12020年 考 研 英 语 一 模 拟 题 （ 一 ）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 onthe ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Motorways are, no doubt the safest roads in Britain. Mile 1_ mile, vehicle for vehicle, you aremuch 2_ likely to be killed or seriously injured than on an ordinary road. On 3_ hand, if you do havea serious accident on a motorway, fatalities are much more likely to 4 _ than in a comparable accident5_ on the roads.Motorways have no 6_ bends, no roundabouts or traffic lights and 7_ speeds are much greaterthan on other roads. Though the 70 mph limit is 8_ in force, it is often treated with the contempt thatmost drivers have for the 30 mph limit applying in built up areas in Britain. Added to this is the factthat motorway drivers seem to like traveling in groups with perhaps 9_ ten meters between eachvehicle. The resulting horrific pile-ups10_ one vehicle stops for some reason-mechanical failure,driver error and so on-have become all 11_ familiar through pictures in newspapers or on television.How 12 _ of these drivers realize that it takes a car about one hundred meters to brake to a stop 13_70mph? Drivers also seem to think that motorway driving gives them complete protection from thechanging weather. 14_wet the road, whatever the visibility in mist or fog, they 15_ at ridiculousspeeds oblivious of police warnings or speed restrictions 16_ their journey comes to a conclusion.Perhaps one remedy 17_ this motorway madness would be better driver education. At present,learner drivers are barred 18_ motorways and are thus as far as this kind of driving is 19_ ,thrown in at the deep end. However, much more efficient policing is required, 20 _it is the duty of thepolice not only to enforce the law but also to protect the general public from its own foolishness.1.A. for B.after C.to D. by2. A. more B.far C.less D.lesser3. A. another B.other C.one D.the other4. A. come up B.occur C.be found D.arise5. A. everywhere B.elsewhere C.anywhere D.somewhere26. A. pointed B.steep C.vertical D.sharp7. A. thus B.then C.so D.thereupon8. A. yet B.even C.still D.subsequently9. A. utterly B.simply C.barely D.purely10. A. because B.since C.when D.for11. A. too B.also C.unduly D.unreasonably12. A. many B.much C.deeply D.profoundly13.A. to B.from C.at D.for14. A. Whatever B.However C.Whoever D.How15. A. push B.rake C.till D.plough16. A. unless B.before C.thus D.until17. A. to B.for C.of D.on18. A. from B.against C.away D.off19. A. related B.considered C.concerned D.touched20. A. but B.then C.them D.forSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer thequestions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1The next time the men were taken up onto the deck, Kunta made a point of looking at the manbehind him in line, the one who lay beside him to the left when they were below. He was a Serertribesman much older than Kunta, and his body, front and back, was creased with whip cuts, some ofthem so deep and festering that Kunta, felt badly for having wished sometimes that he might strike theman in the darkness for moaning so steadily in his pain. Staring back at Kunta, the Serers dark eyeswere full of fury and defiance. A whip lashed out even as they stood looking at each other-this time atKunta, spurring him to move ahead. Trying to roll away, Kunta was kicked heavily in his ribs. Butsomehow he and the gasping Wolof managed to stagger back up among the other men from their shelfwho were shambling toward their dousing with bucked of seawater.3A moment later, the stinging saltiness of it was burning in Kuntas wounds, and his screamsjoined those of others over the sound of the drum and the wheezing thing that had again begun markingtime for the chained men to jump and dance for the toubob. Kunta and the Wolof were so weak fromtheir new beating that twice they stumbled, but whip blows and kicks sent them hem hopping clumsilyup and down in their chains. So great was his fury that Kunta was barely aware of the women singing“Toubob fa!” And when he had finally been chained back down in his place in the dark hold, his heartthrobbed with a lust to murder toubob.Every few days the eight naked toubob would again come into the stinking darkness and scrapetheir tubs full of the excrement that had accumulated on the shelves where the chained men lay.Kuntawould lie still with his eyes staring balefully in hatred, following the bobbing orangelights, listening to the toubob cursing and sometimes slipping and tailing into the slicknessunderfootso plentiful now, because of the increasing looseness of the mens bowels, that the filth hadbegun to drop off the edges of the shelves down into the aisleway.The last time they were on deck, Kunta had noticed a man limping on a badly infected leg. Thistime the man was kept up on deck when the rest were taken back below. A few days later, the womentold the other prisoners in their singing that the mans leg had been cut off and that one of the womenhad been brought to tend him, but that the man had died that night and been thrown over the side.Starting then, when the toubob came to clean the shelves, they also dropped red-hot pieces of metalinto pails of strong vinegar. The clouds of acrid steam left the hold smelling better, but soon it wouldagain be overwhelmed by the choking stink. It was a smell that Kunta felt would never leave his lungsand skin.The steady murmuring that went on in the hold whenever the toubob were gone kept growing involume and intensity as the men began to communicate better and better with one another. Words notunderstood were whispered from mouth to ear along the shelves until someone who knew more thenone tongue would send back their meanings. In the process, all of the men along each shelf learned newwords in tongues they had not spoken before. Sometimes men jerked upward, bumping their heads, inthe double excitement of communicating with each other and the fact that it was being done without thetoubobs knowledge. Muttering among themselves for hours, the men developed a deepening sense ofintrigue and of brotherhood. Though they were of different villages and tribes, the feeling grew thatthey were not from different peoples or places .21.The living conditions for the Blacks in the salve ship were _.A. adequate but primitiveB. inhumane and inadequateC. humane but crowdedD. similar to the crews quarters422. The prisoners had difficulty communicating with each other because _. A. they were too sickto talkB. they distrusted one anotherC. no one felt like talkingD. they spoke different languages23. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to balefully as used in “Kunta would lie stillwith his eyes staring balefully in hatred.”A. Indulgently B. VacantlyC. Forlornly D. Menacingly24. By constantly referring to such thing as filth and choking stink, the author seeks to create a tonethat arouses a feeling of _.A. disgust with the dirtB. horror at the injusticeC. revolting at the foul odorD. relief that this happened long ago25. Despite their intense pain and suffering, the Black men found a small measure of comfort in_.A.their exercise periods on deckB. the breathtaking ocean sceneryC. their conversations with the Black womenD. their conversations with one anotherText 2Large, multinational, corporations may be the companies whose ups and downs seize headlines.But to a far greater extent than most Americans realize, the economys vitality depends on the fortunesof tiny shops and restaurants, neighborhood services and factories. Small businesses, defined as thosewith fewer than 100 workers, now employ nearly 60 percent of the work force and are expected togenerate half of all new jobs between now and the year 2000. Some 1.2 million small firms haveopened their doors over the past six years of economic growth, and 189 will see an additional 200,000entrepreneurs striking off on their own.5Too many of these pioneers, however, will blaze ahead unprepared. Idealists will overestimate theclamor for their products or fail to factor in the competition. Nearly everyone will underestimate, oftenfatally, the capital that success requires. Midcareer executives, forced by a takeover or a restructuringto quit the corporation and find another way to support themselves, may savor the idea of being theirown boss but may forget that entrepreneurs must also, at least for a while, be bookkeeper andreceptionist, too. According to Small Business Administration data, 24 of every 100 businesses startingout today are likely to have disappeared in two years, and 27 more will have shut their doors four yearsfrom now. By 1995, more than 60 of those 100 start-ups will have folded. A new study of 3,000 smallbusinesses, sponsored by American Express and the National Federation of Independent Business,suggests slightly better odds: Three years after start-up, 77percent of the companies surveyed were stillalive. Most credited their success in large part to having picked a business they already werecomfortable in. Eighty percent had worked with the same product or service in their last jobs.Thinking thr ough an enter pr is e bef or e the launc h is obvious ly cr itic al. But manyentrepreneurs forget that a firms health in its infancy may be little indication of how well it will age.You must tenderly monitor its pulse. In their zeal to expand, small-business owners often ignore earlywarning signs of a stagnant market or of decaying profitability. They hopefully pour more and moremoney into the enterprise, preferring not to acknowledge eroding profit margins that mean the marketfor their ingenious service or product has evaporated, or that they must cut the payroll or vacate theirlavish offices. Only when the financial well runs dry do they see the seriousness of the illness, and bythen the patient is usually too far gone to save.Frequent checks of your firms vital signs will also guide you to a sensible rate of growth. Tosnatch opportunity, you must spot the signals that it is time to conquer new markets, add products orperhaps franchise your hot idea.26. According to the passage, a country is probably decided by _.A. the prosperity and decline of the transnational corporationsB. the rise and fall of the markets and products as well as capitalC. the fate of the small businesses such as small plants and restaurants D. the economic increase anddecrease of the large companies27. In order to succeed in a business, the entrepreneur should_.A. get very well prepared for his new businessB. choose a business hes already familiar withC. examine the companys crucial signs now and thenD. invest as much as possible into his enterprise28. Which of the following statements about small business is not true?6A. It helps effectively to fight unemployment.B. The earlier it starts, the sooner it collapses.C. Theres a good omen for small business according to a survey.D. Some small business owners are blind to early premonition of failure29. What does the last sentence in the 3rdparagraph mean according to the passage?A. The patient is seriously ill because of lack of water in the well.B. The patient can be saved if he has enough money to solve the financial problem.C. Its too late for small business owners to realize the gravity of the problem because they haveused up their money.D. Its too late for small business owners to realize the gravity of the problem because theyhave used up their business.30. Whats the main idea of this passages ?A.How to become a winner in small business?B. How to be a successful boss in multinational corporation? C. How to deal with the ups and downs insmall business? D. How to conquer new markets and gain the largest profit?Text 3The blue,mystic Lake Elsinore lies in an inland California valley, which is teeming and steamingwith hot springs. Rimmed by shaggy mountains whose forested crests are reflected in its clear waters,Lake Elsinore is the very personification of peace-but on it rests the curse of Tondo. The lake had acolorful history. Much of it lies buried in legend, and it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. Therehave been stories of underground volcanoes on the lake bottom, erupting, killing fish and discoloringthe water. There have been stories of a playful sea serpent that lived in its depths. Long noted for itsscenic beauty and health-giving waters, the lake was a famous resort in the Nineties. But long beforethe first white man had set foot along the shore of the lake, this part of California had been the home ofthe Soboba Indians. Their chief was Tondo, a stern and unforgiving man.He had a daughter, Morning Star, .who was in love with Palo, son of the chief the Pales, aneighboring tribe. The Sobobas and Pales were sworn enemies. For a time the lovers met secretly. Thenone day they were discovered by Tondo. His rage was terrible to behold. He forbade the lovers ever tomeet again. Morning Star tried in every way to appease her fathers anger, to soften his heart towardPalo. But in time she saw that it was useless; that he would never give his consent to their marriage.Vowing that they would never be separated, the Indian maid and her lover walked hand in hand into thelake, as the dreary November sun cast long shadows on the land. They were followed by a group oforphan children whom Morning Star had befriended. All walked into the lake, singing the mournfuldeath song of their people, while Tondo stood on the shore and cursed the lovers, cursed the blue waterinto which they all walked to their death.7Ever since that day it would see that a jinx has been laid over Lake Elsinore. Old-timers tell of agreat upheaval in the lake which caused water to spout into the air like a geyser and turn blood-red.Later, it became known that three hundred springs of boiling mud and water were born in the valleyduring that upheaval. The springs reeked with sulphur.For many years after this phenomenon the lake remained peaceful. Then boats were overturned foran apparent reason, and few of their occupants ever returned to tell the story. This continued for severalyears. At the same time, strong swimmers dived into the lake never to reappear. In 1833 and again in1846, fish in the lake suddenly died. In the spring of 1850 came the Battle of the Gnats. They bred inthe water of the lake and swarmed And in July 1951, the sky-blue waters of the lake vanished like mistbefore a noonday sun. When the bottom was laid bare there was no trace of a volcano, the bottomlesspits, or the other disturbances of legend or fact.The copious winter rains of 1951-52 have replenished the lake. But what menace does its hauntingbeauty hold today? For tomorrow? The once mighty Sobobas are few now. But the old men swear thattheir ancestors still haunt the lake. They nod grizzled head and murmur that the Great Tondos curse