职称英语综合类B级模拟76

［模拟］职称英语综合类B级模拟76

词汇选项下面共有15个句子，每个句子中均有1个词或短语带有

括号或下划线，请从每个句子后面所给的4个选项中选择1个与括号

里边部分意义最相近的词或短语。

第1题：

Irememberseeinghersomewhere<u>previously</u>.

A.before

B.ahead

C.seldom

D.secretly

参考答案：A

本句意思：我记得以前在某个地方见过她。previously意为“以前，事先”，

与before（先前,从前）意思相近。ahead预先,向前；seldom很少;secretly

偷偷地。

第2题：

Theyhadonlya<u>vague</u>ideawheretheplacewas.

A.imprecise

B.concise

C.unpolished

D.elementary

参考答案：A

本句意思：他们只是大概知道那个地方的位置。vague意为“含糊的，模糊的”，

与imprecise（不确切的）意思相近。concise简明扼要的；unpolished未经修饰

的；elementary基本的，初级的。

第3题：

Onlyhisrelativesknewhehada<u>fatal</u>illness.

A.strange

B.deadly

C.serious

D.unknown

参考答案：B

本句意思：只有他的亲人知道他得了绝症。fatal意为“致命的"，与deadly（致

死的）意思相近。strange奇怪的；serious严重的；unknown未知的。

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第4题：

Youcan<u>mock</u>,butatleastIamwillingtohaveatry.

A.smileat

B.lookdownon

C.belittle

D.laughat

参考答案：D

本句意思：你可以嘲笑我，但至少我愿意试一试。mock意为“嘲笑，嘲弄”，

与laughat（取笑，嘲笑）意思相近。smileat笑（某人或某事）；lookdownon

看不起；belittle贬低,低估。

第5题：

Crowinglevelsofpollutionrepresentaserioushealth<u>hazard</u>to

thelocalpopulation.

A.protection

B.indication

C.immunity

D.danger

参考答案：D

本句意思：日益严重的污染对当地人民的健康构成了重大威胁。hazard意为“危

险，隐患“，与danger（危险）意思相近。protection保护，防护；indication

标示，迹象；immunity免疫力。

第6题：

Eveninahighlymodernizedcountry,<u>manual</u>workisstillneeded.

A.expressive

B.physical

C.exaggerated

D.dubious

参考答案：B

本句意思：即使在一个高度现代化的国家里，体力工作依然是需要的。manual

意为“体力的"，与physical（身体的）意思相近。expressive富于表情的；

exaggerated夸张的；dubious可疑的。

第7题：

Onlythoseover70are<u>eligible</u>forthespecialpayment.

A.competitive

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B.diligent

C.qualified

D.adopted

参考答案：C

本句意思：只有70岁以上的人才有资格领取这项专款。eligible意为“有资格

的，合格的，有条件的“，与qualified（有资格的）意思相近。competitive有

竞争性的；diligent勤奋的;adopted被收养的,被采用的。

第8题：

Thedoctorshave<u>abandoned</u>thehopetorescuetheoldman.

A.left

B.givenup

C.turneddown

D.refused

参考答案：B

本句意思：医生们已经放弃了救治那个老人的希望。abandon意为“放弃”，与

giveup（放弃）意思相近。leave留下；turndown拒绝；refuse拒绝。

第9题：

Earlybookingis<u>advisable</u>.

A.possible

B.profitable

C.easy

D.wise

参考答案：D

本句意思：早订票是明智的。advisable意为“可取的，明智的"，与wise（明

智的）意思相近。possible可能的；profitable有利可图的；easy简单的。

第10题：

Thegreatchangesofthecity<u>astonished</u>everyvisitortoit.

A.attacked

B.surprised

C.attracted

D.interested

参考答案：B

本句意思：这个城市的巨大变化使所有来这个城市参观的人感到震惊。astonish

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意为“使惊讶，使吃惊”，与surprise（使惊奇）意思相近。attack攻击；attract

吸引；interest使感兴趣。

第11题：

Wehave<u>abundant</u>evidencetoprovehisguilt.

A.steady

B.plentiful

C.extra

D.meager

参考答案：B

本句意思：我们有充分的证据证明他有罪。abundant意为“大量的，充裕的”，

与plentiful（大量的）意思相近。steady平稳的；extra额外的；meager少量的。

第12题：

Theyallagreedthatthechangesthathavetakenplaceare

<u>substantial</u>.

A.significant

B.superficial

C.inadequate

D.inevitable

参考答案：A

本句意思：他们都认为发生的这些变化是重大的。substantial意为“有价值的，

重大的"，与significant（意义重大的）意思相近。superficial肤浅的；

inadequate不充足的；inevitable不可避免的。

第13题：

Theoperationcould<u>prolong</u>hislifebytwoorthreeyears.

A.broaden

B.worsen

C.extend

D.accelerate

参考答案：C

本句意思：这次手术可使他多活两三年。prolong意为“延长”，与extend（延

伸，延续）意思相近。broaden扩大；worsen恶化;accelerate加速。

第14题：

Theyare<u>unwi11ing</u>toinvestanymoremoneyintheproject.

A.unable

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B.indecisive

C.ready

D.reluctant

参考答案：D

本句意思：他们不愿意在这个项目上增加投资。unwilling意为“不情愿的，不

愿意的”，与reluctant（不情愿的）意思相近。unable无能力的;indecisive

犹豫不决的；ready准备就绪的。

第15题：

Thehotelstaffarefriendlyand<u>courteous</u>.

A.efficient

B.respectable

C.well-informed

D.respectful

参考答案：D

本句意思：旅馆服务人员友好而有礼貌。courteous意为“有礼貌的，恭敬的，

谦恭的“，与respectful（尊敬的，尊重别人的）意思相近。efficient有效的；

respectable值得尊敬的；well-informed有学问的。

阅读判断阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出7个句子，请根据短

文的内容对每个句子做出判断。

TheOnlyWayIsUp

Thinkofamoderncityandthefirstimagethatcomestomind

istheskyline.Itisfullofgreatbuildings,pointinglikefingersto

heaven.Itistruethatsomecitiesdon'tpermitbuildingstogoabove

acertainheight.Butthesearecitiesconcernedwiththepast.Thefirst

thinganycitydoeswhenitwantstotelltheworldthatithasarrived

istobuildskyscrapers.

Whenpeoplegathertogetherincities,theycreateademandfor

land.Sincecitiesareplaceswheremoneyismade,thatdemandcanbemet.

Andthebestwaytomakemoneyoutofcitylandistoputasmanypeople

aspossibleinaspacethatcoversthesmallestamountofground.That

meansbuildingupwards.

Thetechnologyexistedtodothisasearlyasthe19thcentury.

Buttheheightofbuildingswaslimitedbyoneimportantfactor.Theyhad

tobesmallenoughforpeopleonthetopfloorstoclimbstairs.People

couldnotbeexpectedtoclimbamountainattheendoftheirjourneyto

work,orhome.

ElishaOtis,aUSinventor,wasthemanwhobroughtusthelift

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一orelevator,ashepreferredtocallit.However,mostofthetechnology

isveryold.LiftsworkusingthesamepulleysystemtheEgyptiansused

tocreatethePyramids.WhatOtisdidwasattachthesystemtoasteam

engineanddeveloptheelevatorbrake,whichstopstheliftfallingif

thecordsthatholdituparebroken.Itwasthisthatdidthemostto

gainpublicconfidenceinthenewinvention.Infact,hespentanumber

ofyearsexhibitingliftsatfairgrounds,givingpeoplethechancetotry

themoutbeforesellingtheideatoarchitectsandbuilders.

Aliftwouldnotbeaverygoodthemeparkattractionnow.Going

inaliftissuchaneverydaythingthatitwouldjustbeboring.Yet

psychologistsandotherswhostudyhumanbehaviorfindliftsfascinating.

Thereasonissimple.Scientistshavealwaysstudiedanimalsinzoos.The

nearesttheycangettothatwithhumansisinobservingtheminlifts.

〃Itbreaksalltheusualconventionsaboutthebubbleof

personalspacewecarryaroundwithus一andyoujustcan'tchoosetomove

away,〃saysworkplacepsychologist,GaryFitzgibbon."Beingtrappedin

thissettingcancreatedifferenttypesoftensions,〃hesays.Somepeople

arescaredofthem.Othersusethemasanopportunitytogetclosetothe

boss.Somestandclosetothedoor.Othershideinthecorners.Mostpeople

tryandshrinkintothebackground.Butsomebehaveinawaythatmakes

othersnoticethem.Thereareafewpeoplewhojuststandinacornertaking

notes.

Don'tworryaboutthem.Theyareprobablyfromauniversity.

第16题：

Somecitiesconcernedwithpastpermitbuildingstogoaboveacertain

height.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

由文章第一段第三句和第四句话可知，一些城市因不愿意改变固有的风格而不允

许建筑物超出一定的高度。故选B。

第17题：

Inamodemcity,therehasbeenbuiltmanyskyscrapers.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

由文章第一段第一句和第二句话可知，在现代化的城市里，幢幢高楼如一根根指

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向天空的手指一般。说明现代化城市已经建了很多摩天大楼。故选A。

第18题:

Thebestwaytomakemoneyoutofcitylandistobuildupwardsformore

people.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

由文章第二段第三句和第四句话可知，在城市利用土地赚钱最好的方法就是建高

楼让更多的人居住。故选A。

第19题：

Thetechnologyofbuildingupwardsexistedintheearly19thcentury.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

由文章第三段第一句话“Thetechnologyexistedtodothisasearlyasthe

19thcentury.”可知，早在19世纪建造高楼的技术已经存在。但是并没有提到

是在19世纪早期。故选C。

第20题：

Otissoldimmediatelytheideaofthelifttoarchitectsandbuilders.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：B

由文章第四段最后一句话可知，事实上，Otis在游乐场里让大家试乘了几年后,

才把电梯的想法出售给建筑师和营造商。故选B。

第21题：

Goinginaliftisconvenienteveryday.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：C

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由文章第五段第二句话可知，乘电梯已成为再普通不过的事情了，甚至会让人厌

烦。但是并没有提到每天乘电梯是便得的。故选D。

第22题：

Peopletrappedinthislifthavedifferenttypesoftensions.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

参考答案：A

由文章第六段第二句话"Beingtrappedinthissettingcancreatedifferent

typesoftensions...v可知，人们被封闭在这个狭小空间里会产生很多不同的

情绪。故选A。

概括大意与完成句子阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任

务：（1）第23〜26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第2〜5段每段选择

1个正确的小标题：（2）第27〜30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4

个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。

AdultEducation

1Voluntarylearninginorganizedcoursesbymaturemenand

womeniscalledadulteducation.Sucheducationisofferedtomakepeople

abletoenlargeandinterprettheirexperienceasadults.Adultsmaywant

tostudysomethingwhichtheymissedinearlierschooling,getnewskills

orjobtraining,findoutnewtechnologicaldevelopments,seekbetter

self-understanding,ordevelopnewtalentsandskills.

2Thiskindofeducationmaybeintheformofself-studywith

properguidancethroughtheuseoflibraries,correspondencecourses,or

broadcasting.Itmayalsobeacquiredcollectivelyinschoolsandcolleges,

studygroups,workshops,clubs,andprofessionalassociations.

3Modernadulteducationforlargenumbersofpeoplestarted

inthe18thand19thcenturieswiththeriseoftheIndustrialRevolution.

Greateconomicandsocialchangesweretakingplace:peopleweremoving

fromruralareastocities;newtypesofworkwerebeingcreatedinan

expandingfactorysystem.Theseandotherfactorsproducedaneedfor

furthereducationandreeducationofadults.

4Theearliestprogramsoforganizedadulteducationarose

inGreatBritaininthe1790s,withthefoundingofanadultschoolin

NottinghamandamechanicsinstituteinGlasgow.Theearliestadult

educationinstitutionintheUnitedStateswasfoundedbyBenjamin

FranklinandsomefriendsinPhiladelphiain1727.

5Peoplerecognizethatcontinuedlearningisnecessaryfor

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mostformsofemploymenttoday.Forexample,partsoftheadultpopulation

inmanycountriesfinditnecessarytotakepartinretrainingprograms

atworkoreventolearncompletelynewjobs.Adulteducationprograms

arespringingupconstantlytomeettheseandotherneeds.

23-26选项

A.NecessityforDevelopingAdultEducation

B.EarlyDaysofAdultEducation

C.WaysofReceivingAdultEducation

D.GrowthofAdultEducation

E.InstitutionsofAdultEducation

F.DefinitionofAdultEducation

27-30选项

A.bysocialandeconomicchanges

B.guidedself-studyandcorrespondencecourses

C.bystudyingtogetherwithchildren

D.whattheydidnotmanagetolearnearlier

E.datesbacktotheeighteenthcentury

F.massproduction

第23题：

Paragraph2

参考答案：

c

详细解答：

文章第二段主要讲的是成人教育的方式。故选C。

第24题：

Paragraph3

参考答案：

A

详细解答：

由文章第三段最后一句话"Theseandotherfactorsproducedaneedfor

furthereducationandreeducationofadults.”可知，本段讲的是由于社会

和经济变革，成年人有必要进行继续教育和再教育。故选A。

第25题：

Paragraph4

参考答案:

B

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详细解答：

文章第四段主要讲的是早期成人教育项目的形成和早期成人教育机构的设

立，也就是成人教育初期的发展。故选及

第26题：

Paragraph5

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

由文章第五段最后一句话"Adulteducationprogramsarespringingup

constantlytomeettheseandotherneeds.可知，本段讲的是成人教育因

能满足社会需要而迅速发展。故选D。

第27题：

Someadultswanttolearn.

参考答案：

D

详细解答：

从语法上看，这里需要的是一个宾语。由文章第一段第三句话“Adultsmay

wanttostudysomethingwhichtheymissedinearlierschooling...v,

可知，一些成年人想要去学习他们在之前所没有学到的东西。故选D。

第28题:

Therearevariousformsofadulteducation,including.

参考答案：

B

详细解答：

由文章第二段第一■句话“Thiskindofeducationmaybeintheformof

self-studywithproperguidancethroughtheuseoflibraries,

correspondencecourses,orbroadcasting,可知，成年人可以通过使用图书

馆、相关课程或者广播，在合适的指导下进行自学。故选B。

第29题：

Adulteducationhasbeenmadenecessary.

参考答案:

A

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详细解答：

由文章第三段中“Greateconomicandsocialchangesweretakingplace

及“Theseandotherfactorsproducedaneedforfurthereducationand

reeducationofadults.”可知，由于社会和经济的巨大变革，成年人有必要进

行继续教育和再教育。故选A。

第30题：

Theearliestorganizedadulteducation.

参考答案：

E

详细解答：

从语法上看，这里需要一个谓语结构。从几个选项分析，只有E选项最合适。

还可以根据句意，由文章第四段第一句"Theearliestprogramsoforganized

adulteducationaroseinGreatBritaininthe1790s.,可矢口,最早的

有组织的成人教育起源于18世纪90年代的英国。故选E。

阅读理解下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面

有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4

个选项山选择1个最佳答案。

MedicalJournals

Medicaljournalsarepublicationsthatreportmedical

informationtophysiciansandotherhealthprofessionals.

Inthepast,thesejournalswereavailableonlyinprint.With

thedevelopmentofelectronicpublishing,manymedicaljournalsnowhave

WebsitesontheInternet,andsomejournalsarepublishedonlyonline.

Afewmedicaljournals,liketheJournaloftheAmericanMedical

Association,areconsideredgeneralmedicaljournalsbecausetheycover

manyfieldsofmedicine.Mostmedicaljournalsarespecialtyjournalsthat

focusonaparticularareaofmedicine.

Medicaljournalspublishmanytypesofarticles.Research

articlesreporttheresultsofresearchstudiesonarangeoftopics

varyingfromthebasicmechanismsofdiseasestoclinicaltrialsthat

compareoutcomesofdifferenttreatments.Reviewarticlessummarizeand

analyzetheinformationavailableonaspecifictopicbasedonacareful

searchofthemedicalliterature.Becausetheresultsofindividual

researchstudiescanbeaffectedbymanyfactors,combiningresultsfrom

differentstudiesonthesametopiccanbehelpfulinreachingconclusions

aboutthescientificevidenceforpreventing,diagnosingortreatinga

particulardisease.Caseconferencesandeasereportsmaybepublished

inmedicaljournalstoeducatephysiciansaboutparticularillnessesand

howtotreatthem.Editorialsinmedicaljournalsareshortessaysthat

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expresstheviewsoftheauthors,oftenregardingaresearchorreview

articlepublishedinthesameissue.Editorialsprovideaperspectiveon

howthecurrentarticlefitswithotherinformationonthesametopic.

Letterstotheeditorprovideawayforreadersofthemedicaljournal

toexpresscomments,questionsorcriticismsaboutarticlespublishedin

thatjournal.

第31题：

Themainreadersofmedicaljournalsare.

A.thegeneralpublic

B.healthprofessionals

C.medicalcritics

D.newsreporters

参考答案：B

由文章第一k段“Medicaljournalsarepublicationsthatreportmedical

informationtophysiciansandotherhealthprofessionals.”可矢口,内科

医生和其他健康专业人士是医学刊物的主要读者。故选B。

第32题：

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Manymedicaljournalsalsoarepublishedonline.

B.Afewmedicaljournalsaregeneralmedicaljournals.

C.Mostmedicaljournalsarepublishedonlyonline.

D.Mostmedicaljournalsarespecialtyjournals.

参考答案：C

由文章第二段第二句.somejournalsarepublishedonlyonline.”可矢口,

只有一些刊物仅在网上发行，而不是大部分都只在网上发行。故选C。

第33题：

Howmanymajortypesofarticlesarementionedinthepassage?

A.Five.

B.Seven.

C.Four.

D.Six.

参考答案：A

由文章第三段内容可知，医学刊物包含的文章类型有科研论文(research

articles)＞综述文章(reviewarticles)＞病例会诊和病例报告(ease

conferencesandcasereports)、社论(editorials)和读者来信(letterstothe

editor),共5种文章类型。故选A。

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第34题：

Anarticledealingwithresultsfromdifferentstudiesonthesametopic

iscalled.

A.aresearcharticle

B.areviewarticle

C.acasereport

D.aneditorial

参考答案：B

由文章第三段第三句和第四句话“Reviewarticles...Becausetheresultsof

individualresearchstudiescanbeaffectedby...onthesametopiccan

behelpful..."可知，综合同一主题的各种研究结果的文章是综述文章。故选

Bo

第35题：

Letterstotheeditorenablereadersofamedicaljournaltoexpress

commentson.

A.anymedicalevent

B.articlespublishedinthesameissue

C.articlespublishedinthatjournal

D.medicaldevelopment

参考答案：C

由文章最后一段最后一句话uLetterstotheeditorprovideawayforreaders

ofthemedicaljournaltoexpresscomments,questionsorcriticismsabout

articlespublishedinthatjournal.”可矢口,读者来信(letterstotheeditor)

使医学刊物的读者能够对刊物上发表的文章进行评论、提出问题或提出批评意

见。故选C。

PreservingNatureforFuture

DemandsforstrongerprotectionforwildlifeinBritain

sometimeshidethefactthatsimilarneedsarefeltintherestofEurope.

StudiesbytheCouncilofEurope,ofwhich21countriesaremembers,have

shownthat45percentofreptile(爬行类的)speciesand24percentof

butterfliesareindangerofdyingout.

EuropeanconcernforwildlifewasoutlinedbyDr.PeterBaum,

anexpertintheenvironmentandnaturalresourcesdivisionofthecouncil,

whenhespokeataconferencearrangedbytheadministratorsofaBritish

nationalpark.TheparkisoneofthefewareasinEuropetoholdthe

council'sdiplomafornaturereservesofthehighestquality,andDr.

PeterBaumhadcometopresentittotheparkonceagain.Hewasafraid

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thatpublicopinionwasturningagainstnationalparks,andthatthose

setupinthe1960sand1970scouldnotbesetuptoday.ButDr.Baumclearly

remainedastrongsupporteroftheviewthatnaturalenvironmentneeded

tobeallowedtosurviveinpeaceintheirownright.

〃Noareacouldbeexpectedtosurvivebothasatruenature

reserveandasatouristattraction,〃hewenton.Theshort-sighted（眼

光短浅的）viewthatreserveshadtoserveimmediatehumandemandsfor

outdoorrecreationshouldbereplacedbyfullacceptanceoftheir

importanceasplacestopreservenatureforthefuture.

〃Weforgetthattheyaretheguaranteeoflifesystems,onwhich

anybuilt-upareaultimatelydepends,〃Dr.Bantuwenton,〃wecouldmanage

withoutmostindustrialproducts,butwecouldnotmanagewithoutnature.

However,ournaturalenvironmentareas,whicharetheoriginalpartsof

ourcountryside,haveshrunktobecomemere（纯粹的）islandsinaspoiled

andhighlypollutedlandmass.〃

第36题：

RecentstudiesbythecouncilofEuropehaveindicatedthat.

A.wildlifeneedsmoreprotectiononlyinBritain

B.allspeciesofwildlifeinEuropeareindangerofdyingout

C.therearefewerspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropethan

elsewhere

D.manyspeciesofreptilesandbutterfliesinEuropeneedprotecting

参考答案：D

由文章第一段第二句话“StudiesbytheCouncilofEurope...haveshownthat

45percentofreptilespeciesand24percentofbutterfliesareindanger

ofdyingout."可知，一些种类的爬行类动物和蝴蝶正濒临灭绝，由此可推断

出它们需要受到保护。故选D。

第37题：

WhydidDr.BaumcometoaBritishnationalpark?

A.Becauseheneededtopresentitwithacouncil'sdiploma.

B.Becausehewasconcernedaboutitsmanagement.

C.BecauseitwastheonlynationalparkofitskindinEurope.

D.Becauseitwastheonlyparkwhichhadeverreceivedadiplomafrom

theCouncil.

参考答案：A

由文章第二段第二句话“TheparkisoneofthefewareasinEuropetohold

thecouncil'sdiplomafornaturereservesofthehighestquality,and

Dr.PeterBaumhadcometopresentittotheparkonceagain.”可矢口,英

国国家公园是欧洲少数几个持有最高质量自然保护区委员会执照的公园，

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Dr.Baum去那的目的就是想再次把执照授予这个公园。故选A。

第38题：

Thelastsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat.

A.peopleshouldmakeeveryefforttocreatemereenvironmentareas

B.peoplewouldgoonprotectingnationalparks

C.certainareasofcountrysideshouldbeleftintact

D.peoplewoulddefendtherighttodeveloptheareasaroundnational

parks

参考答案：C

由文章第二段最后一句话“ButDr.Baumclearlyremainedastrongsupporter

oftheviewthatnaturalenvironmentneededtobeallowedtosurvivein

peaceintheirownright.”可知,Dr.Baum始终支持这样一种观点，那就是

自然环境需要在它们自己的权利下和平地生存下去。也就是暗示乡村的一些地区

应该被完好无损地保护起来。故选C。

第39题：

InDr.Baum'sopinion,theviewthatanaturereserveshouldserveasa

touristattractionis.

A.idealistic

B.revolutionary

C.short-sighted

D.traditional

参考答案：C

由文章第三段中“'Noareacouldbeexpectedtosurvivebothasatruenature

reserveandasatouristattraction,'hewenton.Theshort-sightedview

thatreserveshadtoserveimmediatehumandemands...”可知,Dr.Baum

认为,利用自然保护区来吸引游客，满足人类的娱乐需求是一种目光短浅的观点。

故选Co

第40题：

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Wehavedevelopedindustryattheexpenseofcountryside.

B.Wehaveforgottenwhatouroriginalcountrysidelookedlike.

C.Peoplelivingonislandsshouldprotectnaturalresourcesfortheir

survival.

D.Weshoulddestroyallthebuilt-upareas.

参考答案：A

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由文章最后一段中“Wecouldmanagewithoutmostindustrialproducts,but

wecouldnotmanagewithoutnature...ournaturalenvironmentareas,which

aretheoriginalpartsofourcountryside,haveshrunktobecomemere

islandsinaspoiledandhighlypollutedlandmass.“可知,没有大多数

工业产品我们可以生存，但是没有自然我们则不能生存。自然环境区是乡村的原

始部分，但现在它们严重缩小，成为了散布在被严重破坏和污染的土地上的一座

座孤岛。由此可推断出工业的发展是以破坏乡村为代价的。故选A。

TalesoftheTerriblePast

Itisnotthejoboffictionwriterstoanalyzeandinterpret

history.Yetbywritingaboutthepastinavividandcompellingmanner,

storytellerscanbringearliererastolifeandforcereaderstoconsider

themseriously.Amongthosetakingonthetaskofrecountinghistoryare

someblackwriterswhoattempttoexamineslaveryfromdifferentpoints

ofview.

NobelPrize-winningauthorToniMorrisondealsspecifically

withthelegacyofslaveryinherbookBeloved.Themaincharacterinthis

novel,aformerslavecalledSethe,livesinOhiointheyearsfollowing

theCivilWar,butshecannotfreeherselffromherhorrificmemories.

Throughaseriesofflashbacksandbitterreminiscences,thereaderlearns

howandwhySetheescapedfromtheplantationshehadlivedon;thefate

ofherhusband,whoalsotriedtoescape;andfinally,whathappenedto

thechildcalledBeloved.Morrison'sscenesoftortureandmurderare

vividandstronglyconveythedesperationoftheslavesandthecruelty

oftheirowners.

CharlesJohnson'sMiddlePassageapproachesslaveryfroma

different,yetnolessviolent,vantagepoint.Hismaincharacter,

RutherfordCalhoun,isane'er-do-wellfreeblackAmericanwhostowsaway

onaslaveshipboundforAfricatocollectits"cargo”.Puttoworkafter

heisdiscovered,Calhounwitnessesfirsthandtheappallingconditions

inwhichthecapturedAfricansaretransported.Whentheyfinallyrebel

andtakeovertheship,hefindshimselfinthemiddle一andisforcedto

cometotermswithwhoheisandwhathisvaluesare.

NeitherBelovednorMiddlePassageisaneasyread,butboth

exemplifyAfricanAmericanwriters,attemptstobringsignificant

historicalsituationsaliveforamodernaudience.

第41题：

Thispassageismostlyabout.

A.thecausesofslaveryinAmerica

B.blackwritersinthelate20thcentury

C.whyMorrisonandJohnsonwrotethebookstheydid

D.twonovelsthatdealwithslavery

参考答案：D

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通渎全文可知，本文主要介绍了Morrison的小说Beloved和Johnson的小说

MiddlePassage中关于奴隶制的主要内容，故选D。

第42题：

Belovedisset.

A.onaslaveship

B.onaplantationbeforetheCivilWar

C.inOhioaftertheCivilWar

D.inanAfricantown

参考答案：C

由文章第二段第二句话“Themaincharactersinthisnovel...livesinOhio

intheyearsfollowingtheCivilWar.“可知，Beloved的背景设置在内战

之后的俄亥俄州。故选C。

第43题：

Thewriterseemstofeelthat.

A.everyoneshouldreadMorrison'sandJohnson'snovels

B.thebooksareworthwhilebutchallenging

C.blackwritersshouldignoreracialissues

D.wewillrepeatthepastifwedon'tlearnaboutit

参考答案：B

文章最后一段说到，这两部小说读起来都不轻松，但是它们都是非裔美国作家努

力为现代观众重现重要历史的典范之作，由此可推断出作者觉得这些作品都是值

得花费时间和精力去读并且很有挑战性的。故选B。

第44题：

Thewriteremphasizesthatthetwobooksaresimilarintheir.

A.useofflashbacks

B.treatmentofwomen

C.criticismofwhites

D.portrayalofviolence

参考答案：D

由文章第三段第一句话"CharlesJo