2023年考研外语专家预测试卷9.docx

考研外语专家预测试卷9一、UseofEng1ish1、Whatdoesthefutureho1dfortheprob1emofhousing?Agood(1)depends,ofcourse,onthemeaningof,future”.Ifoneisthinkingin(2)ofsciencefictionandthespaceage(3)at1eastpossib1etoassumethatmanwi11haveso1vedsuchtrivia1andearth1yprob1emsashousing.Writersofsciencefictionhave(4)thesuggestionthatmenwi111iveingreatcomfort,withevery(5)devicetomake1ifesmooth,hea1thyandeasy,(6)nothappy.Buttheyhavenotsaidwhathishousewi11bemadeof.Theprob1emsofthenextgenerationortwocanmorereadi1ybeimagined.Scientistshavea1readypointedoutthat(7)somethingisdoneeithertorestrictthewor1d,srapidgrowthinpopu1ationortodiscoveranddeve1opnewsourcesoffood(orboth),mi11ionsofpeop1ewi11bedyingofstarvationor,(8),sufferingfromunderfeedingbeforethis(9)isout.Butnobodyhasworkedoutanyp1anforhousingthesegrowingpopu1ations.Admitted1ytheworsesituationswi11occurinthe(10)partsofthewor1d,wherehousingcanbeof1ightstructure,orinbackwardareaswherestandardsare(11)1ow.Buteventheminimumshe1terrequiresmateria1sof(12)kind,andinthecrowded,bu1gingtownstheIow-Standardzzhousing"off1attenedpetro1mansanddirtycanvasisfarmorewastefu1(13)groundspacethancanbeto1erated.Sincethewar,HongKonghassufferedthekindofcrisiswhichis1ike1yto(14)inmanyotherp1acesduringthenextgeneration.(15)mi11ionsofrefugeesarrivedto(16)thea1readygrowingpopu1ationandemergencystepshadtobetakentopreventsqua1oranddiseaseandthe(17)ofcrime.HongKongison1yonesma11partofwhatwi11certain1ybecomeavastprob1emandnot(18)ahousingprob1em,becausewhenpopu1ationgrowsatthisratethereare(19)prob1emsofeducation,transport,watersupp1yandsoon.NoteveryareamayhavethesameresourcesasHongKongto(20)andthesearchforquickerandcheapermethodsofconstructionmustnevercease.A. transactionB. dea1C.definitionD.assumption2、(2)A.referenceB. respectC. termsD.consequence3、(3)A. heisB. oneisC. itisD. weare4、(4)A.conveyedB.conceivedC.deducedD.formu1ated5、(5)A.conceptua1B.considerateC.conceivab1eD.comp1imentary6、(6)A. iftoB. butC. yetD. a1though7、(7)A. on1yifB. evenifC. incaseD. un1ess8、(8)A.forthebetterB.inthe1eastC. atthemostD. atthebest9、(9)A. ageB. resourceC. centuryD. prob1em10、 (10)A. hottestB. co1destC. poorestD.richest11、 (11)A. customari1yB. habitua11yC. conventiona11yD. traditiona11y12、 (12)A. everyB. someC. thisD. certain13、 (13)A. ofB. onC. forD. with14、 (14)A. riseB. raiseC. ariseD. arouse15、 (15)A.Precise1yB.Numerica11yC.1itera11yD.Previous1y16、 (16)A.swe11B.divergeC. inf1ateD. de1ete17、 (17)A. extensionB. disposa1C. spreadD. expansion18、 (18)A. 1ike1yB. certain1yC. mere1yD. necessari1y19、 (19)A. accompanyingB. associatingC.escortingD.attaching20、 (20)A. stretchoutB. sticktoC. takeinD. drawupon二、ReadingComprehension1、 PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)WhenaShanghaiadconsu1tantwasrecent1yaskedtorecommendyoung1oca1designerstoaninternationa1agency,hesentthreecandidateswithyearsofworkexperience.Butthecompanydecidedtheyweren,tgoodenoughandhadtoimportdesignersfromtheWest.It,Sacommonprob1emthatChinesevocationa1gradssimp1yhaven,thadgoodenoughteaching.Mostofthe1ecturersdon,thaveanyrea1workexperience,sotheycan,tteachusefu1things.Whengraduatesdogethired,theybasica11yhavetobere-educated.China,Srapideconomicexpansionhasexposedmanyfrai1tiesinitseducationsystem,especia11yonthevocationa1side.Thecountrycan,tproduceenoughski11edworkers.Inpartthat,sbecauseitinvestsfarmoreinacademicthanvocationa1programs.Fundinghasfa11ensignificant1ysincethe1990s.Part1yasaresu1t,todayon1y38percentorsoofChinayShigh-schoo1-agestudentsattendvocationa1schoo1s,we11be1owtheofficia1targetof50percent.Toaddressthisdeficit,1astyearBeijingp1edgedtospenda1most$2bi11ionon100newvocationa1co11egesand1,000highschoo1s.Andthisyearitstartedofferingannua1subsidiestovocationa1students.ButChina,strainingistooabstract,what,Surgent1yrequiredaretechnicianswhocancomeupwithagoodideaandturnitintoamarketab1eproduct.Partsofthecountryarea1readyadapting;inShenzhen,1oca1institutesoffermadetoorderz,trainingforparticu1arbusinesses.Andsomevocationa1co11egeshaveintroducedpractica1researchprojects.Butvocationa1educationfacesadeeperprob1em:itsimage.China*Smidd1ec1assiseagertoforgetitsexperiencewithphysica11abor,andfewa11owtheirchi1drentobecometechnica1workers.Everyonethinksthesearethingsthat1ow-c1asspeop1edo.ThusChinanowproducesrecordnumbersofco11egegradswhostrugg1etofindworkbecausethey1acktheski11sformanufacturing,wheredemandisgreatest.Onefixwou1dbetore-brandvocationa1subjectsas"professiona1”,not“manua1"ski11s.AttheotherendofthespectrumareChina,S100mi11ion-p1usrura1migrantworkers,manyofwhomhave1itt1eschoo1ing.Theyhavenever1earnedhowtoworkwithothers,to1iveinthecity,savemoneyorchoosetherightjob.Thustheyfindithardto1earnfromtheirjobsorp1antheircareers.Thisresu1tsinextreme1yhigh1aborturnover.Teac