2011考研英语模拟考场(演练版)(八)

D. learn

C. members

A. which

C. even if

B. concern

D. use

C. at large

C. share

B. comprises

A. seldom

D. necessity

B. first

C. lips

D. but

B. attend

C. formal

B. topic

D. extent

B. distinction

C. it shares characteristics with other types of prose fiction

D. those who can appreciate prose fiction can appreciate science fiction

A. the discovery of meaning

B. Toward a Definition of Science Fiction

A. prejudiced

D. One needn't have studied chemistry before.

B. biochemistry

C. adaptability to various needs

D. approving

A. to provide students with helpful and interesting material

C. companies have slowed down firing workers

A. It is recovering.

C. new jobless claims

C. The number of people living on jobless benefits.

C. reduced new claims for unemployment insurance

C. the criminals in America's Old West were extremely cruel

B. have been glorified in some movies

A. The number of crimes was less than that after frontier settlement.

B. Banks gained their prosperity in frontier towns after 1849.

D. careful planning

D.  

A.  

G.  

E.  

B.  

如果正式名单——被作品广泛传授的作家名单——能够有更多多女作家,那么获得提名者必须在历史研究和文本编辑方面有很好的训练｡

为着手解决这些令人关切的事情,一种实验性的传统学术研究方式的课程被设计出来以提高学生们的认识,使他们认识到传统学习对现代批评家和理论家非常有用｡

为了减少传统课程的人为因素,从整个历史阶段中抽出许多小问题分派给学生,这种常见的办法被放弃了,虽然这种方法有着明显的优点,至少在表面上能使学生熟悉范围广泛的参考资料｡
[分析] 主从句｡to minimize…不定式短语表示目的,drawn from是分词短语作定语,修饰problems｡familiarizing sb.with意思是“使某人熟悉……”｡

首先,有关格里菲斯现存的学术材料非常少,一天就能读完;因此学生花上一点时间和精力就能够掌握全部文献,并且自己发现会有一个清晰的视野｡

除此之外,因为格里菲斯在18世纪非常成功,正如她连续不断的创造力和德州的评论所证实的那样,她被排除在名作家之外,并从文学史上销声匿迹的事实也有助于对目前名作家提出疑问｡
[分析] as…demonstrate意思是“正如……阐述的那样”,这是个插入语｡because引导原因状语从句,本句的主干是her exclusion and virtual disappearance also helped…｡

Dear Xiao Wang,
I am very glad that you will have a chance to visit my hometown during the holiday. All my family are preparing for your coming, and we are waiting anxiously for your arrival.
I am thinking how we can have a most pleasant and meaningful holiday. Since you can stay here for only seven days, I am afraid that you have to visit several famous places of historic interest. I suggest you first set aside a couple of days to visit the places that you are most interested in, such as the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace and the Great Wall; then you can visit those historic places of less importance. If time permits, you can also visit some world famous shopping malls, such as Wangfujing and Xidan. Beijing is very hot during this season, so do take care of yourself during your trip. Don't forget to tell me your exact time of arrival before getting on the train so that I can meet you at the station.
Hope to see you as soon as possible.
Yours,
Zhang Ying

The table uses four broad economic indicators to show the standard of living in five selected countries, including both the most developed nation in the world and some of the less developed nations. There is no denying the fact that the USA had much higher quality of life than other countries.
As can be clearly seen from the statistics, the USA-one of the richest countries in the world-had the highest GNP and daily calorie intake, the longest life expectancy and the lowest infant mortality rate. The other developing countries had a considerably lower quality of life. Egypt, Indonesia, and Bolivia are similar in their range of indicators. However, Egypt's infant mortality rate was slightly higher than Indonesia's, at 97 deaths per 1000 compared to 87 in Indonesia. Bangladesh had the lowest quality of life in all the four indicators. Its GNP was about one-hundredth that of the USA. The figures in terms of the daily calorie supply per head and life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh are the half of those respectively in USA, and its infant mortality rate was about 10 times greater.
In conclusion, it goes without saying that the four developing countries have to develop a lot more before reaching the same level of quality of life as the USA. At the same time, the USA has the responsibility to help the other countries to develop their economies and improve their people's living standards.