考研英语（二）模拟试卷17

考研英语（二）模拟试卷17

一、完型填空(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.

Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.Todaythecaristhemostpopular

[Cl]oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely[C2]

thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarfor

[C3]90percentofallpersonal[C4].MostAmericansareableto

[C5]cars.Theaveragepriceofa[C6]madecarwas,$500in1950,

$740in1960andup[C7]$750in1975.DuringthisperiodAmericancar

manufacturerssetabout[C8]theirproductsandworkefficiency.Meanwhile,

(heyearlyincomeofthe[C9]familyincreasedfrom1950to1975[CIO]

thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason,[Cl1]anewcartakesasmaller

[C12]ofafamily'stotalearningstoday.In1951[C13]ittook8.1

monthsofanaveragefamily's[C14]tobuyanewcar.In1962,anewcar

[C15]8.3monthsofafamily'sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.75

[C16]income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically[C17]to

modelsfrompreviousyears.The[08]oftheautomobileextendsthroughout

theeconomy[C19]thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspend

moremoney[C20]iheircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.

1、(Cl)

A、kind

B、means

C、mean

D、types

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题考查惯用搭配。kind种类；means手段：mean意味着；type类

型。本题所在句意为“如今，汽车是全美最普遍的交通—。“再结合下一句中的as

ameansofeverydaytransporlalion可知B正确。meansoftransportation意为“交通工

具

2、[C2]

A^denied

B、reproduced

C、replaced

D^ridiculed

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考杳词义辨析。deny拒绝；reproduce复制；replace取代；

ridicule嘲笑。20世纪之前美国人的交通主要靠马，而现在主要依靠汽车，这说明

汽车取代了马。故答案为C。

3、[C3]

A、hardly

B、nearly

C、certainly

D、somehow

标准答案：B

知识点解析；此题考查词义辨析。hardly几乎不；nearly几乎；certainly无疑地，

肯定地；somehow不知怎么地。结合上下文可知，本题所在句的意思是“美国人几

乎90%的个人旅行都会自己开车去“故B正确。

4、[C4]

A^trip

B、works

C、business

travel

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题考查语义衔接。trip意为“旅行”，尤指以工作和娱乐为目的的短

途旅行，所以A正确。work意为“工彳乍”；business意为“买卖“；travel意为“旅

行”，尤指长途旅行。

5、[C5]

A、buy

B、sell

C、race

D、see

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题考查词义辨析。buy购买；sell出售：race比赛；see看见。结合

句意及下文提到的price可知，这里应该是指购买汽车的能力。故答案为A。

6、[C6]

A^quickly

B、regularly

C^rapidly

D、recently

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题考杳词义辨析。结合句意，此处意为“最近生产的“，即

rcccntlyinadcoquickly意为“快速地”，regularly意为“有规律地"，mpidly意为“迅速

地“，都不合句意。故答案为D。

7、[C7]

A、on

B、to

C、in

D、about

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题考查介词用法。upto意为“多达”，其他选项搭配错误，故答案

为B。

8、[C8]

A^raising

B、making

C、reducing

D^improving

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题考查语义衔接。raise提高；make制作；reduce减少；improve改

进。结合空格后的内容可知，空格处应填入能与宾语theirproductsandwork

efficiency相搭配的动词的现在分词，此处意思为“提高他们的产品质量和工作效

率”。选项B、C明显错误，选项A的意思是提高物体的位置。故只有选项D符合

文意。

9、[C9J

A、unusual

B、interested

C、average

D、big

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查词义辨析。unusual不寻常的；interested感兴趣的；average

普通的；big大的。结合句意可知，此处要表达的意思是“一般家庭的年收入“，所

以C正确。

10、[C10]

A、slowest

B、equal

C、faster

D^less

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考杳语义衔接。由句中的increase和than可知，空格处应填入副

词的比较级，而且这两个词也表示人们的收入在提高。结合选项可知答案为C。

11、[C11]

A、bringing

C>cost

D^needed

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查语义衔接。此处意为“一辆新车需要花费一个家庭一年中

8.3个月的收入:四个选项中spend和cost都可以表示“花费”，但只有cost能以

物为主语，指某物花费某人多少钱，故答案为C。

16、[C16]

A、months

B、dollar

C^family

D、year

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题考查词义辨析。momhs月；dollar美元；family家庭；year年。

本段提到衡量一辆汽车的价钱时，都是以一个家庭的月收入做单位的，故此处应选

择mon【hs,与上文构成对比。

17、[C17]

A^famous

B、quick

C、superior

inferior

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查词义辨析。famous出名的；quick快速的；superior优于；

inferior次于。本题是将1975年的汽车技术与之前对比，很明显随着科学进步，汽

车方面的技术也会更加先进。故答案为C。

18、[C18]

A、running

B、notice

C、influence

D、discussion

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查词义辨析。run奔跑；nolice注意；influence影响；

discussion讨论。throughoul表示“遍及”，可知本空所选词汇应具有可扩展的能力。

此处意为“汽车的影响延伸到经济“，所以C正确。

19、[C19]

A、then

B、so

C、as

D、which

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题考查逻辑衔接。分析句意可知，前后两部分是因果关系，后面是

果，前面是因，所以应选能引导结果状语从句的词，故选B。

20、[C20]

A、starting

B、leaving

C、keeping

D、repairing

标准答案：C

知识点解析；此题考杳惯用搭配。keepsth.doing是固定动词短语，意为“保

持……继续进行“，所以C王确。

二、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共2。题，每题

分，共20分。)

"Wemustn'tdelayanylonger...,swallowingisdifficult...andbreathing,that'salso

difficult.Thosemusclesareweakeningtoo...,wemustn'tdelayanylonger,"Thesewere

thewordsofDutchman.CeesVanWendeldeJoodeaskinghisdoctortohelphimdie.

Affectedwithaseriousdisease,VanWendelwasnolongerabletospeakclearlyandhe

knewtherewasnohopeofrecoveryandthathisconditionwasrapidlydeteriorating.Van

Wendel'slastthreemonthsoflifebeforebeinggivenafinal,lethalinjectionbyhisdoctor

werefilmedandfirstshownontelevisionlastyearintheNetherlands.Theprogramme

hassincebeenboughtby20countriesandeachtimeitisshown,itstartsanationwide

debateonthesubject.TheNetherlandsistheonlycountryinEuropewhichpermits

euthanasia,althoughitisnottechnicallylegalthere.However,doctorswhocarryout

euthanasiaunderstrictguidelinesintroducedbytheDutchParliamenttwoyearsagoare

usuallynotprosecuted.Theguidelinesdemandthatthepatientisexperiencingextreme

suffering,(hat(hereisnochanceofacure,andthatthepatienthasmaderepeated

requestsforeuthanasia.Inadditionto(his,aseconddoctormustconfirmthatthese

criteriahavebeenmetandthedeathmustbereportedtothepolicedepartment.Should

doctorsbeallowedtotakethelivesofothers?Dr.WilfredVanOijen,CeesVanWendel's

doctor,explainshowhelooksatthequestion:"Well,it'snotasifI'mplanningtomurder

acrowdofpeoplewithamachinegun.Inthatcase,killingistheworstthingIcan

imagine.Butthat'sentirelydifferentfrommyworkasadoctor.IcareforpeopleandItry

toensurethattheydon'tsuffertoomuch.That*saverydifferentthing."Manypeople,

though,arctotallyagainstthepracticeofeuthanasia.Dr.AndrewFerguson.Chairmanof

theorganizationHealthcareOpposedtoEuthanasia,saysthat"Inthevastmajorityof

euthanasiacases,whatthepatientisactuallyaskingforissomethingelse.Theymaywant

ahealthprofessionaltoopenupcommunicationforthemwiththeirlovedonesor

family—there'snearlyalwaysanotherquestionbehindthequestion."Britainalsohasa

strongtraditionofhospices-specialhospitalwhichcareonlyfor(hedyingandtheir

specialneeds.CicelySaunders,presidentof(heNationalHospiceCouncilandafounder

memberofthehospicemovement,arguesthateuthanasiadoesn'ttakeintoaccount(hal

therearewaysofcaringfor(hedying.Sheisalsoconcernedthatallowingeuthanasia

wouldunderminetheneedforcareandconsiderationofawiderangeofpeople:It'svery

easyinsocietynowfortheelderly,thedisabledandthedependenttofeelthattheyare

burdens,andthereforethattheyoughttooptout.Ithinkthatanythingthatlegallyallows

theshorteningoflifedoesmakethosepeoplemorevulnerable."Manyfindthis

prohibitionofanindividual'srighttodiepaternalistic.Althoughtheyagreethatlifeis

importantandshouldberespected,(heyfeelthatthequalityoflifeshouldnotbeignored.

Dr.VanOijenbelievesthatpeoplehave(hefundamentalfighttochooseforthemselvesif

(heywant'todie:"Whatthosepeoplewhoopposeeuthanasiaaretellingmeis(hatdying

peoplehaven'ttheright.Andthatwhenpeopleareveryill,weareallafraidofiheir

death.Buttherearesituationswheredeathisafriend.Andinthosecases,whynot?"But

"whynot?"isaquestionwhichmightcausestrongemotion.ThefilmshowingCeesVan

Wendel'sdeathwasbothmovingandsensitive.Hisdoctorwasclearlyafamilyfriend;

hiswifehadonlyherhusband'sinterestsatheart.Some,however,wouldarguethatit

wouldbedangeroustousethisparticularexampletosupportthe-caseforeuthanasia.Not

allpatientswouldreceivesuchahighlevelofindividualcareandattention.

21、Whatdoeseuthanasiamean?

A、Awayofkillingoneself

B、Awayofendingapatient'slifenaturally

C、Thepainlesskillingofpeoplewhoareincurablyillorveryold

D、Amurderbythedoctor

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。“安乐死”这一说法考生应该不会陌生，近年来各国议会专业

人士都在发表自己看法，区此很容易选出答案C。

22、HowmanycountriesinEuropepermiteuthanasia?

A、AllcountriesexceptHolland

B、Onlytwo

C、None

D、Onlyone

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章在第四段首句提到“荷兰是欧洲唯一允许安乐死的国家

%因此选D。

23、Wheneuthanasiaiscarriedoutin(heNetherlands,thedoctor.

A、candoitaccordingtohisownexperience

B、shouldfollowtheguidelinespresentedbytheParliament

C、candoitaccordingtopatient'srequests

D、canadopttheadviceofthepatient'sfamilymembers

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文章在第四段第二句提出凡是在遵循指导原则的医生不会被

起诉，接下来又提到怎样的病人才能享有安乐死。

24Whoisagainsteuthanasia?.

A^Dr.WilfredVanQijen

B、Dr.AndrewFerguson

C、CicelySaunders

BothBandC

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。作者在第七段和第八段分别列举安德鲁.福格医生和茜西莉.

桑德斯对安乐死的态度，得出结论两人都持反对意见。

25、Accordingtothosewhoopposeeuthanasia,CeesVanWendel'scase.

A^isagoodexample

B、isaveryvaluableexample

C、isanexceptionalexample

D、isaconvincingexample

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。作者在首段和第二段提出CessVanWandcl吞咽困难，呼吸

也困难，肌肉正在变得软潴无力，不能清楚讲话，无康复希望，病情在迅速恶化

等。这些与反对者在第七、八段谈到的看法不同，可见这是一例外。

Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyofthe

world'sgreatwriters.Beforeconsideringthisquestion,itwillbeusefultointroducesome

relatedconcepts.Conflict,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesdirectedagainst

oneanother,'isdistinguishedfromcompetition,definedasoppositionamongsocial

entitiesindependentlystrivingforsomethingthatisininadequatesupply.Competitors

maynotbeawareofoneanotlier,whilethepartiestoaconflictare.Conflictand

competitionarebothcategoriesofoppositionwhichhasbeendefinedasaprocessby

whichsocialentitiesfunctioninthedisserviceofoneanother.Oppositionisthus

contrastedwithcooperationtheprocessbywhichsocialeniiti3Sfunctionintheserviceof

oneanother.Thesedefinitionsarenecessarybecauseitisimportanttoemphasize(hat

competitionbetweenindividualsorgroupsisinevitableinaworldoflimitedresources,

butconflictisnot.Conflict,nevertheless,isverylikelytooccur,andisprobablyan

essentialanddesirableelementofhumansocieties.Manyauthorshavearguedforthe

inevitabilityofwarfromthepremisethatinthestruggleforexistenceamonganimal

species,onlythefittestsurvive.Ingeneral,however,thisstruggleinnatureis

competition,notconflict.Socialanimals,suchasmonkeysandcattle,fighttowinor

maintainleadershipofthegroup.Thestruggleforexistenceoccursnotinsuchfights,but

inthecompetitionforlimitedfeedingareasandfortheoccupancyofareasfreefrom

mcat-catinganimals.Thosewhofailinthiscompetitionstarvetodeathorbecome

victimstootherspecies.Thisstruggleforexistencedoesnotresemblehumanwar,but

ratherthecompetitionofindividualsforjobs,markets,andmaterials.Theessenceofthe

struggleisthecompetitionforthenecessitiesoflifethatareinsufficienttosatisfyall.

Amongnationsthereiscompetitionindevelopingresources,trades,skills,anda

satisfactorywayoflife.Thesuccessfulnationsgrowandprosper;theunsuccessful

decline.Whileitistruethatthiscompetitionmayinduceeffortstoexpandterritoryalthe

expenseofollicis,andlliusleadtucoiiflicl,iluaiinulbesaidtlialwai-likcuunfliulamuii^

nationsisinevitable,althoughcompetitionis.

26、Inthefirstparagraph,whydoestheauthorgivethedefinitionsofsometerms?

A^Arguefbrthesimilaritiesbetweenanimalsocietiesandhumansocieties

B、Smoothouttheconflictsinhumansocieties

C、Distinguishbetweentwokindsofopposition

D、Summarizethecharacteristicfeaturesofoppositionandcooperation

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第三句可知，是为了区分“冲突“和“竞争”两种对抗的概念。

27、Accordingtotheauthor,competitiondiffersfromconflictinthat

A^itresultsinwarinmostcases

B、itinduceseffortstoexpandterritory

C^itisa'kindofoppositionamongsocialentities

D、itisessentiallyastruggleforexistence

标准答案：D

知识点解析：倒数第四句指出，竞争本质上是为了生存。

28>Thephrase"functioninthedisserviceofoneanothcr"(Para.I)mostprobably

means______

A、betrayeachother

B、harmoneanother

C、helptocollaboratewitheachother

D、benefitoneanother

标准答案：B

知识点解析：disservice意为“伤害”，在该句中意为社会团体为了自身利益而对它

方造成的伤害。

29、Theauthorindicatesinthepassagethatconflict

A、isaninevitablestruggleresultingfromcompetition

B、reflectsthestruggleamongsocialanimals

C、isanoppositionamongindividualsocialentities

D、canbeavoided

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第三段最后一句指出，国家之间战争一样的冲突不能说就是不可避免

的，尽管竞争是这样。

30、Thepassageisprobablyintendedtoanswerthequestion""

A、Iswarinevitable?

B、Whyisthereconfliclandcompetition?

C、Isconflictdesirable?

D、Cancompetitionleadtoconflict?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第一句提出”战争是否可以避免”的问题，而在最后一句得出结

论：是可以避免的。

The"MyDoom"viruscouldpresageagenerationofcomputerattacksbyorganisedgangs

aimingtoextractransomsfromonlinebusinesses,expertssaidyesterday.Thewarning

cameasthewebsiterunbySCO,acompanythatsellsUnixcomputersoftware,ineffect

disappearedfromthewebunderablizzardofautomatedattacksfromPCsinfectedbythe

virus,whichfirstappearedaweekago.The"MyDoom-A"versionofthevirusis

reckonedtobetheworsttohavehittheinternet,intermsofthespeedofitsspread,with

millionsofPCsworldwidebelievedtobeinfected.Such"zombie"machinesbeginto

sendouthundredsofcopiesoftheviruseveryhourtoalmostanye-mailaddressintheir

files.OnSundaytheybegansendingautomatedqueriestoSCO'swebsite,anattackthat

willcontinueuntil12February.Theattackisthewebequivalentofringingthe

company'sdoorbellandrunningawayamilliontimesasecond,leavingitscomputers

unabletodealwithstandardrequeststoviewitspages."Youhavetowonderaboutthe

timelimit",saidGrahamCluley,seniortechnologyconsultanta(theantiviruscompany

Sophos."SomeonecouldgotoSCOafter(he12thandsay,'Ifyoudon'twantthisto

happenagain,hereareourdemands"'.RaimundGenes,Europeanpresidentof(he

securitysoftwarefirmTrendVlicro,said:"Suchaprogrammecouldtakeoutanymajor

websiteontheinternet.It'snotterrorism,butitissomebodyv/hoisobviouslyupsetwith

SCO"SCOhasearnedtheenmityofcomputerusersthroughalawsuitithasfiledagainst

IBM.SCOclaimsownershipofcomputercodeitsaysIBMputintothefreeoperating

systemLinux,andisdemandinglicencefeesanddamagesofSlbn.Mr.Cluleysaid:"It

mightbethatwhoeverisbehindthiswillsaytoSCO,'ifyoudon'twantthenextoneto

targetyou,dropthelawsuit",.SCOhasoffered$250,000(£140,000)forinformation

leadingtothearrestofthepersonorpeoplewhowroteanddistributedMyDoom.Nell

Barrett,ofthesecuritycompanyInformationRiskManagement,said,"Iwouldgivealot

ofcredencetotheideaofgangsusingvirusestoextortmoney.It'shardforlaw

enforcementtotrackthemdown,becausethey'reusingmachinesownedbyinnocent

people".AsecondvariantofMyDoomwillstartattackingpartofMicrosoft'swebsite

latertoday.TheantiviruscompanyMcssagcLabssaidithadblockedmorethan16

millioncopiesofthevirusintransitoverthenetsofar.Butmillionsmorewillhave

reachedtheirtargets.

31.Theonsetofanewgenerationofcomputerattackswasmarkedby.

A、anorganizationofgangs

B、theinfectionofPCs

C、thesaleofasoftware

D、awebsite'svanishing

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：这是一道细节题。依据第二段"Thewarningcameasthe

website...disappearedfromtheweb..."可知，这次攻击的标志是某个网站的突然消

失。

32、Whatdoestheword"they"(Para.4)refertoy

A、organizedgangs.

B、PCsinfected.

C、copiesofthevirus.

D、theirfiles.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：这是一道词义题。依据第四段的内容可知，"hey”指代的是“PCs

infected"o

33、ItcanBeinferredfromthetextthatthepurposeof(heattackcouldbe.

A、torenderthedoorbellofihecompanyuseless

B、topreventthosenonstandardrequeststovisit

C、tomakesomedemandsofthecompany

D、tocancelsomewebsiteshatedbyterrorists

标准答案：C

知识点解析：这是一道推论题，问这次攻击的目的可能是什么。依据第五段的第二

句可以推断，这帮家伙的意图可能是敲诈(makesomedemands)o其它几项意思与原

文有差距。

34、NeilBarrett'sremarksarequotedtoshow.

A、experts*differentunderstandingsofintentionoftheattack

B、thedifficultytofindoutthegangsbehindthisact

C、people'sdoubtaboutwinningthelawsuitagainstsea

D、theproblemwiththesecurityofinformationmanagement

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题涉及引用Neil的言论的意图。文章第七和第八段分别介绍了

Clulcy和Neil对网络攻击的背后意图的不同看法。由此可见，引用Neil的话是为

了显示专家对袭击意图的不同理解。

35、Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom.

A、anewspapermagazine

B、atechnician'sreport

C、acollegetextbook

D、asciencethesis

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题问文章收出处。文章第一段就暴露出新闻报道的时效性特征，说

事情发生在yesterdayo文章摘自新闻报刊，答案为anewspapermagazine0

VintonCerf,knownasthefatheroftheInternet,saidonWednesdaythattheWebwas

outgrowingtheplanetEarthandthetimehadcometotaketheinformationsuperhighway

toouterspace."TheInternetisgrowingquickly,andwcstillhavealotofworktodoto

covertheplanet",CerftoldthefirstdayoftheannualconferenceoftheInternetSociety

inGenevawheremorethan1,500cyberspacefanshavegatheredtoseekanswersto

questionsaboutthetangledweboftheInternetCerfbelievedthatitwouldsoonbe

possibletosendreal-timesciencedataon(heInternetfromaspacemissionorbiting

anotherplanetsuchasMars."Thereisnowaneffortunderway(odesignandbuildan

interplanetaryInternet.Thespaceresearchcommunityiscomingcloserandcloserand

merging.WethinkthatwewillseeinterplanetaryInternetnetworksthatlookverymuch

liketheoneswcusetoday.Wcwillneedinterplanetarygatewaysandtherewillbe

protocolstotransmitdatabetweenthesegateways'1,Cerfsaid.FrancoisFluekiger,a

scientistattendingtheconferencefromtheEuropeanParticlePhysicsLaboratorynear

Geneva,wasnotentirelyconvinced,saying."Weneeddreamslikethis.ButIdon'tknow

anyMartianwhomI'dliketocommunicatewiththroughtheInternet,,.Cerfhasbeen

workingwithNASA'sPasadenaJelPropulsionLaboratory—thepeoplebehindtherecent

Marsexpedition—todesignv/hathecallsan"interplanetaryInternetprotocol"He

believesthatastronautswillwant(ousetheInternet,althoughspecialproblemsremain

withinterferenceanddelay."Thisisquitereal.Theeffortisbecomingextraordinarily

concreteoverthenextfewmonthsbecausethenextMarsmissionisinplanningstages

now",Cerftoldtheconference."IfweusedomainnameslikeEarthorMarsjet

propulsionlaboratoi-ypeoplewouldbecomingtogetherwithpeoplefromtheInternet

community.'Headded."TheideaistotaketheinterplanetaryInternetdesignandmakeit

apartoftheinfrastructureoftheMarsmission".Helatertoldanewsconferencethat

designingthissystemnowwouldpreparemankindoffuturetechnologicaladvances.

"Thewholeidesistocreateanarchitecturesothedesignworksanywhere.Idon'tknow

wherewe'regoingtohavetoputitbutmyguessisthatwellbegoingouttheresonic

time",Cerfsaid."Ifyouthink100yearsfromnow,itisentirelypossiblethatwhatwillbe

purelyresearch50yearsfromnowwillbecomecommercialized".

36、AccordingtoCerf,thepurposetodesigninterplanetaryInternetisto

A^sendreal-timesciencedata.

B、communicatewithastronauts.

C、layfoundationforfuturetechnologicaladvances.

D^commercializeit

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。题干中的信号词是inlerplanetaryIntemel(星际互联网)，前面

三段都是Cerf对它的描述,"Cerfbelievedthatitwouldsoonbepossibletosendreal­

timesciencedataontheInternetfromaspacemissionorbitinganotherplanetsuchas

Mars”说明了在不久的将来星际互联网将成为可能并且是必要的。

37、Fromthetext,wclearntliatVintonCerfis

A、seekinganswerstoquestionsabouttheInternetweb.

B、workingoninterplanetaryInternetwithcollaborationofNASA.

C、tryingtocommercializetheintcrplanctai-yInternet

D^exploringthepossibilityofestablishingInternetnetworkonMars.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。可直接定位在第五段第一句"Cerfhasbeenworkingwith

NASA'sPasadenaJetPropulsionLaboratory—thepeoplebehindtherecentMars

expedition",由该句可知VintonCerf一直与NASA合作开发星际网络。

38、Itcanbeinterredfromthelastparagraphthat

A^(hedramtobuildinterplanetaryInternetcanbefulfilledinthefuture

B、interplanetaryInternetwillbecomecommercializedin103years.

C、theresearchofInternettook50years.

D、itwilltakealongtimetobuildinterplanetaryInternet.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推断题。最后一段的意思是，50年纯粹是研究某一领域的东西，100

年之后已经商业化了，这是完全可能的。可见科技发展之快，因此建立星际网络在

将来是能够实现的。

39、WeknowfromthetextthatMarsmissionis

A^oneofNASA'sInternetprojects.

B、anexpeditiontoMars.

C、theinfrastructureoftheinterplanetaryInternet

D、(ocreateanarchitectureonMars.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节推断题。文章第五段第二行指出，Marsmission指的就是"recent

Marsexpedition"o第八段又指出，要使星际网络成为Marsmission的一个基础部

分，可见其他选项不符合文章要求或在文章中未提到。

40、Whichofthefollowingisthemainpointofthetext?

A、ThedevelopmentoftheInternet.

B、Thepossibilityofspaceresearch.

C、Universalinformationsuperhighway.

D、ThetechnologicaladvancesofMarsmission.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：主旨题，文章主要讲了星际网络的研发以及实现信息在外太空的高速

传输。”宇宙信息高速公路”可以概括这个大意。

三、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题分，共

5分。)

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.Choosethemostsuitable

onefromthelistA-GtofitintoeachofthenumberedblankTherearctwoextra

choices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.(10points)LongbeforeManlivedonthe

Earth,therewerefishes,reptiles,birds,insects,andsomemammals.Althoughsomeof

theseanimalswereancestorsofkindslivingtoday,othersarenowextinct,thatis,they

havenodescendantsalivenow.(41).Veryoccasionallytherocksshow

impressionofskin,sothat,apartfromcolor,wecanbuildupareasonablyaccurate

pictureofananimalthatdiedmillionsofyearsago.Thatkindofrockinwhichthe

remainsarefoundlellsusmuchaboutthenatureoftheoriginalland,oftenoftheplants

thatgrewonit,andevenofitsclimate.(42).Nearlyallofthefossilsthatweknow

werepreservedinrocksformedbywateraction,andmostoftheseareofanimalsthat

livedinornearwater.Thusi(followsthat(heremustbemanykindsofmammals,birds,

andinsectsofwhichweknownothing.(43).Therewerealsocrablikecreatures,

whosebodieswerecovered,withahornysubstance.Thebodysegmentseachhadtwo

pairsoflegs,onepairforwalkingonthesandybottom,theotherforswimming.The

headwasakindofshieldwithapairofcompoundeyes,oftenwiththousandsoflenses.

Theywereusuallyaninchortwolongbutsomewere2feet.(44).Ofthese,the

ammonitesareveryinterestingandimportant.Theyhaveashellcomposedofmany

chambers,eachrepresentingatemporaryhomeoftheanimal.Astheyounggrewlargeri(

grewanewchamberandsealedoffthepreviousone.Thousandsofthesecanbeseenin

(herocksontheDorsetCoast(45).About75millionyearsagotheAgeof

Reptileswasoverandmostofthegroupsdiedout.Themammalsquicklydeveloped,and

wecantracetheevolutionofmanyfamiliaranimalssuchastheelephantandhorse.

Manyofthelatermammalsthoughnowextinct,wereknowntoprimitivemanandwere

featuredbyhimincavepaintingsandonbonecarvings.A.Theshellfishhavealong

history-intherockandmanydifferentkindsareknownB.Nevertheless,weknowagreat

dealaboutmanyofthembecausetheirbonesandshellshavebeenpreservedintherocks

asfossils.Fromthemwccantelltheirsizeandshape,howtheywalked,thekindoffood

theyate.C.Thefirstanimalswithtruebackboneswerethefishes,firstknowninthe

rocksof375millionyearsago.About300millionyearsagotheamphibians,theanimals

abletolivebothonlandandinwater,appeared.Theyweregiant,sometimes8feetlong,

andmanyofthemlivedin(heswampypoolsinwhichourcoalseam,orlayer,orformed.

Theamphibiansgaveriseto(hereptilesandfbrnearly150millionyearsthesewerethe

principalformsoflifeonland,inthesea,andintheair.D.Thebestindexfossilstendto

bemarinecreature.Thereanimalsevolvedrapidlyandspreadoverlargeoverlargeareas

oftheworld.E.Theearliestanimalswhoseremainshavebeenfoundwereallvery

simplekindsandlivedinthesea.Laterformaaremorecomplex,andamongthesearethe

sea-lilies,relationsofthestar-fishes,whichhadlongarmsandwereattachedbyalong

stalktotheseabed,ortorocks.F.Whenananimaldies,thebody,itsbones,orshell,

mayoftenbecarriedawaybystreamsintolakesortheseaandtheregetcoveredupby

mud.Iftheanimallivedintheseaitsbodywouldprobablysinkandbecoveredwith

mud.Moreandmoremudwouldfalluponituntilthebonesorshellbecomeembedded

andpreserved.G.Manyfactorscaninfluencehowfossilsarcpreservedinrocks.

Remainsofanorganismmaybereplacedhyminerals,dissolvedbyanacidicsolutionto

leaveonlytheirimpression,orsimplyreducedtoamorestableform.

41、Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.Choosethemost

suitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwo

extrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.(10points)LongbeforeManlivedon

theEarth,therewerefishes,reptiles,birds,insects,andsomemammals.Althoughsome

oftheseanimalswereancestorsofkindslivingtoday,othersarenowextinct,thatis,they

havenodescendantsalivenow.(41).Veryoccasionallytherocksshow

impressionofskin,sothat,apartfromcolor,wecanbuildupareasonablyaccurate

pictureofananimalthatdiedmillionsofyearsago.Thatkindofrockinwhichthe

remainsarefoundtellsusmuchaboutthenatureoftheoriginalland,oftenoftheplants

(hatgrewonit,andevenofitsclimate.(42).Nearlyallofthefossilsthatweknow

werepreservedinrocksformedbywaleraction,andmostoftheseareofanimals(ha(

livedinornearwater.Thusi(followsthattheremustbemanykindsofmammals,birds,

andinsectsofwhichweknownothing.(43).Therewerealsocrablikecreatures,

whosebodieswerecovered,withahomysubstance.Thebodysegmentseachhadtwo

pairsoflegs,onepairforwalkingonthesandybottom,theotherforswimming.The

headwasakindofshieldwithapairofcompoundeyes,oftenwiththousandsoflenses.

Theywereusuallyaninchortwolongbutsomewere2feet.(44).Ofthese,the

ammonitesareveryinterestingandimportant.Theyhaveashellcomposedofmany

chambers,each