考研英语模拟试卷304

考研英语模拟试卷304

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Americansuffersfromanoverdoseofwork.11]whotheyareorwhattheydo,they

spend[2]timeatworkihanatanytimesinceWorldWarII.In1950,theUShadfewer

workinghoursthananyother[3]country.Today,it[4]everycountrybutJapan,

whereindustrialemployeeslog2,155hoursayearcompared[5]1,951intheUSand

1,603[6]Westemployees.Between1969and1989,employedAmerican[7]an

averageof138hourstotheiryearlyworkschedules.Thework-week[8]atabout40

hours,butpeopleareworkingmoreweekseachyear.【9】，paidtimeoff—holidays,

vacations,sickleave一[10]15percentinthe1990s.AsCorporationshave[11]

stiffercompetitionandslowergrowthinproductivity,theywould[12]employeesto

worklonger.Cost-cuttinglayoffsinthe1980s[13]theprofessionalandmanagerial

ranks,leavingfewerpeopletogetthejobdone.Inlower-paidoccupations,[14]wages

havebeenreduced,workershaveaddedhours[15]overtimeorextrajobsto[16]

theirlivingstandard.TheGovernmentestimatesthatmorethansevenmillionpeoplehold

asecondjob.Forthefirsttime,large[17]ofpeoplesaytheywanttocut[18]on

workinghours,evenifitmeansearninglessmoney.Butmostemployersare[19]tolet

themdoso.Thegovernmentwhichhassteppedbackfromitstraditional[20]asa

regulatorofworktime,shouldtakestepstomakeshorterhourspossible.

1、

A、Asregardsto

B、Regardlessof

C、Withregardto

D、Inregardto

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。根据文章大意，此句应该表达“无论是谁”的意思。所给

的四个选项是关于regard的短语。对词语掌握熟练的话，就不难发现，[A]As

regardslo,[C]Withregardlo同[D]Inregardto,都是“至于，关于'’的意思,可以利

用选择题解题技巧排除。再根据文意，表示“不管，无论”的只有[B]Regardlessof。

2、

A、muchless

abundant

C、alotmore

D、surplus

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义衔接题。文章开头第一句话就提到，美国人正suffersfroman

overdoseofwork,那么此处需要选择一个与overdose同义的词。[A]muchless意为

“少很多”,与文意相反；[B]abundant“充足的，丰富的”，多表褒义;而[D]Surplus

意为“过剩的，多余的“，无法与文意衔接。由此可以判断，本题答案为[Clalot

more“许多的,更多的”。

3、

A、advanced

industrialized

C、developed

D、mechanized

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。本题要为country选择一个定语。首先可以排除

[D]mechanized”机械的，死板的“，其不能用来修饰国家；而[A]advanced与

[□developed在修饰country的时候，都表示“发达国家”；文中给出的年代1950年

是一个关键信息点，因为在那个时候，对欧美国家多以“工业化国家”来指代，所以

[B]industrialized“工业化的”最能衔接文意。

4、

A、exceeds

B、outnumbers

C^overtakes

D、outstrips

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义衔接题。木句是在拿美国工人工作时间和别的工业国家工人工作

时间做比较。所给的四个选项都有“超过”的意思。[A]cxcecds是指“在某一具体的

数字或数量上超过“，或者是指“超出…的界限"；[B]outnumbers很明显是在“数目”

卜超出：[C]overtake*多指“超过人或车辆的速度”，或者“在数目或重要忤卜超

过“；而[D]outstrips则具有比较的意思，指“在数量、重要性上胜过对手，比对手变

得更快、更好、更重要”。相比而言，。utslrips更能衔接文意。所以本题答案为

[D]o

5、

A、with

to

C、in

D、on

标准答案：A

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。本题要选一个介词与compare搭配，表示“相比较”。这

里指对于工人一年的劳动时间，日本的2,155小时、美国的1,951小时和西欧的

1,603小时构成比较关系。comparewith”与...相比较“；compareto"把…比作…”，

固此答案为[A]。而[C]in和[D|on与compare不搭配。

6、

A^intheformer

B、ofthepast

C、intheearly

D、intheearlier

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。本空所缺词要连接1,603和Wesiemployees,一个表示

工作时间，一个是人，很明显，二者是所属关系。of表所属关系，所以答案为

|B|,指的是“过去西欧员工的工作时间”。

7、

A^added

B、increased

C、brought

D、totaled

标准答案：A

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。本句意思是“从1969到1989年，美国工人每年的工作

量增加了138个小时”，所选词要与to连用。首先排除[D]totalcd“总计”。

[B[increased...to意为“增加到所以不能衔接文意；[C]brought..io…意为"将…

带到…“，也不能衔接文意;只有[A]added...to...意为“将…添加到…,增加了…”，

能衔接文意，为本题答案。

8、

A、arrived

B、stopped

C、set

D、remained

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义衔接题。联系上下文，本句下半句but后面意为“人们每年工作

的周数增加了"，根据bu【判断，上半句与此意是转折关系，那么肯定是在说“工人

每周工作的时间减少了或者是没有增减”。文章总体思路是在说工作时间的增加，

所以不可能是减少，因此可以确定，上半句的意思是“工人每周工作的时间不变

表示不变的选项只有[D]remained“保持"。[C]set表示“设定”的时候，需要用被动形

式besetas...；而[A]arrived“到达”和网stopped“停止”均不能与文意衔接。所以本题

答案为|DRemained。

9、

A、However

B、Nevertheless

C、Moreover

D、And

标准答案：C

知识点解析：逻辑衔接题。在讲完每周工作的时间和每年工作的周数之后，下文又

提到了带薪假期、休假以及病假等等。很明显，下文与前文是递进关系，是在前文

的基础上，更进一步地比较工作时间的增加。表逑进关系的选项只有

©Moreover。［AJHowever和［B］Neverlheless均表示转折关系;|D|And则表示顺承

关系。所以本题答案为［C］Moreover。

10、

A、lessenedto

shrankby

C、deduced

D、restrainedin

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。本句顺承上文，继续证明工作时间的增加。不过，本句

是从带薪假期、病假等方面来反面论证工作时间的增加。那么，只有假期的减少才

能证明工作时间的增加。所给四个选项中，首先排除［C］deduced“推断”，与文意无

法衔接；［D］restrainedin则表示“在…方面约束”，也可排除;［ARessen一般指“重要

性、风险、影响的减弱"；［B］shrankby则是指“在程度和数量上下降”,一般是

shrankby+数字，表示下降的程度。相比之下，［B］更能衔接文意，也更符合习惯用

法。所以本题答案为|B］。

II、

A、suffered

B、experienced

C、undertaken

D、endured

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义衔接题。本句意思是说，公司在遭受激烈竞争或生产效率下降

时.往往会催促工人工作更长的时间c所给四个选项中.［Akuffered”经受.遭

受”,sufferstiffercompctit沁n”经受更为严酷的竞争"；|B］experienced强调“经历，

经验"；［C］undertaken“承担”、［D］endured“耐久，忍耐“，［C］、［D］两项与语义无法

衔接，可排除：［A］suffer”经受，遭受”能体现出公司面临激烈竞争时的状况。所以

本题选［A］。

12、

A、squash

B、squeeze

C、urge

D、oblige

标准答案：C

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。选项动词用于v.sb.todosth.结构，据此可以将选择范

围缩小到［C］、［D］,urgesb.todosth.”督促,鞭策某人做某事”,obligesb.todo

sth.“强迫、迫使某人做某事”，但。blige的主语只能是事物，不能是人，所以排除

［D］选［C］。［A］squash"压扁;推挤;镇压“、［B］squeeze“压挤；挤入”，后面直接跟

sth.或sb.做宾语，不用于v.sb.todosth.结构，向时意思上也不符合本句“催促工人

工作更长的时间”之义。

13、

A、minimized

B、reduced

C、lessened

D^relieved

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。这里指减少了专业人员和管理阶层。［A］minimize指“努

力使损失或风险(loss/risk)等尽可能地减少"；［B］reduce”在范围、数量上或程度上

减少“；|C(lessen表示“数量(distance/chance)或程度(influence/suffering/pressure)的减

少”；［D］relieve表示“减轻(症状)，缓和(局面)”等。很显然，［B］更能与文意衔接。

本题答案为［B］。

14、

A、because

B、though

C、as

D、where

标准答案：D

知识点解析：结构衔接题。此处需要一个引导定语从句的先行词。只有［0as和

［D］where有此功能。但此处指代“低薪行业"，［D］where更为合适。where引导定语

从句，修饰occupations,意为“在那些薪水被削减了的行业

15>

A、by

for

C、to

D、in

标准答案：C

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。根据文意，由于工资的减少，工人们不得不加班来提高

生活水平。跟add连用的介词只有［C］to最合适。本题答案为［C］,adcL.to...意为

“将…添加到…，增加了…”。

16、

A、preserve

conserve

C、improve

D、protect

标准答案：C

知识点解析：语义衔接题。根据上题分析，表示提高生活水平的词语

［C］improve”改进,改善”最常用。improvetheirlivingstandard”改善生活状况”；

［A］preserve意为“保留，收藏”，强调使之完好无损或质量不变；［B］conserve意为

“保存，保藏，保重”，强调通过保存或节约来到达持久的效果，一般与energy,

health,resources等连注；［D］protect“保护”，则完全不能与文意相衔接。所以本题

答案为［Qimprove。

17、

A^numbers

B>amounts

C、figures

D^quantities

标准答案：A

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。根据句意，本空所选词是用来修饰people,表示有大量

的人。largenumbers。产大批的，大量的”,后接可数名词，故答案为［A］。amounts

of和quantitiesof用来修饰不可数名词，［B］、［D］可排除。［Qfigures不符合语法结

构。

18,

A、off

B、out

C^back

D、down

标准答案：D

知识点解析：惯用衔接题。根据句意，很多人都表示，愿意减少工作时间，哪怕是

少挣钱。本空所选词要与cut连用，表示减少。［A］cutof俨切断”；［B］cutout”不再

起作用，停止做“；［C］cutbackonslh.“大量削减”；［D］culdownonslh.“减少数量”。

所以本题答案为［D］c

19、

A、discouraged

B、unwilling

C、forbidden

D、inclined

标准答案：B

知识点解析：语义衔接题。本句是描述当个人希望减少工作时间时，雇主们的态

度。根据文章大意,很明显，雇主们unwilling“不愿意”这样做。［B］unwiUing符合

语义，为本题答案。［A］discouragcd”使灰心，使泄气”，不能与语义衔接；

©forbidden用在此处,不符文意；［D］inclinedto”倾向于”,与文意相反。

20、

A、position

B>function

C^task

D、role

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义衔接题。本句谈到政府的作用。观察四个选项，所选词应该与

regulator照应。［A］position“位置”与©task“任务”可首先排除。主要区分［B］function

和［D］role的区别。function主要指自身所具有的功能,如:Thefunctionoftheheart

istopumpbloodthroughthebody.“心脏的功能就是为身体供血”。而role侧重指作为

某一角色或处在某一位置上所发挥的作用，如：Themediaplayamajorrolein

influencingpeople'sopinions.“媒体在影响人们的观点方面发挥了主要作用本题

选［D］role更能衔接文意。traditionalroleasaregulatorofworktime”作为调整劳动时

间的传统意义的角色所以本题答案为［D］。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题7.0

分,共20分。）

Formyproposedjourney,thefirstprioritywasclearlytostartlearningArabic.Ihave

neverbeenalinguist.ThoughIhadtraveledwidelyasajournalist,Ihadnevermanaged

topickupmorethanasmatteringofphrasesinanytongueotherthanFrench,andeven

myFrench,waslaboriousforwantoflengthypractice.Theprospectoftacklingoneof

thenotoriouslydifficultlanguagesattheageofforty,andtryingtospeakitwell,both

deterredandexcitedme.Itwasperhapsexpectingalittletoomuchofacuriously

unreceptivepartofmyself,yetthepossibilitythatImightgainaccesstoacompletely

aliencultureandtraditionbythismeanswasenormouslypleasing.Ienrolledasapupilin

asmallschoolinthecenterofthecity.ItwasrunbyaMrBeheit,ofdapperappearance

andexplosivetemperament,whoassuredmethatafterthreemonthsofhisspecial

treatmentIwouldspeakArabicfluently.Whereuponhedrewfromhisdeskapostcard

whichanoldpupilhadsenthimfromsomewhereintheMiddleEast,expressinggreat

gratitudeandreportingtheastonishmentoflocalArabsthathecouldconversewiththem

likeanative.ItwaswritteninEnglish.MrBeheithimselfspentmostofhistimecoaching

businessmeninFrench,andthroughthethin,partitionedwallsofhisschoolonecould

hearhimbellowinginexasperationatsomeconfusedentrepreneur:"Non,M.Jones.Jane

suispasfrancais.Pas,Pas,Pas!"（NoMr.Jones,FmNOTFrench,I'mnot,not,NOT!）.I

wasgratifiedthatmyowntutor,whosenamewasAhmed,wasinfinitelysofterandless

publicinapproach.Foracoupleofhourseverymorningwewouldfaceeachotheracross

asmalltable,whilewediscussedinmeticulousdetailthecolourschemeofthetiny

cubicle,theeventsinthestreetbelowand,onceaweek,thehair-raisingprogressofa

window-cleaneracrossthewallofthebuildingopposite.Inbetween,hearinginmindthe

particularinterestIhadinacquiringArabic,Iwouldinquirethewaytosomeimaginary

oasis,anxiouslydemandfodderandwaterformycamels,wonderpolitelywhetherthe

sheikhwaspreparedtograntmeaudiencenow.Itwasallhardgoing.Ifrequently

despairedofeverbecominganythinglikeafluentspeaker,thoughAhmedassuredme

thatmypronunciationwasaboveaverageforaWesterner.This,Isuspected,waspartly

flattery,forthereareacoupleofArabicsoundswhichnotevenagiftformimicry

allowedmetograspforages.Therewere,moreover,vastdistinctionsofmeaning

conveyedbysubtlesoundshiftsrarelyemployedinEnglish.Andformetheproblemwas

increasedbytheneedtoassimilateavocabulary,thatwouldvaryfromplacetoplace

acrossfiveessentiallyArabic-speakingcountriesthatpracticedvernacularsoftheirown:

sothatthewordfor"people'1,forinstance,mightbenais,sah'aborsooken.EachdayI

wasmentallyexhaustedbythestrainofamorninginschool,followedbyanafternoon

strugglingathomewithataperecorder.Yettherewasreliefinthemostelementary

formsofunderstandingandprogress.Whenmerelygotthedriftofatorrentwhich

Ahmedhadjustreleased,Iwaschildishlydated.WhenImanagedtorollacomplete

sentenceoffmytonguewithoutapparentlythinkingwhatIwassaying,anditcameout

right,Ibeamedlikeanidiot.Andtheenjoymentofreadingandwritingtheflowing

ArabicscriptwassomethingthatdidnotleavemeonceIhadmasteredit.Bytheendof

June,no-onecouldhavedescribedmeasanythinglikeafluentspeakerofArabic.Iwas

approximatelyinthepositionofafifteen-yearoldwho.equippedwithamodicumof

schoolroomFrench,nervouslyawaitshisfirsttriptoParis.ButthiswassomethingI

couldreproveuponinmyowntime.IbadcfarewelltoMrBchcit,stillstrugglingtodrive

theFrenchnegativeintothestillconfusedmindofMrJones.

21、WhichofthefollowingisnotcharacteristicofMrBeheit?

A、Hehadaneatandcleanappearance.

B、Hewasvolatileandhighlyemotional

C>Hewasverymodestabouthissuccessinteaching.

D、Hesometimeslosthistemperandshoutedloudlywhenteaching.

标准答案：c

知识点露析：第二段提到，MrBeheit经常向大家展示他从前的学生寄来的明信

片，可知MrBeheil对自己的教学是非常骄傲的，而非很谦虚。

22、ItisknownfYom'thepassagethatthewriter.

A、hadagoodcommandofFrench

B、couldn'tmakesoundsproperlywhenlearningArabic

C、spokehighlyofMrBeheifsachievementsinlanguageteaching

D、didn'tlikeAhmed'sstyleofteaching

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第三段提到"thereareacoupleofArabicsoundswhichnotevenagiftfor

mimicryallowedmetograspforages”,说明作者的一些阿拉伯语发音很有困难。而

A、C、D三项或是文中明确表达了相反的含义，或是没有提到。

23、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatAhmedwas.

A、afastspeaker

B、aboringspeaker

C、alaconicspeaker

D、aninterestingspeaker

标准答案：B

知识点解析:第三段提到"wediscussedinmeticulousdetailthecolourschemeofthe

tinycubicle,theeventsinthestreetbelowand,onceaweek,thehair-raisingprogress

ofawindow-cleaneracrossthewallofthebuildingopposite“，显然Ahmed和作者的

谈话内容是非常无趣的，这也可以从下一句，作者一边谈话一边想像很多别的东西

反映出来。

24>Theword"modicum"inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A、competence

B、excellence

C、mimicry

D、smattering

标准答案：D

知识点解析：modicum少量，一点点；competence能力；excellence优秀，卓越；

mimicry模仿;smattering略知，少数。

25、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSEaccordingtothepassage?

ANThewriter'sintendedjourneycreatedparticulardifficultiesinhislearningofArabic.

B、ThereadingandwritingoftheArabicscriptgavethewriterlastingpleasure.

C、ThewriterfoundlearningArabicwasagruelingexperiencebutrewarding.

D、ThewriterregardedAhmed'spraiseofhispronunciationastongue-in-cheek

标准答案：A'、

知识点解析：后三项皆可在文中找到相应句子表达了相同的含义，而对于A选

项，作者为了去阿拉伯而学阿拉伯语是非常愿意的，去阿拉伯是作者学习阿语的动

力，而不是造成困难的原因。

Americansusuallyconsiderthemselvesafriendlypeople.Theirfriendships,however,

tendtobeshorterandmorecasualthanfriendshipsamongpeoplefromothercultures.It

isnotuncommonforAmericanstohaveonlyoneclosefriendduringtheirlife-time,and

considerocher"friends"iobejustsocialacquaintances.Thisaltitudeprobablyhas

somethingtodowithAmericanmobilityandthefactthatAmericansdonotliketobe

dependentonotherpeople.Theytendto"compartmentalize"friendships,having"friends

atwork"/'friendsonthesoftballteam","familyfriends^^,etc.BecausetheUnitedStates

isahighlyactivesociety,fullofmovementandchange,peoplealwaysseemtobeonthe

go.Inthishighlychargedatmosphere,Americanscansometimesseembrusqueor

impatient.Theywanttogettoknowyouasquicklyaspossibleandthenmoveonto

somethingelse.Sometimes,earlyon,theywillaskyouquestionsthatyoumayfeelare

verypersonal.Noinsultisintended;thequestionsusuallygrowoutoftheirgenuine

interestorcuriosity,andtheirimpatiencetogettotheheartofthematter.Andthesame

goesforyou.IfyoudonotunderstandcertainAmericanbehaviororyouwanttoknow

moreaboutthem,donothesitatetoaskthemquestionsaboutthemselves.Americansare

usuallyeagertoexplainallabouttheircountryoranything"American"inwhichyoumay

beinterested.Somuchsoinfactthatyoumaybecometiredoflistening.Itdoesn'tmatter,

becauseAmericanstendtobeuncomfortablewithsilenceduringaconversation.They

wouldrathertalkabouttheweatherorthelatestsportsscores,forexample,thandealwith

silence.Ontheotherhand,don'texpectAmericanstobeknowledgeableabout

internationalgeographyorworldaffairs,unlessthosesubjectsdirectlyinvolvetheUnited

States.BecausetheUnitedStatesisnotsurroundedbymanyothernations,some

Americanstendtoignoretherestoftheworld.

26Thegeneraltopicofthepassageis.

A、Americanculture

B、Americansociety

C^Americans'activities

D、Americans,personality

标准答案:D

知识点解析：木文谈的是美国人的性格，在特定的美国文化和社会中所形成的美国

人的性格。

27、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A、Americansdonotliketodependonotherpeople.

B、FriendshipsamongAmericanstendtobecasual.

C、Americansknowalotaboutinternationalaffairs.

D、Americansalwaysseemtobeonthego.

标准答案：C

知识点露斤：意为：美国人对国际事务有很多知识。最后一段提到，不要指望美国

对世界地理和国际事务有多少了解，除非是涉及美国方面的问题。因为与美国交界

的国家不多，美国人一般对其他国家的事务置之不理。

28、Thephrase"highlycharged"(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans.

A、extremelyfree

B、highlyresponsible

C^verycheerful

D、fullofmobilityandchange

标准答案：D.、

知识点解析：意为：充满流动和变化。在第二段第二句，作者提到了thishighly

chargedatmosphere,既然这里用了this,那么，highlychargedatmosphere当指上一

句提到的ahighlyactivesociety,而fullofmovementandchange则是对ahighly

activesociety的进一步解释。

29>Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、Americanswanttoparticipateinallkindsofactivities

B、Americans,characterisaffectedbytheirsocialandgeographicalenvironment

C、Americansdonotknowhowtodealwithsilence

D、curiosityischaracteristicofAmericans

标准答案：B

知识点解析：意为：美国的国民性受到其社会和地理环境的影响。第一段（主要参

阅第四句）和第二段（主要参阅本段第一句）都提到了美国社会对美国人的性格的影

响，最后一段提到了地理环境的影响。

30、Accordingtothepassage,Americanstendtoignoretherestoftheworld

because.

A、theyarenotinterestedinothercountries

B、theyarctooproudofthemselves

C、theircountrydoesnothavemanyneighboringnations

D^theyaretoobusytolearnaboutothercountries

标准答案：C

知识点点析：意为：他们的国家没有多少邻国。参阅第三段第二句。

Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe

47-year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting,fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,

either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtime

customerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesofteningeconomy."I'ma

goodeconomicindicator,"shesays."Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhen

they'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars."SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingat

middle-browDillard'sdepartmentstorencarhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadof

NeimanMarcus."Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingtoabandonme,too"shesays.

EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling,lots

ofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.Fromcar

dealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheir

spending.Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetween

ThanksgivingandChristmas,thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.Already,

expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.Butdon'tsoundany

alarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlymildlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaythey

remainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospects,evenastheydosomemodest

belt-tightening.Consumerssaythey'renotindespairbecause,despitethedreadful

headlines,theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesareholdingsteadyin

mostregions.InManhattan,"there'sanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4milliontoS10

millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses,"saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.

InSanFrancisco,pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.HInsteadof20

to30offers,nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree,"saysJohnTealdi,aBayAreareal­

estatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindand

keepajob.Manyfolksseesilverliningstothisslowdown.Potentialhomebuyerswould

cheerforlowerinterestrates.Employerswouldn'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejob

market.Manyconsumersseemtohavebeeninfluencedbystock-marketswings,which

investorsnowviewasanecessaryingredienttoasustainedboom.Dinersmightsecan

upside,too.GettingatableatManhattan*shotnewAlainDucasserestaurantusedtobe

impossible.Notanymore.Forthat,Greenspan&Co.maystillbeworthtoasting.

31、By"EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyctu（Line1,Paragraph1）,theauthor

means.

A、Sperocanhardlymaintainherbusiness

B>Speroistoomuchengagedinherwork

C>Sperohasgrownoutofherbadhabit

D^Speroisnotinadesperatesituation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从第1段可知，47岁的修甲师EllenSpero顾客人数有所减少，使她

开始缩减开支，但是并没有到绝望的境地，所以选D。B和C文中都没有提及。

32、Howdothepublicfeelaboutthecurrenteconomicsituation?

A、Optimistic

13、Contused

C、Carefree

D、Panicked

标准答案：A

知识点解析：oplimislic乐观的；confused困惑的，烦恼的；carefree无忧无虑的，

不负责任的；panicked惊慌的，恐慌的。从第2段“consumersseemonly

mildly...somemodestbelt-tightening.”和第3段"Consumerssay...feelprettygood.’'可

知，公众只是略微有些顾虑，但是没有恐慌也没有绝望，感觉仍然良好。所以他们

应该是乐观的，而不是烦恼的、无忧无虑的或者惊慌的。

33、Whenmentioning"the$4millionto$10millionrange"(Lines3-4,Paragraph3)

theauthoristalkingabout.

A、goldmarket

B、realestate

C、stockexchange

D、ventureinvestment

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第3段"Homepricesare...brokerBarbaraCorcoran."和"Instead

of...real-estatebroker.”推断，这里一直讲的是房地产业，选B。

34、Whycanmanypeoplesee"silverlinings"totheeconomicslowdown?

A、Theywouldbenefitincertainways.

Thestockmarketshowssignsofrecovery.

C、Suchaslowdownusuallyprecedesaboom.

D、Thepurchasingpowerwouldbeenhanced.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：最后一段分别从买房者、雇主、投资者等不同的人群来说明他们都看

到了经济繁荣的希望，所以A选项比较恰当。B和D选项不全面，而C选项文中

并无此意。

35、Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree?

A、Anewboom,onthehorizon.

Tightenthebelt,thesingleremedy.

C、Cautionallright,panicnot.

D^Themoreventures,themorechances.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：全文主要讲述了炽热的美国经济逐渐冷却，人们在适当缩减开支的同

时态度乐观，并没有也没有必要恐慌，还看到了经济长期繁荣的希望，所以选C,

即谨慎是对的，但没有必要恐慌。其余选项不符合作者观点。

Themediacanimpactcurrentevents.AsagraduatestudentatBerkeleyinthe1960s,I

rememberexperiencingtheeventsrelatedtothePeople'sParkthatwereoccurringon

campus.Someoftheseeventsweregivennationalmediacoverageinthepressandon

TV.Ifounditinterestingtocomparemyimpressionsofwhatwasgoingonwith

perceptionsobtainedfromthenewsmedia.Icouldbegintoseeeventsofthattimefeed

onnewscoverage.Thisalsoprovidedmewithsomehealthyinsightsintothedistinctions

betweentheserealities.Electronicmediaarehavingagreaterimpactonthepeople'slives

everyday.Peoplegathermoreandmoreoftheirimpressionsfromrepresentations.

Televisionandtelephonecommunicationsarclinkingpeopletoaglobalvillage,orwhat

onewritercallstheelectroniccity.Considertheinformationthattelevisionbringsinto

yourhomeeveryday.Consideralsothecontractyouhavewithotherssimplybyusing

telephone.Thesemediaextendyourconsciousnessandyourcontact.Forexample,the

videocoverageofthe1989SanFranciscoearthquakefocusedon"liveaction"suchasthe

firesortherescueefforts.Thisgavetheviewertheimpressionoftotaldisaster.

TelevisioncoverageoftheIraqiWaralsodevelopedanimmediacy.CNNreportedevents

astheyhappened.Thiscoveragewasdistributedworldwide.Althoughmostpeoplewere

farawayfromtheseevents,theydevelopedsomeperceptionoftheserealities.In1992,

manypeoplewatchedinhorrorasriotsbrokeoutonasadWednesdayeveninginLos

Angeles,seeminglyfedbyvideocoveragefromhelicopters.Thiseventwastriggeredby

theverdictintheRodneyKingbeating.Wearenowinanagewherethepubliccanhave

accesstoinformationthatenablesittomakeitsownjudgements,andmostpeople,who

hadseenthevideoofthisbeating,couldnotunderstandhowthejurywasabletoacquit

thepolicemeninvolved.Mediacoverageofeventsastheyoccuralsoprovidespowerful

feedbackthatinfluencesevents.Thiscanhaveharmfulresults,asitseemedonthat

WednesdaynightinLosAngeles.ByFridaynightthepublicgottoseeRodneyKingon

televisionpleading,"Canweallgetalong?"BySaturday,televisionseemedtoprovide

positivefeedbackastheLosAngelesriotturnedoutintoarallyforpeace.Thetelevision

showedthousandsofpeoplemarchingwithbannersandcleaningtools.Becauseofthat,

manymorepeopleturnedouttojointhepeacefuleventtheysawunfoldingontelevision.

Therealhealing,ofcourse,willtakemuchlonger,butelectronicmediawillcontinueto

beapartofthatprocess.

36、Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A、The1992LosAngelesRiots

B、TheImpactofMediaonCurrentEvents

C>The1989SanFranciscoEarthquakeandthe1992LosAngelesRiots

D、HowMediaCoverEvents

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：媒体对时事的影响。文章第一段的第一句指出，媒体可以影响

时事。这句话是全文的主旨，全文分几段分别举例说明了这一主旨。

37、AllthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat.

A、electronicmediacanextendone'scontactwiththeworld

B、thoselivingfarawayfromacertaineventcanalsohavesomeperceptionofrealities

bywatchingtelevision

C>alltheeventsoccurringontheuniversitycampusatBerkeleyweregivennational

mediacoverage

D、videocoverageofthe1989SanFranciscoearthquakegavetheviewersthe

impressionoftotaldisaster

标准答案：C

知识点点析：句意：媒体对在伯克利大学校园里发生的所有事情进行了全国性的报

道。第一段的第三句讲的是：报纸和电视台对其中某些事件进行了全国性的媒体报

道。

38、Theterm"electroniccity"inparagraph2refersto.

A^LosAngeles

B、SanFrancisco

C^Berkeley

D、theEarth

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此处的electroniccity和globalvillage根据文章的含义自然指的是the

Eartho

39、The1992LosAngelesriotsbrokeoutbecause.

A、thejuryacquittedthepolicemenwhohadbeatenRodneyKing

B、peoplecanmaketheirownjudgements

C>videocoveragefromhelicoptershadmadepeopleangry

D、videocoveragehadprovidedpowerfulfeedback

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：句意：陪审团宣布殴打罗德尼・金的警察无罪。

40、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A^mediacoverageofeventsastheyoccurcanhaveeithergoodorbadresults

B>mostpeoplewhohadseenthevideooftheRodneyKingbeatingagreewiththe

verdictofthejury

C^the1992LosAngelesriotslastedawholeweek

D、RodneykingseemedveryangrywhenheappearedontelevisiononFriday

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：媒体对事件的现场报道可以产生好结果或不良结果。

三、阅读（补全短文）（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。）

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infectedcomputers.Someoftheseaddresseswerethensentinfectede-mailsthathad

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theirauthors,theystillcauseddamage.Forinstance,theyforcedtheshutdownofa

numberofcomputernetworks,includingtheoneusedbytheNewYorkTimes

newsroom,andtheoneorganizingtrainsoperatedbyCSX,afreightcompanyon

America'seastcoast.Computerscientistsexpectthatitisonlyamatteroftimebeforea

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