[考研类试卷]考研英语模拟试卷129及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语模拟试卷 129及答案与解析 一、 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points) 1 Television the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth is moving into a new era, an
2、 era of extraordinary (1)_ and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the (2)_ of television and computer technologies. The word “television“, derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, ca
3、n (3)_ be interpreted as sight from distance. Very simply (4)_, it works in this (5)_: through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of (6)_ an image (focused on a special photo-conductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through
4、a wire of cable. These impulses, when fed into a (7)_ (television set), can then be electronically (8)_ into that same image. Television is (9)_ just an electronic system, (10)_. It is a means of expression, as well as a (11)_ for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other
5、 human beings. The field of television can be divided into two (12)_ determined by its means of transmission. First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through broad-based airwave transmission of television (13)_. Second, there is non-broadcast television, which provides for the
6、 needs of individuals or (14)_ interest groups through controlled transmission techniques. Traditionally, television has been a (15)_ of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television (16)_ it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to what exists today. During th
7、ose years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks. ABC, NBC and CBS, who have been the (17)_ purveyors of news, information, and entertainment. These giants of (18)_ have actually shaped not only television but our perception of it as well. We have come to (19)_ the pic
8、ture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this (20)_ medium as the passive viewer. ( A) sophistication ( B) deformity ( C) manoeuvre ( D) elaboration ( A) uniformity ( B) comparison ( C) differentiation ( D) marriage ( A) nominally ( B) literally ( C) hardly ( D) theoretically ( A)
9、 put ( B) talked ( C) said ( D) spoken ( A) method ( B) style ( C) way ( D) channel ( A) convert ( B) converting ( C) switch ( D) switching ( A) machine ( B) container ( C) termination ( D) receiver ( A) reshaped ( B) reviewed ( C) reconstituted ( D) recognized ( A) no more than ( B) more than ( C)
10、no other than ( D) rather than ( A) therefore ( B) moreover ( C) however ( D) henceforth ( A) vehicle ( B) facility ( C) instrument ( D) source ( A) fields ( B) scopes ( C) categories ( D) ranges ( A) symbols ( B) signs ( C) sights ( D) signals ( A) famous ( B) exceptional ( C) public ( D) specific
11、( A) datum ( B) medium ( C) agent ( D) outlet ( A) because ( B) when ( C) though ( D) if ( A) minor ( B) superior ( C) major ( D) inferior ( A) media ( B) video ( C) broadcasting ( D) communication ( A) use ( B) regard ( C) accept ( D) develop ( A) stagnant ( B) static ( C) dynamic ( D) energetic Pa
12、rt A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points) 21 People in business can use foresight to identify new products and services, as well as markets for those products and services. An increase in minority populations in a neigh
13、borhood would prompt a grocer with foresight to stock more foods linked to ethnic tastes. An art museum director with foresight might follow trends in computer graphics to make exhibits more appealing to younger visitors. Foresight may reveal potential threats that we can prepare to deal with before
14、 they become crises. For instance, a corporate manager with foresight might see an alarming rise in local housing prices that could affect the availability of skilled workers in the region. The publics changing values and priorities, as well as emerging technologies, demographic shifts, economic con
15、straints (or opportunities), and environmental and resource concerns are all parts of the increasingly complex world system in which leaders must lead. People in government also need foresight to keep systems running smoothly, to plan budgets, and to prevent wars. Government leaders today must deal
16、with a host of new problems emerging from rapid advances in technology. Even at the community level, foresight is critical: school officials, for example, need foresight to assess numbers of students to accommodate, numbers of teachers to hire, new educational technologies to deploy, and new skills
17、for students (and their teachers) to develop. Many of the best-known techniques for foresight were developed by government planners, especially in the military, when the post-World War atomic age made it critical to “think about the unthinkable“ and prepare for it. Pioneering futurists at the: RAND
18、Corporation (the first “think tank“) began seriously considering what new technologies might emerge in the future and how these might affect U.S. security. These pioneering futurists at RAND, along with others elsewhere, refined a variety of new ways for thinking about the future. The futurists reco
19、gnized that the future world is continuous with the present world, so we can learn a great deal about what may happen in the future by looking systematically at what is happening now. The key thing to watch is not events (sudden developments or one-day occurrences) but trends (long-term ongoing shif
20、ts in such things as population, land use, technology, and governmental systems). Using these techniques and many others, futurists now can tell us many things that may happen in the future. Some are nearly certain to happen, such as the continuing expansion in the worlds population. Other events ar
21、e viewed as far less likely, but could be extremely important if they do occur, such as an asteroid colliding with the planet. 21 Correctly exercising foresight is shown in the case of ( A) new products and services. ( B) an increase in minority populations. ( C) stocking more foods with ethnic tast
22、es. ( D) the art museum director. 22 Which of the following may be regarded as potential crises? ( A) An alarming rise in local housing prices. ( B) The availability of skilled workers in the region. ( C) The lack of skilled workers in the region. ( D) The publics changing values and priorities. 23
23、All the following are cited as examples of the importance of exercising foresight EXCEPT ( A) government administrators. ( B) school officials. ( C) school students and teachers. ( D) government planners. 24 According to the text, the most important thing for the futurists to grasp is ( A) the futur
24、e world. ( B) the present world. ( C) what is happening now. ( D) the world trends. 25 The best title for the passage may be ( A) The Use of Foresight. ( B) How to Exercise Foresight. ( C) Foresight in Business and Government. ( D) The Best-known Techniques for Foresight. 26 If sustainable competiti
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