环球时代：2013北京外国语大学考研基础英语模拟试卷(二)

1北京外国语大学2013201320132013英语专业考研基础英语模拟试卷（二）I.I.I.I.READINGREADINGREADINGREADINGCOMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION(60(60(60(60points).points).points).points).AAAA....MultipleMultipleMultipleMultipleChoiceChoiceChoiceChoice(36(36(36(36points).points).points).points).PleasereadthefollowingpassagesandchooseA,B,CorDtobestcompletethestatementsaboutthem.ObamaObamaObamaObamaDDDDerangementerangementerangementerangementSSSSyndromeyndromeyndromeyndromeBYMOSTpeople’sstandardsBarackObamahashadanexcellentweek.Heenjoyedacounter-CartermomentwhennavycommandosrescuedanAmericanhostage,leavingthreekidnappersdead.Hegaveameasuredspeechontheeconomy.And,tocapitall,hegavehisdaughtersaPortuguesewaterdognamed“Bo”.What’snottolike?Plenty,accordingtosomepeople.MrObamamaybewidelyadmiredbothathomeandabroad.ButtherearemillionsofAmericanswhodonotlikethecutofhisjib—andafewwhosedislikeboilsoverintowhite-hothatred.TheAmericanSpectator,whichcameofagedemonisingtheClintons,hasrunanarticleonitswebsiteonMrObamaentitled“IlDuce,Redux?”TheinternetcrackleswithcomparisonsbetweenMrObamaandvariousdictators(Hitler,StalinandMussolini)orassortedpsychotics(CharlesMansonandDavidKoresh).WhenJonahGoldberg,aconservativepundit,praisedMrObamaoverthedispatchingoftheSomalipirates,hise-mailinboximmediatelyoverflowed,hesaid,with“snarkandbile”.(1)Whatdoesthe“snarkandbile”mostlikelyreferto?[A]virus[B]dumpmails[C]advertisement[D]censureshipArecentPewpollshowedthatpublicopinionaboutMrObamaissharplydividedalongpartylines.Some88%ofDemocratsapproveofthejobthatheisdoingcomparedwithonly27%ofRepublicans.TheapprovalgapbetweenthetwopartiesisactuallybiggerthanitwasforGeorgeBushinApril2001.Bushloyalists,ledbyKarlRove,havedulyover-interpretedthispollinordertosoftentheirformerboss’sreputationasAmerica’smostdivisivepresident.Today’sRepublicanbaseissignificantlysmallerthantheDemocraticbasewasin2001,sosurvivingRepublicansaremorelikelytohavehard-coreviews.Butthereareneverthelessenoughpeopleouttherewhodislikethepresidenttoconstituteasignificantforceinpoliticallife.(2)WhyBushloyalistsover-interpretedtherecentPewpoll?[A]TheapprovalgapbetweenthetwopartiesissmallerthanitwasforGeorgeBushin2001.[B]TheyaimedtochangeBush’sreputationasAmerica’smostdecisivepresident.[C]Theydoubtedthecredibilityofthepoll.2[D]TheyneedtoenlargethebaseofDemocraticparty.AsTheEconomistwenttopress,thebestsellingbookintheUnitedStateswasMarkLevin’s“LibertyandTyranny”.MrLevinfrequentlydenouncesMrObamaonhisradioshowasanexponentofthesecondofthosetwoqualities.ThenewsensationintheworldofcableisFoxNews’sGlennBeck,whohasalreadyattracted2.2mregularviewerssincehisshowwaslaunchedinJanuary.MrBeckrecentlyapologisedtohisviewersforsayingthatMrObama’sAmericaisonthepathto“socialism”whenitisreallyonthemarchtofascism.MediaMatters,aleft-wingorganisationthatmonitorsthemedia,reportsthat,sincetheinauguration,“therehavebeenover3,000referencestosocialism,fascismorcommunism”indescribingthepresident.RushLimbaughclaimsthathehasseenanuptickinhisaudiencesinceheannouncedthathehopesthatMrObamafails.HehasnotimefortheideathatallAmericansshouldwishtheirpresidentwell(“WearebeingtoldthatwehavetohopeObamasucceeds,thatwehavetobendover,grabtheankles…becausehisfatherwasblack”).MrLimbaughisnottheankle-grabbingtype.HehasalsoaddedRobertMugabetothelistofpeopletowhomMrObamacanbelikened.Whyaresomepeoplesoangry?Forallhisemollientmannerandtalkof“postpartisanship”,MrObamaisjustasmuchanembodimentofliberalAmericaasMrBushwasofconservativeAmerica—anIvyLeague-educatedlawyerwhobecameacommunityorganiserbeforelaunchingapoliticalcareerinoneofAmerica’smostcosmopolitanandcorruptbigcities,Chicago.MrObamaalmostlosttheDemocraticnominationtoHillaryClintonbecauseofhislackofrapportwithwhiteworking-classvoters.InthegeneralelectionhedidworsethanMichaelDukakisintheAppalachianstatesofKentuckyandWestVirginia.(3)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutMrOrbama?[A]HeisgraduatedfromIvyLeague[B]Mr.LevindescribeshimasanexponentofLiberty[C]Heisoftenbycomparedwiththedictatorsandpsychotics[D]Manypeoplethinkhispolicysoundcommunismlike.(4)Accordingtotheauthor,whydopeopledislikeOrbama?[A]Hemadepeoplebowinfrontofhim[B]HesentmilitaryshiptoSomalia[C]Heisblack[D]Hespentalotofmoneyonstimulatingtheeconomy3(5)Whatistheauthor’spurposeforthisarticle?[A]ToblameObama’spolicyandpersonality[B]ToBlametheMulti-partism[C]TofightagainsttheconservativespeakerswhocriticizeMr.Obama[D]Tocriticizetheunhealthypresident-hatredtrendTheeconomiccrisishastransformedthisculturalsuspicionintoamuchmorepotentpoliticalforce.ItistruethatMrObama’ssolutiontotherecession—spendingpublicmoneyinordertostimulatedemandandtryingtopreventarunonthebanks—issupportedbymosteconomists.MrBushwouldhavedonemuchthesamething.ButitisneverthelessdrivingmanyAmericanscrazy.April15th—thelastdayonwhichAmericanscanperformthemelancholydutyoffilingtheirtaxreturns—sawralliesineverystate,500orsoinall.Theprotesters,someofwhomdressedinthree-corneredhatsandwaved“Don’ttreadonme”flags,repeatedalitanyofcriticismsthathasbeenmountingsinceMrObamawontheelectio