考研英语模拟试卷13

考研英语模拟试卷13

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

Healthimplies,morethanphysicalfitness.Italsoimpliesmentalandemotional

wellbeing.Anangry,frustrated,emotionally(I)personingoodphysicalcondition

isnot(2)healthy.Mentalhealth,therefore,hasmuchtodo(3)howaperson

copeswiththeworldasitexists.Manyofthefactorsthat(4)physicalhealthalso

affectmentalandemotionalwell-being.Havingagoodself-imagemeansthatpeople

havepositive(5)picturesandgoodpositivefeelingsaboutthemselves,aboutwhat

theyarecapable(6),andabouttherolestheyplay.Peoplewithgoodself-images

likethemselves,andtheyare(7)likeothers.Havingagoodself-imageisbased

(8)arealistic(9)ofone'sownworthandvalueandcapabilities.Stressisan

unavoidable,necessary,andpotentiallyhealthful(10)ofoursociety.Peopleofall

ages(11)stress.Childrenbeginto(12)stressduringprenataldevelopment

andduringchildbirth.Examplesofstress-inducing(13)inthelifeofayoung

personaredeathofapet,pressureto(14)academically,thedivorceofparents,or

joininganewyouthgroup.Thedifferentwaysinwhichindividuals(15)tostress

maybringhealthfulorunhealthyresults.Onepersonexperiencingagreatdealofstress

mayfunctionexceptionallywell(16)anothermaybeunabletofunctionatall.If

stressfulsituationsarecontinuallyencountered,theindividual'sphysical,social,and

mentalhealthareeventuallyaffected.Satisfyingsocialrelationsarevitalto(17)

mentalandemotionalhealth.Itisbelievedthatinorderto(18),develop,and

maintaineffectiveandfulfillingsocialrelationshipspeoplemust(19)theabilityto

knowandtrusteachother,understandeachother,influence,andhelpeachother.They

mustalsobecapableof(20)conflictsinaconstructiveway.

1、Healthimplies,morethanphysicalfitness.Italsoimpliesmentalandemotional

wellbeing.Anangry,frustrated,emotionally(1)personingoodphysicalcondition

isnot(2)healthy.Mentalhealth,therefore,hasmuchtodo(3)howaperson

copeswiththeworldasitexists.Manyofthefactorsthat(4)physicalhealthalso

affectmentalandemotionalwell-being.Havingagoodself-imagemeansthatpeople

havepositive(5)picturesandgoodpositivefeelingsaboutthemselves,aboutwhat

theyarecapable(6),andabouttherolestheyplay.Peoplewithgoodself-images

likethemselves,andtheyarc(7)likeothers.Havingagoodself-imageisbased

(8)arealistic(9)ofone'sownworthandvalueandcapabilities.Stressisan

unavoidable,necessary,andpotentiallyhealthful(10)ofoursociety.Peopleofall

ages(II)stress.Childrenbeginto(12)stressduringprenataldevelopinent

andduringchildbirth.Examplesofstress-inducing(13)inthelifeofayoung

personaredeathofapet,pressureto(14)academically,thedivorceofparents,or

joininganewyouthgroup.Thedifferentwaysinwhichindividuals(15)tostress

maybringhealthfulorunhealthyresults.Onepersonexperiencingagreatdealofstress

mayfunctionexceptionallywell(16)anothermaybeunabletofunctionatall.If

stressfulsituationsarecontinuallyencountered,theindividuafsphysical,social,and

mentalhealtharceventuallyaffected.Satisfyingsocialrelationsarcvitalto(17)

mentalandemotionalhealth.Itisbelievedthatinorderto(18),develop,and

maintaineffectiveandfulfillingsocialrelationshipspeoplemust(19)theabilityto

knowandtrusteachother,understandeachother,influence,andhelpeachother.They

mustalsobecapableof(20)conflictsinaconstructiveway.

A、unstable

B、unsure

C^imprecise

D、impractical

标准答案：A

知识点解析：unstable"(情绪)不稳定的"。unsure”没有自信的，不肯定的”,不确定

的。imprecise"不严密的,不精确的"。impractical"不切实际的"。

2、

A、normally

B、generally

C、virtually

D^necessarily

标准答案：D

知识点解析：要表达"并不一定"、"未必"的意思，通常是用notnecessarily的搭

配。

3、

A、on

B、at

C、to

D、with

标准答案：D

知识点解析:haveiodowith意为"和…有关系”。本句的意思是:因此，精神健康

和一个人在生活中如何处理身边的事情有很大的关系。

4、

A、signify

influence

C、predict

D、mark

标准答案：B

知识点解析：signify表示象征,意味或用动作表示…意思。例如：Hesignifiedhis

consentwithanod.他以点头表示同意。influence"影响"，predicl"预知，预言，预

报”；mark”做标记于，打分数，标志”。此句的意思是：很多影响体格健康的因

素，同时也影响精神和感情的健康。

5、

A^intellectual

B、sensual

C、spiritual

D、mental

标准答案：D

知识点解析：mental”精神的,智力的，心智的”,和physical相对。一般“精神病”

被称作mentalellectual"智力的，有智力的，显示智力的"，作名词时意

为“知识分子"。sensual”肉欲的,色情的,世俗的”,强调“通过感官感觉到”的。

spirilual”非物质的，精神的；灵魂的，宗教的；神圣的”，和material相对。根据句

意。

6、

A、tobedoing

withdoing

C、todo

D、ofdoing

标准答案：D

矢U识点解析：bec叩ableofdoing…为固定搭配。

7、

A、ablebetterto

B、abletobetter

C、bettertoable

D、betterableto

标准答案：D

知识点解析：Peoplewithgoodself-imageslikethemselves,andtheyarebetterableto

likeother*.那些对自己的形象有积极认识的人通常很欣赏自己,也更容易欣赏其他

人。tobeableto的比较级，用tobebetterableto(＞其他次序都不对。

8、

A^on

B、from

C、at

D、about

标准答案：A

知识点解析：bebasedon为固定短语，"建立在…的基础上”。

9、

A、assessment

B、decision

CNdetermination

D、assistance

标准答案：A

知识点解析:assessment是动词assess（估计，估算;评估，评价）的名词形式。

decisionsdelerminalion及assistance都没有"评估"的意思。

10、

A、ideality

B、realization

C^realism

D、reality

标准答案：D

知识点解析：reality”真实，事实，本体，逼真"；ideality”理想"：realization”实现，

领会"；realism”现实主义”。根据文意：压力是我们社会中无可避免的、有潜在的

促进社会健康作用的、必要的现实存在。

11、

A、occur

B、engage

C、confront

D、encounter

标准答案：D

知识点解析：encounter”遭遇,遇到“，强调”偶然遇见”,occur”发生，出现”;

engage”使忙碌,雇佣，预定,使从事于，使参加“；confront”面对，面临“。文章这

里想表达的是各个年龄段的人都会遇到压力。

12、

A、tolerate

sustain

C>experience

D、undertake

标准答案：C

知识点解析：experience”经验，体验，经历，阅历"；tolerate”强调是主观上努力去

忍受，容忍”；sustain”支撑,撑住,维持，持续”;undertake”承担,担任（也包含,,

主观努力”的意思）二

13、

A、evidence

accidents

C^adventures

D、events

标准答案：D

知识点解析：evem是指”（比较重大的）事件"；evidence”明显,显著,证据，证物

"；accident”意外事件，或造成一定伤亡或者损失的事故"，adventure”冒险，冒险的

经历，此句的意思是：年轻人的生活中，能够带来压力的事件，包括宠物的死

亡，学业的压力，父母的离异，或者加入新的年轻人的群体。

14、

A、acquire

B、achieve

C^obtain

D、fulfill

标准答案：B

知识点解析：学业上取得成就用achieve。acquire和obtain作"获得"解时，一般后

面都应该跟宾语。fulfill”实践，实行，完成，达到。侧重“履行”之意。

15、

A、respond

B、return

C、retort

D、reply

标准答案：A

知识点解析：respond（常与to连用）”反应；回报；对…有反应；对…起作用”；

return"归还，回报，报告，获得,回答，返回"：retort"反驳，反击"；reply”答复，

回击，报复，答辩，回答二

16、

A^why

B、when

C、while

D、where

标准答案：c

知识点。析：此句的意思是：在巨大的压力下，有的人可能会应对非常自如，但是

有的人就完全无法正常运转。while此处是一个表示转折意义的连词，表示”虽然，

但是“。

17、

A、sound

B、all-round

C、entire

D、whole

标准答案：A

知识点解析：sound此史意为”完好的,健全的，aHround”多方面的,多才多艺的

18、

A^illuminate

B、enunciate

C、enumerate

D、initiate

标准答案：D

知识点解析：initiate”创始;发起“；illuminate”照明,照亮，阐明，说明”;

enunciate”阐明,清晰发言"，enumerate”列举”。根据上下文的意思：要想建立、发

展、并且维持有效而给人满足感的社会关系，人们必须拥有了解和信任他人、影响

他人和帮助他人的能力。

19、

A、access

B、assess

C、process

D、possess

标准答案：D

知识点解析：possess“拥有“。其他3个选项不具有“拥有”的含义。

20、

A、resolving

B、saluting

C、dissolving

D、solving

标准答案：A

知识点解析：resolve有懈决冲突”的意思。solve”解决；解答，解释"，salute响...

致敬，颂扬”。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分，共20分。）

Idon'tknowifthere'ssomethinginthewater,butmytownhasexplodedwithtonsof

singlepeople!Justlastyear,practicallytheonlyeligiblesIknewweremydivorced

friendPatti,mybudFulgencio,hubbyRick'sbarflypatCraig,andJimmythepizza

deliveryguy.Butnow,IfindoutthatmycousinMichelleisleavinghersecondhusband,

andarecentchit-chatwithmybuilding'smanagerSandyrevealedthatshehasn'thada

seriousrelationshipinalmostfiveyears!Besidesthat,atleastfivesuspectedsingletons

havemovedintomybuildingsinceJune.Five!Foranincurableromanticlikeme,thisis

heartbreaking.Peoplearcmeanttohavesweeties!Ifeelsosorryforsinglepeople.How

cantheybeargoingthroughlifealone?Iknowalotofthemputupthat"independent"

front,orusethat"I'mjustwaitingfnrtherightperson"defense,butthey'rekidding

themselves.Whywouldanyoneturnuphernoseattheprospectofabeautifulwedding,a

gorgeousbridalgown,andastunningrockonherfinger?Shewouldn't.Whywould

anyoneshakeastickatawarmdinnereverynight,acomfortablehome,andabeautiful

bride?Itjustisn'trational.AndIdon'tliketobeharsh,butfrankly,it'sdepressingtosee

singlesoutinpublic.WhenIseeagirlshoppingfbrgroceriesbyherself,orasolitaryguy

readingwhilehewaitsforabus,Ican'thelpbutsenseihehollownessthatsingleperson

feelsinside.I'mpartiallypsychic,soI'mawareofotherpeople'sinnerfeelings.Well,this

Valentine'sDay,I'mnotgoingtobeselfish.Peoplelikeme,peopleinsuccessful,lasting

relationships,areduty-boundtosharetheirromanticwisdomwiththelessfortunate.

Granted,it'sbeenawhilesinceI'vebeenonthedatingScene,somychopsareabitrusty.

Infact,hubbyRickisjustabouttheonlyguyI'veeverdated(Unlessyoucountmypick

fortheSadieHawkinsdanceinseventhgrade,JordyDeVoe,whoditchedmeafterabout

15minutes.OrthisOrientalkidnamedThantwhowrappedlovenotesaroundlunchroom

cookiesandslippedthemintomylockerinninthgrade.)ButRickandIhavebeen

marriednearly20years,soImustbedoingsomethingright.Drythosetears,Singletons!

Pullyour-selvestogetherandlistentoWifeyJean.Ifyoufollowmyadvice,I'llbetyou

dollarstodonutsthatyou11findyourPrinceCharming,orPrincessEnchanting,inno

time!

21、Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Idon'tknowifthereissomethinginthewater1*

(Line1.Paragraph1)?

A、Sheisnotsurewhetherherwateristoodirtytodrink.

B、Sheisnotsurewhethersomethingiswronginthewatersystem.

C^Sheisnotsurewhybeingsingleissopervasiveinhertown.

D、Sheisnotsurewhysinglepeoplemovetohertown.

标准答案：C

知识点诵析：句意题。作者在第一段说明她所居住的小城里到处都是单身的人，而

旦是以前少，现在多。她因此怀疑是不是水里面有什么药，使单身传染得那么快。

所以选，她不确定为什么单身在她们镇上那么流行。

22、TheexamplesofhercousinMichelleandthebuilding'smanagerareusedtoshow

A、manypeoplechoosedivorcetosolvetheiremotionalproblems.

B、womenarenotsatisfiedwiththeirmarriage:

C^manypeoplearenotconfidentinseriousrelationships.

D、morepeoplearebecominglovelesssingles.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：例证题。第一段前半部分说以前作者认识的单身很少，用“But”这个

强转折，正是要说明现在越来越多了，举例是要为证明这个现象。

23、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthosesinglepeople?

A、Theyareusingexcusestocheatthemselves.

B、Theyshouldbesorryforbeingsingle.

C>Theydon'tlikeweddings,becausetheyareexpensive.

D>Theyrejectstayinginacomfortablehomewithabeautifulbride.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。第二段第五句说明作者知道很多单身贵族都装出很独立的样

子，或者用自己还在等待意中人作为借口搪塞，这样做其实都是在自欺欺人。

24>Whydoestheauthorwanttoshareher"romanticwisdom"withthesingletons?

A、ShewantstogiveittothesingletonsasaValentineGift.

B、Shethinksitisherresponsibilitytohelpthem.

C、Shefeelsthatshehasbeenveryselfishbefore.

D、Shewantstoreviveherfeelingsofdatingalongtimeago.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。第二段首句说明作者认为在情人节之际，像她一样有成功婚

姻经历的人都有责任和那些不那么幸运的人分享那份“爱情智慧”；

25、Fromthetextwecantellthattheauthorisaveryperson.

A、hospitableandkind

B、cleverandfaithful

C^sensitiveandcaring

D、unselfishandtactful

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推理题.文章第二段结尾提到作者能体察到别人的感觉，因此很敏

感；第三段提到她认为帮助别人找到幸福是自己的义务，证明她关心他人。而

hospitable（好客）、clever（瞰明）和lactFul（有策略）都不能在原文中找到证据。

GenghisKhanwasnotonetoagonizeovergenderroles.Hewasintosexandpower,and

hedidn*tmindsayingso."Thegreatestjoyamancanknowistoconquerhisenemiesand

drivethembeforehim".Theemperoroncethundered.GenghisKhanconqueredtwo

thirdsoftheknownworldduringtheearly13thcenturyandhemayhavesetanall-time

recordforwhatbiologistscallreproductivesuccess.Anaccountwritten33yearsafterhis

deathcreditedhimwith20,000descendants.Men'smannershaveimprovedmarkedly

sinceGenghisKhan'sday.Atheart,though,we'rethesameanimalswewere800years

ago,whichistosaywearestatusseekers.Wemaytalkofequalityandfraternity.We

maystriveforclasslesssocieties.Butwegorightonbuildinghierarchies,andjockeying

forstatuswithinthem.Canweabandonthetendency?Probablynot.Asscientistsare

nowdiscovering,statusseekingisnotjustahabitoraculturaltradition.It'sadesign

featureofthemalepsyche-abiologicaldrivethatisrootedinthenervoussystemand

regulatedbyhormonesandbrainchemicals.Howdoweknowthisrelentlessone-

upmanshipisabiologicalendowment?Anthropologistsfindthesamepatternvirtually

everywheretheylookandsodozoologists.Malecompetitionisfierceamongcrickets,

crayfishandelephants,andifsubiquitousamonghigherprimates,forexample,male

chimpanzeeshaveanextraordinarilystrongdrivefordominance.Coincidence?

Evolutionistsdon'tthinkso.Fromtheirperspective,lifeisessentiallyaracetorepro­

duke,andnaturalselectionisboundtofavordifferentstrategiesindifferentorganisms.In

reproductiveterms,theyhavevastlymoretogainfromit.Afemalecan'tfloodthegene

poolbycommandeeringextramates;nomatterhowmuchspermsheattracts,sheis

unlikelytoproducemorethanadozenviableoffspring.ButasGenghisKhan'sexploits

makeclear,malescanprofitenormouslybyoutmatingtheirpeers.It'snothardtosee

howthatdynamic,playedoutovermillionsofyears,wouldleavemodernmenfretting

overstatus.We'rebuiltfromthegenesthatthemostdeterminedcompetitorspassed

down.Fortunately,wedon'taspiretofamiliesof800.Asmonogamyandcontraceptives

mayhaveleveledthereproductiveplayfield,powerhasbecomeitsownpsychological

reward.Thosewhoachievehighstatusstillenjoymoresexwithmorepartnersthanthe

restofus,andthereasonisnomystery.Researchershaveconsistentlyfoundthatwomen

favorsignsof"earningcapacity"overgoodlooks.Forsheersexappeal,adoughy（脸色

苍白的）baldguyinaRolexwilloutscoreastud（非常英俊的男子）inaBurgerKing

uniformalmosteverytime.

26、GenghisKhanismentionedinthetexttoshow.

A、thatheisamanwhoenjoysgreatvictorympossessingland.

B、theastonishingnumberofhisoffspringintheworld.

C、howcruelandarrogantanemperorcanbeinthepast.

D、maleshavealonghistoryofcravingforpower.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：推理题。任何例子总是为了中心思想服务的，本文就是从生物学和进

化学角度探讨男性对权利地位的追求问题，因此举出一个非常久远的例子，是为了

说明男性的这种对权利地位的追求由来已久，不是近年来的变化。

27、BysayinguAtheart,though,wc'rcthesameanimalswcwere800yearsago.the

authormeansthat.

A、maleshavenotchangedalotintheirpursuitofstatus.

B、malesarealwayswillingtoconquerlargeareasofland.

C、malesarestillstrivinghardfbrequalityandclasslesssocieties.

D、malesarestillagonizingovertheirgenderroles.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：含义题。这句话的后面一句说”这意味着男人还是地位的追求者”。证

明男人在追求地位方面没有多大变化。

28、Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A、menaretheonlyanimalsstrivingforcontrol.

B、chimpanzeesareevenmorefierceintheirstrivefordominance.

C>allmateanimalssharethesamedesireforhigherstatus.

D、malesoflowerprimatesdonothavefiercecompetition.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：段落主旨题。该段说；人类学家和动物学家发现男性竞争几乎随处可

见，而且列举了很多动物。在灵长类动物中更是如此，还举了大猩猩的例子。说明

所有的雄性动物都有追求更高地位的相同的欲望。

29NThereasonunderlyingmaledominancetendencyinevolutiontermsseemstobe

closelyrelatedto.

A、thebiologicaldifferencesoforganisms.

B、theavailabilityoflargenumberoffemales.

C>thematingpatternsoffemales.

D^thenaturaldesiretoproduceoffspring.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章第四段第二句就说明”从进化论的角度看，生命就是繁

衍后代的竞争”。证明男性的主宰欲望从进化角度看是与繁衍后代的自然欲望紧密

相连的。

30、WhyadoughybaldguyinablueblazerandaRolexwilloutscoreahandsome

youngmaninaBurgerKinguniform?

A、BecausethebaldguyinRolexismoreexperiencedthanthestudinaBurgerKing

uniform.

Becausewomenlovefashionablebaldguymorethanamanwearinguniform.

C^Becauseadoughybaldguyismoresexytosomewomenthanahandsomeyoung

man.

D、BecauseaRolexrepresentslargerearningcapacitythanauniform.

标准答案：D:「

知识点解析：细节题。文章倒数第二句说，”研究人员总是发现，女性喜欢‘挣钱能

力，胜过好看的外表。然后举了“戴劳力士表的秃头佬会比穿汉堡店制服的英俊小

伙更受青睐”的例子，因此证明劳力士表与工作服相比展现出更强的挣钱能力。

Noblueprintexistsfortransforminganeconomyfromonewithagreatdealof

governmentcontroltoonebasedalmostsolelyonfreemarketprinciples.Yetthe

experienceoftheUnitedKingdomsince1979clearlyshowsoneapproachthatworks:

privatization,inwhichunder-performingstate-ownedarcsoldtoprivatecompanies.By

1979,thetotalamountofdebt,liabilities,andlossesforstate-controlledenterprisesinthe

UKtopped3billionannually.Bysellingoffmanyofthesecompanies,particularlythose

inthedepressedindustrialsector,thegovernmentdecreaseditsdebtburdenandceased

pumpingpublicfundsintomoneylosingenterprises.Accordingtogovernment

spokespersonAlistairMcBride,"Farfrompastpracticeofthrowinggoodmoneyafter

bad,theQueen'sgovernmentthisyearexpectstotakein34billionfromtheproceedsof

thesale".That,saysomeanalysts,mayonlybethebeginning.Privatizationhasnotonly

beencreditedwithrescuingwholeindustriesbutthenation'seconomytoboot.Dueto

increasedtaxrevenuesfromthenewlyprivatizedcompaniesalongwithareboundinthe

overalleconomy,economicforecasterspredictthatBritainwillbeabletorepaynearly

12.5%ofthenetnationaldebtwithintwoyears.Thatisgoodnewsindeedforthe

economyasawholeatatimewhenmanysectorsaredesperateforanyrayofsunshine.

BritishAirwaysthisweekannounceda20%jumpinoverallticketsalesandprofitsover

thisquarterayearago.BritishGasannounceditsfirstprofitablequarterinnineyears.At

AssociatedBritishPorts,anewlaborcontractwasfinalized,thefirstunioncontract

signedattheportwithoutaworkstoppageintwelveyears.Closertohomeformost

Britons,thenation'sphoneservice,BritishTelecom,nolongerputsnewsubscribersona

waitinglist.Priortoprivatization,newcustomerswouldsometimeshavetowaitmonths

beforephoneservicecouldbeinstalledintheirhome.Now,accordingtoacompany

pressrelease,BritishTelecomispromising24-hourturnaroundforallnewcustomers.

Partofthisimprovedproductivityhastodowithneweffortstoallowemployeestohold

astakeinthecompany'sfuture.Companiesnowgivetheiremployeesstockoptionsthat

allowemployeestoshareinthecompany'ssuccess(andprofits).Theresponsehasbeen

enthusiastictosaytheleast.AtBritishAerospace;89%ofthoseeligibletobuycompany

sharesdidso.AtBritishTelecomnearly92%ofeligibleemployeestookpari.Finally,at

AssociatedBritishPorts,longsynonymouswithuniondisagreements,walkouts,and

laborstrife,almost90%ofemployeesnowcancallthemselvesownersofthecompany.

"Whenpeoplehaveapersonalstakeinsomething",saidHenryDundeeofAssociated

BritishPorts,"theythinkaboutit,theycareabout,theyworktomakeitprosper".Atthe

NationalFreightConsortium,itselfnostrangertolaborproblems,thenewemployee-

ownersactuallyvoteddownanemployeepay-increaseand,pressuredunion

representativestorelaxdemandsforincreasedwagesandexpandedbenefits.

"Privatizationwasonlythestart",saysonemarketanalyst,"whatwemayhavehereisa

newindustrialrevolution".

31、UK'sexperiencein1979demonstratesthat.

A、governmentcontrolcanbebasedonfreemarketprinciples.

B、privatizationistheonlywayoutfbrUK'seconomicdevelopment.

C、state-ownedenterprisescanbenefitalotfromprivatization.

D、amajortransformationineconomicsystemisfeasible.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章开篇提到的经济体制的巨大转变没有蓝图，后面用

“yet”强转折引出英国的做法证明有一种办法可行。因此英国的经历表明经济体制

的重大转型是可行的。

32、Bysellingoffstate-ownedenterprisesthegovernmentwillbeabletodothe

followingEXCEPT.

A^repaysomeofitshugenationaldebtsandliabilities.

B、stopinvestingpublicfundsintoenterprises.

C、harvestabigamountoftaxrevenue.

D、helpsomedepressedindustrialsectorstorecover.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。B偷换了原文当中的一个定:，吾"moneylosing”。本题难点在

于D,需要稍微推理一下，而不像其他几项在原文中比较明显。

33、TheexampleofBritishTelecomandmanyothercompaniesarementionedin

Paragraph3to.

A^demonstratethefruitfulresultsofUK'seconomicreform.

B、showthatservicesinthosecompanieshaveimprovedgreatly.

C、attractmorenewcustomerstothosecompanies.

D、tellhowdesperatemanysectorshadbeenbeforeprivatization.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。第三段第二句说”这对经济来说绝对是个好事”，之后就举了

众多公司的例子，当然是要证明前面提到的私有化改革给公司带来了“好消息”，也

就是成果。

34、Manycompaniesgivetheiremployeesstockoptionsto.

A、makethemtherealownersoftheenterprise.

B、helpthemsharethesuccessandprofitoftheenterprise.

C、boosttheoverallproductivityoftheenterprise.

D、avoiduniondisagreements,walkouts,andlaborstrife.

标准答案：C:

知识点解析：细节题。第四段第一句说”生产率提高的一部分原因可以归结于允许

员工对公司的未来承担风险的举措“，那么“提高生产率”才是企业让员工持有公司

股票的目的。A和B都是手段，D所列举的现象仅局限在个别企业里。

35、Thebesttitleforthetextmightbe.

A^PrivatizationisaDouble-edgedSword.

B、PrivatizationisaWayoutforUK'sEconomy.

C、PrivatizationMakesGovernmenttheWinner.

D、PrivatizationOffersaPromisingFuture.

标准答案：B」

知识点解析：主旨题。文章整个围绕私有化给英国经济带来的好处展开，所以主题

是英国经济的出路。D只涵盖了末尾一句话的含义，文章没有太多对未来的展望。

TheAmericaneconomyisgrowing,accordingtothemostrecentstatistics,atthesizzling

rateof7%,andisinthemiddleofthelargestpeacetimeexpansioninAmericanhistory.

Wcreadinthenewspapersthatpracticallyeveryonewhowantsajobcangetone.

MicrosoftisrunningadvertisementsintheNewYorkTimespracticallybegging

Congresstoissuemorevisasforforeigncomputerandinformationtechnologyworkers.

Inthisenvironment,itisshockingthatonegroupofAmericans,peoplewithdisabilities,

havesuchahighlevelofunemployment:30%arenotemployedthesamepercentageas

whentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActbecamelaw.Notonlydidtheiremployment

andlaborearningsfallduringtherecessionoftheearly1990s,butemploymentand

earningscontinuedtofallduringthelongeconomicexpansionthatfollowed.Manyof

thesepeopleareskilledprofessionalswhoarehighlymarketableintodayseconomy.Part

oftheproblemisdiscrimination,andpartrecentcourtrulingsfavoringemployersin

ADAlawsuits.Discriminationagainstpeoplewithdisabilitiesis,unfortunately,aliveand

well,despitethelegalprohibitionsagainstdiscriminationinhiringpeoplewith

disabilities.79%ofdisabledpeoplewhoareunemployedcitediscriminationinthe

workplaceandlackoftransportationasmajorfactorsthatpreventthemfromworking.

Studieshavealsoshownthatpeoplewithdisabilitieswhofindjobsearnlessthantheir

co-workcrs,andarclesslikelytobepromoted.Unfavorablecourtrulingshavenotbeen

helpful,either.ResearchbylawprofessorRuthCoIkerofOhioStateUniversityhas

shownthatintheeightyearsaftertheADAwentintoeffect,employer-delendants

prevailedinmorethan93%oftheeasesdecidedbytrial.Ofthecasesappealed.

employersprevailed84%ofthetime.RobertBurgdorf.Ir.,whohelpeddrafttheADA,

haswritten,"legalanalysishasproceededquiteawaydownthewrongroad".Disability

activistsandotherlegalscholarspointoutthatCongressintendedtheADAasanational

mandatefortheendingofdiscriminationagainstpeople-withdisabilities.Instead,what

hasoccurred,inthewordsofonewriter,isthatthecourts"havenarrowedthescopeof

thelaw,redefined'disability/raisedthepriceofaccesstojusticeandgenerallydeemed

disabilitydiscriminationasnotworthyofseriousremedy".Butperhapsthegreatest

singleproblemisthefederalgovernmentitself,wherelawsandregulationsdesignedto

helpdisabledpeopleactuallyprovideaneconomicdisincentivetowork.AsSen.Edward

Kennedywrote,"thehighunemploymentrateamongpeoplereceivingfederaldisability

benefitsisnotbecausetheirfederalbenefitsprogramshave'frontdoorsthataretoobig',

butbecausetheyhave'backdoorsthataretoosmall1".

36、TheadvertisementmadebyMicrosoftshowsthat.

A、agreatnumberofjobshavebeencreatedintheU.S..

B、foreignworkersarefavoredoverdomesticworkers.

C、workingvisaisveryhardtobeissuedtoforeignworkers.

D、manydomesticworkerswilllosetheirjobstoloreigners.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。文章第一段讲的主题就是第•句话的内容，即“美国经济在

增长”，然后举了微软强烈要求国会给外国工人签发签证的广告为例来说明美国经

济在增长，只有”美国国内产生了大量就业机会”符合这一主题。

37、Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat.

A、mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesintheU.S.arenoterr.ployed.

B、legislat沁nforthedisabledfailedtohelpthisgroupeffectively.

C>theearningsofthedisabledfluctuatewitheconomicsituation.

D、thedisabledarenothiredduelargelytotheirinadequateskills.

标准答案：B''

知识点解析：推理题。文章第二段冒号后面说：30%的残疾人没有工作，这一•比率

和美国残疾人法案被通过成为法律时的比率一样。证明残疾人立法没能有效地帮助

残疾人。A错误因为30%的失业率不能说成大部分人失业。C错误是因为第二段

中说”在90年代的萧条时期，残疾人收入在下滑，而在90年代以后长期的经济增

长中他们的收入还在持续下滑”，证明残疾人收入不是随着经济状况而浮动的。D

的错误在于第二段末尾说很多残疾人都是技巧熟练的专业人士在现在的经济中应该

很有市场，而不是缺乏足够的技能。

38、WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacausetotheproblemsofthe

disabled?

A^Notenoughhelpfromrelativesintheirtransportation.

B>Prevailingdiscriminationinworkplaceagainstthedisabled.

C^Theineffectivesystemofthefederalgovernment,

D、Thecourts'generalfavorinemployersoverthedisabled.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：判断题。文章第三段倒数第二句说失业的残疾人中79%都认为工厂

的歧视和交通的不便是池们找不到工作的主要原因。但是没有提到他们的亲戚没有

为他们的交通提供足够帮助。其他3点分别在第三、第四、第五段提到。

39、Whatunderliesthecourtsrulingsseemstobethat.

A、thecourtshavebeenbribedheavilybytherichemployers.

B、thecourtsthinkthatthedisabledshouldnotgotowork.

C、thecourtsunderestimatediscriminationagainstthedisabled.

D^thecourtsaretoobusywithotherlawsuitstocareenough.

标准答案：C-

知识点解析：细节题。文章第四段末尾一句引用一位作家的话说“法庭把法律的应

用范围缩小，重新定义了，残疾二提高了诉讼费用并通常认为对残疾人的歧视没有

到值得去寻找严肃解决办法的地步”。证明法庭低估了对残疾人的歧视。

40>Thelastsentence"butbecausetheyhavebackdoorsthataretoosmall"probably

meansthat.

A^thegovernmentdonothaveabigbackgateinitsoffices,

B、thedisabledoftengrowtoodependentonthebenefitstowork.

C、thedisabledaretryingtogettheirbenefitthroughhackdoors.

D、thegovernmentistryingtostopthedisabledfromworking.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：含义题。文章说“很多拿到联邦残疾人救济金的人失业率很高不是因

为联邦救济金项目的，前门太大’（象征对领救济金的人的要求较高），而是因为这些

项目的‘后门太小’（象征一旦进去，很难出来）”。也就是说一旦这些人上了名单就很

难从名单上下来去找工作了，也就是说残疾人变得对■救济金有太强的依赖性以至于

不愿工作了。

三、阅读（补全短文）（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共

5分。）

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.Choosethemostsuitable

onet