考研外語命題預(yù)測試卷5

一、UseofEnglish

1、GregFocker,playedbyBenStiller,representsa

generationofAmericankids(1)inthe1980sonthe

philosophythatanyachievement,howeverslight,(2)a

ribbon.(3)replacedpunishment;criticismbecameadirty

word.InTexas,teacherswereadvisedto(4)usingredink,

thecolourof(5).InCalifornia,ataskforcewassetup

to(6)theconceptofselfworthintotheeducationsystem.

Swathingyoungstersina(7)shieldofself-esteem,went

thephilosophy,wouldprotectthemfromthenastythingsinlife,

suchasbadschoolgrades,underagesex,drugabuse,dead-end

jobsandcriminality.

(8)thattheninth-placeribbonsareindangerof

stranglingthe(9)childrentheyweresupposedtohelp.

America,s(10)withself-esteem一likealldevelopmentsin

psychology,itgradually(11)itswaytoBritain一has

turnedchildrenwhowere(12)with(13)intoadults

who(14)ateventhemildestbrickbats.Manybelievethat

thefeel-goodculturehasrisenatthe(15)oftraditional

education,anopinionespousedinanewbook,DumbingDownOur

Kids:WhyAmericanChildrenFeelGoodAboutThemselvesBut

Can'tRead,Write,orAdd,bytheconservativecommentator

CharlesSykes.

Notonlythat,butthefoundations(16)whichthe

self-esteemindustryisbuiltarebeing(17)asdecidedly

shaky.RoyBaumeister,professorofpsychologyatFloridaState

Universityandonceaself-esteementhusiast,isnow(18)

arevisionofthepopulistorthodoxy."Afteralltheseyears,

I'msorrytosay,myrecommendationisthis:forget,about

self-esteemand(19)moreonself-controland

self-discipline”,hewroterecently."Recentworksuggests

thiswouldbegoodfortheindividualandgoodforsociety—and

mightevenbeableto(20)someofthosepromisesthat

self-esteemoncemadebutcouldnotkeep”.

A.born

B.cared

C.yielded

D.reared

2、(2)

A.preserved

B.deserved

C.reserved

D.conserved

3、⑶

A.Apprehension

B.Plausibility

C.Approval

D.Resentment

4、(4)

A.forbid

B.ban

C.avoid

D.evade

5、(5)

A.reproach

B.apprehension

C.error

D.mistake

6、(6)

A.reject

B.inject

C.project

D.deject

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7、(7)

A.sturdy

B.elastic

C.flexible

D.smooth

8、(8)

A.Now

B.Despite

C.For

D.Except

9、⑼

A.exactly

B.very

C.specific

D.special

10、(10)

A.possession

B.repulsion

C.obsession

D.compulsion

11、(H)

A.wandered

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B.came

C.filtered

D.went

12、(12)

A.packed

B.scrambled

C.filled

D.showered

13、(13)

A.compliments

B.complacency

C.flattering

D.boast

14、(14)

A.fumble

B.crumple

C.stumble

D.stagger

15、(15)

A.fare

B.expenditure

C.expense

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D.risk

16、(16)

A.for

B.on

C.to

D.in

17、(17)

A.supposed

B.composed

C.disposed

D.exposed

18、(18)

A.deciding

B.forcing

C.pioneering

D.imposing

19、(19)

A.put

B.cut

C.condense

D.concentrate

20、(20)

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A.fill

B.take

C.commit

D.bring

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Violentlyricsinsongsincreaseaggression-relatedthoughts

andemotionsandcouldindirectlycreateamorehostilesocial

environment,astudyreleasedonSundaybyaU.S.psychology

associationfound.TheWashingtonD.C.-basedAmerican

PsychologicalAssociation(APA)releasedthestudy,resulting

fromfiveexperimentsinvolvingover500collegestudents,in

theMayissueoftheJournalofPersonalityandSocial

Psychology.

Theviolentsongsincreasedfeelingsofhostilitywithout

provocationorthreat,accordingtothestudy.Itsaidthe

effectwasnottheresultofdifferencesinmusicalstyle,

specificperformingartistorarousalpropertiesofthesongs.

Eventhehumorousviolentsongsincreasedaggressivethoughts,

thestudysaid.

Thegroupsaidthestudycontradictsapopularnotionthat

listeningtoangry,violentmusicactuallyservesasapositive

catharsisforpeople.

Themusicindustrycameundercriticismfromlawmakersin

Octoberforfailingtousemoredescriptiveparentaladvisory

labelsthatspecifywhetherthemusiccontainssex,violence

orstronglanguage.

ButtheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica(RIAA)has

saidthatcurrentCDlabelsgiveparentsenoughinformation

withoutviolatingtherighttofreeexpression.TheRIAAisthe

tradegroupfortheworld'sfivebiglabels,includingAOLTime

WarnerInc.,EMIGroupPlc.,BertelsmannAG,Vivendi

UniversaTsUniversalMusicandSonyCorp.

ResultsoftheAPA'sexperimentsshowedthatviolentsongsled

tomoreaggressiveinterpretationsofambiguouslyaggressive

wordsandincreasedtherelativespeedwithwhichpeopleread

aggressiveversusnon-aggressivewords."Such

aggression-biasedinterpretationscan,inturn,instigatea

moreaggressiveresponse,verbalorphysical,thanwouldhave

beenemittedinanonbiasedstate,thusprovokinganaggressive

escalatoryspiralofantisocialexchanges”,saidresearcher

CraigAnderson,inastatement.

Whileresearcherssaidrepeatedexposuretoviolentlyrics

couldindirectlycreateamorehostilesocialenvironment,they

saiditwaspossibletheeffectsofviolentsongsmaylastonly

afairlyshorttime.

AccordingtothestudybyAPA,intensifiedaggressionhad

nothingtodowith.

A.actualperformersofmusic

B.amorehostileenvironment

C.feelingsofhostility

D.violenthumorsofthesongs

2、

Theword"catharsis"inPara.3mostprobablymeans.

A.anunpopularnotion

B.theremovalofstrongfeelings

C.anincreaseofaggressiveemotions

D.theoverreactiontoviolentlyrics

3、

Whichofthe'followingstatementsistrue?

A.Theresearchers，workwasunpopularbecauseofitsbiased

conclusions.

B.Themusicindustrywasaccusedofunclearspecificationof

thenatureofthesongs.

C.ThecurrentCDlabelsfailedtospecifywhetherthemusic

isappropriateforyouth.

D.Themusicindustrywouldhavetoyieldtothepressurefrom

thepoliticians.

4、

CraigAndersonwouldprobablyagreethat.

A.therelationbetweenviolentmusicandaggressivethoughts

wasambiguous

B.moreexperimentswereneededtojustifytheresults

achievedsofar

C.antisocialexchangescouldbeultimatelyattributedto

violentsongs

D.nonbiasedinterpretationsmightcausemoreaggressive

socialresponses

5、

Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.somemusicalstyleswouldleadtoashortperiodof

increasedsocialhostility

B.researchersweredividedaboutthefundamentalcausesof

aggressiveemotions

C.parentsneedn，tworryalotabouttheirkids'occasional

exposuretoviolentsongs

D.musicindustrywouldhavetobemorealerttoviolentwords

initsmusic

6、Thebiggestdangerfacingtheglobalairlineindustryis

nottheeffectsofterrorism,war,SARSandeconomicdownturn.

Itisthattheseblows,whichhavehelpedgroundthreenational

flagcarriersandforcetwoAmericanairlinesintobankruptcy,

willdivertattentionfromtheinherentweaknessesofaviation,

whichtheyhaveexacerbated.Asinthecrisisthatattendedthe

firstGulfWar,manyairlineshopethattrafficwillsoonbounce

back,andafewcatastrophicyearswillbefollowedbyfuller

planes,happierpassengersandareturntoprofitability.Yet

theindustry'sproblemsaredeeper一andolder一thanthetrauma

ofthepasttwoyearsimplies.

Asthecentenaryofthefirstpoweredflightapproachesin

December,theindustryitlaunchedisstillremarkably

primitive.Thecarindustry,creatednotlongaftertheWright

Brothersmadehistory,isnowaglobalindustrydominatedby

adozenfirms,atleasthalfofwhichmakegoodprofits.Yet

commercialaviationconsistsof267internationalcarriersand

another500-plusdomesticones.Theworld'sbiggestcarrier,

AmericanAirlines,hasbarely7%oftheglobalmarket,whereas

theworld;sbiggestcarmaker,GeneralMotors,has(withits

associatedfirms)aboutaquarteroftheworld'sautomobile

market.

Aviationhasbeenincompletelyderegulated,andinonlytwo

markets:AmericaandEurope.Everywhereelse,governments

dictatewhofliesunderwhatrules.Theseaimtopreserve

state-ownednationalflag-carriers,runforprestigerather

thanprofit.Andnumerousrestrictionsonforeignownership

impedecross-borderairlinemergers.

InAmerica,thebignetworkcarriersfacebarrierstoexit,

whichhavekepttheirroutenetworkstoolarge.Tradeunions

resistingjobcutsandCongressmenopposingrouteclosuresin

theirterritoryconspiretoblockchange.InEurope,

liberalizationislimitedbybilateraldealsthatprevent,for

instance,BritishAirways(BA)flyingtoAmericafromFrankfurt

orParis,orLufthansaofferingtransatlanticflightsfrom

London，sHeathrow.Tousethecarindustryanalogy,itisas

ifonlyRenaultswereallowedtodriveonFrenchmotorways.

Inairlines,theoptimistsarethosewhothinkthatthingsare

nowsohadthattheindustryhasnooptionbuttoevolve.

FrederickReid,presidentofDeltaAirLines,saidearlierthis

yearthateventssincetheSeptember11thattacksarethe

equivalentofameteorstrike,changingtheclimate,creating

asortofnuclearwinterandleadingtoa"compressed

evolutionarycycle”.Sohow,lookingonthebrightside,might

theindustrylookafterfiveyearsofaccelerateddevelopment?

Accordingtotheauthor,thedeeperproblemsofaviation

industry.

A.aretheeffectsofvariousdisasters

B.areactuallynotfullyrecognized

C.areattractingalotofattention

D.arenottherealcauseofairlines'bankruptcy

7、

Oneofthefactsthatreflecttheprimitivenessofairline

industryis.

A.itshistoryismuchlongerthanthatofcarindustry

B.itiscomposedofinternationalanddomesticcarriers

C.itsmarketisdividedbymanyarelativelysmallcarrier

D.itisstillanindustryofcomparativelylowprofits

8、

Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Aviationhasbeenincompletely

deregulated...(Para.3)?

A.Governmentalrestrictionsarestillimposedonaviation

industryinmanyareas.

B.Governmentshelpestablishrulesforaviationindustry

onlyinAmericaandEurope.

C.Somecountrieshopetohelptheirnationalcarrierskeep

uptheirnationalprestige.

D.Manycountriesdiscouragemergerplansbetweenforeignand

domesticcarriers.

9、

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.freecompetitionmayhelpsolvetheproblemsconfronting

aviationindustry

B.problemsinAmericaaremoreofapoliticalnaturethanthat

inEurope

C.carindustryshouldexertamorepowerfulinfluenceon

aviationindustry

D.thereisstillalongwaytogobeforetheproblemscanbe

solved

10、

AccordingtoFredrickReid,theaviationindustry.

A.isfacingaveryserioussituation

B.willconfrontadifficultevolution

C.hasnowayoutofthepresentdifficulty

D.willexperiencearadicalreform

11、Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetrue

fighters.We'repushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSAT

preparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothe

collegeofourfirstchoice.Wesayourmotivesareselfless

andsensible.AdegreefromStanfordorPrincetonistheticket

forlife.IfAaronandNicoledon'tgetin,they'reforever

doomed.Gosh,we'redelusional.

I,vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,

somethingdifferentishappening.It'stheone-upmanshipamong

parents.Weseeourkids'collegeratingasmedalsprovinghow

wel1orhowpoorlywe'veraisedthem.Butwecan'tacknowledge

thatourobsessionismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe've

contrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobe

half-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn'tmatter

muchwhetherAaronandNicolegotoStanford.

Admissionsanxietyafflictsonlyaminorityofparents.It's

truethatgettingintocollegehasgenerallybecometougher

becausethenumberofhigh-schoolgraduateshasgrown.From

1994to2022,theincreaseis28percent.Still,64percentof

freshmenattendschoolswhereacceptanceratesexceed70

percent,andtheapplicationsurgeateliteschoolsdwarfs

populationgrowth.TakeYale.In1994,itaccepted18.9percent

of12,991applicants;thisyearitadmittedonly8.6percent

of21,000.

Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanic;weworrythattherewon't

beenoughmedalstogoaround.Fearfulparentsprodtheir

childrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever."Theepicenters

(ofparentalanxiety)usedtobeonthecoasts,Boston,NewYork,

Washington,LosAngeles”,saysTomParker,Amherst's

admissionsdean."Butit'sradiatedthroughoutthecountry”.

Underlyingthehysteriaisthebeliefthatscarceelitedegrees

mustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymore

successbecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbetter

contacts.Allthat,splausibleandmostlywrong."Wehaven't

foundanyconvincingevidencethatselectivityorprestige

matters”,saysErnestT.PascarellaoftheUniversityofIowa,

coauthorof“HowCollegeAffectsStudents”,an827

evaluationofhundredsofstudiesofthecollegeexperience.

Selectiveschoolsdon'tsystematicallyemploybetter

instructionalapproachesthanless-selectiveschools,

accordingtoastudybyPascarellaandGeorgeKuhofIndiana

University.Somedo;somedon't.Ontwomeasuresprofessors5

feedbackandthenumberofessayexamsselectiveschoolsdo

slightlyworse.

Intheauthor'seyes,parentspushingtheirkidstoanelite

degreeare.

A.aggressive

B.misguided

C.reasonable

D.failing

12、

Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.

A.theauthorusedtoserveinthearmy

B.kidspoorlybroughtupmayhopetobeaccepted

C.thereisaseverecompetitionbetweenpoorlyandwellbred

kids

D.failuretobeadmittedbyselectiveschoolsmayreflect

badlyonparents

13、

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Mostparentsfeelcertainthattheirkidswillbeaccepted

byacollege.

B.Highschoolgraduatesfinditdifficulttobeadmittedinto

acollege.

C.Fewerhighschoolgraduatesapplytoeliteschoolsthan

before.

D.Parentsonthecoastsaremoreworriedabouttheirkids'

admission.

14、

AccordingtoErnestT.Pascarella,eliteschools.

A.donotliveuptotheirprestige

B.arenotrighttoselecttheirapplicants

C.donotensureastudent'ssuccess

D.arenotstrictlyselective

15、

Allofthefollowingwordsareusedtodescribetheauthor's

viewsofparentsEXCEPT.

A.anxiety

B.delusional

C.obsession

D.sensible

16、TheU.S,SupremeCourt,sdecisionMondaytoletstanda

rulinginanonlinedefamationcasewillmakeitmoredifficult

todeterminecorrectlegaljurisdictionsinotherInternet

cases,legalexpertssaid.

Byoptingnottotakethecase,thehighcourteffectively

endorsedalowercourt(sdecisionthataColoradocompanythat

postsratingsofhealthplansontheInternetcouldbesuedfor

defamationinaWashingtoncourt.Thelowercourtrulingisone

不______Q

q18

ofseveralthatmakesiteasierforplaintiffstosueWebsite

operatorsintheirownjurisdictions,ratherthanwherethe

operatorsmaintainaphysicalpresence.

ThecaseinvolvedadefamationsuitfiledbyChehalis,

Wash,-basedNorthwestHealthcareAllianceagainstLakewood,

Colo,-basedHealthgrades,com.TheAlliancesuedinWashington

federal,courtafterHealthgrades,compostedanegative

rankingofNorthwestHealthcare，shomehealthservicesonthe

Internet.Healthgrades,comarguedthatitshouldnotbesubject

tothejurisdictionofacourtinWashingtonbecauseits

publishingoperationisinColorado.

ObserverssaidthefactthattheSupremeCourtoptednottohear

thecaseonlycloudsthelegalsituationforWebsiteoperators.

GeoffStewart,apartneratJonesDayinWashington,D.C.,said

thattheSupremeCourteventuallymustactontheissue,as

Internetsitesthatrateeverythingfromautomobile

dealershipstocreditofferscouldscalebacktheirofferings

toavoidlawsuitsoriginatingnumerousjurisdictions.

Onlinepublishersalsomighthavetoworryaboutbeingdragged

intolawsuitsinforeigncourts,saidDowLohnesAlbertson

attorneyJonHart,whohasrepresentedtheOnlineNews

Association.

“ThemuchmoredifficultproblemsforU.S.mediacompanies

arisewhenclaimsarebroughtinforeigncountriesovercontent

publishedintheUnitedStates”,Hartsaid.Hartcitedarecent

caseinwhichanAustraliancourtruledthatDowJonesmust

appearinaVictoria,Australiacourttodefenditspublication

ofallarticleontheU.S.-basedWallStreetJournalWebsite.

AccordingtoHart,thepotentialchillingeffectofthosesorts

ofjurisdictionaldecisionsissubstantial."Ihavenotyet

seenpublishersholdingbackonwhattheyotherwisepublish

becausethey'reafraidthey*regoingtogetsuedinanother

country,butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon'thappenifweseearash

ofU.S.libelcasesagainstU.S.mediacompaniesbeingbrought

inforeigncountries”,hesaid.

Untilthehighcourtdecidestoweighindirectlyonthisissue,

Websiteoperatorsthatofferinformationandservicestousers

locatedoutsideoftheirhomestatesmustdealwithathorny

legallandscape,saidJohnMorgan,apartneratPerkinsCole

LLPandanexpertinInternetlaw.

TheauthorseemstobelievethattheSupremeCourt'sdecision

A.putsWebsiteoperatorsatalegaldisadvantage

B.renderscorrectlegaldecisionsinothercasesimpossible

C.bringsaboutaseriesofincorrectlegalrulings

D.causesoperatorstoissuebalancedhealthplans

17、

Healthgrades,comclaimedthatitshouldn'tbesuedin

Washingtonbecause.

A.itsheadquartersareinColorado

B.itdoesn,thaveaphysicalpresenceinWashington

C.itsratingdidn'thaveaharmfuleffectonthecompany

D.itsoperationwascarriedoutinWashingtonarea

18、

AccordingtoGeoffStewart,thehighcourt'sdecisionwill

A.makefurtheractsonthisissuedifficult

B.originatenumerousofferingsofjurisdictions

C.causeInternetsitestobemorecautiousintheirofferings

D.makeprovidersofinformationgocrazy

19、

HartcitedacaseinanAustraliancourttoindicatethat

A.thehighcourtshouldweighinimmediatelyontheissue

B.problemsforAmericanmediacompaniesaregettingmore

difficult

C.thejurisdictionaldecisionwillhaveachillingeffecton

companies

D.Americanonlinepublishersmightbesuedinforeigncourts

20、

Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlytoshowthat.

A.theSupremeCourt'srulingisincorrect

B.legalproblemsarefarfromover

C.Internetlegalbordersarestillnotclear

D.uncertaintiesexistaboutvalidityofWebsites

21、PartB(10points)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.For

Questions41-45,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist(A、

C、D、E>F、G...)tofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.

Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthe

gaps.(10points)

ThestartofmonetaryunioninEuropeisanexcitingevent.

Thereislittledoubtthatitcanunleashanewdynamicof

enterpriseandgrowthbenefitingallofus.(41).

Euro-landfacestheserisksbecauseitisstillanincomplete

andunfinishedproject.Itisincompletebecause,while

monetarypolicieswillnowbeconductedattheEuropeanlevel,

theothertoolsofmacroeconomicmanagementremainfirmlyin

thehandsofnationalauthorities.Itisunfinishedbecausethe

EuropeanCentralBank(ECB)itselfhasbeenlefthandicapped

intheeventofmajorfinancialcrises

(42).Theseconflictswillberaisedwheneconomic

conditionsdivergewithinEuro-land.Inevitably,the

difficultiesincoordinatingdifferentnationalpolicieswith

themonetarypolicyoftheECBwillcreatetensionsand

disagreement.Ofcourse,thesamethinghappenswithinanation

betweenthenationalcentralbankandthegovernment.Butthe

intensityoftheconflictislikelytobegreaterinEuro-land

becausethenationalgovernmentsbearpoliticalresponsibility

fordeterioratingeconomicconditions,whereastheECBwillbe

somefarawayinstitutionwithoutpoliticalaccountability.

TheECBitselfwillbehandicappedbythefactthatanessential

partofmonetarypolicies一banksupervisionandcontrol,has

beenlefttonationalauthorities,includingnationalbanks.

Thiswillnotmattermuchintimesoffinancialstability.But

inperiodsoffinancialupheaval,whichinevitablywilloccur,

itcouldhaveasubstantialimpact.TheECBwillthenlackthe

informationandinstrumentstoactquickly.Thismayverywell

exacerbatethecrisis.

Historytellsusthatmonetaryunificationmustbepartofa

whole.Onecannotsimplycentralizemonetarydecision-making

withoutatthesametimecentralizingtheotherpartsof

macroeconomicmanagement.Andthefactisthatcrucialparts

ofthelatterhaveremainedinthehandsofthenationstates

inEurope.InasenseonecansaythatthestartofEuro-land

islikeamoveintoanewandbeautifulhouse,which

unfortunately,doesnotyethavearoof.

So,wheredoesthatleadus?Twopossiblescenariosemerge,an

optimisticandapessimisticone.(43).

Thesecondscenarioislessidyllic.Europeancitizensresist

furtherattemptstotransferpowertoEuropeaninstitutions.

Euro-landlingersinitsunfinishedstate.Economicstormsstir

rancorbetweentheECBandthenationalgovernments,andamong

thenationalgovernmentsthemselves.Insteadofanoasisof

monetarystability,Euro-landbecomesasourceofinstability.

TheEurowouldnotbecomethestrongandstablecurrencythat

somanyobserversexpectittobe.(44).

Whichofthetwoscenariosisthemorelikely?(45).These

donotexist.Oneconclusion,however,canbedrawn.If

Euro-landfailstomoveforwardtowardpoliticalunion,itwill

notlast.

A.Thesimplefactthatmonetarypolicieswillbegovernedby

aEuropeaninstitutionwhilefiscalpoliciesremaininthe

handsofthenationalgovernmentscreatestheriskofserious

conflictsbetweengovernmentsandtheECB.

B.ButtheintroductionoftheEuroisalsorepletewithrisks.

Thereareworthkeepinginmindevenaschampagnebottlesare

uncorkedincelebration.

C.TheECBwasdeeplystirredbyeconomicreasonsraisedfrom

nationalgovernments.

D.Onthecontrary,itwouldbeweakandnomatchforthedollar.

E.Intheoptimisticversion,Europeanleadersrealizethe

unfinishednatureoftheEMUprojectandactquicklytounify

theotherpartsofmacro

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26^PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatethe

underlinessegmentsintoChinese.Yourtranslationshouldbe

writtenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.@(10points)

(46)The