1、考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 494 及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Section II Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_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）_Leaving the European Union would save every Dutch
2、household 9,800 a year by 2035, claims Capital Economics, a London consultancy, in a report commissioned by Geert Wilders far-right PVV party. Mr. Wilders calls this “the best news in years“, painting a picture of a country freed from the chokehold of Brussels, mass migration and high taxes, and enj
3、oying more trade, more jobs and a booming economy. The report lists the benefits of departure: lower business costs because of less regulation; no more net payments to the EU; a doubling of the share of trade with emerging markets; faster economic recovery. The only cost is the transition from the e
4、uro to a new guilder, and this is “modest and manageable“. The report concludes that Dutch GDP would be 10-13% higher by 2035. This finds a receptive audience among those Dutch who are looking for scapegoats. Unemployment has doubled since 2008 and the economy is flat. A recent poll finds a majority
5、 of Dutch voters in favour of leaving the EU if that would lead to more jobs and growth. The PVV is leading in opinion polls before the European elections in May. Yet there are problems with the Capital Economics report. The idea that the economy would miraculously recover if freed from the European
6、 Central Banks policies ignores the structural failings that hold it back. The assumption that having the guilder would allow a much looser monetary policy is, at best, questionable. And it defies political reality to imagine that Netherlands would enjoy virtually cost-free access to the EUs single
7、market, which takes 75% of Dutch exports. Norway and Switzerland both pay for the privilege and have to comply with most EU laws and regulations; the latest Swiss vote for quotas on EU migration threatens the entire relationship. Despite its flaws, the report fires a welcome starting-gun for a debat
8、e about what is good and bad about the EU. Some 66% of the Dutch feel their “No“ vote in the 2005 referendum on the EU constitution was largely ignored. If regulation costs as much as the report claims, and if the ECBs monetary policy is too restrictive, both should be changed. Defenders of the EU a
9、lso need to stress its Jess tangible benefits, such as peace, shared interests and the boost to the fight against cross-border crime.（分数：10.00）(1).According to Paragraph 1, if Holland left the EU, _.（分数：2.00）A.it would bring numerous benefitsB.economy would soon be prosperousC.no taxes would be impo
10、sed upon its peopleD.every Dutch would consider it as the best news(2).The report says that departing from the EU brings all benefits EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.less restrictionsB.more share of tradeC.higher family incomeD.change of currency system(3).We can learn from the fourth paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）
11、A.Holland mainly focuses its exports to European countriesB.Norway and Switzerland acquire more privileges from the EUC.Dutch currency will undoubtedly allow a looser monetary policyD.economy would miraculously recover if Holland is freed from the EU(4).The authors attitude towards the Capital Econo
12、mics report is _.（分数：2.00）A.supportiveB.skepticalC.objectiveD.ambiguous(5).Advocates of the European Union highlight that _.（分数：2.00）A.the flaws account for a very small proportionB.all countries except Holland benefit from the EUC.transnational crime would be effectively strickenD.the EUs monetary
13、policy is too restrictive to complyWhen the residents of Buenos Aires want to change the pesos they do not trust into the dollars they do, they go to a cueva, or “cave“ , an office that acts as a front for a thriving illegal exchange market. In one cueva near Florida Street, a pedestrian avenue in t
14、he centre of the city, piles of pesos from previous transactions lie on a table. A courier is getting ready to carry the notes to safety-deposit boxes. This smallish cueva handles transactions worth $50,000-75,000 a day. Fear of inflation and of further depreciation of the peso, which fell by more t
15、han 20% in January, will keep demand for dollars high. Few other ways of making money are this good. “Modern Argentina does not offer what you could call an institutional career,“ says one cueva owner. As the couriers carry their bundles around Buenos Aires, they pass grand buildings like the Teatro
16、 Coln, an opera house that opened in 1908, and the Retiro railway station, completed in 1915. These are emblems of Argentinas Belle poque, the period before the outbreak of the first world war when the country could claim to be the worlds true land of opportunity. In the 43 years leading up to 1914,
17、 GDP had grown at an annual rate of 6% , the fastest recorded in the world. The country was a magnet for European immigrants, who flocked to find work on the fertile pampas, where crops and cattle were propelling Argentinas expansion. In 1914 half of Buenos Airess population was foreign-born. The co
18、untry ranked among the ten richest in the world, after the likes of Australia, Britain and the United States, but ahead of France, Germany and Italy. Its income per head was 92% of the average of 16 rich economies. From this point, it looked down its nose at its neighbours: Brazils population was le
19、ss than a quarter as well-off. It never got better than this. Although Argentina has had periods of robust growth in the past centurynot least during the commodity boom of the past ten yearsand its people remain wealthier than most Latin Americans, its standing as one of the worlds most vibrant econ
20、omies is a distant memory. Its income per head is now 43% of those same 16 rich economies; it trails Chile and Uruguay in its own backyard.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the text, which is NOT true about cueva?（分数：2.00）A.It serves as an illegal currency-exchange market.B.Making money through cueva is no
21、t a bright idea.C.It is usually small in size and owned by individuals.D.Depreciation of the peso may be good news for cueva.(2).Buenos Aires is mentioned in the text to _.（分数：2.00）A.describe the city in detailB.present cueva in particularC.show the prosperity of Latin AmericaD.introduce the topic:
22、Argentinas past boom(3).Before the outbreak of World War I, Argentina _.（分数：2.00）A.depended mainly on agricultureB.was the richest country in the worldC.had no appeal to European immigrantsD.had the highest GDP recorded in the world(4).We know from the fourth paragraph that _.（分数：2.00）A.Argentina is
23、 now ranking among the ten richest countries in the worldB.Argentinas average income accounts for 92% of all 16 rich economiesC.Argentina was much richer than Brazil, where many people lived in povertyD.Argentina was looked down upon by countries like Australia, the U. K. and the US(5).Argentinas bo
24、om is a distant memory because _.（分数：2.00）A.its economy has been stagnant for a centuryB.it is one of the worlds most vibrant economiesC.it is now less wealthier than most of its neighboursD.its average income is much lower than ever beforeWith the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of
25、viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporations news coverage, as well as listen to it. And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio station. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, mus
26、ic, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, childrens programs and films for an annual license fee of 83 per household. It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 yearsyet the BBCs future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadc
27、asting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a nation-wide debate in Britain. The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBCincluding ordinary listeners and viewersto say what was good or
28、bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBCs royal charter runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is, or to make changes. Defenders of the Corporationof whom there are manyare fond of qu
29、oting the American slogan. “If it aint broke, dont fix it.“ The BBC “aint broke“, they say, by which they mean it is not broken (as distinct from the word “broke“, meaning having no money) ,so why bother to change it? Yet the BBC will have to change, because the broadcasting world around it is chang
30、ing. The commercial TV channelsITV and Channel 4were required by the Thatcher Governments Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. But it is the arrival of new satellite channelsfunded partly by advertising and partly by viewe
31、rs subscriptionswhich will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.（分数：10.00）(1).What can we learn about BBC?（分数：2.00）A.BBC is a television channel.B.Only Britain listeners and viewers can watch BBC.C.People in China can watch BBC news.D.Drama, music and education are all childrens programs
32、(2).BBC is facing an inquiry because _.（分数：2.00）A.some people are considering whether it was worth keepingB.BBCs future is unpromisingC.the Government launched a debate to say what is bad about itD.1996 is the deadline for its royal charter(3).What can we infer from the underlined sentence “If it ai
33、nt broke, dont fix it“?（分数：2.00）A.The BBC “aint broke“.B.There is no need for BBC to make change.C.BBC will have to change.D.BBC has no money.(4).Which of the following is not true according to the last paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.The Thatcher Governments Broadcasting Act was required to become more commer
34、cial.B.The arrival of new satellite channels is the foremost reason for BBCs change.C.The dynamic broadcasting world is one of the reasons leading to BBCs change.D.The commercial TV channels are becoming more commercial.(5).The key point of the text is _.（分数：2.00）A.BBCs booming businessB.the reasons
35、 for BBCs changeC.BBCs royal charter runs outD.a nation-wide debate about BBCJohn Lee likes to tinker with vehicles: his four-wheel-drive resembles a tractor more than a car. “Its watertight,“ he smiles. For the past week he has been driving down sodden lanes in Surrey, southwest of London, transpor
36、ting people and medicines. Flooding is a misery, but at least it provides an opportunity to show off a set of wheels. Much of southern England is now sodden, and parts of the Thames Valley and Somerset are simply underwater. In Shepperton, a town in Surrey, the village green used for the summer fete
37、 is best reached by canoe. In Devon a sea wall has collapsed, shutting down a vital railway link to the south-west. As The Economist went to press, 16 severe flood warnings had been issued by the Environment Agency, a much-criticised quango that oversees flood defence. Floods are like snowflakes, sa
38、ys Andrew McKenzie of the British Geological Survey, a research body: none is quite like another. Rivers can overflow, as in Somerset. Groundwater can flood, as in the Thames Valley. Tides can surge, inundating villages, as they have in Lincolnshire. Rain can pound down too quickly to be absorbed. N
39、one of these is rare on its own. But over the past two months Britain has been subject to the whole lot, often in combination, over a large area. Last month was the wettest January in southern England since 1910. The rain was unusually prolonged, falling on 23 days out of 31, a four-decade record. R
40、ain continues to fall on this sodden ground. As a result, the Thames river has been running high for longer than at any point since records began in 1883. The calamitous floods that struck England in 1947, by contrast, were over much more quickly. Fingers have been pointed at the government, for squ
41、eezing the Environment Agencys budget. According to the Committee on Climate Change, an independent body, government funding for flood management between 2011 and 2015 will be less than in the previous four years, even in cash terms. The maintenance budget was cut particularly savagely, says Iain St
42、urdy of the Somerset drainage board.（分数：10.00）(1).The tractor-like car is described mainly to show _.（分数：2.00）A.severity of the floodB.lack of transportationC.uniqueness of wheelsD.shortage of medicines(2).What can be inferred from the second paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Most parts of England suffered from
43、the disastrous flood.B.Many railroads have been shut down because of the flood.C.The Economist was criticized for not covering the flood warnings.D.It was too late for the Environment Agency to issue the flood warnings.(3).The underlined word “inundating“ (Para. 3, Line 3) most probably means _.（分数：
44、2.00）A.emergingB.submergingC.sinkingD.diving(4).According to Paragraph 4, which one of the following is true?（分数：2.00）A.The day of rain in this January broke a century record.B.The water level of the Thames has been highest in history.C.In 1947, another serious flood struck England but was over soon
45、.D.The rain had been falling for 31 days, which broke a 40-year record.(5).The best title of the text may be _.（分数：2.00）A.Flood: Who Is to BlameB.Can We Prevent the FloodsC.A Disastrous Flood in EnglandD.Natural Disasters in Human World考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷 494 答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio
46、(总题数：6，分数：60.00)1.Section II Reading Comprehension（分数：10.00）_解析：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）_解析：Leaving the European Union would save every Dutch household 9,800 a year by 2035, claims Capital Economics, a
47、 London consultancy, in a report commissioned by Geert Wilders far-right PVV party. Mr. Wilders calls this “the best news in years“, painting a picture of a country freed from the chokehold of Brussels, mass migration and high taxes, and enjoying more trade, more jobs and a booming economy. The repo
48、rt lists the benefits of departure: lower business costs because of less regulation; no more net payments to the EU; a doubling of the share of trade with emerging markets; faster economic recovery. The only cost is the transition from the euro to a new guilder, and this is “modest and manageable“. The report concludes that Dutch GDP would be 10-13% higher by 2035. This finds a receptive audience among those Dutch who
