2023年考研外语预测试卷6

考研外语预测试卷6

一、UseofEnglish

1、Manymobileoperatorsalreadyofferaselectionof

televisionchannelsorindividualshows,whicharesent

(1)acrosstheirthird-generation(3G)networks.InSouth

Korea,televisionisalsosenttomobilephonesviasatellite

andterrestrialbroadcastnetworks,whichisfarmore(2)

thansendingvideoacrossmobilenetworks;similarbroadcasts

willbegininJapaninApril.Similarmobile-TVnetworkswill

alsobebuiltinFinlandandAmerica,andarebeing(3)

inmanyothercountries.

Meanwhile,AppleComputer,which(4)avideo-capable

versionofitsiPodportablemusicplayerinthisOctober,is

(5)abargainwithtelevisionnetworkstoexpandthe

(6)ofshowsthatcanbepurchased(7)viewingonthe

device.AndmobileTVwasoneofthebig(8)attheworld's

largesttechnologyfair,theConsumerElectronicShow.

(9)allthisactivity,however,the(10)formobile

TVareunclear.Forastart,nobody(11)knowsifconsumers

willpayforit,thoughsurveyssuggesttheyliketheidea.One

(12)agencyofthefield,saystherewillbe125mmobile-TV

usersby2022,butmanyothermobiletechnologiesinspiredhigh

hopesandthenfailedto(13)uptoexpectations.And

(14)peopledowantTVonthemove,thereis(15)

uncertaintyinthreeareas:technology,businessmodelsandthe

(16)itself.

The(17)formobileTVisvast,inshort,but(18)

isthedegreeofuncertaintyoverhowitshouldactuallybeput

intopractice.Mostobserversdonotexpectwidespread

(19)ofmobileTV,ifitcomesatall,until2022atthe

earliest,sincebuildingtherequiredecosystemoftechnology,

partnershipsandcontentwill(20)sometime.

A.along

B.off

C.forth

D.on

2、(2)

A.effective

B.efficient

C.competent

D.adequate

3、(3)

A.examined

B.tested

C.verified

D.prove

4、（4）

A.launched

B.interpreted

C.discovered

D.embarked

5、(5)

A.hitting

B.beating

C.knocking

D.striking

6、（6）

A.tension

B.status

C.range

D.significance

7、(7)

A.for

B.to

C.by

D.across

8、(8)

A.current

B.tendency

C.drift

D.trends

9、(9)

A.Asfor

B.Despite

C.Inspite

D.Instead

10、(10)

A.respects

B.retrospect

C.prospects

D.aspects

IK(11)

A.really

B.actually

C.absolutely

D.eventually

12、(12)

A.consultant

B.consulting

C.consolatory

D.consultable

13、(13)

A.live

B.pat

C.catch

D.make

14、(14)

A.asif

B.evenif

C.ifonly

D.if

15、(15)

A.additive

B.furthermore

C.another

D.further

16、(16)

A.competition

B.context

C.contest

D.content

17、(17)

A.insight

B.potential

C.capability

D.power

18、(18)

A.so

B.what

C.such

D.that

19、(19)

A.adaptation

B.addiction

C.adoption

D.adoration

20、(20)

A.use

B.spend

C.cost

D.take

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

OnMar.14th,whenWal-MartStoresInc.announceditsfirst

forayintoJapan,theBentonville(Ark.)retailinggiantplaced

abigbetthatitcouldsucceedwherecountlessotherforeign

companieshavefailed.Inthepastfiveyears,anumberof

famousWesternbrandshavebeenforcedtocloseupshopafter

failingtocatchoninJapan,oneoftheworld'slargest—but

mostvariable—consumermarkets.

MayWal-Martmakeagoofitwhereothershavestumbled?One

goodsignisthatthemassmarketerisnotrushinginblindly.

Ithastakenaninitial6.1%stakeinailingfood—and—clothing

chainSeiyuLtd.,whichitcanraisetoacontrolling33.4%by

yearendandto66.7%by2022.ThatgivesWal-Marttimetorevise

itsstrategyorrunfortheexits.

ThequestioniswhetherWal-Martcanapplythelessonsithas

learned,inotherpartsofAsiatoJapan.This,afterall,is

anationofnotoriouslyfinickyconsumers一whohavebecomeeven

moresosinceJapanslippedintoadecade-longslump.Howwill

Wal-Martbringtobearitslegendarycost-cuttingsavvyina

marketalreadyaffectedbyfallingprices?Analystsare

understandablyskeptical."ItisuncertainwhetherWal-Mart,s

businessmodelswillbeeffectiveinJapan,“StandardPoor's

saidinaMar.18threport.

MuchdependsonwhetherSeiyuturnsouttobeagoodpartner.

The39-year-oldretailerisamemberofthereputedSeibuSaison

retailgroupthatfellonhardtimesintheearly1990s.Italso

hasdeeptiestotradinghouseSumitomoCorp.,whichwilltake

a15%stakeintheventurewithWal-Mart.Perhapsthebestthing

thatcanbesaidofSeiyu's400oddstoresisthatthey'renot

asdeeplytroubledasotherlocalretailers.Still,there'sa

gapingchasmbetweenthetwocorporatecultures."We'venever

beenknownforcheapeverydaypricing,，zsaysaSeiyuspokesman.

AnotherpotentialproblemisSumitomo,whichmaynotwantto

leanonsupplierstotheextentthatWal-Martroutinelydoes.

Theclockisticking.Wal-Martexecutivessaytheyneedseveral

monthsto"study"thedealwithSeiyubeforeactingonit,but

inthemeantimeanewwaveofhyper-competitiveJapaneseand

foreignrivalsarecarvingupthemarket.IfWal-Martsucceeds,

itwillreduceitsrelianceonitshomemarketevenfurther

and—whoknows?一itmayevenrevolutionizeJapaneseretailing

inthesamewayithasintheU.S.

WecanlearnfromthebeginningofthetextthatWal-Mart

StoresInc.will

A.revolutionizeJapaneseretailing.

B.tapmostpotentialconsumermarketsinJapan.

C.combineandbecomebigger.

D.withdrawfromconsumermarketsinJapan.

2、

Asmentionedinthetext,Japaneseconsumersaregenerally

A.hardtosatisfy.

B.pronetodeceptions.

C.resistanttoaliens.

D.opentonewideas.

3、

Thephrase"makeagoofit”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans

A.enjoywidepopularity.

B.exertgreateffort.

C.achievegreatsuccess.

D.isatstake.

4、

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph4that

A.SeiyuwillbeincorporatedintoWal-Martintheforeseeable

future.

B.Wal-Mart'shasnoalternativebuttochooseSeiyuasits

partner.

C.SeiyudependsinlargemeasureonWal-Martforsurging

profits.

D.Wal-Mart'scooperationwithSeiyuisstilltobere

examined.

5、

TowardthisadventureofWal-Mart,theauthor'sattitudecan

bebestsaidtobe

A.optimistic.

B.objective.

C.pessimistic.

D.defensive.

6、Whenandhowmuch?Thosearethequestionsonthelipsof

investors,bondholders,andotherFederalReservewatchers.

TheFedkeptinterestratesonholdatitsMar.19thmeeting.

Buttheaccompanyingstatement,inwhichtheFedabandonedits

viewthateconomicweaknesswasthegreatestriskintheoutlook,

makesitclearthatpolicymakersarethinkingaboutthetiming

ofratehikesinordertobringmonetarypolicybacktoaneutral

stance.

Evenso,thereareotherfactorsthatargueforsomerisein

short-termrates—perhapsasearlyasJune,asWallStreet

expects.WhiletheFed'swordslessenthechancesofaratehike

attheMaymeeting,theydonotsetthecriteriaforapossible

hikeattheJune25-26meeting.

Thelatestdataseemstocomedownonthe"evenlymixed”

scenario.Businessesarebackingofffromlastyear'sfeverish

paceofstock-cutting,butdomesticdemandisholdingup.

FactoriesarebusierinresponsetorisingOrders.In

particular,themakersoftechequipmentareboostingoutput

atarapidclip.Atthesametime,thewidertradegapinJanuary

suggeststhatsomeoftheinventoryswingisbenefitingforeign

producers.Keepinmindthatabiggertradegapsubtractsfrom

economicgrowth,butariseinU.S.importsisnecessarytogive

risetoaglobalrebound.Thatwilleventuallyboostexports

aswellandhelptobetteralignmonetarypolicyaroundthe

world.

TheFed'sdecisiontoshifttoaneutralstancewasprobably

madeeasierbythelatestgoodnewsonindustrialproduction.

Outputatfactories,utilities,andminesincreased0.4%in

Februaryontopofa0.2%Januarygain,whichwasfirstreported

asa0.1%loss.Manufacturingoutputrose0.3%ineachmonth,

thebestshowingsincemid-2000.

Surprisingly,thelong-ailingtechsectorisleadingthecharge.

Techproductionisgrowingatadouble-digitannualrateinthe

firstquarter,vs.almostnogainintherestofmanufacturing.

Buteventhatsmal1riseinnontechmanufacturingisavast

improvementfromthesteepdeclinesoftheprevioussix

quarters.JustastechisfuelingthereboundinU.S.factory

activity,techimportsareleadingtheimportrise.Incoming

shipmentsoftechgoodsjumped14.6%inJanuary,suggesting

strongercapitalspending.

Asdemandpicksup,theFedwillwanttoremoveitselffromthe

equationofeconomicplusesandminuses.StepOnewastheshift

initsviewoftheoutlook.StepTwowillbeaseriesofrate

hikesthatwillbringpolicymoreinlinewithsustainable

economicgrowth.

Accordingtotheauthor,theAmericaneconomy

A.isnowherenearasustainablegrowth.

B.isatitsweakestpoint.

C.isneartocompleterecoveryathand.

D.ismuchbetterthanitseems.

7、

ThestrongtoneofU.S.economicrecoveryismanifestedin

A.thedownsizinginmanufacturingindustries.

B.thesharpincreaseintech-sectorproduction.

C.theincomingshipmentsofinfo-techgoods.

D.theincreasinglywidetradegapinJanuary.

8、

AspointedoutinParagraph3,the"evenlymixed“scenario

A.mayfailtoreflectthetruestateofU.S.economy.

B.isnecessarytogiverisetoaglobalrebound.

C.maymakeitclearthattheFedchangeditsoutlook.

D.fallsshortoftheexpectationsofbusinessmen.

9、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.TheU.S.economyisgraduallyrecoveringfromthesteep

declines.

B.TheFedshouldtakeinaccounttheshiftinitsoutlookon

economy.

C.ItisnotthepropertimingfortheFedtoconsiderrate

interests.

D.ItisnecessarythattheFedmakeadjustmentstoits

monetarypolicy.

10、

Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageistourge

theFed

A.toinclinetoatighterpolicy.

B.toputinvestmentintech-sector.

C.toconsiderpossibleratehikes.

D.toabandonaneutralstance.

11、ItwasinevitablethatanyofPresidentGeorgeW.Bushes

fanshadtobeverydisappointedbyhisdecisiontoimplement

hightariffsonsteelimportedtotheU.S.Thepresident's

defensewaspathetic:Hearguedthatthesteeltariffswere

somehowconsistentwithfreetrade,thatthedomesticindustry

wasimportantandstruggling,andthatthereliefwasa

temporarymeasuretoallowtimeforrestructuring.Onereason

thatthisargumentisabsurdisthatU.S.integratedsteel

companies("BigSteel")havereceivedvariousformsof

governmentprotectionandsubsidyformorethan30years.

Insteadofencouragingtheindustrytorestructure,the

long-termprotectionhassustainedinefficientcompaniesand

costU.S.consumersdearly.AsAnne0.Krueger,nowdeputy

managingdirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund,saidin

areportonBigSteel:"TheAmericanBigSteelindustryhasbeen

thechampionlobbyistandseekerofprotection.Itprovidesa

keyanddisillusioningexampleoftheabilityspecialinterests

tolobbyinWashingtonformeasureswhichhurtthegeneral

publicandhelpaverysmallgroup.

Since1950s,BigSteelhasbeenreluctanttomakethe

investmentsneededtomatchthenewtechnologiesintroduced

elsewhere.Itagreedtohighwagesforitsunionizedlaborforce.

Hence,thecompanieshavedifficultyincompetingnotonlywith

moreefficientproducersinAsiaandEuropebutalsowith

technologicallyadvancedU.S.minimills,whichrelyonscrap

metalasaninput.LedbyNucorCot.,thesemillsnowcapture

abouthalfofoverallU.S.sales.

TheprofitabilityofU.S.steelcompaniesdependsalsoonsteel

prices,which,despiteattemptsatprotectionbytheU.S.and

othergovernments,aredeterminedprimarilyinworldmarkets.

Thesepricesarerelativelyhighasrecentlyasearly2000but

havesincedeclinedwiththeworldrecessiontoreachthelowest

dollarvaluesofthelast20years.Althoughtheselowprices

areunfortunateforU.S.producers,theyarebeneficialforthe

overallU.S.economy.Thelowpricesarealsosignalthatthe

inefficientBigSteelcompaniesshouldgooutofbusinesseven

fasterthantheyhavebeen.

Insteadofleavingormodernizing,thedyingBigSteelindustry

complainsthatforeignersdumpsteelsbysellingatlowprices.

However,itishardtoseewhyitisbadfortheoverallU.S.

economyifforeignproducerswishtosellustheirgoodsatlow

prices.Afterall,theextremecaseofdumpingisonewhere

foreignersgiveustheirsteelforfreeandwhywouldthatbe

abadthing?

AccordingtoAnneKrueger,long-termgovernmentprotection

giventosteelcompanies

A.willincreasethestatewealth.

B.willthreatentrademonopoly.

C.willraisetheircompetitiveness.

D.willultimatelyhurtconsumers.

12、

TheU.S.integratedsteelcompaniescomplainthat,to

modernizetheirtechnologies,theyareinneedof

A.thesacrificefromU.S.consumers.

B.thegovernment'sfinancialsupport.

C.thereductionofsteelproductprices.

D.thecompromisefromthelaborforce.

13、

WhichofthefollowingcanbeadisadvantageofU.S."Big

Steel"aspointedoutinthetext?

A.Lowerefficiency.

B.Lackofprotection.

C.Corporatestructures.

D.Lobbyistaddiction.

14、

WecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthattheoverallU.S.

economy

A.mustguardagainstforeignerssellingtheirsteelat

shockingprices.

B.haddifficultyinsustainingdevelopmentinfaceofforeign

competitors.

C.canbenefitenormouslyfromthesteellowerpricesinworld

markets.

D.tookadvantageofthegovernment，sprotectiontoenhance

efficiency.

15、

Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthemeasureadoptedbythe

Presidentseemstobethatof

A.approval.

B.optimism.

C.opposition.

D.indifference.

16、Thedot-comcollapsemayhavebeenadisasterforWall

Street,buthereinSiliconValley,itwasablessing.Itwas

thewelcomeendtoanabnormalconditionthatverynearly

destroyedtheareainanoverabundanceofsuccess.Yousee,the

secrettotheValley'sastoundingmultipledecadeboomis

failure.Failureiswhatfuelsandrenewsthisplace.Failure

isthefoundationforinnovation.

Thevalley'sbusinessecologydependsonfailurethesameway

thetree-coveredhillsaroundusdependonfireitwipesout

theoldgrowthandcreatesspacefornewlife.Thevalleyhas

alwaysbeenindangerofdrowningintheunwelcomewaste

productsofsuccesstoomanypeople,tooexpensivehouses,too

muchtraffic,toolittleofficespaceandtoomuchmoneychasing

toofewstartups.Failureisthesafetyvalve,thedestructive

renewingforcethatfreesuppeople,ideasandcapitaland

recombinesthem,creatingnewrevolutions.

ConsiderhowtheInternetrevolutioncametobe.Afterhalfa

decadeofstart-upstruggles,forexample,hundredsofmillions

ofHollywooddollarsweregoingupinsmoke.Itallseemedlike

aterriblewaste,butnoonenoticedthatthecollapseleftone

veryimportantbyproduct,acommunityoflaid-offC++

programmerswhowerenowexpertinmultimediadesign,andout

onthestreetlookingforthenextbigthing.

Thesemediageekswerethepioneerofthedot-comrevolution.

TheyweretheWeb'sbusinesspioneers,applyingtheirnewfound

mediasensibilitiestocreateonelittlecompanyafteranother.

Mostofthesestart-upsfailed,buteveninfailurethey

advancedthenewmediumofcyberspace.Afewgeeks,likeSilicon

GraphicsfounderJimClark,succeededandutterlychangedour

lives.In1994Clarkwasunemployedafterleavingthecompany

befounded,doggedlytryingtodevelopanewinteractive-TV

concept.HeapproachedMarcAndreessen,thecodeveloperof

Mosaic,thefirstwidelyusedInternetbrowser,inhopeof

persuadingAndreessentohelphimdesignhisnewsystem.

Instead,AndreessenopenedClark'seyestotheWeb'spotential.

ClarkpromptlytossedhisTVplansinthetrash,andthetwo

co-foundedNetscape,thecornerstoneoftheconsumer-Web

revolution.

Liketheinteractive-TVrefugeesandgenerationsofinnovators

beforethem,thedot-comersarealreadyhatchingnewcompanies.

Manyarerevisitinggoodideasexecutedbadlyinthe1990s,

whileothersarestrikingoutintoentirelynewspaces.This

happychaosiscertaintomatureintoaneworderlikelytoupset

anestablishment,asitdeliverslife-changingwonderstothe

restofus.Butthisisjustthestart,forrevolutionsgive

birthtorevolutions.Solet'shopeformoreofSiliconValley's

successfulfailures.

Whatisimpliedinthefirstsentence?

A.TheSiliconValleyblameditsfailureonthesuccessofWall

Street.

B.TheSiliconValleyisalsonotedforitscomplexecological

web.

C.TheSiliconValleytakesavainprideinitsoverabundant

successes.

D.TheSiliconValleywouldbenefitfromthecollapsein

certainways.

17、

ThemostfavorablebusinessecologyinSiliconValleyis

characterizedby

A.itswasteproductsofsuccess.

B.itsabundanceinconstructivefailures.

C.itssolidfoundationforinnovations.

D.itslaid-offdot-comprogrammers.

18、

Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatnewstart-ups

A.usuallyendupwithafailure.

B.aresubjectedtorigidsupervision.

C.tendtocollapseasawhole.

D.nevertakeintoaccountfailures.

19、

TheauthorwritesoftheexperiencesofJimClarkto

demonstrate

A.thehardshipsawebpioneermustgothrough.

B.theplightinwhichClarkwascaught.

C.therolefailurespositivelyplayinrevolutions.

D.thecooperationamongdot-comers.

20、

Whattheauthoristryingtosuggestmaybebestinterpreted

as

A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

B.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.

C.Successfulfailuresisthebestmedicine.

D.Morehaste,lessspeed.

21、PartB(10points)

Youaregoingtoreadatextabouttheprinciplesforteaching

extensivereading,followedbyalistofexamples.Choosethe

bestexamplefromthelistforeachnumberedsubheading.There

isoneextraexamplewhichyoudonotneedtouse.

Weofferheresomeprinciplesforteachingextensivereading

0£

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asatoolforprofessionaldevelopment.Thesearewhatwe

believethebasicingredientsofextensivereading.We

encourageteacherstousethemasawaytoexaminetheirbeliefs

aboutreadingingeneralandextensivereadinginparticular,

andthewaystheyteachforeignlanguagereading.Wepositthese

principlesinthehopesthatotherswillconsiderthemandreact

tothem.

(41)Thereadingmaterialiseasy.

Thisclearlyseparatesextensivereadingfromotherapproaches

toteachingforeignlanguagereading.Forextensivereadingto

bepossibleandforittohavethedesiredresults,textsmust

bewellwithinthe1earnersJreadingcompetenceintheforeign

language.

(42)Avarietyofreadingmaterialonawiderangeoftopics

mustbeavailable.

Thesuccessofextensivereadingdependslargelyonenticing

studentstoread.Toawakenorencourageadesiretoread,the

textsmadeavailableshouldideallybeasvariedasthelearners

whoreadthemandthepurposesforwhichtheywanttoread.

(43)Learnerschoosewhattheywanttoread.

Theprincipleoffreedomofchoicemeansthatlearnerscan

selecttextsastheydointheirownlanguage,thatis,they

canchoosetextstheyexpecttounderstand,toenjoyortolearn

from.Correlativetothisprinciple,learnersarealsofree,

indeedencouraged,tostopreadinganythingtheyfindtobetoo

difficult,orthatturnsoutnottobeofinterest.

(44)Learnersreadasmuchaspossible.

Thisisthe"extensive"ofextensivereading,madepossibleby

thepreviousprinciples.Themostcriticalelementinlearning

toreadistheamountoftimespentactuallyreading.

Thepurposeofreadingisusuallyrelatedtopleasure,

informationandgeneralunderstanding.

Inanextensivereadingapproach,learnersareencouragedto

readforthesamekindsofreasonsandinthesamewaysasthe

generalpopulationoffirst-languagereaders.Thissets

extensivereadingapartfromusualclassroompracticeonthe

onehand,andreadingforacademicpurposesontheother.One

hundredpercentcomprehension,indeed,anyparticular

objectivelevelofcomprehension,isnotagoal.Intermsof

readingoutcomes,thefocusshiftsawayfromcomprehension

achievedorknowledgegainedandtowardsthereader'spersonal

experience.

(45)Readingspeedisusuallyfasterratherthanslower.

Whenlearnersarereadingmaterialthatiswellwithintheir

linguisticability,forpersonalinterest,andforgeneral

ratherthanacademicpurposes,itisanincentivetoreading

fluency.

Wehopethattheseprincipleswillgiveteachersfoodfor

thoughtandreflectionastheyconsidertheirbeliefsabouthow

besttohelptheirstudentsbecomeproficientforeign-1anguage

readers.

A.Thelearners'experienceofreadingthetextisatthecenter

oftheextensivereadingexperience,justasitisinreading

ineverydaylife.Forthisreason,extensivereadingisnot

usuallyfollowedbycomprehensionquestions.Itisan

experiencecompleteinitself.Atthesametime,teachersmay

askstudentstocompletefollow-upactivitiesbasedontheir

reading.Suchactivities,whilerespectingtheintegrityof

students，readingexperiences,extendthemininterestingand

usefulways.

B.Books,magazines,newspapers,fiction,non-fiction,texts

thatinform,textsthatentertain,general,specialized,light,

serious.

C.Inhelpingbeginningreadersselecttextsthatarewell

withintheirreadingcomfo

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Thewinnertakesall,itiswidelysupposedincomputing

circles.Indeed,geekshavecoinedaword,“Googlearchy”,for

thewayinwhichsearchenginesencouragewebtraffictowards

themostpopularsites.(46)Thebeliefthatsearchenginesmake

popularwebsitesevermor