考研英语模拟试卷150

考研英语模拟试卷150

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Atthebeginningofthecentury,medicalscientistsmadeasurprisingdiscovery:thatwe

are(1)notjustoffleshandbloodbutalsooftime.Theywereableto(2)that

weallhaveaninternal"bodyclock"which(3)theriseandfallofourbody

energies,makingusdifferentfromonedaytothe(5).Theseforcesbecameknown

asbiorhythms:theycreatethe(5)inoureverydaylife.The(6)ofaninternal

"bodyclock"shouldnotbetoosurprising,(7)thelivesofmostlivingthingsare

dominatedbythe24-hournight-and-daycycle.Themostobvious(8)ofthiscycle

isthe(9)wefeeltiredandfallasleepatnightandbecomeawakeand(10)

duringtheday.(11)the24-hourrhythmisinterrupted,mostpeopleexperience

unpleasantsideeffects.(12),internationalaeroplanetravelersoftenexperience"jet

lag"whentravelingacrosstime(13).Peoplewhoarenotusedto(14)work

canfindthatlackofsleepaffectsiheirworkperformance.(15)thedailyrhythmof

sleepingandwaking,wealsohaveotherrhythmswhich(16).longerthanoneday

andwhichinfluencewideareasofourlives.Mostofuswouldagreethatwefeelgoodon

(17)daysandnetsogoodonothers.Sometimesweare(18)fingersand

thumbsbutonotherdayswchaveexcellentcoordination.Therearctimeswhenwc

appeartobeaccident-prone,orwhenourtemperseemstobeonashortfuse.Isn'titalso

strange(19)ideasseemtoflowonsomedaysbutatothertimesare(20)

nonexistent?Musicians,paintersandwritersoftentalkabout"dryspells**.

1>Atthebeginningofthecentury,medicalscientistsmadeasurprisingdiscovery:that

weare(1)notjustoffleshandbloodbutalsooftime.Theywereableto(2)

thatwcallhaveaninternal"bodyclock"which(3)theriseandfallofourbody

energies,makingusdifferentfromonedaytothe(5).Theseforcesbecameknown

asbiorhythms:theycreatethe(5)inoureverydaylife.The(6)ofaninternal

"bodyclock"shouldnotbetoosurprising,(7)thelivesofmostlivingthingsare

dominatedbythe24-hournight-and-daycycle.Themostobvious(8)ofthiscycle

isthe(9)wefeeltiredandfallasleepatnightandbecomeawakeand(10)

duringtheday.(11)the24-hourrhythmisinterrupted,mostpeopleexperience

unpleasantsideeffects.(12),internationalaeroplanetravelersoftenexperience"jet

lag"whentravelingacrosstime(13).Peoplewhoarcnotusedto(14)work

canfindthatlackofsleepaffectstheirworkperformance.(15)thedailyrhythmof

sleepingandwaking,wealsohaveotherrhythmswhich(16).longerthanoneday

andwhichinfluencewideareasofouilives.Mostofuswouldagreethatwefeelgoodon

(17)daysandnetsogoodonothers.Sometimesweare(18)fingersand

thumbsbutonotherdayswehaveexcellentcoordination.Therearetimeswhenwe

appeartobeaccident-prone,orwhenourtemperseemstobeonashortfuse.Isn'titalso

strange(19)ideasseemtoflowonsomedaysbutatothertimesare(20)

nonexistent?Musicians,paintersandwritersoftentalkabout"dryspells".

A、built

shaped

C>molded

D、grown

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词近义词辨析题。根据句意，所填词表示“建造，构造”的意思，而

其他几个词的意思都不确切，只有buil1符合要求。

2、

A、demonstrate

illustrate

C^present

D、propose

标准答案：A

知识点解析•：动词近义词辨析题。四个选项都有“解释，说明”的意思，但只有

demonstrate更强调"证明，演示"，填入后符合句意,

3、

A、designates

B、fluctuates

C、calculates

D、regulates

标准答案：D

知识点解析：动词辨析题。designatevt.指明，指出，任命，指派;fluctuatevt.(J

摇，使波动，使起伏；calculatev.计算，考虑：regulatevt.管制，控制，调节，校

准。根据句意，显然填入regulates符合句意。

4、

A、second

B、latter

C、other

D、next

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意理解题。根据上下文，from。后应接下一天才合理，［henext可

表达此意。

5、

A、upsand“down”

B、goodsand"bads"

C、prosand"cons'1

D、highsand"lows**

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意衔接题。根据生物钟的特点，这里显然填入“highs”and“lows”合

理，同时，根据常识也可判断正确答案。

6、

A、name

B、idea

C>expression

D、image

标准答案：B

知识点解析：名词辨析题。这里填入idea。根据概括性，因为所填词与后文讲的一

大段内容是同一件事。

7、

A、unless

B、when

C^since

D、although

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句词关系判断题v所填词引起原因从句，对前句进行说明.所以填入

since符合句意。

8、

A、nature

B、character

C、feature

D^fact

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词近义词辨析题。features特征，容貌，特色。填入后符合句意。

虽然nature和character也有"特点”的意思，但feature更强调区别于其他的特征，

nature更强调本性，character指一般的特点。

9、

A、mode

B>way

C>form

D、fashion

标准答案：D

知识点解析：名词辨析题。所」真词表示其后所描述的一段过程，只能用way。

10、

A、watchful

B、ready

C、alert

D^attentive

标准答案：C

知识点解析：形容词辨析题。alerladj.提防的，警惕的，填入后符合句意。watchful

一般不形容人。

11、

A、As

Because

C>Ihough

D、If

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考查连词的选用。根据上下文，所填词引起表假设的句子，当然应用

ifo

12、

A、Ofcourse

B、Forexample

C、Inconsequence

D、Inparticular

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句子衔接题。要填引起对前文进行说明的例子，当然用for

exampleo

13、

A^zones

B、areas

C、belts

D、sphere

标准答案：A

知识点解析：习惯用法。表示“时区”，只能用zones。

14、

A、change

B、shift

C^transfer

D、alternative

标准答案：B

知识点解析：名词近义词辨析题。shiftn.移动，轮班，填入后符合句意。另外几个

选项也有“变化”的意思，但不能表达“轮班”。

15、

A、Insteadof

B、Ratherthan

C、Aswellas

D、Incomparisonwith

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考查连词的选用。填入aswellas与后文also对应。

16、

A、last

B>move

C、live

D^survive

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词辨析题。根据句意可判断所填的词表示“持续”，因此应选用

lasto

17、

A、many

B、several

C、some

D、most

标准答案：C

知识点解析：常用搭配题。本句应填入some与后文others对应。

18、

all

B、partly

C、seldom

D、often

标准答案：A

知识点解析：习惯表达。beallfingersandthumbs在意思上正好与haveexcellent

coordination相对，符合句子转折的意思。

19、

A、when

B、how

C、that

D、which

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考查连接副词的选用。填入how引导主语从句，表示方式，符合上

下文。

20、

A^particularly

B、specifically

C、apparently

D、virtually

标准答案：C

知识点解析：副词辨析题。apparentlyadv.显然地，填入后符合句意，正好符合与

前文flowonsomedays相对的要求。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

Saythewordbacteria,andmostfolksconjureupimagesofanastygermlike

staphylococcusorsalmonellathatcanmakeyoureallysick.Butmostbacteriaaren'tbad

foryou.Infact,consumingextraamountsofsomebacteriacanactuallypromotegood

health.Thesebeneficialbacteriaareavailablewithoutaprescriptionindrugandhealth­

foodstoresandinfoodslikeyogurt.Sofar,thebestresultshavebeenseeninthe

treatmentofdiarrhea,particularlyinchildren.Butresearchersarealsolookingintothe

possibilitythatbeneficialbacteriamaythwartvaginalinfectionsinwomen,preventsome

foodallergiesinchildrenandlessensymptomsofCrohn'sdisease,arelativelyrarebut

painfulgastrointestinaldisorder.Sowherehavethesegoodgermsbeenlurkingallyour

life?Inyourintestines,especiallythelowersectioncalledthecolon,whichharborsat

least400speciesofbacteria.Whichonesyouhavedependslargelyonyourenvironment

anddiet.Anabundanceofgoodbacteriainthecolongenerallycrowdsoutstraybad

bacteriainyourfood.Butifthebadoutnumberthegood—forexample,afterantibiotic

treatmentfbrasinusoranearinfection,whichkillsnormalintestinalgenusaswell—the

resultcanbediarrhea.Forgenerations,peoplehaverestoredthebalancebyeatingyogurl,

buttermilkorotherproductsmadefromfermentedmilk.Butnowadays,youcanalso

downafewpillsthatcontainfreeze-driedgerms.Ihesepreparationsarecalledprobiotics

todistinguishthemfromantibiotics.Unfortunately,youcan'talwaysbesurethatthe

bacteriaintheproductsyoubuyarethesamestrainsasthoselistedonthelabeloreven

thatthey'restillalive.Probioticsarcusuallysensitivetobothheatandmoisture.Among

themostpromisingandmostthoroughlyresearchedprobioticsistheGGstrainof

Lactobacillus,discoveredbyDr.SherwoodGorbachandbiochemistBarryGoldin,both

atTuftsUniversitySchoolofMedicine.L-GG,asit'scalled,hasbeenusedtotreat

traveler'sdiarrheaandintestinalupsetscausedbyantibiotics.Evenmoreintriguing,L-

GGalsoseemstoworkagainstsomeviruses,includingrotavirus,oneofthemost

commoncausesofdiarrheainchildrenintheU.S.andaroundtheworld.Heretheeffect

isindirect.SomehowL-GGjump-startstheimmunesystemintorecognizingthethreat

posedbythevirus.PediatriciansatJohnsHopkinsarestudyingadifferentbug,theBb-12

strainofBifidobacterium,whichwasdiscoveredbyresearchersatCHRHansen

Biosystems.LikeL-GG,Bb-12stimulatestheimmunesystem.Forreasonsthatarenot

dear,infantswhoarebreast-fedhavelargeamountsofbifidobacteriaintheirintestines.

Theyalsohavefewerintestinalupsets.Dr.JoseSaavedraandcolleaguesatHopkinshave

shownthatBb-12preventsseveraltypesofdiarrhea,includingthatcausedbyrotavirus,

inhospitalizedinfantsasyoungasfourmonths.Ithasalsobeenusedtocurediarrheain

childrenofallages.

21、Whattheauthormainlyintendstosayinthefirstparagraphis.

A、thatnastygermscanmakeyoureallysick

B、thatthewordbacteriadoesn'trefertothegennswhichmakepeoplesick

C^thebeneficialeffectsthatmostbacteriamayproduceonhumanbody

D、thepossibilitythatbeneficialbacteriamaystopvaginalinfectionsinwomen

标准答案：C

知识点解析：段落主旨题。段落开头作者指出：一提起细菌，我们总会想起那些让

我们生病的病菌。而他的主要目的是要表达：其实，身体健康需要大量的有益细

菌。作者还列举了这样的例子。所以，答案选项能概括本段内容，应为正确答案。

22、Accordingtothispassage,mayresultintheimbalanceofbacteriainyour

intestines.

A、antibiotictreatmentfbranearinfection

B、takingpillswhichcontainfreeze-driedgerms

C、eatingyogurtorbuttermilk

D、eatingproductsmadefromfermentedmilk

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。取据第二段最后一句话Batifthebadoutnumberthegood-

forexample,afterantibiotictreatmentforasinusoranearinfection,whichkills

normalintestinalgermsaswell一theresultcanbediarrhea,我们可判断正确答案°

23、Itisn'tsaidinthepassagethatL-GGcanbeusedto.

A、lessensymptomsofCrohn'sdisease

B、fightagainstrotavirus

C、treattraveler'sdiarrhea

D、treatintestinalupsetscausedbyantibiotics

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实判断题。在第三段，作者提到析GG,asit'scalled,hasbeen

usedtotreattraveler'sdiarrheaandintestinalupsetscausedbyantibiotics.Evenmore

intriguing,L-GGalsoseemstoworkagainstsomeviruses,includingrotavirus,oneof

themostcommoncausesofdiarrheainchildrenintheU.S.andaroundtheworld.其

中，对其他三项的内容都有包括，但答案选项所说的作用不在此列，应作为本题答

案。

24、Theword"intriguing"inparagraph3refersto.

A、tractable

B、dauntless

C、heroic

D、appealing

标准答案：D

知识点解析：词义判断题。根据上下文，该词所在的句子主要是讲述L-GG的功

效，前文已提到了它的两种作用，后文显然是一种更为有意义的效用。因此，把

intriguing理解为appealing（adj.吸引人的）更为确切。

25、Thispassageismainlyabout.

A、thedefinitionofbacteria

B、healthgerms

C、probiotics

D、probioticsversusantibiotics

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章主旨题。文章第一段的内容就已表明作者的话题是有益菌。后文

结合具体的临床运用更直观地层示了有益菌的功劳。也就是说，木文的所有内容，

显然是围绕healthgerms来展开的。

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldin

identicallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesas

sacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifa

parentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,

isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairy

talesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.To

provethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwho

havereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.

Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,their

symbolicverbaldischargeseenistoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovert

action.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,well-authenticatedcasesofchildrenbeing

dangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystories.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechild

havingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffear

intothepleasureofthefearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairy

storiesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headed

dragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesin

fairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryand

mechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonot

knowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofniad

menattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringa

telephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirl-friend.Nofairystory

everclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhaseverbelieved

thatitwas.

26、Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis.

A、repeatedwithoutvariation

B、treatedwithreverence

C^adaptedbytheparent

D、setinthepresent

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。第一段最后一句话，作者指出：...ifaparentcanproduce

what,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isan

improvementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.由此可判断正确答案。

27、Somepeopledislikefairystoriesbecausetheyfeelthatthey.

A、temptpeopletobecrueltochildren

B、showtheprimitivecrueltyinchildren

C、lendthemselvestoundesirableexperimentswithchildren

D、increaseatendencytosadisminchildren

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。在第二、三段，作者分别说了人们不喜欢神话故事的两个原

因，其中,第二段提到1Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechild

byfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatteronewouldhave

toshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremore

oftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.答案选项的内容与之相符，应为正确

答案。

28、Fairystoriesareameansbywhichchildren'simpulsesmaybe.

A、beneficiallychanneler!

B、givenadestructivetendency

C、heldbackuntilmaturity

D、effectivelysuppressed

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实判断题。答案选项的内容与文意相符，应为正确答案。

29、Theadvantageclaimedforrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit.

A^makesthemcometotermwiththeirfears

B、developstheirpowerofmemory

C^convincesthemthereisnothingtobeafraidof

D、encouragesthemnottohaveridiculousbeliefs

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。本题答案可以从第四段第二句Familiaritywiththestoryby

repetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofthefearfacedandmastered.中得出

正确选项。

30、Theauthor'smentionofbroomsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat

A、fairystoriesarcstillbeingmadeup

B、thereisconfusionaboutdifferentkindsoftruth

C、peopletrytomoderniseoldfairystories

D、thereismoreconcernfbrchildren'sfearsnowadays

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。第四段的主要内容是说神话所讲内容大多是虚构的，不真实

的，孩子们无法学会适应现实的本领,最后一句提到：If〔heircaseweresound,the

worldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaona

broomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchanted

girl-friend,目的就是对此主旨进行说明。其中，case就是指神话故事中虚构的，

不现实的事实，显然，作者的目的就是表明神话故事会让孩子们混淆事实，无法正

确认识现实世界。

WhenthefirstwhitemenarrivedinSamoa,theyfoundblindmen,whocouldseewell

enoughtodescribethingsindetailjustbyholdingtheirhandsoverobjects.InFrance,

JulesRomantestedhundredsofblindpeopleandfoundafewwhocouldtellthe

differencebetweenlightanddark.Henarrowedtheirphotosensitivity（感光灵敏度）down

toareasonthenoseorinthefingertips.In1960amedicalboardexaminedagirlin

Virginiaandfoundthat,evenwiththickbandagesoverhereyes,shewasableto

distinguishdifferentcoloursandreadshortsectionsoflargeprint.RosaKuleshova,a

youngwomanintheUrals,canseewithherfingers.Sheisnotblind,butbecauseshe

grewupinafamilyofblindpeople,shelearnedtoreadBrailletohelpthemandthen

wentontoteachherselftodootherthingswithherhands.Shewasexaminedbythe

SovietAcademyofScience,andprovedtobegenuine,Shaefermadeanintensivestudy

withherandfoundthat,securelyblindfoldedwithonlyherarmsstuckthroughascreen,

shecouldtellthedifferencebetweenthreeprimarycolours.Totestthepossibilitythatthe

cardsreflectedheatdifferently,heheatedsomeandcooledotherswithoutaffectingher

responsetothem.Healsofoundthatshecouldreadnewsprintunderglass,sotexturewas

givinghernoclues.Shewasabletoidentifythecolourandshapeofpatchesoflight

projectedontoherpalmorontoascreen.Inrigidlycontrolledtests,withablindfoldand

ascreenandapieceofcardaroundhernecksowidethatshecouldnotseeroundit,Rosa

readthesmallprintinanewspaperwithherelbow.And,inthemostconvincing

demonstrationofall,sherepeatedthesethingswithsomeonestandingbehindher

pressinghardonhereyeballs.Nobodycancheatunderthispressure.

31、ThefirstwhitemeniovisitSamoafoundpeoplewho.

werenotentirelyblind

B、describedthingsbytouchingthem

C、couldseewiththeirhands

D^couldseewhentheyholdouttheirhands

标准答案：C

知识点解析:细节题。艰据第一段第一句话...theyfoundblindmen,whocouldsee

wellenoughtodescribethingsindetailjustbyholdingtheirhandsoverobjects的内容可

判断出正确答案。

32、Fromihefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat.

A^veryfewpeoplehavethesensitivityoftheblind,

B、blindpeoplecanmanagetoseethings,butnotclearly

C、noteverybodyseeswithhiseyes

D^itispossibletonarrowthephotosensitiveareasofihebody

标准答案：c

知识点0析：文章主旨题。显然，作者举了三个例子，其共同点都是他们了解事物

特征，不是用眼睛，而是用其它感官。因此，作者的目的就是为了说明：不是所有

人都用眼睛看事物。

33、WhydidShaeferputthepaperunderglass?

A、TopreventRosafromfeelingtheprint.

B、Tostopthereflectionofheat.

C^Tomakethingsasdifficultaspossible.

D、lostopherfromcheating.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。第二段中提到：Totestthepossibilitythatthecardsreflected

heatdifferently,heheatedsomeandcooledotherswithoutaffectingherresponseto

them.Healsofoundthatshecouldreadnewsprintunderglass,sotexturewasgiving

hernoclues.根据文中所说RosaKuleshova的特异功能，是不看不摸，就能感知事

物。这里用玻璃显然是防止触摸，以增加实验的严格性。

34、Whichofthefollowingmakesthedemonstrationmostpersuasive?

A、Toreadthroughglass,blindfolded.

B、Toidentifythecollorandshapeoflightonascreenwhilesecurelyblindfolded.

C、Tocarryoutthetestwithsomeonepressingonhereyeballs.

D、Toworkfrombehindascreen,blindfoldedandwithacardroundherneck.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实判断题。本题答案只需通过词组inthemostconvincing

demonstrationofall中的most就很容易判断后面的实验：toreadthroughglass,

blindfolded是最persuasive的。

35、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A、ThemeninSamoawerenotquiteblind.

B、AgirlcalledVirginiacouldreadnewsprintevenwhenshewasblindfolded.

C、Rosa'sabilitytoseewasconfinedtoherfingers.

D、TheresultofthelasttestonRosawasleastdoubtable.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：事实推断题。萨摩阿的那些人并非完完全全的盲人，与本文矛盾；

"AgirlcalledVirginia...”应是AgirlinVirginia；罗莎看东西使用手指，而文章说的

是无须触摸。这三项都不对，而答案选项的内容我们确实可通过文中描述的实验的

严格性对比推断出来，应为正确答案。

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predictearthquakes?2.Canwccontrolearthquakes?Toanswerthefirstquestion,

scientistsarelookingverycloselyatthemostactivefaultsystemsinthecountry,suchas

theSanAndreasFaultinCalifornia.Afaultisabreakbetweentwosectionsoftheearth's

surface.Thesebreaksbetweensectionsaretheplacesv/hereearthquakesoccur.Scientists

lookatthefaultsforchangeswhichmightshowthatanearthquakewasabouttooccur.

Butitwillprobablybemanyyearsbeforewecanpredictearthquakesaccuratelyandthe

controlofearthquakesisevenfartheraway.Nevertheless,therehavebeensome

interestingdevelopmentsinthefieldofcontrollingearthquakes.Themostinteresting

developmentconcernstheRockyMountainArsenalearthquakes.Herewaterwaspatinto

alayerofrocks4,000metresbelowthesurfaceoftheground.Shortlyafterthisinjection

ofwater,therewasasmallnumberofearthquakes.Scientistshavedecidedthatthewater

whichwasinjectedintotherocksworkedlikeoiloneachother.Whenthewater"oiled"

thefault,thefaultbecameslipperyandtheenergyofanearthquakewasreleased.

Scientistsarestillexperimentingatthesiteoftheseearthquakes.Theyhaverealizedthat

thereisaconnectionbetweentheinjectionofthewaterandtheearthquakeactivity.They

havesuggestedthatitmightbepossibletousethisknowledgetopreventverybig,

destructiveearthquakes,thatis,scientistscouldinjectsomekindoffluidlikewaterinto

faultsandchangeonebigearthquakeintoanumberofsmall,harmlessearthquakes.

36、Earthquakebeltsare.

ANmapsthatshowwhereearthquakesarclikelytooccur

B、zoneswithahighprobabilityofearthquakes

C^breaksbetweentwosectionsoftheearth'ssurface

D、thetwolayersofearthalongafault

标准答案：B

知识点解析：常识题。解答本题我们显然可以通过所知的地理知识就可判断。

37、TheSanAndreasFaultis.

A、anactivefaultsystem

aplacewhereearthquakeshavebeenpredictedaccurately

C、aplacewhereearthquakeshavebeencontrolled

D、thelocationoftheRockyMountain

标准答案：A

知识点解析:细节题。艰据第四段第一句Toanswerthefirstquestion,scientistsarc

lookingverycloselyalthemostactivefaultsystemsinthecountry,suchastheSan

AndreasfaultinCalifornia的表述，不难判断正确答案。

38、WhatdidscientistslearnaboutearthquakesattheRockyMountainArsenal?

A、Theyoccuralabout4,000metresbelowgroundlevel.

B、Theinjectionofwaterintoearthquakefaultspreventsearthquakesfromoccurring.

C^Theyareusuallycausedbytheoilinthefaults.

D、Harmfulearthquakesearlbepossiblypreventedbycausingsmall,harmless

earthquakes.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:细节题。最后一句话…scientistscouldinjectsomekindoffluidlike

waterintofaultsandchangeonebigearthquakeintoanumberofsmall,harmless

earthquakes.告诉了我们正确答案。

39、WhatcanbesaidabouttheexperimentsatRockyMountainArsenal?

A、Theyhavenopracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

B、Theymayhavepracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

C、Theyarecertaintohavepracticalvalueinearthquakeprevention.

D、Thearticledoesnotsayanythingabouttheirpracticalvalueinearthquake

prevention.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。根据上一题，知道了研究experimentsatRockyMountain

Arsenal的意义，显然可判断：Theymayhavepracticalvalueinearthquake

preventiono

40、Whatisthemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A、DangersofEarthquakes.

B、EarthquakeBeltsandPrediction.

CxEarthquakePredictionandControl.

D、EarthquakeEngineeringinCalifornia.

标准答案：c

知识点3析：文章主旨题。文章第一段讲述美国政府正在研究的有关地震的课题，

接下来说了正在进行的工作，对问题的解决作了展望，最后，介绍了现阶段取得的

成果。根据这些内容，我们可以判断，选择EarthquakePredictionandControl作标

题，更有概括性。

三、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题分，共

5分。)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choose

themostsuitableonefromthelist(A^B、C、D、E、F^G.......)tofitintoeachofthe

numberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.(10

points)Ifthe20thcenturyhasbeentheAmericancentury,thenthereareplentyofpeople

sayingwatchthisspace:thetwentyfirstcenturywillbedifferent.Thedistinguishing

characteristicofthepost-cold-warworldisthatthereisonlyonesuperpower.

(41).Themilitarymuscle-flexingwehaveseenfromChinaoverthelastfew

yearscouldbeanindicationofhowthingsarelikelytogo,althoughithastobesaidthat

tomanypeople'ssurprisetheChinesehavebeenquiteconstructiveoverEastTimor.But

Ithinkwemustassumethatthemainstruggleinthe21stcenturywillbewithChina,

alreadytheworld'slargestnation.Happily,theChineseseemtohavenoglobal

pretensions.Onecan'tseetheminterferinginsomefar-distantconflict,andinboth

militaryandeconomictermstheyarestilllightyearsbehindAmerica.(42).

Europeisalreadythelargesttradingblockintheworld,(43).It'sworth

rememberingthatwhileEuropespends60percentofwhattheUSAdocsindefence,it

hasonly10percentoftheAmericans'firepower.IntheMiddleEast,inarelativelyshort

spaceoftime,bubblingconflictshavemovedclosertoresolution.TheArabIsraeli

disputehasbeenreducedtoitscoreessentials,whileagreementbetweenSyriaandIsrael

remainsthestrategicprizeforpeace.Iranisundergoingaslowtransformationbutths

outstandingpoliticalissuehereisIraqandSaddamHussein'sextraordinarysurvival.The

internationalcommunityremainsbitterlydividedaboutwhattodo.Africa,Ifear,isgoing

toremainadisasterarea,simplybecauseitdoesnotfigureonpeople'smentalmaps.

CurrentlythereiswarraginginsixcountriesaroundtheCongo,yetthere'sverylittle

sensetheinternationalcommunitywilldoanythingaboutit.Thereis,though,somegood

news.IfyoulookbackayearagotoAlgeria,itwasdrowninginitsownblood.Nowit

seemstobebackontherighttrack.(44).Formanyyearsthenon-proliferation

regimeactuallyworkedsurprisinglywell,butIndiaandPakistangoingnuclearhasbeena

greatblowtothestatusquo.Andnowtherearenewbiologicalandchemicalweapons一

undreamed-ofhorrors—nottomentionthewholelegacyofthecoldwarwhichhasn't

beencleanedup,suchasRussiannuclearwasteintheArctic.Thefundamentalproblem

isthattherearecountriesthataresimplybeingleftbehindbytheonwardmarchof

globalization.Globalissuessuchastheenvironmentanddrugs-andperhapseven

humanrights-aregoingtocomemuchmoretothefore.(45).A.Itiscalledtobe

aneconomicgiant,especiallywhentheeurohasbeenissued.D.butwhiletheeurocould

helpitbecomeaneconomicgiant,andevenchallengethedollar,itlookslikelytoremain

apoliticalandmilitarypygmy.C.Andthere'sonlyonecandidateonthehorizonto

challengetheUS-China.D.Astheworldshrinks,soweshallhaveanincreasingsense

oftheneedforaninternationalhumanitarianorder.Globalizationmaybeagoodthing,

butithasadarkunderbelly.E.Russiaisapowerfulcountrywhichownsmilitary

superiorityF.WemustalsoassumethecontinueddeclineofRussia.Itshowshowfar

thingshavegone(andhowquickly)whenwhatwasoncethesecondmostpowerful

countryintheworldisbeingbatteredbyIslamicrebelsfromtheCaucasus.Nowwehave

aRussianstatewhichsimplycannotcope.G.Idothinkarmscontrolwillbeabigitem

ontheagendainfuture.

41、Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,

choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist(A>B、C^D、E、F、G.......)tofitinto

eachofthenumberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyof

thegaps.(10points)Ifthe20thcenturyhasbeentheAmericancentur