[考研类试卷]考研英语二(完形填空)模拟试卷120及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语二(完形填空)模拟试卷 120 及答案与解析一、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. (10 points) 0 The world is on the top of a staggering rise in the number of old people, and they will live longer than ever before.【C1】_the
2、next 20 years the global population of those aged 65 or more will almost double, from 600m to 1.1 billion. The experience of the 20th century, when longer life【C2】_more years in retirement rather than more years at work, has persuaded many observers that this shift will lead to slower economic growt
3、h and【C3】_, while the swelling ranks of pensioners will smash government【C4】_.But the notion of a sharp division between the working young and the【C5】_old misses a new trend, the growing gap between the skilled and the unskilled. Employment rates are falling among younger unskilled people,【C6 】 _old
4、er skilled folk are working longer. The【C7】_is most extreme in America, where well-educated baby-boomers are【C8】_retirement while many less-skilled younger people have dropped out of the workforce.Policy is【C9 】_responsible. Many European governments have abandoned policies that used to encourage pe
5、ople to retire early. Longer life, combined with the replacement of generous pension plans【C10】_meaner ones, means that even the better-off must work longer to have a【C11】_retirement. But the changing nature of work also plays a big role. Pay has risen sharply for the highly educated, and those peop
6、le continue to【C12】_rich rewards into old age because these days the educated elderly are more productive than their【C13】_. Technological change may well reinforce that shift: the skills that【C14】_computers, from management expertise to creativity, do not necessarily【C15】_with age.This trend will be
7、nefit not just【C16】_elderly people but also, in some ways, society as a whole. Growth will slow less dramatically than expected; government revenues will be in better【C17】_, as high earners pay taxes for longer. At the other end of the social scale, however, things look【C18】_. Manual work gets harde
8、r as people get older. The rapid innovation has raised the incomes of the highly skilled while【 C19】_those of the unskilled. The consequences, for individuals and society, are【C20 】_.1 【C1 】(A)Above(B) Over(C) Among(D)Before2 【C2 】(A)translated into(B) drained on(C) frowned at(D)resulted from3 【C3 】
9、(A)corruption(B) disturbance(C) poverty(D)depression4 【C4 】(A)services(B) regulations(C) facilities(D)budgets5 【C5 】(A)anxious(B) idle(C) sick(D)gloomy6 【C6 】(A)since(B) so(C) whereas(D)provided7 【C7 】(A)breach(B) divide(C) blunder(D)progress8 【C8 】(A)turning down(B) living on(C) putting off(D)looki
10、ng forward to9 【C9 】(A)partly(B) really(C) solely(D)wholly10 【C10 】(A)before(B) for(C) after(D)with11 【C11 】(A)innovative(B) comfortable(C) ambitious(D)energetic12 【C12 】(A)reap(B) need(C) expect(D)value13 【C13 】(A)ancestors(B) descendants(C) predecessors(D)governors14 【C14 】(A)require(B) update(C)
11、process(D)complement15 【C15 】(A)decline(B) disappear(C) improve(D)increase16 【C16 】(A)honorable(B) fortunate(C) passionate(D)optimistic17 【C17 】(A)form(B) shape(C) fashion(D)control18 【C18 】(A)alike(B) hopeful(C) grim(D)shocking19 【C19 】(A)removing(B) boosting(C) reforming(D)squeezing20 【C20 】(A)neg
12、ligible(B) disastrous(C) profound(D)inspiring20 If you have ever wondered how an elephant smells, scientists have the answer. Researchers have discovered that African Elephants have the largest number of genes【C1 】 _smell of any mammal. Given the size of their trunks, and how important it is【C2】_the
13、ir survival, it is probably unsurprising that an elephants nose is not only the longest in the animal kingdom, but also the most effective.In【 C3】_, humans and other primates have a poor sense of smell. “The functions of these genes are not well known,【C4】_they are likely important for the living en
14、vironment of African elephants,“ said author Dr Yoshihito Niimura of the University of Tokyo. “【C5】_, an elephants nose is not only long but also superior. “ The sense of smell is【C6】_to all mammals, and they use it for【C7 】_food, finding mates and locating their offspring.In a study published in Ge
15、nome Research, scientists【C8】_the 13 mammal species and found that African Elephants have twice the number of smell genes【C9 】 _dogs and five times more than humans. They have around 2,000 genes alone that are associated with scent. Humans in comparison have just under 400 and some other primates ev
16、en【C10】_. The study found that 20,000 genes are【 C11】_for the sense of smell in mammals, of which around half are functional, but the collections【C12】_for each species. Horses have around 1,000 smell genes, rabbits around 750 and rats about 1,200.“The large repertoire of elephant (smell) genes might
17、 be attributed to elephants heavy【C13】_on scent in various contexts, including social【C14】_and reproduction,“ added Dr Niimura. African and Asian elephants possess a【C15】_scent organ behind each eye, and male elephants can produce a special substance during annual mating, which is characterized【C16】
18、_increased aggressiveness. And【C17 】_studies have revealed that, African elephants can reportedly【C18】_between two Kenyan ethnic groupsthe Maasai, whose young men【C19】_manhood by spearing elephants, and the Kamba, who are agricultural people that【C20】_little threat to elephants through smell.21 【C1
19、】(A)given out(B) dedicated to(C) limited to(D)hit upon22 【C2 】(A)to(B) in(C) by(D)through23 【C3 】(A)practice(B) advance(C) comparison(D)short24 【C4 】(A)so(B) because(C) and(D)but25 【C5 】(A)Surprisingly(B) Apparently(C) Happily(D)Contrarily26 【C6 】(A)critical(B) casual(C) dependent(D)convenient27 【C7
20、 】(A)resorting to(B) bursting into(C) coming across(D)sniffing out28 【C8 】(A)raised(B) examined(C) spotted(D)captured29 【C9 】(A)as(B) like(C) with(D)than30 【C10 】(A)better(B) less(C) worse(D)more31 【C11 】(A)helpful(B) responsible(C) suitable(D)ready32 【C12 】(A)differ(B) organize(C) gather(D)separate
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