考研英语模拟264

［模拟］考研英语模拟264

多项选择

Istheresomethingastruth?Forgoodmanycenturies“thesearchfor

truth”hasbeen___1___thenoblestactivityofthehumanmind,butthe

seekersaftertruthhavecometosuch___2___conclusionsthatitoften

seemsthatverylittleprogresshasbeenmade.___3___,therearemany

peoplewhofeelthatweareactuallygoingbackward___4___ourknowledge.

They___5___,oftencontemptuously,thatwehavemore“knowledge”than

ourancestors,buttheythinkwearefartherfromthetruththanever,

oreventhatwehave___6___thetruththatweoncepossessed.

Ifpeoplelookforanythinglongenoughwithoutfindingit,the

questionnaturallyarises___7___thethingisreallytheretofind.You

haveseenapictureofananimalwithalion，shead,agoat'sbody,anda

serpent，stail-andmaybeaneagle'swingsforgood___8___.Thereis

plentyofevidencethateachpartofthisanimal___9___-butthereis

no___10___evidencethatthepartseveroccurinthiscombination.It

isatleast___11___thattheseekersafter“truth”havemadeasimilar

mistakeandinventedan___12___combination.

Itis___13___toconsiderthatthenountruthcomesfromthe

adjectivetrue,andthattheLatinwordfortruth,veritas,alsocomesfrom

anadjective,verus.Inbothlanguagesthenotionoftrue-

accurate,___14___tofacts-seemstohavedevelopedbeforethenotion

oftruth.Wecannotdefinitelyprovethis,___15___evenolderwords

meaning“truth”mayhavebeenforgotten,butitseems___16___.Ifyouwant

tofindoutwhetheramanhastoldthetruth,you___17___hiswordswith

facts.Ifthey___18___,youdecidethathisstatementwastrue.Youmaythen

sayeitherthathiswordsweretrueorthathespokethetruth-butyou

cannotsimply___19___wordstofindoutwhetherthereissomethingcalled

truthinthem.Yoursecondstatementismerelyagrammatical___20___of

thefirst.

第1题：

A.regarded

B.considered

C.pondered

D.referred

参考答案：B

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答案解析：

considered考点：词汇辨义。线索：本句意义及句型。辨：considersth.sth.

认为某物如何。因而被动语态为sth.beconsidered...□regard句型：regard

sth.assth.o被动语态为sthberegardedas...。ponderv.沉思，考虑。

refervt.vi.提到，涉及，查阅，咨询。

第2题:

A.illegal

B.identical

C.different

D.profound

参考答案：C

答案解析：

different考点：上下文辨义词。线索：据上下文，C项意义最可能。“人们的

结论是如此不同，往往看起来几乎没有取得什么进步。"辨：illegala.违法的,

不合规定的。identicala.同一的，同样的。profounda.深刻的，意义深远的,

渊博的。

第3题:

A.However

B.Nevertheless

C.Infact

D.Incontrast

参考答案：C

答案解析：

Infact事实上。考点：上下文意关联。线索：本句是对上一句的细节发展，说

明“没有取得什么进步。"辨:howeverad,无论如何，然而,可是。nevertheless

ad.仍然，不过。incontrast相反，对比之下。

第4题:

A.abandon

B.toderive

C.toenrich

D.toaccumulate

参考答案：D

答案解析：

toaccumulate考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：据空白后的knowledge.辨：由于

上下文没有赞扬的意义，所以不用enrich.其他两项意义不符。abandonvt.放

弃，遗弃。derivevt.得自vi.起源（from）。

第5题:

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A.confess

B.realize

C.admit

D.reveal

参考答案：C

答案解析：

admit承认。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：据下文that从句意义，“他们也

承认，只不过往往是轻蔑地承认，我们比祖先有更多的'知识”。辨：confessv.

承认，里白，忏悔。往往用于承认错误，亍。realizevt.认识到，了解，实

现，实行。revealvt.展现，显示，揭示，暴露。

第6题：

A.found

B.missed

C.lost

D.enriched

参考答案：C

答案解析：

lost丧失。考点：从句边词。线索：本句意义，“甚至丧失了我们曾经拥有的

真理。”

第7题：

A.while

B.that

C.when

D.whether

参考答案：D

答案解析：

whether考点：从句连词。线索：这个从句是主语question的同位语，被较短

的谓语部分隔断。既然是“问题”，对应的就是“是否”。

第8题：

A.measure

B.luck

C.reason

D.sense

参考答案：A

答案解析：

measure考点：常用结构。线索：短语forgoodmeasuread.作为额外增添。

鹰的翅膀不代表幸运、理智或理性，因此其他几项都用不上。

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第9题：

A.endures

B.exists

C.prevails

D.emerges

参考答案：B

答案解析：

exists存在。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：本句意义，“这种动物每一部分

都存在。”

第10题：

A.appropriate

B.unique

C.reliable

D.dependent

参考答案：c

答案解析：

reliable可靠的。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：与下文evidence搭配。辨：

appropriatea.适当的。uniquea.独特的，独一无二的。

第11题：

A.informative

B.thoughtful

C.considerable

D.considerable

参考答案：D

答案解析：

conceivablea.可能的，想得到的，可想象的。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：

据上下文D项意义可能。辨：informativea.情报的，提供情报的，见闻广博的。

thoughtfula.深思的，有思想性的,体贴的,关切的。considerablea.相当大

（或多），值得考虑的，相当可观的。

第12题：

A.unbelievable

B.imaginary

C.impressive

D.idealized

参考答案：B

答案解析：

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imaginarya.假想的，想象的，虚构的。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：与前一

句意义对应。如同没有可靠证据表明那种组合存在一样，那些追求所谓“真理”

的人犯了同样的错误，创造了靠不住的组合。辨：unbelievablea.难以置信的。

impressivea.给人深刻印象的，感人的。idealizeda.理想化的。

第13题:

A.enlightening

B.delighting

C.refreshing

D.distressing

参考答案：A

答案解析：

enlightening启蒙的，启发人的。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：据上下文，

只有A项意义可能。辨：delighting令人高兴的。refreshinga.提神的，凉爽

的，使人喜欢的。Distressinga.悲伤的，使痛苦的，使烦恼的。

第14题：

A.conforming

B.complying

C.matching

D.resembling

参考答案：A

答案解析：

conforming(to,with)vi.符合，相似。a.一致的，顺从的。考点：上下文辨

义选词。线索：此句解释true的含义；准确，符合事实。辨：comply(with)vi.

顺从，答应，遵守。matchv.相配，相称，匹配。resemblevt.象，类似。

第15题:

A.although

B.since

C.if

D.therefore

参考答案：B

答案解析：

since因为。考点：从句连词。线索：主从句意义关系。辨：A、C两项意义不符。

D项therefore意为：因此，所以。而且是在意义上承上启下的副词，不是连词，

不能引导从句。

第16题：

A.reasonable

B.inevitable

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C.incredible

D.feasible

参考答案：A

答案解析：

reasonablea.合理的，有道理的，通情达理的，讲道理的。考点：上下文辨义

选词。线索：上下文，尽管不能明确证明，但似乎是合理的。辨：inevitablea.

不可避免的，必然的。incrediblea.令人难以置信的。feasiblea.可行的，切

实可行的。

第17题：

A.separate

B.discern

C.compare

D.distinguish

参考答案：C

答案解析：

compare比较。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：上下文，将他的话语与事实相比

较。辨：separatea.分开的，分离的。v.分开，隔离。discern。v.洞悉，辨别，

看清楚。distinguishov.区别,辨别。

第18题：

A.suit

B.fit

C.vary

D.identify

参考答案：B

答案解析：

fitvi.适合，符合。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：承接上文，如果他的话语

与事实符合。辨：suitv.合适，相配，适宜于。varyvt.改变，变更，使多样

化。vi.变化，不同。identifyvt.识别,鉴别。

第19题:

A.survey

B.audit

C.examine

D.investigate

参考答案：C

答案解析：

examine检查。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：上下文，检查他所说的话是否真

实。辨：surveyvt.调查（收入,民意等）测量，勘定。vi.测量土地。anditn.v.

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审计，稽核，查账。investigatev.调查，研究。

第20题:

A.distinction

B.specification

C.deformation

D.variation

参考答案：D

答案解析：

variation变化，变异。考点：上下文辨义选词。线索：上下文。前边提到，将

他的言行对比，看他的话是否是真的(true)。但不能单从他的话来看是否真实

(truth)o因为第二个说法"是否真实"(whetherthereissomethingcalled

truthinthem)只不过是第一个的语法变化而已。(即：将形容词变成了名词。)

多项选择

Therecanbefewmoredepressingstoriesintheentirehistoryofman，s

exploitationofnaturethanthedestructionoftheunfortunategreat

whales.Thewhaleshavenotonlysuffereduntoldcrueltybutnowfacetotal

extermination.Alreadyentirepopulationshavebeenwipedout,andthe

onlyreasonwhynospecieshasyetbeenfinishedoffisduetothevastness

andinaccessibilityoftheoceans；apocketortwosomewherehasalways

managedtoescape.Howironicifbiologicalextinctionweretocomplete

thejob.

Thebasicruleofextinctionisverysimple:itoccurswhena

speciesmoralityiscontinuallygreaterthanitsrecruitment.Thereare

though,someveryspecialadditionalfactorsinthecaseofwhales.

Mandoesnotactuallyhavetokillthelastwhalesofaspecies

withhisownhands,asitwere,tocauseitsdisappearance.Biological

extinctionwillquicklyfollowtheendofcommercialwhaling,shouldthat

endbeduetoashortageofrawmaterial,i.e.ofwhales.Whalershave

longsoughttodefendtheirwretchedtradebyinsistingthatwhalesare

automaticallyprotected:assoonastheybecomerare,andtherefore

uneconomictopursue,manwillhavenochoicebuttostopthehunting.

Thatisaverynicetheory,butitisthetheoryofanaccountantandnot

ofabiologist；onlyanaccountantcouldapplycommercialeconomicsto

complexbiologicalsystems.Thereasonsforitsabsurdityaremanyand

varied.Inthecaseofwhaling,itcanbesummedupinthefollowingway.

Whenthestockhasbeenreducedbelowacriticallevel,anatural,possibly

unstoppabledownwardspiralbeginsbecauseofthreemainfactors.First,

theanimalsluckyenoughtosurvivetheslaughterwillbetooscattered

tolocateoneanotherowingtothevastnessoftheoceans.Secondly,whales

beingsociableanimalsprobablyneedthestimulusofsizeablegatherings

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toinducereproductivebehavior(whichhassocialinferencesaswellas

sexual).Itisquitelikelythattwoindividualsmeetingthroughchance

willnotbecompatible.(Theycanhardlybeexpectedtobeawareoftheir

ownrarityortorealizeanyneedforadjustingtheirnatural

inclinations.)Thisisespeciallysowithpolygamousspecieslikethe

SpermWhale.Thirdly,andperhapsmostimportantinthelongterm,even

allowingthatthewhalesmightstillbeabletobandtogetherinsocially

acceptablegroups(thankstotheirundeniableexcellentcommunicative

systems),thereisarealdanger,possiblyevenaprobability,thatthe

whaleJgenepoolswouldbythenhavesunksolowastobebiologically

unviable.Thatistosay,thecharacteristicspossessedbytheoriginal

populationwouldbewhittleddowntothosecharacterspossessedbyonly

thefewremainingindividuals.Theresultofsuchabiologicalcalamity

isinbreeding,lessabilitytoadapttonewconditions,andlessindividual

variety.Threewordscansumitup：protractedbiologicalextinction.The

futureuhopesvoftheseanimalsarefurtherdiscussedinthefinalchapter.

第21题：

Whendoesaspeciesbecomeextinct?

A.Whenthereismorehunting.

B.Itisnotmentionedinthearticle.

C.Whenmoreanimalsgoondyingthantheyareborn.

D.Whenhumanbeingscontinuetokillthem.

参考答案：c

答案解析：

文章大意：鲸鱼正遭到大规模的捕杀，接近绝种。作者从三个方面反驳了捕鲸者

们认为鲸鱼不会绝种的观点。【C】第二段第一句话指出：“动物绝种的基本规

律非常简单，当物种的死亡率不断增加，至超过其出生率时，绝种就出现了。”

第22题:

Whalersarguethatwhaleswillnotbecomeextinct

A.becausetheyarenotself-protected.

B.becausetheyarenotworthpursuing.

C.becausetheoceansaresovast.

D.becausehuntingwillstopwhenwhalesbecomerare.

参考答案：D

答案解析：

[D]可见第三段第6-7句。

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第23题：

Thewriterbelievesthatthewhalers，argumentis

A.verynice.

B.ratherabsurd.

C.unreasonable.

D.biologicallyacceptable.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]从文章第三段可找到作者的观点。作者认为，这种理论是会计的，而不是

生物学家的理论，只有会计才会将商业经济学运用于复杂的生物系统。

第24题：

Manyspeciesofwhaleswillnotbreedunless

A.theyareinthesamegroupforalongterm.

B.theyareisolatedfromotherspecies.

C.theyareinthecompanyofmanyotherwhales.

D.Thereareenoughgenesavailable.

参考答案：C

答案解析.

[C]见第三段的第二个论点。

第25题：

Thewriterconsidersthatprotractedbiologicalextinction

A.isverylikelytohappen.

B.isprobablydangerous.

C.isimportanttohappen.

D.isthemainreasonfortheextinction.

参考答案：A

答案解析：

[A]第三段倒数第二句进行了归纳：“用三个单词概括，延缓生物的灭绝。”

WeliveinsouthernCaliforniagrowinggrapes,afirstgenerationof

vintners,andourhomeadjacenttothevineyardsandthewinery.Andin

ordertoearnthemoneytorealizeourdreamofmakingwine,weworked

formanyyearsinabusinessthatdemandedseveralhouseholdmoves,an

incredibleamountofrisk-taking.Whenitwastime,wetradedinourold

life,cinchedupourbeltsandbeganthecreationofthewinery.

Wemakesmallamountsofpremiumwine,andourlivesaredictated

bytherhythmofnatureandthedemandsofthelovingvines.Thevines

startsproutingtinygreentendrilsinMarchandApril,andthebabygrapes

begintoforminminiature,soperfectthattheycanbedippedingold

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toformjewelry.Thegrapesswellandripeninearlyfall,andwhentheir

sugarcontentisattherightlevel,theyareharvestedcarefullybyhand

andcrushedinsmalllots.Thewineisfermentedandtendeduntilitis

readytobebottled.Thevineyardsshedtheirleaves；thevinesarepruned

andmadereadyforthedoormanmonthsandthenextvintage.

Itsoundsnice,doesn，tit?Butfromthestartweknewthere

wasapricefortheprivilegeofbecomingawinemakingfamily,connected

tothelandandthecapricesofnature.

Weworkhardatsomethingwelove；weareslowtopanicover

thedailyemergencies.Somehazardstocompletingasuccessfulvintage

areexpectedtohappen:rainjustbeforeharvestingcancausemold；

electricityunexpectedlyinterruptedduringthecoldfermentationof

whitewinecandamageit；adelayedpaymentfromamajorclientwhenthe

moneyisneeded.

Thereareoutsideinfluencesthattakepatience,andgreat

perseverance.ThebureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearmsregulatesevery

facetofthewinebusiness.Awinery，srecordsareauditedasoftenas

twoorthreetimesayearandeverylabelmustbeapproved.

Butthegreatestthreattothewinerycameoutofalawyer，s

imagination.Ourlittlewinerywasservednoticethatwewerenamedin

alawsuitaccusingusofendangeringthepublichealthbyusingleadfoils

onourbottles(itwastheonlymaterialuseduntilrecently)uwithout

warningconsumersofapossiblerisk."Thereitwas,ourwinery'sname

listedwiththeindustry'sgiants.

Imusthaveaskedahundredtimes:"whogetsthemoneyifthe

lawsuitissuccessful?^theanswerwas,andIneverwasabletoassimilate

it,theplaintiffsandtheirlawyerswhofiledthesuit!Sincethelawsuit

wasbroughtinbehalfofconsumers,itseemedtomethatconsumersmust

getsomethingifitwasprovedthataleadfoilwasdangeroustothem.

Weweretoldoneoftheconsumerclaimantswasanemployeeofthefirm

filingthesuit!

Thereareattorneyswhofocustheircareersonlawsuitslike

this.Itisanimmensedangertothesmallbusinessman.Cashreservescan

beusedupintheblinkofaneyewheninthecompanyoflawyers.Aslong

asit'spossibleforanyonetosueanybodyforanything,weareallin

danger.Aslongasthelegalprofessionallowsmemberstopracticelaw

dishonorablyandlawyersarecongratulatedforwinningbigmoneyinthis

way,we'11allbeplaguedwithacorruptiblejusticesystem.

同——1

第26题:

Thegrapesareharvestedonadatethat

io

A.mayvary.

B.istraditionallyset.

C.dependsontheapprovaloftheregulatorybureau.

D.isdeterminedbyavailabilityofpickers.

参考答案：A

答案解析：

文章大意：美国加州一户种植葡萄的农户辛苦地种植葡萄，但本该伸张正义的律

师却刁难他们，控诉他们的包装瓶上没有注明可能给消费者带来的潜在危险。

[A]见第2段的第一句。

第27题:

Accordingtotheauthor,thelifeofvintnersismostcontrolledby

A.thebureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearms.

B.unexpectedchangesintemperature.

C.thesugarcontentofthegrapes.

D.thetempooftheseasons.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]见第3段的最后一句。

第28题：

Thewritercomplainsthatwhenshequestionedthelawyersshe

A.nevergotananswer.

B.nevergotasimpleanswer.

C.couldmakenosenseoftheanswershegot.

D.couldnotunderstandtheanswershegot.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]本题的答案可从第7段的Ineverwasabletoassimilateit中得出。

第29题：

Whichofthefollowingsentencesisright?

A.Theauthordescendedfromasmallwinemakingfamily.

B.Thegrapesarecarefullyharvestedandcrushedinsmalllotsbyhand.

C.Theyalwaysdealwithproblemssternly.

D.Theyshouldhaveusedanotherkindofbottle,buttheydidn，t.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]见第4段weworkhardatsomethingwelove.Weareslowtopanicover

thedailyemergencies.Somehazardstocompletingasuccessfulvintage

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areexpectedtohappen.

第30题：

Thewriterthinksthatthelegalprofession

A.strivestoprotectconsumers.

B.includesrapaciousattorneys.

C.unfortunatelydoesapoorjobofpolicingitsmembers.

D.ispartofanincorruptiblesystem.

参考答案：D

答案解析：

[D]见第7段的最后一句。

IrisRossnerhasseeneasternGermancustomersweepforjoywhenthey

driveawayinshiny,newMercedes-Benzsedans."Theyhavetearsintheir

eyesandkeepsayinghowluckytheyare,"saysRossner.Rossnerhasalso

seentheFrenchpopcorksonbottlesofchampagnesastheirnationalflay

washoistedaboveapurchase.AndshehasseenAmericanbusiness

executives；JapanesetouristsandRussianpoliticianstravelthousands

ofmilestoaMercedesplantinsouthwesternGermanywhenaclassicsedan

withthetrademarkthree-pointedstarwasabouttorollofftheassembly

lineandintotheirlives.ThosewerethegoodolddaysatMercedes,an

erathatbeganduringtheeconomicmiracleofthe1960sandendedin1991.

Timeshavechanged."Tenyearsago,wehadclearleadershipin

themarket,“saysMercedesspokesmanHorstKrambeer.^Butoverthisperiod,

themarkethaschangeddrastically.Wearenowinapitchedbattle.The

Japanesearepartlyresponsible,butMercedeshashadtolearnthehard

waythatevenGermanfirmslikeBMWandAudihavemadeeffortstorise

toourstandardsoftechnicalproficiency.”

Mercedesexperiencedoneofitsworstyearseverin1992.The

automaker'sworldwidecarsalesfellby5percentfromthepreviousyear,

toalowof527,500.Beforethedecline,in1988,thecompanycouldsell

closeto600,000carsperyear.InGermanyalone,therewere30,000fewer

newMercedesregistrationslastyearthanin1991.Asaresult,production

hasplungedbyalmost50,000carsto529,400lastyear,alevelwell

beneaththecompany'spotentialcapacityof650,000.

Mercedes'scompetitionhasbeencatchingupintheUnitedStates,

theworld，slargestcarmaker.In1986,Mercedessold100,000vehicles

inAmerica；by1991,thenumberhaddeclinedto59,000.Overthelasttwo

years,thestrugglingcompanyhaslostasliceofitsUSmarketshareto

BMW,Toyota,andNissan.Meanwhile,justasMercedesbeganmakingsome

headwayinJapan,anotoriousdifficultmarket,theJapaneseeconomyfell

onhardtimesandthecompanysawitssalesdeclineby13percentinthat

country.

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Revenueswillhardlyimprovethisyear,andthetimehascome

forgettingdowntobusiness.AtMercedes,thatmeanscuttingpayrolls,

streamingproductionandopeninguptoconsumerneeds一revolutionary

stepsforacompanythatonceconsidereditselfbeyondimprovement.

第31题：

Theauthor，sintentionincitingvariousnationalities'interestin

MercedesistoillustrateMercedes'

A.superiorquality.

B.markermonopoly.

C.salestrategies.

D.pastrecord.

参考答案：A

答案解析：

文章大意：Mercedes品牌的轿车从1960年到1991年曾盛极一时。但之后，BMW

和Audi等后起之秀崛起，Mercedes市场占有额连年下降，其辉煌已成历史，要

想重新崭露头角，还需实行一系列的改革措施。【A】在文中第一段，作者提及

各个国家都对Mercedes表现出极大的兴趣，而且对于公司来说，从表面来看，

从1960年到1990年是公司的辉煌时期。在文中第二段，作者提及Mercedes公

司现在陷人和别的公司的激战中。除了日本公司外，德国的BMW和Audi公司正

努力向Mercedes的技术优势看齐。因此可推断A为正确答案。

第32题：

Mercedesishavingahardtimebecause

A.itislaggingbehindintechnology.

B.japanisturningtoBMWforcars.

C.itscompetitioniscatchingup.

D.salesinAmericahavedroppedby13%.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]从文中第二段及上一题后半部分解释可知。

第33题:

Inthegoodyears,Mercedescouldsellabout

A.527,000cars.

B.529,400cars.

C.600,000cars.

D.650,000cars.

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参考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]从文中第三段可知，在销售量下降之前的1998年，公司每年卖出将近

600,000辆车。

第34题：

WhatcausedthedeclineofMercedes'salesinJapan?

A.Japanisaverydifficultcountry.

B.Thestateoftheeconomythere.

C.Competitionfromothercarcompanies.

D.BMWandAudi'simprovedtechnicalstandards.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]从文中第四段最后一句可知B项正确。

第35题：

What'stheauthor'stoneinthelastparagraph?

A.Indifferent.

B.Objective.

C.Encouraging.

D.Hopeful.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]从末段第一句可知C,D显然是错误的。而从全文来看，作者对Mercedes

的发展并不是漠不关心的，只是做一个客观评论。

Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowants

topredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudy-

consumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumers

andonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifaneconomistwasaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost一

peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes一he

wouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdeclingincomes.Actually,intheyear

1947—1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewith

decliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedthe

least.Thisshowsusthetraditionalassumptionsaboutearningand

spendingisnotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthat

ifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.

Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearch

surveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofprice

increasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpressed

bythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.

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“Inafew'months'shesaid,aweJ11havetopaymoreformeatandmilk；

we’11havelesstospendonotherthings."herfamilyhadbeenplanning

tobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,therise

inpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer，s

resistancemaybeevoked.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:

“Ijustdon，tpaytheseprices；theyaretoohigh.”

Traditionalassumptionsshouldbeinvestigatedcarefully,and

factorsoftimeandplaceshouldbeconsidered.Theinvestigations

mentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica.Investigationsconcludedat

thesametimeinGreatBritain,however,yieldedresultsthatweremore

inagreementwithtraditionalassumptionsaboutsavingandspending

patterns.Theconditionsmostconductivetospendingappeartobeprice

stability,Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeoplehavebecomeaccustomed

toconsiderthem"right”andexpectthemtoremainstable,theyarelikely

tobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintaining

stablepriceswithoccasionalsalesordiscountsisbasedonacorrect

understandingofconsumerpsychology.

第36题:

Thebesttitleofthepassageis:一

A.Consumer，spurchasingpower.

B.Relationshipbetweenincomeandpurchasingpower.

C.Traditionalassumptions.

D.Studiesinconsumerbehavior.

参考答案：D

答案解析：

文章大意：本文反驳了两个观点：一是收入不断上升的人借钱最多；二是如果物

价将要上涨，人们会加速消费，如果物价呈下降趋势，人们会延迟消费。最后表

明：物价稳定时，人们的购买力最强。【D】在文章的开头段落中一般都要阐明

主旨。本文第一句就阐明了主旨：研究经济心理和预测消费者如何花钱的科学家

都必须作消费行为研究。第二段和第三段分别举出了具体的例子，说明研究消费

者行为的必要性。

第37题：

Theexampleofthemechanic'swifeisintendedtoshowthatintimesof

risingprices

A.peoplewithdecliningincometendtobuyless.

B.peoplewithstableincometendtoborrowless.

C.peoplewithincreasingincometendtobuymore.

D.peoplewithmoneyalsotendtobuyless.

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参考答案：D

答案解析：

[D]这位主妇计划买车，说明他们有钱，但他们不打算现在就买，而且要在别

的东西上面少花钱，这说明他们属于那种有钱却趋于少买的人。

第38题：

FindingsininvestigationsinBritainarementionedtoshow

A.factorsoftimeandplaceshouldbetakenintoconsideration.

B.peopleinBritainbehaveinthesamewayasthoseinAmerica.

C.maintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingof

consumerpsychology.

D.occasionaldiscountandsalesarenecessary.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]举过英国的例子之后，作者并没有强调时间和地点因素，而是说物价稳定

最能吸引消费者。结论是保持物价平稳需要正确了解消费心理。

第39题:

Accordingtothepassage,peopletendtobuymorewhen.

A.pricesareexpectedtogoup.

B.pricesareexpectedtogodown.

C.pricesdon'tfluctuate.

D.thebusinesspolicyremainsunchanged.

参考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]文章结论告诉读者：物价平稳时人们乐意多消费。pricesarestable就

是notfluctuate0

第40题：

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Thetraditionalassumptionsdon，talwaysholdwater.

B.Whenpricesrise,peoplehavetobuyeventhoughtheydon，twant

to.

C.Itisstillnotwellknownthatthetraditionalassumptionsare

wrong.

D.Intheolddays,businessesalwaysfailbecauseoflackofknowledge

ofconsumerpsychology.

参考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]第二段最后两句话表明B是错的。当物价高涨时，消费者宁愿不买。

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第41题：

Itisn，tquite______thathewillbepresentatthemeeting.

A.sure

B.right

C.exact

D.certain

参考答案：D

答案解析：

［注释］Iamsurethat+从句=Iamcertainthat+从句。Heissuretocome.

=Heiscertaintocome.但在it作形式主语，that引导主语从句时，主句中

表语只能用certain,不能用sure。

a

第42题:

Manynewwillbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewitha