考研英语（二）模拟试卷51

考研英语（二）模拟试卷51

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Sevenyearsago,whenIwasvisitingGermany,Imetwithanofficialwhoexplainedto

methatthecountryhadaperfectsolutiontoitseconomicproblems.WatchingtheU.S.

economy[Cl]duringthe90s,theGermanshaddecidedthatthey,too,needed

togothehigh-tcchnology[C2].Buthow?Inthelate90s,theanswerseemed

obvious:Indians.[C3]all,Indianentrepreneursaccountedforoneofevery

threeSiliconValleystart-ups.SotheGermangovernmentdecidedthatitwould[C4]

IndianstoGermanyjustasAmericadocs;by[C5]greencards.Officials

createdsomethingcalledtheGermanGreenCardand[C6]thattheywould

issue20000inthefirstyear.[C7],theGermansexpectedthattensof

thousandsmoreIndianswouldsoonbebeggingtocome,andperhapsthe[C8]

wouldhavetobeincreased.Buttheprogramwasafailure.Ayearlater[C9]

halfofthe20000cardshadbeenissued.Afterafewextensions,theprogramwas

[CIO]ItoldtheGermanofficialatthetimethatIwassurethe[Cl1]

wouldfail.It'snotthatIhadanyparticularexpertiseinimmigrationpolicy,

[CI2]Iunderstoodsomethingaboutgreencards,becauseIhadone(the

American[C131).TheGermanGreenCardwasmisnamed,Iargued,1C14]

itnever,underanycircumstances,translatedintoGermancitizenship.TheU.S.

greencard,bycontrast,isanalmost[C15]pathtobecomingAmerican(after

fiveyearsandacleanrecord).Theofficial[C16]myobjection,sayingthat

therewasnowayGermanywasgoingtoofferthesepeoplecitizenship."Weneedyoung

leuhworkers,"hesaid."Thal'swhalthisprogiamisall[C17]."SuGermany

wasaskingbrightyoung[C18]toleavetheircountry,cultureandfamilies,

movethousandsofmilesaway,learnanewlanguageandworkinastrangeland—but

withoutany[C19]ofeverbeingpartoftheirnewhome.Germanywassending

asignal,onethatwas[C20]receivedinIndiaandothercountries,andalsoby

Germany'sownimmigrantcommunity.

1、[Cl]

A^soar

B、hover

C、amplify

D、intensify

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词辨析。根据上下文和常识可判断，美国的经济在20世纪90年代

得到了迅速发展。A项soar意为“猛增，剧增”，符合语境，为正确答案。B项

hover意为“（飞机、鸟等）盘旋，翱翔”,C项amplify意为“放大（声音等）;扩大（范

围、效果等）”，D项intensify意为“加强，加剧”。

2、[C2]

A、circuit

B、strategy

C^trait

D、route

标准答案：D

知识点解析：固定搭配。route通常和go搭配，此处gothehigh—technologyroute

意为“走高科技路线”，故D项为正确答案。A项circuil意为“电路，线路”；B项

strategy意为“策略”,看似符合题意，但strategy不能和go搭配使用；C项trait意

为“特征，特点，品质”。

3、[C3]

A、Of

B、After

C、In

D、At

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词组辨析。上句中提到“答案看起来很明显：印度人”，而本空所在句

则说的是印度企业家创立的公司占了美国硅谷创业企业家总数的1/3,由此可知

本句是对上句的解释说明。afterall表示“毕竟，终究”，经常用于解释说明，符合

语境，故B项为正确答案。ofall不是固定搭配，故可排除；inall意为“总共，合

计”；D项atall意为“根本

4、[C4]

A、import

B、kidnap

C、convey

D、lure

标准答案：D

知识点解析：动词辨析。根据上下文，德国政府决定把印度人"吸引''到德国去，而

D项lure”吸引，诱惑，引诱”与题意正好相符，为正确答案。A项imporl意为“引

入，进口“，宾语通常是物，而文中跟的是Indians,故可排除；B项kidn叩意为

“诱拐，绑架，劫持“；C项convey意为“运输；表达”，均与题意不符。

5、[C5]

A、offering

B、installing

C^evacuating

D、formulating

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动名词辨析。根据上下文，德国政府是要效仿美国发行绿卡，只有A

项offering“提供”符合题意，故为正确答案。B项installing意为“安装”，C项

evacuating意为“撤离,疏散"，D项fbrmulaling意为”构想,规划”，均与题意大

符。

6、[C6]

A、conferred

inferred

C、announced

D、verified

标准答案：C

知识点解析：动词辨析。confer意为“授予，颁发；商谈“，infer意为“推断”，

announce意为"（官方）宣布，宣告"，verify意为“证实，核实”。根据上下文，德国

政府应是宣布第一年发行20000张绿卡的消息、，故C项为正确答案。

7、[C7]

A、Specially

B、Naturally

C、Particularly

D、Consistently

标准答案：B'

知识点解析：副词辨析。首先,specially和particularly均有“特别地”的含义，应排

除。nalurally意为“自然地，当然“，consislenlly意为"（观点、行为等）一贯地，一致

地根据前后逻辑，德国人自然是希望成千上万的印度人来，应该选择B项1

8、[C8]

A、quotas

B、digits

C、measures

D、scales

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析。根据上下文，德国人认为印度人会成千上万地涌来，所以

空白处应该指的是“配额”有可能需要增加，只有A项quotas“配额”符合题意。digit

意为"数字"，measure意为“尺寸;计量单位"，scale意思是“比例（尺卜规模；天

平”。

9、[C9]

A、invariably

B、literally

C、barely

D、solely

标准答案：C

知识点解析：副词辨析。A项invariably意为“始终不变地，总是"，B项literally意

为“照字面地，实在地”，C项barely意为“仅仅，勉强地，几乎没有“，D项solely

意为“单独地，唯一地二根据句意，德国政府的这个项目失败了，仅仅有一半的绿

卡发出去了，正确答案应为C项。

10、[C10]

A、repelled

deleted

C、combated

D、abolished

标准答案：D

知识点解析：动词辨析。上文提到theprogramwasafailure,由此可知这项措施最

终会被废除。abolish意为“废除，废止”，与题意相符，故D项为正确答案。「印el

意为“排斥，驱除"，delete意为“删除"，combat意为“战斗,斗争”。

II、[CH]

A、adventure

B、response

C、initiative

D、impulse

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。结合上下文可知，上段最后三句中两次出现program"计

划，策略”，而在本段中作者对此program发表自己的见解，那么所填的词应同样

指的是program。C项initiative意为“主动性；主动的行动，倡议“，和program意

思相近，故为正确答案。A项adventure意为“冒险；奇遇”，B项response意为“答

复，回答；响应“，D项impulse意为“冲动，一时的念头；推动”，这三个选项均和

program的意思相夫甚远»

12、[C12]

A、and

B、but

C、so

D、or

标准答案：B

知识点解析：固定搭配。not...but...为固定搭配，意为“不是……而

是……”，此句中省略了but后面的that。

13、[C13]

A、heritage

B、revision

C^notion

D、version

标准答案：D

知识点解析：名词辨析。根据题意，我有一张美国绿卡，D项version”版本”与前

面的American搭配使用，正合题意。A项herilage意为“遗产，传统”，B项

revision意为“修改；修订版"，C项notion意为“概念，看法”，此三项与题意不

符。

14、[C14]

A^because

B>unless

C、if

D^while

标准答案：A

知识点解析：逻辑关系。根据上下文，我与这位德国官员argue的应是德国绿卡取

名不当的原因，故应选择A项。

15、[CI5]

A、aggressive

B、automatic

C、vulnerable

D、voluntary

标准答案：B

知识点解析：形容词辨析。根据上文和常识可以判断，此句应解释为“美国绿式持

有者若无犯罪记录，可左5年后自动成为美国公民”，R项aulomalic意为“自动

的“，符合题意,故为正确答案。A项aggressive意为“侵犯的，挑衅的；有进取心

的“，C项vulnerable意为“易受伤的，脆弱的“，D项voluntary意为“自愿的

16、[C16]

A、overtook

B、fascinated

C、submitted

D、dismissed

标准答案：D

知识点解析：动词辨析。根据上下文可知，这位德国官员对我的看法不予理睬。

dismiss意为“解散；解雇；不再考虑或谈论”，符合语境，为正确答案。overtake意

为“赶上；突然遭遇”,fascinate意为“使着迷”，submit意为“服从；提交

17、[C17]

A、towards

B、round

C、about

D、over

标准答案：C

知识点解析：固定搭配。allabout是固定搭配，意为“关于……的一切”，此处指的

是这项措施所关乎的一切就是德国需要印度的高端人才，C项为正确答案。allover

意为“到处”，allround意为“周围，四处

18、[C18]

A、dwellers

B、citizens

C^professionals

D、amateurs

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。根据上文可知，德国发行绿卡的目的是把印度的高科技人

才吸引过来，只有C项professionals"专业人士''符合题意。dweller意为“居民，居

住者”，citizen意为“公艮,市民”,amateur意为“业余爱好者;外行

19、[C19]

A、prospect

B、suspicion

C、outcome

D、destination

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析。这位德国官员前面说道，他们是绝对不会给印度人移民身

份的，他们需要的只是高级技工，所以，这句话的含义应是“尽管印度人不远万里

来到这片新土地，却没有任何希望成为这个国家的公民A项prospect意为“预

期，指望；前途”，符合语境，为正确答案。B项suspicion意为“怀疑，猜疑”，C

项outcome意为“结果"，D项destination意为“目的地，终点

20、[C20]

A、partially

B、clearly

C、brightly

D^vividly

标准答案：B

知识点解析：副词辨析。根据上文，德国的绿卡项目没有成功，印度和其他国家很

少有人去德国，这个信号显然是被清楚地收到了。B项clearly意为“无疑地，清楚

地“，符合语境，为正确答案。A项partially意为“部分地”，C项brightly意为“明亮

地”，D项vividly意为“生动地”。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but

—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn't—wewon'tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoverit

andmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmenlstoavoidit.

Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmenlsseem,thelesslikelytheyare

tobeobserved.AlGorecallsglobalwarmingan"inconvenienttruth,"asifmerely

recognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Butiherealtruthisthatwedon'tknow

enoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs一

wecan'tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050,theworld'spopulationisprojectedto

growfrom6.4billionto9.1billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonand

technologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions(mainly,

C02)willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat'stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricher

usemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld'spoortotheir

presentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse'slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energy

useandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigid

restrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom(limitsonelectricityusage,driving

andtravel)thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey're

"doingsomething."ConsidertheKyotoProtoco(京都议定书).Itallowedcountriesthat

joinedtopunishthosethatdidn't.Butithasn'treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%

since1990),andmanysignatories(签字I玉I)didn'tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir

2008——2012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotential

disaster,theonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchand

developmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsor

dealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoral

problemwhenit'sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedont

solvetheengineeringproblem,we'rehelpless.

21、Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?

A、Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.

B、Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.

C、Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.

D、Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundeicontrol.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：判断题。艰据题干将本题定位到文章首段。该段首句提到，不管全球

变暖是否是21世纪最大的环境危机，我们都不会为之付出太多。D项与第二个破

折号后的句子wcwon'tdomuchaboutit意思--致，故为正确答案。

22Accordingtotheauthor'sunderstanding,whatisAlGore'sviewonglobal

warming?

A、Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C、Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D、Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：细节题。第二段首句中AlGore表明了自己对全球变暖的观点：

globalwarmingan^inconvenienttruth”(全球变暖是一个“不愿面对的真相其后

merelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution为作者对AlGore的观点的理

解，即：好像仅仅认识到全球变暖便能找到解决之道似的。故C项为正确答案。

23>Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof.

A、economicgrowth

B、wastefuluseofenergy

C>thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoor

D、therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology

标准答案：A9

知识点解析：细节题。艰据关键词2050定位到第二段。该段对温室气体的排放量

做了预测：如果人均能源消耗和技术水平维持现状，到2050年，能源消耗总量和

温室气体排放量将会增加42%,接着转折，指出这只是保守估计，实际数字将会

翻番(double),而造成这一数据上升的原因是我们需要经济增长(Wcneedeconomic

growth),故A项为正确答案。

24、Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,.

A、politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C、reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwanning

D、internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。艰据关键词KyotoProtocol定位到第四段。该段首句提到，

没有任何政府会采取严珞措施限制其国家经济增长和个人使用能源的自由以缓解全

球变暖，末句提到《京都协议书》并没有减少二氧化碳的排放量，很多签署国没有

制定严格的政策，故B项为正确答案。

25、Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A、Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.

B、Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.

C、Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.

D、Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：主旨题。作者第一段提出问题：面对全球变暖，我们将无能为力。第

二段中作者谈到认识到这一问题并不代表找到解决方案，然后提出论点：and—

withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs-wecan'tdomuchaboutit.(没有重大的技

术突破，我们仍将无能为力)。第三段讲到全球变暖的原因：人U增长和经济发

展，并预测未来发展趋势。第四段说明政府行为收效其微。第五段和第六段重申论

点：theonlysolutionisnewtechnology(解决问题的唯一办法就是新技术)。B项是对

全文的高度概括，与作者论点相同，故为正确答案。

Arecentstudy,whichwaspublishedinlastweek'sJournaloftheAmericanMedical

Association,offersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeed,a

16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatal

accidentasateenagerdrivingalone.Bycontrast,theriskofdeathforthedriversbetween

30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeath

ratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespeciallyafter

midnight.Withpassengersinthecar,thedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-

nightaccident.RobertFoss,ascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighway

SafetyResearchCenter,saysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodo

with"reallystupidbehavior"thanwithjustalackofdrivingexperience."Thebasic

issue"hesays,"isthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognize

howcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelieve

thatthewaytomitigate（使...缓解）theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-called

graduatedlicensingsystems,inwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.A

graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagershouldfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivingin

thepresenceofanadult,followedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightorpassenger

restrictions,beforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.Graduatedlicensingsystems

havereducedteenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies.Abouthalfofthestates

nowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestates

haverestrictionsonpassengers.Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice（新手）driver

prohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20（withcutthepresenceofanadultover

25）forthefirstsixmonths.

26、Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?

A、Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.

B、Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.

C^Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.

D、Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第一段第二句指出，一辆由十六岁少年驾驶的载有三个或更

多乘客的汽车发生致命交通事故的概率是该少年单独驾车的三倍。第二段接着说

thedeathrateforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.,andespecially

aftermidnighi（十几岁少年驾车的死亡率在晚上十点以后特别是午夜以后会有显著

的增加）。由此可确定B项为正确答案。

27>AccordingtoRobertFoss,thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydue

to.

A、theirfrequentdrivingatnight

B、theirimproperwayofdriving

C、theirlackofdrivingexperience

D^theirdrivingwithpassengers

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。本题的答题依据在第三段。Robert说，thehigherdeathrates

fbrteenagedrivershavelesstodowith44reallystupidbehaviof'thanwithjustalackof

drivingexperience.（十儿岁少年驾车的高死亡率与其说是极度愚蠢的行为所致，不

如说是缺少驾驶经验所致）。据此可.以确定C项为正确答案。

28、AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A>Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.

B、Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.

C、Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.

D、Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsiblefbrteenagers?drivingaccidents.

标准答案：D--

知识点解析：判断题。取据第三段最后一句Thebasicissueisthatadultswhoare

responsibleiorissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdriving

is.（根本问题是负责颁发驾照的成年人没有认识到驾驶是一件复杂而需要技巧的任

务）可知，发放驾照的部门应对年轻人的驾驶事故承担部分的责任，故D项为正确

答案。

29、Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsis

that.

A、drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule

B、theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers

C、theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.

D、thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved

标准答案：D」

知识点解析：推理题。本题的答题依据在第四段。该段第一句作为主题句给出“解

决办法”----thewaytomitigatetheproblemistohaveslatesinstituteso-called

graduatedlicensingsystemso接着，该段就graduatedlicensingsystems的内容分两点

进行了阐述（first...,followedby...）<>由此可知，graduatedlicensing

systems是对原有发照制度的逐渐完善，D项为正确答案。

30Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensing

system.

A、isunderdiscussion

isabouttobesetup

C^hasbeenputintoeffect

D、hasbeenperfected

标准答案：c

知识点解析：细节题。本题的答题依据在文章最后一段。该段着重讨论graduated

licensingsystem产生的效果。文章说到大约半数的州havesomesortofgraduated

licensingsysteminplace（建立了某种分级驾照制度），但执行的力度有所不同。据

此，可以确定C项为正确答案。

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you'renot

aninvestorinoneofthosehedgefunds（对冲基金）thatfailedcompletely.Withthedollar

slumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecome

quiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisinthe

UnitedStates,runsabout$8.Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainst

justthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainst

theCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthe

dollar.Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation（屈辱），foranation'sself-esteemrests

inpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.Ifsalsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sincea

decliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureon

interestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-from

giantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami一for

whichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asan

arrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.Butnothingmakespeople

thinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThmughApril,thetotalnumberof

visitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,the

numberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak.ManyEuropeansnow

apparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico—asacheapplaceto

vacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan'taffordto

jointhemerrymaking.Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.

Sodoexports,which,thanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay

2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percent

from2006.IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you'reawinnerinthe

weak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola'sstockbubbledtoafive-yearhighafterit

reportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke'sbeverage（饮

料）business.OtherAmericancompaniesprofilingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald's

andIBM.Americantourists,however,shouldn'texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarlost

strengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup—slowly,andthenallatonce.And

currenciesdon*tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbythe

increasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNew

England.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.

31、WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?

A>Theireconomyisplunging（猛跌）.

B、Theircurrencyhasslumped.

C、Theycan'taffordtripstoEurope.

D>Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第三段开头讲到美元的贬值是屈辱的来源，因为一个国家的

自尊部分在于货币的势能。换言之，美国人感觉屈辱是因为货币兑换过程中美元优

势已大不如前，故B项为正确答案。slump意为“大幅度下降，暴跌工

32、HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?

A、TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.

B、Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants.

C^Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.

D、Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。第三段第二句提到美元贬值对经济的两个影响：进口食品价

格上涨；给利率施加了上涨的压力，故C项为正确答案。

33、HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.S.withthedevalueddollar?

A、Theyfeelcontemptuous（鄙视的）ofit.

B、Theyaresympatheticwithit.

C、Theyregardilasasuperpoweronthedecline.

D、Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题考查欧洲人对美元贬值后的美国的看法，从而将答案定

位到第四段。该段末句为欧洲人的观点：现在许多欧洲人明显把美国看成一个便宜

的度假、购物和开派对的地方，这说明欧洲人认为美国是他们比较理想的旅游目的

地，故D项为正确答案。

34、Whatistheauthor'sadvicetoAmericans?

A、Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect.

B、Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble.

C、Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad.

D、Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.

标准答案：C

知识点解析•：细节题。面对美元贬值给美国人带来的民族自尊上的困扰，文章末段

给美国人提出建议：如果想避免美元所带来的痛楚，最好取消去英国的暑期度假日

划，改去新英格兰。换言之，就是取消去国外的旅行，转而在国内旅游，故C项

为正确答案。

35、Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"currenciesdon'tturnonadimcn（Para.7）?

A、Thedollar'svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm.

B、Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime.

C^Thedollar'svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.

D、FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.

标准答案：A」

知识点解析：推理题。末段首句提到Americantourists不能指望soon（短期内）就有

relief的感觉，紧接着后面两句解释原因。第二句提到，美元失去强势地位就像婚

姻解体—先是慢慢地变化，然后一下子结束（暗示不会一朝一夕便有所恢复）。木

题考查的短语出现在第三句中，由And顺接，解释的是第二个原因。由首句的

soon及前句的语义推测，本句应该说的是美元的价值不会短期内就增长，故A项

为正确答案。

Habitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilot

andrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine."Notchoice,buthabitrules

theunreflectingherd,"WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Intheever­

changing21stcentury,eventheword"habit"carriesanegativeimplication.Soitseems

paradoxical（自相矛盾的）totalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascreativityand

innovation.Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnew

habits,wecreateparallelpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrains

ofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeable

creaturesofhabit,wecaninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnew

habits.Infact,themorenewthingswctry——themorewestepoutsideourcomfortzone

—themoreinherentlycreativewebecome,bothintheworkplaceandinourpersonal

lives.Butdon'tbothertryingtokilloffoldhabits;oncethoserutsofprocedureareworn

intothebrain,they'retheretostay.Instead,thenewhabitswedeliberatelypressinto

ourselvescreateparallelpathwaysthatcanbypassthoseoldroads.uThefirstthing

neededforinnovationisafascination（迷恋）withwonder/'saysDawnaMarkova,author

ofTheOpenMind."Butwearetaughtinsteadto'decide,'justasourpresidentcalls

himself'theDecider'."Sheadds,however,that"todecideistokilloffallpossibilitiesbut

one.Agoodinnovationalthinkerisalwaysexploringthemanyotherpossibilities.Ailof

usworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe'reunaware,shesays.Researchersinthe

late1960sdiscoveredthathumansarebornwiththecapacitytoapproachchallengesin

fourprimaryways:analytically,procedurally,relationally（orcollaboratively）and

innovatively.Attheendofadolescence,however,thebrainshutsdownhalfofthat

capacity,preservingonlythosemodesofthoughtthathaveseemedmostvaluableduring

thefirstdecadeorsooflife.Thecurrentemphasisonstandardizedtestinghighlights

analysisandprocedure,meaningthatfewofusinherentlyuseourinnovativeand

collaborativemodesofthought.*'ThisbreaksthemajorruleintheAmericanbelief

system-thatanyonecandoanything,"explainsM.J.Ryan,authorofthe2006book

ThisYearIWill...andMs.Markova'sbusinesspartner."That'saliethatwehave

perpelualed（保持），anditfosterscommonness.Knowingwhatyou'regoodatanddoing

evenmoreofitcreatesexcellence."Thisiswheredevelopingnewhabitscomesin.

36、InWordsworth'sview,"habit"ischaracterizedbybeing.

A、casual

B、familiar

C>mechanical

D、changeable

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章首段有Wordsworth的引言，从中可以看出其对习惯的

观点。引言中关键词unreflecting”缺乏思考的”以及引言前面文章中形容habits的

mindlessly”不经心地，无意识地”、auto-pilot“自动导航”和unconscious”无意识

的”等词均可以说明在Wordsworth看来，习惯的特征是“不假思索的、机械的"，故

C项为正确答案。

37、Brainresearchershavediscoveredthattheformationofnewhabitcanbe.

A、predicted

B、regulated

C^traced

D、guided

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。艰据关键词Brainresearchers定位到第二段第二句。该句的

意思是“大脑研究人员发现，当我们有意识地培养新习惯时，我们就能创造出平行

的思维路径，甚至是全新的脑细胞……”，由此可知新习惯的形成是可以引导的，

故D项为正确答案。第三段中的directourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnew

habits”有意识地培养新习惯来引导我们自身的变化”也可验证答案D的正确性。

38^Theword"ruts"（Line1,Para.4）isclosestinmeaningto.

A、tracks

B、series

C>characteristics

D、connections

标准答案：A

知识点解析：词汇题。ruts出现在第四段笫一句中，thoserutsofprocedure指的就

是上半句中的hahitSo本段第二句中thoseoldroads也是thoserutsofprocedure的另

一种说法。由此可知，ruts的意思应该是“路径、路线、惯例”，故A项为正确答

案。

39、DawnaMarkovawouldmostprobablyagreethat.

A、ideasarebornofarelaxingmind

B、innovativenesscouldbetaught

C、decisivenessderivesfromfantasticideas

D、curiosityactivatescreativeminds

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。DawnaMarkova在第五段中出现，“Thefirstthingneededfor

innovationisafascinationwithwonder”即可说明Markova认为创新最需要的就是对

好奇的着迷，D项为此句的同义转述，为正确答案，

40、Ryan'scommentssuggestthatthepracticeofstandardizedtesting

A、preventsnewhabitsfrombeingformed

B、nolongeremphasizescommonness

C、maintainstheinherentAmericanthinkingmode

D、complieswiththeAmericanbeliefsystem

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。文章末段提到，人有四种思维模式，但标准化考试只侧重于

分析和程序式的思维模式，而忽视了创新和合作式的思维模式。而美国的信仰体系

是鼓励人们去创新的，鼓励人们充分发挥自己的潜力，创造卓越。文章坡后一句

说，这正是培养新习惯的目的所在。可见，在Ryan看来，标准化考试不利于人们

形成新习惯，不利于人们创造力的发挥。故A项为正确答案。

三、阅读（补全短文）（本题共5题，每题分，共

5分。）

[A]Analyzingyourowntaste[BJBeingcautiouswhenexperimenting[CJFindingamodel

tofollow[D]Gettingthefinallookabsolutelyright[E]Learningtoberealistic[F]Making

regularconsciouschoices[G]FollowingyourtasteWhenwemeetpeopleforthefirst

time,wcoftenmakedecisionsaboutthembasedentirelyonhowtheylook.And,of

courseit'ssomethingthatworksbothways,forwetooarebeingjudgedonour

appearance.Whenwelookgood,wefeelgood,whichinturnleadstoamoreconfident

andself-assuredmanner.Peoplethenpickuponthisconfidenceandrespondpositively

towardsus.Undoubtedly,what'sinsideisimportant,butsometimeswecansendoutthe

wrongsignalssimplybywearinginappropriateclothingornotspendingenoughtime

thinkingabouthowothersseeus.[RI]Forexample,peopleoftenmakethe

mistakeoftryingtolooklikesomeoneelsethey'veseeninamagazine,butthisisusually

adisasterasweallhaveourowncharacteristics.Standinfrontofafull-lengthmirrorand

behonestwithyourselfaboutwhatyousee.Thereisnoneedtodwellonyourfaults—we

allhavegoodpointsandbadpoints-butthinkinsteadaboutthebestwaytoe