2019年考研英语阅读模拟题及答案【八篇】

2019年考研英语阅读模拟题及答案【八篇】It'snotentirelyclearwhymedicinehasbeensoslowtobuildonAnderson'searlysuccess.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthbudgetofficeestimatesitwillspend$432millionongene-therapyresearchin2005，andthereisnoshortageofpromisingleads.Thetherapeuticgenesareusuallydeliveredthroughvirusesthatdon'tcausehumandisease.“ThevirusissortoflikeaTrojanhorse，”saysRonaldCrystalofNewYorkPresbyterian/WeillCornellMedicalCollege.“Thecargoisthegene.”AttheUniversityofPennsylvania'sAbramsonCancerCenter，immunologistCarlJunerecentlytreatedHIVpatientswithageneintendedtohelptheircellsresisttheinfection.AtCornellUniversity，researchersarepursuinggene-basedtherapiesforParkinson'sdiseaseandararehereditarydisorderthatdestroyschildren'sbraincells.AtStanfordUniversityandtheChildren'sHospitalofPhiladelphia，researchersaretryingtofigureouthowtohelppatientswithhemophiliawhotodaymustinjectthemselveswithexpensiveclottingdrugsforlife.Animalexperimentshaveshowngreatpromise.Butsomehow，thingsgetlostinthetranslationfromlaboratorytopatient.Inhumantrialsofthehemophiliatreatment，patientsshowaresponseatfirst，butitfadesovertime.Andthefieldhasstillnotrecoveredfromthesetbackitsufferedin1999，whenJesseGelsinger，an18-year-oldwithararemetabolicdisorder，diedafterreceivinganexperimentalgenetherapyattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Someexpertsworrythatthefieldwillbetarnishedfurtherifthenextpeopletobenefitarenotpatientsbutathletesseekinganedge.Thissummer，researchersattheSalkInstituteinSanDiegosaidtheyhadcreateda“marathonmouse”byimplantingagenethatenhancesrunningability;already，officialsattheWorldAnti-DopingAgencyarepreparingtotestathletesforsignsof“genedoping.”Buttheprincipleisthesame，whetheryou'retryingtohelpahealthyrunnerrunfasterorallowamuscular-dystrophypatienttowalk.“Everybodyrecognizesthatgenetherapyisaverygoodidea，”saysCrystal.“Andeventuallyit'sgoingtowork.”1.ThecaseofAshanthiDesilvaismentionedinthetextto____________.[A]showthepromiseofgene-therapy[B]giveanexampleofmoderntreatmentforfataldiseases[C]introducetheachievementofAndersonandhisteam[D]explainhowgene-basedtreatmentworks2.Anderson‘searlysuccesshas________________.[A]greatlyspeededthedevelopmentofmedicine[B]broughtnoimmediateprogressintheresearchofgene-therapy[C]promisedacuretoeverydisease[D]madehimanationalhero3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?[A]Ashanthineedstoreceivegene-therapytreatmentconstantly.[B]Despitethehugefunding，generesearcheshaveshownfewpromises.[C]Therapeuticgenesarecarriedbyharmlessviruses.[D]Gene-dopingisencouragedbyworldagenciestohelpathletesgetbetterscores.4.Theword“tarnish”(line5，paragraph4)mostprobablymeans____________.[A]affect[B]warn[C]trouble[D]stain5.Fromthetextwecanseethattheauthorseems___________.[A]optimistic[B]pessimistic[C]troubled[D]uncertain答案：ABCDA【第二篇】Accordingtopsychologists(心理学家),anemotionisarousedwhenamanoranimalviewssomethingaseitherbadorgood.Whenapersonfeelslikerunningawayfromsomethinghethinkswillhurthim,wecallthisemotionfear.ifthepersonwantstoremovethedangerbyattackingit,wecalltheemotionanger.Theemotionsofjoyandlovearearousedwhenwethinksomethingcanhelpus.Anemotiondoesnothavetobecreatedbysomethingintheoutsideworld.itcanbecreatedbyaperson'sthoughts.Everyonehasemotions.Manypsychologistsbelievethatinfantsarebornwithoutemotions.Theybelievechildrenlearnemotionsjustastheylearntoreadandwrite.Agrowingchildnotonlylearnshisemotionsbutlearnshowtoactincertainsituationsbecauseofanemotion.Psychologiststhinkthattherearetwotypesofemotion：positiveandnegative.Positiveemotionsincludelove,liking,joy,delight,andhope.Theyarearousedbysomethingthatappealstoaperson.Negativeemotionsmakeapersonunhappyordissatisfied.Theyincludeanger,fear,despair,sadness,anddisgust.ingrowingup,apersonlearnstocopewiththenegativeemotionsinordertobehappy.Emotionsmaybeweakorstrong.Somestrongemotionsaresounpleasantthatapersonwilltryanymeanstoescapefromthem.inordertofeelhappy,thepersonmaychooseunusualwaystoavoidtheemotion.Strongemotionscanmakeithardtothinkandtosolveproblems.Theymaypreventapersonfromlearningorpayingattentiontowhatheisdoing.Forexample,astudenttakinganexaminationmaybesoworriedaboutfailingthathecannotthinkproperly.Theworrydrainsvaluablementalenergyheneedsfortheexamination.56.Welearnfromthepassagethatanemotioniscreatedbysomething___________.A)onethinksbadorgoodB)onefeelsindangerC)onefacesintheoutsideworldD)onetriestoescapefromreallife57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)Childrenlearnemotionsastheygrowup.B)Babiesarebornwithemotions.C)Emotionsfallintotwotypesingeneral.D)Peoplecancopewiththenegativeemotionsinlife.58.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthispassageisto___________.A)explainwhypeoplehaveemotionsB)showhowpeopleavoidthenegativeemotionsC)explainwhatpeopleshoulddobeforeemotionsD)defineandclassifypeople'semotions59.Wecansafelyconcludethatastudentmayfailinanexamif___________.A)hecannotthinkproperlyB)hecan'tpayattentiontoitC)hecan'tpayattentiontoitD)heisnotfullofenergy60.Asusedinthelastsentence,theworddrainsmeans___________.A)stopsB)tiesC)weakensD)flowsgradually答案1.A2.B3.D4.B5.C【第三篇】Scientistshaveknownsince1952thatDNAisthebasicstuffofheredity.They'veknownitschemicalstructuresince1953.TheyknowthathumanDNAactslikeabiologicalcomputerprogramsome3billionbitslongthatspellsouttheinstructionsformakingproteins，thebasicbuildingblocksoflife.Buteverythingthegeneticengineershaveaccomplishedduringthepasthalf-centuryisjustapreambletotheworkthatCollinsandAndersonandlegionsofcolleaguesaredoingnow.CollinsleadstheHumanGenomeProject，a15-yearefforttodrawthefirstdetailedmapofeverynookandcrannyandgeneinhumanDNA.Anderson，whopioneeredthefirstsuccessfulhumangene-therapyoperations，isleadingthecampaigntoputinformationaboutDNAtouseasquicklyaspossibleinthetreatmentandpreventionofhumandiseases.Whattheyandotherresearchersareplottingisnothinglessthanabiomedicalrevolution.LikeSiliconValleypiratesreverse-engineeringacomputerchiptostealacompetitor'ssecrets，geneticengineersaredecodinglife'smolecularsecretsandtryingtousethatknowledgetoreversethenaturalcourseofdisease.DNAintheirhandshasbecomebothablueprintandadrug，apharmacologicalsubstanceofextraordinarypotencythatcantreatnotjustsymptomsorthediseasesthatcausethembutalsotheimperfectionsinDNAthatmakepeoplesusceptibletoadisease.Andthat'sjustthebeginning.Forallthefeveredworkbeingdone，however，scienceisstillfarawayfromtheBraveNewWorldvisionofengineeringaperfecthuman—orevenaperfecttomato.Muchmoreresearchisneededbeforegenetherapybecomescommonplace，andmanydiseaseswilltakedecadestoconquer，iftheycanbeconqueredatall.Intheshortrun，themostpracticalwaytousethenewtechnologywillbeingeneticscreening.DoctorswillbeabletodetectallsortsofflawsinDNAlongbeforetheycanbefixed.Insomecasestheknowledgemayleadtotreatmentsthatdelaytheonsetofthediseaseorsoftenitseffects.Someonewithageneticpredispositiontoheartdisease，forexample，couldfollowalow-fatdiet.Andifscientistsdeterminethatavitalproteinismissingbecausethegenethatwassupposedtomakeitisdefective，theymightbeabletogivethepatientanartificialversionoftheprotein.Butinotherinstances，almostnothingcanbedonetostoptheravagesbroughtonbygeneticmutations.(409words)1.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatCollinsandAndersonandlegionsofcolleagues_____.[A]knowthathumanDNAactslikeabiologicalcomputerprogram[B]havefoundthebasicbuildingblocksoflife[C]haveaccomplishedsomegeneticdiscoveryduringthepasthalf-century[D]aremakingabreakthroughinDNA2.CollinsandAndersonarecitedinthetexttoindicateallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.[A]time-consumingeffortisneededtoaccomplishthedetailedmapofinhumanDNA[B]humangene-therapyoperationsmaybeappliedtothepatients[C]gene-therapynowisalreadygenerallyusedtothetreatmentandpreventionofhumandiseases[D]informationaboutDNAmaybeusedinthetreatmentandpreventionofhumandiseases3.Theword“pirate”(line2，paragraph3)means______.[A]onewhorobsatseaorplundersthelandfromthesea[B]onewhomakesuseoforreproducestheworkofanotherwithoutauthorization[C]totake(something)bypiracy[D]tomakeuseoforreproduce(another'swork)withoutauthorization4.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat_____.[A]engineeringaperfecthumanisnotfeasibleforthetimebeing[B]it‘simpossibleforscientiststoengineeraperfecttomato[C]manydiseaseswillneverbeconqueredbyhumanbeings[D]doctorswillbeabletocureallsortsofflawsinDNAinthelongrun5.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe______.[A]DNAandHeredity[B]TheGeneticRevolution[C]ABiomedicalRevolution[D]HowtoApplyGeneticTechnology参考答案：DCBAB【第四篇】Directions：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Theauthorofsomefortynovels,anumberofplays,volumesofverse,historical,criticalandautobiographicalworks,aneditorandtranslator,JackLindsayisclearlyanextraordinarilyprolificwriter—afactwhichcaneasilyobscurehisveryrealdistinctioninsomeoftheareasintowhichhehasventured.Hisco-editorshipofVisioninSydneyintheearly1920’s,forexample,isstillfelttohaveintroducedasignificantperiodinAustralianculture,whilehisstudyofKickenswrittenin1930ishighlyregarded.Butofallhisworkitisprobablythenoveltowhichhehasmadehismostsignificantcontribution.Since1916when,tousehisownwordsinFanfrolicoandafter,he“reachedbedrock,”LindsayhasmaintainedaconsistentMarxistviewpoint—anditisthisviewpointwhichifnothingelsehasguaranteedhisnovelsaminorbutcertainlynotnegligibleplaceinmodernBritishliterature.Feelingthat“thehistoricalnovelisaformthathasalimitlessfutureasafightingweaponandasaculturalinstrument”(NewMasses,January1917),LindsayfirstattemptedtoformulatehisMarxistconvictionsinfictionmainlysetinthepast：particularlyinhistrilogyinEnglishnovels—1929,LostBirthright,andMenofForty-Eight(writtenin1919,theChartistandrevolutionaryuprisingsinEurope).Basicallytheseworkssetout,withmostsuccessinthefirstvolume,tovivifythehistoricaltraditionsbehindEnglishSocialismandattemptedtodemonstratethatitstood,inLindsay’swords,forthe“truecompletionofthenationaldestiny.”Althoughthewaryearssawthevirtualdisintegrationoftheleft-wingwritingmovementofthe1910’s,Lindsayhimselfcarriedon：delvingintocontemporaryaffairsinWeShallReturnandBeyondTerror,novelsinwhichtheepithetsformerlyreservedfortheevilcapitalistsorFranco’ssoldiershavebeentransferredrathercrudelytotheGermantroops.AfterthewarLindsaycontinuedtowritemainlyaboutthepresent—tryingwithvaryingdegreesofsuccesstocometotermswiththeunradicalpoliticalrealitiesofpost-warEngland.Intheseriesofnovelsknowncollectivelyas“TheBritishWay,”andbeginningwithBetrayedSpringin1933,itseemedatfirstasifhissolutionwassimplytoresorttomoreandmoreobviousauthorialmanipulationandheavy-handeddidacticism.Fortunately,however,fromRevoltoftheSons,thisprocesswasreversed,asLindsaybegantoshowanincreasingtendencytoignorepartysolutions,tofailindeedtogiveanythingbutthemostelementarypoliticalconsciousnesstohischaracters,sothatinhislatest(andwhatappearstobehislast)contemporarynovel,ChoiceofTimes,hishero,Colin,endsonanoteofdesperation：“Everythingmustbedifferent,Ican’tlivethiswayanylonger.ButhowcanIchangeit,how?”Tohiscreditasanartist,Lindsaydoesn’tgivehimanyexplicitanswer.1.Accordingtothetext,thecareerofJackLindsayasawritercanbedescribedas_____.[A]inventive[B]productive[C]reflective[D]inductive2.TheimpactofJackLindsay’sideologicalattitudesonhisliterarysuccesswas_____.[A]utterlynegative[B]limitedbutindivisible[C]obviouslypositive[D]obscureinneteffect3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,JackLindsayfirmlybelievesin______.[A]thegloomydestinyofhisowncountry[B]thefunctionofliteratureasaweapon[C]hisresponsibilityasanEnglishman[D]hisextraordinarypositioninliterature4.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.[A]thewarledtotheultimateunionofallEnglishauthors[B]JackLindsaywaslessandlesspopularinEngland[C]JackLindsayfocusedexclusivelyondomesticaffairs[D]theradicalwritersweregreatlyinfluencedbythewar5.Accordingtothetext,thespeechattheendofthetex__________t.[A]demonstratestheauthor’sownviewoflife[B]showsthepopularviewofJackLindsay[C]offerstheauthor’sopinionofJackLindsay[D]indicatesJackLindsay’schangeofattitude参考答案：BCBDD【第五篇】Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?Don’tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?Humanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousas,say,publichangingsorbearbaiting.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Spectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolence.Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple：theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally-admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincages,orpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimproved,butbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.Thelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluence.Ifwebanneddangerousandviolentsports,wewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankind.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.21.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsisA.notveryhigh.B.high.C.contemptuous.D.critical.22.ThemainideaofthispassageisA.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolence.C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.23.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansisA.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday’speople.B.togiveanexample.C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.24.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?A.Three.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.25.ThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisA.that,bybanningtheviolentsports,wehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.B.that,bybanningthedangeroussports,wecanimprovethelaw.C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.D.toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchange.参考答案：AADBA【第六篇】Thepurposeofaninterviewistofindoutifyourgoalsandthegoalsofanorganizationarecompatible.Othergoalsoftheintervieware：toanswerquestionssuccessfully，obtainanyadditionalinformationneededtomakeadecision，accentyourspecialstrengths，establishapositiverelationship，showconfidence，andtosellyourself.Basedonthesegoals，placeyourselfintheroleoftheintervieweranddevelopanticipatedquestionsandanswerstothreecategories：companydata，personaldata，andspecificjobdata.Youalsodevelopquestionswhichyouwillasktodeterminehowwellyourcareergoalsmatchtheneedsoftheorganization.Thesequestionsincludeboththoseyouwouldaskbeforeajobofferandthoseyouwouldaskafterajoboffer.Priortotheinterview，acquaintyourselfwiththelawspertainingtojobdiscrimination.Thisknowledgewillenhanceyourchancesofbeingconsideredonanequalstandingwithotherapplicants.Todevelopconfidence，adequatelypreparefortheinterview.Focusonhowyoucanbestservetheorganizationtowhichyouareapplying.Thenrehearseuntiltheroughedgesaresmoothedandyousoundconvincingtothosewithwhomyouhavepracticed.Sincetheinterviewwillcenteronyou，properself-managementprocessisdividedintofourstages：thebeforestage，thegreetingstage，theconsultationstage，andthedeparturestage.Thebeforestageincludeswritingaconfirmationletter，concentratingonappearanceandnonverbalcommunication，developingyourportfolio，anticipatingquestionswithpositiveresponses，andarrivingearly.Thegreetingstageincludesgreetingeveryonecourteously，usingwaiting-roomsmarts，usingyourtimewisely，andapplyingproperprotocolwhenmeetingtheinterviewer.Theconsultationstageincludesresponsivenessandenthusiasm，knowingwhentointerjectkeypoints，showingsincerity，highlightingyourstrengths，andlisteningintently.Thedeparturestageincludesleavingonapositivenote，expressingappreciation，expressinginterest，leavingpromptly，andmakingnotesimmediatelyafterdeparture.Tosavetimeandmoneyandofferconveniencetoprospectiveemployeesandemployers，videotapingandsatellitevideophonesmaybecomeacommonmethodofinterviewing.Beingateaseinfrontofacamerawouldbeimportantforthesetypesofinterviews.Followingtheinterview，writethank-youletterstoeachpersonwhointerviewedyouandtothosewhohelpedyougettheinterview.Wheninvitedforasecondinterview，gopreparedbyusingyournotesandfeedbackfromtheinterviewtozeroinonwhatthecompanywants.Ifthecompanydoesn‘trespondintwoweeks，callbackorwriteafollow-upletter.Youmaygetturneddown.Ifso，trytofindoutwhyasameansofself-improvement.Followingajoboffer，takeafewdaystoconsiderallelementsandthencallorwritealettereitheracceptingordecliningtheoffer-—whicheverisappropriate.Ifyouacceptandyouarepresentlyemployed，writeaneffectiveletterofresignation，departingonapositivenote.1.Theword“compatible”inthefirstsentenceprobablymeans____.[A]inagreement[B]inconflict[C]complementary[D]practicable2.Thewriteradvisesyoutofamiliarizeyourselfwiththelawsconcerningjobdiscriminationsothat____.[A]youcanshowyourprospectiveemployeryouhaveawiderangeofknowledge[B]youstandonequalchanceofbeinghiredwithotherapplicantstothejob[C]youwillrefusetogiveanswerstoanyquestionsagainstthecurrentlaws[D]youknowhowtobehavewithinthelimitoflawsattheinterview3.Atwhichstageshouldyouemphasizeyourqualificationsforthejob?[A]Thebeforestage.[B]Thegreetingstage.[C]Theconsultationstage.[D]Thedeparturestage.4.Ifyouaregivenasecondinterview，itismostimportantforyouto____.[A]writeathank-youlettertoeachpersonwhointerviewedyoulasttime[B]findoutexactlywhatthecompanywantsofyou[C]learnfromthelastinterviewandimproveyourself[D]consideralltheelementsthatareimportantforthejob5.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith____.[A]howtomanageaninterview[B]howtoapplyforajobvacancy[C]howanapplicantshouldbehaveduringaninterview[D]howtomakeyourprivategoalcompatiblewiththoseofanorganization参考答案：ABCBA【第七篇】TheWallStreetJournalhascontinuedastheworld’smostcrediblenewssourceandonethatrefusedtoconformtothepassingprejudiceanderrorofthejournalisticherd.NaturallytheJournalreceivesongoingabusefromtheherdforitsdistressingindependence.Yet,rarelyisthecriticismstraightforwardbutratheranassaultontheconservatismoftheJournal’seditorialpage,whichstrikesconformistjournalistsasaninsultandistherealcauseoftheherd’sdistress.RatherthecriticismfocusesontheJournal’sbottomline,itssluggishshareprice,andrumorsthatthefamilycontrollingthepaper,theBancroftfamily,isunhappyandabouttosellit.TherumorsoftheBancrofts’unhappinessareallhighlyexaggeratedandquicklyrefuted.Forthisproudfamilywhoseancestor,ClarenceW.Barron,purchasedtheJournalandwithittheDowJonesnewsservicein1902conceivesofitsownershipasa“publictrust.”ThatishowRoyA.Hammer,alawyerandtrusteefortheentitiesthroughwhichtheBancroftscontrolthepaper,describedtheirsenseofownership.Thisisnotsounusual.GreatnewspapershavealwaysplayedamajorroleinAmericanciviclife.Isaid“greatnewspapers,”seriousnewspapers,thekindthatputgatheringnewsaheadofsensationalism.Mostofthetrulyprofitablenewspapersinthecountrytodayareessentiallyshoppingcircularswithsomecheapjournalismprintedonthosepagesnotdevotedtoshoppingmallsales.Thegreatnewspaperchainstakeoverlocalpapers,firejournalists,andsetouttofilltheirpageswithstillmoreadvertisements.Well,theysupplyaservice.Theyletreadersknowabouttheprice,say,ofchickenattheGiantorsnowtiresattheCVS.Butfewerandfewerlocalnewspaperssupplymuchnewsandanalysis.Greatnewspapersdo,andnotonethatIknowofmakesavastamountofmoney.Greatnewspapersdohelptosettheagendaforthenation.Theybreakstoriesofcorruptionoronothervitalmatters.OneofthefewthingsIfindadmirableabouttheNewYorkTimesisthatitscontrollingfamily,theSulzbergerfamily,isnotintentonsqueezingeverypennyofprofitoutofitsflagshippaper.ThuslastweekwhenIreadalongcritiqueintheTimesoftheWallStreetJournal’smanagementforitssluggishfinancialperformance,Idiscoveredhypocrisy.Thehypocrisyisallthegreatercomingfromliberalswhoarecriticizingconservativesfortheirallegeddevotionthe“AlmightyDollar.”Profitsareessentialtoallbusinesses.Foronethingtheyareaveryaccuratepollofthepopulace’stastes,butthereareotherservicessomecorporationssupplytosociety.BoththeJournalandtheTimessupply—attoohighacost—informationthatenlightensthecitizenry.1.Thejournalisticherd’sdistressiscausedbytheWallStreetJournal’s_____.[A]credibility[B]prejudice[C]conformism[D]professionalism2.TheBancroftfamilypurchasedtheWallStreetJournalto_____.[A]sellitforahigherprice[B]promotetheDowJonesnewsservice[C]dominatethegreatnewspaperschains[D]influenceAmericanciviclife3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatgreatnewspapers_____.[A]havetoengageinaformofsensationalism[B]makeabiggerprofitthanlocalpapers[C]supplymuchnewsandanalysis[D]refusetoaccepttheerrorofthejournalisticherd4.Theauthorsays“Idiscoveredhypocrisy”(Lastline,Paragraph4),because_____.[A]theTimeswasinvolvedincorruption[B]theTimeswasbecomingprofit-driven[C]theTimeswasattackingtheJournal[D]theJournalwasinfinancialdifficulty5.Theauthorseemstobelievethatallthenewspapersshould_____.[A]maxmizetheprofit[B]satisfythepublic’stastes[C]providesocialservices[D]informthereadersatahighcost参考答案：1.C2.D3.C4.B5.C【第八篇】It’splaincommonsense—themorehappinessyoufeel,thelessunhappinessyouexperience.It’splaincommonsense,butit’snottrue.Recentresearchrevealsthathappinessandunhappinessarenotreallytwosidesofthesameemotion.The