2023年考研外语考前摸底试卷6

考研外语考前摸底试卷6

一、UseofEnglish

1、Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyand

whowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheir

moneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Hemustobtain(1)

bothonresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthat(2)

toencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifan(3)wereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrow

most一peoplewithrisingincomes,(4)incomes,or

decliningincomes一hewould(5)answer:thosewith

decliningincomes.Actually,intheyears1997—2000,the

answerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewithdeclining

incomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedthe

(6).Thisshowsusthattraditional(7)aboutearning

andspendingarenotalways(8)Anothertraditional

assumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricesto

goup,theywill(9)tobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogo

down,theywillpostponebuying.(10)researchsurveys

haveshownthatthisisnotalways(11)Theexpectations

ofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.One(12)

attitudewasex-pressedbythewifeofamechanicinan

interviewatatimeofrisingprices.Herfamilyhadbeen

planningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.

(13)____,theriseinpricesthathasal-readytakenplacemay

beresentedandbuyer'sresistancemaybeevoked.

The(14)mentionedabovewascarriedoutinAmerica.

Investigations(15)atthesametimeinGreatBritain,

however,yieldedresultsthatweremore(16)traditional

assumptionsaboutsavingandspendingpatterns.Thecondition

mostcontributivetospending(17)tobepricestability.

Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyare

(18)____,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthe

common(19)policyofmaintainingstablepricesisbased

onacorrectunderstandingof(20)_____psychology.

A.data

B.materials

C.money

D.things

2、⑵

A.attend

B.intend

C.tend

D.pretend

3、(3)

A.educator

B.economist

C.artist

D.editor

4、⑷

A.similar

B.sound

C.stable

D.equal

5、(5)

A.especially

B.particularly

C.approximately

D.probably

6、(6)

A.most

B.least

C.fewest

D.worst

7、(7)

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A.assumptions

B.ideas

C.thoughts

D.concepts

8、(8)

A.comprehensible

B.understandable

C.responsible

D.reliable

9、(9)

A.delay

B.hesitate

C.hasten

D.hurry

10、(10)

A.But

B.However

C.So

D.Although

11、(H)

A.real

B.true

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C.actual

D.genuine

12、(12)

A.radical

B.accidental

C.typical

D.superficial

13、(13)

A.Nevertheless

B.Furthermore

C.Whereas

D.Therefore

14、(14)

A.examination

B.research

C.project

D.investigation

15、(15)

A.reduced

B.conducted

C.produced

D.deducted

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16、(16)

A.incomparisonwith

B.incombinationwith

C.inagreementwith

D.incompanywith

17、(17)

A.appears

B.occurs

C.happens

D.expects

18、(18)

A.available

B.obtainable

C.reasonable

D.responsible

19、(19)

A.bank

B.trade

C.industry

D.business

20、(20)

A.consumer

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B.client

C.customer

D.buyer

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

TheAmericaneconomy,whetheringovernmentorprivateindustry,

hasfoundretirementaconvenientpracticeformanagingthe

laborforce.Onthepositiveside,widespreadretirementhas

meantanexpansionofleisureandopportunitiesfor

self-fulfillmentinlaterlife.Onthenegativeside,the

practiceofretiremententailslargecosts,bothinfunding

requiredfrompensionsystemsandinthelossoftheaccumulated

skillsandtalentsofolderpeople.

Criticsofretirementasitexiststodayhavepointedtothe

rigidityofretirementpractices:forexample,thefactthat

retirementistypicallyanall-or-nothingproposition.Would

itnotbebettertohavesomeform,offlexibleorphased

retirement,inwhichemployeesgraduallyreducetheirwork

hoursortakelongervacations?Suchanapproachmightenable

olderworkerstoadjustbettertoretirement,whilepermitting

employerstomakegradualchangesinsteadofcopingwiththe

abruptdepartureofanemployee.Retirementcouldberadically

redefinedinthefuture.

Earliercriticismofretirementatafixedageledtolegal

abolitionofthepractice,forthemostpart,in1996.TheAge

DiscriminationinEmploymentActforbidsolderworkersfrom

beinglimitedortreatedinanywaythatwouldharmtheir

employmentpossibilities.Still,mostobserversadmitthatage

discriminationintheworkplaceremainswidespread.Sometimes

suchdiscriminationagainstolderworkersisbasedonmistaken

ideas,suchasthefalsebeliefthatolderworkersareless

productive.

Infact,empiricalstudieshavenotshownolderworkerstobe

lessdependableintheirjobperformance,noraretheir

absenteeismrateshigher.

Thereisalsomuchsupportfortheideaofworklifeextension;

thatis,adaptationsofretirementrulesoremployment

practicestoenableolderpeopletobecomemoreproductive.In

favorofthisideaisthefactthatthree-quartersofemployed

peopleover65areinwhite-collaroccupationsinservice

industries,whicharelessphysicallydemandingthan

agricultureormanufacturingjobs.Asaresult,itissometimes

argued,olderpeoplecanremaininproductivejobsnowlonger

thaninthepast.Inaddition,someanalystspointtodeclining

numbersofyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforce,thus

anticipatingalaborshortagelater.Thatdevelopment,ifit

occurred,mightstimulateaneedforolderworkersanda

reversalofthetrendtowardearlyretirement.

Opponentsoftheretirementpolicysay

A.itgivesmoreleisuretooldpeoplethantheyknowhowto

use.

B.itcoststoomuchmoneyintheform,ofretirementpensions.

C.itistoorigidandflexibilityshouldbeintegratedinto

it.

D.retirementshouldbepracticedonlyinthepublicsector.

2、

Whathappenedin1996?

A.Retirementstoppedbeingpracticed.

B.Agelimitationinretirementwasabolished.

C.Retiredpeoplewerenolongerentitledtopensions.

D.Agediscriminationwaslegallyabolished.

3、

Empiricalstudiesindicatethatoldpeople

A.arelessproductivethanyoungerpeople.

B.preferworkingtoretiring.

C.arereliableworkers.

D.arelessdependable.

4、

Worklifeextensionmightbecausedby

A.retrainingofoldpeopleinmodernskills.

B.thetrendtowardearlyretirement.

C.theexpansionofagricultureandmanufacturingindustry.

D.thedecliningyoungerlaborforce.

5、

Whyisretirementfoundtobeaconvenientpracticefor

managingthelaborforce?

A.Becauseitisbelievedthattomanageanolderworkforce

ischallenging.

B.Becauseretirementexpandsopportunitiesfor

self-fulfillmentinlaterlife.

C.Becauseolderworkerscanadjusttoretirementsoon.

D.Becauseitissupportedbybothgovernmentandprivate

industry.

6、Somethingbigishappeningtothehumanrace一something

thatcouldbecalledTheGreatTransformation.

TheTransformationconsistsofallthechangesthatare

occurringinhumanlifeduetoadvancingtechnology.For

thousandsofyearssuchprogressoccurredslowly.Now,

everythingischangingsofastthatyoumayfindyourself

wonderingwhereallthisprogressisreallyleading.

Fiftyyearsago,fewpeoplecouldevenimaginethingslike

computersandlasers.Today,ahostofnewlyemerging

technologiessuchasartificialintelligenceandgenetic

engineeringareopeningupallkindsofnewpathsfor

technologists.

Likeitornot,ouradvancingtechnologyhasmadeusmasters

oftheearth.Wenotonlydominatealltheotheranimals,but

arereshapingtheworld'splantlifeandevenitssoilandrocks,

itswatersandsurroundingair.Mountainsarebeingdugupto

providemineralsandstoneforbuildings.Theverygroundunder

ourfeetiswashingawayaswechopdowntheforests,plowup

thefields,andexcavatefoundationsforourbuildings.

Humanjunkisclutteringupnotonlythelandbuteventhebottom

ofthesea.Andsomanychemicalsarebeingreleasedintothe

airbyhumanactivitiesthatscientistsworrythattheentire

globemaywarm,causingthepolaricecapstomeltandocean

waterstofloodvastareasoftheland.

Duringthetwentiethcentury,advancingtechnologyhasenabled

mantoreachthousandsoffeetintotheoceandepthsandtoclimb

thehighestmountains.MountEverest,thehighestmountainof

all,resistedallclimbersuntilthe1950's.Nowmanisreaching

beyondEarthtothemoon,Mars,andthestars.

NooneknowswhattheGreatTransformationmeansorwhereit

willultimatelylead.Butonethingissure:humanlife50years

fromnowwillbeverydifferentfromwhatitistoday.

It'salsoworthnotingthatouramazingtechnologyisposing

anincreasinglyinsistentquestion:Whenwecandosomany

things,howcanwepossiblydecidewhatwereallyshoulddo.

Whenhumanswererelativelypowerless,theydidn'thavetomake

thechoicestheyhavetomaketoday.

Technologygivesusthepowertobuildamagnificentnew

civilization—ifwecanjustagreeonwhatwewantittobe.

Buttoday,thereislittleglobalagreementongoalsandhow

weshouldachievethem.

Soitremainstobeseenwhatwillhappenasaresultofour

technology.Pessimistsworrythatwewillusethetechnology

eventuallytoblowourselvesup.Buttheyhavebeensayingthat

fordecades,andsofarwehaveescaped.Whetherwewill

continuetodosoremainsunknown一butwecancontinuetohope.

TheGreatTransformationiscausedby

A.artificialintelligenceandgeneticengineering.

B.theshortageofnaturalresources.

C.thedevelopmentofpracticalscience.

D.unknownreasons.

7、

Themorechemicalswesendintotheair,thelesslandwewill

possiblyhavebecause

A.chemicalswillwashawayfields.

B.waterlevelswillgoup.

C.moreandmorelandwillbecoveredbyice.

D.landisturnedintowaterdeliberately.

8、

Advancingtechnologycouldpossiblymakeus

A.decisive.

B.powerless.

C.hesitant.

D.mysterious.

9、

Whyisitimpossibleforpeopletobuildaremarkablenew

civilizationtoday?

A.Becausenobodyisoptimisticaboutthefuture.

B.Becausehumanbeingsareunabletodoso.

C.Becausepeopledisagreewitheachotherinmanyways.

D.Becausepeoplearenotinterestedinit.

10、

Accordingtothepassage,pessimistsbelievethat

A.thefutureoftheworldwillbebetterandbetter.

B.technologicaladvanceswilldestroythehumanraceatlast.

C.humantechnologicaladvancesareuselessinpeople'slife.

D.thereisnoneedtodeveloptechnology.

11Withitscommoninterestinlawbreakingbutitsimmense

rangeofsubject-matterandwidely-varyingmethodoftreatment,

thecrimenovelcouldmakealegitimateclaimtoberegarded

asaseparatebranchofthetraditionalnovel.

Thedetectivestoryisprobablythemostrespectful(atanyin

thenarrowsenseofword)ofthecrimespecies.Itscreation

isoftentherelaxationofUniversitydons,literaryeconomists,

scientistsorevenpoets.Fatalitiesmayoccurmorefrequently

andmysteriouslythanmightbeexpectedinpolitesociety,

whichisfamiliartous,ifnotfromourownexperience,atleast

inthenewspaperorthelivesoffriends.Thecharacters,though

normallyrealizedsuperficially,areasrecognizablehumanand

consistentasourlessintimateassociates.Asstorysetina

moreremoteenvironment,AfricanjungleorAustralianbush,

不______Q

q14

ancientChinaorgas-litLondon,appealstoourinterestin

geographyorhistory,mostdetectivestorywritersare

conscientiousinprovidingareasonablyauthenticback-ground.

Theelaborate,carefully-assembledplot,despisedbythe

modernintellectualcriticsandcreatorsofsignificantnovels,

hasfoundrefugeinthemurdermystery,withitssprinklingof

clues,itsspicingwithapparentimpossibilities,allwith

appropriatesolutionsandexplanationsattheend.Withthe

guiltofescapismfromRealLifenagginggently,wesecretly

delightintheunmaskingofevilbyavaguelysuper-human

detective,whoseesthroughanddispelsthecloudofsuspicion

whichhashoveredsounjustlyovertheinnocent.

Thoughitsvillainalsoreceiveshisrightfuldeserts,the

thrillerpresentsalesscomfortableandcredibleworld.The

sequenceoffistfights,revolverduels,carcrashesand

escapedfromgas-filledcellarsexhauststhereaderfarmore

thanthehero,who,sufferingfromatleasttwobrokenribs,

oneblackeye,uncountablebruisesandahangover,canstill

chaseandoverpoweranarmedvillainwiththephysiqueofa

wrestler.Hemovesdangerouslythroughaworldofmerciless

gangs,brutality,aviciouslustforpowerandmoneyand,in

contrasttothedetectivetale,withagreatcriminalwhose

defeatseemsalmostaccidental.Perhapswemissinthethriller

thesecurityofbeingsafelyledbyourcalminvestigatorpast

ascoreofredherringsandblindavenuestoafinalgathering

ofsuspectswhenanunchallengeableexplanationofallthathas

bewilderedusisgivenjusticeandgoodnessprevail.Allthat

wevainlyhopeforfromlifeisgrantedvicariously.

Thecrimenovelmayberegardedas

A.anotquiterespectableform,oftheconventionalnovel.

B.notatreenovelatall.

C.relatedinsomewaystothehistoricalnovel.

D.anindependentdevelopmentofthenovel.

12、

Thepassagesuggeststhatintellectualswritedetective

storiesbecause

A.thestoriesareofteninfactveryinstructive.

B.theyenjoywritingthesestories.

C.thecreationofthesestoriesdemandsconsiderable

intelligence.

D.detectivestoriesareanacceptedbranchofliterature.

13、

Whatismentionedinthepassageasoneofthesimilarities

betweenthedetectivestoryandthethriller?

A.Bothhaveinvolvedplots.

B.Botharecondemnedbymodemcritics.

C.Bothareformsofescapistfiction.

D.Bothdemonstratethetriumphofrightoverwrong.

14、

Inwhatwayarethedetectivestoryandthethrillerunlike?

A.Inintroducingviolence.

B.Inprovidingexcitementandsuspense.

C.Inappealingtotheintellectualcuriosityofthereaders.

D.Inensuringthateverythingcomestightintheend.

15、

Theauthorpresentsthepassageby

A.givingadefinitionandexplainingitindetail.

B.counteringanargumentandmakinganassumption.

C.introducingageneraltopicandcomparingtwoofits

subcategories.

D.discussingaproblemandarguinginfavorofonesolution.

16^ArecenthistoryoftheChicagomeat-packingindustryand

itsworkersexamineshowtheindustrygrewfromitsappearance

inthe1830'sthroughtheearly1890's.Meat-packers,the

authorargues,hadgoodwages,workingconditions,and

prospectsfromadvancementwithinthepackinghousesanddidnot

cooperatewithlaboragitatorssincelaborrelationswereso

harmonious.Becausethehistorymaintainsthatconditionswere

abovestandardfortheyear,thefrequencyoflabordisputes,

especiallyinthemid-1880,s,isnotaccountedforthework

ignoresthefactthatthe1880'swerecrucialyearsinAmerican

laborhistory,andthatthepackinghouseworkers'effortswere

partofthenationalmovementforlaborreform.

Infact,otherhistoricalsourcesforthelatenineteenth

centuryrecorddeterioratinghousingandhighdiseaseand

infantmortalityratesintheindustrialcommunity,duetolow

wagesandunhealthyworkingconditions.Additionaldatafrom

theUniversityofChicagosuggestthatthepackinghouseswere

dangerousplacestowork.Thegovernmentinvestigation

commissionedbyPresidentTheodoreRooseveltwhicheventually

ledtotheadoptionofthe1906MeatInspectionActfoundthe

packing-housesunsanitary,whilesocialworkersobservedthat

mostoftheworkerswerepoorlypaidandover-worked.

Thehistorymaybetoooptimisticbecausemostofitsdatadate

fromthe1880'satthelatest,andtheinformationprovidedfrom

thatdecadeisinsufficientlyanalyzed.Conditionsactually

declinedinthe1880's,andcontinuedtodeclineafterthe

18g0's,duetoareorganizationofthepackingprocessanda

massiveinfluxofunskilledworkers.Thedeteriorationin

workerstatus,partlyaresultofthenewavailabilityof

unskilledandhencecheaplabor,isnotdiscussed.Thougha

detailedaccountofworkinthepackinghousesisattempted,the

authorfailstodistinguishbetweenthewagesandconditions

ofskilledworkersandforthoseunskilledlaborerswho

comprisedthemajorityoftheindustry'sworkersfromthe

IggO'son.Whileconditionsfortheformerwerearguably

tolerableduetothestrategicimportanceofskilledworkers

inthecomplicatedslaughtering,cutting,andpackingprocess

(thoughworkercomplaintsabouttherateandconditionsofwork

werefrequent),payandconditionsforthelatterwerewretched.

Theauthor'smisinterpretationoftheoriginsofthefeelings

themeat-packershadfortheirindustrialneighborhoodmay

accountforthehistory'sfaultygeneralizations.Theprideand

contentmenttheauthorremarksuponwere,arguably,lessthe

productsoftheindustrialworldofthepackers—thegiant

yardsandtheintricateplants一thanoftheunityandvibrancy

oftheethnicculturesthatformedaviablecommunityon

Chicago'sSouthSide.Indeedthestrengthofthiscommunity

succeededingeneratingasocialmovementthateffectively

confrontedtheproblemsoftheindustrythatprovidedits

livelihood.

Thequestionwhichisdiscussedinthepassageis

A.howhistoriansshouldexplaintheoriginsoftheconditions

intheChicagomeat-packingindustry.

B.whyitisdifficulttodeterminetheactualnatureofthe

conditionsintheChicagomeat-packingindustry.

C.whyaparticularaccountoftheconditionsintheChicago

meat-packingindustryisinaccurate.

D.whatshouldbeincludedinanyaccountoftheChicago

meat-packers'roleinthenationallabormovement.

17、

Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthormentionasdescribing

negativeconditionsinthemeat-packingindustry?

A.Arecenthistoryofthemeat-packingindustry.

B.Historicalsourcesforthelatenineteenthcentury.

C.Datafromsomeresearchers.

D.Workerswhousedtoworkinthemeat-packingindustry.

18、

Thesecondparagraphisusedto

A.presentevidencethatisintendedtorefutetheargument

ofthehistorydiscussed.

B.summarizethemainpointofthehistorydiscussedinthe

passage.

C.explainwhythehistorydiscussedinthepassagehasbeen

blamedbycritics.

D.introduceahypothesisthatwillbediscussedindetail

laterinthepassage.

19、

Theworkingconditionsofskilledworkersinthemeat-packing

industryduringthe1880'swereinfluencedby

A.theeffortsofsocialworkerstoimprovesanitationinthe

packinghouses.

B.improvementsintheindustry'spackingprocessthat

occurredinthe1880's.

C.theworkers'abilitytoperform,theindustry(scomplex

tasks.

D.theworkers,determinedcomplaintsabouttherateand

conditionsoftheirwork.

20、

Theauthormentionsthe“socialmovement(Lastparagraph)

generatedbyChicago,sSouthSidecommunityprimarilyinorder

to

A.inform,thereaderofeventsthatoccurredinthe

meat-packingindustry.

B.suggestthehistory，slimitationsbypointingouta

situationthatthehistoryfailedtoexplainadequately.

C.introduceanewissuedesignedtoelaborateonthegood

relationshipbetweenmeatpackersandChicago,sethnic

communities.

D.suggestthatthehistoryshouldhavefocusedmoreonthe

relationshipbetweenlabormovementandhealthyindustrial

communities.

21、PartB(10points)

Youaregoingtoreadanarticlewhichisfollowedbyalist

ofexamplesorheadings.Choosethemostsuitableonefromthe

listA-Fforeachnumberedposition(41-45).Theremaybe

certainextrawhichyoudonotneedtouse.(10points)

Toresolveadisputemeanstoturnopposingpositionsintoa

singleoutcome.Thetwopartiesmaychoosetofocustheir

attentionononeormoreofthreebasicfactors.Theymayseek

to(1)reconciletheirinterests,(2)determinewhoisright,

and/or(3)determinewhoismorepowerful.

(41)Disagreementofinterests

Interestsareneeds,desires,concerns,fears—thethingsone

caresaboutorwants.Theypro-videthefoundationfora

person'soranorganization，spositioninadispute.Ina

dispute,notonlydotheinterestsofonepartynotcoincide

withthoseoftheotherparty,buttheyareinconflict.For

example,thedirectorofsalesforanelectronicscompanygets

intoadisputewiththedirectorofmanufacturingoverthe

numberofTVmodelstoproduce.

(42)Methodsofsettlingconflictinginterests

Reconcilingsuchinterestsisnoteasy.Itinvolvesprobingfor

deeplyrootedconcerns,devisingcreativesolutions,and

makingtrade-offsandcompromiseswhereinterestsareopposed.

Themostcommonprocedurefordoingthisisnegotiation,the

actofcommunicationintendedtoreachagreement.

(43)Theuseofnegotiationfordifferentdisputetypes

Bynomeansdoallnegotiations(ormediations)focuson

reconcilinginterests.Somenegotiationsfocusondetermining

whoisright,suchaswhentwolawyersargueaboutwhosecase

hasthegreatermerit.

(44)Handlingrights-baseddisputes

Thereareoftendifferent一andsometimes

contradictory—standardsthatapplytorights.Reaching

agreementonrights,wheretheoutcomewilldeterminewhogets

what,canoftenbesodifficultthatthepartiesfrequentlyturn

toathirdpartytodeterminewhoisright.Themosttypical

rightsprocedureisadjudication,inwhichdisputantspresent

evidenceandargumentstoaneutralthirdpartywhohasthe

powertomakeadecisionthatmustbefollowedbyboth

disputants.(Inmediation,bycontrast,thethirdpartydoes

nothavethepowertodecidethedispute.)Publicadjudication

isprovidedbycourtsandadministrativeagencies.Private

adjudicationisprovidedbyarbitrators.

(45)Theroleofpowerinsettlingdisagreements

Athirdwaytoresolveadisputeisonthebasisofpower.We

definepower,somewhatnarrowly,astheabilitytopressure

someonetodosomethinghewouldnototherwisedo.

Inrelationshipsofmutualdependence,suchasbetweenlabor

andmanagementorwithinanorganizationorafamily,the

questionofwhoismorepowerfulturnsonwhoislessdependent

ontheother.Ifacompanyneedstheemployees,workmorethan

employeesneedthecompany，spay,thecompanyismoredependent

andhencelesspowerful.Howdependentoneisturnsonhow

satisfactorythealternativesareforsatisfyingone's

interests.Thebetterthealternative,thelessdependentone

is.Ifitiseasierforthecompanytoreplacestriking

employeesthanitisforstrikingemployeestofindnewjobs,

thecompanyislessdependentandtherebymorepowerful.

Determiningwhoisthemorepowerfulpartywithoutadecisive

andpotentiallydestructivepowercontestisdifficultbecause

powerisultimatelyamatterofperceptions.

A.Anotherinterests-basedprocedureismediation,inwhicha

thirdpartyassiststhedisputants,thetwosidesinthedispute,

inreachingagreement.

B.Othernegotiationslocusondeterminingwhoismorepowerful,

suchaswhenquarrellingmeighboursornationsexchangethreats

andcounterthreats.Oftennegotiationsinvolveamixofall

three一someattemptstosatisfyinterests,some

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

BeforeDr.LutherL.Terry,thentheSurgeonGeneralofthe

UnitedStates,issuedhisoffice'sfirst“ReportonSmokingand

Health"morethan30yearsag