2011考研英语模拟考场(演练版)(七)
Section Ⅰ Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered
blank.
The conception of poverty and what to (1) about it have changed over
the decades. Under Social Darwinism the lazy and the (2) were
supposed to be at the bottom of the economic ladder as (3) of the
"law of survival of the fittest". Society was (4) as a network of
self-sufficient families which provided for their own. (5) persons
outside a household (orphans, the (6) elderly, and the crippled )
were provided outdoor relief grudgingly and as a temporary expedient
(权宜之计). Although it was (7) that "the poor will always be with
us", the individual was expected to improve himself (8) acts of his
own will. Charity was thought to be the (9) of idleness. By keeping
wages low, laborers would be (10) to work harder.
At about the turn of the century, the beginning of concern about
natural (11) brought uneasiness about the possible spread of beggary.
There was a potentially dangerous class in (12) of disease and
disorder. The "poor" were (13) as different from "paupers" Paupers
were individuals well (14) to being on the low end of the
socioeconomic (15) Without shame or bitterness, they would not seek
independence and a " (16) " life. For the mountaineers, the
subsistence dwellers, and some slum dwellers, the lack of wealth, (17)
has been argued, reflects a preference not to pay the psychological
costs of the struggle for fiches or of adopting the middle class work
ethic of striving. In (18) , the worthy poor struggled to (19) their
lot against circumstances beyond their control: low wages, sickness,
industrial (20) , widowhood (孀居) and so on.
1．[A] find [B] do [C] work [D] deal
2．[A] inefficient [B] invalid [C] ineffective [D] inaccessible
3．[A] an effect [B] a result [C] an outcome [D] a consequence
4．[A] imagined [B] estimated [C] conceived [D] guessed
5．[A] Pity [B] Needy [C] Shabby [D] Greedy
6．[A] childless [B] childly [C] childlike [D] childish
7．[A] agreed [B] concurred [C] assented [D] consented
8．[A] through [B] by [C] with [D] on
9．[A] nurse [B] evil [C] patient [D] ward
10．[A] promoted [B] admired [C] encouraged [D] excited
11．[A] resource [B] source [C] origin [D] resources
12．[A] respects [B] terms [C] regards [D] views
13．[A] seen [B] noticed [C] watched [D] predicted 14．[A] admitted [B] adjusted [C] applied [D] adapted
15．[A] measure [B] scale [C] standard [D] scales
16．[A] poor [B] better [C] humble [D] miserable
17．[A] it [B] what [C] that [D] which
18．[A] analogy [B] contrast [C] comparison [D] contrary
19．[A] increase [B] enrich [C] improve [D] develop
20．[AI accidents [B] incidents [C] events [D] disasters
Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts, Answer the questions below each text
by choosing A, B, C or D．
Text 1
Several years ago, at the height of the dotcom boom, it was widely
assumed that a publishing revolution, in which the printed word would
be supplanted by the computer screen, was just around the corner. It
wasn't: for many, there is still little to match the joy of reading a
printed book and settling down for one hour. But recently some big
technology companies, including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo,
contend that the dream of bringing books online is still very much
alive.
The digitizing of thousands of volumes of print is not without
controversy. On Thursday, Google, the world' s most popular search
engine, posted a first installment of books on Google Print. This
collaborative effort between Google and several world's leading
research libraries aims to make books available to be searched and
read online free of charge. Although the books included so far are
not covered by copyright, the plan has attracted the rage of
publishers.
Five large book firms are suing Google for violating copyright on
material that it has scanned and, although out of print, is still
protected by law. Google has said that it will only publish short
extracts from material under copyright unless given express
permission to publish more, but publishers are unconvinced.
Ironically, many publishers are collaborating with Google Print
Publisher, which aims to give readers an online taste of books that
are commercially available. The searchable collection of extracts and
book information is intended to tempt readers to buy the complete
books online or in print form.
Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, has made plans to enter
the mass e-book market by selling a vast array of goods. Given that
Google should impinge upon its central territory, Amazon revealed
