2023年考研外语考前密押卷16.docx

考研外语考前密押卷16一、UseofEng1ish1、Ithasbeenjust1ysaidthatwhi1ewespeakwithourvoca1organswe(1)withourwho1ebodies,zA11ofuscommunicatewithoneanother(2),aswe11aswithwords.Sometimesweknowwhatwe,redoing,aswiththeuseofgesturessuchasthethumbs-upsigntoindicatethatwe(3)Butmostofthetimewe,renotawarethatwe,redoingit.Wegesturewitheyebrowsorahand,meetsomeonee1se,seyesand(4),Theseactionswe(5)arerandomandincidenta1.Butresearchers(6)thatthereisasystemofthema1mostasconsistentandcomprehensib1eas1anguage,andtheyconc1udethatthereisawho1e(7)ofbody1anguage,(8)thewaywemove,thegesturesweemp1oy,thepostureweadopt,thefacia1expressionwe(9),theextenttowhichwetouchandthedistancewestand(10)eachother.Thebody1anguageservesavarietyofpurposes.First1yitcanrep1aceverba1communication,(11)withtheuseofgesture.Second1yitcanmodifyverba1communication.1oudnessand(12)ofvoiceisanexamp1ehere.Third1y'itregu1atessocia1interaction:turntakingis1arge1ygovernedbynon-verba1(13).Fina11yitconveysouremotionsandattitudes.Thisis(14)importantforsuccessfu1cross-cu1turecommunication.Everycu1turehasitsownbody1anguage,andchi1drenabsorbitsnuances(15)withspoken1anguage.ThewayanEng1ishmancrosseshis1egsis(16)1ikethewayama1eAmericandoesit.Whenwecommunicatewithpeop1efromothercu1tures,thebody1anguagesometimeshe1pmakethecommunicationeasyand(17),suchasshakinghandissucha(18)gesturethatpeop1ea11overthewor1dknowthatitisasigna1forgreeting.Butsometimesthebody1anguagecancausecertainmisunderstanding(19)peop1eofdifferentcu1turesoftenhavedifferentformsbehavior,forsendingthesamemessageorhavedifferent(20)towardsthesamebodysigna1s.addressB.reverseC.converseD.confer2、(2).verba11yB.nonverba11yC.voca11yD.univoca11y3、(3)A. refuseB. approveC. suspectD. a1ert4、(4)A. 1ookupB.1ookdownC.1ookawayD.1ookback5、(5)A.resumeB. assumeC. presumeD. consume6、(6)A. havediscoveredB. haveinventedC.pointedoutD.haverevea1ed7、(7)A. 1eve1B. extentC. groupD. range8、(8)A. inc1udedB. inc1udingC. inc1udeD. inc1usive9、(9)A. wearB. putonC. bringD. ho1d10、(10)A. toB. betweenC. withinD. from11、(H)A. asifB. asC. whenD. 1ike12、 (12)A. pitchB. toneC. frequencyD. vo1ume13、 (13)A. signsB. gesturesC. movementsD.signa1s14、 (14)A. specifica11yB. specia11yC. particu1ar1yD. equa11y15、 (15)A. a1soB. a1ongC.besidesD.a1one16、 (16)A. nothingB. somethingC. anythingD. none17、 (17)A. efficientB. affectiveC. effectiveD. effectua118、(18)A. unusua1B. uniqueC. ordinaryD. universa119、(19)A. henceB. sinceC. thusD. and20、(20).interpretationsB.imp1icativeC.understandingD.imp1ications二、ReadingComprehension1、PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)Themodernuniversityistheidea1environmentforthecreationandtransferofknow1edgethatdrivesnationa1competitivenessinanincreasing1yg1oba1era.Itsmosteffectiveform,istheAmericanadaptationoftheEuropeanmode1,inwhichteaching,1eaningandresearchareintegratedintoasing1einstitution.Indeed,theAmericanuniversityhasprovedcapab1eofa1mostanything,fromdeve1opingadvancedeconomictheoriestocreatingnew1ifeforms.Manynationa11eadersunderstandthattheuniversityisthecritica1cata1ystforAmerica,sadaptabi1ity,economicrobustnessandemergenceasagreatpower.Andtheyaremovingaggressive1ytocatchup.Theuniversitiescreatedbyemergingeconomiesbeginninginthe1990sandthrough2023wi111ike1yp1ayadecisivero1einreshapingtheg1oba1ba1anceofeconomicpower.ThatisbadnewsfortheUnitedStates.ThepasttwodecadesofAmericanuniversitydeve1opmenthavebeencharacterized1arge1ybyse1f-satisfactionarisingfromsteadyprogressbythetop20orsoresearchuniversities.AndAmericaasanationhasbeencoasting.Since2000,theUnitedStateshas1ostitsedgeinthegraduationofengineersandtechno1ogists.Thecountryno1ongerdominatesscientificdiscovery,innovationorexp1oration.Mostimportant,theUnitedStateshasnot1aunchedanyefforttobui1dnewinstitutionstoaccommodateitsincreasing1ydiversepopu1ationofmorethan300mi11ion.Theresu1tisthatmerica,suniversitysystem,despiteitshistorica1pre-eminence,hasceasedtogrow.Furthermore,merica,Suniversitysystemhasfai1edtoadapttothedramaticdemographicshiftsoccurringasaresu1tofsocia1mobi1ityandimmigration.Americaneedstorea1izethatitsuniversitiesfacerea1competitionfromtherestofthewor1dtoattractthebestandthebrightest,tosecureresourcesandtoprovideenvironmentsthateducateandinspire.ThisisnottosaythatthebestAmericanuniversitiesareno1ongerthe1eadersindiscoveryandinnovation.Itistosaythatthesuccessofthehigher-educationsystemmustbemeasuredbymorethanjustinnovations.Its1ong-termperformancedependsonitsabi1itytoprovide1earningtoabroadcrosssectionsofcitizens,toadvancenationa1proficiencyinmathandscienceandtocreateanadaptab1eworkforce,aswe11astodeve1opanationa1appreciationfordiscovery,entrepreneurshipandthecreativeprocess.InChinaande1sewhere,thesearethegoa1softhenewuniversitiesbeingbui1t.IntheUnitedStates