2023年考研外語(yǔ)押題模擬卷8

考研外語(yǔ)押題模擬卷8

一、UseofEnglish

1、Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic-landpolicyofthe

UnitedStatesbeganwiththeAmericaRevolution.(1),even

beforeindependencefromBritainwas(2),itbecameclear

that(3)thedilemmassurroundingthepublicdomainmight

provenecessaryto(4)theUnionitself.

AtthepeacenegotiationwithBritain,Americansobtaineda

western(5)attheMississippiRiver.Thusthenewnation

securedforitsbirthrightavastinternalempirerichin

agriculturalandmineralresources.But(6)their

colonialcharters,sevenstatesclaimed(7)ofthewestern

wilderness.Virginia'sclaimwasthelargest,(8)north

andwesttoencompassthelaterstates.Thelanguageofthe

charterswas(9)andtheirvalidityquestionable,but

duringthewarVirginiareinforceditstitlebysponsoring

ColonelGeorgiaRogersClark's1778(10)toVicennesand

Kaskaskia,which(11)America'strans-Appalachian

pretensionsatthepeacetable.

Thesixstatesholdingnoclaimtothetransmontaneregion

(12)whetheraconfederacyinwhichterritorywasso

unevenlyapportionedwouldtrulyprovewhatitclaimedtobe,

aunionofequals.AlreadyNewJersey,Delaware,RhodeIsaland,

andMarylandwere(13)thesmallestandleastpopulousof

thestates.(14)theyleviedheavytaxestorepaystate

wardebts,theirlargerneighborsmightretiredebtsoutof

land-saleproceeds.(15)byfreshlandsandlowtaxes,

peoplewoulddesertthesmallstates(16)thelarge,

leavingtheformertofall(17)bankruptcyandeventually

intopoliticalsubjugation.Allthestatessharedinthewar

effort,howthencouldhalfofthem“beleftnosinkunderan

(18)_____debt,whilstothersareenabled,inashortperiod,

to(19)alltheirexpendituresfromthehardearningsof

thewholeconfederacy?”AstheRevolutionwasacommonendeavor,

(20)oughtitsfruits,includingthewesternlandsbea

commonproperty.

A.Furthermore

B.Likewise

C.Indeed

D.Therefore

2、⑵

A.gained

B.reaped

C.earned

D.won

3、(3)

A.resolving

B.disposing

C.approving

D.retaining

4、(4)

A.ensure

B.maintain

C.preserve

D.remain

5、⑸

A.frontier

B.boundary

C.border

D.outline

6、(6)

A.by

B.above

C.under

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D.against

7、(7)

A.portions

B.patches

C.fragments

D.shares

8、(8)

A.shifting

B.ranging

C.stretching

D.covering

9、(9)

A.obvious

B.dismal

C.gloomy

D.vague

10、(10)

A.opening

B.expedition

C.route

D.endeavor

IK(H)

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A.protected

B.strengthened

C.lessened

D.encircled

12、(12)

A.imagined

B.asserted

C.admitted

D.doubted

13、(13)

A.about

B.outside

C.among

D.with

14、(14)

A.While

B.Because

C.Unless

D.When

15、(15)

A.Drawn

B.Pushed

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C.Pulled

D.Lured

16、(16)

A.toward

B.off

C.from

D.for

17、(17)

A.beyond

B.into

C.over

D.upon

18、(18)

A.sufficient

B.enormous

C.indefinite

D.excessive

19、(19)

A.purchase

B.supplement

C.replace

D.exchange

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20、(20)

A.so

B.even

C.yet

D.still

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

“Itisanevi1influenceontheyouthofourcountry”.A

politiciancondemningvideogaming?Actually,aclergyman

denouncingrockandroll50yearsago.Butthesentimentcould

justaseasilyhavebeenvoicedbyHillaryClintoninthepast

fewweeks,assheblamedvideogamesfor"asilentepidemicof

mediadesensitisation"and"stealingtheinnocenceofour

children”.

ThegamingfurorcentersonGrandTheftAuto:SanAndreas”,

apopularandnotoriouslyviolentcopsandrobbersgamethat

turnedouttocontainhiddensexscenesthatcouldbeunlocked

usingapatchdownloadedfromtheinternet.Theresulting

outcry(mostlyfromDemocraticpoliticiansplayingtothe

centre)causedthegame'sratinginAmericatobechangedfrom

“mature”,whichmeansyouhavetobe17tobuyit,to"adults

only”,whichmeansyouhavetobe18,butalsomeansthatbig

retailerssuchasWal-Martwillnotstockit.Asaresultthe

gamehasbeenbannedinAustralia;and,thisautumn,America's

FederalTradeCommissionwillinvestigatethecomplaints.That

willgivegaming，sopponentsanopportunitytoventtheirwrath

ontheindustry.

Skepticismofnewmediaisatraditionwithdeeproots,going

backatleastasfarasSocrates'objectionstowrittentexts,

outlinedinPlato,sPhaedrus.Socratesworriedthatrelyingon

writtentexts,ratherthantheoraltradition,would"create

forgetfulnessinthelearners，souls,becausetheywillnotuse

theirmemories;theywilltrusttotheexternalwritten

charactersandnotrememberofthemselves”.(Healsoobjected

thatawrittenversionofaspeechwasnosubstituteforthe

abilitytointerrogatethespeaker,since,whenquestioned,the

text"alwaysgivesoneunvaryinganswer”.Hisobjection,in

short,wasthatbookswerenotinteractive.PerhapsSocrates

wou1dhavethoughtmorehighlyofvideogames.)

Novelswereonceconsideredtoolow-browforuniversity

literaturecourses,buteventuallythedisapprovingprofessors

retired.Waltzmusicanddancingwerecondemnedinthe19th

century;al1thattwirlingwasthoughttobe"intoxicating”and

“depraved”,andthemusicwasoutlawedinsomeplaces.Today

itishardtoimaginewhatthefusswasabout.Androckandroll

wasthoughttoencourageviolence,promiscuityandSatanism;

buttodayevengranniesbuyColdplayalbums.

Wecanlearnfromthetextthathumanbeingshaveahistory

of.

A.fascinationfortheacademicestablishment

B.enthusiasmforjuvenilepsychology

C.disbeliefinthenovelmedium

D.hatredofpoliticalcorruption

2、

TheattitudesofSocratesandHillaryClintontowardthenovel

mediumare.

A.identical

B.optimistic

C.panicked

D.confused

3、

VideogameswouldhavebeenrecommendedbySocratesdueto

its.

A.textmessages

B.oraltradition

C.unvaryinganswers

D.two-waycommunication

4、

Towhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthormost

likelyagree?

A.Theemergenceofvideogamesisboundtobreedevil.

B.There'snolegalrulingthatvideogamesarebadforpeople,

andtheymaybepositivelygood.

C.Universityliteraturecoursesaresubjecttothe

harassmentofvideogames.

D.There'snosoundproofthatadultsarepronetothemoral

declinewhenengagedinvideogames.

5、

Whenmentioningnovels,waltzmusicandrockandroll,the

authorissuggesting.

A.themishapsofvogues

B.themisfortuneofartmasterpieces

C.theprospectofvideogames

D.theeffectsofvariousartforms

6、“Youarenotheretotellmewhattodo.Youarehereto

tellmewhyIhavedonewhatIhavealreadydecidedtodo”,

MontaguNorman,theBankofEngland;slongest-servinggovernor

(1920—1944),isreputedtohaveoncetoldhiseconomicadviser.

Today,thankfully,centralbanksaimtobemoretransparentin

theirdecisionmaking,aswellasmorerational.Butachieving

eitherofthesethingsisnotalwayseasy.Withthemost

laudableofintentions,theFederalReserve,America'scentral

bank,maybeabouttotakeastepthatcouldbackfire.

UniiketheFed,manyothercentralbankshavelongdeclared

explicitinflationtargetsandthensetinterestratestotry

tomeetthese.SomeeconomistshavearguedthattheFedshould

dothesame.WithAlanGreenspan,theFed,smuch-respected

chairman,duetoretirenextyear一afteramere18yearsinthe

job—someFedofficialswanttoadoptatarget,presumablyto

maintainthecentralbank'scredibilityinthescarynew

post-Greenspanera.TheFeddiscussedsuchatargetatits

Februarymeeting,accordingtominutespublishedthisweek.

Thissoundsencouraging.However,theFedisconsideringthe

ideajustwhensomeothercentralbanksarebeginningto

questionwhetherstrictinflationtargetingreallyworks.

Atpresentcentralbanksfocusalmostexclusivelyon

consumer-priceindices.OnthismeasureMr.Greenspancanboast

thatinflationremainsundercontrol.Butsomecentralbankers

nowarguethatthepricesofassets,suchashousesandshares,

shouldalsosomehowbetakenintoaccount.Abroadpriceindex

forAmericawhichincludeshousepricesiscurrentlyrunning

at5.5%,itsfastestpacesince1982.Inflationhassimplytaken

adifferentform.

Shouldcentralbanksalsotrytocurbincreasesinsuchasset

prices?Mr.Greenspancontinuestoinsistthatmonetarypolicy

shouldnotbeusedtoprickasset-pricebubbles.Identifying

bubblesisdifficult,exceptinretrospect,hesays,and

interestratesareabluntweapon:anincreasebigenoughto

haltrisingpricescouldtriggerarecession.Itisbetter,he

says,towaitforahousingorstockmarketbubbletoburstand

thentocushiontheeconomybycuttinginterestrates—ashe

didin2022-2022.

Andyettheriskisnotjustthatassetpricescangoswiftly

intoreverse.Aswithtraditionalinflation,surgingasset

pricesalsodistortpricesignalsandsocancausea

misallocationofresources一encouragingtoolittlesaving,for

example,ortoomuchinvestmentinhousing.Surginghouse

pricesmaythereforeargueforhigherinterestratesthan

conventionalinflationwoulddemand.Inotherwords,strict

inflationtargeting-thefadofthe1990s一istoocrude.

Theword"minutes”(Line6,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans

A.record

B.new-letter

C.announcement

D.motive

7、

Accordingtothetext,itisupsettingthattheFederalReserve

doesnottakeintoaccountinflationtargets.

A.untilwhattodoisclarified

B.untilexplicitinflationtargetsaredeclared

C.untilincreasesinassetpricesareCurbed

D.untilitsefficiencyiscastdoubton

8、

Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A.increasesinassetpricesareinterferedbytheFederal

Reserves

B.moreemphasisshouldbeplacedonconsumer-priceindices

C.changeshavetakenplaceinthepatternofinflation

D.inflationhavebeenbroughtunderfederalcontrol

9、

ItisimpliedinthefourthparagraphthatMr.Greenspanis

skepticalof.

A.thestipulationofanti-monopolyrulesandregulations

B.theinterventionbycentralbanksinassetprices

C.thepreventionofeconomicrecession

D.thecountdownbytheFederalReserveofneweconomic

upheavals

10、

Whichofthefollowingswouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AmericanMonetaryConundrumsAreReadilyDeciphered.

B.AmericanCentralBanksAreontheVergeofExtinction.

C.ConventionalInflationTargetIsBestEmployedin

TransparentEnvironment.

D.America(sMonetaryPolicyIsoffTarget.

11、ItmaybejustaswellforOxfordUniversity，sreputation

thatthisweek'smeetingofCongregation,its3,552-strong

governingbody,washeldinsecret,fortheairofcivilized

rationalitythatisgenerallysupposedtopervadedonnish

conversationhaslatelyturnedfractious.That'sbecausethe

vice-chancellor,thenearestthingtheplacehastoachief

executive,hasproposedthemostfundamentalreformstothe

universitysincetheestablishmentofthecollegesystemin

1249;andalotofthedonsandcollegesdon'tlikeit.

ThetroublewithOxfordisthatitisunmanageable.Its

problems一thedifficultyofrecruitinggooddonsandofgetting

ridofbadones,concernsaboutacademicstandards,severe

moneyworriesatsomecolleges一allspringfromthat.JohnHood,

whowasrecruitedasvice-chancellorfromtheUniversityof

Aucklandandisnowprobablythemosthatedantipodeanin

Britishacademiclife,reckonsheknowshowtosolvethis,and

hasproposedtoreducethepowerofdonsandcollegesand

increasethatofuniversityadministrators.

Mr.Hoodisrightthattheuniversity'smanagementstructure

needsanoverhaul.Butradicalthoughhisproposalsseemto

thoseinvolvedinthecurrentrow,theydonotgofarenough.

ThedifficultyofmanagingOxfordstemsonlypartlyfromthe

nuttinessofitssystemofgovernance;themorefundamental

problemliesinitsrelationshipwiththegovernment.That,s

whyMr.Hoodshouldadoptanideathatwasonceregardedas

teeteringonthelunaticfringeofradicalism,butthesedays

isdiscussedeveninpolitecircles.Theideaisindependence.

Oxfordgetsaround￡5,000($9,500)perundergraduateper,year

fromthegovernment.Inreturn,itacceptsthatitcancharge

studentsonly￡1,150(risingto￡3,000nextyear)ontopof

that.Sinceitprobablycostsatleast￡10,000ayeartoteach

anundergraduate,thatleavesOxfordwithadeficitof￡4,000

orsoperstudenttocoverfromitsownfunds.

IfOxforddeclaredindependence,itwouldlosethe￡52m

undergraduatesubsidyatleast.Coulditfillthehole?

Certainly.America，stopuniversitieschargearound￡20,000

perstudentperyear.Thedifficultissuewouldnotbemoney

alone:itwouldbebalancingnumbersofnot-so-brilliantrich

peoplepayingtopwhackwiththeclevererpooreronestheywere

crosssubsidizing.America，stopuniversitiesmanageit:high

feesmeanbetterteaching,whichkeepscompetitionhotand

academicstandardshigh,whileluringenoughdonationsto

providebursariesforthepoor.Itshouldbeeasiertoextract

moneyfromalumniifOxfordwerenolongerstate-funded.

Accordingtothetext,theauthor，sattitudetowardJohnHood

isoneof.

A.enthusiasticsupport

B.slightcontempt

C.strongdisapproval

D.reservedconsent

12、

Itisimpliedinthethirdparagraphthat.

A.relianceuponofficialsubsidyhasbredthecurrent

predicamentofOxford

B.anoverhaulofOxfordmanagementstructureisurgently

needed

C.thenuttinessofOxfordsystemofgovernancemaybeeasily

removed

D.thecurrentrowisessentialtomanyinpolitecircle

13、

Theterm“bursaries”(Line7,Paragraph5)mostprobablymeans

A.preferentialpolicies

B.scholarshiporgrant

C.freestationeryandaccommodation

D.shelteringandmeals

14、

Wecanseefromtheavailablestatisticsthatthe.

A.thecurrentfinancialstatusofOxfordresultsfromits

beingstate-funded

B.radicalreformsconcentrateonOxfordmanagementstructure

C.Oxfordindependencemightbecomeabarriertoits

recruitinggooddons

D.notoriousreputationresultsinOxfordmeetingof

Congregationheldthisweek

15、

Towhichofthefollowingstatementswou1dtheauthormost

probablyagree?

A.Thecontributionfromalumniwon'tlureampledonationby

thewealthy.

B.Thecivilizedrationalityisgraduallyspoiledby

fractiousnature.

C.TherowgoingoninOxfordispassionatebutbesidethe

point.

□.American'stopuniversitiesaresomewhatapprehensiveof

theircurrentstatusbutover-confidentoftheirprospect.

16>Electionsoftentellyoumoreaboutwhatpeopleare

againstthanwhattheyarefor.SoitiswiththeEuropeanones

thattookplacelastweekinall25EuropeanUnionmember

countries.Theseelections,widelytrumpetedastheworld's

biggest-evermultinationaldemocraticvote,werefoughtfor

themostpartas25separatenationalcontests,whichmakesit

trickytopickoutmanycommonthemes.Butthestrongestare

undoubtedlynegative.Europe，svotersareangryand

disillusioned一andtheyhavedemonstratedtheirangerand

disillusioninthreemainways.

Themostobviouswasbyabstaining.Theaverageoverallturnout

wasjustover45%,bysomemarginthelowesteverrecordedfor

electionstotheEuropeanParliament.Andthataverage

disguisessomebigvariations:Italy,forexample,notchedup

over70%,butSwedenmanagedonly37%.Mostdepressingofall,

atleasttobelieversintheEuropeanproject,wastheextremely

lowvoteinmanyofthenewmembercountriesfromcentralEurope,

whichaccountedforthewholeofthefallinturnoutsince1999.

Inthebiggest,Poland,onlyjustoverafifthoftheelectorate

turnedouttovote.Onlyayearago,centralEuropeansvoted

inlargenumberstojointheEU,whichtheydidonMay1st.That

theyabstainedinsuchlargenumbersintheEuropeanelections

pointstoearlydisillusionwiththeEuropeanUnion一aswell

astoawidespreadfeeling,sharedintheoldmembercountries

aswell,thattheEuropeanParliamentdoesnotmatter.

DisillusionwithEuropewasalsoabigfactorinthesecondway

inwhichvotersprotested,whichwasbysupportingaragbagof

populist,nationalistandexplicitlyanti-EUparties.These

rangedfromthe16%whobackedtheUKIndependenceParty,whose

declaredpolicyistowithdrawfromtheEUandwhoseleaders

seetheirmissionas"wrecking''theEuropeanParliament,to

the14%whovotedforSweden'sJunelist,andthe27%ofPoles

whobackedoneoftwoanti-EUparties,theLeagueofCatholic

FamiliesandSelfdefence.Theseresultshavereturnedmanymore

Euroscepticsandtrouble-makerstotheparliament:onsome

measures,overaquarterofthenewMEPSwillbelongtothe

“awkwardsquad”.Thatisnotabadthing,however,foritwill

maketheparliamentmorerepresentativeofEuropeanpublic

opinion.

ButitisthethirdtargetofEuropeanvoters,irethatis

perhapsthemostimmediatelysignificant:thefactthat,in

manyEUcountries,oldandnew,theychosetovoteheavily

againsttheirowngovernments.Thisanti-incumbentvotewas

strongalmosteverywhere,butitwasmostpronouncedinBritain,

theCzechRepublic,Germany,PolandandSweden.Theleadersof

allthefourbiggestEuropeanUnioncountries,TonyBlairin

Britain,JacquesChiracinFrance,GerhardSchroderinGermany

andSilvioBerlusconiinItaly,wereeachgivenabloodynose

bytheirvoters.

ThebigquestionnowishowEurope'sleadersshouldrespondto

this.Byasublime(orterrible)coincidence,soonafterthe

elections,andjustasTheEconomistwasgoingtopress,they

weregatheringinBrusselsforacrucialsummit,atwhichthey

areduetoagreeanewconstitutionaltreatyfortheEUandto

selectanewpresidentfortheEuropeanCommission.Goinginto

themeeting,mostEUheadsofgovernmentseemeddeterminedto

pressaheadwiththisagendaregardlessoftheEuropean

elections一eventhoughtheatmosphereaftertheresultsmay

makeitharderforthemtostrikedeals.

Therelationshipbetweentheopeningparagraphandtherest

oftextisthat.

A.aproposalisadvancedinthefirstparagraphandthen

negatedinthefollowingparagraphs

B.anprophecyisrevealedandthenprovedwithconcrete

examples

C.ageneralizationismadeinthefirstparagraphandthen

elaboratedinthefollowingparagraphs

D.apropositionisintroducedinthefirstparagraphandthen

explainedindetailsinthefollowingparagraphs

17、

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotmentionedinthetext?

A.EUmembercountriesholdthattheEuropeanParliamentis

ofimportance.

B.TheEuropeanProjectistheworstvisionofall.

C.EUmembercountriesmaintainthatcentralEuropeare

gainingmorecommonthemes.

D.Anti-EUpartiesareneverdetrimentaltothebuilding-up

oftheEuropeancollaboration.

18、

ItisimpliedinthetextthatthedepartureofEurosceptics

andtrouble-makersfromtheEuropeanParliament.

A.benefitstheoldmembercountriesforthetimebeing

B.fortifiesthesupportofpopulistandnationalists

C.mightobligeanti-EUpartiestoadoptacompromiseresisted

bythepublic

D.wouldhinderthefullexpressionofEuropeanpublicfeeling

19、

Theword"ire”(Line1Paragraph4)mostprobablymeans.

A.entertainment

B.wrath

C.syndrome

D.premise

20、

Itisimpliedintheconcludingparagraphthat.

A.Europeanoldmembercountriesarepoorandhomogenous

B.Europe'sleadersarebewilderedbythecrucialsummit

C.Europe，spoliticiansshouldheedtheirvoters'

dissatisfaction

D.Europeancoincidencesmightemergeduetotheeconomic

stagnation

21、PartB(10points)

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.Youare

requiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticle

bychoosingfromthelistA一G.Thefirstandthelast

paragraphshavebeenplacedforyou.

A.Dr.DanielStanley,anoceanographer,hasfoundvolcanic

shardsinEgyptthathebelievesarelinkedtotheexplosion.

ComputersimulationsbyMikeRampino,aclimatemodelerfrom

NewYorkUniversity,showthattheresultingashcloudcould

haveplungedtheareaintodarkness,aswellasgenerating

lightningandhail,twoofthe10plagues.

B.Thecloudcouldhavealsoreducedtherainfall,causinga

drought.IftheNilehadthenbeenpoisonedbytheeffectsof

theeruption,pollutioncouldhaveturneditred,ashappened

inarecentenvironmentaldisasterinAmerica.Thesame

pollution,couldhavedrivenmillionsoffrogsontotheland,

thesecondplague.Onlandthefrogswoulddie,removingthe

onlyobstacletoanexplosionoffliesandlice-thethirdand

fourthplagues.Thefliescouldhavetransmittedfataldiseases

tocattle(thefifthplague)andboilsandblisterstohumans

(thesixthplague).

C.Moses,whichwillbebroadcastinDecember2022,willsuggest

thatmuchoftheBiblestorycanbeexplainedbyasinglenatural

disaster,ahugevolcaniceruptionontheGreekislandof

Santoriniinthe16thcenturyBC.

D.Thehour-longdocumentaryarguesthateventhestoryofthe

partingoftheRedSea,whichallowedMosestoleadtheHebrews

tosafetywhilethepursuingEgyptianarmywasdrowned,mayhave

itsoriginsintheeruption.Itrepeatsthetheorythat”Red

Sea“isamistranslationoftheSeaofReeds,amuchshallower

swamp.

E.TheprogrammetellsthestoryofhowMosesledtheHebrews

outofEgyptafteraseriesofplagueshaddevastatedthe

country.Butitalsousesnewscientificresearchtoarguethat

manyoftheeventssurroundingtheexoduscouldhavebeen

triggeredbytheeruption,whichwouldhavebeenathousand

timesmorepowerfulthananuclearbomb.

F.ComputersimulationsshowthattheSantorinieruptioncould

havetriggereda600-ft-hightidalwave,travelingatabout400

milesanhour,whichwouldhavebeen6-ft-highandahundred

mileslongwhenitreachedtheEgyptiandelta.Suchanevent

wouldhavebeenrememberedforgenerations,andmayhave

providedtheinspirationforthestory.

G.FreshevidencethattheBiblicalplaguesandthepartingof

theRedSeawerenaturaleventsratherthanmythsormiracles

istobepresentedinanewBBCdocumentary.

Order:GisthefirstparagraphandFisthelast.

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26^PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Inthespanof18months,IsaacNewtoninve