考研阅读理解真题英语一

考研阅读理解真题英语一

考研阅读理解真题英语一1

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WhenLiamMcGeedepartedaspresidentofBankof

AmericainAugust,hisexplanationwassurprisingly

straightup.Ratherthancloakinghisexitinthe

usualvagueexcuses,hecamerightoutandsaidhe

wasleaving“topursuemygoalofrunningapany.”

Broadcastinghisambitionwas“verymuchmy

decision,“McGeesays.Withintwoweeks,hewas

talkingforthefirsttimewiththeboardofHartford

FinancialServicesGroup,whichnamedhimCEOand

chairmanonSeptember29.

McGeesaysleavingwithoutapositionlinedup

gavehimtimetoreflectonwhatkindofpanyhe

wantedtorun.Italsosentaclearmessagetothe

outsideworldabouthisaspirations.AndMcGeeisn't

alone.InrecentweekstheNo.2executivesatAvon

andAmericanExpressquitwiththeexplanationthat

theywerelookingforaCEOpost.Asboards

scrutinizesuccessionplansinresponseto

shareholderpressure,executiveswhodon'tgetthe

nodalsomaywishtomoveon.Aturbulentbusiness

environmentalsohasseniormanagerscautiousof

lettingvaguepronouncementscloudtheirreputations.

Asthefirstsignsofrecoverybegintotake

hold,deputychiefsmaybemorewillingtomakethe

jumpwithoutanet.Inthethirdquarter,CEO

turnoverwasdown23%fromayearagoasnervous

boardsstuckwiththeleaderstheyhad,accordingto

LiberumResearch.Astheeconomypicksup,

opportunitieswillaboundforaspiringleaders.

Thedecisiontoquitaseniorpositiontolookfor

abetteroneisunconventional.Foryearsexecutives

andheadhuntershaveadheredtotherulethatthe

mostattractiveCEOcandidatesaretheoneswhomust

bepoached.SaysKorn/FerryseniorpartnerDennis

Carey："Ican'tthinkofasinglesearchI'vedone

whereaboardhasnotinstructedmetolookat

sittingCEOsfirst.n

Thosewhojumpedwithoutajobhaven'talways

landedintoppositionsquickly.EllenMarramquitas

chiefofTropicanaadecadeage,sayingshewanted

tobeaCEO.Itwasayearbeforeshebecameheadof

atinyInternet-basedmoditiesexchange.Robert

WiHumstadleftCitigroupin20XXwithambitionsto

beaCEO.Hefinallytookthatpostatamajor

financialinstitutionthreeyearslater.

Manyrecruiterssaytheolddisgraceisfadingfor

topperformers.Thefinancialcrisishasmadeitmore

acceptabletobebetweenjobsortoleaveabadone.

“Thetraditionalrulewasit'ssafertostaywhere

youare,butthat'sbeenfundamentallyinverted,“

saysoneheadhunter."Thepeoplewho'vebeenhurt

theworstarethosewho'vestayedtoolong.”

26.WhenMcGeeannouncedhisdeparture,his

mannercanbestbedescribedasbeing

[A]arrogant.

[B]frank.

[C]self-centered.

[D]impulsive.

27.AccordingtoParagraph2,senior

executives'quittingmaybespurredby

[A]theirexpectationofbetterfinancialstatus.

[B]theirneedtoreflectontheirprivatelife.

[C]theirstrainedrelationswiththeboards.

[D]theirpursuitofnewcareergoals.

28.Theword"poached”(Line3,Paragraph4)

mostprobablymeans

[A]approvedof.

[B]attendedto.

[C]huntedfor.

[D]guardedagainst.

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph

that

[A]topperformersusedtoclingtotheirposts.

[B]loyaltyoftopperformersisgettingout-dated.

[C]topperformerscaremoreaboutreputations.

[D]it'ssafertosticktothetraditionalrules.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefor

thetext?

[A]CEOs：WheretoGo?

[B]CEOs：AlltheWayUp?

[C]TopManagersJumpwithoutaNet

[D]TheOnlyWayOutforTopPerformers

考研阅读理解真题英语一2

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JusthowmuchdoestheConstitutionprotectyour

digitaldata?TheSupremeCourtwillnowconsider

whetherpolicecansearchthecontentsofamobile

phonewithoutawarrantifthephoneisonoraround

apersonduringanarrest.

Californiahasaskedthejusticestorefrainfrom

asweepingruling,particularlyonethatupsetsthe

oldassumptionsthatauthoritiesmaysearchthrough

thepossessionsofsuspectsatthetimeoftheir

arrest.Itishard,thestateargues,forjudgesto

assesstheimplicationsofnewandrapidlychanging

technologies.

Thecourtwouldberecklesslymodestifit

followedCalifornia'sadvice.Enoughofthe

implicationsarediscernable,evenobvious,sothat

thejusticecanandshouldprovideupdatedguidelines

topolice,lawyersanddefendants.

TheyshouldstartbydiscardingCalifornia'slame

argumentthatexploringthecontentsofasmartphone-

avaststorehouseofdigitalinformationissimilar

tosay,goingthroughasuspect'spurse.Thecourt

hasruledthatpolicedon*tviolatetheFourth

Amendmentwhentheygothroughthewalletor

pocketbook,ofanarresteewithoutawarrant.But

exploringone*ssmartphoneismorelikeenteringhis

orherhome.Asmartphonemaycontainanarrestee's

readinghistory,financialhistory,medicalhistory

andprehensiverecordsofrecentcorrespondence.The

developmentof"cloudputing.'*meanwhile,hasmade

thatexplorationsomuchtheeasier.

ButthejusticesshouldnotswallowCalifornia's

argumentwhole.New,disruptivetechnologysometimes

demandsnovelapplicationsoftheConstitution1s

protections.OrinKerr,alawprofessor,paresthe

explosionandaccessibilityofdigitalinformationin

the21stcenturywiththeestablishmentofautomobile

useasadigitalnecessityoflifeinthe20th：The

justiceshadtospecifynovelrulesforthenew

personaldomainofthepassengercarthen；theymust

sortouthowtheFourthAmendmentappliestodigital

informationnow.

26.TheSupremecourt,willworkoutwhether,

duringanarrest,itislegitimateto

[A]searchforsuspects'mobilephoneswithouta

warrant.

[B]checksuspects'phonecontentswithoutbeing

authorized.

[C]preventsuspectsfromdeletingtheirphone

contents.

[D]prohibitsuspectsfromusingtheirmobile

phones.

27.Theauthor'sattitudetowardCalifornia's

argumentisoneof

[A]tolerance.

[B]indifference.

[C]disapproval.

[D]cautiousness.

28.Theauthorbelievesthatexploringone1sphone

contentisparableto

[A]gettingintoone*sresidence.

[B]handingone'shistoricalrecords.

[C]scanningone'scorrespondences.

[D]goingthroughone'swallet.

29.InParagraph5and6,theauthorshowshis

concernthat

[A]principlesarehardtobeclearlyexpressed.

[B]thecourtisgivingpolicelessroomfor

action.

[C]phonesareusedtostoresensitiveinformation.

[D]citizens'privacyisnoteffectiveprotected.

30.OrinKerr'sparisonisquotedtoindicatethat

(A)theConstitutionshouldbeimplementedflexibly.

(B)Newtechnologyrequiresreinterpretationofthe

Constitution.

©California'sargumentviolatesprinciplesof

theConstitution.

(D)PrinciplesoftheConstitutionshouldneverbe

altered.

考研阅读理解真题英语一3

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AnewsurveybyHarvardUniversityfindsmorethan

two-thirdsofyoungAmericansdisapproveofPresident

Trump'suseofTwitter.Theimplicationisthat

MillennialsprefernewsfromtheWhiteHousetobe

filteredthroughothersource,NotapresidentJs

socialmediaplatform.

MostAmericansrelyonsocialmediatocheckdaily

headlines.Yetasdistrusthasrisentowardallmedia,

peoplemaybestartingtobeefuptheirmedia

literacyskills.Suchatrendisbadlyneeded.During

the20XXpresidentialcampaign,nearlyaquarterof

webcontentsharedbyTwitterusersinthe

politicallycriticalstateofMichiganwasfakenews,

accordingtotheUniversityofOxford.Andasurvey

conductedforBuzzFeedNewsfound44percentof

Facebookusersrarelyornevertrustnewsfromthe

mediagiant.

Youngpeoplewhoaredigitalnativesareindeed

beingmoreskillfulatseparatingfactfromfiction

incyberspace.AKnightFoundationfocus-groupsurvey

ofyoungpeoplebetweenages14and24foundtheyuse

distributedtrustwtoverifystories.Theycross­

checksourcesandprefernewsfromdifferent

perspectives—especiallythosethatareopenabout

anybias."Manyyoungpeopleassumeagreatdealof

personalresponsibilityforeducatingthemselvesand

activelyseekingoutopposingviewpoints,wthe

surveyconcluded.

Suchactiveresearchcanhaveanothereffect.A

20XXsurveyconductedinAustralia,Britain,andthe

UnitedStatesbytheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison

foundthatyoungpeople'srelianceonsocialmedia

ledtogreaterpoliticalengagement.

Socialmediaallowsuserstoexperiencenews

eventsmoreintimatelyandimmediatelywhilealso

permittingthemtore-sharenewsasaprojectionof

theirvaluesandinterests.Thisforcesuserstobe

moreconsciousoftheirroleinpassingalong

information.AsurveybyBarnaresearchgroupfound

thetopreasongivenbyAmericansforthefakenews

phenomenonisareadererror,wmoresothanmade-up

storiesorfactualmistakesinreporting.Abouta

thirdsaytheproblemoffakenewsliesin

amisinterpretationorexaggerationofactualnews”

viasocialmedia.Inotherwords,thechoicetoshare

newsonsocialmediamaybetheheartoftheissue.

“Thisindicatesthereisarealpersonal

responsibilityincounteractingthisproblem,wsays

RoxanneStone,editorinchiefatBarnaGroup.

Sowhenyoungpeoplearecriticalofanover­

tweetingpresident,theyrevealamentaldiscipline

inthinkingskills-andintheirchoicesonwhento

shareonsocialmedia.

26.AccordingtotheParagraphs1and2,many

youngAmericanscastdoubtson

[A]thejustificationofthenews-filtering

practice.

[B]people'spreferenceforsocialmedia

platforms.

[C]theadministrationsabilitytohandle

information.

[D]socialmediawasareliablesourceofnews.

27.Thephrase"beerup”(Line2,Para.2)is

closestinmeaningto

[A]sharpen

[B]define

[C]boast

[D]share

28.Accordingtotheknightfoundationsurvey,

youngpeople

[A]tendtovoicetheiropinionsincyberspace.

[B]verifynewsbyreferringtodiverseresources.

[C]havesstrongsenseofresponsibility.

[D]liketoexchangeviewsonadistributed

trustw

29.TheBarnasurveyfoundthatamaincausefor

thefakenewsproblemis

[A]readersoutdatedvalues.

[B]journalists*biasedreporting

[C]readers1misinterpretation

[D]journalists?made-upstories.

30.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle

forthetext?

[A]ARiseinCriticalSkillsforSharingNews

Online

[B]ACounteractionAgainsttheOver-tweeting

Trend

[C]TheAccumulationofMutualTrustonSocial

Media.

[D]ThePlatformsforProjectionofPersonal

Interests.

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Allaroundtheworld,lawyersgeneratemore

hostilitythanthemembersofanyotherprofession---

withthepossibleexceptionofjournalism.Butthere

arefewplaceswhereclientshavemoregroundsfor

plaintthanAmerica.

Duringthedecadebeforetheeconomiccrisis,

spendingonlegalservicesinAmericagrewtwiceas

fastasinflation.Thebestlawyersmadeskyscrapers-

fullofmoney,temptingevermorestudentstopile

intolawschools.Butmostlawgraduatesnevergeta

big-firmjob.Manyoftheminsteadbeethekindof

nuisance-lawsuitfilerthatmakesthetortsystema

costlynightmare.

Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Oneisthe

excessivecostsofalegaleducation.Thereisjust

onepathforalawyerinmostAmericanstates：a

four-yearundergraduatedegreeatoneof200law

schoolsauthorizedbytheAmericanBarAssociation

andanexpensivepreparationforthebarexam.This

leavestoday'saveragelaw-schoolgraduatewith

$100,000ofdebtontopofundergraduatedebts.Law­

schooldebtmeansthattheyhavetoworkfearsomely

hard.

Reformingthesystemwouldhelpbothlawyersand

theircustomers.Sensibleideashavebeenaroundfor

alongtime,butthestate-levelbodiesthatgovern

theprofessionhavebeentooconservativeto

implementthem.Oneideaistoallowpeopletostudy

lawasanundergraduatedegree.Anotheristolet

studentssitforthebarafteronlytwoyearsoflaw

school.Ifthebarexamistrulyasternenoughtest