2008年考研英語模擬試題一及答案解析

　　對現狀失望而有事業(yè)心的女性往往選擇到外企工作。由于大多數男生傾向于到有保障的公司工作，外企經常愿意雇傭女生，因為她們的潛力比男生更大。

　　男性為什么有時候會從公司辭職

　　盡管前途似錦，有些男性還是會從公司辭職。一個原因就是接管家族生意。當父母退休時，長子通常會接管家族公司或生意，例如店鋪。所以，一個商人在繼承父母生意時完全改變他的職業(yè)方向，例如成為了一個店主，這是很常見的。

　　工作中的人際關系會比較密切，因為他們共同工作的時間和年份都很長。實際上，一個人的社交經常是基于工作上的關系。飯店和酒家晚上總是擠滿了與同事一起歡聚的人們。許多公司為職員組織旅游和體育活動。年長的職員經常扮演導師的角色。這意味著他們會對年輕員工的生活給予指導，例如結婚和孩子的教育。

　　Part C

　　46.在這一意義上，財富并不是錢財，因為我們的生存并不依賴于錢而是依賴于錢所能購買的東西：諸如食品、衣服的物品和諸如交通、娛樂的服務。

　　47.世界上有些地區(qū)蘊藏著豐富的煤炭和礦產資源，有肥沃的土地和宜人的氣候；而其他一些地區(qū)卻一無所有。

　　48.有些國家自然資源可能很豐富，但卻多年以來飽受內外戰(zhàn)的困擾，并且因為這個或那個的原因不能發(fā)展本國資源。

　　49.一個國家的生活水準，不僅取決于它在本國內生產和消費的財富，還取決于它通過國際貿易間接生產的財富。

　　50.因此，一個國家的財富在很大程度上受到它的生產能力的影響，如果有其他國家愿意接受它的產品的話。

　　Section III Writing

　　Part A

　　51.

　　Dear Sir/Madam，

　　One month ago， I bought a new color TV set made in Guangdong from your store at the recommendation of your salesman. But now I'm afraid I have to complain of its poor quality. First， the picture does not appear clear at all. Second， come channel buttons do not work well. What's more， sometimes there is even no sound and the color is not stable. So， you see， instead of getting enjoyment， we've got trouble and inconveniences from this TV set.

　　I am a constant customer of your store and appreciate your slogan “Customer First， Service Best” very much. I really wish what has happened was accidental and I want to have this set repaired or changed. If not， I'd rather have my money back.
　　I'm looking forward to an early and satisfactory reply from you.

　　Yours sincerely，

　　Li Ming

　　Part B

　　52.

　　As is vividly demonstrated in the drawing above， facing so many major options， a student is at a complete loss what to do， which is a most typical phenomenon among students. The meaning conveyed in the drawing is most thought-provoking.

　　The implied meaning of the drawing above can be briefly stated as follows. To begin with， the over-emphasis of importance of majors by students should not be ignored. Some students reckon that their majors will decide the success or failure of their whole lives. Because of their dissatisfaction with their majors， some students lose their interest in study. And some of them even go to extreme and commit suicide. It is our top priority to reverse the grim situation. What's more， in terms of making major choices， to follow suit must be avoided. As we know， different people are needed to play different roles in our social work. It is out of the question that all the people pick up the same major and do the same work. Personal character， interest， and merit must be fully evaluated and seriously considered when students make their final decision on their majors. In sum， students must keep calm and have an objective attitude toward their majors.

　　Take myself as an example. I am from a small mountainous village from the West. The ambition has already taken roots in my mind that I will make use of my knowledge to help the farmers in my home-village shake off poverty. And I took an interest in plants when I was a child. All things considered， I chose agronomy as my major. I do reckon that I have a bright prospect if I stick to the major I choose.