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1、2022年考博英语-湖北省联考考前拔高综合测试题（含答案带详解）1. 单选题Wall Street in a conceptual sense represents financial and economic power. To Americans, it can sometimes represent elitism and power politics, and its role has been a source of controversy throughout the nations history, particularly beginning around the Gilded
2、 Age period in the late 19th century. Wall Street became the symbol of a country and economic system that many Americans saw as having developed through trade, capitalism, and innovation.Wall Street has become synonymous with financial interests, often used negatively. During the mortgage mess from
3、2007一2010, Wall Street financing was blamed as one of the causes, although most commentators blame an interplay of factors. The U. S. government with the Troubled Asset Relief Program bailed out the banks and financial backers with billions of taxpayer dollars, but the bailout was often criticized a
4、s politically motivated, and was criticized by journalists as well as the public. One writer in the Huffington Post looked at FBI statistics on robbery, fraud, and crime and concluded that Wall Street was the “most dangerous neighborhood in the United States” if one factored in the $ 50 billion frau
5、d perpetrated by Bernie Madoff. Many complained that the resulting Sarbanes-Oxley legislation dampened the business climate. Interest groups seeking favor with Washington lawmakers, such as car dealers, have often sought to portray their interests as allied with Main Street rather than Wall Street.
6、When the United States Treasury bailed out large financial firms, to ostensibly halt a downward spiral in the nations economy, there was tremendous negative political fallout, particularly when reports came out that monies supposed to be used to ease credit restrictions were being used to pay bonuse
7、s to highly-paid employees. Analyst William Cohan argued that it was “obscene（肮脏的）” how Wall Street reaped “massive profits and bonuses in 2009” after being saved by “trillions of dollars of American taxpayers treasure” despite Wall Streets “greed and irresponsible risk-taking”. Washington Post repo
8、rter Suzanne McGee called for Wall Street to make a sort of public apology to the nation, and expressed dismay that people such as Goldman Sachs chief executive Lldyd Blankfein hadnt expressed contrition（悔悟）despite being sued by the SEC （Securities and Exchange Commission）in 2009. McGee wrote that “
9、Bankers arent the sole culprits, but their denials of responsibility and the occasional vague and waffling expression of regret dont go far enough to deflect anger”.But chief banking analyst at Goldman Sachs, Richard Ramsden, is “unapologetic” and sees “banks as the dynamos（发电机）that power the rest o
10、f the economy”. Ramsden believes “risk-taking is vital”. Others in the financial industry believe theyve been unfairly criticized by the public and by politicians.Images of Wall Street and its figures have loomed large. The 1987 Oliver Stone film Wall Street created the iconic figure of Gordon Gekko
11、 who used the phrase “greed is good”, which had an unexpected cultural influence, not causing them to turn away from corporate greed, but causing many young people to choose Wall Street careers.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?2.All of the following statements are tru
12、e EXCEPT（ ） .3.It can be inferred from the passage that the real root of the financial crisis is（ ） .4.In the film Wall Street, Gordon Gekko could best be described as a(n)（ ） .问题1选项A.Physical Layout of Wall Street.B.Wall Street in the Publics Eyes.C.Influences of the Film Wall Street.D.Wall Street
13、as a Financial Center.问题2选项A.Wall Street has aroused considerable public interestB.the bailout program plays a negative role in American politicsC.Wall Street is the only offender behind the global economic crisisD.the part Wall Street has played in the American economy is under attack问题3选项A.US gove
14、rnments existing legislation on business climateB.US governments politically-motivated bailout planC.Wall Streets favorable treatment to interest groupsD.Wall Streets lack of responsibility and humanity问题4选项A.idiotB.idolC.idealistD.gossip【答案】第1题:B第2题:C第3题:D第4题:B【解析】1.结合文章内容可知,第一段主要讲美国公众对华尔街的整体看法,接下来
15、的段落便是具体的描述公众眼中的华尔街。所以选项B最为恰当。2.根据第一段可知选项A正确; 根据第二段第三句“.but the bailout was often criticized as politically motivated, and was criticized by journalists as well as the public.”可知选项B正确; 根据第二段的内容可知选项D也正确,只有选项C在文中没有提及,且选项中only表述太绝对。所以本题选C。3.根据第二段分析师William Cohan说的话可知,华尔街金融危机的根源是其贪婪和不负责任的冒险行为所导致的,选项D符合原文
16、。4.根据最后一段的内容可知,电影华尔街塑造了戈登盖柯的标志性人物,他说“贪婪是好的”。这句话产生了意想不到的文化影响,不仅没有让年轻人摆脱集体的贪婪,反而让他们选择来华尔街冒险。由此可知,戈登盖柯被塑造成为了一个偶像,所以选项B正确。2. 单选题In the past, American colleges and universities were created to serve a dual purpose to advance learning and to offer a chance to become familiar with bodies of knowledge already discovered to those who wi
