同济大学考博英语模拟试卷12

同济大学考博英语模拟试卷12

一、词汇（本题共30题，每题7.0分，共30分。）

1、Bysuchdemarcation,strong,representativenationalsocietiescanthenbelefttodo

whattheydobest—youngscientistsMevelopmentatnationalmeetings,and

representtheirdisciplinesatthenationallevel

A、foster

B>founder

C、found

D、foul

标准答案：A

知识点解析：四个选项的意思分别是：foster养育，促进；founder创立者；found

建立，创办；foul堵塞，弄脏。空格所在处的意思是：促进年轻科学家的发展。根

据句子意思推出正确答案是A选项。例句如下：Fosterstudyandpracticeof

creativitythinkingabilityofstudentsinmathematicsteaching.（在数学教学中培养学

生创造性思维能力的研究与实践。）

2、Histalentformusicremainedlatentuntilhiswifeboughthimaguitar.

A^hidden

sophisticated

C>delicate

D^profound

标准答案：A

知识点解析:本题中,latent的意思是“潜伏的,隐藏的A项hidden“隐藏的”符

合题意，如：Thatoldcottageishiddenamongtrees.（那座古老的农舍隐藏在树林

中。）其他三项sophisticated"复杂的”,delicate”精密的”，profound”深刻的”都不正

确。

3、Passengersarenottoleavetheireasesandpackageshere.

A、commanded

B>informed

C^notified

D、advised

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：乘客们被告知不要把行李放在这里。notifysthtosb通知某人

某事。command命令，指挥。InformsbofYabout通知,告诉。Advisesbofsth通知

或告知某人某事。

4、Congressshahmakenolawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion,orprohibitingthe

freeexercise;orabridgingthefreedomofspeech,andtherightofthepeople

peaceablytoassemble.

A、therefore

B、therein

C、thereby

D、thereof

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、Itmustguidepublicopinion,afterpresentingbothsidesofeveryissueand

pointingouttoreaderswhatmeasuresseemtopromisethegreatergood;forthegreater

number.

A^inquisitively

B、inconceivably

C、appallingly

D、impartially

标准答案：D

知识点解析：D选项“impartially公平地，无私地”符合题意。其他三项“A选项

inquisitively好问地：B选项inconceivably不可思议地;C选项appallingly令人毛骨

悚然地”都不正确。本题的空格处是说给双方公平地提供。

6、Theargumentthatchildrenarenolongeraneconomicasset,butmoreofaliability,

drewmoreattentionofthepublic.

A、productivity

B、possibility

C、responsibility

D、necessity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：liability责任，义务。responsibility责任,职责。productivity生产

力。possibility可能性。necessity必需品。

7、Spaceisfullofunseenhazardsamongwhicharecosmicrays.

A、dangers

ventures

C、galaxies

D、prospects

标准答案：A

知识点解析：hazard危险，公害。danger危险。venture冒险。galaxy银河系。

prospecl展望，前景，前程。

8、Everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehewantsto,thecolorof

hisskin.

A、withtheexceptionof

inthelightof

C>byvirtueof

D、regardlessof

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A项”除……以外”；B项“根据，依据”；C项“依靠，凭借，由于"；

D项“不顾，不管”。

9、Asmyexamsarecomingnextweekj'lltakeadvantageoftheweekendtoon

somereading.

A、catchup

B、clearup

C>makeup

D、pickup

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查词组辨析。B、D从意义上可排除；catchup表示“加紧弥

补”时，后与介词on连用。如：IhavetocatchuponmyworksoIcan'tcomeout.我

要把工作补上，不能出去了。makeup作“弥补”讲时，直接与表示赤字或不足等的

词搭配。因此，答案为A。

10、GLIMMER:DAZZLE

A、hit:strike

B、recede:abandon

C、murmur:resound

D、muse:ponder

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、TheindividualTVviewerinvariablysensesthatheorshe

isanonymous,statisticallyinsignificantpartofahugeanddiverseaudience.

A、everythingexcept

anythingbut

C^nolessthan

D、nothingmorethan

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意是：个人电视观众总是感觉他或她仅仅是众多形形色色的观众中

无名的，统计上无意义的一部分。everythingexcept“唯独没有”;anythingbut"根本

不"；nolesslhan"不少于，不亚于“；nolhingmore止an”无非是，仅仅根据题干

的意思，正确答案为D。

12、Hethejobbecauseitinvolvedtoomuchtraveling.

A、tookup

B>appliedfor

C^turneddown

D^switchedto

标准答案：B

知识点解析：各项的意思是：tookup“开始从事"；appliedfdr“申请”；turned

down“拒绝"；switchedto“转到根据句意判断，答橐为B。

13、WehavemanyholidaysfromtheendofMarchtillthebeginningofApril.Theyare

thebestdaysfor.

A、blade

B>coincidence

C^balcony

D^entertainment

标准答案：D

知识点解析：blade刀片；coincidence一致，同时发生的事：balcony阳台，包厢；

entertainment娱乐。

14、Afterspeakingforthreehours,thelecturerfoundhecouldscarcelytalk,ashehad

become.

A^dumb

B、inarticulate

C、hoarse

D^speechless

标准答案：C

知识点解析：dumb哑的，无说话能力的；inarticulate不善言辞的;hoarse嘶哑的;

speechless不能说话的。演讲者话讲的太多了，以至于嗓子嘶哑说不出话来。

15、Beingapopstarcanbequiteahardlife,withalotoftravellingheavy

schedules.

A、withregardto

asto

C、inrelationto

D、owingto

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A、B、C三项都含“关于”之意，和句意不符，D项owingio意为“由

于，因为

16、Thisbookisabouthowthesebasicbeliefsandvaluesaffectimportantof

Americanlife.

A、facets

formats

C>formulas

D、fashions

标准答案：A

知识点解析:facet方面，小平面。format构成,设计。formula方案,规则。

fashion风气，风尚。

17、Somanychildrenhaveboughttheballoonsthatthestoreisnowoutof.

A、stuff

B、material

C、stock

D^staff

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是说这么多的孩子购买气球，以至于商店没有库存了。C项

“stockn.库存，现货，备料（如havesth.instock'有存货'；sth.isoutofstock；

Thestoreisoutofstockofsth.，没有存货'）”与题意相符。其他三项中，stuffn.“原

料，材料，东西malerialn.“原料，材料；资料,素材“；staffn.“全体职工,

全体人员；参谋部”，都与题意不符。

18、Heisveryandwell-qualified,soheshouldreachthetopofthisprofession.

A、ambitious

B、urgent

C、proud

D、jealous

标准答案：A

知识点解析：A项的ambitious意为“雄心勃勃的“；B项的urgent意为“急迫的"；C

项的proud表示“骄傲，的”；D项的jealous表示“嫉妒的”。

19、Headdedatohisletterbysayingthathewouldarrivebefore8pm.

A^presidency

prestige

C>postscript

D、preliminary

标准答案：C

知识点解析：C选项：“postscript附言、后记”符合句意，A选项：presidency任

期；B选项：prestige声望，威望；D选项：preliminary预备的、初步的，都不正

确。本句空格处意为“他在信中又加了附言”。

20、AfteraconcerttourinAsia,CanadaandtheU.S.,hewillworkonafive-

languageopera.

A、confine

indulge

CNresume

D、undergo

标准答案：C

知识点解析：resume继续，重新开始；confine限制；indulge纵容；undergo经历,

遭受。

21、Althoughmoneyisalwaysuseful,itisn'tall.

A、whatthereistolife

B、towhichthereisinlife

C、thereistolife

D、thatisinlife

标准答案：C

知识点解析:定语从句,all(that)thereistohfe,that可省略。

22、Thenumberofticketsavailablewillbebythesizeofthestadium.

A^determined

BNrelated

C、consequent

D、dependent

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的四个选项中，A项determined的意思是“使决定，使下决心”,

B项related的意思是“有关的，相关的"，C项consequent的意思是“因...的结果

而起的，随之发生的(+en/upon/to)\D项dependent的意思是“取决于...的

(on/upon)”。

23、Inspiteofthewiderangeofreadingmaterialspeciallydesignedorfor

languagelearningpurposes,thereisyetnoeffectiveandsystematicprogramforthe

readingskills.

A、appointed

B、assembled

CNacknowledged

D、adapted

标准答案：

知识之解析D：本题是说尽管专门为语言学习目的而设计或编写了广泛的阅读材料,

然而至今仍没有设计出行之有效的、系统的提高阅读技巧的计划。Adaplfoi•的意

思是“使适合于；为……改编［改写『appointed的意思是“约定，指定(时间，地点),

任命，委任“，assembled的意思是"集合"，acknowledged的意思是“承认，答谢，

报偿根据题意，只有D项为正确答案。

24>Thesoundoftheroaringofatigerisheardbyjungledwellersfeelings

unease,fbrayeardoesnotelapsevictimsfallingtothetiger'sferocity.

A、always...with

B、ever...without

C^ever...with

D、never...without

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、(Despite)thePresidentwroteaconciliatoryletter(deploring)theincident,thepress

was(adamant)incontinuing(its)condemnation.

A、Despite

B、deploring

C、adamant

D、its

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、Howcanpersonalincometaxbeleviedtoasmanyaspossiblewhileatthe

sametimeensuringStatefinancesdonotsuffertoomuch?

A^interest

B、benefit

C^profit

D^concern

标准答案：B

知识点解析：四个选项的意思分别是interest“使感兴趣”；benefit“使受益”；

profit"获利“；concern”影响，涉及”。句意是：征收个人所得税，怎样能够在惠及

更多人的同时，还能保证国家财政不受太大的影响呢?所以正确答案是B选项，如

Theplantsbenefitedfromtherain(植物得益于这场雨)。

27、Wecannotbewithhimduetohismisbehavioratthemeetingyesterday.

A、pecked

B、reconciled

C>perturbed

D、presumed

标准答案：B

知识点解析：四个选项的意思分别是pecked"啄食,扔”；reconcile”使服从”,词组

reconcilewith表示“与...和解"；perlurbed“感到不安"；presumed“假定句意

是，由于昨天会议上他不礼貌，所以我们不能与他和解。根据句意可推出正确答案

是B选项。

28、Whileattemptingtolookintothecase,

A、hefounditwasdifficult

B、thecasewasdifficult

C、ithappenedthatthecaseisdifficult

D、difficultasthecase

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句子大意为：当准备着手调查该案件的时候，他发现这个案件很棘

手。本题考查语态一致和语义连贯。题干中的分句省略了动作的施动者，所以，

主句中应该有表示施动者的人称代词做主语。所以，正确答案是A。

29、Oneofthemainreasonsisthattheuniversity'sattractsstudentsandfaculty

staffallovertheworld.

A、fraud

B、respondent

C^misconduct

D、prestige

标准答案：D

知识点解析：空格所在部分的意思为：那所大学的—吸引了世界各地的学生和教

师。将各选项代入，只有prestige”威望，声望；声誉”符合题意，因此本题选D。

30、Tonyhasnottheleastofgivinguphisresearchwork.

A、intention

B、interest

C、wish

D、desire

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题答案是A。A项的意思是：iniemion意图，目的。其他各项的意

思是：interest兴趣，关心，重要性：wish愿望，心愿，请求；desire愿望，心愿，

要求。

二、阅读理解（本题共"4题，每题1.0分，共“4

分。）

Thevegetativeformsofmostbacteriaarekilledbydryinginair,althoughthedifferent

speciesexhibitpronounceddifferencesintheirresistance.Thetuberclebacillusisoneof

themoreresistant,andvibriocholeraisoneofthemoresensitivetodrying.Ingeneral,

theencapsulatedorganismsaremoreresistantthanthenon-encapsulatcdforms.Spores

arcquiteresistanttodrying;thesporesoftheanthraxbacillus,forexample,will

germinateafterremaininginadryconditionfortenyearsormore.Theresistanceofthe

pathogenicformscausingdiseaseoftheupperrespiratorytractisofparticularinterestin

connectionwithairborneinfection,forthelengthoftimethatadropletremainsinfective

isaresult,primarily,oftheresistanceoftheparticularmicroorganismtodrying.

31、Tuberculosisishighlyinfectiousbecause.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

32、Thepassageusestheterm"vegetativeforms"toreferto.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

33、Accordingtothepassage,theriskofinfectionfromairbornemicroorganismswould

likelybegreaterduringa.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

34、Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittyGenovesebeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.She

wastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.Notoneevencalledthepolice.Was

thisingunmancruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingaboutone'sfellowman?"Notso,"say

scientistsJohnBarleyandBibFatane.Thesemenwentbeyondtheheadlinestoprobethe

reasonswhypeopledidn'tact.Theyfoundthatapersonhastogothroughtwosteps

beforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethatisanemergency.Supposeyouseeamiddle-

agedmanfalltotheside-walk,ishehavingaheartattack?Isheinacomafromdiabetes?

Orisheabouttosleepoffadrunk?Isthesmokecomingintotheroomfromaleakinthe

airconditioning?Isit"steampipes",Orisitreallysmokefromafire?It'snotalwayseasy

totellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.Second,andmoreimportant,theperson

facedwithanemergencymustfeelpersonallyresponsible.Hemustfeelthathemust

help,orthepersonwon'tgetthehelpheneeds.Theresearchersfoundthatalotdepends

onhowmanypeoplearearound.Theyhadcollegestudentsintobe"tested."Somecame

alone.Somecamewithoneortwoothers.Andsomecameinlargegroups.The

receptioniststartedthemoffonthe"tests.'1Thenshewentintothenextroom.Acurtain

dividedthe"testingroom'andtheroomintowhichshewent.Soonthestudentshearda

scream,thenoiseoffileuabinelsfallingandcryIbrhelp.Allofthishadbeenpre­

recordedonatapc-rccordcr.Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedto

help.Ofthestudentsinpairs,onlytwooutofthetenhelped.Ofthestudentsingroup,

nonehelped.Inotherwords,inagroup,Americansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatothers

willact.They,themselves,needn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.Arepeople

botheredbysituationwherepeopleareintrouble?Yes,scientistsfoundthatthepeople

wereemotional,theysweated,theyhadtremblinghands.Theyfeltthatotherperson's

trouble.Buttheydidnotact.Theywereinagroup.Theiractionswereshapedbythe

actionsofthosetheywerewith.

35、Thepurposeofthepassageis.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。从第三段和第五段最后一句话可知，本文主要讲述了人们在

何时才会去提供帮助。一是在他认为确实有紧急情况出现；二是只有自己一个人才

可以提供帮助才会帮助别人，因而选B。

36、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章中并未提到，人们在给他人提供帮助时，需要对他人的安全负全

部责任。

37、Theresearchershaveconductedanexperimenttoprovethatpeoplewillactin

emergencieswhen.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。从第七、八段可知，当只有一个人出现在紧急状况周围时，

他帮助的可能性最大，这种可能性是80%。

38Themainreasonwhypeoplefailtoactwhentheystaytogetheristhat.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。从第八段"Americansoftenfailtoact...Theydonotfeelany

directresponsibility”可推知D为正确答案。

39、Theauthorsuggeststhat.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：归纳题。从最后一段可知，作者认为当人们面临紧急状况而没有援之

以手时，并不是他们无心提供帮助，而是他们的行为被周围的人极大地影响着，因

而应选A。

TheGreek'sloftyattitudetowardscientificresearchandthescientists'contemptofmility

wasalongtimedying.ForamillenniumafterArchimedes,thisseparationofmechanics

fromgeometryinhibitedfundamentaltechnologicalprogressandinsomeareasrepressed

italtogether.Buttherewasastillgreaterobstacletochangeuntiltheveryendofthe

middleages:theorganizationofsociety.Thesocialsystemoffixedclassrelationships

thatprevailedthroughtheMiddleAges(andinsomeareasmuchlonger)itselfhampered

improvement.Underthissystem,thelaboringmasses,inexchangeforthebare

necessitiesoflife,didalltheproductivework,whiletheprivilegedfew-priests,nobles,

andkings-concernedthemselvesonlywithownershipandmaintenanceoftheirown

position.Intheinterestoftheirprivilegestheydidachieveconsiderableprogressin

defense,inwarmaking,ingovernment,intrade,intheartsofleisure,andinthe

extractionoflaborfromtheirdependents,buttheyhadnofamiliaritywiththeprocessof

production.Ontheotherhand,thelaborers,whowerefamiliarwithmanufacturing

techniques,hadnoincentivetoimproveorincreaseproductiontotheadvantageoftheir

masters.Thus,withoneclasspossessingtherequisiteknowledgeaidexperience,but

lackingincentiveandleisure,andtheotherclasslackingtheknowledgeandexperience,

therewasnomeansbywhichtechnicalprogresscouldbeachieved.Thewholeancient

worldwasbuiltuponthisrelationship-arelationshipassterileasitwasinhuman.The

availabilityofslavesnullifiedtheneedformoreefficientmachinery.Inmanyofthe

commonplacefieldsofhumanendeavor,actualstagnationprevailedforthousandsof

years.NotalltheglorythatwasGreeceandthegrandeurthatwasRomecoulddevelop

thewindmillorcontrivesosimpleaninstrumentasthewheelbarrow-productsofthe

tenthandthirteenthcenturiesrespectively.Forabouttwenty-fivecenturies,two-thirdsof

thepowerofthehorsewaslostbecausehewasn'tshod,andmuchofthestrengthofthe

oxwaswastedbecausehisharnesswasn'tmodifiedtofithisshoulders.Formorethan

fivethousandyears,sailorswereconfinedtoriversandcoastsbyaprimitivesteering

mechanismwhichrequiredremarkablylittlealteration(inthethirteenthcentury)to

becomearudder.Withanyingenuityatall,theancientploughcouldhavebeenputon

wheelsandtheploughshareshapedtobiteandturnthesodinsteadofmerelyscratchingit

buttheingenuitywasn'tforthcoming.AndthevillageroftheMiddleAges,likethemen

whofirsthadfire,hadasmokeholeinthecenterofthestrawandreedthatchedroofof

hisone-roomdwelling(whichhesharedwithhisanimals),whilethemedievalcharcoal

burner(likehisStoneAgeancestor)madehimselfahutofsmallbranches.

40、Lackoftechnologicalprogressintheancientandmedievalworldswasprimarily

duetotheabsenceof.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、DuringtheMiddleAges,productivityoflabor.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、WemayinferthatachangeinclassrelationshipsafterthecloseoftheMiddleAges

producedgreaterproductivitybecause.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、Insupportinghiscontentionsabouttheancientworld,theauthorreliesmainlyon

illustrationsdrawnfrom.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

When1wasakid,Ineverknewwhatmyparents-oranyoneelse's-didfbraliving.Asfar

asIcouldtell,allgrownupshadmysteriousjobsthatinvolveddrinkinglotsofcoffeeand

arguingaboutRichardNixon.Iftheyhadjob-relatedstress,theykeptitprivate.Now

Americanfamiliesareexpectedtobemoreintimate.Whilethishasresultedinalotmore

hugs,"Iloveyou,"andattendanceatkids'footballgames,unfortunatelyweparentsalso

insistonsharingthefrustrationsofourworklives.Whilewehavecomplainedaboutour

jobsorfallenasleepincar-poollines,ourchildrenhavebeennoticing.Theyarcworried

aboutus.Anewsurvey,"AsktheChildren,"conductedbytheFamilyandWorkInstitute

ofNewYorkCity,queriedmorethan1000kidsbetweentheagesof8and18aboutiheir

parents'worklives."Ifyouweregrantedonewishtochangethewayyourparents'work

affectedyourlife,"thesurveyaskedkids,"whatwouldthatwishbe?"Mostparents

assumedthatchildrenwouldwantmoretimewiththem,butonly10%did.Instead,the

mostcommonwish(among34%)wasthatparentswouldbelessstressedandtiredby

work.AllisonLevinisthemotherofthreeyoungchildrenandaprofessionalinthe

growingfieldof"work/lifequality."Levincounselsemployeeswhoareoverwhelmedby

theirworkandfamilyobligationstocarefullyreviewtheircommitments-notonlyatthe

officebutathomeandinthecommunitytooandstartparingthemdown."It'snotabout

gettingupearlierinthemorningsoyoucangetmoredone,"shesays."It'saboutsaying

noandmakingchoices."Wccanstartbyleavingwork,andthoughtsofwork,behindas

soonaswestartthetriphome.Dosomethingtogetyourselfinagoodmood,like

listeningtomusic,ratherthanreturningcallsonthecellphone.Whenyougethome,

changeoutofyourworkclothes,lettheansweringmachinetakeyourcalls,andstay

awayfrome-mail.Whenyourkidsaskaboutyourday,tellthemaboutsomethinggood

thathappened.(Inthesurvey,69%ofmomssaidtheylikedtheirwork,butonly42%of

kidsthoughttheirmothersreallydid.)Parentscanalsode-stressbycuttingbackontheir

children'sactivities.Ifkeepingupwithyourkids'scheduleiskillingyou,insistthatbe

choosebetweenkaratelessonsandthetheatertroupe.Parentsshouldalsosneakaway

fromworkandfamilyoccasionallytohavesomefun.Ikeepabasketballinthetrunkof

mycar.Imightneverbeabletofixeverythingatworkorathome,butatleastIcanwork

onmyjumpshot.

44、Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、Theauthormentionsherownchildhoodexperiencetoshowthat.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

46Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatnowadaysthechildren.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、Thephrase"paringthemdown"inthethirdparagraphmostlikelymeans.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

48Whichofthefollowingisnotthewaytode-stresstheparents'heavyburden?

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

Whatdoconsumersreallywant?That'saquestionmarketresearcherswouldloveto

answer.Butsincepeopledon'talwayssaywhattheythink,marketerswouldneeddirect

accesstoconsumers'thoughtstogetthetruth.Now,inaway,thatispossible.Atthe

"MindoftheMarket"laboratoryatHarvardBusinessSchool,researchersarelooking

insideshoppers'skullstodevelopmoreeffectiveadvertisementsandmarketingpitches.

Usingimagingtechniquesthatmeasurebloodflowtovariouspartsofthebrain,the

Harvardteamhopestopredicthowconsumerswillreacttoparticularproductsandto

discoverthemosteffectivewaystopresentinformation.StephenKosslyn,aprofessorof

psychologyatHarvard,andbusinessschoolprofessorGeraldZaltman,overseethelab.

"Thegoalisnottomanipulatepeople'spreferences,"saysKosslyn,"justtospeaktotheir

actualdesires."Thegroup'sfindings,thoughstillpreliminary,couldradicallychange

howfirmsdevelopandmarketnewproducts.TheHarvardgroupusepositionemission

tomography(PET)scanstomonitorthebrainactivity.ThesePETscans,alongwithother

non-invasiveimagingtechniques,enableresearcherstoseewhichpartsofthebrainare

activeduringspecifictasks(suchasrememberingaword).Correlationshavebeenfound

betweenbloodflowtospecificareasandfuturebehavior.Becauseofthis,Harvard

researchersbelievethescanscanalsopredictfuturepurchasingpatterns.Accordingtoan

unpublishedpaperthegroupproduced,"Itispossibletousethesetechniquestopredict

notonlywhetherpeoplewillrememberandhavespeciilcemotionalreactionstocertain

materials,butalsowhethertheywillbeinclinedtowantthosematerialsmonthslater."

TheIlarvardgroupisnowmovingintothenextstageofexperiments.Theywillexplore

howpeoplerememberadvertisementsaspartofanefforttopredicthowtheywillreactto

aproductafterhavingseenanad.Theresearchersbelievethatoncekeyareasofthebrain

areidentified,scansonabouttwodozenvolunteerswillbeenoughtodrawconclusions

aboutthereactionsofspecificsegmentsofthepopulation.Largecorporationsincluding

CocaCola,EastmanKodak,GeneralMotors,andHallmark-havealreadysignedupto

fundfurtherinvestigations.Fortheirfinancialsupport,thesefirmsgainaccesstothe

experimentsbutcannotcontrolthem.IfKosslynandZaltmanandtheirteamreallycan

readthemindofthemarket,thenconsumersmayfinditevenhardertogetthose

advertisingjingles-outoftheirheads.

49、Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

50、WhydotheHarvardresearchersusescientifictechnologyintheexperiments?

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、WhichofthefollowingisnotInieaccordingtothepassage?

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、Whatdoes"tospeakto'*inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphmean?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、Thelastsentenceofthispassageimpliesthat.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

FederalReserveBoardChairmanAlanGreenspanlaidforththeintellectualbasisforthe

likelycontinuedaggressiveeasinginmonetarypolicyintheweeksaheadinhissemi­

annualmonetarypolicyreporttoCongress.Thebroaderpointinhispreparedtestimony

isthattheimprovedinformationandproductioncontrolsevidentintheneweconomy

inducecompaniestorespondmorequicklyandintandemtochangesintheirbusiness.

Mistakesarestillmadeasisevidencedbytheunwantedbuildupofinventoriesattheend

oflastyear,butanymistakesaremoreaggressivelyaddressedthaninthepast,asis

evidencedbymanufacturers'recentslashingofproduction.Moreover,theincreasingly

dramaticshiftsineconomicactivityareparticularlyhardonconfidence.Consumersand

businessesliterallyfreezeupduetotheheighteneduncertainty,andrunfromany

perceivedrisksandcurtailtheirspendingandinvestment.Ifconfidencedeflatesby

enough,thenarecessionwillensue.Confidencehasalsobeenunderextraordinary

pressureinrecentmonthsduetosurgingenergypricesandweakerstockprices.Higher

energybillshaveactedmuchlikeataxincrease,savethechecksarelargelybeingwritten

toforeignenergyproducers.Thelowerstockpricesarehavingamagnifiedimpactdueto

thedramaticincreaseinstockwealthsincethemid-1990s.Theconductofmonetary

policymustadjusttoallofthis,andthusrespondmorequicklyandaggressivelythanin

thepastinanefforttoshoreupconfidence.Thisexplainsthedramaticandunprecedented

action(atleastbyaGreenspan-ledFederalReserve)tocutthefederalfundsratetargetby

100basispointsinJanuary:Thisalsosuggeststhatsubstantiallymoreeasingisonthe

wayintheweeksahead.Justwhenandbyhowmuchwilldependonwhetherconfidence

continuestofall.Thechairmanmadeapointtonotethatpolicymakershavesignificant

latitudetocasepolicyaggressivelysinceinflationremainslowandtame.Despitesurging

energyprices,inflationandinflationexpectationsremaincontained.TheFederal

Reserve'seconomicprojectionsforthisyearprovidedaspartofthetestimonysupport

thisnon-recessionaryview.RealGDPisexpectedtogrowbybetween2%and2.5%

betweenthefourthquarterof2000andthefourthquarterofthisyear.Sincethisisbelow

theeconomy'spotentialgrowth,thejoblessratewillrisetoapproximately4.5%byyear's

end.Inflationwillmoderatesomewhatinresponse.Recessionrisksarerisingandashigh

astheyhavebeensincethelastdownturnalmostadecadeago.Thekeybufferbetweena

softeconomyandarecessionaryoneisconfidence,andtoday'stestimonybytheFederal

Reservechairmanclearlyindicatesthatpolicymakerswillbeasaggressiveastheyneed

tobetoensurethatconfidenceerodesnofurther.Withjustabitoflucktheywill

succeed.

54、Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe

标准答案：C

知识点解析：题干问：“这篇文章的最佳标题为?”纵观全文，作者主要讲述的是联

邦储备银行的新金融政策，因此选项C“新金融政策”为正确选项。而选项

At4Greenspan的证词”，选项B“新经济”和选项D“自信心的缔造因素”都不能成为文

章的整体中心，而只是局部中心。

55、WhichofthefollowingcanbestbeappliedtotheFedReserve'sconductof

monetarypolicy?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干问：“下面哪项最能够适用于描述联邦储备银行对金融政策的执

行?”因为文章反复说明的一个概念是“aggressive”，也就是相当积极的、具有进取心

的以及相当大胆的，因此选项A“大胆”为正确选项。而选项B“自信”，选项C'谨

慎”和选项D“适度”都不符合题干要求。

56、Accordingtothepassage,theneweconomyischaracterizedby

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题干问：“根据这篇文章，新经济主要的特征是……正确选项为

D“更好的信息和生产控制”，这在文章第2自然段有大量的阐述。而选项A“激进的

股票投资”，选项B”主席对于经济危机的极快的反应”和选项C“放宽金融政策的更

大幅度”都不是新经济的主要特征。

57>AllofthefollowingmaycontributetothedeflationofconfidenceEXCEPT

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题干问：“下面所有选项也许都导致了一种自信心的毁灭，除

了……”。正确选项为B“更少的生产控制”。而选项A“更低的股票价格”，选项

C”更高的能源价格”和选项D“看到更多的冒险”都导致了人们自信心的下降。

Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?Alot!Onaclearnightyoumightsecthe

Moon,someplanets,andthousandsofsparklingstars.Youcanseeevenmorewitha

telescope.Youmightseestarswherebeforeyouonlysawdarkspace.Youmightseethat

manystarslooklargerthanothers.Youmightseethatsomestarsthatlookwhiteare

reallyredorblue.Withbiggerandbiggertelescopesyoucanseemoreandmoreobjects

inthesky.Andyoucanseethoseobjectsinmoreandmoredetails.Butscientistsbelieve

therearesomethingsintheskythatwewillneversee.Wewon'tseethemwiththe

biggesttelescopeintheworld,ontheclearestnightoftheyear.That'sbecausethey're

invisible.They'rethemysteriousdeadstarscalledblackholes.Youmightfindithardto

imaginethatstarsdie.Afterall,ourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupinthesky

burningbrightly,givingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn'tseemtobegettingold

orweak.Butstarsdoburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.Asastar'sgasesburn,they

giveofflightandheat.Butwhenthegasrunsout,thestarstopsburningandbeginstodie.

Asthe