2005考研“考试虫”英语8套模拟试卷(一)1

2005硕士研究生入学考试“考试虫”英语8套模拟试卷(一)
2005硕士研究生入学考试“考试虫”英语8套模拟试卷(一) Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
The 1 between the eye and the body 2 severe attack with the oncoming of the First World War. The effects of trench warfare on peoples’ 3 caused them to question and reevaluate the 4 they had once put into their sense of 5 . The experience of trench warfare was charac­terized by 6 due to not being able to see the enemy, indistinguishable shadows, gas-induced fog, and sudden flashes of 7 light. 8 this lack of visual clarity, a nationalistic movement in inter-war France emerged towards visual lucidity that was 9 in the declining interest in Cubism and the subsequent 10 of Purism. The 11 of this movement was to restore a unified sense of vision that would coincide 12 what was desired for the reemerging postwar society. This attempt to re­organize the broken sense of perspective, 13 , encountered dissonance in many of those that were involved inthe war.
Many of the Surrealists, including Breton, were forced to participate in the war, and their experi­ences in it left them dissatisfied. The war, by which the greatest discredit was 14 all concerned, helped to contribute to their overall feelings of nihilism and to what Breton described as their "cam­paign of 15 refusal". Breton elaborated on this in his essay "What Is Surrealism?" by discussing "the incredible stupidity of the arguments which attempted to legitimize our participation in such an 16 as the war, 17 issue left us completely 18 ", and defined their refusal as "against the whole series of intellectual, moral and social obligations that 19 and from all 20 weigh down on man and crush him. "
1[A] relationship [B] alliance [C] disharmony [D] incompatibleness
2[A] carried out [B] came under [C] secured from [D] launched against
3[A] prescription [B] point of view [C] perception [D] perspective
4[A] confidence [B] belief [C] faith [D] trust
5[A] opinion [B] judgment [C] science [D] vision
6[A] disorientation [B] mistake [C] confusion [D] puzzlement 7[A] bright [B] glowing [C] glittering [D] blinding
8[A] As a result of [B] At the cost of [C] For the sake of [D] On the grounds of
9[A] contrary [B] evident [C] clear [D] dedicated
10[A] appraisal [B] approval [C] critic [D] suspect
11[A] directive [B] direction [C] director [D] directing
12[A] in [B] on [C] above [D] with
13[A] however [B] therefore [C] furthermore [D] though
14[A] reflected on [B] resulted in [C] argued against [D] doubted about
15[A] systematic [B] unyielding [C] flat [D] blunt
16[A] dealing [B] enterprise [C] business [D] industry
17[A] that [B] which [C] if [D] whose
18[A] injured [B] indifferent [C] just [D] moral
19[A] continuously [B] unreasonably [C] bitterly [D] unfairly
20[A] appearances [B] sides [C] accounts [D] directions
Section I Reading Comprehension
Part
ADirections:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
Text 1
Get ready for the second act of the grand drama we call globalization. The 1980s opened with a massive manufacturing migration from industrialized countries to the Third World that accelerates to this day. This decade is witnessing a second huge shift, this time in services, with white-collar profes­sional jobs following the same blue-collar migratory routes to Asia and elsewhere.
We believe that the latest iteration (repetition) in the evolution of the global economy will gener­ate more growth for everyone over time as countries focus their abilities on doing what they do best. But the adjustment may well be painful for those middle-class Americans and Europeans who see their jobs in software writing, chip design, architecture, and accounting move to India, China, Israel, Russia, and the Philippines. If the migration of services is not mediated (intervened in) by good growth-promoting government policy, there is a serious risk that the anti-globalization forces will gain an army of jobless white-collar recruits.
The dimensions of the service shift are only just beginning to come into focus. We can discern the trend but not the strength or size of the move. The collapse of the tech bubble and the weak recovery are leading a growing number of U. S. bank,insurance, credit card, accounting, investment banking, high-tech, engineering, and design companies to outsource white-collar work. .
This is likely to prove to be more than just a cyclical phenomenon. The Internet, digitization, the spread of white-collar skills abroad, and the big cost savings of outsourcing will probably make the shift of services a permanent feature of economic life. The good news is that flinging off commodity-like ser­vice work will increase the profits and efficiency of American corporations and set the stage for the next big growth-generating breakthrough. Innovation is the driving force of the U. S. economy, not mass production of low-value goods or services. The painful loss of manufacturing in the 1970s and 1980s paved the way to the high-tech gains of the 1990s. The same forces are at work today.
For their part, India, China, and other countries are gaining large numbers of well-paying jobs,
expanding the middle class, and reducing poverty. As a result, China is emerging as a locomotive to
world growth. American exports to China in November 2003 were up 30% year-over-year at an annual
rate of $ 24 billion, matching what the U. S. exports to France. i
The U.S.must act without hesitation. It should do what it has done in the past value-added ladder tocreate new products and services. That means promoting better education, com­pleting the job of reforming the capital market, and reducing business and investor risk at home and abroad. If it can restart the growth engine, the U. S. has nothing to fear from the great white-collar migration. If it doesn’ t, there may be serious trouble ahead.
21. Globalization of current decade proves to be
A.)a dramatic event resulting in serious economic problems.
B.)a massive transfer of manual workers from West to East.
C.)identical to the previous movement in scale and value.
D.)sending upscale jobs off the highly-developed countries.
22. The white-collar migration may lead to
A.)rapid progress in manufacturing industry.
B.)sufferings for U. S. technical professionals.
C.great advances in information technology.
D.)forceful intervention by the government.
23. In consequence of the burst of the .tech bubble, many companies are
A.)shifting well-paying jobs to the developing countries.
B.)exporting well-trained and experienced workers.
C.)exhausting the, sources of service-job supply.
D.)undermining the healthy basis of employment.
24. The move of services may be beneficial to developed countries, for it
A.)throws off the heavy burden of service duties.
B.)prevents the production of low-value goods.
C.)makes conditions ready for new breakthroughs.
D.)drives corporations to pursue the biggest profits.
25. To get over the difficulties caused by service shift,
A.)developed countries have to check their exports.
B.)the U. S. should act as it did during the last shift.
C.)the middle class must receive further education.
D.)financial firms are to escape investment risks.
expanding the middle class, and reducing poverty. As a result, China is emerging as a locomotive to
world growth. American exports to China in November 2003 were up 30% year-over-year at an annual
rate of $ 24 billion, matching what the U. S. exports to France. i
The U.S.must act without hesitation. It should do what