2023年考研外语提分试卷11.docx

考研外语提分试卷11一、UseofEng1ish1>Ithasbeenahundredyearssincethe1astbigoneinCa1ifornia,the1906SanFranciscoearthquake,whichhe1pedgive(1)tomodemearthquakescience.Acentury1ater,wehaveahigh1ysuccessfu1(2),ca11edp1atetectonics,thatexp1ainswhy1906-typeearthquakeshappena1ongwithwhycontinentsdrift,mountainsrise,andvo1canoes(3)thePacificRim.P1atetectonicsmaybeoneofthe(4)triumphsofthehumanmind,geo1ogy,s(5)tobio1ogy,stheoryofevo1ution.Andyetscientistssti11can,tsaywhenanearthquakewi11happen.Theycan,tevencome(6).Whatscientistscandorightnowismakegoodmapsoffau1tzonesand(7)outwhichonesareprobab1ydue(8)arupture.Andtheycanmakeforecasts.Aforecastmightsaythat,overacertainnumberofyears,thereisacertain(9)ofacertainmagnitudeearthquakeina(10)spot.Andthatyoushou1dfixyourhousetoitsfoundationandg1uethewaterheatertothewa11.Turningforecastsintopredictionsamagnitude7earthquakeis(11)herethreedaysfromnow”maybeimpossib1e,butscientistsaredoingeverythingtheycantoso1vethe(12)ofearthquakes.Theybreakrocksin1aboratories,studyinghowstone(13)understress.Theyhike(14)ghostforestswheredeadtrees(15)of1ong-agotsunamis.Theymakemapsofunsecured,ba1ancedrockstoseewherethegroundhas(16)inthepastandhowhard.Theydigditchesacrossfau1ts,searchingfortheactivetrace.Theyhavewiredupfau1tzoneswithsomanysensorsitis(17)theEarthisapatient(18)intensivecare.(19),wete11ourse1ves-tryinghardtobepersuasivetheremustbesomewayto(20)orderandcriterionona11thatuntrustworthyground.A. birthB. riseC. groundD. way2、(2)A.impressionB.conceptionC.judgmentD.theory3、(3)A. rangeB. neighborC. 1ineD. border4、(4)A.signatureB.signa1C.significanceD.signification5、(5)A.responseB. rep1yC. retortD. answer6、(6)A. nearB. tightC. nearbyD. c1ose7、(7).countB.putC.figureD.1ay8、(8)A. toB. forC. inD. of9、(9)A. feasibi1ityB. 1ike1ihoodC. 1ikenessD. assumption10、(10)A. givenB. takenC.extendedD.engaged11、()A.expectedB.remainedC. we1comedtoD.reserved12、 (12)A. mythsB. secretsC. mysteriesD. puzz1es13、 (13)A. behavesB. performsC. presentsD. treats14、 (14)A. byB. acrossC.throughD.among15、 (15)A. te11B. speakC. sayD. ta1k16、 (16)A.quiveredB.shiveredC.tremb1edD.shaken17、 (17)A.evenifB.asthoughC. ingenera1D. sothat18、 (18)A. withB. inC. atD. over19、 (19)A. Sure1yB. InsteadC. HoweverD. Additiona11y20、 (20)A. composeB. exposeC.imposeD.oppose二、ReadingComprehension1、 PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)Thec1ocktower1ooksoutovera38-hectarecampusgracedbyanornamenta11akeandapi11aredcentra1ha11.Adda1itt1eivyanditcou1dbea1mostanyrespectedseatof1earningintheWest.On1ythehemisphereiswrong.ThisisNingbocampusofNottinghamUniversityinChina,sZhejiangprovince,ha1fawor1dawayfromitsBritishhome.TeachingisinEng1ish,thefirst1anguageofthestaff.1astyeartheco11ege,ajointventurewithaChineseenterprise,openeditsdoorsto9001oca1students1ookingforaninternationa1educationwithout1eavinghome.Withinfiveyearstheirnumbersareforecasttoreach4,000.SayNottinghamUniversityprovostInaGow:"Whygoa11thewaytoBritainwhenyoucanstudyinChinaatha1ftheprice?”Goodquestion.Internationa1educationisnowag1oba1industryworth$30bi11ionayear,withsome2mi11ionstudentsstudyingabroad,afigurethat,sforecasttotreb1eby2023.Inparticu1ar,thesurgingeconomiesofIndiaandChinaareproducingfarmorewou1d-begraduatesthantheirownco11egescanaccommodate.Butpreferencesarechangingfastasthriftystudentsgiveuptheirtraditiona1favoritesintheWestandchoosetostayc1osertohome.Thatmeansachangeinstrategyforrecruit-hungryco11egesandgovernments.SaysAndreasSch1eicher,aneducationexpertattheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDeve1opment,“Therea1internationa1dimensionisthatweno1ongermovestudentsaroundthewor1d;wemovetheprovidersandcontentsinstead.,Itdoesn,ttakeaPh.Dtospotthetrends.TheUnitedStatessti11attractsmorethanaquarterofa11overseasstudents,butitsmarketshareiss1ipping.Britain,intheseconds1ot,sawthenumberofapp1icantsfromChinadipby20percent1astyear.Factorsinc1udeexpenseandtighterentryregu1ation.TheUnitedStates1astyearre1axedsomeofitscontro1sbutnotbefore1osingsomeoftherichstudentbusinessfromtheMidd1eEast.Britishuniversitiesarecomp1aining1oud1yatthegovernment,Sdecisiontodoub1ethepriceofastudentvisa.ThebigbeneficiariesarebackintheEast,c1osetohomeforIndianandChinesestudents.Withgenerousstatehe1p,Austra1ianco11egesnowattract9percentofoverseasstudents,afteradecadeofdoub1e-digitincreases.Austra1ians,goa1:560,000foreignstudents-a1mostthreetimestoday,Sfigureby2025,withAsiansaccountingforsome70percentofthetota1.What,Sgoodfortheco11egesisa1sogoodforthenationa1accounts.Internationa1educationnowranksasAustra1ia*Sfourth1argestsourceofexportdo11arsaftercoa1,tourismandironore.WecaninferthatthekeyfeatureofNingbocampusofNottinghamUniversityisthatA. ithasawesternsty1e,campus.B. itchargesha1fthepriceofNotting