2020年考研《英語》試題及答案(卷七)

PartIClosetest

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

numberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

bestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingleline

throughthecenter.(lOpoints)

InthelateI960's,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheir

attentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glass

skyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologistspointing1thataclusterof

tallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationand

parkinglot2。

Skyscrapersarealsoenormous3,andwasters,ofelectricpower.In

onerecentyear,theaddition417millionsquarefeetofskyscraperoffice

spaceinNewYorkCityraisedthe5dailydemandforelectricityby

120,000kilowatts——enoughto6theentirecityofAlbanyforaday.

Glass-walledskyscrapercanbeespecially7.Theheatloss(orgain)

throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimes8througha

typicalmasonrywallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrain9

heatingandair-conditioningequipment,10ofskyscrapershavebegunto

usedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglasses11withsilveror

goldmirrorfilmsthatreduce12aswellasheatgain.However,13

skyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairand14

neighboringbuildings.Skyscrapersputseverepressureonacity's

sanitation15,too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowers

inNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofraw

sewageeachyear—as16asacitythesizeofStamford,Connecticut,

whichhasa17ofmorethan109,000.Skyscrapersalso18withtelevision

reception,blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic0

Still,people19tobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthatthey

havealwaysbuiltthem一personalambitionandthe20ofownersto

havethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace。

cl.A.atB.toC.outD.towards

d2.A.powerB.capacitiesC.potentialsD.capabilities

c3.A.saversB.consumersC.losersD.spenders

c4.A.ofB.inC.toD.at

d5.A.pointB.topC.summitD.peak

c6.A.distributeB.giveC.supplyD.donate

d7.A.thriftyB.economicC.prosperousD.wasteful

b8.A.thatB.thoseC.whichD.when

b9.A.toB.betweenC.onD.both

c10.A.foundersB.consumersC.buildersD.suppliers

b11.A.coatedB.filledC.powderedD.stained

a12.A.brightnessB.lightC.glareD.gaze

a13.A.glass-walledB.plastic-walledC.concrete-walledD.

mirror-walled

b14.A.affectB.assistC.protectD.benefit

c15.A.decorationsB.utensilsC.facilitiesD.appliances

b16.A.moreB.muchC.fewD.little

a17.A.populationB.PeopleC.MankindD.race

b18.A.interveneB.interfereC.interruptD.obstacle

c19.A.stopB.PauseC.ContinueD.terminate

b20.A.wishB.desireC.secretD.promisPart

IIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesis

followedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmark

youranswerontheANSWERSHEETo(40points)

PassageOne

WhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFool'sDaytraditioniseven

moreprevalentinEuropeancountries,suchasFranceandGreatBritain.

Althoughtherootsofthetraditionaltrickingareunclear,theFrenchand

theBritishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebrationo

Onetheoryholdstha