考研英語模擬264

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Istheresomethingastruth?Forgoodmanycenturies“thesearchfor

truth”hasbeen___1___thenoblestactivityofthehumanmind,butthe

seekersaftertruthhavecometosuch___2___conclusionsthatitoften

seemsthatverylittleprogresshasbeenmade.___3___,therearemany

peoplewhofeelthatweareactuallygoingbackward___4___ourknowledge.

They___5___,oftencontemptuously,thatwehavemore“knowledge”than

ourancestors,buttheythinkwearefartherfromthetruththanever,

oreventhatwehave___6___thetruththatweoncepossessed.

Ifpeoplelookforanythinglongenoughwithoutfindingit,the

questionnaturallyarises___7___thethingisreallytheretofind.You

haveseenapictureofananimalwithalion，shead,agoat'sbody,anda

serpent，stail-andmaybeaneagle'swingsforgood___8___.Thereis

plentyofevidencethateachpartofthisanimal___9___-butthereis

no___10___evidencethatthepartseveroccurinthiscombination.It

isatleast___11___thattheseekersafter“truth”havemadeasimilar

mistakeandinventedan___12___combination.

Itis___13___toconsiderthatthenountruthcomesfromthe

adjectivetrue,andthattheLatinwordfortruth,veritas,alsocomesfrom

anadjective,verus.Inbothlanguagesthenotionoftrue-

accurate,___14___tofacts-seemstohavedevelopedbeforethenotion

oftruth.Wecannotdefinitelyprovethis,___15___evenolderwords

meaning“truth”mayhavebeenforgotten,butitseems___16___.Ifyouwant

tofindoutwhetheramanhastoldthetruth,you___17___hiswordswith

facts.Ifthey___18___,youdecidethathisstatementwastrue.Youmaythen

sayeitherthathiswordsweretrueorthathespokethetruth-butyou

cannotsimply___19___wordstofindoutwhetherthereissomethingcalled

truthinthem.Yoursecondstatementismerelyagrammatical___20___of

thefirst.

第1題：

A.regarded

B.considered

C.pondered

D.referred

參考答案：B

i

答案解析：

considered考點：詞匯辨義。線索：本句意義及句型。辨：considersth.sth.

認為某物如何。因而被動語態(tài)為sth.beconsidered...□regard句型：regard

sth.assth.o被動語態(tài)為sthberegardedas...。ponderv.沉思，考慮。

refervt.vi.提到，涉及，查閱，咨詢。

第2題:

A.illegal

B.identical

C.different

D.profound

參考答案：C

答案解析：

different考點：上下文辨義詞。線索：據上下文，C項意義最可能?！叭藗兊?/p>

結論是如此不同，往往看起來幾乎沒有取得什么進步。"辨：illegala.違法的,

不合規(guī)定的。identicala.同一的，同樣的。profounda.深刻的，意義深遠的,

淵博的。

第3題:

A.However

B.Nevertheless

C.Infact

D.Incontrast

參考答案：C

答案解析：

Infact事實上。考點：上下文意關聯。線索：本句是對上一句的細節(jié)發(fā)展，說

明“沒有取得什么進步。"辨:howeverad,無論如何，然而,可是。nevertheless

ad.仍然，不過。incontrast相反，對比之下。

第4題:

A.abandon

B.toderive

C.toenrich

D.toaccumulate

參考答案：D

答案解析：

toaccumulate考點：上下文辨義選詞。線索：據空白后的knowledge.辨：由于

上下文沒有贊揚的意義，所以不用enrich.其他兩項意義不符。abandonvt.放

棄，遺棄。derivevt.得自vi.起源（from）。

第5題:

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A.confess

B.realize

C.admit

D.reveal

參考答案：C

答案解析：

admit承認。考點：上下文辨義選詞。線索：據下文that從句意義，“他們也

承認，只不過往往是輕蔑地承認，我們比祖先有更多的'知識”。辨：confessv.

承認，里白，懺悔。往往用于承認錯誤，亍。realizevt.認識到，了解，實

現，實行。revealvt.展現，顯示，揭示，暴露。

第6題：

A.found

B.missed

C.lost

D.enriched

參考答案：C

答案解析：

lost喪失。考點：從句邊詞。線索：本句意義，“甚至喪失了我們曾經擁有的

真理。”

第7題：

A.while

B.that

C.when

D.whether

參考答案：D

答案解析：

whether考點：從句連詞。線索：這個從句是主語question的同位語，被較短

的謂語部分隔斷。既然是“問題”，對應的就是“是否”。

第8題：

A.measure

B.luck

C.reason

D.sense

參考答案：A

答案解析：

measure考點：常用結構。線索：短語forgoodmeasuread.作為額外增添。

鷹的翅膀不代表幸運、理智或理性，因此其他幾項都用不上。

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第9題：

A.endures

B.exists

C.prevails

D.emerges

參考答案：B

答案解析：

exists存在?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：本句意義，“這種動物每一部分

都存在?！?/p>

第10題：

A.appropriate

B.unique

C.reliable

D.dependent

參考答案：c

答案解析：

reliable可靠的?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：與下文evidence搭配。辨：

appropriatea.適當的。uniquea.獨特的，獨一無二的。

第11題：

A.informative

B.thoughtful

C.considerable

D.considerable

參考答案：D

答案解析：

conceivablea.可能的，想得到的，可想象的。考點：上下文辨義選詞。線索：

據上下文D項意義可能。辨：informativea.情報的，提供情報的，見聞廣博的。

thoughtfula.深思的，有思想性的,體貼的,關切的。considerablea.相當大

（或多），值得考慮的，相當可觀的。

第12題：

A.unbelievable

B.imaginary

C.impressive

D.idealized

參考答案：B

答案解析：

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imaginarya.假想的，想象的，虛構的?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：與前一

句意義對應。如同沒有可靠證據表明那種組合存在一樣，那些追求所謂“真理”

的人犯了同樣的錯誤，創(chuàng)造了靠不住的組合。辨：unbelievablea.難以置信的。

impressivea.給人深刻印象的，感人的。idealizeda.理想化的。

第13題:

A.enlightening

B.delighting

C.refreshing

D.distressing

參考答案：A

答案解析：

enlightening啟蒙的，啟發(fā)人的?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：據上下文，

只有A項意義可能。辨：delighting令人高興的。refreshinga.提神的，涼爽

的，使人喜歡的。Distressinga.悲傷的，使痛苦的，使煩惱的。

第14題：

A.conforming

B.complying

C.matching

D.resembling

參考答案：A

答案解析：

conforming(to,with)vi.符合，相似。a.一致的，順從的?？键c：上下文辨

義選詞。線索：此句解釋true的含義；準確，符合事實。辨：comply(with)vi.

順從，答應，遵守。matchv.相配，相稱，匹配。resemblevt.象，類似。

第15題:

A.although

B.since

C.if

D.therefore

參考答案：B

答案解析：

since因為?？键c：從句連詞。線索：主從句意義關系。辨：A、C兩項意義不符。

D項therefore意為：因此，所以。而且是在意義上承上啟下的副詞，不是連詞，

不能引導從句。

第16題：

A.reasonable

B.inevitable

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C.incredible

D.feasible

參考答案：A

答案解析：

reasonablea.合理的，有道理的，通情達理的，講道理的。考點：上下文辨義

選詞。線索：上下文，盡管不能明確證明，但似乎是合理的。辨：inevitablea.

不可避免的，必然的。incrediblea.令人難以置信的。feasiblea.可行的，切

實可行的。

第17題：

A.separate

B.discern

C.compare

D.distinguish

參考答案：C

答案解析：

compare比較?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：上下文，將他的話語與事實相比

較。辨：separatea.分開的，分離的。v.分開，隔離。discern。v.洞悉，辨別，

看清楚。distinguishov.區(qū)別,辨別。

第18題：

A.suit

B.fit

C.vary

D.identify

參考答案：B

答案解析：

fitvi.適合，符合?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：承接上文，如果他的話語

與事實符合。辨：suitv.合適，相配，適宜于。varyvt.改變，變更，使多樣

化。vi.變化，不同。identifyvt.識別,鑒別。

第19題:

A.survey

B.audit

C.examine

D.investigate

參考答案：C

答案解析：

examine檢查?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：上下文，檢查他所說的話是否真

實。辨：surveyvt.調查（收入,民意等）測量，勘定。vi.測量土地。anditn.v.

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審計，稽核，查賬。investigatev.調查，研究。

第20題:

A.distinction

B.specification

C.deformation

D.variation

參考答案：D

答案解析：

variation變化，變異?？键c：上下文辨義選詞。線索：上下文。前邊提到，將

他的言行對比，看他的話是否是真的(true)。但不能單從他的話來看是否真實

(truth)o因為第二個說法"是否真實"(whetherthereissomethingcalled

truthinthem)只不過是第一個的語法變化而已。(即：將形容詞變成了名詞。)

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Therecanbefewmoredepressingstoriesintheentirehistoryofman，s

exploitationofnaturethanthedestructionoftheunfortunategreat

whales.Thewhaleshavenotonlysuffereduntoldcrueltybutnowfacetotal

extermination.Alreadyentirepopulationshavebeenwipedout,andthe

onlyreasonwhynospecieshasyetbeenfinishedoffisduetothevastness

andinaccessibilityoftheoceans；apocketortwosomewherehasalways

managedtoescape.Howironicifbiologicalextinctionweretocomplete

thejob.

Thebasicruleofextinctionisverysimple:itoccurswhena

speciesmoralityiscontinuallygreaterthanitsrecruitment.Thereare

though,someveryspecialadditionalfactorsinthecaseofwhales.

Mandoesnotactuallyhavetokillthelastwhalesofaspecies

withhisownhands,asitwere,tocauseitsdisappearance.Biological

extinctionwillquicklyfollowtheendofcommercialwhaling,shouldthat

endbeduetoashortageofrawmaterial,i.e.ofwhales.Whalershave

longsoughttodefendtheirwretchedtradebyinsistingthatwhalesare

automaticallyprotected:assoonastheybecomerare,andtherefore

uneconomictopursue,manwillhavenochoicebuttostopthehunting.

Thatisaverynicetheory,butitisthetheoryofanaccountantandnot

ofabiologist；onlyanaccountantcouldapplycommercialeconomicsto

complexbiologicalsystems.Thereasonsforitsabsurdityaremanyand

varied.Inthecaseofwhaling,itcanbesummedupinthefollowingway.

Whenthestockhasbeenreducedbelowacriticallevel,anatural,possibly

unstoppabledownwardspiralbeginsbecauseofthreemainfactors.First,

theanimalsluckyenoughtosurvivetheslaughterwillbetooscattered

tolocateoneanotherowingtothevastnessoftheoceans.Secondly,whales

beingsociableanimalsprobablyneedthestimulusofsizeablegatherings

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toinducereproductivebehavior(whichhassocialinferencesaswellas

sexual).Itisquitelikelythattwoindividualsmeetingthroughchance

willnotbecompatible.(Theycanhardlybeexpectedtobeawareoftheir

ownrarityortorealizeanyneedforadjustingtheirnatural

inclinations.)Thisisespeciallysowithpolygamousspecieslikethe

SpermWhale.Thirdly,andperhapsmostimportantinthelongterm,even

allowingthatthewhalesmightstillbeabletobandtogetherinsocially

acceptablegroups(thankstotheirundeniableexcellentcommunicative

systems),thereisarealdanger,possiblyevenaprobability,thatthe

whaleJgenepoolswouldbythenhavesunksolowastobebiologically

unviable.Thatistosay,thecharacteristicspossessedbytheoriginal

populationwouldbewhittleddowntothosecharacterspossessedbyonly

thefewremainingindividuals.Theresultofsuchabiologicalcalamity

isinbreeding,lessabilitytoadapttonewconditions,andlessindividual

variety.Threewordscansumitup：protractedbiologicalextinction.The

futureuhopesvoftheseanimalsarefurtherdiscussedinthefinalchapter.

第21題：

Whendoesaspeciesbecomeextinct?

A.Whenthereismorehunting.

B.Itisnotmentionedinthearticle.

C.Whenmoreanimalsgoondyingthantheyareborn.

D.Whenhumanbeingscontinuetokillthem.

參考答案：c

答案解析：

文章大意：鯨魚正遭到大規(guī)模的捕殺，接近絕種。作者從三個方面反駁了捕鯨者

們認為鯨魚不會絕種的觀點。【C】第二段第一句話指出：“動物絕種的基本規(guī)

律非常簡單，當物種的死亡率不斷增加，至超過其出生率時，絕種就出現了。”

第22題:

Whalersarguethatwhaleswillnotbecomeextinct

A.becausetheyarenotself-protected.

B.becausetheyarenotworthpursuing.

C.becausetheoceansaresovast.

D.becausehuntingwillstopwhenwhalesbecomerare.

參考答案：D

答案解析：

[D]可見第三段第6-7句。

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第23題：

Thewriterbelievesthatthewhalers，argumentis

A.verynice.

B.ratherabsurd.

C.unreasonable.

D.biologicallyacceptable.

參考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]從文章第三段可找到作者的觀點。作者認為，這種理論是會計的，而不是

生物學家的理論，只有會計才會將商業(yè)經濟學運用于復雜的生物系統。

第24題：

Manyspeciesofwhaleswillnotbreedunless

A.theyareinthesamegroupforalongterm.

B.theyareisolatedfromotherspecies.

C.theyareinthecompanyofmanyotherwhales.

D.Thereareenoughgenesavailable.

參考答案：C

答案解析.

[C]見第三段的第二個論點。

第25題：

Thewriterconsidersthatprotractedbiologicalextinction

A.isverylikelytohappen.

B.isprobablydangerous.

C.isimportanttohappen.

D.isthemainreasonfortheextinction.

參考答案：A

答案解析：

[A]第三段倒數第二句進行了歸納：“用三個單詞概括，延緩生物的滅絕?！?/p>

WeliveinsouthernCaliforniagrowinggrapes,afirstgenerationof

vintners,andourhomeadjacenttothevineyardsandthewinery.Andin

ordertoearnthemoneytorealizeourdreamofmakingwine,weworked

formanyyearsinabusinessthatdemandedseveralhouseholdmoves,an

incredibleamountofrisk-taking.Whenitwastime,wetradedinourold

life,cinchedupourbeltsandbeganthecreationofthewinery.

Wemakesmallamountsofpremiumwine,andourlivesaredictated

bytherhythmofnatureandthedemandsofthelovingvines.Thevines

startsproutingtinygreentendrilsinMarchandApril,andthebabygrapes

begintoforminminiature,soperfectthattheycanbedippedingold

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toformjewelry.Thegrapesswellandripeninearlyfall,andwhentheir

sugarcontentisattherightlevel,theyareharvestedcarefullybyhand

andcrushedinsmalllots.Thewineisfermentedandtendeduntilitis

readytobebottled.Thevineyardsshedtheirleaves；thevinesarepruned

andmadereadyforthedoormanmonthsandthenextvintage.

Itsoundsnice,doesn，tit?Butfromthestartweknewthere

wasapricefortheprivilegeofbecomingawinemakingfamily,connected

tothelandandthecapricesofnature.

Weworkhardatsomethingwelove；weareslowtopanicover

thedailyemergencies.Somehazardstocompletingasuccessfulvintage

areexpectedtohappen:rainjustbeforeharvestingcancausemold；

electricityunexpectedlyinterruptedduringthecoldfermentationof

whitewinecandamageit；adelayedpaymentfromamajorclientwhenthe

moneyisneeded.

Thereareoutsideinfluencesthattakepatience,andgreat

perseverance.ThebureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearmsregulatesevery

facetofthewinebusiness.Awinery，srecordsareauditedasoftenas

twoorthreetimesayearandeverylabelmustbeapproved.

Butthegreatestthreattothewinerycameoutofalawyer，s

imagination.Ourlittlewinerywasservednoticethatwewerenamedin

alawsuitaccusingusofendangeringthepublichealthbyusingleadfoils

onourbottles(itwastheonlymaterialuseduntilrecently)uwithout

warningconsumersofapossiblerisk."Thereitwas,ourwinery'sname

listedwiththeindustry'sgiants.

Imusthaveaskedahundredtimes:"whogetsthemoneyifthe

lawsuitissuccessful?^theanswerwas,andIneverwasabletoassimilate

it,theplaintiffsandtheirlawyerswhofiledthesuit!Sincethelawsuit

wasbroughtinbehalfofconsumers,itseemedtomethatconsumersmust

getsomethingifitwasprovedthataleadfoilwasdangeroustothem.

Weweretoldoneoftheconsumerclaimantswasanemployeeofthefirm

filingthesuit!

Thereareattorneyswhofocustheircareersonlawsuitslike

this.Itisanimmensedangertothesmallbusinessman.Cashreservescan

beusedupintheblinkofaneyewheninthecompanyoflawyers.Aslong

asit'spossibleforanyonetosueanybodyforanything,weareallin

danger.Aslongasthelegalprofessionallowsmemberstopracticelaw

dishonorablyandlawyersarecongratulatedforwinningbigmoneyinthis

way,we'11allbeplaguedwithacorruptiblejusticesystem.

同——1

第26題:

Thegrapesareharvestedonadatethat

io

A.mayvary.

B.istraditionallyset.

C.dependsontheapprovaloftheregulatorybureau.

D.isdeterminedbyavailabilityofpickers.

參考答案：A

答案解析：

文章大意：美國加州一戶種植葡萄的農戶辛苦地種植葡萄，但本該伸張正義的律

師卻刁難他們，控訴他們的包裝瓶上沒有注明可能給消費者帶來的潛在危險。

[A]見第2段的第一句。

第27題:

Accordingtotheauthor,thelifeofvintnersismostcontrolledby

A.thebureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearms.

B.unexpectedchangesintemperature.

C.thesugarcontentofthegrapes.

D.thetempooftheseasons.

參考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]見第3段的最后一句。

第28題：

Thewritercomplainsthatwhenshequestionedthelawyersshe

A.nevergotananswer.

B.nevergotasimpleanswer.

C.couldmakenosenseoftheanswershegot.

D.couldnotunderstandtheanswershegot.

參考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]本題的答案可從第7段的Ineverwasabletoassimilateit中得出。

第29題：

Whichofthefollowingsentencesisright?

A.Theauthordescendedfromasmallwinemakingfamily.

B.Thegrapesarecarefullyharvestedandcrushedinsmalllotsbyhand.

C.Theyalwaysdealwithproblemssternly.

D.Theyshouldhaveusedanotherkindofbottle,buttheydidn，t.

參考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]見第4段weworkhardatsomethingwelove.Weareslowtopanicover

thedailyemergencies.Somehazardstocompletingasuccessfulvintage

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areexpectedtohappen.

第30題：

Thewriterthinksthatthelegalprofession

A.strivestoprotectconsumers.

B.includesrapaciousattorneys.

C.unfortunatelydoesapoorjobofpolicingitsmembers.

D.ispartofanincorruptiblesystem.

參考答案：D

答案解析：

[D]見第7段的最后一句。

IrisRossnerhasseeneasternGermancustomersweepforjoywhenthey

driveawayinshiny,newMercedes-Benzsedans."Theyhavetearsintheir

eyesandkeepsayinghowluckytheyare,"saysRossner.Rossnerhasalso

seentheFrenchpopcorksonbottlesofchampagnesastheirnationalflay

washoistedaboveapurchase.AndshehasseenAmericanbusiness

executives；JapanesetouristsandRussianpoliticianstravelthousands

ofmilestoaMercedesplantinsouthwesternGermanywhenaclassicsedan

withthetrademarkthree-pointedstarwasabouttorollofftheassembly

lineandintotheirlives.ThosewerethegoodolddaysatMercedes,an

erathatbeganduringtheeconomicmiracleofthe1960sandendedin1991.

Timeshavechanged."Tenyearsago,wehadclearleadershipin

themarket,“saysMercedesspokesmanHorstKrambeer.^Butoverthisperiod,

themarkethaschangeddrastically.Wearenowinapitchedbattle.The

Japanesearepartlyresponsible,butMercedeshashadtolearnthehard

waythatevenGermanfirmslikeBMWandAudihavemadeeffortstorise

toourstandardsoftechnicalproficiency.”

Mercedesexperiencedoneofitsworstyearseverin1992.The

automaker'sworldwidecarsalesfellby5percentfromthepreviousyear,

toalowof527,500.Beforethedecline,in1988,thecompanycouldsell

closeto600,000carsperyear.InGermanyalone,therewere30,000fewer

newMercedesregistrationslastyearthanin1991.Asaresult,production

hasplungedbyalmost50,000carsto529,400lastyear,alevelwell

beneaththecompany'spotentialcapacityof650,000.

Mercedes'scompetitionhasbeencatchingupintheUnitedStates,

theworld，slargestcarmaker.In1986,Mercedessold100,000vehicles

inAmerica；by1991,thenumberhaddeclinedto59,000.Overthelasttwo

years,thestrugglingcompanyhaslostasliceofitsUSmarketshareto

BMW,Toyota,andNissan.Meanwhile,justasMercedesbeganmakingsome

headwayinJapan,anotoriousdifficultmarket,theJapaneseeconomyfell

onhardtimesandthecompanysawitssalesdeclineby13percentinthat

country.

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Revenueswillhardlyimprovethisyear,andthetimehascome

forgettingdowntobusiness.AtMercedes,thatmeanscuttingpayrolls,

streamingproductionandopeninguptoconsumerneeds一revolutionary

stepsforacompanythatonceconsidereditselfbeyondimprovement.

第31題：

Theauthor，sintentionincitingvariousnationalities'interestin

MercedesistoillustrateMercedes'

A.superiorquality.

B.markermonopoly.

C.salestrategies.

D.pastrecord.

參考答案：A

答案解析：

文章大意：Mercedes品牌的轎車從1960年到1991年曾盛極一時。但之后，BMW

和Audi等后起之秀崛起，Mercedes市場占有額連年下降，其輝煌已成歷史，要

想重新嶄露頭角，還需實行一系列的改革措施?！続】在文中第一段，作者提及

各個國家都對Mercedes表現出極大的興趣，而且對于公司來說，從表面來看，

從1960年到1990年是公司的輝煌時期。在文中第二段，作者提及Mercedes公

司現在陷人和別的公司的激戰(zhàn)中。除了日本公司外，德國的BMW和Audi公司正

努力向Mercedes的技術優(yōu)勢看齊。因此可推斷A為正確答案。

第32題：

Mercedesishavingahardtimebecause

A.itislaggingbehindintechnology.

B.japanisturningtoBMWforcars.

C.itscompetitioniscatchingup.

D.salesinAmericahavedroppedby13%.

參考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]從文中第二段及上一題后半部分解釋可知。

第33題:

Inthegoodyears,Mercedescouldsellabout

A.527,000cars.

B.529,400cars.

C.600,000cars.

D.650,000cars.

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參考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]從文中第三段可知，在銷售量下降之前的1998年，公司每年賣出將近

600,000輛車。

第34題：

WhatcausedthedeclineofMercedes'salesinJapan?

A.Japanisaverydifficultcountry.

B.Thestateoftheeconomythere.

C.Competitionfromothercarcompanies.

D.BMWandAudi'simprovedtechnicalstandards.

參考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]從文中第四段最后一句可知B項正確。

第35題：

What'stheauthor'stoneinthelastparagraph?

A.Indifferent.

B.Objective.

C.Encouraging.

D.Hopeful.

參考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]從末段第一句可知C,D顯然是錯誤的。而從全文來看，作者對Mercedes

的發(fā)展并不是漠不關心的，只是做一個客觀評論。

Ascientistwhodoesresearchineconomicpsychologyandwhowants

topredictthewayinwhichconsumerswillspendtheirmoneymuststudy-

consumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumers

andonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.

Ifaneconomistwasaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost一

peoplewithrisingincomes,stableincomes,ordecliningincomes一he

wouldprobablyanswer:thosewithdeclingincomes.Actually,intheyear

1947—1950,theanswerwas:peoplewithrisingincomes.Peoplewith

decliningincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedthe

least.Thisshowsusthetraditionalassumptionsaboutearningand

spendingisnotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthat

ifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogoup,theywillhastentobuy.

Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearch

surveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofprice

increasesmaynotstimulatebuying.Onetypicalattitudewasexpressed

bythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.

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“Inafew'months'shesaid,aweJ11havetopaymoreformeatandmilk；

we’11havelesstospendonotherthings."herfamilyhadbeenplanning

tobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,therise

inpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemayberesentedandbuyer，s

resistancemaybeevoked.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:

“Ijustdon，tpaytheseprices；theyaretoohigh.”

Traditionalassumptionsshouldbeinvestigatedcarefully,and

factorsoftimeandplaceshouldbeconsidered.Theinvestigations

mentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica.Investigationsconcludedat

thesametimeinGreatBritain,however,yieldedresultsthatweremore

inagreementwithtraditionalassumptionsaboutsavingandspending

patterns.Theconditionsmostconductivetospendingappeartobeprice

stability,Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeoplehavebecomeaccustomed

toconsiderthem"right”andexpectthemtoremainstable,theyarelikely

tobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintaining

stablepriceswithoccasionalsalesordiscountsisbasedonacorrect

understandingofconsumerpsychology.

第36題:

Thebesttitleofthepassageis:一

A.Consumer，spurchasingpower.

B.Relationshipbetweenincomeandpurchasingpower.

C.Traditionalassumptions.

D.Studiesinconsumerbehavior.

參考答案：D

答案解析：

文章大意：本文反駁了兩個觀點：一是收入不斷上升的人借錢最多；二是如果物

價將要上漲，人們會加速消費，如果物價呈下降趨勢，人們會延遲消費。最后表

明：物價穩(wěn)定時，人們的購買力最強。【D】在文章的開頭段落中一般都要闡明

主旨。本文第一句就闡明了主旨：研究經濟心理和預測消費者如何花錢的科學家

都必須作消費行為研究。第二段和第三段分別舉出了具體的例子，說明研究消費

者行為的必要性。

第37題：

Theexampleofthemechanic'swifeisintendedtoshowthatintimesof

risingprices

A.peoplewithdecliningincometendtobuyless.

B.peoplewithstableincometendtoborrowless.

C.peoplewithincreasingincometendtobuymore.

D.peoplewithmoneyalsotendtobuyless.

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參考答案：D

答案解析：

[D]這位主婦計劃買車，說明他們有錢，但他們不打算現在就買，而且要在別

的東西上面少花錢，這說明他們屬于那種有錢卻趨于少買的人。

第38題：

FindingsininvestigationsinBritainarementionedtoshow

A.factorsoftimeandplaceshouldbetakenintoconsideration.

B.peopleinBritainbehaveinthesamewayasthoseinAmerica.

C.maintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingof

consumerpsychology.

D.occasionaldiscountandsalesarenecessary.

參考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]舉過英國的例子之后，作者并沒有強調時間和地點因素，而是說物價穩(wěn)定

最能吸引消費者。結論是保持物價平穩(wěn)需要正確了解消費心理。

第39題:

Accordingtothepassage,peopletendtobuymorewhen.

A.pricesareexpectedtogoup.

B.pricesareexpectedtogodown.

C.pricesdon'tfluctuate.

D.thebusinesspolicyremainsunchanged.

參考答案：C

答案解析：

[C]文章結論告訴讀者：物價平穩(wěn)時人們樂意多消費。pricesarestable就

是notfluctuate0

第40題：

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Thetraditionalassumptionsdon，talwaysholdwater.

B.Whenpricesrise,peoplehavetobuyeventhoughtheydon，twant

to.

C.Itisstillnotwellknownthatthetraditionalassumptionsare

wrong.

D.Intheolddays,businessesalwaysfailbecauseoflackofknowledge

ofconsumerpsychology.

參考答案：B

答案解析：

[B]第二段最后兩句話表明B是錯的。當物價高漲時，消費者寧愿不買。

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第41題：

Itisn，tquite______thathewillbepresentatthemeeting.

A.sure

B.right

C.exact

D.certain

參考答案：D

答案解析：

［注釋］Iamsurethat+從句=Iamcertainthat+從句。Heissuretocome.

=Heiscertaintocome.但在it作形式主語，that引導主語從句時，主句中

表語只能用certain,不能用sure。

a

第42題:

Manynewwillbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewitha