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1、考研外语冲刺试卷3一、UseofEng1ish1、Ineverycu1tivated1anguagetherearetwogreatc1assesofwordswhich,takentogether,comprisesthewho1evocabu1ary.First,therearethosewords1whichwebecomeacquaintedindai1yconversation,whichwe2,thatistosay,fromthe3ofourownfami1yandfromourfami1iarassociates,and4weshou1dknowanduse5wecou1dno
2、treadorwrite.They6thecommonthingsof1ife,andarethestockintradeofa11who7the1anguage.Suchwordsmaybeca11edpopu1ar”,sincetheybe1ongtothepeop1e8andarenottheexc1usive9ofa1imitedc1ass.Ontheotherhand,our1anguage10amu1titudeofwordswhicharecomparative1y11usedinordinaryconversation.Theirmeaningsareknowntoeverye
3、ducatedperson,butthereis1itt1e12tousethemathomeorinthemarket-p1ace.Our13acquaintancewiththemcomesnotfromourmother,s14orfromtheta1kofourschoo1-mates,15frombooksthatweread,1ecturesthatwe16,orthemore17conversationofhigh1yeducatedspeakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticu1ar18inasty1e,appropriate1ye1evatedabov
4、ethehabitua119ofeveryday1ife.Suchwordsareca11ed1earned”,andthe20betweenthemandthepopu1arwordsisofgreatimportancetoarightunderstandingof1inguisticprocess.A. atB. withC. byD.through2、(2)A. studyB. imitateC. stimu1ateD. 1earn3、(3)A.matesB.re1ativesC. membersD.fe11ows4、(4)A.whichB.thatC.thoseD. ones5、(5
5、)A. evenB. despiteC. evenifD. inspiteof6、(6)A.mindB.concernC. careD. re1ate7、(7)A. hireB. app1yC. adoptD. use8、(8)A. inpub1icB. atmostC.at1argeD.atbest9、(9)A.rightB.privi1egeC. shareD.possession10、(10)A. consistsB. comprisesC. constitutesD. composes11、()A. se1domB. muchC. neverD. often12、 (12)A. pro
6、spectB. wayC.reasonD.necessity13、 (13).primaryB. firstC. principa1D. prior14、 (14)A. tipsB. mouthC. 1ipsD. tongue15、 (15)A. besidesB. andC. orD. but16、 (16)A. hearofB. attendC. hearfromD. 1isten17、 (17)A. formerB. formu1aC.forma1D.formative18、 (18)A. themeB. topicC. ideaD. point19、 (19)A. borderB. 1
7、inkC.degreeD.extent20、 (20)A. diversionB. distinctionC. diversityD. simi1arity二、ReadingComprehension1、PartADirections:Readthefo11owingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbe1oweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)Peop1edon,twanttobuyinformationon1ine.Why?Becausetheydo,thaveto.Nomorethanthatbecausethey,reused
8、tonotpayingforit.That,stheconventiona1wisdom.S1ate,Microsoft*son1inepo1itics-and-cu1turemagazine,isanoft-citedexamp1eofthefai1edattemptstochargeafeeforaccesstocontent.Sofar,formostpub1ishers,ithasn,tworked.ButnothingontheWebisadonedea1.InSeptembergraphics-soft-warepowerhouseAdobeannouncednewapp1icat
9、ionsthatintegratecommerceintodown1oadingbooksandartic1eson1ine,withSimonSchuster,BarnesandNob1e,andSa1on,cornamongitshigh-profi1epartners.Someana1ystsputthemarketfordigitizedpub1ishingatmorethan$100bi11ion.Ofcourse,iftheInternetcangeneratethatkindofmoney-somemightsaya1mostanykindofmoney-peop1ewantin
10、.Andthiscou1d,tcomeatabettertime.Newspaperandmagazinewritersinparticu1arareincreasing1yfrustratedbytheirpub1ishers,whichposttheirwritingson1inebutfrequent1ydon,tpaythemextra.Sohere,sthegoodnews:F,thethirdbiggestbook-se11erontheNetafterAmazon,comandBarnesandnob1e.cornisnowdoingjustwhatthepub1ishingin
11、dustrythatmadeitasuccessfears.,it,sofferingasecurewaytopayfordown1oadab1emanuscriptson1ine.Fatbrainca11sitoffshooteMatter.Withit,thecompany,sexecutiveshavetheradica1notionofoustingpub1ishersfromthebook-se11ingbusinessa1togetherbygivingwriters50%ofeachandeverysa1e(Toree1inauthors,eMatterisrunninga100
12、%roya1typromotionunti1theendoftheyear.)Suggestedpricestoconsumersrangefromaminimum$2to$20,dependingonthesizeofthebooktodown1oad.,Thiswi11changepub1ishingforever!z,ChrisMaeAski11,co-founderandchiefexecutiveofFatbrain,dec1areswiththebravadoofaninteriordecorator.,WitheBay,anybodycou1dse11antiques.Nowan
13、ybodycanbepub1ished.There,Sbeennoshortageofauthorswantingin.Withinafewweeks,accordingtothecompany,some2,000writerssignedontopub1ishtheirworks.Someofthisistechnica1stuff-Fatbraingotwhereitisbyspecia1izingintechnica1booksbuttherearesomewe11-knownwriters1ikeCatherine1anigan,authorofRomancingtheStone,wh
14、ohasputherout-of-printbooksandanewnove11aonthesite.Anotherpopu1ardrawisRichardBach,whoagreedtoposta23-pageshortstorytothesite.Noteveryonethinksdown1oadab1edocumentsarethebiggestthinginpub1ishingsince0prah,sBookC1ub.Ithinkitwi11appea1tose11ersmorethanbuyers,zsaysMichae1May,adigita1commerceana1ystatJu
15、piterCommunications,whichre1easedareportthatcastdoubtonthemarketSpotentia1.,A1otofpeop1earegoingtopub1ishgibberish.Thecha11engeistoensurethequa1ityofthework.B1aineMathieu,anana1ystatGartnerGrop,sDataquest,says,“Mostpeop1ewhowantdigita1contentwantitimmediate1y,Idon,tknowifthismode1wou1dsatisfytheirimmediateneed.EvenauthorsmaynotfindthatWebdistributionoftheirworksisgoingtobringthemapotofgo1d.Foronething,itcou1dunderminesa1esratherthanenhancethem.Foranother,anybodycou1de-mai1down1oaded