature-processor,whonotonly*copiestextsbutsimpIifiesthem

aswell,eliminatingtroublesomecompIexitiesandmanufacturinga

readilyconsumableproductforthemarketplace.

ButthereisanotherwayinwhichwecanthinkofIiterarytransIation.

Wecanregardthetranslatornotasapassivereproducerofmeaningsbut

asanactivereaderfirst,andthenacreativerewriterofwhatbehas

read.Thisdescriptionhastheadvantagesofbeingmoreinterestingand

ofcorrespondingmorecIoseIytoreaIity,becauseapileofsheetsof

paperwithIittIesquiggIyIinesonthem,gluedtogetheralongoneside,

onlybecomesaworkofIiteraturewhensomebodyreadsit,andreading

isnotjustalogicalprocessbutoneinvolvingthewholebeing:the

feelingsandtheintuitionsandthememoryandthecreativeimagination

andthewholeIifeexperienceofthereader.

Computerscannotread,theycanonlyscan.Andsincethecombination

ofalIthosehumancomponentsisuniqueineachperson,thereareasmany

DonQuixotesastherearereadersofDonQuixote,asJorgeLuisBorges

oncedeclared.

AnytranslationofthisnoveIisthetranslator1saccountofhis

readingofit,ratherthansomeinevitablypaleshadowofwhatCervantes

wrote.ItwiIIonlybeapaleshadowifthetranslatorisadu11reader,

perhapsasaresultofacceptingthepreconditioningthatgoeswiththe

roleofIiteratureprocessor.

YoumayobjectthatwhatIamadvocatingisextremechaotic

subjectivism,leadingtotheconeIusionthatanythinggoes,inreading

andthereforeintranslation;butitisnot,becausereadingisguided

byitsownconventions,theinterpersonalrolesoftheIiterarygamethat

weinternalizeasweacquireIiteraryexperience.Byreferencetothese,

wecanagree,byreasonedargument,thatsomereadingsaremore

appropriatethanothers,andthereforethatsometranslationsarebetter

thanothers.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftranslationasreproduction

A.Thetranslatorcanpreciselytransfermoaningbetweentwolanguages.

B.Thetranslatortriesnottohavehispresencefeltbyhisreaders.

C.Thetranslatorcanshowtheoriginalwriterathisorherbest.

D.Thetranslatoractivelyproducesthewriter,smeanings.

26.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

Asacontemporaryartist,JimDinehasoftenincorporatedotherpeopIe

sphotographyintohisabstractworks.But,the68-year-oIdAmericandidn'

tpickupacamerahimselfandstartshootinguntiIhemovedtoBerlin

in1995—andoncehedid,hecouldn,tstop.Theresultisavoluminous

collectionofimages,rangingfromearIy-20th-centurystyle

heIiogravurestomodern-daydigitalprintings,aseIectionofwhichare

onexhibitionattheMaisonEuropeennedelaPhotographicinParis.They

areamonghismostprizedachievements.nImakephotographsthewayI

makepaintings,"saysDine,"butthedifferenceis,inphotography,it'

sIikeIightingafireeverytime."

ThoughphotographymakesupasmalIsIiceofDine,svastoeuvre,the

exhibitisatrueretrospectiveofhiscareer.Dinemostlyphotographs

hisownartworkorthesubjectsthathehasportrayedinsculpture,

paintingandprintsincludingVenusdeMiIo,ravensandowls,heartsand

skulIs.TherearestillpicturesofweII-usedtoolsinhisConnecticut

workshop,deIightfuIdigitalself-portraitsandintimateportraitsof

hissleepingwife,theAmericanphotographerDianaMichener.Most

reveaIingandnoveIar