考研英语模拟试卷57

考研英语模拟试卷57

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe

twentiethcentury.(I)inthe1990smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMain

Street.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas.(2)onboth

sideswithmany.(3)businesses,Hereshoppersv/alkedintostorestolookatall

sortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,andgroceries(4)someshops

offer(5).Theseshopsincludeddrag-stores,shoe-repairstoresandbarberor

hairdressingshops.(6)inthe1950s,achangebeganto(7)Toomany

automobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet(8)toofewparkingplaceswere

(9)shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwith

inter6stattheopenspaces(10)thecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircar-driving

customersneeded.Andopenspaceiswhattheygot.(11)thefirstshoppingcenter

wasbuilt.Shoppingcenter(12)malls,startedasacollectionofsmallnewstores.

(13)congestedcitycenters.(14)byhundredsoffreeparkingspaces

customersweredrawnawayfrom(15)areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing

(16)ofshoppingcentersled(17)tothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstocked

stores(18)thelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmall

citiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe(19)ofone-stopshopping,mails

weretransformedintolandscapedparks(20)benches,fountains,andoutdoor

entertainment.

1>ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe

twentiethcentury.(1)inthe1990smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMain

Street.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas.(2)onboth

sideswithmany.(3)businesses,Hereshoppersv/alkedintostorestolookatall

sortsofmerchandise:clothing,furniture,hardware,andgroceries(4)someshops

offer(5).Theseshopsincludeddrag-stores,shoe-repairstoresandbarberor

hairdressingshops.(6)inthe1950s,achangebeganto(7)Toomany

automobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet(8)toofewparkingplaceswere

(9)shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwith

inter6stattheopenspaces(10)thecitylimits.Openspaceiswhattheircar-driving

customersneeded.Andopenspaceiswhattheygot.(11)thefirstshoppingcenter

wasbuilt.Shoppingcenter(12)malls,startedasacollectionofsmallnewstores.

(13)congestedcitycenters.(14)byhundredsoffreeparkingspaces

customersweredrawnawayfrom(15)areastooutlyingmalls.Andthegrowing

(16)ofshoppingcentersled(17)tothebuildingofbiggerandbetterstocked

stores(18)thelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmall

citiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe(19)ofone-stopshopping,malls

weretransformedintolandscapedparks(20)benches,fountains,andoutdoor

entertainment.

A、Asearlyas

Early

C、Earlyas

D、Earlier

标准答案：B

知识点解析：earlyinthe1990s”90年代早期”，为习惯用法。

2、

A、built

B>designed

C^intended

D^lined

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句意为，街道两边排满了许多不同的商店。line”排列“。

3、

A、varied

B、variable

C、sorted

D、mixed-up

标准答案：A

知识点解析：varied”杂色的，各种各样的“，强调“各种种类和形式”，比various语

气更重。sorted"分类的"；mixed-up"混合的

4、

A^Aswell

B、Beside

C^Inaddition

D、Apartfrom

标准答案：c

知识点解析：inaddition”加上，此外”。该句意为，此外，一些商店提供服务。这

里指，除了卖东西，一些商店还提供其他服务。Aswell”同样，也”；Beside”除…

之外”，后面必须接宾语；Apartfrom”除…外”，后面必须接宾语。

5、

A、medicalcare

B、food

C、services

D、cosmetics

标准答案：C

知识点解析：提供“服务”,应用services。

6、

A^Suddenly

B、Abruptly

C、Contrarily

D、But

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句表示转折，”然而，在50年代，一种变化开始发生，只能用

buto

7、

A、betakingplace

B、takeplace

C、betakenplace

D、havetakenplace

标准答案：B

知识点解析：表示什么事情发生，begin后面接动词不定式。

8、

A、while

B、yet

C、though

D、andthen

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句意为，”大量的汽车涌入商业区，而能为购物者提供的停车位却

太少”。while作为连接词，可表示转折”然而，但是“，符合题意。

9、

A、usedby

B、availablefor

C、availableto

D、readyfor

标准答案：B

知识点解析:availablefor为习惯用语,表示“有用，可用”。

10、

A^at

B、from

C^through

D、outside

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该句意为，”由于街道太拥挤，商人们开始将•目光投到城市之外的开

阔空间"，outside作为介词，意为"在...之外"，符合题意。

11、

A^when

B、while

C、since

D、then

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句意为，”而当第一个采购中心建立起来时，购物者得到了户外空

间“。表示"当……什么时候”，要用when。

12、

A、thatis

B、orrather

C、or

D、and

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该句意为，购物中心，或称为购物商场，开始是一种与搦挤的城市中

心邻接的小商店的集中地。。1■可表示“或者说”，符合题意。

13、

A、outof

B、nextto

C^awayfrom

D、near

标准答案：B

知识点解析：nextto为固定搭配，表示"相邻的，邻接的、

14、

A、Attracted

B、Surprised

C、Delighted

D、Obsessed

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句意为，受到数百免费停车位的吸引，顾客们纷纷离开城市商业区

而来到郊外的购物中心。Surprised"惊奇"；Delighted"高兴"；Obsessed”困惑”；均

不符合题意。

15、

A、inner

B、central

C、shopping

D、downtown

标准答案：D

知识点解析：downtown市镇商业区。

16、

A、fame

B、distinction

C、popularity

D>liking

标准答案：c

知识点露析：该句意为，而不断发展的购物中心反过来使得大批更大更好的仓储商

店普遍建立起米。popularity意为”普及，流行“，符合题意。fame“名声”；

distinction"K别"；liking"爱好”。

17、

A、on

B、inturn

C、byturns

D、further

标准答案：B

知识点解析：intum"反过来，依次”，符合上下文v

18、

A、By

B、During

C、In

D、To

标准答案：A

知识点解析：该句意为，到70年代后期，许多购物中心已经发展成为小的城市规

模。表示"到什么时间"用by。例如，Hehasfinishedtheworkbyteno^lockthis

morning,到今天上午十点钟，他已完成了这项工作。

19、

A、cheapness

convenience

C、readiness

D、handiness

标准答案：B

知识点解析：该句意为，除了提供方便的一站式采购，购物中心被转变为风景公

园，配备了长椅子、喷泉和户外娱乐表演。cheapness”廉价、readiness“就绪”；

handiness"轻便";均不符合题意。

20、

A、because

B、and

C^with

D^provided

标准答案：C

知识点解析：wilh表示”具有，带有”。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

MoreAmericansarecohabiting-livingtogetheroutofwedlock—thanever.Someexports

applaudthepractice,butotherswarnplayinghousedoesnotalwaysleadtomaritalbliss.

AtonetimeinAmerica,livingtogetheroutofwedlockwasscandalous.Unmarried

spouseswho"shackedup"weresaidtobe"livinginsin".Indeed,cohabitationwasillegal

throughoutthecountryuntilabout1970.Today,statisticstelladifferenttale.Thenumber

ofunwedcoupleslivingtogetherhasrisentoanewhigh—morethan4.1millionasof

March1997,accordingtotheCensusBureau.Thatfigurewasupfrom3.96million

couplesthepreviousyearandrepresentsaquantumleapfromthe430,000cohabiting

couplescountedinI960.Thebureaufound'thatcohabitingismostprevailinginthe24一

35agegroup,accountingfor1.6millionsuchcouples.Cohabitantsclaimtheylive

togetherprimarilytosolidifytheirloveandcommitmenttoeachother.Mostintendto

marry;only13%ofcohabitantsdonotanticipatelegalizingtheirrelationship.Butthe

realityfrommanycouplesisdifferent:Movingindocsnotleadto"happilyeverafter."

Fortypercentofcohabitantsnevermakeittothealtar.Ofthe60%whodomarry,more

thanhalfdivorcewithin10years（comparedwith30%ofmarriedcoupleswhodidnot

livetogetherfirst）.Cohabitingpartnersaremoreunfaithfulandfightmoreoftenthan

marriedcouples,accordingtoresearchbytheHowardCenterfbrFamily,Religionand

Society.Otherstudieshavecometoequallysimilarconclusions.Still,expertspredictthe

numberofcohabitingcouplesislikelytoincrease.Astheoffspringofthebabyboomer

comeofage,theyareinclinedtodefermarriages,asdidtheirparents.Thiswillleadto

morecohabitationandnontraditionalfamilies.Untilpeopleunearththatlivingtogether

haspitfalls,itwon'twaneinpopularity.Cohabitinghasbeenportrayedwith"careful

neutrality"inthemedia,andHollywoodcelebritieswhomoveinandoutofeachother's

homessetthestandard.ButWarrenFarrell,theSanDiego-basedauthorofWhyMenAre

theWayTheyAre,arguesthatlivingtogetherisagoodideaforashortperiod.*'Tomake

thejumpfromelating,whenweputourbestfootforward,tobeingmarried"一without

showingeachotherthe"shadowsideofourselves"一istotreatmarriagefrivolously,he

says.

21、Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethat.

A、expertsholdanunanimouslycriticalviewoncohabitation

Americansareingeneralmoretolerantofcohabitation

C、cohabitationrateactuallydroppeddespitetheincreaseinthenumberofunwed

coupleslivingtogether

D、livingtogetheroutofwedlockisconsideredmorallywrongtoday

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节分析。选项A不对，因为根据文章第一段第二句专家对同居所

持态度不同。选项B是正确答案，从文中可以看出，同过去对同居的态度相比，

今天的美国人总体上较为宽容。选项C亦不正确，因为从文中推不出此结论。选

项D不正确，认为同居不道德是过去的看法。

22、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcohabitationisCORRECT?

A、Only60%ofcohabitantseventuallygetmarried.

B、Researchshowsthatcohabitantsaremorefaithfulthanmarriedcouples.

C、Expertspredictthatthenumberofcohabitingcoupleshasreacheditspeak.

D、CohabitationisstillillegalintheUnitedStates.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节分析。文章第二段第六句提到”在60%的结婚者中”，因而选项A

是正确的。选项B与文章第二段倒数第二句相矛盾％文章第三段第一句提到“尽管

如此，专家预测同居伴侣的数量还会增加二因此选项C不正确。选项D亦不符合

文意。

23、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"unearth"mean?

A、believe

B、doubt

C、uncover

D、agree

标准答案：C

知识点解析：词义推测结合文意，此处的词义应该是“揭示“、“发现”一类，因此答

案选C,其余选项与答案相去太远。

24、Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A^WarrenFarrelldoesnotsupportcohabitation

B、WarrenFarrellthinksthereisnoneedtogetmarriedforcohabitants

C>WarrenFarrellthinkscohabitationisfrivolous

D、WarrenFarrellholdstheviewthatcohabitationhassomebenefits

标准答案：D

知识点解析•：细节分析。根据文章最后一段第一句知A不对。选项B亦不对，因

为WarrenFarreH认为同居是从约会向婚姻的过渡。选项C不正确，因为Warren

Farrell认为没有同居才是轻率的表现。文章最后一段第一句证明了选项D的正

确。

25、Accordingtothepassagethenumberofcohabitingcouplesislikelyto.

A、increase

B、decrease

C、fallby20%

D、increaseby10%

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节分析。根据文章第三段第一句，知选项A正确。其余选项均不

合文意。

OwingtotheinsufficientgassupplyintheUnitedStates,thegaspricehasdramatically

risen.Thenewgaspricerealityandthepolicydecisionsitmaytriggerwillundoubtedly

leadtocriticalfinancialimplicationsforsomeindividualsorcompanies,butthesituation

canhardlybetermeda"nationalcrisis"orevena"shortage".Whatistrueisthat

buyers-particularlythoseinthechemicalindustryandinindependentpowergeneration

willnotbeabletoacquirethequantityofgastheywishatthepricestheywishtopay,or

evenatpricesthatwillallowthemtoremaincompetitiveintheirmarkets,particularly

duringpeakdemandseasons.Overthenextyearortwo,theresultwillbehigher,and

morevolatileprices,tobesure,buttherearemarket-drivenadjustmentmechanismseven

intheshortterm,e.g.,moreelectricpowerfromcoalandoil,reducedproductionof

domesticchemicals,andacommensuratesubstitutionofimports.Consumersand

companieswillfeeltheeconomicpinchofhigherprices;particularly,ifweexperiencean

exceptionallyhotsummerandawinter,whenaveragetemperatureswere20%colder

thantheyearbeforeintheNortheast.Still,theUnitedStatesfacesneitherthespecterof

economicrecession-atleastnotsolelyduetogasprices-noroffreezingfamilies

unableto'obtaingastoheattheirhomes.Giventhisnewpriceplateau,demand

adjustmentswillalsotakeplaceandvaryacrossregionsoftheUnitedStatesandacross

industries,withpowergenerationandchemicalsperhapsthemostaffected.Someinchose

industriesmayfindthattheirfacilitiesarenolongerfinanciallyviableatthenewprice

plateau,andtherewilllikelybeanotherroundofindustrialrestructuringnotunlikeothers

thathaveresultedfrominternationaldifferencesinresourceandlaborcosts—lestwe

forget,naturalgasisstillabundantandverylowcostinothercountriessuchasTrinidad,

Qatar,andIran,justaslaborisabundantandlowcostinChina,Indonesia,andpartsof

LatinAmerica.Fromapolicyperspective,theUnitedStatesneedstocarefullyevaluatea

seriesoftrade-offsbetweenenvironmentalconcernsandeconomicgrowth.Thegasprice

experiencesofthelasttwoyearsarcthefirstrealtastesoftheeconomiccostsofagas­

basedenvironmentalstrategy.Evaluatingthesetrade-offsneedstobedonewithalevel

headandaclearunderstandingofthosetrade-offs.

26Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?

A、Americaneconomyisstronglyhitbythehighpricesofgas.

B、Americaneconomyisaffectedbythehighpriceofgas,butitisnotacrisis.

C^Americaneconomicpolicyisafailure.

D、Thepricesofgaswillriseinthefollowingyears.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节分析。B项在文章的第一段中已经明确地说明。而A项美国的

经济由于石油价格的原因遭到了重创，是错误的说法，C项认为美国的经济政策是

失败的，这样的说法也是不正确的。D项的说法也不对，石油的价格在未来几年内

还会上升，但是这并不能作为全文的主旨，因此也是不合适的。

27、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthesecondparagraph?

A、Thegaspriceswillbecomesteadyinthenextyearortwo.

B>Inashortperiod,theproblemwillbesolvedbytheelectricityproducedbycoaland

oil.

C^Therewon'tbeaneconomicrecessioneventhoughthepresentsituationis

unfavorable.

D、ManyAmericanfamilieswillbefreezingbecausetheycan'taffordthegaswithsuch

ahighprice.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节分析。在第二段中，作者明确说明石油价格在未来的一两年里还

会处于高价和不稳定的状态，因此A的说法是不对的。B认为这个问题可以由电

力来解决，也是错误的，囚为电作为替代能源只是解决办法之一，并不能完全解决

问题。D也是错的，因为文章明确地说明了不会有家庭因为支付不起高价而受冻。

28、WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothethirdparagraph?

A、Thepowergenerationandchemicalsperhapsmaybethemostaffected.

B、Someindustriesmayfindthattheirfacilitiesarenolongerfinanciallyviableatthe

newpriceplateau.

C、NaturalgasisabundantinChina,Indonesia,andpartsofLatinAmerica.

D^NaturalgasisstillabundantandverylowcostinothercountriessuchasTrinidad,

Qatar,andIran.

标准答案：C

知识点解析•：细节判断。在中国、印尼和拉美的一些国家，劳动力比较廉价，而不

是石油，因此是错误的，其他在文中都有明确地说明。

29Whatdoestheunderlinedword"commensurate"inthesecondparagraphmean?

A^proper

B、adding

C、supplementary

D、sufficient

标准答案：A

知识点解析：词义推测。根据文章的内容，应该是找到相应的替代产品，所以是

Ao

30、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

ANThefinancialsituationisrathercriticalowingtothehighgasprices.

B、Theeconomicsituationisnotbadenoughtotriggerarecession.

C、DemandadjustmentsarethesameinallthestatesofAmerica.

D、TheU.S.needtoreconsideritspolicyconcerningenvironmentandeconomicgrowth.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：细节判断。不但在不同地区，而且在不同行业，这些调整都不尽相

同，因此C项的这种说法是不对的。其他三个选项在文章中都有明确说明。

AIDSisoneofthemostfatalandrampantdiseasesthatdeprivesofhundredsof

thousandsofliveseachyearallovertheworld,andtheconditioninAfricancountriesis

muchworseforlackofmedicine,educationaswellaspreventivemeasures.Scientists

andresearchershaveneverceasedtheireffortstohaltthewidespreadingtendencyofthis

infectingdisease,unfortunately,tillnow,theyhavenotinventedanyeffectivevaccine.

Lastweek,anexperimentalAIDSvaccinetestedinThailandonsome2,500drugusers

failedtoprotectthemfrombecominginfectedwithHIV,declaredVaxGenInc.,the

vaccine'sdeveloper.ThepoolresultswerewidelyexpectedsinceVaxGenInc.hadsaid

earlierthatitsvaccinedidnotworkinalargerNorthAmericanstudy.MostAIDS

researchersagreethatvaccineswillbetheonlyeffectivewaytocontrolavirusthathas

killed28millionpeopleandinfected42millionmoreworldwide.Twodozenother

vaccinesarcbeingtestedon12,000humanvolunteers,butnonehasadvancedasfaras

VaxGen's,andanysuccessfulcandidateisyearsaway.OfficialsatBrisbane,Calif-based

VaxGensaidtheThairesultsunderscoredagainhowwilyAIDSisinthwartingthe

immunesystem.Thefindingsalsoshow"howimportantitisfortheinternationalpublic

healthcommunitytoredoubletheefforttodevelopaneffectivevaccine,"PresidentDr.

DonaldFrancissaid.VaxGen'svaccine,likemostothersbeingtested,didnotcontainthe

virusitselfandcannotcauseAIDS.Instead,thevaccinecontainedsmall,manmade

geneticbitsofthevirusthatscientistshadhopedwouldprovokeanimmuneresponse

strongenoughtostopthevirusfrominvadinghealthycells.Threeyearsago,the

companyenrolled2,546peopleinandaroundBangkokwhowereathighriskforHIV

becausetheyhabituallyswappedneedlestoinjectdrugs.Halfweregiventhe

experimentalvaccineandhalfweregivenaplacebo.Allvolunteersweregivenextensive

risk-reductioncounseling,thecompanysaid.Intheend,thevaccineofferednogreater

protection:105peoplegiventheplacebobecameinfectedwithHIV,while106people

giventhevaccinetestedpositive.InFebruary,VaxGenannounceditsvaccinewas

ineffectiveagainstadifferentAIDSstrainfoundinNorthAmerica.Thefailureofthis

experimentalvaccinereinforcesthehardnessofanti-AlDSbattle,andtheultimate

successseemstoemergeyearslater.However,mankindisnotsovulnerabletobe

completelydefeatedbyAIDS.

31、WhereistheexperimentalAIDSvaccinetested?

A、InThailand

B、InNorthAmerica

C、AtBrisbane

D、InAfrica

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节分析。在第一段该句话中"Lastweek,anexperimentalAIDS

vaccinetestedinThailandonsome2,500drugusersfailedtoprotectthemfrom

becominginfectedwithHIV,declaredVaxGenInc,，我们由'以得出答案是A。而关

于B,一项更大的试验在那进行。而C项布里斯班（澳大利亚城市），总部在加州的

VaxGen公司有分部设在那里，跟问题无关。D项只在说明一些非洲国家的情况就

更糟时提及。

32、Accordingtothecontext,whatdocstheunderlinedword"strain"inparagraph4

mean?

A、Disease

B、Breed

C、Virus

D、Cell

标准答案：B

知识点解析：词义推测。根据常识，我们能推测出这是另一种类型的艾滋病，而非

细胞或病毒，A也不对，因为艾滋病本来就是一种病。

33、HowmanyvolunteersarctestedbyVaxGen'svaccine?

A、2546

B、12000

C、2500

D、211

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节分析。文章第一段说“VaxGcn公司向外宣布道，上周在泰国科学

家们对被检测过的艾滋病疫苗进行实验，2500个这种药物的使用者还是感染上了

艾滋病病毒”。第三段说道”三年前曼谷市内外的2546人在该公司注册（成为艾滋病

疫苗试验的志愿者）第二段说”目前有20多种疫苗正接受12000名志愿者的检验

",但是这是就全球而言。D项没提到。

34,WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A、AIDSisthemostfatalandrampantdisease.

B、Vaccinewillbetheonlyeffectivewaytocontrolavirus.

C>VaxGen'svaccinewouldprovokeanimmuneresponsestrongenoughtostopthe

virusfrominvadinghealthycells.

D、Mostvaccinesbeingtesteddidnotcontainvirus.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：是非判断。文章第一句话”艾滋病是世上最致命、最猖獗的疾病之一”

就告诉我们，A是不正确的。而在第二段中说道“大多数艾滋病研究人员认为疫苗

将是控制病毒的唯一有效办法”，并不是所有人都认为是。故B不对。第三段开头

说”像其他正在试验中的疫苗一样，VaxGcn公司研制的疫苗本身不含病毒，也不会

诱发艾滋病。相反，这种疫苗含有少量人造基因型病毒，科学家希望它们能激发一

种足够强的免疫反应能力，来阻止艾滋病病毒侵入人体健康细胞”，说明D是对

的，而C只是科学家的希望而已。

35、Whatistheauthor'sideaaboutAIDS?

A^Itisincurable.

B、Theinternationalpublichealthcommunityhasnotdoneenoughtocontrolthe

disease.

C^Vaxgen'svaccineismoreeffectivethanothers.

D、ItisstillhopefultocureAIDS.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：作者观点。其实从文中最后一句话”病毒战争的艰巨性，而人类最终

的胜利似乎遥遥无期。但是不管怎么样，人类总不至于软弱到被艾滋病完全征服”

我们就可以看出，作者并不认为爱滋病是无法治愈的，只是会比较艰难。文章第一

段说”虽然科学家和研究者从来都未停止过努力其防止这种传染性疾病的继续复延

“，这说明B不对；而一系列的试验也说明VaxGcn公司生产的药不比别的药更有

效，故C不选。

InanInternetera,whetherglobalizationmeansdemocracyanddevelopmentorhindrance

toprogress,foreigninterferenceandU.S.-ledeconomicdominationoverthedeveloping

countrieshasevokedhotdebate.Globalizationisaninevitabletendencywhichhas

broughtgreatopportunitiessuchasexchangeofknowledgeandinformation,accessto

othersocieties,aswellaseconomiccompetitionsandexposuretodifferentvalue

systems.Ontheotherhand,itisalsoaccompaniedbyamultitudeofchallengestogether

withsideeffectsontheformofincreasedpovertyrates,buttheeffectisnotalways

predetermined,becausetheproblemishowtodealwithitandmakepreparationfor

minimizingthechallenge.Statisticsdemonstrateinthelasttwocenturiestheindividual

incomeaveragehasdecreased,andthesharesofprofitintheThirdWorldalsohave

demolished,incontrarytothedevelopedworld.Thereisaninternationaldistortiondueto

theexploitationoftelecommunicationtechnologywhichfacilitatesmoneytransfer,which

madeiteasierforcapitalflight.Duringthelasttwocenturies,thenumberofcivilwars

hasincreasedandtheworldbecameunderthecontrolofglobalizationandeconomic

reformwhicheventuallyledcountrieslikeIndonesiatobebankrupted.Thisyearin

Seattle,over40,000youngdemonstratorsprotestedagainstcapitalismandits"brutality'1

duringmeetingsoftheWorldTradeOrganization.Twohundredprotestersagainst

globalizationwerearrestedandhauledmanyawayinbusesaftertheyventuredintoa

downtownsecurityzone,wherepolicehadrestrictedmovementandimposedacurfew.

"Globalizationisanexpressionrepeatedbyinternationalmedia,whichistryingtopolish

itforustoonlyseethebrightsidetoit.Wehavetobewareofthemotivesbehindthis

ideologicalexpressionandtheinfluenceofthisexpressiononourdestiny.Globalization

hasproventhatitisnothingbutcorruptionandtheworldisagainstit",saidDr.Hisham

Gasseib,professorofSumayaUniversity.Ifglobalizationisforceditselfonanynation,it

isconsideredoccupation,becauseitwipesanycultureoreducationandinsteadreflects

povertyanduneinployinenl.Thehighuoinpelilionmadeahugenumberufpeopleliveon

theedgewhichforcesthemdoanythingtogainmoney,andeventuallyputtheircountries

undercontrolofothercountries.Globalizationislikeaflatcharacterwithnodimensions,

achallengeforallnations.Nationswithgreatculturalbackgroundshouldnotacceptany

gesturefromtheWestwithoutthoroughlystudyingit.

36、What'sthemainideaofthearticle?

A、Globalizationbringsgreatopportunitytoallthenationsintheworld.

B、Thedevelopingcountriessh6uldresistglobalizationbecauseitwillharmtheir

economy.

C>Globalizationisbothanopportunityandachallenge,allthecountriesmuststudyit

carefullybeforetheyacceptit.

D、Globalizationwillharmthosecountriesthatowngreatculturalbackgroundmore

thanthosethathaven't.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章理解。全球化确实带来了机遇，但是A只说机遇过于片面了。B

认为全球化会影响发展中国家的经济，因此应该加以抵制，这种说法也过于偏激

了，在接受全球化方面应该有选择，而不是一味地拒绝。D认为全球化对于文化底

蕴丰富的国家的伤害更大，这本身是一个错误的论述。

37、WhatdoesthewordsofDr.HishamGasseibmeaninthethirdparagraph?

A、Globalizationisterrible.

B、Globalizationisbeautifiedbytheinternationalmedia,butitisnotsoidealasthey

broadcast.

C^Globalizationhasproventhatthewholeworldisnothingbutcorruption.

D、Globalizationisanideologicalexpressionandithasnothingpracticalinit.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节理解。A认为，全球化是可怕的，这种说法与文章认为全球化既

是机遇又是挑战的主题不符。C认为，全球化证明了整个世界都是彻底的腐败，这

曲解了这段话的意思。而HishamGasseib博士认为，全球化本身才是腐败。D认

为，全球化是一个意识形态上的词语，没有任何实际意义。这段话确实说全球化是

属于意识形态的，但是壬它作为主旨还是过于片面了，而且后半部分的引伸是不合

适的。

38、Whydocsglobalizationwillleadsomecountriestobeunderthecontrolofother

countries?

A、Highcompetitionbroughtbyglobalizationwillurgepeopletoearnmoneybyevery

means,andmayloseiheireconomicalindependence.

B、Globalizationiscontrolledbythepowerfulcountriesandtheyaredeterminedto

controlthoseweakcountries.

C、Withthecomingofglobalization,thecountrieswillgrowinthesamewayand

becomesimilarbothineconomyandinpolitics.

D、SomeofthecountrieslikeIndonesiaarenotstrong-willedenough.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节分析。B认为，全球化是由一些大国所控制，而它们的目的就是

控制那些弱小国家，这与文章不符。C认为，随着全球化的到来，各个国家的发展

都趋于一致，这个说法可以接受但是与题干不符。D认为，一些国家之所以被别国

控制是由于自身的意志不够坚定，这也是错误的说法。

39WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothearticle?

A、Thedevelopmentofglobalizationhassomethingtodowiththedevelopmentofthe

Internet.

Despiteofallitsshortcomings,globalizationcannotbeavoided.

C、Thesideeffectsofglobalizationarctoogreattobecontrolled.

D、Thecountriesmustdealwithglobalizationwiththeuniqueconditionofthemselves

intoconsideration.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：是非判断。文章中确实提到了全球化的负面影响，但是如果说它们无

法控制还是过于偏激了。A认为，全球化的发展与互联网的发展有所关联，这在本

文开头就已经指明了。B认为，全球化尽管有种种弊端，但依然是不可避免的，这

在第二段中也有所说明。D认为，各国在应对全球化时应该考虑本国国情，这也是

正确的说法。

40>Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A、Telecommunicationtechnologyisthecauseofglobalization.

B、Inthelasttwocenturies,globalizationhasdevelopedrapidly.

C、Globalizationwillmakethesituationofacountryunsteady.

D、Rapidcapitalflightwillquickenthespeedofglobalization.

标准答案：B''

知识点解析：细节理解。A认为，电信技术是全球化发展的原因，而电信技术的发

展只是全球化的一个媒介，并不是原因。C认为，全球化会引起国家局势的动荡，

D认为，资本的迅速流动会加速全球化，这两种说法都是片面的。

三、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。)

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45,youare

requiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelist

A-G.Someoftheparagraphshavebeenplacedforyou.(10points)A.Electronicsshould

alsomakeittechnicallyeasiertochargecarsthepropercostsforroadcongestion.Road­

sidesensorscouldidentifyandchargecarsatahighrateduringbusyperiods,andlessor

nothingatothertimes.Thetroubleisthatthetechnologylookseasiertodevelopthanthe

politicalwilltouseit.Driversareashookedoncarsassmokersareoncigarettes.Thisis

truenotonlywhentherearefewalternatives,asinruralAmerica,butevenincitiessuch

asParis,withahighlydevelopedurbanrailsystemandstingingpetroltaxes.Indeed,

evencolossaltrafficjams,foralltheircostinwastedtime,havefailedtodetermotorists.

B.Thereare500millioncarsontheworld'sroadstoday,tentimesasmanyas50years

ago.By2030therecouldbeabillion,plusanother500millionlorriesandmotorcycles.

Thatissplendidnews:fewthingstransformlivesforthebetterasfastandasthoroughly

asaccesstoacar.Yetevendriversadmitthatmorecars(otherpeople's,ofcourse)will

alsobringheavycosts,notablyinairpollutionandcongestion.C.Indeed,allpolitical

actiontoreducecaruseseemsasgridlockedasdowntownNewYork.California,which

pioneeredinnovationssuchascatalyticconverterstoreducecarbon-monoxideemissions

andcar-sharingonhighway,hasbackedoffitsdemandthat2%ofnewsalesshouldbe

"zeroemissionvehicles"(i.e.electriccars)in1998.Thiswasnotmerelytheresultof

lobbying:batterytechnologyissimplynotgoodenoughtomakeelectriccarsattractive.

PetroltaxesremainhighlyunpopularinAmerica.InEurope,althoughhighfueltaxesarc

morewidelyaccepted,experimentstoreducecongestionbychargingcarcommutershave

repeatedlybeenpostponed.D.Overthepast20years,technicalfixeshavemadecarsfar

cleaner.Nowthefixeswillgetfewer;andsheertrafficgrowthwillsoonswampany

gains.Cleaningupcityairisalsoeasierthancurbingou