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2019 年英语(一)考研真题

Section Ⅰ

Use of English

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

Today we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones.    1   of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones    2   on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize.    3   you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you    4    can’t find north, a few tricks to help you navigate    5    to civilization, one of which is to follow the land...

When you find yourself well    6    a trail, but not in a completely    7    area, you have to answer two questions: Which    8    is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water.    9    , if you head downhill, and follow any H2O you find, you should    10    see signs of people.

If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be    11    how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings. 

Another    12    : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation.    13    , even in dense forest, you should be able to    14    gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve    15    the woods. Head toward these    16    to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for    17    light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.

   18    , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the    19    we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can    20    you to civilization.

1. [A]Some  [B]Most   [C]Few   [D]All

2. [A]put   [B]take  [C]run  [D]come

3. [A]Since   [B]If  [C] Though  [D]Until

4. [A]formally   [B]relatively   [C]gradually   [D]literally

5. [A]back   [B]next   [C]around   [D]away

6. [A]onto   [B]off   [C]across   [D]alone

7. [A]unattractive   [B]uncrowded   [C]unchanged   [D]unfamiliar

8. [A]site   [B]point   [C]way   [D]place

9. [A]So   [B]Yet   [C]Instead   [D]Besides

10. [A]immediately   [B]intentionally   [C]unexpectedly   [D]eventually

11. [A]surprised   [B]annoyed   [C]frightened   [D]confused

12. [A] problem   [B]option   [C]view   [D]result

13. [A] Above all   [B]In contrast   [C]On average   [D]For example

14. [A]bridge   [B]avoid   [C]spot   [D]separate

15. [A]from   [B]through   [C]beyond   [D]under

16. [A]posts   [B]links   [C]shades   [D]breaks

17. [A]artificial   [B]mysterious   [C]hidden   [D]limited

18. [A]Finally   [B]Consequently   [C]incidentally   [D]Generally

19. [A]memories   [B]marks   [C]notes   [D]belongings

20. [A]restrict   [B]adopt   [C]lead   [D]expose

【参考答案】

1~10    ACDBC  DBACB

11~20  CDBAD  BCADA

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. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

Text 1

Financial regulations in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institution. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long term decision-making not only by banks but also bu all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.

“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist. Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economies, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “Children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.

The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed “quarterly capitalism”.

In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shortens attention spans in financial markers. “There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in speech this week.

In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism.” In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “ a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.

Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism,” such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.

Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.

21. According to Paragraph 1, one motive in imposing the new rule is the_________.

A. enhance banker’s sense of responsibility

B. help corporations achieve larger profits 

C. build a new system of financial regulation

D. guarantee the bonuses of top executives

22. Alfred Marshall is quoted to indicate_________.

A. the conditions for generating quick profits

B. governments’ impatience in decision-making

C. the solid structure of publicly traded companies

D. “short-termism” in economics activities

23. It is argued that the influence of transient investment on public companies can be__________.

A. indirect

B. adverse

C. minimal

D. temporary

24. The US and France examples are used to illustrate____________.

A. the obstacles to preventing “short-termism”.

B. the significance of long-term thinking.

C. the approaches to promoting “long-termism”.

D. the prevalence of short-term thinking.

25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. Failure of Quarterly Capitalism

B. Patience as a Corporate Virtue

C. Decisiveness Required of Top Executives

D. Frustration of Risk-taking Bankers 

【参考答案】BDCAC

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