[考研类试卷]考研英语(完形填空)模拟试卷24及答案与解析.doc
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1、考研英语(完形填空)模拟试卷 24 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 In September, more than a dozen whales beached themselves in the Canary Islands. Rescuers tried to water down the whales and kee
2、p them cool. But all of them【C1】_died.Nearby, NATO naval forces were【C2】_echo sounding devices meant to【C3 】_an enemys submarines, and public 【C4】_of the deaths ultimately came to【C5】_suspicions of a link between whale distress and loud ocean noises.The theory is that the mammals seek to【C6】_the roa
3、r of the deep, rush toward the surface and in some cases end up going【C7】_.For decades, environmentalists have worked to reduce the undersea noiseusually with【C8 】_success, given the growing industrialization and militarization of the oceans. They have【C9】_suits and waged letter-writing campaigns,【C
4、10】_a recent petition that asks the United States Navy to【C11 】_its testing of underwater sound equipmentThe discovery by biologists in Hawaii that whales can【C12】_the sensitivity of their hearing to protect their ears from loud noise adds another dimension to the【C13】_.Michael Jasny, a senior polic
5、y analyst, called the research fascinating and said he hoped it would prove【C14】_in protecting whale hearing from these threats.But he【C15】_the finding as a work in【C16】_that posed many unanswered questions.“A lot more work needs【 C17】_,“ he said. “Could it be replicated in the wild? Its a huge ques
6、tion.“【C18 】_whales could learn to decrease the sensitivity of their hearing, Mr. Jasny said, that would【C19】_only a relatively small part of the oceanic noise problem. “Its important to understand that its【C20】_,“ he said of the proposed method. “It wont be a silver bullet.“1 【C1 】(A)inevitably(B)
7、eventually(C) surprisingly(D)immediately2 【C2 】(A)developing(B) installing(C) testing(D)checking3 【C3 】(A)detect(B) catch(C) disclose(D)reveal4 【C4 】(A)knowledge(B) debate(C) mourning(D)reception5 【C5 】(A)reduce(B) remove(C) avert(D)strengthen6 【C6 】(A)resist(B) escape(C) silence(D)stop7 【C7 】(A)dee
8、p(B) away(C) ashore(D)aboard8 【C8 】(A)no(B) great(C) considerable(D)little9 【C9 】(A)filed(B) quitted(C) signed(D)defended10 【C10 】(A)incorporating(B) including(C) comprising(D)containing11 【C11 】(A)report(B) complete(C) drop(D)improve12 【C12 】(A)remain(B) vary(C) increase(D)decrease13 【C13 】(A)debat
9、e(B) agreement(C) relationship(D)definition14 【C14 】(A)efficient(B) effective(C) satisfactory(D)acceptable15 【C15 】(A)denounced(B) accepted(C) characterized(D)justified16 【C16 】(A)demand(B) context(C) action(D)progress17 【C17 】(A)to be doing(B) done(C) to do(D)to be done18 【C18 】(A)Even if(B) If onl
10、y(C) Despite that(D)Now that19 【C19 】(A)expose(B) identify(C) address(D)raise20 【C20 】(A)true(B) useless(C) limited(D)risky20 When shopkeepers want to lure customers into buying a particular product, they typically offer it at a discount. According to a new study to be published in the Journal of Ma
11、rketing, they are【C1】_a trick.A team of researchers, led by Akshay Rao of University of Minnesota, looked at consumers【C2】_to discounting. Shoppers, they found, much prefer getting something extra free to getting something cheaper. The main reason is that most people are【 C3】_at fractions.Consumers
12、often struggle to realise,【C4】_, that a 50% increase in【C5 】_is the same as a 33% discount in price. They【C6】_assume the former is better value. In an experiment, the researchers sold 73% more hand lotion when it was offered in a【C7 】_pack than when it carried an equivalent discount.This numerical b
13、lind【C8】_remains even when the deal【C9】_favours the discounted product In another experiment, this time on his undergraduates, Mr. Rao offered two deals on loose coffee beans: 33% extra free or 33%【C10】_the price. The discount is【C11 】_the better proposition, but the experiment shows the supposedly
14、clever students viewed them as【C12】_.Marketing types can draw lessons【C13】_just pricing, says Mr. Rao. When advertising a new cars efficiency, for example, it is more【C14】_to talk about the number of extra miles per gallon it does,【C15】_the equivalent percentage fall in fuel【C16】_.There may be lesso
15、ns for officials who【C17 】_prices too. Even well-educated shoppers are easily【C18】_. Sending everyone back to school for maths seems out of the question.【C19】 _more prominently displayed unit prices in shops and advertisements would be a great【C20 】_.21 【C1 】(A)playing(B) missing(C) working(D)wastin
16、g22 【C2 】(A)resistance(B) disposition(C) attitudes(D)tendencies23 【C3 】(A)quick(B) skillful(C) dumb(D)weak24 【C4 】(A)for example(B) as a result(C) in particular(D)by contrast25 【C5 】(A)weight(B) quantity(C) volume(D)size26 【C6 】(A)hesitantly(B) implicitly(C) immediately(D)overwhelmingly27 【C7 】(A)bo
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