2015考研英语阅读理解模拟试题三十
<p> 2015复习正在如火如荼的进行中，考研专家建议可以按考研题型分别进行重点复习，是考研英语中分值最高的，在线小编特地整理了2015理解模拟试题供大家模拟练习，希望大家认真做题，错题着重看解析及译文，经过练习阅读理解能力必能有所提高。 三十、股票投资 <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span>8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="range">range</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>? <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Barners">Barners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="Credit">Credit</span> <span word="Analyst">Analyst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="just">just</span> 4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>? <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Poors">Poors</span> 5000 <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> 6.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="denial">denial</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="typical">typical</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Lori">Lori</span> <span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> 500,000 401 <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="savers">savers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slot">slot</span>-<span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="machineand">machineand</span> <span word="nothings">nothings</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="investor">investor</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span>. <span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="savers">savers</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="owning">owning</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> 29 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> 402 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>. <span word="Younger">Younger</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> 50 <span word="or">or</span> 55 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matching">matching</span> <span word="contribution">contribution</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="holding">holding</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> 60 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="inattentive">inattentive</span>? <span word="Loyal">Loyal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>? <span word="Sick">Sick</span>? <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Lucent">Lucent</span>, <span word="Enron">Enron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xerox">Xerox</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="investor">investor</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="think">think</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="returnsaveraging">returnsaveraging</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="badare">badare</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Barnes">Barnes</span> <span word="predicts">predicts</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="diversified">diversified</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backup">backup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="am">am</span> <span word="figuring">figuring</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="returns">returns</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>. <span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forget">forget</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>. 1.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="fanciful">fanciful</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="groundless">groundless</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="realistic">realistic</span> 2.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>-<span word="holders">holders</span>. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="react">react</span> <span word="angrily">angrily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devaluing">devaluing</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> 3.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>, <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="should">should</span>. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="disposing">disposing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="give">give</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="companys">companys</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> 4.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inferred">inferred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Lucent">Lucent</span>, <span word="Enron">Enron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xerox">Xerox</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span>. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="bankrupted">bankrupted</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="stocks">stocks</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> 5.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span>. [<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="positive">positive</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="negative">negative</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> 答案：1.<span word="A">A</span> 2.<span word="D">D</span> 3.<span word="B">B</span> 4.<span word="B">B</span> 5.<span word="A">A</span> 核心词汇或超纲词汇 <span word="toxic">toxic</span>有毒的，中毒的;<span word="toxicant">toxicant</span>有毒物，毒药 <span word="bubble">bubble</span>气泡，泡沫;泡影，空谈，幻想起泡;沸腾;兴奋，得意 <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>结果是，证明是，如<span word="It">It</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>.结果使人们大为失望。 <span word="dividend">dividend</span>被除数;股息，股份红利;额外津贴，奖金;意外的收获 <span word="contribution">contribution</span>捐款;贡献;投稿;分担 <span word="slot">slot</span>狭缝，槽沟;时段 <span word="overwhelm">overwhelm</span>淹没，覆没;制服，压倒;过于大量地给予;使不安，使困窘;<span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span>压倒性的，无法抵抗的 <span word="inattentive">inattentive</span>疏忽的，不注意的;<span word="attentive">attentive</span>注意的，专心的 <span word="diversified">diversified</span>多变化的，各种的;<span word="diversify">diversify</span>使多样化 <span word="backup">backup</span>支援，支持额外的，替补的 <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="on">on</span>指望，依赖~ <span word="your">your</span> <span word="support">support</span>;考虑，预期~ <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>;计划~ <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> 全文翻译 当泡沫的毒效和它的严重后果在整个金融系统中散开时，我们正在进入另外一个时代。就在几年前投资者还在梦想永远拿到20%的股票投资回报。现在调查显示它降到了现实的8%至10%的范围。 但是如果未来几年里这个值低于正常的期望呢?蒙特利尔银行信用分析家马丁?巴恩斯预计未来的股票投资回报率平均为4%至6%。听起来不可能?一个较小的泡沫于20世纪60年代破灭之后，在接下来的17年里标准普尔5000股票的回报率平均一年为6.9%。很少有投资者为此作好了准备。 现在看来，投资者似乎选择了否认的态度。休伊特咨询公司的职员洛丽?卢卡斯指出，这很具代表性。你不会愿意看到自己的投资效益减少。休伊特公司每日跟进500,000 401 帐户，发现投资者仍在不断地投钱，但是他们不太愿意把资金转投其他地方了。卢卡斯说，这是老虎机效应，当人们认为他们找到了一台赌运极佳的机器时会对玩更有兴趣，但如今没有什么是幸运的。投资者普遍感到吃惊。 违背常识的是，许多投资者对拥有太多公司股票的危险视而不见。不可思议的是，去年大公司中29%的雇员在他们自己的股票投资中至少有3/4的402。 年青的雇员没有选择，只能等到50或55岁才能卖掉公司的股票以作为配送缴款。 但是据休伊特公司报导，老雇员在能够退出的时候却也一直死抱着股票不放。60岁和以上的人中1/3选择公司股票作为他们3/4的投资计划。难道他们疏忽了?过度忠诚?疾病?就好像朗讯、安然和施乐的事情从来未发生过一样。 投资者不应该完全信任任何一家公司的股票。当你投资时，考虑一下如果未来的股票投资回报像巴恩斯所预测的那样糟糕，后果会如何? 如果你问我，我认为多样股加上债券的支持可以长远地保持稳定。但是，我也在计算股票投资回报的减少。多么的羞耻。亲爱的泡沫，我永远不会忘记它，它是重大事件的终止。</p>
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