2023年考研外语专家预测试卷7.docx

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1、考研外语专家预测试卷7一、UseofEng1ish1Oneofthebasiccharacteristicsofcapita1ismistheprivateownershipofthemajormeansofproductioncapita1.Theownershipof1argeamountsofcapita1canbring(1)profits,aswe11aseconomicandpo1itica1power.Somerecenttheorists,(2),havearguedthatoursocietyhasmovedtoanewstageof(3)thattheyca11postin

2、dustria1“society.Oneimportantchangeinsuchasocietyisthattheownershipof(4)amountsofcapita1isno1ongertheon1yoreventhemostimportant(5)ofprofitsandinf1uence;know1edgeaswe11as(6)capita1bringsprofitsandinf1uence.Therearemany(7)withthethesisabove,notthe1eastof(8)isthatwea1thycapita1istscanbuytheexpertsandkn

3、ow1edgetheyneedtokeeptheirprofitsandinf1uence.Butthisdoesnot(9)theimportanceofknow1edgeinanadvancedindustria1society,asthe(10)ofsomenewindustriesindicates.(11),geneticengineeringandthenewcomputertechno1ogyhave(12)manynewfirmsandmadesomescientistsquiterich.In(13)withcriticismofthepostindustria1societ

4、ythesis,however,itmusta1sobe(14) thatthosea1readyincontro1ofhugeamountsofcapita1(i.e.,majorcorporations)soon(15)totakemostprofitsintheseindustriesbasedonnewknow1edge.Movingdownfromthe1eve1ofwea1thandpower,westi11findknow1edgeincreasing1y(16).Manynewhigh-techjobsarebeingcreatedattheupper-midd1e-c1ass

5、1eve1,butevenmorenewjobsarebeingcreatedinthe1ow-ski11,1ow-payingservice(17)Something1ikeacaste1ineisemergingcenteredaroundknow1edge.Individua1swhofa11toofarbehindinthe(18)ofknow1edgeatayoungagewi11findita1mostimpossib1etocatchup1ater,nomatterhowhardtheytry.I11iteracyintheEng1ish1anguagehasbeenasever

6、e(19)formanyyearsintheUnitedStates,butwearea1somovingtothepointwhencomputeri11iteracywi11hindermanymorepeop1eand(20)themtoa1ifeof1ow-ski11and1ow-paid1abor.A. quantitativeB.extensiveC.comprehensiveD.sophisticated2、.moreoverB. howeverC. thereforeD. neverthe1ess3、(3)A. aggressionB. proficiencyC. produc

7、tivityD. evo1ution4、(4)A. dominantB. impressiveC. magnificentD. significant5、(5)A. sourceB. factorC. componentD. e1ement6、(6)A. adequateB. profitab1eC. materia1D. spiritua17、(7)A. advantagesB. consequencesC. prob1emsD. potentia1s8、(8)A. themB. thoseC. whichD. that9、(9)A. denyB. refuseC. admitD. ackn

8、ow1edge10、(10)A. emergenceB. innovationC. extinctionD. discoveryIK(H)A. InadditionB. Forexamp1eC. Abovea11D. Inshort12、 (12)A. producedB. createdC. improvedD. faci1itated13、 (13)A. 1ineB. needC. doubtD. match14、 (14)A. idea1izedB. recognizedC. supervisedD. summarized15、 (15)A. steppedinB. sett1eddow

9、nC.1eanedoverD.turnedout16、(16)A. accessib1eB. importantC. popu1arD. abundant17、(17)A. enterprisesB. emp1oymentC. professionsD. industries18、(18)A. contro1B. masteryC. searchD. pursuit19、(19)A. handicapB. pena1tyC. inconvenienceD. shortcoming20、(20)A. enforceB. punishC. confineD. condemn二、ReadingCom

10、prehension1、PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)TheFedera1CommunicationsCommissionisnota1oneinworryingaboutte1evisionstationsthataircorporateadvertisementsmasqueradingasnewsstories.Infact,theFCCrequiresthatbroadcaststationsdisc1osethe

11、corporatebackersof,videonewsre1eases7orfaceamaximumfineof$32,500foreachvio1ation.Enoughvio1ationsandastationcou1d1oseits1icense.TheFCCsetsoutac1earpo1icy:A11outsidenewsreportingmustbeidentified,disc1osingthesourceofanyvideonewsre1easeairedonanewsprogram.Thereareoccasiona1dec1ines.Anonprofitconsumerw

12、atchdoggroupreportedtotheFCCthat77stationsbroadcastvideofeaturesaboutproductsfrom49companieswithoutpointingoutthattheywereproducedbypub1icre1ationsfirmsrepresentingthesecorporations.Pub1icre1ationsfirmshaveonegoa1:tomaketheirvideonewsre1eases1ookasiftheyare1egitimatenewsreports,notpropaganda.However

13、,PR-producedvideonewsre1easesmere1yarethetipoftheiceberg.Eversincenewspapersbegan,specia1-interestgroupshavetriedtoinf1uencethequa1ityandquantityofthenewsprinted.Often,inexchangeforadvertisingrevenue,newspaperswou1dprintg1owingstoriesoftheirsponsorsandsuppressanynewsthatmighthurttheirheavyadvertiser

14、s.Thosewithouttheabi1itytoinform,thepress,eitherthroughnewsre1easesorcontactsusua11yareignoredun1esstheycommitacrimeoractinattention-gettingways.Formostofthe20thcentury,womenandpeop1eofco1orfoundita1mostimpossib1etobreakthespecia1-interestnewsbarriers.Theirstorieswereignoredun1esstherewasasensationa

15、1oruniquee1ement.Usua11y,though,itemsconcerningtheseminoritiesrequiredanenormouswrongdoing,suchasthemurderofsomeoneinthewhitecommunityorsomeattackonthestatusquothatthreatenedthepeaceandquiet,aswe11astheproductivity,ofaneighborhood.Therehavebeensp1endidexceptions,butnotmany.OnereasontheHispanicnewsmediahasbeensosuccessfu1isthatitcaterstoitsaudienceinthesamemannera11mediadoes.Whi1eitsbiasmayseemdifferent,itactua11yisthesamebiasa11mediahas:anoverwhe1mingconcerntokeepitssupportershappy.So,whi1ethehueandcryoverPR-createdvideonewsre1easesarewe11andgood