2020年考研《英语》试题及答案（卷七）.pdf
2020年考研 英语试题及答案(卷七)Part I Close testDirections:There are 20 blanks in the following passage.For eachnumbered blank,there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose thebest one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single linethrough the center.(lOpoints)In the late I960 s,many people in North America turned theirattention to environmental problems,and new steel-and-glassskyscrapers were widely criticized.Ecologists pointing 1 that a cluster oftall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation andparking lot 2。Skyscrapers are also enormous 3,and wasters,of electric power.Inone recent year,the addition 4 17 million square feet of skyscraper officespace in New York City raised the 5 daily demand for electricity by120,000 kilowattsenough to 6 the entire city of Albany for a day.Glass-walled skyscraper can be especially 7.The heat loss(or gain)through a wall of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times 8 through atypical masonry wall filled with insulation board.To lessen the strain 9heating and air-conditioning equipment,10 of skyscrapers have begun touse double-glazed panels of glass,and reflective glasses 11 with silver orgold mirror films that reduce 12 as well as heat gain.However,13skyscrapers raise the temperature of the surrounding air and 14neighboring buildings.Skyscrapers put severe pressure on a city ssanitation 15,too.If fully occupied,the two World Trade Center towersin New York City would alone generate 2.25 million gallons of rawsewage each yearas 16 as a city the size of Stamford,Connecticut,which has a 17 of more than 109,000.Skyscrapers also 18 with televisionreception,block bird flyways,and obstruct air traffic0Still,people 19 to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that theyhave always built them一personal ambition and the 20 of owners tohave the largest possible amount of rentable space。cl.A.at B.to C.out D.towardsd 2.A.power B.capacities C.potentials D.capabilitiesc 3.A.savers B.consumers C.losers D.spendersc 4.A.of B.in C.to D.atd 5.A.point B.top C.summit D.peakc 6.A.distribute B.give C.supply D.donated 7.A.thrifty B.economic C.prosperous D.wastefulb 8.A.that B.those C.which D.whenb 9.A.to B.between C.on D.bothc 10.A.founders B.consumers C.builders D.suppliersb 11.A.coated B.filled C.powdered D.staineda 12.A.brightness B.light C.glare D.gazea 13.A.glass-walled B.plastic-walled C.concrete-walled D.mirror-walledb 14.A.affect B.assist C.protect D.benefitc 15.A.decorations B.utensils C.facilities D.appliancesb 16.A.more B.much C.few D.littlea 17.A.population B.People C.Mankind D.raceb 18.A.intervene B.interfere C.interrupt D.obstaclec 19.A.stop B.Pause C.Continue D.terminateb 20.A.wish B.desire C.secret D.promisPartII Reading ComprehensionSectionADirections:There are 4 passages in this part.Each of the passages isfollowed by 5 questions or unfinished statements.For each of themthere are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the best one and markyour answer on the ANSWER SHEETo(40points)Passage OneWhile popular in the U.S.,the April Fool s Day tradition is evenmore prevalent in European countries,such as France and Great Britain.Although the roots of the traditional tricking are unclear,the French andthe British both have claims on the origin of the celebration oOne theory holds that the first April Fool s Day was on April 1 of theyear when King of France instituted the new calendar.This new systemplaced the day that had formerly been the first day of a new year on
