考研英语模拟试卷267

考研英语模拟试卷267

一、完型填空(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

Byalmosteverymeasure,PaulPHngslisanunsentimentalprosecutor.LastweektheSan

DiegoCountydistrictattorneysaidhefullyintendstotry(1)CharlesAndrew

Williams,15,asanadult(2)theSantanaHighSchoolshootings.Evenbeforethe

(3)PfingsthadstoodbehindthecontroversialCalifornialawthat(4)treating

murdersuspectsasyoungas14asadults.SonobodywouldhavewageredthatPfingst

wouldalsobethefirstD.A.(districtattorney)intheU.S.to(5)hisveryown

InnocenceProject.YetlastJune,Pfingsttoldhisattorneystogobackoveroldmurder

andrape(6)andseeffanyunravelwithnewlydevelopedDNA-tcstingtools.In

otherwords,hewantedtorevisitpastvictories-thistimeplayingfortheotherteam."I

thinkpeoplemisunderstandbeingconservative(7)beingbiased",saysPfingst."I

considermyselfapragmaticguy,andIhavenointerestinputting(8)peoplein

jail".AroundtheU.S.,flabbergasteddefenseattorneysandtheirjailedclientscheeredhis

move.Amongprosecutors,(9),(herewasanawkwardpause.(10),each

DNAtestcostsasmuchas$5.000.Then(here,s(he(11)risk:ifdozensof

innocents(12,theD.A.willhaveindictedhisshop.(13)ninemonthslater,no

budgetshavebeenbustedorprosecutorsousted.Onlytherarecasemeritsreview.

Pfingst'steamconsidersconvictionsbefore1993,whenthecitystarted(14)DNA

testing.Theydiscardcasesifthedefendanthasbeenreleased.Ofthe560(15)files,

theyhavere-examined200,lookingforcaseswithbiologicalevidenceanddefendants

whostill(16)innocence.Theyhaveidentifiedthreesofar.Themostcompelling

involvesaman(17)12yearsformolestingagirlwhowasplayinginhisapartment.

Butotherswerethereatthetime.Policefoundasmalldropofsalivaonthe(18)

shirt——toosmalla(19)totestin1991.Todaythatspotcouldfreeaman.Test

resultsaredueanyday.(20)bySanDiego,10othercountiesintheU.S.are

startingDNAaudits.

1、By(ilmosleverynicasuic,PaulPfingstisanuiisciiliinciilalpioscuului.Lastweekthe

SanDiegoCountydistrictattorneysaidhefullyintendstotry(1)CharlesAndrew

Williams,15,asanadult(2)theSantanaHighSchoolshootings.Evenbeforethe

(3)PfingsthadstoodbehindthecontroversialCalifornialawthat(4)treating

murdersuspectsasyoungas14asadults.SonobodywouldhavewageredthatPfingst

wouldalsobethefirstD.A.(districtattorney)intheU.S.to(5)hisveryown

InnocenceProject.YetlastJune,Pfingsttoldhisattorneystogobackoveroldmurder

andrape(6)andseeffanyunravelwithnewlydevelopedDNA-testingtools.In

otherwords,hewantedtorevisitpastvictories—thistimeplayingfortheotherteam."I

thinkpeoplemisunderstandbeingconservative(7)beingbiased",saysPfingst."I

considermyselfapragmaticguy,andIhavenointerestinputting(8)peoplein

jail".AroundtheU.S.,flabbergasteddefenseattorneysandtheirjailedclientscheeredhis

move.Amongprosecutors,(9),therewasanawkwardpause.(10),each

DNAtestcostsasmuchasS5,000.Thenthere'sthe(11)risk:ifdozensof

innocents(12,theD.A.willhaveindictedhisshop.(13)ninemonthslater,no

budgetshavebeenbustedorprosecutorsousted.Onlytherarecasemeritsreview.

Pfingst'steamconsidersconvictionsbefore1993,whenthecitystarted(14)DNA

testing.Theydiscardcasesifthedefendanthasbeenreleased.Ofthe560(15)files,

theyhavere-examined200,lookingforcaseswithbiologicalevidenceanddefendants

whostill(16)innocence.Theyhaveidentifiedthreesofar.Themostcompelling

involvesaman(17)12yearsformolestingagirlwhowasplayinginhisapartment.

Butotherswerethereatthetime.Policefoundasmalldropofsalivaon(he(18)

shirt-toosmalla(19)totestin1991.Todaythatspotcouldfreeaman.Test

resultsaredueanyday.(20)bySanDiego,10othercountiesintheU.S.are

startingDNAaudits.

A、criminal

B、suspect

C、student

D、executive

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据本段的最后一句，我们不难看出CharlesAndrewWilliams是

suspect(嫌疑犯)，因此该空是下文的重现。

2、

A、for

B、on

C、with

D、at

标准答案：A

知识点解析：介词辨析。CharlesAndrewWilliams因为桑塔纳高中枪击案而受到审

判，因此for符合题意。

3、

A、incident

B、comedy

C、accident

D、tragedy

标准答案：D

知识点解析：名词辨析。桑塔纳高中枪击案造成多名学生的伤亡，是一场悲剧，

tragedy符合题意。incident意为"事件",尤指小事;comedy意为"喜剧"；accident

意为“事故”。

4、

A^requires

B、recommends

C、mandates

D^enforces

标准答案：C

知识点解析：动词辨析。requires意为"要求"；recommends意为"推荐"；mandates

指强制性的规定和要求；enforces意为”实施，执行”。文章此处描述加利福尼亚州

的一项有争议的法规，mandate符合题意。

5、

A^launch

B、rationalize

C、motivate

D^dedicate

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词辨析。launch意为"发起,发射"；rationalize意为"使合理化”;

motivate意为”激发，激励"；dedicate意为”奉献，致力于”。此处指计划或者项目的

发起，launch为最佳选择。

6、

A、conclusions

B、convictions

C、accusations

D、justifications

标准答案：B

知识点解析:名词辨析。conclusions意为"结论";convictions意为"定罪,判刑"；

accusalions意为"控告，控诉"；juslificaiions意为"（做某事的）正当理由"。根据文

章，去年六月，Pfingst告诉手下的律师重审过去的谋杀罪和强奸罪，看是否有能

用最新发展的DNA检验工具解决的案件，因此conviction符合题意。

7、

A、for

B、as

C、with

D、into

标准答案：A

知识点解析:固定搭配。动词misunderstand和介词for构成搭配,意为"把…误解

为…”。

8、

A、guilty

B、suspicious

C、innocent

D^evil

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词组辨析。lurndown意为,1减小（音量等），拒绝"；turnup意为”提高

（音量等），出现"：turnon意为“打开"：turnoff意为"关上”。此处指出现了很多无辜

者，lurnup符合题意。

13、

A、But

B、Though

C、Because

D、However

标准答案：A

知识点解析；根据上下文，该句和上一段发生了转折，bui符合要求；虽然

however也表达转折，但是形式上不符合要求，因为however和后面的句子之间要

有逗号。该句意为：但是，九个月以后，并没有出现资金短缺或检察官被罢免的情

况。

14、

A、traditional

B、random

C、routine

D、customaiy

标准答案：C

知识点解析：traditional意为"传统的"；random意为"随机的"；routine意为"常规

的，例行的"；customary意为“习惯的”。文章此处指1993年美国城市开始实行常

规DNA检测，routine符合题意。

15、

A^available

B、accessible

C、recognizable

D、remaining

标准答案：D

知识点解析：available意为”可以得到的"；accessible意为”可以进入的，允许进入

的"；recognizable意为"可以辨认的"；remaining意为"剩余的,现存的根据上

文，他们对于被告已被释放的案例不予考虑，他们研究的是剩余的案例，因此

remaining为最佳选项。

16、

A、claim

B、declare

C、inquire

D、proclaim

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词辨析.claim意为”宣称，要求，索赔"；declare意为”宣布，公布

"；inquire意为"质询，询问"；proclaim尤指官方正式的宣布。根据文章，在他们

研究的案例中，有些被告人仍声明无罪，因此claim符合题意。

17、

A、observing

B、serving

C、sentencing

D、inhabiting

标准答案：B

知识点解析；动词搭配辨析。根据文章，案件的当事人因为骚扰在他的公寓玩耍的

女孩而服刑了12年，"服刑"的英语表达是serve。observing意为"观察"；sentencing

意为“判刑”；inhabiting意为“居住”。

18、

A^victim^

B、defendant's

C、client's

prosecutor's

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析。此处指警方在受害人的衬衣上发现了一小滴唾液，

victim's是正确答案。defendant指被告，client指当事人，prosecutor指检察官。

19、

A、example

B、therapy

C、sample

D、recipe

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。此处指唾液的样本，应该选择sample；example意为"例

子"：therapy意为"治疗方法"；recipe意为"食谱,烹饪法”。

20、

A^Seduced

B、Motivated

C、Stimulated

D^Inspired

标准答案：D

知识点解析：动词辨析。seduce意为”引诱"，通常为贬义；motivate意为“激发”；

stimulate意为“刺激"；inspire意为"启发，激励，根据文章，受圣地亚哥的影响和

启发，美国又有10个县要开始DNA审查了，inspired符合题意。

二、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共20题，每题

分，共20分。)

Thehistoryofthecomputerin(hetwentiethcenturyisoneofdramaticadaptationand

expansion.Thecomputerhadmodestbeginningsinareaswhereitwasusedasa

specialisttool.Thefirstelectroniccomputerwasbuiltinthe1930sandwassolelyforthe

useofundergraduatestudentsinIowaStateUniversitytohandlemathematical

computationsinnuclearphysics.In(he1960sanearlyversionof(heInternet,

ARPPANETwasusedincomputerscienceandengineeringprojects.However,only10

yearslatercomputerswerestartingtochangeourlifestyle,thewaywedobusinessand

manyotherthingsandbythelate1980s'networkswereexpandingtoembracesectionsof

thegeneralpublic.ComputerizationhaschangedUShighschooleducationinmany

ways.Threedifferentchangesthatconsiderbeingimportant.Thefirstistheuseofthe

computerasteachingaidforteachers.Thenextisthemassivedatastorageandfastdata

retrievalfacilitatedbycomputer.Thencomesthechangesbroughtaboutbythe

introductionofsimulationsoftware.Howprevalentistheuseofcomputersinschools!As

recentlyastheearly1980sonly20%ofsecondaryscienceteachersintheUSAwere

usingmicrocomputers.However,sincethenhighschoolsintheUShavecomputerized

rapidly.By1987,schoolshadacquiredabout1.5millioncomputerswith95%ofpublic

schoolshavingatleastonecomputer.Computerscanbeusedasteachingaidsbothin

schoolsandinhomes.Inschools,forexample,teacherscanplugacomputerintoan

especiallyequippedoverheadprojectoriobringtexts,graphics,soundandvideosintoa

classroom.Bythesemultimediacomputeranimations,teacherscanmorereadilyattract

andretainstudents'attention.Annconcludesthatcomputeraidedteachingcanattractand

motivatestudentswhoweredroppingoutwhenmoretraditionalmethodswerebeing

used.LetusnowturntotheInternet.Thisisaglobalnetworkconnectingmanylocal

networks.OvertheInternet,highschoolstudentscanretrieveinformationanddatabases

fromeverynetworkedlibraryaroundtheworldinseconds.TheWorldWideWeb

providesaneasywaytoaccesshard-to-findinformation.Studentscannowreachany

librarythroughtheglobalnetworkandfindwhattheywant.Thefinalstepistodownload

(hescannedimage.Thoughtheslowtransmissionofsignalthroughthenetworkisa

majorlimitingfactor,itcanstillsaveusmuchtimeinfindingusefulinformation,and

thusitisaninvaluabletooltobothhighschoolteachersandstudents.

21、Themainpointofparagraph1isto

A、outlinethemaincausesofcomputerization.

B、outlinethemainconsequencesofcomputerization.

C、givebackgroundinformationoncomputerization.

D、givetheauthorsviewpointoncomputerization.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨大意题。问题考查的主要是对文章段落大意的总结和归纳能力。

根据一般常识，绝大多数的英语文章的首段作者均会向读者介绍文章中的有关背景

知识。在这篇文章的第一段中通过“history"，“first”和一些关于表达年代的词汇”in

the1930s“和”1960s”可以判断此处作者主要介绍了计算机在各个历史时期的发展和

演变。而在其后的部分作者介绍计算机化在人们生活各个方面的影响。因此，答案

选项正确。

22、Theword"faci1itated"(paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto

A、caused.

B、developed.

C、assisted.

D、fascinated.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：含义题。这个词的词义可以通过上一句中的aid一词推知，aid的意

思是协助，因此只有assisted正确＜,

23Computerizationinschooleducationseemstobe

A^yieldingpositiveresults.

B、distractingthestudents'attention.

C、reducingthenumberofschooldropouts.

D、relievingtheburdenofthetraditionalteachers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。文章第三段末尾提到：通过这些多媒体的手段，教师们可以

更好地维持学生的注意力，吸引并激励了传统教学方法下容易掉队的学生，证明产

生了积极后果。

24、Accordingtothepassage,themajoradvantageoftheInternetis

A^itsconvenienceinobtaininginformation.

B、itswideandcheapaccessaroundtheworld.

C^itsabilitytoprocessinformation.

D、itsadaptabilitytocomputerhardware.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章的第四段正好讲到互联网让信息的获得和检索变得

容易了。选项"itsabilitytoprocessinformation"迷惑较大，但它讲的是处理信息的能

力，而互联网本身并不处理信息，只是提供获得信息的手段。

25、Theauthor'sattitudetowardscomputerizationseemstobe

A^indifferent.

B、suspicious.

C、biased.

D、supportive.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：态度题。文章通篇都在讲计算机给学校带来的好处，因此证明作者对

计算机的态度是支持的。

"WHATSthedifferencebetweenGodandLarryEllison?"asksanoldsoftwareindustry

joke.Answer:Goddoesn'tthinkhe*sLarryEllison.ThebossofOracleishardlyalone

amongcorporatechiefsinhavingarepuiationforbeingratherkeenonhimself.Indeed,

untilthebubbleburstandthepublicturnednastyatthestartofthedecade,thecultofthe

celebritychiefexecutiveseemedtodemandbossynarcissism,asevidencethatafirmwas

beingledbyanall-conqucringhero.Narcissusmetanastyend,ofcourse.Andinrecent

years,boss-worshiphascometobeseenasbadforbusiness.Inhismanagement

bestseller,"GoodtoGreat",J:mCollinsarguedthatthetrulysuccessfulbosseswerenot

theserf-proclaimedstarswhoadornthecoversofForbesandFortune,butinsteadself­

effacing,thoughtful,monkishsortswholeadbyinspiringexample.Astatisticalanswer

maybeathand.Forthefirsttime,anewstudy,"It'sAllAboutMe1',tobepresentednext

weekattheannualgatheringoftheAmericanAcademyofManagement,offersa

systematic,empiricalanalysisofwhateffectnarcissisticbosseshaveonthefirmsthey

run.Theauthors,ArijitChatteijeeandDonaldHambrick,ofPennsylvaniaState

University,examinednarcissismintheupperlevelsof105finnsinthecomputerand

softwareindustries.Todothis,theybadtosolveapracticalproblem:studiesof

narcissismhavehithertoreliedonsurveyingindividualspersonally,somethingforwhich

fewchiefexecutivesarelikelytohavetimeorinclination.Sotheauthorsdevisedan

indexofnarcissismusingsixpubliclyavailableindicatorsobtainablewithouttheco­

operationoftheboss.Theseare:theprominenceoftheboss'sphotointheannualreport;

hisprominenceincompanypressreleases;thelengthofhis"Who'sWho"entry;the

frequencyofhisuseofthefirstpersonsingularininterviews;andtheratiosofhiscash

andnon-cashcompensationtothoseofthefirm'ssecond-highestpaidexecutive.

Narcissismnaturallydrivespeopletoseekpositionsofpowerandinfluence,andbecause

greatself-esteemhelpsyourprofessionaladvance,saytheauthors,chiefexecutiveswill

(endonaveragetobemorenarcissisticthan(hegeneralpopulation.Howdoesthataffect

afirm?MessrsChatterjeeandHambrickfoundthathighlynarcissisticbossestended(o

makebiggerchangesintheuseofimportantresources,suchasresearchand

development,orinspendingandleverage;theycarriedoutmoreandbiggermergersand

acquisitions;andtheirresultswerebothmoreextreme(morebigwinsorbiglosses)and

moretransientthanthoseoffirmsrunbytheirhumblerpeers.Forshareholders,that

couldbegoodorbad.Although(oddly)theauthorsarekeepingtheirnarcissismranking

secret,theyhaverevealedthatMr.Ellisondidnotcometop.Alasforhim,thatmaybe

becausethestudylimiteditselftopeoplewhobecamethebossafter1991—wellafterhe

tookthehelm.IneveryrespectMr.Ellisonseemstobetheclassicnarcissisticboss,

claimsMr.Chattcijcc.Thereislifeintheoldjokeyet.

26>Theoldsoftwareindustryjokeisusedinthetextto

A^showthedifferencebetweenGodandLarryEllison.

B、emphasizethesuccessofthebossofOracle.

C、illustratehowchiefexecutivesmanagetheircompanies,

introducethetopicofnarcissismontopmanageriallevel.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：目的细节题。任何放在文章开头的故事、笑话、引语和例子都是用来

引入文章主题或证明作者观点的。

27、JimCollinsseemstobelievethattrulysuccessfulmanagers

A、shouldencouragethestaffbysettingupexamples.

B、shouldnotberegardedasstarsbytheiremployees.

C、shouldbanboss-worshipinthecompaniestheylead.

D、shouldbeashumbleaspossibleintheircompany.

标准答案:A

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第二段结尾说“真正成功的老板应该通过树立激励

员工的楷模的方式来领导公司，他们应该摒弃自我、深思熟虑，象修道士一样”。

正好是答案选项所说的内容。

28>Apracticalproblemwiththe"It'sallaboutmcnstudyisthat

A、thesurveytakestoomuchtimetobecompleted.

B、thesubjectsforthesurveymaynotbeverycooperative.

C、thebosseswhoarcnarcissisticarelikelytotellliestothesurveyors.

D、thesixavailableindicatorsrequiretheco-operationofthebosses.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第四段首句说”研究者必须解决的实际问题是，对

自恋的研究依赖于对个人进行调查，而这一点很少有经理人有时间或有兴趣”。综

合在一起就是研究的主体可能不太合作。

29、Accordingtotheresearchers,comparedwithhumblermanagers,narcissisticbosses

aremorelikely(o

A、havefasterprofessionaladvances.

B、drawattentionfromthegeneralpopulation.

C、dramatizethechangesintheircompanies.

D、useresourcesofthecompanyinextremeways.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第五段讲：MessrsChatterjeeandHambrickfoundthathighly

narcissisticbossestendedtomakebiggerchanges...；andtheirresultswerebothmore

extremeandmoretransient,意思是研究人员发现非常自恋的老板倾向于制造更大的

变革，而且后果更加极端和短暂。综合起来就是他们更容易使公司里的变化更加戏

剧化。

30、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A^(heresultsofthenewstudyhasalreadybeenpublicized.

B、theresearchersthinkMr.Ellisonismoreclassicthannarcissistic.

C、thejokeaboutMr.Ellisonisactuallyadaptedfromreallife.

D、(herankingmightbedifferentifthesurveyfocusedonanearlierperiod.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。文章最后一段首句说“尽管研究人员把自恋排名保密，但是

他们透露Ellison先生并不是排在首位，而这可能是由于这一研究仅限于1991年之

后成为老板的人，而Ellison先生是在1991年之前很久就做「老板了"。说明如果

该研究把时间放在更早的范围内，排名就可能会不同了。

ThehumanYchromosome—theDNAchunkthatmakesamanaman—haslostsomany

genesoverevolutionarytimethatsomescientistshavesuspecteditmightdisappearin10

millionyears.Butanewstudysaysit'llstickaround.Researchersfoundnosignofgene

lossoverthepast6millionyears,suggestingthechromosomeis"doingaprettygoodjob

ofmaintainingitself,saidresearcherDavidPageoftheWhiteheadInstitutefor

BiomedicalResearchinCambridge,Mass.Thatagreeswithpriormathematical

calculationsthatsuggestedtherateofgenelosswouldslowasthechromosomeevolved,

Pageandstudyco-authorsnoteinThursday'sissueofthejournalNature.And,theysay,

itclasheswithwhatPagecalledthe"imminentdemise'*ideathatsaystheYchromosome

isdoomedtoextinction.TheYappeared300millionyearsagoandhassinceerodedinto

adinkychromosome,becauseitlacksthemechanismotherchromosomeshavetogelrid

ofdamagedDNA.Somutationshavedisabledhundredsofitsoriginalgenes,causing

(hemtobeshedasuseless.TheYnowcontainsonly27genesorfamiliesofvirtually

identicalgenes.In2003,Pagereportedthatthemodern-dayYhasanunusualmechanism

tofixabouthalfofitsgenesandprotectthemfromdisappearing.Buthesaidsome

scientistsdisagreedwithhisconclusion.ThenewpaperfocusesonaregionoftheY

chromosomewheregenescan'tbefixedthatway.Researcherscomparedthehumanand

chimpanzeeversionsofthisregion.Humansandchimpshavebeenevolvingseparately

forabout6millionyears,soscientistsreasonedthatthecomparisonswouldrevealgenes

thathavebecomedisabledinonespeciesortheotherduringthattime.Theyfoundfive

suchgenesonthechitnpchromosome,butnoneonthehumanchromosome,an

imbalancePagecalledsurprising."Itlooksliketherehasbeenlittleifanygenelossin

ourownspecieslineageinthelast6millionyears".Pagesaid.Thatcontradictstheidea

(hatthehumanYchromosomehascontinuedtolosegenessofastit'lldisappearin10

millionyears,hesaid."Ithinkwecanwithconfidencedismiss...the'imminentdemise'

theory",Pagesaid.JenniferA.MarshallGravesoftheAustralianNationalUniversityin

Canberra,ageneresearcherwhoarguesforeventualextinctionoftheYchromosome,

calledPage'swork"beautiful"butsaiditdidn'tshakeherconvictionthattheYis

doomed.Theonlyrealquestioniswhen,notif,theYchromosomedisappears,shesaid.

"Itcouldbealotshorterthan10millionyears,butitcouldbealotlonger",shesaid.The

Ychromosomehasalreadydisappearedinsomeotheranimals,and"there'snoreasonto

expectitcan'thappentohumans*',shesaid.Ifithappenedinpeople,someother

chromosomewouldprobablytakeoverthesex-determiningroleoftheY,shesaid.

31、Itcanbeinferredfromthefirst3paragraphs(hat

A^thehumanYchromosoinchasstoppedevolution.

B、amanwillnolongerbeamanin10millionyears.

C、scientistsaredividedonthelatestissueofYchromosome.

D^mathematicalcalculationsarcimportantingeneticstudies.

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：推理题。文章第一段说有些科学家认为Y染色体将会消失，而新的

研究说Y染色体不会消失。表明科学家在最近出现的Y染色体的问题上意见不统

O

32、Pageseemstobelievethat

A、(hegenelossofYchromosomeissureandfast.

B、thegenelossofYchromosomeisquiteslow.

C、theYchromosomeisfacing"imminentdemise".

D、theYchromosomewillbereplacedbyanewone.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第二段开头就说：Page说”过去的600万年间没有

基因的损失，染色体自我维护良好”，这说明他认为Y染色体的基因损失是非常缓

慢的。

33、Theword"dinky"(linc1,paragraph4)mostprobablymeans

A、dirty.

B、tricky.

C、mal-functionaL

D、defective.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：含义题。文章第四段说“Y染色体自3亿年前产生之后就变成了一个

dinky染色体，因为它缺乏其他染色体所具有的清除被破坏的DNA的机制”。四个

选项只有”不能正常运转”最接近上边的叙述。

34、Jenniferseemstobelievethat

A、theextinctionofYchromosomeisinevitable.

B、Page'sresearchismorebeautifulthanhers.

C、the"imminentdemise"theoryisnonsense.

D^whetherYchromosomewilldisappearisuncertain.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：事实细节题。文章第八段结尾说“Jennifer认为Page的研究做得不

错，但是不能动摇她认为Y染色体必然消亡的观点”。证明她认为Y染色体的灭绝

是不可避免的。

35、Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheYchromosomeissueseemstobe

A、optimistic.

B、confusing.

C、panicked.

D、objective.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：态度题。作者在文中提出了两组研究人员的相反的论调，而末尾没有

补充自己的观点，证明对这一话题的态度是客观的。

Lastmonth,America'sNationalLawJournaltolditsreadersthat"employmenllawyers

arewarninglovestruckco-wcrkerstotakeprecautionsintheofficebeforelockinglips

outside".TheadvicecametoolateforHarryStonecipher.ThebossofBoeingwasforced

toresignlastweekend—fbrreasonsthatwillstrikemanyoutsidersasabsurd—afterhis

boardweretoldofanaffairthatthe68-ycar-oldmarriedmanhadbeenconductingwitha

femaleemployee"whodidnotreportdirectlytohim".Inevitably,astheweekrolledon.

detailsof(heaffairrolledoutTheotherpartywasreportedcobeDebraPeabody,whois

unmarriedandhasworkedforBoeingfor25years.Thecoupleweresaidtohavefirstgot

togetheratBoeing'sannualretreatatPalmDesert,CaliforniainJanuary.Afterthatmuch

oftheaffairmusthavebeenconductedfromadistance:Mr.Stonecipher'sofficeisat

Boeing'sheadquartersinChicago;MsPeabodyrunsthefirm'sgovernment-relations

officeinWashington,D.C.Theyexchangedc-mails,itseems,asofficeloverstendtodo

thesedays,andthereinprobablylayMr.Stonecipher'sdownfallLewisPlatt,Boeing's

chairman,saidthatMr.Stonecipherbrokeacompanyrulethatsays:"Employeeswillnot

engageinconductoractivity(hatmayraisequestionsastothecompany'shonesty,

impartiality,reputationorotherwisecauseembarrassmenttothecompany'*.Havingan

affairwithafellowemployeeisnot,ofitself,againstcompanyrules;causing

embarrassmenttoBoeingis.Itseemsthattheboardjudgedthatthecontentsofthelovers'

e-mailswouldhavebeenbadforBoeinghadtheybeenmadepublic.Gonearethedays

whenaboardconsideredsuchmattersnoneofitsbusiness,asCitibank'sdidin1991

whenitsboss,JohnReed,becamethetalkofWallStreetforhavinganaffairwitha

stewardessonCiti'scorporatejet.AtBoeing,awhistleblowerissaidtohaveforwarded

themessagestoMr.Platt.Ingeneral,e-mailsareencryptedandnotaccessibletoanyone

whodoesnotknowthesender'spassword.Butmanyfirmsinstallsoftwaredesignedto

searchelectroniccommunicationsforkeywordssuchas,"sex"and"CEO".Astudylast

yearof840AmericanfirmshytheAmericanManagementAssociationfoundthat60%of

themcheckexternale-mails(incomingandoutgoing),while27%scrutinizeinternal

messagesbetweenemployees.Sweetnothingswhisperedbythewatercoolermaytravel

lessfarthesedaysthanelectronicbilletsdo.Boeingisparticularlysensitiveto

embarrassmentat(hemoment.Mr.Stonecipherwasrecalledfromretirementonly15

monthsago,after(hecompany'spreviousboss.PhilCondit,anditschieffinancial

officer,MichaelSears,hadleftinthewakeofascandalinvolvinganillegaljoboffertoa

Pentagonofficial.Mr.Stonecipher,acrustyformernumbertv/oatBoeing,wasbrought

backspecificallytoraisethecompany'sethicalstandardsandtohelpitbeseeninits

main(andaffectedlypuritanical)market,inWashington.DC.assqueakyclean.Verbally

explicitextra-maritalaffairsareinconsistentwithsuchastrategy,itseems,thoughthey

arenotyetenoughtobringdownfuturekingsofEngland.Incorporatelife,suchaffairs

arehardlyunusual.Onesurveyfoundthatone-quarterofalllong-termrelationshipsstart

atwork;anotherfoundthatover40%ofexecutivessaytheyhavebeeninvolvedinan

affairwithacolleague,andthatinhaftofthesecasesoneorotherpartywasmarriedat

thetime.Manyabosshasmarriedhisassistantandlivedhappilyeverafter.Boeing

apparentlyusedtoacceptthis:Mr.Condit'sfourthwifewasacolleaguebeforethey

married.

36、Mr.Stonecipherhadtoleavehisjobbecause

A、(hestrikethathappenedinhiscompanywasabsurdtooutsiders.

B、heshouldn'tbeinvolvedinanaffairafterhegotmarried.

C、hisbehaviorhascausedbigeconomiclosstotheBoeingcompany.

D^(heboardfoundhisaffairleadingtoembarrassmenttoBoeing.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原因细节题。文章笫一段结尾写道“波音的老板被迫辞职原因是董事

会获悉他与一位女性雇员与婚外情”，而第三段中间提到”与女雇员有婚外情本身不

违反公司规则，但是给公司带来尴尬的行为违反公司的规则”。由此可见，其被迫

辞职原因在于董事会认为他的婚外情给波音带来了尴尬。

37、Theauthorseemstobelievethat

A、Mr.Stonecipher'sdownfallhadtodowiththeexchangeoflovee-mails.

B、Mr.Stonecipher'saffaire-mailshavebecomethepubliclaughingstock.

C、Mr.Stoneciphershouldhavepaidmoreattentiontothelawyer'sadvice.

D、Mr.Stonecipherhadanaffairbecausehedidnothaveahappymarriage.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。文章笫二段最后一句说“正像很多办公室恋人一样，他们通

过电子邮件交流，这好象为Stonecipher先生的下台埋下了祸根”。证明作者认为

Stonecipher先生的下台与电子邮件有关。

38^Theword"whistleblower"(line1,paragraph4)mostprobablyreferstoaperson

who

A、likesfindingsecretaffairs.

B、disclosessecretstoothers.

C、blowsthewhistleasajob.

D、forwardmessagesforpeople.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:含义题。第匹段第-句说”在波音公司,据说有•个whistleblower杷

消息透露给波音公司董事会主席"，消息就是指“婚外情的秘密”，透露给Platt先

生，就是“向他揭露秘密“。所以“whistleblower"指“告密者Z

39>Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A、MrStonecipherhadworkedforBoeingforonly15monthswhenheresigned.

B、ThepreviousbossofBoeingalsohadanofficeaffairbeforehewasfired.

C、Boeingcompanymakesgreateffortstomaintainitsethicalstandards.

D、Extra-maritalaffairsarenotacceptableinmostAmericancorporations.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：判断题。文章第六段说“Slonecipher先生被返聘就是为了专门提高公

司道德水准并帮助该公司在主要市场上没有任何丑闻”。因此看出”波音公司下了很

大的力量来维持公司的道德水准”。

40>Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

A、companyloveaffairsoftenleadtoamuchhappiermarriage.

B、itisfairlypopularforbossestohaveaffairswithemployees.

C、thefuturekingsofEnglandwillnotbeinvolvedinanyaffairs.

D、Boeinghasadjusteditsstrategyintermsofcorporateaffairs.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。文章最后一句说”波音公司接受了Condit先生与其第四个妻

子在结婚前是同事关系的事实”，而全文又讲到”波音因为Stonecipher与公司雇员

有婚外情而迫使其辞职”，证明波音公司调整了其在“公司恋情”方面的战略。

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

themostsuitableonefrom(helist(A>B、C、D、E、F、G)tofitintoeachofthe

numberedblank.Therearcseveralextrachoices,whichdonetfitinanyofthegaps.(10

points)Mostpeoplewouldnotobjecttolivingafewyearslongerthannormal,aslongas

itmeanttheycouldlivethoseyearsingoodhealth.Sadly,theonlyprovenwaytoextend

thelifespanofananimalinthisway