考研外語提分沖刺試卷6

一、UseofEnglish

1、America，sFederalReservecutinterestratesbyanother

quarter-point,to3.75%.WallStreet,whichhadbeen(1)

forasixthhalf-pointcut,wasdisappointed.TheDowfellby

2%(2)theweek.Thepastweek'seconomicstatisticsgave

mixedsignals.Exportsdroppedby2%inbothMarchandApril,

largely(3)adeclineinhigh-techinvestment(4);

themerchandise-trade(5)widenedto$458billioninthe

12months(6)April.(7),theConferenceBoard's

indexofconsumerconfidencewashigherthan(8)inJune.

Concerns(9)inflationintheeuroarea(10).

Preliminarydata(11)thatGermanconsumer-price

inflationfellto3.1%intheyeartoJune,from3.5%inMay;

wagegrowth(12)to1.4%inApril,arealpaycutof1.5%.

SomeeconomistsfearthatGermanyisonthe(13)of

recession.TheIFOindexofbusinessconfidencedroppedmore

(14)thanexpectedinMay,andtheinstitutehascutits

forecastofGDP(15)thisyeartoonly1.2%,well(16)

theGermangovernment,sforecastof2%.

Theeuroarea'scurrent-accountdeficitnarrowedto$30billion

inthe12monthstoApril.Britain'sdeficitinthefirst

quarterwasitssmallest(17)1998,(18)record

investmentincome.

TherewasmorebadnewsfromJapan,(19)retailsalesin

largestoresfellby3.2%inMay,the37thconsecutivemonthly

fall.Theyenfell(20)thedollar,touchingalmostYen

125ononepoint.

A.expecting

B.hoping

C.wishing

D.dreaming

2、⑵

A.in

B.above

C.during

D.about

3、(3)

A.becauseof

B.since

C.because

D.thanksto

4、(4)

A.athome

B.home

C.fromabroad

D.abroad

5、⑸

A.deficit

B.shortage

C.scarcity

D.shortfall

6、(6)

A.to

B.until

C.up

D.onto

7、⑺

A.Although

B.Therefore

C.However

D.Hence

8、(8)

A.projected

3

B.planned

C.predicted

D.expected

9、(9)

A.on

B.for

C.of

D.over

10、(10)

A.stopped

B.eased

C.relieved

D.improved

IK(ID

A.showed

B.demonstrated

C.illustrated

D.explained

12、(12)

A.reduced

B.cut

C.slow

4

D.lessened

13、(13)

A.edge

B.rim

C.lip

D.brink

14、(14)

A.harshly

B.huskily

C.strictly

D.severely

15、(15)

A.growth

B.rise

C.increase

D.escalation

16、(16)

A.above

B.below

C.high

D.low

17、(17)

A.after

B.since

C.until

D.towards

18、(18)

A.oweto

B.becauseof

C.onaccountof

D.thanksto

19、(19)

A.where

B.which

C.what

D.who

20、(20)

A.inoppositionto

B.opposedto

C.against

D.versus

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Attheendoflastyear,atowncalledFriendshipHeights,in

Maryland'sMontgomeryCounty,approvedAmerica，s(andthusthe

world's)strictesttobaccopolicy.Townofficerscourageously

bannedsmokingonallpublicproperty,includingstreets,

pavementsandpublicsquares."It'sapublichealthissue”,

saidthemayor,AlfredMuller,whoisalsoadoctor."Wedon't

havetherighttooutlawtobacco,butwe'redoingwhatwecan

withinourrights”.

Thisnewspaperhasexpresseddisgruntlementwiththeelement

ofintolerancethatisincreasinglymanifestingitselfwithin

America(santi-tobaccomovement.Itmustbesaid,however,that

braveFriendshipHeightshasdiscoveredanapproachthat

liberalscanembrace.Privatepropertyisitsowners,sanctuary,

butthepublicrulesinpublicspaces.Undeniably,thestreets

belongtothegovernment;whathappensinthem,therefore,is

thegovernment，sbusiness.

Onthisworthyprinciple,smokingshouldbemerelythe

beginning.Forexample,itisclearthattheconsumptionof

fattyfoodscontributestoheartdisease,strokesandother

deadlydisease.Besides,eatingjunkmakesyoufatandugly.

Whatpeopledoathomeistheirownaffair,butwhyallowsthem

toabusethepublicstreetsforthisgluttony?America's

pavementsandboardwalksareoverriddenwithpersons,manyof

themoverweight,whoamblealonglickingicecreamorgobbling

chips.Inmanycities,hotdogsarespread,quiteopenly,on

thepavementitself.Allthisshouldbestopped.Notjustin

FriendshipHeightsbutinotherenlighteneddistricts,it

shouldbeillegaltoeatanythingbutlow-fatfoodsinpublic

zones.BecauseAmericansconsumetoolittlebywayoffruits

andvegetables,intime(itisbesttomoveslowly,because

people'srightsmustberespected)streetsshouldbecome

strictlyvegetarian.

Morecanbedone.Shriekingnewspaperheadlinescreatestress

forthosewhomaynotwishtoviewthem.Peoplewhowanttobuy

andreadpapersshouldthereforeberequiredtodosoinprivate.

Americahaslongandjustlysoughttopreventtheentanglement

ofreligionwithpubliclife.Whatpeopledoinchurchorat

homeistheirbusiness.However,praying,sermonizingor

wearingreligiousgarbinthestreetssurelycompromisesthe

requirementthatthepublicwillnotbedragoonedinto

supportingreligion.

Thereistheenvironmenttoconsider,aswell.Thatpeople

exhalecarbondioxideinpublicplaces,thuscontributingto

_____Q

q8

globalwarming,isprobablyinevitable,andAmerica's

politicianswouldbewisetopermitit.Butmethane,too,is

agreenhousegas,andanodiferousone.Itsemissioninpublic

places,whereitcanneitherbeavoidednorfiltered,seemsan

impositiononbothplanetaryhygieneandhumancomfort.

Breakersofwind,surely,canberequiredtowaituntilthey

cananswertheirneedsinprivate;andprosecutedwhentheyfail.

Fame,then,toFriendshipHeights.Othertownsshouldtakenote.

Iftheyintendtofulfilltheirresponsibilitiestothehealth

andwelfareofcitizens,topublicorder,andabovealltothe

publicstreetsandparkswhoserightstheauthoritiesaresworn

touphold,thenthewayaheadisclear.

AlfredMuller'swordsimply.

A.lawsdoalotforpublichealth

B.hecan，tmakelawsaboutthetobacco

C.whathehasdoneisbenefitingthepeople

D.themayor'sapprovalistheimportantfactorinmakinglaws

2、

WhichofthefollowingmeasuresCANNOTbetakenforgoodof

publichealth?

A.Smokingisbannedinpublicplaces.

B.Peopleareforbiddentoeatfattyfoodonallpublic

property.

C.Peoplearerestrictedinemittingcarbondioxideinpublic

places.

D.Peoplearenotpermittedtoreadnewspaperswithshrieking

headlines

3、

Theword"disgruntlement”(Line1,Para.2)means.

A.intolerance

B.sarcasm

C.welcome

D.dissatisfaction

4、

WhichisNOTthepeople'sprivatething?

A.Readingnewspaper.

B.Playinginthestreet.

C.Smoking.

D.Sleepingathome.

5、

WhichoneisTRUEabouttheauthor?

A.HethinkstheFriendshipHeightlawisjustastunt.

B.Heiscarelessaboutthelaw.

C.Hethinksthatalthoughitisnotbadtosetupsuchlaws.

thelaw-makersmustthinkaboutitpractically

D.Heisoptimisticaboutthelaw'sbeingcarried.

6、Overtheyears,asthemusical"Rent"hasreachedmilestone

aftermilestone—playingaroundtheworldinmorethan200

productionsfromBoisetoLittleRocktoReykjavik一the

thousandsofpeoplewhohavebeenaffectedbythisvibrant,

grittyandcompassionateworkmaywellwonderwhatitscreator,

JonathanLarson,wouldhavethoughtofitall.Another

milestonecameonMondaynight.TheoriginalBroadway

productionof"Rent"openedattheNederlanderTheater10years

agothisSaturday.Thatproduction,directedbyMichaelGreif,

wasanalmost-intacttransferoftheinitialproductionatthe

NewYorkTheaterWorkshop,whichhadopenedthreemonths

earlier.

Tocelebratetheanniversarytheoriginalcastmembers

reassembled,rehearsedfortwodaysandperformedtheshowin

asemi-stagedversionattheNederlanderonMonday.Theevent

wasabenefitfortheNewYorkTheaterWorkshop,forFriends

inDeed(asupportorganizationthatgavecomforttoseveral

ofMr.Larson，sfriendsdealingwithH.I.V.infections),and

fortheJonathanLarsonPerformingArtsFoundation,whichwas

setupbyhisfamilyaftertheenormoussuccessof"Rent".

Beforetheperformance,theco-chairmenofthebenefittoldthe

star-studdedaudiencethatmorethan$2million，hadbeen

raised.AlsoaddressingthecrowdwereSenatorCharlesE.

SchumerandMayorMichaelR.Bloomberg,whopraised"Rent"as

atimelessworkexemplifying"culture,communityand

creativity”,inthemayor'swords,andsalutedtheshow'svast

contributionstoNewYork,stheatricallife.

Onceagainyoucouldonlythink,z，WouldJonathaneverhave

imaginedallthis?”Mr.Larson,whowrotethemusic,lyricsand

booksforhisstageworks,struggledformorethan10yearsto

getaproducertotakeashotatoneofhisshows.Nowhewas

beingposthumouslythankedforgivingBroadwayacreativeand

economicboost."Rent"istheseventhlongestrunningshowin

Broadwayhistory.

IcountmyselfamongthosewhowerepersonallyaffectedbyMr.

Larson,swork.BecauseoftheinadvertentroleIplayedinthe

lasthoursofhislife.In1996aneditoratTheTimestipped

meofftotheopeningofarockmusical,inspiredby."LaBoehme”,

whichtransplantedPuccini'sstrugglingbohemiansfromParis

inthe1830'stothe'EastVillagein1990's.SoonJan.24I

wenttotheNewYorkTheaterWorkshopmseethedressrehearsal

of"Rent”,whichwasscheduledtoopeninFebruary.

不______Q

’!12

Thatperformancewasprettyragged,withtechnicalglitchesand

amisbehavingsoundsystem.ButIwassweptawaybythe

sophisticationandexuberanceofMr.Larson，smusicandthemix

oftendernessandclevernessinhislyrics.AftertheshowMr.

LarsonandIsatdownforaninterviewinthetinyticketbooth

ofthetheater,theonlyquietspacewecouldfindamidthe

post-rehearsalconfusion.Foralmostanhour,thissad-eyedand

boyish,creatortalkedabouthisapproachtosongwriting,his

determinationtobringtheAmericanmusicaltraditiontothe

MTVgeneration,andaboutfriendssnugglingwithH.I.V.

infectionwhohadinspiredtheshow.

Thefactthattheoriginalproductionwasanalmost-intact

transferoftheinitialproductionattheNewYorkTheater

Workshopimpliesthat.

A.Rentwasaclassicalwork

B.MichaelGreifwasaconservativedirector

C.Rentwasconservative

D.peoplewerenostalgic

7、

Anothermilestoneinthefirstparagraphrefersto.

A.Renthasbeenplayedinmorethan200productions

B.thousandsofpeoplehavebeenaffectedby"Rent"

C.ithaswelcomedits10-yearanniversary

D.thatproductionwasatransferoftheinitialproduction

8、

Theword"boost”(Para.4)implies.

A.inspiration

B.push

C.increase

D.help

9、

Mr.Larsontriedhisbesttomakehismusicalonshowinorder

to.

A.makeaprofit

B.raisefundforhisfriendsstragglingwithH.LV.infection

C.maketheworldknowhim

D.reform,theAmericanmusicaltradition

10、

Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.EternalRent,EternalSoul

B.HistoryofRent

C.OntheAnniversaryofRent

D.BenefitofRent

11、“Iwasalover,beforethiswar”.Thosearethefastwords

sungonTVontheRadio,s"ReturntoCookieMountain”,oneof

themostwidelypraisedalbumsof2022.Whateverthelinemeans

withintheband'scrypticlyrics,itcouldalsoapplytothe

pastyear'spopularmusic.Thoughtsofromance,viceand

comfortstilldominatedthechartsandtheairwaves.Butamid

theentertainment,songwriters一includingsomeaimingforthe

Top10-werealsograpplingwithawarthatwouldn，tgoaway.

Pop'spoliticalconsciousnessrisesineveryelectionyear,and

muchasitbecameclearinNovemberthatvotersaretiredof

war,musicin2022alsoreflectedbattlefatigue.Beyond

typicalwartimeattitudesofbelligerence,protestand

yearningforpeace,in2022popmovedtowardsomething

different:amoodsomewherebetweenresignationandasiege

mentality.

Songsthattouchedonthewarin2022weresuffusedwiththe

mournfulandresentfulknowledgethat一sNellYoungtitledthe

albumhemadeandrush-releasedinthespring—weare“Living

WithWar”,andwillbeforsometime.Awarenessofthewarthrobs

likeachronicheadachebehindmorepleasantdistractions.

TheculturalresponsetowarinIraqandthewaron

terrorism一oneprotracted,theotherpossibly

endless—doesn'thaveanexacthistoricalparallel.Unlike

WorldWarII,thecurrentsituationhasbroughtlittlenational

unity;unliketheVietnamera,ourshasnoappreciabledomestic

supportforAmerica'sopponents.Iraqmaybeminingintoa

quagmireandcivilwarlikeVietnam,butthecurrentwarhas

notinspiredtalkofgenerationwiderebellion(,perhaps

becausethere'snodraftmpityoungagainstold)orany

colorful,psychedelicallydefiantcounterculture.Thewar

songsofthe21stcenturyhavebeensoberandearnest,pragmatic

ratherthanfanciful.

Immediateresponsesto9/11andtotheinvasionofIraqarrived

alongfamiliarlines.Therewasangerandsaber-rattlingat

first,particularlyincountrymusic:theDixieChicks'career

wasupendedin2022whenNatalieMainesdisparagedthe

presidentontheeveoftheIraqinvasion.Therewerefolky

protestsongsaboutweaponsandoilprofiteering,like“The

PriceofOil"byBillyBragg;ina21st-centurytouch,there

weredenunciationsofnewsmediacomplicityfromsongwriters

asvariedasMerleHaggard,NellieMcKayandthepunk-rockband

Anti-Flag.

Rappers,whowerealreadyslingingwarmetaphorsforeverything

fromrhymebattlestotalesofdrag-dealingcrimesoldiers,

soonexploitedthemultitudeofrhymesforIraq.Whilesome,

likeEminemandOutKast,alsobluntlyattackedthepresident

andthewar.

In2022songwriterswhousuallysticktolovesongsfound

themselvespayingattentiontothewaraswell."Anewyear,

anewenemy/anothersoldiergonetowar”,JohnLegendsingsin

“ComingHome”,thesongthatendshis2022album,“OnceAgain”.

It'sasoldier(sletterhome,wonderingifhisgirlfriendstill

cares."Itseemsthewarswillneverend,butwe'11makeithome

again”,Mr.Legendcroons,morewishfulthanconfident.

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,themostpopularsongsof

2022areaboutEXCEPT.

A.entertainment

B.leisure

C.love

D.war

12、

Thepopmusicaboutwarin2022isdifferentfromtheformer

onesinthat.

A.itsearchesforpeace

B.itprotestagainstthewar

C.ithasatendencyofresignation

D.itstressesthecontinuouspresenceofthewar

13、

Theword"protracted”(Line1,Para.4)means.

A.ended

B.prolonged

C.protruded

D.terminated

14、

Themoodofthesong“ComingHome"is.

A.resentful

B.mournful

C.hateful

D.bitter

15、

Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.ThePoliticalConsciousnessofPopSongs

B.ThePopAlbumof2022

C.TheNewTreadofthe2022Pop

D.TheWarSongsofthe2022Pop

16>Watchingathree-and-a-half-poundchickenroastin14

minutes,timelosesallmeaning.Theskinturnsgoldandcrisp,

juicesimmediatelyrisetothesurface,andthefleshfirms

beforeyoureyes.It'sdizzyingandseductive,likethehome

makeoversonTVthatcompressas"Wow”,youthink“Icoulddo

thiseverysinglenight”.

ThemakersoftheTurboChef,asuper-fastoven,usedatSubway

andStarbucksand,recently,bychefslikeCharlieTrotterand

GrayKurtz,arebankingonthatreaction.Speedovensmadeby

TurboChef,Merrychef.Electroluxandothersarecommonin

commercialkitchens:theygenerallyusesomelayeringof

microwave,convection,steamandinfraredtechnologies,which

providesevencooking,moistnessandbrowning,allathigh

speed.Nosingletechnologyhasbeenablemproduceallofthose

traits.

Thecombinationovensarealsominingup.inmorelimitedroles,

insomefine-diningkitchens.Mr.Trotterinstalleda

commercialTurboChefinhisupscaletakeoutcafe,Trotter'sto

goinChicagoaboutsixyearsago.Mr.Kurtzsaysthathisspeed

ovenisusedmostlyforsouffles,reducingthecookingtimefrom

25minutesto2.

“Ilikedtakingthatlineoffthemenuwhereyouhavetoorder

thesouffi6atthebeginningofthemeal”,hesaid.Thisis

hardlyaneverydayconcernforhomecooks.Butmanufacturers

areunabletoresistthelureofthelucrativeresidential

market:companieslikeElectrolux.G.E.andSharpalreadysell

speedovensforhomecooks.

TurboChef,however,hasputanunusualamountofresearchand

designenergyintoadaptingitsproductforresidentialuse.

Itwillbeintroducednextmonth,pricedat$5,995forasolo

unitand$7,895foraTurboChefcombinedwithaconventional

oven.Thecompanyispitching一hard一thenotionthatits

appliancewilldonolessthanrevolutionizeAmericanhome

cooking.

“Ican，timagineahomecookwhowouldn'trespondtothespeed

ofthisoven”,saidMr.Trotter,whohasbecomeaconsultant

andspokesmanforTurboChef."Butspeedalonewouldn'tvalidate

it.Theresultsareglorious”.

Gloriousisastrongword.Solastweek,Ihauledrawchickens

andajugofsoufflebatterovertoTurboChef*sNewYorkoffice

foraroadtest.

Threehourslater,itwasclearthatthetechnologyusedby

TurboChef—acombinationofhigh-speedconvectionforrapid

heattransferandbrowning,plus''controlledbursts”of

microwaveformoist,evencooking一isfarmoresuccessfulfor

actualcookingthanamicrowavealone

Thefirstsentencemeans.

A.itcoststoomuchtimetowatchathree-and-a-half,pound

chickenroast

B.onewillforgettimewhenhewatchesa

three-and-a-half-poundchickenroast

C.itissofastthatathree-and-a-half-poundchickencanbe

roastedinsuchshorttime

D.itismeaninglesstowatchathree-and-a-half-pound

chickenroastin14minutes

17、

Youmayfindthiskindofspeedovensprobablyinallthe

followingplacesEXCEPT______.

A.commercialkitchens

B.fine-diningkitchens

C.restaurants

D.familykitchens

18、

Theword“l(fā)ucrative”(Para.4)implies.

A.profitable

B.beneficial

C.favorable

D.potential

19、

Bysaying"Butspeedalonewouldn，tvalidateit.Theresults

areglorious".,Mr.Trottermeans.

A.thespeedisnotthekeyreasonforsuccess

B.thesatisfactoryresultsarethedecisivefactorto

validatethesuccessoftheoven

C.besidestheadvantageofspeed,theovencanalsoproduce

moresatisfactoryfood

D.noneoftheabove

20、

Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TurboChef'sfutureproducts

B.TurboChef，smarketingpolicyofitsspeedoven

C.thesecretsofTuboChefsspeedoven

D.Combinationoven,TurboChef'snewmember

21、PartB(10points)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.For

Questions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist(A、

B、C^D、E、F、G...)tofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.

Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthe

gaps.(10points)

TheacronymDINK一doubleincome,nokids一originatedintheUS

inthe1960s.(41).Thischoicewasnotirrational.After

all,nowadaysretiredpeoplecanliveontheirpensionsand

savings,sotheyarenolongercompelledtodependontheir

offspringinoldage.Andachildisundeniablyanexpensive

proposition:somuchtimeandmoneyarerequired.Whybother

havingone?Itishardtocondemnthosewhooptoutofparenthood.

AndinChinatheirdecisionsareperfectlyinkeepingwiththe

drivetolimitpopulationgrowth.

(42).Ababyenterstheworldwithamindlikeblankpaper,

andgraduallyheorsheacquirestheabilitytothink,totalk

andfinallytocommunicateeasily.Isn'ttheresomething

magicalaboutit?Whenyouseetheprocesshappeningbeforeyour

veryeyes,youfeelahappinesslikenoother.

AChineseDINKsaidtomerecently,“Ifyoudidn'thavethree

children,youcouldgotoabarorthecinemawithyourwife

onweekends一howunrestrainedandromanticthatwouldbe!,But

IwouldsaythatnomatterhowwonderfulHollywoodfilmsor

Broadwayperformancesare,watchingthemisfarless

interestingthanseeingmyextrovertofadaughtersingand

dance.Ifit'struethattherearerewardstobegottenfrom

havingchildren,thensurelythehappinessofseeingthemgrow

upisthegreatest.(43).

Butthisisahappinessthatcanbefeltonlyafteryoubecome

aparent;there'snoappreciatingitotherwise.However,who

begetsachildoutofcuriositytoseehimorhexgrowup?None

ofmyfriendshadthisinmindwhentheyortheirwifegot

pregnant.Forsomethepregnancywasunexpected.(44).

Andsomesaidthathavingachildcanbringstabilitytoa

troubledmarriage一butisthatreallytrue?Imyselfdidn't

giveitmuchthought.Ijustassumeditwasthenaturalthing

todo,andsincemywifeenjoyedbig,cheerful,livelyfamilies,

wewentaheadendhadthreekids.Noregrets.

Iknowmywordswon'tchangeanyminds.(45).No,raising

achildisnoteasy.Thehappinessofseeingachildgrow,in

contrast,islargelyinthemindoftheparents,endother

peoplecannotsoreadilyperceiveit.Littlewonder,then,that

somanypeoplewithoutchildrenbelieveparenthoodisallwork

endnofun.

A.WhatDINKssayisobviouslytrue:childrenreallydorequire

lotsofparentalenergyandmoney.Justwatchamotherbring

asickchildtoahospital;youcanseethetension,theworry,

andalltheself-controlittakestoseemcalmandreassuring.

B.AnotherChinesefriendofminecomplained:"Iprovidedthe

fundsformychildtogotocollageandthenofftoAmericafor

amaster,sdegree,butsofarIhaven'tgottenanyrewardsout

ofplayingparent”.TohimIwouldsaythattherewardswere

thereallalong—foranyparentopentothewonderofseeing

achildbegintospeak,orsurpriseuswithanewwordusedfor

thefirsttime.

C.Fearingthatchildrenmightconstraintheirfreedom,married

workingwomenbegantoavoidpregnancy;theresultwasmanybusy,

prosperousyoungDINKcouples.

D.Eachindividualhashisorherownreasonsforwantingor

notwaningchildren,andhisorherownhappinesstobuild.The

saddestpeoplearethosewhohavechildrenbutcometoregret

it,forwhateverreason.Regretfulparentsaxeusuallyclosed

tofamilyhappiness.Andwithoutthehappiness,allthatremain

aretheburdens.

E.Yetfewcoupleswithchildrenwouldagreethattheywere

stupidtobecomeparents.Mostareveryhappythattheyhave

hadtheexperienceofwitnessingachildgrowtomaturity.

F.MywifeendIhaveth

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Dr.NormanRosenthal,apsychiatristintheWashingtonarea

andanexpertondepressionandanger,whenreviewingthedriver

whokeptthreateningmesays,driverswhorepeatedly

tailgate(緊品艮著某車駕駛)，tryingtopressurethecarsinfront

tomovefasterorgetoutoftheway,“are