2023年考研外語沖刺試卷14

考研外語沖刺試卷14

一、UseofEnglish

1、Ithasbeennecessarytoreferrepeatedlytotheeffects

ofthetwoworldwarsinpromotingallkindofinnovation.It

shouldbe(1)alsothattechnologicalinnovationshave

(2)thecharacterofwaritselfbythe(3)ofnew

mechanicalandchemicaldevice.Oneweapondevelopedduring

WorldWarII(4)aspecialmention.The(5)ofrocket

propulsionswaswellknownearlier,anditspossibilitiesas

a(6)ofachievingspeedssufficienttoescapefromthe

Earth,sgravitationalpullhadbeen(7)bytheRussianand

theAmericanscientists.Thelatterbuiltexperimental

liquid-fuelledrocketsin1926.(8),agroupofGermanand

Romanianpioneerswasworking(9)thesamelinesandin

the1930s,itwasthisteamthatdevelopedarocket(10)

ofdeliveringawarheadhundredsofmilesaway.Reachinga

heightofover100miles,theV-2rocket(11)thebeginning

oftheSpaceAge,andmembersofitsdesignteamwere(12)

inboththeSovietandUnitedStatesspaceprogramsafterthe

war.

Technologyhadatremendoussocial(13)intheperiod1900

1945.Theautomobileandelectricpower,(14),radically

changedboththescaleandthequalityof20th-centurylife,

(15)aprocessofrapidurbanizationandavirtual

revolution(16)livingthroughmassproductionof

householdgoodsand(17)

Therapiddevelopmentoftheairplane,thecinema,andradio

madetheworldseemsuddenlysmallerandmore(18).The

developmentofmanyproductsofthechemicalindustryfurther

transformedthelifeofmostpeople.Intheyears(19)1945

theconstructiveandcreativeopportunitiesofmodern

technologycouldbe(20),althoughtheprocesshasnot

beenwithoutitsproblems.

A.notified

B.observed

C.commented

D.detected

2、(2)

A.transformed

B.imitated

C.innovated

D.simulated

3、(3)

A.introduction

B.innovation

C.elimination

D.alteration

4、(4)

A.requires

B.entitles

C.furnishes

D.deserves

5、⑸

A.principle

B.discipline

C.strategy

D.doctrine

6、(6)

A.methods

B.means

C.equipment

D.medium

7、(7)

A.takenover

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B.handedover

C.cardedout

D.pointedout

8、(8)

A.Simultaneously

B.Advantageously

C.Spontaneously

D.Instantaneously

9、(9)

A.across

B.at

C.along

D.with

10、(10)

A.capable

B.able

C.possible

D.suitable

11、(11)

A.spoiled

B.informed

C.labeled

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D.marked

12、(12)

A.instrumental

B.mechanical

C.structural

D.integral

13、(13)

A.influence

B.connection

C.impact

D.conflict

14、(14)

A.ontheotherhand

B.asaresult

C.onthecontrary

D.forinstance

15、(15)

A.encouraging

B.urging

C.promoting

D.assisting

16、(16)

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A.by

B.in

C.through

D.on

17、(17)

A.appliances

B.utilities

C.instruments

D.equipment

18、(18)

A.perceptive

B.accessible

C.complex

D.controversial

19、(19)

A.preceding

B.previous

C.subsequent

D.following

20、(20)

A.exploited

B.applied

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C.adopted

D.processed

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Everybodyloathesit,buteverybodydoesitArecentpollshowed

that20%ofAmericanshatethepractice.Itseemssoarbitrary,

afterall.Whydoesabarmangetatip,butnotadoctorwho

saveslives?

InAmericaalone,tippingisnowa$16billion-a-yearindustry.

Consumersactingrationallyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhave

toforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?

Theconventionalwisdomisthattipsbothrewardtheefforts

ofgoodserviceandreduceuncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.

Thebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.

Suchexplanationsnodoubtexplainthepurportedoriginof

tipping一inthe16thcentury,boxesinEnglishtavernscarried

thephrase“ToInsurePromptitude”(laterjust"TIP").But

accordingtonewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tippingno

longerservesanyusefulfunction.

Thepaperanalysesdatafrom2,327groupsdiningat20different

restaurants.Thecorrelationbetweenlargertipsandbetter

servicewasveryweak:onlyatinypartofthevariabilityin

thesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityof

service.Customerswhoratedamealas"excellent“stilltipped

anywherebetween8%and17%ofthemealprice.

Tippingisbetterexplainedbyculturethanbyeconomics.In

America,thecustomhasbecomeinstitutionalized:itis

regardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InaNew

Yorkrestaurant,failingtotipatleast15%couldwellmean

abusefromthewaiter.Hairdresserscanexpecttoget15-20%,

themanwhodeliversyourgroceries$2.InEurope,tippingis

lesscommon;inmanyrestaurants,discretionarytippingis

beingreplacedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsian

countries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.

Howtoaccountforthesenationaldifferences?Looknofurther

thanpsychology.AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpaper's

co-author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoreextrovert,

sociableorneurotictendtotipmore.Tippingrelievesanxiety

aboutbeingservedbystrangers.And,saysMr.Lynn,“InAmerica,

wherepeopleareoutgoingandexpressive,tippingisabout

socialapproval,ffyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.

Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff."Icelanders,bycontrast,

donotusuallytip—ameasureoftheirintroversion,nodoubt.

Whilesuchexplanationsmaybecrude,thehardtruthseemsto

bethattippingdoesnotwork.Itdoesnotbenefitthecustomer.

Nor,inthecaseofrestaurants,doesitactuallystimulatethe

waiter,orhelptherestaurantmanagertomonitorandassess

hisstaff.Servicepeopleshould"justbepaidadecentwage”

whichmayactuallymakeeconomicsense.

Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.

A.itisauniversalregularforthecustomerstopayatip

forgoodservice

B.thereexiststhetippingcustomineachcountry

C.insomecountries,tippinghasbecomeanindustry

D.moreandmorepeopleareinfavoroftipping

2、

Whatcanweknowabouttheoriginof'tip"?

A.ItoriginatedfromtheEnglishinnservice.

B.Theoriginalpurposeoftipwastoensurethatwaitercould

getmoremoney.

C.Thewaiterthreatenedthecustomerswithbadserviceifno

tipsweregiven.

D.ItoriginatedinasmallEnglishvillage.

3、

Wecangettheinformationfromthearticlethat

A.tippingisverypopularinEuropeancountries

B.inAsiancountriestippingneverexisted

C.tippingismorepopularinAmericathaninEurope

D.tippingispopularinAmericabecausetheAmericansare

muchricher

4、

PeoplewhodineinaNewYorkrestaurant.

A.arenotexpectedtogiveanytiptothewaiterorwaitress

B.hadbettertipmorethan15%soasnottobeshamed

C.maybelookeddownuponwhenofferingaconsiderabletip

D.arethoughtofasgenerousiftheytip15%

5、

Theauthorthinksthat

A.tippingcanbenefitgreatlyacountry'seconomicgrowth

B.tippingcanensurethequalityofserviceacustomer

receives

C.tippingcanimproveacountry'sculturalenvironment

D.tippingisnotconductivetertiaryindustry

6、Likestreetcomerprophetsproclaimingthattheendisnear,

scientistswhostudytheearth'satmospherehavebeenissuing

predictionsofimpendingdoomforthepastfewyearswithout

offeringanyconcreteproof.Sofareventheexpertshavehad

toadmitthatnosolidevidencehasemergedthatthisis

anythingbutanaturalphenomenon.Andtheuncertaintyhas

givenskeptics-especiallyGingrichianpoliticians一plentyof

ammunitiontoargueagainsttakingthedifficult,expensive

stepsrequiredtostaveoffalargelyhypotheticalcalamity.

Untilnow,adraftreportcurrentlycirculatingontheInternet

assertsthattheglobaltemperaturerisecannowbeblamed,at

leastinpart,onhumanactivity.Statementslikethishavebeen

madebeforebyindividualresearchers-whohavebeencriticized

forgoingtoofarbeyondthescientificconsensus.Butthis

reportcomesfromtheInternationalPanelonClimateChange

(IPCC),arespectedUNsponsoredbodymadeupofmorethan1,300

leadingclimateexpertsfrom40nations.Thisshiftin

scientificconsensusisbasednotsomuchonnewdataason

improvementsinthecomplexcomputermodelsthat

climatologistsusetotesttheirtheories.Unlikechemistsor

molecularbiologists,climateexpertshavenowaytodolab

experimentsontheirspecialty.Sotheysimulatethemon

supercomputersandlookatwhathappenswhenhumangenerated

gases-carbondioxidefromindustryandautoexhaust,methane

fromagriculture,chlorofluorocarbonsfromleaky

refrigeratorsandspraycans-arepumpedintothemodelsvirtual

atmospheres.

Untilrecently,thecomputermodelsweren，tworkingverywell.

Whenthescientiststriedtosimulatewhattheybelievehasbeen

happeningoverthepastcenturyorso,theresultsdidn'tmesh

withreality;themodelssaidtheworldshouldnowhewarmer

thanitactuallyis.Thereasonisthatthecomputermodelshad

beenoverlookinganimportantfactoraffectingglobal

temperatures:sulfurdioxidesthatareproducedalongwithC02

whenfossilfuelsareburnedincarsandpowerplants.Aerosols

actuallycooltheplanetbyblockingsunlightandmaskthe

effectsofglobalwarming.Oncethescientistsfactoredin

aerosols,theirmodelsbeganlookingmoreliketherealworld.

Theimprovedperformanceofthesimulationswasdemonstrated

in1991,whentheysuccessfullypredictedtemperaturechanges

intheaftermathofthemassiveMountPinatuboeruptioninthe

Philippines.Anumberofstudiessincehaveaddedtothe

scientistsconfidencethattheyfinallyknowwhattheyare

talkingabout-andcanpredictwhatmayhappenifgreenhouse

gasescontinuetobepumpedintotheatmosphereunchecked.

Gingrichianpoliticiansreluctanttoaddresstheproblem

because.

A.theythinkitisanythingbutanaturalphenomenon

B.theeffortsmayturntobetoodifficultandexpensive

C.theythinkthepredicteddisasterisonlyhypothetical

D.somescientistshavegonetoofarbeyondthescientific

consensus

7、

AdraftreportcurrentlycirculatingontheInternet.

A.confirmshumansarepartlyresponsibleforglobal

temperaturerise

B.criticizessomeindividualresearchersforgoingtoofar

fromscientifictruth

C.reportsarespectedUNsponsoredbody

D.arousestheinterestofmorethan1,500leadingclimate

experts

8、

Thenewfindingsaboutglobalclimatechangearebased

on.

A.newdata

B.thevirtualmodels

C.labexperiments

D.scientists，observation

Thecomputermodelsfailedtopicturerealitybecause.

A.theyonlysimulatewhathashappenedoverthepastcentury

B.theyarewronglyprogrammed

C.scientistsdidn，ttakeaerosolsintoconsideration

D.toomanychemicalsareproducedalongwithC02

10、

Thesimulatedcomputermodelsareprovedreliablewhen.

A.animportantfactoraffectingglobaltemperatureis

includedinthesimulations

B.anincreasingnumberofscientistsshowconfidenceinthe

computermodels

C.theysuccessfullypredictedtemperaturechangesaftera

volcanoeruption

D.anumberofstudiesproducemorepositiveresults

11、Apatentisanexclusiverightgiventoaninventorfor

hisorherinvention.Inotherwords,apatentisamonopoly

rightgiventotheinventorfortheinvention.Apatentconfers

ontheinventortherighttopriceandtoselltheinvention

inanywayheorshedesires,intheUnitedStates,patentsare

grantedbythePatentOfficefor17years.Althougheconomists

generallycondemnmonopolyasaform,ofmarketorganization

sincemonopolyimposescostsontheeconomy,patentspresent

amoresubtlecaseformonopolytheory.Specifically,can

patentmonopoliesbejustified?

Ingeneral,economistscomplainaboutthecostsofmonopoly

becausetheybelievethatthesameindustrycouldbeorganized

competitively.Apatentmonopolygrantfor17yearspresents

adifferentproblem.Thatis,thepurposeofthepatentsystem

istoencourageinvention.Theissueisnotmonopolyversus

competitionbut,morefundamentally,inventionversusno

invention.Istheworldbetteroffwiththeinvention,even

thoughitismonopolizedfor17years?Inotherwords,whatare

thecostsandbenefitsofapatent?

Considerthesimplecaseofanewconsumerproductwitha

positivedemand,suchasacamerautilizinganewexposure

process.Thecostsofthepatentmonopolyaresimplythe

deadweightcostsofmonopolymeasuredbythelostconsumers'

surplusfromthe17-yearpatentmonopoly.Thiscostmustbe

assessedcarefullyinthecontextofaninvention,however.

Whatarethebenefitsofthepatentsystem?First,thereisthe

increaseinconsumerwell-beingbroughtaboutimmediatelyby

adesirableinvention.In17years,thepatentmonopolyends,

andasecondsourceofbenefitsarises:Thepriceofcameras

willfalltoacompetitivelevel,andconsumerswillreapthe

benefitsofthecameraatalowerprice.Insum,theoryof

monopolyhelpsustoassessthecostsandbenefitsofthepatent.

Onecanquibbleaboutpatentmonopolies,arguing,forexample,

thattheyaregrantedfortoolongatime.

Intheend,thepatentsystemcreatesgoodsandservicesand

technologiesthatdidnotpreviouslyexist.Inthisrespectit

isavaluableSystemfortheeconomy.Thepatentsystemalso

underscorestheimportanceofpropertyrightstoideasasa

sourceofeconomicgrowthandprogress.

Thefirstparagraphmainly.

A.focusesonbusinessmonopoly

B.tellsusaboutthepatentsysteminAmerica

C.discussesaspecialform,ofmarketorganization

D.defineswhatapatentisanditsfunction

12、

Thesecondparagraphsuggestsstrongly.

A.thecontradictorynatureofthepatentsystem

B.theimportanceofthepatentsystem

C.thebenefitsofthepatentsystem

D.themonopolyofthepatentsystem

13、

Thecostsofthepatentmonopoly.

A.aremeasuredbyhowmuchtheconsumershavelostin17years

B.aremeasuredbywhattheconsumershavelostin17years

C.canbedeterminedbythelostconsumerssurplusfromthe

17yearpatentmonopoly

D.shouldbedeterminedinthecontextofaninvention

14、

Whatbenefitcanthepatentsystemofferwhenthepatent

expires?

A.Anincreaseinconsumerwell-being.

B.Areducedpriceforconsumers.

C.Higherproductivity.

D.Thepromotionofadesirableinvention.

15、

Thepatentsystemisvaluablefortheeconomyinthat.

A.itcreatesgoodsandservicesandtechnologiesthatdidnot

existpreviously

B.itgivesanincentivetotheinventortopublicizehis

researchfindings

C.ithighlightstheimportanceofpropertyrightstoideas

D.itisasourceofeconomicgrowthandprogress

16、Mostofushaveseenadogstaringat,sometimessnarling

at,andapproachingareflectionofitself.Formostanimals,

seeingtheirownimageinamirroractsasasocialstimulus.

Butdoesthedogrecognizeitself,ordoesthereflectionsimply

signalapotentialcompanionorthreat?Thisquestionis

interestingforanumberofmasons.Apartfromcuriosityabout

thelevelofanimals，understanding,researchonserf

recognitioninanimalshasseveralbenefits.Itprovidessome

insightintotheevolutionarysignificanceofthisskillof

serf-recognitionandintothelevelandkindsofcognitive

competencethattheskillrequires.Suchresearchalso

indicatesthekindsoflearningexperiencesthatdeterminethe

developmentofself-recognition.Inaddition,workwith

animalsfosterstheuseoftechniquesthatarenotdependent

onverbalresponsesandthatmaythereforebesuitableforuse

withpreverbalchildren.

Theevidenceindicatesthatdogsandalmostal1othernonhumans

donotrecognizethemselves.Inaseriesofcleverexperiments,

however,Galluphasshownthatthechimpanzeedoeshavethis

capacity.Gallupexposedchimpanzeesinasmallcagetoa

full-lengthmirrorfortenconsecutivedays.Itwasobserved

thatoverthisperiodoftimethenumberofserf-directed

responsesincreased.Thesebehaviorsincludedgroomingparts

ofthebodywhilewatchingtheresults,guidingfingersinthe

mirror,andpickingatteethwiththeaidofthemirror.

Describingonechimp,Gallupsaid,“Margeusedthemirrorto

playwithandinspectthebottomofherfeet;shealsolooked

atherselfupsidedowninthemirrorwhilesuspendedbyherfeet

fromthetopofthecage;shewasalsoobservedtostuffcelery-

leavesuphernoseusingthemirrorforpurposesofvisually

guidingthestemsintoeachnostril.”

Thentheresearchersdevisedafurthertestofserf-recognition.

Thechimpswereanesthetizedandmarkswereplacedovertheir

eyebrowsandbehindtheirears,areasthechimpscouldnot

directlyobserve.Themirrorwastemporarilyremovedfromthe

cage,andbaselinedataregardingtheirattemptsintouchthese

areaswererecorded.Thedataclearlysuggestthatchimpsdo

recognizethemselves,orareself-aware,fortheirattemptsto

touchthemarksincreasedwhentheyviewedthemselves.Citing

furtherevidenceforthisargument,Gallupnotedthat

chimpanzeeswithnopriormirrorexperiencedidnotdirect

behavior,tothemarkswhentheywerefirstexposedtothe

mirror;thatis,theotherchimpanzeesappearedtohave

rememberedwhattheylookedlikeanddohaverespondedtothe

marksbecausetheynoticedchangesintheirappearance.

Themainideathispassagediscussesis.

A.whetherdogsrecognizethemselvesinmirrors

B.whetherthegroomingpracticesofchimpscanbealtered

C.whethernonhumanshaveaserf-concept

D.whatherchimpschangetheirbehavior,whenamirroris

present

17、

Theevidenceindicates...(Line1,Para.2)maybeinterpreted

tomeanthat.

A.nearlyallanimalshavesomeself-concept

B.nearlyallanimalshavenoserf-concept

C.nearlyallanimalshaveanawarenessoftheusesofmirrors

D.nearlyallanimalshaveafearofmirrors

18、

Theauthorofthepassageprobably.

A.prefersdogstochimps

B.hasdonemoreresearchwithchimpsthandogs

C.enjoyedtheexperienceinvolvedinworkingwithanimals

D.wantstoseemoreresearchonnon-humanawareness

19、

Theauthor'spurposeinthepassageis.

A.tocomparedogsbehavior,tochimps'behavior

B.todefendauidea

C.toexplorerecentresearchonnonhumanserf-awareness

D.toevaluateahypothesis

20、

Thepurposeoftheexperimentintroducedinthelastparagraph

is.

A.toprovethatthechimpsarenotself-recognitive

B.toprovethatthechimpshavetheabilitytoremembertheir

ownappearance

C.toprovethatthechimpshaverealizedthatthefiguresthey

seeinthemirrorarethemselves

D.toprovethatthechimpsarenon-human

21、PartB(10points)

Youaregoingtoreadanarticlewhichisfollowedbyalist

ofexamplesorheadings.Choosethemostsuitableonefromthe

listA-Fforeachnumberedposition(41-45).Theremaybe

certainextrawhichyoudonotneedtouse.(10points)

A.Humanbehavior

B.Cultureattributes

C.PhysiologyofHomosapiens

D.ClassificationofHomosapiens

E.Humansociety

F.StructureofHomosapiens

Human,commonnamegiventoanyindividualofthespeciesHomo

sapiensand,byextension,totheentirespecies.Thetermis

alsoappliedtocertainspeciesthatweretheevolutionary

forerunnersofHomosapiens.Scientistsconsiderallliving

peoplemembersofasinglespecies.

(41).

Homosapiensisidentified,forpurposesofclassification,as

ananimalwithabackboneandsegmentedspinalcordthatsuckles

itsyoung;thatgestatesitsyoungwiththeaidofaplacenta;

thatisequippedwithfive-digitedextremities,acollarbone,

andasinglepairofmammaryglandsonthechest;andthathas

eyesatthefrontofthehead,stereoscopicvision,anda

proportionatelylargebrain.Thespeciesbelongstothefamily

Hominidae,thegeneralcharacteristicsofwhicharediscussed

below.

(42).

ThedetailsofskeletalstructuredistinguishingHomosapiens

fromthenearestprimaterelatives-thegorilla,chimpanzee,

andorangutan-stemlargelyfromaveryearlyadaptationtoa

completelyerectpostureandatwo-footedstridingwalk.The

uniquelyS-shapedspinalcolumnplacesthecenterofgravity

ofthehumanbodydirectlyovertheareaofsupportprovided

不______Q

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bythefeet,thusgivingstabilityandbalanceintheuptight

position.

Completebipedalisminthehumanfreedthehandtobecomea

supremelysensitiveinstrumentforprecisemanipulationand

grasping.Themostimportantstructuraldetailinthis

refinementistheelongatedhumanthumb,whichcanrotate

freelyandisfullyopposabletotheotherfingers.The

physiologicalrequirementsforspeechweresecondarily

establishedbyerectposture,whichpositionsthevocalcords

forcontrolledbreathing,andbytheskilleduseofthehands.

Thelatterdevelopmentoccursinassociationwiththe

enlargementandspecializationofabrainareathatisa

prerequisiteforrefinedcontrolofthelipsandtongue.

(43).

ThelargebrainofHomosapiensisapproximatelydoublethat

ofearlyhumantoolmakers.Thisgreatincreaseinsizeinonly

2millionyearswasachievedbyaprocesscalledneoteny,which

istheprolongationofretentionofimmaturecharacteristics.

Thejuvenilestageofbrainandskulldevelopmentisprolonged

sothattheygrowforalongerperiodoftimeinrelationto

thetimerequiredtoreachsexualmaturity.Unliketheearly-

humanadultskull,withitsslopingforeheadandprominentjaw,

themodemhumanskul1-withbiologicallyinsignificant

variations-retainsintomaturityaproportionatelylargesize,

inrelationtotherestofthebody,ahigh-roundeddome,

straight-planedface,andreducedjawsize,allclosely

resemblingthecharacteristicsoftheskullinthejuvenile

chimpanzee.Itsenlargeddimensionsrequiredadaptationsfor

passagethroughthebirthcanal;consequently,thehumanfemale

pelviswidensatmaturity,andthehumaninfantisborn

prematurely.

(44).

Thephysiologicaladaptationsthatmadehumansmoreflexible

thanotherprimatesallowedforthedevelopmentofawiderange

ofabilitiesandanunparalleledversatilityinbehavior.The

brain'sgreatsize,complexity,andslowmaturation,with

neuralconnectionsbeingaddedthoughatleastthefirst12

yearsoflife,meantthatlearnedbehavior,couldlargely

modifystereotyped,instinctiveresponses.Newenvironmental

demandscouldbemetbyrapidadjustmentsratherthanbyslow

geneticselection;thus

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26^PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Technologyistheapplicationofscientificmethodand

knowledgetoindustrytosatisfyourmaterialneedsandwants.

Thisresultsinnewprocessesandinnewproducts,suchas

washingmachine,recordplayers,motorears,electronic

compu