专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷383

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷383

一、选择题(本题共14题，每题1.0分，共14分。)

PassageOne(1)Mrs.Sowerberryburstintoafloodoftears.ThisfloodoftearsleftMr.

Sowerbeirynoalternative.(2)IfhehadhesitatedforoneinstanttopunishOlivermost

severely,itmustbequitecleartoeveryexperiencedreaderthathewouldhavebeen,

accordingtoallprecedentsindisputesofmatrimonyestablished,abrute,anunnatural

husband,aninsultingcreature,abaseimitationofaman,andvariousotheragreeable

characterstoonumerousforrscitalwithinthelimitsofthischapter.Todohimjustice,he

was,asfarashispowerwent—itwasnotveryextensive—indlydisposedtowardsthe

boy;perhaps,becauseitwashisinteresttoheso;perhaps,becausehiswifedislikedhim.

Thefloodoftears,however,lefthimnoresource;soheatoncegavehimadrubbing,

whichsatisfiedevenMrs.Sowerberryherself,andrenderedMr.Bumble'ssubsequent

applicationoftheparochial(我区的)cane,ratherunnecessary.Fortherestoftheday,he

wasshutupinthebackkitchen,incompanywithapumpandasliceofbread;andat

night,Mrs.Sowerberry,aftermakingvariousremarksoutsidethedoor,bynomeans

complimentarytotheniemoiyofhismother,lookedintotheroom,and,amidstthejeers

andpointingsofNoahandCharlotte,orderedhimupstairstohisdismalbed.(3)Itwas

notuntilhewasleftaloneinthesilenceandstillnessofthegloomyworkshopofthe

undertaker(殡仪员)，thatOlivergavewaytothefeelingswhichtheday'streatmentmay

besupposedlikelytohaveawakenedinamerechild.Hehadlistenedtotheirtauntswith

alookofcontempt;hehadbernethelashwithoutacry:forhefeltthatprideswellingin

hisheartwhichwouldhavekeptdownashriektothelast,thoughtheyhadroastedhim

alive.Butnow,whentherewerenonetoseeorhearhim,hefelluponhiskneesonthe

floor;and,hidinghisfaceinhishands,weptsuchtearsas,Godsendforthecreditofour

nature,fewsoyoungmayeverhavecausetopouroutbeforehim!(4)Foralongtime,

Oliverremainedmotionlessinthisattitude.Thecandlewasburninglowinthesocket

whenherosetohisfeet.Havinggazedcautiouslyroundhim,andlistenedintently,he

gentlyundid(hefasteningsotthedoor,andlookedabroad.(^)Itwasacold,darknight.

Thestarsseemed,(o(heboy'seyes,fartherfrom(heearththanhehadeverseenthem

before;therewasnowind;and(hesombreshadowsthrownbythetreesupontheground,

lookedsepulchralanddeath-like,frombeingsostill.Hesoftlyreclosedthedoor.Having

availedhimselfoftheexpiringlightofthecandletotieupinahandkerchiefthefew

articlesofwearingapparelhehad,sathimselfdownuponabench,towaitformorning.

(6)Withthefirstrayoflightthatstruggledthroughthecrevicesintheshutters,Oliver

arose,andagainunbarredthedoor.Onetimidlookaround-onemoment'spauseof

hesitation—hehadcloseditbehindhim,andwasintheopenstreet.(7)Helookedtothe

rightandtotheleft,uncertainwhithertofly.Herememberedtohaveseenthewaggons,

astheywentout,toilingupthehill.Hetookthesameroute;andarrivingatafootpath

acrossthefields;whichheknew,aftersomedistance,ledoutagainintotheroad;struck

intoit,andwalkedquicklyon.(8)Alongthissamefootpath,Oliverwell-rememberedhe

hadtrottedbesideMr.Bumble,whenhefirstcarriedhimtotheworkhouse(济贫院)

fromthefarm.Hiswaylaydirectlyinfrontof(hecottage.Hisheartbeatquicklywhenhe

bethoughthimselfofthis;andhehalfresolvedtoturnback.Hehadcomealongway

(hough,andshouldloseagreatdealoftimebydoingso.Besides,itwassoearlythat

therewasverylittlefearofhisbeingseen;sohewalkedon.(9)Hereachedthehouse.

Therewasnoappearanceofitsinmatesstirringatthatearlyhour.Oliverstopped,and

peepedintothegarden.Achildwasweedingoneofthelittlebeds;ashestopped,he

raisedhispalefaceanddisclosedthefeaturesofoneofhisformercompanions.Oliver

feltgladtoseehim,beforehewent;for,thoughyoungerthanhimself,hehadbeenhis

littlefriendandplaymate.Theyhadbeenbeaten,andstaned,andshutuptogether,many

andmanyatime.(10)"Hush,Dick!"saidOliver,astheboyrantothegate,andthrusthis

thinarmbetweentherailstogreethim."Isanyoneup?"(11)"Nobodybutme,"replied

thechild.(12)"Youmustn'tsayyousawme,Dick,"saidOliver."Iamrunningaway.

Theybeatandill-useme,Dick;andIamgoingtoseekmyfortune,somelongwayoff.I

don'tknowwhere.Howpaleyouare!"(13)"IheardthedoctortellthemIwasdying,"

repliedthechildwithafaintsmile."Iamverygladtoseeyou,dear;butdon'tstop,don't

stop!'*(14)"Yes,yes,Iwill,tosaygood-byetoyou,"repliedOliver."Ishallseeyou

again,Dick.IknowIshall!Youwillbewellandhappy!"(15)"Ihopeso,"repliedthe

child."AfterIamdead,butnotbefore.Iknowthedoctormustberight,Oliver,becauseI

dreamsomuchofHeaven,andAngels,andkindfacesthatIneverseewhenIamawake.

Kissme,"saidthechild,climbingupthelowgate,andflinginghislittlearmsround

Oliver'sneck."Good-bye,dear!Godblessyou!"(16)Theblessingwasfromayoung

child'slips,butitwasthefirstthatOliverhadeverheardinvokeduponhishead;and

throughthestrugglesandsufferings,andtroublesandchanges,ofhisafterlife,henever

onceforgotit.

1、Whichof(hefollowingstatementsaboutMr.SowerberryisTRUE?

A^Hewasmasculineinhiswife'seyes.

B、Hewastheheadofhisfamily.

C^Hewasahen-peckedhusband.

D、HewaskindtoOliverinreality.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。文章第二段首句提到，倘若苏尔伯雷先生在严惩奥立弗方面

稍有迟疑，按照夫妻争端的先例，他就只能算是一头畜生，一个不通人情的丈夫，

一个粗人；依照男子汉的标准而言，只能算一件拙劣的鹰品。该段第二句乂提到，

苏尔伯雷先生在家里的权尢范围并不太大。由此可知，苏尔伯霄先生是一个“妻管

严”，故答案为［C］,同时排除［A］和［B］。该段第二句提到，苏尔伯雷先生在自己的

权力范围内对这孩子还算厚道，这也是由于利益所在，也可能是由于老婆不喜欢奥

立弗，由此可知，苏尔伯雷先生对奥立弗并不是真的友善，故排除［D］。

2、AccordingtoPara.3,mistreatedOliverdidn'tcryfbrthereasonthat.

A、hehadbeenaccustomedtotheabuse

B、hethoughtcrywasofnohelp

C、hefearedmoreterribletorture

D^hetriedtostandonhisdignity

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章第三段第二句提到，奥立弗曾面带蔑视的表情任凭人们

嘲弄，一声不吭地忍受鞭笞毒打，因为他感觉得到，自己内心有一种正在增长的尊

严，有了这种尊严，他才坚持到了最后，哪怕被他们活活架在火上烤，也不会叫一

声。由此可知，内心的尊严让奥立弗面对鞭笞毒打时一声不吭，故答案为［D］。

3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatOliverwasonthematterofescape.

A^optimistic

B、determined

C、hesitant

D^numb

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。第六段提到，奥立弗胆怯地回头看了一眼—迟疑了一下；

第八段第三句又提到，他的心剧烈地跳起来，差一点想折回去。由此可知，奥立弗

对自己的出逃有点犹豫且没有把握，［C］hesitant(犹豫不定的)与原文意思吻合，故

答案为［C］。

4、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.15thatDickwas.

A^scaredofdeath

B、eagerfordeath

C、indifferent(odeath

ignorantaboutdeath

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。文章第十五段提到，狄克盼着自己能快乐起来。但他认为那

将出现在他死了以后，因为他梦见过好多次天堂和天使，还梦见过一些和气的面

孔，而那些是他醒着的肘候从未见过的。由此可见，狄克不但不惧怕死亡，甚至还

有些期待死亡的到来，故答案为［B］。

PassageTwo(1)"Onemillionjobstovanishin10years,"shouttheMondaymorning

headlinesjusttogettheweekofftoagoodstart.Butit'snotanotherscaryinterventionin

thereferendumdebatebyapro-EuropcanoraBrexitcr.It'smoreseriousthanthat.(2)

TheculpritonthisoccasionistheBritishRetailConsortium(BRC),thepeoplewho

speakforshopsofmanysizesandemployoneinsixofBritishworkers,about3million

people.Theythinkthat900,000of(hem(notquitethemillionoftheFT'sheadline)will

disappearinthenextdecade,moreinsmallerbusinessesandpoorerareas.(3)Whyso?

Thisisanupgradeofanoldstory,theimpactofdisruptivetechnologiesonexisting

patternsofemployment,biggerandsmartercomputers,moreonlinesales.Butsince

GeorgeOsbornedecidedtobecometheworker'sfriendandraisetheminimumwagetoa

"nationalliving"variety(NLW),albeitslowly,it'salsoapoliticalstory.Higherwages

imposedbygovernmentwillputlow-paidshopworkers'jobsindanger,saystheBRC.

(4)Don'tbesmug,Mr.Lawyer,MsDoctor,SirFinancialAdviser.Techisstartingtoeat

goodmiddle-classjobs,muchasautomatedproductionlinesatesomanywell-paid

working-classjobsagciiuralionagi).Wuknowaboutthisinjouriialismbecauseoui

businesswasoneofthefirstwhite-collarindustriesinthequeue.FacehookandGoogle

(hepublic,andassortedexpertsknowless(hanweallthink.Justlookhowsillymany—

neverall一pastpredictionsofthefuture,gloomyandupbeat,haveprovedtobe.Inany

case,asLanchesterpointsout,ittookmorethan100yearsbeforethefirstworkingsteam

engine(1712)becamethefirstseriousworkingtrain,Stephenson'sRocketof1829.(15)

That'sapicturewecanallrecognise,can'twe?Ourhighstreetsarefullofbanks,estate

agents,pawnbrokersofonekindoranother,andweallseemtobetryingtochargeeach

otherforservicessuchasparking,whichwereoncefree.Financehasgottoobig,

governmentsknowitandpromiseto"rebalance"(heeconomy.(16)Itisn'teasy,butitis

alwaysworthtrying.SoUKretailersarerighttowarnofchal'engesahead,bu(

ChancellorOsborneisalsorighttopush,evenslightlyagainst,(hespiraloflowerwages,

albeitat(heriskofjoblosses.Societycan'tbepassiveinthefaceofhighHnanceand

hightech.

5、"FacebookandGooglearcbusyeatingourlunch"inPara.4isusedasa(n).

A、euphemism

metaphor

C、analogy

D^personification

标准答案：D

知识点解析：修辞题。文章第四段最后一句句意为：脸书和谷歌忙着和我们争食午

餐；如果动作不够敏捷，我们即将成为他人的盘中之物。此处将Facebook和

Google人格化，使其具有人的动作，使表述更加生动、形象、具体，故［D］“拟人”

为正确答案。

6、InPara.6,thefollowingarefactorscontributingtoworseunemployment

EXCEPT.

A、highbusinessrates

B、severedeflationproblems

C、moreonlineconsumption

D^weakereconomicsituation

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章第六段第一句提到，由于商业税率上升、通货紧缩(消

费者的福音、利润的灾难)和线上销售的影响，失业状况会持续糟糕。［AUIBK

［C］三项均有提及，故排除。而［D］在原文中并未提及，故为答案。

7、AccordingtoPara.10,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Theflushloohasbrough:hugechangestohumanbeings.

B、FrencheconomyexperiencedrapiddevelopmentafterWorldWarH.

C、Chinawillkeepcontinuedeconomicgrowthindecadesahead.

D、FoxconnpreferstoproduceiPadsetc.inIndia.

标准答案：C

知识々解析：推断题。文章第十段第二句提到，苹果和脸书界的变革会像抽水马

桶、飞机、电灯泡和洗衣机带来的变革一样惊人吗?由此可知，［A］符合原文，故排

除；该段最后一句提到，大部分工业国家生产力急剧下降是不是意味着经济增长高

峰——如二战后法国的•,光辉30年”——对于我们来说已经不复存在?很快，中国也

会面临这个问题，生产iPad等的制造商巨头富士康已将产出转向成本更低的印

度。由此可以推断，作者意在表明，中国的经济增长高峰也将不复存在，［B］和［D］

符合原文，故排除。［C］与原文表述相反，故为答案。

8、Withregardtotheriskcausedbyhightech,whichofthefollowingstatementsis

CORRECT?

A、PaulKrugmandidn'tagreewithTylerCowan.

B、JohnLanchester'spointofviewcoheredwithTylerCowan's.

C^RobertGordonandTylerCowanholdcompletelydifferentopinions.

D、EdwardLucewasonErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee,sside.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：细节题。文章第十三段最后一句提到，小说家约翰.兰彻斯特对此进

行了深入细致的评论与泰勒.考恩在《平均时代的终结》中的观点类似，故［B］为

答案，第十二段提到，泰勒.考恩在《大停滞》(2011)中的理论体现了这一点，罗伯

特.戈登在《美国增长的起伏》(2016)中也对此表示认同。保罗.克鲁格曼被问及戈

登的观点是否正确时，他佗回答是“非常可能"，故排除［A］和［C］：第十四段提到，

美国评论员爱德华.鲁斯认为无论是乐观主义者还是悲观主义者都可能对不确定的

未来夸大其词，由此可知，爱德华.鲁斯并没有站在埃里克.布林约尔松和安德鲁・麦

卡菲一边，故排除［D］。

9、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheauthorwastowardsthe

challengeofhightech.

A^indifferent

B、neutral

C、positive

negative

标准答案：C

知识点解析：态度题。作者在第十五段最后一句和最后一段开头提到，政府想要

“重新平衡''经济虽然不易，但绝对值得一试。在最后一段最后一句又提到，社会不

能在高金融和高科技面前被动。由此可以推断，作者面对高科技所带来的风险仍然

保持积极乐观的态度，故［C］为正确答案。

PassageThree(1)Ifyourteenageristalkingabouttakingayearawayfromtheclassroom

betweenhighschoolandcollege,youmayhaveMaliaObamatothankforthat.Butif

they'renotyettalkingaboutwhethertofollowherlead,theyshouldbe.(2)Takingtime

offbetweenhighschoolandcollegeorsometimeduringtheundergraduateyears,as

MaliaObamaisdoingbeforesheattendsHarvardUniversity,hasplentyofappealfor

highschoolgraduateswhodon'tknowwhattheywantoutofcollegeorseektowork,

(ravelorvolunteeron(hesortofschedulethatanacademiccalendardoesnotallow.(3)

Parents,however,oftenworrythemselvessickoversuchtalk.Whilenoonewantsto

dropasix-figuresumonateenagerwhodoesn'twanttobeinschool,thereareoften

naggingdoubtsoverwhetherstudentswhostopforabitwillultimatelygetbackontrack.

(4)Twenty-fiveyearsago,myfriendColinHallandItriedcodispelthoseconcernsby

findingandinterviewingasmanystudentswhotookgapyearsaswecould.Weprofiled

33oftheminabookcalledTakingTimeOff,whichwaspublished20yearsago.(5)This

summer,afternewsofMaiiaObama'schoice,Itrackeddowneveryonefromthebookto

seewhathadbecomeofthem.Wastheirgapyearultimatelyincidentaltotheirlives,or

didithelpthemgrowintothepersontheyweremeanttobecome?Andforthosewho

nowhadchildren,howwouldtheyreactiftheiroffspringwartedtotakeagapyear?(6)

Familiesseekingdataongapyearswon'tfindmuch.Partoftheproblemisthatfederal

dataoncollegedelayandcompletiondon'tmeasureallthereasonspeoplestartedcollege

late.Whilesomepeoplemakeadeliberatechoicetodelaycollege(oserveinthemilitary,

workortravel,othersmeanderforafewyearsbeforedeciding(otrycollegeafterall.(7)

Anumberofresearchershaveshownaconnectionbetweenadeliberatechoicetotake

sometimeoffandgettingbettergradesuponreturntotheclassroom.DrDevinGPope,a

professorofbehaviouralscienceattheUniversityofChicago'sBoothSchoolofBusiness,

sawthelinkamongpeoplewhohadservedataMormonmission.DrBobClagett,a

formerdeanofadmissionsatMiddleburyCollegeinVermont,sawsimilarresultswhen

hehelpedinspirenumber-crunchingamongstudentsthereandattheUniversityofNorth

Carolina.(8)Oncecollegeisover,however,weentertherealmofanecdotalevidence

whenitconicstofirstjobs.Parentsworrythatiftheirchildrentakeagapyear,theywill

appearwaywardtoemployers,whichmayhavemoretodowiththetermthanhowthat

yearwasspent.(9)"Itsuggestsahole,"saidMsAbigailFalik,founderofGlobalCitizen

Year,whichhas115peopleworkinginfourcountries.Sheprefersthetermbridgeyear,

withitsimplicationofadeliberateconnectionbetweenonestageoflifeandthenext.(10)

Infact,logicwouldsuggestthatmanypeoplewhotakeagapyeargetbelterjobsafter

collegethanpeoplewhodon't.Ifyouwerehiringentry-levelemployees,wouldn'tyou

ratheremploytherisk-taking23-year-oldswhofound(heirwayin(heworldforawhile

(hanthe22-year-oldswhohavenotdonemuchbesidesgoingtoschool?(11)Thereisno

waytoknowforsureexceptbyaskingsomeofthepeoplewhohavehadtheexperience.

MsSusieSteeletooktimeofffromtheUniversityofVermonttoteachdisabledpeopleto

skiandeventuallylandedaplumfull-timejobattheKeystoneScienceSchoolin

Keystone,Colorado.Nowamiddle-schoolbiologyteacherinLouisville,Colorado,Ms

Steele,44,figuresheroddswouldhavebeenquitelongwithoutthegapyear.(12)Ms

AkiimaPricetookabreakfromtheUniversityofMarylandEasternShoretoworkwith

theStudentConservationAssociationinNevada.Theorganisationeventuallyhiredher

fulltime,andshehasforgedacareerinandaroundenvironmentaleducationand

communitywork.(13)"Now,lookingbackonmyresume,allofthedotsendedup

connecting,"saidMsPrice,44,wholivesinWashington."IwouldtellyoungerAkiima

to(rusttheprocess."(14)Parentswouldbewisetoadoptthatmantra,too,andnotjust

becausetensofthousandsoftuitiondollarsmaygo(owasteifacollegestudenthasa

burningdesiretobeelsewhere.Evenifagapyeardoesnotleadtoajobofferandan

obviouscareertrack,itcanlightasparkthatendsupburninginadifferentwaymany

yearslater.(15)Mr.CoryMasonspenthisgapyearasaprojectmanagerforHabitatfor

HumanityinSavannah,Georgia.Today,he'saWisconsinstaterepresentativewhocalls

onhisexperiencequiteoften,evenifhedoesn'tpickupahammermuchthesedays."It

wasn'tjustabouthousingbutmoreaboutpovertyandhowharditisforworkingpeople

whostillmakepovertywagestomoveintothemiddleclass,"hesaid."Itgavemeas

muchofalessonon(ha(asitdidonhowtoframeahouseorpinshinglesonaroof."

(16)Mr.Masonearnedroom,boardandatinystipendduringhisgapyear.Andplentyof

revenue-neutralormoneymakinggapyearexperiencesarcavailable,despitethe

phenomenon'sreputationasasortofrichkid'slayabout.Still,someeducatorsquestion

whetherthereisn'tsomeclassprivilegeatworkhere.(17)Mr.ChadHammett,whotook

threesemestersofffromtheUniversityofTexas,nowteachesEnglishatTexasState

University.Hefiguresthatmaybeaquarterofthestudentsheencounterswouldhave

beenbetterservedbyagapyear,butheworriesaboutthemomentumof(hestudentshe

seeswhoarethefirstintheirfamiliestogotocollege."Thismaybeiheironechance,

andanykindofdelaywouldbeadmittingthatthey'renotreadyanddon'tbelong,"he

said.(18)Forothers,however,ayearinbetweenwasjustthething(heyneeded.Ms

CeliaQuezadawasafirstgenerationcollegestudentandspentayearinBelgiumina

RotaryprogrambeforebeginningherfreshmanyearatWilliamsCollege."HadInot

donetheexchangeprogram,Iwouldhavedroppedoutjustfromthecultureshock,"she

said.

10、Whenitcomestotakingagapyear,parentsworrythat.

A、thecostlytuitiontheyhavepaidmaygotowaste

B、theirchildrenmaygetintosomebadhabitsduring(heperiod

C、theirchildren'sacademicperformancemaybeaffected

D、theirchildren'sinterruptedstudycannotbecontinuednormally

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章第三段第一句提到，这样的谈话往往令父母担心得要

死。表明父母不大愿意自己的孩子中断学业。紧接着由连词while引导的句子进一

步说明：十几岁的子女不想上学，尽管没人会希望在他们身上投八六位数的求学费

用，很多人还是怀疑，如果学生暂停学业一段时间，最终还会不会回到求学的轨道

上来。此处连词while表让步。由此可见，父母担忧的原因应该是后者，故［D］为

答案。虽然句中也提到了昂贵的学费，但并不是父母担忧的原因所在，故排除

［A］：［B］为干扰项，句中getbackontrack意为“回到求学的轨道上来”,由此可知,

父母担忧的并非“怕孩子们养成坏习惯”，故排除［B］；文中并未提及孩子们的学习

成绩，故排除［C］。

11>InPara.8,theword"wayward"probablymeans.

A^unruly

B、inflexible

C、bookish

D^obedient

标准答案：A

知识点解析：语义题。文章第八段第二句提到，父母们担心，如果孩子经历间隔

年，雇主们会觉得他们太任性——可能更多的是因为这个说法，而非这一年是如何

度过的。从parentsworry可知，父母始终认为经历间隔年会对孩子们找工作产生负

面影响。因此，从父母的角度来看，unruly”不守规矩的；任性的“一词更符合父母

的看法，故［A］为答案。

12、WhatcanbeconcludedfromtheexamplesofMsSteeleandMsPrice?

A^Takingagapyearmayleaveabadimpressiononemployers.

B、Takingagapyearcanbringmorebenefitsforpeopleseekingjobs.

C、Takingagapyearwillmakenodifferencetoyourfuturecareer.

D、Takingagapyearcanletyouearnmoremoneyafterwards.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。文章第十一段提到，苏西・斯蒂尔大学休学了一段时间，教

残障人士滑雪，后来在科罗拉多州的一所学校获得了一份待遇很好的全职工作。第

十二段提到，阿基玛・普赖斯休学后去内华达州的学生环境保护协会工作了一段时

间，最终该协会聘用她为全职员工，后来她在环境教育和社区工作方面开创r一番

事业。由此可知，斯蒂尔女士和普赖斯女士的经历证明，很多经历过问隔年的人在

大学毕业后找到的工作比没经历过的人更好，这印证了第十段第一句话，故答案为

［B］o

13、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A、Mr.Masonstillundertakestheworkrelatedtoconstructionatpresent.

B、Mr.Masongotnothingbutaccommodationduringhisgapyear.

C、Mr.Hammettbelievesallthestudentsshouldtakeagapyear.

D^Mr.Hammettconsiderssomestudentswillrejecttakingagapyear.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。文章笫七段最后两句提到，哈米特先生担心那些是家中首

个大学生的学生对经历间隔年没有太大动力，因为这可能是他们上大学的唯一机

会，任何拖延都会被认为是自己还没准备好，或不适合上大学；由此可知，啥米特

先生认为这些学生将不会去体验间隔年，故［D］为答案。第十五段提到，梅森先生

如今是威斯康星州众议员，现在他很少拿起锤子干活，由此可知，他不再从事与建

筑相关的工作，故排除［A］；第十六段提到，梅森先生在间隔年的项目中除了获得

了食宿，还得到了一点工资，故排除［B］；第十七段提到，哈米特先生说自己遇见

的学生中约有四分之一更适合去体验间隔年，而并不是［C］所说的所有人，故排除

［C］o

M、Whatwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?

A、TheBenefitsofTakingaGapYear.

B、TheRiskofTakingaGapYear.

C、Students'ConcernoverTakingaGapYear.

D、Parents'ConcernoverTakingaGapYear.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：主旨题。解答本题应通览全文，并辨清文章结构。作者开篇提到了玛

莉亚.奥巴马休学一事，并是议孩子们考虑要不要跟随她的脚步。尽管第三段提到

了父母对孩子们中断学业的担忧，但紧接着作者提到了自己的一些调查研究以及相

关研究者的发现，旨在表明经历间隔年会给大学生带来好处。从第十一段开始，作

者又用斯蒂尔女士和普赖斯女士的经历证明了经历过间隔年的人在大学毕业后会找

到更好的工作。第十五段到第十七段中梅森先生和哈米特先生的成功也证明了经历

间隔年会为未来带来更多机遇。鼓后一段西莉亚.克萨处的经历也同样印证了这一

点。综合考虑，[A]”经历间隔年的好处“最接近全文主旨，故为答案。

二、简答题（本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。）

PassageOne

15、Whatrhetoricaldeviceisusedin"afloodoftears"inPara.1?

标准答案：Hyperbole.

知识点解析：根据题干定位至首段第一句。该句提到，苏尔伯雷太太放声大哭，眼

泪滂沱而下。夸张是运用丰富的想象