新东方MBA——2013年英语二模拟试卷
2013年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试（模拟试题）英语（二）
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考生注意事项
1.考生必须严格遵守各项考场规则。
2.答题前，考生应按准考证上的有关内容填写答题卡上的“考生姓名”、“报考单位”、“考生编号”等信息。
3.答案必须按要求填涂或书写在指定的答题卡上。
（1）英语知识运用和阅读理解A节、B节的答案填涂在答题卡1上。填涂部分应该按照答题卡上的要求用2B铅笔完成。如要改动，必须用橡皮擦干净。
（2）英译汉和写作部分必须用蓝（黑）色字迹钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔在答题卡2上作答。字迹要清楚。
4.考试结束，将试题、答题卡1和答题卡2一并装入试题袋中交回。
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
Acontainmentcaponaruptured1intheGulfofMexicoisnowfunnellingoff10,000barrelsofoiladay,BP'schiefexecutiveTonyHaywardsays.Theamounthas2sinceSaturday,and3morethanhalftheestimated12,000to19,000barrels4eachdayisnowbeing5.
ThespillhasbeendescribedasthebiggestenvironmentaldisasterinUShistory.MrHaywardtoldtheBBCthatBPwouldrestoretheGulftoits6state.7ontheAndrewMarrShow,MrHaywardsaid:"Aswespeak,thecontainmentcapisproducingaround10,000barrelsofoiladaytothesurface."Askedwhatamountofthe8thatrepresented,theBPchiefexecutivesaiditwasexpectedtobe"themajority,probablythe9majority"oftheoilgushingout."Wehavea10containmentsystemtoimplementinthecourseofthis11weekwhichwillbeinplacebynextweekendsowhenthosetwoareinplace,wewouldverymuchhopetobe12thevastmajorityoftheoil."
Hiscompany,hesaid,wasgoingtostoptheleakandtakecareofthe13.
"We'regoingto14theoil,we'regoingtoremediateanyenvironmentaldamageandwearegoingto15theGulfcoasttothe16itwasin17tothisevent.That'sanabsolute18,wewillbetherelongafterthemediahasgone,makinggoodonourpromises."
Butthemaninchargeofthefederal19to20thespillsaidno-oneshouldbepleased"aslongasthere'soilinthewater".
1.goodwellfountainhole
2.beenrisingroserisenfallen
3.appliesrepliescompliesimplies
4.leakedisleakingbeenleakedleaking
5.caughtseizedcapturedgained
6.originalinitialprimaryformer
7.TospeakSpeakingHavingspokenBeingspoken
8.estimatedestimatingbeingestimatedestimate
9.greatenormousvastmass
10.anotherlatterfurtherbetter
11.followingcomingnextconsecutive
12.containingmaintainingsustainingkeeping
13.sequencesconsequencesoutcomeseffects
14.cleanupcleanoutswipeoutgetridof
15.turnchangetransformreturn
16.positionlocationsituationcircumstances
17.formersuperiorpriorprevious
18.commitmentcontributiondevotionstrength
19.measurementsissueseffortsjudgments
20.careaboutconcernaboutcopeupcopewith
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Nowletuslookathowweread.Whenwereadaprintedtext,oureyesmoveacrossapage,inshort,jerkymovement.Werecognizewordsusuallywhenoureyesarestillwhentheyfixate.Eachtimetheyfixate,weseeagroupofwords.Thisisknownastherecognitionspanorthevisualspan.Thelengthoftimeforwhichtheeyesstop—thedurationofthefixation—variesconsiderablyfrompersontoperson.Italsovarieswithinanyonepersonaccordingtohispurposeinreadingandhisfamiliaritywiththetext.Furthermore,itcanbeaffectedbysuchfactorsaslightingandtiredness.
Unfortunately,inthepast,manyreadingimprovementcourseshaveconcentratedtoomuchonhowoureyesmoveacrosstheprintedpage.Asaresultofthismisleadingemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsofreading,numerousexerciseshavebeendevisedtotraintheeyestoseemorewordsatonefixation.Forinstance,insomeexercises,wordsareflashedontoascreenfor,say,atenthoratwentiethofasecond.Oneoftheexerciseshasrequiredstudentstofixtheireyesonsomecentralpoint,takinginthewordsoneitherside.Suchwordpatternsareoftenconstructedintheshapeofrathersteeppyramidssothereadertakesinmoreandmorewordsateachsuccessivefixation.Alltheseexercisesareveryclever,butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.Readingrequirestheabilitytounderstandtherelationshipbetweenwords.Consequently,forthesereasons,manyexpertshavenowbeguntoquestiontheusefulnessofeyetraining,especiallysinceanyapproachwhichtrainsapersontoreadisolatedwordsandphraseswouldseemunlikelytohelphiminreadingacontinuoustext.
21.Thetimeoftherecognitionspancanbeaffectedbythefollowingfactsexcept________.
one’sfamiliaritywiththetext
one’spurposeinreading
thelengthofagroupofwords
lightingandtiredness
22.Theauthormaybelievethatreading______.
requiresareadertotakeinmorewordsateachfixation
requiresareadertoseewordsmorequickly
demandsandeeply-participatingmind
demandsmoremindthaneyes
23.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“butit’sonethingtoimproveaperson’sabilitytoseewordsandquiteanotherthingtoimprovehisabilitytoreadatextefficiently.”inthesecondparagraph?
Theabilitytoseewordsisnotneededwhenanefficientreadingisconducted.
Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveboththeabilitytoseeandtocomprehendwords.
Thereadingexercisesmentionedcan’thelptoimproveanefficientreading.
Thereadingexercisesmentionedhasdoneagreatjobtoimproveone’sabilitytoseewords.
24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
Thevisualspanisawordoragroupofwordsweseeeachtime.
Manyexpertsbegantoquestiontheefficiencyofeyetraining.
Theemphasisonthepurelyvisualaspectsismisleading.
Theeyetrainingwillhelpreadersinreadingacontinuoustext.
25.Thetuneoftheauthorinwritingthisarticleis________
criticalneutralpessimisticoptimistic
Text2
BaekelandandHartmannreportthatthe“shortsleepers”hadbeenmoreorlessaverageintheirsleepneedsuntilthemenwereintheirteens.Butataboutage15orso,themenvoluntarilybegancuttingdowntheirnightlysleeptimebecauseofpressuresfromschool,work,andotheractivities.Thesementendedtoviewtheirnightlyperiodsofunconsciousnessasbothersomeinterruptionsintheirdailyroutines.
Ingeneral,these“shortsleeps”appearedambitious,active,energetic,cheerful,conformist(不动摇)intheiropinions,andverysureabouttheircareerchoices.Theyoftenheldseveraljobsatonce,orworkersfull-orpart-timewhilegoingtoschool.Andmanyofthemhadastrongurgetoappear“normal”or“acceptable”totheirfriendsandassociates.
Whenaskedtorecalltheirdreams,the“shortsleepers”didpoorly.Morethanthis,theyseemedtoprefernotremembering.Insimilarfashion,theirusualwayofdealingwithpsychologicalproblemswastodenythattheproblemexisted,andthentokeepbusyinthehopethatthetroublewouldgoaway.
Thesleeppatternsofthe“shortsleepers”weresimilarto,butlessextremethan,sleeppatternsshownbymanymentalpatientscategorizedasmanic(疯人).
The“longsleepers”werequitedifferentindeed.BaekelandandHartmannreportthattheseyoungmenhadbeenlengthysleepssincechildhood.Theyseemedtoenjoytheirsleep,protectedit,andwerequiteconcernedwhentheywereoccasionallydeprivedoftheirdesired9hoursofnightlybedrest.Theytendedtorecalltheirdreamsmuchbetterthandidthe“shortsleepers.”
Manyofthe“longsleepers”wereshy,anxious,introverted(内向),inhibited(压抑),passive,mildlydepressed,andunsureofthemselves(particularlyinsocialsituations).Severalopenlystatesthatsleepwasanescapefromtheirdailyproblems.
26.Accordingtothereport,______.
manyshortsleepersneedlesssleepbynature
manyshortsleepersareobligedtoreducetheirnightlysleeptimebecausetheyarebusywiththeirwork
longsleeperssleepalongerperiodoftimeduringtheday
manylongsleeperspreservetheirsleepinghabitformedduringtheirchildhood
27.Many“shortsleepers”arelikelytoholdtheviewthat_____.
sleepisawithdrawalfromthereality
sleepinterfereswiththeirsoundjudgment
sleepistheleastexpensiveitemontheirroutineprogram
sleepisthebestwaytodealwithpsychologicaltroubles
28.Itisstatedinthethirdparagraphthatshortsleepers_____.
areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressuresoflife
oftenneglecttheconsequencesofinadequatesleep
donotknowhowtorelaxproperly
aremoreunlikelytorunintomentalproblems
29.Whensometimestheycannotenjoyadequatesleep,thelongsleepersmight____.
appeardisturbed
becomeenergetic
feeldissatisfied
beextremelydepressed
30.WhichofthefollowingisNotincludedinthepassage?
Ifonesleepsinadequately,hisperformancesuffersandhismemoryisweakened
Thesleeppatternsofshortsleepersareexactlythesaneasthoseshownbymanymentalpatients
Longandshortsleepersdifferintheirattitudestowardssleep
Shortsleeperswouldbebetteroffwithmorerest
Text3
Ourquarrelwithefficiencyisnotthatitgetsthingsdone,butthatitisathiefoftimewhenitleavesusnoleisuretoenjoyourselves,andthatitstrainsournerveswhenwetrytogetthingsdoneperfectly.Inbuildingbridges,Americanengineerscalculatesofinelyandexactlyastomakethetwoendscometogetherwithinone-tenthofaninch.ButwhentwoChinesebegintodigatunnelfrombothsidesofamountainbothcomeoutontheotherside.TheChinese’sfirmbeliefisthatitdoesn’tmattersolongasatunnelisdugthrough,andifwehavetwoinsteadofone,why,wehaveadoubletracktoboot.
Thepaceofmodernindustriallifeforbidsthiskindofgloriousandmagnificentidling.But,worsethanthat,itimposesuponusadifferentconceptionoftimeasmeasuredbytheclockandeventuallyturnsthehumanbeingintoaclockhimself.(ThissortofthingisboundtocometoChina,asisevident,forinstance,inthecaseofafactoryoftwentythousandworkers.Theluxuriousprospectoftwentythousandworkerscominginattheirownsweetpleasureatallhoursis,ofcourse,somewhatterrifying.)Nevertheless,suchefficiencyiswhatmakeslifesohardandfullofexcitement.Amanwhohastobepunctuallyatacertainplaceatfiveo’clockhasthewholeafternoonfromonetofiveruinedforhimalready.EveryAmericanadultisarranginghistimeonthepatternoftheschoolboy-threeo’clockforthis,fiveo’clockforthat,six-thirtyforchangeofdress,six-fiftyforenteringthetaxi,andseveno’clockforarrivingatthedestination.Itjustmakeslifenotworthliving.
31.Thewriterobjectstoefficiencymainlyonthegroundsthatit____.
entitlesustotoomuchleisuretime
urgesustogetthingsdonepunctually
deprivesusofleisuretime
imposesonusaperfectconceptoftime
32.Intheeyesoftheauthor,theintroductionofindustriallifegivesriseto____.
theexcitementoflife
magnificentidlingoftime
moreemphasisonefficiency
terrifyingschoolboy
33.Thepassagetellsus____.
Chineseworkerscometoworkwhenitisconvenient
allAmericansareforcedtobeefficientagainsttheirwill
Chineseengineersareonbettertermswiththemanagement
Americansoughtnottoworksohardforefficiency
34.Theauthorbelievesthatrelaxingtheruleofpunctualityinfactorieswouldleadto____.
greatconfusion
increasedproduction
ahardandexcitinglife
successfulcompletionofatunnel
35.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat____.
everyAmericanisarranginghistimeinthepatternofaschoolboy
everyAmericanisreluctanttobeefficient
everyoneshouldhavesometimetospendashepleases
beingpunctualisanundesirablehabitwhichshouldnotbeformed
Text4
Uponreachinganappropriateage(usuallybetween18and21years),childrenareencouraged,butnotforced,to“leavethenest”andbeginanindependentlife.Afterchildrenleavehometheyoftenfindsocialrelationshipandfinancialsupportoutsidethefamily.Parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren,nordochildrenusuallyaskpermissionoftheirparentstogetmarried,RomanticloveismostoftenthebasisformarriageintheUnitedStates;youngadultsmeettheirfuturespouses(配偶)throughotherfriends,atjobs,andinorganizationsandreligiousinstitutions,Althoughchildrenchoosetheirownspouses,theystillhopetheirparentswillapproveoftheirchoices.
Inmanyfamilies,parentsfeelthatchildrenshouldmakemajorlifedecisionsbythemselves.Aparentmaytrytoinfluenceachildtofollowaparticularprofessionbutthechildisfreetochooseanothercareer.Sometimeschildrendopreciselytheoppositeofwhattheirparentswishinordertoasserttheirindependence.Asonmaydeliberatelydecidenottogointohisfather’sbusinessbecauseofafearthathewilllosehisautonomyinhisfather’sworkplace.Thisindependencefromparentsisnotanindicationthatparentsandchildrendonotloveeachother.StronglovebetweenparentsandchildrenisuniversalandthisisnoexceptionintheAmericanfamilyCoexistingwithsuchloveintheAmericanfamilyareculturalvaluesofself–relianceandindependence.
36.Thewriterdiscussesthemarriageofyoungadultsinordertoshowwhichofthefollowing?
Theyenjoythefreedomofchoosingtheirspouses.
Theywanttowinthepermissionoftheirparents.
Theyhaveastrongdesiretobecomeindependent.
Theywanttochallengetheauthorityoftheirparents.
37.MostyoungadultsintheU.S.getmarriedforthesakeof____.
love
financialconcern
theirparents
familybackground
38.Basedonthepassage,itcanbeassumedthat______.
Americanyoungadultsarelikelytofollowthesuitoftheirparents
mostAmericanpeoplenevermakemajordecisionsfortheirchildren
Americanyoungadultspossessculturalvaluesofindependence
onceayoungpersonstepsintohistwenties,hewillleavehishomepermanently
39.Asonisunwillingtoworkinhisfather’sbusinessmainlybecause_____.
hewishestomakefulluseofwhathehaslearntinschool
hewantstoprovehisindependence
hewishestodotheoppositeofwhathisparentsapproveof
hewantstoshowhisloveforhisparents
40.Thesubjectmatterofthisselectionis_____.
familyvalues
marriagearrangements
thepursuitofacareer
decisionmaking
PartB
Directions:
Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTifthestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.(10points)
IliveinthelandofDisney,Hollywoodandyear-roundsun.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchaglamorous,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.
Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,moreabidingemotion.
Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.
IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoglamorousparties,fancycars,andexpensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoiraftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildrenandprofoundloneliness.
Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifhe’shonest,hewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventureandexcitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.
Similarly,couplesthatchoosenottohavechildrenaredecidinginfavorofpainlessfunoverpainfulhappiness.Theycandineoutevertheywantandsleepaslateastheywant.Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight’ssleeporathree-dayvacation.Idon’tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.
Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizationswecanevercometo.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspointless.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthoserichandglamorouspeopleweweresosurearehappybecausetheyarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.
41.Funisadeeper,moreabidingemotionthanHappiness.
42.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevisionmightmakeyoufeelfunbutmaynotbringyouhappinessbecausetheseactivitieswillhavesomenegativeeffectsonyou.
43.ManyHollywoodstarsarenothappyintheirreallife.
44.Buyingfancystuffsuchasanewcarcansurelymakeapersonfeelhappy.
45.Thereisnorelationshipbetweenfunandhappiness.
SectionIIITranslation
46.Directions:
InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)
ComparingtheU.S.economytoahouseonshiftingsands,PresidentBarackObamahasappealedtotheU.S.financialindustrytosupportreformshedescribesasvitaltoavoidinganothereconomiccollapse.ThepresidentspokeinNewYork.
Aiminghisappealdirectlyatthefinancialindustryandskepticswithinit,andatRepublicancriticsinCongress,thepresidentwarnedofthedangerofarepeatofeconomiccollapse.CallingthefinancialcrisistheoutcomeofafailureofresponsibilityfromWallStreettoWashington,hesaidthetimehascometoseizethemomenttomakefundamentalchangesintherulesofthefinancialroad."Itisessentialthatwelearnthelessonsofthiscrisis,sowedonotdoomourselvestorepeatit,"saidthepresident."Andmakenomistake,thatisexactlywhatwillhappenifweallowthismomenttopass.Thatisanoutcomethatisunacceptabletomeanditisunacceptabletoyou,theAmericanpeople."
Withmany,butnotall,ofthemostprominentexecutivesofWallStreetfirmspresent,thepresidentoutlinedkeyaspectsoflegislationtheSenatewilldebateincomingdays.Theseincludestepstoimposenewoversightandcontrolsonhedgefundsandcomplexfinancialinstrumentsknownasderivatives,andprotectionsforconsumersoffinancialproducts.
SectionIVWriting
PartA
47.Directions:
Yourcompany’sSalesDepartmenthasaskedyoutogiveatalknextFridayonyourmostrecentproject.
WriteanEmailtoMrs.JayintheSalesDepartment:
agreeingtogivethetalkandsuggestingatime
listingthetopicsyouwilldiscuss
sayingwhatequipmentyouwillneed
requestinginformationabouttheparticipants.
Youshouldwriteabout40-50wordsonANSWERSHEET2.
Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei”instead.
Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)
PartB
48.Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicMyViewonFakeCommodities.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:
1.假冒伪劣商品的危害
2.怎样杜绝假冒伪劣商品
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