【要闻】考研英语第一时间模拟试题III(试题部分)

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nowlookatpartainyourtestbooklet。

部件a

directions :

for questions 1—5，youwillhearaconversationinwhichamanisbookingticketsforaperformance.whileyoulisten， filloutthetablewiththeinformationyouveheard.someoftheinformationhasbeengiventoyouinthetable.write only1wordornumberineach numbb ording twice.younowhave 25 secondstoreadthetablebelow.(5points )。

lyceum theatre

名称播放是. .

是ticket price (circle，with discount )电话吗？ 1

credit card number〖〗2

expiry date ( month )电话〗3

family name of the card holder〖〗4

startingtimeoftheperformance p.m.5

部件b

directions :

for questions 6—10、youwillhearthestoryaboutelmoandhisalfac、anorganizationforthepoorpeople.whileyoulisten、 completethesentencesoranswerthequestions.usenotmorethan3wordsforeachanswer.youwillheartherecordingtwice.younowhave 25s oce stoce

elmogrewupinthevillageofmoratuwaonsrilankas〗6

after his flying lessons，elmo eventually got his

■■7

when was alfac formed？ ■■8

howmuchdoesittaketofeedapoorfamily？ ■■9

throughout the world，TodayAlfachasover500〗10

部件c

directions :

youwillhearthreepiecesofrecordedmaterial.beforelisteningtoeachone，youwillhavetimetoreadthequestionsrelatedtoit.while listenie

tocheckyouranswers.youwillheareachpieceonceonly.( 10 points )

question S11-13 arebasedonthefollowingradioprogram.younowhave 15 secondstoreadquestions 11-13。

11.whichofthefollowingplacessuffersthemostseveredamageinthearthquake？

[a]mexico city。

[b]a hotel in mexico city

[c]mexico's pacific coast。

[d]the north part of colima

12. helicopters are used to

[ a ] locatehotelemployeesandguests。

[ b ] gettrappedpeopleoutofthewreckage。

[ c ] flyinmedicalteamstohelpwiththerescuework。

[ d ] communicatewiththestruckarea。

13.whatmakescommunicationswiththeareadifficult？

[a]the collapse of the hotel

[ b ] thedestructionofmostservices

[c]the blocked roads

[d]the short supply of electricity。

questions 14-16 arebasedonaconversationbetweenastudentandadmissionofficer.younowhave 15 secondstoreadquestions 14-16。

14.whenwillyundadecideherprogram？

[a]immediately。

[b]finally

[c]the end of the first year。

[d]the end of the first semester。

15.whichfoundationcoursewillyundatake？

[a]australia and its people

[b]futures。

[ c ]结构、thought and reality

[d]life and the universe

16.whatistheminimumnumberofpointsastudentneedstobeconsideredfulltime？

[a]9 per year。

[ b ] 24年。

[c]12 per semester

[d]9 per semester。

questions 17-20 arebasedonatalkaboutporceintheu.s.younowhave 20 secondstoreadquestions 17-20。

17. according to the talk，modern american women

[a]receive more education than men

[b]work as successfully as men

[ c ] respecttheirhusbandsbutdontlistentothem

[d]are able to support themselves。

18.themajorcauseformostporcecasesintheu.s.is

[a]the womens liberation movement。

[b]financial trouble at the family。

[ c ] theeducationalgapbetweenthehusbandandwife。

[ d ] thelackofdemocraticatmosphereinthehousehold。

19.whathappenswhenacoupleisporced？

[a]the children become homeless。

[ b ] thewomantakesfullresponsibilityofthechildren。

[ c ] themanistosupportthechildrenonly。

[ d ] mostporcedpeoplewillgetmarriedagain。

20. what does the joke suggest？

[ a ] remarriagesoftenendupinfailure。

[ b ] childrenenjoyeachotherscompanyinalargefamily。

[c]the mother is always in trouble。

[ d ] remarriagescausenewtroublesinthefamily。

younowhave5minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoanswersheet 1。

thisistheendoflisteningcomprehension。

section ii use of english

directions :

readthefollowingtext.choosethebestword ( s ) foreachnumberedblankandmarka，b，c or d on answer sheet 1. (10 points )

althoughtheterm“全球warming”hasbecomeincreasinglyfamiliartothegeneralpublic are c ent21 carriedoutbythechinchillainstitutefores demonstratesthatthefullimplicationsofthetermare2und er stood.aslongaspublic 23 remains solow，thepoliticalmeasuresrequiredtodealwin

over 80 percentofthepeople 25 inthechinchillasurveywereunabletoindicateanyoftheeffectsofaworldwideriseintemperature.26 moredist urbb ple interviewed ( 7.4 % ) whofeltthattheirliveswouldbedirectly 28 byglobalwarmingduringthenext 20 yers

thisindifferenceisinsharp 29 totheconcernsvoicedbytheteamofprofessionalswho 30 thesurvey.teamleaderprofesorernestwongstathathat we icantlifestylechangesasaresultoftheeffectsofglobalwarming.in 32 thelikelyeffects，professorwongemphasizedthattheclimaticchangess

primaryamongthesechangeswouldbetheriseinsealevelasa 34 ofthemeltingofthepolaricecaps.the consequent 30 cemtimeterriseinsealeves wull lycoastalareas.the very 36 ofcountriessuchasbangladeshwouldbethreatened.indeed， 37 coastalcitieswouldentirelyescapeseverefloodinganddamage.38 considerabledebatesurroundstheaccuracyofprofesorwongspredictionion ctioninsistthatgovernmentsmustrespondtothischallenge 40 investingincoastaldefense。

21.[ a ] study [ b ] survey [ c ] poll [ d ]项目

22.[ a ] sofar [ b ] by far [ c ] far from [ d ] faranda way

23.[ a ] awareness [ b ] enthusiasm [ c ] attention [ d ] reaction

24.[ a ] previously [ b ] presently [ c ] currently [ d ] potential y

25.[ a ] questioned [ b ] interviewed [ c ] involved [ d ] consulted

26.[ a ] equally [ b ] further [ c ] also [ d ] even

27.[ a ] number [ b ] quantity [ c ] proportion [ d ] section

28.[ a ] destroyed [ b ] affected [ c ] bettered [ d ]增强

29.[ a ] conflict [ b ] comparison [ c ] contradiction [ d ] contrast

30.[ a ] conducted [ b ] executed [ c ] undertook [ d ] implemented

31.[ a ] encounter [ b ] discern [ c ] confront [ d ] experience

32.[ a ] differenti ating [ b ] delivering [ c ] displaying [ d ] detailing

33.[ a ] marvelous [ b ] trivial [ c ] enormous [ d ] negligible

34.[ a ] result [ b ] remedy [ c ] beginning [ d ] cause

35.[ a ] unexpected [ b ] disastrous [ c ] noticeable [ d ] dis advantageous

36.[ a ]开发[ b ]扩展[ c ]属性[ d ]高级

37.[a]many[b]some[c]few[d]all

38.[ a ] because [ b ] if [ c ] when [ d ] although

39.[ a ] incredible [ b ] convincing [ c ] pessimistic

[d]arbitrary

40.[a]by[b]in[c]with[d]on

sectionⅲ读取合规(1) parta

directions :

readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga，b，cord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1. ( 40 points )

text 1

theinternetmaybeaswidespreadastodaysphonesystemandtheimplicationsorbusinessarestaggering.lik ether ailroad， the telephone the automobile and the airplane，theinternetchangeseverything.weareheadedforwhatwilliamknoke，author of bold new world， calls the“placeless society”，“wherecommunicationsportabilitymakeslocationirrelevant.withgeographicindependencecomestheeconomis theofficebuilding-eventheschoolandthehousehold-eachofwhichisdefinedintermsofplaceandproximitytootherpeople。

intheplacelesssocietyofthe 21st century，itwontmatterswheresyouare.itusedtobethatwehadtohavefacetofacecontact， “explainsknoke .“wehadtohavecustomersandsuppliersmeet.wehadtohaveretailstoresthatwewalkinto.wehadtocometogetherin1folow”。 adowntownofficebuildingtohavea ' critical mass ' to work together.butinthedaysofwhaticall ' connector technologies '—compteres telecon

thelogicalconclusionistheendofthecorporationasweknowit-andthatispreciselywhatfuristspredict.whenbuyersneedsellersonthegles intermediaries and middlemen，including banks，stockbrokers，salesmen，and reta ilers，disappear； 公司hierarchies tumble； telecommuting becomes the norm； hightechfreelancesandsmallenterprisesthatsellproductsglobalyprosper； outsourcing prevails； andstrategicalliancesandjointventurescompetesuccessfullywithmonolithiccorporations。

thatdoesntmeanthatcorporationswillfadeaway.therearestillmanyproductsandservicesthatrequireeconomiesofscale， astherecordtrillioninmergerslastyearinvolvingu.s.companies attests.butijudgethatthefastestgrowingbusinessectorisingle eneurse advertisetheirproductorservicefornexttonothing， andwhousedhlorupsastheirdistributionsystem.atalmostnocosttheycanhaveaglobalcompanyanddelivergoodservicestoanywhereint hework isbit，WHOSE“Megatrends LTD andweusethelloutofthetechnology，' he explains.' werenotavirtualcorporation

41.by the“placeless society”( PARA.1 )，williamknokemeansthatinthatsociety

[ a ] theinternetchangeseverythingandtheword“place”no longer exists。

[ b ] theinternetmakespeopleslocationunimportantintheircommunication。

[ c ] theworldbecomessmallerandthereisnodistancebetweenpeople。

[ d ] peopledonothaveafixedplacetoliveorworkin。

42. according to the text，what will“theendofthecorporation”( PARA.3 ) Be Like？

[ a ] managementhierarchiesbecomeintensified

[ b ] mostemployeesworkathomevianetwork

[ c ] giantcorporationsfacefewcompetitors。

[ d ] smallcompanieslosetheircompetitiveadvantage。

43.therecordtrillioninmergersinvolvingu.s.companiesprovesthat

[ a ]小型公司will fade away。

[ b ] corporationsneedtomergewithoneanothertostaysuccessful

[ c ] giantcorporationsareneedtoprovidecertainproductsandservices。

[ d ] strategicalliancesandjointventuresareprospering。

44. in john naisbitts opinion，a global company should

[ a ] investalotofmoneyinonlineadvertising。

[ b ] delivergoodsorservicestoanywhereintheworldinafewdays。

[ c ] setupsubsidiariesandpisionsaroundtheglobe。

[ d ] bearealcorporationthatdoesbusinessonthe互联网

45.whichisthebesttitleforthistext？

[ a ]电子商务头

[b]corporations: to be or not to be？

[c]bold new world

[ d ]新全球化

text 2

thetroublewithtelevisionisthatitdiscouragesconcentration.televisionsvarietybecomesanarcotic， not a stimulus.its serial kaleidoscopicexposuresforceustofollowitslead.theviewerisonaperpetualguidedtour:30 minutesatthemuseum， 30 at the cathedral 30 for a drink，thenbackonthebustothenextattraction—exceptonthetelevision，typically， thespansallottedareonthesgroupsofminutesorseconds，andthechosendelightsaremoreoftencarcrashesandpeoplekilingoneanother.in shoro alotoftelevisionusurpsoneofthemostpreciousgifts，theabilitytofocusyourattentionyourself，rathertHanjustpasivelysurendit

capturingyourattention-andholdingit-istheprimemotiveofmosttelevisionprogrammingandenhancesitsroleasaprofitableadvertingvision fearoflosinganyonesattention.thesurestwaytoavoidoingsoistokeepeverythingbrief， nottostraintheattentionofanyonebutinsteadtoprovideconstantstimulationthroughvariety，novelty，actionandmovement.quiteslplaty t

in the case of news，this practice，in my view， resultsininefficientcommunication.iquestionhowmuchoftelevisionsnightlynewseffortisreallyabsorbableandunderstandable.muh of swhh machinegunningwithscraps.ithinkthetechniquefightscoherence.ithinkittendstomakethingsuliment oringanddismissible ( unlesstheye IC tures ) becausealmostanythingisboringanddismissibleifyouknwamosion

ibelievethattvsappealtotheshortattentionspanisnotonlyinefficientcommunicationbutdecivilizingaswell.considerthecasualasumption iv ate:thatcomplexitymustbeavoided、thatvisualstimulationisasubstituteforthought、thatverbalprecisionisananachronism.itmaybeon butiwastaughtthatthoughtiswords，arrangedingrammaticallyprecisewyal

thereisacrisisofliteracyinthiscountry.onestudyestimatesthatsome 30 millionadultamericansarefunctionallyiliterate”andcnance write adorunderstandtheinstructionsonamedicinebottle.andwhileiwouldnotbesimplisticastosugestha t television is th e cause，ibelieveitcon

46.inwhatwaydoestvdiscourageconcentration，according to the text？

[ a ] tveasilypertsourattentionwhilewearereading。

[ b ] tvmisleadsourattentiontoviolenceandothersensationalnews。

[ c ] tvcommercialsfrequentlyinterruptourviewingofaprogram。

[ d ] tvprogramsareshortandkeepchangingconstantly。

47.bydescribingnewsas“machinegunningwithscraps，”the author me ans

[ a ] muchofthenewscontainsgunfightingscenes。

[ b ] muchofthenewsprogramisonlyarapidbroadcastofunrelatedbitsofinformation。

[ c ] newsprogramsarerepeatedtoofrequentlyonthescreen。

[ d ] newsprogramscantcaptureandholdviewersattention。

48. in the authors opinion，whatkindofnewsprogramswillnotultimatelybecomeboringanddismissible？

[ a ] thosethatprovideconstantstimulation。

[ b ] thoseaccompaniedbyhorrifyingpictures

[ c ] thosethatprovideindepthcoverageofevents。

[ d ] thosethatcoversbothlocalandforeignnews。

49.theauthorapprovesoftheideathat

[ a ] tvprogramsmustavoidcomplexityinsgroupstobeabsorbedandunderstood。

[ b ] tvlanguageismostlycolloquialandneedntbegrammaticalyprecise。

[ c ] tvprogramsshouldconveycoherentideasbyusingaccuratewordsandgrammars。

[ d ] tvprogramsshouldteachwordsandgrammarsaswellasprovidingentertainment。

50. in this text，the author

[ a ] warnsoftvsadverseeffectonamericasculture。

[ b ] callsforpeopletoresisttheinfluenceoftelevision。

[ c ] explainswhytvisthemajorcausefordecivilization。

[ d ] demonstratesthedifficultyinescapingtheinfluenceoftv。

text 3

multinationalcompanieshavebeenaccusedofmanythingsintheirtime:representingtheunacceptablefaceofcapitalism； makingtheworldalesscolorfulplacebypromotingblandhomogeneity； evendoingthedevilsworkonearth.butwhathasreallyhurtthemenand ( handful of ) womenwhoruntheworldsmultinationalsisanewcriticismthate

theevidenceisembarrassinglyabundant.thelistofcompaniesthatendedthe 1980 sinworseshapethantheystartedreadslikeawhosofleading multh du pont，salomon brothers，texas instruments，xerox ... hugelosseswererunupbyhouseholdnames:milon billion in 1992 by general motors； and .1 billion in 1993 by ibm。

thebusinessheroesoftherecentpasthavenotbeenmultinationalcompanymen、butentrepreneurswhohaveturnedstartupsintosmoneymachines:b steve jobs of apple，richardbransonofvirgin.anybodywithabrightideaandarentedgarage，it seemed，could take on the giants and win。

yet on the face of it， prospectsfortheworldsgiantcorporationswerelookingbetterthanever.governmentswereprogressivelyloweringtradebariers.rest icti fors moved.companieswereshiftingfromcountrytocountrywithalmostunprecedentedease.governmentsevewhery dmultinationalsnotaspredatorste

on the face of it，too， theincreasingglobalizationofbusinesseemedlikelytoplaytothemultinationalstrengths.theywouldbeabletomanufacturethergodwhes erthe ationofpriceandquality，andistributethemwherevertheycoulddiscoverorcreateademand.manypunditspredictedthatahandfulofglobalfirmm

as it turned out， globalizationexposedthemultinationalsweaknesses.deregulationandlowertradebarriershavereducedthevalueoftheircarefulycultivation tsandexpensivelyaccumulatedknowledgeoflocalregulatoryquirks.itisnolongernecessarytobeaclasicalmulintion to penetrate global markes ascompaniesasperseasmicrosoftandswatchavedemonstrated.thespreadofmodernmanagementtechniquesmeansthatmultinationalsnologeng DOM.theplummetingpriceofinformationtechnologyallowssmallercompaniestoengageinthesortofinformationpron singandinformationdependo preserveofthegiants.indeed，manyofthegiantsfoundthattheircomputersystems expensivelyinstalledatthedawnoftheinformationtechnolol

51. in the recent past，multinationalcompanymenwerecriticizedasfailuresbecause

[ a ] manyofthemgotinvolvedinembarrasingscandals。

[ b ] manyofworldsleadingmultinationalsgotsintosdeeptrouble。

[ c ] manyofworldsleadingmultinationalsfailedtokeepupwiththenewtechnology。

[ d ] mostofthemwerenotabletoturnstartupsintosmoneymachines。

52.whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？

[ a ] multinationalshavebeencriticizedintheirtimebecausetheyencouragedcompetition。

[ b ] theworldsgiantcorporationswereactualyfacedwithstrongerregionalprotectionism。

[ c ] theincreasingglobalizationofbusinesseemedlikelytoreinforcethemultinationalstrength。

[ d ] manymultinationalsfailedbecauseoftheirlargecumbersomesizeandinefficientmanagement。

53.by“anybodywithabrightideaandarentedgarage，it seemed，couldtakeonthegiantsandwin .”( l.3，para. 3 )，theauthor

[ a ] itseemedthatanybodycouldrentagarageandsucceed。

[ b ] itseemedthatanybodycouldsucceedsolongashecouldrentagarage。

[ c ] itseemedthatanybodycouldsucceedsolongashehadsmartideas。

[ d ] itseemedthatanybodycouldsucceedsolongashecouldbecomethegiant。

54.oneofthemultinationalsweaknessesliesintheir

[ a ] classicalwayofpenetratingglobalmarkets。

[b]monopoly of managerial wisdom。

[ c ] inefficiencyinapplyinginformationtechnology。

[ d ] lackofinformationdependentinnovations。

55.wecaninferthatmanymultinationalswillhavetomakegreatchangesbecausetheyare

[a]out of date。

[b]too big。

[c]threatened by small companies

[ d ] laggingbehindtheprocessofglobalization。

text 4

“you need an operation，”saysthedoctorintheoldhennyoungmanjoke .“but doctor，”says the patient，“Idontwantanoperation .”。 “says the doctor，“for the same price，ill touch up your xrays .”。

its an old joke，yes，Butfortoomanyofthenationsaccountantsitssomethingelse.ITSAliving.Theretheywere， theaccountantsfromtheprestigiousbigeightfirmofarthuryoungandcompanygiving“unqualified”audits-thatsprofesionaljargonfer sover an.thiswasatthesametimeregionalfederalregulatorshadconcludedthatlincolnwasa ' ticking mie soon after，the bomb exploded， bankruptingthousandsofinvestorswho-atleastpartlyonthestrengthearthuryoungaudits-hadbeenluredsingtosuninsuredjunkbods.ba

.5billionbilltopayforthefederalyinsureddepositsthatwerelost。

wasarthuryoungsroleinthelincolnfiasco (惨败) simplyamatterofmakingauditingmistakes？ well，according to richard breeden，chairmanofthesecuritiesandexchangecommission ( SEC )， whenthesecbeganinvestigationthesude arthuryoungwouldntrespondvoluntarilytorequestsforinformation.breedensaysthatevenafterissuion thesecwasgivendocumentsmadepartiallyunintelligiblebyarthuryoungstampingsandwastoldbythefirmthatcopyrightconsiderationsrestictic

shortlyafterthesecondfavorableaudit，jack atchison，Thearthuryoungexecutiveinchargeofthelincolnaccount，Leftforajobwithlincolnss

theatchisonepisodetellsyoueverythingyouneedtoknowabouttheaccountingprofesionsshortcomings.therearelotsofwaystocooktheboks andan makeuseofthembecauseiftheydotheycanbeonthereceivingendofaverygratefulclient.andbecauseift hey dont， theymightrevealtheaccount.yourclientprobablydoesntwantanoperation，butyouwantyourclient-soyoutouchuphisxrays。

unaccountableaccountingispoppingupeverywherethesedays.recentlylabordepartmentinspectorgeneraljameshylandwrotethat“majo buse” resfollowingunqualifiedauditopinionshavegeneratedunprecedentedpublicconcernthattheaccountingprofesionisnotprotectinginvesors re ryandreportingoffraudandirregularactivities.heisworriedthatthelackofaccountingdisciplineapliedto pensionplanfundscouldproducea

56. by citing the old joke，the author intends to

[a]show a humor。

[b]pose a satire

[c]draw a comparison

[d]create a suspense

57.by ' .. thatsprofessionaljargonforeverythingsokoverhere.' ( l.3，para. 2 )，the author implies that

[ a ] mostcompaniesdonothaveasoundaccountingsystem。

[ b ] mostcompaniesaccountshavenoproblemsatall。

[ c ] toomanyaccountantsarealltooreadytogivefavorableaudits。

[ d ] thearthuryoungandcompanyscasehadagreatimpactontheaccountingprofesion。

58.whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext？

[ a ] thearthuryoungauditshadmisledmanyinvestors。

[ b ] arthuryoungpaidmuchattentiontoprotectingitscopyrights。

[ c ] arthuryoungfeltashamedforprovidingunqualifiedaudits。

[ d ] arthuryounggavelincolntwofavorableaudits。

59.“to cook the books”(l. 2，para. 5) most probably means to

[a]destroy the books by burning。

[b]tough up the accounts。

[c]provide honest audits。

[d]reveal the accounts。

60. according to james hyland，lackofaccountingdisciplinemightleadto

[ a ] anunprecedentedpublicconcern

[ b ] thefailureofaccountingprofessionitself

[ c ] thebankruptcyoffamousaccountingfirms。

[ d ] thecollapseofprivatepensionplanfunds。

部件b

directions :

readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintochinese.yourtranslationshouldbewritenclearlyonanser

61 ) ifyoufindyourselfstressedbytheeconomicforecast，threat of jo b loss，or have been laid off， thesituationismanageable.joh Kan programdirectorofthestreatmentcenteratochsnerclinic，new orleans，la .， whohasgivennumerousstressmanagementtrainingsessionsformajorindustriesandbusinesses，says that， whenconfrontedwithalteredcircumstances，“itisournaturetoeitherrevertbacktothestatusortoadaptandtodosoquicklysothatitsnolonges”

if laid off，avoid a doom and gloom attitude，which adds to the stress。

62 ) acceptthatchangesareinevitableinalifetimeandoccurencessuchasjoblossfrequentlybringopportunitiesthatwouldnotbeavaileifowow ee

63 ) insteadofrespondingtolayoffasapersonalissue， viewitasasignoftheeconomictimesandthefactthatthebusinesscouldnotkeepitsemployees.maintainaroutineandkeepyoursocialcontact s.de . useenergyconstructively.dont vent (发散) irritabilityandfrustrationfromstressonyourfamily butchannelitsintosexerciseorworkonapro network with others in your field，andwriteletterstoprospectiveemployers.keepinformedaboutthejobmarketbyreadingemploymentjournals )

competition is keen，soexpectyoursearchtotaketime.64 ) whenapersonisturneddownrepeatedly， itdoestry ( hisorher ) selfetem butyouhavetorememberwhatyouaccomplishedbeforeyouwerelaidoff.noonecanerasethoseachievementsfromyon

manypeoplefeelthreatenedbychangeandbecomeinflexible， wakemanpointsout .“youmayfindthatyouneedtobemoreopenaboutrelocatingtoaplaceswheresemploymentisavailable.65”keepanopenmindandand ityofachangerequiringrelocationortakingonnewassignments .”。

section iv writing

66. directions :

a.studythefollowingpicturecarefulyandwriteanessayofabout 200 words。

b.youressayshouldmeettherequirementsbelow :

1 ) describethepictureandinterpretitsmeaning

2 ) giveyourcommentsonthephenomenon。

c.youressayshouldbewrittenneatlyonanswersheet2. ( 20 points )

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