考研英语（二）模拟试卷41

考研英语（二）模拟试卷41

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Inthelate1960's,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmental

problems,andnewsteel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologists

pointing[Cl]thataclusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublic

transportationandparkinglot[C2].Skyscrapersarcalsoenormous[C3]

.andwasters,ofelectricpower.Inonerecentyear,theaddition[C4]17

millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthe[C5]

dailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts—enoughto[C6]the

entirecityofAlbanyforaday.Glass-walledskyscrapercanbeespecially[C7].

Theheatloss(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimes

[C8]throughatypicalmasonrywallfilledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthe

strain[C9]heatingandair-conditioningequipment,[CIO]of

skyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglasses

[Cl1]withsilverorgoldmiiTorfilmsthatreduce[C12]aswellas

heatgain.However,[C13]skyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurrounding

airand[04]neighboringbuildings.Skyscrapersputseverepressureonacity's

sanitation[C15].too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersin

NewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofrawsewageeachyear-as

[C16]asacitythesizeofStamford,Connecticut,whichhasa[C17]

ofmorethan109,000.Skyscrapersalso[C18]withtelevisionreception,

blockbirdflyways,andobstructairtraffic.Still,people[C19]tobuild

skyscrapersforallthereasonsihattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem—personalambitionand

the[C20]ofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace.

1、[Cl]

A、at

B、to

C、out

D、towards

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试逻辑搭配。pointat(towards)sb./sth.意为“指向，瞄准”；

pointto意为“指明(方向、位置)，显示“；pointsth.out意为“指出”，后面可以按从

句。所填之词的后面接的是ihal引导的从句，所以应选C。

2、[C2]

A、power

B、capacities

C、potentials

D^capabilities

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。power意为“体能、力量或权力”，尤其指控制他

人的能力和权力：capacity意为“容量，接受力”，指所能容纳的最大量：potential

意为“潜力，潜能“；capability意为“天分，潜能”，指一种可以得到发展或应用的才

能或能力。parkinglol隔车场）修饰所填之词，所以应选B。

3、[C3]

A、savers

consumers

C、losers

D、spenders

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题测试逻辑搭配。saver意为“救助者,俭省的人“：consumer意为

“消费者，耗费者”：loser意为“失败者：遗失者“；spender意为“花钱者”。所填之

词应该与后面的waster（挥霍者）的意思相近，所以应选B。

4、[C4]

A、of

B、in

C^to

D、at

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题测试习惯搭配。addition通常构成withtheadditionof以及in

additionto的短语，withtheadditionof意思是“外加...”,inadditionto意思是“再

加上，除了应选A。

5、[C5]

A、point

B、top

C^summit

D、peak

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。point意为“点，要点”；top意为“顶点，顶部”，

指最上面的部分；summit意为“顶点，最高层”，指最高的点或顶端；peak意为“巅

值，峰值''，指达到最高峰、最大负荷。根据后面的dailydemandforelectricity

by120,000kilowatts可知，应选D。

6、[C6]

A、distribute

give

C、supply

D^donate

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。distribule意为“分配，散发“：give意为“给予，

给“，一般接双宾语；s叩ply意为“供应，供给”，指“把……供应给，为……提供所

需物品“；donate意为“捐赠，赠予所填之词的宾语是electricity,所以应选C。

7、[C7]

A^thrifty

B>economic

C^prosperous

D^wasteful

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。ihrifly意为“节俭的，节约的“；economic意为

“经济的，节省的“；prosperous意为“繁荣的，繁盛的“：wasteful意为“浪费的，不

经济的前面的句子说"Skyscrapersarealsoenormousconsumersandwasters.of

electricpower,\而本句话讲的是Glass-walledskyscraper是否节约能源，所以应选

Do

8、[C8]

A、that

those

C、which

D、when

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题测试语法。本句话比较的是theheatloss,应该是单数，所以应

选Ao

9、[C9]

A、to

B、between

C^on

D、both

标准答案：C

知识点解析:本题测试习惯搭配。strain通常与on、over搭配使用。lessenthe

strainon意为“减轻对...的压力、负担”。

10、[C10]

A、founders

B、consumers

C、builders

D、suppliers

标准答案：C

知识点解析:本题测试词义搭配。founder意为“创始人，奠基者"：consumer意为

“消费者，消耗者"；builder意为“建筑者，施工者"；supplier意为“供应商，厂

商”。根据后面的usedouble-glazedpanelsofglass可知，应选Co

11、[CH]

A、covered

B、filled

C^powdered

D、stained

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。cover意为“覆盖，遮盖"；fill意为“充满，填

满“；powder意为“搽粉，洒粉“；stain意为“玷污，染污根据后面的withsilver

orgoldmirrorfilms（用银色或金色镜子薄膜）可知，应选A。

12、[C12]

A、brightness

B、light

C、glare

D、gaze

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。brightness意为“光亮，明亮”；light意为“光，光

亮”：glare意为“耀眼的光，炫目的光”；gaze意为“凝视句子的主语是silveror

goldmiiTorfilms（银色或金色镜子薄膜），所填之词应该与后面的heatgain意思接

近，所以应选C。

13、[C13]

A、glass-walled

B、plastic-walled

C、concrete-walled

D、mirror-walled

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。glass-walled意为“玻璃墙”；plastic-walled意为

“塑料墙"；concrete-walled意为“水泥墙”；mirror-walled意为“镜子墙”。本句话还

是讲前面的withsilverorgoldmirrorfilms装饰的摩天大楼，所以应选D。

14、[C14]

A、affect

B、assist

C、protect

D、benefit

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。affeci意为“影响，对……起作用"；assist意为

“帮助，援助”;protect意为“保护,保卫"：benefit意为“有利于,有助于”。前面的

句子说raisethetemperatureofthesurroundingair,所填之词的宾语是

neighboringbuildings,说明本句话讲的是摩天大楼的弊端，所以应选A。

15、[C15]

A、decorations

B、furniture

C^facilities

D、appliances

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。decoration意为“装饰，装饰品"；furniture意为

“家具，设备”，指房间内为方便而配备的可移动物品：facility意为“设备，设施”，

指大型的设备；appliance意为“器具，用具“，指较小的家电设备。acity^sanitation

修饰所填之词，所以应选C。

16、[C16]

A、many

B、much

C、few

D、little

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。as…as中间只能用形容词或副词的原形。所填之

词修饰的是rawsewage（未处理的污水），所以A和C不对；根据前面的2.25

milliongallons可知，应选B。

17、[C17]

A、population

B、people

C、mankind

D、race

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题测试逻辑搭配。population意为“人口”：people意为“人民”：

mankind意为"人类”;race意为“种族”。根据后面的ofmorethan109,000可知，

所填之词指的是人的数量，所以应选A。

18、[C18]

A、intervene

B、interfere

C、interrupt

D、obstacle

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。所填之词应该与后面的wilh搭配，只有interfere

可以；intervene通常与in搭配。interferewith意思是“妨碍,干扰

19、[C19]

A、stop

B、pause

C>continue

D、terminate

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题测试逻辑搭配。stop意为、，停止，停下来”；pause意为、，停顿，中

止“；continue意为“继续,持续“；terminate意为“终止,结束根据前面的still和

后面的forallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem可知，应选C。

20、[C20]

A、wish

desire

C、secret

D、promise

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题测试词义搭配。wish意为“愿望，心愿”，指对某一特定物的欲

望、向往，通常是不可能实现的；desire意为“愿望,心愿％指渴望的目标：secret

意为“秘密，奥秘"；promise意为“承诺，许诺”。所填之词应该与personalambition

的意思相近。应该选儿

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共25题，每题7.0

分,共25分。）

Shopperschoosehybridcars,"green"washing-upliquidandenergy-savingdevicesover

cheaperbutdirtieralternativespartlytoimprovetheirsocialstatus,accordingtoanew

studypublishedtoday.BramVandenBerghofRotterdamSchoolofManagement,oneof

thestudy'sauthors,said:"Drivingaluxuriousnon-greencar,likeaHummer,

communicatesone'swealth,butalsosuggeststhatthebuyerisaselfishanduncaring

individualwhoisconcernedprimarilyabouthisowncomfortratherthanthewelfareof

society.Drivingahybrid,likeaPrius,notonlydisplaysone'swealthasitcostsmany

thousandsofdollarsmorethanaconventionalbuthighlyfuel-efficientcar,butalso

signalstheownercaresaboutothersandtheenvironment."AdamCorner,aresearch

associateatCardiffUniversityandexpertonthepsychologyofcommunicatingclimate

change,saidsocialstatusisakeydriverofbehaviour:"It'snotsurprisingthatpeople

mightchoosetotryandsignaltheirsocialstatusthroughtheconspicuousconsumptionof

'greenproducts'.Evenifpeopledon'tcareaboutclimatechange,theycareaboutwhat

otherpeoplethinkofthem."Headdedthatoneofthemostimportantaspectsofthe

researchisthatthepowerofsocialstatuscouldbeharnessedtobecomeacriticaltoolin

promotingwiderchangesinpro-environmentalbehaviour,suchasvotingforthegreenest

partyinanelectionorengaginginenvironmentalactivism.Thestudydocscomewith

oneimportantwarning—noonewasactuallydippingintotheirwallet.MichaelValvo,a

spokespersonforToyotaUK,saidthatthecompany'smarketresearchindicatedthe

attractionofadvancedtechnologyandthecostoftheownership,nottheenvironmentor

socialstatus,werethemainreasonsdriversboughtthePriushybridcar."Paying

£20,000foracarisaprettyexpensivewaytomakeastatementaboutbeinggreen,it's

thesecondbiggestpurchaseafterahouse,"hesaid.Theresearchalsofailedtoreflectthe

complexityofethicalconsumeractivity,saidRobHarrison,theeditorofEthical

Consumermagazine."Ethicalbuyingbehaviourisfarmorecomplicated.Ifyoulookat

theCo-OperativeBank'sreportonethicalspending,athirdofthatannualspendison

investmentandbanking,whichyoucan'tdoconspicuouslyunlessyouleaveinvestment

brochureslyingaroundonyourcoffeetable.Ourreaderssaytheybuygreenandethical

productsbecausetheywanttobeinstrumentalaboutagoal,suchashelpingafarmin

KenyabybuyingfairtradeKenyancoffee."Hesaidonlyaminorityofgreenshoppers

buygreenproductsforstatusreasons.

21、Accordingtoonestudy,carbuyersnow.

A、regardpriceasnothingmuch

B、aremoreenvironment-conscious

C^showoffwithexpensiveluxuries

D>arcmoreconcernedwithpublicity

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目的提示信息是onestudy和carbuyers,指向文章第一段。选项A

的“价格”被提及，但是原文并没有否定它，只是说价格因素不是主要的考量。选项

B中的“环保意识”实际上就是解释原文的“绿色环保”(green)。选项C的“炫耀”没有

在文中提及。D中的“曝光度”也不在句子的信息涵盖范围内。

22、IntheviewofBram,Hummerismoreasymbolof.

A、wealth

status

C、success

D、character

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据提示信息Bram和Hammer,找到第二段的引文，其中Hammer

涉及引文的第一句。选项A出现在其中，但是违背了问题中的more的要求。选项

B不在句子的范围之内，在后面一段，已经超出了Bram的观点。选项C太抽象。

D代表了车主的性格特征。

23、TowhichofthefollowingdoesAdamComermostprobablyagree?

A、Peoplebehavelargelyinordertoenhancetheirpublicimage.

B、Votingisanefficientwaytochangepeople'ssocialstatus.

C、Conspicuousconsumptionisunsurprisinglypursuedanddone.

D、Environmentalparticipationcanbepromotedinacriticalway.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：提示信息是AdamCorner的观点，在文章第三段中，我们可以发现两

个观点。A来自于句子Evenifpeopledon'tcareaboutclimatechange,theycare

aboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofthem.别人的看法就是“公众形象B的前半部分没

有问题，但是“投票”不是改变“社会地位”，而是改变“环保意识”。C的“炫耀性消

费”对应句中的“提升社会地位”，后者才是“不令人吃惊的”事情。D的前半部分信

息正确，但是“重要方式”和原文中的“重要工具”不同。

24、Judgingfromthecontext,*'noonewas...dippingintotheirwa!Iet"(Para.4)probabIy

meansthat.

A、technologyisthefirstconsideration

B、socialstatusiseasilypurchased

C^beinggreenistoodeartoafford

D、walletisbettercoveredinhardtimes

标准答案：C

知识点》析：从第四段的上下文来看，人们虽然认同环保，但是真正掏钱包搞环保

的人并不多。A在下文出现了，但是没有解释问题句子的信息。B中的“社会地位”

被提及，但是“被购买”没有来源。C中的too...to结构是考查点，表示“太……而

不……”，对应原文的“不掏钱包”。D值得关注；直接使用了wallet的字面信息，

在这种问题中很常见，一般首先排除。

25TheauthormentionedtheCo-OperativeBank'sreporttoshow.

A、Kenyacoffeeisagoodbuyasagreenproduct

B、Itisnoteasytofigureoutthemoralityofconsuming

C^Spendingonexpensivecarsisbecomingatrend

D、Investmentdecisionismostlymadeonacoffeetable

标准答案：B

知识点解析：提示信息iheCo-OperativeBank'sreport指向最后一段的后三句，但

是提问的方式要求我们寻找这个报告所支持的论点，在尾段的开头两句：绿色消费

的道德问题很复杂。A取自例子，与题目要求违背，B对应论点句Ethicalbuying

behaviourisfarmorecomplicatedo注意句式的变化。C提到的“豪华汽车”与论点和

论据的信息无关。D同A,取自例子。

TopbusinesschiefslikeIndraNooyi,AnuAghaandShikhaSharmamayhavebroken

theglassceilingtocommandtheirownboardroomsbutthesearcmereexceptionsrather

thanthenorm.Anewglobalsurveyrevealsthatwomenentertheworkforceinlarge

numbersbutovertimesteadily"vaporise"fromthehigherranksoforganisational

hierarchy.ResearchhyabusinessconsultingfirmRainand(hecompanyshowedthat

organisationslosttalent,withadisproportionatenumberofwomenemployeesatmiddle

andseniorlevelsleavingtheirjobs."A5%decreaseinfemaleretention,after10years,

resultsintheequivalentofwipingoutthebenefitsofincreasingfemalerecruitmentfrom

30%to50%,"thereportsaid."Achievinggenderparityintheworkplaceispossibleif

businessleaderstakeasystematicandcustomisedapproachtofindingoutwhat

counteractswomenalongthewayattheirorganisations,"OritGadiesh,Bainchairman

andco-authorofthestudy,said.Thestudyshowedthatseniormanagementin75%of

companieshadnotmadegenderparityastatedandvisiblepriority,while80%offirms

hadnotcommittedadequatefundingorresourcestotheinitiatives.Otherfindings

showedthatwhile66%ofmenreportedthattheybelievedwomensharedequal

opportunitytobepromotedtoleadershipandgovernancepositions,lessthanathirdof

womenfeltthesame.Also,whileamajorityofresponderssupportedtheideaofgender

parityintheworkplace,itwasthewomenwhovotedstronglyinfavourofstrategic

commitment.Morethan80%ofwomenagreedorstronglyagreedwhileonly48%men

feltthatachievinggenderparityshouldbeacriticalbusinessimperativefortheir

organisations.Incidentally,whilebothmen(87%)andwomen(91%)votedinlarge

numbersinfavourofthebeliefthateithersexcouldbeaprimarybreadwinner,whenit

cametomakingcareersacrifices,however,menandwomenreacteddifferently.While

59%ofwomenagreedtheywouldsacrificetheircareerforthesakeofthehousehold,a

slightlylower53%ofmenfeltthesameway.Mentendedtobemoreconfidentthan

womenthattheirpartnerwouldmakeacareersacrifice:inthesurveyresults,77ofmen

felttheirpartnerwouldcompromiseontheircareerfbrthesakeoffamily,whileonly

45%ofwomencouldconfidentlymakethesameclaim.Whenaskedaboutrecruitmentor

promotionintomanagementorexecutivepositions,bothmenandwomenwerelesslikely

toagreethatparityexistedandmensawarosierpicturethanwomen.Inthesurvey

results,abouttwiceasmanymenaswomenfeltthatwomenhadanequalchanceasmen

ofbeingrecruitedinexecutiveroles,promotedonthesametimelineintoexecutiveroles

orappointedtokeyleadershiporgovernanceroles.

26、Inthebeginning,"vaporise"isclosestinmeaningto.

A^quit

B、promote

C、employ

D^recruit

标准答案：A

知识点解析：提示词“vaporize”的下文中出现了“人才流失”(losttalent)和“辞

工”(leavingtheirjobs)的表达，解释了提示词的意义。C和D均相反。B没有依据。

27、Oneofthefindingsfromthestudytellsusthat.

A、seniormanagementhadnosayduetomaledominance

B、mostcompaniescouldn'taffordthecostofthispursuit

C、womencouldhopefullybetreatedwithdignityoneday

D、genderequalitywaslargelyneglectedbymostexecutives

标准答案：D

知识点解析：提示信息Oneofthefindings指向第二至第四段，跨度很大。A来自

于第二段最后一句，但是动词部分的信息不在原句中。B和A同源，但是动词部

分有问题：原句指出“大多数公司不愿意做"，而B强调“公司负担不了其费用”。C

提供了“尊严”这个概念，不在研究结果之中。D还是来自第三段最后一句，表达方

式采用了被动语态，但是仍然保持了原句的信息。

28、Fromparagraph4,wemaylearnthat.

A^mostmalecolleagueshadequallystrongbeliefinworkplaceequality

awidegapstillexistedinhowtomakegenderparitycometrue

C、alargepartofthefemalesshowednointerestinbusinessleadership

D、femalesshouldenjoymoreopportunitiesintermsofgettingadvanced

标准答案：B」「

知识点解析：提示信息指向第四段。A虽然来自第一句，但是却歪曲了“男女认识

不同”的原文信息。B来自本段最后一句，突出了男女有别。C的信息没有依据。D

的信息与本段有冲突：段落讨论男女对待职场女性的认识差异，没有讨论“女性的

机遇”问题。

29、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A、Executivepositionswerereservedpredominantlyformenalone.

B、Mentendedtooverestimatethesituationforfemaleequality.

C^Womenweretheeasiervictimwhencareergave"intofamily.

D、Bothsexesacceptedtheroleofsupportingthefamilybywork.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：题目没有提供任何提示信息，需要耐心寻找每一个选项的出处。A与

最后一段最后一句有一定关系，但是选项中出现了alone,太极端，符合题意。B

来自最后一段Inthesurveyresults,abouttwiceasmanymenaswomenfeltthat

womenhadanequalchanceasmenofbeingrecruitedinexecutiveroles...C来自1到数第

二段While59%ofwomenagreedtheywouldsacrificetheircareerforthesakeofthc

household,aslightlylower53%ofmenfeltthesameway.女性牺牲事业的可能性更

大。D来自于同一处whilebothmen(87%)andwomen(91%)votedinlargenumbersin

favourofthebeliefthateithersexcouldbeaprimarybreadwinner…男女都可以成为家

庭的经济支柱。

30、Thetextismainlyconcernedwith.

A、femalesacrifice

B、malepriorities

C^genderequality

D、femalepromotion

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从四个选项看，C的范围大，而且涵盖了剩余的三个选择。其次，从

重复出现频率看，“性别平等”比单纯的男性或女性都高。

WhentheAmericaneconomywasrunningfulltilttwoyearsago,fewplaceswereas

breathlesslydelightedasSeattle.Itsportwasthrongedwithshipsbringinggoodsfrom

Asia.TheBoeingCompanycouldbarelykeepupwithdemandforitsairliners.Microsoft

washiringhordesofsoftwareengineers.Aftereachrainshower,anotherInternet

millionairesprangup.Herewasacitythathaditall—oldeconomy,neweconomy,not-

yet-inventedeconomy.Nowithasallgonesour.Thepast12monthshavebeenanon­

stopsuccessionofdisappointments.Boeing'sheadquanersdecampedtoChicago.The

Interneteconomypoppedalikeaballooninanailfactory,takingwithitoncepromising

localventuressuchasHandleavingcan't-possibly-misscompaniessuch

asDbarelyhangingon.AndanalreadytroubledBoeingwashitevenharder

afterSeptember11thbothbyasteepdropinairlinerordersandbylosinga$200billion

JointStrikeFightercontracttoLockheedMartin.WashingtonState,batteredbywhatis

happeninginSeattle,nowhasthehighestunemploymentrateintheUnitedStates一

6.6%comparedwith5.4%inthecountryasawhole.Rightbehinditisnext-doorOregon,

anotherformerboomstate,with6.5%ofitsworkforceoutofajob,thecountry'ssecond

worstfigure.InOregon,manufacturing'scollapsehascausedthelossofnearly30,000

jobsinayear,thosehitrangefromFreightliner,amakerofheavylorries,tohigh-tech

companiessuchasIntelandFujitsu.Whatmakesthecurrentplungesopainfulisthat

everypartoftheeconomyseemstohavesteppedintoanopenmanholeatthesametime.

Threeyearsago,whenBoeingbegantoremovemorethan20,000peoplethatBoeing

expectstolayoffbythemiddleof2002havetocompetewithunemployedworkersnot

justfromthehigh-techindustrybutfromconstructionworkandeventheretailsector.

PortlandnowhasmorejoblessthantheotherpartsofOregon:theoppositeofhowthings

wereyearsago.Evenworse,thePacificnorthwest'sdownturn,aswellasbeingdeeper

thantherestofthecountry,mayalsolastlonger.OnereasonforfearingthisisBoeing's

continuingwoes.NowadaysBoeingaccountsforlessthan5%ofemploymentinthe

Seattlearea,downfrom9%twodecadesago.Butitremainsthefoundationonwhichthe

restisbuilt.Itsnetworkofsuppliersandsubcontractorsgivesitafarstrongermultiplier

effectthan,say,Microsoft,whichismoreanislandofprosperitythanacenterofweb.

ThechancesarethatBoeingwillnotreallybouncebackuntiltheassumedrevivalinair

travelpersuadesairlinecompaniestostartbuyingplentyofaircraftagain.Andthatmay

notbeuntil2003.

31、Thesentence"Aftereachrainshower,anotherInternetmillionairesprang

up"(Paragraph1)means.

A、manypeoplegetrichquicklyandeasilywiththeNewEconomy

ittakesonlythetimebetweenshowersforsomeonetobecomeboss

C、Seattle'sdevelopmentissuddenlikerainshowers

D、Seattlehasasmanybusinessmillionairesasitsrainshowers

标准答案：A

知识点解析♦：这是一道词义题。题干中的信号词出自于文章第一段第四句话中。文

章第一段指出：当美国经济高速发展时，很少有地方像西雅图那样充满欢乐；它的

港口挤满了运送来自亚洲货物的船只；波音公司几乎难以生产出足够的飞机来满足

需求，微软聘用了大量的软件工程师；每场阵雨过后，又一个互联网百万富翁出现

了。这说明，该句话的意思应该是：在经济高速发展时，人们很容易迅速致富。A

说“由于新经济，许多人迅速、轻易地致富”，这与文章的意思符合。B,C和D明

显与文章的意思不符。

32、WhatcanbeinferredinthepassageconcerningBoeing?

A、ItsheadquarterhasbeenmovedfromChicagotoSeattle.

B、It'stobeblamedfor(heeconomicdepressioninWashington.

C、Boeingitselfishavingahardtime.

D、It'sexpectedtohavearevivalintheyear2003.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这是一道奉论题。文章第二段指出：过去的12个月给人留下了一连

串的失望，波音公司的总部迁到了芝加哥。第四段指出：3年前，波音公司预期到

2002年中期辞退2万多名员工。最后一段指出：导致这种担心的一个原因是波音

公司的持续低迷：波音公司在西雅图的就业率从20年前的9%降到现在的不足

5%。由此可知，波音公司不景气。C说“波音公司自己正处于艰难时期“，这与文

章的意思符合。A与文章的意思相反；文中没有提到B：D与文章最后一句话的意

思不符合。

33、Whatdoesthepassageimplyabout"H"and"D"?

A、Theyareneitherpromisingcompanies.

B、Theyarcaffiliatedtolargecompanies.

C、Theyaredealinginmedicalproducts.

D^Theyarealsoaffectedbytheeconomiccrisis.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：这是一道准论题。题干中的信号词为Homegrocer,com和

Drugstore.com,出自文章第二段第四句话。文章第二段指出：现在一切都令人失

望；互联网经济就像一个被钉子扎的气球一样破裂了，导致一度辉煌的本地投机企

业岌岌可危，比如Homehrocer.com公司，留下一些不可能失败的公司在苦苦支

撑。由此可知，这两个公司受到经济衰退的影响。D说“它们也受到经济危机的影

响“，这与文章的意思符合。A明显与文章的意思不符合；文中没有提到B和C。

34、WhatisspecialaboutthiseconomicdownturninSeattle?

A^Allsectorshaveenteredrecessionatthesametime.

B、Thelay-offworkershavefoundjobselsewhere.

C^TheOldEconomyishitharderthanothereconomies.

D、ThelowemploymentratewilllastlongerthaninOregon.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。文章第四段指出：导致目前的经济下滑如此让人痛

苦的因素是，经济的各个部分好像同时陷入了一个低谷。这说明，A“所有部门同

时进入衰退时期''与文章的意思符合。B,C和D都与文章的意思不符合。

35、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A、Microsofthasastrongmultipliereffectontheeconomy

B、Boeingiscrucialforthesurvivalofothercompanies

C^Seattlearea'semploymentratehasfallenconsiderably

D、theeconomicfoundationofSeattleisBoeing'scontinuingprosperity

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这是一道门纳题。题干中的信号词为ihelastparagraph,也就是文章

的最后一段。文章最后一段指出：如今，波音公司在西雅图的就业率从20年前的

9%降到现在的不足5%：但是，波音公司仍然是其他产业依赖的基础，它的供应

商和分销商网络使得它比其他产业更具乘数效应。这说明，其他产业非常依赖波音

公司。B说“波音对其他公司的生存至关重要”，这与文章的意思符合。A与最后一

段的意思相反：文中是说波音公司在西雅图的就业率大幅度降低，并不是说西雅图

的就业率大幅度降低，所以C不对；文中没有提到D。

Educationbeginswithteachers.Yetteachingseemstobelosingitsappealfbrmanyof

thebestandbrightestcollegestudents.Inhighschool,manyofthebeststudentsdecide

thattheywanttobeteachers,buttheirrelativesandfriendssoonconvincethemtochange

theirminds.Onestudent'smotherkeptremindingheroftherelativelyskimpysalaries

teacherscurrentlyearnuntilthestudentchangedtoanothermajor.Anotherstudenttook

computersciencecoursesbecausehisfatherthoughtthatteacherswereatthebottomof

thesocialladder.Onesaidthatnoneofherfriendslookeduponteachingasaworthwhile

career,soshecametothinkofteachingasnotnobleenoughandwentintopharmacy

instead.AccordingloseveralrecentreportsontheshortcomingsofAmericanpublic

schooling,teaching'slackofappealfbrthebrightestcollegestudentsisoneofthe

teachingprofession'smostworrisomeproblems.Manyarticlesonteaching,currently

popularinnewspapers,magazines,andprofessionaleducationjournals,concentrateon

thenegativeaspectsofteaching.Theexpression"teacherburnout"iscommonlyascribed

tothousandsofthoughtfulanddedicatedteacherswhoarcleavingtheprofession.

Teacherburnoutiscausedbysuchproblemsasviolenceintheclassroom,vandalism,

inadequatesalaries,involuntarytransfers,interferingparents,oversizedclasses,and

excessivepaperwork.Eventhebestteacherscannotsolveachild'sproblems,butmanyof

thembelievethepublicexpectsthemto,andtheygiveupteachingindespair.Despitethe

morelimitedfinancialprospects,thedeteriorationoftheAmericanpublic'sattitude

towardteachers,andtheproblemscausedbydisruptivestudents,manyofthebest

studentsconcludethattheywanttopursuecareersintheclassroomafterall.Thethree

studentsmentionedabovediscoveredthattheywantedpersonalfulfillmentfromtheir

life'sworkmorethantheywantedmaterialrewards.Eacheventuallychosetobecomea

teacher.However,agrowingbodyofevidenceshowsthatsuchstudentsareexceptions,

ratherthantherule,inAmerica'smorethan1,200teacher-trainingprograms.Many

leacher-lrainingschoolsarebeginningiolookatways(orecruitthekindofpeoplewho

wouldbeinclinedtowardthepositiveaspectsofteaching.Theteachingprofessionhasto

becomemoreattractivetogoodstudents.Prospectiveteacherswillseeincreased

emphasisbynationalteacherorganizations,statecertificationagencies,andlocaldistricts

onimprovingthestatusoftheprofession,aswellasonimprovingteachersalaries.

Continuedeffortstoeliminatejobsteachersdothatarenotteacher—suchaspolicingthe

restrooms,hallways,andcafeterias—areimportantforupgradingtheprofession.While

teachingisnotawisecareerchoiceforall,teachingisanobleandrewardingprofession

forthosewhoindeedseekpersonalfulfillmentfromtheirlife'swork.Thefirstyearof

teachingisfrequentlythemostfrustratingyearinateacher'slife.Theexperienceof

solvingproblemsthatdealwithinstruction,students,parents,administrators,andfellow

teachersisofimmeasurablevalueforfuturesuccess.

36Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat.

A^teachersarcindispensabletoeducation

B、teachingisnotaworthwhilecareer

C^teachingislosingitsappealforthebestcollegestudents

D、teachingprofessionislookeddownonbymostparents

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这是一道主旨题。文章第一段指出：对于许多最优秀、最聪明的大学

生来说，教书好像失去了吸引力；根据几份最新的报告可知，教书缺乏对最聪明大

学生的吸引力，这是最令教育界焦虑的问题之一。这说明，第一段主要是讲教书这

一职业失去了吸引力这个问题。C说“教书正在失去对最优秀的大学生的吸引力”，

可以表达第一段的主题。文章第一段第一句话提到了教师的重要性，但是，随后讲

的是教师这一职业所面临的问题，所以A不能表达第一段的中心意思：“教书不是

一个值得从事的职业”只是一名学生朋友的观点，看不起教书这一职业也只是一些

学生家长的观点，都不是文章第一段要表达的重点，所以B和D不对。

37、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A、Thepercentageofthebestcollegestudentswhowanttobecometeachersisstillvery

low.

B、Despitethenegativeaspectsofteaching,moreandmoregoodstudentswantto

pursueteachingcareer.

C、Moreandmoregoodstudentswanttopursuecareersintheclassroombecause

teachingprofessionhasbecomemoreattractivetothem.

DxTeachingcareerhasbecomemoreattractivebecauseitoffersmorematerialrewards

thaneverbefore.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。文章第三段指出：许多最优秀的学生最终还是决定

要当一名教师：然而，越来越多的证据显示，这样的学生属于例外，并不是普遍现

象。这说明，愿意教书的学生人数还是较少。A说“最优秀的大学生想当教师的比

率还很低”，这与文章的意思相符。B和D明显与文章第三段的意思不符；文中没

有提到C。

38Whatdoestheword"disruptive"(Paragraph3)mostprobablymean?

A、Naughty.

B、Rude.

C>Bad-mannered.

D、Careless.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这是一道词义题。题干中的信号词出自于文章第三段第一句话中。文

章第三段指出：尽管经济前景有限，尽管美国公众对教师的态度在变坏，尽管有调

皮捣蛋的学生引发的问题，许多最优秀的学生最终还是决定要当一名教师。这说

明，该单词的意思应该是“捣蛋的A说"捣乱的”，这与文章的意思相符。B和C

不准确；D与文章的意思不符。

39、Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.

A、theexpression"teacherburnout"docsnotreflecttherealityoftheteaching

profession

B>mostteachersarenotwillin