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1/342015考研英语终极冲刺模拟试题（二）SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmark[A]，[B]，[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.（10points）Whentelevisionfirstbegantoexpand,veryfewofthepeoplewhohadbecomefamousasradiocommentatorswereequallyeffectiveontelevision.Someofthe1theyexperiencedwhentheyweretryingto2themselvestothenewmediumweretechnical.Whenworking3radio,forexample,theyhadbecome4toseeingon5ofthelistener.This6ofseeingforothersmeansthatthe7hastobeverygoodattalking.8all,hehastobeableto9acontinuoussequenceofvisualimageswhich10meaningtothesoundswhichthelistenerhears.Inthe11oftelevision,however,thecommentatorsees12withtheviewer.Hisrole,therefore,is13different.Heistheretomake14thattheviewerdoesnot15somepointsofinterest,tohelphim16onparticularthings,andto17theimagesonthetelevisionscreen.18hisradiocolleague,hemustknowthe19ofsilenceandhowtouseitatthosemoments20thepicturesspeaksforthemselves.1.A.difficultiesB.successesC.sufferingsD.incidents2.A.turnB.adaptC.alterD.modify3.A.onB.atC.withD.behind4.A.experiencedB.determinedC.establishedD.accustomed5.A.accountB.sideC.pointD.behalf6.A.efficiencyB.technologyC.artD.performance7.A.commentatorB.TVviewerC.speakerD.author8.A.OfB.ForC.AboveD.In9.A.inspireB.createC.causeD.perceive10.A.addB.applyC.affectD.reflect11.A.occasionB.eventC.factD.case12.A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything13.A.equallyB.completelyC.initiallyD.hardly14.A.definiteB.possibleC.sureD.clear15.A.loseB.depriveC.relieveD.miss16.A.focusB.attendC.followD.insist17.A.exhibitB.demonstrateC.exposeD.interpret2/3418.A.LikeB.UnlikeC.AsD.For19.A.purposeB.goalC.valueD.intention20.A.ifB.whenC.whichD.asSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A]，[B]，[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）Text1It’splaincommonsense—themorehappinessyoufeel,thelessunhappinessyouexperience.It’splaincommonsense,butit’snottrue.Recentresearchrevealsthathappinessandunhappinessarenotreallytwosidesofthesameemotion.Theyaretwodistinctfeelingsthat,coexisting,riseandfallindependently.Peoplemightthinkthatthehigheraperson’slevelofunhappiness,thelowertheirlevelofhappinessandviceversa.Butwhenresearchersmeasurepeople’saveragelevelsofhappinessandunhappiness,theyoftenfindlittlerelationshipbetweenthetwo.Therecognitionthatfeelingsofhappinessandunhappinesscanco-existmuchlikeloveandhateinacloserelationshipmayoffervaluablecluesonhowtoleadahappierlife.Itsuggests,forexample,thatchangingoravoidingthingsthatmakeyoumiserablemaywellmakeyoulessmiserable,butprobablywon’tmakeyouanyhappier.Thatadviceisbackedupbyanextraordinaryseriesofstudieswhichindicatethatageneticpredispositionforunhappinessmayrunincertainfamilies.Ontheotherhand,researchershavefoundhappinessdoesn’tappeartobeanyone’sheritage.Thecapacityforjoyisatalentyoudeveloplargelyforyourself.Psychologistshavesettledonaworkingdefinitionofthefeeling—happinessisasenseofsubjectivewell-being.Theyhavealsobeguntofindoutwho’shappy,whoisn’tandwhy.Todate,theresearchhasn’tfoundasimpleformulaforahappylife,butithasdiscoveredsomeoftheactionsandattitudesthatseemtobringpeopleclosertothatmostdesiredoffeelings.Whyisunhappinesslessinfluencedbyenvironment?Whenwearehappy,wearemoreresponsivetopeopleandkeepupconnectionsbetterthanwhenwearefeelingsad.Thisdoesn’tmean,however,thatsomepeopleareborntobesadandthat’sthat.Genesmaypredisposeonetounhappiness,butdispositioncanbeinfluencedbypersonalchoice.Youcanincreaseyourhappinessthroughyourownactions.21.Accordingtothetext,itistruethat[A]unhappinessismoreinheritedthanaffectedbyenvironment.3/34[B]happinessandunhappinessaremutuallyconditional.[C]unhappinessissubjecttoexternalmorethaninternalfactors.[D]happinessisanuncontrollablesubjectivefeeling.22.Theauthorarguesthatonecanachievehappinessby[A]maintainingitatanaveragelevel[B]escapingmiserableoccurrencesinlife.[C]pursuingitwithone’spainstakingeffort.[D]realizingitscoexistencewithunhappiness.23.Thephrase“Todate”(Para.4)canbebestreplacedby[A]Asaresult.[B]Inaddition.[C]Atpresent.[D]Untilnow.24.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorbelievesabouthappinessandunhappiness?[A]Onefeelsunhappyowingtohismiserableorigin.[B]Theyareindependentbutexistingconcurrently[C]Onefeelshappybyparticipatinginmoreactivities.[D]Theyareactionsandattitudestakenbyhumanbeings.25.Thesentence“That’sthat”(Para.5)probablymeans:Somepeopleareborntobesad[A]andthesituationcannotbealtered.[B]andhappinessremainsinaccessible.[C]buttheydon’tthinkmuchaboutit.[D]buttheyremainunconsciousofit.Text2Overthepastcentury,allkindsofunfairnessanddiscriminationhavebeencondemnedormadeillegal.Butoneinsidiousformcontinuestothrive:alphabetism.This,forthoseasyetunawareofsuchadisadvantage,referstodiscriminationagainstthosewhosesurnamesbeginwithaletterinthelowerhalfofthealphabet。IthaslongbeenknownthatataxifirmcalledAAAAcarshasabigadvantageoverZodiaccarswhencustomersthumbthroughtheirphonedirectories.LesswellknownistheadvantagethatAdamAbbotthasinlifeoverZo?Zysman.Englishnamesarefairlyevenlyspreadbetweenthehalvesofthealphabet.