考研英语一模拟试题及答案解析

考研英语一模拟试题及答案解析（15）

（1~20/共20题）完形填空

Millionsofdollarsoftendependonthechoiceofwhichcommercialtouseinlaunchinganew

product.Soyoushowthecommercialstoa_1_oftypicalconsumersandasktheiropinion.

Theanswersyougetcansometimesleadyouintoabig_2_.Respondentsmayliejusttobe

polite.

Nowsomecompaniesandmajoradvertising_3_havebeenhiringvoicedetectiveswhotest

yournormalvoiceandthenrecordyouontape_4_commentingonaproduct.Acomputer

analyzesthedegreeanddirectionofchange_5_normal.Onekindofdivergenceofpitch

meansthesubject_6_Anotherkindmeanshewasreallyenthusiastic.Inatestingoftwo

commercials_7_children,theywere,vocally,aboutequally_8_ofboth,butthecomputer

reportedtheiremotional_9_inthetwowastotallydifferent.

Mostmajorcommercialsaresentforresting-totheaters_10_withvariouselectronic

measuringdevices.Peopleregardedas_11_arebroughtinoffthestreet.Viewerscanpush

buttonsto_12_whethertheyareinterestedorbored.

Newspaperandmagazinegroupsbecameintenselyinterestedintestingtheiradsfora

product_13_TVadsforthesameproduct.Theywereinterestedbecausethemain_14_of

evidenceshowsthatpeople_15_alotmorementalactivitywhentheyread_16_whenthey

sitinfrontoftheTVset.TVbegantobe_17_alow-involvement_18_.Itiscontendedthat

lowinvolvementmeansthatthereisless_19_thattheadmessagewillbe_20_.Notes

commercial广告。

第1题

A.pack

B.flock

C.multiple

D.bulk

第2题

A.loss

B.panic

C.benefit

0.surprise

第3题

A.hosts

B.advocates

C.agencies

□.opponents

第4题

A.as

B.if

C.though

D.while

第5题

A.toward

B.into

C.from

D.to

第6题

A.aggravated

B.lied

C.boasted

0.misunderstood

第7题

A.with

B.about

C.on

D.of

第8题

A.conforming

B.agreeing

C.conceiving

□.approving

第9题

A.involvement

B.response

C.reflection

D.mood

第10题

A.fed

B.supplied

C.provided

□.equipped

第11题

A.independent

B.ordinary

C.typical

□.average

第12题

A.demonstrate

B.designate

C.debate

0.indicate

第13题

A.aswith

B.against

C.asto

D.under

第14题

A.number

B.series

C.body

0.proportion

第15题

A.exhibit

B.extend

C.expand

D.exert

第16题

A.or

B.than

C.and

□.versus

第17题

A.regarded

B.labeled

C.assumed

0.recognized

第18题

A.means

B.method

C.medium

0.measure

第19题

A.opportunity

B.scope

C.chance

0.capacity

第20题

A.rejected

B.reviewed

C.revived

□.remembered

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(21~25/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Whoeversaidthatvictoryhasmanyfathersanddefeatisanorphan,surelyhadneverheardof

theWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).Inthecaseofthehaplessmultilateraltradebodyandits

longsufferingrepresentatives,thetotalfailureoftheopeningmeetingoftheso-called

Millenniumtraderoundhaslotsofpeopleboastingoftheirroleintheviolentphysicalstruggle.

Well.Thatsjustbrilliant.Theyareproudofbeingpartofamovementthatwantstowreckthe

mostimportantengineofeconomicgrowth,prosperityandoverallglobalrisinglivingstandards

wehave-thefreedomoftradeandmovementofpeopleandgoodsbetweennations.

The135-memberWTOiscomposedofsovereigngovernmentswishingtofurtherthisgoaland

easethesettlementofinternationaltradedisputes.FromthesoundsemanatingfromSeattle,

though,itwouldnowseemtheWTOhasnowreplacedtheTrilateralCommissionandthe

FreemasonsascandidateNo.1totakeovertheworld.

EverybodyhashisfavoriteSeattlestory.Thecityspolicechiefwillhaveplentyoftimetothink

abouthis,havingnowresignedindisgraceoverthelossofcontrolofdowntownSeattle.The

Seattlebusinesscommunitymaybemoreinclinedtobroodovertheirs;thepoorfoolsinvested$9

milliontoattractthemeetingtotheirfinecity.WhatstandsoutmoreIwouldnominatethe

unionofsteelworkerswhoweremarchinginprotest.Itsanimagethatwillbogglethemindfor

yearstocome.

Thedebatenowisoverjusthoweffectivethisanti-globalistcoalitionwillturnouttobe.Inthe

heatofthemoment,italwayslooksasthoughtheworldasweknowitiscomingtoanend.But

theoverwhelminglikelihoodisthatwehavenotactuallyseenareplayoftheanti-VietnamWar

movement,whichhadmuchclearerfocus,obviously,thoughitsconsequenceswerefar-reaching.

Howlong,afterall,canyouprotestagainstcheapimportswhenthosesameimportsareallover

yourhouse

No,therealreasonforthedisasterinSeattleispolitical,andreportscomingoutofthe

meetingpointtoPresidentClintonasamajorculprit,whichmaybebothgoodandbad.Taking

thelongview,othertraderoundshavehaddifficultbeginnings,too.Ittookyearstogetthe

UruguayRoundunderway,whichfinallyhappenedin1986.Thankfully,wewillsoonbeelecting

anotherpresident,anditshouldbesomeonewhoseactionsmatchhisrhetoric.

Still,itisadisgracethattheworldsgreatesttradingnation,i.e.theUnitedStates,iscurrently

ledbyamanwhosemotivationsaresonarrowlypoliticalandegocentricthathehasnow

wreckedanychanceofenteringthehistorybooksasachampionoffreetrade.

第21题

Thestatementvictoryhasmanyfathersanddefeatisanorphan(Para.1)isusedtointroduce

A.thevictoryofsufferingrepresentatives.

B.thefailureofWTOsopeningmeeting.

C.theroleofinternationalfreetrade.

D.thedynamicsofeconomicgrowth.

第22题

ItisimpliedinthefirstsentencethatthefailureofMillenniumtraderoundcouldbeattributedto

A.factorsotherthanamovement.

B.violentlabordisputes.

C.misleadpoliticalmotivations.

0.troubledtradeunions.

第23题

BysayingthatItsanimagethatwillbogglethemindforyearstocome,(Paragraph3)theauthor

meansthatthedebateinSeattleprovestobe

A.dubiously-oriented.

B.quitetransient.

C.self-contradictory.

D.fairlyconsequential.

第24题

TheauthorisobviouslycriticalofPresidentClintonfor

A.hisfailuretomatchhiswordswithhisactions.

B.hislackofhistoricalknowledgeabouttheWTO.

C.hisputtingtheissueinawrongperspective.

D.hisexaggerationofWTOseconomicrole.

第25题

Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems

A.optimistic.

B.gloomy.

C.disgraced.

D.proud.

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(26~30/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Populararthasanumberofmeanings,impossibletodefinewithanyprecision,whichrangefrom

folkloretojunk.Thepolesareclearenough,butthemiddletendstoblur.TheHollywood

Westernofthe1930sforexample,haselementsoffolklore,butisclosertojunkthantohighart

orfolkart.Therecanbegreattrash,justasthereisbadhighart.ThemusicalsofGeorge

Gershwinaregreatpopularart,neveraspiringtohighart.SchubertandBrahms,however,used

elementsofpopularmusic—folkthemes—inworksclearlyintendedashighart.ThecaseofVerdi

isadifferentone,hetookapopulargenre-bourgeoismelodramasettomusic(anaccurate

definitionofnineteenth-centuryopera)and,withoutalteringitsfundamentalnature,transmuted

itintohighart.Thisremainsoneofthegreatestachievementsinmusic,andonethatcannotbe

fullyappreciatedwithoutrecognizingtheessentialtrashinessofthegenre.

Asanexampleofsuchatransmutation,considerwhatVerdimadeofthetypicalpolitical

elementsofnineteenth-centuryopera.Generallyintheplotsoftheseoperas,aheroor

heroine-usuallyportrayedonlyasanindividual,unfetteredbyclass-iscaughtbetweenthe

immoralcorruptionofthearistocracyandthedoctrinairerigidityorsecretgreedoftheleadersof

theproletariat.Verditransformsthisnaiveandunlikelyformulationwithmusicofextraordinary

energyandrhythmicvitality,musicmoresubtlethanitseemsatfirsthearing.Therearescenes

andariasthatstillsoundlikecallstoarmsandwereclearlyunderstoodassuchwhentheywere

firstperformed.Suchpieceslendanimmediacytotheotherwiseveiledpoliticalmessageof

theseoperasandcallupfeelingsbeyondthoseoftheoperaitself.

OrconsiderVerdistreatmentofcharacter.BeforeVerdi,therewererarelyanycharactersatall

inmusicaldrama,onlyaseriesofsituationswhichallowedthesingerstoexpressaseriesof

emotionalstates.Anyattempttofindcoherentpsychologicalportrayalintheseoperasis

misplacedingenuity.Theonlycoherencewasthesingersvocaltechniquewhentheeastchanged,

newariaswerealmostalwayssubstituted,generallyadaptedfromotheroperas.Verdis

characters,ontheotherhand,havegenuineconsistencyandintegrity.Evenifinmanycases,the

consistencyisthatofpasteboardmelodrama,theintegrityofthecharacterisachievedthrough

themusiconcehehadbecomeestablished.Verdididnotrewritehismusicfordifferentsingers

orcountenancealterationsorsubstitutionsofsomebodyelsesariasinoneofhisoperas,asevery

eighteenth-centurycomposerhaddone.Whenherevisedanopera,itwasonlyfordramatic

economyandeffectiveness.

第26题

Thispassageismainly

A.asurveyofdramamusic.

B.abouttheelementsinpopularmusic.

C.areviewofpopularart.

D.aboutdramaticeconomyandeffectiveness.

第27题

Thewriterassertsthatthedefinitionofpopularartis

A.quiteaccurate.

B.ratherelusive.

C.fairlyclear.

D.verydubious.

第28题

ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheachievementsbyVerdi

A.aretoosubtletorecognize.

B.defyanyprecisedefinition.

C.aretheenvyofhistimes.

D.earnhimgreatreputation.

第29题

Thewritermentionsthepoliticalelementsin19thcenturyoperatoillustrate

A.thepoliticalmessagesexposed.

B.theuniversalrecognitionofhighart.

C.theintendedchangesinpopularart.

D.heroesandheroinesmentalstates.

第30题

Accordingtothetext,Verdiscreativetreatmentofcharactersisperformedthrough

A.hisfrequentre-writingofanopera.

B.hiscoherentpsychologicalportrayal.

C.hisconsistentaspirationtohighart.

D.hiseffectivemaneuversofmusic.

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(31~35/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Biologically,thereisonlyonequalitywhichdistinguishesusfromanimalstheabilitytolaugh.Ina

universewhichappearstobeutterlydevoidofhumor;weenjoythissupremeluxury.Anditisa

luxury,forunlikeanyotherbodilyprocess,laughterdoesnotseemserveabiologicallyuseful

purpose.Inadividedworld,alaughterisaunifyingforce.Humanbeginsopposeeachotherona

greatmanyissues.Nationsmaydisagreeaboutsystemsofgovernmentandhumanrelationsmay

beplaguedbyideologicalfactionsandpoliticalcamps,butweallsharetheabilitytolaugh.And

laughter,inturn,dependsonthemostcomplexandsubtleofall-humanqualitiesasenseof

humor.Certaincomicstereotypeshaveauniversalappeal.Thiscanbestbeseenfromthe

world-widepopularityofCharlieChaplainsearlyfilms.Thelittlemanatoddswithsocietynever

failstoamusenomatterwhichcountrywecomefrom.Asthatgreatcommentatoronhuman

affairs,Dr.SamuelJohnson,onceremarked,Menhavebeenwiseinverydifferentmodes;but

theyhavealwayslaughedinthesameway.

Asenseofhumormaytakevariousformsandlaughtermaybeanythingfromrefinedtinkleto

anearthquakingroar,buttheeffectisalwaysthesame.Humorhelpsustomaintainacorrect

senseofvalues.Itistheonequalitywhichpoliticalfanaticsappeartolack.Ifwecanseethe

funnyside,wenevermakethemistakeoftakingourselvestooseriously.Wearealwaysreminded

thattragedyisnotreallyfarremovedfromcomedy,sowenevergetalopsidedviewofthings.

Thisisoneofthechieffunctionsofsatireandirony.Humanpainandsufferingaresogrim;we

hoversooftenonthebrinkofwar,politicalrealitiesareusuallyenoughtoplungeusintototal

despair.Insuchcircumstances,cartoonsandsatiricalaccountsofsomberpoliticaleventsredress

thebalance.Theytakethewindoutofpompousandarrogantpoliticianswhohavelosttheir

senseofproportion.Theyenableustoseethatmanyofourmostprofoundactionsaremerely

comicorabsurd.WelaughwhenagreatsatiristlikeSwiftwritesaboutwarsinGulliversTravels.

TheLilliputiansandtheirneighborsattackeachotherbecausetheycantagreewhichendto

breakanegg.Welaughbecausewearemeanttolaugh;butwearemeanttoweeptoo.Itisno

wonderthatintotalitarianregimesanysatireagainsttheEstablishmentiswhollybanned.Itistoo

powerfulweapontobeallowedtoflourish.

Thesenseofhumormustbesingledoutasmansmostimportantqualitybecauseitis

associatedwithlaughter.Andlaughter,inturn,isassociatedwithhappiness.Courage,

determination,initiative—thesearequalitieswesharewithotherformsoflife.Butthesenseof

humorisuniquelyhuman.Ifhappinessisoneofthegreatgoalsoflife,thenitisthesenseof

humorthatprovidesthekey.

第31题

TheauthorquotesDr.SamuelJohnsonswordsto

A.spotlighttheunifyingforceofasenseofhumor.

B.stresstheharmonybetweenindividualsandsociety.

C.highlighttheincomparableluxuryofhumor.

D.showthedistinctionbetweenhumansandanimals.

第32题

Accordingtotheauthor,politicalfanatics(Para.2)moreoftenthannotfallvictimto

A.politicalrealities.

B.wildillusions.

C.adversecomments.

D.noblequalities.

第33题

Accordingtothe4thparagraph,whatintereststheauthoristhatsomepoliticiansfailto

A.perceivethevalueofhumor.

B.gainacorrectsenseofvalues.

C.distinguishcomedyfromtragedy.

0.realizedangersofhypocrisy.

第34题

Towhichofthefollowingistheauthorlikelytoagree

A.Governmentagenciesareoftenaninappropriatesubjectforhumor.

B.Asenseofhumorinevitablypromptsustotakeourselvesseriously.

C.Manyissuesontrivialitiesmayariseforlackofasenseofhumor.

D.Thepursuitforhappinessisoneofthegreatestgoalsinourlife.

第35题

Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe

A.Variousfunctionsofhumor.

B.Developall-humanqualities.

C.Differentsolutionstoconflicts.

D.Makeuseofhumorwisely.

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(36~40/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Thehousingmarkethasbeenfortwoyearsproppingupconsumersspiritswhiletherestofthe

economyliesexhaustedonthefloor;stilltryingtostruggletoitsfeet.AccordingtotheNational

AssociationofRealtors,thenationalmedianexisting-homepriceendedtheyearat$164,000,up

7.1percentfrom2001.Thatsthestrongestannualincreasesince1980.

Althoughresidentialrealestateactivitymakesuplessthan8%oftotalU.S.GDRahousing

marketlikethisonecanmakethedifferencebetweenpositiveandnegativegrowth.Most

significantly,consumerspendingis66%ofGDP,andthepurchaseofanewhometendstohave

anumbrellaeffectonthehomeownersspendingashehastostockitwithawasherdryer;anew

big-screenTV,andmaybeaswingsetfortheyard.

Themainfactorinhousingscontinuedstrengthisaclassiceconomicexampleofzero-sum

boomthepersistentweaknesseverywhereelse.Asthe2003recoverycontinuestobemore

forecastthanreality.FallingstockpricesraisedinvestorappealforU.S.TreasuryBonds,whichin

turn,allowedmostinterestratestodriftevenlower.Buttherearenotmanysignsthattheresa

bubblereadytoburst.

Decembersnewrecordinhousingstarts,forexample,wasnicelymatchedbythenewrecord

innewhomesales.Ifyoubuildit,theywillbuyandevenifaneconomicpickupstartstoreduce

housingsrelativeattractiveness,theresnoreasonwhymodesteconomicgrowthandimproved

consumermoodcanthelpsustaininghousingsstrength.Themomentumgainedfromlow

mortgageinterestrateswillcarrystronghomesalesinto2003,withanimprovingeconomy

offsettingmodestlyhighermortgageinterestratesastheyearprogresses,saidDavidLereah,

chiefeconomistattheNationalAssociationofRealtors.

Justashousinghastakenupmuchoftheeconomicslackforthepasttwoyears,bothasa

comfortinginvestmentforfrettingconsumersandadriverofconsumerspendingitselfabig

bumpelsewhereintheeconomyin2003couldbehousingsdownfall.Ifstocksroarbackthis

spring,capitalinflowscouldstealfromthebondmarket,pushinguplong-terminterestrates.Or

AlanGreenspanandtheFedcoulddothesametoshort-termrates,asawaytohitthebrakeson

arecoverythatisheatinguptoofast.Inotherwords,ifeverythingpossiblegoeswrongfor

housing,homeownersshouldhaveplentytocompensatethemintermsofjobsecurityand

incomehikes.

第36题

Theauthordrawsasharpcontrastbetweenthehousingmarketandtherestoftheeconomyso

astoshow

A.theboomofrealestateactivity.

B.thestatisticsonhomeprices.

C.theroleofhousingmarket.

D.thedegreeofconsumerspirits.

第37题

Howdotheconsumersfeelabouttheirinvestmentinthehousingmarket

A.Apprehensive.

B.Reassured.

C.Indignant.

D.Annoyed.

第38题

Aclassiceconomicexampleofzero-sumboom(Paragraph3)connotes

A.economicslack.

B.continuedstrength.

C.economicrecovery.

D.jobsecurity.

第39题

Whenmentioningtheumbrellaeffect(Para.2),theauthoristalkingabout

A.bondmarket.

B.stockexchange.

C.housingmarket.

D.electricappliances.

第40题

Towhichofthefollowingistheauthormostlikelytoagree

A.Naturepassesnurture.

B.Manproposes,Goddisposes.

C.Faithmovesmountains.

D.Factsspeaklouderthanwords.

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(41~45/共5题)PartB

Directions:

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethe

mostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextra

choices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Life,atleastforaseed,isbetteroutintheworld._41_Seedsknowhowtogetaround.

_42_Buttheyallhavethesamegoal:totakerootandgiverisetothenextgeneration.

Scientistscanunderstandwhattypeofdispersalstrategyaplantemploysbylookingatits

environment.Forexample,dispersalbyseacurrentsisimportantforplantsthatgrowon

seashores,andwindisimportantinopengrasslands.Andforeachtypeofdispersal,thereisa

typeofdesign._43_

"Amongspecieswithseedsdispersedinternallybyanimals,thesizeoftheseedorfruit,itscolor,

andthepresenceofprotectivehuskswillreflecttheswallowing,visual,andprocessingabilitiesof

theseeddisperser,"Birkinshawsaid.Forexample,seedsspreadbysmallbirdswillbesmallin

size,coveredwithplantflesh(togivethebirdsarewardforeatingit),huskless(sincemostbirds

areillequippedtoremovesuchanoutershell),andbrightlycolored(sincebirdshavegoodcolor

vision).

Someseedshavenospecificdispersalstrategy,likethecoco-de-mer;apalmtreethatonly

growsintheSeychelles,anislandchainintheIndianOcean.Thesepalmshavethelargestseeds

ofanyplantandlackanyseeddispersalmethodotherthangravity,Birkinshawsaid.Inother

cases,aswiththerareMada-gascanpalmsSatranaladecussilvaeandVoanioalagerardii,the

seedscollectinpilesbeneaththeirparenttrees._44_

AccordingtoJohnDransfield,anexpertonMadagascanpalmswiththeUnitedKingdom'sRoyal

BotanicGarden,Kew,bothofthesepalmshaveverylargeseedsthatanimalsalivetodayare

incapableofmoving."Youstartdreamingupstoriesthatitcouldhavebeendistributedbyanow

extinctanimal",hesaid.

PossibleextinctdispersersofthepalmsarelargelemursthatonceroamedMadagascaror

flightlesselephantbirds,whichwerethelargestbirdsknowntohavelivedinMadagascar.

ThereareonlyafewoftheseMadagascanpalmsleftstanding._45_

DonaldDrakeisabotanistwiththeUniversityofHawaiiinHonoluluwhostudieshowplantand

animalinteractionaffectsreproductionofnativeplantsandfoodfornativeanimalsinthePacific

Oceanislands.Hesaidlossofanimalstodisperseseedscertainlyimpactsaplant'sviability,but

"hard,conclusivedataaredifficulttocomeby'1.

HeandcolleagueKimMcConkeyarecurrentlyengagedinresearchthatsuggestsanimalsmay

stopperformingecologicalfunctionssuchasseeddispersallongbeforetheygoextinct."We

foundthistobethecasewithflyingfoxes",Drakesaid.Flyingfoxesareamongthefewremaining

largeanimalsthatdisperseseedsonislandsinthePacificandIndianOceans,"Manyflyingfoxes

areeitherrareorextinct",Drakesaid,"Iftheyceasetobeeffectivedisperserslongbefore

reachingthatstage,thereisapossibilitythattheresultswefoundareofwideapplicability".

[A]Wind-dispersedseedsaregenerallylightweightandhaveadaptationssuchaswingsand

parachutessotheycancatcharideonthebreeze.Water-dispersedseeds,suchascoconuts,are

buoyant.Seedsdispersedbyanimalsusuallyofferanutritionalrewardsothattheyareeaten,or

theyarestickyorbarbedsotheycanlatchontopassingbodies.

[B]lfresearcherscanconfirmthatindeedtheanimaldisperserofthepalms,seedsareextinct,

thentheonlywaytopreventthetreesthemselvesfrombecomingextinctmaybetoreintroduce

seedlingsintotheforestwithacontrolledprogramofreplanting,Dransfieldsaid.

[C]lnordertomaintaineffectiveseed-dispersingpopulations,theresearcherssayitisimportant

totakeconservationactionsbeforeseed-dispersinganimalspeciesdropbelowthisthreshold.

[D]Someflywiththewind,othersgowiththeflow.Manyhitcharidewithunsuspecting

animals.

[E]Someanimalsceasebeingeffectiveseeddisperserswhentheirpopulationdensitiesfall

belowapointthatinducesthemtocompeteoverfoodresources-theystopbotheringtoscatter

andhidetheirfoodstores.

[F]lngeneral,seeddispersalawayfromtheparentplantincreasesthechancesthataseedwill

reachmaturity.

[G]Researchersbelievethatperhapstheiranimaldispersersarelongextinct.

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(46~50/共5题)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

SiliconValleyisamagnettowhichnumeroustalentedengineers,scientistsandentrepreneurs

fromoverseasflockinsearchoffame,fastmoneyandtoparticipateinatechnologicalrevolution

whoseimpactonmankindwillsurelysurpasstheepoch-makingEuropeanRenaissanceand

IndustrialRevolutionofthebygoneage.(46)WiththerapidspreadoftheInternetsincetheearly

1990s,andtherelentlesstechnologicalinnovationsgeneratedthroughit,theinformationerais

trulyuponus,profoundlyinfluencingandchangingnotonlyourlifestyle,butalsothewaywe

work,dobusiness,thinkandcommunicatewithothers.(47)Theunprecedentedsuccessof

the-Valleyisatestimonytotheconcertedinternationalendeavorsandcontributionsbypeople

fromdiverseculturalandracialbackgrounds,madepossiblebythefavorablepolitical,economic

andintellectualclimateprevailing,aswellasthefarsightedpoliciesoftheUSgovernment.Many

countrieshave,orareintheprocessofcreating,theirownSiliconValley.Sofar,nonehasasyet

threatenedthepreeminenceoftheUSprototype.WhatmakesSiliconValleysuchauniqueentity

Thereareseveralcrucialfactors.(48)Firstandforemost,ithasthelargestconcentrationof

brilliantcomputerprofessionalsandthebestsupportingservicesintheworld,andeasyaccessto

world-classresearchinstitutions,likeStanfordUniversity,whichcontinuallynurtureswould-be

thattheindustryneedsinordertomoveforward.Withouttheseadvantages,theValleywouldbe

adifferentplace.Secondly,itactivelyencourages,orevenexalts,risktaking.Hence,failureholds

noterrorandthereisnoshameattachedtoafailedeffort.Onthecontrary,theywilltryeven

hardernexttimeround.Suchnever-say-dieapproachisthesinequanonfortheultimate

triumphinentrepreneurshipandtechnologicalbreakthrough.(49)Athirddecisivefactoristhe

vitalroleofventurecapitalistswhowillinglysupportpromisingstart-upswithurgentlyneeded

initialcapitaltogetthemstarted.Somewouldevengivefailedentrepreneursasecondchanceif

convincedthatafreshconceptmightleadtoultimatesuccess.(50)Ofequalimportance,bright

youngpeopleandmiddlelevelprofessionalsarekeentoworkforanewventureatsubstantially

reducedremuneration,asitoffersmorescopeforentrepreneurshipandjobsatisfactionthanthe

establishedcompanies.Thereisalsoaprideofachievementiftheireffortscontributetoits

fruition.Intellectualchallengesaside,itisacommonpracticeforstart-upstooffergenerous

shareoptionstoemployeesinordertoattracttherighttalentintotheirfolds.Thisisapowerful

incentivetomotivatethestafftodotheirutmostandtoshareinthecompanysprosperityifit

reachesitsgoal.Manyregardthisasthefoundationofasuccessfulenterprise.

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(l/l)SectionIIIWriting

PartA

Directions:Writeacomposition/letterofnolessthan100wordsonthefollowinginformation.

(10

points)

第51题

Oneofyourclosefriends,Catherine,gaveapianosoloataconcertlastnightandwonthefirst

prize.Nowwriteheraletterofcongratulationincludingthefollowingdetails

1)yourheart-feltcongratulations,

2)yourstrongimpression,

3)andyourencouragement.

Writeyourletterinnolessthan100words.Writeitneatly.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter,useLiMinginstead.

Donotwritetheaddress.

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(l/l)PartB

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowinginformation.(20points)

第52题

Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinnolessthan160—200words.Your

es