专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷411

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷411

一、选择题(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

PASSAGEONE(l)HostilitytoGypsieshasexistedalmostfromthetimetheyfirst

appearedinEuropeinthe14thcentury.TheoriginsoftheGypsies,withlittlewritten

history,wereshroudedinmystery.Whatisknownnowfromcluesinthevariousdialects

oftheirlanguage,Romany,isthattheycamefromnorthernIndiatotheMiddleEasta

thousandyearsago,workingasminstrelsandmercenaries,metal-smithsandservants.

EuropeansmisnamedthemEgyptians,soonshortenedtoGypsies.Aclansystem,based

mostlyontheirtraditionalcraftsandgeography,hasmadethemadeeplyfragmentedand

fractiouspeople,onlyreallyunifyinginthefaceofenmityfromnon-Gypsies,whomthey

callgadje.TodaymanyGypsyactivistsprefertobecalledRoma,whichcomesfromthe

Romanywordfor"man”.Butonmytravelsamongthemmoststillreferredtothemselves

asGypsies.(2)InEuropetheirpersecutionbythegadjebeganquickly,withthechurch

seeingheresyintheirfortune-tellingandthestateseeinganti-socialbehaviourintheir

nomadism.Atvarioustimestheyhavebeenforbiddentoweartheirdistinctivebright

clothes,tospeaktheirownlanguage,totravel,tomarryoneanother,ortoplytheir

traditionalcrafts.Insomecountriestheywerereducedtoslavery—itwasn'tuntilthemid-

1800sthatGypsyslaveswerefreedinRomania.InmorerecenttimestheGypsieswere

caughtupinNaziethnichysteria,andperhapshalfamillionperishedintheHolocaust.

Theirhorseshavebeenshotandthewheelsremovedfromtheirwagons,theirnameshave

beenchanged,theirwomenhavebeensterilized,andtheirchildrenhavebeenforcibly

givenforadoptiontonon-Gypsyfamilies.(3)ButtheGypsieshaveconfounded

predictionsoftheirdisappearanceasadistinctethnicgroup,andtheirnumbershave

burgeoned.Todaythereareanestimated8to12millionGypsiesscatteredacrossEurope,

makingthemthecontinent'slargestminority.Theexactnumberishardtopindown.

Gypsieshaveregularlybeenundcrcountcd,bothbyregimesanxioustodownplaytheir

profileandbyGypsiesthemselves,seekingtoavoidbureaucracies.Attemptingtoremedy

pastinequities,activistgroupsmayovercount.Hundredsofthousandsmorehave

emigratedtotheAmericasandelsewhere.WithveryfewexceptionsGypsieshave

expressednogreatdesireforacountrytocalltheirown-unliketheJews,towhomthe

Gypsyexperienceisoftencompared."Romanestan,'1saidRonaldLee,theCanadian

Gypsywriter,"iswheremytwofeetstand."

1、InhistoryhostilitytoGypsiesinEuroperesultedintheirpersecutionbyallthe

followingEXCEPT.

A、theEgyptians

B、thestate

C、thechurch

D、theNazis

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第2段第1句讲到了吉卜赛人受到教会和政府的迫害。第2段后面两

句说到了纳粹党的种族迫害，所以排除B、C、Do

2、Accordingtothepassage,themaindifferencebetweentheGypsiesandtheJewslies

intheirconceptsof.

A、language

B、culture

C、identity

D、custom

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第3段倒数第2句指出，跟犹太人不一样，吉卜赛人对建立一个自己

民族的国家方面没有多大欲望。可见，两个民族的主要区别在于他们对自己身份认

同上的不同理解和态度，故C正确。

3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthehistoryoftheGypsies?

A、TheoriginoftheGypsiescanonlybeguessedfromtheirlanguage.

B、EuropeanshadthoughtthattheGypsiesoriginatedfromEgypt.

C、SomepeoplehadthoughtthattheGypsiesmightdisappearasadistinctnationality.

D、TherewasonceacountryoftheGypsiesinnorthernIndia.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从吉卜赛语各方言推断，大约1000年前他们从印度北部来到中东地

区。但文中未提到印度北部有过一个吉卜赛人的国家，故D与文章内容不符，是

答案。

PASSAGETWO(l)WHYSHOULDanyonebuythelatestvolumeintheever­

expandingDictionaryofNationalBiography!Idonotmeanthatitisbad,asthe

reviewerswillagree.Butitwillcostyou65pounds.Andhaveyougottherestof

volumes?Youneedthebasic22plusthelargelydecennialsupplementstobringthetotal

to31.Ofcourse,itwillbeanswered,publicandacademiclibrarieswillwantthenew

volume.Afterall,itadds1,068livesofpeoplewhoescapedthenetoftheoriginal

compilers.Yetin10years'timearevisedversionofthewholecaboodle,calledtheNew

DictionaryofNationalBiography,willbepublished.Itseditor.ProfessorColinMatthew,

tellsmethathewillhaveroomforabout50,000lives,some13,000morethaninthe

cunentDNB.Thisratherputsthe1,068inMissingPersonsintheshade.(2)WhenDr.

NichollswrotetoTheSpectatorin1989askingIornamesofpeoplewhomreadershad

lookedupintheDNBandhadbeendisappointednottofind,shesaysthatshereceived

some100,000suggestions.(Well,shehadwrittento"otherqualitynewspapers"too.)As

soonashercommitteehadwhittledthenumbersdown,theprofessionalproblemsofan

editorbegan.Contributorsdidn'tfilecopyontime;somewhodidsenttoomuch:50,000

wordsinsteadof500isarecord,accordingtoDr.Nicholls.(3)Thcrcremainsthedinner­

partygameofwho'sin,who'sout.Thatisagamethatthereviewershaveplayedandwill

continuetoplay.Criminalsweremyinitialworry.Afterall,theoriginaleditionofthe

DNBboasted:Malefactorswhosecrimesexciteapermanentinteresthavereceived

hardlylessattentionthanbenefactors.Mr.JohnGrossclearlyhadsimilaranxieties,forhe

coinplainsthat,whilethemurdererChristieisin,Crippenisout.Onemightsayinreply

thattheinjusticeofthehangingofEvansinsteadofChristiewasaforceintherepealof

capitalpunishmentinBritain,asLudovieKennedy(theauthorofChristiesentryin

MissingPersons)notes.ButthenCrippenwasreputedasthefirstmurderertobecaught

bytelegraphy(hehadtriedtoescapebyshiptoAmerica).(4)ItissurprisingtofindMax

Millerexcludedwhenreallynotverymemorablenamesgetin.Therehasbeena

consciousefforttoputinartistsandarchitectsfromtheMiddleAges.Abouttheirlives

notmuchisalwaysknown.(5)OfHugoofBuryStEdmunds,a12th-centuryilluminator

whosedatesofbirthanddeatharenotrecorded,hisbiographercomments,"Whetheror

notHugowasawall-painter,therecordsofhisactivitiesascarverandmanuscriptpainter

attesttohisversatility".Thentherehadtobemorewomen,too(12percent,againstthe

originalDNB's3),suchasRoyStrong'ssubject,theTudorpainterLevinaTeerlinc,of

whomheremarks,"Hermostcharacteristicfeatureisaheadattachedtoatoosmall,

spindlybody.Hertechniqueremainedawkward,thinandoftencursory”.Doesn'tseemto

qualifyherasamemorableartist.Yetitmaybebetterthantherecordoftheoriginal

DNB,whichincludedlivesofpeoplewhoneverexisted(suchasMerlin)andeven

managedtogivethankstoJ.W.Clerkeasacontributor,though,asalatereditionadmits

inashamefacedfootnote,"exceptfortheentryintheListofContributorsthereisno

traceofJ.W.Clerke".

4、Thewritersuggeststhatthereisnosenseinbuyingthelatestvolume.

A、becauseitisnotworththeprice

B、becauseithasfewerentriesthanbefore

C^unlessonehasallthevolumesinhiscollection

D、unlessanexpandedDNBwillcomeoutshortly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：作者认为没必要买最新出版的《英国名人传记词典》是因为整套书有

31本，只买这一本是没有意义的。第I段第3至5句回答了这一问题。文中说“但

它要花去你65磅。而且你需要买最基本的22册，外加十年间出版的增补本，这样

才能买全31册。”作者言下之意是除非你买全31册，要是只买一册则亳无意义。

故C(除非买全)符合题，为正确答案。

5、CrippenwasabsentfromtheDNB.

A^becauseheescapedtotheU.S.

B、becausedeathsentencehadbeenabolished

C^forreasonsnotclarified

D^becauseoftheeditors'mistake

标准答案：C

知识点解析：虽然第3段末句提到ButthenCrippenwasreputedasthefirstmurderer

tobecaughtbytelegraphy,但这并不是他未被收录的原因。其实，通篇都没有说明

Crippen未被收录进词典的原因。故C正确，A是事实，但不是他没入选的原因；

B、D文中均未提及。

6、Throughoutthepassage,thewriter'stonetowardstheDNBwas.

A、complimentary

B>supportive

C^sarcastic

D、bitter

标准答案：c

知识点3析：纵观全文，作者对该词典的编纂方法与内容是持否定态度的。A、B

显然与文章语气不符。D(刻薄怀恨的)也是不正确的。作者在对词典的不足之处进

行评述时有理有据，并无恶意攻击之意。相比之下，只有C(讽刺的)最恰当，因为

整篇文章充满着讽刺、挖苦的语言。

PASSAGETHREE(1)Thedeclineofcivilityandgoodmannersmaybeworryingpeople

morethancrime,accordingtoGentilityRecalled,editedbyDigbyAnderson,which

lamentsthebreakdownoftraditionalcodesthatonceregulatedsocialconduct.It

criticisesthefactthat"manners"arescornedasrepressiveandoutdated.(2)Theresult,

accordingtoMr.Andersen-directoroftheSocialAffairsUnit,anindependentthink­

tank一isasocietycharacierisedbyrudeness:loutishbehaviouronthestreets,jostlingin

crowds,impoliteshopassistantsandbad-tempereddrivers.(3)Mr.Andersonsaysthe

cumulativeeffectofthese-apparentlytrivial,butoftenoffensive-istomakeeveryday

lifeuneasy,unpredictableandunpleasant.Astheyareencounteredfarmoreoftenthan

crime,theycancausemoreanxietythancrime.(4)Whenpeoplelamentthedisintegration

oflawandorder,heargues,whattheygenerallymeanisorder,asmanifestedby

courteousformsofsocialcontact.Meanwhile,attemptstore-establishrestraintandself­

controlthrough"politicallycorrect"rulesareartificial.(5)Thebookhascontributions

from12academicsindisciplinesrangingfrommedicinetosociologyandchartswhatit

callsthe"coarsening"ofBritain.Old-fashionedtermssuchas“gentleman"and"lady"

havelostallmeaningfulresonanceandneedtobere-evaluated,itsays.RachelTrickett,

honoraryfellowandformerprincipalofSt.Hugh'sCollege,Oxford,saysthatthenotion

ofa"lady"protectswomenratherthandemeaningthem.(6)Fcminismanddemandsfor

equalityhaveblurredthedistinctionsbetweenthesexes,creatingsituationswheremen

areabletodominatewomenbecauseoftheirmoreaggressiveandforcefulnatures,she

says."Women,withoutsomecodeofdeferenceorrespect,becomeincreasinglyvictims.**

(7)CarolineMoore,thefirstwomanfellowofPeterhouse,Cambridge,pointsoutthat

"gentleman"isnowusedonlywithironyorderision.(8)"Thepopularviewofa

gentlemanispoisedsomewherebetweentheimbecileparasiteandthevillainousone:

betweenWoosteresquechinlesswonders,andthoseheartlesscapitalisttoffswhoare...

thestock-in-tradeoftelevision."(9)Shcarguesthattheconceptisneitherclass-boundnor

rigid;conventionsofgentlemanlybehaviourenableamantoactnaturallyasan

individualwithinsharedassumptionswhiletakinghisplaceinsociety.(10)"Politenessis

noconstraint,preciselybecausethemanners...areno'code'butalanguage,rich,flexible,

restrainedandinfinitelysubtle."(1l)ForAnthonyO'Hear,professorofphilosophyatthe

UniversityofBradford,mannersarecloselyassociatedwiththedifferentformsof

behaviourappropriatetoageandstatus.Theycurbboththeimpetuosityofyouthandthe

bitternessofoldage.(l2)Egalitarianism,hesays,hasledtopeoplefailingtoacttheirage.

"Wehavevice-chancellorswithearrings,aristocratsashippies...thetrendyvicaronhis

motorbike."(13)Dr.AthenaLeoussi.sociologylectureratReadingUniversity,bemoans

ihedeliberateneglectbypeopleoftheirsartorialappearance.(14)Dress,shesays,isthe

outwardexpressionofattitudesandaspirations.Theubiquitousnessofjeans"displaysa

utilitarianattitude"thathas"ledtotheculturalimpoverishmentofeverydaylife".(15)Dr.

Lcoussisaysthatwhileclothesusedtobeseenasameansofconcealingtabooforcesof

sexualityandviolence,certainfashions—suchasleatherjackets—havetheopposite

effect.(16)Dr.BruceCharlton,alecturerinpublichealthmedicineinNewcastleupon

Tyne,takesissuewiththeexcessiveinformalityofrelationsbetweenprofessionalssuch

asdoctorsandbankmanagers,andtheirclients.Hesaysthishaserodedthedistanceand

respectnecessaryinsuchrelationships.ForTristamEngelhardt,professorofmedicinein

Houston,Texas,saysmannersareboundtomorals.(17)"Mannersexpressaparticular

setofvalues,"hesays."Goodmannersinterpretandtransformsocialreality.They

providesocialorientation."

7、RachelTrickettseemstoindicatetheterm"lady".

A、hasacquiredadifferentmeaning

B、istooold-fashionedtouse

C^ispreferredbyfeminists

D、victimizeswomeninsociety

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第5段第2句说明lady一词失去了以往的意味，并以RachelTrickett

的观点为例说明这个词的概念的改变，对其应重新审视。故A正确。

8、AccordingtoCarolineMoore,themediahasprojectedaimageofthe

gentleman.

A、humorous

B、favourable

C、negative

D^traditional

标准答案：C

知识点漏析：第7段首句说明人们现在用“绅士”一词表达的只是一种讽刺与嘲弄。

紧接着在第8段中用了一大堆贬义词说明电视对绅士形象的描绘，由此可知媒体眼

中的绅士形象是负面的，故C正确。

9、InAnthonyO'Hear'sview,awell-manneredperson.

A、actsrashlywhenheisyoung

B>tendstobebad-temperedinoldage

C^behaveswithasenseofappropriacy

D^attachesimportancetohisstatus

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第11段谈到了AnthonyCTHear的观点。他认为“礼貌是指符合其年

龄和社会地位的行为规范“，由此可推断出有礼貌的人应该为人、行事得当。因此

C正确。A、B是对第11段末句的曲解；D在文中并未提及。

10、Dr.BruceCharltonwouldprobablyprefertoseeamoreformalrelationship.

A、amongdoctors

B、amongmanagers

C、betweendoctorsandmanagers

D^betweendoctorsandpatients

标准答案：D

知识点解析：倒数第二段首句提到“Dr.BruceCharllon对医生与银行经理等专业人

员和他们顾客之间的过分随便的关系持有异议即Dr.BruceCharlton希望医生

与银行经理等人士同他们顾客之间的关系应正式些，而医生的顾客就是病人，故D

正确。

PASSAGEFOUR(l)Humanmigration:thetermisvague.Whatpeopleusuallythinkof

isthepeiniaiientmovementofpeoplefromonehometoanothei.Morebroadly,though,

migrationmeansalltheways-fromtheseasonaldriftofagriculturalworkerswithina

countrytotherelocationofrefugeesfromonecountrytoanother.(2)Migrationisbig,

dangerous,compelling.Itis60millionEuropeansleavinghomefromthe16thtothe20th

centuries.Itissome15millionHindus,Sikhs,andMuslimssweptupinatumultuous

shuffleofcitizensbetweenIndiaandPakistanafterthepartitionofthesubcontinentin

1947.(3)Migrationisthedynamicundertowofpopulationchange:everyone'ssolution,

everyone'sconflict.Asthecenturyturns,migration,withitsinevitableeconomicand

politicalturmoil,hasbeencalled"oneofthegreatestchallengesofthecoiningcentury."

(4)Butitismuchmorethanthat.Itis,asithasalwaysbeen,thegreatadventureofhuman

life.Migrationhelpedcreatehumans,droveustoconquertheplanet,shapedour

societies,andpromisedtoreshapethemagain.(5)"Youhaveahistorybookwrittenin

yourgenes,HsaidSpencerWells.Thebookhe'stryingtoreadgoesbacktolongbefore

eventhefirstwordwaswritten,anditisastoryofmigration.(6)Wells,atall,blond

geneticistatStanfordUniversity,spentthesummerof1998exploringremotepartsof

TranscaucasiaandCentralAsiawiththreecolleaguesinaLandRover,lookingfordrops

ofblood.Intheblood,donatedbythepeoplehemet,hewillsearchforthestorythat

geneticmarkerscantellofthelongpathshumanlifehastakenacrosstheEarth.

(7)Gcncticstudiesarcthelatesttechniqueinalongeffortofmodernhumanstofindout

wheretheyhavecomefrom.Buthoweverthepathsaretraced,thebasicstoryissimple:

peoplehavebeenmovingsincetheywerepeople.Ifearlyhumanshadn'tmovedand

intermingledasmuchastheydid,theyprobablywouldhavecontinuedtoevolveinto

differentspecies.FrombeginningsinAfrica,mostresearchersagree,groupsofhunter­

gatherersspreadout,driventotheendsoftheEarth.(8)TodemographerKingsleyDavis,

twothingsmademigrationhappen.First,humanbeings,withtheirtoolsandlanguage,

couldadapttodifferentconditionswithouthavingtowaitforevolutiontomakethem

suitablefbranewniche.Second,aspopulationsgrew,culturesbegantodiffer,and

inequalitiesdevelopedbetweengroups.Thefirstfactorgaveusthekeystothedoorof

anyroomontheplanet;theothergaveusreasonstousethem.(9)Overthecenturies,as

agriculturespreadacrosstheplanet,peoplemovedtowardplaceswheremetalwasfound

andworkedandtocentresofcommercethatthenbecamecities.Thoseplaceswere,in

turn,invadedandoverrunbypeoplelatergenerationscalledbarbarians.(10)Inbetween

thesestormsurgesweresteadierbutsimilarlyprofoundtidesinwhichpeoplemovedout

tocolonizeorwerecapturedandbroughtinasslaves.Forawhilethepopulationof

Athens,thatcityoflegendaryenlightenment,wasasmuchas35percentslaves.(11)

"Whatstrikesmeishowimportantmigrationisasacauseandeffectinthegreatworld

events,"MarkMiller,co-authorofTheAgeofMigrationandaprofessorofpolitical

scienceattheUniversityofDelaware,toldmerecently.(12)Itisdifficulttothinkofany

greateventsthatdidnotinvolvemigration.Religionsspawnedpilgrimsorsettlers;wars

droverefugeesbeforethemandmadenewlandavailablefortheconquerors;political

upheavalsdisplacedthousandsormillions;economicinnovationsdrewworkersand

entrepreneurslikemagnets;environmentaldisasterslikefamineordiseasepushedtheir

bedraggledsurvivorsanywheretheycouldreplanthope.(13)"It'spartofournature,this

movement,"Millersaid."It'sjustafactofthehumancondition."

11、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Migrationexertsagreatimpactonpopulationchange.

B、MigrationcontributestoMankind'sprogress.

C、Migrationbringsaboutdesirableandundesirableeffects.

D^Migrationmaynotbeaccompaniedbyhumanconflicts.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第3段首句就表明，移民会引起人口变化，是每个人的出路，每个人

的斗争，因此不可避免地，移民伴随着人类冲突。故D的说法不正确，为正确选

项。

12^WhatdoweknowaboutSpencerWellsfromthepassage?

A^Hethoughtgenescantellwherepeoplehavecomefrom.

B、Hewroteabookaboutthehistoryofgenes.

C、HereadthefirsthistorybookatStanfordUniversity.

D^HeagreedhumanmigrationwasfromTranscaucasiaandcentralAsia.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第7段首句指出基因研究可以查出人类起源，A是其同义替换。

13^WhichofthefollowinggroupsisNOTmentionedasmigrantsinthepassage?

A、Farmers.

B、Workers.

CNSettlers.

D、Colonizers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：倒数第2段提及几种主要的迁移人群。比如，工人和企业家(workers

andentrepreneurs)o对应B；朝圣者和定居者(pilgrimsorsettlers),对应C。文中倒

数第4段谈到peoplemovedouttocolonize,对应D。故答案为A。

14、Thereseemstobea(n)relationshipbetweengreateventsandmigration.

A、loose

B、indefinite

C、causal

D、remote

标准答案：C

知识点解析：倒数第3段MarkMiller明确提到大事与移民有着因果关系(causeand

effect),故答案为C。

PASSAGEFIVE(l)Muckyroads,unpredictableweather,andwetgroundthatsags

beneathyourfeet.ItmustbespringtimeinNewEngland.(2)ComcMarch,recedingsnow

transformsthelandscapeintoasoft,sloppymess.NewEnglanderscallthis

metamorphosis“mudseason",theperiodofrecoverybetweenthelong,brutalwinterand

thewarmsummerahead.Butwithnobanneractivitytoaccompanyit—thinkleaf­

peepinginthefallorskiinginwinter—mudseasonbringsaseriouslullintourism.A

groupofinnsandhotelssaythat'stheperfectexcusetodesignavacationpackage.The

result?Getawaysthatfocusonfood,drink,andactivitiesinspiredbymudseason.Add

greaterroomavailabilityanddiscountprices,andallthatmuckseemsalittlemore

bearable.(3)Forguestswhoarehungryafterawinterinhibernation,theInnatCrystal

Lake,a12-roombed-and-breakfastinthetinytownofEaton,offers"SwineintheMud”,

smoky,thickporkchopstoppedwithhoney-chipotlebarbecuesauce.Toroundoutthe

meal,co-ownerandbartenderTimOstendorfwhipsupa"Here'sMudinYourEye",

vodkashakenwithKahlualiqueurandHershey'ssyrup.(4)CrystalLakeisn'ttheonly

establishmentwithamud-themedmenu.TheInnbytheSeainCapeElizabeth,Maine,

serveswarmraspberrysconesdrizzledwith"MaineMud"chocolatesauceforbreakfast.

Devisingsuchrecipescanbetaxing,saysownerMaureenMcQuade."Youthinkthat

puttingtogetherapromotionlikethisisasnap,"shesays."Youhavetodrinkalotof

chocolatemartinis.H(5)ButsomeonehastodoitVisitstotheregionbetweenskiseason

andsummertimedropsharply,asstatisticsfromtheNewHampshiretourismofficebear

out.IntheWhiteMountains,whereEatonislocated,touristsspentaround$176million

inthewinterof2002.Thatspringtheyspentjust$77niillion.IntheLakesRegion,

popularforboatingandfishing,visitorsspentalmost$270millioninsummer2001.That

spring,spendingwasaround$65million."Wcdon'thavethecrowdslikewchaveinfall

orsummer,nsaysOstendorf."It'saquietertime."(6)Someinnsusetherelativecalmasa

sellingpoint.Forvacationersinneedofpost-winterrejuvenation,theWaysideInnin

Bethlehem,N.H.,includesamudwrap—withachoiceofthreekindsofmud—initsmud

seasonpackage.''Youtendtowantaquietweekend,nottodomuch,getawayfromthe

hustle,"saysWaysideco-ownerKatheHofmann.(7)Lowerpricesareanotherincentive.

Forparticipatinginns,costsforatwo-nightstaywithsomemealsandactivitiesincluded

rangefrom$205to$800,downasmuchas$20()comparedwithpeakseason.(X)For

thosewholikealittletestosteronemixedinwiththeirdirt,theEquinoxResort&Spain

ManchesterVillage,Vt,offersanoff-roaddrivingcourseinoneofitseightLandRovers

orHummerH2s.Butdon'texpectanytelevision-styleheroicsinthelesson:Speedson

the80-acrecourseare3to5milesperhour,saysCourtneyLowe,theresort'sdirectorof

salesandmarketing."Thewholeobjectiveisatread-lightlyprogram,"Lowesays.Ifthe

weather'sright,theterrainwillensureatleastsomemudgetsonthewindshield.The

coursefeaturessteephillsanddramaticpitchesthatcausetheSUVstoleansharplyto

oneside."Youalmosthavethefeelingyou'llfallover,butyouwon't,"Lowesays.(9)Is

themarketforsomethingalittlelessdizzying?CrystalLake'spackageincludeswildlife

andbird-watchingtripstofburnearbyAudubonSocietysanctuaries.Adventurousguests

getguidestospotbirdsandanimaltracks,mapsoftheareas,andlocallymadesoapto

cleanupafteradayoftraipsingthroughthemuck."It'saterrificsaysBobby

Barker,theinn'sco-owner."Itcansuddenlychangefromonesevereseasontosun."

15、TouriststoNewEnglandinmudseasonmaybeattractedbythefollowingpoints

EXCEPT

A、easyroomavailability

B、fascinatinglandscape

C^specialmud-themedfood

D、distinguishingactivities

标准答案：B

知识点解析：迷人景色在文中未提及，因此选B。文章主要阐述雨季招徒游客的手

段，第2段末句提到客房易定，故A符合文意；第3、4段是关于mud-lhemedfood

的描述，故C也符合文意；D“特色项目”在最后两段中有所体现。

16、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、Vacationpackageisasellingpointtopromotetourisminmudseason.

Theinnsandhotelshaveasharpdropofprofitinmudseason.

C、Off-roaddrivingcourseismeanttoattractadventuroustourists.

D、Thetourisminmudseasonisasprosperousasinpeakseasons.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从第5段的描述可知，雨季的旅游没有旺季旺盛，因而D符合题

意。A与第2段第4句相符；第5段的描述表明，雨季游客的消费大大降低，由此

可推断旅馆的利润也会随之下滑，B与之相符；从第8段对越野项目的描写，可知

其目标群是爱冒险的游客，因此C符合文意。

17、Thispassageismainlyabout.

A、mudseasoninNewEngland

BNtourisminNewEngland

C、tourisminmudseason

D、landscapeinmudseason

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文的主题是关于新英格兰雨季的旅游问题。新英格兰的雨季是旅游

的淡季.然而很多旅馆客栈做了诸多努力来吸引游客：便宜的旅游套餐、以泥浆为

主题的饮食等等。据此可知，C的表述最为贴切。文章未提及风景。D可首先排

除。A和B是文中含有的信息，但不全面。

PASSAGESIX(l)"TheUSeconomyisrapidlydetericraling,"saysMr.Grannis."The

oddsofarecessionarenowveryhigh,perhapsbytheencloftheyear."Therearealready

somesignsthatimportantpillarsareweakening.Consumerconfidencehasfallenforthe

pasttwomonths.Thehousingsector,whichhasbeenbuoyant,isstartingtosink.

Corporateprofitsarefalling.Someanalystsareespeciallyconcernedoverthesharpfall

ofcommodityprices.Theybelieveitrepresentsthethreatofdeflation,anditcouldcause

aglobalslowdown."TheFedwillhavetoactforcefullytoarrestthedeflationaryforces/

saysRobertLamorte.chairmanofBehavioralEconomics,aconsultingfirminSan

Diego.Butothercountersthatthecentralbankdoesn'tneedtointervene.Theyarguethe

Fedshouldwaittoseerealdatabeforeacting."Thefundamentalsarebetterthanthe

stockmarketreflects",saysPeterKretzmer,aneconomistatNations-BancMontgomery

Security.(2)Indced,PresidentClintontriedtodohisparttocalmthemarketduringhis

triptoMoscow,citingthestrongjobmarketandbalancedbudget."Webelieveour

fundamentaleconomicpolicyissound,"hesaid.Hiscommentsechoedstatementsby

PeterRubininWashington.(3)Somenumbersdocontinuetoreflectastrongeconomy.

OnSept.I,theConferenceBoardreleaseditsindexofleadingindicators.Theindexrose

0.4percent,promptingthebusinessorganizationtopredictthatthenation'soutputshould

increaseatamoderatepacefortherestof1998.Thegroupseeslittleriskofrecessionin

thenearterm.Butwhathaschangedistheglobaleconomy.JapanandtherestofAsiaare

inrecession.ThewoesarespreadingtoLatinAmerica.(4)"I'mnowconvincedweare

goingtohaveaglobaleconomicrecession,"saysSungWonSohn,chiefeconomistat

NorwestCorp,aMinneapolis-basedbank.Bui,headded,it'snotcertaintheUSwillslide

intoaperiodofnegativegrowth.Heratestheriskofrecessionatonly10to15percent.

"Wewillberespondingtotheworldeconomicsituationratherthanleadingit."hesays.

(5)Still,Fedwatchersdon'tthinkthecentralbankwillacttotrytosavetheworld."Il's

inconceivabletheFedcouldmakemuchdifferenceinAsia,Russia,orLatinAmerica."

saysLyleGramley,aformerFedgovernor.(6)Afterthelaststockmarketcrash,in1987,

theFederalReserveactedquicklytoprovideliquiditytothemarketsandtolowerinterest

rates.Buttheeconomyisinbettershapethistime;thebankingsectorisstrongerandthe

financialmarketshavebeenabletorespondtheenormoustradingvolume."Itisnotthe

Fed'sjobtomanagethestockmarket,"saysMr.Kretzmer.(7)ButtheFedwillkeepa

closewatchonWallStreet.Itthemarketweretoshaveanother1,500pointsofftheDow

bytheendofSeptember,"thenthePedwouldthinkaboutloweringinterestrates,"says

Mr.Gramley.Inhisview,theFed'smainconcernwillbetheimpactofaslidingmarket

onconsumerconfidence:since40percentofthenationhasinvestmentsinthestock

market,anyprolongedslidemightmakeindividualsfeellesswealthy.(8)Thcywouldcut

backonvacationsand''splurge"purchases.Heexpectsthecentralbanktowatchthenext

consumerconfidencesurveysandhousingstatisticsclosely.

18、Mr.Kretzmerbeli