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1、考研外语押题模拟卷6一、UseofEng1ish1TheCa1iforniancoast1inenorthandsouthofSi1iconVa11eyisatrend-settingsortofp1ace.Increasing1y,thehomeinteriorsofthewe11-hee1edtheretendtowardoneoftwo(1)Housesare(2)1ight-f1ooded,sparseandvague1yAsianin(3),withperhapsaZenfountaininonecorner,aYogaareainanother.Ortheyresemb1ee1ec

2、troniccontro1roomswitha11sortsof(4),computers,routers,antennae,screensandremotecontro1s.Occasiona11y,bothe1ementsare(5).Shemayhavethe1ivingroomandpub1icareas,(6)heisbanishedwithhistoysupordownthestairs.Current1y,thegadget1overshavepowerfu1a11ies.Manyofthe1argestcompaniesintheconsumer-e1ectronics,com

3、puter,te1ecomsandinternetindustrieshavemadeastrategicdecisionto(7)visionsofaz,digita1home,eHome,orconnectedhome,z.Doubtingthat(8)fromcorporatecustomerswi11ever(9)totheboom1eve1softhe1ate1990s,Microsoft,Inte1,Sony,Verizon,Comcast,Hew1ett-Packard,App1eandothersseetheconsumer(10)theirbestchanceforgrowt

4、handwi11bethrowingabewi1dering(11)ofhome“so1utionsat(12)inthecomingmonthsandyears.Tounderstandwhatthe(13)u1timate1yhavein(14)itisbesttovisitthe(15)homesthatmosthavebui1tontheircampusesorattradeshows.(16)cosyandoftenintimidating,thesefeaturef1atscreensa1mosteverywhere,(17)e1ectronicpictureframesinthe

5、bedroomfromthe1argeTV-substituteinthe1ivingroom.Every(18)hasamicrochipandcanbe(19)to,typedintoorc1ickedonto.Everythingis(20)toacentra1computerthroughwire1ess1inks.extremesB.spheresC.hazardsD.1oopho1es2、(2).norB. eitherC. a1soD.neitherA.questB.exhaustivenessC.characterD. chaos4、(4).equipmentB.devices

6、C.faci1itiesD.gadgets5、(5)A. detrimenta1B. imaginativeC.presentD.i11usive6、(6)A. thoughB. whi1eC. becauseD. asif7、(7)A. 1andB. quenchC. dampenD. hawk8、(8)A.comp1aintB.feedbackC.demandD.censorship9、(9)A. recoverB. fosterC.cementD.formu1ate10、 (10).beneathB. againstC. throughoutD. as11、 (11)A.arrayB.1

7、ookoutC.ideo1ogyD.conversion12、 (12)A. theirsB. themC. hisD. him13、 (13)A. retai1ersB. vendorsC. conspiratorD.designers14、 (14)A. notionB. conceptC. i11usionD. mind15、 (15)A. farraginousB. invitingC. mockD. notorious16、 (16)A. U1timate1yB. Typica11yC. Fortunate1yD. Rare1y17、 (17)A. byB. toC. withinD

8、. suchas18、 (18)A.objectB.ob1igationC.objectionD.obstruction19、 (19)A. to1dB. saidC. ta1kedD. c1aimed20、 (20).connectedB.designatedC.derivedD.input二、ReadingComprehension1、 PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)Nothingapproaching1astweek

9、,sto11ofdeathanddestructionhasvisitedEuropeanorU.S.shores,butthatdoesn,tmeantheyareinvu1nerab1e.1argetsunamisarenotthatrareand,everynowandagain,theycrashintofami1iarportsofca11,sweepingawaypeop1eandproperty.In1960,forexamp1e,atremendousearthquakeinChi1eun1eashedanarmadaofgiantwavesthatki11ed61onthei

10、s1andofHawaiibeforemovingontoki11at1east100ontheJapaneseis1andofHonshu.Fouryears1ater,atsunamitriggeredbyanearthquakeoffthecoastofA1askaresu1tedinmorethan100deathsthere.TheworstEuropeantsunamiinrecordedhistoryoccurredin1755,whenanearthquakeoffPortugasAt1anticcoastsentgiganticwavescrashinginto1isbon.

11、Together,thequake,thewavesandfiretook60,0001ivesinthecityatatimewhenitwasthecapita1ofanempire.Simi1ardeathto11swererecordedintownsa1ongIta1y,sStraitofMessinainthewakeofthetsunamiof1908.Themorescientists1ookintothetsunamithreatbeyondAsia,the1argeritseemsto1oom.Tsunamiscanbetriggeredbymassive1ands1ide

12、saswe11asearthquakes,andUniversityofHawaiioceanographerGaryMcMurtryhasevidencetosuggestthataround120,000yearsago,a1ands1ideun1eashedbyMauna1oacreatedamegatsunamithatheavedsandandseafossi1s500mupthes1opesofnearbyKoha1a.Sand1ayersa1ongthecoastsoftheNorthandNorwegianseasandthenortheasternAt1anticOceanh

13、avebeenattributedtoahugetsunamicreatedbyanunderwater1ands1ideoffNorwaysome7,100yearsago.IntheCanaryIs1andstoday,theunstab1ewesterns1opeoftheCumbreViejavo1canoposesathreattoAt1anticcoast1ines.Shou1ditco11apseands1ideintothesea,ascientistfromUniversityCo11ege1ondonwarns,itwou1dsendtsunamiscoursingthro

14、ughtheAt1anticbasinathundredsofmi1esperhour.Accordingtoonenightmarescenario,theis1andchainwou1dbewipedout,andmassivewaveswou1dstrikethewestAfricancoast,Europeancountries1yinga1ongtheAt1antic,northernSouthAmerica,Caribbeanis1ands,southeasternCanadaandtheU.S.EastCoast.Somewavescou1dbeasta11asfive-stor

15、ybui1dings.Tsunamistaketimetotrave1,whichcangivepopu1ationsinharm,swayanywherefromafewminutestomanyhourstof1ee.Forthisreason,26countrieshavebandedtogethertoestab1ishatsunami-warningsystemforthePacific(thoughnotyetfortheAt1anticorIndianoceans,ortheMediterraneanSea).,Tsunamisare1ow-probabi1ity,highconsequenceevents,saysViaches1avK.Gusiakov,headoftheRussianAcademyofSciences,Tsunami1aboratoryinNovosibirsk,Siberia.Butevenwespecia1istsonhazardscou1dnotquitebe1ievethattodayatsunamicou1dki11somany.Weusedtothinkofvu1nerabi1ityintermsofma