考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷277

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷277

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题7.0

分，共20分。）

Inthefirstyearsofthe21stcentury,noareaoftheAmericaneconomyhasexcitedmore

emotionthanthepropertymarket.Firstcametheexcitementofsoaringprices.Then

spiritscamecrashingdownwiththesubprimecrisis,andnowhomeownersareagonizing

overhowfarvaluescouldfall.Anevenbiggerstory,however,maybeyettocome.

Americashouldbebracingitselffortheendofthe"generationalhousingbubble'1,

accordingtoanewstudybyDowellMyersandSungHoRyuoftheUniversityof

SouthernCalifornia.Asthecountry's78millionbaby-boomersretire,thereportargues,

thehousingmarketwillchangedramatically.Forthreedecadesbaby-boomershave

helpedpushpricesup:theysettleddown,andthenboughtbiggerhousesandsecond

homes.Butasthefirstofthemcelebratetheir65thbirthdaysin2011,thismaychange.

Theoldsellmorehomesthantheybuy.Theratioofoldtoworking-agepeopleis

expectedtogrowby67%overthenexttwodecades.Willtheyoungergenerationbeable

tobuyallthehomesonthemarket?Youngadultsmakeupthebulkofnewdemand,with

mostpurchasinghomeswhentheyreachtheirearly30s.Thefloodofelderlypeople

sellingtheirhomes,Mr.Myerssuggests,mayleadtoadrawn-outbuyers'market.Prices

mayfallfurtherasyoungerpeople,perceivingadownturn,delaypurchasing.This

phenomenonwillunfolddifferentlyacrossthecountry.Somestateswillbeginthesell-off

laterthanothers.In15southernandwesternstates—includingtheretirementmagnetsof

FloridaandArizon-a—theelderlydonotbecomenetsellersuntiltheir70s.Expensive

statessuchasCaliforniaandthecoldstatesofthemid-westandnortheastarelikelyto

losethemmorequickly.Themismatchbetweenbuyersandsellersmaybemostacutein

therustbelt,wherenumbersofyoungpeopleandimmigrantsarerisingslowly,ifatall,

saysWilliamFreyoftheBrookingsInstitution,athink-tank.Ofcourse,theremaybe

otheroutcomes.Suburbs,whichswelledwiththebaby-boomers,maybegintodecline.If

thebuildingindustrycontracts,homepricesmayremainmorestable.Ordevelopersmay

switchtoservingtheold,buildingmorecompacthousingnearamenities.Townsmay

makeneweffortstoattractimmigrants,whoalreadyaccountedfor40%ofthegrowthin

homeownershipbetween2000and2006.Amongtheseunknowns,onethingismore

certain:thehousingmarketisabouttoenteralongperiodoftransition.Theyoungest

baby-boomerswillnotturn65until2029.

1、"Anevenbiggerstory"inParagraph1impliesthatAmericanpropertymarketwill

A^continuetobethemostexcitingfieldintheAmericaneconomy.

B、experiencemoredramaticchangesinthefollowingyears.

C、makespiritsgoupwiththedecreasedhousingprices.

D^havegreaterimpactonthefeelingsofhomeowners.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理判断题。定位到开头两段。此题可联系上下文分析。首段末提出

更大的问题将随之而来，联系第二段首句提到的“时刻准备应对持续一代之久的房

地产泡沫的破灭''及第二句的“房地产市场将急剧变化”。B项与之相符。

2、AccordingtoDowell,thebaby-boomers

A、havebeenmorelikelytobuybiggerandmorehomes.

B、maycelebratetheirbirthdaysaltheageof65.

C、shouldwelcomethefuturechangebysellingmorehouses.

D、havemadehousingbubblesinthepastthreedecades.

标准答案：D、

知识点解析：事实细节题。定位到第二段，该段讲到近三十年来，婴儿潮一代人推

动了房价的攀升，积聚了房地产市场的泡沫。故D项正确。

3、Theword"drawn-oul'(Line2,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans

A、prolonged.

B、declined.

C、delayed.

D、enlarged.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义理解题。定位到第三段。此题可以根据其字面意思“拉长的”，以

及上下文进行推断。本段提出老龄人口卖房高潮的到来可能导致买方市场的长期存

在，段落末提出年轻一弋可能延迟购置行为，故推断此形容词与时间有关，A项最

贴切，表示长时间的。

4、WilliamFreybelievesthat

A^peopleinsouthernstateswouldnotlosetheirhomesuntil70s.

B、peopleinexpensivestateswouldlosetheirmoneymorequickly.

C、youngpeopleandimmigrantshardlyincreaseintherustbcltareas.

D、elderlypeoplewouldnotliketoretireinFloridaandArizonauntil70s.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：观点态度题。根据WilliamFrey定位到第四段段末。此处讲述美国铁

锈地带的买者和卖者之间的失衡现象最为严重，此地区青年和移民人数几乎没有增

长，故C项与之相符。

5、Itcouldbeconcludedfromthepassagethat

A、suburbswoulddeclinewithincreasedbaby-boomers.

housingpriceswouldkeepsteadyinthecrisis.

C>thehousingmarketwillexperienceaperiodoftransformation.

D、immigrantswillbethemajorityofhomeownershipintowns.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。从最后一段倒数第二句可知C项“美国房地产市场将进

入漫长的转型时期“正确。

Theyare"financialweaponsofmassdestruction,"toquotethefamousinvestorWanen

Buffettashesurveyedthemorning-afterdestructionofthesub-primemortgagelending

crisis.Thecontinuingdestructioncannowbecalledacreditcrisis—asignificant

escalationbecausecredithasbeenthefuelpoweringtheAmericaneconomyforthepast

halfdozenyears.Awholegalaxyofcreditinstrumentshasnowbeendowngradedtothe

tuneofhundredsofbillionsofdollarsofpaperlosses.Anotherimmediateeffecthasbeen

acollapseincash-outborrowingfromhomeequityfromabout$700billionin2005io

$100billiontodate.Atthesametime,tighterlendingandmortgagestandardshave

contributedtoadramaticdeclineinresidentialconstructionfromahighofover2million

unitstoabout800,000predictedfornextyear,witharelateddeclineinemployment.A

slowdowninconsumerspendingseemsinescapable.Whatisnowseriouslyinquestionis

thecapacityofourfinancialsystemtoprovideenoughcredittosupportthescaleof

investmentthathasmaintainedourlongeconomicexpansion.Comingatatimeof

soaringoilprices,wemayhaveasimultaneousdeclineinconsumerspending,residential

investment,andbusinessinvestment.Theeconomywasstronginthethirdquarterbut

clearlydroppingoffbytheend.Wemaybeatthefinishofnotjustthelong-term

borrowingbubblebutthelong-termspendingbubble.TheFederalReservemustget

aheadof(hecurve.I(sprioritymustbetomaintaintheviabilityofihccreditsystemand

theflowofcredit;ourpostmoderneconomyisdependentonanongoingflowofcredit.

TheproblemfortheFedisthatmonetarypolicymaybenomatchforthedeepstructural

contradictionsthatplaguethefinancialsystem.Wearedealingherewithawholenewset

ofcreditinstrumentsthatarelittleunderstoodandthereforeextremelydifficulttoprice.

Theeconomyisclearlytransitioningtomuchslowergrowth,sharplytighterlending

standards,adeclininghousingmarket,andpressureonconsumerspending.Peopleand

companiesaretryingtocopewiththedebtaccumulatedduringseveralyearsofwasteful

lendingandspending.Therealdangerfromacreditcrisisisthateveryone,frombanksto

corporationstohouseholds,mayeconomizesimultaneously.Thecollapseofvaluesand

therisksofthecreditsqueezearetheworstsincetheGreatDepression.Wearegoingto

pultheeconomy'sresiliencetoaseveretest.

6^Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingseemstobethemostserious

economicproblemnow?

A、Theoveralleconomicdepression.

B、Theon-goingcreditcrisis.

C、Theweaponsofmassdestruction.

D、Theinvestmentinhousing.

标准答案：B

知识之解析：推理判断题。答案在首段。题干问的是当前最严重的经济问题是什

么。该段主要就是通过沃伦・巴菲特的一句点评引出次贷危机问题，两由此带来的

持续性破坏现在被称为信用危机。故选B项。

7、Thetighterlendingandmortgagestandardswillprobablyresultin

A、jumpofemploymentrate.

B>morespendingonnecessities.

C>flexiblecash-outbonowing.

D^adecreaseofunitstobebuilt.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。考查因果细节。根据tighterlendingandmortgage

standards定位到第二段。题干中resultin这一词组是表因果关系的信号词，该段中

coniribulel。正好与之呼应，指出严格的标准导致居民住房建设量下降.故选D

项。

X、ItissuggestedinParagraph3that

A、thefinancialsystemisabletoprovideenoughcredittosupporttheinvestment,

thecreditissuecanbetracedbacktotheeconomicexpansionlongago.

C、thegrowingoilpriceshaveinfluencedthebusinessworld.

D、theborrowingbubbleandthespendingonewillbalancetheeconomy.

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：推理判断题。答案在第三段。文中提到石油价格上涨的同时，消费者

支出、居民住房投资和商业投资均会下降，由此推得石油价格上涨对经济生活产生

了影响。故选C项。

9、Wecouldlearnfrom(helastparagraphthattherealdangerfromacreditcrisisis

A、thelossofhousesbuiltonmortgagetending.

B、thepossibilityofeconomyresilience.

C>thebankruptcyoflargecorporations.

D、thepressureonconsumerexpenditure.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实细节题。答案在末段。题干问的是信贷危机带来的真正危险是什

么。该段中提到造成的危险是每个人都可能同时紧缩开支。故选D项。

10>Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A、TheCreditCrisisGrows

B、TheEconomyTransitions

C^TheUSADeclines

D、TheDebtSoars

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨大意题。一般文章的主旨出现在文章开头或者结尾的地方。这篇

文章开篇就点题信用危机，随后整篇都围绕此主题展开，故选A项。

Icametofeminismthewaysomepeoplecometosocialmovementsintheirearlyyears:

outofself-interest.IgotontheequalitybandwagonbecauseIwasayoungwomanwitha

streakofambitionamilewide,andwithoutachangeintheatmosphereIthoughtIwas

goingtowinduplivingalifethatwouldmakemecrazy.Asmyfathersaidnotlongago,

"Canyouimaginewhatitwouldhavebeenlikeifyouhadbeenborn50yearsearlier?

Yourlifewouldhavebeenmiserable."Thegreatthingwasthatitwaspossibletodo

goodforallwhileyouweredoingwellforyourself.Eachofusroseontheshouldersof

womenwhohadcomebeforeus.Moveup,reachdown:thatwasthemottoofthosewho

wereworthknowing.Butitwasnotjustotherwomenweelevated,butentireenterprises.

Morewomenonthestaffsandthemastheadsofthecountry^largestpublications

changedthem.Itresultedinnewspapersandmagazinesthatcoveredwomenasmorethan

amixtureofrecipesandfashioncollections.Butthere'sonequestionthatalwayslurks

aroundthemarginsofthebattleforequalrights:howwillweknowwhenwe'vewon?

Sometimesitseemslikeaclassicdanceoftwostepsforward,oneback.IndraNooyi,an

Indian-bornnumbercruncher,wasrecentlynamedCEOofPepsi.Butthatmakesherone

ofonly11womennowrunningaFortune500company,whichworksouttoslightly

morethan2percent.AndForbesmagazinejustpublishedanessaytitled"Don'tMarry

CareerWomen"byamalewriterwhocouldn'tseetheadvantagesofawifewhocould

paythemortgageandsupportthechildrenevenifherhusbandlosthisjoborsuffereda

massivecoronary.Thatkindofnonsensetakesyoubackintime,totheearlydayswhen

womendumpedbabiesonthedeskofthemayorofSyracusetoprotestthelackofchild

care.Maybeitwastheclassicprotestslogan"Don'tcookdinner—starvearattoday,"but

theperceptionwasthatthefightforequalitywasawaragainstmen.Butthebattlewas

reallyagainstthewasteoftalent,thewastetosociety,thewasteofwomenwhohad

certaingiftsandgoalsandhadtosuppressboth.Thepointwasnottotakeovermale

terrainbuttochangeitbecauseitbadlyneededchanging.Thedepthandbreadthofthat

transformationiswhatreflectsthesuccessofthemovement,andbythatmeasure,women

aredoingwell.Andsoiseveryoneelse.

11、Theauthorcametowomenmovementowingto

herinterestinit.

B、herfather.

C>herambitions.

D^hermiserablelife.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题，考查因果细节。定位在第一段。其中讲到“我加入追求

男女平等的活动浪潮是因为当时的我还是一个心怀壮志的年轻人。”C项为正确答

案。

12、Thebestreasonfbrwomen'sriseisthat

A^womenhelpedeachotherinsociallife.

B、morewomenwereemployedandachievedsuccess.

C、morewomensucceededinfoodandfashionindustries.

D^avaluablemottoencouragedwomentostrive.

标准答案：B、

知识点解析：推理判断题，考查因果推理。根据women'srise定位到第二段。文中

提到更多的女性进入职场、更多的女性为国内最大的刊物头条所报道，这些都改变

了她们的地位，故B项正确。

13、AccordingtoParagraph3,women'sfightfbrequalityistroubledbytheproblem

that

A、therearefewerwomenexecutivesinbusinessworld.

B、itisdifficulttodefinethesuccessoffeministmovement

C^womencannotprovethemselvesonjob.

D、mendonotwanttomarrycareerwomen.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。直接定位到第三段。首句提到男女平等权利的斗争存在

一个问题：何以知道胜利?言外之意是很难定义女权运动的成功，因此B项为正确

答案。

14、1'hcexampleotIndraNooyiiscitedtoshowthat

A、womenarestillthedisadvantagedgroupinthesociety.

B、likemen,womencanalsoachievedgreatsuccess.

C、menarestillunwillingtomanycareerwomen.

D、IndianAmericanscanmakegreatachievementsintoday'sUS.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：事实细节题，考查例证细节。根据题干中的专有名词IndraNooyi定

位到第三段。文中讲到“这种战斗就像跳一曲进两步、退一步的经典舞蹈”，“《财

富》500强公司的CEO中女性只占2%多一点”，IndraNooyi的例子表明女性依然

处于弱势，故A项为正确答案。

15、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A、Thefightforwomensequalityisawaragainstmenandgovernment.

BNThemainreasonfbrwomen'sprotestisthelackofchildcare.

C、Feministmovementsucceedsinchangingthemale-dominantsociety.

D、Womenhavetakenoverthetraditionalmaleterrainandgainedequality.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。定位在最后一段。文中谈到“女性追求平等权利的战争

的关键不是占领男性的天地.而是要改变男性的天地.改变的广度和深度则反映了

女权运动的成功”，C项为正确答案。

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16、Itcan