2014考研英语全真模拟押题及答案解析（二）

　　The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41—45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A—G to fill in each numbered box. The first and the last paragraphs have been placed for you in Boxes. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)

　　[A] By contrast, somewhat more than 25 percent of the earth's population can be found in the industrialized societies. They lead modern lives. They are products of the first half of the twentieth century, molded by mechanization and mass education, brought up with lingering memories of their own country's agricultural past. They are, in effect, the people of the present.

　　[B] The remaining 2 or 3 percent of the world's population, however, are no longer people of either the past or the present. For within the main centers of technological and cultural change, in Santa Monica, California and Cambridge, Massachusetts, in New York and London, and Tokyo, are millions of men and women who can already be said to be living the way of life of the future. Trend-makers often without being aware of it, live today as millions will live tomorrow. And while they account for only a few percent of the global population today, they are already from an international nation of the future in our midst. They are the advanced agents of man, the earliest citizens of the worldwide super-industrial society now in the throes of birth.

　　[C] It is, in fact, not too much to say that the pace of life draws a line through humanity, dividing us into camps, triggering bitter misunderstanding between parent and child, between Madison Avenue and Main Street, between men and women, between American and European, between East and West.

　　[D] What makes them different from the rest of mankind? Certainly, they are richer, better educated, more mobile than the majority of the human race. They also live longer. But what specifically marks the people of the future is the fact that they are already caught up in a new, stepped-up pace of life. They “live faster” than the people around them.

　　[E] The inhabitants of the earth are divided not only by race, nation, religion or ideology, but also, in a sense, by their position in time. Examining the present population of the globe, we find a tiny group who still live, hunting and food-foraging, as men did millennia ago. Others, the vast majority of mankind, depend not on bear-hunting or berry-picking, but on agriculture. They live, in many respects, as their ancestors did centuries ago. These two groups taken together compose perhaps 70 percent of all living human beings. They are the people of the past.

　　[F] Some people are deeply attracted to this highly accelerated pace of life—going far out of their way to bring it about and feeling anxious, tense or uncomfortable when the pace slows. They want desperately to be “where the action is.” James A. Wilson has found, for example, that the attraction for a fast pace of life is one of the hidden motivating forces behind the muchpublicized “brain-drain”—the mass migration of European scientists and engineers who migrated to the U.S. and Canada. He concluded that it was no higher salaries or better research facilities alone, but also the quicker tempo that lure them. The migrants, he writes, “are not put off by what they indicated as the ‘faster pace' of North America; if anything, they appear to prefer this pace to others.”

　　[G] The pace of life is frequently commented on by ordinary people. Yet, oddly enough, it has received almost no attention from either psychologists or sociologists. This is a gaping inadequacy in the behavioral sciences, for the pace of life profoundly influences behavior, evoking strong and contrasting reactions from different people. (578 words)

　　Notes: gaping 是gape的现在分词;gape vi. 裂开。not too much一点儿也不多，一点儿也不过分。Madison Avenue 麦迪逊街(纽约一条街道的名字。美国主要广告公司、公共关系事务所集中于此。常用以表示此等公司之作风、做法等。)。Main Street实利主义社会。food-foraging觅食的。millennium千年。trend-maker(=trend-setter) 领导新潮的人。in the throes of为…而苦干、搏斗。be caught up in 陷入。going far out of their way to bring it about远远没有阻碍它的诞生。brain-drain(高科技)人才流动(从欧洲到美洲)。

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　　Part C

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (10 points)

　　46) A recent phenomenon in present-day science and technology is the increasing trend toward “directed” or “programmed” research; i. e. research whose scope and objectives are predetermined by private or government organizations rather than researchers themselves. Any scientist working for such organizations and investigating in a given field therefore tends to do so in accordance with a plan or program designed beforehand.

　　At the beginning of the century, however, the situation was quite different. At that time there were no industrial research organizations in the modern sense: the laboratory unit consisted of a few scientists at the most, assisted by one or two technicians. 47) Nevertheless, the scientist, often working with inadequate equipment in unsuitable rooms, was free to choose any subject for investigation he liked, since there was no predetermined program to which he had to conform.

　　48) As the century developed, the increasing magnitude and complexity of the problems to be solved made it impossible, in many cases, for the individual scientist to deal with the huge mass of new data, techniques and equipment that were required for carrying out research accurately and efficiently. The increasing scale and scope of the experiments needed to test new hypotheses and develop new techniques and industrial processes led to the setting up of research groups or teams using highly-complicated equipment in elaborately-designed laboratories. 49) Owing to the large sums of money involved, it was then felt essential to direct these human and material resources into specific channels with clearly-defined objectives. In this way it was considered that the quickest and most practical results could be obtained. This, then, was programmed (programmatic) research.

　　One of the effects of this organized and standardized investigation is to cause the scientist to become increasingly involved in applied research (development), especially in the branches of science which seem most likely to have industrial applications. Private industry and even government departments tend to concentrate on immediate results and show comparatively little interest in long-range investigations. 50) In consequence, there is a steady shift of scientists from the pure to the applied field, where there are more jobs available, frequently more highly-paid and with better technical facilities than jobs connected with pure research in a university.

　　Owing to the interdependence between pure and applied science, it is easy to see that this system, if extended too far, carries considerable dangers for the future of science—and not only pure science, but applied science as well. (409 words)

　　Section Ⅲ Writing

　　Part A

　　51. Directions:

　　A chemical plant should be responsible for the water pollution in a nearby river. Write a letter to the City Environment Protection Agency to

　　1) state the present situation,

　　2) suggest ways to deal with the problem and

　　3) express your sincere hope.

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead.

　　Do not write the address. (10 points)

　　Part B

　　52. Directions:

　　Write an essay of 160—200 words based on the following picture. In your essay, you should

　　1) describe the cartoon briefly,

　　2) interpret its intended meaning, and

　　3) give your view on the issue.

　　You should write it neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2. (20 points)

　　梦想金钱未必使人幸福

　　Section ⅠUse of English

　　参考译文

　　世人普遍认为发生在伊拉克的第二次海湾战争是对高速网络的一个至关重要的考验。从第一次世界大战的早期无声电影，到对上次海湾战争24小时的全天候有线电视报道，几十年来，美国人一直怀着焦虑不安的心情，通过新的通讯媒体来跟踪每一次战争。

　　目前，随着炸弹在巴格达炸响，对网络新闻的战时需求急剧增加，这对因特网的高速连接潜力是个关键性的考验。同时也是一个很好的机会，它可以吸引用户使用网络媒体，并说服他们出钱购买在网上看到的信息，这就像上次对伊战争期间，CNN的报道价值让数百万用户加入了有线电视网。

　　在过去18个月里，使用高速上网服务的人数稳步增加，目前，在美国已有7000多万人。受这种增长形势的鼓舞，许多大新闻机构的网站，匆匆忙忙把现场电视报道、录音报道、摄影专辑、动态武器展示、互动地图和其他电子报道杂乱无章地拼凑到一起。

　　这些网站充分利用了定格巴格达的摄影镜头和随军记者所提供的丰富可观的音像材料。早在开战初期，他们就发现，那些守在计算机旁的美国办公室工作人员是其最忠实的观众。

　　1. [答案] [C] followed

　　[注释] 词义搭配。notify vt. 通知;publicize vt. 宣传;pursue vt. 追求;从事。以上3词均不合题意。follow vt. 密切注意;注视;跟踪。与上下文吻合。

　　2. [答案] [B] medium

　　[注释] 词义搭配。means 手段;method 方法;measure措施;以上三词均不合题意。medium媒体，符合上下文需要。

　　3. [答案] [A] coverage

　　[注释] 词义搭配。publication n. 出版;发行;convention n. 习俗;大会;conveyance n. 传递。news coverage媒体报导，故应选[A]。

　　4. [答案] [D] with

　　[注释] 结构搭配。“with + 名词 + 分词短语”构成独立分词结构，在句中作状语，意为“随着…”。as是连词，不能引导独立分词结构;但可以引导时间从句。如本句改为as bombs are exploding in Baghdad，则也可以。

　　5. [答案] [B] demand

　　[注释] 词义结构搭配。本句在谈论“对网上新闻的战时需求”，故应选[B] demand。demand n. (for) 对…的需求。report 后不接for，故被排除。concern n. 后可接about, at, for意为“对…的关心;挂念，如concern about his own affairs(对他自己的事关心);concern at his misfortune(对他不幸的关切);show concern for his safety(表示对他安全的关心)。the concerns of the nation(国事)。prospect n.前景;展望。

　　6. [答案] [C] potential

　　[注释] 词义结构搭配。ability 后常接不定式作定语。chance机会，可能性，与the test of在逻辑上不能搭配。此句意为“检验高速互联网连结的潜力”，故应选potential。power权力;电力。不合题意。

　　7. [答案] [A] opportunity

　　[注释] 词义搭配。opportunity机遇，后常接不定式作定语，本题选[A]在词义和语法结构上均是正确的。perspective n. 视角，看法;message 信息，消息;response 反应，均不合句意。

　　8. [答案] [A] outlets

　　[注释] 词义搭配。outlet n. (水、气等的)出口;发泄;电源;直销店。to attract users to online media outlets意为“吸引用户得到网络媒体发出的各种信息”。

　　9. [答案] [C] just as

　　[注释] 逻辑搭配。for all that conj. 尽管;用来引导让步从句。now that conj. 既然。as if 似乎，后接方式从句，用虚拟语气。just as 就像。

　　10. [答案] [D] subscribe

　　[注释] 词义结构搭配。subject...to...使…受到、服从…。contribute to 有助于，促进。apply to 适合。subscribe to 订阅;同意。subscribe to cable 交钱收看有线电视。

　　11. [答案] [B] Inspired

　　[注释] 词义搭配。discourage vt. 使沮丧;打消(某人做某事的念头)。inspire vt. 鼓舞。impress vt. 使留下印象。effect vt. (=bring about)产生，发生，引起：effect a cure/a change/a sale 产生疗效/引起变化/实行大减价。

　　12. [答案] [D] access

　　[注释] 词义搭配。approach n. 接近，通入(to)。usage n. 用法。application n. 应用;申请。access n. 利用…的权利：people with high speed Internet access(有权使用高速互联网的人们)。

　　13. [答案] [D] hastily

　　[注释] 词义搭配。radically 根本地;激进地。plausibly 似乎可信地。orderly 有序地。hastily匆忙地：hastily assemble a novel collage of...(匆忙地把…拼凑在一起)。

　　14. [答案] [C] live

　　[注释] 词义搭配。living adj. 有生命的：living things(生物)。alive adj. 活着：He is still alive. (他仍活着)。live adj. 实况的：live news coverage (实况新闻报导);live video(实况录像)。lively adj. (生动的)。

　　15. [答案] [B] displays

　　[注释] 词义搭配。destruction n. 毁灭;installation n. 安装;contest n. 竞赛。均不合题意。display n. 展览：animated weaponry displays(动态的武器展览)。

　　16. [答案] [A] capitalizing

　　[注释] 词义搭配。embark on 从事;贯彻。broadcast vt. 广播。operate on 给…做手术。capitalize on (=use sth. to ones own advantage) 利用某事(为达到某人利益)。

　　17. [答案] [D] available

　　[注释] 词义搭配。accessible adj. 可进入的;有权得到的。desirable adj. 想要的，令人满意的：a desirable job(令人满意的工作)。feasible adj. 可行的。available adj. 可得到的：the remarkable abundance of sounds and images available from video cameras (从录像机中得到的大量音像材料)。

　　18. [答案] [A] focused

　　[注释] 词义搭配。focus...on把焦点对准…。rest on依靠，依赖。reckon on 依靠，指望。depend on依靠，依赖;取决于。

　　19. [答案] [C] captive

　　[注释] 词义搭配。continuous adj. 持续不断的;perpetual adj. 永恒的;temporary adj. 临时的。captive adj. 俘虏的;跑不掉的;忠实的(观众、客户等)。

　　20. [答案] [B] at

　　[注释] 结构搭配。at在此句中表示“守在…的近旁收看”，有动作含义，如be at work/at table(在工作/在吃饭)。beside, near只具有地点概念，无动作含义，故应排除。

　　小结

　　按大纲规定“英语知识应用”，即完形填空，题材应为一篇240～280字的短文。本文是275字，符合大纲要求。试题类型有逻辑搭配、词义搭配、结构搭配和惯用搭配。本文与2010年考题要求相一致。完形填空解题技巧是：把握主题、抓住逻辑主线、瞻前顾后、各个击破，最后统观全文、查错补漏。预计2011年完形填空难度不会超过2010年试题难度。完形填空解题时间通常为15分钟左右。千万不要超时，以免挤占后面各项的解题时间。

　　Section ⅡReading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　21. [答案] [A] An assertion is made and two examples are given to illustrate it.

　　[注释] 逻辑结构题。本题问：下面哪一表述最好地描述了本文第1段的逻辑构思?第1段第1句写道：“学习的所有领域中，最重要的是培养态度：各种情感反应和逻辑思维过程都会影响大多数人的行为。”这是作者提出的看法。接着作者举了两个例子来阐述这一看法。可见，本段的逻辑构思应为[A]。

　　22. [答案] [B] teachers play a significant role in developing or reshaping pupils' attitudes.

　　[注释] 全文主旨题。本题问：本文要传递的中心思想是什么?本文第1段起了铺垫作用，从总体上提出作者的看法。第2段第1句切入了本文的中心思想，即小学的任课老师处于影响学生各种态度形成的战略性地位。接下去各个段落从不同角度来说明该中心思想。故应选[B]。

　　23. [答案] [B] in some aspects of social studies a greater variety of methods can be used in the upper grades than in the lower grades.

　　[注释] 推理判断题。本题问：作者在第6段中暗示了什么?参阅第6段。作者在此暗示，对低年级学生采用的方法比较简单、单一，而对高年级学生采用的方法则更多样化，如讨论、研究、课外阅读和全天的旅行。

　　24. [答案] [D] the attitudes of elementary school-aged children are influenced primarily by the way they were treated as infants.

　　[注释] 细节辨认题。本题问：本文中没有提到或暗示的表述是什么?作者列出的4个选择中前面3个直接或间接地在文章中提到了。第1段最后一句是讲法西斯纳粹主要是受他们听到的讲演和读过的书籍的坏影响，即为[A]所述的内容。第3、4段中作者谈到教师讲的各种课程对孩子“形成看法”的影响，即为[B]所指的内容。第5段中作者提到it is unwise for the teacher to attempt to change their feelings by cajoling or scolding them,句中cajoling(哄骗)即为选项[C]中的rewards，而scolding即为选项[C]中的lectures(严责，以长篇说教训人)。可见，是否选[C]的关键是对lectures的词义的正确理解。这样，只有选择项[D]在本文中未有提及，故答案非[D]莫属。

　　25. [答案] [C] teachers can sometimes have an unwholesome influence on children.

　　[注释] 总结归纳题。本题问：本文专门阐述了什么?最后一段中作者提到because her influence can be negative if she has personal prejudices...(教师如果存有个人偏见的话，会对学生产生不良影响……)。可见，正确的选择应为[C]。[C]选项中的unwholesome意为“不良的，不健康的”。

　　注意：本文的试题要求考生对文章中的有关句子细细推敲才能正确解题。对这种试题考生应深入分析命题者的思路，才能逐渐把握要领，学会解题的方法。

　　26. [答案] [A] To point up the importance of the trade union     power.

　　[注释] 逻辑结构题。本题问：第1段中为什么提到英国经济的相互依赖性?第1段最后1句和第2段第1句写道：“如果这些设施中任何一项(由于劳工纠纷)而停止运行，那整个经济体系就危在旦夕。正是经济体系的这种互相依赖性使得工会的权力成为一个非常重要的问题。”故应选[A]“为了强调工会权力的重要性”。[B]“为了简要概述基础设施的巨大规模”不能入选，原因是它答非所问。[C] 是强干扰项，不能选的原因是它只提及一点，偏离主题。[D]“展示一个集中的工业社会”，偏离段落内部的逻辑关系，故不能入选。

　　27. [答案] [B] remold themselves as industries change.

　　[注释] 细节归纳题。本题问：由于组织结构老化，有些工会会遇到什么困难?解这类题要注意段落的主题句及其扩展句的综合归纳。第3段第1句写道：“在工会运动内部存在着巨大的压力和紧张情绪，其中有些问题是由于工会过时的、效率低下的组织结构产生的。”接着对此论点进行具体阐述并举例说明。可见，作者要说明，由于组织结构的落后性，有些工会发现很难随着行业的变化来改变其内部组织。故[B]符合题意。[C]“适应先进的技术”是强干扰项，属概念偷换，因为文中指的是传统行业，而不是指有些工会。

　　28. [答案] [C] protect their own members at the expense of others.

　　[注释] 细节理解题。本题问：工会间产生分歧的原因何在?第3段倒数第2句写道：“技术的进步淘汰了许多传统行业，在这些行业中工会能够为它们成员令人失望的工作而苦斗，以致使其他工会成员的工作受到威胁或毁灭。”可见, [C]项符合此意。[D]“打算在新的贸易组织中代表工人”是强干扰项，属概念偷换，因为文中指的是新的技术行业中，而不是指新的贸易组织中。

　　29. [答案] [D] They are not organized efficiently.

　　[注释] 总结归纳题。本题问：大多数工会遇到的基本问题是什么?从最后一段中可以看出，由于行业的变化和重组，各种工会遇到了前所未有的困难——缺少内部有效的思想交流，组织机构陈旧，效率低下。可见，[D]反映了这种状况。[B] “它们的力量不如以前”是强干扰项，不能选的原因是它太笼统，针对性差。

　　30. [答案] [A] British Trade union    s and Their Drawbacks.

　　[注释] 全文主旨题。本题问：本文最好的题目是下面哪一个?从全文的内容看，文章主要阐述英国工会的状况及其存在的问题。故应选[A]。[D] The Structure of British Trade union    s 只提到英国工会的结构，而没有谈及其存在的问题，故不能入选。

　　31. [答案] [B] Problems Confronting Women Who Are Feminist Literary Critics.

　　[注释] 全文主旨题。本题问：下面哪一个标题最好地总结了本文的内容?第2段第1句基本反映全文的主旨：“对于从事女权主义文学评论的妇女来说，这场关于主观性和客观性、评论家作为艺术家还是作为科学家的争论有其特殊的意义。对于女权主义的文学评论家来说，问题不仅是学术性的，而且还是政治性的。”接着文章环绕这个主题展开。故正确选项应为[B]。