考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷11（共180题）

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷11（共9

套）

（共180题）

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

Asayoungmother,everymorningat4:30a.m.KimberlyMoorewoulddropoffher

youngchildathermother-in-law'shomebeforereportingtoworkatMcDonald's.Aftera

fulldayatthefast-foodchain,accordingtotheTallahasseeDemocrat,shegotherbooks

togetherandwenttoclass,firstatTallahasseeCommunityCollegeandthenatFlorida

StateUniversity.Asinglemother,sheeventuallyearnedherMBA.Keepinghernoseto

thegrindstone,sherosethroughtheranksofthebusinessworldinFlorida,eventually

earningthetitleofChiefExecutiveOfficerofWorkforcePlus,alargeemploymentfirm.

Startingwithlittlemorethanherowninitiativeanddrivetosucceed,shereachedthe

pinnacleofthebusinessworld,makinghersaninspiringstoryofself-madesuccess,a

storyofawomanlivingtheAmericandream.AsinspiringasKimberlyMoore'sstoryis,

thereallyamazingthingaboutitisthatitisonlyasmallpartoftheincredibletapestryof

successthatistheAmericandrcam.GenerationsofAmericanshavebelievedthatin

Americatheycanworkhardtomakeabetterlifeforthemselvesthantheirparentshad

beforethem.AndeverydayAmericansheadoutthedoortojobswhere,through

dedicationandperseverance,theyworkharder,longer,andmoreproductivelythanthe

citizensofanyothernation.Whydotheydoit?WhydoAmericanslikeKimberlyMoore

worklonghoursforlowpayonlytoleaveworkandputincountlessadditionalhours

pursuingeducation?Whydosmallinvestorsstruggletofindafewdollarshereandthere

inordertoinvestinsomepossiblyriskyventure?Theshortanswer—forthemoney—

missestheessentialpoint:Americansdothesethings,theyworkharderandlonger,

becausethewealththeyearnservesagreaterpurpose.Totheparentwhocomeshome

fromaharddayatthefactoryoroffice,thesonplayingbasketballinthedrivewayorthe

daughterridinghernewbicycleonthesidewalkprovidesreasonforanyamountoflabor,

anyamountofsacrifice.Americansworkformanyreasons,butprominentamongthemis

theunwaveringdesiretoprovideagoodlife,andmaybeabetterlifethantheythemselves

hadknown,totheirchildren.IthappensfrequentlyandspectacularlyinAmerica,because

Americansareuniquelyfree.

1、Accordingtothetext,KimberlyMooreis.

A^bothadiligentworkerandatopcollegestudent

B、theChiefExecutiveOfficerofafast-foodchain

C、arolemodelofself-madesuccessforAmericans

D、aclassicalexampletobefollowedbyAmericanwomen

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第一段最后一句“…makinghersaninspiringstoryofself-made

success,astoryofawonianlivingtheAmericandream^,C应为答案。

2、BycitingtheexampleofKimberlyMoore,theauthorintendstoshowthat.

A、herstoryisasinspiringasanyotherstoryofsuccess

B、nothingisincrediblewiththeAmericandreaminmind

C>everyAmericancanreachthepinnacleofthebusinessworld

D、everyoneinAmericacanrealizehisdreamwithperseverance

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第一段最后一句“…makinghersaninspiringstoryofself-made

success,astoryofawonianlivingtheAmericandream”和第二段第——句“…itisor.lya

smallpartoftheincredibletapestryofsuccessthatistheAmericandream"，D应为答

案。

3、MostAmericansworkhardbecausethey

A、arethemostdedicatingpeopleintheworld

B、expecttohavealifebetterthaneverbefore

C、believeinbothdedicationandperseverance

D、aremoreinterestedinworkthananythingelse

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段第二、三句”…theycanworkhardtomakeabetterlifefor

themselvesthantheirparentshadbeforethem.AndeverydayAmericans...work

harder,longer,andmoreproductivelythanthecitizensofanyothernation,\B应为答

案。

4、TheauthorassumesthatAmericansworklonghoursforlowpayinorderto.

A、havetheirchildrenliveabetterlifethanthemselves

B、reachthetopofthebusinessworldassoonaspossible

C>risestepbystepthroughtheranksofthebusinessworld

D、havetimetopursuehighereducationandgetawell-paidjob

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据本文倒数第二句"Americansworkformanyreasons,butprominent

amongthemistheunwaveringdesiretoprovideagoodlife,andmaybeabetterlifethan

theythemselveshadknown,totheirchildren”,A应为答案。

5、Intheauthor'sopinion,everyAmericancanexpecttomakeabelterlife

because.

A^Americaisthewealthiestcountry

B、heisfreetochoosehisownwayoflife

C、waystomakemoneyaremanyinAmerica

D、theAmericandreamissomethingattainable

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据本文最后一句"IthappensfrequentlyandspectacularlyinAmerica,

becauseAmericansareuniquelyfree"，B应为答案。

Eachstageoflifehasdifferentmajordemandsmainlybecauseourneedschange.As

children,securityandthefamilyaretheprioritiesalthoughwemaynotthinkofthemin

thoseterms.It'swherewcestablishsomethingofwhowcarc.Asteenagers,wcarc

testingthewatersofadultlife,andasyoungadultswesearchforapartner.Thedriveto

fulfilleachofthesestagesisverystrongand,asitisusuallycombinedwithtryingto

establishareasonableeducationandfindwork,therearemanyfactorstokeepinplay.At

eachstage,ifwearelucky,wewillhaveambitionstofulfillandthemeanstodothat.

Somewillbedrivenwithalmosttunnelvision,otherstakeaneasierattitudetogetting

there,butwithoutdreamsitishardtodirectlife.Ifwearefortunateenoughtoachieve

ourdrcamswccanmoveforwardtonewonesandtheprioritiestodothatchange.For

eachperiodoflifetheprioritiesaredictatedbythatstage,andaswegrowolder,whether

welikeitornot,wegainexperience.Experiencepermitsustoseeabroaderviewifwe

arewiseenoughtotakeonboardwhatisthere.Aswemature,therigidityoftheidealism

ofyouth,theblackandwhiteapproachtolife,istemperedbywhatispossible,kind,just,

andfair.Experiencehelpsustogrowifweletit.Sooftenweresistthatgrowth,holding

ontoentrenchedbeliefswhichdonotdousanyfavors,yetourneedschangeandweare

sometimesforcedtobedifferent.Physically,evenwhenwcstayfitandable,thebody

cannotdeliverinquitethesamewayasyouth.Thiscomesasashocktomostofus

becauseweallstartlifeinthebeliefthatweareinvincibleandwillliveforever.Realityis

abitofashock.Comingtotermswiththisunderstandingallowsustomoveforward,and

therearebenefitswhichareunexpected.Whatwasdesperatelyimportantwhenwewere

youngissuddenlyseeninanewlight,andadifferentperceptionofimportanceemerges.

Extremeagecanbeasdemandingandinsensitiveasbabyhood,sowhileprioritieschange

throughlife,itseemstocomethefullcircle.Humansareaperverselot.Someneverwant

togrowup,otherswanttobeadultswiththeperceivedprivilegesofadulthoodbutnever

getold.Thecuriousfactisthateachagehasitscharmstobeenjoyedatthatperiod,but

howwelearntoappreciatethemisindividual.

6、Accordingtothetext,children

A、areinterestedinthepresentratherthanthefuture

B、havedifferentprioritiesfromteenagersandadults

C>requiremorethanbothteenagersandyoungadults

D、haveastrongdrivetoseeksecurityandfamilycare

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一段以“children"、“teenagers”和"youngadults''为例说明第一句的观

点“Eachstageoflifehasdifferentmajordemandsmainlybecauseourneedschange”，

即：人生不同阶段有不同的需求。所以，B应为答案。

7、Theauthorbelievesthatateachstageoflife,we.

A、havechancesofachievingourdreams

B、getreadytomoveforwardtoanewone

C、hopetoaccomplishsomespecificgoals

D、managetheprioritiesthatstagesetsforth

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据第三段第一句"Foreachperiodoflifetheprioritiesaredictatedby

thatstage,…”可知，人生每个阶段都要完成这一阶段所限定的任务。所以，D应

为答案。

8、Theauthorarguesthatexperience.

A^promptsustobecomemoresophisticated

B、preventsusfromtunnelvisionandrigidity

C、givesuswisdomtohandlenewchallenges

D、isreluctantlygainedwitheachpassingday

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第三段中的"Experiencepennitsustoseeabroaderview...As

wemature,therigidityoftheidealismofyouth,theblackandwhiteapproachtolife,

istemperedbywhatispossible,kind,just,andfair.Experiencehelpsustogrowif

weleiil.…”可知，经验能开阔眼界，经验能给人智慧，有益于成长。所以，C应

为答案。

9、Itisimpliedinthetextthatwe.

A、areforcedtoadapttothechangeoflife

B、dependonexperiencetomoveforward

C、arescaredoffacingtheterrifyingreality

D、sticktodeep-rootedhabitsandprejudice

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第三段中的“Sooftenweresistthatgrowth,holdingonto

entrenchedbeliefswhichdonotdousanyfavors,yetourneedschangeandweare

sometimesforcedtobedifferent”可知，随着成长，人的需求不断变化，必须适应才

行。所以，A应为答案c

10、Generallyspeaking,we.

A、areobstinateinadheringtowhateveriswrong

B、rejecttherightwaytoliveineachperiodoflife

C^resistthecompulsivedesiretoliveadecentlife

D、becomeeasilyoffendedandirritatedwithaging

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据最后一段中的“Humansareaperverselot.Someneverwantto

growup,otherswanttobeadultswiththeperceivedprivilegesofadulthoodbutnever

getold”可知，人往往不能正确对待人生的各阶段。所以，B应为答案。

EvenastheU.S.LaborDepartmentreleasedfiguresshowingthattheeconomylostmore

thanhalfamillionjobsinApril,researchersonFridaymadepublicalargestudywithan

unsettlingfinding:Losingyourjobmaymakeyousick.AresearcherattheHarvard

SchoolofPublicanalyzeddetailedemploymentandhealthdatafrom8,125individuals

surveyedin1999.2001and2003bytheU.S.PanelStudyofIncomeDynamics.Workers

wholostajobthroughnofaultoftheirown,shefound,weretwiceaslikelytoreport

developinganewailmentlikehighbloodpressure,diabetesorheartdiseaseoverthenext

yearandahalf,comparedtopeoplewhowerecontinuouslyemployed.Interestingly,the

riskwasjustashighforthosewhofoundnewjobsquicklyasitwasforthosewho

remainedunemployed.Thoughit'slongbeenknownthatpoorhealthandunemployment

oftengotogether,questionshavelingeredaboutwhetherunemploymenttriggersillness,

orwhetherpeopleinillhealtharemorelikelytoleaveajob,befiredorlaidoff.Inan

attempttosortoutthischicken-or-eggproblem,thenewstudylookedspecificallyat

peoplewholosttheirjobsthroughnofaultoftheirown—forexample,becauseofaplant

orbusinessclosure."Iwaslookingatsituationsinwhichpeoplelosttheirjobforreasons

that...shouldn'thavehadanythingtodowiththeirhealth,"saidauthorKateW.Strully,

anassistantprofessorofsociologyatStateUniversityofNewYorkinAlbany,whodid

theresearchasaRobertWoodJohnsonFoundationscholarattheHarvardSchoolof

PublicHealth."Whathappensisn'treflectingapriorcondition."Only6percentof

peoplewithsteadyjobsdevelopedanewhealthconditionduringeachsurveyperiodof

aboutayearandahalf,comparedwith10percentofthosewhohadlostajobduringthe

sameperiod.Itdidn'tmatterwhetherthelaidoffworkershadfoundnewemployment;

theystillhadaonein10chanceofdevelopinganewhealthcondition,Dr.Strullyfound.

DavidWilliams,aprofessorattheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealthwhowasnot

involvedintheresearch,saidthestudyisareminderthatjoblossandotherlifestressors

haveairemendousinipaclonbulhmenialandphysicalhealthandconiribuletothe

developmentofchronicconditions.

11、Thefindingofthelargestudywasdisturbingonaccountof.

A^therisenrateofunemployment

B、thelikelihoodofanyone'slosingjobs

C、thebigimpactonunemployedpeople

D、thereleaseofcriticaleconomicfigures

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第一段，“恰逢劳动部公布四月份减少了50多万个工作岗位的数

据时，研究人员公布了，失掉工作可能使人生病，的发现°”，A应为答案。

12、AccordingtotheanalysisofaHarvardresearcher,ifapersonbecomesunemployed,

A、heissubjecttohighbloodpressure,diabetesorheartdisease

B、heisnotlikelytodevelopanynewdiseaseifemployedsoon

C、heisdoomedtosufferfromanewdiseasesuchasdiabetes

D、heismorelikelytodevelopanewdiseaseinayearortwo

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第三段中的“Workerswholostajob...weretwiceaslikelytoreport

developinganewailinent...overthenextyearandahalf\D应为答案。

13、Itisgenerallybelievedthatjobloss,

A、doesgreatharmtoapersonphysically

hasacertainrelationshipwithillhealth

C、islikelytoaggravateone'smentalhealth

D、isduetoone'sincompetenceorpoorhealth

标准答案：B

知识点解析:根据第五段中的"Thoughit,slongbeenknownthatpoorhealthand

unemploymentoftengotegether,…”，B应为答案。

14^Bysaying"apriorcondition"attheendofparagraph7,theauthorrefersto.

A、reasonsforlosingajob

B、illnessbeforebeingfired

C、thebankruptcyofaplant

D、thefaultoftheemployee

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第七段“Iwaslookingatsituationsinwhichpeoplelosttheirjobfbr

reasonsthat...shouldn'thavehadanythingtodowiththeirhealth,\./Whathappens

isn'treflectingapriorconditioif”的上下文，B应为答案。

15、AccordingtoprofessorDavidWilliams,unemployment,

A、mayhappentoeveryemployee

B、maybeareminderofpoorhealth

C>maybehazardoustoone'shealth

D、mayleadtoseriousmentalillness

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据最后一段中的"DavidWilliams...saidthestudyisareminderthat

joblossandotherlifestressorshaveatremendousimpactonbothmentalandphysical

health...C应为答案。

Ithasbeenvaguelyassertedthat"diversityisgood.nIf"diversity"isgood,then

homogeneityoughttobebad.Itoughttobeverybadintheeyesofthehighereducation

establishmentthathasfoughtsovociferouslyinbehalfofdiversify.Togaugehow

uninterestedmanyofAmsrica'sleadingcollegesanduniversitiesareingenuine

diversity,considerhowhomogeneousthey'vebecomeinrecentyears,intermsofthe

economicbackgroundsofthestudentstheyrecruit,admit,andenroll.Between2004and

2006,virtuallyalltherichestandmosthighlyrankeduniversitiescutthepercentageof

undergraduatesfromlower-incomefamilieswhoreceivedfederalPellGrants.These

highlyrateduniversities(atleastasmeasuredbyU.S.News&WorldRcport)were

reducingtheirPellGrantpercentagesevenastheirendowments-theprofitsof

"nonprofit"corporateuniversities—weresurging.Forexample,accordingtoanew

analysisbyTheJournalofBlacksinHigherEducation,theUniversityofPennsylvania's

endowmentgrewbyathird,to$5.3billion,duringthattwo-yearperiod.Andyet,the

percentageofPennstudentseligibleforPellGrantsdroppedfrom12percent,tojust8.8

percent.Butthe"mosttroubling"aspectofthisrelentlesslyinverserelationshipbetween

universitywealthandtheeconomicdiversityofstudentsisthelongevityofthetrend,the

Journal'sreportfinds.Whetherthetimeframeis23years,13years,ortwoyears,

America*srichestandmosthighlyrankeduniversities-andoftenthemostaggressive

onesintheirdefenseofdiversity—havebecomehomogeneousbysocialandeconomic

class.Howhasthishappened?Asuniversities,particularlyprivateones,havebecome

richer,theyhavepaidmoreattentiontobuildingandmaintainingcostlyempiresdriven

bythedesiretocompeteinthemarketplaceforprestige,whereacademicqualityis

measuredbyanannualfashionshowcalled"America'sBestColleges".Aweekly

newsmagazinethatclaimstoknowagoodcollegefromamediocreoneisatthehelmof

thischarade.Inplayingtherankingsgame,universitiesspendtheirmoneylavishlyon

"stars'1.Starfacultymembers,starbuildings,starstadiums,starcoaches,andstar

students.TheworstoffendersinessencebribestudentswithhighSATscorestoenrollat

theirinstitutionsandcalltheaid"merit"scholarships,knowingfullwellthatthemoney

mostoftengoestoaffluentkidsfromthesuburbswhohaveattendedthebesthigh

schools.Merithaslittletodowithit.It'sallabouttheshow.

16、ManyleadinguniversitiesinAmerica.

callfordiversityinsincerely

BNfightfordiversityvalorously

C、takehomogeneityforgranted

D^preferdiversitytohomogeneity

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第一段中的“…intheeyesofthehighereducationestablishmentthat

hasfoughtsovociferouslyinbehalfofdiversity”和第二段中的“Togaugehow

uninterestedmanyofAmericaPleadingcollegesanduniversitiesareingenuine

diversity,considerhowhomogeneousthey'vebecome…A应为答案。

17、Thediversityinhighereducationmanifestsin.

A、theobviousincreaseofprivilegedstudents

B、thepercentageofPellGrantundergraduates

C、thesurgeofendowmentsgiventouniversities

D、theadmissionofmoreunderprivilegedstudents

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第二段第一句“…virtuallyalltherichestandmosthighlyranked

universitiescutthepercentageofundergraduatesfromlower-incomefamilies…”是证明

大学“howhomogeneous”的论据，其隐含的意思是，曾加贫困生的比例才能实现

diversity"o所以，D应为答案。

18、Theauthorthinksthatmosthighlytankeduniversities.

A^seekmoreendowmentsforthestudents

B、admitroughlythesanekindofstudents

C、pursuediversityinthestudentstheyadmit

D、aredivergentintheirpolicytorecruitstudents

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段中的“…considerhowhomogeneousthey'vebecomeinrecent

years,intermsoftheeconomicbackgroundsofthestudentstheyrecruit,admit,and

enroll"，B应为答案。

19、TheexampleoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaisgiventoshow.

A^thedropofPellGrantpercentages

B、theeconomicdiversityofstudents

C、thehomogeneityoftopuniversities

D^theinfluenceofweakhondiversity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第五段最后一句“…America'srichestandmosthighlyranked

universities...havebecomehomogeneousbysocialandeconomicclass"，C应为答案。

20、ManyuniversitiesinAmericahavebecomemorehomogeneousbecausethey

want.

A、tocompeteinthemarketforsuccess

B、tobeoneof"America'sBestColleges"

C、tohavemoremoneyiospendon"stars*'

D、toadmitkidsfromthebesthighschools

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第六段中的"…drivenbythedesiretocompeteinthemarketplace

forprestige,whereacademicqualityismeasuredbyanannualfashionshow

called'America'sBestCcllcgcs,,\B应为答案。

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷第2套

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题7.0

分,共20分。）

TherewasagreatdealtobetroubledbyinareportbytheInternationalCommitteeofthe

RedCrossdocumentingthekindsoftortureandabuseinflictedonterrorismsuspectsby

theCentralIntelligenceAgency.Onedisturbingfootnoteisthatmedicalpersonnelwere

deeplyinvolvedinfacilitatingtheabuses,whichwereintendedtocoercesuspectsinto

providingintelligence.Thereport,preparedin2007butkeptsecretuntilitwaspublished

byTheNcxvYorkReviewofBooks,wasbasedonRedCrossinterviewsinlate2006

with14"high-valuedetainees",whoincludesomeofthemostdangerousterroristsin

custody.Theprisoners'complaintsgaincredibilitybecausetheydescribedsimilarabuses

andhadbeenkeptinisolationatdifferentlocations,withnochancetoconcoctacommon

story.Variousprisonerssaidtheyhadbeensubjectedtowaterboarding,forcedtostand

fordayswiththeirarmsshackledoverhead,confinedinsmallboxes,beatenandkicked,

slammedrepeatedlyintowalls,preventedfromsleeping,deprivedofsolidfood,forcedto

remainnakedforweeksormonthsatastretch,ofteninfrigidcellsandimmersedincold

water.AllwerekeptincontinuoussolitaryconfinementfortheirC.I.A.detention,

rangingfrom16monthstomorethanfouryears.Medicalpersonnelseemtohavebeen

involvedmostlyasfacilitatorsratherthantorturersorinteiTOgators.Inonecase,they

monitoredadetainee^oxygensaturationwithadeviceattachedtohisfingerso

waterboardingcouldbestoppedbeforetheprisonersuffocated.Inanothercase,an

amputeeforcedtostandwithhisarmsshackledoverheadhadhisintactlegcheckeddaily

forsignsofdangerousswelling.Severaldetaineessaidhealthworkerssometimes

instructedinterrogatorstocontinue,adjustorstopparticularmethodsofabuse.Such

activitiesviolatetheethicalcodesofmajorhealthorganizations,bothnationaland

international.TheRedCrosscalledit"agrossbreachofmedicalethics"thatinsome

cases"amountedtoparticipationintortureand/orcruel,inhumanordegrading

treatment'*.Noneofthehealthpersonnelworeidentification,buttheprisonersinfeiTed

thattheywerephysiciansorpsychologists.Theyalsocouldhavebeenparamedics,

physician'sassistantsorotherless-trainedpersonnel.Thereportunderscorestheneedto

haveafull-scaleinvestigationintotheseabusivepracticesandintowhoprecisely

participatedinthem.Onlythenwillwcknowwhetherindictmentsor,inthecaseof

physicians,thelossofmedicallicenses,arewarranted.

1Whattroubledusmostinthereportwasthat.

A、healthworkersassistedC.I.A.toabuseprisoners

itdocumentedthetortureinflictedonprisoners

C>terrorismsuspectswerecruellytorturedbyC.I.A.

D、prisonerswerecompelledtoprovideintelligence

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第一段中的"Onedisturbingfootnoteisthatmedicalpersonnelv/ere

deeplyinvolvedinfacilitatingtheabuses”,A应为答案。

2、Theinformationexposedinthereportwascrediblesince.

A^itwasbasedonRedCrossinterviewswithdetainees

B、theNewYorkReviewofBookshadahighreputation

C、itwasprovidedbysomedangerousterroristsincustody

theabusesdescribedbyprisonerskeptinisolationweresimilar

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第二段中的"Theprisoners^omplaintsgaincredibilitybecausethey

describedsimilarabusesandhadbeenkeptinisolation...,withnochancetoconcocta

commonstory”.D应为答案。

3、Itwasreportedthatmedicalstaff.

A^compelledanamputeetostandwithhisarmsshackledoverhead

B、hadterrorismsuspectsconfinedinfrigidcellsformonthsoryears

C、forcedprisonerstoremainnakedcontinuouslyforweeksormonths

D、directedtorturersorinterrogatorstouseaparticularabusivemethod

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第四段最后一句"Severaldetaineessaidhealthworkerssometinies

instructedinterrogatorstocontinue,adjustorstopparticularmethodsofabuse"，D应为

答案。

4、Ifaphysicianwerefoundtoheinvolvedinabusingprisoners,he.

A、mighthavehismedicallicenserevoked

B、mightbechargedwithcommittingacrime

C、wouldbecondemnedforbreachingethics

D^wouldbepronouncedguiltyorsentenced

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据全文最后一句"Onlythenwillweknowwhetherindictmentsor,in

thecaseofphysicians,thelossofmedicallicenses,arewarranted"，A应为答案。

5、Thepropertitleforthistextshouldbe.

A、DetaineesAbusedbyC.I.A.

MedicallyAssistedTorture

C、AbusivePracticesinPrisons

D、TerrorismSuspectsinCustody

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文通篇谈的是医护人员参与了虐囚事件。所以，B应为答案。

AlthoughConsumersUnionconcedesthat"noconfirmedcasesofharmtohumansfrom

manufacturednanoparticleshavebeenreported",itaddsthat"thereiscauseforconcern

basedonseveralworrisomefindingsfromthelimitedlaboratoryandanimalresearchso

far."Itworriesthatparticlesthatarenontoxicatnormalsizesmaybecometoxicwhen

nanosized;thatthesenanoparticles,whicharealreadypresentincosmeticsandfood,can

moreeasily"enterthebodyanditsvitalorgans,includingthebrain",thannormal

particles;andthatnanomaterialswilllingerlongerintheenvironment.Allofthisreally

comesdowntopointingoutthatsomeparticlesaresmallerthanothers.Sizeisnota

reliableindicatorofpotentialharmtohumanbeings,andnatureitselfisfilledwith

nanoparticles.Butthedefaultassumptionofdangerfromthenewispalpable.Anti-

nanotechsentimenthasnotbeenrestrictedtoConsumersUnion*srelativelyshortlistof

concerns.InFrance,groupsofhundredsofprotestershaveralliedagainstevensuch

benignmanifestationsof:hetechnologyasthecarbonnanotubulesthatallowParkinson's

suffererstostoptremorsbydirectingmedicinetotheirownbrains.InEnglandmembers

ofagroupcalledTHRONG(ThcHeavenlyRighteousOpposedtoNanotcchGrccd)havc

disruptednanotechbusinessconferencesdressedasangels.In2005nakedprotesters

appearedinfrontofanEddieBauerstoreinChicagotocondemnoneofthemorevisible

usesofnanotech:stain-resistantpants.Thesenanopantsemploybillionsoftinywhiskers

tocreatealayerofairabovetherestofthefabric,causingliquidstorolloffeasily.It's

notquitewhatKurzweilandCrichtonhadinmind,norisit"littlerobotsinyourpants*',

asCNNputit.Butnanotechnologyarguablyembracesanyitemthatincorporates

engineeringatthemolecularlevel,includingmundaneproductslikethisone.Justasthe

nanolabelcanbebroadlyappliedtoproductsforbrandingandattention-grabbing

purposes,sotoocancriticsusethelabeltocondemnbarelyrelateddevelopmentsby

linkingthemtothe(stillhypothetical)problemsofnanopollutionandgraygoo.Butthere's

adangerinthinkingofnanotechonlyingod-or-gooterms.Peopleatbothextremesofthe

controversyfailtoappreciatethehumble,incremental,yetencouragingprogressthat

nanotechresearchersaremaking.Andfocusingondramaticvisionsofnanotechheaven

orhellmayfosterrestrictionsthatdelayorblockinnovationsthatcanextendandimprove

ourlives.

6、WhatworriesConsumersUnionisthatnanoparticlcs.

A、lingerinenvironmeniandareomnipresentinnature

B、canenterthebrainmoreeasilythannormalparticles

C>becomeessentialcomponentsofcosmeticsandfood

D、presentinproductsmaycauseharmtohumanbeings

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第一段第二句"Itworriesthatparticlesthatarcnontoxicatnormal

sizesmaybecometoxiewhennanosized；…D应为答案。

7、Theword"palpable"inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans

A、tangible

B、available

C、detectable

D、understandable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据上下文，第一段最后一句的意思是“但切实可以感到人们对新生

事物潜在危险自然而然的担心“，所以，A应为答案。

8、Theexampleofcarbonnanotubulesiscitedtoshowthat.

A、anti-nanotechsentimentpredominatesinFrance

B、nanotechrelievesthepainofParkinson'ssufferers

C、evenpotentialbenefitofnanotechmaycauseworry

D、ConsumersUnion'sworryaboutnanotechisnegligible

标准答案：C

知识点解析:根据第二段第二句"...protestersliaveralliedagainstevensuchbenign

manifetationsofthctechnologyasthecarbonnanotubules...C应为答案。

9、Itseemsthatnanopant.s.

A^areasordinaryasanymundaneproduct

B>arenotasharmful