考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷582

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷582

一、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共25题，每题7.0

分，共25分。)

I'mnotoriousamongmyfriendsforbeinganearly-morningexerciser-youknow,the

annoyingpersonwhobouncesrightoutofbedbeforethealarmgoesoff(Ihaveneverhit

thesnoozebuttoninmylife),jumpsintoherrunningshoes,andisoutthedoorforarun,

swim,orbikeridebeforeMattLauerisintohisfirstcupofcoffee.[RI]The

troubleis,Iusuallyendupputtingthemoffuntilafterwork,andthenuntilthenextday,

whentheentirecyclerepeatsitself.[R2]ButnowthatI'mputtingdownthe

hammerandgettingbackintoaworkoutroutine,I'mfindingthatitcanbehardto

motivatemyselftoactually,youknow,workout.SoIdecidedtocheckoutwhether

technologyoffersanybetteranswersthansimplyputtingaPost-itonmycomputer.Using

textmessaging,phonemessages,andE-mailtomotivatepeopletobetterhealthbehavior

isahottopic,itturnsout.ResearchersinScotland,forexample,areusingatest­

messagingsystemcalledSweetTalktoremindteenswithtypeIdiabetestotaketheir

insulin.Textmessageshavealsobeenusedtoremindpeopletotaketheirmedications

andhelpthemquitsmokingandhavebeenstudiedtofollowupwithbulimiapatients.

[R3]OrsendadelayedE-mailmessagetoyourself,anoptionavailablein

someE-mailprograms,includingMicrosoftOutlook.OruseaWeb-basedserviceto

remindyourselfviatextmessagesorE-mail;GoogleCalendarandOhDontForget.com

bothallowyoutoprogramintextmessagestoyourself.[R4](SweetTalkalone

didn'timprovebloodsugarlevelsintheabsenceofintensiveinsulintherapy,whilethe

bulimicsstudiedfoundtheautomatedmessageswereimpersonal.)Inthatcase,it'sa

personaltouchthatmaymattermost.ResearchersatOhioStateUniversityMedical

Centerarestudyingpostmenopausalwomenwhoareoverweightanddon'texercise,thus

puttingthemathigherriskforbreastcancer.They'regivingeachwomanapedometerand

agoalofworkingupto10,000stepsaday.Butonegroupofwomeninthe12-week

studywillgetdailyautomatedvoicemessagesremindingthemtoworkout,whilethe

otherwillgetbothvoicemessagesandcallsfromarealliveperson—acoach.The

hypothesisisthattheoneswhospeaktoarealpersonv/illbettersticktotheirgoals(and

possiblypreventcancer).[R5]TomHolland,aDarien,Conn-basedexercise

physiologistwhocoachesandtrainspeoplerangingfromIronman,triathletestofitness

newbies,saysoneofhisclientsistryingtoloseweightashermaingoal."Isendhera

littlemessageeverydaywhenshe'snotexpectingit,"hesays."Itmayjustsay'Youcan

doit,'butitreally,reallyworks.Itshowsthatsomeonetooktimeoutandisthinking

aboutthemandisontheirside."I'mexperimentingwithGoogleCalendarfbrthe

reminders.Andforface-to-facemotivation,I'veinstructedmyboyfriendtoharassmeto

gorunningatleasteveryotherday,whilehe'stoldmetomakesureheplaysbasketballat

leastasoften.I'lltellyouhowitgoes.Gotagreatway-high-techorlow-ofreminding

ormotivatingyourselftoworkout?Pleaseshareit.[A]Iwon'tlie;it'sbeenreally,really

nicetorelax.[B]Tomotivateyourself,tryanonlinecalendar,likeGoogleCalendar,that

youcanprogramtoremindyourselftoworkout.|C|Now,though.I'mrecoveringfrom

variousinjuriesandtakingabreakfromheavytraining,andI'vediscoveredthejoysof

sleepingpast7:30andputtingoffmyworkoutsuntilmylunchbreak.|D]Personal

trainersandcoacheshavealreadycottonedontothisidea.[E]Whatimpactcanmobile

phoneshaveontheirusers'health?Manypeopleworryaboutthesupposedilleffects

causedbyradiationfromhandsetsandbasestations,despitethelackofcredibleevidence

ofanyharm.[F]Butifyouneedareasontoexercise,notjustareminder,youmayrequire

abitmorethananautomatedmessage.[G]DrFranklinandhercolleaguesdeviseda

systemcalledSweetTalk,whichsendspatientspersonalizedtextmessagesreminding

themofthetreatmentgoalstheyhavesetthemselves,andallowingthemtosend

questionstodoctors.

1、[RI]

标准答案：c

知识点解析•：作者在前文介绍了自己是一个进行体育锻炼很有规律的人，但是第1

题空格后作者提到自己现在有些不习惯，据此推断，空格处应该是作者改变了自己

的工作和锻炼的正常习惯，所以才会不习惯，而七个选项中只有[C]提到作者受伤

了，而且发现睡懒觉很舒服，所以把所有的锻炼都推迟到了午休时间，因此[C]是

木题答案。

2、[R2]

标准答案：A

知识点解析：作者在上文中指出自己在改变了生活和工作习惯后非常不习惯。本题

解题难度稍大，但是考生应该想到，如果不习惯，可以改回原来的时间表。在第2

题后面，作者就提到了回到原来的作息时间表的问题(gettingbackintoaworkout

rootine)o[A|指出"休息真的真的很享受”，其中的nice与上文中的joys属于同义替

换，刚好和下文的内容形成对比，符合逻辑习惯，故[A]是本题答案。

3、[R3]

标准答案：B

知识点解析：在第2题所在段的最后一句作者提到：所以我决定，检查一下先进科

技是否可以提供比简单地往电脑上贴一张即时贴更好的方法。之后作者提到了利用

短消息、电话提醒和电子邮件来进行提醒。[B|中的workout在第2题所在段已经

出现过，根据词汇复现原则可以初步判定本题答案是[B]。然后再根据该题上下文

语义，显然该项符合上下文逻辑及语义关系，故为本题答案。

4、[R4]

标准答案：F

知识点解析：在第4题之前的几个段落讲现代科技可以给人们带来的便利，如手机

短信、电子邮件等等对人们进行提醒，而在第4题之后，作者指出Inthatcase,

it'sapersonaltouchthatmaymattermost,从而把论述的重点转移到了personal

touch,所以第4题应该是个转折。纵观所有选项，只有［F］开头便是bill,而再结合

上下文语义，显然本题答案是［F］。

5、［R5］

标准答案：D

知识点解析：上一段作者语锋一转，开始论述personaltouch,而在第5题后面又

举了汤姆・哈兰德手下的一名学员在真人提醒下取得的进步，由此可以判断第5题

应该是对真人提醒的肯定，而［D［指出：真人训练者和教练都肯定了这个计划，符

合文章上下文语义，故为本题正确答案。

Thesightofeightlongblacklegsmovingoverthefloormakessomepeoplescreamand

run—andwomenarefourtimesmorelikelytotakefrightthanmen.Nowastudy

suggeststhatfemalesaregeneticallypronetodevelopfearsfbrpotentiallydangerous

animals.DavidRakison,adevelopmentalpsychologistatCarnegieMellonUniversity

inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,foundthatbabygirlsonly11monthsoldrapidlystartto

associatepicturesofspiderswithfear.Babyboysremainmerrilyindifferenttothis

connection.InaninitialtrainingphaseRakisonshowed10babygirlsandboysapicture

ofaspidertogetherwithafearfulface.Inthefollowingtestphaseheletthemwatchthe

imageofaspiderpairedwithahappyface,andtheimageofaflowerpairedwitha

fearfulface.Despitethespider'shappycompanion,thegirlslookedsignificantlylonger

atitthanattheflower.Theresearcherstookthistomeanthatthegirlsexpectedspidersto

belinkedwithfear.Theboyslookedforanequaltimeatbothimages.Withadifferent

groupofbabies,Rakisonfirstshowedaspiderwithahappylace,andaflowerwitha

fearfulface.Nowthegirlsloolookedatbothimagesforthesamelengthoftime—

implyingthattheydidnothaveaninbornfearofspiders.Theresultssuggestthatgirlsare

moreinclinedthanboystolearntofeardangerousanimals.Bycontrast,saysRakison,

modemphobiassuchasfearofflyingorinjectionsshownosexdifference.Heattributes

thedifferencetobehaviouraldifferencesbetweenmenandwomenamongourhuntcr-

gathcrcrancestors.Adislikeforspidersmayhelpwomenavoiddangerousanimals,butin

menevolutionseemstohavefavouredmorerisk-takingbehaviourfbrsuccessfulhunting.

Itmakesevolutionarysensetoacquirespiderfearalacertainage,ratherthantobeborn

withit,headds."Thereislittlereasonforaninfanttofearanobjectunlessitcanrespond

toit,forexamplebycrawlingaway/hesays.Butifbeingscaredofspidersisgenetically

inclined,isthereanypointinseeingapsychiatrist?"Evenifapersonisheavilyinclined

todevelopspiderphobia,exposuretherapywouldstillbeeffective,"saysJaime

Derringer,aclinicalpsychologistfromWashingtonUniversityinStLouis."Butitmay

bemoredifficulttoeliminatetheassociationbetweenspidersandafearfulresponse,"she

says.

6、WecanlearnfromDavidRakison'sstudythat.

A、peopledevelopfearsfordangerousanimalsbylearning

B、peoplearebornwithfearsfordangerousanimals

C>boysdonotfeelfrightenedbythepicturesofspiders

D、girlsaremoreattractedbybeautifulflowersthanboysdo

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理判断题。在第六段第一句中，关键词是learn,该句表明人类通

过学习学会害怕危险的动物，而女孩子比男孩子在这方面的倾向更明显，由此可

见，本题应选A项。

7、InwhataspectwerethetwogroupsdifferentinDavidRakison'sresearch?

A、Theproportionofboysandgirls.

B、Thepicturesshowninthetestingphase.

C、Theadoptionoftheinitialtraining.

D、Thetimeallowedtolookatthepictures.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：事实细节题。第三、四、五段提到了两组婴儿，第三、四段是一组，

第五段是另一组，将这两组婴儿参加实验的过程对比一下，可以知道第三段提到了

allinitialtrainingphase,而第五段的另一组婴儿却没有了这个initiatrainingphase,

这就是两组婴儿的区别，因此本题应选C项。

8、DavidRakisonhasmostprobablyclassifiedthefearfordangerousanimalsasa(n)

A、instinctivebehaviour

R、childishreaction

C>predictivephenomena

D、primitiveresponse

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理判断题。第六段第二句开头的Bycontrast显示我们可以根据该

句的内容反推出对上句提到的dangerousanimals的恐惧不属于modemphobia,这

也就是说，本题的正确答案应为modern的反义词，本题应选D项。

9、AccordingtoDavidRakison,menandwomenrespondtospidersdifferentlybecause

men.

A、arelesssensitive

B、aremoreadventurous

C、needtobebraveinlite

D、needtobecool-headedinlife

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。第七段第二句提到男性更喜欢risk-takingbehaviour,B

项的advenlurous与risk-laking同义，故为本题答案。什么，而没有提及男性“必

须”怎么做，因此C项中的needto是不正确的。

10^JaimeDerringersuggeststhatexposuretherapycanmostlikelyhelp.

A、preventonefromacquiringspiderphobia

B、recognizespidersinamorepositiveway

C、lessenone'sfearfbrspiders

D、eliminatethespiderphobia

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理判断题。根据题干中的人名。JaimeDerringer74exposuretherapy

可定位至最后一段。根据最后一段开头两句的内容可以知道exposuretherapy是心

理医生用于治疗蜘蛛恐惧症的方法，而根据第二句中的effeclive,和最后一句的内

容可以推断exposuretherapy可以有效地减轻对蜘蛛的恐惧感，但却不能完全消除

这种恐惧感，因此本题应选C项。

Populationgrowthhaslongbeenacontroversialissueineconomiccircles,yet,

surprisinglyenough,theactualstudyofitseffectsisfairlywellestablishedanduniversal.

Oneadvantageinstudyingthephenomenaisthatwildfluctuationsofpopulationshave

occurredinhistory,andtheirresultingeconomicimpactshavebeenaccuratelyrecorded

foranalysisanddisseminationbyeconomistsoffuturegenerations.Themostrevealing

incident,nodoubt,isthecaseoftheBlackPlague.TheBlackPlague,whichswept

throughEuropeandrobbeditofaquarterofitspopulation,wasatragiceventofitstime,

butyieldedtheidealenvironmentforretrospectivestudyofpopulationeconomics.The

initialresultthatwasobservedwasthat,withthedeathofsomany,theworkforcewas

horrendouslyreduced,leavingmanytobelievethatproductivitywouldplummetand

resourceswouldsitidle.Bythatreasoning,forecastersoftheperiodpredicteda

catastrophicblowtotheEuropeaneconomyfromwhichfullrecoverywasonlyaslight

possibility.Theresultofthedevastationleftintheplague'swake,however,wasmuch

different.Whilethelaborforcedidindeeddecreasedramaticallyinnumbers,the

efficiencyofeachindividualworkerimproved,duetothelessenedeffectsofeconomies

ofscale.Althoughtotaloutputdropped,outputpercapitaactuallyincreased,sinceeach

laborerwasnowproducingmoreandtherewerelessconsumerstosharetheoutput.Also,

resourcesdidremainunused,butafteraninitialperiodofwaste,thecoststhatthose

wastedresourcesrepresentedloweredwhenbusinessesadaptedtothesituationby

investinginthepolicyofbuyinglessresources.Thus,theoveralleconomicresultwas

thatworkersweremoreproductive,businessesweremoreefficientandtherewasmore

outputperpersoninEurope.Wagesroseaswell,sincethedemandforlaborfarexceeded

thesupply.Nevertheless,despitetheseseeminglypositiveresults,theneteffectofthe

BlackPlagueinEuropewasanalmostundisputedlynegativeone.Thepercapita

increasesweremorethanoffsetbytheaggregatelossintotalproduct.Fromthis,thekeen

economistmustlearnthatthedistinctionbetweenmacroandmicrolevelsofeconomics

mustbeobservedtoobtainanaccuratepicture,especiallywhendealingwithacentral

elementoftheeconomyaspopulation.

11、AfterevaluatingtheeffectsoftheBlackPlaguefromaneconomicperspective,it

canbeconcludedthat.

A、onthelargerscale,itwasapositiveevent,butonthesmallerscaleitwasablowto

theEuropeaneconomy

B、becausethemacroeconomicconclusionisnegative,itwasawhollynegative

economicevent

C、itisentirelyuncertainastowhethertheoutcomewaspositiveornegativedueto

conflictingresults,dependingonwhatlevelevaluationtookplace

D^onamacroeconomiclevel,itwasanegativeevent,buttheinitialmicroeconomic

implicationsweresurprisinglypositive

标准答案：D

知识点解析：属信息推断题。第三段最后一句指出最初黑瘟疫事件带来的正面影

响：欧洲经济的整体结果是：工人的生产能力更强；商业机构的工作效率更高；人

均占有产品量更多。第四段第二、三句指出其负面影响：尽管表面看起来黑瘟疫带

来很多积极的影响，它给欧洲带※的根本性影响几乎可以无可辩驳地说是负面的。

人均增长值远不能弥补产品总量的整体损失。由此可知，选项D正确。选项A与

此句正相反；选项B与原文内容不符，原文明确提到了黑瘟疫的正面影响，所以

不能说它是whollynegative的；选项C也不对，原文己经明确评价了黑瘟疫的正面

影响和负面影响，所以不能说其结果是entirelyuncertain的。

12^TheperiodofBlackPlagueinEuropewasidealforeconomicpopulationstudies

becauseit

A、providedresultswhoseimplicationswereclearforthepurposeofstudy

B>createdanenvironmentinwhichpopulationwildlyfluctuated,thusallowing

economiststostudytheeffectsofpopulationchanges

C>representsareal-lifetestofeconomicideasthatwerepreviouslyonlytheories

D、reducedtheimportanceofothereconomicfactors,leavingpopulationasthesole

objectofstudy

标推答案：R

知识点解析:属信息归纳题。题目中的关键词BlackPlagueinEurope,ideal,study

出现在第二段第一句：曾席卷欧洲的悲剧性事件一黑瘟疫——夺走了四分之一欧

洲人的性命，却为人类经济学的回顾性研究提供了理想环境。结合第一段第二句的

信息（精确地记录下历史上曾经发生过的大规模的人口波动以及这些人口波动所造

成的经济影响便于未来的经济学家分析和传播信息），不难推知，选项B正确。其

他选项都无从推出。

13、Wecanseefromtheavailableinformationthat.

A、withlessworkerscrowdingtheworkspace,individualproductivitycanincrease

B、decreasedpopulationresultsineconomicgrowthandproductivityexpansion

C、alessenednumberofconsumersleadstogreaterallocationofresources,aidingthe

economy

D、afterinitialperiodsofwaste,companieswilladaptbybuyingmoreresourcesinthe

future

标准答案：A

知识点解析：属信息推断题。第三段第二句指出：尽管劳动力人数的确骤减，但由

于规模经济使其影响范围缩小，每个工人的工作效率得到提高。由此可知，选项A

正确。选项B与最后一段第三句意思不符：人均增长值远不能弥补产品总量的整

体损失。选项C与第三段第三、四句内容不符（……享用产品的人数减少了，人均

产量有所上升，但资源确实被闲置一旁……）。选项D与第三段倒数第二句内容不

符（度过最初的闲置浪费阶段之后，各公司、商行为适应形势变化，纷纷支持政府

政策，投资购买较少的资源），invariably（没有例外地）用词太绝对。

14、Inline3-4,paragraph3,"outputpercapita*'ismostsimilarinuseto"

A^outputinindividualcompanies

B、outputcomparedtoresources

C、eachaverageperson'soutput

D、consumptioncomparedtooutput

标准答案：C

知识点解析：属词义推断题。由oulpulperc叩ila所在的上下文可知，percapita和

上文的eachindividualworker以及下文的eachlaborer是同义表达。由此可知，选项

C正确。

15、Thistextismainlyabout.

A^theeconomiceffectsoftheBlackPlagueinEurope

B、economicprinciplesofpopulationdecline

C、thepositiveeffectsofoneincidentofpopulationlossinEurope

D、thedistinctionbetweenmacroandmicroeconomicsinregardtopopulation

标准答案：C

知识点词析：属主旨思想题。文章第一段指出：人口增长一直是经济学界中一个颇

有争议的问题。……研究这一现象的一个好处就为未来的经济学家的分析和信息传

播工作开启了方便之门。第二、三段以黑瘟疫事件为例进行了详细说明，最后一段

总结上文，提出建议。由此可见，选项C正确。选项A、B、D都是文中细节：不

能概括全文。

[A]Americans'abilitytotakethemortgageinterestdeductionranksuptherewiththe

righttobeararmsandwatchfootballgames.HomeownershipispartoftheAmerican

dream,andtheU.S.governmenthaslongdoneitsparttoencouragehomebuyingamong

citizensofalleconomicstrata.EconomistEdmundPhelps,a2006Nobellaureateand

ColumbiaUniversityprofessor,hascriticizedtheU.S.financialsector'sorientation

towardfinancingresidentialconstructionandawayfrombusinessinvestmentand

innovation.[D]So,Igrewupthinkingthatrentingisperfectlynormal.Andthen,

strangelyenough,Ineverdidbuyahouse.IliveinNewYorkCityandI'mstillrenting.

Myownpersonalnarrativeshowsthatitispossibletolivearespectablelifewithoutever

havingownedahome.[C]Isthesacrificeofbusinessinvestmentandinnovationthekey

negativetothefinancialsector'sfocusonhousing?Thatwasmykeynegative,butIalso

hadsomeanimusagainsttheideathateverybodyoughttoownhisorherownhome.I

thoughtthiswasabizarresocialgoal.|D|Haven'tyounotedinthepastthat

homeownershipcanreducethemobilityofaworkforce?That'snottrueinNewYorkor

LosAngeles,wheretherearesomanyemployers.ButifyouownyourhomeinPeoria

andyou'reworkingforsomespecializedfirm,andthingsdon'tgosowellthere—atthat

point,you'dliketohavethemobilityofpickingupstakesatnocostandlookingforsome

similarkindoffirmelsewhere.Tobeperfectlyhonest,thattheothersideofthecoinis

thatmobilityisn'tnecessarilyrightuptherewithapplepieassomethingthat'sgoodfor

us.Becausewhenpeopleareverymobile,theycanbeverydifficultemployees.|E|There

hasbeenresearchthatshowshomeownershipmakesforbettercitizens.Icanwell

imaginethatsomeunemployedsociologistwouldlookintothathypothesis.I'mnot

attackingtheideathatpeopleliveinconglomerationsofhousesinproximitytoone

another,sharingthesamewatermainsandthesamenewspaperdeliveryboyandsoforth.

I'mnotobjectingtothat.Thatcouldhappenwithorwithouthomeownership.|F]Isit

emotional,asin,partoftheAmericandream?Orhasitjustbeenthebestwayforpeople

tobuildwealth?Wecouldarguewhetherornotit'sthebestway.Butwhatissurprisingis

thisnewethos,thisnewenthusiasmforhomeownershipsuggeststhatitshouldbe—tor

peoplewhoaren'trichanyway-themainwaytheyholdtheirwealthandthatthere's

somethingalmostun-Americanaboutholdingyourwealthinstocksandbonds.The

celebrationofhomeownershipseemstobepartofacountcrmovementagainstpopular

owningofsharesincorporations.[G]Ofcourse,Icomefrommoreofanurbanculture.I

grewup,untilage6,inChicago.Myparentsrentedtheirapartmentand,attheendofthe

Depression,myparentswantedtoreplicatethatsituation.So,again,welivedina

somewhatsuburbansettingoutsideofNewYorkCityand,again,theyrented.[H]U.S.

government'simproperrealestateandfinancialpoliciesforthecrisispavedthewayfor

theseeds.HomeOwnershipwastheAmericandream.Inthe1930stheGreatDepression,

theUnitedStatesflaggingdomesticdemand,Roosevelt'sNewDealofthedecision­

makingisoneoftheestablishmentofFannieMae,toprovideforthenationalhousing

financetohelppeoplebuyhousing,tostimulatedomesticdemand.|I]So,willthenext

economicexpansionlookverydifferent?Ithinkweverymuchneedtoreorientthe

financialsectorawayfromhousing.Thelevelofhousingconstructionwasunsustainable.

Ithadtocometoacrashingend.Butwhatwehavetohopeforisthatthefinancialsector

willbeabletoreinventitselfandstartlearningtoservetheclassicalfunctionsof

allocatingfinancetocompetinginvestmentprojectsandcompetinginnovationsand

activities.Ithinksomehowthebankingindustryhaslosttheexpertisetobeableto

chooseamongrivalinvestmentprojectsandinnovationprojects.Idon'tthinkthebarkers

knowanythingaboutalternativeenergyprojects.They'regoingtohavetoacquirethat

expertiseifthey'regoingtobe,astheNewYorkTimesputit,"useful"totheeconomy.

Order:囚"T二|H5・I卜FH

16、

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第一段先提出了一种现象，即美国人都有很强的承受抵押贷款利

息扣除额的能力，都想居者有其屋，然后引用一位诺贝尔获奖者的感言批评了这种

现象二因此，在这一段后作者应该表明自己对这种现象的观点，[C]恰恰非常明确

地表示Ialsohadsomeanimusagainsttheidea（我仍然有意反对...）。因此[C]正

确。

17、

标准答案：F

知识点解析：通过对第一，二段和第五段内容的把握可知，本文大体结构为现

象.解释型。所以应选择一个解释性语言的段落，尸|恰好分析了美国民众对居者

有其屋饱含深情的原因。因此[F]正确。

18、

标准答案：E

知识点解析：通过对第三段内容的把握，发现文章解释部分又是“总一分''结构。作

者在第三段对居者有其屋现象先是从它是美国梦的一部分来加以解释，下文将会从

具体的方面进行逐一分析。［E］开头提到已经有研究报告指出拥有房屋可以培养出

更好的公民，所以［E］正确。

19、

标准答案：B

知识点解析：通过对前面一到五段的把握和对第3题的分析很容易得知，作者在对

人们居者有其屋那么认同的原因解释的同时，用自身的经历进行逐一辩驳。所以此

段会对租房住予以肯定。恰好论述在、'我”成长检过程中、'我"认为租住房屋是再

正常不过的事情。而且［B］开头有So一词作为逻辑顺序标准词，所以［B］正确。

20、

标准答案：D

知识点解析：分析文章最后一段，发现最后一段是总结性语言，在批驳居者有其屋

之际，还建议人们应该适应金融部门把投资从房屋上转移的改变。由于最后一段以

so开头，就意味前后文是因果关系，所以这一段应该是分析人们认同居者有其屋

的又一原因，同时作者还会加以反驳，只有［D］提到拥有住房可以减少劳动力的流

动性，并在之后用That,snottrue进行了明确的反驳，所以［D］正确”

SomefamiliesinAmericaandelsewherehavestartedbuyingchildfriendlymobile

phonesoutfittedwithGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)technology.Thesephonesand

theirrelatedtrackingservicesallowparentstopinpointthelocationoftheirchildrenwith

ease.Parentsagreetopickupthephonebillinreturnforthereassuranceofknowing

wheretheirchildrenare;childrenarepreparedtoputupwiththewatchingiftheyare

allowedtohaveaphone.MobileoperatorsinAmericaarenowlaunchingtracking

services.UnderafederaldecreeknownasE911,theyhadtoupgradetheirnetworksto

ensurethatanyonedialingthe911emergencynumbercouldbelocatedtowithin100

metres.Someoperatorsoptedfortriangulationtechnology,whichdeterminesthelocation

ofthehandsetbycomparingthesignalsreceivedbydifferentbasestations.ButVerizon

andSprintchosetoadoptthemoreexpensivebutmoreaccurateGPStechnologyinstead,

andarenowlookingforwaystomakemoneyfromit.Verizoncallsitsservice

"Chaperone'1.For$10amonth,parentscancallupthelocationoftheirchild'sLGMigo

handsetfromtheirownmobilephones,orfromaPC.Thechildreceivesamessagesaying

thatthehandset'spositionhasbeenrequested,andtheparentsreceiveanaddress,ora

markeronaweb-basedmap,givingthechild'slocation.Foranextra$10permonth,they

cansignupforChildZone,aservicethat,amongotherthings,firesoffanalertwhena

youngster(or,atleast,theyoungster'shandset)straysoutsideaspecifiedareaForitspart.

Sprinthaslaunchedasimilarservicethatcanalsoletparentsknowwhenachildarrives

ataparticularlocation.AnotherlocationserviceisavailablefromNextel,amobile

operatorthatwastakenoverbySprintin2005.Nextelopenedupsomeofitssystemsto

enableotherfirmstobuildtheirownsoftwareandservicesontopofitsGPStechnology.

OneexampleisAccuTracking,asmallcompanywhichoffersatrackingservicefor$6a

monthandboaststhatitis"idealforvehicletracking"ortokeep"virtualeyesonkids".

Somecustomersarealsousingtheservicetotracktheirspouses,byhidingphonesin

theircars."Mineishiddenunderthehood,hot-wired