考研英语模拟试卷189

考研英语模拟试卷189

一、完型填空（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20分。）

WithAirbus'giantA380airlinerabouttotaketotheskies,youmightthinkplanescould

notgetmuchbigger-andyouwouldberight.Foragivendesign,itturns(1),there

comesapointwherethewingsbecometooheavytogenerate(2)lifttocarrytheir

ownweight.(3)anewwayofdesigningandmakingmaterialscould(4)that

problem.Twoengineers(5)UniversityCollegeLondonhavedevisedall

innovativewaytocustomizeandcontrolthe(6)ofamaterialthroughoutitsthree-

dimensionalstructure.Inthe(7)ofawing,thiswouldmakepossibleamaterialthat

isdense,strongandload-bearingatoneend,closetothefuselage,(8)the

extremitiescouldbemadelessdense,lighterandmore(9).Itislikemaking

bespokematerials,(10)youcancustomizethephysicalpropertiesofeverycubic

millimeterofastructure.Thenewtechniquecombinesexistingtechnologiesina(n)

(11)way,Itstartsbyusingfinite-element-analysissoftware,ofthetypecommonly

usedbyengineers,(12)avirtualprototypeoftheobject.Thesoftwaremodelsthe

stressesandstrainsthattheobjectwillneedto(13)throughoutitsstructure.Using

thisinformationitisthen(14)tocalculatethepreciseforcesactingonmillionsof

smallersubsectionsofthestructure.(15)ofthesesubsectionsis(16)treated

asaseparateobjectwithitsownsetofforcesactingonit-andeachsubsection(17)

foradifferentmicrostructuretoabsorbthoselocalforces.Designingsomany

microstructuresmanually(18)beahugetask,sotheresearchersapplyan

optimizationprogram,calledageneticalgorithm,(19).Thisusesaprocessof

randomizationandtrial-and-errortosearchthevastnumberofpossiblemicrostructuresto

findthemost(20)designforeachsubsection.

1、WithAirbus'giantA380airlinerabouttotaketotheskies,youmightthinkplanes

couldnotgetmuchbigger-andyouwouldberight.Foragivendesign,itturns(1),

therecomesapointwherethewingsbecometooheavytogenerate(2)lifttocarry

theirownweight.(3)anewwayofdesigningandmakingmaterialscould(4)

thatproblem.Twoengineers(5)UniversityCollegeLondonhavedevisedall

innovativewaytocustomizeandcontrolthe(6)ofamaterialthroughoutitsthree-

dimensionalstructure.Inthe(7)ofawing,thiswouldmakepossibleamaterialthat

isdense,strongandload-bearingatoneend,closetothefuselage,(8)the

extremitiescouldbemadelessdense,lighterandmore(9).Itislikemaking

bespokematerials,(10)youcancustomizethephysicalpropertiesofeverycubic

inillimeteiofastiuctuie.Thenewtechniquecombinesexistingteclinologiesina(n)

(11)way,Itstartsbyusingfinite-element-analysissoftware,ofthetypecommonly

usedbyengineers,(12)avirtualprototypeoftheobject.Thesoftwaremodelsthe

stressesandstrainsthattheobjectwillneedto(13)throughoutitsstructure.Using

thisinformationitisthen(14)tocalculatethepreciseforcesactingonmillionsof

smallersubsectionsofthestructure.(15)ofthesesubsectionsis(16)treated

asaseparateobjectwithitsownsetofforcesactingonit-andeachsubsection(17)

foradifferentmicrostructuretoabsorbthoselocalforces.Designingsomany

microstructuresmanually(18)beahugetask,sotheresearchersapplyan

optimizationprogram,calledageneticalgorithm,(19).Thisusesaprocessof

randomizationandtrial-and-enortosearchthevastnumberofpossiblemicrostructuresto

findthemost(20)designforeachsubsection.

A、off

B、out

C^away

D、in

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考点为动词短语搭配，turnout意为“证明是…，结果是…”。其他选

项：turnoff关闭；turnaway转过脸去；lumin拐进去。

2、

A、many

B>much

C、enough

D^necessary

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考点为形容词的区别，generaleenoughlifl产生足够的升力。其他选

项：many和much都不妥；necessary必要的。根据上下文,只有enough才符合题

意。

3、

A、But

B、And

C、Or

D、Yet

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考点为副词的辨析。Bu1为转折副词，正符合题意。其他选项：And

和Or为并列副词，Yet用于让步。

4、

A^find

B、discover

C、getover

D^getaround

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考点为动词短语搭配。gelaround为“避开”之意。其他选项：find找

到：discover发现；getover做完。

5、

A、of

at

C、in

D、from

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考点为介词的词义辨析。engineersatUniversity在大学工作的工程

师。at表示“从事于"，其余选项搭配不当。

6、

A、properties

B、nature

CNqualities

D、characteristics

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考点为名词的近义辨析以及上下文搭配。thepropertiesofamatenal材

料的属性。property属性；性质，如：Manyplantshavemedicinalproperties.许多

植物具有药性。其他选项：nalure本性，性痣；qualilies质量，品质；

characteristics特征，特性。

7、

A、sample

case

C、condition

D、situation

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考点为名词的近义辨析。thecaseofawing机翼的情况。其他选项：

sample样品；condilion条件状况；siluation情形。

8、

A、while

B、which

C、what

D、where

标准答案:A

知识点解析：考点为连词的运用。while表示对照关系,相当于whereas。which和

what为关系代词；where为地点副词，均不能很好地连接下文。

9、

A^easy

B、flexible

C、reflective

D、compatible

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考点为形容词的辨析。moreflexible更加柔韧。其他选项：easy容

易；reflective反射的；compatible兼容的。

10、

A、as

B、since

C、because

D^solongas

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考点为连词的词义辨析。此处需要用because来说明原因：因为你可

以按客户具体要求制造(customize)出其物理特性。其他选项：as由于：since既

然；solongas只要。

11、

A、novel

B>strange

C、odd

D、peculiar

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考点为形容词的词义辨析。inanovelway以一种新颖的方式。其他

选项：strange奇怪的；odd奇数的；古怪的；peculiar奇特的，都不能与后面的词

语形成通顺的搭配。

12、

A、creates

B、andcreates

C^creating

D、tocreate

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考点为动词的非谓语形式。此处需要用不定式tocreate来表示目的状

语。

13、

A、stand

sustain

C、understand

D、withstand

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考点为动词的词义辨析，withstand经受住。stand站立；sustain支

撑；understand理解。

14、

A^possible

impossible

C、likely

D、unlikely

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考点为形容词的近义辨析。possibletocalculatethepreciseforces有可

能计算出精确的作用力。选项impossible意思弄反了；Hkely和unHkely意思不准

确。

15、

A^Each

B、One

C、Every

D、All

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考点为代词的词义辨析与理解。Eachofthesesubsections这些小部分

中的每一个。其他选项：One意思不对；Every为形容词；AH后面的动词应为复数

形式are。因此只有Each才符合题意。

16、

A、next

B、then

C、after

D^since

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考点为副词的辨析。此处的then为“于是”之意。其他选项：nexl接

着：after之后：since自从「

17、

A、asks

calls

C、demands

D、requires

标准答案：B

知识点解析：考点为动词的搭配。callfor需要；要求，如：tocallforbid招标；

Theoccasioncallsforacoolhead.这种场合需要冷静的头脑。其他选项:asksfor请

求；demands和requires为及物动词，与for不能搭配。

18、

A、isto

should

C、would

D^hasto

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考点为情杰动词。此处用would表示推测：一定会；该是。其他选

项：isto表示安排、计划；should应该；hasto不得不。

19、

A、inorder

inplace

C、inspite

D、instead

标准答案：D

知识点解析：考点为副词及短语的辨析。根据上下文，此处需要instead”代替；顶

替"，$0：Ifthereisnocoal,oilcanbeusedinstead.如果没有煤,可以用石油来代

替。其他选项均不合题意。

20、

A、perfect

B、complete

C、suitable

D、proper

标准答案：C

知识点解析：考点为形容词的搭配及对上下文语境的正确理解。themostsuitable

design最合适的设计。其他选项：perfect完美的；complete全部的；proper恰当

的。

二、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共20题，每题1.0

分,共20分。）

Whatistime?Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?Orisitsomething

wehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?Istimethesameallovertheworld?That'san

easyquestion,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,

adayis24hours,andsoforth.Well,maybe.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.

Americansseetimeasaveryvaluableresource.Maybethat'swhytheyarefondofthe

expression,"Timeismoney.1'BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,they

trytoconserveandmanageit.PeopleintheU.S.oftenattendseminarsorreadbookson

timemanagement.Itseemstheyallwanttoorganizetheirlimebetter.Professionalscarry

aroundpocketplanners-someinelectronicform-tokeeptrackofappointmentsand

deadlines.Peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime.Theearly

AmericanheroBenjaminFranklinexpressedthisviewbest:"Doyoulovelife.'?Thendo

notwastetime,forthatisthestufflifeismadeof."ToAmericans,punctualityisawayof

showingrespectfbrotherpeople'stime.Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoan

appointmentusuallycallsforanapology,andmaybeanexplanation.Peoplewhoare

runninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowofthedelay.Ofcourse,thelessformal

thesituation,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,for

example,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespasttheappointedtime.Butthey

usuallydon'ttrythatalwork.Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock,Peoplein

otherculturesvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules.Inthesesocieties,peopledon'ttry

tocontroltime,buttoexperienceit.ManyEasterncultures,forexample,viewtimeasa

cycle.Therhythmofnature-fromthepassingoftheseasonstothemonthlycycleofthe

moonshapestheirviewofevents.Peoplelearntorespondtotheirenvironment.Asa

result,theyfinditeasierto"gowiththeflow"thanAmericans,wholikeplanstobefixed

andunchangeable.EvenAmericanswouldadmitthatnoonecanmastertime.Time-like

moneyslipsalltooeasilythroughourfingers.Andtime-liketheweather-isveryhautto

predict.Nevertheless,timeisoneoflife'smostpreciousgifts.Andunwrappingitishalf

thefun.

21、WhyAmericansarefbndoftheexpression"Timeismoney"?

A、Becauseitmaybesavedorspentorwasted.

Becauseitissomethingwehavenocontrolover.

C、Becauseitisequaltoeveryone.

D、Becauseitisregardedasaninvaluableresource.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：本题是细节题。参见原文第1段倒数第2句：Americansseetimeasa

veryvaluableresource.这句话的意思是：美国人把时间视为非常宝贵的资源。答

案选项中的invaluable即原文中的veryvaluable,其他选项都不能很好地解释这一

问题。

22、AmericansconserveandmanagetimeinallthefollowingcasesEXCEPT.

A、theyoftenattendseminarsorreadbooksontimemanagement

B、theyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter

C、theykeeptrackofappointmentsanddeadlines

D、peopledoalltheycantosqueezemorelifeoutoftheirtime

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是细节题。从题干的问题看，问的是"美国人是怎样节省和安排

时间的“。其他三个选项都是具体的方法措施，而答案选项只是泛泛的想法，所以

应当排除掉。

23、TheearlyAmericanheroBenjaminFrankliniscitedas.

ANanexampleofsqueezingmorelifeoutofhistime

B、amanwholoveslife

C、asummaryoftheabovestatement

D、awarningtotheAmericanpeople

标准答案：C

知识点露析：本题是推论题。文章引用富兰克林关于时间的见解结束了珍惜时间这

一话题，从下一段起进入新一轮话题：punctuality（守时）。

24、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueasregardspunctualityinAmerica?

A^Never30minuteslaterthantheappointedtimeinanycase.

B、Anapologyformorethan10minuteslatetoanappointment.

C、Callingaheadtoletothersknowofthedelay.

D、Beingexactlyontimeatwork.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题是是非判断题。答案选项与第3段的说法不符：Atinformalget-

togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minutespasttheappointed

time.所以不正确，应当排除掉。

25、Tooutsiders,Americansseemtiedtotheclock,whichisshowninthefact

that.

A^theyvaluerelationshipsmorethanschedules

B、theydon'ttrytocontroltime

C、theyviewtimeasacycle

D^theylikeplanstobefixedandunchangeable

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是细节题。参见第4段最后一句：Asaresult,theyfinditeasier

to"gowiththeflow"thanAmericans»wholikeplantobefixedandunchangeable.这

句话的大致意思是：其结果是，他们发现比美国人更容易“随波逐流”，而美国人喜

欢将计划固定下来，不去改变。

Successfulbusinessestendtocontinueimplementingtheideasthatmadethem

successful.Butinarapidlychangingworld,ideasoftenbecomeobsoleteovernight.What

workedinthepastwon'tnecessarilyworkinthefuture.Inordertothriveinthefuture,

youmustconstantlycreatenewideasforeveryaspectofyourbusiness.Infact,youmust

continuallygeneratenewideasjusttokeepyourheadabovewater.Businessesthataren't

creativeabouttheirfuturemaynotsurvive.AlthoughBillGatesistherichest,most

successfulmanontheplanet,hedidnotanticipatetheInternet.Nowhe'sscramblingto

catchup.IfBillGatescanmissamajoraspectofhisindustry,itcanhappentoyouin

yourindustry.Yourbusinessneedstocontinuallyinnovateandcreateitsfuture.Gatesis

nowconstantlyworriedaboutthefutureofMicrosoft.Here'swhathesaidinarecent

interviewinU.S.NewsWorldReport:"Willwebereplacedtomorrow?No.Inavery

shorttimeframe,Microsoftisanincrediblystrongcompany.Butwhenyoulooktothe

two-tothree-yeartimeframe,Idon'tthinkanyonecansaywithastraightfacethatany

technologycompanyhasaguaranteedposition.NotIntel,notMicrosoft,notCompaq,not

Dell,takeanyofyourfavorites.Andthat'stotallyhonest."Youmayrememberthatin

1985theCabbagePatchKidsdollswerethebeat-sellingtoyonthemarket.Butafter

ColecoIndustriesintroducedtheirsensationallineofdollstheybecamecomplacentand

didn'tcreateanynewtoysworthmentioning.Asaresult,Colecowentbankruptin1988.

Themostsuccessfulbusinessessurviveinthelongtermbecausetheyconstantlyreassess

theirsituationsandreinventthemselvesaccordingly.The3MCompanyhasa15%rule:

Employeesareencouragedtospend15%oftheirtimedevelopingnewideasonany

projecttheydesire.It'snosurprise,then,that3Mhasbeenaroundsince1902.Most

businessesarenotwillingtotearapartlastyear'smodelofsuccessandbuildanewone.

Here'safamiliaranalogytoexplainwhytheyarclulledintocomplacency.Imaginethat

yourbusinessislikeapetoflobsters.Tocooklobsters,youputthemintoapotofwarm

waterandgraduallyturnuptheheat.Thelobstersdon'trealizethey'rebeingcooked

becausetheprocessissegradual.Asaresult,theybecomecomplacentanddiewithouta

struggle.However,ifyouthrowalobsterintothepotwhenthewaterisboiling,itwill

desperatelytrytoescape.Thislobsterisnotlulledbyaslowlychangingenvironment.It

realizesinstantlythatit'sinabadenvironmentandtakesimmediateactiontochangeits

status.

26、Judgingfromthecontext,"tokeepyourheadabovewater"(Para.1)probably

means.

A、tobedrown

B、tokeepawayfromdanger

C^tokeepoutoffinancialdifficulty

D^toprotectyoufromwater

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是词汇语义题。英语成语tokeepone'sheadabovewater是"使自

己免遭灭顶,免于负债"之意,即tokeepoutoffinancialdifficultyo

27、WhyisGatesnowconstantlyworriedaboutthefutureofMicrosoft?

A^Becauseheistherichest,mostsuccessfulmanontheplanet.

B、Becausehiscompanywillbereplacedtomorrow.

C、Becauseinaveryshorttimeframe,Microsoftisanincrediblystrongcompany.

D^Becausehedoesn'tthinkthatanytechnologycompanyhasaguaranteedposition.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：本题是细节题。参见原文第3段最后两句：Idon'tthinkanyonecan

saywithastraightfacethatanytechnologycompanyhasaguaranteedposition.Not

Intel»notMicrosoft,notCompaq,notDell,takeanyofyourfavorites.Andthat's

totallyhonest.

28、ColecoIndustries'casesuggeststhat.

A、theCabbagePatchKidsdollswerethebest-sellingtoyonthemarket

B、theCabbagePatchKidsdollsweresensationallineofdolls

C^complacencyandlackofcreationwillultimatelyruinabusiness

D、themostsuccessfulbusinessessurviveinthelongterm

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见原文第4段：...theybecamecomplacentanddidn't

createanynewtoysworthmentioning.Asaresult,Colecowentbankruptin1988.此

处用一家玩具制造厂为例，说明固步自封加上缺乏创造力最终会使企业倒闭。

29、Accordingtothispassage,the3MCompany'ssuccessliesinits.

A、constantreassessmentoftheirsituations

B、15%rule

C、reinvention

D^beingaroundsince1902

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是细节题。参见原文第5段：The3MCompanyhasa15%role：

Employeesareencouragedtospend15%oftheirtimedevelopingnewideasonany

projecttheydesire.

30、Byusingtheanalogyof"throwingalobsterintoapot”,theauthortriestoimply

that.

A、somemanagersarereallyfoolishpeople

B、it'scrueltocooklobsters

C、peoplearetendtobecomecomplacent

D、badenvironmentcalkforimmediateaction

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见原文末句：Itrealizesinstantlythatit^inabad

environmentandtakesimmediateactiontochangeitsstatus.文中用虾来比口俞人，告

诫人们悠哉游哉的日子容易使人浑浑然，看不见潜在的危险。

Myinspirationismygrandmother,who'sstillaliveat96.SheraisedmefromthetimeI

was8onadairyfarminWisconsin.InanothererashecouldhavedonewhatIdo,

althoughIdidn'tknowwhataCEOwasthen.I'marealgo-getteranddon'tknowany

otherway.Itellmy12-year-olddaughter,ifyouhaveatest,whynottryforanA?Idon't

believeinhalfdoingsomething.Inmycareer,thebiggestshockcameinmy20's.Iloved

myjobasafieldsystemsanalystat3M,andwantedmyfirstmanager'sjobat

headquarters.TheyeventoldmeIwasthebestcandidate,totallyqualified.Thenthey

toldme,"It'snotpossiblebecauseyou'reawoman."IwassoshockedthatIquit.Ihad

thisfeelingofbeingtotallyblownawayasIcrawledbacktoAtlanta.Ipreachtopeople:

therearenobadbosses.Youlearnhownottotreatpeople.Myworstbosswasfullof

himselfandwantedtomicromanage.Themandidn'thaveacomplimentaryboneinhis

body.Istillhavemyperformancereviewhewroteinsmallanalprint.Itwaswinterin

Minnesota.Ididn'twanttodrive.Iwasoutthedoorat5p.m.becausethebusleftthe

frontdoorat5:06.HeputthatdowninmyreviewhowfastIwasoutthedoor.Itdidn't

mattertherestoftheyearIwasthereuntil6or7.Later,whenIswitchedcompanies.I

attendedanoff-sitcstrategymeetinginFlorida.Therewasabarbecueandthemeeting

continuedonintotheevening.Myboss'bossthrewatowelacrosstheroomandsaid,

"Cleanup,Carol."Icaughtthetowel,wentoverandscrubbedhisface.Everybodyinthe

roomwent"Ohhhh."TheluckiestthinginmycareeristhatIhaveacomputerscience

degree.Doorsopenedwideatatimewhenitwasn'tnecessarilygreatforwomen.IfI

couldwaveamagicwand,I'dhaveeverygirlpasscollegefreshmancalculus.

31Itcanbeinfenedfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor.

A、livesinthecountryside

isamiddle-agedman

C、isaCEO

D、doesverywellintests

标准答案：C

知识点解析:本题是推论题。参见文章第1段第3句：Inanothererashecouldhave

donewhatIdo要是换一个时代，她也干得了我所干的工作。也就是后半句提到的

althoughIdidn'tknowwhataCEOwas(尽管我那时还不知道首席执行官是什么职

位。)

32、Whatisthebiggestshockinthewriter'scareer?

A、Shelostherjobasafieldsystemsanalystin1920s.

B、Shelosthergrandmotherwhowasherinspiration.

C、Shewasdeniedthepostoffirstmanageronaccountofsexualdiscrimination.

D、Shequitafterbeingtotallyblownawayandcrawledbackhome.

标准答案：C

知识点解析:本题是细节题。参见文章第2段第4句:Thentheytoldme,"It'snot

possiblebecauseyou'reawoman.”由此可见，作者由于性别歧视而未能得到应当得

到的职位。

33、Itdidn'tmattertherestoftheyearIwasthereuntil6or7(Para.3)implies

that.

Axthebossdidnotcareifshewasthereat6or7o'clock

B、thebossneverhadagoodopinionofhereversince,nomatterhowshetried

C、itdidn'tmatterintherestoftheyearwhethersheleftherworkat6or7o'clock

D、shestayedinthatcompanyfor6or7years

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是推论题。根据上下文，此处的Itdidn'tmatter不是一般意义上

的“没关系“，而是“不重要“、”于事无补了"。Itdidn^mattertherestoftheyearIwas

thereuntil6or7的大致意思是：这一年的其余时间内，我一直呆到6、7点钟才下

班也不重要了。由此可准知，不管她多么努力，老板也没有好印象了。

34、Everybodyintheroomwent"Ohhhh"(Para.4)because.

A、theauthormadetheroomsocleanandtidy

B>theauthorscrubbedthefacewiththetowel

C^theauthorwastoogladtoobeytheorder

D、theauthorseemedtoorudewithhersuperior

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见文章第4段：Myboss'bossthrewatowelacross

theroomandsaid,"Cleanup,Carol".Icaughtthetowel,wentoverandscrubbedhis

face.老板的上司对作者粗鲁无礼，将毛巾扔给她，当众喝令她打扫干净。作者以

牙还牙，将扔给她的毛巾直接抹到老板上司的脸上。她的这一举动显得太不合常规

了，由此引起了大家的惊叫。

35、Accordingtothepassage,thecharacteristicsoftheauthormaybedescribed

as.

A、Intelligentandgentle.

B、Industriousandmoderate.

C^Stubbornandperseverant.

D、Ambitiousandenterprising

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是主旨题。可从第1段I'marealgo-getteranddon'tknowany

otherway,第4段Later,whenIswitchedcompanies,Iattendedanoff-sitestrategy

meetinginFlorida看,出。go-gettern.非常积极能干的人：积极进取的人。

"Targetapologizesforanydiscomfort,nsaidaspokesmanforthediscountchain,"that

mayhavebeencausedbythebaseballcapsandshortscarryingtheinsignia'88'."He

explainedthatitwasnotthecompany'sintenttopromotehate.Sincewhendoes88mean

"hate"?Itturnsoutthatsomeneo-Nazishavediscoveredthattheeighthletterofthe

alphabetis"h",andtothemthenumber88isanoh-sosecretcodedsymbolfor"heil

Hitler'*.TheBostonHeraldrecalledthedaysofdot-and-dashtelegraphy,withitstwo-

digitcodesforcommonphrases,andobservedthat"onCBandhamradio,andatthe

bottomofanodde-mail,youstillrunacross'88'—'loveandkisses1,whichnogallantwill

dareuseanymoretopiquetheinterestoftheYLs(youngladies)forfearthey'llthinkhe

isabug-eyed,swastika-tattooednutcake"FansofChetGould's"DickTracy"stripof

the1950'swillrememberapianoplayingcartooncharacterwiththemusicalname"88

Keys",playedbyMandyPatinkininthe1990movieversion.Itcomesfromthenumber

ofkeysonapianokeyboard,anditssymbolcanbetheoppositeofhatred:"Someof

those88keysarewhite,andsomeblack,"notesLarryHomofYaleUniversity,"all

playingtogetherinpeacefulharmony-andeachsetprettyboringonitsown.Makesyou

wonder."Thislatestsuperstitionimposedonanumber,anditspanickyeffecton

merchants,isnothingnew.It'savariantof311,throereferencestothe11thletter,k,for

theKuKluxKlan.(Manufacturerswhomayhaveinadvertentlyturnedoutbaseballcaps

withthatnumberonitwillnowturnwhiteasasheet.)Beforethat,666wasahotnumber

forthenervous.IntheNewTestament'sRevelation13:9-18,theApostleJohnrecallsa

visionofaboastthatwasanopponentofChrist:"Countthenumberofthebeast,"goes

theKingJamesVersion,"foritisthenumberofaman:andhisnumberissixhundred

threescoreandsix."Extrapolatingthisintoanameisanexampleofgematria,anancient

numbersgamethatassignseachletterofthealphabetanumericalvalue.Somescholars

pointoutthattheversecharacterizes,butdoesnotname,thebcast-whicharen'tSatan.

Numbersarcnotletters.Hategroupsandconcernedcabalsdonotownthenumbers,

whichcanbeusedtostandforanything.Sowear88allyoulike,andifyouhave

nightmaresabout666,assodajerksusedtosayI'm86onthemail.

36、Accordingtothepassage,whydoes88mean"hate"?

A、Becausethebaseballcapsandshortscanytheinsignia"88".

B、BecausesomeneoNazishavediscoveredthat.

C>Becausethenumber88isanoh-so-secretcodedsymbol

D、Becausetheeighthletterofthealphabetis"h",asecretcededsymbolfor"heil

Hitler0.

标准答案：D

知识点解析:本题是细节题。见原文第2段：Ilturnsoutthatsomeneo-Nazis(新纳

粹)havediscoveredthattheeighthletterofthealphabetis"h",andtothemthenumber

88isanoh-sosecretcodedsymbolfor"heilHiden"

37、Itmaybeinferredthattheinsignia"88".

A、isatwo-digitcedesforcommonphrases

B、isoftenusedtoindicate"loveandkisses"

C、wasusedtoexcitetheinterestoftheYLs

D、issomethingnogallantwilldareuseanymoretopiquetheinterestoftheYLs

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是推论题。参见原文第3段：‘88'—'loveandkisses',whichno

gallantwilldareuseanymoretopiquetheinterestoftheYLs...也即是说,"88"象征"爱

和吻”，现在不敢像过去那样随便乱用了。

38、Whatdocs"themusicalname'88KcysM,(Para.4)imply?

A、Apiano-playingcartooncharacter.

A1990movieversion.

C、Peacefulharmony.

D、Hatred.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是词汇语义题。参见原文第4段："Someofthose88keysare

white,andsomeblack,"notesLarryHomofYaleUniversity,"allplayingtogetherin

peacefulharmony——andeachsetprettybeingonitsownMakesyouwonder".这句话的

大意是：”这88个键有白有黑，”耶鲁大学的拉瑞.霍恩指出，”共同演奏出恬静的和

声，每组琴键独奏则相当的枯燥”。

39Whatdoes"thatnumber"(Para.5)referto?

A、88.

B、311.

C^The11thletter.

D、TheKuKluxKlan.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题是上下文语义题。参见原文第5段：Manufacturerswhomayhave

inadvertentlyturnedoutbaseballcapswiththatnumberonitwillnowturnwhitasa

sheet.原文的意思是：制造厂商漫不经心地翻过棒球帽，一看到311这个数字，

脸色就会变得煞白。

40、Accordingtothepassage,whatdocs666standfor?

A、NewTestament'sRevelation13:918.

B、AvisionofabeastthatwasanopponentofChrist.

C、Anumberofthebeast.

D、Thenumberofaman.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题是上下文语义题。参见原文第6段：...foritisthenumberofa

man；andhisnumberissixhundredthreescoreandsix.(因为这就是一个人的号码;

他的号码是666)。

三、阅读(补全短文)(本题共5题，每题7.0分，共

5分。)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choose

themostsuitableonefromthelist(A^B、C、D、E、F、G.......)tofitintoeachofthe

numberedblank.Thereareseveralextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.(10

points)Sciencedevelopsthroughobjectiveanalysis,insteadofthroughpersonalbelief.

Knowledgegainedinscienceaccumulatesastimegoesby,buildingonworkperformed

earlier.Someofthisknowlcdgc-suchasourunderstandingofnumbcrs-strctchcsback'to

thetimeofancientcivilizations,whenscientificthoughtfirstbegan.Otherscientific

knowledgesuchasourunderstandingofgenesthatcausecancerorofquarks(the

smallestknownbuildingblockofmalter)datesbacklessthan50years.However,inall

fieldsofscience,oldornew,researchersusethesamesystematicapproach,knownasthe

scientificmethod,toaddtowhatisknown.(41).Forexample,in1676,the

EnglishphysicistRobertHookediscoveredthatelasticobjects,suchasmetalsprings,

stretchinproportiontotheforcethatactsonthem.Despitealltheadvancesthathave

beenmadeinphysicssince1676,thissimplelawstillholdstrue.(42).Sometimes

scientificpredictionsgomuchfurtherbydescribingobjectsoreventsthatarenotyet

known.Anoutstandinginstanceoccurredin1869,whentheRussianchemistDmitry

Mendeleyevdrewupaperiodictableoftheelementsarrangedtoillustratepatternsof

recurringchemicalandphysicalproperties.(43).Atthetime,mostgeologists

discountedWegenersideas,becausetheEarth'scrustseemedtobefixed.Butfollowing

thediscoveryofplatetectonicsinthe1960s,inwhichscientistsfoundthattheEarth's

crustisactuallymadeofmovingplates,continentaldriftbecameanimportantpartof

geology.Throughadvanceslikethese,scientificknowledgeisconstantlyaddedtoand

refined.Asaresult,sciencegivesusanevermoredetailedinsightintothewaytheworld

aroundusworks.(44).However,withthedawnoftheIndustrialRevolutioninthe

18lhcentury,thisrapidlychanged.Today,sciencehasaprofoundeffectonthewaywe

live,largelythroughtechnology—theuse.ofscientificknowledgeforpractical

(45