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1、2021考研英语考试考前冲刺卷（8）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.According to this text the Internet_.Adevelops with the advance of computer technology.Bcombines computer technology and communication technology.Cbrings great changes to todays media.Dwill give way to digi

2、tal convergence. 2.Full digital convergence depends on_.Awhether more people have access to PCs.Bthe provision of more interfaces to the Internet.Cthe improvement of the technology of virtual reality.Dwhether the users will accept the new technology or not. 3.In this text the extraordinary evolution

3、 refers to_.Athe appearance of the smaller, low-cost and powerful computers.Bthe interrelated telephone wires, optic fibers, undersea cables, microwave links.Cthe popularity of TV channels and satellite communication.Dthe fast development of computer and communication technology. 4.The medium for in

4、tegrating media is_.Athe Internet.Bthe digital technology.Cthe mobile phone.DPersonal Computer. 5.The experiment with the photographs shows that_.Anone of them are clever enough to communicate freely.Bearly signs fail to communicate certain ideas.Cthe youngsters are better at describing the photogra

5、phs.Dthe elders are better at locating the photographs. 6.The Nicaragua Sign Language is_.Aa non-verbal language created by deaf children.Ban artificial language used by people in Nicaragua.Ca language invented by teachers who teach the deaf.Da language described and modified by deliberate linguists

6、 7.Which of the following is true according to the textADeaf children are born to tie gestures with meanings.BGestures used by the deaf and the normal are similar.CNo countries share similar gestures orders in sign language.DNSL is to some extent similar to spoken language. 8.The word convergence (i

7、n Para. 3) means_.Arevolution.Bcommunication.Cintegration.Dtransmission. 9.What can be the best title for the textASign language and spoken language.BThe history of NSL.CFindings about sign language.DThe origin of language. 10.It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that_.Athe way of thinking d

8、etermines the way of expression.Bthe way of expression determines the way of thinking.Cpeople are not sure about the relationship between language and thinking.Dpeople are unable to tell right from left due to brain problems. 11.One big obstacle to the development of travel medicine is_.Atheres an i

9、dentity problem.Bit involves knowledge of many traditional disciplines.Cnobody, either the government or individuals, is willing to pay for the service.Dthe information of how to avoid, tropical diseases are of little use for those travel to Antarctica. 12.People will only think better of travel med

10、icine if_.Ait is given more resources by the government.Bmore accurate information on its value is available.Cthe government takes over responsibility from the NHS.Dtravelers pay more attention to the advice they get. 13.In Behrens opinion the question of who should run travel medicineAis for the go

11、vernment to decide.Bshould be left to specialist hospitals.Ccan be left to travel companies.Dhas no clear and simple answer. 14.The main interest of travel agencies dealing with travel medicine is toAprevent people from falling iii.Bmake money out of it.Cgive advice on specific countries.Dget the go

12、vernment to pay for it. 15.Most leading magazines would be given to consumers for free as long as_.Athey earned enough money to keep the business going.Bconsumers take the trouble to read the ad in the magazine.Cconsumers read the main content of these magazines.Dconsumers understand the policy of t

13、he magazine business. 16.Many magazines charge the consumers some money_.Abecause they need that money badly for survival.Bso that the consumers are more likely to read the ad in them.Cbecause it encourages the consumers to renew subscription.Dsince the monthly postage itself costs quite a lot of mo

14、ney. 17.The predominant idea of today is thatAinformation should be free in cyberspace.Bcontent on the Web should be paid for.Cthe laws of economics are not applicable to cyberspace.Dthe laws of economics are as outdated as the laws of gravity. 18.The Nightline case shows that_.Aa media program surv

15、ives on ad rather than on subscription.Bthe role of ad in helping a program survive is negligible.Cpeople indeed pay a certain amount of money for the content.Dthe media can afford to give away the content for free. 19.The last sentence of the text means that it is the Internet that_.Awants consumer

16、s to pay for information.Bfails to see the prospect of a brand new business.Cprovides outdated rather than updated information to consumers.Dtries to use information to manipulate consumers minds. 20.The basic reason for the mistake Washington has committed is thatAit ignored the information from FB

17、I.Bit did not pull together information.Cit did not communicate with other countries.Dit made slow responses to 911. 21.According to the text, the White HouseAhas acknowledged its fault.Bdidnt receive the warning of the hijacking.Cwarned its departments of the new attack.Dwas unable to assess the si

18、tuation correctly. 22.The text is most probably selected fromAa magazine.Ba book review.Ca fiction.Da textbook. 23.The government has made great effort toAcombine FBI and CIA.Bset up new information agencies.Ccoordinate information.Dreform its political system. 24.Which conclusion can NOT be drawn f

19、rom the first three paragraphsAThe US government should be partly responsible for 911.B911 event could have been avoided.CThe US government should have paid more attention to the warnings.DThe CIA is inevitably responsible for its incorrect information. 25.The word bolsters (Line 1, Paragraph 2) mos

20、t probably meansAhinders.Bnegates.Csupports.Dswitches. 26.We can learn from the text thatAa man taking large amounts of vitamin A will suffer hip fractures.Bthe maximum of vitamin A a man takes every day should be within 3,000 IU.Cthe more a man consumes vitamin A every day, the higher chance he suf

21、fers hip fracture.Dthe less a man consumes vitamin A every day, the higher chance he stands of good health. 27.The passage is mainly aboutAthe harmful effect of vitamin A.Bvitamin A and fractures.Cvitamin A and human health.Dvitamin A deficiency. 28.High concentration of vitamin A may lead to fractu

22、re becauseAelderly people are slow in digesting vitamin A.Bthe absorption of excessive vitamin A makes people near-sighted.Cit helps produce cells that weaken the bones of human beings,Dvitamin A stays in human body for a long timid. 29.The text suggests thatAthe entertainment changed as society bec

23、ame more skeptical.Bthe skills the entertainment employed were part of its ultimate demise.Cthe entertainment made use of its understanding of human nature.Dthe entertainment served a minor role in the lives of people. 30.The purpose of the author in writing the text is thatAwe should regard such en

24、tertainment as an important part of our cultural heritage.Bwe should improve the entertainment in form and quality today.Cwe should never underestimate the skills used by people in the 19th century.Dwe need to make more people aware of this unique form of entertainment. 31.It can be learned that the

25、 types of entertainment of mid-nineteenth centuryAhave become increasingly popular among scholars since the 80s.Bwere so sophisticated that audiences couldnt understand.Cactually involved very little actual fraud and double consciousness.Ddiscouraged people from suspecting their perceptions. 32.The

26、author thinks current entertainment is relatively poor becauseAit doesnt have enough charlatanism.Bit is controlled by corporate electronic media.Cthere is a lack of vigor in current entertainment.Dpeoples tastes have changed for the worse. 33.We can infer that entertainment in 1845 was based onAmel

27、odrama.Bdouble consciousness.Celectronic media,Dartful deception. 34.According to the author, the cell-phone industry must adopt a mind-set in order toAhave better training and organization.Bbecome an indispensable part in peoples life.Cbuild more advanced and efficient networks.Dhelp customers to c

28、hoose proper service. 35.Michasson may NOT support the idea toAlower the recommended safe upper limit of vitamin A amount.Bproduce vitamin A supplement pills with less vitamin A in them.Cprevent people from eating cereals in their everyday meals.Dlower the amount of vitamin A in fortified food and s

29、upplements. 36.What is the text mainly aboutAThe bad service in the US cell-phone industry.BThe crisis in the US cell phone industry.CThe conflicts among cell-phone companies in the US.DThe price of the US cell-phone industry. 37.The growth of cell-phone users declines becauseAcell-phones are unreli

30、able.Bcell-phones usually have poor quality.Cthe customer service is bad.Dcustomers are not satisfied with cell-phone service. 38.In order to work their way out of the box, Sprint PCS and Alltel are taking measures toAdesign new advanced cell-phones in attractive form.Breduce costs and improve the e

31、fficiency of networks.Coffer the customers better services and satisfy their needs.Darrange the call centers to reduce the customers waiting time. 39.It can be inferred from the second paragraph thatAthe price war will reverse the present situation.Bthe wireless equipment makers will try to improve

32、the original networks.Cthe handset makers will produce new phones with high technology.Dthe Europeans are enthusiastic about the new advanced cell-phones. 40.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into BritainAThe Britons got expensive tea from India.BTea reached Britain from Holl

33、and.CThe Britons were the first people in Europe who drank tea.DIt was not until the 17th century that the Britons had tea. 41.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of _.Aa famous French ladyBthe ancient ChineseCthe upper social class

34、Dpeople in Holland 42.Tea became a popular drink in Britain _.Ain eighteenth centuryBin sixteenth centuryCin seventeenth centuryDin the late seventeenth century 43.This passage mainly discusses _.Athe history of tea drinking in BritainBhow tea became a popular drink in BritainChow the Britons got th

35、e habit of drinking teaDhow tea - time was born 44.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because _.Ait tasted like milkBit tasted more pleasantCit became a popular drinkDMadame de Sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea 45.Few peopl

36、e in the United States lost their lives because _.Athe temperature was tolerableBpeople remained indoors for weeksCthe government had taken effective measures to reduce the hot temperatureDpeople were provided with the most comfortable air - conditioners 46.Millions of people in Cairo and the Cape o

37、f Good Hope were subjected to a choking atmosphere because _.Athe temperature grew extremely hotBthe temperature became damper and hotter as the humidity of the surface waters of the sea increasedCtheir conditions were too dangerousDnothing could be done with the hot temperature 47.By the fourth wee

38、k of July conditions in the tropics were such that _.Ahuman survival would be impossibleBmore and more people would lose their livesCfewer people could be savedDsurvival or death was still undecided 48.In the British Isles the temperature _.Astayed at eightyBranged from eighty to ninetyCapproached o

39、ne hundredDexceeded the hundred mark 49.The insect population increased due to _.Athe hot airBthe tropical climateCthe rain cloudsDthe damp atmosphere 50.From the passage we know that the author is very concerned with the role that _.Aparents play in bringing up their childrenBmen play in a familyCwomen play in a familyDequality plays in a family第19页 共19页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页