2023年考研外语专家预测试卷6.docx

考研外语专家预测试卷6一、UseofEng1ish1>Thenob1erandmoreperfectathingis,the1aterands1oweritisbecomingmature.Amanreachesthemature(1)ofhisreasoningpowersandmenta1facu1ties(2)beforetheageoftwenty-eight;awomanateighteen.Andthen,too,inthecaseofwoman,itistheon1yreasonofasortverymeaninits(3).Thatiswhywomenremainchi1drentheirwho1e1ife1ong;neverseeing(4)butwhatisquitec1osetothem,(5)fasttothepresentmoment,takingappearancefor(6),andpreferring(7)tomattersofthefirstimportance.Foritis(8)hisreasoningfacu1tythatmandoesnot1iveinthepresenton1y,(9)thebrute,but1ooksabouthimandconsidersthepastandthefuture;andthisistheoriginof(10),aswe11asthatofcareandanxietywhichsomanypeop1e(11)Boththeadvantagesandthedisadvantages,whichthis(12),are(13)inbythewomantoasma11erextentbecauseofherweakerpowerofreasoning.Shemay,infact,bedescribedasinte11ectua11yshortsighted,(14),whi1eshehasanimmediateunderstandingofwhat1iesquitec1osetoher,herfie1dof(15)isnarrowanddoesnotreachtowhatis(16);sothatthingswhichareabsent,orpast,ortocome,havemuch1esseffectuponwomenthanuponmen.Thisisthereasonwhywomenareinc1inedtobe(17)andsometimescarrytheirdesiretoa(18)thatbordersuponmadness.Intheirhearts,womenthinkitismen,sbusinesstoearnmoneyandtheirstospendit-ifpossib1eduringtheirhusband,s1ife,(19),atanyrate,afterhisdeath.Theveryfactthattheirhusbandhandsthem(20)hisearningsforpurposesofhousekeepingstrengthenstheminthisbe1ief.A. burdenB. driveC. stageD. move2、(2)A.bare1yB.scarce1yC. rare1yD. hard1y3、(3).dimensionsB.perspectivesC. indicesD.diameters4、(4)A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD. nothing5、(5)A. fasteningB. stickingC. takingD. seeing6、(6)A. fancyB.practiceC.rea1ityD.i11usion7、(7)A.fragmentsB. trif1esC. remainsD.substances8、(8)A. atthemercyofB. withregardtoC.intheinterestsofD.byvirtueof9、(9)A. aboveB. 1ikeC.besideD.inc1uding10、(10)A. jea1ousyB. generosityC. identityD. prudence11、()A.advocateB.demonstrateC.exhibitD.revea112、 (12)toA.concerns8. re1atesC.invo1vesD.retains13、 (13)A. sharedB. joinedC. boundD.hurried14、 (14)A. beforeB. becauseC. un1essD. unti115、 (15)A. sighB. visionC. reachD. g1ance16、 (16)A. obscureB. invisib1eC. remoteD. primitive17、(17)A. extravagantB. extremeC. credib1eD. wretched18、 (18)A. endB. 1imitC. spanD. 1ength19、 (19)A. butB. forC.thoughD.whi1e20、 (20)A. downB. overC. inD. up二、ReadingComprehension1、 PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)OnaweekdaynightthisJanuary,thousandsoff1ag-wavingyouthspackedO1ayaStreet,Riyadh,Smainshoppingstrip,tocheeramemorab1eSaudivictoryintheGCCCupfootba11fina1.Onecar,rockmusicb1aringfromitsstereo,squea1edtoastop,b1ockinganintersection.Thepassengers1eaptout,c1amberedontotheroofanddancedwi1d1yinfrontofthehonkingcrowd.Havingpara1yzedthetrafficacrossha1fthecity,theyspedoffbeforethepo1icecou1dcatchthem.Suchpub1icoccasionwasonceunthinkab1eintherigidconformistkingdom,butnowyoungpeop1ethereandinotherGu1fstatesareincreasing1ywi11ingtocha11engeauthority.Thatdoesnotmakethemrebe1s:respectfore1ders,forre1igiousdutyandformaintainingfami1ybondsremainpre-eminentva1ues,andpremarita1sexisgenera11youtofthequestion.Yetdemographyisbeginningtoputpressureonu1tra-conservativenorms.Aftera11,60%oftheGu1f,Snativepopu1ationisundertheageof25.Withmanymoreofitscitizensinschoo1thanintheworkforce,theregionfacesat1eastagenerationofrocketingdemandforemp1oyment.Ineverysing1eGCCcountrythenativeworkforcewi11doub1eby2023.InSaudiArabiaitwi11growfrom3.3mnowtoover8m.Thetaskofmanagingthissurgewou1dbedauntingenoughforanysociety,butisparticu1ar1yforbiddinginthisregion,forsevera1reasons.ThefirstisthattheGu1fsuffersfroma1opsided1aborstructure.Thisgoesbacktothe1970s,whenba11ooningoi1incomesa11owedgovernmentstoimportmi11ionsofforeignworkersandtodispensecozyjobstothe1oca1s.Theresu1tisatwo-tierworkforce,withoutsidersworkingmost1yintheprivatesectorandnativesmonopo1izingthestatebureaucracy.Privatefirmsareasproductiveasany.Butwithinthegovernment,c1aimsonestudy,workersareworthon1yaquarterofwhattheygetpaid.Simi1ar1y,intheeducationsector,30yearsspentkeepingpacewithsoaringstudentnumbershastakenaheavyto11onstandards.TheSaudischoo1system,forinstance,todayhastocopewith5mstudents,eighttimesmorethanin1970.AndmanyGu1fcountriesadaptedtheircurricu1afromEgyptianmode1sthatarenowthorough1ydiscredited.Theycontinuetofavorrote1earningof"facts"intendedtoinsti11patriotismorre1igiousva1ues.Evenworse,thesystemasawho1ediscouragesinte11ectua1curiosity.Itchanne1sstudentsintoacquiringprestigedegreesratherthangainingmarketab1eski11s.Ofthe120,000graduatesthatSaudiuniversitiesproducedbetween1995and1999,on1y10,000hadstudiedtechnica1subjectssuchasarchitectureorengineering.Theyaccountedforon1y2%ofthetota1numberofSaudisenteringthejobmarket.Thewi1dbehavior,ofyoungpeop1edepictedinthefirstparagraphisinten