2018年考研《英语一》真题(完整版)_第5页

　　36.The financial problem with the USPS is caused partly by

　　[A]. its unbalanced budget.

　　[B] .its rigid management.

　　[C] .the cost for technical upgrading.

　　[D]. the withdrawal of bank support.

　　37. According to Paragraph 2, the USPS fails to modernize itself due to

　　[A]. the interference from interest groups.

　　[B] .the inadequate funding from Congress.

　　[C] .the shrinking demand for postal service.

　　[D] .the incompetence of postal unions.

　　38.The long-standing complaint by the USPS and its unions can be addressed by

　　[A] .removing its burden of retiree health care.

　　[B] .making more investment in new vehicles.

　　[C] .adopting a new rate-increase mechanism.

　　[D]. attracting more first-class mail users.

　　39.In the last paragraph, the author seems to view legislators with

　　[A] respect.

　　[B] tolerance.

　　[C] discontent.

　　[D] gratitude.

　　40.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　　[A] .The USPS Starts to Miss Its Good Old Days

　　[B] .The Postal Service: Keep Away from My Cheese

　　[C] .The USPS: Chronic Illness Requires a Quick Cure

　　[D] .The Postal Service Needs More than a Band-Aid　　Part B

　　Directions:

　　The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A-G and filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraphs C and F have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

　　A. In December of 1869, Congress appointed a commission to select a site and prepare plans and cost estimates for a new State Department Building. The commission was also to consider possible arrangements for the War and Navy Departments. To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected, and construction of a building to house all three departments began in June of 1871.

　　B. Completed in 1875, the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied, with its elegant four-story library (completed in 1876), Diplomatic Reception Room, and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood, Oriental rugs, and stenciled wall patterns. The Navy Department moved into the east wing in 1879, where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.

　　C. The State, War, and Navy Building, as it was originally known, housed the three Executive Branch Departments most intimately associated with formulating and conducting the nation's foreign policy in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century-the period when the United States emerged as an international power. The building has housed some of the nation's most significant diplomats and politicians and has been the scene of many historic events.

　　D. Many of the most celebrated national figures have participated in historical events that have taken place within the EEOB's granite walls. Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, and George H. W. Bush all had offices in this building before becoming president. It has housed 16 Secretaries of the Navy, 21 Secretaries of War, and 24 Secretaries of State. Winston Churchill once walked its corridors and Japanese emissaries met here with Secretary of State Cordell Hull after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

　　E. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectural heritage of the United States. Designed by Supervising Architect of the Treasury, Alfred B. Mullett, it was built from 1871 to 1888 to house the growing staffs of the State, War, and Navy Departments, and is considered one of the best examples of French Second Empire architecture in the country.