2023年陕西考研英语考试真题卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The phrase "make a go of it" (Paragraph 2) most probably meansA．"enjoy wide popularity".B．"exert great effort".C．"achieve great success".D．"is at stake". 2.We can learn from the beginning of the text that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. willA．revolutionize Japanese retailing.B．tap most potential consumer markets in Japan.C．combine and become bigger.D．withdraw from consumer markets in Japan. 3.It can be learned from Paragraph 4 thatA．Seiyu will be incorporated into Wal-Mart in the foreseeable future.B．Wal-Mart's has no alternative but to choose Seiyu as its partner.C．Seiyu depends in large measure on Wal-Mart for surging profits.D．Wal-Mart's cooperation with Seiyu is still to be re examined. 4.Toward this adventure of Wal-Mart, the author's attitude can be best said to beA．optimistic.B．objective.C．pessimistic.D．defensive. 5.According to the author, the American economyA．is nowhere near a sustainable growth.B．is at its weakest point.C．is near to complete recovery at hand.D．is much better than it seems. 6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passageA．The US economy is gradually recovering from the steep declines.B．The Fed should take in account the shift in its outlook on economy.C．It is not the proper timing for the Fed to consider rate interests.D．It is necessary that the Fed make adjustments to its monetary policy. 7.The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to urge the FedA．to incline to a tighter policy.B．to put investment in tech-sector.C．to consider possible rate hikes.D．to abandon a neutral stance. 8.As pointed out in Paragraph 3, the "evenly mixed" scenarioA．may fail to reflect the true state of U. S. economy.B．is necessary to give rise to a global rebound.C．may make it clear that the Fed changed its outlook.D．falls short of the expectations of businessmen. 9.The strong tone of US economic recovery is manifested inA．the downsizing in manufacturing industries.B．the sharp increase in tech-sector production.C．the incoming shipments of info-tech goods.D．the increasingly wide trade gap in January. 10.We can draw a conclusion from the text that the overall U. S. economyA．must guard against foreigners selling their steel at shocking prices.B．had difficulty in sustaining development in face of foreign competitors.C．can benefit enormously from the steel lower prices in world markets.D．took advantage of the government's protection to enhance efficiency. 11.Which of the following can be a disadvantage of U. S. "Big Steel" as pointed out in the textA．Lower efficiency.B．Lack of protection.C．Corporate structures.D．Lobbyist addiction. 12.According to Anne Krueger, long-term government protection given to steel companiesA．will increase the state wealth.B．will threaten trade monopoly.C．will raise their competitiveness.D．will ultimately hurt consumers. 13.The U. S. integrated steel companies complain that, to modernize their technologies, they are in need ofA．the sacrifice from U. S. consumers.B．the government's financial support.C．the reduction of steel product prices.D．the compromise from the labor force. 14.The author's attitude towards the measure adopted by the President seems to be that ofA．approval.B．optimism.C．opposition.D．indifference. 15.What the author is trying to suggest may be best interpreted asA．"Where there is a will, there is a way".B．"He who laughs last laughs best".C．"Successful failures is the best medicine".D．"More haste, less speed". 16.It can be learned from the text that new start-upsA．usually end up with a failure.B．are subjected to rigid supervision.C．tend to collapse as a whole.D．never take into account failures. 17.What is implied in the first sentenceA．The Silicon Valley blamed its failure on the success of Wall Street.B．The Silicon Valley is also noted for its complex ecological web.C．The Silicon Valley takes a vain pride in its overabundant successes.D．The Silicon Valley would benefit from the collapse in certain ways. 18.The author writes of the experiences of Jim Clark to demonstrateA．the hardships a web pioneer must go through.B．the plight in which Clark was caught.C．the role failures positively play in revolutions.D．the cooperation among dot-comers. 19.The most favorable business ecology in Silicon Valley is characterized byA．its waste products of success.B．its abundance in constructive failures.C．its solid foundation for innovations.D．its laid-off dot-com programmers. 20.In Japanese women's opinion, their male counterpartsA．are in lack of sentiments.B．do not treat them as women.C．are swayed by orthodox conceptions.D．don't know how to express themselves. 21.By "glass ceiling...remain low for women", the author intends to show that in most corporationsA．more conveniences are provided for females.B．females have little chance for promotion.C．women work in poor office conditions.D．women are always the victims of recession. 22.Taeko Mizuguchi represents the kind of women who areA．unwilling to rear children.B．discontented with the traditional idea.C．eager to marry a western man for romance.D．enthusiastic only in career pursuing. 23.The major factor that leads Japanese women to postpone their marriage isA．the influence of western values.B．the improvement of economic status.C．the lack of equal opportunity laws.D．the obsoleteness of "'best before' date". 24.We can infer from the third paragraph that the dating agencyA．is supported by government to help raise birthrate.B．serves only for certain circle of women.C．is the last hope for modem Japanese women.D．receives a warm welcome from western men. 25.According to the passage, which of the following is trueA．It is the teachers' needs rather than the students' that really count in Wesleyan.B．The technology program provides scholarship for high ability freshmen.C．The cancel of the nursing program hinders Wesleyan from recruiting students.D．Online applications are still required if students want to enter Wesleyan. 26.What is Haden's attitude towards the technology programA．Confident.B．Proud.C．Regretful.D．Doubtful. 27.The quotation of Skinner's words(Lines 7—8, Paragraph 3) is used to show thatA．Wesleyan needs to improve its aging school facilities.B．the technology program is not so attractive to the students.C．foresighted students concern more about obvious growth.D．Skinner prefers to excellent facilities in Wesleyan. 28.By "they vote with their feet" (Line 2, Paragraph 2), the author means that the studentsA．vote in their president on their own part.B．play a decisive role in electing their president.C．may not enroll in Wesleyan for the discontent with the college.D．may refuse to pay the tuition for their unmeetable demands. 29.Faculties in Wesleyan have lower salaries mainly because the collegeA．invests too much in the technology program.B．spends a great deal in achieving tangible growth.C．fails to attract enough students to fill its classrooms.D．cannot get enough government financial aid. 30.The fund managers had doubts about Google because of the following reasons EXCEPTA．its high share valuation.B．the unfavorable timing.C．its method of share selling.D．the comedown of its growth rate. 31.By the phrase "raised eyebrows within the industry" (Line 7, Paragraph 2), we can learn that Google hasA．irritated its rivals.B．surprised its counterpartsC．been praised by its counterparts.D．been resented by its rivals. 32.If Google IPO works,A．a recovery in equity prices will end.B．the IPO market will be propelled by it.C．many U.S. firms will purchase new equity.D．a sustained economic growth will take place. 33.According to the passage, Google's IPO is to share market recovery asA．physical examination is to health conditions.B．GDP is to economic development.C．diligence is to remarkable success.D．civilization is to social prosperity. 34.According to paragraph 1, the insider's attitude towards Google IPO can be said to beA．doubtful.B．confused.C．pessimistic.D．confident. 35.In the last paragraph, the author suggested thatA．piracy to some extent be advocated.B．content providers promote tech innovation.C．all entertainment firms protect the copyright.D．better fee-based services be offered to combat piracy. 36.The word "Pyrrhic"(Line 2, Para. 5) can be substituted byA．undeserving,B．unacceptable.C．pointless.D．unreasonable. 37.The best title for the passage might beA．Copyright, to Be Protected Urgently.B．The Pro-copyrightholder Verdict, a True VictoryC．Piracy out of Control.D．Tech Firms, How Far to Go 38.The Grokster decision was based on the evidence that GroksterA．distributed P2P software illegally.B．allowed users sharing without permission.C．violated the copyright of entertainment firms.D．took advantage of Betamax standard. 39.The ruling of America's Supreme CourtA．indeed hit the piracy industry hard.B．has little impact on content sharing.C．may prevent tech firms from innovating.D．can lead to a flourish of entertainment industry. 40.The text is chiefly concerned withA．reminding the small companies to fill the skills gap.B．analyzing the present difficult situation that small companies are in.C．showing the priority of larger companies in the market.D．suggesting the reasons that small companies are suffering. 41.From the last three paragraphs, the author implies thatA．small companies may always have no sufficient time and money to put into the scheme.B．all the candidates studying in the scheme can be qualified and skillful finally.C．the apprenticeship scheme is still very valuable despite some small imperfectionsD．all the businesses need to adopt the apprentices to improve their achievements. 42.We can learn from the text thatA．there are enough highly specialised engineers in small companies.B．the most serious situation small companies confront now is the lack of new projects.C．not a small company is short of skillful staff.D．larger companies also face the same problem of skill shortages as smaller ones. 43.The experiences of Optimation indicate thatA．only the engineering and construction companies may have the problem of skill deficiency.B．some larger companies always take unjust measures to compete with smaller ones.C．without skillful engineers, small companies still have the ability to enlarge their scales.D．small companies are in extreme need of technical personnel with excellent skills. 44.Apprenticeships can bring many benefits to small companies EXCEPTA．making any kind of companies to be more competitive.B．saving the wages paid to those employees as apprentices.C．enabling the specialists in companies to develop their skills.D．keeping the expensive external recruitment to a minimum. 45.The purpose of the author in writing the text is toA．back up Macdonald.B．introduce the argument about the plan for secret terror trials.C．criticise the bill because of the indifference to the terrorist's basic rights.D．argue for the independence of jury trials. 46.Macdonald began his attack on plans for secret terror trialsA．when he found the bill illegal.B．after Queen's speech last week.C．right after the bill was published.D．after Lord Woolf criticised government plans. 47.If the bill for secret terror trials is passed, it may be carried out inA．America.B．Britain.C．China.D．Japan. 48.We can infer from the text thatA．terrorists will be sentenced to death if the hill is carried out.B．Macdonald opposed to changes in criminal trial process.C．there are "minor players" offered some immunity from prosecution in return for information.D．some basic rights should be left to the terrorists. 49.By saying that "Nobody wants to throw out the baby with the bath water" (Line 1, Paragraph 3), the author implies thatA．no terrorists can be caught if the legislation is unclear.B．secret trials would destroy both public faith and terrorists.C．nobody wants to offer "minor players" some immunity.D．we should not try terrorists in secret. 50.Michell returned to London instead of staying in Hollywood NOT becauseA．he is in a bad relation with the cigar-chomping studio executive.B．he has a strong desire to live with his family in London.C．he has no good feeling toward America for some things.D．he would rather make films he wants in his homeland.。
