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启航英语二最新模考题邵宁
全国硕士研究生入学统一考试
英语
(二)试题
SectionIUseofEnglish(10%)
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Humansareuniqueintheextenttowhichtheycanreflectonthemselvesandothers.Humansareableto__1__,tothinkinabstractterms,toreflectonthefuture.Ameaningless,__2__worldisaninsecureworldwedonotlike.Whenit__3__tohumanbehavior,weinfermeaningand__4__tomakethebehaviorunderstandable.__5__allthismeansisthatpeopledevelop“quasi-theories”ofhumanbehavior,thatis,theoriesthatarenotdevelopedin__6__,scientificmanner.Whendoingso,peoplebelievetheyknow__7__humansdothethingstheydo.
Let’sconsideranexample.IntheUnitedStatespeoplehavebeen__8__withtheincreasingamountofcrimeforseveralyears.Theextentofcrimebothersusbecauseweourselvescouldbevictims.Butit__9__bothersusthatpeoplebehaveinsuchways.Whycansuchthingshappen?
Wedevelopquasi-theories.We__10__concernedaboutthehighcrimerate,butwenowbelievewe__11__it:
ourcriminaljusticesystemis__12__;peoplehavegrownselfishandinconsiderateasourmoralvaluesweaken__13__theinfluenceofliberalideas;toomanypeopleareondrugs.
Theseexplanationssuggestpossiblesolutions-__14__thecourtsandputmorepeopleinjailasexamplestootherlawbreakers.Thereisnowhope__15__theproblemofcrimecanbesolvedifonlywe__16__thesesolutions.Again,theworldisnolongermeaninglessnor__17__sothreatening.
Thesequasi-theories__18__serveaveryimportantfunctionforus.Buthowaccuratearethey?
How__19__willthesuggestedsolutionsbe?
Thesequestionsmustbeansweredwith__20__tohowpeoplenormallygoaboutdevelopingorattainingtheirquasi-theoriesofhumanbehavior.
1.A.reasonB.considerC.deemD.dwell
2.A.unanimousB.unimaginableC.unpredictableD.unfortunate
3.A.goesB.comesC.makesD.concerns
4.A.explanationsB.motivesC.conclusionsD.consequence
5.A.ThatB.EvenC.AsD.What
6.A.anobjectiveB.asubjectiveC.atheoreticD.aconclusive
7.A.howB.whyC.whetherD.when
8.A.worriedB.disturbedC.bewilderedD.concerned
9.A.alsoB.evenC.yetD.still
10.A.retainB.remainC.maintainD.sustain
11.A.masterB.conceiveC.understandD.acquire
12.A.precautiousB.inadequateC.deficientD.destructive
13.A.forB.asC.fromD.beyond
14.A.consolidateB.stiffenC.confirmD.strengthen
15.A.whichB.whetherC.thatD.how
16.A.actonB.workoutC.seetoD.setup
17.A.ratherB.veryC.muchD.quite
18.A.moreoverB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise
19.A.effectiveB.efficientC.sufficientD.capable
20.A.referenceB.relationshipC.resultD.association
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingABCorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
OneAmericaninthreeaged65orolderusessocialnetworks,saysanewreportbythePewResearchCentre,athink-tank.Butitisthesmallsurfers,notthesilverones,whoarecurrentlymakingwaves.Facebookisexaminingwaystoallowchildrenundertheageof13touseitsservice,withsomeformofparentalsupervision.Ifthishappens-andFacebookstressesthatithasnotyetdecidedwhethertogoahead-itwouldbeaventureintounchartedterritory.
Criticshowlthatyoungchildrenlackthematuritytocopewithsocialnetworks.TheyalsoworrythatFacebookwillfinddeviouswaystomakemoneyfromnaivechildrenor,morelikely,theirparents."Wewouldbegivingthekeystothechickencooptothefox,"saysDougFodemanofChildrenOnline.org,apressuregroup.
ThereisalsothethornyquestionofhowFacebookcouldcomplywiththeChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA)inAmerica,whichwasdesignedtoprotectchildrenunder13astheyusetheinternet.Thelawstipulatesthatonlineserviceswithyoungstersamongtheircustomersmustobtaintheconsentofthechildren'sparentsbeforecollectingdatafromthem.Parentsalsoneedtobeabletoreviewtheirchildren'sdataandhavethesedeletediftheysowish.TheonerousnatureoftheseandotherCOPPAprovisionsexplainswhysocialnetworkshavetendedtoshuntheyoung.Facebookinsiststhatyouhavetobe13touseitsservice.
Thesnagisthatchildrenfibabouttheirage.AstudybyConsumerReportsfoundthat5.6mchildrenunder13wereusingFacebookinAmericaalone.AnothersurveyofAmericanparentsfoundthatadultsoftenknewthattheirchildrenwerelessthan13whentheyjoinedFacebook.Inmanycases,theparentshelpedthemtosetuptheiraccounts.
Regulatorshavenoticed.Facebook'scurrentmusingsmayreflectthefearthatthefirmwillrunintotroubleifitdoesnothing.Italreadyhasslightlymorerobustprivacysettingsforchildrenbetweentheagesof13and17.Butitwouldneedafartighterregimeforyoungerchildren,saysSarahDowneyofAbine,anonlineconsumer-privacycompany.
Inspiteofitsdecliningshareprice,Facebookhasoodlesofcashfromitsrecentstockmarketflotation.Soitcouldeasilyhiretheextrastaffneededtosupportparentsandtheiryoungsters,aswellastoensurecompliancewithCOPPA.MarkZuckerberg,thesocialnetwork'sboss,hassaidhebelieveschildren'seducationshouldstartearly.Nowhehasachancetoprovethathemeansit.
21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Theelderlyaremorelikelytouseonlineservice.
B.Facebookdenieschildrenaccesstoitsonlineservice.
C.Youngpeoplecountmuchinonlinesurfers.
D.Facebookhasallowedyoungsterstouseitsservice.
22.AccordingtoParagraph2,criticsbelieve______.
A.socialnetworksaren'tmatureenoughforchildren
B.childrenhavelostfaithintheserviceofsocialnetworks
C.Facebookmakesmoremoneyfromchildrenthanparents
D.Facebookcangainprofitsfromparentsbyevilmeans
23.WhichofthefollowingistrueofCOPPA?
A.Itwasmeanttoprotectchildrenandtheirparents
B.Itgrantsparentsmorerightsofsupervision
C.Itcanmakesocialnetworkscomplywithitsprovision
D.Itdeniesyoungsterstherightofusingonlineservice
24.WecaninferfromParagraph5thatFacebook______.
A.doesnothingwhenthefirmrunningintotrouble
B.hasmorerobustprivacysettingsthanchildrenneed
C.doesnotmakerigidenoughrulesforyoungsters
D.hasvoicedtheirfearaboutthecurrentsituation
25.Theword“oodles”(Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto______.
A.collapseB.plentyC.demandD.loss
Text2
JeffBewkes,thebossofTimeWarner,alargemediacompany,rarelyutterstheword“magazine”.BeforebecomingbossofTimeWarner,heoversawitshighlyprofitablepremiumtelevisionchannel,HBO.HispassionisTV,nottext.ThereforefewwhoknowMr.BewkesweresurprisedwhenheannouncedonMarch7ththatTimeWarnerwouldspinoffTimeInc.,itsmagazineunit,bytheendof2013.
Magazinesarenotwheremoneyinmediaistoday.TimeInc.,whichpublishesmagazinessuchasTime,PeopleandEntertainmentWeekly,isoneofAmerica’soldestandmosticonicmagazinecompanies,butithasbecomeadragonTimeWarner’sbottomline.LastyearrevenueforTimeIncwas$3.4billion,down7%fromayearearlieranddownmorethan26%from2008.
TimeInc.hasbeenhitbyadifficulteconomy,ailingadvertisinganduninspiredleadership.LauraLang,TimeInc’sbosswhoformerlyranDigitas,adigitaladvertisingagency,tookoverafterJackGriffinwasfired.FewfeltMs.LangeverhadarealvisionforwhatTimeInc.shouldbecome.ShewillstepdownwhenTimeIncbecomesitsownpubliccompany.
ThedecisiontospinoffTimeInc.cameafternegotiationswithMeredith,anothermagazinepublisher,whichspecialisesinwomen’smagazines,collapsed.TimeWarneroriginallywantedtokeepcontroloftitlesthathadcooperationwithitscableproperties,suchasTimeandSportsIllustrated,butlaterrethoughtthatstrategy.
AdealwithMeredithwouldhavebeen“anelegantsolution”,saysPeterKreisky,amediaconsultantandformeradvisortoTimeInc.MeredithhadcooperationwithmanyofTimeInc’stitles.Thecombinedcompaniescouldhaveconsolidatedsomeoftheirmagazines,editorialstaffsandadvertisingsalesteams.EarlierthisyearTimeIncalreadyannounceditwouldlayoff6%ofitsworkforce.
NowTimeIncmustfacetheworld,andshareholders,alone.TimeInchasbeenbuttressedbyTimeWarner’sflushTVdivisions.ThatisnotunlikewhathashappenedatNewsCorporation,arivalmediacompanythatiscontrolledbyRupertMurdoch.InJuneNewsCorpwillsplitintotwocompaniesandseparateitspublishingassetsfromitsfilmandTVbusiness.Othermediacompaniesarealsolookingtooffloadprint.TheTribuneCompanyistryingtosellitsnewspaperstofocusonitsTVassets.Divorceishard,especiallywhenitisspelledoutinprint.
26.TimeWarnerwouldspinoffTimeInc.probablybecause______.
A.Mr.Bewkeshaslosthisinterestinmediaindustry
B.Mr.BewkesoverlookedthehugeprofitsfromHBO
C.TimeInc.islesscompetitivethanothermagazines
D.TimeInc.bringslessprofitsthaneverbefore
27.LauraLangismentionedinParagraph3toshow______.
A.themanagementofTimeInc.isnotcreative
B.troubledeconomyhasanimpactonTimeInc.
C.shehasarealvisionforthefutureofthecompany
D.theleaderofthecompanyplaysacrucialrole
28.AccordingtoParagraph4,TimeWarner______.
A.managedtokeepcontrolofsometitles
B.wantedtodisposeofitscableproperties
C.failedtoreachanagreementw
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