2023年考研外語專家預測試卷11

考研外語專家預測試卷11

一、UseofEnglish

1、Mostpeoplehaterockmusic.Whi1eIamnotan(1)

orbiasedpersonbynature,two(2)andstrikingpersonal

experiencesofrockmusic(3)thepasttwoweekshave

persuadedmethatithasbecomeadutyforthoseofuswith

enoughcommon(4)toseeitspotentialdangerstopoint

themout.Myfirstexperience一perhapsa(5)one,but

highlysymptomatic一wastherealizationthatifIspoketomy

teenagesonwhenhewaslisteningtorockmusicthrough

headphones,herepliedinan(6)_____loudvoice,asifthere

wassomethingwrongwithhishearing.Thesecond(7)when

Iwentwithhimtoa"concert"andwitnessedformyselfwhat

theseaffairsarelike.

(8)Iwenttothatconcert,myfirstandassuredlymylast,

Ihadalways(9)the"live-and-letTive"attitudethat

rockmusicwassimplynotmy(10)butthatotherpeople

hadeveryfighttoenjoyitifitwastheirs.ButwhatIsaw

andheard(11)methatweareallowingsomethingvery

powerfultotake(12)oftheyoungergenerationtoday.

(13),Inoticedsuchcollectivemadness,broughtaboutby

thenoise(14).Butsecondly,andfarmoredangerously,

Iobservedthatafteratimeeveryonewas(15)bythenoise,

andgaveuphis/herindividuality.IntheendIwasinthemiddle

ofa(16)crowdwhoclappedandstampedand(17)

aroundlikemonkeys.Itwasthemostdegradinghumanspectacle

(18)Ihaveeverhadthe(19)towitness,andI

seriouslybelievethatintimetocomeourpresentyounger

generationwouldthankusifwemanagedtoputa(20)_____to

itnow.

A.uncomfortable

B.unusual

C.unreasonable

D.unreliable

2、⑵

A.lifeless

B.vivid

C.energetic

D.lively

3、(3)

A.for

B.from

C.along

D.during

4、⑷

A.sense

B.knowledge

C.idea

D.feeling

5、⑸

A.major

B.minor

C.main

D.subordinate

6、(6)

A.unreasonably

B.unattractively

C.unfairly

D.unnaturally

7、(7)

A.experienced

B.frustrated

C.occurred

D.encountered

other.

WhydidtheJapanesestaffcomplaintotheAmericanmanager?

A.TheAmericanmanagerhadliedtothem.

B.Thesalaryincreaseswereinsufficient.

C.Moststaffhadnotreceivedsalaryincreases.

D.Therewasamisunderstandingoftheword"fair".

7、

ThepromotedJapanesemanageraskedforatransferbecause

A.hewasnotcompetentforthehigherposition.

B.hewasnotaccustomedtoworkingbyhimself.

C.hecouldnotmaketheadjustmenttohisnewjob.

D.helackedadequatecommunicationwithhissuperior.

8、

Fromthecontext,theword/，baloney，/(Paragraph6)isclosein

meaningto

A.balcony.

B.nonsense.

C.feat.

D.simplicity.

9、

Theculturalcommunicationproblemsarebecomingespecially

urgentfor

A.Americanmanagers.

B.consultingfirms.

C.Japaneseemployees.

D.multinationalcompanies.

10、

Theauthorgivesadetailedexplanationoftheexamplesofthe

AsianengineerandtheJapanesemanagertoshow

A.it'snecessarytobuildbridgesovertheculturalrivers.

B.it'simportanttolearndifferentthinkingpatterns.

C.it'sessentialtocommunicateproblemsandcomplaints.

D.it'susefultogivemultinationaltrainingforbusinessmen.

11、Livingstandardssoaredduringthetwentiethcentury,and

economistsexpectthemtocontinuerisinginthedecadesahead.

Doesthatmeanthatwehumanscanlookforwardtoincreasing

happiness?

Easterlinadmitsthatricherpeoplearemorelikelytoreport

themselvesasbeinghappierthanpoorerpeopleare.Butsteady

improvementsintheAmericaneconomyhavenotbeenaccompanied

bysteadyincreasesinpeople'sself-assessmentsoftheirown

happiness."Therehasbeennotimprovementinaveragehappiness

intheUnitedStatesoveralmostahalfcentury一aperiodin

whichrealGDP(grossdomesticproduct)percapitalmorethan

(41).Jobsinsecuritywasrampant.Evenastheyannounced

highersalesandprofits,corporationsactedasiftheywere

inatailspin,cutting516,069jobsin2022alone,almostas

manyasintherecessionyearof1991.Yes,unemploymentwent

down.

Butoveronemillionworkersweresodiscouragedtheyleftthe

laborforce.Morethan6millionwhowantedfull-timeworkwere

onlypartiallyemployed;andanotherlargegroupwaseither

overqualifiedorshelteredbehindtheeuphemismof

self-employment.Welostamilliongoodmanufacturingjobs

between1998and2022,continuingthetrendthathasreduced

theblue-collarworkforcefromabout30percentinthe1950s

toabouthalfofthattoday.(42).

Allthishappenedinacountrywherepeoplemeetforthefirst

timesaying,“Whatdoyoudo?”Thenthereisthematterof

remuneration.TheLaborDepartmentrecentlyreportedthatreal

wagesfell2.3percentinthe12-monthperiodendingthisMarch.

Since1973,wagesadjustedforinflationhavedeclinedbyabout

aquarterforhighschooldropouts,byasixthforhighschool

graduatesandbyabout7percentforthosewithsomecollege

education.Onlythewagesofcollegegraduatesareup,by5

percent,andrecentlystartingsalaries,evenforthisgroup,

havenotkeptupwithinflation.Whilethetop5percentofthe

populationwassettingnewincomerecordsalmosteveryyear,

povertyratesrosefrom11percentto15percent.(43).

Inpreviousbusinesscycles,companieswithrising

productivityraisedwagestokeeplabor.Isthehistoricallink

betweenproductivityimprovementsandincomegrowthserved?

(44).Justthinkthatin1976,78percentofautoworkers

andsteel-workersingoodmassproductionjobswerehighschool

dropouts.Butthesejobsaredisappearingfast.Educationand

jobtrainingarewhatcount.Thesedayscollegegraduatescan

expecttoearn1.9timesthelikelyearningsofhighschool

graduates,upfrom1.45timesinthe1970s.

(45).Americanmalesnowtoilaboutaweekandahalf

longerthantheydidin1973,thefirsttimeworkinghourshave

increasedoveranextendedperiodoftime.Women,particularly

inpoorerfamilies,areworkingharder,too.Two-worker

familiesrosebymorethan20percentinthe1990s.Seven

millionworkersholdatleasttwojobs,thehighestproportion

inhalfacentury.Americaissimplynotgrowingfastenough

totightenthelabormarketandpushuprealwages.

A.Otherwise,anangry,disillusionedandfrustrated

population—whoseragetodayisfocusedonbiggovernment,

excesstaxes,immigration,welfareandaffirmativeaction—may

somedaybebroughttogetherbyitssenseofdiminishedhopes.

Thenwewillallbeinforaverydifficulttime.

B.NowonderthisisbeginningtobecalledtheSilent

Depression.Whatisgoingonhere?

C.