考研英语(二)模拟试卷7(题后含答案及解析)

考研英语（二）模拟试卷7 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Use of English 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Writing

Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points)

In the late 1960’s, many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists point【C1】______that a cluster of tall buildings in a city often overburden public transportation and parking lot【C2】______. Skyscrapers are also enormous【C3】______, and wasters, of electric power. In one recent year, the addition【C4】______17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City raised the【C5】______daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts—enough to【C6】______the entire city of Albany for a day. Glass-walled skyscraper can be especially【C7】______. The heat loss (or gain) through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times【C8】______through a typical masonry wall filled with insulation board. To lessen the strain【C9】______heating and air-conditioning equipment, 【C10】______of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses【C11】______with silver or gold mirror films that reduce【C12】______as well as heat gain. However, 【C13】______skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and【C14】______neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put severe pressure on a city’s sanitation【C15】______, too. If fully occupied, the two World Trade Center towers in New York City would alone generate 2. 15 million gallons of raw sewage each year—as【C16】______as a city the size of Stamford, Connecticut, which has a【C17】______of more than 109, 000. Skyscrapers also【C18】______with television reception, block bird flyways, and obstruct air traffic. Still, people【C19】______to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them—personal ambition and the【C20】______of owners to have the largest possible amount of rentable space.

1． 【C1】 A．at B．to C．out D．towards

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查point的短语搭配。可以将本题所在句翻译为：生态学家指出，城市中一座座摩天大楼往往使公共交通和停车场不堪重负。point sth．out意为“指出”；point at(towards)sb．／sth．意为“指向，瞄准”；point to意为“指出(方向、位置)，表明”。故答案为C。

2． 【C2】 A．power B．capacities C．potentials D．capabilities

正确答案：B

解析：该题考查近义词辨析。capacity意为“(无生命事物的)承受、容纳、装载能力，(人的)潜在学习和理解力”；power意为“体能、智力或权力，尤其指控制他人的能力和权力”；potential意为“潜力，潜能”；capability意为“能力，才能，做某事的资格”，其复数形式表示“潜力或可发展的能力”。本题的意思是停车场的承载能力，故答案为B。

3． 【C3】 A．savers B．consumers C．losers D．spenders

正确答案：B

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。saver救助者，节俭的人，节约装置；consumer消费者，消耗者；loser失败者，遗失者；spender挥金如土的人。可以将本题所在句翻译为：摩天大楼也是电的过度消费者和浪费者。故答案为B。

4． 【C4】 A．of B．in C．to D．at

正确答案：A

解析：该题考查惯用搭配。可以将本题所在句翻译为：在近一年中，纽约市增加的1700万平方英尺高层办公空间使每天对电的高峰需求量增长了12万千瓦——足以供整个Albany市一天所需。addition意为“增加”，与介词of连接，表示“……的增加”。to用在短语in addition to中，意为“除……之外”。故答案为A。

5． 【C5】 A．point B．top C．summit D．peak

正确答案：D

解析：该题考查惯用搭配。point点，要点，得分；top地位或程度最高的，顶上的；summit顶点，最高层会议；peak(升降不定的数字记录)最高点，最大量。由于供电需求不断变化，故答案为D。

6． 【C6】 A．distribute B．give C．supply D．donate

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查词义搭配。distribute分配，散发；give(给予)一般接双宾语；supply供应；donate捐赠。根据上下文语境，只有C选项符合文意。

7． 【C7】 A．thrifty B．economic C．prosperous D．wasteful

正确答案：D

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。可以将本题所在句译为：玻璃外墙的摩天大楼尤其浪费。前句提到摩天大楼耗电量大得惊人，后面用especially表示程度更甚，所以只有wasteful符合句意要求。thrifty意为“节俭的”；economic意为“经济的，节省的”；prosperous意为“繁荣的”。

8． 【C8】 A．that B．those C．which D．when

正确答案：A

解析：该题考查结构搭配。that作代词，指代前面的the heat loss(or gain)，those应用来指代复数名词。

9． 【C9】 A．to

B．between C．on D．both

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查惯用搭配。可以本题所在句译为：为减少对供热和空调设备的压力，摩天大楼的建筑者开始使用双层玻璃板和贴着一层银色或金色薄膜的反光玻璃，这种玻璃能够减少强光照射和热量的吸收。分析上文：因为玻璃墙体的摩天大楼散热很快，并且不易供热，所以需减轻对供热和空调设备的压力。只有C在搭配和词义上合适，lessen the strain on意为“减轻对……的压力／负担”。

10． 【C10】 A．founders B．consumers C．builders D．suppliers

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。founder创始人；consumer消费者；builder建筑者；supplier供应商。根据句意，需要对摩天大楼进行设计改进，那这里的主语只能是builder。故答案为C。

11． 【C11】 A．coated B．filled C．powdered D．stained

正确答案：A

解析：该题考查短语辨析。be coated with被覆盖一层……；be filled with被……充满；be powdered with覆盖着(粉状的东西)；be stained with沾着(不易去除的污迹)。下文中的film意为“胶片，薄膜”，只有“采用薄膜覆盖……”符合上下文环境，故答案为A。

12． 【C12】 A．brightness B．light C．glare D．gaze

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查词义搭配。brightness鲜明，明亮；light光，光线；glare刺眼，耀眼的光；gaze注视，凝视。空格前reduce表示要减少某些事物，由于玻璃外表受光照时，会有强烈的反射光，故设计者想减少这种光，故答案为C。

13． 【C13】 A．glass-walled B．plastic-walled C．concrete-walled

D．mirror-walled

正确答案：D

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。可以将本题所在句译为：然而，镜体墙面的摩天大楼使周围空气的温度升高，从而影响周边建筑物。mirror—walled是上一句中reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films的重复，用however引出上一句提及的解决办法实际上存在着环境问题。glass—walled不切题；plastic—walled和concrete—walled为本文未涉及的无关选项。故答案为D。

14． 【C14】 A．affect B．assist C．protect D．benefit

正确答案：A

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。affect影响；assist帮助；protect，保护；benefit有益于。and表示前后的并列，however已经引出弊端——使周围温度升高，所以只有A正确。

15． 【C15】 A．decorations B．utensils C．facilities D．appliances

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查近义词辨析。可以将本题所在句译为：摩天大楼也给城市的卫生设施带来了巨大的压力。facilities指较大型的设备；decorations意为“装饰品”；utensils意为“厨房用具，炊具”；appliances指“(家庭用)器具，装置”。根据sanitation(公共卫生)可知应选C。

16． 【C16】 A．more B．much C．few D．little

正确答案：B

解析：该题考查词义搭配。as much as(和……一样多)表示数量大。

17． 【C17】 A．population B．people

C．mankind D．race

正确答案：A 解析：该题考查词义搭配。population人口；people人，人民，民族；mankind人类；race种族。后面提到人口数量为109 000，故答案为A。

18． 【C18】 A．intervene B．interfere C．interrupt D．obstacle

正确答案：B

解析：该题考查近义词辨析。可以将本题所在句译为：摩天大楼还干扰电视信号的接收、阻碍鸟类迁徙时的飞行路线和空中交通。表示对电波、信号的干扰常用interfere。intervene意为“介入，干涉”；interrupt意为“打断”；obstacle是名词意为“障碍”。

19． 【C19】 A．stop B．pause C．continue D．terminate

正确答案：C

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。可以将本题所在句译为：人们仍继续建造摩天大楼，他们这样做是出于种种原因——个人的野心以及楼主们迫切希望最大限度地拥有可租让空间。由副词still提示的线索及后文的语气判定continue(继续)正确。stop(停止)、pause(停顿)、terminate(终止)均错。

20． 【C20】 A．wish B．desire C．secret D．promise

正确答案：B

解析：该题考查逻辑性词义搭配。并列连词and列举不同原因，desire是与personal ambition表达的语气(急切的)最搭配的词，强调“热切的期望”。wish意为“希望”。故答案为B。

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)

Professor Kumar Bhatt, founder and head of Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), and Rob Meakin, a personnel director at Marconi, have developed a partnership to train engineers and managers to become e-literate. The New Knowledge Partnership will include a team of 40 Marconi managers in what Professor Bhatt calls electronic engineering management or E2. A wide range of engineering and non-engineering companies has expressed interest in these exciting programs. Professor Bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing the business environment to a huge extent. Many chief executives do not understand the power of the new technologies and, in some cases, are actually resisting change. He says, “as long as enough industry leaders realize its potential benefits, e-business will make possible a second productivity revolution in Britain. This could take the economy close to eliminating the still substantial competitiveness gap with its main rivals. Over the last five years in the US there has been a 30% improvement in manufacturing sector productivity because of information technology. In Britain we can achieve more than that and successful e-business will be worth billions to the UK economy. “ Already Britain makes more use of computer-aided design and manufacture (CAD/CAM) and management information technology systems than other European countries, and has a government that actively promotes e-business. But, observes Professor Bhatt, Britain has never used technology as a growth driver. “The thing about electronic engineering management is that you can keep your legacy systems; you just need to link those systems with an information engine. At the touch of a button it will allow project managers to see the status of a project, identify problems precisely and make virtually immediate decisions based on information that will be much more complete than in the past. “ The E2 program is the result of an alliance by the Warwick Manufacturing Group with America’s leading e-commerce study center, Carnegie Mellon. The latter will be responsible for training many of the Marconi managers in America, where the group has half its business. In Britain, Professor Bhatt has linked up with Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Parametric Technology, to set up a multi-million pound E2 design and manufacturing center at the university which will be used for training and research. Professor Bhatt believes that e-commerce is changing business to such an extent that WMG is likely to be renamed Warwick Electronic Manufacturing Group. But, he warns “The move to globalize because of e-commerce is racing ahead. Although the net allows British industry to overtake their European peers, it also offers Asian countries to leapfrog (跃过) the West. For the first time it is not the privilege of the western world because this technology is universal. “

21． Professor Bhatt and Rob Meakin have developed a method to______. A．teach electronic engineering management

B．train employees to be acquainted with e-commerce C．train employees to be engineers and managers

D．teach employees about developing a partnership

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。根据第一段首句提到的“…have developed a partner-ship to train engineers and managers to become e-literate”可知，此处的e-literate指“了解或熟悉电子商务”，B项表述与此相符。

22． How does Professor Bhatt feel about many leaders in companies?

A．They do not understand a possible second productivity revolution in Britain. B．They are excited about change. C．They are ready for e-business.

D．They sometimes are against the change resulted from new technologies.

正确答案：D 解析：事实细节题。第二段第二句Many chief executives do not understand the power of the new technologies and，in some cases，are actually resisting change表明，很多高层主管不了解这项新技术，甚至抵制新科技带来的变化。D项是对这句话的同义转述，因此正确答案为D。

23． According to the passage, what do you know about e-business in Britain? A．E-business has eliminated many competitive rivals. B．E-business has done many benefits to big companies. C．Many companies have joined in the E2 business program.

D．E-business has great potential and will make changes in the country.

正确答案：D

解析：事实细节题。由第二段第三句中的as long as enough industry leaders realize its potential benefits，e-business will make possible a second productivity revolution in Britain可知，电子商务潜力巨大，将会给英国带来变革，D项符合原文表述。

24． According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Britain can be competitive to US in the area of information technology. B．Britain has already taken the advantages of running engineering management. C．As with many other European countries, Britain has made use of computer-aided systems.

D．E-commerce has offered opportunities to European countries to eliminate the competitiveness gap with all the rivals.

正确答案：A 解析：是非判断题，采用排除法。B项表述过于绝对；而C项未在文中体现，D项与文中表述不符，故排除。第二段倒数第三句指出美国信息技术对制造业的贡献为“…has been a 30％improvement”，而同时又指出”In Britain we can achieve more than that…”，由此可知教授认为英国和美国在信息技术领域具有一定的竞

争性，所以正确答案为A。

25． WMG would like to change its name because______.

A．Britain is going to catch up with all other European countries in the field of electronic engineering management

B．business has been influenced so much by e-commerce

C．the e-commerce has offered Asian countries the chance to overtake Britain and the rest of Europe

D．e-business is very popular and will become universal

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。文章末段首句中提到的e-commerce is changing business to such an extent that WMG is likely to be renamed Warwick Electronic Manufacturing Group指出，改名的理由是电子商务极大地改变了商业，B项是对此的同义转述，故为答案。

Latino youths need better education for Arizona to take full advantage of the possibilities their exploding population offers. Arizona’s fast-growing Latino population offers the state tremendous promise and a challenge. Even more than the aging of the baby boomers, the Latino boom is fundamentally reorienting the state’s economic and social structure. Immigration and natural increase have added 600,000 young Latino residents to the state’s population in the past decade. Half of the population younger than 18 in both Phoenix and Tucson is now Latino. Within 20 years, Latinos will make up half of the homegrown entry-level labor pool in the state’s two largest labor markets. What is more, Hispanics are becoming key economic players. Most people don’t notice it, but Latinos born in Arizona make up much of their immigrant parents’ economic and educational deficits. For example, second-generation Mexican-Americans secure an average of 12 grades of schooling where their parents obtained less than nine. That means they erase 70 percent of their parents’ lag behind third-generation non-Hispanic Whites in a single generation. All of this hands the state a golden opportunity. At a time when many states will struggle with labor shortages because of modest population growth, Arizona has a priceless chance to build a populous, hardworking and skilled workforce on which to base future prosperity. The problem is that Arizona and its Latino residents may not be able to seize this opportunity. Far too many of Arizona’s Latinos drop out of high school or fail to obtain the basic education needed for more advanced study. As a result, educational deficits are holding back many Latinos—and the state as well. To be sure, construction and low-end service jobs continue to absorb tens of thousands of Latino immigrants with little formal education. But over the long term, most of Arizona’s Latino citizens remain ill-prepared to prosper in an increasingly demanding knowledge economy. For the reason, the educational uplift of Arizona’s huge Latino population must move to the center of the state’s agenda. After all, the education deficits of Arizona’s Latino population will severely cramp the fortunes of hardworking people if they go unaddressed and could well undercut the state’s ability

to compete in the new economy. At the entry level, slower growth rates may create more competition for low-skill jobs, displacing Latinos from a significant means of support. At the higher end, shortages of Latinos educationally ready to move up will make it much harder for knowledge-based companies staff to get high-skill positions.

26． The Latino population is changing Arizona’s______. A．aging problem B．educational system C．economic structure D．financial deficits

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。第一段最后一句中的the Latino boom is fundamentally reorienting the state’s economic and social structure表明，拉丁裔人口在经济和社会结构这两方面改变着亚利桑那州。C就是这两方面的其中一个，原文该句中的reorienting与changing为近义词。因此正确选项为C。

27． What can be inferred from the third paragraph?

A．The Latino population in Arizona is made up of Hispanics and Mexican-Americans.

B．The first-generation Latinos are immigrants instead of being born in America. C．70 percent of the first-generation Latinos had less schooling than nine years. D．The educational system used to be in favor of the non-Hispanic Whites.

正确答案：B

解析：细节推断题。采用排除法。A、C和D原文并没有提到。而第三段第三句“For example，second-generation Mexican-Americans secure an average of 12 grades of schooling where their parents obtained less than nine．”表明，第二代墨西哥裔美国人比他们的父母获得了更好的教育，而这一句是为了举例说明第二句提到的在亚利桑那州出生的拉丁裔美国人和他们的移民父母之间的区别， 由此可见，第二句提到的immigrant parents就是第一代拉丁裔美国人，immigrant一词表明他们并非在美国出生，因此B为正确的推断。

28． “Educational deficits” (Lines 6—7, Para. 4) most probably means that______.

A．the state did not put much money into education B．many Latinos are too poor to obtain education C．education is not a profitable enterprise D．many Latinos are not well-educated

正确答案：D

解析：词汇释义题。deficit比较常用的意思是“(财政)赤字”，很显然不能脱离上下文单从字面上理解deficit的意思。第四段第五句开头的as a result表明本

句与上一句形成因果关系，由此可见，本句中的educational deficits与上一句提到的拉丁裔美国人受教育程度较低有关，由此可推断，educational deficits指的应该是“受教育程度不高”。因此，D为正确的理解。

29． According to the author, Arizona should give highest priority to______. A．controlling the Latino population

B．enhancing the educational level of the Latino population C．improving the knowledge-based economy

D．building the Latino population into hardworking and skilled workforce

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。第五段首句中的the educational uplift of Arizona’shuge Latino population must move to the center of the state’s agenda表明，对于亚利桑那州来说，提高拉丁裔美国人受教育程度一事必须得提上日程。B与此意思一致，因此B为本题答案。

30． It is implied that, in the long run, most Latinos in Arizona will______. A．be jobless B．be badly-paid C．do low-skill jobs D．do high-skill jobs

正确答案：C 解析：细节推断题。第四段第六句To be sure，construction and low-end service jobs continue to absorb tens of thousands of Latino immigrants with little formal education表明，从长远来看，拉丁裔美国移民受的教育仍然保持较低的水平，只能从事建筑以及低端服务行业这些技术要求不高的工作，所以本题答案为C。

As obvious as it may sound, the truth is there are a lot of businesses out there. The odds of not having any competition are next to impossible, and something any worthwhile business, whether big or small, has to eventually come to accept. Every one of those businesses are trying to do the exact same thing: get people to buy their products. When flooded with so many potential prospects it isn’t always easy for the customers to know which business is the best and which one has the best product. What you need to do is to help them along. Differentiating your business and your products from the competitors is by far one of the most important details when dealing with any kind of industry. Everything a company does, from the creative ads they run to the inventive promotions they produce to the full color business cards they hand out is geared towards separating themselves from the rest of the flock. If you’re going to compete with them you’re going to have to do the same, and do it more effectively. Sometimes the most effective approaches can be some of the most simple. Printing well-colored brochures gives businesses the chance to show their customers the subtle or not so subtle differences between them and the competitors, whether it is better designs, better features, or better prices. Handing them a list of all

the products or services you offer allows them the ability to see exactly what they’re getting when they do business with you, and the more customers know about a business the better the odds are they’ll feel comfortable with them. But, even going beyond the products, boosting up your company can also be an effective tool to place you above the competitors. When you hand a person a business card, fully colored with a unique design you’re handing him a means to remember you. A business card can say a lot about a person and the business he run. Simple, drab colors can be off putting to the person looking for a friendlier business. The right color scheme alone can differentiate you from the competitors, and once you’ve managed to separate yourself out, you’ll be in a prime position to be whom the person favors when they need that specific product. With competition as steep as it is today, every business has its hands full trying to stay above the rest. When every little thing counts, the business the customers will take to heart will be the one who can show them just why they’re the best qualified. Printing out the right kind of colorful brochure or business card can be a valuable method of stepping away from the crowded business field.

31． According to the writer, what does every business, regardless of its size, make effort to achieve nowadays?

A．Get people to buy their products. B．Design and produce new products. C．Make their prices more competitive.

D．Better the quality of their present products.

正确答案：A 解析：事实细节题。第一段第三句Every one of those businesses are trying to do the exact same thing：get people to buy their products表明，企业正努力做着同样的事：让人们购买他们的产品。与此相符的选项为A。

32． Why do some companies design their business cards in full color? A．To keep up with the trend. B．To make the cards look fancy.

C．To distinguish themselves from others.

D．To vividly demonstrate the corporate culture.

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。根据第二段第二句Everything a company does…．，is geared towards separating themselves from the rest of the flock可以得知，一个公司所做的每一件事，从创造性的广告，到发明性的促销，再到递给客户的全彩色商务名片，都是为了把自己与同行区分开来。所以正确答案应选C。

33． What would help customers know better about your business when doing business with them?

A．Inviting them to kinds of exhibitions related. B．Showing them the price of your products.

C．Asking them to find out the subtle differences between you and the competitors.

D．Giving them a catalogue of all the products or services your business provides.

正确答案：D 解析：事实细节题。根据第三段第三句Handing them a list of all the products or services you offer allows them the ability to see exactly what they’re getting when they do business with you(递给他们一张产品或服务清单，能使他们准确地看到与你们做生意时所能得到的东西)可以得出选项D是对此句的同义转述，因此正确答案选D。

34． According to the last paragraph, what kind of business will make the customers think seriously? It’s the business that can______.

A．provide comprehensive after-sales service B．always offer the lowest price in the market C．show customers why they are the best qualified

D．convince customers that they are the largest in this field

正确答案：C

解析：细节推断题。最后一段第二句：When every little thing counts，the business the customers will take to heart will be the one who can show them just why they’re the best qualified．句意为：当每一个细节都起作用时，客户会认真考虑的是那种能证明为什么他们是最合格的企业的商家。因此选项C“向客户证明为什么说他们是最棒的”是最合适的。

35． The writer suggests that companies______ for the sake of effective product differentiation.

A．step away from the crowded business field

B．make as many advertisements in newspapers as possible C．manage to enter competitive markets whenever possible D．print out the right kind of colorful brochure or business card

正确答案：D

解析：事实细节题。“effective product differentiation”是这篇文章的核心内容，作者在文章的最后指出Printing out the right kind of colorful brochure or business card can be a valuable method of stepping away from the crowded business field(印制得体的彩色手册或商务名片是一个能在竞争激烈的行业中脱颖而出的好办法)，因此正确答案选D。

Virtually all consumers will have a credit card in their lives. Selecting a credit card should not be something taken lightly, card companies are constantly

looking for new consumers, but only after wisely comparing offers should you select a provider. Pick a company that will give you a reasonable rate and one that incehtivizes their program with some type of reward for using their card. Almost without fail, rewards cards typically give consumers money back on their purchases or allow you to accumulate points toward prizes on future purchases. If you charge $ 10,000 per year and your rewards card pays you a 2% reward on purchases, you will receive $ 200 from the company. Usually you will gain the funds in the form of several credits to your account spread out over the course of year, but in some cases you will receive the rewards in the form of a check. Rewards cards are free money? Only if you do not have to pay an annual fee and you pay your credit card off every month. If you do not pay your card off every month, your reward could easily be overshadowed by monthly interest payments, especially if your interest rate is high. Not too many companies pay rewards and give you a low rate at the same time. In theory, even if you carry balances for as little as 2-3 months before paying your card off you could find your rewards for the entire year outweighed by finance charges. So you need to consider the following when selecting your card. First, is there an annual cap on purchases? Many rewards cards will limit to you the amount of cash back funds or rewards points you can accumulate in one year. Most people never come close to the figure, but if you are a business traveler you can quickly approach and pass these limitations within the year. Second, do points eventually drop off? The majority of rewards cards only allow you to accumulate points for three years before they begin to drop off. If your next car purchase is five years away and you have a program that drops off points, you could find the first two years of card usage to be a waste as those points would vanish. If you still want that particular rewards card, only use it in years 3,4, and 5 so that when it comes time to purchase your new car you will not have lost any points. You could consider getting and using another rewards card for a different rewards system to cover years 1 and 2. All in all, rewards card can be a useful option for the savvy consumer. Remember, points do fall off and carrying balances from month to month will wipe out the value of the card in short order. By showing plenty of discipline you can make rewards cards work well for you.

36． Consumers had better choose a provider of a credit card with______. A．the promise of giving their money back on their purchases B．the rewards in the form of a check

C．a reasonable rate and reward for using their card

D．the chance of giving their money back in a short time

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。根据文章首段最后一句Pick a company that will give you a reasonable rate and one that incentivizes their program with some type of reward for using their card可知。消费者应该选择能够提供低利率和积分回馈的信用卡，所以正确答案选C。

37． If you do not pay your card off every month, ______. A．your rewards cards are free money B．you have to pay an annual fee

C．your reward is outweighed by interest D．no companies pay rewards

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。根据第三段第三句If you do not pay your card off every month，your reward could easily be overshadowed by monthly interest payments可知，如果你没有按月还清卡上的债务，你要支付的利息就可能会高于你得到的返现，与此相符的是C。根据第三段第二句Only if you do not have to pay an annual fee and you pay your credit card off every month可以得出，A表述 错误；D项叙述过于绝对，与文章中Not，too many companies表达不符，可排除。因此正确答案为C。

38． If you often travel on business, ______. A．you’d better consider taking a cap with you B．many rewards cards will not limit to you C．you will never come close to the limitation D．you’d better choose a higher limitation card

正确答案：D

解析：细节推断题。根据文章第四段第三句可知，很多积分信用卡都限制了最高返还的金额或一年内必须达到的积。第四句提到，普通人可能不会达到那么高的限额，但经常出差的人就很容易接近甚至超过那个最高限额，所以文章建议经常出差的人选择一张更高限额的卡，所以正确答案为D。

39． To avoid losing any points, ______. A．you have to purchase a car five years later

B．you’d better purchase in the accumulating limitation C．you will never come close to the limitation D．you have to waste the two years points

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。文章第四段提到，有些卡的积分应在限定时间内使用，一般的卡都是积分最多不超过三年，为了避免不浪费积分，最好在积分到期前使用，所以正确答案为B。

40． What does the author imply by saying “rewards cards can be a useful option for the savvy consumer”?

A．Rewards cards are helpful when people know them totally well. B．Rewards cards are useful only when people purchase with them. C．The value of the card will vanish from month to month in short time. D．Rewards cards will serve people with comfort and convenience.

正确答案：A

解析：细节推断题。“rewards cars can be a useful option for the savvy consumer”这句话的意思是：对于那些有见识的消费者来说，使用积分信用卡是不错的选择。言外之意就是说：人们对信用卡了解得越透彻，就越能享受到信用卡带来的便利，符合此意的选项为A。

A hospital is an institution that provides medical services for a community. The doctors, nurses, and other personnel of a hospital work to restore health to sick and injured people. They also try to prevent disease and maintain health in the community. Some hospitals serve as centers for medical education and research. Most hospitals are short-term hospitals in which the majority of patients stay less than 30 days. Patients spend an average of 4 to 8 days in a short-term hospital. In long-term hospitals, most patients stay more than 30 days. People having their tonsils removed would go to a short-term hospital. Those with severe mental illnesses may stay in a long-term institution because of the time needed to treat their condition. A general hospital provides services for most people and illnesses. A special hospital cares for certain people or certain illnesses. For example, pediatric hospitals treat only children. Rehabilitation hospitals provide services to help people adjust to mental and physical disabilities.A hospital may perform other services besides treating the sick. Research hospitals conduct medical research. Teaching hospitals educate future physicians, nurses, and laboratory specialists. A teaching hospital may form part of a university medical center, or it may be a general hospital associated with a medical school. In the professional services department, physicians play an important role and lead a large medical team working for the hospital. The medical team also includes physicians in training. These interns come from medical schools and work in a hospital for practical experience. The nursing staff forms the largest group in the patient care team. Professional nurses, generally called registered nurses, have graduated from a nursing school. They carry out much of the patients’ care under the guidance of physicians. They also direct other members of the nursing staff, including practical nurses, nurse’s aides, and nurse attendants. These men and women do many tasks to train the registered nurses for work requiring the special skills. There are many other important departments in a hospital besides the professional services department. The hospital pharmacy provides medicines that physicians order for patients. The central service department maintains medical supplies. The food service department prepares meals for patients and staff members. The hospital laboratories conduct tests that help doctors diagnose and treat illnesses. The radiology department makes X rays to help physicians diagnose diseases and injuries. The medical records department keeps a record on every patient. If former patients return to the hospital, their medical record helps the physician diagnose and treat their illness. The admitting office schedules patients for admission at the request of their physician and assigns them to a room. And the business office lists each patient’s charges, prepares a bill, and records payments received.

41．

正确答案：C

解析：见第一段，A hospital is an institution that provides medical services for a community(医院是一个为社区提供医疗服务的机构)。

42．

正确答案：B

解析：第一段指出：医院的医生、护士以及其他工作人员的工作是使病员和受伤的人恢复健康。他们还致力于疾病的预防并保持社区内人们的健康。有一些医院也成为医疗教育和研究的中心。

43．

正确答案：A

解析：见第五段第三句These interns come from medical schools and work in a hospital for practical experience(这些实习医生来自医学院，来医院工作以获得实践经验)。

44．

正确答案：E

解析：最后一段指出：医院实验室进行帮助医生诊断和治疗病痛的试验；放射科拍摄X光片，给医生诊断和治疗病痛提供帮助；档案科保留每个病人的档案，如果以往的病人回到医院，他们的病历档案会帮助医生诊断和治疗他们的疾病。

45．

正确答案：G

解析：第五段第五句：Professional nurses，generally called registered nurses，have graduated from a nursing school指出，专业护士也就是注册护士。

Part CDirections: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. (10 points)

46． House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, in a written statement, also applauded the lower jobless numbers. But he blamed the Obama administration’s 2009 economic stimulus legislation for feeding what he called a “government spending binge”. That, Boehner says, is blocking the recovery. One of the president’s top economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, called the overall trend of the last few months’ economic numbers encouraging. But he cautioned against reading

too much into any one monthly report, and said there is considerable work to do to replace the nearly 8 million jobs lost in the recession. Many economists agree that the growing number of new jobs is a sign that confidence in the economic recovery is building. But some warn that the unemployment rate could go back up as more people who had given up looking for work start trying again.

正确答案：美国众议院议长约翰?博纳在一份书面声明中也对较低的失业数字表示欢迎。但是他指责奥巴马政府2009年的经济刺激法案造成了他所称的“政府消费狂潮”。他说这阻碍了经济的复苏。奥巴马首席经济顾问之一奥斯敦?古尔斯比认为，过去几个月来经济数字显示的整个趋势令人鼓舞。但他警告不要过分解读任何一份月报告，他说，还需要做大量的工作为在经济衰退中失业的近800万人创造再就业机会。许多经济学家都同意，新的就业机会的数量在不断增多，这是一个信号，表明经济复苏的信心正在重建。不过，有人警告，随着已经放弃寻找工作的人开始重新找工作，失业率有可能会再次攀升。

解析：第一段第一句：House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner，in a written statement，also applauded the lower jobless numbers．这句中有一个插入语in a written statement，意思是“在一份书面声明中”；applaud表示“欢迎，赞同”。本句翻译为：美国众议院议长约翰?博纳在一份书面声明中也对较低的失业数字表示欢迎。第一段第二句：But he blamed the Obama administration’s 2009 economic stimulus legislation for feeding what he called a“government spending binge”．其中administration 原意是行政机构，奥巴马领导的行政机构就是奥巴马政府，所以这里翻译为“奥巴马政府”；what引导的从句作feed的宾语。binge原意是狂欢，这里与government spending一起连用表示政府消费的一种狂潮。本句翻译为：但是他指责奥巴马政府2009年的经济刺激法案造成了他所称的“政府消费狂潮”。第二段第一句：One of the president’s top economic advisers，Austan Goolsbee，called the overall trend of the last few months’economic numbers encouraging．这里需要强调的是overall trend，这表示整体趋势，encouraging表示令人鼓舞的，但是我们得明白是“整体趋势令人鼓舞”。the overall trend是encouraging的逻辑主语。这句翻译为：奥巴马首席经济顾问之一奥斯敦?古尔斯比认为，过去几个月来经济数字显示的整个趋势令人鼓舞。第二段第二句：But he cautioned against reading too much into any one monthly report，and said there is considerable work to do to replace the nearly 8 million jobs lost in the recession．首先cautioned against表示“警告、告诫”，这里就是警告不要过分解读任何一份月报告；there be句型表示“有”；considerable表示“大量的”；replace原意是“代替”，这里引申为“创造”。本句翻译为：但他警告不要过分解读任何一份月报告，他说，还需要做大量的工作为在经济衰退中失业的近800万人创造再就业机会。第三段第一句：Many economists agree that the growing number of new jobs is a sign that confidence in the economic recovery is building．这句中有两个that。第一个that作agree的宾语，引导的是宾语从句the growing number of new jobs is a sign that confidence in the economic recovery is building宾语从句中的that引导的是一个同位语从句，对sign做进一步的解释。本句翻译为：许多经济学家都同意，新的就业机会的数量在不断增多，这是一个信号，表明经济复苏的信心正在重建。第三段第二句：But some warn that the unemployment rate could go back up as more people who had given up looking for work start trying again．首先that引导一个宾语

从句the unemployment rate could go back up as more people who had given up looking for work start trying again。在这个宾语从句中go back up表示“往回走”，引申为“再次攀升”；as表示“随着”，引导一个伴随状语从句；who引导定语从句，指代more people。本句翻译为：不过，有人警告，随着已经放弃寻找工作的人开始重新找工作，失业率有可能会再次攀升。

Section III Writing

Part ADirections: Write a composition/letter of no less than 100 words on the following information. (10 points)

47． In this part, you are allowed to write a letter to express your congratulation on your aunt’s marriage. You should1) write a letter to show your congratulation.2) express your exhilaration and hope to congratulate face to face. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Zhang Wei” instead. Do not write the address. (10 points)

正确答案：Dear aunt Anny, I was delighted to learn that you will be married next month. This happy event in your life prompts me to reply at once, in my own peculiar way, to express my hearty congratulations and good wishes. It is really good news to all our family and your friends. And I feel very happy for you. You are really very excited to face this wonderful event. I know this is what you have been longing for. It is a gift from God you richly deserve. With your happiness, I am sure that you will be the most beautiful bride that day. I hope I will have the honor to go back to express my congratulations face to face. Again, please accept my sincere congratulations. Best wishes.Sincerely yours, Zhang Wei

Part BDirections: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following information. (20 points)

48． In this part, you are allowed to write a composition on the topic Single-Parent Families in the USA. You should write at least 150 words, based on the following informations. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)

正确答案： These two pie graphs indicate the changes of single-parent families in the United States in 1970 and 1990. The graphs show that in 1970, children in 87. 1 percent of all families had two parents. By 1990, this percentage had fallen to 71: 9 percent. Thus the number of single-parent families grew rapidly, and almost one-third of children in the USA in 1990 lived in this kind of families. Generally speaking, single parenthood—six times as common among women as among men—may result from divorce, wars, or the desire to have a child without marriage which is morally unacceptable in Oriental cultures. Most researches suggest that growing up in a broken family can have negative effects on children. Divorce is the hardest on children, leaving emotional scars (伤痕) in their minds.

What is more, broken families may lead to other social problems, including poverty, welfare dependency, crime and drug abuse, thus threatening social stability.