1、考研英语-试卷 70及答案解析(总分：142.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：2，分数：80.00)1.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.（分数：40.00）_It is generally recognized in the world that the second Gulf War in Iraq is a crucial t
2、est of high-speed Web. For decades, Americans have anxiously (1)_ each war through a new communications (2)_, from the early silent film of World War I to the 24-hour cable news (3)_ of the first Persian Gulf War. Now, (4)_ bombs exploding in Baghdad, a sudden increase in wartime (5)_ for online new
3、s has become a central test of the (6)_ of high-speed Internet connections. It is also a good (7)_ both to attract users to online media (8)_ and to persuade them to pay for the material they find there, (9)_ the value of the Cable News Network persuaded millions to (10)_ to cable during the last wa
4、r in Iraq. (11)_ by a steady rise over the last 18 months in the number of people with high-speed Internet (12)_, now at more than 70 million in the United States, the Web sites of many of the major news organizations have (13)_ assembled a novel collage(拼贴) of (14)_ video, audio reports, photograph
5、y collections, animated weaponry (15)_, interactive maps and other new digital reportage. These Internet services are (16)_ on the remarkable abundance of sounds and images (17)_ from video cameras (18)_ on Baghdad and journalists traveling with troops. And they have found a (19)_ audience of Americ
6、an office workers (20)_ their computers during the early combat.（分数：40.00）A.notifiedB.publicizedC.followedD.pursuedA.meansB.mediumC.methodD.measureA.coverageB.publicationC.conventionD.conveyanceA.duringB.inC.asD.withA.reportB.demandC.concernD.prospectA.abilityB.chanceC.potentialD.powerA.opportunityB
7、.perspectiveC.messageD.responseA.outletsB.resourcesC.circumstancesD.positionsA.for all thatB.now thatC.just asD.as ifA.subjectB.contributeC.applyD.subscribeA.DiscouragedB.InspiredC.ImpressedD.EffectedA.approachB.usageC.applicationD.accessA.radicallyB.plausiblyC.orderlyD.hastilyA.livingB.aliveC.liveD
8、.livelyA.destructionB.displaysC.installationD.contestA.capitalizingB.embarkingC.broadcastingD.operatingA.accessibleB.desirableC.feasibleD.availableA.focusedB.restedC.reckonedD.dependedA.continuousB.perpetualC.captiveD.temporaryA.withB.atC.besideD.near二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：10，分数：58.00)2.Section
9、II Reading Comprehension_3.Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D._In 1929 John D. Rockefeller decided it was time to sell shares when even a shoeshine boy offered him a share tip. During the past week The Economist“s economics
10、editor has been advised by a taxi driver, a plumber and a hairdresser that “you can“t go wrong“ investing in housingthe more you own the better. Is this a sign that it is time to get out? At the very least, as house prices around the world climb to ever loftier heights, and more and more people jump
11、 on to the buy-to-let ladder, it is time to expose some of the fallacies regularly trotted out by so many self-appointed housing experts. One common error is that house prices must continue to rise because of a limited supply of land. For instance, it is argued that “house prices will always rise in
12、 London because lots of people want to live here“. But this confuses the level of prices with their rate of change. Home prices are bound to be higher in big cities because of land scarcity, but this does not guarantee that urban house prices will keep rising indefinitelyjust look at Tokyo“s huge pr
13、ice-drops since 1990. And, though it is true that a fixed supply of homes may push up house prices if the population is rising, this would imply a steady rise in prices, not the 20% annual jumps of recent years. A second flawed argument is that low interest rates make buying a home cheaper, and so p
14、ush up demand and prices. Lower interest rates may have allowed some people, who otherwise could not have afforded a mortgage, to buy a home. But many borrowers who think mortgages are cheaper are suffering from money illusion. Interest rates are not very low in real, inflation-adjusted terms. Initi
15、al interest payments may seem low in relation to income, but because inflation is also low it will not erode the real burden of debt as swiftly as it once did. So in later years mortgage payments will be much larger in real terms. To argue that low nominal interest rates make buying a home cheaper i
16、s like arguing that a car loan paid off over four years is cheaper than one repaid over two years. Fallacy number three is a favourite claim of Alan Greenspan, chairman of America“s Federal Reserve. This is that price bubbles are less likely in housing than in the stock- market because higher transa
17、ction costs discourage speculation. In fact, several studies have shown that both in theory and in practice bubbles are more likely in housing than in shares. A study by the IMF finds that a sharp rise in house prices is far more likely to be followed by a bust than a share-price boom.（分数：10.00）(1).
18、The term “fallacies“(Paragraph 1) most probably means（分数：2.00）A.ridiculous strategiesB.obsolete methodologiesC.mistaken beliefsD.far-fetched assertions(2).What is the relationship between the opening paragraph and the rest of the text?（分数：2.00）A.The deadly sins are singled out in the first paragraph
19、 and then denied by the author of the text.B.A generalization is made in the opening paragraph and elaborated in the following paragraphs.C.The unusual anecdotes are quoted in the first paragraph and then articulated in the following paragraphs.D.A generalization is advanced in the opening paragraph
20、 and refuted in the following paragraphs.(3).The author of the text makes a comparison in_.（分数：2.00）A.Paragraph 4B.concluding paragraphC.Paragraph 2D.opening paragraph(4).The views of Alan Greenspan and the author of the text on price bubbles are（分数：2.00）A.complementaryB.identicalC.oppositeD.similar
21、(5).To which of the following is the author likely to agree?（分数：2.00）A.It is time to illustrate some popular fallacies about buying a home.B.Some popular flawed arguments about buying a home should be made known to the public for the time being.C.People should be punctual in business dealings of sha
22、res and housing.D.Alan Greenspan“s claim can hold water with respect to fallacy member three.Many countries have a tradition of inviting foreigners to rule them. The English called in William of Orange in 1688, and, depending on your interpretation of history, William of Normandy in 1066. Both did r
23、ather a good job. Returning the compliment, Albania asked a well-bred Englishman called Aubrey Herbert to be their king in the 1920s. He refusedand they ended up with several coves called Zog. America, the country of immigrants, has no truck with imported foreign talent. Article two of the constitut
24、ion says that “no person except a natural-born citizen, shall be eligible to the office of the president“. This is now being challenged by a particularly irresistible immigrant: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Barely a year has passed since the erstwhile cyborg swept to victory in California“s recall electio
25、n, yet there is already an Amend-for-Arnold campaign collecting signatures to let the Austrian-born governor have a go at the White House. George Bush senior has weighed in on his behalf. There are several “Arnold amendments“ in Congress: one allows foreigners who have been naturalized citizens for
26、20 years to become president. (The Austrian became American in 1983.) It is easy to dismiss the hoopla as another regrettable example of loopy celebrity politics. Mr. Schwarzenegger has made a decent start as governor, but he bas done little, as yet, to change the structure of his dysfunctional stat
27、e. Indeed, even if the law were changed, he could well be elbowed aside by another incomer, this time from Canada: the Democratic governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, who appears to have fewer skeletons in her closet than the hedonistic actor. Moreover, changing the American constitution is no d
28、oddle. It has happened only 17 times since 1791 (when the first ten amendments were codified as the bill of rights). To change the constitution, an amendment has to be approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress, and then to be ratified by three-quarters of the 50 states. The Arnold amendment
29、is hardly in the same category as abolishing slavery or giving women the vote. And, as some wags point out, Austrian imports have a pretty dodgy record of running military superpowers.（分数：10.00）(1).The author of the text makes a contrast in_.（分数：2.00）A.Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4B.the opening paragr
30、aphC.Paragraph 1 and Paragraph 2D.the concluding paragraph(2).The phrase “has no truck with“(Line 1, Paragraph 2) most probably means_.（分数：2.00）A.lacks means of transportation forB.never discriminateC.have no vehicle toD.refuses to consider(3).Compared with Jennifer Granholm, Mr. Schwarzenegger is a
31、t disadvantage due to_.（分数：2.00）A.more embarrassing secretsB.previous actor backgroundC.excessive garment decorationD.less slender figure(4).The word “cyborg“(Line 1, Paragraph 3) most probably refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.Aubgrey HerbertB.George Bush seniorC.William of OrangeD.Arnold Schwarzenegger(5).It
32、can be inferred from the concluding paragraph that_.（分数：2.00）A.the American constitution is changeable and falls into a vicious cycleB.there is a faint chance that legal adjustments are made for Arnold runningC.abolishing slaver and granting women the vote given an impetus to Arnold runningD.both ho
33、uses of Congress hold whether he deserves to win is another matterA pair of dice, rolled again and again, will eventually produce two sixes. Similarly, the virus that causes influenza is constantly changing at random and, one day, will mutate in a way that will enable it to infect billions of people
34、, and to kill millions. Many experts now believe a global outbreak of pandemic flu is overdue, and that the next one could be as bad as the one in 1918, which killed somewhere between 25m and 50m people. Today however, advances in medicine offer real hope that another such outbreak can be containedi
35、f governments start preparing now. New research published this week suggests that a relatively small stockpile of an anti-viral drugas little as 3m dosescould be enough to limit sharply a flu pandemic if the drugs were deployed quickly to people in the area surrounding the initial outbreak. The drug
36、“s manufacturer, Roche, is talking to the World Health Organization about donating such a stockpile. This is good news. But much more needs to be done, especially with a nasty strain of avian flu spreading in Asia which could mutate into a threat to humans. Since the SARS outbreak in 2003 a few coun
37、tries have developed plans in preparation for similar episodes. But progress has been shamefully patchy, and there is still far too little international co-ordination. A global stockpile of drugs alone would not be much use without an adequate system of surveillance to identify early cases and a way
38、 of delivering treatment quickly. If an outbreak occurred in a border region, for example, a swift response would most likely depend on prior agreements between different countries about quarantine and containment. Reaching such agreements is rarely easy, but that makes the task all the more urgent.
39、 Rich countries tend to be better prepared than poor ones, but this should be no consolation to them. Flu does not respect borders. It is in everyone“s interest to make sure that developing countries, especially in Asia, are also well prepared. Many may bridle at interference from outside. But if ri
40、cher nations were willing to donate anti-viral drugs and guarantee a supply of any vaccine that becomes available, poorer nations might be willing to reach agreements over surveillance and preparedness. Simply sorting out a few details now will have lives (and recriminations) later. Will there be en
41、ough ventilators, makes and drugs? Where will people be treated if the hospitals overflow? Will food be delivered as normal? Too many countries have no answers to these questions.（分数：10.00）(1).The word “contained“(Paragraph 1) most probably means_.（分数：2.00）A.checkedB.duplicatedC.includedD.forecast(2
42、).According to the text, it is upsetting that _.（分数：2.00）A.the flu-catching is more pervasive the world overB.the cause of initial outbreak has not been identifiedC.global co-ordination is yet to well developD.people still have no answers concerning surveillance and containment(3).The speed of remed
43、y dispatch is of importance to _.（分数：2.00）A.the recovery of the infected patientB.the treatment of the ailing suffererC.the prevention of a flu pandemicD.the efficiency of large supply of drugs(4).According to the text, which of the followings is not readily made_.（分数：2.00）A.publications of new rese
44、arch with respect to the supply of the interference from outsideB.construction of an adequate system Of surveillance of early influenza casesC.availability of anti-viral drugs and any vaccine in underdeveloped nationsD.contracts between various nations concerning quarantine and containment(5).The be
45、st title for the text could be_.（分数：2.00）A.The World Must Prepare for Pandemic InfluenzaB.Similar Episodes of Initial Outbreak Are Always Evasive to LaymenC.The Government Should Take Lead in the Prevention of Pandemic InfluenzaD.The World Health Organization Must Authorize the Relevant Rescue Syste
46、m as Is Discussed in the TextCompanies have embarked on what looks like the beginnings of a re-run of the mergers and acquisitions (M the authority of his passionate yet firm demeanor was attractive to post-war Americans who longed for a more stable time. (45) 5. While continuing to act on televisio
47、n and in Hollywood throughout the 19805 and 19905, Peck has focused much of his energy on spending time with his wife, children, and grandchildren. For Peck, life as a father and as a public figure have been inseparable; he was simultaneously a major voice against the Vietnam war, while remaining a
48、patriotic supporter of his son who was fighting there. If years of breathing life into characters such as Captain Keith Mallory and General MacArthur taught him anything, it was that life during wartime was profoundly complex; and rarely bas there been a time free from war or struggle. In his more than fifty films, Peck has continually attempted to investigate these complex struggles, and in doing so has created a library of stories that shed light on human possibility and social reality
