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考研英语模拟试题及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)TheheadofacompanythatsaysithasproducedthefirsthumanclonesaidonMondaythatthemotherandbabywerehomefollowingthechild'sbirthlastweekandgeneticproofdemandedbyscientistsandotherskepticsshouldbe1inaweek.BrigitteBoisselier,chiefexecutiveofClonaid,whichislinkedtoagroupthat2mankindwascreatedbyextraterrestrials,3tosaywhetherthe31-year-oldAmericanmotherandherchildwereintheUnitedStatesor4.Herclaimtohaveclonedahumanbeinglastweekdrew5reactionfromexperts6thefieldandshe7noproof,8saidthatgenetictestingwas9forTuesday.TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationstronglyopposeshumancloning,10wasshowedinmanyoccasions，saidonFridayitwastakingstepsto11Clonaid'sclaim.It12theimplantationofaclonedbabyintoawomanis13intheUnitedStates14FDAapproval.Clonaidwas15bythecreatoroftheRaelianMovement,agroup16claims55,00017aroundtheworldand18thatlifeonEarthwassparkedby19whoarrived25,000yearsagoand20humansthroughcloning.1.[A]complicated[B]available[C]durable[D]disposable2.[A]reports[B]intensifies[C]claims[D]believes3.[A]denied[B]opposed[C]distinguished[D]declined4.[A]anywhere[B]nowhere[C]otherwhere[D]elsewhere5.[A]content[B]skeptical[C]critical[D]obvious6.[A]in[B]on[C]upon[D]from7.[A]indicated[B]manifested[C]offered[D]provided8.[A]but[B]butalso[C]although[D]despiteof9.[A]required[B]speculated[C]scheduled[D]disposed10.[A]than[B]as[C]but[D]that11.[A]look[B]inquire[C]investigate[D]study12.[A]said[B]showed[C]issaid[D]manifested13.[A]improper[B]illogical[C]impossible[D]illegal14.[A]from[B]without[C]against[D]under15.[A]raised[B]founded[C]produced[D]manufactured16.[A]which[B]that[C]what[D]unless17.[A]participants[B]opponents[C]followers[D]counterparts18.[A]asserts[B]estimated[C]announced[D]predicts19.[A]materials[B]extraterrestrials[C]substances[D]things20.[A]discovered[B]produced[C]created[D]inventedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1(40points)TEXT1Howshouldonereadabook?Inthefirstplace,Iwanttoemphasizethequestionmarkattheendofmybeginningsentence.EvenifIcouldanswerthequestionformyself,theanswerwouldapplyonlytomeandnottoyou.Theonlyadvice,indeed,thatonepersoncangiveanotheraboutreadingistotakenoadvice,tofollowyourowninstincts,touseyourownreason,tocometoyourownconclusion.Ifthisisagreedbetweenus,thenIfeelatlibertytoputforwardafewideasandsuggestionsbecauseyouwillnotallowthemtorestrictthatindependencewhichisthemostimportantqualitythatareadercanpossess.Afterall,whatlawscanbelaiddownaboutbooks?ThebattleofWaterloowascertainlyfoughtonacertainday;butisHamletabetterplaythanLear?Nobodycansay.Eachmustdecidethatquestionofhimself.Toadmitauthorities,howeverheavilyfurredandgowned,intoourlibrariesandletthemtellushowtoread,whattoread,whatvaluetoplaceuponwhatweread,istodestroythespiritoffreedomwhichisthebreathofthosesanctuaries.Everywhereelsewemaybeboundbylawsandconventions—therewehavenone.Buttoenjoyfreedom,ifthisoldstatementispardonable,wehaveofcoursetocontrolourselves.Wemustnotwasteourpowers,helplesslyandignorantly,sprayingwateraroundhalfthehouseinordertowaterasinglerose-bush;wemusttrainthem,exactlyandpowerfully,hereontheveryspot.This,itmaybe,isoneofthefirstdifficultiesthatfacesusinalibrary.Whatis“theveryspot”?Theremaywellseemtobenothingbutaconglomerationandhuddleofconfusion.Poemsandnovels,historiesandmemoirs,dictionariesandblue-books;bookswritteninalllanguagesbymenandwomenofalltempers,races,andagesjostleeachotherontheshelf.Andoutsidethedonkeybrays,thewomengossipatthepump,thecoltsgallopacrossthefields.Wherearewetobegin?Howarewetobringorderintothismultitudinouschaosandsogetthedeepestandwidestpleasurefromwhatweread?21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthequestionraisedatthebeginningofthepassage?[A]Theauthordoeshaveauniversallycorrectanswertothequestion.[B]Theauthorimpliesthatsheisnotinterestedinthequestion.[C]Theauthorthinkstheremaybedifferentanswerstothequestion.[D]Theauthorwondersifthereisanypointinaskingthequestion.22.Agoodreadershould,accordingtotheauthor,beableto[A]maintainhisownviewpointsconcerningreading.[B]takeadvicefromeverybodyinsteadofanyoneperson.[C]sharehisexperiencesinreadingwithothers.[D]takethesuggestionsotherpeoplegivehim.23.IncomparingHamletwithLear,theauthormeansthat[A]HamletisbetterthanLear.[B]HamletisnoanybetterthanLear.[C]Bothplaysaregoodworks.[D]Thereisnowaytotellwhichisbetter.24.Totheauthor,theadviceinreadinggivenbyauthoritiesis[A]themostimportantforreaders.[B]unlikelytobehelpfultoreaders.[C]ourguidanceinchoosingwhattoread.[D]onlyusefulinthelibraries.25.Whatis“oneofthefirstdifficultiesthatfacesusinalibrary?”(Paragraph2)[A]Wemaybecometooexcitedtobequietinthelibrary.[B]Wedonotmakebestuseofthelibrarybooks.[C]Wemaygettotallylostastowhattochoosetoread.[D]Wecannotconcentrateonourreadinginthelibrary.TEXT2Humanmigration:thetermisvague.Whatpeopleusuallythinkofisthepermanentmovementofpeoplefromonehometoanother.Morebroadly,th