考研英语（二）模拟试卷75

考研英语（二）模拟试卷75

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

AnearthquakehitKashmironOct.8,2005.Ittooksome75000lives,[Cl]130

000andleftnearly3.5millionwithoutfood,jobsorhomes.[C2]overnight,

scoresoftentvillagesbloomed[C3]theregion,tendedbyinternationalaid

organizations,military[C4]andaidgroupsworkingdayandnighttoshelterthe

survivorsbeforewinterset[C5]Mercifully,theseasonwasmild.Butwiththe

[C6]ofspring,therefugeeswillbemovedagain.Campsthat[C7]

healthcare,foodandshelterfor150000survivorshavebeguntocloseasthey

were[C8]intendedtobepermanent.Formostoftherefugees,thethoughtof

goingbackbrings[C9]emotions.Thepastsixmonthshavebeendifficult.

Familiesof[CIO]manyas10peoplehavehadtoshelter[Cl1]a

singletentandsharecooksfovesandbathing【012】withneighbors."Theyare

lookingforwardtothecleanwateroftheirrivers,"officialssay."Theyare[C13]

offreefreshfruit.Theywanttogetbacktotheirherdsandstart[C14]

again.HButmostwillbereturningto[C15]butheapsofruins.Inmany

villages,electrical[C16]havenotbeenrepaired,norhaveroads.Aidworkers

[C17]thatitwilltakeyearstorebuildwhattheearthquaketook[C18]

.Andforthethousandsofsurvivors,the[09]willneverbecomplete.

Yetthesurvivorshavetostartsomewhere.Newhomescanbebuilt[C20]the

stones,bricksandbeamsofoldones.Springiscominganditisagoodtimetostart

again.

1、[Cl]

A、injured

B、ruined

C、destroyed

D、damaged

标准答案：A

知识点解析：动词辨析。本空格所填词与空格前的took和空格后的lef[是并列关

系。空格前提到地震使75000人遇难，紧接着提到的130000应该是受伤的人数。

A项injured表示“伤害，使受伤”，符合语境，为正确答案。其他三个选项都有“毁

坏，破坏”的意思，但通常不用来形容人。

2、[C2]

A、Altogether

B、Almost

C、Scarcely

D^Surely

标准答案：B

知识点解析：副词辨析。空格后的。vernighl作副词，表示“一夜间”，应填一个表

“几乎”的词来修饰，指〃几乎一夜间”,四个选项中只有B项Almost意思相符,为

正确答案。A项Altogether意为“完全；总而言之”，C项Scarcely意为“几乎不”，D

项Surely意为“确实”，均不符合语境。

3、[C3]

A、among

B、above

C、amid

D、across

标准答案：D

知识点解析：介词辨析。bloom本意为“开花”，这里指“大量涌现”。across意为“横

过，穿过“，bloomedacrosstheregion指“在这一地区大量涌现“，故D项为正确答

案。A项among意为“在......之中“，C项amid意为“在……中间”，above意为

“在……之上”，均不符合语境。

4、[C4]

A、ranks

B、equipment

C、personnel

D、installations

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。military与空格前的internationalaidorganizations和空格

后的aidgroups都是对受灾人员进行援助的组织人员，C项personnel通常表示某一

组织的全体员T,符合语境.为F确答案.rank意为“科会阶层：军衔”.

equipment意为“设备”，installation意为“装置，设备；安装”,均不符合语境。

5、[C5]

A^out

B、in

C、on

D^forth

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词组辨析。本句的意思是“在冬天来临之前为受灾者提供栖身之所”。

setin意为“开始，到来”，符合语境，故B项为正确答案。setout意为“出发，启

程”，seton意为“攻击；开始雇用“，setforth意为”出发;宣布“，均不符合语境。

6、[C6]

A、falling

B>emergence

C^arrival

D^appearing

标准答案：C

知识点解析：名词辨析。本句的意思是“随着春天的到来，难民将会再次搬迁C

项arrival意为“到达，到来”，符合语境，为正确答案。A项falling意为“掉下”，B

项emergence意为“出现”，D项appearing意为“出现”，通常都不用用来形容季节。

7、[C7]

A、strengthened

B、aided

C^transferred

D、provided

标准答案：D

知识点解析：习惯搭配。所填词应能与for构成搭配，四个选项中只有provide和

for能构成搭配，providesth.forsb.意为“为某人提供某物”，符合语境，故D项

为正确答案。strengthen意为“加强”，aid意为“帮助，援助“，transfer意为“转移”。

8、[C8]

A、never

B、once

C^ever

D、yet

标准答案：A

知识点解析：逻辑衔接。由前半句得知，避难营地不是永久的，要关闭，故本空格

应填一个表示否定意义的词，A项符合语境，为正确答案。

9、(C9J

A、puzzled

B、contrasted

C、doubled

D、mixed

标准答案：D

知识点解析：形容词辨析。经历过灾难后要回家的难民，心情应该是悲喜交加的，

D项mixed意为“混合的"，符合语境，为正确答案,A项puzzled意为“迷惑的”，B

项contrasted意为“对比的"，C项doubled意为“双倍的,双重的”,均不符合语境。

10、[C10]

A、like

B、as

C、so

D、too

标准答案：B

知识点解析：固定搭配。asmanyas为固定搭配，意为“多达”。

II、[C11]

A、by

B、below

C>under

D、with

标准答案：C

知识点解析：介词辨析。本空格所在句表示”在帐篷里避难”，应该用表示'、在……

下方'’的介词，C项under符合语境，为正确答案。below主要表示“低于……的位

置”，与文意不符。

12、[C12]

A、facilities

B、instruments

C、implements

D、appliances

标准答案：A

知识点解析：名词辨析。and前后连接并列成分，同为share的宾语，语义为“洗澡

用的设备“，A项facililies意为“设备，设施”，符合语境，为正确答案。B项

instruments意为“仪器：乐器”，C项implements意为“工具，器具”，D项

appliances主要指家用的电器设备，均不符合语境。

13、[C13]

A、seeking

B、dreaming

C、longing

D、searching

标准答案：B

知识点解析：习惯搭配。四个选项只有dream能与of搭配,dreamofsth.意为“梦

想到某物“，B项为正确答案。seek,long和search—■般和for构成搭配，seekfor

意为“寻找"，longfor意为“渴望”，searchfor意为“寻找

14、[C14]

A、producing

B、cultivating

C^farming

D、nourishing

标准答案：C

知识点解析：动词辨析。herds是“牧群”的意思，这些难民想回去跟牧群在一起，

应该是想放牧，C项fanning可以表示“从事畜牧业”的意思，符合语境，为正确答

案。A项producing意为"生产”,B项cukivating意为“耕种”,C项nourishing意为

“养育；滋养“，均不能和herds形成对应。

15、［C15］

A、anything

B、something

C、everything

D、nothing

标准答案：D

知识点解析：逻辑衔接。本空格填入的名词应表示难民回去后要面对的现实状况，

结合空格后的butheapsofruins可知，他们原来拥有的一切已经因为地震而变成了

一片废墟，所以这里应二天入表示一无所有的nothing。nothingbut意在强调“除

了……什么都没有“。

16、［C161

A、lines

B、channels

C、paths

D、currents

标准答案：A

知识点解析：习惯搭配。本句的意思是“许多村庄电线还未被修复，路也不通”。

electricallines是习惯表达，意为“电线”，符合语境，故A项为正确答案。B项

channels意为“渠道；频道“，C项paths意为“小路;路径”,D项currents意为“水

流，电流”，均不符合语境。

17、［C17］

A、account

measure

C、estimate

D、evaluate

标准答案：C

知识点解析：动词辨析。空格后的Itwilltakeyearstorebuild应该是Aidworkers对

未来重建计划的预测或估计，C项estimate意为“估计”，符合语境，为正确答案。

A项account意为“认为”,measure意为“测量”,evaluate意为“评估”,均不符合语

境。

18、［C18］

A、aside

away

C、up

D、out

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词组辨析。本句的意思是“对地震所摧毁的建筑进行重建需要很多

年”，takeaway意为“带走”，符合语境，故B项为正确答案。takeaside意为

“把……叫到一旁"，takeup意为“占据；开始从事“，takeout意为“拿出，取出”，

均不符合语境。

19、[C19]

A、reservation

B、retreat

C^replacement

D、recovery

标准答案：D

知识点解析：名词辨析。本句的意思是“对于成T上万的幸存者来说，地震给他们

带来的伤害是永远都无法完全修复的“，D项recovery表示“身体或精神的恢复，复

原”,符合语境，为正确答案。A项reservation意为“保留”,B项retreat意为“撤

退”，C项replacement意为“替代”，均不符合语境。

20、[C20]

A、from

B、through

C、upon

D、onto

标准答案：A

知识点解析：习惯搭配。本句的意思是“新房子由旧房子的石头、砖块和横梁搭建

而成”，build...from为习惯搭配，意为“用……建造”，符合语境，故A项为正

确答案。build...upon意为“使建立在……的基础上”，不符合语境。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分，共20分。）

Somedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourpermissionorscantheWebsite

you'vevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcard

purchasesorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.In

fact,it'slikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyou

withoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouse,agirlfriend,amarketingcompany,a

boss,acoporacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedto

beseen—the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked.Psychologiststellus

boundariesarehealthy,thatit'simportanttorevealyourselftofriends,familyandlovers

instages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs［碎

屑）youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouare,where

youareandwhatyoulike.Insomecases,asimpleGooglesearchcanrevealwhatyou

think.Likeitornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepa

secret.Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?FormanyAmericans,theanswer

apparentlyis"no."WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyare

concernedaboutlosingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,

with60percentofrespondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyis"slippingaway,andthat

bothersme."Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericans

changeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndowna

discountat⑹Ibooths(收费站)toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrack

automobilemovements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.Privacy

economistAlessandroAcauistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrender

personalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-

cents-offcoupon(优惠券).Butprivacydoesmatter-atleastsometimes.It'slikehealth:

Whenyouhaveit,youdon'tnoticeit.Onlywhenit'sgonedoyouwishyou'ddonemore

toprotectit.

21、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaught

naked"(Lines3-4,Para.2)?

A^People'spersonalinformationiseasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.

B、Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothers'secrets.

C、Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherinfheinformationage.

D、Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。根据第二段，我们得知有人会在未经允许的情况下窃取我们

的个人信息，如第一段所说的电子邮件、网址、购物喜好及打电话习惯等，我们的

个人信息赤裸裸地暴露给别人，亳无遮掩。A项为正确答案，A项中的iseasily

accessedwithouttheirknowledge同义于原文中的watchyouwithoutyour

permissiono

22、Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?

A、Friendsshouldopeniheirheartstoeachother.

B、Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.

C、Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.

D、Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。艰据题干中的关键词psychologisls、friends定位到第三段第

一句。该句提到，心理学家告诉我们，有边界是健康的。在某些阶段，某个合适的

时间，向朋友、家人和爱人展现自己很重要。也就是说，即使朋友之间也应保持一

定的距离，故C项为正确答案。C项中的distance同义于原文中的boundary0

23、Whydoestheauthorsay"weliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepa

secret"(Line5,Para.3)?

A、Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.

B、Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.

C^Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers'affairs.

D、Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople'sidentities.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第三段第三句话指出，我们在使用高科技时所留下的点滴信

息都会为陌生人了解我们提供线索。例如谷歌搜索就会泄露我们的想法。因此进一

步得出结论：我们正生活在一个连保守秘密都很困难的世界物故B项为正确答

案。B项中的traces同义于原文中的digitalbreadcrumbs所暗示的意思。

24、WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotection?

A、Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.

B、Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.

C^Theyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicdevices.

D、Ihcytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题是关于美国人对隐私泄露的态度。第六段通过一项调查

来描述美国人的态度：大部分美国人对隐私泄露很在意，接着第七段首句转折指出

美国人说一套做一套：只有一小部分美国人会通过改变自己的行为方式来保护自己

的隐私，故D项为正确答案。

25、Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthinthat.

A、peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepit

B、itsimportanceisrarelyunderstood

C、itissomethingthatcaneasilybelost

D、peopledon'tcherishituntiltheyloseit

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。本题是关于隐私与健康的相似之处，从而定位到末段。末段

提到，隐私就像健康，当你拥有时并不会注意到，而当你失去时，才会后悔当初没

有为保护它而做些什么。故D项为正确答案。

Sustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteverythingfromenergytocleanwater

andeconomicgrowth,andasaresultithasbecomedifficulttoquestioneitherthebasic

assumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputtouse.1hisisespeciallytruein

agriculture,wheresustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthesolemeasureofprogress

withoutaproperappreciationofhistoricalandculturalperspectives.Tostartwith,itis

importanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehaschangedmarkedlythroughout

history,andwillcontinuetodoso.MedievalagricultureinnorthernEuropefed,clothed

andshelteredapredominantlyruralsocietywithamuchlowerpopulationdensitythanit

istoday.Ithadminimaleffectonbiodiversity,andanypollutionitcausedwastypically

localized.Intermsofenergyuseandthenutrienls（营养成分）capluredintheproductit

wasrelativelyinefficient.Contrastthiswithfarmingsincethestartoftheindustrial

revolution.Competitionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeandincreaseyields.

ThroughoutthisperiodRjodbecamecheaper,saferandmorereliable.However,these

changeshavealsoledtohabitat（栖息地）lossandtodiminishingbiodiversity.What's

more,demandforanimalproductsindevelopingcountriesisgrowingsofastthatmeeting

itwillrequireanextra300milliontonsofgrainayearby2050.Yetthegrowthofcities

andindustryisreducingtheamountofwateravailableforagricultureinmanyregions.

Allthismeansthatagricultureinthe21stcenturywillhavetobeverydifferentfromhow

itwasinthe20th.Thiswillrequireradicalthinking.Forexample,weneedtomoveaway

fromtheideathattraditionalpracticesarcinevitablymoresustainablethannewones.We

alsoneedtoabandonthenotionthatagriculturecanbe"zeroimpact".Thekeywillbeto

abandontherathersimpleandstaticmeasuresofsustainability,whichcentreontheneed

tomaintainproductionwithoutincreasingdamage.Insteadweneedamoredynamic

interpretation,onethatlooksattheprosandcons（正反两方面）ofallthevariousways

landisused.Therearemanydifferentwaystomeasureagriculturalperformancebesides

foodyield;energyuse,environmentalcosts,waterpurity,carbonfootprintand

biodiversity.Itisclear,forexample,thatthecarbonoftransportingtomatoesfromSpain

totheUKislessthanthatofproducingthemintheUKwithadditionalheatingand

lighting.Butwedonotknowwhetherlowercarbonfootprintswillalwaysbebetterfor

biodiversity.Whatiscrucialisrecognizingthatsustainableagricultureisnotjustabout

sustainablefoodproduction.

26、Howdopeopleoftenmeasureprogressinagriculture?

A、Byitsproductivity.

B、Byitssustainability.

C、Byitsimpactontheenvironment.

D、Byitscontributiontoeconomicgrowth.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。根据题干关键词measureprogress定位在第一段末尾；

sustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthesolemeasureofprogress（可持续发展道常

是衡量进步的唯♦标准）。B项中的sustainability是对原文的sustainable

development的同义转述，故B项为正确答案。

27、Specializationandtheefforttoincreaseyieldshaveresultedin.

A^localizedpollution

B、theshrinkingoffarmland

C、competitionfromoverseas

D^thedecreaseofbiodiversity

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。根据题干关键词specializationandtheefforttoincreaseyields

定位在第三段第二句：Competitionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeand

increaseyields（来自海外的竞争迫使农民转向专业化生产并提高产量）。该段第四句

提到农民这么做的负面结果：动物栖息地的丧失和生物多样性的减少。题干中

resultedin对应原文的ledto,D项中的thedecreaseofbiodiversity是对原文的

diminishingbiodiversity的同义转述，故D项为正确答案。

28、Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftraditionalfanningpractices?

A、Theyhaveremainedihcsameoverthecenturies.

B、Theyhavenotkeptpacewithpopulationgrowth.

C^Theyarenotnecessarilysustainable.

D、Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。限据题干关键词traditionalfarmingpractices定位在第五段第

三句。该句提到，我们不应再坚信传统的方法就一定比新方法更加具有可持续性。

由此可知，作者认为传统的耕作方式不一定就具有可持续性，故C项为正确答

案。

29、Whatwillagriculturebelikeinthe21stcentury?

A、Itwillgothroughradicalchanges.

B、Ilwillsupplymoreanimalproducts.

C、Itwillabandontraditionalfarmingpractices.

D、Itwillcausezerodamagetotheenvironment.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。艰据题干关键词inlhe21stcentury定位在第五段。该段前两

句提到，21世纪的农业将与20世纪时截然不同，这就需要我们有激进变革的思维

方式(radicalthinking)。由此可推断出21世纪的农业将发生巨大的变化,故A项为

正确答案。

30、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A、Toremindpeopleoftheneedofsustainabledevelopment.

B、Tosuggestwaysofensuringsustainablefoodproduction.

C、Toadvancenewcriteriaformeasuringfarmingprogress.

D、Tourgepeopletorethinkwhatsustainableagricultureis.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：主旨题。文章首先提到，在农业领域，可持续发展是衡量进步的唯一

标准，人们忽略了从历史文化的角度去合理评价它；接下来三段具体分析了人们是

如何忽略的；第五段至末段提出21世纪的农业将与以前的截然不同，要求人们改

变原有的农业方面的可夺续发展思想。由此可知，作者主要是为了让人们重新思考

什么是可持续发展的农业，故D项为正确答案。

WildBillDonovanwouldhavelovedtheInternet.TheAmericanspymasterwhobuiltthe

OfficeofStrategicServicesinWorldWarIIandlaterlaidtherootsfortheCIAwas

fascinated(使着迷)withinformation.Donovanbelievedinusingwhatevertoolscameto

handinthe"greatgame"ofespionage—spyingasa"profession".ThesedaystheNet,

whichhasalreadyre-madesucheverydaypastimesasbuyingbooksandsendingmail,is

reshapingDonovan'svocationaswell.Thelatestrevolutionisn'tsimplyamatterof

gentlemenreadingothergentlemen'se-mail.Thatkindofelectronicspyinghasbeen

goingonfordecades.Inthepastthreeorfouryears,theWorldWideWebhasgivenbirth

toawholeindustryofpoint-and-clickspying.Thespooks(|0jiM)callit"open-source

intelligence",andastheNetgrows,itisbecomingincreasinglyinfluential.In1995the

CIAheldacontesttoseewhocouldcompilethemostdataaboutBurundi.Thewinner,

byalargemargin,wasatinyVirginiacompanycalledOpenSourceSolutions,whose

clearadvantagewasitsmasteryoftheelectronicworld.Amongthefirmsmakingthe

biggestsplashinthisnewworldisStraitford,Inc.,aprivateintelligence-analysisfirm

basedinAustin,Texas.Straitfordmakesmoneybysellingtheresultsofspying(covering

nationsfromChiletoRussia）tocorporationslikeenergy-servicesfirmMcDermott

International.Manyofitspredictionsarcavailableonlineatwww.straitford.com.

StraifordpresidentGeorgeFriedmansaysheseestheonlineworldasakindofmutually

reinforcingtoolforbothinformationcollectionanddistribution,aspymaster'sdream.

Lastweekhisfirmwasbusyvacuumingupdatabitsfromthefarcornersoftheworld

andpredictingacrisisinUkraine."Assoonasthatreportruns,we'llsuddenlyget500

newInternetsign-upsfromUkraine,"saysFriedman,aformerpoliticalscience

professor."Andwe'llhearbackfromsomeofthem,"Open-sourcespyingdoeshaveits

risks,ofcourse,sinceitcanbedifficulttotellgoodinformationfrombad.That'swhere

Straitfordearnsitskeep.Friedmanrelicsonaleanstaffof20inAustin.Severalofhis

staffmembershavemilitary-intelligencebackgrounds.Heseesthefirm'soutsiderstatus

asthekeytoitssuccess.Straitford'sbriefsdon'tsoundliketheusualWashingtonback-

and-fbrlhing,wherebyagenciesavoiddramaticdeclarationsonthechancetheymightbe

wrong.Straitford,saysFriedman,takesprideinitsindependentvoice.

31、TheemergenceoftheNethas.

A、receivedsupportfromfanslikeDonovan

remoldedtheintelligenceservices

C、restoredmanycommonpastimes

D、revivedspyingasaprofession

标准答案：R

知识点解析：细节题。第一段最后一句提到，互联网已经改变了购书和寄信这样的

日常活动，如今也正在改变Donovan所从事的职业。根据上文可知，Donovan所从

事的职业就是intelligenceservices（情报工作），reshape与remold都表示“改造”的意

思，故B项为正确答案。

32、Donovan'sstoryismentionedinthetextto.

A、introducethetopicofonlinespying

B、showhowhefoughtfortheU.S.

C、giveanepisodeoftheinformationwar

D、honorhisuniqueservicestotheCIA

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。文章只在第一段提到Donovan,其余部分都在讨论互联网时

代情报工作的巨大变化。在篇首对Donovan的介绍只是一个引子，目的是为了引

出网络谍报这个话题，故A项为正确答案。

33、Thephrase"makingthebiggestsplash"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans.

causingthebiggesttrouble

B、exertingthegreatesteffort

C、achievingthegreatestsuccess

D^enjoyingthewidestpopularity

标准答紊：C

知识点0析：词汇题。文章第二段末提到，在中央情报局举办的一个竞赛中，以绝

对优势赢得比赛的公司的明显优势是它对电子世界的精通。接着第三段首句提到了

电子领域的另一家公司（Slraiford公司），句中makethebiggestsplash被用来描述该

公司在电子领域里的现状。第五段第三句（Heseesthefirm'soutsiderstatusasthekey

toitssuccess.）暗示该公司已经取得了成功。由此可推知makethebiggestsplash在

文中表示“取得最大的成功”的意思，故C项为正确答案。

34、Itcanbelearnedfromparagraph4that.

A、Straitfbrd'spredictionaboutUkrainehasprovedtrue

B、Straitfordguaranteesthetruthfulnessofitsinformation

C、Straitfbrd'sbusinessischaracterizedbyunpredictability

D、Straittordisabletoprovidefairlyreliableinformation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。第四段的最后两句提到，开放资源的谍报活动有风险，因为

很难区分情报的真伪，而这正是Straitford公司挣钱的地方。由此可见，辨别情报

的真伪是该公司的强项，故D项为正确答案。

35、Straitfordismostproudofits.

A^officialstatus

B、nonconformistimage

C、efficientstaff

D、militarybackground

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。最后一段最后一句提到，Straiford公司为其独立的声音而感

到自豪。由最后一段可知，Straiford公司具有“局外人”的地位，不对官方的论调随

声附和，可以独立地宣祢自己的主张，因此它给人的印象是“不随大流的“，这也就

是它引以为豪的地方，故B项为正确答案。

Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedto

supply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrel,upfrom

lessthan$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscary（口J怕

的）memoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled（成四倍），and1979—1980,

whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationand

globaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthis

time?TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.

Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthern

hemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.Yettherearegoodreasons

toexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmost

countriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthan

itdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountfbruptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,so

evenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamore01111已11（温和的把£1己以onpump

pricesthaninthepast.Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,and

solesssensitivetoswings（摆动）intheoilprice.Energyconservation（节约）,ashiftto

otherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshave

reducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoil

thansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstantprices)richeconomies

nowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomic

Outlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrelforafullyear,comparedwith$13in

1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25%〜0.5%of

GDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,

oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—have

becomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.Onemore

reasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,it

hasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobal

excessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomic

decline.TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.

In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%,andin1979byalmost30%.

36、Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis.

A、globalinflation

B、reductioninsupply

C、fastgrowthineconomy

D、Iraq'ssuspensionofexports

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。本题的答题依据是第•段第二句话：SinceOPECagreedto

supply-cutsinMarch，thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrel,up

fromlessthan$10lastDecember(自从石油输出国组织在3月决定减少原油供应以

来，原汕的价格已从去年12月的不到10美元一桶上涨到约26美元一桶)。由此可

知，B项为正确答案。

37、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheretailpriceofpetrolwillgoupdramatically

if.

ANpriceofcruderises

B、commoditypricesrise

C^consumptionrises

D、oiltaxesrise

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。本题的答题依据在第三段。该段指出，原油价格只占汽油零

售价格的一小部分，其大部分是税收，因此原油价格的变动对汽油价格影响不大。

由此可推知，影响汽油价格的主要因素是税收，D项为正确答案。

38、TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries.

A、heavyindustrybecomesmoreenergy-intensive

B、incomelossmainlyresultsfromfluctuatingcrudeoilprices

C、manufacturingindustryhasbeenseriouslysqueezed

D、oilpricechangeshavenosignificantimpactonGDP

标准答案：D'

知识点解析：推理题。第四段第五句提到，国际经合组织在最近一期的《经济展

望》中估计，如果油价夺续一年维持在22美元左右，与1998年的13美元一桶相

比，这也只会使发达国家的石油进口在支出上增加GDP的O.25%〜O.5%。可

见，石油价格的变化对GDP的影响不大，D项为正确答案。

39、Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat.

A、oil-priceshocksarelessshockingnow

B、inflationseemsirrelevanttooil-priceshocks

C、energyconservationcankeepdowntheoilprices

D、thepriceriseofcrudeleadstotheshrinkingofheavyindustry

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：推理题。第二段首句指出，我们有充分的理由预期这次涨价所带来的

经济影响不会很严重。然后在第三、四、五段阐述了三点理由：（1）原油价格只占

汽油价格的一小部分；（2）发达国家对石油的依赖性不如从前；（3）此次油价上涨并

不在商品价格总体上涨和全球需求过旺的背景下发生。由此可知，A项为正确答

案。

40Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems.

A^optimistic

B、sensitive

C、gloomy

D^scared

标准答案：A

知识点解析：态度题。第三段首句指出，我们有充分的理由预期这次油价上涨所带

来的经济影响不会很严重。接着作者详细阐述了油价上涨的后果不严重的三点理

由。由此可见，作者的态度是乐观的，A项为正确答案。

三、阅读9翻译句子）（本题共［题，每题7.0分，共7

分。）

41、Asearlyasthe19thcentury,shoppershaveviewedThanksgivingDayasthe

traditionalstarttotheholidayshoppingseason,anoccasionmarkedbycelebrationsand

sales.Departmentstoresinparticularlockedontothismarketingnotion,hostingparades

tolaunchthestartofthefirstwaveofChristmasadvertisements,chiefamongthem,the

Macy'sThanksgivingDayParade,runninginNewYorkCitysince1924.Theholiday

shoppingcrazebecamesoimportanttoretailersthatduringtheGreatDepression,they

appealedtoPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltin1939tomoveThanksgivingDayupin

ordertostretchouttheholidayshoppingseason.Rooseveltobliged,moving

ThanksgivingDayoneweekearlier,butdidn'tannouncethechangeuntilOctober.Asa

result,AmericanshadtwoThanksgivingsDaythatyear-Roosevelt,s,jokinglydubbed”

Franksgiving,"andtheoriginal.Becausetheswitchoverwashandledsopoorly,few

observedit,andthechangeresultedinlittleeconomicboost.

标准答案：早在