考研英語模擬試題

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PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreach

numberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Thebasicfunctionofmoneyistheenablebuyingtobeseparated

fromselling,thuspermittingtradetotakeplacewithouttheso瞋ailed

doublecoincidenceofbarter.Ifapersonhassomethingtosellandwants

somethingelse1return,itisnotnecessarytosearchforsomeoneable

and2tomakethedesiredexchangeofitems.Thepersoncansellthe3

itemforgeneralpurchasingpower一thatis,money一toanyonewhowants

tobuyitandthenusetheproceedstobuythedesireditemfromanyone

whowantstosellit.

Theimportanceofthisfunctionofmoneyis4illustratedbythe

experienceofGermanyjustafterWorldWarn,5papermoneywas6

largelyuselessbecause,despiteinflationaryconditions,pricecontrolswere

effectively7bytheAmerican,French,andBritisharmiesof

occupation.Peoplehadto8tobarterortoinefficientmoney

substitutes.Theresultwastocuttotaloutputoftheeconomyinhalf.The

Germaneconomicmiraclejustafter1948reflectedpartlyacurrency

reformbytheoccupationauthorities,9someeconomistsholdthatit

stemmedprimarilyfromtheGermangovernment*slOofallpricecontrols,

11permittingamoneyeconomyto12abartereconomy.

13oftheactofsalefromtheactofpurchase14theexistenceof

somethingthatwillbegenerallyacceptedinpayment一thisisthe15of

exchangefunctionofmoney.Buttheremustalsobesomethingthatcan

serveasa16abodeofpurchasingpower,inwhichthesellerholdsthe

proceedsintheinterim17thefirstsaleandthe18purchase,orfrom

whichthebuyercan19thegeneralpurchasingpowerwithwhichtopay20

whatisbought.Thisistheassetfunctionofmoney.

1.[A]on[B]in[C]by[D]for

2.[A]capable[B]likely[C]desirable[D]willing

3.[A]excess[B]extra[C]surplus[D]ample4.

[A]dramatically[B]urgently[C]faithfully[D]

incidentally

5.[A]when[B]before[C]since[D]until6.

[A]developed[B]reserved[C]rendered[D]

imagined

7.[A]encouraged[B]enlarged[C]endured[D]

enforced

8.[A]conform[B]resort[C]mit[D]gear9.

[A]and[B]but[C]therefore[D]however

10.[A]deprivation：B]stimulation[C]elimination[D]

restriction

11.EA]thereby：B1therefore[C]then[D]while

12.[A]alternateestablish[C]substitute[D]

replace

13.[A]Introduction[B]Specification[C]Representation

[D]Separation

14.[A]assumes[B]requires[C]focuses[D]

undertakes

15.[A]medium[B]function[C]role[D]nature16.

[A]fashionable[B]favorable[C]temporary[D]

token

17.[Alboth[Blfor[C]betweenCD]after18.

[A]consequent[B]relevant：C1inadequate[D]

subsequent

19.[A]execute[B]extract[C]exceed[D]exchange

20.[Alfor[Bloff[C]back[D]in

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40

points)

Text1

Tworelatedparadoxesalsoemergefromthesamebasicconception

oftheaestheticexperience.Thefirstwasgivenextendedconsiderationby

Hegel,whoarguedroughlyasfollows:oursensuousattentionandthat

givestotheworkofartitspeculiarindividuality.Becauseitaddressesitself

tooursensoryappreciation,theworkofartisessentiallyconcrete,tobe

understoodbyanactofperceptionratherthanbyaprocessofdiscursive

thought.

Atthesametime,ourunderstandingoftheworkofartisinpart

intellectual;weseekinitaconceptualcontent,whichitpresentstousin

theformofanidea.Onepurposeofcriticalinterpretationistoexpound

thisideaindiscursiveform-togivetheequivalentofthecontentofthe

workofartinanother,nonsensuousidiom.Butcriticismcanneversucceed

inthistask,for,byseparatingthecontentfromtheparticularfoi*m,it

abolishesitsindividuality.Thecontentpresentedthenceasestobethe

exactcontentofthatworkofart.Inlosingitsindividuality,thecontentloses

itsaestheticreality;itthusceasestobeareasonforattendingtothe

particularworkandthatfirstattractedourcriticalattention.ltcannotbe

thisthatwesawintheoriginalworkandthatexplaineditspoweroverus.

Forthiscontent,displayedinthediscursiveidiomofthecritical

intellect,isnomorethanahusk,adiscardedrelicofameaningthat

eludedusintheactofseizingit.Ifthecontentistobethetrueobjectof

aestheticinterest,itmustremainweddedtoitsindividuality:itcannotbe

detachedfromitssensuousembodimentwithoutbeingdetachedfrom

itself.Contentis,therefore,inseparablefromformandforminturn

inseparablefromcontent.(Itistheformthatitisonlybyvirtueofthe

contentthatitembodies.)

Hegel'sargumentisthearchetypeofmany,allaimedatshowingthat

itisbothnecessarytodistinguishformfromcontentandalsoimpossible

todoso.Thisparadoxmayberesolvedbyrejectingeitherofitspremises,

but,aswithKant'santinomy,neitherpremiseseemsdispensable.To

supposethatcontentandformareinseparableis,ineffect,todismissboth

ideasasillusoiy,sincenotwoworksofartcanthenshareeitheracontent

orafonn-thefoi*mbeingdefinitiveofeachwork'sindividuality.

Inthiscase,noonecouldeverjustifyhisinterestinaworkofartby

referencetoitsmeaning.Theintensityofaestheticinterestesapuzzling,

andultimatelyinexplicable,featureofourmentallife.If,ontheotherhand,

weinsistthatcontentandformareseparable,weshallneverbeableto

find,throughastudyofcontent,thereasonforattendingtotheparticular

workofartthatintriguesus.Everyworkofartstandsproxyforits

paraphrase.Animpassablegapthenopensbetweenaestheticexperience

anditsground,andtheclaimthataestheticexperienceisintrinsically

valuableisthrownindoubt.

21.Hegelarguedthat.

：A]itisoursensuousappreciationthatgivespeculiarindividuality

totheworkofart

[B]itisthecontentoftheworkofartthatholdsourattention

[C]theworkofartcannotbeunderstoodwithoutaprocessof

logicalthinking

CD]theformoftheworkofartiswhatoursensuousappreciation

concentrateson

22.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat.

[A]theparadoxthatitisbothnecessarytodistinguishform

contentandalsoimpossibletodosocannotberesolvedbyrejectingits

premises

[B]bothcontentandformoftheworkofartareillusory

[C]thecontentandformoftheworkofartareseparable

[D]aestheticexperienceisnotintrinsicallyvaluable

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatHegelbelieved?

[A]Thecontentandformoftheworkofartcannotbeseparated

fromeachother.

[B]Thec