考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析(1)

考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析（1）

(1~20/共20题)Section ⅠUse of English

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

If you want to succeed, you have to be passionate__1__your work.

It has to be true. __2__speakers around the globe say so. The prestigious consulting firm Deloitte quantified it in a report that said, "Up to 87. 7 percent of America′s workforce is not able to contribute__3__their full potential because they don′t have enthusiasm for their work. " Enthusiasm for your work intensifies focus, provides the drive to persist when challenges__4__, and enables creativity. It is also important to remember__5__passion can fade and relationships with too much of it early on can result__6__disillusionment. You see this at work when a formerly "passionate" employee becomes jaded and cynical because things just aren′t as they used to be in the past.

If you are fortunate to work every day at a career or job about which you are passionate,__7__yourself lucky. The reality is, according to the Deloitte study, there__8__that many people who are enthusiastic about what they do. You can′t easily toss the dispassionate masses aside and hire all new people who are in love with what you do.

__9__, some jobs and industries just don′t elicit passion. Many companies need people to perform jobs that never appear on anyone′s most desirable list. They are often physically challenging, somewhat monotonous, and provide low wages. They may have limited__10__for advancement, and they exist in industries that are profitable but not sexy.

One of my manufacturing clients perfectly__11__this description, and despite the difficult environment , people show__12__and do a great job every day. They aren′t particularly crazy about their jobs, but they are driven by an immense pride in their performance.

A positive__13__of pride is grounded in humility. It establishes and maintains a reputation for excellence. Pride doesn′t__14__shortcuts, and most important, it maintains high standards when passion for the job has diminished. At the__15__of the day, you can′t ignore the impact of passion. Virtually__16__raises their hands when I ask seminar participants if they would do their ideal jobs for less than one percent of what they make today. We should, however, pay more attention__17__pride. Pride speaks to character, and character is an excellent indicator of the quality and commitment of the work. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said: "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets__18__as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will__19__to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. " Most assume that Dr. King was talking about the importance of passion__20__of the status of your position. Perhaps, however, we missed the real message about having personal pride in your performance.

第1题

A.in

B.about

C.from

D.on

第2题

A.Motivated

B.Motivational

C.Motivating

D.Motivate

第3题

A.to

B.down

C.in

D.from

第4题

A.rise

B.arise

C.raise

D.arisen

第5题

A.how

B.where

C.that

D.why

第6题

A.in

B.from

C.to

D.on

第7题

A.regard

B.think

C.consider

D.believe

第8题

A.are

B.were

C.aren′t

D.weren′t

第9题

A.Likely

B.Likeless

C.Likeable

D.Likewise

第10题

A.chance

B.choice

C.time

D.room

A.gives

B.fits

C.defies

D.beggars 第12题

A.off

B.out

C.over

D.up

第13题

A.matter

B.sense

C.source

D.swelling 第14题

A.cross

B.go

C.travel

D.take

第15题

A.beginning

B.end

C.front

D.middle

第16题

A.all

B.everyone

C.none

D.someone 第17题

A.for

B.of

C.on

D.to

第18题

A.even

B.so

C.such

D.like

第19题

A.happy

B.hate

C.must

第20题

A.despite

B.dismiss

C.regardless

D.regarding

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(21~25/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension

Directions :

Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

There is a widespread belief that humanities Ph. D. s have limited job prospects. The story goes that since tenure-track professorships are increasingly being replaced by contingent faculty, the vast majority of English and history Ph. D. s now roam the earth as poorly-paid adjuncts or, if they leave academia, as baristas and bookstore cashiers. As English professor William Pannapacker put it in Slate a few years back, "a humanities Ph. D. will place you at a disadvantage competing against 22-year-olds for entry-level jobs that barely require a high-school diploma. " His advice to would-be graduate students was simple: Recognize that a humanities Ph. D. is now a worthless degree and avoid getting one at all cost.

It is true that the plate tectonics of academia has been shifting since the 1970s, reducing the number of good jobs available in the field. In the wake of these changes, there is no question that humanities doctorates have struggled with their employment prospects, but what is less widely known is between a fifth and a quarter of them go on to work in well-paying jobs in media, corporate America, non-profits, and government. Humanities Ph. D. s are all around us—and they are not serving coffee.

The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA) have staked out the position that the lack of reliable data about employment outcomes is hindering any productive discussion about the future of academia. Preliminary reports released in the past few months show that 24. 1 percent of history Ph. D. s and 21 percent of English and foreign language Ph. D. s over the last decade took jobs in business, museums, and publishing houses, among other industries.

Humanities Ph. D. s typically secure non-academic jobs through their own networks, without the support of their departments. For those Ph. D. s who ultimately find work outside academia, the job-hunting process is often longer and harder than it needs to be. Few universities offer humanities doctoral candidates career counseling for non-academic jobs, which would help them market themselves and leverage alumni networks.

As a solution to the shrinking academic job market, several top Ph. D. programs have opted to reduce the number of incoming doctoral candidates to limit their oversupply. However, some argue that this approach does not recognize that many humanities Ph. D. s will go on to positively impact other industries, as many already have. "Academic institutions hold a responsibility to advance knowledge," Victoria Blodgett, director of Graduate Career Services at Yale University, argues. "We should be in the business of putting Ph. D. s in government, non-profits, the media and lots of industries where we will be better off if we have people who are trained to think as deeply as they are. "

Many people think some Ph. D. s have trouble finding jobs probably because______.

A.they are no longer seen as indispensable future staff

B.they are toying with the idea of leaving academia

C.they cannot maintain their competitive edge over MAs

D.they demand monthly wages that are burdensome for all

第22题

The underlined sentence "the plate tectonics of academia has been shifting" most probably means that______.

A.the study of the planet structure has yielded different results

B.the various parts forming the Earth′s crust have been moving

C.the university′s organizational structure has been under close examination

D.the appointments of faculty within universities have undergone a marked shift

第23题

What can be inferred from Para. 3?

A.AHA and MLA don′t think it is meaningful to assess career prospects of humanities Ph. D. s

B.AHA and MLA welcome any discussion about employment outcomes.

C.Employment statistics on humanities Ph. D s have been accurate so far.

D.Fewer humanities Ph. D s entered industries except business and production.

第24题

How do humanities Ph. D. s usually find jobs?

A.They use connections to land teaching jobs at university.

B.They receive counseling on securing non-academic jobs.

C.They get substantial help when looking for white-collar jobs.

D.They turn to their friends, relatives, and schoolmates for help.

第25题

According to Victoria Blodgett, Ph. D. s______.

A.are very much needed in a diverse array of career fields

B.are responsible for causing this supply-demand imbalance

C.are trained to think too deeply for non-academic jobs

D.are better off by holding down non-academic jobs

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(26~30/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension

Directions :

Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Tropical rain pounds on the roof of a cavernous warehouse near Jakarta, Indonesia′s capital. Inside , youngsters in orange T-shirts haul around clothes, luggage and electrical goods for Lazada, an e-commerce firm, which has just moved in. The 12,000 square metre space is three times the size of the old one, but it already looks full. Three years ago Lazada′s entire stock filled a storeroom the size of a studio flat, recalls Magnus Ekbom, its twenty-something boss in Indonesia.

Internet shopping accounts for less than 1 % of all purchases in South-East Asia—a region twice as populous as America, where the proportion is nearly 10%. But surging smartphone use and a