2007年考研《英語模擬考場》模擬試題(2)及答案

2007年考研《英語模擬考場》模擬試題(1)及答案

Section Ⅰ Use of English

Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and   mark A， B， C， D on ANSWER SHEET 1. （10 points） 

By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since   become a central feature of Western life. In 1600 London and Amsterdam each had populations of more than 100 000， and twice that number  1  in Paris. Also， the Dutch， English， Spanish， and French were beginning to  2  global empires.  3   and trade   produced a  4  merchant class that helped to  5  an increasing desire for such    6  as wine，coffee，tea，cocoa，and tobacco. These merchants set a  7  of life aspired to by the wider populace.  8  the beginning of the 18th century， capital resources and banking systems were well enough established in Great Britain to  9  investment in mass-production  10  that would satisfy some of these middle-class aspirations. 

The Industrial Revolution  11  in England， because that nation had the technological means， government encouragement， and a large and varied trade  12  .   The first factories  13  in 1740，concentrating on  14  production. In 1740 the majority of English people wore woolen garments， but  15  the next 100 years the   rough， often waterlogged and unhealthy woolens were  16  by cotton—especially after the  17  of the cotton gin （軋棉機）by Eli Whitney， an American， in 1793. 

One of the most important innovations in the weaving process was  18  in France in   1801 by Joseph Jacquard; his loom used cards with holes punched in them to determine the   placement of threads in the warp（彎撬）. This use of punched cards inspired the British   mathematician Charles Babbage to attempt to  19  a calculating machine based on the   same principle. Although this machine never became fully practical， it  20  the great computer revolution of the 20th century.  

1. ［A］ resided      ［B］ assembled   ［C］ removed    ［D］ abandoned 
 
2. ［A］ developed    ［B］ exploited   ［C］ loomed     ［D］ completed 

3. ［A］ Nationalism  ［B］ Materialism ［C］ Intelligenceism   ［D］ olonialism 

4. ［A］ impoverished ［B］ powerful    ［C］ snobbish          ［D］ compassionate

5. ［A］ cultivate    ［B］ consume     ［C］ display           ［D］ create 

6. ［A］ species      ［B］ luxuries    ［C］ flavors           ［D］ diversities 

7. ［A］ style        ［B］ form        ［C］ sort              ［D］ variant

8. ［A］ Until        ［B］ During      ［C］ Upon              ［D］ By 

9. ［A］ terminate    ［B］ accomplish  ［C］ stimulate         ［D］ initiate 

10. ［A］ implements  ［B］ apparatus   ［C］ techniques        ［D］ robots 

11. ［A］ commenced   ［B］ displaced   ［C］ fulfilled         ［D］ deepened 

12. ［A］ guesswork   ［B］ network     ［C］ cyberspace        ［D］ info-tech 

13. ［A］ appeared    ［B］ diverted    ［C］ entailed          ［D］ evaded 

14. ［A］ estate      ［B］ textile     ［C］ habitat           ［D］ excerpt 

15. ［A］ within      ［B］ before      ［C］ between           ［D］ onto 

16. ［A］ intensified ［B］ replaced    ［C］ threatened        ［D］ sterilized 

17. ［A］ invention   ［B］ plantation  ［C］ utilization       ［D］ determination 

18. ［A］ discovered  ［B］ nominated   ［C］ introduced        ［D］ miniaturized 

19. ［A］ ponder      ［B］ design      ［C］ advance           ［D］ formulate

20. ［A］ prophesied  ［B］ foretold    ［C］ dictated          ［D］ preached  

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