英语考研第三套模拟试题

第三套试题SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Drivingthroughsnowstormonicyroadsforlongdistancesisamostnerve-rackingexperience.Itisaparadoxthatthesnow,coming__1__gently,blowinggleefullyinahighwind,allthewhile__2__downatreacherouscarpet,freezesthewindows,__3__theview.Themightofautomatedmanis__4__.Thehorses,thepowerfulelectricalsystems,thedeep-treadtires,allgo__5__nothing.Oneminutetheroadfeels__6__,andthenextthedriverisslidingoverit,lightasa__7__,inapanic,wonderingwhattheheavytrailertruckscomingup__8__thereararegoingtodo.Thetrucksarelike__9__whenyouhavetopassthem,notatsixtyorseventy__10__youdowhentheroadisdry,butattwenty-fiveandthirty.__11__theirenginessoundunnaturallyloud.Snow,slushand__12__oficesprayfrombeneaththewheels,obscurethewindshield,andrattle__13__yourcar.Beneaththewheelsthereisplentyof__14__foryoutoslideandgetmashedtoapulp.Inch__15__inchyoumoveup,pasttherearwheels,thecenterwheels,thecab,thefrontwheels,all__16__tooslowlyby.Straightaheadyoucontinue,__17__tocutoversharplywouldsendyouintoaslip,__18__infrontofthevehicle.Atlast,thereis__19__enough,andyoucreepbackover,infrontofthetrucknow,but__20__thesoundofitsenginestillthunderinginyourears.1.［A］up［B］off［C］down［D］on2.［A］lies［B］lays［C］settles［D］sends3.［A］blocks［B］strikes［C］puffs［D］cancels4.［A］muted［B］discovered［C］doubled［D］undervalued5.［A］for［B］with［C］into［D］from6.［A］comfortable［B］weak［C］risky［D］firm7.［A］loaf［B］feather［C］leaf［D］fog8.［A］beneath［B］from［C］under［D］beyond9.［A］dwarfs［B］giants［C］patients［D］princesses10.［A］what［B］since［C］as［D］that11.［A］So［B］But［C］Or［D］Then12.［A］flakes［B］flocks［C］chips［D］cakes13.［A］onto［B］against［C］off［D］along14.［A］snow［B］earth［C］room［D］ice15.［A］by［B］after［C］for［D］with16.［A］climbing［B］crawling［C］winding［D］sliding17.［A］meanwhile［B］unless［C］whereas［D］for18.［A］sheer［B］mostly［C］rarely［D］right19.［A］might［B］distance［C］air［D］power20.［A］with［B］like［C］inside［D］uponSectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1WiththeextensionofdemocraticrightsinthefirsthalfofthenineteenthcenturyandtheensuingdeclineoftheFederalistestablishment,anewconceptionofeducationbegantoemerge.Educationwasnolongeraconfirmationofapre-existingstatus,butaninstrumentintheacquisitionofhigherstatus.Foranewgenerationofupwardlymobilestudents,thegoalofeducationwasnottopreparethemtolivecomfortablyintheworldintowhichtheyhadbeenborn,buttoteachthemnewvirtuesandskillsthatwouldpropelthemintoadifferentandbetterworld.Educationbecametraining;andthestudentwasnolongerthegentleman-in-waiting,butthejourneymanapprenticeforupwardmobility.Inthenineteenthcenturyacollegeeducationbegantobeseenasawaytogetaheadintheworld.Thefoundingoftheland-grantcollegesopenedthedoorsofhighereducationtopoorbutaspiringboysfromnon-Anglo-Saxon,working-classandlower-middle-classbackgrounds.Themythofthepoorboywhoworkedhiswaythroughcollegetosuccessdrewmillionsofpoorboystothenewcampuses.Andwiththisshift,educationbecamemorevocational:itsobjectwastheacquisitionofpracticalskillsandusefulinformation.Forthegentleman-in-waiting,virtueconsistedaboveallingraceandstyle,indoingwellwhatwasappropriatetohisposition;educationwasmerelyawayofacquiringpolish.Andvicewasmanifestedingracelessness,awkwardness,inbehavinginappropriately,discourteously,orostentatiously.Fortheapprentice,however,virtuewasevidencedinsuccessthroughhardwork.Therequisitequalitiesofcharacterwerenotgraceorstyle,butdrive,determination,andasharpeyeforopportunity.Whilecasualliberalityandevenprodigalitycharacterizedthegentleman,frugality,thrift,andself-controlcametodistinguishthenewapprentice.Andwhilethegentlemandidnotaspiretoahigherstationbecausehisstationwasalreadyhigh,theapprenticewascontinuallybecoming,striving,strugglingupward.Failurefortheapprenticemeantstandingstill,notrising.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirstparagraph?［A］Democraticideasstartedwitheducation.［B］Federalistswereopposedtoeducation.［C］Neweducationhelpedconfirmpeople’ssocialstatus.［D］Oldeducationhadbeenintunewithhierarchicalsociety.2.Thedifferencebetween“gentleman-in-waiting”and“journeyman”isthat_____.［A］educationtrainedgentleman-in-waitingtoclimbhigherladders［B］journeymanwasreadytotakewhateverwasgiventohim［C］gentleman-in-waitingbelongedtoafixedandhighsocialclass［D］journeymancoulddopracticallynothingwithouteducation3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,land-grantCollege_____.［A］belongedtotheland-owningclass［B］enlargedthescopeofeducation［C］wasprovidedonlytothepoor［D］benefitedallbuttheupperclass4.Whichofthefollowingwasthemostimportantfora“gentleman-in-waiting”?［A］Manners.［B］Education.［C］Moral.［D］Personality.5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_____.［A］EducationandProgress［B］OldandNewSocialNorms［C］NewEducation:OpportunitiesforMore［D］DemeritsofHierarchicalSocietyText2OnemeaningoftheGreekword“dran”istoaccomplish,andinthismeaningliesafurtherkeytothestructureofdrama.Aplayconcernsahumanagentattemptingtoaccomp