1、考研英语模拟题4第4套模拟试题Section Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)A recent poll indicated that half the teenagers in the United States believe that communication between them and their parents
2、is_1_and further that one of the prime causes of this gap is _2_listening behavior. As a(an)_3_ in point, one parent believed that her daughter had a severe_4_problem. She was so _5_that she took her to an audiologist to have her ear tested. The audiologist carefully tested both ears and reported ba
3、ck to the parent: “Theres nothing wrong with her hearing. Shes just _6_you out.”A leading cause of the _7_divorce rate (more than half of all marriages end in divorce) is the failure of husbands and wives to _8_effectively. They dont listen to each other. Neither person_9_to the actual message sent
4、by the other.In _10_fashion, political scientists report that a growing number of people believe that their elected and _11_officials are out of_12_with the constituents they are supposedly _13_. Why? Because they dont believe that they listen to them. In fact, it seems that sometimes our politician
5、s dont even listen to themselves. The following is a true story: At a national_14_conference held in Albuquerque some years ago, then Senator Joseph Montoya was_15_a copy of a press release by a press aide shortly before he got up before the audience to_16_ a speech. When he rose to speak,_17_the ho
6、rror of the press aide and the_18_of his audience, Montoya began reading the press release, not his speech. He began, “For immediate release. Senator Joseph M. Montoya, Democrat of New Mexico, last night told the National.” Montoya read the entire six-page release,_19_ with the statement that he “wa
7、s repeatedly _20_by applause.”1.A scarce B little C rare D poor2.A malignant B deficient C ineffective D feeble 3.A case B example C lesson D suggestion4.A audio B aural C hearing D listening5.A believing B convinced C assured D doubtless6.A turning B tuning C tucking D tugging7.A rising B arising C
8、 raising D arousing 8.A exchange B interchange C encounter D interact9.A relates B refers C responds D resorts10.A like B alike C likely D likewise11.A nominated B selected C appointed D supported12.A connection B reach C association D touch13.A leading B representing Cdelegating D supporting 14.A l
9、egislative B legitimate C legalized D liberal15.A distributed B awarded C handed D submitted16.A present B publish C deliver D pursue17.A to B with C for D on18.A joy B enjoyment C amusement D delight19.A conclude B to conclude C concluding D concluded20.A disrupted B interfered C interrupted D stop
10、pedSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1As a young bond trader, Buttonwood was given two pieces of advice, trading rules of thumb, if you will:
11、 that bad economic news is good news for bond markets and that every utterance dropping from the lips of Paul Volcker, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve, and the man who restored the central banks credibility by stomping on runaway inflation, should be respected than Popes orders. Todays trad
12、ers are, of course, a more sophisticated bunch. But the advice still seems good, apart from two slight drawbacks. The first is that the well-chosen utterances from the present chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, is of more than passing difficulty. The second is that, of late, good news
13、for the economy has not seemed to upset bond investors all that much. For all the cheer that has crackled down the wires, the yield on ten-year bondswhich you would expect to rise on good economic newsis now, at 4.2%, only two-fifths of a percentage point higher than it was at the start of the year.
14、 Pretty much unmoved, in other words.Yet the news from the economic front has been better by far than anyone could have expected. On Tuesday November 25th, revised numbers showed that Americas economy grew by an annual 8.2% in the third quarter, a full percentage point more than originally thought,
15、driven by the ever-spendthrift American consumer and, for once, corporate investment. Just about every other piece of information coming out from special sources shows the same strength. New houses are still being built at a fair clip. Exports are rising, for all the protectionist crying. Even emplo
16、yment, in what had been mocked as a jobless recovery, increased by 125,000 or thereabouts in September and October. Rising corporate profits, low credit spreads and the biggest-ever rally in the junk-bond market do not, on the face of it, suggest anything other than a deep and long-lasting recovery.
17、 Yet Treasury-bond yields have fallen.If the rosy economic backdrop makes this odd, making it doubly odd is an apparent absence of foreign demand. Foreign buyers of Treasuries, especially Asian certral banks, who had been swallowing American government debt like there was no tomorrow, seem to have h
18、ad second thoughts lately. In September, according to the latest available figures, foreigners bought only $5 6 billion of Treasuries, compared with $25.1 billion the previous month and an average of $38.7 billion in the preceding four months. In an effort to keep a lid on the yens rise, the Japanes
19、e central bank is still busy buying dollars and parking the money in government debt. Just about everyboby else seems to have been selling.1. The advice for Buttonwood suggests that _.A Paul Volcker enjoyed making comments on controlling inflationB the Federal Reserve has an all-capable power over i
20、nflation controlC economy has the greatest influence upon the daily life of ordinary peopleD the economic sphere and bond markets are indicative of each other2. The word “passing”(Line 7, Paragraph 1) most probably means_.A instant B trivial C simple D negligible3. Which of the following is responsi
21、ble for the rapid economic growth in the US?A Domestic consumers. B Foreign investments.C Real estate market. D Recovering bond market.4. According to the last paragraph, most Asian central banks are becoming _.A rather regretful B less ambitiousC more cautious D speculative5. The phrase “keep a lid
22、 on”(Line 6, Paragraph 3) most probably means_.A put an end to B set a limit onC tighten the control over D reduce the speed ofText 2Were moving into another era, as the toxic effects of the bubble and its grave consequences spread through the financial system. Just a couple of years ago investors d
23、reamed of 20 percent returns forever. Now surveys show that theyre down to a “realistic”8 percent to 10 percent range.But what if the next few years turn out to be below normal expectations? Martin Barners of the Bank Credit Analyst in Montreal expects future stock returns to average just 4 percent
24、to 6 percent. Sound impossible? After a much smaller bubble that burst in the mid-1960s Standard & Poors 5000 stock average returned 6.9 percent a year (with dividends reinvested) for the following 17 years. Few investors are prepared for that.Right now denial seems to be the attitude of choice. Tha
25、ts typical, says Lori Lucas of Hewitt, the consulting firm. You hate to look at your investments when theyre going down. Hewitt tracks 500,000 401 (k) accounts every day, and finds that savers are keeping their contributions up. But theyre much less inclined to switch their money around. “Its the sl
26、ot-machine effect,” Lucas says. “People get more interested in playing when they think theyve got a hot machine”and nothings hot today. The average investor feels overwhelmed.Against all common sense, many savers still shut their eyes to the dangers of owning too much company stock. In big companies
27、 last year, a surprising 29 percent of employees held at least three quarters of their 402 (k) in their own stock.Younger employees may have no choice. You often have to wait until youre 50 or 55 before you can sell any company stock you get as a matching contribution.But instead of getting out when
28、 they can, old participants have been holding, too. One third of the people 60 and up chose company stock for three quarters of their plan, Hewitt reports. Are they inattentive? Loyal to a fault? Sick? Its as if Lucent, Enron and Xerox never happened.No investor should give his or her total trust to
29、 any particular companys stock. And while youre at it, think how youd be if future stock returnsaveraging good years and badare as poor as Barnes predicts.If you ask me, diversified stocks remain good for the long run, with a backup in bonds. But I, too, am figuring on reduced returns. What a shame.
30、 Dear bubble, Ill never forget. Its the end of a grand affair.1. The investors judgment of the present stock returns seems to be _.A fanciful B pessimistic C groundless D realistic2. In face of the current stock market, most stock-holders_.A stop injecting more money into the stock marketB react ang
31、rily to the devaluing stockC switch their money around in the marketD turn a deaf ear to the warning3. In the authors opinion, employees should _.A invest in company stock to show loyalty to their employerB get out of their own companys stockC wait for some time before disposing of their stockD give trust to a particular companys stock4. It can be inferred from the text that Lucent, Enron and Xerox are names of _.A successful
