2007 年考研英语考试中心模拟题整理版 一Section Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) from each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)As former colonists of Great Britain, the Founding Fathers of the United States adopted much of the legal system of Great Britain. We have a “common law”, or law made by courts_1_a monarch or other central governmental_2_like a legislature. The jury, a_3_of ordinary citizens chosen to decide a case, is an_4_ part of our common-law system. Use of juries to decide cases is a_5_feature of the American legal system. Few other countries in the world use juries as we do in the United States._6_the centuries, many people have believed that juries in most cases reach a fairer and more just result_7_would be obtained using a judge_8_, as many countries do._9_a jury decides cases after “_10_”, or discussions among a group of people, the jurys decision is likely to have the_11_ from many different people from different backgrounds, who must as a group decide what is right. Juries are used in both civil cases, which decide_12_ among_13_ citizens, and criminal cases, which decide cases brought by the government _14_ that individuals have committed crimes. Juries are selected from the U.S. citizens and_15_. Jurors, consisting of _16_ numbers, are called for each case requiring a jury. The judge_17_to the case_18_the selection of jurors to serve as the jury for that case. In some states,_19_jurors are questioned by the judge; in others, they are questioned by the lawyers representing the_20_under rules dictated by state law. 1. A other thanB rather than C more than D or rather2. A agencyB organizationC institution D authority3. A panel B crew C band D flock4. A innate B intact C integral D integrated5. A discriminatingB distinguishing C determiningD diminishing6. A in B by C after D over7. A that B which C than D as 8. A alike B alone C altogether D apart9. A Although B Because C If D While 10.A deliberations B meditations C reflections D speculations11.A outline B outcome C input D intake12.A arguments B controversies C disputes D hostilities13.A fellow B individual C personal D private14.A asserting B alleging C maintaining D testifying15.A assembled B evoked C rallied D summoned16.A set B exact C given D placed17.A allocated B allotted C appointed D assigned18.A administers B manages C oversees D presides 19.A inspective B irrespective C perspective D prospective20.A bodies B parties C sides D unitsSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Passage 1Modern technology has put men on the moon and deciphered the human genome. But when it comes to brewing up flu to make vaccines, science still turns to the incredible edible egg. Ever since the 1940s, vaccine makers have grown large batches of virus inside chicken eggs. But given that some 36,000 Americans die of flu each year, its remarkable that our first line of defense is still what Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson calls “the cumbersome and archaic egg-based production.” New cell-based technologies are in the pipeline, however, and may finally get the support they need now that the United States is faced with a critical shortage of flu vaccine. Although experts disagree on whether new ways of producing vaccine could have prevented a shortage like the one happening today, there is no doubt that the existing system has serious flaws.Each year, vaccine manufacturers place advance orders for millions of specially grown chicken eggs. Meanwhile, public-health officials monitor circulating strains of flu, and each March they recommend three strainstwo influenza A strains and one B strainfor manufacturers to include in vaccines. In the late spring and summer, automated machines inject virus into eggs and later suck out the influenza-rich goop. Virus from the eggs innards gets killed and processed to remove egg proteins and other contaminants before being packaged into vials for fall shipment.Why has this egg method persisted for six decades? The main reason is that its reliable. But even though the eggs are reliable, they have serious drawbacks. One is the long lead time needed to order the eggs. That means its hard to make more vaccine in a hurry, in case of a shortage or unexpected outbreak. And eggs may simply be too cumbersome to keep up with the hundreds of millions of doses required to handle the demand for flu vaccine.Whats more, some flu strains dont grow well in eggs. Last year, scientists were unable to