名师索玉柱考研英语预测试卷

名师索玉柱考研英语预测试卷及答案精解 Section ⅠUse 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) Humans are unique in the extent to which they can reflect on themselves and others. Humans are able to 1, to think in abstract terms, to reflect on the future. A meaningless, 2 world is an insecure world. We do not like extensive insecurity. When it 3 to human behavior we infer meaning and 4 to make to behavior understandable. 5 all this means is that people develop “quasi theories” of human behavior, that is, theories that are not developed in 6, scientific manner. When doing so, people believe they know 7 humans do the things they do. Let餾 consider an example. In the United States people have been 8 with the increasing amount of crime for several years. The extent of crime bothers us; we ourselves could be victims. But it 9 bothers us that people behave in such ways. Why can such things happen? We develop quasi theories. We 10 concerned about the high crime rate, but we now believe we 11 it: out criminal justice system is 12; people have grown selfish and inconsiderate as our moral values weaken 13 the influence of liberal ideas; too many people are 14 drugs. These explanations suggest possible solutions. 15 the courts; put more people in jail as examples to other lawbreaker. There is now hope that the problem of crime can be solved if only we 16 these solutions. again, the world is no longer meaningless nor 17 so threatening. These quasi theories 18 serve a very important function for us. But how accurate are they? How 19 will the suggested solutions be? These questions must be answered with 20 to how people normally go about developing or attaining their quasi theories of human behavior.［301 words］ 1］ reason［B］ consider［C］ understand［D］ meditate 2］ unanimous［B］ unimaginable［C］ unpredictable［D］ unfortunate 3］ goes［B］ comes［C］ makes［D］ concerns 4］ explanations［B］ conclusions［C］ motives［D］ consequences 5］ That［B］ Even［C］ As［D］ What 6］ an objective［B］ a subjective［C］ a theoretic［D］ a conclusive 7］ how［B］ why［C］ whether［D］ when 8］ worried［B］ disturbed［C］ perturbed［D］ concerned 9］ also［B］ even［C］ yet［D］ still 10］ retain［B］ remain［C］ maintain［D］ refrain 11］ know［B］ comprehend［C］ understand［D］ grasp 12］ precautious［B］ inadequate［C］ deficient［D］ destructive 13］ by［B］ as［C］ from［D］ for 14］ for［B］ on［C］ against［D］ with 15］ Consolidate［B］ Stiffen［C］ Confirm［D］ Strengthen 16］ act on［B］ work out［C］ see to［D］ set up 17］ rather［B］ very［C］ much［D］ quite 18］ moreover［B］ therefore［C］ nevertheless［D］ otherwise 19］ sufficient［B］ efficient［C］ effective［D］ capable 20］ respect［B］ relation［C］ result［D］ association Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choos ing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points) Text 1 Researchers have studied the poor as individuals, as families and households, as members of poor communities, neighborhoods and regions, as products of larger poverty瞔reating structures. They have been analyzed as victims of crime and criminals, as members of minority cultures, as passive consumers of mass culture and active producers of a “counterculture”, as participants in the informal economy, as inventors of survival strategies, as an economic burden and as a reserve army of labor—to mention just some of the preoccupations of poverty research. The elites, who occupy the small upper stratum within the category of the non瞤oor, and their functions in the emergence and reproduction of poverty are as interesting and important an object for poverty research as are the poor themselves. The elites have images of the poor and of poverty which shape their decisions and actions. So far, little is known about those images, except as they are sketchily portrayed in popular stereotypes. The elites may well ignore or deny the external effects of their own actions (and omissions) upon the living conditions of the poor, Many social scientists may take a very different view. As poverty emerged and was reproduced, legal frameworks were created to contain the problems it caused with profound, and largely unknown, consequences for the poor themselves. In general, political, educational and social institutions tend to ignore or even damage the interests of the poor. In constructing a physical infrastructure for transport, industry, trade and tourism, the settlements of the poor are often the first to suffer or to be left standing and exposed to pollution, noise and crowding. Most important are the economic functions of poverty, as for lack of other options the poor are forced to perform activities considered degrading or unclean. The poor are more likely to buy second瞙and goods and leftovers foodstuffs, thus prolonging their economic utility. They are likely to use the services of low瞦uality doctors, teachers and lawyers whom the non瞤oor shy away from. ［1］Poverty and the poor serve an important symbolic function, in reminding citizens of the lot that may befall those who do not heed the values of thrift, diligence and cleanliness, and of the constant threat that the rough, the immoral and the violent represent for the rest of society. Physically, the poor and the non瞤oor are often kept apart, through differential land use and ghettoization. Socially, they are separated through differential participation in the labor market, the consumption economy, and in political, social and cultural institutions. Conceptually, they are divided through stereotyping and media. This separation is even more pronounced between the elites and the poor.［441 Words］ 21盇ccording to the author, studying the elites also sheds light on poverty research because ［A］ they are also members of the same society as the poor. ［B］ they play an important role in creating and reproducing poverty. ［C］ solution of the poverty problem is at their mercy. ［D］ they know the living conditions of the poor better than other groups. 22盬hile social scientists are devoting much of their effort to poverty research, ［A］ not enough legal frameworks have been created to relieve the condition of the poor. ［B］ they have done little to actually provide relief programs for the poor. ［C］ they ignore the role of the elites as an object for poverty research. ［D］ the poor people themselves do not much appreciate such effort. 23盜n the eyes of the society, ［A］ the poor tend to symbolize what lazy evil people turn out to be. ［B］ the poor are not worthy of the sympathy the society shows them. ［C］ economic prejudice is more of an obstacle to the solution of poverty. ［D］ the non瞤oor should show more sympathy for the poor. 24盩he word “pronounced” in the last sentence of the passage probably means ［A］ sympathetic. ［B］ conspicuous. ［C］ identifiable.［D］ unbridgeable. 25盜n the passage, the author is mainly concerned with ［A］ analyzing a problem.［B］ providing a solution. ［C］ defining a situation.［D］ outlining a proposal. 　　Text 2 Popular ideological assumptions about society change with the decades, as well as with the enlargement of knowledge. The analysis of the human genetic code published last week demonstrates that humans, genetically speaking, are only twice as complicated as the fruit fly, and among themselves share 99.9 percent of their genes. Culture and nurture count in making us what we turn out to be, although that will perhaps come as no great surprise to those outside the closed world of academic theory. This partakes of the rediscovery of the wheel, since before positivism largely took over the social sciences in American universities in the 1950s, it was generally assumed by professors, as well as laymen, that culture had a great deal to do with how material civilization developed. ［1］That argument, however, depended on historical evidence and reasoning, which had come to be considered “soft” knowledge—unscientific, subjective, itself culture瞓ound and, even more recently, as a self瞫erving tale told by white male patriarchs in order to oppress the rest. To suggest that modern liberal civilization, science and technology emerged in Western Europe because of a particular cultural development linked to the assumptions, values and philosophies of classical Greece and Rome, the Jewish and Christian religions, and the ideas of the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, was thought to put down other civilizations where such development had not taken place. This notion, “popular early in the 20th century,” according to a New York Times report on the matter, is now “unsettling scholars and policymakers,” since it “challenges the assumptions of market economists and liberal thinkers.” These are nearly all, to some degree, economic determinists. The matter is of practical concern in making policy. Take the worst case: the problem of contemporary Africa. Until the 1950s, Africa was generally considered to be a region of pre瞞odern cultures, developed among a variety of peoples originally practicing simple agriculture, or hunting and gathering. Some cultures were of great artistic complexity; all had complex codes of value and ceremony; some were quite advanced politically, resembling in many respects European feudalism, but all were without written languages or written knowledge.［370 Words］ 26盬hat was possibly assumed before about humans and the fruit fly? ［A］ They were equally complicated in terms of gene. ［B］ Humans were much more genetically complicated than the fruit fly, genetically speaking. ［C］ Humans were two times as complicated as the fruit fly in gene. ［D］ The fruit fly was less stable than humans in the structure of genes. 27盬hich of the following is true according to the text? ［A］ Modern scholars tend to deny the influence of culture on social development. ［B］ Only after the 1950s did scholars realize the great impact of culture. ［C］ Positivism believes in the truth that culture has a lot to do with economic development. ［D］ laymen would be surprised to see that culture is so influential on society. 28盉y “soft” knowledge it is meant that the argument for culture餾 impact on society is ［A］ sound.［B］ unapproachable. ［C］ groundless.［D］ naive. 29盩he author took Afica as an example of ［A］ political advancement. ［B］ sophisticated economy. ［C］ artistic complexity. ［D］ underdeveloped cultures. 30盬hat is the main idea of the text? ［A］ Culture and nurture are closely related to each other. ［B］ Culture is a motive force in social development. ［C］ Policymaking comes mainly from culture. ［D］ Scientific culture directs economic development. 　　Text 3 A cofigurative culture is one in which the prevailing model for members of the society is the behavior of their contemporaries. ［1］Although there are records of postfigurative cultures in which the elders provide the model for the behavior of the young and in which there has been as yet no break in the acceptance of the ways of the ancestors, there are few societies in which cofiguration has become the only form of cultural transmission and none is known in which this model alone has been preserved through generations. In a society in which the only model was a cofigurative one, old and young alike would assume that it was ‘society’ for the behavior of each new generation to differ from that of the preceding generation. In all cofigurative cultures the elders are still dominant in the sense that they set the style and define the limits within which cofiguration is expressed in the behavior of the young. There are societies in which approbation by the elders is decisive for the acceptance of new behavior, that is, the young look not to their peers, but to their elders, for the final approval of change. ［2］But at the same time, when there is a shared expectation that members of a generation will model their behavior on that of their contemporaries, especially their adolescent age mates, and that their behavior will differ from that of their parents and grandparents, each individual, as he successfully embodies a new style, becomes to some extent a model for others of his generation. Cofiguration has its beginning in a break in the postfigurative system. Such a break may come about in many ways through a catastrophe in which a whole population, but particularly the old who were essential to leadership, is decimated, as a result of the development of new forms of technology in which the old are not expert, following migration to a new land where the elders are, and always will be, regarded as immigrants and strangers, in the aftermath of a conquest in which subject populations are required to learn the language and ways of the conqueror, as a result of religious conversion, when adult converts try to bring up children to embody new ideals they themselves never experienced as children and adolescents, or as a purposeful step in a revolution that establishes itself through the introduction of new and different life styles for the young.［403 Words］ 31盬hich is the most logical title for this passage? ［A］ The Generation Gap: Cofigurative vs. Postifiguative. ［B］ The Cultural Absorption: Cofigurative of Postfigurative. ［C］ Postfiguative Cultures: The Breakdown of the Past. ［D］ Cofiguative Cultures: Contemporaries as Models. 32盜n cofiguative cultures the young ［A］ never ask the elders approval of change. ［B］ look to their peers for approval of change. ［C］ model their behavior on that of their grandparents. ［D］ expect to resemble the experience of their parents. 33盜n cofigurative cultures the young see the elders as ［A］ representatives of a past left behind. ［B］ custodians of ancient wisdom. ［C］ members of a higher caste. ［D］ models for proper behavior. 34盋ofigurative cultures are well adapted for ［A］ identifying cultural deviants in an unstable modem society. ［B］ liberating enslaved peoples in long occupied land. ［C］ maintaining traditional roles by the dominating class. ［D］ absorbing new members into the prevailing structure of the time. 35盬hich of the following events is LEAST likely to result in a cofigurative type of culture? ［A］ Mass religuious conversion to a new faith. ［B］ The development of firm caste lines. ［C］ The enslavement of one tribe by another. ［D］ Historical migration to a rich country. 　　Text 4 A metal with a built瞚n memory is one of the very useful discoveries made during America餾 space program. Nitinol was discovered by scientists working at the Naval Surface Weapons Center. They were looking for heat瞫hield metals for missiles and satellites, but what they found was nitinol. This alloy can be formed into shapes just like any other metal, but it returns to its original form at a certain temperature. When this alloy of nickel and titanium is first formed, it is shaped into ingots, brick瞫haped masses of the metal. Then it is drawn out into a wire of varying thickness, depending on the job it is destined to do. It is set into its desired curve or shape and heated briefly. It is then cooled off by dipping the wire in cold water. This “sets” its memory. ［1］The metal can then be formed into any desired shape, but whenever its temperature exceeds its room temperature, it returns to the shape it has memorized. This makes nitinol perfect, of course, for spacecraft, for antennas, probes, shields, and folding “arms” made of nitinol can be stored safely inside a spacecraft, protecting them from damage during launching. Then, once safe in orbit, the spacecraft would suddenly “grow” antennas and other structures. The sun餾 rays would have warmed up the folded and coiled nitinol, and it would have returned to its original shape. But scientists have found a more down瞭o瞖arth use for this wire: they now use it to strengthen teeth. Before nitinol, teeth that needed straightening have brackets attached to them; wires were attached to these to exert a pull in the right direction. But this pull must be constant, and the stainless stell arch wire cannot exert the correct force if it has been bent several fimes or if the tooth has actually moved toward it as planned. As a result, many people with dental braces must have the wire replaced monthly, tightened every few weeks, or adjusted painfully tight at the beginning of the treatment. But nitinol wires can be formed to exert force in a certain direction, cooled off, and then reformed to fit the patient餾 mouth. As the mouth warms the nitinol, it begins to try to assume its preset shape. This exerts a steadier, more constant pull on the tooth than could ever be achieved with stainless steel wire. ［2］Nitinol can be bent into such intricate shapes—while maintaining its pull—that very difficult treatments, such as moving one tooth from behind another, can be done now without the expense or pain of constant adjustment. Nitinol has cut the time needed for these treatments by almost half, a real benefit for both patient and dentist.［455 Words］ 36盩he main idea of this passage is that ［A］ nitinol is a highly versatile metal. ［B］ nitinol helped make the space program a success. ［C］ nitinol has revolutionized dental care. ［D］ most alloys have “memories”. 37盬hich of the following is NOT a step in forming nitinol for space use? ［A］ The metal is shaped into ingots. ［B］ The metal is separated into mickel and titanium. ［C］ The metal is drawn into a wire. ［D］ The metal is set in its desired curve or shape and heated briefly. 38盬e can conclude from this passage that ［A］ nitinol has its “memory” function because it is an alloy. ［B］ the sun餾 rays are necessary to trigger the metal餾 “memory”. ［C］ people have only begun to discover the many uses of nitinol. ［D］ one problem with nitinol is that it often returns to its original shape at inopportune times. 39盩he passage suggests that ［A］ nitinol is an organic metal. ［B］ nitinol is stronger than any metal. ［C］ nitinol餾 sensitivity to temperature changes makes it impractical for most uses. ［D］ nitinol is better than stainless steel in jobs that require constant stress on the metal. 40盇s used in the last paragraph of this passage, the word intricate means ［A］ abnormal.［B］ complex. ［C］ regular.［D］ perfect. 　　Part B Directions: You are going to read a list of headings and a text about Scofflaws in society. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A睩 for each numbered paragraph ( 4145 ). The first and last paragraphs of the text are not numbered. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. ( 10 points ) ［A］ The statement of Riseman is proved by the reality in society. ［B］ Scofflaw becomes nourishing. ［C］ The phenomenon of scofflaw makes us worrying. ［D］ The danger of scofflaw is most serious. ［E］ The red瞝ight runner is the most brazenly scofflaw. ［F］ Scofflaw is the defy of the law and order of society. Law瞐nd瞣rder is the longest瞨unning and probably the best瞝oved political issue in U. S. history. Yet it is painfully apparent that millions of Americans who would never think of themselves as lawbreakers, let alone criminals, are taking increasing liberties with the legal codes that are designed to protect and nourish their society. 41.〖〗 Indeed, there are moments today—amid outlaw litter, tax cheating, illicit noise and motorized anarchy—when it seems as though the scofflaw represents the wave of the future. Harvard Sociologist David Riesman suspects that a majority of Americans have blithely taken to committing supposedly minor derelictions as a matter of course. Already, Riesman says, the ethic of U. S. society is in danger of becoming this:“You餽e a fool if you obey the rules.” 42.〖〗 Nothing could be more obvious than the evidence supporting Riesman. Scofflaws abound in amazing variet