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关于考研英语新题型模拟试题

第二章新题型模拟试题

七（六）选五

Passage1

Englishhasbecometheworld’snumberonelanguageinthe20thcentury.IneverycountrywhereEnglishisnotthenativelanguage,especiallyintheThirdWorld,peoplemuststrivetolearnittothebestoftheirabilities,iftheywanttoparticipatefullyinthedevelopmentoftheircountries．41）__________.

42）__________.Nonetheless,aworldfullofdifferentlanguageswilldisappearifthepresenttrendinmanycountriestouseEnglishtoreplacethenationalorofficiallanguagesineducation,tradeandevenpoliticscontinues．43）__________.

TheThirdWorldcountriesthatarenowusingEnglishasamediumofinstructionaredepriving75percentoftheirfutureleadersofapropereducation.Accordingtomanystudies,onlyaround20to25percentofstudentsinthesecountriesCanmanagetolearnthelanguageofinstruction（English）aswellasbasicsubjectsatthesametime.ManyleadersoftheseThirdWorldcountriesareobsessedwithEnglishandforthemEnglishiseverything.TheyseemtobelievethatifthestudentsspeakEnglish,theyarealreadyknowledgeable．44__________.

Allthegreatestcountriesoftheworldaregreatbecausetheyconstantlyusetheirownlanguagesinallnationaldevelopmentactivities,includingeducation.Fromapsychologicalpointofview,thosewhoaretaughtintheirownlanguagefromthestartwilldevelopbetterself-confidenceandself-reliance.Fromalinguisticpointofview,thebestbrainsCanonlybeproducedifstudentsareeducatedintheirownlanguagefromthestart．45__________.

Thereisnothingwrong,however,inlearningaforeignlanguageatadvancedlevelsofeducation.Butthebestthingtodoistohaveagoodeducationinone’snativelanguagefirst,thengoabroadtohaveauniversityeducationinaforeignlanguage．

A）Ifthissituationcontinues,thenativeorofficiallanguagesofthesecountrieswillcertainlydiewithintwoorthreegenerations.Thisphenomenonhasbeencalledlinguisticgenocide.Alanguagediesifitisnotfullyusedinmostactivities,particularlyasamediumofinstructioninschools．

B）Thosewhoaretaughtinaforeignlanguagefromthestartwilttendtobeimitatorsandlackself-confidence.Theywilltendtorelyonforeignconsultants．

C）SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoften

dealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingforaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish．

D）ButmanypeopleareconcernedthatEnglish’sdominancewilldestroynativelanguages．

E）TheseleadersspeakandwriteEnglishmuchbetterthantheirnationallanguages.IftheseleadersdeliverspeechesanywhereintheworldtheyuseEnglishandtheyfeelmoreathomewithitandproudoftheirabilityaswell.Thecitizensoftheircountriesdonotunderstandtheirleaders’speechesbecausetheyaremadeinaforeignlanguage．

F）HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspapers.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed．

G）AcloseexaminationrevealsagreatnumberoflanguageshavefallencasualtytoEnglish.Forexample,ithaswipedoutHawaiian,Welsh,ScotchGaelic,Irish,nativeAmericanlanguages,andmanyothers.Luckily,someoftheselanguagesarenowbeingrevived,suchasHawaiianandWelsh,andtheselanguageswillliveagain,hopefully,ifdedicatedpeoplecontinuetheirworkofrevivingthem.

Passage2

In1959theaverageAmericanfamilypaid$989forayear’ssupplyoffood.In1972thefamilypaid$1，311．Thatwasapriceincreaseofnearlyone—third.Everyfamilyhashadthissortofexperience.Everyoneagreesthatthecostoffeedingafamilyhasrisensharply.Butthereislessagreementwhenreasonsfortherisearebeingdiscussed.Whoisreallyresponsible?

Manyblamethefarmerswhoproducethevegetables,fruit,meat,eggs,andcheesethatstoresofferforsale.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,thefarmer’sshareofthe$1,311spentbythefamilyin1972was$521.Thiswas31percentmorethanthefarmerhadreceivedin1959．

Butfarmersclaimthatthisincreasewasverysmallcomparedtotheincreaseintheircostofliving.Farmerstendtoblameothersforthesharpriseinfoodprices.Theyparticularlyblamethosewhoprocessthefarmproductsaftertheproductsleavethefarm.Theseincludetruckdrivers,meatpackers,manufacturersofpackagesandotherfoodcontainers,andtheownersofstoreswherefoodissold．41）_________.

Ofthe$1,311familyfoodbillinl972，middlementreceived$790，whichwas33percentmorethantheyhadreceivedin1959．Itappearsthatthemiddlemen’sprofithasincreasedmorethanfarmer’s.Butsomeeconomistsclaimthatthemiddleman’sactualprofitwasverylow.AccordingtoeconomistsattheFirstNationalCityBank,theprofitformeatpackersandfoodstoresamountedtolessthanonepercent.Duringthesameperiodallothermanufacturersweremakingaprofitofmorethan5percent．42）_________.

43）__________.Vegetablesandchickencostmorewhentheyhavebeencutintopiecesbysomeoneotherthantheonewhobuysit.Afamilyshouldexpecttopaymorewhenseveral“TVdinners”aretakenhomefromthestore.Thesearefullycookedmeals,consistingofmeat,vegetables,andsometimesdesert,allarrangedonametaldish.Thedishisputintotheovenandheatedwhilethehousewifeisdoingsomethingelse.Suchaconveniencecostsmoney．44）_________.

EconomistsremindUSthatmanymodernhousewiveshavejobsoutsidethehome.Theyearnmoneythathelpstopaythefamilyfoodbills.Thehousewifenaturallyhaslesstimeandenergyforcookingafteraday’swork.Shewantstobuymanykindsoffoodthatcanbeputonherfamily’stableeasilyandquickly．45）_________.

Itappearsthattheanswertothequestionofrisingpricesisnotasimpleone.Producers,consumers,andmiddlemenallsharetheresponsibilityforthesharpriseinfoodcosts．

A）Thus,aseconomistspointout:

“Someofthebasicreasonsforwideningfoodpricespreadsareeasilytraceabletotheincreasinguseofconveniencefoods,whichtransfermuchofthetimeandworkofmealpreparationfromthekitchentothefoodprocessor’splant．”

B）Theyareamongthe“middlemen”whostandbetweenthefarmerandthepeoplewhobuyandeatthefood.Aremiddlementheonestoblameforrisingfoodprices?

C）“Ifthehousewifewantsallofthese.“theeconomistssay,“thatisherprivilege,butshemustbepreparedtopayfortheservicesofthosewhomakeherworkeasier．”

D）Whothenisactuallyresponsibleforthesizeofthebillahousewifemustpaybeforeshecarriesthefoodhomefromthestore?

TheeconomistsatFirstNationalCityBankhaveananswertogivehousewives,butmanypeoplewillnotlikeit.Theseeconomistsblamethehousewifeherselfforthejumpinfoodprices.Theysaythatfoodcostsmorenowbecausewomendon’twanttospendmuchtimeinthekitchen.Womenprefertobuyfoodwhichhasalreadybeenpreparedbeforeitreachesthemarket.

E）However,someeconomistsbelievethatcontrolsCanhavenegativeeffectsoveralongperiodoftime.Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaxi—mumrentthatalandlord（房主）canchargeforanapartment．

F）Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.

G）Bycomparisonwithothermembersoftheeconomicsystembothfarmersandmiddlemenhaveprofitedsurprisinglylittlefromtheriseinfoodprices．

Passage3

Growingcooperationamongbranchesoftourismhasprovedvaluabletoallconcerned.Governmentbureaus,tradeandtravelassociation,carriersandpropertiesareallworkingtogethertobringaboutoptimumconditionsfortravelers．

41）_______.Theydistributematerialstoagenciessuchasjournals,brochuresandadvertisingprojects．42）_____.

Touristcounselorsgivevaluableseminarstoacquaintagentswithnewprogramsandtechniquesinselling．43）_______.

Propertiesandagenciesworkcloselytogethertomakethemostsuitablecontractsconsideringboththecomfortoftheclientsandtheirownprofitablefinancialarrangement44）________.

45）_____Carriersaredependentuponagenciestosupplypassengers,andagenciesaredependentuponcarrierstopresentthemwithmarketabletours.Allservicesmustworktogetherforgreaterefficiency,fairpricingandcontentedcustomers.

A）Thesameconfidenceexistsbetweenagenciesandcarriersincludingcar-rentalandsight—seeingservices．

B）TheyofferfamiliarizationandworkshoptoursSOthatinashorttimeagentscanobtainfirst-handknowledgeofthetours．

C）Traveloperators,specialistsinthefieldofplanning,sponsorextensiveresearchprograms.Theyhaveknowledgeofallareasandallcarrierservices,andtheyareexpelsinorganizingdifferenttypesoftoursandinpreparingeffectiveadvertisingcampaigns．

D）Asaresultofteamwork,tourismisflouringinallcountries．

E）Agenciesrelyuponthegoodservicesofhotels,and,conversely,hotelsrelyuponagencies,tofulfilltheircontractsandtosendthemclients

F）InThiswayagentslearntoexplaindestinationsandtosuggestdifferentmodesandcombinationsoftravel-Planes,ships,trains,motorcoaches,car-rentals,andevencarpurchases．

G）Consequently,theagenciesstartedtopaymoreattentiontothecomfortoftravel．

Passage4

FieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibioticsgiventofarmanimals.Thedrugs,whichareinmanuresprayedontofieldsasfertilizers,couldbegettingintoourfoodandwater,helpingtocreateanewgenerationofantibiotic—resistant“superbugs”．

ThewarningcomesfromaresearcherinSwitzerla