专业英语八级模拟试卷354

专业英语八级模拟试卷354

一、听力复合式听写（本题共io题，每题1・0分，共

10分。）

ThreeMainLiteraryFormsI.PoetryEssentialfeatures:—formandmusic—evoking

[1][1]_creatinga(n)[2][2]—imagination—leading(onew

【3】，newfeelingsandexperience[3]II.FictionA.Shortstory-definition:

arelativelybrief[4][4]—subjectmatter:singleincidentsindailylife—

essentialfeatures:[5],unityand[5][6][6]B.NovelOne

importanttechnique:[7][7]Threemethods:-explicitpresentationthrough

[8][8]—presentationofcharacterin[9][9]—presentation

fromwithinacharacterHI.DramaOrigin:ancientGreekfestivalactivitiesStructuresofa

play-exposition—risingaction—[10][10]—fallingaction-ending

Newstylesandforms

1、[1]

标准答案：emotions

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、［2］

标准答案：poeticexperience

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、［3］

标准答案:perceptions

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、［4］

标准答案：ficiionalnarrative

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、［51

标准答案:brevity

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、［6］

标准答案：intensity

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、[7]

标准答案：characterization

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、[8]

标准答案：directexposition

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、[9]

标准答案：action

知识点解析：罚无解析

10、[10]

标准答案：climax

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、听力对话组题(本题共5题，每题分，共5

分。)

11、According(oNick,whatisthemostdangerousnotionintheworld?

A、Predominance.

B、Localcharacteristicsandcustoms.

C、Individualidentity.

D^Potentialdividingforces.

标准答案：B-

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、WhichdescriptionisnottrueaboutNickUlaru?

A^HehasRomanianorigin.

B、Heisateacherandasetdesignerinthesametime.

C、Hehadaculturalresonancewhenhefirstcame(otheUSA.

D、Hecouldn'tunderstandwhyAmericansinvestsomuchonentertainmentindustrybut

notonart.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、WhatisNick'sopinionsaboutteaching?

A、Hethinksthatteachingdoesn'thelptheartisticside.

B、Hebelievesthatteachingkeepshimenergetic.

C、Teachingshouldn'tbetotallyisolatedfrompolitics.

D^Teachingfruslraleshimsomanytimes.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、WhatisNick'sphilosophyofteaching?

A、Thestudentsmustbethefollowersoftheirteacher.

B、Heshouldworkhardtomakestudentsbelieveintheirownabilities.

C、Pleasingstudentsisthemostnecessaryfactor.

D^Teachershouldhaveadecisiveeffectonthepersonalitiesofstudents.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、WhichoneisNick'sideaabouttheleader?

A、Everyonehastheaccesstoleadership.

B、Leaderscreatetheworstworksituation.

C、Bookscanhelptoimprovepeople'abilityandmakesomeonealeader.

D、Therealleadersarebom.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力新闻（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5分。）

16、HowmuchisGuangdongProvincegoingtoinvesttoenlargeitsdrugabuse

treatmentcenter?

A、13millionUSdollars.

B、12millionUSdollars.

C、11millionUSdollars.

D^10millionUSdollars.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、WhobecameSirEdward?

A^EdwardHeath.

B、JohnThatcher.

C、EdwardJohnson.

JohnSmith.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、HowwereanItaliansoldierkilledandtwoothersinjurec?

A、TheinjuriestookplacewhentheirmilitaryjeepcrashedThursdaynearNasiriyah.

B、TheinjuriestookplacewhentheirmilitaryjeepexplodedThursdaynearNasiriyah.

C、TheinjurieslookplacewhentheirmilitaryjeepwasattackedThursdaynear

Nasiriyah.

D、TheinjuriestookplacewhentheirmilitaryjeepturnedupsidedownThursdaynear

Nasiriyah.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19^WhichinstitutehasbroughtitsfirstchargesagainstSaddamHussein?

A、TheIraqigovernment.

TheIraqistatecouncil.

C>TheIraqiSpecialTribunal.

D、TheU.S.militarycourt.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

20、InwhichyearwasSaddam'sconvoyattackedwhenhetravelledthroughthetownof

Dujayl?

A、1980.

B、1983.

C、1984.

D、1982.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、常规阅读理解（本题共20题，每题分，共20

分。）

ThinkallofKansasisflat?Thinkagain.TheFlintHills,intheeasternpartofthestate,

fanoutover183milesfromnorthtosouth,stretching30to40mileswideinparts,the

landfoldingintoitself,thenpoppingupingentlebumps,withmoundsloomingfaroffon

thehoiizon.Seeminglyendless,ihckuidsuiipcoffersupisolalcdimages—awind-whipped

cottonwoodtree,arustedcattlepen,aspindlywindmill,anabandonedlimestone

schoolhouse,themctal-gatcdentrancetoahilltopcemetery.Proudoftheregion'sbeauty,

Kansashasseentoitthat48milesofitsHighway177,leadingthroughtheheartofthe

hills,aredesignedtheFlintHillsNationalScenicByway.Thisstretchstartsabout50

milesnortheastofWichitaandleadsnorthtotheTallgrassPrairieNationalPreserve,one

ofthefewplaceleftintheUnitedStateswhereavisitorcanseethegrassesthatonce

coveredsomuchoftheAmericanheartland.Whileuptoamillionheadofcattlegraze

eachsummerintheFlintHills'rollingpastures,they'relonggonefromWichita,a

metropolitanareaofhalfamillionpeople,attheconfluenceoftwonarrowcurvingrivers.

Butwhenastrongdustywindblowsthrough,it'sareminderofthecity'srootsasawild

cowtown.TheFlintHillsScenicBywaywindsthroughalmosttreelessrollingland

wherebisononceroamed;theyhavebeenreplacedbyprairiechicken,greatblueherons,

coyote,deer,collaredlizards,bobcatsand,ofcourse,canle.Theroutestansin(he(iny

ranchtownofCassoday(population130),wherethedirtMainStreethasafewweathered

19th-centurywoodenbuildingshousinganantiquesstoreandacarepopularwith

cowboys,truckdriversandbikers.Itthengoesthroughahandfulofsmalltownsandpast

thetailgrassprairiepreservetoCouncilGrove,aformerstagingareaontheSantaFe

Train.Buiwhatthisribbonofahighwayoffersmostiswide-openspace.Fordramatic

effect,visitatsunsetwhentheskyisawashinreds,purplesandblues.Oflate,tourist

amenitieshavebeenbeefedupinFlintHills,especiallyinChaseCounty,madefamous

byWilliamLeastHeat-Moon's1991book"PrairyEarth."InCottonwoodFalls,with

about1,000residents,thetwo-blockshoppingdistrictisdominatedbythegrandChase

CountyCourthouse,theoldestcountrycourthouse(1873)stillinuseinKansas.Madeof

nativehoneyhuedlimestonewitharedmansardroof,itresemblesasmallchateau.In

smallshopsalongBroadwayStreet,abumpyroadpavedinredbrick,youcanfind

WesterngearatJimBell&Son,antiquesandartattheGalleryofCottonwoodFalls,and

bisonburgerandchicken-friendsteakdinners($6.95)attheEmmaChaseCare.Oneof

thetown'sbiggestannualeventstookplacelastmonth,theweeklongPrairieFire

Festival,payingtributetotheannualcontrolledburning,toclearoutolddrygrassand

promotenewgrowth,anastonishingsightofflamessweepingthroughthehills.Butnear

CottonwoodFalls,thereareguidedtoursofthehighopenhillsavailablenowonfoot,

horseback,four-wheelall-terrainvehicleand19th-centurycoveredwagon.KansasFlint

HillsAdventuresofferstwo-hourtallgrassprairieinterpretivetours,wildflowertoursand

(railridesledbyanaturalistwhoexpoundsonlocalhistory,cowboyculture,American

Indiantraditions,plantsandanimals.Wanna-becowboyscanhelpoulwiththechores(or

not)attheFlyingWRanch,a10,000-acre,fifth-generation,workingcattleranchtothe

westofthebyway,offRoute50intheone-buildingtownofClements.Itoffersmodern

bunkhouselodging,chuckwagonmeals,trailrides,longhorn-ropingdemonstrationsand

sunsetridesina1959Fordwheattruck.Inthesummerandearlyfall,weekend.pioneers

canpickuptheFlintHillsOverlandWagonTraininCouncilGrove.Riderscamp

overnightandaredulyfedseveral"pioneermeals"cookedoveranopenfire.Saturday

night'sentertainmentisaperformanceofcowboysongsandpoems.

21、TheFlintHillsNationalScenicByway.

A、ispartoftheHighway177

B、startsfromWichita,ametropolitanareaofhalfamillionpeople

C、leadsthroughrollingpastureswherebisonandcattleroam

D、windsthroughafewsmalltownsandtheTailgrassPrairieNationalPreserveto

Cassoday

标准答案：A

知识点解析：细节题。本题不难，答案就在第二段的第一句话“Proudoftheregion's

beauty,Kansashasseentoitthat48milesofitsHighway177,leadingthrough(heheart

ofthehills,aredesignedtheFlintHillsNationalScenicByway."，据此,我们很容易就

能选对答案Ao

22、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdescriptionsoftheFlintHillsis

NOTright?

A^TheFlintHills,stretching183milesfromnorthtosouthandabout30to40miles

wide,islocatedintheeasternpartofAmerica.

B、TheTallgrassPrairieNationalPreserveispartoftheFlintHills.

C、TheFlintHills'spasturesaboutincattle,deerandotheranimals.

D^TheFlintHillsOverlandWagonTraincanbefoundinCouncilGrove.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：推理题。这道题比较简单，但是解答需要看完全文才可得出正解，本

题采用排除法，B在原文的第二段“ofWichitaandleadsnorthtotheTallgrassPrairie

NationalPreserve,”,C项中原文的第四段“theyhavebeenreplacedbyprairie

chicken,greatblueherons,coyote,deer,collaredlizards,bobcatsand,ofcourse,cattle.”

有提及，D项中原文的最后一段可以找至thesummerandearlyfall,weekend

pioneerscanpickuptheFlintHillsOverlandWagonTraininCouncilGrove."，所以，

排除了BCD,A为最佳答案。

23、WhichofthefollowingsmalltownsholdsthePrairieFireFestivalannually?

A、Cassoday.

B、CottonwoodFalls.

C、ChaseCounty.

D^Clements.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题为细节题。答案可以在第九段“Oneofthetown'sbiggestannual

eventstookplacelastmonth,theweeklongPrairieFireFestival,payingtributetothe

annualcontrolledburning,"中找到，句中town就是指前面提到向Cottonwood

Falls.由此可见，B为正确答案。

24Wherecanpeopleobtainamostvividexperienceofbeingacowboy?

A、Wichita.

B、Cassoday.

C、TheFlyingW.Ranch.

D、CouncilGrove.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题为细节题。这题难度不大，可在文章倒数第二段找到，"Wanna­

becowboyscanhelpoutwiththechores(ornot)attheFlyingWRanch,a10,000-acrc,

finh-generation”，说明了人们可以在theFlyingWRanch得到当牛仔最生动的体

验。C为正确答案。

25、Whatdoyouthinkisthispassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A、AbookaboutthenaturalbeautyofKansan.

B、Abookongeography.

C、AbookonthecowboycultureinthewesternpartsofAmerica.

D、Atourist'sguide.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题主旨题。题干问的是本文最有可能从哪里节选的?通读全文都是

介绍旅游景点及其相关的地理、人文等等，不难看出应该是选自旅游指南。A、

B、C都是以偏概全，属干扰项。

IamashamedtobeginwithsayingthatTouraineisthegardenofFrance;thatremarkhas

longagolostitsbloom.ThetownofTours,however,hassomethingsweetandbright,

whichsuggeststhatitissurroundedbyalandoffruits.Itisaveryagreeablelittlecity;

fewtownsofitssizearemoreripe,morecomplete,or,Ishouldsuppose,inbetterhumor

withthemselvesandlessdisposedtoenvy(heresponsibilitiesofbiggerplaces.Itistruly

(hecapitalofitssmilingprovince;aregionofeasyabundance,ofgoodliving,ofgenial,

comfortable,optimistic,ratherindolentopinions.Balzacsaysinoneofhis(alesthatthe

realTourangeauwillnotmakeaneffort,ordisplacehimselfeven,togoinsearchofa

pleasure;anditisnotdifficulttounderstandthesourcesofthisamiablecynicism.He

musthaveavagueconvictionthathecanonlylosebyalmostanychange.Fortunehas

beenkindtohim:helivesinatemperate,reasonable,sociableclimate,onthebanks,ofa

riverwhich,itistrue,sometimesfloodsthecountryaroundit,butofwhichtheravages

appeartobesoeasilyrepairedthatitsaggressionsmayperhapsberegarded(inaregion

wheresomanygoodthingsarccertain)merelyasanoccasionforhealthysuspense.Heis

surroundedbyfineoldtraditions,religious,social,architectural,culinary;andhemay

havethesatisfactionoffeelingthatheisFrenchtothecore.Nopartofhisadmirable

countryismorecharacteristicallynational.NormandyisNormandy,Burgundyis

Burgundy,ProvenceisProvence;butTouraineisessentiallyFrance.1(is(helandof

Rabelais,ofDescartes,ofBalzac,ofgoodbooksandgoodcompany,aswellasgood

dinnersandgoodhouses.GeorgeSandhassomewhereacharmingpassageaboutthe

mildness,theconvenientquality,ofthephysicalconditionsofcentralFrance,"sonclimat

soupleetchaud,sespluiesabondantesetcourtes."Intheautumnof1882therains

perhapswerelessshortthanabundant;butwhenthedayswerefineitwasimpossiblethat

anythinginthewayofweathercouldbemorechanning.Thevineyardsandorchards

lookedrichinthefresh,gaylight;cultivationwaseverywhere,huteverywhereitseemed

tobeeasy.Therewasnovisiblepoverty;thriftandsuccesspresentedthemselvesas

mattersofgoodtaste.Thewhitecapsofthewomenglitteredinthesunshirc,andtheir

well-madesabotsclickedcheerfullyonthehard,cleanroads.Touraineisalandofold

chateaux,agalleryofarchitecturalspecimensandoflargehereditaryproperties.The

peasantryhavelessoftheluxuryofownershipthaninmostotherpartsofFrance;though

(heyhaveenoughofittogivethemquitetheirshareofthatshrewdlyconservativelook

which,inthelittle,chaffering,placeofthemarket-town,thestrangerobservessooftenin

(hewrinkledbrownmasks(hatsurmounttheagriculturalblouse.Thisis,moreover,the

heartoftheoldFrenchmonarchy;andasthatmonarchywassplendidandpicturesque,a

reflectionof(hesplendorstillglittersinthecurrentoftheLoire.Someofthemost

strikingeventsofFrenchhistoryhaveoccurredonthebanksofthatriver,andthesoilit

watersbloomedforawhilewiththefloweringoftheRenaissance.TheLoiregivesa

great"style"toalandscapeofwhichthefeaturesarenot,asthephraseis,prominent,and

carriestheeyetodistancesevenmorepoeticthanthegreenhorizonsofTouraine.Itisa

veryfitfulstream,andissometimesobservedtorunthinandexposeallthecruditiesof

itschannel,agreatdefectcertainlyinariverwhichissomuchdependedupontogivean

airtotheplacesitwaters.ButIspeakofitasIsawitlastfull,tranquil,powerful,bending

inlargeslowcurves,andsendingbackhalf(helightofthesky.Nothingcanbefinerthan

theviewofitscoursewhichyougetfromthebattlementsandterracesofAmboise.AsI

lookeddownonitfromthatelevationonelovelySundaymorning,throughamildglitter

ofautumnsunshine,itseemedtheverymodelofagenerous,beneficentstream.Themost

channingpartofToursisnaturallytheshadedquaythatoverlooksit,andlooksacrosstoo

atthefriendlyfaubourgofSaintSyniphorienandattheterracedheightswhichriseabove

(his.Indeed,throughoutTouraine,itishalfthecharmoftheLoirethatyoucantravel

besideit.Thegreatdikewhichprotectsi(,or,protectsthecountryfromit,fromBloisto

Angers,isanadmirableroad;andontheotherside,aswell,thehighwayconstantlykeeps

itcompany.Awideriver,asyoufollowawideroad,isexcellentcompany;itheightens

andshortens(heway.

26、Fromthisessay,wccanseeallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat.

A、Touraineisanareafrequentlydevastatedbyfloods

B、Touraineissurroundedbyalandoffruits

C、thepeasantryherearcworseoffthaninmostotherpartsofFrance

D、thepeasantryherearemoreconservalive

标准答篆A

知识之解析：都兰是一片古老的土地。这里的农民比起法国其他大部分地区的农民

能够享有的对财物的支配权都更少，却偏偏恰好够他们卜足地拥有那种带着精明味

道的保守神情。

27,Tourainefeaturesallofthefollowingexcept.

A、theshadedquay

B、theLoire

C、thegreatdike

D、Frenchhistory.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：这一题应当从整个都兰地区范围内来考虑。图尔是卢瓦尔河上的城

市，都兰地区的首府；和绵延都兰地区的卢瓦尔河及河堤，以及整个地区弥漫的历

史气息相比，那里最为迷人的浓荫卜的码头就不能代表整个地区了。

28、Astheauthorseesit_______

A、theLoireisawideriverwhichfollowsawideroad

B、thatyoucantravelbesidetheLoirereducesthecharmofit

C、peopleherehatetoseetheLoireexposingallthecruditiesofitschannel

D、theLoireisalwaysfull,tranquil,andpowerful

标准答案：C

知识蓑解析：由原文可知，卢瓦尔河流量会发生间歇性变化，有些时候甚至会见到

它河道里零乱粗陋的景象暴露出来。这对于这样一条人们依赖它给予流经的土地带

来某种气质的河流显然是一个巨大的遗憾。

29、WhichofthefollowingwordisnotproperforTouraine?

A^Prominent.

B、Green.

C、Amiable.

D、Taste.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从原文不难发现，尽管法国历史上很多惊人、显赫的事件在这块土地

上发生；然而这是一片平和的土地，小康、富足；人们的观念温和、安详。

30、"Intheautumnof1882therainsperhapswerelessshortthanabundant;butwhen

thedayswerefineitwasimpossiblethatanythinginthewayofweathercouldbemore

charming."Thistellsusthat.

A、(herainfallofthatautumnwasscarce

B、weatherduringthatperiodwasutterlyterrible

C、althoughtherainswerealittlemorethanenough,weathersometimeswasthefinest

D^theabundantrainsfloodedtheregionwithterribleweatheraccompanying

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题是关于'呢ss.Jhan…”的用法，所以文章中这句话意思是说，那年

秋天雨水并不少，倒是十分充沛；而在天气晴好的时候，你不可能看到比那时节更

加迷人的日子。

Thisspring,disasterloomedin(heglobalfoodmarket.Precipitousincreasesintheprices

ofstapleslikerice(upmorethanahundredandfiftypercentinafewmonths)andmaize

provokedfoodriots,toppledgovernments,andthreatenedthelivesoftensofmillions.

Buttheburstingofthecommoditybubbleeasedthosepressures,andfoodprices,while

stillhigh,havecomewelloff由eastronomicallevelstheyhitinApril.ForAmerican,the

dropincommoditypriceshasputafewmorebucksinpeople'spockets;inmuchofthe

developingworld,itmayhavesavedmanyfromactuallystarving.Sodidtheglobal

financialcrisissolvetheglobalfoodcrisis?Temporarily,perhaps.Buttherecentprice

dropdoesn'tprovideanylong-termrespitefromthethreatfoodshortagesorfutureprice

spikes.Norhasitreassuredanyoneaboutthehealthoftheglcbalagriculturalsystem,

whichthecrisisrevealedasdangerouslyunstable.FourdecadesaftertheGreen

Revolution,andafterwavesofmarketreformsintendedtotransformagricultural

production,wc'rcstillhavingahardtimeinsuringthatpeoplesimplygetenoughtocat,

andweseeniobevulnerabletosupplyshocksihanever,kwasn'tsupposediobethis

way.Over(hepasttwodecades,countriesaroundtheworldhavemovedawayfromtheir

fbcuson"foodsecurity"andhandedmarketforcesagreaterroteinshapingagricultural

policy.Beforethenineieen-eighties,developingcountrieshadso-called"agricultural

marketingboards",whichwouldbuycommoditiesfromfarmersatfixedprices(prices

highenoughtokeepfarmersfarming),andthenstore(heminstrategicreservesthatcould

beusedintheeventofbadharvestsorsoaringimportprices.Butin(heeightiesand

nineties,oftenaspartofstructural-adjustmentprogramsimposedbytheLM.F.orthe

WorldBlank,manymarketingboardswereeliminatedorcutback,andgrainreserves,

deemedinefficientandunnecessary,weresoldoff.Inthesameway,structural-

adjustmentprogramsoftendidawaywithgovernmentinvestmentinandsubsidiesto

agriculture—morenotably,subsidiesforthingslikefertilizersandhigh-yieldseeds..The

logicbehindthesereformswassimple:themarketwouldallocateresourcesmore

efficientlythangovernment,leadingtogreaterproductivity.Farmers,insteadofgrowing

subsidizedmaizeandwheatathighcost,couldconcentrateoncashcrops,likecashews

andchocolate,andusethemoneytheymadetobuystaplefocds.Ifacountrycouldn't

competeintheglobaleconomy,productionwouldmigratetocountriesthatcould,itwas

alsoassumedthat,oncegovernmentssteppedoutoftheway,privateinvestmentwould

floodintoagriculture,boostingperformance.Andinternationalaidseemedamore

efficientwayofrelievingfoodcrisesthanrelyingincountriestomaintainsurplusesand

fbod-securityprograms,whicharewastefulandcostly.This"markelization"of

agriculturehasnot,tobesure,beenfullycarriedthrough.Subsidiesares(illendemicin

richcountriesandpoor,whiledevelopingcountriesoftenplacetariffsonimportedfood,

whichbenefittheirfarmersbutdriveuppricesforconsumers.Andinextreme

circumstancecountriesrestrictexports,hoardingfoodfortheirowncitizens.Nonetheless,

weclearlyhavealeaner,morsmarket-friendlyagriculturesystemthanbefore.Itlooks,in

fact,abitlikeglobalmanufacturing,withlowinventories(wheatstocksareattheir

lowestsince1977),concentratedproduction(threecountriesprovideninetypercentof

cornexports,andfivecountriesprovideeightypercentofriceexports,)andfewer

redundancies.Governmentshaveamuchsmallerrole,andpublicspendingonagriculture

hasbeencutsharply.Theproblemisthat,whilethissystemisundeniablymoreefficient,

it'salsomuchmorefragile.Badweatherinjustafewcountriescanwreakhavocacross

theentiresystem.Whenpricesspikeastheydidthisspring,theresultisfoodshortages

andmalnutritioninpoorercountries,sincetheyarefarmoredependentonimportsand

havefewfoodreservestodrawon.And,whilehigherpricesandmarketreformswere

supposedlobringaboominagriculluralproductivity,globalcropyieldsactuallyrose

lessbetween1990and2007thantheydidintheprevioustwentyyears,inpartbecausein

manydevelopingcountriesprivate-sectoragriculturalinveslrrentnevermaterialized,

whilethecutbacksingovernmentspendingleftthemwithfeebleinfrastructures.These

changesdidnotcausetherisingpricesofthepastcoupleofyears,buttheyhavemade

themmoredamaging.Theoldemphasisonfoodsecuritywasundoubtedlycostly,and

oftenwasteful.Buttheredundanciesitcreatedalsohadtremendousvaluewhenthings

wentwrong.Andonesurethingaboutasystemascomplexasagricultureisthatthings

willgowrong,oftenwithdevastatingconsequences.Ifthejust-in-timesystemfor

producingcarsrunsintoahitchandthesupplyofcarsshrinksforawhile,peoplecan

easilyadapt.Whenthesamehappenswithfood,peoplegohungryorevenstarve.That

docsn'tmeanthatwcneedtoembracepricecontrolsorcollectivefarms,andtherearc

sensiblemarketreforms,likedoingawaywithimporttariffs,thatwouldmake

developing-countryconsumersbetteroff.ButafewweeksagoBillClinton,noenemyof

marketreform,gotitrightwhenhesaidthatweshouldhelpcountriesachieve"maximum

agriculluralself-sufficiency".Insteadofamoreefficientsystem.Weshouldbe(ryingto

buildamorereliableone.

31、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?

A、Globalfinancialcrisisdestabilizedgovernments.

B、Foodriotsresultedfromskyrocketingfoodbills.

C、Financialcrisisworsenedfoodcrisis.

D^Foodpricessurgedby150%inApril.

标准答案；B

知识点解析：第一个问题问的是从第一段话中可以推断出什么。第一段话第二句

44Precipitousincreasesinthepricesofstapleslikericeandmaizeprovokedfood

riots...”，意为“主食，比如大米和玉米，价格的激增引起了因为食物产生的暴动”我

们可以得知答案为Bo第二句后半句话“precipitousincreasesintheprices...toppled

government”意为由丁食物价格激增，政府动荡不安，因此A项说是全球财政危机

使得政府动荡不安是不正确的。第一段第三句"Buttheburstingofthecommodity

bubbleeasedthosepressures”说的是全球财政危机某种程度上缓和了粮食价格上涨带

来的压力，因此C项说财政危机恶化了食物危机也是不正确的；第一段中第二句

话说到“粮食价格在几个月内上涨了超过150%,而后在第三句话里面又提到四月

份时粮食价格达到最高点，因此涨幅一定是超过了150%,所以D项说涨幅为

150%显然是不正确的，囚此答案为B。

32、Thefoodcrisisrevealedtheglobalagriculturalsystemas.

A、fragile

B、unresponsive

C、costly

D、unbearable

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本道题目可以在第二段第二句找到答案“Norhasitreassuredanyone

aboutthehealthoftheglobalagriculturalsystem,whichthecrisisrevealedas

dangerouslyunstable”，说的是此次粮食危机暴露了全球农业体系还存在的问题就是

unstable,意为不牢固的、不稳定的。四个选项中，A：fmgile意为易碎的，脆的；

B：unresponsive意为无答复的、反应迟钝的；C：costly意为昂贵的、贵重的；

D：unbearable意为无法忍受的：承受不住的；只有A意思接近，为正确答案。

33、Accordingtothethirdparagraph,structural-adjustmentprograms.

A^weredesignedtocopewithpoorharvests

B、wereintroducedaspartof"marketforces"policies

C、removedpricecontrolsandstatesubsidies

D^encouragedcountriestofocusonfoodsecurity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通过阅读第三段我们可以得到如下信息：在20世纪80年代之前，多

数发展中国家都对农产品实施了保护政策，保证了农民生产的积极性；但是到了

80、90年代，由于国际货币基金组织或者世界银行实施的这种农业结构调整计

划，很多国家就取消了之前对农业的保护性政策，具体表现就是不再控制谷物价

格，并且废除了政府对农业的补助，因此答案为C。A项涉及到得应对粮食歉收那

是粮食储备的功能，而不是结构调整政策的功能：B项没有讲到这个问题；原文中

提到由于实行了市场化，国家不再那么关注foodsecurity：而D项恰恰与原文意思

相反，因此不正确。

34、Themarketizationofagricultureprobablymeans.

A、privateinvestmentfloodsintoagriculture

B、marketforcesprovideefficiencytoagriculture

C、agriculturalpolicyworkswiththefreemarketsystem

D、agriculturalproductionisfreefromgovernmentintervention

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从第四段第一句话后半部可以看出，市场匕以比政府更有效地分配资

源，因此答案为B“市场为农业带来效率”。因此答案为B。A项说的是私人投资涌

入市场，有些夸大日辞；C项“自由市场下的农业政策是有效的“，与原文题一题意

不符。从第五段最后一句话“Governmentshaveamuchsmallerrole,andpublic

spendingonagriculturehasbeencutsharply”可以看出,政府是在减少自身的干预,

而不是完全“农业生产完全不受政府干预”，因此D也不正确。所以答案为B。

35、WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureoftheexistingagriculturalsystem?

A、Reducedgovernmentspending.

B、Concentratedproduction.

C、Selfsufficiency.

D、Lowwheatstocks.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从第五段最后,句“Govemmcntshaveamuchsmallerrole,andpublic

spendingonagriculturehasbeencutsharply”可以看出，A项是正确的；从第五段第

五句"Itlooks,infact,abitlikeglobalmanufacturing,withlowinventories(wheatstocks

arcalllicirlowestsince1977),cunucnlialcdpioduuliun,andlbwericduiidaiicics.“可以看

出，B项和D项都是正确的，因此只有C项自给自足不是现存农业体系的一个特

征，因此为正确答案。

Patents,saidThomasJefferson,shoulddraw"alinebetweenthethingswhichareworth

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