2000年考研英语真题答案及精析

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2000年考研英语真题

PartⅠStructureandVocabulary

(1~40略:新大纲不再考查的部分)

PartⅡClozeTest

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

bestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets

withapencil.(10points)

Ifafarmerwishestosucceed,hemusttrytokeepawidegapbetweenhisconsumptionandhisproduction.

Hemuststorealargequantityofgrain 41 consumingallhisgrainimmediately.Hecancontinuetosupport

himselfandhisfamily 42 heproducesasurplus.Hemustusethissurplusinthreeways:asseedforso

wing,asaninsurance 43 theunpredictableeffectsofbadweatherandasacommoditywhichhemustsell

inorderto 44 oldagriculturalimplementsandobtainchemicalfertilizersto 45 thesoil.Hemayalso

needmoneytoconstructirrigation 46 andimprovehisfarminotherways.Ifnosurplusisavailable,afarm

ercannotbe 47 .Hemusteithersellsomeofhispropertyor 48 extrafundsintheformofloans.Natu

rallyhewilltrytoborrowmoneyatalow 49 ofinterest,butloansofthiskindarenot 50 obtainable.

41.A.otherthan B.aswellas C.insteadof D.morethan

42.A.onlyifB.muchasC.longbeforeD.eversince

43.A.forB.againstC.ofD.towards

44.A.replaceB.purchaseC.supplementD.dispose

45.A.enhanceB.mixC.feedD.raise

46.A.vesselsB.routesC.pathsD.channels

47.A.selfconfidentB.selfsufficientC.selfsatisfiedD.selfrestrained

48.A.searchB.saveC.offerD.seek

49.A.proportionB.percentageC.rateD.ratio

50.A.genuinelyB.obviouslyC.presumablyD.frequently

PartⅢReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagebelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,

CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Thenmarkyouran

sweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(40points)

Passage1

Ahistoryoflongandeffortlesssuccesscanbeadreadfulhandicap,but,ifproperlyhandled,itmaybe

comeadrivingforce.WhentheUnitedStatesenteredjustsuchaglowingperiodaftertheendoftheSecond

WorldWar,ithadamarketeighttimeslargerthananycompetitor,givingitsindustriesunparalleledeconomies

ofscale.Itsscientistsweretheworldsbest,itsworkersthemostskilled.AmericaandAmericanswereprosper

1【红宝书】(请登陆红宝书网站:www.hongbaoshu.com下载其它考研英语资料)ousbeyondthedreamsoftheEuropeansandAsianswhoseeconomiesthewarhaddestroyed.Itwasinevitablethatthisprimacyshouldhavenarrowedasothercountriesgrewricher.Justasinevitably,theretreatfrompredominanceprovedpainful.Bythemid1980s,Americanshadfoundthemselvesatalossovertheirfadingindustrialcompetitiveness.SomehugeAmericanindustries,suchasconsumerelectronics,hadshrunkorvanishedinthefaceofforeigncompetition.By1987therewasonlyoneAmericantelevisionmakerleft,Zenith.(Nowthereisnone:ZenithwasboughtbySouthKoreasLGElectronicsinJuly.)Foreignmadecarsandtextilesweresweepingintothedomesticmarket.Americasmachinetoolindustrywasontheropes.Forawhileitlookedasthoughthemakingofsemiconductors,whichAmericahadinventedandwhichsatattheheartofthenewcomputerage,wasgoingtobethenextcasualty.Allofthiscausedacrisisofconfidence.Americansstoppedtakingprosperityforgranted.Theybegantobelievethattheirwayofdoingbusinesswasfailing,andthattheirincomeswouldthereforeshortlybegintofallaswell.Themid1980sbroughtoneinquiryafteranotherintothecausesofAmericasindustrialdecline.Theirsometimessensationalfindingswerefilledwithwarningsaboutthegrowingcompetitionfromoverseas.Howthingshavechanged!In1995theUnitedStatescanlookbackonfiveyearsofsolidgrowthwhileJapanhasbeenstruggling.FewAmericansattributethissolelytosuchobviouscausesasdevalueddollarortheturningofthebusinesscycle.Selfdoubthasyieldedtoblindpride.“Americanindustryhaschangeditsstructure,hasgoneonadiet,haslearnttobemorequickwitted,”accordingtoRichardCavanagh,executivedeanofHarvardsKennedySchoolofGovernment.“ItmakesmeproudtobeanAmericanjusttoseehowourbusinessesareimprovingtheirproductivity.”saysStephenMooreoftheCatoInstitute,athinktankinWashington,D.C.AndWilliamSahlmanoftheHarvardBusinessSchoolbelievesthatpeoplewilllookbackonthisperiodas“agoldenageofbusinessmanagementintheUnitedStates.”51.TheU.S.achieveditspredominanceafterWorldWarⅡbecause .[A]ithadmadepainstakingeffortstowardsthisgoal[B]itsdomesticmarketwaseighttimeslargerthanbefore[C]thewarhaddestroyedtheeconomiesofmostpotentialcompetitors[D]theunparalleledsizeofitsworkforcehadgivenanimpetustoitseconomy52.ThelossofU.S.predominanceintheworldeconomyinthe1980sismanifestedinthefactthattheAmerican .[A]TVindustryhadwithdrawntoitsdomesticmarket[B]semiconductorindustryhadbeentakenoverbyforeignenterprises[C]machinetoolindustryhadcollapsedaftersuicidalactions[D]autoindustryhadlostpartofitsdomesticmarket53.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?[A]Itishumannaturetoshiftbetweenselfdoubtandblindpride.[B]Intensecompetitionmaycontributetoeconomicprogress.[C]Therevivaloftheeconomydependsoninternationalcooperation.[D]Alonghistoryofsuccessmaypavethewayforfurtherdevelopment.54.TheauthorseemstobelievetherevivaloftheU.S.economyinthe1990scanbeattributedtothe .[A]turningofthebusinesscycle[B]restructuringofindustry[C]improvedbusinessmanagement[D]successineducation