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考试中心模拟题之
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SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
ArecentpollindicatedthathalftheteenagersintheUnitedStatesbelievethatcommunicationbetweenthemandtheirparentsis1andfurtherthatoneoftheprimecausesofthisgapis2listeningbehavior.As3inpoint,oneparentbelievedthatherdaughterhadasevere4problem.Shewasso5thatshetookhertoanaudiologisttohaveherear6.Theaudiologistcarefullytestedbothearsandreportedbacktotheparent:
"There'snothingwrongwithherhearing.She'sjusttuningyouout."
Aleadingcauseofthe7divorcerate(morethanhalfofallmarriagesendindivorce)isthefailureofhusbandsandwivesto8effectively.Theydon'tlistentoeachother.Neitherperson9totheactualmessagesentbytheother.
In10fashion,politicalscientistsreportthatagrowingnumberofpeoplebelievethattheirelectedand11officialsareoutof12withtheconstituentstheyaresupposedly13.Why?
Becausetheydon'tbelievethattheylistentothem.Infact,itseemsthatsometimesourpoliticiansdon'tevenlistentothemselves.Thefollowingisa14story:
AtanationallegislativeconferenceheldinAlbuquerquesomeyearsago,15SenatorJosephMontoyawas16acopyofapressreleasebyapressaideshortlybeforehegotupbeforetheaudienceto17aspeech.Whenherosetospeak,tothehorrorofhispressaideandthe18ofhisaudience,Montoyabeganreadingthepressrelease,nothisspeech.Hebegan,"Forimmediaterelease.SenatorJosephM.Montoya,DemocratofNewMexico,lastnighttoldtheNationalLegislativeConferenceatAlbuquerque....".Montoyareadtheentiresix-pagerelease,19withthestatementthathe"wasrepeatedly20.byapplause.'
1.[A]little[B]scarce[C]poor[D]rare
2.[A]lack[B]deficient[C]ineffective[D]fruitless
3.[A]acase[B]anexample[C]alesson[D]asuggest
4.[A]listening[B]hearing[C]aural[D]audio
5.[A]believing[B]doubtless[C]assured[D]convinced
6.[A]experimented[B]treated[C]cured[D]tested
7.[A]arising[B]rising[C]increasing[D]soaring
8.[A]exchange[B]interchange[C]encounter[D]interact
9.[A]relates[B]responds[C]refers[D]resorts
10.[A]like[B]alike[C]likely[D]likewise
11.[A]nominated[B]selected[C]appointed[D]supported
12.[A]connection[B]reach[C]communication[D]touch
13.[A]leading[B]supporting[C]representing[D]delegating
14.[A]real[B]true[C]actual[D]genuine
15.[A]then[B]when[C]a[D]the
16.[A]awarded[B]distributed[C]submitted[D]handed
17.[A]present[B]publish[C]deliver[D]pursue
18.[A]joy[B]enjoyment[C]amusement[D]delight
19.[A]conclude[B]toconclude[C]concluding[D]concluded
20.[A]stopped[B]interrupted[C]disrupted[D]interfered
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Asayoungbondtrader,Buttonwoodwasgiventwopiecesofadvice,tradingrulesofthumb,ifyouwill:
thatbadeconomicnewsisgoodnewsforbondmarketsandthateveryutterancedroppingfromthelipsofPaulVolcker,thethenchairmanoftheFederalReserve,andthemanwhorestoredthecentralbank'scredibilitybystompingonrunawayinflation,shouldberespectedthanPope'sorders.Today'stradersare,ofcourse,amoresophisticatedbunch.Buttheadvicestillseemsgood,apartfromtwoslightdrawbacks.Thefirstisthatthewell-chosenutterancesfromthepresentchairmanoftheFederalReserve,AlanGreenspan,isofmorethanpassingdifficulty.Thesecondisthat,oflate,goodnewsfortheeconomyhasnotseemedtoupsetbondinvestorsallthatmuch.Forallthecheerthathascrackleddownthewires,theyieldonten-yearbonds--whichyouwouldexpecttoriseongoodeconomicnews--isnow,at4.2%,onlytwo-fifthsofapercentagepointhigherthanitwasatthestartoftheyear.Prettymuchunmoved,inotherwords.
Yetthenewsfromtheeconomicfronthasbeenbetterbyfarthananyonecouldhaveexpected.OnTuesdayNovember25th,revisednumbersshowedthatAmerica'seconomygrewbyanannual8.2%inthethirdquarter,afullpercentagepointmorethanoriginallythought,drivenbytheever-spendthriftAmericanconsumerand,foronce,corporateinvestment.Justabouteveryotherpieceofinformationcomingoutfromspecialsourcesshowsthesamestrength.Newhousesarestillbeingbuiltatafairclip.Exportsarerising,foralltheprotectionistcrying.Evenemployment,inwhathadbeenmockedasajoblessrecovery,increasedby125,000orthereaboutsinSeptemberandOctober.Risingcorporateprofits,Iowcreditspreadsandthebiggest-everrallyinthejunk-bondmarketdonot,onthefaceofit,suggestanythingotherthanadeepand10ng-lastingrecovery.YetTreasury-bondyieldshavefallen.
Iftherosyeconomicbackdropmakesthisodd,makingitdoublyoddisanapparentabsenceofforeigndemand.ForeignbuyersofTreasuries,especiallyAsiancentralbanks,whohadbeenswallowingAmericangovernmentdebtliketherewasnotomorrow,seemtohavehadsecondthoughtslately.InSeptember,accordingtothelatestavailablefigures,foreignersboughtonly$5.6billionofTreasuries,comparedwith$25.1billionthepreviousmonthandanaverageof$38.7billionintheprecedingfourmonths.Inanefforttokeepalidontheyen'srise,theJapanesecentralbankisstillbusybuyingdollarsandparkingthemoneyingovernmentdebt.Justabouteverybodyelseseemstohavebeenselling.
21.TheadviceforButtonwoodsuggeststhat
[A]PaulVolckerenjoyedmakingcommentsoncontrollinginflation.
[B]theFederalReservehasanall-capablepoweroverinflationcontrol.
[C]economyhasthegreatestinfluenceuponthedailylifeofordinarypeople.
[D]theeconomicsphereandbondmarketsareindicativeofeachother.
22.Theword"passing"(Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans
[A]instant.
[B]trivial.
[C]simple.
[D]negligible.
23.WhichofthefollowingisresponsiblefortherapideconomicgrowthintheUS?
[A]Domesticconsumers.
[B]Foreigninvestments.
[C]Realestatemarket.
[D]Recoveringbondmarket.
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,mostAsiancentralbanksarebecoming
[A]ratherregretful.
[B]lessambitious.
[C]morecautious.
[D]speculative.
25.Thephrase"keepalidon"(Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans
[A]putanendto.
[B]setalimiton.
[C]tightenthecontrolover.
[D]reducethespeedof.
Text2
We'removingintoanotherera,asthetoxiceffectsofthebubbleanditsgraveconsequencesspreadthroughthefinancialsystem.Justacoupleofyearsagoinvestorsdreamedof20percentreturnsforever.Nowsurveysshowthatthey'redowntoa"realistic"8percentto10percentrange.
Butwhatifthenextfewyearsturnouttobebelownormalexpectations?
MartinBarnesoftheBankCreditAnalystinMontrealexpectsfuturestockreturnstoaveragejust4percentto6percent.Soundimpossible?
Afterdmuchsmallerbubblethatburstinthemid-1960s,Standard&Poor's5000stockaveragereturned6.9percentayear(withdividendsreinvested)forthefollowing17years.Fewinvestorsarepreparedforthat.
Rightnowdenialseemstobetheattitudeofchoice.That'stypical,saysLoftLucasofHewitt,theconsultingfirm.Youhatetolookatyourinvestmentswhenthey'regoingdown.Hewitttracks500,000401(k)accountseveryday,andfindsthatsaversarekeepingtheircontributionsup.Butthey'remuchlessinclinedtoswitchtheirmoneyaround."It'stheslot-machineeffect,"Lucassays."Peoplegetmoreinterestedinplayingwhentheythinkthey'vegotahotmachine"--andnothing'shottoday.Theaverageinvestorfeelsoverwhelmed.
Againstallcommonsense,manysaversstillshuttheireyestothedangersofowningtoomuchcompanystock.Inbigcompanieslastyear,asurprising29percentofemployeesheldat
leastthreequartersoftheir402(k)intheirownstock.
Youngeremployeesmayhavenochoice.Youoftenhavetowaituntilyou're50or55beforeyoucansellanycompanystockyougetasamatchingcontribution.
Butinsteadofgettingoutwhentheycan,olderparticipantshavebeenholding,too.Onethirdofthepeople60andupchosecompanystockforthreequartersoftheirplan,Hewittreports.Aretheyinattentive?
Loyaltoafault?
Sick?
It'sasifLucent,EnronandXeroxneverhappened.
Noinvestorshouldgivehisorhertotaltrusttoanyparticularcompany'sstock.Andwhileyou'reatit,thinkhowyou'dbeiffuturestockreturns--averaginggoodyearsandbad--areaspoorasBarnespredicts.
Ifyouaskme,diversifiedstocksremaingoodforthelongrun,withabackupinbonds.ButI,too,amfiguringonreducedreturns.Whatashame.Dearbubble,I'llneverforget.It'stheend
ofagrandaffair.
26.Theinvestors'judgmentofthepresentstockreturns,intheauthor'sopinion,seemstobe
[A]sortofwishfulthinking.
[B]justtoopessimistic.
[C]totallygroundless.
[D]quiterealistic.
27.Infaceofthecurrentstockmarket,moststock-holdersjust
[A]declinetoinjectmoremoneyintothestockmarket.
[B]voicetheirdisgustwiththedevaluingstock.
[C]switchtheirmoneyaroundinthemarket.
[D]mmadeafeartothewarning.
28.Theauthorrecommendsthatemployees
[A]holdatleastl/3oftheir401(k)intheircompany.
[B]getoutoftheirowncompany'sstock.
[C]waitforsometimebeforedisposingoftheirstock.
[D]givetrusttoaparticularcompany'sstock.
29.Lucent,EnronandXerox,itcanbeinferredfromthetext,a
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