2022年英语等级考试模拟阅读试题1

2022年英语等级考试模拟阅读试题1Togetasenseofbowwomenhaveprogressedinscience,takeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the1ofsomeofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience-startingwithErnestLawrencesinventionofthecyclotronin1931.Agenerationago,femalefaceswere2and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits3themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,4allofthemwhitemales.5display.There,amongthephotosButclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou”11seeaareportraitsofthe6headofthedepartment,ofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,whoseresearch7everythingfromthemechanicsMarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughstillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal8maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:graduateandundergraduatestudents,aboutpercentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry”stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso9.“Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter“shesays“buttherenotgettingbetterasto10--asIwouldA.circumstanceB.confidenceC.coversD]currentE.dealsF.differentG.exposingH.fastI.honoringj.hopeK.presentlyL.rareM.realisticN.siteO.virtually答案及解析1.N.参考解析空格前面是定冠词名词，依据空格前的astoriedplace和句意可知，此处所填词应当是placeN项site(场所;地点)。2.L者名词作表语。依据句意“在上一代的时候，女性的面孔还是 可知L项rare罕见最适宜依据and后面分句中的andofthemmales可进一步确定，女性面孔在上一代人中间比拟罕见。3.I.参考解析分析句子构造可知， themanydistinguishedphysicistswho...应当是对exhibits的修饰，说明是什么样的展览，所以空格处应填入分词作后置定语项exposing和I项honoring适宜。展览的目的应当是纪念的物理学家所以选I项honoring(向…表示敬)4.O.参考解析空格前的句子构造完整，空格后是allofthemmales，由此可以推断空格处应填人副词，结合上下文可知，这里说的是virtually(几乎，差不多)符合句意。5.F.参考解析依据空格前的不定冠词adisplaydifferent(不同的)最适宜。句首的but内容是不一样的，故此题选F.6.D.参考解析依据空前的me以及空后的headD项项fastMrealisticDcurrent外，其他两项明显不能修饰headofthedepartment(current生的照片中有现任系主任梅杰里·夏皮罗的肖像。7.C.参考解析空格前是 whoseresearch，空格后是everythingfrom...to..空格处应填入及物动词作whose引导的定语从句的谓语结合备选动词可知covers(包含)符合句意。8.J.参考解析空格所在处在句中作主语，依据空格前的定冠词thereal20hope9.Mbut0ptimistic恰好M项realistic很现实。10.H.参考解析空格前是notgettingbetteras，空格后是aslwouldlike，可知此空格处应填入副词。上文提到，她的态度既乐观又现实所以她认为状况正在改善但改善的速度不会像她盼望的那结合备选副词可知H项fast(快速地最适宜。参考译文l931·