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考研英语一真题
2019年英语
(一)考研真题
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand
markA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
TodayweliveinaworldwhereGPSsystems,digitalmaps,andothernavigationapps
areavailableonoursmartphones.1ofusjustwalkstraightintothewoodswithoutaphone.
Butphones2onbatteries,andbatteriescandiefasterthanwerealize.3yougetlostwithouta
phoneoracompass,andyou4can’tfindnortihc,kasfteowhetrlpyounavigate5to
civilization,oneofwhichistofollowtheland...
Whenyoufindyourselfwell6atrail,butnotinacompletely7area,youhavetoanswer
twoquestions:
Which8isdownhill,inthisparticulararea?
Andwhereisthenearestwater
source?
Humansoverwhelminglyliveinvalleys,andonsuppliesoffreshwater.9,ifyou
headdownhill,andfollowanyH2Oyoufind,youshould10seesignsofpeople.
Ifyou’veexploredtheareabefore,keepaneyeoutforfamiliarsigyhotsumaybe11—
howquicklyidentifyingadistinctiverockortreecanrestoreyourbearings.
Another12:
Climbhighandlookforsignsofhumanhabitation.13,evenindense
forest,youshouldbeableto14gapsinthetreelineduetoroads,traintracks,andotherpaths
peoplecarve15thewoods.Headtowardthese16tofindawayout.Atnight,scanthehorizon
for17lightsources,suchasfiresandstreetlights,thenwalktowardtheglowoflight
pollution.
18,assumingyou’relostinanareahumanostferenqdutent,lookforthe19weleaveon
thelandscape.Trailblazes,tiretracks,andotherfeaturescan20youtocivilization.
1.[A]Some[B]Most[C]Few[D]All
2.[A]put[B]take[C]run[D]come
3.[A]Since[B]If[C]Though[D]Until
4.[A]formally[B]relatively[C]gradually[D]literally
5.[A]back[B]next[C]around[D]away
6.[A]onto[B]off[C]across[D]alone
7.[A]unattractive[B]uncrowded[C]unchanged[D]unfamiliar
8.[A]site[B]point[C]way[D]place
9.[A]So[B]Yet[C]Instead[D]Besides
10.[A]immediately[B]intentionally[C]unexpectedly[D]eventually
11.[A]surprised[B]annoyed[C]frightened[D]confused
12.[A]problem[B]option[C]view[D]result
13.[A]Aboveall[B]Incontrast[C]Onaverage[D]Forexample
14.[A]bridge[B]avoid[C]spot[D]separate
15.[A]from[B]through[C]beyond[D]under
16.[A]posts[B]links[C]shades[D]breaks
17.[A]artificial[B]mysterious[C]hidden[D]limited
18.[A]Finally[B]Consequently[C]incidentally[D]Generally
19.[A]memories[B]marks[C]notes[D]belongings
20.[A]restrict[B]adopt[C]lead[D]expose
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,
B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)
Text1
FinancialregulationsinBritainhaveimposedaratherunusualruleonthebossesofbig
banks.Startingnextyear,anyguaranteedbonusoftopexecutivescouldbedelayed10yearsif
theirbanksareunderinvestigationforwrongdoing.Themainpurpsoeofthis“clawback”rule
istoholdbankersaccountableforharmfulrisk-takingandtorestorepublictrustinfinancial
institution.Yetofficialsalsohopeforamuchlargerbenefit:
morelongtermdecision-making
notonlybybanksbutalsobuallcorporations,tobuildastrongereconomyforfuture
generations.
“Sho-rtermism”orthedesireforquickprofits,hasworsenedinpubliclytraded
companies,saystheBankofEngland’stopeconomist.AndrewHaldane.Hequotesagiantof
classicaleconomies,AlfredMarshall,indescribingthisfinancialimpatienceasactinglike
“Childrenwhopicktheplumsoutoftheirpuddingtoeatthematonce”ratherthanpu
themasidetobeeatenlast.
TheaveragetimeforholdingastockinboththeUnitedStatesandBritain,henotes,has
droppedfromsevenyearstosevenmonthsinrecentdecades.Transientinvestors,who
demandhighquarterlyprofitsfromcompanies,canhinderafirm’seffortstoinvestin
long-termresearchortobuildupcustomerloyalty.Thishasbeendubbed“quarterly
capitalism”.
Inaddition,newdigitaltechnologieshaveallowedmorerapidtradingofequities,
quickeruseofinformation,andthusshortensattentionspansinfinancialmarkers.
seemstobeapredominanceofshort-termthinkingattheexpenseoflontge-rminvesting,”
saidCommissionerDanielGallagheroftheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionin
speechthisweek.
IntheUS,theSarbanes-OxleyActof2002haspushedmostpubliccompaniestodefer
performancebonusesforseniorexecutivesbyaboutayear,slightlyhelpingreduce
“sho-rtermism.”InitslatestsurveyofCEOpay,TheWallStreetJournalfindsthat
substantialpart”ofexecutivepayisnowtiedtoperformance.
Muchmorecouldbedonetoencourage-ter“milsomng,”suchaschangesinthetaxcode
andquickerdisclosureofstockacquisitions.InFrance,shareholderswhoholdontoa
companyinvestmentforatleasttwoyearscansometimesearnmorevotingrightsina
company.
Withincompanies,therightcompensationdesigncanprovideincentivesforexecutives
tothinkbeyondtheirowntimeatthecompanyandonbehalfofallstakeholders.Britain
newruleisaremindertobankersthatsocietyhasaninterestintheirperformance,notjustfor
theshorttermbutforthelongterm.
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,onemotiveinimposingthenewruleisthe_________.
A.enhancebanker’ssenseofresponsibility
B.helpcorporationsachievelargerprofits
C.buildanewsystemoffinancialregulation
D.guaranteethebonusesoftopexecutives
22.AlfredMarshallisquotedtoindicate_________.
A.theconditionsforgeneratingquickprofits
B.governments’impatienceindec-ismioanking
C.thesolidstructureofpubliclytradedcompanies
D.“sho-tretrmism”ineconomicsavcities
23.Itisarguedthattheinfluenceoftransientinvestmentonpubliccompaniescan
be__________.
A.indirect
B.adverse
C.minimal
D.temporary
24.TheUSandFranceexamplesareusedtoillustrate____________.
A.theobstaclestopreventing-term“issmho”rt.
B.thesignificanceoflong-termthinking.
C.theapproachestopromoting-ter“milsomng”.
D.theprevalenceofshort-termthinking.
25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FailureofQuarterlyCapitalism
B.PatienceasaCorporateVirtue
C.DecisivenessRequiredofTopExecutives
D.FrustrationofRisk-takingBankers
Text2
Gradeinflation--thegradualincreaseinaverageGPAs(grade-pointaverages)overthe
pastfewdecade—sisoftenconsideredaproductofaconsumererainhighereducation,in
whichstudentsaretreatedlikecustomerstobepleased.Butanother,relatedfo—rceapolicy
oftenburieddeepincoursecatalogscalled“gradeisfohreglpivienngersasiseG”PA—s.
Gradeforgivenessallowsstudentstoretakeacourseinwhichtheyreceivedalowgrade,
andthemostrecentgradeorthehighestgradeistheonlyonethatcountsincalculatinga
student’soverallGPA.
Theuseofthislittle-knownpracticehasacceleratedinrecentyears,ascollegescontinue
todotheirutmosttokeepstudentsinschool(andpayingtuition)andimprovetheirgraduation
rates.Whenthispracticefirststarteddecadesago,itwasusuallylimitedtofreshmen,togive
themasecondchancetotakeaclassintheirfirstyeariftheystruggledintheirtransitionto
college-levelcourses.Butnowmostcollegessaveformanyselectivecampuses,allowall
undergraduates,andevengraduatestudents,togettheirlowgradesforgiven.
Collegeofficialstendtoemphasizethatthegoalofgradeforgivenessislessaboutthe
gradeitselfandmoreaboutencouragingstudentstoretakecoursescriticaltotheirdegree
programandgraduationwithoutincurringabigpenalty.“Untimely,”saidJackMiner,O
StateUniversity’sregistrar,“weseheievsetumdeonretssaucccessbecausetheyretakea
courseanddobetterinsubsequentcontentsormasterthecontentthatallowsthemtograduate
ontime.”
Thatsaid,thereisawayinwhichgradeforgivenesssatisfiescolleges’ownne
Forpublicinstitutions,statefundsaresometimestiedpartlytotheirsuccessonmetricssuch
asgraduationratesandstudentretentio—nsobettergradescan,byboostingfigureslikethose,
meanmoremoney.AndanythingthatraisesGPAswilllikelymakestuden—tswho,attheend
oftheday,arepayingthebil—lfeelthey’vegottenabettervaluefortheirtuitiondollars,
whichisanotherbigconcernforcolleges.
Indeed,gradeforgivenessisjustanotherwaythatuniversitiesarerespondingto
consumers’expectationsfogrhheireducation.Sincestudentsandparentsexpectacollege
degreetoleadajob,itisinthebestinterestofaschooltoturnoutgraduateswhoareas
qualifiedaspossible—oratleastappeartobe.Onthis,students’andcolleges’incenti
tobealigned.
26.Whatiscommonlyregardedasthecauseofgradeinflation?
A.Thechangeofcoursecatalogs.
B.Students’indifferencetoGPAS.
C.Colleges’neglectofGPAS.
D.Theinfluenceofconsumerculture.
27.Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofgradeforgiveness?
A.Tohelpfreshmenadapttocollegelearning.
B.Tomaintaincolleges’graduationrates.
C.Topreparegraduatesforachallengingfuture.
D.Toincreaseuniversities’incomefromtuition.
28.AccordingtoParagraph5,gradeforgivenessenablecollegesto_________.
A.obtainmorefinancialsupport
B.boosttheirstudentenrollments
C.improvetheirteachingquality
D.meetlocalgovernments’needs
29.Whatdoesthephrase“tobealigned”(Line5,Para.6)mostprobablymean?
A.Tocounterbalanceeachother.
B.Tocomplementeachother.
C.Tobeidenticalwitheachother.
D.Tobecontradictorytoeachother.
30.The
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