考研英语（一）模拟试卷126

考研英语（一）模拟试卷126

一、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共2。题，每题

分,共20分。）

MarineLifeIftheCensus,BureauthinksithasitshandsfullcountingAmericans,

imaginewhatscientistsareupagainstintryingiotallyeverylivingthingin（heocean,

includingmicrobessosmalltheyseeminvisible.TheworldwideCensusofMarineLife

hasfourfieldprojectsfocusingonhard-to-seesealifesuchastinymicrobesand

zooplanktonintheseabed.Tinyasindividuals,theselifeformsaremassiveasgroups

andprovidefoodthathelpsunderpinbetter-knownlivingthings."Scientistsare

discoveringanddescribingarastonishingnewworldofmarinemicrobialdiversityand

abundance,distributionpatternsandseasonalchanges,"saidMitchSoginoftheMarine

BiologicalLaboratoryinWoodsHole,Mass.,leaderoftheInternationalCensusof

MarineLife.TheCensusofMarineLife,whichisscheduledtobereportedOct.4in

London,hasinvolvedmorethan2,000scientistsfrommorethan80nations.Thedecade-

longcensushasdiscoveredmorethan5,000newformsofmarinelife.Researchersthink

theremaybeseveraltimesthatmanyyettobefound.Previousupdateshavefocusedon

largercreatures,suchasanAntarcticexpresswaywhereoctopusesridealonginaflowof

extrasaltywaler,（hedeepestcombjellyfisheverfoundandTheWhiteSharkCafe,a

deepPacificOceansitewheresharkscongregateinwinter.Nowtheresearchershave

turnedtothetiniestofthings,someofwhichburrowintheseafloor.Remotelyoperated

deep-seavehiclesdiscoveredthatroundwormsdominatethe（ieepest,darkestabyss.

Sometimes,morethan500.000canexistinjustoverasquareyardofsoftclay.Onlya

fewdifferenttypeshavebeenstudied.Therearealso16,000ormorespeciesof

seaworms.Thereareloriciferans,whichthescientistscall"girdlewearers"becauseof

hindshellsresemblingacorset.Andtherearehundredsoftypesoftinycrustaceans.

"Suchfindingsmakeuslookatthedeepseafromanewperspective,"saysresearcher

PedroMartinezArbizuoftheGermanCenterforMarineBiodiversityResearch."Far

frombeingalifelessdesert,thedeepsearivalssuchhighlydiverseecosystemsastropical

rainforestsandcoralreefs."

1、Whatissaidaboutsmallermarinelife?

A^Itisimpossibletocountitsnumberowingtoitsinvisibility.

B、Itisfoundthatallsmallermarinelifeliveintheseabed.

C、Somesmallermarinelifearetinywhileothersaremassive.

D、Somefamiliarcreaturesdependonsmallermarinelifeforfoodsupply.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干关键词smallermarinelife定位到文章第2段第2句：Tinyas

individuals,（heselifeformsaremassiveasgroupsandprovidefoodthathelpsunderpin

better—knownlivingihings.可知，较小形体的海洋生物为我们所熟知的生物提供

了食物。

2、WhatcanwcknowabouttheCensusofMarineLife?

A、Thecensushelpsusknowmoreaboutthetypesandnumbersofmarinemicrobes.

ManyscientistswillparticipateinthecensuswhichwillstartonOct.4.

C、Nearlyallnewformsofmarinelifehavebeenfoundinthecensus.

D^Moremarinelifecanbefoundifthecensusconductsmoreresearches.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题干关键词theCensusofMarineLife定位到文章第3段第1句：

Scientistsarediscoveringanddescribinganastonishingnewworldofmarinemicrobial

diversityandabundance,distributionpatternsandseasonalchanges.可知，海洋微生

物普查组织的研究有助于我们更多地了解海洋微生物的多样性和丰富性。

3、Whatisthefocusofstudyforresearchersatpresent?

A、Largemarinecreatures.

B、Tiniestmarinecreatures.

C、Dccp-seacreatures.

D、Differenttypesofroundv/orms.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题十关键词focusofstudy和atpresent定位到文章第5段第1

句：Nowtheresearchershaveturnedtothetiniestofthings.可知，现在研究人员研究

的侧重点是最微小的生物。

4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A、Thedeepseaareaisfullofdifferenttypesofnewlyfoundcreatures.

B、Findingsofnewcreaturesenableustohaveafreshlookatthedeepseaarea.

C、Thedeepseaareahaslongbeenregardedasanareawithoutlife.

D^Thereisnodifferencebetweenthedeepseaareaandtropicalforests.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由文章第6段第2句Farfrombeingalifelessdesert,thedeepsearivals

suchhighlydiverseecosystemsastropicalrainforestsandcoralreefs.可知，人们——直

以来把深海区域当作是没有生命的地方。

5、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"rival"inPara.6mean?

A^Competitor.

B、Compete.

C、Match.

D、Compare.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：rival此处是个动词，意思与“maich”相近，可翻译成,•相匹敌，比得

上这句话的意思是说：深海可以与拥有高度多样化生态系统的热带雨林和珊瑚

礁相媲美。

6、TheSpecialForcesClub,foundedin1945inLondonbyformermembersofthe

SpecialOperationsExecutive,isareminderthatsomethingsaremoreimportantthan

money.Buttheworldofmoneyishardtoignore.Harrods,aposhdepartmentstore,is

justaroundthecorner.ARussianoligarchisnoisilybuildingapalaceacrosstheroad.

Manymembershavetothinkaboutmakingalivingnowthatthearmyisshrinking.They

wonder;arctheskillsthatarccelebratedinsidetheclubusefulintheworldoutsideits

windows?Onceuponatime,businesscouldnotgetenoughofthesmellofcordite.

Tycoonsreferredtothemselvesas"captainsofindustry"andcrafted"stratcgics"(fromthe

Greekwordforngeneral")fortheirtroops.Theytalkedofwaging"war"ontheirrivals.

TheyrelaxedbyreadingSunTzu's"TheArtofWar".Butmorerecentlyattitudeshave

changed.Businesspeoplearguethatmilitary-stylecommand-and-controlsystemsareout

ofdateinaworldofknowledge?workersandfluidalliances.Thisargumentprovokes

derisionintheSpecialForcesClub.Sir.MichaelRose,aretiredgeneralwhospentpartof

hiscareerwithBritain'sSASiSpecialAirService),pointsoutthatthespecialforceshave

alwaysembracedcurrentlytrendymanagementnostrumssuchas"empowermenl"and"

high-performanceteams".Peoplewhoaredroppedbehindenemylineshavenochoice

buttorelyontheirownwitsandmakethemostoflimitedresources.Sir.Michaelalso

pointsoutthattheregularforceshavefollowedthespecialforcesinintroducinga

"inissioii-cuiiiiiiaiidappioauh'—thatis,auoimiiaiidcrdefinestheoverallmissionbillthen

leavestheofficersonthegroundtodecidehowtoexecuteit.Plentyofretiredofficers

arguethatbusinesspeoplehavemuchtolearnfromthearmedservices.Forexample,

businesstheoristsincreasinglyemphasizestheimportanceofcorporateculture,yetmany

newbusinessesdoadismaljobofnurturingit.Themilitaryservices,bycontrast,have

beenadeptatpreservingtheircultureatatimeofsocialturmoil.Granted,theyhave

sometimesbeenslowtochange.Americaonlyliftedthebanonopenlygaytroopsin

2011,andonwomenincombatlastmonth.Buistill,armiesaremuchbetterthanother

institutionsatbuildingalifelongespritdecorps.Militarymottoesmakestrongmencry:"

Thefew,theproud";"Whodareswins".Mostcorporatemissionstatementsmakedesk

warriorscringewithembarrassment.

标准答案；,

知识点解析：暂无解析

InrecentyearsAmericansocietyhasbecomeincreasinglydependentonitsuniversitiesto

findsolutionstoitsmajorproblems.Itistheuniversitiesthathavebeenchargedwiththe

principalresponsibilityfordeveloping(heexpertisetoplacemenonthemoon;for

dealingwithoururbanproblems,andwithourdeterioratingenvironment;fordeveloping

themeanstofeedtheworld'srapidlyincreasingpopulation.Tlieeffortinvolvedin

meetingthesedemandspresentsitsownproblems.Inaddition,thisconcentrationonthe

creationofnewknowledgesignificantlyimpingesontheuniversities'effortstoperform

theirotherprincipalfunctions,thetransmissionandinterpretationofknowledge一the

impartingoftheheritageofthepastandthepreparingofthenextgenerationtocarryit

forward.Withregardtothis,perhapstheirmosttraditionallysanctionedtask,colleges

知识点解析：impingeon”冲击，影响二该句意为，强倜新知识的创新有意义地影

响着大学去行使其主要功能。

10^Aseriousoutcomebroughtoutbytheshortageofresourcesisthat

A、manypublicinstitutionshavetocutdownenrollmentsofstudents

B、teachersarenotqualifiedenoughfbrsatisfactoryperformanceinclasses

C、someinstitutionshavetoreducetheexpensesonresearch

D^(hereiskeencompetitionforresourcesandattentionoffacultybetweenpublicand

private

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第三段最后一句指出，这种资源耗尽的重要方面在于训练有素的教师

队伍的长期匮乏，这使教育水平下降。

11、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A^Americansocietyhasfailedtoprovidetheseinstitutionswithadequateresourcesto

meettheirneeds

B、Thoughindifficulty,theseinstitutionsaredeterminedtofulfillbothresearchand

teachingfunctions

C、Americansocietyhasreliedtoomuchon(heirinstitutionsofhighereducationto

allowthemforeasyadjustmenttoalltheirfunctions

D、Moreresourcesandeffortsoffacultyareneededfbrresearchworkthanteaching

work

标准答案：B

知识点解析：最后一段最后一句提到，止匕外，教育机构和功能的强烈的趋向是满足

研究而不是教学的需要。

Whafsthefirstthingyoudowhenyouburnorcutoneofyourhands?Youmightthink

theansweristhatyouputitunderafaucetorwrapatowelaroundit.Butthat'sactually

notthefirstthingyoudo.Thefirstthingisreflexive,unthinking——somethingyour

ancestorscouldhavedoneinthewild:yougraspthehurthandwiththeotherone.We

haveknownatleastsincethe1960sthatthiskindofself-touchactuallyreducespain.If

youtrytokeepyourotherhandaway,youwillhurtalolmore.It'snotjustthepressure

youapply.Painisreducedfarmorewhenit'syourownhand,notanyoneelse's.Nowa

newstudyshowsthatself-touchalsominimizesmorecomplexkindsofpain.Intheir

experiment,theauthors,ateamledbyMarjoleinKammers,usedself-touchtoreducea

complicatedphysicalsensationcalledcentralpain.Centralpainisalsothemajorplayer

inthecarnival-likeexperimentcalledthethermalgrillillusion.Inthethermalgrill

illusion,youaremadetotouchaverywarmobject—say,aheated-but-not-scorching

grill—andthen,immediatelyafterward,acoolobjectsuchasaroom-temperaturegrill.

Quitereliably,yourbrainwillfoolyouintobelievingthesecondobjectisextremelyhot,

eventhoughnothinghashappenedtoyourflesh.Thefirstgrillwasn'thotenoughtoburn,

andthesecondisactuallycool.Butyourbrainisconfused:that'scentralpain.Even

thoughthethermalgrillillusionwasfirstwrittenaboutinthe19thcentury,neurologists

haveneverbeenabletounderstandpreciselyhowitworksandwhetheritcouldbeused

intreatingpain.Kammers'teamreplicatedthethermalgrillillusionusingwater.Her

panicipainsimmersedtheirindexandringfingersin39-degree-Celsiuswater.Their

middlefingerswereputin14-degree-Celsiuswater.Inthiscondition,thetwomiddle

fingersfeltmuchhotterthantheydidwhenthefourindexancringfingerswere

immersedinneutralwater.ButKammersaddedanewtwisttothethermalgrillillusion:

aftertheirfingersfeltthethennal-grillsensation,sheaskedparticipantstopressthe

fingersoftheirtwohandstogether.Whentheydidso,theirmiddlefingershurtalotless

(hanwhentheytouchedsomeoneelse'shand.Kammersandherteamstruggledtoexplain

(hefindings.Somethingissurelyhappeninginabrainregioncalledthesomatosensory

cortex,butpsychologicalresponsesarealsoinvolved.It'sallabitvague.Slill.the

findingssuggestthatthebodyandbrainhaveinstinctivewaysofhealingthatwecould

cometounderstandonedayandthenmagnify.

12、Researcherhavefoundcutinthe1960sthat.

A、cutsonthehandshouldn'tbewrappedaroundwithtowel

B、ourancestorshadalreadyknownthefunctionofself-touch

C、pressingthecutswithyourownhandcanrelievethepain

D^youshoulddowhatyoufirstthinkofwhenendangered

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。由题干中的1960s定位到文章的第一段。第一段内容并非都

涉及20世纪60年代的研究发现，解题时考生应注意进行识别。根据后半段所说，

自我触摸，但应该是有挤压作用的触摸，会对缓解疼痛发挥作用，可见，［C］项表

达完整、准确，符合原文，故为答案。［A］项曲解了原文，原文只说受伤后所做的

第件事并非包扎，而不是不应该进行包扎，故排除。［B］项属丁,过度推断，祖先

进行自我触摸只是•种不加思考的本能，而不是知晓自我触摸这•行为的功能，

［B］项错误。［D］项偏离主题，全篇讨论的主题是自我触摸，而没有泛泛讨论人们是

否应该在遇险时依赖本能反应，［D］项与原文不符。

13、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofcentralpain?

A、It'scausedbytheconfusionofthebrain.

B、Itusuallyhappensinsomeexperiments.

C^Itcanbeverifiedbythethermalgrillillusion.

D、Itcanbefeltwhenyoutouchcoolobjects.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。本题解答应首先定位至第二段。根据这个过渡段所显示的思

路，作者欲在下一段说明什么是中枢性疼痛。但他并没有直接给出定义，而是通过

例举一个特殊的实验来进行说明。由此可见，这个实验能够对中枢性疼痛进行验证

和研究，故［C］为答案。四人选项中，最易排除［B］项。该项混淆了实验与研究对象

的关系，中枢性疼痛是实验的研究对象，而不是实验所引发的现象。［D］项断章取

义，热烤错觉实验中，实验对象是先接触了较热的物体后再接触凉物体才感到中枢

性疼痛的，只取其中一个过程是不完整的说法。［A］项误解了实验现象和对象的关

系，实验过程引起了大脑佗混乱，实验对象因此感受到中枢性疼痛。这只是为了显

示心理作用对身体感觉的影响，而不能就此断定中枢性疼痛的病因就是大脑混乱。

14、Whatdoestheunderlined"it"(Line7,Paragraph3)probablyreferio?

A^Thebrain.

B、Theirunderstanding.

C、Centralpain.

D、Thermalgrillillusion.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：语义题。本题考查代词的理解。根据该词所在句句意：“虽然热烤错

觉的初次提及早在19世纪，但神经病学家们还不能够准确地理解它的作用方式以

及它能否帮助治疗疼痛”，可以准确地判定代词it所指的就是热烤错觉。因此［D］项

为答案。四个选项中可首先可排除［B］,由代词所在句可知学者们还不能准确解释

这种现象，更谈不到它的应用而［A］项和［C］项的共同错误在于，它们从逻辑上

不能与“帮助治疗疼痛”进行搭配，故也较容易排除。

15、ItissuggestedbyKammers'newstudythat.

A^self-touchmayhelptoeasethethermal-grillsensation

B、waterismoresuitabletouseinthesensationexperiment

C、thethermalgrillillusionisjustapsychologicalresponse

middlefingersareprobablymoresensitivetocentralpain

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。本文第四段至第六段分别介绍了k默斯实验的过程、发现和

初步解释。根据第五段中所述的内容，实验对象受到热烤错觉的影响，感到中枢性

疼痛之后，立即进行自我触摸，结果表明，疼痛有所减轻。由此可见，［A］项所述

符合原文，为答案。四个选项中最易排除［B］项和［D］项，两者都属于过度推断。前

者涉及实验材料、后者涉及实验的具体部位，这都不是文章的中心所在，作者也没

有对这些方面给予说明。［C］项所述涉及文章主题，但根据最后一段相关内容：热

烤错觉的发生虽然有心理作用的参与，但脑部感知区域也一定起了作用，所以说它

仅是心理作用是错误的。

16、TheauthorwouldprobablyassessKammers'researchas.

A、epoch-making

B、meaningless

C、confusing

D、enlightening

标准答案：D

知识点解析：态度题。作者对卡默斯新实验研究的态度主要依据全文最后一句进行

判断。该句意为：她的发现表明身体和大脑有其本能的疗伤方式，而我们终有一天

会了解这些方式，并将其推而广之。由此可见，虽然现在还不能明确了解这些方

式，但其前景是远大的。区此，卡默斯的研究发现具有启发意义，［D］项为答案。

四个选项中首先排除［B］项meaningless“无意义的”不符合文意，排除。［A］项epoch-

making“划时代的”，卡默斯目前还不能清楚解释实验的发现，此理论不能称之为划

时代的，故［A］不够恰如其分。而［C］项confusing”令人混乱的”则是曲解了本段倒数

第二句"Msallabitvague.”，原文的意思是对于发现的解释还不够透彻，而不是

研究本身让人费解，故［C］项也错误。

Asagiantofthestockmarker,Appleisunusual.Formuchofthepast20years,three

companieshavealternatedintheroleofthelargestontheAirericanstockmarket:Exxon

Mobil.GeneralElectricandMicrosoft.ThefirsttwoareverybigcompaniesbyApple

standards.ButAppleoffersthekindofgrowthprospectsthattheshareholdersofExxon

MobilandGEcanonlydreamof.Itssalesinthelatestquarterwerealmostdoublethose

ofthepreviousyear,andforecastsfor2013revenuesarenearlytreblethoserecordedin

2010.Itistheepitomeofthemoderncompany:shortonphysicalcapitalbutlongon

brainpower.SowhatdoesApple'sdominancerevealabouttheeconomyand(hestock

market?First,itisapowerfulreminderthatihefreemarketcanstillberemarkably

innovative.Inthepast11yearsApplehaslaunchedthreeproducts—theiPod,iPhoneand

iPad-thathavecreatedbrandnewmarkets,fulfillingdesiresthatconsumersdidnoteven

knowtheyhad.Itisimpossibletoimagineanyofthosedesignsbeingdreamedupbya

bureaucrat.Second,itshowsthattheinternetindustryhascomeofage.Thedotcom

bubbleofthelate1990sfeaturedcompaniesthatwereheavyonideasbutlighton

revenuesorprofits.Whenthebubbleburstadecadeago,itwasfearedthattheinternet

wouldsavagemarginsby"commoditizing"deviceslikephonesandpersonalcomputers.

Applehassofarprovedthatitispossibletoearnhighmarginswithbrilliantdesignand

byofferingconsumerswaystoaccesstheinterneteffortlesslywherevertheygo.Ithas

madethemobileeraitsown.Third,Apple'sriseshowsthat,eveninaperiodofausterity,

consumersarcwillingtopayforthemust-havegadget.Thecompanyisahuge

beneficiaryofglobalization;ablenotonlytosourceitsproductsatlowcostinAsiabutto

sellthefinishedgoodsthereaswell.Aglobaleliteisnowwillingtopayforthemost

desirableproducts,fromluxuryluggagetopremiumScotch.AndAmerica'ssoftpoweris

stillsostrongthatitcancreateaspiringbrandsfbrthatelite.ButdoesApple'ssurge(o

preeminenceindicatethatthestockmarketisbacktotheinsanedaysofthelate1990s?

Therearecertainlywarningsigns.Brokersarecompetingtocomeupwiththehighest

potentialpricetargetforApple'sshares,andtheannouncementofasharebuy-back

shouldremindinvestorsthatcompanieshaveatendencytopurchasetheirownequityat

marketpeaks.ButwhenCisco,atechnologygiant,wasbrieflyworthmorethan$500

billionin2000.itsprice-earningsratiowasabove100;Appletradesononly22timesits

2011profits.Itsnewdividendyieldwillbealmostasgenerousasthatoftheoverall

market.Evenifitssharesturnouttobeovervalued,thiswouldbemorelikeapimple

thanabubble.

17、ComparedwithExxonMobilandGeneralElectronics,Apple.

A^islargerinsizeandtangibleassets

B、isvaluedlowerinstockmarket

C、isgrowingatanunprecedentedrate

D、ismorecloselylinkedwithfinancemarket

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第一段将苹果公司与美国股市上的巨头美孚和通用进行了对比。

这三家公司轮番登上了美国股票市场的头把交椅，因此他们在股票市场上的价值是

不分高下的，［B］错误。另外，第一段明确指出，从规模上来讲，苹果公司无法与

这两家公司相抗衡“ThefirsttwoareverybigcompaniesbyApplestandards"。因此［A］

错误。虽然规模不如前两家公司，但是苹果公司的发展前景却是前两家公司无法想

象的，,'AppleoffersthekindofgrowthprospectsthattheshareholdersofExxonMobil

andGEcanonlydreamof',［C］正确。［D］文中并未提及。

18、ThepointthattheauthorwantstoillustrateinParagraph2isthat.

A、inmostcases,customers'demandsarecreatedratherthanready-made

B、thesuperiorityofAmericanmarketsystemisstilldistinct

C、onlyAmericancompaniesarccapableofproducinginnovativeproductslikeiPhone

D^American'spanicovertheriseofothecountriesisunnecessary

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题考查对文章第二段主旨大意的把握。第二段中作者揭示了苹果公

司的成功给美国企业的第一条启示，那就是“itisapowerfulreminderthatthefree

marketcanstillberemarkablyinnovative"。“自由市场的创新能力依然无可比拟。”这

一点是作者在第二段中想要陈述的主要观点，［B］正确。［A］只涉及了第二段中的一

个细节问题，无法概括整个段落的主旨大意。［C］过于绝对，［D］过度引申，虽然作

者认为美国的经济体制优于官僚经济体制，但是并无法推断出美国对其他国家的崛

起置之不理。

19、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat"theinternetindustryhascomeofage"

(Para.3)?

A、Theinternetindustryhasdeclinedfromitsheyday.

B、Theinternetindustryhasbecomeoutofdate.

C、Theinternetindustryhascomeintomaturity.

Thebubbleininternetindustryhasburst.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题表面上看是考查对于文章第三段第一句话的理解，实际上需要理

解整个第三段的内容才能够正确解题。美国的互联网产业曾经在20世纪90年代蓬

勃发展，但之后的技术泡沫的破灭让很多人对互联网产业灰心丧气。但是现在苹果

公司的出现使人们又重新看到互联网技术的巨大潜力，因此苹果公司给美国带来的

第二条启示就是“互联网产业已经真正成熟”。［C］为正确答案。

20>Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A^Economicrecessionhasnoeffectonthepurchasingpowerofconsumers.

B、MostofApple'sclientsareAsianeliteswhoareequippedwithhugeconsuming

powerandobsessedwithluxurygoods.

C、Appleissubstantiallythesamewiththosedotcomebubblecompaniesastheyare

bothheavyonideasbutlightonrevenues.

D、Internetindustryisstillaboomingindustrydespitetheburstofdotcombubbleinthe

1990s.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第四段第一句话指出，虽然处于经济萧条期，但是人们还是愿意

为一些必须购买的小物件买单，例如iPhone、iPad。但是这并不意味着经济衰退对

于消费者的购买力没有任何影响，［A］错误。［B］利用第四段中的信息设置卜扰，第

四段提到苹果公司在亚洲拥有很多的拥兔，这些亚洲新贲们有购买力又刈奢侈品看

迷，但是我们并不能据此推断苹果公司的大多数客户都是亚洲精英。［C］错误，第

一段最后一句话曾经提到苹果公司和美孚等传统公司的重要区别就在于，苹果公司

固定资产不多，主要依靠创新型观点创造价值。文章第三段也提到了互联网泡沫中

的公司特点，是重创意而轻资产，这是互联网技术公司的共同特征。但是并不能因

为这个共同点就推断苹果公司本质上和互联网泡沫中的公司一样。［DI正确，文中

多次提到了20世纪90年代互联网公司发生的泡沫崩裂，但是文章第三段提到苹果

公司的成功昭示着theinternetindustryhascomeofage,“互联网时代真正来临”。

21、Intheauthor,sopinion,theprospectsofAppleinstockmarketis.

A^bleak

B、uncertain

C、optimistic

D^pessimistic

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查对文章最后一段内容的理解。现在有些人担忧风头正盛的苹

果公司可能会重蹈互联网泡沫的悲剧，但是作者经过分析得出的结论是：“Evenif

itssharesturnouttobeovervalued,thiswouldbemorelikeapimplethanabubble”。

这句话反映了作者对于苹果公司在股市上的信心。［C］为正确答案。

二、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choose

(hemostsuitableonefromthelist(A>B、C、D、E、F、G.......)tofitintoeachofthe

numberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.(10

points)ThemaplesmokeofautumnbonfiresisincensetoCanadians.Bestowingperfume

forthenose,colorfortheeye,sweetnessforthespringtongue,thesugarmapleprompts

thissharingofafavoritemythandoriginaletymologyofthewordmaple.Themaple

loomslargeinOjibwafolktalcs.Thetimeofyearforsugaring-offis"intheMaple

Moon".AmongOjibwa,theprimordialfemalefigureisNokomis,awisegrandmother.

(41).Knowingthiswasspursuittothedeath,Nokomisoutsmartedthecold

devils.Shehidinastandofmapletrees,allredandorangeanddeepyellow.Thismaple

grovegrewbesideawaterfallwhosemistblurredthetrees*outline.Astheypeered

throughthemist,slaveringwendigosthoughttheysawaragingfireinwhichtheirprey

wasburning.(42).Fortheirserviceinsavingtheearthmother'slife,thesemaples

weregivenaspecialgift:(heirwateroflifewouldbeforeversweet,andCanadianswould

tapitfornourishment.(43).Thecontention(hatmaplesyrupisuniquetoNorth

Americaissuspect,Ibelieve.Chinahascloseto10speciesofmaple,morethanany

countryintheworld.Canadahas10nativespecies.NorthAmericadoeshappentobe

hometothesugarmaple,thespeciesthatproducesthesweetestsapandthemost

abundantflow.Buiarewe(obelieve(hatinthousandsofyearsofChinesehistory,(hese

inventivepeoplenevertappedamapletotasteitssap?Ispeculatethattheydid.

(44).Whaiiscertainisthemaple'sholdfastonournationalimagination.Isleaf

wasadoptedasanembleminNewFianceasearlyas1700,andinEnglishCanadabythe

mid-19thcentuiy.Inthefallof1867,aTorontoschoolteachernamedAlexanderMuir

wastraipsingatstreetathecity,allsquclchyunderfootfromthesoftfeltoffallingleaves,

whenamapleleafalightedtohiscoatsleeveandstuckthere.Theword"maple"isfrom

"mapeltreow",theOldEnglishtermformapletree,with"mapr*——asitsProto-Gennanic

root,acompoundinwhichthefirst"m"—is,Ibelieve,thenearlyworldwide"ma",oneof

thefirsthumansounds,thepursingofababy'slipsasitpreparestosuckmilkfrom

mother'sbreast.The"ma"rootgivesriseinmanyworldlanguagestothousandsofwords

like"mama","mammary","maia",and"Amazon".Hereitwouldmake"mapl-"mean

"nourishingmothertree",thatis,treewhosemaplesapinnourishing.(45).A.The

secondpartofthecompound,"apl",isavariantofIndoEuropeanable"fruitofanytree"

andtheoriginofanotherEnglishfruitword,apple.Sotheprimitiveanalogycompares

theliquidsapwithanotherncurishingliquid,mother'smilk.B.Inonetaleaboutseasonal

change,cannibalwendigos-creaturesofevil-chasedthroughtheautumncountrysideold

Nokomis,whowasasymbolforfemalefertility.Wendigosthroveinicycold.Whenthey

enteredthebodiesofhumans,thehumanheartfrozesolid.C.Herewendigosrepresent

oncomingwinter.TheywerehuntingtokillandcatpoorNokomis,thewarm

embodimentoffemalefecunditywho,likethesummer,hasgrownold.D.CouldProto-

AmericaswhocrossedtheBeringlandbridgetopopulatetheAmericashavebrought

withthemaknowledgeofmaplesyrup?IsthereaveryoldChinesephraseformaple

syrup?IsmaplesyrupmentionedinChineseliterature?Foranon-readerofChinese,such

questionsaredauntingbutnotimpossibletoanswer.E.Mapleanditssyrupflowsweetly

intoCanadianhumor.Quebeckershavedevelopedaspecialloveforsuchanutriment.F.

Afteritresistedseveralbrushings-off,Muirjokedtohiswalkingcompanionthatthis

wouldbe"themapleleafforever!"Athomethatevening,hewroteapoemandsetitto

music,incelebrationofCanada'sConfederation.Muir'ssong,"TheMapleLeafForever",

waswildlypopularandhelpedfastenthesymbolfirmlytoCanada.G.Butitwasonlyold

Nokomisbeinghiddenbythebrightredleavesofherfriends,themaples.Andso,

droolingiceandhuffingfrost,thewendigosleftherandsoughteasierprey.

22、Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,

choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist(A^B、C、D、E、F、G.......)tofitinto

eachofthenumberedblank.Therearcseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyof

thegaps.(10points)ThemaplesmokeofautumnbonfiresisincensetoCanadians.

Bestowingperfumeforthenose,colorfortheeye,sweetnessforthespringtongue,the

sugarmaplepromptsthissharingofafavoritemythandoriginaletymologyoftheword

maple.ThemapleloomslargeinQjibwafolktales.Thetimeofyearfbrsugaring-offis

"intheMapleMoon".AmongOjibwa.theprimordialfemalefigureisNokomis,awise

grandmother.(41).Knowingthiswasspursuittothedeath,Nokomisoutsmarted

thecolddevils.Shehidinastandofmapletrees,allredandcrangeanddeepyellow.

Thismaplegrovegrewbesideawaterfallwhosemistblurredthetrees'outline.Asthey

peeredthroughthemist,slaveringwendigosthoughttheysawaragingfireinwhichtheir

preywasburning.(42).Fortheirserviceinsavingtheearthmother'slife,these

maplesweregivenaspecialgift:theirwateroflifewouldbeforeversweet,and

Canadianswouldtapitfornourishment.(43).Thecontentionthatmaplesyrupis

uniquetoNorthAmericaissuspect,Ibelieve.Chinahascloseto10speciesofmaple,

morethananycountry1intheworld.Canadahas10nativespecies.NonhAmericadoes

happentobehometothesugarmaple,thespeciesthatproducesthesweetestsapandthe

mostabundantflow.ButarewetobelievethatinthousandsofyearsofChinesehistory,

theseinventivepeoplenevertappedamapletotasteitssap?Ispeculatethattheydid.

(44).Whatiscertainisthemaple'sholdfastonournationalimagination.Isleaf

wasadoptedasanembleminNewFranceasearlyas1700,andinEnglishCanadabythe

mid-19thcentury.Inthefallof1867,aTorontoschoolteachernamedAlexanderMuir

wastraipsingatstreetathecity,allsquelchyunderfootfrom(hesoftfelloffallingleaves,

whenamapleleafalightedtohiscoatsleeveandstuck(here.Theword"maple"isfrom

"mapeltreow",(heOkiEnglishlermformapletree,with"mapl"—asitsProlo-Germanic

root,acompoundinwhichthefirst"m"—is,Ibelieve,thenearlyworldwide"ma",oneof

thefirsthumansounds,thepursingofababy'slipsasitpreparestosuckmilkfrom

mother'sbreast.The"ma"rootgivesriseinmanyworldlanguagestothousandsofwords

like"mama","mammary1',"maia",and"Amazon"