考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷369

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷369

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题7.0

分，共20分。）

Sometimeago,ahighlychargedargumentwassetinmotion.Itpittedevolutionagainst

theCreation.Onesideofthisdebatereliesonscientificinquiry,andtheotherrelieson

ancientmythologicaltexts.Thafsmyview.That'swhatIintendtoteachmychildren.Yet

Ihavenointerestinfoistingthiscurriculumonyourkids.NoramIparticularlydistressed

thatacreationisttheorymaycollideonedaywiththetinyeardrumsofmyprecocious

offspring.WhichbringsmetotheTexasBoardofEducation'srecentlandmark

compromisebetweenevolutionaryscienceandrelatedreligiousconcernsinpublic-school

textbooks.Theboardcautiouslycraftedanarrangementthatrequiresteacherstoallow

studentstoscrutinize"allsides"oftheissue.Thisdecisioniswidelyseenasawinfor

pro-creationists-orwait,aretheycalledanti-evolutionists?"Texashassentaclear

messagethatevolutionshouldbetaughtasascientifictheoryopentocriticalscrutiny,

notasasacreddogmathatcan'tbequestioned,HexplainedJohnWest,whoisasenior

fellowattheDiscoveryInstitute,whicharguedthatstudentsinTexasshouldhavearight

toreview"alloftheevidence".Whatdamageisthereinchallengingassumptionsand

"dogma"?None,ofcourse.Weshouldbefosteringcriticalthinkinginouryouth.

Allowinganinquiryintoevolution,Ibelieve,willalmostcertainlyconfirmitsexistence

inthemindsofmillionsofchildren.Iwisheveryonebelievedintheoverwhelming

evidenceofevolution,butthat'snotthecase.Notlongago,boardmembersinTexas

removedatextbookreferenceassertingthattheuniverseisabout14billionyearsold,

becausetheboard'schairmanbelievesthatGodcreatedtheuniverselessthan10,000

yearsago（based,nodoubt,onfaithalone）.Onthe200thanniversaryofCharlesDarwin's

birth,Galkipconductedapollthatshowedonly39percentofAmericanssaythey

"believeinthetheoryofevolution",while25percentofAmericanssaytheydonot

believeinthetheory.Thirty-sixpercentdon'thaveanopinion.Themostsensible

solution,ofcourse,wouldbetopermitparentsachoicesothattheycansendtheirkidsto

schoolsthatcatertoanybrandofnonsensetheydesire-outsideofthreecoresubjects.

Theleftneverwillallowanygenuinechoiceinourschoolsystems.Soitseemshighly

disagreeableandpoliticaltotrapkidsinpublicschoolsand,atthesametime,decide

whereschoolsfalloncontroversialissues.Toscrutinize"allsides"isnosin.Andin[he

decidedlycollectiveschoolsystemswe'vesetupforourdiversepopulation,it'sthebest

solutionwccouldhopefor.

1、Theauthorbelievesthatthetheoryofevolution.

A、isnotamatchforthetheoryofCreation

B、hasbeenchallengedbyscientificinquiry

C、setahighlychargedargumentinmotion

D、issupportedbyamplescientificevidence

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第一段中的"ItpittedevolutionagainsttheCreation.Onesideof

thisdebatereliesonscicntificinquiry,and...texts.That'smyview”,D应为答案，

2、TheauthorsuggeststhatthetheoryofCreation.

A、beincludedinthecoursesofpublicschools

B、islikelytoappearinpublic-schooltextbooks

C、becomeanecessarypartofschoolcurriculum

D、beexcludedfromthecoursesofpublicschools

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段中的“…acreationisttheorymaycollideonedaywiththetiny

eardrumsofmyprecociousoffspring”,B应为答案。

3、TheTexasBoardofEducation.

A^regardsevolutionasatheoryopentoquestioning

B、isforcedtomakesomeconcessionincurriculum

C、sympathizeswithpro-creationiststocertainextent

D、allowsstudentstoscrutinizethetheoryofCreation

标准答案：A

知识点解析:根据第五段中的“Texashassentaclearmessagethatevolutionshouldbe

taughtasascientifictheoiyopentocriticalscrutiny,notasasacreddogmathatcan'tbe

questioned"，A应为答案。

4、Theauthorcallsonstudentsto.

A、believeintheexistenceofevolution

B、reviewalltheevidenceofanytheory

C、developtheabilityofcriticalthinking

D、examinetheevidenceofasacreddogma

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：根据第六段中的“Whatdamageisthereinchallengingassumptions

andudogma,VNone,ofcourse.Weshouldbefosteringcriticalthinkinginouryouth”,

C应为答案。

5、Theauthorassertsthatourschoolsystems.

A、havetherighttodecidetheirpositiononcontroversialissues

B、havetoavoidadoptingclearpositionontheissueofevolution

C、havetocatertobothparentsandstudentsonimportantissues

D、havedevelopedanintelligentsolutiontotheissueofevolution

标准答案：A

知识点解析:根据倒数第二段“Theleftneverwillallowanygenuinechoiceinour

schoolsystems.Soitseemshighlydisagreeableandpoliticaltotrapkidsinpublic

schoolsand,atthesametime,decidewhereschoolsfalloncontroversialissues”,A应

为答案。

Thequestionofwhatwefindattractiveinothersandwhatwecandotoenhanceourown

bestassetsisamajorpreoccupationduringatleastsomepartofourlives.Sadly,theideal

loversofsexualfantasiesareusuallycompletelyunrealisticbecauseourrelationshipto

themisover-simplistic,lackingintimacy,bonding,oremotionalcommitment.A

principalpleasureinimaginingseducingorbeingseducedbyyourfantasyloverishisor

herunavailabilityinreallife.Understandingthesecretsofattractionwillenableyouto

relatetoothersinamorefulfillingway.Ofcoursepeopledogrowtolovepeopleover

lime,while"loveatfirstsight"issometimeslost.Nothinginlifeisconcrete;wechange

inourtastesallthetime.Whatandwhowefindattractiveishighlyfluid-weareall

friendswithatleastonepersonwhomwedidnotlikewhenwefirstmetthem.Inthe

samewaythatfirstimpressionsaboutpeoplecanbecompletelywrong,ourfeelingsof

attractionaresometimesunreliable.Thesureryouareofyourownlikesanddislikesthe

moreattractiveyouaretoothers,becauseself-confidenceisusuallyratedasbeing

attractive.Butrememberthatbeingagoodlistener,togetherwithshowingsensitivityto

thefeelingsofthosearoundyou,canbeequallyattractive.Youraestheticintuitioncounts

foralot.Becarefulhowmuchyouletyourintrusiveintellectmuscleinonterritorybest

dominatedbyyourgutfeelings.Tuneintoyourownbodylanguageasyoucomecloseto

someoneoftheoppositesex.Continuallyremindingycursclfthatyouarcabletochange

yourmindaboutotherpeopleandwhatattractsyoutothemisawayofescapingthe

limitationsinlifethatwealltoooftenconstructaroundus.Asyouenhanceyourloveof

varietyandyourloveaffairwithlife,soyourloveofyourselfwillgrow.Bytryingtobe

optimisticandpositiveyoucanobtainamuchgreaterlevelofcontentmentinyourlife,

anddevelopanunderstandingthatawiderscopeofwhatisattractivetoyouinother

peoplewillgreatlyenhancethelikelihoodofyourmeetingsomeonetowhomyouare

veryattractedandwhoisattractedtoyou.Weallhaveexpectationsofpeople's

charactersandpersonalitiesandwcbasetheseonphysicalappearance.Researchshows

theseexpectationsareusuallyinaccurate.Wearecontinuallybombardedwithmass­

media-conceivedimagesofwhatisattractive,yetmostofusfailtomatchtheseimages.

6、Intheauthor'sopinion,isthesecretofattraction.

A、whatwecandotoenhanceourownattraction

B、whatwefindattractiveinthepeoplewelike

C^thepleasureofbeingseducedbyone'slover

D、theunavailabilityofidealloversinreallife

标准答案：D

知识点解析:根据第•段最后两句"Aprincipalpleasure...ishisorherunavailability

inreallife.Understandingthesecretsofattraction...fillfillingway”,D应为答案。

7、Theauthorarguesthat.

A、loveatfirstsightisnomorethanafiction

B、one'sfeelingsofattractionchangeovertime

C、oneusuallydislikesthepersonhefirstmeets

D、one'sfirstimpressionsaboutothersareillusive

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第二段中的"peopledogrowtolovepeopleovertime"，“wechange

inourtastesallthctime”和“ourfeelingsofattractionaresometimesunreliable”,B应为答

案。

8、Accordingtothetext,whatcanhelponeenhancehisattractionincludeshis

A、self-assurance

B、selflessness

C^enthusiasm

D、integrity

标准答案：A

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

moreattractiveyouaretoothers,becauseself-confidenceisusuallyratedasbeing

attractive"，A应为答案1

9、Thephrase"gutfeelings"(Line2,Paragraph4)mostprobablymeans.

A、instinct

B、perception

C、intelligence

D、comprehension

标准答案：A

知识点解析:根据第四段前两句"Youraestheticintuitioncountsforalot.Becareful

howmuchyouletyourintrusiveintellectmuscleinonterritorybestdominatedbyyour

gutfbelings"可知，"gutfeelings”指"intuition",即"instinctivefeelings"。所以，A应

为答案。

10、Theauthorcontendsthatifonewantstofindhisideallover,heshould.

A、bemoreoptimisticandpositive

escapethelimitationsinhislife

C、developawidernotionofattraction

D、befreefromtheinfluenceofmass-media

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第五段最后一句“…awiderscopeofwhatisattractivetoyouin

otherpeoplewillgreatlycnhancethelikelihoodofyourmeetingsomeonetowhomyou

areveryattractedandwhoisattractedloyou”,C应为答案。

Insurancepoliciesthatcoverdisruptedholidayshavebeensafeguardingpeople'svacation

investmentsforyears,hutintoday'sstormytimes,Americansareincreasinglywillingto

payfortheprivilege,expertssay."Peoplearemoreawareofwhatcangetbetweenyou

andagoodvacation,"saidJonAnsell,presidentoftheTravelInsuranceAssociation.But

whilethesetravelpoliciescanprotectconsumersfromlosingnon-rcfundablcdeposits,a

failuretoshopwiselycanleadtoconfusion,misunderstanding-andoneveryexpensive

weekspentsittingathome.Thepoliciesareusuallypurchasedonaper-tripbasis,and

typicallyofferreimbursementsforthreetypesofrisk—financiallossesdueto

postponement,delay,interruptionorcancellationofthetrip;medicalcare;andloss,theft

ordamageofpersonalproperty.Policycostsarebasedontotalamountinsuredand

usuallyrangefrom4%to8%ofthecostofyourvacation.Mostofthetime,policiesoffer

seeminglybroadcoverage;80%ofthepoliciesboughtbyU.S.travelerstypicallycover

cancellation,interruptionanddelay,alongwithmedicalexpenses,accordingtotheU.S.

TravelInsuranceAssociation.Yetforsometravelers,thatpeaceofmindisundermined

byafailuretoreadthefineprint.Apolicythatcovers'unforeseencircumstances"such

asjurydutyoranaccidentonthewaytotheairport,fbrexample,maynotcoverthe

equallyunforeseencircumstanceofbeingcalledintowork.Policiesthatpromise"cancel

foranyreason"coveragemayofferjust75%inrefunds.Suchintricaciesbecomemore

crucialastheAmericanpublicincreasinglyturnstothesepoliciesinanagewhere

vacationscanbeturnedupsidedownbyterrorattacksandhurricanes.Beforethe2001

terrorattacks,roughly11%oftravelersboughtinsurance.Today,it'swellover30%,

accordingtotheTravelInsuranceAssociation."Andtheyshould/'saidCatherineL.

Rossi,spokeswomanforAAAMid-Atlantic."Acruiseisgoingtocostyouasignificant

amountofmoney.Maybeyou'vesavedalifetimefbrthat."Sometimes,people'sown

assumptionscangetinthewayaswell,expertssaid.Don'tassumeyourcreditcardor

homeowner'spolicywillcovercancellations,orthatthecruiseline's^cancellation

waiver"willsolvetheproblem.Suchfeescanbelessexpensivethaninsurance,butalso

comewithoutitsassurances,saidMattDenn,Delaware'sinsurancecommissioner."Make

surethatyouknowhowmucheffortyouneedtomaketoseekreimbursement,"hesaid.

11、Theword"privilege"usedinthefirstparagraphmostprobablemeans.

benefitsresultingfrominsurance

BNspecialadvantagesgiventoAmericans

C、rightsandintereststravelersusuallyhave

D^therighttodoorsaysomethingunacceptable

标准答案：A

知识点解析:根据第一段“Insurancepolicies...havebeensafeguardingpeople's

vacationinvestmentsforyears,but...Americansareincreasinglywillingtopayfbrthe

privilege.可知，**theprivilege"指"but”之前的第二个分句的意思。所以，A应

为答案。

12>Accordingtothetext,travelinsurancepolicies.

A、canleadtounwiseshopping

B、cankeepconsumersfairlyconfused

C^canbemisunderstoodbyconsumers

D、canprotectconsumcrs,vacationinvestments

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据第三段第一句“…thesetravelpoliciescanprotectconsumersfrom

losingnon-refundabledeposits..D应为答案。

13、Mosttravelpoliciespurchasedtypicallycover.

A、4to8%ofthecostofyourvacation

B>financiallossesduringthetripinsured

C、tripcancellation,interruptionanddelay

D^reimbursementsforthreecommontypesofrisk

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据第五段第一句”…80%ofthepoliciesboughtbyU.S.travelers

typicallycovercancellation,interruptionanddelay…C应为答案。

14、Americansareincreasinglywillingtobuytravelpoliciesbecause.

A、theyaremoreawareofthebroadcoveragemostpoliciesoffer

B、theyarcmoreawareofthehigherpossibilityofvariouscatastrophes

C^theyareawarethatpolicycostsareonlyafewpercentsofthecostofvacation

D^theyareawarethatavarietyofcircumstancesmaycausehugefinanciallosses

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第七段第一句“…theAmericanpublicincreasinglyturnstothese

policiesinanagewherevacationscanbeturnedupsidedownbyterrorattacksand

hurricanes...B应为答案。

15、Itisimpliedinthetextthat.

A、travelinsurancepoliciesareworthbuying

B、policiespurchasedcanhelpyousavealifetime

C、lessexpensivereimbursementserviceisusuallyunreliable

D、consumers5ownassumptionsshouldbetakenintoaccount

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据第八段“'Andtheyshould,'said…”和第十段,"Make

sure...reimbursement,'hesaid"，A应为答案。

Americanshavemanyreasonsforgloom.ThewarinIraqhasyettoturnaround,andwe

cantagreeonasolutionforillegalimmigration.Wealsohaveonereasontobehappy:

theeconomy.Butrightnow,we'rein[hemiddleofagoodfunk,andwedon'twanttolet

anysunshinespoilit.Whenitcomestotheeconomy,thenationalmoodisacombination

ofdissatisfactionandfear.ArecentGalluppollfoundthat66percentofAmericansthink

nationaleconomicconditionsare"onlyfair"or"poor".Inthemidstofarecession,a

depressionorourmoroseoutlookwouldmakesense.Butatthemoment,itseemstohave

nobasisinreality.Unemploymentstandsat4.5percent,downfromthepeakrateof6.3

percentfouryearsago.Thestockmarketisnearrecordlevels.Economicgrowth,which

slowedinthefirstquarter,hassincerebounded.Inflationisrunningbelow3percent.It's

truethatnotalltheeconomicnewsisgolden.Somepeopleareoutofworkordrowning

indebt.Gaspricesarepainfullyhigh.Peoplewhoexpectedtheirhomevaluestokeep

climbing,nomatterwhat,arelearningthedefinitionoftheterm"bubble".Healthcare

andcollegecosts,however,seempermanentlyimmunetothelawofgravity.Butevenin

thebestoftimes,sometrendsfallbelowaverage.Takenasawhole,theeconomyis

plentyhealthy.Sowhydoweinsistonseeingitassickly?Onereasonisthatwe've

gottensoaccustomedtoprosperitythatwetakeitforgranted.From1971through1997,

theunemploymentrateneveroncefelltothelevelwenowenjoy.Inthe1970s,annual

inflationwasfrequentlyindouble-digits.Anotherreasonforthepessimismisthatwe

mistakethefewbadindicatorsforabroadtrend.Whengaspricessoar,it'stemptingto

concludethatwe'reonthevergeofeconomicturmoilsoawfulthatwewillsoonbe

eatingtreebarktostayalive.Nevermindthatotherpricesarereasonablystable,andthat

thenationaleconomyhasabsorbedhigherfuelcostswithouttoomuchstrain.Inone

sectorwherepriceshavebeendropping,ofcourse,thetrendistakenascauseforpanic:

homesales.Butwhatisbadforhomesellersisgoodforhomebuyers.Mostofusare

both,whichmakesthewholephenomenonprettymuchawash.Foravarietyofreasons,

wejustcan'tbeh