考研英语（二）模拟试卷90

考研英语（二）模拟试卷90

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

South-EastAsia'slow-costairlineshavegonefromfeasttofamine.Cheap,short-haul,

no-frillsflyingcame【Cl】totheregion,butpeoplehave[C2]it

eagerly.Injusttenyears,[C3]theCentreforAsiaPacificAviation(CAPA),a

researchfirminSydney,low-costcarriers'shareoftheregion'saviationmarkethas

[C4]fromalmostnothingto58%.InEurope.wherecheapairlineshavebeen

flyingformuchlonger,EasyJetanditsfellows[C5]onlyabout40%.Now

South-EastAsia'sskiesarelooking[C6]Theriseoflow-costcarriersreflects

potentialdemandforflyinginanincreasingly[C7]partoftheworld.Thisyear

another12suchairlinesmayjointhe47alreadyflyingintheAsia-Pacific[C8]

Thisweekitwas[C9]thatBeijingisplanninganew,$14billion

airport.InSouth-EastAsia[C101hasbeenparticularlystrong:manyofits

600mpeopleliveinlargearchipelagiccountries,[Cl1]Indonesiaandthe

Philippines,whereflyingistheeasiestwaytogetaround.[C12]theworld's15

busiestlow-costinternational[03],nineareinSouth-EastAsia.Allthis

demandrequiresaeroplanes:CAPAsaysSouth-EastAsiaistheonlyregionwherethere

aremoreplanesonorderthanin[C14]fleets.[C15],theexpansion

ofairlines'capacityseemstobegettingaheadofthegrowthindemand.Somelow-cost

carriersare[C16]tofilltheirseals.Moreluxuriousairlinesarefeelingthe

trouble,too:thisweekCathayPacificsaidthat[C17]stronglong-haulprofits,

competitionfrombudgetairlineswasstartingto[C18]itonshort-haulroutes.

SingaporeAirlinesexpressed[C19]worriesearlierthismonth.ConKorfialis,

formerbossofJetstarAsia,thelow-costarmofAustralia'sstrugglingQantas,[C20]

that"thegrowthinthemarketwilldefinitelybethere,it'sjustamatterof

introducingtoomuchcapacitytoosoon."

1、[Cl]

A、early

B、quickly

C、late

D、easily

标准答案；C

知识点解析：根据卜.文的injusttenyears”仅10年内''和第四行的fromalmost

nothing：再至U后面InEurope,wherecheapairlineshavebeenflyingfbrmuchlonger...

我们可以确定，东南亚廉价航班比较晚出现，故答案为late,选择[0。

2、[C2]

A、takenfbr

B、takento

C、cometo

D、gonefor

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考查短语辨析。四个选项的意思分别为：[A]takcnfor“认为”；

[B]takento“喜欢"；[C]cometo”到达,想出"；[D]gonefo产去找,主张文章说“廉

价航班在该区域较晚出现，但是人们却很2。”显然，选项中只有[B]takento“寻欢”

能与之搭配，而且下文福述廉价航班在东南亚迅速发展，更可以确定[B]takenio是

该题的正确答案。

3、[C3]

A、inrespectof

B、asfor

C、inspiteof

D、accordingto

标准答案：D

知识点解析：首先[A]inrespectof的意思为“关于"，与[B]asfor“关于”意思一样，可

以排除。而[C]inspite尽管“放入句子当中，_L卜文未杂体现出IL步逻辑；故应

填入[D]accordingto“根据”,即[D]为答案。

4、[C4]

A、soared

B、shrunk

C^surfed

D、shocked

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据该空下文的fromalmostnothingto58%我们可以得知“廉价航空

在东南亚航空业所占比重从0跳到58%”，故该空填入的动词应该是[A]soared“高

涨，猛涨”。其余三项的意思分别为：[B]shrunk“收缩”：[C]surfed"冲

浪":[D]shocked“使震惊

5、[C5]

A、countfor

B、accountfor

C、countas

D、accountof

标准答案：B

知识点解析：四个选项的意思分别为：[Amountfo尸有价值，有重要性”；

[B]accountfor“占；解释"；[C]countas”视为,看成"；[D]accountor记账”。根据短

语意思及搭配本题选[B]。

6、[C6]

A^polluted

B、unclear

C、crowded

D、dirty

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第一段主要讨论了东南亚廉价航班发展迅速，后文也提到ihe

riseoflow—costcarriers...“廉价航班的增长……H由此可见由于廉价航班越来越

多，东南亚的天空变得那挤，[CJcrowded是该空的答案。而其余选项

[A]polkited“污染的"，[B]unclea严不清楚的"和[D]dirty“肮脏的”意思比较接近,且本

文并未讨论航班过多造成的环境问题，故这三项都不符合原文。

7、[C7]

A、well-off

poor

C、luxury

D、chaotic

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该空所在句子指出东南亚地区对航空的潜在需求很大，可.见该地区是

越来越富裕。几个选项中，表示富裕的是[A]welLoff,例如我们常说的“小康”，

般也是用这个词。而[B]poor“贫穷的”与文章背景相悖；©luxury“奢侈的”无法形容

地区；[D]chaotic“混乱的”也与该句背景无关联。故本题答案为[A]。

8、[C8]

A、part

B、district

C、realm

D、region

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考查单词辨析。上下文在提到South-EastAsia的时候反复用到region

一词，而该空的Asia-Pacific自然也可以搭配这个词，即Asia-Pacificregion”亚太地

区而其余选项的[A]part一般表示某个“部分”；[BRlistrict则强调城市下级的

“区"；而[C]realm强调“领域”；故本题的最佳答案为[D]region。

9、[C9]

A、estimated

reported

C>assumed

D、inferred

标准答案：B

知识点解析：选项[A]意为estimate”估计，预计"，itisestimatedthat意为“据估

计“，一般搭配的是数字，而文章不仅有数字，更是在说明一件事，故该项搭配不

14、[CI4]

A^existing

inherent

C、living

D、essential

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句将planesonorder"订购的飞机”和14fleets做对比，其中fleets指

“机队、飞机”的意思：根据背景意思不难判断，该空应该填入的词是“现有的“，即

[A]existing是答案。选项[B]inhcrent“固有的，与生俱来的”则强调人天生的一些特

点；而©living”活的,现存的”则强调有生命的事物；[D]essential"本质的,精髓

的''跟文章关系不大。

15、[C15]

A、Indeed

B、Therefore

C、Although

D、However

标准答案：D

知识点解析：_L文提到廉价航空需求上涨，该句却说：航空公司运力增长超过需求

增长速度。由此可见上下文表达出现了反差，即该空的逻辑为转折逻辑，故

[D]However为答案。而[C]Although一词表示让步逻辑，与转折逻辑有所区别，且

不会用逗号隔开，故不选。[A]Indecd“确实”与网Therefore“因此”都不表示转疔逻

辑。

16、[C16]

A、willing

B、struggling

C、unwilling

D、keeping

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据下文的Moreluxuriousairlinesarefeelingthetrouble,too…我们知

道，上文提到的廉价航空应该遇到了问题，故填入的词应该是比较消极、否定的

词，而选项[D]是比较中性的，[A][C]两项强调主观愿意或不愿意，也与该空背景

不符，故该题答案为[B]struggling“挣扎着的”，以显示出有困难的感觉。

17、[C17]

A、since

for

C、before

D、despite

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据卜.文的long-haul和shorl-haul这组反义词，我们知道该空的逻辑

关系必然是让步逻辑。四个选项的意思分别为：[A]since“自从"；[B]for”为了”：

[C]before"在……之前"；[D]despite"尽管，虽然”。显然，能体现出让步逻辑的只有

ID|despite,即[D]为本题答案。

18、[C18]

A^hurt

B、wound

C^injure

D、destroy

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题考查词义辨析。根据上下文“尽管长途航班获利不少，来自廉价

航空公司的竞争让短途航班受到18。”我们知道该空应该填入的词是“伤害，威胁”

之类的词，而四个选项意思有点接近，故需要一一判断。首先[A]hurt一词范围很

广，可以指“身体、心理和其他各种伤害"；而[B]wound强调“对人体的伤害，尤其

是刀枪伤”；©injure强调“身体受伤”;而[D]des【roy表示“毁坏，毁灭”。从意思和

用法来看，hurt一词最合适，故[A]为本题答案。

19,[C19]

A、special

B、unneeded

C^similar

D、understandable

标准答案：C

知识点解析:上文提到：thisweekCathayPacificsaid；该句乂提到Singapore

Airlinesexpressed19woniesearlierthismonth.我们发现这两句的结构很类似,都有

thisweek,thismonth这样的信息，又有said,expressed这样的近义词，由此可以

判断.这两句表达的内容比较一致,或者比较相似，故[Ckimilar"相似的”为本题答

案。而[A]special“特别的"，网unnecdcd“不需要的"和[D]understandab1e“可理解的”

都是干扰选项。

20、[C20]

A、doubts

B、predicts

C^estimates

D、believes

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由引号内容“willdefinitelybethere,it'sjustamatterof…”可见此人的

观点是很明确的、很肯定的，故[A]doubt“怀疑”不合适；而[B]predict“预计”和

[C]estimate“估计”两词不但意思接近，而且语气也不是很肯定，故[D]believe“相信”

为最佳答案。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

GrillingmeatgivesitgreatHavour.Thistaste,though,comesataprice,sincetheprocess

createsmoleculescalledpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbons(PAHs)whichdamageDNA

andthusincreasetheeater'schancesofdevelopingcancer.Forthosewhothinkbarbecues

oneofsummer'sgreatdelights,thatisashame.ButagroupofresearchersledbyIsabel

FerreiraoftheUniversityofPorto,inPortugal,thinktheyhavefoundawayaroundthe

problem.Whenbarbecuingmeat,theysuggest,youshouldaddbeer.Thiswelcome

advicewastheresultofsomeseriousexperiments,asDr.Ferreiraexplainsinapaperin

theJournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistry.ThePAHscreatedbygrillingformfrom

moleculescalledfreeradicalswhich,inturn,formfromfatandproteinintheintenseheat

ofthistypeofcooking.OnewayofstoppingPAH-formation,then,mightbetouse

chemicalscalledantioxidantsthatclearawayfreeradicals.Andbeerisrichinthese,in

theshapeofmelanoidins,whichformwhenbarleyisroasted.SoDr.Ferreiraandher

colleaguespreparedsomebeermarinades,boughtsonicsteaksandheadedforthegriddle.

OneoftheirmarinadeswasbasedonPilsner,apalebeer.Asecondwasbasedonablack

beer.Sinceblackbeershavemoremelanoidinsthanlightbeers—asthenamesuggests,

theygiveitcolour-Dr.Ferreira'shypothesiswasthatsteakssteepedintheblack-beer

marinadewouldformfewerPAHsthanthosesteepedinthelight-beermarinade,which

would,inturn,formfewerthansteaksleftunmarinated.Andsoitproved.Whencooked,

unmarinatedsteakshadanaverageof21nanogramsofPAHspergramofgrilledmeat.

ThosemarinatedinPilsneraveraged18nanograms.Thosemarinatedinblackbeer

averagedonly10nanograms.Tastyandhealthytoo,then.Justwhatthedoctorordered.

21、Itcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraphthatgrilledmeat.

A、isbothtastyandhealthy

B、isdeliciousbutexpensive

C、willinevitablycausecancer

D、mayenhancethechanceofcancer

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干定位到第一段。根据grilledmeat定位到第一句，该句提到

“烤肉很美味”，接着第二句明确指出：Thistaste,though,comesataprice...“然而

这种美味却是有代价的”。随后从专业角度分析这个代价，得出结论：Ihusincrease

theeater'schanceofdevelopingcancer”提高食客患癌的几率由此可以判断选项

［A］的healthy有误；选项［B］expensive属于无中生有;选项［C］wiHinevitablycause

cancer”不可避免地导致癌症”过于绝对；选项［D］mayenhancethechanceof

cancer”可能提高患癌的几率”与原文一致，故［D］为本题答案。

22、IsabelFerreiraandherteamsuggestthat.

A、youshoulddrinkbeerwhileeatingbarbecue

B、peopleshouldnoteatgrilledmeatfortheirhealth

C、beershouldbeusedasflavouringwhilegrillingmeat

D、peopleshouldreducethepossibilityofeatingbarbecue

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干的IsabelFerreira定位到第一段后半部分agroupof

researchersledbyIsa—belFerreira,该信息等同于题干中的IsabelFerreiraandher

team；她们建议的内容体现在最后一句：Whenbarbecuingmeat,theysuggest,you

shouldaddbeer,该句明确提到beer“啤酒"，故可以排除，她们并没有建议少

吃或不吃烧烤。再通过该句的addbeer这个信息我们知道，她们建议加啤酒进去，

而不是drinkbeer“喝啤酒"，故[A]错误。综上，本题正确答案为[C]beershouldbe

usedasflavouringwhilegrillingmeat”烤肉时可以用啤酒来当调料

23、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichsteakisthemosthealthy?

A、Steakindarkbeer.

Unmarinatedsteak.

C、Steakinpalebeer.

D、Well-donesteak.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题干定位到最后一段。该段提到PAHs一词，而该词首次出现在

第一段：PAHswhichdamageDNAandthusincreasetheeater'schancesofdeveloping

cancer.该句明确指出“PAHs可以破坏DNA,增加患癌几率”，由此可见PAHs应

该是一种致癌物质。而该段提到这种致癌物质含显最少的(即题目间的最健康的)是

those(steaks)marinatedinblackbeer"那些用黑啤腌制过的牛排”，故本题答案为

[A]steakindarkbeer,其中darkbeer=原文的blackbeer。

24、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsDr.Ferreira'sexperimentseemstobe.

A、favourable

B、contradictory

C、doubtful

D、indifferent

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题干问“作者对Ferreira博士实验的态度是”，四个选项的意思

分别为：[A]自vourable"赞成的"；[B]contradictory"反对的";[C]doubtfUA怀疑的”;

[D]indifferent“冷漠的”，文章最后两段都在描写Ferreira博士的实验，只有最后一

句能够体现出作者对于Ferreira博士实验的看法：Tastyandhealthytoo,then.Just

whatthedoctorordered.其中lasty和healthy者R是比较积极的词，可见作者对

Ferreira博士和她的实验是比较认可的，B|J[A]favourable为答案。

25、Anappropriatetitleforthistextmaybe.

A、TasteandHealth:WhichOneDoYouChoose?

B、BarbecueAndBeer:TastyAndHealthy

C、Beer:AWelcomeAndHealthyDrink

D、GrilledMeat:DeliciousButFatal

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文首段指出“烧烤有害，但是Ferreira博士建议，烧烤时应该加点

啤酒”；第二段描述该建议的原理；第三段描述FeiTeira博士的实验；第四段通过

实验结果和数据证明：烧烤加点啤酒可以美味和健康兼得。故四个选项中，最佳答

案为［B［BarbecueAndBeer；TastyandHealthy“烧烤与啤酒：美味与健康”。

"Thepurposeofthislawissimple/'saidPresidentLyndonJohnsononJuly2nd1964,as

hepreparedtosigntheCivilRightsAct.Itwouldforbidsegregationathotelsand

restaurants,heexplained,andbandiscriminatoryrulesforvoterregistration.Ithad

passedbothchambersofCongresswithatwo-thirdsmajority,meaningthatboth

DemocratsandRepublicanshadsupportedthebill.Thelaw'sbulwark,headded,would

be"voluntarycompliance".Thatwasawishaswellasawarning.Thelawmayhave

beensimple,butJohnsonintendeditseffectstobeprofound:"topromoteamoreabiding

commitmentlofreedom,amoreconstantpursuitofjustice,andadeeperrespectfor

humandignity".Andheknewthatmanywhites,particularlyintheSouthandinhishome

stateofTexas,wouldresistitsimplementation.InthesecondweekofApriltheLyndon

B.JohnsonPresidentialLibraryinAustin,theTexascapital,hostedasummitoncivil

rights,celebratingthe50thanniversaryofthelaw'spassage.Thespeakersincluded

advocates,athletesandartists:blacks,whitesandHispanics:leadersofthemovementand

peoplebomyearslater:andpoliticiansfrombothparties,includingtheheaviesthitlers

available.OnlyfivepeoplealivehaveheldtheofficeofpresidentoftheUnitedStates.

Fourofthem,includingtheincumbent,spokeatthesummit.ThefactthattheCivil

RightsActcannowbethesubjectofamajorconferenceis,initself,asignofhowmuch

thecountryhaschangedsinceitspassage.Intheearly1960soppositiontoracialequality

waswidespread,brutalandsometimeslethal.Itwasalsoamoreorlessmainstream

politicalpositionatthetimethelawwaspassed,andforyearsthereafter,atleastinparts

ofthecountry.FormerPresidentJimmyCarter,whospokeonthefirstdayofthesummit,

recalledthatwhenhewaselectedgovernorofGeorgiain1970,segregationinpublic

servicessuchasschoolswasthenorm,eventhoughitwasillegal.Eventoday,he

continued,racialinequalitycanbeseeninemploymentstatisticsandeducational

outcomes."Toomanypeople",hewarned,"areateasewiththestillexistingdisparity."

26、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theCivilRightsActwould.

A、banvotersfromregistration

prohibitracialdiscrimination

CNreceivewelcomefromthepublic

D、gainthesupportofallAmericans

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干定位到第一段。答案来源于第二句：Itwouldforbid

segregationathotelsandrestaurants,heexplained,andbandiscriminatoryrulesfor

voterregistration.他解释道，它将禁止在旅馆和饭店出现种族隔离，也禁止在选民

登记时出现歧视性规定。由此可以总结thcCivilRightsAct的作用是prohibitracial

discrimination"禁止种族歧视”,即选项［B］为答案。

27Itcanbeimpliedinthesecondparagraphthat.

A、thelawwassoambitiousthatitwouldfail

B>theimplementationofthelawwouldbeeasy

C、amajorityofblackpeoplewouldresistthelaw

D^thelawmightbemorepopularamongtheblack

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干定位到第二段。选项［A］thelawwassoambitiousthatitwould

fail“该法案太过于雄心勃勃，注定会失败'其中wouldfail在第二段并无对应信

息，故判断该项错误。选项［B］lheimplementationofthelawwouldbeeasy”这部法案

实施起来会很容易“，这与本段最后一句resistitsimplementation"抵制其实行”相

悖，故错误。选项［C］amajorityofblackpeoplewouldresistthelaw”大量黑人会抵制

这部法案”与最后一句heknewthatmanywhites...wouldresistitsimplementation相

悖，故错误。选项［D］thelawmightbemorepopularamongtheblack”这部法案可能会

更受黑人欢迎可以通过最后一句话推断出来，故该题答案为［D］。

28、Theword"heaviesthitters"(Line5,Para.3)mostprobablymeans.

A、theheaviestpersons

B、theeldestpoliticians

C、themostexcellentkillers

D、themostimportantpersons

标准答案:D

知识点解析：词义题可以根据句子背景猜测：politiciansfrombothparties,

includingtheheaviesthittersavailable.Onlyfivepeoplealivehaveheldtheofficeof

presidentoftheUnitedStates.通过该句可以猜测这里的heaviesthitters指前面的

politicians“政客”；而下文的“只有5位曾任美国总统”同样指这些人，故可以猜测

heaviesthitters指的是总统这样的政客，而总统自然而然是“最重要的人"，故［D］项

themostimportantpersons为答案。

29、TheCivilRightsActhasbecomethethemeofameetingbecause.

A、ithashadprofoundinfluence

B、ithascultivatedmanyleaders

C、ithaschangedthewholeworld

D、ithaseliminatedracialinequality

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题干的CivilRightsAct,themeofameeting定位到第四段首句。

其中themeofameeting=subjectofamajorconferenceo故答案来源于后面的asignof

howmuchthecountryhaschangedsinceitspassage,该句言下之意为“自从《民权法

案》通过之后，它大大改变了这个国家选项［A「它拥有深远的影响”与之相近，

该项正确。选项属于无中生有；选项［C］“改变了世界”是偷换概念，原文说的

是“改变了国家”。故该题答案为［A］。

30、Itcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthat.

A、racialdiscriminationhasbeeneliminatedatpresent

B、segregationinpublicservicesarestillcommonnow

C、manypeopleareindifferenttoracialinequalitytoday

D^disparitycanstillbeseeninmostplacesofthecountry

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干定位到最后一段。选项[A]”种族歧视如今已经被消除”与该

段倒数第二句Eventoday,hecontinued,racialinequalitycanbeseen...不符，故错

误。选项[B]”如今种族隔离在公共场所仍然可见”对应第二行...in1970,segregation

inpublicservices...,该项的时间与原文不符，故错误。选项[C]“如今许多人对丁种

族不平等表现冷漠”对应最后一句：Toomanypeopleareateasewiththestillexisting

disparity.其中indifferent二atease；racialinequality=disparity,故该项正确。选项

[D]“全国大多数地方仍然可见种族不平等”，其中“大多数地方”在该段并未明确提

及，故该项错误。综上，本题答案为[0。

Britain'shousingmarketislikefoodinamicrowave,saysSpencerDale,thechief

economistattheBankofEngland.Itcan"turnfromlukewarmtoscaldinghotinamatter

ofafeweconomicseconds1'.Sincethecrisisthebankhasgainednewtoolstocontrolthe

market'stemperature.Nowthattheheatisrising,itmaysoonstarttestingthemout.Until

lastyearhousepriceswererisingpredominantlyinprosperouscentralLondonboroughs.

Thatwaslargelybecauseofaninfluxofcash-richbuyers,saysNealHudsonofSavills,

anestateagency.Peoplesawposhpropertyinthecapitalasashelterfromeconomic

turmoilabroad.ElsewhereinBritain,thehousingmarketwasslow.Potentialbuyers

struggledtofindmortgages.Fallingrealwages,economicuncertaintyandthememoryof

declininghousepricesduringthecrisiscurbedBritons'passionwithproperty.That

changedin2013.Pricesroseby6.8%intheyeartoJanuary,accordingtotheOfficefor

NationalStatistics.TheyarestillincreasingfastestinLondon—up13.2%comparedwith

lastyear-buttheinllationhasspreadtoouterboroughs.InBrent,anunfashionablepart

ofnorth-westLondon,priceshaverisen31%inayear,accordingtoareportfrom

Nationwide,abuildingsociety.ItrecordedsubstantialincreasesineverypartofBritain.

Thesehigherpricesareaproblemforfirst-timebuyers,buttheyarenotyet

unsustainable.Nationally,housepricesremain16%be'owtheirpre-crisispeak,adjusted

forinflation.Pricesarchighrelativetowages,butthatisnotsurprising.Successive

governmentshavefailedtofreeenoughlandfornewhousingdevelopment,while

preservingplentyofgreenbelt.Borrowingcostshavefallenoverrecentdecades,inpart

becauseofaglobalexcessofsavings,makingiteasierforBritonstosustainlarge

mortgages.Evenso,thehousingmarketisnotoriouslypronetobubbles.InJanuaryMark

Carney,thebank'sgovernor,warnedMPsofthedangersof"inferredexpectations11一

peoplerushingtobuyontheassumptionthatpriceswillcontinuetosurge.Hintsofthat

arevisible.Peopleincreasinglythinkhousepriceswillkeepclimbing.Eventhoughthe

government's"HelptoBuy"schemes,whichsubsidisehigher-riskmortgages,arc

probablyhavingonlyamoderatedirectimpact,publicitysurroundingthemhasfeda

broaderassurancethatpricescanonlygoup.

31、Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethathousingmarket.

A、isnotcomplicatedatall

B、willbestableforalongtime

C>willbecompletelycontrolled

D、isunpredictableandchangeable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章首段首句指出“英国住房市场就像微波炉里的食物”；第二句又进

一步说明“它可以在数秒内从微温变成滚烫可见住房市场变化很快。选项［A］“一

点也不复杂”，［B］“会长期稳定”和［C］”将会完全被挖制住”都是比较积极的意思，而

原文却相对消极，故最佳答案为［D］“变化多端，难以预测”。

32、Britonsarcalittleindifferenttohousingmarketmainlybecauseof.

A、shortageofmoney

B、economicdepression

C、lackofpurchasingpower

D、restraintoftraditionalview

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干“英国人对住房市场有点冷淡''定位到第二段最后一句：

curbedBritons*passionwithproperty”抑制了英国人对房地产的热情“，其中property

在文中指的是“不动产，房地产”。而题目间的原因就来自curbed一词之前的信

息：Fallingrealwages,economicuncertaintyandthememoryofdeclininghouseprices

duringthecrisis”实际工资减少，经济不稳定性和经济危机时期房价会下降的记

忆”；而这三点总结起来就是economicdepression“经济萧条”一词；且选项

［A］shortageofmoney"缺钱"和选项［C］lackofpurchasingpower“缺乏购买力”表述相

似，可以排除；而［D］restraintoftraditionalview“传统观念的束缚”则是无中生有，

综上，本题答案为［B］。

33、Thegovernmentistoblameforfailingto.

A、developmorelandforhousingconstruction

B、freeenoughlandforcommercialpurposes

CNpreserveplentyofgreenbeltinthecity

D、stabilizethehousingpricesinBritain

标准答案：A:

知识点解析：根据thegovernment定位到第四段中间一句：Successivegovernments

havefailedtofreeenoughlandfornewhousingdevelopment,whilepreservingplentyof

greenbelt.故该句failedto之后的freeenoughlandfornewhousingdevelopment',为

住房发展开发出足够的土地''为答案，而四个选项中与之接近的是选项［ARlevelop

morelandforhousingconstruction"为住房建设开发出更多土地”。

34、Accordingtothelastparagraph,peopleassumethat.

A、thehousingmarketwillleadtobubbles

housingpriceswillnotgoanyfurther

C、housingpriceswillcontinuetorise

D、thehousingmarketwillbestable

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干定位到最后一段。根据peopleassumethat定位到第二、三

行：peoplerus-hingtobuyontheassumptionthatpriceswillcontinuetosurge.其中

priceswillcontinuetosurge为答案所在，如果没看懂surge一词，后文接着指出：

Peopleincreasinglythinkhousepriceswillkeepclimbing.该句和之前的句子是一个意

思，选项中与之相等的是[C]housingpriceswillcontinuetorise"房价会继续上升，故

本题答案为|C]。

35、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthehousingmarketseemstobe.

optimistic

B、apprehensive

C^indifferent

D、ambiguous

标准答案：B

知识点解析：能体现作者对住房市场观点的是最后一段。该段首句指出：Even

so,thehousingmarketisnotoriouslypronetobubbles.“即便如此，住房市场还是很

可能出现泡沫文章接着指出：InJanuaryMarkCarney,thebank'sgovernor,

warnedMPsofthedangersof4inferredcxpectations,\..+warnedthedangersof…”警

告……的危害和首句的“出现泡沫”都体现出作者的担忧。故该题答案为

[B]apprehensive“担忧的”。

Inmattersbiological,whetherlargeorsmall,itisagocdbetthatwhatCharlesDarwin

saidbackinthe19thcenturyiscorrect.Oneideahehad,whichhasnothithertobeenput

tothetest,isthatwaterborneinvertebratesfrequentlyspreadbyhitchingliftsonbirds.On

this,itturnsout,hewasrightaswell.Darwinnoticedthatwhenhesuspendedaduck's

footinanaquarium,invertebratelarvaeattachedthemselvestoitandheldontightfor

manyhours,evenifheremoveditfromthewater.Sadly,hediedbeforehecouldexplore

thisphenomenoninthewild.ButJosephSimonisandJulieEllisjusthave.Dr.Simonis,

whoworksatLincolnParkZooinChicago,andDr.El'is,ofTuftsUniversityin

Massachusetts,putDarwin'sideatothelestonAppledoreIslandinMaine,where

thousandsofrain-filledrockpoolssit.Thesepoolshostsuchanimalsaswaterfleas,

rotifersandseedshrimps.Sincethesecreaturesareincapableofcrossdrylandby

themselves,thetworesearchersthoughttheymightbemakinguseofbirdstohop

betweenpools,asDarwinsuggested.Dr.SimonisandDr.Ellisthereforecollected25

younggullsthathadbeendabblinginthepools(juvenilesareeasiertocatchbecausethey

cannotyetfly)and25othersthattheyhadfollowedforatleast20minutes,andhadnot

seengointoapoolinthattime.Theygaveeverybirdabathinatubofwaterforfive

minutesandsievedthewaterafterwardstoseewhathadfloatedoff.Theyreportin

Ecologythat16ofthegullswhichhadbeendabblingcarriedlarvaeorviableeggswhen

theyweregiventheirenforcedbath.One,indeed,had18suchcreaturesattachedtoh.Of

thosegullsthathadbeenawayfromthewater,onlytwocarriedhitchhikinginvertebrates.

Gulls,then,certainlyarcpickinguppassengerswhentheybathe.Butarctheydropping

thematsuitabledestinations?Theanswertothatseemstobe"yes",too.Poolsinareas

withlotsofgullsshared80%oftheirspecies.Thatdroppedto50%inplaceswherethe

birdswerefewandfarbetween.Itthereforelooksasthoughgullsarehomogenisingthe

localecosystemsbycarryinginvertebratesaround.ChalkanotheroneuptoCharles.

36、CharlesDarwin'sideaismentionedinthefirstparagraphto.

A、provethatheiscorrect

B、showhisgreatcontribution

C、serveasthetopicofthistext

D、doubtitsrealityandreliability

标准答案：C

知识点解析：选项［A］provcthatheiscorrect"证明他是对的”和选项［B］showhisgreat

contribu—lion”显示他的伟大贡献”都过于表面，不是作者提到达尔文的目的，而

［D］的doubtitsreal-ityandreliability”怀疑其真实性和可靠性”与第一段的描述不

符。文章首段提到达尔文的理论是为了引出文章主题，即［CJserveasthetopicof

thistext为答案。

37、AccordingtoParagraph2,JosephandJuliewantto.

A、proveDarwin'suntestedtheory

B、challengeDarwin'sauthority

C>makeanameforthemselves

D、explorethebiologicalworld

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题干中的JosephandJulie定位到第二段最后一句。该段首句提

到达尔文的某个假设性理论；第二句指出：他在探寻该理论之前就己经去世；第三

句指出：JosephandJulie刚刚证实了这一理论，故可知本题答案为［A］prove

Darwin'suntestedtheory”证明达尔文未经证实的理论”。

38、Waterfleas,rotifersandseedshrimpsare.

A、foodofthebirds

B、enemiesofthebirds

C、differentkindsoffish

D、waterborneinvertebrates

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干的waterfleas,rotifersandseedshrimps定位到第三段第二

句，下一句以ihesecreatures来指代这些生物，而接下来两个段落也在描写有关这

些生物的实验，第五段第二句指出：One,indeed,had18suchcreaturesattachedto

it.故可以得知suchcreatures=thesecreatures=waterfleas…而第五段第三句明确指

出：Ofthose...onlytwocarriedhitchhik—inginvertebrates.由此可见such

creatures=hitchhikinginvertebrates,故［D］为本题答案。

39、Dr.SimonisandDr.Ellis'sexperimenthasprovedthat.

A、birdsareenemiesofthecreaturesinthewater

B、birdsmaycarrysomecreaturesfromthewater

C、onlygullscanysomecreatureswhentheybathe

D、thecreaturesinthewatercan'tsurvivewithoutbirds

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第四、五两段主要描述Dr.Simonis和Dr.Ellis的实验，而第

四段更注重实验过程，第五段注重实验结果，其中明确体现出实验结果的是第五段

倒数第二句：Gulls,then,certainlyarepickinguppassengerswhentheybathe.“显

然，海鸥在戏水的时候带上了，乘客四个选项与之相等的是选项[B]birdsmay

carrysomecreaturesfromthewater,其中birds=gulls；carrysomecreatures=picking

uppassengers；fromthewatcr=whcntheybathe；故本题答案为[B]。

40、ThistextmainlyfocusesonCharlesDarwin's.

A^ideaandcontribution

B>talentandintelligence

C^theoryandexperiment

D^thoughtandexploration

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文首段提出达尔文未证实的一个理论：水中无脊椎动物通过鸟类进

行传播。第二段指出：达尔文未能完成这一理论的证实，但是别人完成了这一任

务。第三、四、五段主要讲述证明这一理论的实验过程和结果。最后一段总结：达

尔文的理论是正确的。故文章主要讨论的是达尔文的理论和实验证明，即[C]为本

题答案。

三、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。)

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitable

subheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextra

subheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWER

SHEET.(10points)[A]GMLabellingIsNotEasy[B]KeepAwayFromGMFoods

[C]GMFoodsAreNotThatBad[D]GMFoodsAreinFaceofPlight[E]GMProducts

HaveBecomeATrend[F]GMLabellingReceivesPublicSupport[G]GMFoodsShould

BeConsumers'OptionVermontbannedslaverybeforetherestofAmerica,backin1777,

andlocalgreenstalkliketheyhavejustachievedsomethingcomparable."We'refirst

again,"cheersWillAllen,adelightedorganicfarmer,astheGreenMountainstate

preparestorequirelabellingoffoodscontaininggeneticallymodified(GM)ingredients.

AsTheEconomistwenttopress,PeterShumlin,Vermont'sgovernor,wassettosigna

billthatwouldcomeintoforceinJuly2016.Vermontisastrangemix:ithasstrict

environmentalrules,loosegunlawsandAmerica'sonlysclf-proclaimcdsocialistsenator.

Italsotakesitsfoodveryseriously,saysAndreaStanderofRuralVermont,agroupthat

advocatesa"localfoodsystemwhichisself-reliantandbasedonreverencefbrtheearth".

Percapita,Vermonthasmoreorganicfarmsthananyotherstate.MontpelierisAmerica's

onlyMcDonald'sfreestatecapital.[RI]Afittingplace,then,foralaw

designedtosatisfytheunfoundedfearsoffoodies.Repeatedstudieshavefoundnothreat

tohumanhealthfromGMingredients,whicharcfoundinuptofour-fifthsofprocessed

food