2012年11月学位英语（阅读理解） - 详解版（15题）

本资料由小桨备考整理，仅供学习参考，非官方发布2012年11月学位英语（阅读理解）单选题（共15题，共15分）1.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now，there’sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee’sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed，”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.A.teaB.beerC.alcoholD.coffee答案：D解析：题目:根据第一段，记者想知道的研究结果。A:茶B:啤酒C:酒精D:咖啡2.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now，there’sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee’sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed，”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Freedmanandhiscolleagueshired400,000Americanstocollectdata.B.AboutfourhundredthousandAmericansworkedforFreedman’steamfulltimefor13years.C.PeoplewhotookpartinFreedman’sresearchareabout50to70yearsold.D.Peoplewhoare50to70yearsoldseldomdrinkcoffee.答案：C解析：题目:根据短文，下列哪个选项是正确的?A:弗里德曼和他的同事雇佣了40万美国人来收集数据。B:C:D:50到70岁的人很少喝咖啡。3.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now，there’sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee’sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed，”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.Accordingtotheauthor,scientists__.A.havealreadyprovedthatcoffeeisgoodforhumanhealthB.havealongwaytogobeforetheyfindawaytostudycoffeeC.haveavoidedthecause-and-effectapproachtostudycoffeeD.arestillunabletofigureoutwhycoffeeisgoodforus答案：D解析：题目:根据作者，科学家。A:已经证明咖啡对人体健康有好处吗B:在他们找到研究咖啡的方法之前还有很长的路要走吗C:是否避免了研究咖啡的因果关系D:还是不明白为什么咖啡对我们有好处4.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now，there’sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee’sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed，”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.Theword“mixed”inthefirstparagraphmeans“___”.A.bothgoodandbadB.puttogetherC.bothsharpandsoftD.confused答案：A5.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Itseemslikeeverydaythere’ssomenewresearchaboutwhetherourfavoritedrinksaregoodforus.(76)Oneday,sciencesaysaglassofredwineadaywillhelpuslivelonger.Thenextday,maybenot.Itseemsjournalistsareprettyinterestedinwineresearchandthesamemightbesaidforcoffee.Now，there’sbeenalotofresearchintowhethercoffee’sgoodforourhealth.“Theresultshavereallybeenmixed，”admitsNealFreedmanwholedthecoffeestudyandpublishedhisfindingsinamedicaljournalrecently.“There’sbeensomeevidencethatcoffeemightincreasetheriskofcertaindiseasesandthere’salsobeenmaybemorerecentevidencethatcoffeemayprotectagainstotherdiseasesaswell.”Freedmanandhiscolleaguesundertookthebiggeststudyyettolookattherelationshipbetweencoffeeandhealth.Theyanalyzeddatacollectedfrommorethan400,000Americansages50to71participatinginthestudy.“Wefoundthatthecoffeedrinkershadamodestlylowerriskofdeaththanthenon-drinkers，”hesaid.Here’swhathemeansby“modestly”：thosewhodrankatleasttwoorthreecupsadaywereabout10percentor15percentlesslikelytodieforanyreasonduringthe13yearsofthestudy.Whentheresearcherslookedatspecificcausesofdeath,coffeedrinkingappearedtocuttheriskofdyingfromheartdisease,lungdisease,injuries,accidentsandinfections.Now,Freedmanstressedthatthestudydoesn’tprovecoffeecanmakepeoplelivelonger.Astudylikethiscanneverproveacause-and-effectrelationship.(77)Allitcanreallydoistopointresearchersintherightdirectionforfurtherinvestigation.Andevenifitturnsoutthatcoffeeisreallygoodforyou,scientistshavenoideawhy.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,reporterswouldliketoknowtheresearchfindingsof.Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage?A.CanBeerHelpYouLiveLonger?B.CanCoffeeHelpYouLiveLonger?C.CanWineHelpYouLiveLonger?D.CanTeaHelpYouLiveLonger?答案：B6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Effectivelisteningmeanshearingthewordsthatfloatpastourears.B.Developingyourlisteningskillsisthefirststeptowarddevelopingfluency.C.Skilledlistenersusespecificstrategiestogetthemostoutofwhattheyhear.D.Listeningisoneofthemostpowerfultoolswehavetogaininformation.答案：C解析：题目:这篇文章的主旨是什么?A:有效的倾听意味着倾听那些从我们耳边掠过的话语。B:提高你的听力技巧是提高流利程度的第一步。C:有技巧的听众使用特定的策略来最大限度地利用他们所听到的。D:倾听是我们获取信息最有力的工具之一。7.WhatdoesVandergrift’sresearchshow?A.Learnerswhoadoptspecificlisteningstrategiesbecomebetterlisteners.B.Learnerstaughtinthetraditionalwayarebetteratreinforcingwhattheylearn.C.Learnersaremoreconfidentiftheymakefewermistakes.D.Learnerswholistenonaregularbasisimprovefaster.答案：A8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutVandergrift’sresearchisTRUE?A.TheparticipantswerepostgraduateslearningFrenchasasecondlanguage.B.Alltheparticipantsweretaughtusingtheconventionalmethod,withthefocusonlisteningstrategies.C.Thetwogroupsweretaughtbydifferentteachers.D.Theparticipantswereatthesameinitialskilllevel.答案：D9.Theexpression“thrownoff”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“___”.A.infectedB.confusedC.ruinedD.informed答案：A10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstrategiesisNOTusedbyskilledlearners?A.Reviewtheirpriorknowledgeofthesubject.B.Concentrat