考研英语模拟试卷187

考研英语模拟试卷187

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofother

industrializedcountries.Thecurrentannualmarriage(1)intheUnitedStates-about

9newmarriagesforevery1,000people-is(2)higherthanitisinother

industrializedcountries.However,marriageis(3)aswidespreadasitwasseveral

decadesago.(4)ofAmericanadultswhoaremarried(5)from72percentin

1970to60percentin2002.Thisdoesnotmeanthatlargenumbersofpeoplewillremain

unmarried(6)theirlives.Throughoutthe20thcentury,about90percentof

Americansmarriedatsome(7)intheirlives.Experts(8)thataboutthesame

proportionoftoday'syoungadultswilleventuallymarry.Thetimingofmarriagehas

varied(9)overthepastcentury.In1995theaverageageofwomenintheUnited

Statesatthe(10)oftheirfirstmarriagewas25.Theaverageageofmenwasabout

27.MenandwomenintheUnitedStatesmarry(11)thefirsttimeatanaverageof

fiveyearslaterthanpeople(12)inthe1950s.(13),youngadultsofthe1950s

marriedyoungerthandidanyprevious(14)inU.S.history.Today'slaterageof

marriageis(15)theageofmarriagebetween1890and1940.(16),agreater

proportionofthepopulationwasmarried(95percent)duringthe1950sthanatanytime

before(17).Expertsdonotagreeon(18)the"marriagerush"ofthelate

1940sand1950soccurred,butmostsocialscientistsbelieveitrepresenteda(19)to

thereturnofpeacefullifeandprosperityafter15yearsofsevereeconomic(20)and

war.

1TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofother

industrializedcountries.Thecurrentannualmarriage(1)intheUnitedStatcs-about

9newmarriagesforevery1,000people-is(2)higherthanitisinother

industrializedcountries.However,marriageis(3)aswidespreadasitwasseveral

decadesago.(4)ofAmericanadultswhoaremarried(5)from72percentin

1970to60percentin2002.Thisdoesnotmeanthatlargenumbersofpeoplewillremain

unmarried(6)theirlives.Throughoutthe20thcentury,about90percentof

Americansmarriedatsome(7)intheirlives.Experts(8)thataboutthesame

proportionoftoday'syoungadultswilleventuallymarry.Thetimingofmarriagehas

varied(9)overthepastcentury.In1995theaverageageofwomenintheUnited

Statesatthe(10)oftheirfirstmarriagewas25.Theaverageageofmenwasabout

27.MenandwomenintheUnitedStatesmarry(11)thefirsttimeatanaverageof

fiveyearslaterthanpeople(12)inthe1950s.(13),youngadultsofthe1950s

marriedyoungerthandidanyprevious(14)inUS.history.Today'slaterageof

marriageis(15)theageofmarriagebetween1890and1940.(16),agreater

proportionofthepopulationwasmarried(95percent)duringthe1950sthanatanytime

before(17).Expertsdonotagreeon(18)the"marriagerush"ofthelate

1940sand1950soccurred,butmostsocialscientistsbelieveitrepresenteda(19)to

thereturnofpeacefullifeandprosperityafter15yearsofsevereeconomic（20）and

war.

A、ratio

rate

C、percentage

D、poll

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的考点为名词的词义辨析。Marriagerate意为“结婚率”。其他选

项:ratio比例;percentage百分数;poll选举之投票。

2、

A、potentially

intentionally

C、substantially

D、randomly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词的词义辨析。substantially相当地。其他选项：

potentially潜在地；inlentionaHy故意地;randomly随便地。

3、

A、notanylonger

B、nomore

C^notanymore

D、nolonger

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词短语辨析。nolonger不再（放在被修饰词之前）。其

他选项：notanylonger不再（放在被修饰词之后）；nomore不再（放在被修饰词之

后）；也不；都不；如：Hecan'taffordanewcar,andnomorecanI.他买不起新车，

我也买不起。notanymore再也不。

4、

A、Theproportion

B、Aproportion

C、Thenumber

D、Anumber

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为名词与冠词的词义辨析。proportion比例；number数

量。根据下文的72percenl可知proportion是一个已知数，故需要定冠词ihe。

5、

A、deteriorated

B、declined

C、deduced

D^demolished

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的考点为动词的上下文辨析。根据下文的from72percenlin1970

to60percentin2002我们知道,数据呈下降趋势,因此正确答案为B：declined下

倾，下降。其余选项意思不当：deteriorated（使）恶化；deduced推论,演绎出；

demolished毁坏，破坏。

6、

A、past

passing

C^throughout

D、through

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题的考点为介词的词义辨析。Throughouttheii*lives整彳'"一生。其

他选项：past越过;passing经过；through穿过,均不合题意。

7、

A、period

B、level

C、point

D、respect

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为名词的辨析使用。someperiodintheirlives他们生活中

的某一阶段。其他选项：level水平：point点：respect方面，均不合题意。

8、

A、project

B、plan

C、promise

D、propose

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为动词的上下文搭配。project计戈IJ,预测；plan计戈不

promise允诺，答应；propose计划，建议。根据上下文，正确答案为project。

9、

A、unexpectedly

irregularly

C^flexibly

D、consistently

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词的上下文搭配。variedconsistenily一直不断地变

化。其他选项：unexpectedly出乎意料地;irregularly不规则地;flexibly柔软地。

10、

A、time

B、year

C^stage

D、age

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为名词的词义辨析。atthetimeoftheirfirstmarriage在他

们首次结婚的时候。其他选项：year年；stage阶段;age年龄,都搭配不当。

11、

A、at

B、in

C、of

D、for

标准答案：D

知识点解析：木题的考点为介词短语vforthefirsttime第一次V

12、

A、do

B、did

C、marry

D、married

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的考点为动词的替换。根据英语的语法习惯，此处需要用dd来

替换married一词，故did为正确答案。

13、

A、Besides

B、However

C^Whereas

D、Nevertheless

标准答案:B

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词的辨析。此处需要一个表示转折的However。其余

选项：Besides此外；Whereas然而；Neverlheless不过。

14、

A、descendants

B、ascendants

C、generation

D、population

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考的是名词的上下文搭配。previousgeneration上一代人。其余

选项：descendanls子孙，后裔；ascendants优势，运道；populalion人II。

15、

A、inlinewith

B、accordingto

C^basedon

D、causedby

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为介词短语的搭配。inlinewith与…一致。其他选项：

accordingto按照；basedon基于；causedby由…造成，均不符合题意。

16、

A、Moreover

B、Likewise

C、Similarly.

D、Therefore

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词的上下文搭配使用。Moreover此外。其他选项：

Likewise同样地；Similarly相似地，类似地；Therefore因此，所以。

17、

A、andafter

orafter

C、eversince

D、orsince

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词搭配的选择；anytimebeforeorafter在…前后的任

何时间。其他选项搭配或意思不对。

18、

A、why

how

C、when

D、what

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的考点为副词的上下文搭配，Expertsdonotagreeonwhythe

"marriagerush"ofthelate1940sand1950soccurred专家们在为什么"结婚热"会出现

在二个世纪四、五十年弋这一问题上不能取得一致意见。

19、

A^refusal

realization

C、reality

D、response

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考的是名词和介词的搭配。responseio对…的反应。其他选项介

词搭配均不合题意。

20、

A、repression

aggression

C、depression

D、restriction

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题的考点为形容词与名词的搭配；severeeconomicdepression严重

的经济萧条。其他选项：repression镇压,抑制，压抑；aggression进攻,侵略；

restriction限制，限定,均不合题意。

二、阅读(常规阅读理解)(本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。)

Peopleinbusinesscanuseforesighttoidentifynewproductsandservices,aswellas

marketsforthoseproductsandservices.Anincreaseinminoritypopulationsina

neighborhoodwouldpromptagrocerwithforesighttostockmorefoodslinkedtoethnic

tastes.Anartmuseumdirectorwithforesightmightfollowtrendsincomputergraphicsto

makeexhibitsmoreappealingtoyoungervisitors.Foresightmayrevealpotentialthreats

thatwecanpreparetodealwithbeforetheybecomecrises.Forinstance,acorporate

managerwithforesightmightseeanalarmingriseinlocalhousingpricesthatcould

affecttheavailabilityofskilledworkersintheregion.Thepublic'schangingvaluesand

priorities,aswellasemergingtechnologies,demographicshifts,economicconstraints(or

opportunities),andenvironmentalandresourceconcernsareallpartsoftheincreasingly

complexworldsysteminwhichleadersmustlead.Peopleingovernmentalsoneed

foresighttokeepsystemsrunningsmoothly,toplanbudgets,andtopreventwars.

Governmentleaderstodaymustdealwithahostofnewproblemsemergingfromrapid

advancesintechnology.Evenatthecommunitylevel,foresightiscritical:School

officials,forexample,needforesighttoassessnumbersofstudentstoaccommodate,

numbersofteacherstohire,neweducationaltechnologiestodeploy,andnewskillsfor

students(andtheirteachers)todevelop.Manyofthebest-knowntechniquesforforesight

weredevelopedbygovernmentplanners,especiallyinthemilitary,whenthepost-World

WarIIatomicagemadeitcriticalto"thinkabouttheunthinkable"andprepareforit.

PioneeringfuturistsattheRANDCorporation(thefirst"thinktank")beganseriously

consideringwhatnewtechnologiesmightemergeinthefutureandhowthesemight

affectU.S.security.ThesepioneeringfuturistsatRAND,alongwithotherselsewhere,

refinedavarietyofnewv/aysforthinkingaboutthefuture.Thefuturistsrecognizedthat

thefutureworldiscontinuouswiththepresentworld,sowecanlearnagreatdealabout

whatmayhappeninthefuturebylookingsystematicallyatwhatishappeningnow.The

keythingtowatchisnotevents(suddendevelopmentsorone-dayoccurrences)but

trends(long-termongoingshiftsinsuchthingsaspopulation,landuse,technology,and

governmentalsystems).Usingthesetechniquesandmanyothers,futuristsnowcantellus

manythingsthatmayhappeninthefuture.Somearenearlycertaintohappen,suchasthe

continuingexpansionintheworld'spopulation.Othereventsareviewedasfarlesslikely,

butcouldbeextremelyimportantiftheydooccur,suchasanasteroidcollidingwiththe

planet.

21Correctlyexercisingforesightisshowninthecaseof.

A、newproductsandservices

B、anincreaseinminoritypopulations

C^stockingmorefoodswithethnictastes

D^theappealingartmuseumdirector

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是细节题。根据第1段第3句Anartmuseumdirectorwith

foresightmightfollowtrends…山此可见，艺术博物馆馆长身上体现了正确地运用远

见(Qresighi)。

22、Whichofthefollowingmayberegardedaspotentialcrises?

A、Analarmingriseinlocalhousingprices.

B、Theavailabilityofskilledworkersintheregion.

C、Thelackofskilledworkersintheregion.

D、Thepublic'schangingvaluesandpriorities.

标准答案：C'

知识点解析：本题是推论判断题。文章第2段提到，riseinlocalhousingpricesthat

couldaffecttheavailabilityofskilledworkersintheregion(由干房价上涨，会影响该

地区熟练工人的招聘)。由此可判断，该地区熟练工人短缺是一种潜在的危机。

23、Allthefollowingarecitedasexamplesoftheimportanceofexercisingforesight

EXCEPT.

A、governmentadministrators

schoolofficials

CNschoolstudentsandteachers

D、governmentplanners

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是是非判断题。文章3-4段谈到正确地运用远见的一些例子，政

府管理人员、学校公务员、政府机构规划人员都提及到了，而学校师生只是作为工

作的对象被提出来，因此我们便不难排除答案选项。

24、Accordingtothetext,themostimportantforthefuturiststograspis.

A、thefutureworld

B、thepresentworld

C^whatishappeningnow

D、theworldtrends

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是细节题。参见文章第6段：Thekeythingtowatchisnot

events...buttrends.这句话的大意是，未来学家要把握的最重要的东西不是具体的

事件，而是世界的趋势。

25、Ihebesttitletorthepassagemaybe.

A、TheUseofForesight

B、HowtoExerciseForesight

C>ForesightinBusinessandGovernment

D、TheBest-knownTechniquesforForesight

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是主旨题。从全文的整个内容看，作者对运用远见的重要性提出

了自己的看法，并用若干例子加以说明。选项HowtoExerciseForesighl是一个方

法问题：选项ForesightinBusinessandGovernment范围太窄;选项TheBest-known

TechniquesforForesight谈的是技巧问题；都不妥帖。

Avarietyofsignificant,attractiveshort-termbenefitswilldrivethedevelopmentof

modernself-sufficienthomes.Theseincludesecurityfromsevereweather,climate

changes,andnaturaldisasters;securityfrominfectiousdiseasesandrelatedhealth

problems;afreshandnutritiousdiet;adependablefoodsupply;andsecurityfromglobal

unrest.ButtherealbenefitofEarthHomeswillbethelong-termsustainabilityofour

planet.Itshouldbenosecretthattheplanetisexperiencingunusualweatherandclimate

abnormalities.The10hottestyearsinrecordedhistoryhaveallbeeninthelast15years;

the1990swerethehottestdecadeonrecord.TheMidwesternheatwaveof1995killed

669peopleinChicago.In1996,wehadaseasonofrecordheatspells,and1997wasthe

singlewannestyearonrecord—until1998shatteredglobaltemperaturerecords.Record-

hightemperaturesthroughoutthesouthernUnitedStatesduringthesummerof1998

forcedtheshutdownofWaltDisneyWorld'swaterparksbecauseofthethreatofaviral

encephalitisoutbreak.TheUnitedNationsandinsurersblameunusualweatherfor

thousandsofdeathsandbillionsofdollarsindamage.Manyscientistsagreethatthe

emissionsresultingfromhumanactivitiesarcsubstantiallyincreasingtheatmospheric

concentrationofthegreenhousegases.Theseincreaseswillenhancethegreenhouse

effect,resultinginwanningoftheearth'ssurface.In1990,scientistspredictedthat,if

greenhousegasemissionsarenotsharplydecreased,wemightexperiencea1Cto3Crise

inglobaltemperatures.Theysuggestedthatwewouldhavetocutinhalfouruseofcoal,

oil,andgasinordertolowerouremissionsenoughtomaintainconcentrationsof

greenhousegasesatthecurrentlevels.Proofofwarningincludesadecreaseinthe

amountofsnowthatcoverstheNorthernHemisphere,asimultaneousdecreaseinArctic

seaicc,continuedmeltingofalpineglaciers,andariseinsealevel.Rainhasevenbeen

reportedforthefirsttimeinAntarctica,andanice-freepatchofoceanaboutamilewide

hasrecentlyopenedneartheNorthPole.Meanwhile,studieshaveshownthatthecarbon

dioxideconcentrationinouratmospherehasbeensteadilyincreasingsince1958.Even

thoughtherateofemissionsfromfossilfuelshasbeenreduced,concentrationhasrisen

consistently.In1995,thesizeoftheozoneholeoverAntarcticadoubledtoaboutthesize

ofEurope.Forthefirsttimeinrecordedhistory,theholestretchedoverpopulatedareas,

exposingresidentsinsouthernChileandArgentinatoveryhighlevelsofultraviolet(UV)

radiation.Studieshaveshownthata1%decreaseinozoneinthestratosphereproducesa

2%increaseinUVradiationreachingtheground,posingmoreriskstohumans.

26、Incomparisonwithtraditionalhomestheadvantagesofmodemself-sufficient

homesare.

A、basedonshort-termbenefits

B、basedonthelong-termsustainability

C、freefromsevereweather,climatechanges,naturaldisasters,etc.

D、freshandnutritious,freefromglobalunrest

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是细节题。参见第1段第2句：Theseincludesecurityfromsevere

weather,climatechanges,andnaturaldisasters.由此可见，与传统的住房相比,现

代自给自足的住房的好处是免受恶劣气候和自然灾害的影响。

27、Whichoftliefollowingsufferedthegreatesteconomiclossinthe10hottestyears?

A、TheMidwestern.

B、ThesouthernUnitedStates.

C、WaltDisneyWorld'swaterparks.

D、InsuranceCompanies.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:本题是简单推论题。参见第2段末:TileUnitedNationsandinsurers

blameunusualweatherforthousandsofdeathsandbillionsofdollarsindamage.文章

中列举的TheMidwestern,Chicago,WaltDisneyWorld'swaterparks等只是具体的

事例，而涉及经济，损失最大的自然是保险公司。

28、Accordingtoscientists,tokeepdownconcentrationsofgreenhousegases,we

should.

A、stopgasemissions

B、lowerthetemperature

C、reducetheuseofcoa\oil,andgas

D、cutofftheuseofcoal,oil,andgas

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：本题是细节题。根据文章第3段：Theysuggestedthatwewouldhave

tocutinhalfouruseofcoal,oil,andgas.可知正确答案。

29、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A、concentrationsofgreenhousewillbecomeworse

B、Concentrationsofgreenhousewillbecomebetter

C、generallythereisnoraininAntarctica

D^theNorthPoleisnolongercoveredwithice

标准答案：c-

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参加原文第4段的最后一句：Rainhaseverbeen

reportedforthefirsttimeinAntarctica...（南极首次有报道下雨）。

30、ItisimpliedthattheozoneholeoverAntarcticais.

A、athreattotheEuropeanpeople

arisktohumanhealth

C、ahazardtosouthernChileandArgentina

D、thesourceofUVradiation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见文中最后一段。这段中提到，大气层臭氧的减少

使得紫外线强度增高，对人类形成更多的危险。由此可推论南极上空大气层臭氧出

现的空洞对人类健康是一种危险。

Eatingbetterandmoreadventurouslyisbecominganobsession,especiallyamongpeople

withmoneytospend.Healthiereating-andnot-so-healthyeating-aswellasthenumber

andvarietyoffoodchoicesandvenuescontinuetoincreaseataneverquickeningpace.

Globalizationisthemastertrendthatwilldrivetheworldoffoodintheyearsahead.

Consumerstravelingtheglobe,bothvirtuallyandinreality,willbeabletosweepup

ingredients,packagedfoods,recipes,andcookingtechniquesfromeverycomerofthe

earthatanever-intensif）zingandacceleratingpace.Formerlyremoteingredientsand

cookingstylesarecreatingawholenewculinarymosaicastheyaretransplantedand

reinterpretedallovertheworld.Manyfactorsarebehindthis,butnonemoresothanthe

influenceofthegreatinternationalhotelchains.Virtuallyeverychefwhohasworkedfbr

Hilton,Westin,Peninsula,oranyothermajorchaingathersglobalexperienceinlocales

asdiverseasSingapore,NewOrleans,Toronto,andDubai.Ateachstop,theycarryaway

cookingideasandtechniquestheycananddouseelsewhere.Thistrendwillgaineven

greatermomentumasambitiousyoungadultsstaketheirownfutureson

internationalization,treatingbroaderfoodawayasanimportantaspectoftheirown

advancement.Youngpeoplewillneedknowledgeoffoodandingredientsfromdifferent

continentsandculturesasoneaspectofsocialization,enculturation,culturalexchange,

andsuccess.Incountryaftercountry,thereseemslittledoubtthatglobalcuisinewill

makeitsbiggestinroadsamongtheyoungerset.Manyinthegenerationsnowcomingof

agewilltreatworld-rangingfoodknowledgeandexperienceaskeyelementsin

furtheringtheirpersonalplans,businessacumen,andindividualgrowth.TheInternethas

madeglobalcontactsamatterofroutine.Computernetworkingwillpermitchefsand

othersinthefoodindustry,includingconsumers,tolinkdirectlywiththebestavailable

authoritiesinfarawaynations,supplementingorbypassingsecondhandsourcesof

informationaltogether.Time,withallitsimplications,willalsobeafactorinemerging

worldfoodtrends.Moreandmoreofusaredestinedtooperateonglobaltimc-thatis,at

fulltilt24hoursaday.Thiswillbecomethenormforcompanieswithresourcesscattered

allovertheplanet.Beyondthe24-hoursupermarketsmanyofusalreadytakefbrgranted,

therewillalsobethree-shiftshoppingcentersopenatanyhour.Restaurantsinthegreat

businesscapitalsintentoncultivatinganinternationalclientelewillservemidnight

breakfastsorbreak-of-dawndinners(withtheappropriatewines)withoutraisingasingle

eyebrow.

31、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatthetrendoffoodobsession

is.

A、adventurous

moreandmorepopularintheworld

C^aglobalphenomenon

D、sweepingupeverycorneroftheearth

标准答案:B

知识点解析•：本题是一道细节题。参见文中前两段：第1段谈到人们吃得越来越

好，不管食物是否有利于健康；第2段谈到全球化使得这一趋势风行全世界(刈

overtheworld)o由此可见，人们对食物迷恋的趋势在全球范围越来越流行。

32、Accordingtothetextthetrendofnewculinarymosaicismostaccelerated

by----------

A、globalization

B、remoteingredientsandcookingstyles

C>greatinternationalhotelchains

D、chefsofvariousnationalities

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见文中第3段第1句：Manyfactorsarebehind

this,butnonemoresothantheinfluenceofthegreatinternationalhotelchains.由此可

知，大型连锁国际饭店加快了新烹饪工艺(newculinarymosaic)的传播。

33、Judgingfromcontext,thephrase"globalcuisine"(Para.4)probablymean.

A、aworldofyoungpeople

B、aworldstyleofcooking

C、aspecificfoodpopularintheworld

D、worldfoodsingeneral

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：本题是词汇题。根据第4段前面几句所谈的食物成分、饮食文化内

容，可猜测cuisine是与饮食有关的烹饪。

34、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A、computernetworkingwillbehelpfulinthefoodindustry

B、24-hoursupermarketsarenotverycommon

C、fewshoppingcentersarethree-shiftopenatanyhour

D、24-hourrestaurantsarenotinpracticeinthegreatbusinesscapitals

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见文章的最后一段，对于全天24小时营业，作者

用的都是将来时态：aredestinedto,therewillalsobe,willservemidnight

breakfastso可见，目前的餐馆还没有实行全天24小时营业。

35、Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A、EatingBetterandMoreAdventurously

BNAFoodGlobalization

C、TheTrendofDining

D、TheTrendofaKitchenRevolution

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是主旨题。根据全文内容可得出此中心思想。其他选项都比较片

面，不宜充当标题。

Thetelecityisacitywhoselife,direction,andfunctioningarelargelyshapedby

telecommunications.Inthetwenty-firstcentury;citieswillbebasedmoreandmoreonan

economythatisdependentonservicesandintellectualproperty.Telecommunications

andinformationnetworkswilldefineacity'sarchitecture,shape,andcharacter.

Proximityinthetelecitywillbedefinedbythespeedandbandwidthofnetworksasmuch

asbygeographicalpropinquity.Inthe,ageofthetelecity,NewYorkandSingaporemay

becloserthan,say,NewYorkandArkadelphia,Arkansas.Telecilieswillsupersede

megacitiesforseveralreasons,includingthedrivetowardcleanair,reducingpollution,

energyconservation,morejobsbasedonservices,andcopingwiththehighcostofurban

property.Nowwemustaddtheneedtocopewithterroristthreatsinahigh-technology

world.Westernmind-setswereclearlyjoltedinthewakeoftheterroristattackonthe

WorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCityandattacksinIndonesia,SaudiArabia,and

elsewhere.Buttherisksposedbytwentieth-centurypatternsofurbanizationand

architecturehaveyettoregisterfullywithpoliticalfiguresandleadersofindustry.The

Pentagon,forexample,hasbeenrebuiltinsituationratherthandistributedtomultiple

locationsandconnectedbysecurelandlinesandbroadbandwirelesssystems.Likewise,

thereconstructionoftheWorldTradeCentercomplexstillrepresentsamassive

concentrationofhumanityandinfrastructure.Thisisaremarkablyshortsightedand

dangerousvisionofthefuture.Thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmental

hazardsofovercentralizationareeverywhere,andtheydonotstopwithskyscrapersand

largegovernmentalstructures.Therearerisksalsoatseaportsandairports,infoodand

watersupplies,atnuclearpowerplantsandhydroelectricturbinesatmajordams,in

transportationsystems,andininformationandcommunicationssystems.This

vulnerabilityappliesnotonlytoterroristthreatsbutalsotohumanerror,suchassystem-

wideblackoutsinNorthAmericainAugust2003andinItalyinSeptember2003,and

naturaldisasterssuchastyphoons,hurricanes,floods,andearthquakes.Leadersand

plannersareonlyslowlybecomingawarethatovercentralizedfacilitiesarethemost

vulnerabletoattackorcatastrophicdestruction.Thereisalsogrowingawarenessthatnew

broadbandelectronicsystemsnowallowgovernmentsandcorporationstosafeguardtheir

keyassetsandpeopleinnewandinnovativeways.Sofar,corporationshavebeen

quickesttoadjusttothesenewrealities,andsomegovernmentshavebeguntoadjustas

well.

36、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A^ThetelecityisaTVmanufacturingcity.

B、Thetelecityisacityofthespeedandbandwidthofnetworks.

C、SingaporeisclosertoNewYorkthanArkadelphia.Arkansasisintelecityage.

D、SingaporeisactuallyclosertoNewYorkthanArkadelphia,Arkansasis.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:本题是是非判断题。参见第1段末：Iniheageoflheielecity,New

YorkandSingaporemaybecloserthan,say,NewYorkandArkadelphia,Arkansas.

37、1'hcadvantageoftclcciticsovermcgaciticsmayincludeallthefollowing

EXCEPT.

A、reducingpollution

B、conservingenergy

C>highcostofurbanproperty

D、helpingtodealwithterrorist

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是是非判断题。参见第2段，其中提到telccity的几点好处，包

括选项A、B、D的内容：减少污染、节省能源、有助于对付恐怖分子，以及

copingwiththehighcostofurbanproperty(有利于解决城市财产的高费用问题)，因

此答案选项与事实不符，应当排除在外。

38、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthereconstructionofThePentagonandthe

WorldTradeCenter?

A、Supporting.

B、Critical.

C^Neutral.

D、Hostile.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是观点态度题。参见文章第3段末：Thisisaremarkably

shortsightedanddangerousvisionofthefuture.由此可知,作者对重建五角大楼和世

贸中心持批评态度。

39、Judgingfromthecontext,theword"they"(Line2,Para.4)refersto.

A、thesecurityrisks

B、theterroristattacks

C>environmentalhazardsofover-centralization

D^thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazards

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题上下文词义题。根据代词的就近指代的特点，此处的they也即

是前——句的主语Thesecurityrisks,economicexpenses,andenvironmentalhazardso

40、Accordingtotheauthor,themostactiveadvocatesoftelecitiesare.

A、leadersandplanners

B、urbanarchitects

C^somecorporations

D、governmentadministrators

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是推论题。根据文章最后一段：Sofar,corporationshavebeen

quickesttoadjusttothesenewrealilies.可做出判断，一些公司是telecity的最积极

倡导者。

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.Concerned

citizensandscientistshavebeguntotakeaction.Awiderangeofsolutionsisbeing

proposedtostopthedestructionofbiodiversityattheregionalaswellasthegloballevel.

Since1985,theefforthasbecomemorepreciselycharted,economicallyefficient,and

politicallysensitive.B.Thenewbiodiversitystudieswillleadlogicallytoanelectronic

encyclopediaoflifedesignedtoorganizeandmakeimmediatelyavailableeverything

knownabouteachofthemillionsofspecies.Theindustrializedcountrieswillleadfora

time.However,thebulkoftheworkmusteventuallybedoneinthedevelopingcountries.

Thelattercontainsmostoftheworldspecies,andtheyaredestinedtobenefitsoonest

fromtheresearch.Thetechnologyneededisrelativelyinexpensive,anditstransfercan

beaccomplishedquickly.Thediscoveriesgeneratedcanbeapplieddirectlytomeetthe

concernsofgreatestimportancetothegeographicregioninwhichtheresearchis

conducted,beingequallyrelevanttoagriculture,medicine,andeconomicgrowth.C.In

（hemidstofthisrichnessoflifeforms,however,therateofspeciesextinctionisrising,

chieflythroughhabitatdestruction.Mostseriousofallistheconversionoftropical

rainforests,wheremostspeciesofanimalsandplantslive.Theratehasbeenestimated,

bytwoindependentmethods,tofallbetween100and10,000timesthepre-human

backgroundrate,with1,000timesbeingthemostwidelyacceptedfigure.Theprice

ultimatelytobepaidforthiscataclysmisbeyondmeasureinforegonescientific

knowledge;newpharmaceuticalandotherproducts;ecosystemsservicessuchaswater

purificationandsoilrenewal;and,notleast,aestheticand