中国人民大学考博英语模拟试卷8(题后含答案及解析)

中国人民大学考博英语模拟试卷8 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有：1. Structure and Vocabulary 2. Reading Comprehension 3. English-Chinese Translation 4. Chinese-English Translation 5. Writing

Structure and Vocabulary

1． A Monitor/TIPP poll last month found that young people and seniors held similar views when asked to____ the importance of US military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in the next months.

A．advocate B．foresee C．supervise D．gauge

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说对美事行动的重要性进行评价。D项gauge“评价”符合题意。其他三项advocate“提倡，鼓吹”；foresee“预见，预知”；supervise“监督，管理”都不正确。

2． The newspaper reported on the initiative of the organization to establish a private company to professionally_____prisoners due to be released from prison.

A．habilitate B．rehabilitate C．preclude D．prelude

正确答案：A

解析：本题中，A项habilitate“提高周转资金，予以穿着”符合题意。其他三项rehabilitate“使复原”；preclude“排除”；prelude“为……做序，以……开头”都不正确。

3． If all the viruses on the planet were to disappears global catastrophe would_____,and the natural ecosystems of the earth would collapse in a spectacular crash under burgeoning populations of insects.

A．varnish B．disperse C．contaminate D．ensue

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说一场全球性的大灾难将会跟着发生。D项ensue“跟着发生，继起”符合题意。其他三项varnish“修饰，掩饰”；disperse“分散”；

contaminate“污染”都不正确。

4． The solution was simple:gas the building with a hallucinogen and put the terrorists to sleep before they could_____the bombs in the building. And it worked.

A．detonate B．dismantle C．demolish D．desert

正确答案：A

解析：本题空格处是说在大楼里引爆。A项detonate“引爆”符合题意。其他三项dismantle“拆除”；demolish“破坏”；desert“放弃，逃跑”都不正确。

5． Ms. Rice,with customary class,simply expressed hope that this episode wouldn’t_____the charity in spite of the previous scandals.

A．taint B．enhance C．sprain D．sponsor

正确答案：A

解析：本题中，A项taint“使，使污染，弄脏”符合题意。其他三项enhance“提高”；sprain“扭伤”；sponsor“发起，主办”都不正确。

6． These examples show that openness and the ability to change brings couples a giant step closer to the marital harmony they____.

A．request B．negotiate C．crave D．detest

正确答案：C

解析：本题空格处是说他们所渴望的是和谐融洽的婚姻。C项crave“渴望”符合题意。其他三项request“请求，要求”；negotiate“协商”；detest“厌恶”都不正确。

7． First launched in April this year,Net My Singapore also includes efforts that______training,development, and the exploration of new technologies based on.

A．obliterate B．sequester C．encompass D．terminate

正确答案：C

解析：本题中，C项encompass“包围”符合题意。其他三项obliterate“删除”；sequester“扣压，没收，使隐退”；terminate“终结，结束”都不正确。

8． Anxiety is believed to_____diabetes by raising levels of the stress hormone Cortisol which regulates insulin and blood-sugar levels.

A．impede B．exacerbate C．inherit D．facilitate

正确答案：B

解析：本题空格处是说焦虑被认为会使糖尿病恶化。B项exacerbate“恶化”符合题意。其他三项impede“阻止”；inherit“继承”；facilitate“帮助，推动”都不正确。

9． Last week,the US bishops adopted rules to take priests who_____minors out of any ministerial activities.

A．administer B．generate C．implicate D．molest

正确答案：A 解析：本题中，A项administer“管理”符合题意。其他三项generate“产生”；implicate“暗示”；molest“骚扰，困扰”都不正确。

10． There is little reason to believe that the United States will_____from its stated goal of regime change in Iraq.

A．back down B．blow off C．pop up D．step up

正确答案：A

解析：本题空格处是说放弃制定的目标。A项back down“放弃，让步”符合题意。其他三项blow off“吹掉，放出”；pop up“突然出现”；step up“提升”都不正确。

11． Cox Radio,one of the nation’s largest radio chains,plans to_____its ties with independent record promoters to distance itself from a payola-like practice that runs rampant in the music business.

A．consolidate B．tout C．sever

D．splash

正确答案：C

解析：本题中，C项sever“切断”符合题意。其他三项consolidate“巩固”；tout“吹捧”；splash“飞溅”都不正确。

12． The European Commission issued a_____decision on Oct. 29 permitting an alliance between United Airlines,Deutsche Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines System that allows them to coordinate prices, schedules and routes in the transatlantic market. It turned out to be well received.

A．automatic B．landmark C．obsolete D．outgrown

正确答案：B

解析：本题空格处是说欧洲委员会发布了一项深具意义的决议。B项landmark“地标，里程碑”符合题意。其他三项automatic“自动的”；obsolete“过时的”；outgrown“结果”都不正确。

13． Now illegal copies of music CDs____losses of about $ 300 million in sales annually and $ 65 million lost government tax revenue.

A．conflict B．inflict

C．compromise D．defer

正确答案：B

解析：本题中，B项inflict“造成”符合题意。其他三项conflict“冲突”；compromise“妥协，折中”；defer“推迟，延期”都不正确。

14． It is the first of several agreements United States hopes to reach as it attempts to reduce, labor costs by $ 5.8 billion and____bankruptcy.

A．dispel B．revert C．transfer D．avert

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说避免了破产。D项avert“避免”符合题意。其他三项dispel“驱逐，驱散”；revert“恢复”；transfer“转移”都不正确。

15． The United Nations Security Council established the ICTR in 1995 to try the alleged perpetrators of the 1994____in Rwanda that claimed the lives of more

than 800,000 people.

A．genocide B．immigration C．discrimination D．election

正确答案：A

解析：本题空格处是说1994年在卢旺达进行种族大的罪犯。A项genocide“有计划的灭种和”符合题意。其他三项immigration“移民”；discrimination“歧视”；election“选举”都不正确。

16． If you work for a major corporation,or are contracted at one,sooner or later,you may be called upon to create or maintain an internal website. Here are the____of intranets.

A．ins and outs B．in a pinch C．in a cleft stick D．in a breeze

正确答案：A

解析：本题空格处是说这是企业内部互联网的细节问题。A项ins and outs“细节”符合题意。其他三项in apinch“在紧要关头”；in a cleft stick“进退两难”；in a breeze“不费力的”都不正确。

17． You are exposed to obtrusive ads that____seemingly from nowhere even when you are disconnected from the Net,and your personal information gathered and sent off without you being aware of it.

A．size up

B．dwindle away C．conjure up D．pop up

正确答案：D 解析：本题中，D项pop up“突然出现”符合题意。其他三项size up“评估……的大小”；dwindle away“减少，缩小”；conjure up“用魔法召唤”都不正确。

18． As a psychotherapist with many patients in their 20’ s, I can____the fact that not only do most of them not have any health insurance,but they also do not expect it as a condition of living in this country.

A．attest to B．contribute to C．modify D．interdict

正确答案：A

解析：本题中，A项attest to“证实，证明”符合题意。其他三项contribute to“捐献”；modify“修改”；interdict“阻断”都不正确。

19． If you develop a reputation for being able to keep secrets others will_____towards you with useful news and gossip.

A．feel constrained B．feel excluded C．propel D．gravitate

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说其他人将被你吸引。D项gravitate(to)“被吸引”符合题意。其他三项feel constrained“感觉拘束的”；feel excluded“感觉被排斥的”；propel“推进”都不正确。

20． Early signs of____seen in the herbal medicine study are extremely encouraging and based upon these data,we are now planning a registration program.

A．faculty B．reception C．deterioration D．efficacy

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说在草药研究中看到的早期功效的迹象。D项efficacy“功效”符合题意。其他三项faculty“才能，技能”；reception“接待，接收”；deterioration“变坏，堕落”都不正确。

21． A year has____and there Is no sign of the situation getting any better. A．emerged B．enclosed C．clasped D．expired

正确答案：D

解析：本题是说一年已经过去了，境况没有变好的迹象。D项“expire期满，结束”符合题意。其他三项emerge“出现”；enclose“围住，封在……之中”；clasp“扣紧，紧握”都不正确。

22． As a result of their frequent litters,rabbits have the reputation of being____. A．ruthless B．prolific C．practical D．rational

正确答案：B

解析：本题是说兔子的繁殖力强出了名。B项prolific“多产的，大量繁殖的”符合题意。其他三项ruthless“无情的”；practical“实际的”；rational“合理的，理性的”都不正确。

23． Because of the bombing that killed six people,Washington has been urging the spokesman to____ terrorism more severely.

A．charge B．censor C．blame D．denounce

正确答案：D 解析：本题空格处是说更激烈地抨击恐怖主义。D项denounce“抨击，谴责”符合题意。其他三项charge“指控。控告”；censor“检查”；blame“责怪，埋怨”都不正确。

24． During an international crisis,many____messages will generally emanate from the president’ s office.

A．confidential B．abstruse C．appalling D．compelling

正确答案：A

解析：本题是说在国际危机期间，许多机密信息通常来自于总统办公室。A项confidential“机密的”符合题意。其他三项abstruse“深奥的”；appalling“骇人听闻的”；compelling“引人入胜的”都不正确。

25． Giordano Bruno strongly supported Copernicus’s idea that the earth was not the center of the universe. Bruno was rewarded by being burned at the stake for this and other_____ideas.

A．faithful B．heretical

C．bibliographical D．hysterical

正确答案：B

解析：本题中，B项“heretical异端的”符合题意。其他三项faithful“忠实，可靠的”；bibliographical“书目的”；hysterical“歇斯底里的”都不正确。

26． He cannot see anything without his glasses,so he made a_____of remembering to get them fixed before he went to work.

A．chore B．success C．point D．mess

正确答案：C 解析：本题中，make a point of doing sth．“认为做某事重要或有必要”；chore“家务，琐事”；success“成功”；mess“混乱”。四个选项中只有C项为正确答案。

27． He offered her a trip to Australia but she____him____flat. A．broke— down B．turned—down C．stripped—of D．cut-off

正确答案：B

解析：本题中，B项“turn…down拒绝”符合题意。其他三项break．．．down“破坏”；strip…of“剥去，除去”；cut．．．off“切断”都不正确。

28． His health deteriorated rapidly due to insufficient nutrition and____medical care.

A．satisfactory B．unfit

C．incomplete D．inadequate

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说不恰当的医疗护理。D项“inadequate不恰当的”符合题意。其他三项satisfactory“令 人满意的”；unfit“不适宜的”；incomplete“不完全的”都不正确。

29． His production techniques are elaborate and near legendary,but even if they could be____,it wouldn’t be the same for any other people.

A．resembled B．approximated C．duplicated D．undertaken

正确答案：C

解析：本题中，C项“duplicate复制”符合题意。其他三项resemble“像，类似”；approximate“接近，近似”；undertake“承担”都不正确。

30． Howard Johnson____a better brand of ice cream and a new way to sell it.

A．came up with B．came to C．came across D．came off

正确答案：A

解析：本题空格处是说找到一个牌子更好的冰淇淋。A项“come up with找到，提出”符合题意。其他三项come to“共计”；come across“偶然发现”；come off“脱落”都不正确。

31． I spent the whole day yesterday rearranging my books____their subjects and frequency of use.

A．as regards B．as against C．as of D．as from

正确答案：A

解析：本题空格处是说按照科目和使用的频率。A项as regards“按照”符合题意。其他三项as against“与……对照，相比”；as of“从……开始”；“as from从……开始”都不正确。

32． In charge of an army of seven-thousand men,he____the oriental city for nine months and finally defeated it.

A．intruded B．haunted C．besieged D．possessed

正确答案：C

解析：本题后半句是说他包围东方人的城市九个月，最后攻克了它。C项“besiege围攻，包围”符合题意。其他三项intrude“侵略，侵入”；haunt“常去”；possess“占有”都不正确。

33． Today we’ll discuss proposals____the improvement of quality. All other proposals will be left to the next meeting.

A．similar to B．relevant to C．familiar with D．regarded as

正确答案：B

解析：本题空格处是说与改进质量有关的提议。B项“relevant to与……相关”符合题意。其他三项similarto“与……类似”；familiar with“对……熟悉”；

regard as“把……看作”都不正确。

34． It’s strange that Peter____his uncle in every way. A．takes on B．takes to C．takes after D．takes down

正确答案：C

解析：本题空格处是说奇怪的是彼得在每方面都像他的叔叔。C项take after sb．“(在长相或性格方面)像某人”符合题意。其他三项take on sb．“雇用，与……比赛，允许搭乘”；take to sb．“对某人产生好感”；take sth．down“把某物取下，记下”都不正确。

35． Lawyer have a terrible habit of using Latin and industry____to mystify people and themselves more valuable.

A．inflections B．dialects C．accent D．jargon

正确答案：D

解析：本题空格处是说使用拉丁语和行业术语来迷惑人们。D项jargon“专业术语，行话”符合题意。其他三项inflection“词尾变化”；dialect“方言”；accent“口音”都不正确。

36． Let’s not____over such a trifle! A．fall out B．fall through C．fall to D．fall behind

正确答案：A

解析：本题测试以fall为中心词的四个短语的含义。A项fall out意为“吵架”，B项fall through意为“失败”，C项fall to意为“开始”，D项fall behind意为“落后”。

37． The question of salary increase will____at the next general meeting. A．come off B．come up C．come to

D．come through

正确答案：B

解析：A项come off意为“离开”，B项come up表示“被提出”，C项come to表示“苏醒，共计”，D项come through表示“经历，完成”。

38． He was a brilliant musician as a boy,but he never____his early promise. A．completed B．performed C．concluded D．fulfilled

正确答案：D

解析：本题测试动词与promise的搭配。只有D项fulfilled与promise搭配表示“实现诺言”。

39． The gloves were really too small, and it was only by____hem that I can get them on.

A．stretching B．spreading C．extending D．squeezing

正确答案：A

解析：A项stretching意为“伸展，撑开”，B项spreading意为“传播，铺开”，C项extending意为“延伸，扩大”，D项squeezing意为“挤”，只有A项符合题意。

40． Shares on the stock market have____as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.

A．turned B．changed C．floated D．fluctuated

正确答案：C

解析：float指“(汇率)浮动”。

Reading Comprehension

Love can’t conquer all. So, before couples tie the knot, they should know what they’re getting into. The taboo against couples living together before marriage is decreasing, and more and more people are saying”I do” after they’ve spent months, or even years, living together. As much as a person loves another, he or she never really knows what happens behind closed doors unless he or she is standing on the other side. While some people view living together before marriage as immoral, couples are actually expanding the boundaries of their relationship by moving in

together. For example, the division of, household responsibilities can be a major issue for newlyweds. By living together, couples can solve imbalances in the distribution of those responsibilities before someone realizes he or she has married a lazy bum. This may seem like a small point, but how many women—and men—are out there who never thought they would be the only ones cooking, washing dishes, vacuuming, hopping, scrubbing, disinfecting, cleaning laundry, dusting, etc. ? One of the largest problems in marriages is the “m” word: money. If couples live together before marriage, they learn one another’s saving and spending styles. By baring expenses, people learn not only how each person controls the purse strings but how to discuss finance matters with each other. It’s important for couples to figure out budget priorities before they are married, and this is difficult to do unless a person has been sharing expenses with his or her partner. If couples don’t have their financial sues in order, they are bound to surface; causing trouble in the marriage. It’s also difficult to know someone intimately without living with him or her. A special bond forms between people who share their living space, their personal longings, and their lives together. Some things you just don’t know until you’ve lived with someone. While some people believe living together before marriage is inappropriate, like most everything else in this country, it is a choice that everyone should respect. Living together can be a positive experience that will later reinforce a marriage, but it can also be something that ends a relationship. But if a relationship is going to end, it’s better people discover the hard truth before they marry. Even though two people love each other and enjoy spending time together, the real question is, “Can you live together?” People might want to find out before they make the serious decision to marry.

41． “Tie the knot” in the first line of the first paragraph means____. A．getting acquainted with each other B．dating each other

C．living together before marriage D．getting married

正确答案：D

解析：题目问：第一段第一句中的“Tie the knot”是什么意思?第一段第一句话“Love can’t conquer all．So，before couples tie the knot，they should know what they’re getting into．”这句话的意思是：爱不能战胜一切。所以，夫妻在结婚之前，他们应该知道他们所处的处境。所以，答案是D。

42． According to the author, through living together_____. A．a couple can reinforce their love

B．a couple can learn who is better at doing the housework C．a couple can save some money for their marriage D．a couple can know each other intimately

正确答案：D 解析：题目问：根据作者的观点。通过共同生活会怎样?文章最后一段“Living together can be a positiveexperience that will later reinforce a marriage，but it can also be something that ends a relationship。”通过这句话可知，通过共同生活两个人会有更多的了解。所以，答案是D。

43． To some people, living together before marriage is unacceptable because____.

A．it is immoral and inappropriate

B．it may end a relationship more quickly C．it is a shame to the couple’s parents D．it will cause many social problems

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：对某些人来说，结婚前就生活在一起是不能接受的，原因是什么?第二段“While some people view living together before marriage as immoral．”最后一段“While some people believe living to—gather before marriage is inappropriate．”通过这两句话可知，对某些人来说，结婚前就生活在一起是不道德的，对某些人来说，结婚前就生活在一起是不适当的。所以，答案是A。

44． Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A．Living together before marriage is now more acceptable than before. B．Little household chores can cause trouble in one’s marriage. C．Love is the guarantee of a happy marriage.

D．Newly-weds often has many life imbalances to face.

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：根据文章内容，下列哪项不正确?文章第一句话提到“Love can’t conquer all．”爱并不能解决一切问题。据此可知。答案是C。

45． An important point the author made in this passage is____.

A．living together before marriage is significant; every couple should try it B．living together before marriage is a choice that should be respected C．living together is the best way to bridge the gaps between a couple D．living together is a symbol of the modem form of civilization

正确答案：B

解析：题目问：作者在文章里提出一个重要问题是什么?最后一段第一句“While some people believe livingtogether before marriage is inappropriate，like most everything else in this country，it is a choice that everyone should respect．”通过这句话可知，作者认为，婚前同居应该受到人们的尊重。据此可知。答案是B。

Is language,like food,a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged? Judging from the drastic experiment of

Frederick II in the thirteenth century, it may be. Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue,he told the nurses to keep silent. All the infants died before the first year. But clearly there was more than lack of language here. What was missing was good mothering. Without good mothering,in the first year of life especially,the capacity to survive is seriously affected. Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by Frederick. Nevertheless, some children are still backward in speaking. Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant,whose brain is programmed to learn language rapidly. If these sensitive periods are neglected,the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and the language might never be learned so easily again. A bird learns to sing and to fly rapidly at the right time, but the process is slow and hard once the critical stage has passed. Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age,but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be a high IQ. At twelve weeks a baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds,at twelve months he can speak simple words and understand simple commands,at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to fifty words. At three he knows about 1,000 words which he can put into sentences, and at four he knows his language differs from that of his parents in style rather than grammar. Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity of speaking. What is special about man’s brain,compared with that of the capacity,is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of,say,a toy-bear with the sound pattern “toy-bear”. And even more incredible is the young brain’s ability to pick out an order in language from the mixture of sound around him,to analyze,to combine and recombine the parts of a language in new ways. But speech has to be induced and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child, where the mother recognizes the signals in the child’s babbling,grasping and smiling,and responds to them. Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dull the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals. Sensitivity to the child’s non-verbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language.

46． What is the purpose of the drastic experiment of Frederick II in the thirteenth century?

A．To prove that a baby couldn’t live without his mother.

B．To discover what language a child would speak without hearing any human speech.

C．To find out what role careful nursing would play in teaching a child to speak. D．To prove that a child would be damaged without learning a language.

正确答案：B

解析：题目问：弗里德里克二世在13世纪所做的实验的目的是什么?第一段“Hoping to discover whatlanguage a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue，he told the nurses to keep silent．”通过这句话可知，弗雷德里克Ⅱ想要了解如果婴儿听不到母语，那他会说一种什么样的语言。本着这个目的，他要求护

士们保持沉默。所以，答案是B。

47． Today some children are backward in speaking because_____. A．they are incapable of learning langrage rapidly B．they are faced with so much language at once

C．their mothers respond inadequately to their attempts to speak D．their brain is not programmed to learn language rapidly

正确答案：C 解析：题目问：如今，一些儿童说话落后，原因是什么?第三段“Nevertheless，some children are still back-ward in speaking．Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the in-fant．”通过这段话可知，通常情况下，一些儿童说话仍然比较迟缓，主要是因为母亲对孩子发出的信号不敏感。据此判断，答案是C。

48． If a child starts to speak later than other normal children,he will_____in the future.

A．have a high IQ

B．be insensitive to verbal signals C．be less intelligent

D．not necessarily be backward

正确答案：D 解析：题目问：如果一个孩子比其他正常孩子说话晚，那么将来他将会怎样?第四段“Experts suggest thatspeech stages are reached in a fixed sequence and at a constant age，but there are cases wherespeech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be a high IQ．”通过这句话可知，也有案例表明说话晚的孩子最终也会有高的智商。所以，答案是D。

49． Compared with the brain of the monkey, human’s brain is a complex system which enables a child____.

A．to be born with the capacity of singing B．to see things more clearly than animals

C．to connect the sight and the feel with the sound word D．to run faster than animals

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：与猴子的大脑相比，人类的脑是一个复杂的系统，他能够使一个孩子怎么样?倒数第二段“the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of，say，a toy-bear with thesound pattern“toy-bear”．”通过这句话可知，和说话能力相比，人类大脑的特别之处在于它是—个比较复杂的系统，它使孩子能够把看到的事物和感觉结合起来。据此判断，答案是C。

50． Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage?

A．The faculty of speech is inborn in man. B．Mother plays an important role in man.

C．Insensitivity of the mother to the infants’signals will cause them to learn nothing about language.

D．The child’s brain is highly selective.

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：下列哪项不能从文章中推断出来?文章提到“Recent evidence suggests that an infant isborn with the capacity of speaking．”通过这句话可知，最近的证据表明，婴儿生而具有说话的能力。A项与之相符。最后一段“Sensitivity to the child’s non-verbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language．”通过这句话可知，母亲对孩子非言语信号的关注对于语言的发展壮大是非常重要的。B项与之相符。文章提到“And even more incredible is the young brain’s ability to pick out an order inlanguage from the mixture of sound around him”，通过这句话可知，甚至更不可思议的是，儿童的大脑具有高度的选择性。D项与之相符。最后一段“Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dull the interac-tion．”通过这句话可知，如果母亲对这些信号不理睬，就会降低互动程度。而C项内容太绝对，不符合文意。所以，答案是C。

There are so many bad things about women drivers, I don’t know where to start. I guess I will get the ball rolling by talking about one of my biggest pet peeves. Why do women have to wait until they are in the car and barreling down the highway at sixty miles an hour before they decide it is time to put on their makeup? Is there a law that I don’t know about that says women have to do their makeup in the car because the bathroom isn’t good enough for them? I don’t know if anyone has ever informed women, but the mirror in the car is not a makeup mirror. The mirror is used for looking at other cars and pedestrians. So please do us all a favor and do your makeup before you leave the house. The next order of business for the men should be to find out whose brilliant idea it was for women to have a phone in the car. This has disaster written all over it. Everyone knows that women can’t even walk and chew gum at the same time, so how in the hell are they going to drive and talk on the phone? Why is it that every time you are sitting at a red light the woman in front of you thinks this is a good time to make a phone call? “HELLO LADY! THE LIGHT IS GREEN, GET OFF THE PHONE AND GO! “I really think we need to outlaw women using their cell phones while they drive. Another accident waiting to happen is when you get two women in the same car together. How many times have you seen two women just yakking away and the driver isn’t paying attention to where she is going? There is either one of two things that happens when two women get in the car together. One: The women are talking and the driver doesn’t see the stop sign in front of her, so she runs it. Two: The two women are talking and at the last minute the driver realizes there is her mm, so she stops really quick in front of you and you almost rear-end her. So women please pay more attention to your driving and, for the love of God, use your turn signals—they aren’t there for decoration. I know all women out there are yelling at me and saying, “Women are better drivers than guys.”

If women were better drivers than men, why do guys drive on dates? Why don’t women ever tell the guy, I will come pick you up? Why are almost all truck drivers guys? Why is it when a woman is going to move and she rents a U-Haul van, she always calls a guy to drive it for her? When was the last time you watched a woman win the Indy 500 or Daytona 500? All of these questions just go to prove why guys are the kings of the road.

51． In writing this passage, the author sounds very_____. A．sarcastic B．sympathetic C．serious

D．conservative

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：在这篇文章，作者听起来怎么样?通过阅读文章内容可知，在字里行间都可以看出作者对女司机具有讽刺之意。所以，答案是A。

52． Women are bad drivers in all the following ways EXCEPT A．they drive too fast

B．they often do their makeup in the car C．they use too much cell phone in the car

D．they often miss traffic signals when there is another woman in the car

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：下列哪种方式不能表明妇女是坏司机?通过阅读文章内容可知，B、C、D三项在文中都曾提及 过，只有A项“女司机开车很快”未曾提及。所以，答案是A。

53． In Paragraph 4, second line, “yakking away” most probably means____. A．driving carelessly B．talking senselessly C．laughing loudly

D．sitting in a relaxed manner

正确答案：B

解析：题目问：第四段第二行的“yakking away”是什么意思?第四段第二行“How many times have youseen two women just yakking away and the driver isn’t paying attention to where she is going?”这句话的意思是：曾经多少次，你曾看见两个妇女在聊天，而司机却没有注意她将开向哪里?在这里，“yakkingaway”的意思是“聊天，闲扯”。所以，答案是B。

54． What can we infer from the passage? A．Men don’t rent a van to move their homes.

B．Women would be happy to drive on dates if they are given the chance. C．Most winners in motor races are men.

D．Women think turn signals are for decoration.

正确答案：C 解析：题目问：从文章中我们能推断出什么?最后一段“When was the last time you watched a womanwin the Indy 500 or Daytona 500?”通过这句话可知，在赛车比赛中，很少有女人能够成功。所以，答案是C。

55． What point does the author want to make with this passage? A．Women should drive more carefully. B．Women shouldn’t be drivers.

C．Men are better drivers than women.

D．Men should be more tolerant of women drivers.

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：通过这篇文章。作者想表达什么观点?通过文章内容可知，文章内容对女司机的一些行为进行了指责，但同时，作者也希望女司机们能够改正一些缺点，开车更认真、小心些。所以，答案是A。

When people are struck by lightening, they fall to the ground as though they were struck by a severe blow to the head. After the shock they may remain unconscious, become semiconscious or be conscious but confused and dazed,at least for a time. Flashes of light may continue passing before their eyes,and blindness and deafness may follow. The nervous system may be badly affected,causing paralysis,pain in the limbs and even hemorrhage. There will be burns where the lightening passed through the body. And like all electrical burns, they are often deep and severe. All persons,especially campers and hunters, should know how to give first aid to someone who has been struck by lightening. Do not be afraid to touch the victim. You won’t get a shock. The lightening has already been grounded. Remember that speed is of the greatest importance in severe cases. The first thing to do is to loosen tight clothing about the throat and waist. Then clear the air passages of mucus(黏液)if present,and apply artificial respiration if necessary. Give mouth resuscitation, if needed, or give oxygen if available. Many victims thought to be dead have been revived after treatment. Send someone for a doctor as soon as possible, but don’t leave the victim alone. If a doctor is not available,take the person to a hospital as soon as the person can be safely moved. Signs of shock are:pale,cold,sticky skin;weak,rapid pulse; shallow,irregular breathing or,in extreme cases, no breathing at all. To treat shock,you must keep the patient lying down with the head lower than the feet and cover him or her with a blanket but watch out for overheating. Giving a stimulating hot tea or coffee will help, but only if the patient is thoroughly conscious. After breathing has been restored and shock is treated,treat the burns. Apply some salve and cover them with a clean cloth or a sterile dressing. If conscious,the patient will be badly frightened,so do all you can to reassure. A little

knowledge and a helping hand may save someone’s life.

56． The passage mainly talks about_____. A．which metals conduct electricity best B．where to go in a thunderstorm

C．how to treat someone struck by lightening D．how to make mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：该文章主要谈论的是什么内容?通过文章内容可知，作者主要向人们讲述了怎样对受到闪电袭击的受害者进行抢救的方法。治疗及时，就有可能挽救别人的生命。所以，答案是C。

57． According to the passage,all the following are signs of shock EXCEPT_____.

A．abnormal fever B．cold skin

C．irregular breathing D．rapid pulse

正确答案：A 解析：题目问：根据文章内容，下列哪项不是休克的迹象?第五段首句“Signs of shock are：pale，cold，sticky skim:weak，rapid pulse；shallow，irregular breathing or，in extreme cases，no breathing at all．”通过这句话可知，休克的迹象是：脸色苍白、全身发冷、皮肤湿热、脉搏细微，快速、呼吸较浅且不规则，在极端的情况下，有时患者会没有呼吸。据此判断，答案是A。

58． It can be guessed from the passage that_____. A．many campers and hunters are struck by lightening B．cars are convenient for outdoor activities

C．electric shock does little harm to the human body

D．only professional nurses and doctors are allowed to give first aid

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：从文章内容可以猜出什么?第二段“All persons，especially campers and hunters，should know how to give first aid to someone who has been struck by lightening．”通过这句话可知，所有的人，尤其是野营者和狩猎者，应该知道如何对受到闪电袭击的人进行急救。从这句话可以猜测出，野营者和狩猎者在雷雨天的野外活动时很容易受到雷击。所以，答案是A。

59． The word”salve”in Line 1 of the last paragraph most likely means____. A．sponge B．bandage

C．ointment D．liquid

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：最后一段第二行的单词“salve”是什么意思?salve的意思是：“软膏”。各选项的意思是：sponge“海绵，纱布”；bandage“绷带”；ointment“药膏，软膏”；liquid“流体，液体”。所以，答案是C。

60． Which of the following must not be done while treating shock? A．Giving the patient a cup of hot tea.

B．Making the patient lie with the feet lower than the head. C．Covering the burns with a sterile dressing. D．Applying artificial respiration.

正确答案：B 解析：题目问：治疗休克时，下列哪项不能做?文章提到“To treat shock，you must keep the patient lying down with the head lower than the feet．”通过这句话可知，治疗休克，你必须让病人躺下，把脚抬起，高过头部。据此判断，答案是B。

Now, more than ever, it doesn’t matter who you are but what you look like. Janet was just twenty-five years old. She had a great job and seemed happy. She committed suicide. In her suicide note she wrote that she felt “un-pretty” and that no man ever loved her. Amy was just fifteen when hospitalized for eating disorders. She suffered from both anorexia and bulimia. She lost more than one hundred pounds in two months. Both victims battled problems with their body image and physicalap-pearance. “Oh, I’m too fat.” “My butt is too big and my breasts too small.” “I hate my body and I feel ugly.” “I want to be beautiful.” The number of men and women who feel these things about themselves is increasing dramatically. I can identify two main categories of body-image problems: additive versus subtractive. Those who enhance their appearance through cosmetic surgery fall into the additive group; those who hope to improve their looks through starvation belong to the subtractive category. Both groups have two things in common: They are never satisfied and they are always obsessed. Eating disorders afflict as many as five to ten million women and one million men in the United States. One out of four female college students suffers from an eating disorder. But why? Card Kirby, a University of Nebraska mental health counselor, says that body image and eating disorders are continuum addictions in which individuals seek to discover their identities. The idea that we should look a certain way and possess a certain shape is instilled in us at a very early age. Young girls not only play with Barbie dolls that display impossible, even comical, proportions, but they are also bombarded with images of supermodels. These images leave an indelible mental imprint of what society believes a female body should look like. Kirby adds that there is a halo effect to body image as well: “We immediately identify physical attractiveness to mean success and happiness.” The media can be blamed for contributing to various body, image illnesses. We cannot

walk into a bookstore without being exposed to perfect male and female bodies on the covers of magazines. We see such images every day—on commercials, billboards, on television, and in movies. These images continually remind women and young girls that if you want to be happy you must be beautiful, and if you want to be beautiful you must be thin. This ideal may be the main objective of the fashion, cosmetic, diet, fitness, and plastic surgery industries who stand to make millions from body-image anxiety, But does it work for us? Are women who lose weight in order to be toothpick thin really happy? Are women who have had breast implants really happy? What truly defines a person? Is it his or her physical appearance or is it character? Beauty is supposed to be “skin deep.” But we can all be beautiful inside. People are killing themselves for unrealistic physical standards dictated by our popular culture. We need to be made more aware of this issue. To be celebrity-thin is not to be beautiful nor happy. It can also be unattractive. Individuals who are obsessed with their bodies are only causing damage to themselves and their loved ones. But as long as the media maintain their message that “thin is in,” then the medical and psychological problems our society faces will continue to grow.

61． What issue is this passage mainly concerned about?

A．People suffer from various medical and psychological problems today. B．Businessmen benefit a lot by producing and selling diet products.

C．Physical attractiveness tends to be valued more than anything else in many people’s life.

D．The mass media are always misleading.

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：文章内容主要关注什么问题？第—段第一句话“Now，more than ever，it doesn’t matter who you are but what you look like．”通过这句话可知，现在，人们比以往任何时候都更注重外表。所以，答案是C。

62． How does the author feel about this issue? A．Concerned B．Indifferent C．Compromising D．Optimistic

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：作者对这个问题是什么态度?通过文章内容可知，作者对人们注重外表的问题很关心，并从多角度进行了分析。所以，答案是A。

63． With the two stories in Paragraph 2, the author explains_____. A．what are addictive and subtractive body-image problems. B．what people are more likely to kill suicide. C．a lot of health problems are caused by dieting.

D．obsession with body-image can cause death or damage to oneself.

正确答案：D

解析：题目问：作者用第二段的两个故事解释了什么问题?通过文章内容可知，第二段的两个例子说明，由于太注重外表，导致了人们对自己身体的伤害。所以，答案是D。

． Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the cause of body-image anxiety?

A．The popularity of Barbie dolls B．The influence of the media

C．The high exposure to supermodels D．The influence of the traditional culture

正确答案：D

解析：题目问：下列哪项不是文章提及的关于体型焦虑的原因?通过文章内容可知，芭比娃娃的普及，媒体的影响力，以及对超级模特的频繁接触，都是引起人们对体型焦虑的原因。而“传统文化的影响”在文中并没有提到。所以，答案是D。

65． What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To change the behavior or the thinking of its readers towards body-image B．To convince people that it is harmful to reduce weight

C．To inform people that there are two different categories of body-image problems

D．To analyze why, people pay so much attention to physical appearance

正确答案：A

解析：题目问：作者写这篇文章的目的是什么?通过文章内容可知，作者分析了引发人们过度关注形象的问 题的原因和危害，目的就是为了让读者能重新思考这个问题，并改正自己的行为。所以，答案是A。

Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect.Our heroes are athletes,entertainers,and entrepreneurs,not scholars.Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge.Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren’t difficult to find. “Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual, “says education writer Diane Ravitch. “Schools could be a counterbalance.” Ravitch’s latest book,Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms,traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools,concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. But they could and should be.Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control.Without the ability to think critically,to defend their ideas and understand the ideas of others,they cannot fully participate in

our democracy. “Continuing along this path”,says writer Earl Shorris, “we will become a second-rate country.We will have a less civil society.” “Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege,” writes historian and professor Richard Hofs-tadter in Anti-intellectualism in American Life, a Pulitzer Prize winning book on the roots of anti-intellectualism in US politics,religion,and education. “From the beginning of our history”,says Hofstadter, “our democratic and populist urges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism.” Practicality,common sense,and native intelligence have been considered more noble qualities than anything you could learn from a book. Ralph Waldo Emerson and other Transcendentalist philosophers thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children: “We are shut up in schools and college recitation rooms for 10 or 15 years and come out at last with a bellyful of words and do not know a thing.” Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn exemplified American anti-intellectualism.lts hero avoids being civilized-going to school and learning to read-so he can preserve his innate goodness. Intellect,according to Hofstadter,is different from native intelligence,a quality we reluctantly admire. Intellect is the critical,creative,and contemplative side of the mind.Intelligence seeks to grasp,manipulate, re-order, and adjust,while intellect examines,ponders,wonders,theorizes,criticizes and imagines. School remains a place where intellect is mistrusted.Hofstathar says our country’s educational system is in the grips of people who “joyfully and militantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.”

66． What do American parents expect their children to acquire in school? A．The habit of thinking independently B．Profound knowledge of the world C．Practical abilities for future career D．The confidence in intellectual pursuits

正确答案：C

解析：题目问：美国父母希望他们的孩子在学校获得什么?第一段“Even our schools are where we sendour children to get a practical education--not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge．”通过这句话可知，在美国，家长送孩子去学校是为了学习实用的东西，不是为了探求知识而去学习。据此判断，应选择C。

67． We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of_____. A．undervaluing intellect B．favoring intellectualism C．supporting school reform

D．suppressing native intelligence

正确答案：A 解析：题目问：从文章可看出美国有什么样的历史?第二段“traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in ourschools”，第三段“From the beginning of our history，says

Hofstadter，our democratic and populisturges have driven us to reject anything that smells of elitism”通过这句话可知，探寻我们的学校反对理性主义的踪迹，我们发现，在美国历史开始之时，民主主义者和人民党人敦促人民拒绝任何精英。据此判断，应选择A。

68． The views of Ravitch and Emerson on schooling are_____. A．identical B．similar

C．complementary D．opposite

正确答案：D

解析：题目问：拉维奇和爱默生关于学校的观点是怎样的?第二段“Schools could be a counterbalance．第五段thought schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children”，通过这句话可知，Ravitch认为学校是一个很好的平衡，爱默生认为学校和严格的书本学习给学生带来了束缚。据此判断，应选择D。

69． Emerson,according to the text,is probably_____. A．a pioneer of education reform B．an opponent of intellectualism C．a scholar in favor of intellect D．an advocate of regular schooling

正确答案：B

解析：题目问：爱默生是怎样的一个人?第五段“schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children”，通过这句话可知，爱默生认为学校和严格的书本学习给学生带来了束缚。据此判断，应选择B。

70． What does the author think of intellect? A．It is second to intelligence. B．It evolves from common sense. C．It is to be pursued. D．It underlies power.

正确答案：C 解析：题目问：作者对智力的观点是怎样的?他们第三段“Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mindleaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control．Without the ability to think critically，to defend theirideas and understand the ideas of others，they cannot fully participate in our democracy．”通过这句话可知，鼓励孩子拒绝理性思维会使容易受到剥削和控制。没有分辨能力，不能捍卫自己的观点，也不能理解别人的观点，他们就不能充分参与我们的民主生活。据此判断，应选择C。

English-Chinese Translation

71． Dun took a deep breath,thinking over what had been said and searching in his mind for a possible course of action. Not for the first time in his flying career,he felt himself in the grip of an a cute sense of apprehension,only this time his awareness of his responsibility for the safety of a huge,complex aircraft and nearly sixty lives was tinged with a sudden icy premonition of disaster. Was this,then what it felt like? Older pilots,those who had been in combat in the war,always maintained that if you kept at the game long enough you’d buy it in the end. How was it that in the space of half an hour a normal,every-day, routing flight,carrying a crowd of happy football fans,could change into a nightmare nearly four miles above the earth,something that would shriek across the front pages of a hundred newspapers?

正确答案： 唐深深地呼吸了一下，一边考虑着别人曾说过的话，一边在脑海里搜索着可行的行动方案。在他的飞行生涯中，他不止一次地陷入这种忐忑不安的感觉中。只有这一次，他知道自己肩负着这架庞大而又操作复杂的飞机和近六十名乘客安全的责任，突然他感到一种令人不寒而栗的灾难即将来临的预感。那么，这就是那种感觉吗?曾经在战争中作战过的老飞行员总是说，如果你在这一行做的时间够长，终究是要把自己的命搭进去的。搭载着一群兴高采烈的足球迷，历经半个小时、每天都有的常规飞行，在距离地面四英里的高空怎么会演变成恶梦呢?怎么会成为各类报纸头版引起人们震惊哀叹的灾难呢?

Chinese-English Translation

72． 在美国历史上人们最津津乐道的政治问题恐怕就是法律与秩序。但令人感到痛心的是，显然有好几百万美国人从来没有想到过自己会是违法者，更不用说是犯罪分子了，他们越来越不把那些旨在保护他们社会的法律条文放在心上。如今，人们随手乱扔垃圾、进税漏税、发出违禁噪音。以及开车时表现出来的无政状府态，可谓是司空见惯。有时不由使人觉得，藐视法令者竞可代表未来的潮流了。哈佛大学的社会学家戴维?里斯曼认为：大多数美国人漫不经心地把犯点所谓的小错误当作是理所当然的。他还认为：今天美国社会道德准则已出现“只有傻瓜才守法”危险倾向了。

正确答案： In American history, law and order may be the political issue that people always took delight in talking about. However, what makes people feel distressed is that millions of Americans visibly have never thought of being transgressor themsevels.much less criminals. They pay less and less attention to the provision of laws aiming at protecting their society.Nowadays, it is common to see that people litter at random, evade taxes, make forbidden noises,and ignore discipline when they are driving. Sometimes people are made to feel that those who defy law represent the intending trends. David Riesman, a sociologist in Harvard University, considers that most Americans take the so-called minor mistakes made unconcernedly for granted. He also considers that in current American society a perilous tendency that only the fools abide by laws has appeared in American moral values.

Writing

73． Two months ago you got a job as a programmer for the company of TIANYI.But now you find that the work is not what you expected.You decide to quit.Write a letter to your boss,Mr.Liu,telling him your decision, starting your reason(s),and making an apology. You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Li Ming” instead. You do not need to write the address.

正确答案：Dear Mr.Liu, I am much grateful to be employed by you two months ago as a programmer for your company. I appreciate the opportunity of having worked here with you and other colleagues.The experiences will be unforgettable throughout my life. However,as a young man whose primary interest is in international trade rather than fashion designing, I find my present job doesn’t fall in with my previous training and my strength.So I decide to quit this job for something else that may conform to my former preparation. Please accept my sincere apologies for any inconveniences my leaving may incur. Yours Cordially, Li Min

74． You are required to write about 200 words on the following topic: “To what extent is the use of animals in scientific research acceptable”.

正确答案： To What Extent is the Use of Animals in Scientific Research Acceptable Nowadays, using animals in scientific researches becomes more and more popular. There are different opinions, for and against, relating this controversial issue. Some people agree with this method, others try to save animals’ lives. This essay tries to give some arguments to prove that we can not avoid this method in scientific researches. Let us take the medicine as an example. When doctors learn about a new kind of viruses, they usually make tests to find out how virus affects on animals; Mice are used in most of cases. Doctors then have different experiments to cure animals. The final result is new kind of medicines, which can be used to save human life when they affect this virus.Another case is when scientists have jobs in some strange, or dangerous areas, for example in the depth of oceans, in the extreme cold weather, or some areas affected by diseases. Animals can be the pioneer, and they help scientists to save their valuable lives to continue their discoveries.We can not ignore opinions about humankind. Some people try to argue against the death of animals in scientific experiments. It is true that we also pay our tears when seeing animals killed. But there is a question: Who will play roles in these unsafe experiments? It is clear that the job must be done. Nothing is absolute. If we want to save life for ourselves, we must agree with the fact that animals continue to be used in scientific researches. Some things must be lost in experiments.