2008年考研英語模擬試題一及答案解析

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　　Disappointed career-minded female graduates often opt to work for foreign firms. Since most male graduates prefer to join Japanese firms with their guaranteed security， foreign firms are often keen to employ female graduates as their potential tends to be greater than that of male applicants.

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　　Some men， however， do leave their companies in spite of future prospects， one reason being to take over the family business. The eldest sons in families that own family companies or businesses such as stores are normally expected to take over the business when their parents retire. It is therefore quite common to see a businessman， on succeeding to his parents' business， completely change his professional direction by becoming， for example， a shopkeeper.

　　On the job， working relationships tend to be very close because of the long hours of work and years of service in common. Social life in fact is frequently based on the workplace. Restaurants and nomiya， “pubs”， are always crowded at night with people enjoying an evening out with their colleagues. Many companies organize trips and sports days for their employees. Senior staff often play the role of mentor. This may mean becoming involved in the lives of junior staff in such things as marriage and the children's education.

　　Part C
　　Directions：

　　Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.（10 points）

　　The “standard of living” of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living， therefore， depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. （46） “Wealth” in this sense is not money， for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy： “goods” such as food and clothing， and “services” such as transport and entertainment.

　　A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors， most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country's natural resources， such as coal， gold， and other minerals， water supply and so on. （47） Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals， and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate； other regions possess none of them.

　　Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. （48） Some countries are perhaps well off in natural resources， but suffered for many years from civil and external wars， and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. Sound stable political conditions， and freedom from foreign invasion， enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily， and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country's people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.

　　（49） A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders， but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example， Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be lacking. （50） A country's wealth is， therefore， much influenced by its manufacturing capacity， provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.

　　Section Ⅲ Writing

　　Part A

　　51. Directions：

　　You bought a new color TV set made in Guangdong， but it is in poor quality. You want to write a letter to the store and have the set repaired or changed. Your letter should cover the following points：

　　1） the picture is not clear enough， and sometimes channel buttons don't work well，

　　2） sometimes there is even so sound， and the color is not stable，

　　3） Customer First， Service Best.

　　You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign up your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address. （10 points）

　　Part B

　　52. Directions：

　　Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should

　　1）describe the drawing，

　　2）analyze the meaning and

　　3）give an example��

　　You should write about 160－200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2�保�20 points）
答案解析:

Section I Use of English
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