专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷21（共166题）

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷21（共

9套）

（共166题）

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、选择题（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。）

Consideringthatindustryanalystsclaimthathospitalpricecalculationsarearbitrary,we

askedhospitalsnationwideasimplequestion:Howdoyoucalculateyourstickerprices?

Fivedeclinedtocommentordidn'tprovideananswer,leavingMurrayAskinazi,senior

vice-presidentandCFOofLawrenceHospitalCenterinBronxville,NewYork,tooffer

thisexplanation:ForanoutpatientMRI（核磁共振成像）,asanexample,hishospital

calculatesitschargebasedonsuchfactorsasthecostofbuyingorleasingthemachinery,

thewearandtearonthatmachine,staffsalaries,theclimatecontrolandelectricbill,

cleaningcosts,localcompetitivepricing,andothercostsrelatedtothehospitafs

overhead,likemalpracticeinsurance.Surprisingly,medicalservicescanvarywildlyfrom

onehospitaltothenext.Themedianchargeforacuteappendicitisadmissionsat289

medicalcentersandhospitalsthroughoutCalifornia,forexample,rangedfrom$1,529to

almost$183,000,anArchivesofInternalMedicinestudyreportedinApril.WithinSan

Franciscoalone,therangebetweenthelowestandhighestchargewasnearly$172,000.

Buthospitalstickerpricesmatteronlytoalimitedextentbecausetheytypicallyget

trumped（胜过）byahigherpower:theamountsthatinsurancecompaniesarewillingto

payforthoseservices.Thefiguresaredeterminedbyanegotiatedcontractthatdictates

therateatwhichthecompanieswillreimbursethehospitalonthepatient'sbehalf.In

addition,theratespaidbyMedicareandMedicaid,Askinaziadds,oftenfailtocoverthe

hospital'scostofprovidingtheserviceinthefirstplace,whichmeanssomeofthosecosts

areoftenshiftedtocommerciallyinsuredpatients.Now,allthosefactorsaffectthemath

foronesimpleoutpatienttest.Foraninpatienthospitalstay,thosecomputationssprout

intoanintricatevineinwhicheveryservice（fromradiologytopathology）generatesits

owncharges.Thehospitalalsohasfacilitycharges,coveringroomandboard,certain

room-usefces（suchastheoperatingroom）,andnursingservices,allofwhichget

consolidatedintothebillsenttoyouandyourinsurancecompany.Astechnology

advances,thosechargesrise.PalmerhadaclientfromLouisville,Kentucky,whowas

astonishedtoreceiveachargeof$45,330fbraprostatesurgeryandanovernight

stay（insurancewouldcoveronly$4,845）.ThebillingdepartmenttoldPalmerthatthe

steeppricewasnotonlybecauseitwasaroboticprocedurebutalsobecausepatientswho

receivethehigh-techsurgeryshortlyafterthehospitalstartsofferingitarchelpingto

recoup（偿还）thefacility'sequipmentcosts.

1、WhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromParagraphThree?

A、Someofthehospitalcostswillbecoveredbycommercialinsurancecompanies.

B、Theinsurancecompaniesarewillingtopayforallthecharges.

C、Hospitalstickerpricesusuallygettrumpedbyahighpowerfromthehospital.

D、Theratethatinsurancecompanieswillpayisdeterminedbythemselves.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。艰据题干提示定位到第二段。该段末尾提到，一部分医疗费

用会由商业保险公司支讨，|A|与文意表述一致，故为正确答案。［B］含有绝对词

all,且所表述内容在文中并未提及，故排除；该段第一句提到了医院标价问题的影

响有限，因为另一个更加强大的因素对病人的影响更大：保险公司愿意为医疗服务

支付的数额，由此可知，该因素并不是来自医院，而是来自保险公司，故排除

［C］；由该段第二句可知，保险公司赔偿比率由公司和患者协商决定，所以排除

［D］o

2、"Anintricatevine"inParagraphFourrefersto.

A、thedifficultyforaninpatienthospitalstay

B、thehugeamountofhospitalcharges

C、theproblemincalculatinghospitalcharges

D^thecomplexityofhospitalcharges

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义题。根据题干提示定位到第四段第二句。aniniricalevine的字面

意思为“一棵错综复杂的葡萄藤“，结合下文内容Thehospitalalsohasfacility

charges>coveringroomandboard,certainroom—usefbes…可知»医院账单很复

杂，每一项服务都会产生各自的费用，故［D］为正确答案，同时排除［B］。［A］和［C］

在文中并未提及，故均排除c

3、TheexampleofPalmer'sclientinthelastparagraphindicatesthat.

A、thetechnologyappliedinmedicalservicesisquiteadvanced

B、theclientspent$45,330onaprostatesurgery

C、theimprovementoftechnologymayleadtotheriseofhospitalcharges

D、thesurgerywasconductedbyrobotsonly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题。艰据题干提示定位到最后一段。由该段第一句可知，随着科

技的进步，医院收费也随之上升，接下来所举的例子旨在论证这一主题，故［C］为

正确答案。［A］属于断章取义，故排除；［B］的细节表述有误，45330美元的花费不

仅包括手术费用，还包括住院费、高科技手术设备费，故排除；［D］含有绝对词

only,与文意不符，故排除。

ConservationistsonTuesdayappealedtocountriestourgentlyaddressnewthreatsto

whales,dolphinsandothercetaceans(鲸类动物)asclimatechangeopensuppreviously

inaccessibleareasoftheArcticandindustriesmoveintonewareas.Asemotional

argumentsbrokeoutintheannualInternationalWhalingCommission's(IWC)conference

betweenpro-andanti-whalingnationsovertherightofsmall,aboriginalgroupstohunta

fewwhaleseachyear,WWFappealedtocountriestobetterregulatefishingandstopthe

oilandgasindustriesdevastatingpopulations."Afewthousandwhalesarckilledeach

yearbecauseofwhalingbut300,000whales,dolphinsandothercetaceansarekilledjust

infishinggear.Nowthegreaterthreatisfromtheoilandgasindustries.Cetaceanshave

sofarbeenluckybecausetheArctichasbeenmostlyinaccessiblebutasclimatechange

developsnewareasareopeningup.Thesearesomeofthemostimportantareasleftibr

whalesandcetaceans,"saidWendyEliott,headoftheWWFdelegationtothemeetingin

Panama."ItisessentialthattheseissuesareaddressedbytheIWC.Butwhaling

governmentslikeNorway,IcelandandJapanrefusetoacknowledgetheconservation

committeeoftheIWCanddonotparticipate."Shellplanstobegindrillingoperationsin

theBeaufortandChukchiseasoffAlaskaasearlyasthismonth,andotheroilcompanies

areplanningnewoff-shoredrillingplatformsintheRussianfareastnearthefeedingarea

ofcriticallyendangeredwesterngraywhales.Thereareonlyanestimated26breeding

femalesremainingandtheoil-richzoneoffSakhalinIslandistheonlyplacewherethey

canteachtheircalvestofeed,saidElliott."Thiscouldmarkthebeginningofamassive

oilexplorationeffort,“shesaid.TheIWC,whichisregularlytornbydisputes,grants

five-yearpermitstocommunitieswithastrongtraditionofsubsistencewhaling.This

year,severalCaribbeancountries,includingSt.VincentandtheGrenadines,aswellas

theUSA,RussiaandDenmarkareaskingapprovalfromthecommissionfortheirannual

quotaofwhalestoberenewed.Mostwhalingopponentsdonottrytoblocksmall-scale

aboriginalhuntsastheydonotthreatenlargerwhalepopulations.Whilegovernments

arguethattheuseofwhalesanddolphinscontributetonationalfoodsecurity,cultural

preservationandsustainablelivelihoods,someareseenbyconservationistsasill-

disguisedcommercialwhaling.OnMonday,pro-whalingcountriesledbyJapanshot

downaLatinAmerican-ledproposaltocreateano-killzoneforwhalesinthesouthern

AtlanticOcean.Argentina,Brazil,SouthAfricaandUruguayputforwardaproposalto

declarethesouthernAtlanticano-killzoneforwhales,alargelysymbolicmeasureas

whalingendedtherelongago.Thirty-eightcountriesvotedinfavorofthemeasureand

21votedagainst,withtwoabstentions.Undercommissionrules,proposalsneedtoenjoy

a"consensus"of75%supportforapproval.

4、Accordingtothepassage,theheateddisputesintheannualIWCconferencewere

about.

A、theurgencyofhandlingnewthreatstowhales

B>thesmallnativegroups'rightofwhalehunting

C、thepoormanagemenloffishing

D、thedrillingofoilintheArctic

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文章第二段提到，在国际捕鲸委员会的年度大会上，支持与

反对捕鲸的国家围绕原住民小团体每年少量捕鲸的权利展开了激烈的争论，所以选

|B]o[A『处理鲸鱼面临的新威胁的紧迫性”在第一段中有所提及，但这是环保人士

于周二呼吁各国所做的事情，故排除；[C]“捕鱼业管理不善”和[D]“在北极勘探日

油”在第二段中有所提及，但这是世界自然基金会呼吁各国改进的地方，并非会议

争论的问题，因此均排除。

5、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastheresponsibilitiesofIWC?

A、Toregulatewhaleshunting.

B、Tomakewhalesadapttoclimatechange.

C、Tograntwhalingpermits.

D、Torenewannualquotaofwhales.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第三段中虽然提到气候变化，但指的是随着气候变化活跃起

来，北极新开发的地区将逐渐开放，并未表明国际捕鲸委员会的责任是让鲸鱼适应

天气的变化，所以［B］为正确答案。第二段和第四段第一句都表明国际捕鲸委员会

负责管理捕鲸，因此排除［A］；由第六段第一句可知，国际捕鲸委员会可以给予一

些团体五年的捕鲸许可证，故排除［C］：第六段第二句提到一些国家请求委员会批

准其年度捕鲸配额的延期，故排除［D］。

6、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheproposalabouttheno-killzonewas.

A、denied

B、accepted

C、postponed

D^upintheair

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。文章倒数第二段第一句表明，以日本为首的支持捕鲸的国家

否决了在南大西洋设立晾鱼禁猎区的提案，由此可知［A］为正确答案。如果不熟悉

短语shotdown,也可以从文章最后一段做出推断，即根据委员会的规定，提案需

有75%的成员国“一致”支持才能通过，而该段第一句表明，有38个国家投票支持

该提案.21个国家反对.2个国家弃权，由此推知，该提案的支持率大约是

62%,低于75%,由此可知该提案“被否决了”。

Alzheimer'sdiseasehasnocure.Thereare,however,fivedrugs-knownandapproved

thatcanslowdownthedevelopmentofitssymptoms.Theearliersuchdrugsare

administered,thebetter.Unfortunately,thediseaseisusuallyfirstnoticedwhenpeople

complaintotheirdoctorsofmemoryproblems.Thatisnormallytoolateforthedrugsto

domuchgood.AsimpleandreliabletestforAlzheimer'sthatcanbeadministeredto

everybodyovertheageof65,beforememory-losssetsin,wouldthereforebeuseful.

TheoLuidcr,oftheErasmusUniversityMedicalCentreinRotterdam,andhiscolleagues

thinktheyhavefoundone—butitworksonlyinwomen.Theymadetheirdiscovery,just

reportedintheJournalofProteomeResearch,bytappingintoalong-term,continuing

studythatstartedin1995withI,077non-dementedandotherwisehealthypeopleaged

between60and90.Atthebeginningoftheproject,andsubsequentlyduringtheperiods

1997-1999and2002-2004,participantswerebroughtinforabatteryofneurological（神

经学的）andcognitiveinvestigations,physicalexaminations,brainimagingandblood

tests.Duringthefirsttenyearsofthestudy,43ofthevolunteersdevelopedAlzheimer's

disease.WhenDr.Luidcrcomparedbloodsamplesfromthesepeoplewithsamplesfrom

43oftheirfellowvolunteers,matchedforsexandage,whohadremainedAlzheimer's-

free,hefoundsomethingstartling.Levelsofasubstancecalledpregnancyzoneprotein

hadbeenunusuallyhigh,evenbeforetheirsymptomsappeared,insomeofthosewho

wentontodevelopAlzheimer'sdisease.Those"some",itturnedout,wereallwomen.

Onaverage,levelsofpregnancyzoneproteininthosewomenwhowentontodevelop

Alzheimer'swerealmost60%higherthanthoseofwomenwhodidnot.Inmen,levelsof

theproteinwerethesameforboth.Thereasonforthiscuriousresultseemstobethatthe

brainplaques(斑块)associatedwithAlzheimer'sdiseasearethemselvesturningout

pregnancyzoneprotein.Certainly,whenDr.Luiderappliedachemicalstainspecificto

thatproteintotheplaquesofdeadAlzheimer'spatientsbefoundtheproteinpresentin

them.Confusingly,though,itwasthereintheplaquesofbothsexes.Presumably,female

cells(andthereforetheplaquesoffemalebrains)niakemoreofitthanmalecellsdo.But

thatremainstobeproved.Whateverthereason,however,thisresultmeansthatwomen,

atleast,maysoonbeabletotellwhetherandwhentheyareatriskofAlzheimer's—and

thusdosomethingaboutitbeforetheystartlosingtheirminds.

7、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A、NomedicationcanslowdownthedevelopmentofAlzheimer'ssymptoms.

B、PeoplewhoalwayscomplainaremostlikelytohaveAlzheimer'sdisease.

C、DoctorshadbettertackleAlzheimer'sdiseasewhenpeopleare65yearsold.

D、TodetectAlzheimer'sdiseasebeforememorylossiscrucial.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。第一段最后一句提到，如果有一种简单、可靠的方法能在患

者记忆力开始衰退之前检测出该病，并且适用于任何65岁以上的人，这种方法会

大有裨益，所以［D］“在患者记忆力衰退之前诊断出阿尔茨海默病是很重要的”陈述

正确，故为正确答案，同时可知［C］是对这句话字面意思的曲解，故排除；根据本

段第二句可知，有五种药物可以减缓阿尔茨海默病症状的恶化，故排除［A］；|B］是

对本段第四句“不幸的是，这一疾病往往是在人们向医生抱怨记忆力出现问题时才

开始被注意到“字面意思的曲解，故排除。

8、WhatdoesDr.Luidefsstudytellusaboutthepregnancyzoneprotein?

ItneverincreasesbeforetheappearanceofAlzheimer'ssymptoms.

B、Levelsofitremainstableformen'slifetime.

C、WomendevelopingAlzheimer'susuallyhavelowerlevelsofit.

D^ThebrainplaquesconnectedwithAlzheimer'sproduceit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。第五段第一句提到，出现这一惊人现象的原因似乎是与阿尔

茨海默病有关联的脑部斑块自身产生了孕区蛋白质，故［D］“与阿尔茨海默病有关的

大脑斑块产生了孕区蛋白质”为正确答案。根据第三段最后一句可知，在一些患者

的阿尔茨海默病症状出现之前，孕区蛋白质含量已经异常高，故排除［A］；根据第

四段可知，出现上述症状的多为女性，而男性则不同，他们患有阿尔茨海默病之前

和之后，孕区蛋白质的水平都是一致的，所以［C］陈述错误，故排除；同时可知,

［B］曲解了本句的意思，故排除。

Itwasnotsolongagothatparentsdroveateenagertocollegecampus,saidatearful

goodbyeandreturnedhometowaitaweekorsoforaphonecallfromthedorm.Momor

Dad,inturn,mightwriteletters—yes,withpens.Butgoingtocollegethesedaysmeans

neverhavingtosaygoodbye,thankstoncar-saturationofcellphones,e-mails,instant

messaging,texting,FacebookandSkype.Researchersarelookingathownewtechnology

maybedelayingthepointatwhichcollege-boundstudentstrulybecomeindependent

fromtheirparents,andhowphenomenasuchastheintroductionofunlimitedcalling

planshavechangedthenatureofparent-childrelationships,andnotalwaysforthebetter.

Studentswalkingfrombiologyclasstothegymcaneasilyfillafewminuteswithacall

toMom'sofficetowhine（抱怨）aboutaprofessor'slecture.Dadcanpassalongfamily

newsviae-mail.Dailytextmessagingisnotuncommon.Someresearchsuggeststhat

today'syoungadultsareclosertotheirparentsthantheirpredecessors.Professorshave

figuredoutthatsomekidsaree-mailingpapershomeforparentstoedit.AndSkypeand

Facebookmightbemorethanjustchancestoseeafacethat'smissedathome:parents

canpeerintotheirlittledarling'smessydormroomorhismessysociallife.Expertssaid

thechangedatesto9.11,whichuppedparents'anxietyoverbeingoutoftouchwiththeir

children.Andtherisingcostofcollegecanthreatenparents'willingnesstoletchildren

makemistakesastheylearnhowtobeadults.Manyoftoday'scollegestudentshavehad

somuchoftheirscheduleprogrammed,sotheymaynotknowwhattodowithtimeand

solitude,saidBarbaraHofer,aMiddleburyCollegepsychologyprofessor.Researchers

arelookingatthesechangingrelationships,formedinthelastfewyearsafterparentsgot

smartphonesandFacebookaccountstooandlearnedhowtousethem,"There'sa

tremendousdiversityinhowkidshandlethis.Somemaintainoldrules.Butformany,

manyyoungpeople,theygrowupessentiallywiththeideathattheydon'thaveto

separatefromtheirparents,'*saidTurklca,professorattheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technologywhosespecialtyistechnologyandrelationship."It'sabouthavingan

adolescencethatdoesn'tincludethekindofseparationthatweusedtoconsiderpartof

adolescence,"sheadded.HoferandcolleaguessurveyedstudentsatMiddleburyin

VermontandattheUniversityofMichigan,twoschoolsdifferentinmanyways.Buiat

both,parentsandstudentswereincontactfrequently,anaverageofmorethan13timesa

week.Theparentsoftoday'scollegestudentswereadvisedtogetinvolvedinthe

children'slivestocommunicate,communicate,andcommunicate.Allthattalkcansignal

aclose,usefulrelationship,butitalsocanleavekidslackingwhattheyneedtofendfor

themselves.

9、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A、parentsfeelgreatlyrelievedaftersendingtheirchildrentocollege

B、parentstodayhavequickaccesstotheirchildren'scampuslife

C、Today'syoungadultsarewell-preparedfordealingwithloneliness

D、thereisalackofcommunicationbetweenyoungadultsandtheirparents

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推理题。由第一段第三句可知，由于各种先进的通信技术与工具的普

及，如今即使父母送子女去外地上大学也并不意味着长久的分离。第二段结合具体

事例进行说明：学生给家长打电话交流课程，把论文发邮件给父母修改，父母给孩

子发邮件通报家庭事务，通过斯盖普网和脸谱网了解孩子的生活等，这些都说明当

今的父母拥有各种快捷途径了解孩子的学校生活，故［B］为正确答案。由第三段第

一句可知，9」1事件的发生增加了父母对失去与子女的联系而产生的焦虑感，

［A］“父母送孩子上大学后感到十分安心”与原文不符，故排除；由第三段最后一句

可知，现如今很多大学生可能并不知道如何面对孤独，故排除［C］；如上所述，父

母可以通过很多途径了解孩子的大学生活，同时文章结尾处提到的调查显示学生与

父母之间沟通频繁，故排除［D］。

10、Accordingtothepassage,thechangeofparent-childrenrelationshipshaslittletodo

with.

A、children'sstrongdesiretobeindependent

B、theeasyaccessandlowcostofcommunication

C、therisingcostofhighereducation

D、parents,anxietyderivedfrom9.11

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。艰据题干关键词parent-childrelationships定位至第一、三段

以及第四段。由第四段第四句可知，现在很多年轻人在成长中形成的基本理念是

“孩子不必离开父母”，因此目前这种亲子关系的变化与“孩子想要独立的强烈愿望”

没有什么关系，故［A］为正确答案。根据第一段最后一句可知，无限制通话计划等

活动的推出将改变亲子关系的性质，故排除［B］；根据第三段前两句可知，亲子关

系的变化与9/1事件后父母产生的焦虑感，以及不断上涨的大学费用有关，故排

除［C］和［D］。

二、简答题（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。）

11、PASSAGEONE

标准答案：Whyahospitalbillcostswhatitcosts.

知识点解析：本题考查对文章的整体把握。通过文章第一段提出的问题Howdo

youcalculateyourstickerprices?以及MurrayAskinazi的解释：hishospitalcalculates

itschargebasedonsuchfactorsas…可知，文章主要谈论的是医院账单如何计算的问

题。接下来的几段谈论的是影响医院账单的因素，因此答案为Whyahospital历11

costswhatilcosts0

12、PASSAGETWO

标准答案：Oilandgasindustries.

知识点解析；文章第三段中温辿・埃利奥特所说的迂表明，如今，对于鲸鱼来说更

大的威胁来自于石油和天然气工业，所以答案为Oilandgasindustrieso

PASSAGETHREE

13、Whatdoestheword"non-demented"inParagraph2probablymean?

标准答案：Meniallyclear.

知识点解析：根据第二段第二句…with1,077non-dementedandotherwisehealihy

peopleagedbetween60and90.可知,调查研究的对象是1077名60岁到90岁之

间的non-dcmentcd且healthy的人，其中的andotherwise表明这两个词在意思上是

并列、递进的关系；再限据第三段前两句可知，在研究的前十年里，志愿者中有

43人患上了阿尔茨海默病，后面又将这些患阿尔茨海默病的病人与未患病者送行

比较。综上所述，答案为Mentallyclear。

14、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutDr.Luider'sstudy?

标准答案：Optimistic.

知识点解析：根据本文最后一句可知，作者认为路易德博士的发现意味着女性可以

尽早得知其是否会患上阿尔茨海默病，以及什么时候可能会患上该病—因此，医

生可以在她们记忆力衰退前采取一些措施。可见，作者对这项研究持乐观的态度，

故答案为Optimistico

15、PASSAGEFOUR

标准答案：Technologycanbeadouble-edgedsword.

知识点解析：根据全文可知，作者的真正意图在于探究技术发展在给人们生活带来

便利的同时，是否产生了一些负面的影响，特别是在保持真正有益于年轻人成长的

亲子关系问题上，故答案为Technologycanbeadouble-edgedswordu

专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共70题，每题1.0分，共70分。)

(1)Inwalksthesethreegirlsinnothingbutbathingsuits.I'minthethirdcheck-outslot,

withmybacktothedoor,soIdon'tseethemuntilthey'reoverbythebread.Theonethat

caughtmyeyefirstwastheoneintheplaidgreentwo-piece.Shewasachunkykid,with

agoodtanandasweetbroadsoft-lookingcanwiththosetwocrescentsofwhitejust

underit,wherethesunneverseemstohit,atthelopofthebacksofherlegs.Istoodthere

withmyhandonaboxofHiHocrackerstryingtorememberifIrangitupornot.Iringit

upagainandthecustomerstartsgivingmehell.She'soneofthesecash-register-

watchers,awitchaboutfiftywithrougeonhercheekbonesandnoeyebrows,andIknow

itmadeherdaytotripmeup.She'dbeenwatchingcashregistersfortyyearsand

probablyneverseenamistakebefore.(2)BythetimeIgotherfeatherssmoothedandher

goodiesintoabag—shegivesmealittlesnortinpassing,ifshe'dbeenbornattheright

timetheywouldhaveburnedheroverinSalem——bythetimeIgetheronherwaythe

girlshadcircledaroundthebreadandwerecomingback,withoutapushcart,backmy

wayalongthecounters,intheaislebetweenthecheck-outsandtheSpecialbins.They

didn*tevenhaveshoeson.Therewasthischunkyone,withthetwo-piece-itwasbright

greenandtheseamsonthebrawerestillsharpandherbellywasstillprettypalesoI

guessedshejustgotit(thesuit)—therewasthisone,withoneofthosechubbyberry-

faces,thelipsallbunchedtogetherunderhernose,thisone,andatallone,withblack

hairthathadn'tquitefrizzedright,andoneofthesesunburnsrightacrossundertheeyes,

andachinthatwastoolong—youknow,thekindofgirlothergirlsthinkisvery

"striking"and"attractive'butneverquitemakesit,astheyverywellknow,whichiswhy

theylikehersomuch—andthenthethirdone,thatwasn'lquitesotall.Shewasthe

queen.Shekindofledthem,theothertwopeekingaroundandmakingtheirshoulders

round.Shedidn'tlookaround,notthisqueen,shejustwalkedstraightonslowly,onthese

longwhiteprimadonnalegs.Shecamedownalittlehardonherheels,asifshedidn't

walkinherbarefeetthatmuch,puttingdownherheelsandthenlettingtheweightmove

alongtohertoesasifshewastestingthefloorwitheverystep,puttingalittledeliberate

extraactionintoit.Youneverknowforsurehowgirls'mindswork(doyou「eallythink

it'samindinihereoriusialitllebuzzlikeabeeinaglassjar?)butyougottheideashe

hadtalkedtheothertwointocominginherewithher,andnowshewasshowingthem

howtodoit,walkslowandholdyourselfstraight.(3)Shehadonakindofdirty-pink一

beigemaybe,Idon'tknow—bathingsuitwithalittlenubblealloveritand,whatgotme,

thestrapsweredown.Theywereoffhershouldersloopedloosearoundthecooltopsof

herarms,andIguessasaresultthesuithadslippedalittleonher,soallaroundthetop

ofthecloththerewasthisshiningrim.Ifithadn'tbeenthereyouwouldn'thaveknown

therecouldhavebeenanythingwhiterthanthoseshoulders.Withthestrapspushedoff,

therewasnothingbetweenthetopofthesuitandthetopofherheadexceptjusther,this

cleanbareplaneofthetopofherchestdownfromtheshoulderboneslikeadentedsheet

ofmetaltiltedinthelight.Imean,itwasmorethanpretty.(4)Shehadsortofoakyhair

thatthesunandsalthadbleached,doneupinabunthatwasunraveling,andakindof

primface.WalkingintotheA&Pwithyourstrapsdown,Isupposeit'stheonlykindof

faceyoucanhave.Sheheldherheadsohighherneck,comingupoutofthosewhite

shoulders,lookedkindofstretched,butIdidn'tmind.Thelongerherneckwas,themore

ofhertherewas.

1、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.1that"I"probablyis.

A、acashregister

B、agovernmentofficial

C、aprofessionalathlete

D、acollegestudent

标准答案：A

知识点解析：原文第一段提及当“我”把已经扫码结账的饼干又扫码一次时，那位

50岁左右的妇人责难了“我”，“我”认为她就是那种盯住收银员不放的人，可知“我”

就是收银员，故A项“收银员”为答案。因此排除B项、C项、D项。

2、Thephrase"rangitup"inPara.1probablymeans.

A、checkeduptheboxofcrackers

B、checkedofftheboxofcrackers

C、checkedintheboxofcrackers

D、checkedouttheboxofcrackers

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文第一段第五句和第六句提到作者将饼干rangitup两次，受到了

那位50岁左右的妇人的责难，那位妇人看起来就是那种紧盯收银员不放的人，可

以推测，作者作为收银员将饼干结账两次，才受到责难的，因此D项“将HiHo饼

干结账”为答案。checkup意为“检查”，checkoff意为“核对"，checkin意为“登

记”，都不符合题意，因此排除其他各项。

3、Itcanbeinferredfrom"Youneverknowforsurehowgirls'mindswork(doyou

reallythinkit'samindinthereorjustalittlebuzzlikeabeeinaglassjar?)"(Para.2)that

"I'1am.

A、ignorant

humble

C、arrogant

D、sensitive

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文第二段最后一句提及“谁也说不清女人的头脑是怎么活动的(你

真认为那是头脑吗？还是只是一点儿嗡嗡的响声，像被关在玻璃罐里的一只蜜蜂

呢？)……”，可见，作者的态度是傲慢的，故C项“傲慢自大的”为答案。因此排除

A项、B项、D项。

(1)Whoeverwishestocollectfromthemouthofthepeopleshouldhurry;folksongsare

disappearingoneafteranother.ThuswroteLudolfParisius,aGermansongcollector,

nearlytwocenturiesago.Othershavesincesaidthesame,forjustasspokenlanguages

candie,sotoocanmusicalones.(2)Acenturyagosong-collectionwasanimportantpart

ofthestudyofmusicallanguages.Therewerearchivesof"fieldrecordings"inBerlin,

LondonandWashingtonDC,whichcouldexpressdeepsocialtruth;theywerethe

heartbeatofhumanity.Theyservedotherpurposes,too.Likemanyoftheir

contemporaries,ZoltanKodalyandBelaBartok,twoHungarianswhovisitedMagyar

villagesintheearly1900s,usedthefolkmusictheyhoovereduptoenrichtheirown

compositions.(3)Meanwhile,thenascentrecordcompanieswerealsogettinginonthe

act.ButtheBritishGramophoneCompanyanditsGermanandAmericanrivalshadlittle

interestinmusicology.ThesongsanddancestheyrecordedinCentralandSouth-East

Asiawereforsalebacktothepeopleofthoseregions,whowould,itwashoped,buythe

expensiveequipmentneededtoplaythem.Itisasweethistoricalironythattheirshellac

discsarenowmusicologicaltreasures:someantiqueBalinesepiecesareknownsolely

becauseintheearly1930saCanadiancomposerboughtsomeofthoserecordsinashop

inBali.Thewarehousemanager,angrythathiswareswerenotselling,smashedtherest

inarage.(4)Itwasonlyin1933,whenJohnLomax,anAmericanfolklorist,began

makinghismarathoncollectionofrecordingsfromtheAmericanSouthfortheLibraryof

Congress,thatthesignificanceoffieldrecordingsbecamegenerallyrealised.Bythemid-

1900stheworldwasbeingscuurcdbymusicolugislsseekinglodocuincnlandpreserve,

withethnographiclabelsgivingthemaltruisticsupport:FolkwaysinAmerica,Topicin

BritainandOcora,setupbytheFrenchgovernmentinitiallytorecordthemusicofthe

FrenchWestAfricancoloniesastheymovedtowardsindependence.Itwasameasureof

theprestigeattachedtofield-recordingsthat,in1977,oneoftheNonesuchlabel's

recordingsoftraditionalBalinesegamelanmusicwassentintoouterspaceaspartofthe

VoyagerGoldenRecord.(5)Theworldmusicboomofthe1990swasgalvanisedbya

bcst-scllingCubanalbum,"BuenaVistaSocialClub".Whocouldnotbefiredbythe

spectacleofsomeveryoldmenandwomen(andtheirlabel)strikinggoldwithforgotten

musicofirresistiblecharm?Recordcompaniesrushedtojointhebonanza,butitlasted

onlyafewyears.Thegrowthofdigitalmediaandthedeclineinthemarketforspecialist

CDs(andrecordshops'increasingreluctancetostockthem)turnedboomintobust.This

slumphittheethnographiccompanieshard.Somecloseddown,andothersabandoned

CDsinfavourofdigitaldistribution.Thelong-awaitedreleaseofDust-to-Digitafsboxof

Moroccanfieldrecordings,madeinthe1950sbyPaulBowles,authorof"TheSheltering

Sky",highlightsanothermarketingploy:withBowles'snoteshandsomelypresentedina

leather-boundbook,theboxisanart-objectinitself.ButTopicnowsurvivesonits

backlist,andisnolongerabletofinancenewfieldrecordings;Ocorastillbravely

continuestoproducethem,thoughitsdirectorSergeNoel-Ranaivoadmitsthelabel's

futureis"notassured".(6)SmithsonianFolkwaysisinfinefettle,inlargepartbecauseof

itsunparalleledresources.Thenot-for-profitlabeloftheAmericanmuseumfollowsthe

policyofMosesAsch,whosecompany,Folkways,itacquiredin1987:everyrelease

shouldbekeptavailabletothepublic,whetherprofitableornot.Smithsonian's

distributionisincreasinglydigitalanditisexpandingitscollectionbyacquiringothers,

including127unreleasedalbumsoftraditionalmusicthatweremadebyUNESCOin

over70countries.Itstillreleasesn