考研英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案一Word下载.docx
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fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise(特许经营)othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherighttoduplicatethemenu.Theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches(拱门)。
TodayMcDonald'
sisreallyahouseholdname.ItsnamesforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthedecadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976,McDonald'
shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.
1.Thispassagemainlytalksabout 。
A) thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices
B) howMcDonald'
sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness
C) thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonald
D) RayKroc'
sbusinesstalent
2.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept 。
A)adrive-in B)acinema C)atheater D)abarbecuerestaurant
3.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat 。
A)MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc
B)ThelocationtheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-in
C)Fortyyearsagotherewerenumerousfast-foodrestaurants
D) RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman
4.Thepassagesuggeststhat 。
A) creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccess
B) RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothers
C) MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKroc
D) Californiaisthebestplacetogointobusiness
5.Asusedinthesecondsentenceofthethirdparagraph,theworduniquemeans 。
A)special B)financial C)attractive D)peculiar
Passage2
You'
rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;
let'
sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.Isn'
tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvarddegree?
OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?
Moreandmorepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheircareers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajobapplicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghiredarebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.
Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantslying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemimpostors(骗子);
anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.
Toavoidoutright(彻底的)lies,somejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendedorwereassociatedwithacollegeoruniversity.Aftercarefullychecking,apersonnelofficermaydiscoverthatattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury-that'
swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.
Ifyoudon'
twanttolieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphony(假的)diploma.Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnon-existentcolleges.ThepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafromSmootStateUniversity.ThepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromtheUniversityofPurdue.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaproperlycalledPurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.
6.Themainideaofthispassageisthat 。
A) employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow
B) lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem
C) collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily
D) employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees
7.Accordingtothepassage,specialcasesrefertocaseswhere 。
A) studentsattendaschoolonlypart-time
B) studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication
C) studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfilms
D) studentsattendedafamousschool
8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat 。
A) performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythatacollegedegree
B) experienceisthebestteacher
C) pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo
D) adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobpetition
9.Thispassageimpliesthat 。
A) buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoral
B) personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools
C) mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool
D) societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications
10.Asusedinthefirstlineofthesecondparagraph,theworduttermeans 。
A)address B)thorough C)ultimate D)decisive
Passage3
EveryonehasheardoftheSanAndreasfault(断层),whichconstantlythreatensCaliforniaandtheWestCoastwithearthquakes.ButhowmanypeopleknowabouttheequallyseriousNewMadridfaultinMissouri?
BetweenDecemberof1811andFebruaryof1812,threemajorearthquakesoccurred,allcenteredaroundthetownofNewMadrid,Missouri,ontheMississippiRiver.Propertydamagewassevere.Buildingsintheareawerealmostdestroyed.Wholeforestsfellatonce,andhugecracksopenedintheground,allowingsmellofsulfur(硫磺)tofilterupward.
TheMississippiRiveritselfcompletelychangedcharacter,developingsuddenrapidsandwhirlpools.Severaltimesitchangeditscourse,andonce,accordingtosomeobservers,itactuallyappearedtorunbackwards.FewpeoplewerekilledintheNewMaridearthquakes,probablysimplybecausefewpeoplelivedintheareain1811;
buttheseverityoftheearthquakesareshownbythefactthattheshockwavesrangbellsinchurchtowersinCharleston,SouthCarolina,onthecoast.BuildingsshookinNewYorkCity,andclockswerstoppedinWashington,D.C.ScientistsnowknowthatAmerica'
stwomajorfaultsareessentiallydifferent.TheSanAndreasisahorizontalboundarybetweentwomajorlandmassesthatareslowlymovinginoppositedirections.Californiaearthquakesresultwhenthemovementofthesetwomassessuddenlylurches(倾斜)forward.
TheNewMadridfault,ontheotherhand,isaverticalfault;
atsomepoints,possiblyhundredsofmillionsofyearsago,rockwaspusheduptowardthesurface,probablybyvolcanoesunderthesurface.Suddenly,thevolcanoescooledandtherockcollapsed,leavinghugecracks.Evennow,therockcontinuestosettledownwards,andsuddensinkingmotionstrigger(触发)earthquakesintheregion.Thefaultitself,alargecrackinthislayerofrock,withdozensofothercracksthatsplitofffromit,extendsfromnortheastArkansasthroughMissouriandintosouthernlllinois.
ScientistswhohavestudiedtheNewMadridfaultsaytherehavebeennumeroussmallerquakesintheareasince1811;
thesesmallerquakesindicatethatlargeronesareprobablycoming,butthescientistssayhavenomethodofpredictingwhenalargeearthquakewilloccur.
11.Thispassageismainlyabout 。
A)theNewMadridfaultinMissouri B)theSanAndreasandtheNewMadridfaults
C)thecausesoffaults D)currentscientificknowledgeaboutfaults
12.TheNewMadridfaultis 。
A) ahorizontalfault
B) averticalfault
C) amoreseriousfaultthantheSanAndreasfault
D) responsibleforformingtheMississippiRiver
13.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat 。
A) itisprobablyasdangeroustoliveinMissouriasinCalifornia
B) theNewMadridfaultwilleventuallydevelopamountainrangeinMissouri
C) Californiawillbecomeanislandinfuture
D) AbigearthquakewilloccurtoCaliforniasoon
14.Thispassageimpliesthat 。
A) horizontalfaultsaremoredangerousthanverticalfaults.
B) Verticalfaultsaremoredangerousthanhorizontalfaults
C) Earthquakesoccuronlyaroundfaultareas
D) Californiawillbreakintopiecesbyaneventualearthquake
15.Asusedinthefirsts
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