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1、考研考博-考博英语-山东大学模拟考试题含答案1. 单选题Language, culture, and personality may be considered _ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.问题1选项A.indistinctlyB.separatelyC.irrelevantlyD.independently【答案】D【解析】固定搭配。separately from “独立的”, independently和of搭配。句意：语言、文化和个性被认为是相互独立存在的，但是实际上是不可分割的。选项D符合题意
2、。2. 单选题The Psychology of Warranties Protection RacketIf extended guarantees are overpriced, why are they so popular?CUSTOMERS tend to agonise over the relative merits of different models of electronic goods such as digital cameras or plasma televisions. But when they get to the till, many spend free
3、ly on something they barely think about at all: an extended warranty, which is often more profitable to the retailer than the device it covers.Shoppers typically pay 10% -50% of the cost of a product to insure it beyond the term covered by the manufacturers guarantee. （ 1） Yet products rarely break
4、within the period covered, and repairs tend to cost no more than the warranty itself. （ 2）So why, asks a paper published in the December issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, so many consumers still buy extended warranties? The authors Tao Chen of the University of Maryland, Ajay Kalra of Rice
5、University and Baohong Sun of Carnegie Mellon University examined purchase data from a big electronics retailer for over 600 households from November 2003 to October 2004.（3 ）If a customer is about to buy something fun (i. e., a plasma television rather than a vacuum cleaner), he will be more inclin
6、ed to splash out on extra insurance. This is because consumers value “hedonic” items over utilitarian ones, regardless of the actual price tag. （4 ） The study also found that poorer consumers are more likely to buy “potentially unnecessary and overpriced insurance”, because they are more worried abo
7、ut the expense of replacing a product if it breaks.（ 5） But although most policies go unused, he admits that the emotional tranquility that comes with buying a new warranty is not in itself without value, even if “rationally, it doesnt make sense”.问题1选项A.This is especially true if the item is on sal
8、e, as finding an unexpected bargain leaves buyers feeling flush and pleased.B.The terms of these deals vary (and there is often a great deal of fine print), but they usually promise to repair or replace a faulty device for between one and four years.C.Only in the present century has one species man
9、acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.D.This is because consumers are more likely to buy “hedonic” items.E.They concluded that the decision to buy a warranty had a great deal to do with a shoppers mood.F.The popularity of warranties should logically depend on the likelihood of
10、a products failure, says Mr. Kalra.G.That makes warranties amazingly profitable: they generate over $ 16 billion annually for American retailers, according to Warranty Week, a trade journal.问题2选项A.This is especially true if the item is on sale, as finding an unexpected bargain leaves buyers feeling
11、flush and pleased.B.The terms of these deals vary (and there is often a great deal of fine print), but they usually promise to repair or replace a faulty device for between one and four years.C.Only in the present century has one species man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his worl
12、d.D.This is because consumers are more likely to buy “hedonic” items.E.They concluded that the decision to buy a warranty had a great deal to do with a shoppers mood.F.The popularity of warranties should logically depend on the likelihood of a products failure, says Mr. Kalra.G.That makes warranties
13、 amazingly profitable: they generate over $ 16 billion annually for American retailers, according to Warranty Week, a trade journal.问题3选项A.This is especially true if the item is on sale, as finding an unexpected bargain leaves buyers feeling flush and pleased.B.The terms of these deals vary (and the
14、re is often a great deal of fine print), but they usually promise to repair or replace a faulty device for between one and four years.C.Only in the present century has one species man acquired significant power to alter the nature of his world.D.This is because consumers are more likely to buy “hedo
15、nic” items.E.They concluded that the decision to buy a warranty had a great deal to do with a shoppers mood.F.The popularity of warranties should logically depend on the likelihood of a products failure, says Mr. Kalra.G.That makes warranties amazingly profitable: they generate over $ 16 billion annually for American retailers, according to Warranty Week, a trade journal.问题4选项A.This is especially true if the item is on sale, as finding an unexpected bargain leaves buyers feeling flush and pleased.B.The terms of these deals vary (and there is often a great deal of fine print), but th
