考博英语模拟试卷58

考博英语模拟试卷58

一、词汇（本题共30题，每题7.0分，共30分。）

1、Facedwithrapidinflationandshrinkinginternationalandhomemarkets,many

companieshavedeclared.

A、augmented

B>erupted

C、robbed

D、bankrupted

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：面临急剧的通货膨胀和不断萎缩的国内、国际市场，许多公司

宣布破产。bankrupt破产。augment增大，增值。erupt爆发，喷发。rob抢劫，劫

掠。

2、Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthemostandbeneficialformofcare.

A、pertinent

B、appropriate

C、acute

D、persistent

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：对许多病人来说，医院的制度化护理是，种最合适、最有益的

护理方式。appropriate合适的，恰当的。pertinent相关的。pertinent坚持不懈的，

作用持久的。acute尖锐的,敏锐的,剧烈的（疼痛）。

3、Becausethestillrefusedtocooperate,thelawyerwashedhishandsofthe

entirecase.

A、advocate

B>agenda

C^client

D、adolescent

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：因为当事人仍然拒绝合作，律师不再插手整个案子。client委

托人，当事人。advocate辩护人，辩护律师。agenda议事日程。adolescent青少

年。

4、StreetsintheUnitedStatesarebymotorvehicles.

ANdominated

B、Controlled

C、governed

D、confronted

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：美国的街道上机动车辆占主导地位。dominate支配，占优势，

居主要地位。confront面临，遭遇。conlrol控制，管理。govern统制，治理。

5、Amongallthechangesresultingfromtheentryofwomenintothework

force,thetransformationthatbasoccurredinthewomenthemselvesisnottheleast

important.

A^massive

B、quantitative

C、surplus

D、formidable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：美国妇女大规模进入劳动力市场引发了很多变化，在所有变化

中，妇女本身的转变是最重要的。massive大规模的。quantitative量的，定量的。

surplus多余的,过剩的，formidable可怕的，难对付的。

6、AlthoughMarydoesn51liketheschoolregulations,shewillwithit.

A^consent

B、comply

C、contend

D^adapt

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：虽然玛丽不喜欢学校的种种规定，但她还是会遵守。comply

with遵照，照做。consent同意，赞成。contend竞争，主张。adapt使适应，改编。

7、Now,let'snotthejob.Theworkmustbefinishedbytomorrowmorning.

A^lieidle

lielow

C、liedownon

D、liedown

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：我们别再偷懒了，明早以前工作必须要完成。liedownonthe

job不卖力，磨洋工。

8^Thehusband'sstoryandhiswife*sstoryeachother.

A、retract

B、contract

C^distract

D、contradict

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：丈夫的叙述和妻子的叙述相互矛盾。contradict矛盾，抵触。

retract缩回,收回。contract契约,合同。distract分散（心思），打扰。

9、Mr.Smithbecameverywhenitwassuggestedthathehadmadeamistake.

A、ingenious

B、empirical

C>objective

D、indignant

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：当史密斯先生发现是自己错了的时候，他非常愤慨。indignant

愤慨的，义愤的。ingenious机灵的,精巧制成的。empirical经验主义的。objective

客观的，无偏见的。

10、Theworld'sgovernmentshavedonenothingtocombatthethreatofnuclear

accidents.

A、inherently

vitally

C、virtually

D、identically

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：在诋御核事故的威胁方面，政府几乎什么都没做。visually差

不多，几乎。inherently天生地，本质地。vitally致命地，生死攸关地。identically

完全相同地，同样地。

11、TheDepartmentofResourcesnotifiedthetowncouncilthatthewatersupplywas

A、contemplated

B、contaminated

C、contemned

D^consulted

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：资源部通知镇议会，供水被污染了。conlaminate污染。

contemplate沉思，凝视，contemn蔑视。consult查阅，咨询。

12、Theinmyson'sclothesarcbeginningtocomeapart.

A、seams

beams

C>rims

D、segments

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：我儿子衣服的接缝处开始裂开了。seam线缝，接缝。beam光

线。rim边，边缘，（眼镜）框。segmenl切片，部分。

C、instantaneous

D^eternal

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：永恒的生死循环是科学家和哲学家都感兴趣的问题。eternal永

久的，永恒的。incompaiible不相容的。exceeding超越的，非常的。instantaneous

瞬间的，即刻的。

18、ThetwoastronautshavesplasheddowninthePacificOcean,onlyfivemilesfrom

theaircraftcarrierthatwasfortherecoverymission.

A、detach

B>dispatched

C、devote

D、dismantled

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：这两个宇航员溅落在太平洋上，离派来救援的航空母舰只差五

英里。dispatch派遣,调遣。detach分开,分离。devote专心，献身。dismantle拆

卸。

19、Sheremainsconfidentandnntrouhledhycrnrpresentprohlems.

A^indefinitely

B、infinitely

C^optimistically

D^seemingly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：她依然自信、乐观，并没为我们目前的问题所困扰。

optimistically乐观地。indefinitely不明确地。infinitely无限地，无边地。seemingly

裘面亡，外表上。

20、Throughmicroscopespeoplecanseeobjectsthataretothenakedeyes.

A、invisible

B、invincible

C、incredible

D^impassable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：透过显微镜人们能看到肉眼见不到的东西。invisible看不见

的,无形的。invincible战无不胜的,无敌的。incredible难以置信的，惊人的。

impassable不能通行的，无路可通的。

21、Mary'sdeparturewithTom'sreturn.

A、complied

B、retarded

C^coincided

D、collaborated

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：玛丽离开时汤姆刚好回来。coincide相符合，相巧合。comply

应允，遵照。retard阻碍，延迟。collaborate合作，协调。

22、Janetriedtoattheswingingrope,butfailed.

A、cluster

B、clutch

C^collide

D、cling

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：简试图抓住摇摆的绳索，但没抓到。clutch抓住，紧握。

cluster使成群。collide碰撞，冲突，抵触。cling粘紧，附着。

23、ProfessorSmith'snewinventionhascreatedagreatonthecampus.

A、sensation

B>selection

C、imitation

D、irrigation

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：史密斯教授的新发明在校园里引起了极大的轰动。sensalion知

觉，轰动。selection选择,挑选。imitation模仿。imitation灌溉,冲洗。

24>Mymotherlikestohaveherhair.

A、cured

carved

C、circled

D、curled

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：我妈妈喜欢把头发弄卷。curl弄卷，卷曲。cure治愈。carve

刻，雕刻。circle围绕，环行。

25Thelettersaidthattherewasan,butIcouldn,tfindwhereitwas.

A、emergency

B、exposure

C^enclosure

D、expenditure

标准答案：C

知识点解析：句意：信里说有一个附件，但是我没找到。enclosure附件，装人

物。emergency紧急情况,突然事件。exposure暴露，曝光。expenditure（时间等）支

出，消费。

26、Thesenationalparksareveryimportantfbrpreservingmanyanimals,whowould

otherwisenmtheriskofbecoming.

A^abolished

B、extinct

C、distinct

D、distinctive

标准答案：B

知识点解析：句意：在保护濒临绝种危险的动物方面，国家公园起着非常重要的作

用。extinct绝种的,耗尽的。abolished废除的,取消的。distinct明显的，独特

的。distinctive有特色的，出众的。

27、Idon'tbelievesuchastrangestory.Iamcertainitisacomplete.

A、fabrication

B>lubrication

C^synthesis

D、generalization

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：我不相信这个奇怪的故事，我确信它完全是捏造出来的。

fabrication制作，构成；捏造。lubrication润滑油。synthesis合成,综合，综合物。

generalization一般化,概括，综合。

28、Thecontinualintemperaturemakeitimpossibleformetodecidewhatto

wear.

A、fluctuations

transformations

C^transmissions

D^recreations

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：持续的天气变动使得我们不知道该穿什么衣服。fluctuation波

动，起伏。transfonnalion变化，转变。transmission传送，传输。recreation消遣，

娱乐。

29Fiber-opticcablescancarryhundredsoftelephoneconversations.

A、simultaneously

spontaneously

C^homogeneously

D^contemporarily

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：光缆能够同时保证上百对电话的使用。simultaneously同时

地。spontaneously自发地，自然地。homogeneous同种的，同质的。contemporary

同时代的。

30、Theoftheinterstate5spropertyhasbeenagreeduponbytheheirs.

A^dissolution

B、disposal

C、disappearance

D、disposition

标准答案：D

知识点解析：句意：继承者们就州内财产让与达成了一致。disposition性情；财产

的让与，赠与;部署。dissolution解散,解除。disposal处理，清除(废品)。

disappearance消失。

二、阅读理解(本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。)

DespiteDenmark'smanifestvirtues,Danesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobe

Danes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanestalktoforeignersabout

Denmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingonitstininess,itsunimportance,the

difficultyofitslanguage,thegeneralsmallmindednessandself-indulgenceoftheir

countrymenandthehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,MDenmarkis

agreatcountry."You'resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.Itisthelandofthesilk

safetynet,wherealmosthalfthenationalbudgetgoestowardsomethingoutlife's

inequalities,andthereisplentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprograms,job

seminars-Danesloveseminars:threedaysatastudycenterhearingaboutwaste

managementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.ItisaculturebombardedbyEnglish,in

advertising,popmusic,theInteract,anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs一

thereisnoDanishAcademytodefendagainstit-olddialectspersistinJutlandthatcan

barelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,asthesayinggoes,"Few

havetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle/'andaforeignerisstruckbythesweet

egalitarianismthatprevails,wherethelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze,whereSir

andMadamehavedisappearedfromcommonusage,evenMr.andMrs.it'sanationof

recyclers—about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew——andno

nuclearpowerplants.Ifsanationoftirelessplanners.Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperate

wellingeneral.Suchanationofoverachievers—abrochurefromtheMinistryof

BusinessandIndustrysays,"Denmarkisoneoftheworld'scleanestandmostorganized

countries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkisthemostcorrupiion-

freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere."So,ofcourse,one'sheartliftsatanysighting

ofDanishsleaze:skinheadgraffitionbuildings("ForeignersOutofDenmark!"),broken

beerbottlesinthegutters,drunkenteenagersslumpedinthepark.Nonetheless,itisan

orderlyland.YoudrivethroughaDanishtown,itcomestoanendatastonewall,andon

theothersideisafieldofbarley,anicecleanline:townhere,countrythere.Itisnota

nationofjaywalkers.Peoplestandonthecurbandwaitfortheredlighttochange,even

ifit's2a.m.andthere*snotacarinsight.However,Danesdon'tthinkofthemselvesas

awaitingat-2-a,m.-for-the-green-lightpeople—that'showtheyseeSwedesand

Germans.Danesseethemselvesasjazzypeople,improvisers,morefreespiritedthan

Swedes,butthetruthis(thoughoneshouldnotsayit)thatDanesareverymuchlike

GermansandSwedes.Orderlinessisamainsellingpoint.Denmarkhasfewnatural

resources,limitedmanufacturingcapability;itsfutureinEuropewillbeasabroker,

banker,anddistributorofgoods.YousendyourgoodsbycontainershiptoCopenhagen,

andthesebright,young,English-speaking,utterlyhonest,highlydisciplinedpeoplewill

getyourgoodsaroundtoScandinavia,theBalticStates,andRussia.Airports,seaports,

highways,andraillinesareultramodernandwell-maintained.Theorderlinessofthe

societydoesn'lmeanthatDanishlivesarclessmessyorlonelythanyoursormine,and

noDanewouldtellyouso.YoucanhearplentyaboutbitterfamilyfeudsandtheSOITOWS

ofalcoholismandaboutperfectlysensiblepeoplewhowentoffonedayandkilled

themselves.Anorderlysocietycannotexemptitsmembersfromthehazardsoflife.But

thereisasenseofentitlementandsecuritythatDanesgrowupwith.Certainthingsarc

yoursbyvirtueofcitizenship,andyoushouldn'tfeelbadfortakingwhatyou'reentitled

to,you'reasgoodasanyoneelse.Therolesofthewelfaresystemarecleartoeveryone,

thebenefitsyougetifyouloseyourjob,thestepsyoutaketogetanewone;andthe

orderlinessofthesystemmakesitpossibleforthecountrytoweatherhigh

unemploymentandsocialunrestwithoutasenseofcrisis.

31、TheauthorthinksthatDanesadoptaattitudetowardstheircountry.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第一段DanesnevertalkabouthowproudtheyaretobeDanes,NO

Danewouldsay,“Denmarkisagreatcountry.”可以看出他自己的国们对家持谦逊

的态度。

32、WhichofthefollowingisNOTaDanishcharacteristiccitedinthepassage?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从第三段丹麦建筑物上写的ForeignersOutofDenmark,可以看出他

们是不欢迎外国人和外国文化的，选项A不正确。

33、Theauthor'sreactiontothestatementbytheMinistryofBusinessandIndustry

is.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第三段作者阐述了工商业部门的陈词Denmarkisoneof...inihe

NorthernHemisphere,随后作者提出与这些陈词矛盾的现象brokenbeerbottlesin

thegutters,drunkenteenagersskimpedinthepark,由此可以判断作者对他们的说法

持怀疑态度。

34、Accordingtothepassage,Danishorderliness.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中第四段指出Orderlinessisamainsellingpoint是因为Denmarkhas

fewnaturalresources...asabroker,banker,anddistributorofgoods,由止匕可以看出

orderliness对丹麦发展来说很关键。

35、AttheendofthepassagetheauthorstatesallthefollowingEXCEPTthat.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：选项A,B,D的内容分别对应文中welfaresystemareclearto

everyone,shouldn'tfeelbadfortakingwhatyou'reentitledto和possibleforthe

countrytoweatherhighunemployment,选项C内容未提及。

Thefoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthefowlsout,intheearly

summermornings,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;andthenagainassoonas

eveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewassosly.Heslidalongin

thedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedtocircumventthegirls

deliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetopofhisbrash,orthe

ruddyshadowofhiminthedeepgrass,andshehadletfireathim.Buthemadeno

accountofthis.Thetreesonthewood-edgewereadarkish,brownishgreeninthefull

light,foritwastheendofAugust.Beyond,thenaked,copper-likeshaftsandlimbsofthe

pinetreesshoneintheair.Nearertheroughgrass,withitslong,brownishstalksall

agleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabout-theduckswerestillswimmingon

thepondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedatitall,sawitall,anddidnotseeit.She

heardBanfordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistanceandshedidnothear.Whatwasshe

thinkingabout?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asitwere,heldback.She

loweredhereyes,andsuddenlysawthefox.Hewaslookingupather.Hischinwas

presseddown,andhiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.Andheknewher.She

wasspellbound—sheknewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes,andhersoulfailed

her.Heknewher,hewasnotdaunted.Shestraggled,confusedlyshecametoherself,and

sawhimmakingoff,withslowleapsoversomefallenboughs,slow,imprudentjumps.

Thenheglancedoverhisshoulder,andransmoothlyaway.Shesawhisbrushheld

smoothlikeafeather,shesawhiswhitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewasgone,softly,soft

asthewind.Sheputherguntohershoulder,buteventhenpursedhermouth,knowingit

wasnonsensetopretend(ofire.Soshebegantowalkslowlyafterhim,inthedirectionhe

hadgone,slowly,pertinaciously.Sheexpectedtofindhim.Inherheartshewas

determinedtofindhim.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshedidnotconsider.

Butshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyaboutontheedgeofthe

wood,withwide,vividdarkeyes,andafainlflushinhercheeks.Shedidnetthink.In

strangemindlessnessshewalkedhitherandhither...Assoonassupperwasover,sherose

againtogoout,withoutsayingwhy.Shetookhergunagainandwenttolookforthefox.

Forhehadliftedhiseyesuponher,andhisknowinglookseemedtohaveenteredher

brain.Shedidnotsomuchthinkofhim:shewaspossessedbyhim.Shesawhisdark,

shrewd,unabashedeyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelthiminvisiblymasterher

spirit.Sheknewthewayheloweredhischinashelookedup,sheknewhismuzzle,the

goldenbrown,andthegrayishwhite.Andagainshesawhimglanceoverhisshoulderat

her,halfinviting,halfcontemptuousandcunning.Soshewent,withhergreatstartled

eyesglowing,hergununderherarm,alongthewoodedge.Meanwhilethenightfell,and

agreatmoonroseabovethepinetrees.

36、Atthebeginningofthestory,thefoxseemstobeallEXCEPT.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文未叙述狐狸凶残的一面，只是说到它的狡黠，annoying对应文巾

exasperate,文中它露出白色头部，但March却仍然无法击中它，可看出它的挑

37、Asthestoryproceeds,Marchbeginstofeelunderthespellof.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第三段说March和狐狸对视时Shewasspellbound-sheknewheknew

her,可以判断选项D正确。

38、GraduallyMarchseemstobeinastateof.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文中第二段Herconsciousnesswas,asitwere,heldback”她似乎失

去了意识”，可以得出选项A正确。

39、Attheendofthestory,thereseemstobeasenseofbetweenMarchandthe

fox.

标准答案:C

知识点解析：从文十第三段狐狸与March的相互凝望以及最后一段hisknowing

lookseemedtohaveenteredherbrain等可以感觉到March与狐狸之间有朴亲密的关

系。

40>Thepassagecreatesanoverallimpressionof.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：全文狐狸与March之间的一些举动给人神秘泥异的感觉，结尾the

nightfell,andagreatmoonroseabovethepinetrees乂创造出一种神秘的意境，选

项A正确。mystory神秘。horror恐怖。liveliness轻快，灵活。contempt轻蔑，蔑

视。

Cooperativecompetition.Competitivecooperation.Confused?Airlineallianceshave

travelersscratchingtheirheadsoverwhat'sgoingonintheskies.Somefolksview

alliancesasablessingtotravelers,offeringseamlesstravel,reducedfaresandenhanced

frequent-flyerbenefits.Othersseeaconspiracyofbigbusiness,causingdecreased

competition,increasedfaresandfewerchoices.Whateveryouropinion,there'sno

escapingairlinealliances:themarketinghypeisunrelenting,witheachofthetwomega-

groupings.OneworldandStarAlliance,promotingitselfasthebestchoiceforall

travelers.And,evenifyouturnawayfromtheirads,chancesaietheywillfigureinany

ofyourtravelplans.Bytheendoftheyear,oneworldandStarAlliancewillbetween

themcontrolmorethan40%ofthetrafficinthesky.Somepunditspredictthatfigure

willbemorelike75%in10years.Butwhy,afteryearsofoftenferociouscompetition,

haveairlinesdecidedtobandtogether?Let'sjustsaythetimingismutuallyconvenient.

NorthAmericanairlines,havingexhaustedallmeansofearningcustomerloyaltyat

home,havebeenlookingforwaystoreachouttoforeignflyers.Asiancarriersarestill

burringfromtheregion-wideeconomicdownturnthatbegantwoyearsago-justwhen

someoftheairlinesweretakingdeliveryofnewaircraft.Alliancesalsoallowcarriersto

cutcostsandincreaseprofitsbypoolingmanpowerresourcesontheground(ratherthan

eachairlinemaintainingitsowngroundcrew)andcode-sharing-thepracticeoftwo

partnerssellingticketsandoperatingonlyoneaircraft.Soalliancesareterrificfor

airlines,butaretheygoodforthepassenger?Absolutely,saytheairlines:thinktothe

lounges,thejointFFP(frequentflyerprogramme)benefits,theround-the-worldfares,

andtheglobalservicenetworks.Thenthere'sthepromiseof"seamless"travel:the

abilityto,say,travelformSingaporetoRometoNewYorktoRiodeJanicro,allonone

ticket,withouthavingtowaithoursfbrconnectionsorworryaboutyourbags.Sounds

utopian?PeterBuecking,CathayPacific*sdirectorofsalesandmarketing,thinksthat

seamlesstravelisstillevolving."It'sfairtosaythattheselinksareonlyintheirinfancy.

Thekeytoseamlessnessrestsininfrastructureandinformationsharing.We'reworking

onthis."HenryMa,spokespersonforStarAllianceinHongKong,listsstoneoftheother

benefitsforconsumers:"Globaltravelershaveaneasiertimemakingconnectionsand

planningtheiritineraries."Maclaimsalliancesalsoassurepassengersconsistentservice

standards.Criticsofalliancessaythemuch-toutedbenefitstotheconsumeraremostly

pieinthesky,thatalliancesareallaboutreducingcostsfbrtheairlines,rationalizing

servicesandrunningjointmarketingprogrammes.JeffBlyskal,associateeditorof

ConsumerReportsmagazine,saysthepromotionalballyhoooveralliancesismuchado

aboutnothing."Idon'tseemuchofagainforconsumers:alliancesarejustamarketing

gimmick.Andasfarasseamlesstravelgoes,FIIbelieveitwhenIseeit.Mostairlines

can'tevengettheirownconnectionsundercontrol,letalonecoordinatewithanother

airline."Blyskalbelievesallianceswillultimatelyresultindecreasedflightchoicesand

increasedcostsforconsumers.Insteadoftwoairlinescompetingandeachoperatinga

flightonthesamerouteat70%capacity,thealliedpairwillsharetherouteandranone

fullflight.Sincefewerseatswillbeavailable,passengerswillbeobligedtopaymorefor

tickets.Thetruthaboutalliancesandtheirmeritsprobablyliessomewherebetweenthe

travelutopiapresentedbytheplayersandtheevilempiresportrayedbytheircritics.And

howmuchtheyaffectyoudepencisonwhatkindoftraveleryouarc.Thosewhohave

alreadymadetheelitegradeintheFFPofamajorairlinestandtobenefitthemostwhen

itjoinsanalliance:thentheyenjoytheFFPperksandadvantagesonanyandallofthe

membercarriers.Forexample,ifyou'reaMarcoPoloClub"gold"memberofCathay

Pacific*sAsiaMilesFFP、youwillautomaticallybetreatedasavaluablecustomerbyall

members,ofoneworld,ofwhichCathayPacificisamember,evenifyou'yeneverflown

withthembefore.Forthosewhohaven'tmadethetopgradeinanyFFP,alliancesmight

beawayofsimplifyingtheearningoffrequentflyermiles.Forexample,Ibelongto

UnitedAirline'sMileagePlusandgenerallyflylessthan25,000milesayear.ButIearn

mileswitheveryflightItakeonStarAlliancemember—AllNipponAirwaysandThai

Airways.IfyouflylessthanIdo,youmightbesmartertostayoutoftheFFPgame

altogether,Huntforbargainswhenbookingflightsandyoumightbeabletosaveenough

totakethatextratripanyway.Theonlyrealbenefitinfrequentflyerscandrawfroman

allianceisaninexpensiveround-the-worldfare.Thebottomline:forallthemarketing

hype,alliancesaren'tallthingstoallpeople,buteverybodycangetsomebenefitoutof

them.

41、Whichisthebestwordtodescribeairtraveler'sreactiontoairlinealliances?

标准答案：D

知识点解析:文中第一段说Aidineallianceshavetravelersscratchingtheirheadsover

what'sgoingonintheskies,意为“航空公司使得旅行者脑子一片混乱，不知道他们

的意图”，选项D正确。

42、Accordingtothepassage,settingupairlineallianceswillchieflybenefit.

标准答案：R

知识点解析：航空公司自己宣扬联合会使消费者受益，但批外家们指出alliances

willultimatelyresultindecreasedflightchoicesandincreasedcostsforconsumers,可

以判断alliance最终受益者是航空公司，选项B正确。

43、WhichofthefollowingisNotaperceivedadvantageofalliances?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文中第三段谈到了结盟的优点有wilhouthavingtowaithoursfor

connectionsorworryaboutyourbags并提出assurepassengersconsistentservice

standards,选项A“行李津贴”没有在文中提及。

44、Onedisadvantageofalliancesforeseenbythecriticsisthatairtravelmaybemore

expensiveasaresultof.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中Blyskal认为allianceswillultimatelyresultindecreasedflight

choicesandincreasedcostsforconsunlers,可以判断选项C“缺少竞争造成（乘坐飞

机的价格提高“正确。

45、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcategoriesoftravelerswillgain

mostfromairlinealliances?

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中最后三段可知，经常乘坐飞机并且是round-the-worldfare的人才

会最大获益，选项B正确。

Weallknowthatthenormalhumandailycycleofactivityisofsome7-8hours*sleep

alternatingwithsome16-17hours'wakefulnessandthat,broadlyspeaking,thesleep

normallycoincideswiththehoursofdarkness.Ourpresentconcerniswithhoweasily

andtowhatextentthiscyclecanhemodified.Thequestionisnomereacademicone.The

ease,forexample,withwhichpeoplecanchangefromworkinginthedaytowinkingat

nightisaquestionofgrowingimportanceinindustrywhereautomationcallsforround-

the-clockworkingofmachines.Itnormallytakesfromfivedaystooneweekforaperson

toadapttoareversedroutineofsleependwakefulness,sleepingduringthedayend

workingatnight.Unfortunately,itisoftenthecaseinindustrythatshiftsarechanged

everyweek;apersonmayworkfrom12midnightto8a.m.oneweek,8a.m.to4p.m.

thenext,and4p.m.to12midnightthethirdandsoon.Thismeansthatnosoonerbashe

gotusedtooneroutinethanhehastochangetoanother,sothatmuchofhistimeisspent

neitherworkingnorsleepingveryefficiently.Theonlyrealsolutionappearstobetohand

overthenightshifttoanumberofpermanentnightworkers.Aninterestingstudyofthe

domesticlifeandhealthofnight-shiftworkerswascaniedoutbyBrownin1957.She

foundahighincidenceofdisturbedsleepandotherdisordersamongthoseonalternating

dayandnightshifts,butnoabnormaloccurrenceofthesephenomenaamongthoseon

permanentnightwork.Thislattersystemthenappearstobethebestlong-termpolicy,but

meanwhilesomethingmaybedonetorelievethestrainsofalternatedayandnightwork

byselectingthosepeoplewhocanadaptmostquicklytothechangesofroutine.Oneway

ofknowingwhenapersonhasadaptedisbymeasuringhisbodytemperature.People

engagedinnormaldaytimeworkwillhaveahightemperatureduringthehoursof

wakefulnessandalowoneatnight;whentheychangetonightworkthepatternwillonly

graduallygobacktomatchthenewroutineandthespeedwithwhichitdoessoparallels,

broadlyspeaking,theadaptationofthebodyasawhole,particularlyintermsof

performance.Therefrom,bytakingbodytemperatureatintervalsoftwohours

throughouttheperiodofwakefulnessitcanbeseenhowquicklyapersoncanadapttoa

reversedroutine,andthiscouldbeusedasabasisforselection.Sofar,however,sucha

formofselectiondoesnotseemtohavebeenappliedinpractice.

46、Whyisthequcsliunof"howeasilypeopleuungelusedtoworkingalniglil?"nota

mereacademicquestion?

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中第二段解释了人们适应夜间工作的难易程度研究不仅仅是个学术

研究问题的原因：workingatnight...automationcallsforround-the-clockworking

ofmachines,选项C符合。

47>Themainproblemoftheround-thc-clockworkingsystemliesin.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文中第二段指出工人们适应新的工作时间通常要5至7天，但shifts

arechangedeveryweek,这就导致\workersspentneitherworkingnorsleepingvery

efficiently,选项B符合。

48、Thebestsolutionforimplementingthe24-hourworkingsystemseemstobe.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文中第三段指出Theonlyrealsolution叩pearstobetohandoverthe

nightshifttoanumberofpermanentnightworkers”惟一的解决方法是使一部分人一直

上夜班”，选项C正确。

49、Itispossibletofindoutifapersonhasadaptedtothechangesofroutineby

measuringhisbodytemperaturebecause.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：最后一段提到peopleengagedinnormaldaytimeworkwillhaveahigh

temperatureduringthehoursofwakefulnessandalowoneatnight,因此根据体温测量

可以判断人们是否适应了新的工作规律。

50、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：最后一段只是说“可以通过体温测量知道一个人是否适应了新工作时

问”，但并不是说能根据体温看出工作表现，选项A错误。

三、完形填空（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

Historianstendtotellthesamejokewhentheyaredescribinghistoryeducationin

America.It'stheone[71]theteacherstandingintheschoolroomdoor[72]goodbye

tostudentsforthesummerandcalling[73]them,"Bytheway,wewonWorldWar

HTheproblemwiththejoke,ofcourse,isthatit's[74]funny.Therecentsurveyson

[75]illiteracy（无知）arebeginningtonumb（令人震惊）：nearlyonethirdofAmerican

17-year-oldscannoteven[76]whichcountriestheUnitedStates[77]againstinthat

war.Onethirdhaveno[78]whentheDeclarationofIndependencewas[79].One

thirdthoughtColumbusreachedtheNewWorldafter1750.Twothirdscannotcorrectly

[80]theCivilWarbetween1850and1900.[81]whentheygettheanswersright,

someare[82]guessing.Unlikemathorscience,ignoranceofhistorycannotbe【83】

connectedtolossofinternational[84].Butitdoesaffectourfuture[85]ademocratic

nationandasindividuals.The[86]newsisthatthereisgrowingagreement[87]what

iswrongwiththe[88]ofhistoryandwhatneedstobe[89]tofixit.Thestepsare

tentative（尝试性的）[90]yettobefeltinmostclassrooms.

51、

A、about

B、in

C、for

D、by

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句意：有关…的故事。

52、

A^shaking

B、waving

C、nodding

D、speaking

标准答案：B

知识点解析：wavegoodbyeto...向…挥手告别。

53、

A^in

B、after

C、for

D、up

标准答案：B

知识点解析：callafte