2023年考研外语考前冲刺试卷8.docx

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1、考研外语考前冲刺试卷8一、UseofEng1ish1、Thepopu1ationoftheUnitedStatesison1y6%thewor1d,spopu1ation,butAmericans(1)onethirdofa11theenergy(2)inthewor1d.Thisfacta1onesaysthatAmericansneedtouse1essenergy.Andbecausethepriceofenergyhadbeenrisingveryrapid1y(3)the1imitedsupp1iesofoi1inparticu1ar,Americansarebecomingawar

2、etotheneedto(4)energy.InCa1iforniawehaveaCa1iforniaEnergyCommissionwhichhassetupinthepastfiveyearsto(5)p1anforourfutureenergyrise.Wehave(6)1awsinCa1iforniatohe1pusconserveenergy.Firstofa11,ourhousesinCa1iforniahavebeenvery(7)ofenergyinthepast.Theywerenot(8)verycarefu11yandsotheheatwou1dgooutofthehou

3、severyrapid1y.Nowwerequirethatthehomeshavea(9)1eve1ofinsu1ation,andsothehomesbui1tnowaremuchmore(10).(11),intransportation(12)a1argepercentageofoi1energyisused,weneedtodeve1opmorepub1ictransportation.InChina,ofcourse,youhaveaverygoodpub1ic-transportationsystem.Anditisa(n)(13)forthekindofthingweneedt

4、odeve1opmoreintheUnitedStates.Automobi1esarea1sobecomingmore(14)Thesma11erautomobi1ewithefficientenginecanhe1ptoconservea1argeamountofenergya1ongwithp1anningour(15)morecarefu11y.Manydifferentstudieshaveshownthatwecou1d(16)ourenergyconsumptionby(17)ha1fortwothirdsandsti11havethe(18)qua1ityof1ife.Andm

5、anydifferenttypesoftechno1ogiesarecurrent1ybeingresearchedasto(19)theycanbebui1ttouse(20)energyandsti11supp1ythesameservice.conserveB. consumeC. produceD. supp1y2、(2).preservesB.sourcesC.desertsD.reservesA.owingtoB.resu1tinginC.inspiteofD.inthecaseof4、(4)A. consumeB. conserveC.exhaustD.retain5、(5)A.

6、 generateB. he1pC. conceiveD.originate6、(6)A. stagedB. composedC.deve1opedD.devised7、(7)A.fruga1B.economica1C. wastefu1D. saving8、(8)A. insu1atedB. insu1tedC.resu1tedD.separated9、(9)A. 1argestB. sma11estC. maximumD. minimum10、 (10).effectiveB. sufficientC. efficientD. deficient11、 (11)A. HoweverB. A

7、1soC. ThereforeD. Forexamp1e12、 (12)A. whyB. whereC. whoD. which13、 (13)A. examp1eB. responsibi1ityC. opportunityD. ob1igation14、 (14)A.fashionab1eB.1uxuriousC.efficientD.effective15、 (15)A. transportationB. trave1C.energyD.automobi1es16、 (16).condenseB. reduceC. crushD. swe1117、 (17)A. at1eastB. at

8、mostC. atfu11D. at1ength18、 (18)A. bottomB. sameC. meanD. adequate19、 (19)A. whereB. whyC. whenD. how20、 (20)A.adequateB.sufficientC.1essD.1acking二、ReadingComprehension1、 PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)Thispastacademicyear,146New

9、YorkCitykidsfrom4to14dutifu11yattendedRosa1ynChao,sMandarinc1assatSt.Patrick5sO1dCathedra1Academy.Manyofthestudentswerefirst-generationAmericans;forsevera1,Mandarinwou1dbetheirthird1anguage,afterEng1ishandSpanish.Getusedtothispicture;aroundthewor1d,moreadu1tsandkidsare1earningChinese.Beijingispourin

10、gmoneyintonewConfuciusInstitutes(Chinese1anguageandcu1turecenters),andtwoU.S.senatorsrecent1yproposedspending$1.3bi11iononChinese-Ianguageprogramsoverthenextfiveyears.FromU1anBatortoChicago,itsometimesseemsasifeveryoneistryingto1earnthe1anguagenowspokenbyafifthofthewor1dtspopu1ation.Theirreasoningis

11、easytounderstand.Chinaisbooming,andcitizensaroundtheg1obewantapieceoftheaction.SpeakingMandarincanfaci1itatecommunicationwithnew1ywea1thyChinesetouristsorsmoothbi1atera1tradere1ations.Inaform.ofintensecu1tura1dip1omacy,Beijingisa1sopromotingitsfi1ms,music,artand1anguageasneverbefore.Frontandcenterar

12、etheConfuciusInstitutes,mode1edontheBritishCounci1,Germany,sGoetheInstitutesortheA11ianceFrancaise.China,sMinistryofEducationissendingthousandsof1anguageinstructorstoforeignprogramsandinvitingforeignstudentsfromAsia,Africaande1sewheretostudyinitsuniversities.saresu1t,Beijingpredictsthat100mi11ionind

13、ividua1swi11bestudyingMandarinasasecond1anguagebytheendofthedecade.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationannouncedear1ierthisyearthatithopestohave5percentofa11e1ementary,secondaryandco11egestudentsenro11edinMandarinstudiesby2023.TheChineseboomhasn,tescapedcriticism,however.Foronething,the1anguageishard,withmo

14、rethan2,500charactersgenera11yemp1oyedindai1ywritingandacomp1extona1speakingsystem.Thenthere,sthedangerthatotherimportant1anguages,suchasRussianorJapanese,wi11beneg1ected;forexamp1e,therearenow10timesmorestudents1earningMandarinthanJapaneseintheUnitedStates.Andothercountriesfearagrowingencroachment(

15、ftt)ofChinesepower;someAfricanshavecomp1ainedaboutBeijing,sneoco1onia1ist(新殖民主义)attitudes,forexamp1e,andthiscou1dbreedresentmentagainstConfuciusInstitutesontheirsoi1.YetmostMandarinstudents,1ikethoseatSt.Pats,aren,t1ettingsuchconcernsdissuadethem.Mandarinrepresentsanewwayofthinking.Chaosaysthatwemustbeginpreparingourstudentsfortheinterconnectedwor1d”.According1y,shehasencouragedherMandarinstudentstocorrespondwithpenpa1sinShanghai.ChaosaysthatinreadingtheChinesestudents,1etters,we1earnedquick1ythatAmericanstudentsarefarbehindtheirAsian