考研英语模拟试卷249

考研英语模拟试卷249

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic-landpolicyoftheUnitedStatesbeganwiththe

AmericaRevolution.(1),evenbeforeindependencefromBritainwas(2),it

becameclearthat(3)thedilemmassurroundingthepublicdomainmightprove

necessaryto(4)theUnionitself.AtthepeacenegotiationwithBritain,Americans

obtainedawestern(5)attheMississippiRiver.Thusthenewnationsecuredforits

birthrightavastinternalempirerichinagriculturalandmineralresources.But(6)

theircolonialcharters,sevenstatesclaimed(7)ofthewesternwilderness.

Virginia'sclaimwasthelargest,(8)northandwesttoencompassthelaterstates.

Thelanguageofthecharterswas(9)andtheirvalidityquestionable,butduringthe

warVirginiareinforceditstitlebysponsoringColonelGeorgiaRogersClark's1778

(10)toVicennesandKaskaskia,which(11)America'strans-Appalachian

pretensionsatthepeacetable.Thesixstatesholdingnoclaimtothetransmontaneregion

(12)whetheraconfederacyinwhichterritorywassounevenlyapportionedwould

trulyprovewhatitclaimedtobe,aunionofequals.AlreadyNewJersey,Delaware,

RhodeIsaland,andMarylandwere(13)thesmallestandleastpopulousofthe

states.(14)theyleviedheavytaxestorepaystatewardebts,theirlargerneighbors

mightretiredebtsoutofland-saleproceeds.(15)byfreshlandsandlowtaxes,

peoplewoulddesertthesmallstates(16)thelarge,leavingtheformertofall

(17)bankruptcyandeventuallyintopoliticalsubjugation.Allthestalessharedin

(hewareffort,howthencouldhalfofthem"beleftnosinkunderan(18)debt,

whilstothersareenabled,inashortperiod,to(19)alltheirexpendituresfromthe

hardearningsofthewholeconfederacy?"AstheRevolutionwasacommonendeavor,

(20)oughtitsfruits,includingthewesternlandsbeacommonproperty.

1、Politicalcontroversyaboutthepublic-landpolicyoftheUnitedStalesbeganwiththe

AmericaRevolution.(I),evenbeforeindependencefromBritainwas(2),it

becameclearthat(3)thedilemmassurroundingthepublicdomainmightprove

necessaryto(4)theUnionitself.AtthepeacenegotiationwithBritain,Americans

obtainedawestern(5)attheMississippiRiver.Thusthenewnationsecuredforits

birthrightavastinternalempirerichinagriculturalandmineralresources.But(6)

theircolonialcharters,sevenstatesclaimed(7)ofthewesternwilderness.

Virginia'sclaimwasthelargest,(8)northandwesttoencompassthelaterstates.

Thelanguageofthecharterswas(9)andtheirvalidityquestionable,butduringthe

warVirginiareinfenceditstitlebysponsoringColonelGeorgiaRogersClark's1778

(10)toVicennesardKaskaskia,which(11)America'strans-Appalachian

pretensionsatthepeacetable.Thesixstatesholdingnoclaimtothetransmontaneregion

(12)whetheraconfederacyinwhichterritorywassounevenlyapportionedwould

trulyprovewhatitclaimedtobe,aunionofequals.AlreadyNewJersey,Delaware,

RhodeIsaland,andMary'andwere(13)thesmallestandleastpopulousofthe

states.(14)theyleviedheavytaxestorepaystatewardebts,theirlargerneighbors

mightretiredebtsoutofland-saleproceeds.(15)byfreshlandsandlowtaxes,

peoplewoulddesertthesmallstates(16)thelarge,leavingtheformertofall

(17)bankruptcyandeventuallyintopoliticalsubjugation.Allthestatessharedin

thewareffort,howthencouldhalfofthem"beleftnosinkunderan(18)debt,

whilstothersareenabled,inashortperiod,to(19)alltheirexpendituresfromthe

hardearningsofthewholeconfederacy?MAstheRevolutionwasacommonendeavor,

(20)oughtitsfruits,includingthewesternlandsbeacommonproperty.

A、Furthermore

Likewise

C、Indeed

D、Therefore

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、

A、gained

B、reaped

C、earned

D、won

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、

A、resolving

disposing

C^approving

D、retaining

标准答案:A

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、

A、ensure

maintain

C、preserve

D、remain

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、

A、frontier

B、boundary

C、border

D、outline

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、

A、by

B、above

C、under

D^against

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、

A、portions

B、patches

C>fragments

D、shares

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂•无解析

8、

A、shifting

B、ranging

C、stretching

D、covering

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、

A、obvious

B、dismal

C、gloomy

D、vague

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、

A、opening

B、expedition

C^route

D、endeavor

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

11、

A、protected

B、strengthened

C、lessened

D、encircled

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、

A、imagined

asserted

C、admitted

D、doubted

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、

A、about

B、outside

C、among

D、with

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、

A、While

Because

C^Unless

D、When

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、

A、Drawn

Pushed

C、Pulled

D、Lured

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、

A、toward

B、off

C^from

D、for

标准答案：D

知识点解析:暂无解析

17、

A、beyond

B、into

C、over

D、upon

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、

A、sufficient

B、enormous

C、indefinite

D>excessive

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

19、

A、purchase

B、supplement

C、replace

D、exchange

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、

A^so

B、even

C、yet

D、still

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题7.0

分，共20分。）

TheCatholicChurchischanginginAmericaatitsmostvisiblepoint:theparishchurch

wherebelieverspray,singandclasphandsacrosspewstosharethepeaceofGod.Today

therearefewerparishesandfewerprieststhanin1990andfewerofthenation's65

millionCatholicsinthosepews.Andthere'snosignofreturn.Someblametheexplosive

2002clergysexualabusescandalanditsfinancialpricetag.Butastudyof176Roman

Catholicdiocesesshowsnostatisticallysignificantlinkbetweenthedeclineinpriestsand

parishesandthe$772millionthechurchhasspenttodateondealingwiththescandal.

Rather,thechangesaredrivenbyaconstellationoffactors:-Catholicsaremovingfrom

citiesintheNortheastandMidwesttothesuburbs.SouthandSouthwest.-Fordecades,

sofewmenhavebecomeprieststhatoneinfivediocesesnowcan'tputapriestinevery

parish.-Massattendancehaslallenaseachgenerationhasbecomelessreligiously

observant.-Bishops—trainedtobless,nottobudget—lackthemanagerialskillsto

governmultimillion-dollarinstitutions.Allthesetrendshadbegunyearsbeforethe

scandalpiledonfinancialpressurestocoversettlements,legalcosts,careandcounseling

forvictimsandabusers.TheArchdioceseofBoston,epicenterofthecrisis,soldchancery

propertytocover$85millioninsettlementslastyear,andthisyearwillclose67churches

andrecast16othersasnewparishesorworshipsiteswithoutafull-timepriest.

ArchbishopSeanO'Malleyhassaidthecrisisandthereconfigurationplanare"inno

way"related.Hecitesdemographicshifts,thepriestshortageandaging,crumbling

buildingstoocostlytokeepup.Fargo,N.D.,whichspent$821,000ontheabusecrisis,

willclose23parishes,bu:it'sbecausethedioceseisshortofmorethan50priestsforits

158parishes,somewithfewerthanadozenfamiliesattendingMass.Theyknowhowthis

feelsinMilwaukee.Thatarchdioceseshutteredaboutoneinfiveparishesfrom1995to

2003.Thecityconsolidations"gavesomepeoplewhohadbeendrivingbackintothecity

fromnewhomesinthesuburbsachancetosaytheyhadnoloyaltytoanewparishand

begingoingtooneneartheirhome",saysNoreenWelle,directorofparishplanningfor

theMilwaukeeArchdiocese."Itgavesomepeoplewhoalreadyweremadatthechurch

foronereasonoranotherexcusetostopgoingaltogether."

21、WhichofthefollowingreflectsthechangeofCatholicChurch?

A、Fewerprayersinthechurch.

B、Fewerpewsintheparish.

C、FewerCatholicsinAmerica.

D、FewersignsinthepeaceofGod.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。依据第一段可以确定，数千万的天主教徒中，越来

越少的人去教堂长椅上祈祷了。”美国的天主教徒少了”，文章中未提，选择该选项

属于没能完全理解相关部分的文义。

22、Therelationshipbetweenthefirsttwoparagraphscanbedescribedas

A、theCatholicChurchofthepastcomparedwiththatoftoday.

B、theproblemwiththeCatholicChurchrevealedandexplained.

C、thereformofthecatholicChurcharguedforandagainst.

D、thepracticeoftheCatholicChurchintroducedandcondemned.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题涉及段落之间的语义逻辑。文章第一段揭示天主教所面临的问

题，第二段试图对此进行解释。”过去的天主教与今天的天主教进行比较“；“天主

教的改革之赞同和反对“；”介绍并谴责天主教的行为“，均不符文义，排除。

23AttendanceoftheChurchhasdeclinedbecause

therearefewerparishesandpriestsnow.

B、fewCatholicsobservereligiousrules.

C、peoplearelosingenthusiasmforreligion.

D^thefinancialpressuresareoverwhelming.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。问去教堂人数下降的原因，题干中的关键词

“attendance”将答案锁定在第三段中所列的第三个因素。”很少有天主教徒遵守宗教

规范”与原文不符。

24、The"reconfigurationplan”(Para.4)probablyrefersto

A、sellingtheChurchproperty.

B、coveringthecostofsettlements.

C、shuttingandremoldingchurches.

D、keepingupcrumblingbuildings.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这是一道词义题。“改造计划”前有定冠词【he,回指上文，说明所谓

的计划上文提到过。根据上文内容，尤其是将来时所在句“andthisyearwill...”(将来

时态与题干中plan一词呼应)的内容，可以确定答案。其它选项是已做过的事情，

不可能是plan一词的内容。

25、NoreenWelteseemstosuggestthatsomepeople

A^haddifficultyadoptinganewparish.

B、preferredtogotothechurchneartheirhome.

C>dislikedthechurchforseveralreasons.

D、meanttoescapethechurch.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题询问Welte所持看法。根据文章末段Welte所言可知(尤其是

gavesomepeopleachancetosay...；gavesomepeople...anexcusetostop...),有些人

以城区整合作为自己不想去教堂的借口，可见答案为有些人想躲避去教堂。其他选

项均是某些人不去教堂的托词，非Welle的看法，答非所问。

House-pricefallsaregatheringmomentumandarespreadingacrosstheUK,accordingto

amonthlypollofsurveyorswhichonMondaydelivereditsgloomiestreadingfornearly

12years.Fifty-sixpercentofsurveyorscontactedbytheRoyalInstitutionofChartered

SurveyorsreportedpricefallsinthethreemonthstoOctober.Only3percentsawprices

riseintheirarea,comparedwith58percentasrecentlyasMay.Therewasfurther

evidenceofslowingactivityinthepropertymarketasthenumberofsalespersurveyor

divedtoanine-yearlow.Unsoldstockonagents*bookshasincreased10percentsince

thesummer.IanPerry,Rics'nationalhousingspokesman,saiditwasnowveryclearthat

buyerswereunsettledbyhigherinterestrates.TheBankofEnglandraisedratesfive

timesio4.75percentoverthelastyeartocoolthepropertyboom.Buthealsoblamed

commentsbyMervynKing,theBank'sgovernor,andmisleadingmediaheadlinesfor

"injectingadditionaluncertaintyintothemarketbycontinuedspeculationovermore

seriouspricedeclines*1."MervynKingpresumablyfeltthathehadtobemoreexplicitin

thesummerwhenpeoplewerestillbuying.Hiswarningsofadropinpropertypricesthen

havehadthedesiredeffect."Butourconcernnowisthatthependulumisswingingtoo

far",besaid.Lastweek,theBanksmonetarypolicycommitteepredictedforthefirst

timethat"housepricesmayfailmodestlyforaperiod"initsNovemberinflationreport.

TheNationwideandHalifaxmortgagelendersbothshowedamodestmonthlydeclinein

housepricesintheirlatestloanapprovaldata.Althoughthemajorityofsurveyorsexpect

pricestofallfurtherinthenextthreemonths,Mr.Perrystressedthereweresignsof

stabilizingdemandfrombuyersinLondon."Londontendstobeaheadoftherestofthe

market.Andagentsaretellingusthatmorepeoplearelookingtobuy.Itismuchbetter

thanitwas”,Mr.Perrysaid.However,fallingpricescontinuedtospreadfromtheSouth

ofEnglandassurveyorsreportedthefirstcleardeclineinpricesinYorkshireandthe

Humber,thenorthandthenorthwest.Scotlandremainedtheonlyregionwithrising

prices.

26、Weiearnfromthepassagethat

A、thepresenthousepricefailsareatmostamomentaryphenomenon.

thepropertymarketisexperiencingitsmostdepressingtimeoverthedecade.

C、58percentofsurveyprscontactedstartedtoencounterhousepricefallsinMay.

D、Rics'widely-followedheadlineindicatorbegantofallsinceDec.1992.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。依据文章第一段可知答案，选项中的property

markel不动产市场就是指住房市场，参看文章首句。误选是由于显然未能将文章中

的“momentum势头"一词与选项中的“momentary短暂的"区分开来；其他选项或与

文章意思相反或末尾的时间不对。

27、Paragraphs2and3arewrittento

A^justifytheauthor'sobservationinthefirstparagraph.

B、contrastthepresentsituationwiththatinthepast.

C、highlightthediscouragingsituationofhomemarkel.

D^explainthereasonsofslowingactivityinthemarket.

标准答案：C

知识点角］析：本题涉及文章段落的写作意图，难度很大。文章第一段报道了最近一

次对住宅市场的非常消吸的评估，下面两段列举了诸多相关信息，以强调实际情况

确实令人沮丧，显然，选项”凸显住宅市场令人沮丧的形势”恰如其分地说明了这两

段与文章第一段（主题段）之间的关系，体现了这两个段落的写作意图，故为正确答

案。选项”证明了作者在第一段的评述”不对，因为作者并未在第一段表述自己的评

述，而是报道一次调查结果，故排除。其他两项皆是段落中提到的细节，与作者的

写作意图无关。

28、By"thependulumisswingingtoofar",IanPerryprobablymeans

A、thenumberofhousessoldbyeachagentisthelowestinhistory.

B、thehousemarketisboundtosufferbecauseofthehighinterestrates.

C、bothMr.Kingandthemediaworriedloomuchoverthepricefalls.

D^theBankandthemediaarehelpingpushthehousepricesfurtherdown.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这是一道句意题。根据引号句的上文，即五、六段可知，Ian指责

MervynKing的不当言论以及媒体误导性的报道只会导致房价进一步下滑，下文第

八段更是指出，银行货币委员会上周的行情预测又出笼了，这必然对房市不利，这

正是段七所谓的”我们现在的担心，“inhislory”绝对了；说房市必定下滑是由于利

率太高不符文章内容："worried”一词不对，不符文章内容。

29、Intermsofthefutureofthepropertymarket,Mr.Perryseems

A、optimistic.

B、uncertain.

C、pessimistic.

D、indifferent.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题询问Mr.Perry对房产市场未来的态度，比较容易。依据九、十

段可知，他对房市是持乐观态度的。

30Theauthorprobablybelievesthat

A、thehouse-pricefallsmaycontinueforawhile.

B、people'suncertaintyaboutthemarketisungrounded.

C>therewasalwaysexceptiontotheruleofrisingprices.

D、peoplearecertainlyreadytobuymorethanbefore.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：本题涉及文章作者的看法.依据全文，尤其是第一、二段以及末段可

知，作者似乎倾向于认为房价下跌还会持续一段时间。”人们对市场的不确定是亳

无依据的”文章未提，其他选项也非作者的看法，故予以排除。

Fiercelyindependent,90year-oldVincenziaRinaldiwouldn'tconsiderahomehealth

aideornursinghome.SoLouisCritelli,hernephewhadtocoaxthewidowedhomemaker

intoassistedliving,thenation'sgrowinglong-termcareoptionfortheelderly.For$1,100

amonth,Rinaldibecamethereluctantresidentofanefficiencyunitwhereshecouldstill

simmerhermuch-lovcdtomatosauceandwherecaregiverswouldmakesureshetock

herpills.Instead,30monthslater,shedied.Notbecauseshewasold.Butbecauseaides

athernewhome,Lx)rettoUticaCenter,oneofthemodern,hotel-stylefacilitiesthathave

sproutedacrossthecountryoverthepastdecade,mistakenlygaveheranotherresidenCs

prescriptionmedication.Thaterrorledtoherdeath,stateinspectorsconcluded.Neither

thestatenorLorettotoldhernephewaboutthecauseofdeath.Critelli,thinkinghisaunt

hadbeenproperlycaredfor,onlylearnedofthefindingyearslaterfromUSATODAY.

"Whentheyfindsomethingblatantlikethat,you'dthinkthey'dtellthefamily",the

shakennephewtoldareporterafteralongpause.AUSATODAYinvestigationshows

thatRinaldi'sdeathrepresentsthetragicextremeinapatternofmistakesandviolations

thatleadtoscoresofinjuriesandoccasionaldeathsamongtheestimated1millionelderly

residentsofassistedlivingfacilities.Thecentersarethestateregulated,largelyprivate­

payresidencesthathelpseniorswithmedicationandotheractivitiesofdailylife.Ina

wideranginganalysis,USATODAYreviewedtwoyearsofinspectionrecordswithin

2000-02formorethan5,300assistedlivingfacilitiesinsevenstates:Alabama,Arizona,

Colorado,Florida,Indiana,NewYorkandTexas.Theprecisetimeperiodvariedslightly

fromstatetostate.Theanalysiscoveredabroadrange-frommom-and-popfacilities

withjustafewresidentstocorporateruncenterswithscoresofbedsandmanylevelsof

care.Itisthefirstlimesuchdatahavebeengatheredandanalyzedacrosssomanyslates.

Thereviewincludedless-detaileddatafromfiveotherstatesandfocusedonbroad

quality-of^carecategoriestocompensateforvariationsinregulationsfromstatetostate.

Asaffluentandmiddle-classAmericanscopewiththeinfirmitiesofage,manyturnto

assistedlivingasanalternativetoanursinghomeindustrythathasbeenperiodically

plaguedbyabuseorneglectscandals.Eventhoughassistedlivingfacilitiesgenerally

don'tprovide24-hourskilledmedicalcare,theyincreasinglyserveseniorswhoonlya

decadeagomighthavebeeninnursinghomes.

31、Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat

A、lifeinthenursinghomesislargelyregulatedbycaregivers.

B、oldpeopleareverymuchunsatisfiedwithlifecaredbyahomehealthaide.

C>Rinaldiknewbetterthantoliveinanefficiencyunitwithcaregivers.

D、thenation'slong-termcareoptionsfortheelderlyarelimited.

标准答案：A'

知识点解析♦：这是一道暗示题，难度很大。段一首句”具有强烈的独立意识，

Rinaldi不会考虑…”，暗示护理院中一切均由院方护理员安排决定，老人们不便做

主。"verymuch"过于绝对，"Rinaldi很了解情况，不愿跟护理员一起住到高效服务

单位去”与文章意思不合，误选的考生可能是选项中相关短语误解所致。

32、Critelli'sresponsetctherealcauseofheraunt'sdeathwas

A、disbelief.

B、indignation.

C、disapproval.

D、intensity.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。依据第三段末可知，Critelli对姨妈死亡的原因感

到震惊和愤懑，故此答案为“气愤”。“不信”是对题干的误解，对于真正的死亡原因

怎么可能不相信呢，只能是对养老院编造的原因才可能不相信，说“强烈“，但没有

说清楚什么感觉强烈，应排除。

33、TheauthormentionedRinaldi'sdeathinthetextinorderto

A、showsympathyfbrCritelli'smisfortune.

B、revealproblemsinassistedlivingfacilities.

C、demonstrateinefficiencyofcaretakers.

D、exhibitthereliabilityofUSATODAY.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题问作者文中提到Rinaldi之死的意图是什么。文章一至三段讲

Rinaldi的事情.无非是作为引子，引出第四段所要谈论的全文核心：养老机构所

存在的问题。”说明护理人员的低效”最多是文章中的局部细节，绝非作者讲述

Rinaldi之死的意图，故排除。其它选项也非作者的真正意图。

34Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

A^assistedlivingfacilitiesaremostlystate-ownedresidences.

B>USA1ODAYconductedthefirstinspectionofassistedlivingfacilitiesinUSA.

C^datacollectedandreviewedarenotdetailedandregulatedenough.

D^previousanalysesofinspectionrecordscoveredlimitedareas.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这是一道推论题。依据第五段第四句”这次分析涉及范围很宽一从只

有几位居住者的夫妻店面到以公司性质经营的拥有几十张床位、许多护理级别的中

心，也是第一次跨越那么多州收集并分析这些资料”可以推论”以前对调查材料的分

析只涉及有限的地区”。选项”助理生活设施大多是国营的住处”与第四段末句（这些

中心都是由国家监管的大型私营居住设施）内容不符；选项”《今口美国报》进行了

美国国内第一次对养老矶构的调查“是不对的，文章只是说《今日美国报》第一次

对调查好了的材料进行分析，故排除。

35、Welearnfromthetextthat

A、nursinghomeindustrywillultimatelydisappearfromthesociety.

B、24hourskilledmedicalcarewillcomeintobeinginthenearfuture.

C>assistedlivingisthefirstchoiceformanyseniorswithagoodincome.

D、seriousproblemshavealwaysaccompaniedtheassistedlivingunits.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这也是一道细节题c依据最后一段可以得出结论：许多收入高的老年

人往往视”有助生活”为第一选择。"ultima⑻ydisappear”不对，说得太绝对，其他选

项文中未提及或宾语不对，改成nursinghome才起

YoucouldbenefitfromflippingthroughthepagesofICan'tBelieveYouAskedThat,a

bookbyauthorPhillipMilanothat'ssubtitled,ANo-Holds-BarredQ&AAboutRace,

Sex,Religion,andOtherTerrifyingTopics.Forthepastsevenyears,Milano-who

describeshimselfas"astraight,whitemiddleclassmarriedguyraisedinanaffluent

suburbofChicago',—hasoperated,aWebsitethatwascreatedtogetus

talking.Throughthepostingofprobing,provocativeandsometimessimplyinane

questionsandtheanswerstheygenerate,peopleareencouragedtohaveano-holds-

barredexchangeontopicsacrossracial,ethnicandculturallines.Moreoftenthannot,the

questionsgrowoutofourbiasesandfearsandthestereotypesthatfuelmisunderstanding

amongus.AswiththeWebsite,Milanohopeshisbookwillbeasocialandcultural

elixir."Thetimeisrightforanewcultureofcuriositytobegintounfold,withpeople

finallybreakingclownthelastbarriertoimproveraceandculturalrelations"byactually

talkingtoeachotherabouttheirdifferences,Milanosaidinane-mailmessagetome.

MilanowiselyusedtheInternettosparktheseconversations.Insevenyears,ithas

generated50,000postings-manyofthemquestionsthatpeoplefindhardtoaskina

face-to-faceexchangewiththesubjectsoftheirinquiries.Butinhisbook,whichwas

publishedearlierthismonth,Milanogivesreadersanopportunitytoreadthequestions

andamixofanswersthatmadeitontohisWebsite."Iamcuriousaboutwhatpeople

whohavebeenblindfrombirth'see'intheirdreams",a13-year-oldboywantedtoknow.

"Whydosomanymentallydisabledpeoplehavesuchpoor-lookinghaircutsand'nerdy'

clothes?"awomanasked."HowdoAfrican-AmericansperceiveGod?"awhiteteenager

wantedtoknow."DotheypraytoawhiteGodorablackGod?”LikeIsaid,these

questionscangeneratearangeolemotionsandreactions.ButthepointofMilano'sWeb

site,andhisbook,isnottogetpeoplemad,buttoinformus"aboutthelivesand

experiences“ofothers.Thoughmanyoftheanswersthatpeopleofferedtothequestions

posedinhisbookareconflicting,theseresponsesarebalancedbythecommentsof

expertswhoseresponsestothequeriesalsoappearinthebook.Gettingpeopletoopenly

saywhattheyarcthinkingaboutthingsthatgiverisetostereotypesandbigotryhasnever

beeneasy.Mostofussavethoseconversationsforgatheringsofpeoplewholookor

thinklikeus.

36、Thepurposeofthewebsiteisto

A、givepeopleachancetospeakout.

B、preparematerialsforabook.

C>getpeopleexchangingideasfreely.

D、solvethesocialandculturalproblems.

标准答案：c

知识点露析：这是一道细节题。根据第二段内容可知，网站设立的意图是让人们在

没有民族、宗教等障碍的情况下自由交流。”给人们明确大胆地表述看法的机会”不

准确，过于笼统。选项"preparemalerialsforabook"没有文章依据，排除。

37、The"lastbarrier"(Para.3)mentionedinMelano'se-mailrefersto

A、theoldcultureofcuriosity.

B、lackofdirectcommunication.

C、racialandculturalrelations.

D、thedifferencesbetweenpeople.

标准答案：B

知识点解析♦：这是一道词义题。依据上下文“人们被鼓励着就涉及不同种族、民族

和文化的话题进行无保留、无障碍的交流”可以判断，所谓的“lastbarrier”指的是不

同种族和宗教的人们缺乏直接沟通这层障碍。

38、ThequotationsinParagraph4areintendedto

A、illustratethequestionspostedonthewebsite.

B、justifythestereotypesexistinginpeople'sminds.

C^indicatedifferentconcernsofdifferentgroupsofpeople.

D、showthepossibleemotionsandreactionsofthereaders.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题涉及段落中引语的列举意图，难度很大。引用某人的话语和举例

子一样，都是为了证明或阐述前述或后续观点，找到观点句就找到了答案。就本题

而盲，第四段列举网上的所提问题只不过是为了说明段落开头的主题观点句（但在

他本月早些时候出版的书中，Milano给了读者一个机会去阅读网上所贴的问题及

其五花八门的回答），故”举例说明人们在网上所作的提问”即为答案。”证明人们头

脑中所存在的成规陋见”与文义不符；”说明不同的人有不同的关注”于常识似乎是

对的，但与该段开头的主题观点部分毫不相关，故排除。

39、Theauthor'spositiveattitudetowardsMilano'sworkisshownin

A、hisconfinnationofMilano'shopeabouthisbook.

his.explanationofthepurposeofMilano'swebsite.

C^hisdescriptionofvariousemotionsandresponses.

D、hisquotationofthecommentsmadebytheexperts.

标准答案：B

知识点解析♦：这是一道细节题，问”何以见得作者对Milano的工作持积极态度，

依据第五段“Bui”一句可以看出，作者通过对Milano的网站和出书的意图（poinl）进

行解释来表示自己对其是赞赏的。其它选项均没有依据。

40,Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A、Awebsitenarrowsthegapbetweendifferentcultures.

B、Afinalbarrierbreaksdownaftercontinuousefforts.

C>Amandevoteshimselftounderstandingamongpeople.

D、Abookoftoughquestionshelpsconfrontstereotypes.

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：本题问文章主题。本文主要是介绍一本由网站所滋生出的书，书（包

括网站）中所列的问题和回答的最终目的都是为了解决人们相互之间的成见，故答

案为“带有尖锐提问的一本书帮助人们面对成见“。选项”一个网站缩小了不同文化

之间的隔阂”不对.因为文章的主旨不是说一个网站.而是一本书°选项”经过持续

的努力，最后的屏障瓦解了”不对，因为这只是文章中提到的部分细节，不能作为

全文的主旨。”一个人致力于人们之间的理解”也非文章主旨，排除。

三、阅读（补全短文）（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共

5分。）

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choose

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

numberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.（10

points）AnyonepayingattentiontothedebateoverSocialSecurityhasheardalitanyof

dates.There's2018,whentheprogramisexpectedtostarttakinginlessintaxesthanit

paysoutinbenefits.Andthere's2042（or2052bysomeestimates）,whenitstrustfundis

supposedtorunoutofmoney.（41）.Foryears,thegovernmenthascollectedmore

inSocialSecuritytaxesthanitneededtopaycurrentbenefits.Thoseexcesscollections

arccreditedtotheSocialSecurityTrustFund,ostensiblytopayfutureretirees.Butthere

isnoactualmoneyinthefund.Instead,thegovernmentspendsthemoneyforother

purposesandissuesthefundlOUs.In2009,theshellgamebeginstoend.Theamountby

whichSocialSecuritytaxesexceedbenefitsstartstoshrink.(42).Theproblem

couldhavebeenavoided,anditstillcouldbereduced.Iftherestofthebudgetwasin

goodshape-andparticularlyifthegovernmentbadstavedonthepathitwasonfive

yearsagoofbuyingdownthenationaldebt-lawmakerscouldsimplyre-borrowthe

moneytopaybenefits.Theycouldhavealeisurelydebateoverwhat,ifanything,elseto

do.(43).Thisraisesaquestion:IfthebiggestimmediateproblemofSocial

Securityisthatitwillsoonmakethedeficitworse,wouldn'titbebettertoaddressthe

underlyingdeficit?Inotherwords—astheBushadministrationembarksona60day,60

stoptourtopromoteSocialSecurityoverhaul—arewereallydebatingtherightproblem?

(44).Themoneythathasbeenborrowed,orisprojectedtobeborrowed,in

PresidentBush'stwotermsalonewouldcomeclosetosolvingSocialSecurity'ssolvency

problemsforatleastthenext75years.TheOfficeofManagementandBudgetprojects

cumulativeborrowingof$2.6trillion.TheSocialSecurityAdministrationestimatesthat

$3.7trillionwouldshoreuptheprogramuntilatleast2080.(45).Exploding

MedicareandMedicaidcosts,thelossofrevenuebecauseoftherecenttaxcutsandlikely

changesinthealternativeminimumtax(AMT)presentableakoutlookoverthenext10

years.MakingtheBushtaxcutspermanentandfixingtheAMTcouldleadtodeficitsof

about$650billionto$750billionbythemiddleofthenextdecade.A.By2018一sooner,

ifprivateaccountsarecreated-theflowreverses.Insteadofspendingasurplus,the

governmentwillneedtobeginpayingoffitslOUs.Absentlargetaxhikesorspending

cuts,alreadyastronomicaldeficitswillskyrocket.B.ThebottomlineisthatWashington,

throughprofligateborrowingandpoliciesthatlockinredinkforyearstocome,is

passingtheburdentofuturegenerations.Andtheproblemisgettingworse.C.Butthe

mostimportantdatewillarrivesoonerin2009.That'swhenthecostofpayingbenefitsto

thefirstwaveofretiringbabyboomerswillbeginexposingtheaccountinggimmickry

thatisthetruedriveroftheSocialSecurity"crisis".Totheextentacrisisexists,itisnot

reallyaboutSocialSecurity.Itisaboutdecadesofirresponsiblebudgetingthatthreatens

futureretirees.D.Asbadasthecurrentrecorddeficitslook($427billionthisyearalone),

theylikelywillgetworseinthenextdecadeas