專業(yè)英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷6(共9

套)

(共191題)

專業(yè)英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題(本題共14題，每題1.0分，共分。)

PassageOne(l)Hollywoodwasanattractiveplacefortheearlyfilmmakerstosettle,full

ofgoodweather,orangeandlemontrees.Forproducerswhoowedmoneyonborrowed

cameraequipmentifacreditorcameafterthem,theycouldhideamongthetrees.Itwasa

hardbusinessfullofcasualtiesandtookapirate'smentalitytosurvive.Mostofthestudio

headswerefrompoorbackgrounds,withlimitedEnglishskillsandneverforgottheir

childhoodorapersonalslight.IncludedwereJack,Harry,AlbertandSam,thefour

WarnerBrothersfromYoungstown,Ohio.Theyhadbegunwithshowingmoviesoffthe

sideofatentinYoungstown,borrowingallthechairsfromthelocalundertaker.Every

timetherewasafuneralinYoungstown,theyhadtogiveallthechairsbackandthefilm

patronswereforcedtostand.(2)AsaboyJackWarnerwishedtobeasingeranda

comedian.Hisbrothers,recognizinghislackoftalentinstructedhimtosinginthetent

whentheywantedtheaudiencetoleave.Hewaslateradvisedthatthemoneywasnetin

performing,itwasinpayingperformers.Amongthestarsthatwouldbeundercontractto

himwouldbeBettyDavis,JamesCagney,HumphreyBogartandErrolFlynn.(3)The

silentdayswereastruggleforWarnerBros.RinTinTin,aGermanshepherdthat

accordingtohispublicitywasborninafoxholeinWorldWarI,wastheirbiggeststar.

Heroicashemighthavebeenonthescreen,heprovedtobe,likemanystars,

cantankerousinperson.JackWarnertookthedogonapublicitytour.Asheintroduced

himtothecrowd,hisungratefulemployeebithimonthebehind,leadingtothedog's

dismissal.ItprovedtobeapreludetoWarner'smanyfuturebattleswithstars.(4)Trying

tomakeanameforthemselves,thefourbrothersgotgreatpublicitybyannouncingthat

therenownedoperatenorCarusowouldbearrivingfromItalytomakeafilmforthem.

Theypaidhim25,000dollarsandthenputhiminasilentmovie.(5)Themoviestudios

hadthetechnologytomaketalkingfilmsyearsbeforetheymadethem.Oneofthe

reasonswhytheyresistedtheideawasthattheydidn'twanttorisklosingtheiroverseas

market.StarslikeCharlieChaplin,DouglasFairbanksandMaryPickfordrarelyeverhad

aflopastheirfilmswereshownaroundtheworldandknewnolanguagebarriers.Butin

1926thesilentfilmsfacedtheirbiggestcompetitionwithanewdevicecalledtheradio.

Asmovieattendancedwindled,thestudioheadsshuttheireyesandpretendedtheradio

wasnotthere.ButtheWarnersledbytheambitiousSam,decidedtopushtheenvelope

andtrytosavetheirsinkingstudiobyexperimentingwithmoviesound.(6)Sam

purchasedanexperimentalsoundsystemcalledVitaphone.Theythenacquiredtherights

toTheJazzSinger,apopularplayaboutayoungmanwhohadabeautifulvoiceandis

offeredaBroadwaycareeragainstthewishesofhisOldWorldJewishfather.Intheplay

thesongaveintohisfatherbuttheWarner's,wishingtoreachawideraudience,

Americanizedthestorybyhavingthesonfollowhisowndreams.StarAlJolsonadlibbed

thedialogue,"Waitaminute,waitaminuteyouaren'theardnothing,yet!'TheWarner's

wereonlyintendingsingingbutatthelastminutetheyimpulsivelykeptthelineinthe

film.TheJazzSingerreceivedastandingovationwhenitpremieredinNewYorkin

1927andwentontomakethreeandhalfmilliondollarsatatimewhenadmissioncosts

20cents.Thesoundrevolutionwasunderway!(7)Movieaudienceshadoftenbeenloud

andnoisywhilewatchingsilentfilms.Nowthetheater'sgotquietaspeoplestrainedto

heareveryword.MovieTheater'shadtoberewiredforsound,costingmajorstudioslike

ParamountandFoxmillionsofdollars.Moviesnowhadtofilmmostlyatnightasany

passingtrucknoisecouldruinasoundrecording,"Howboring!"saidMaryPickford."At

firstwcmoved!Noweveryoneisstandingaroundtalking!"Oneenterprisingactorwas

hiredforoneday'swork.Whenthedirectorwasn'tlookingheletabunchofcrickets

looseontheset.Itwasfivedaysbeforethecrewcouldroundupthechirpingcrickets,

andtheactorkeptonholdreceivedfivetimesthepaycheck.

1、Thephrase"apirate'sinciilalilylosurvive"inihufirstparagraphprobablymeansthat

A、inordertosurvive,theyhadtosailontheseas

B、inordertosurvive,theyhadtosellothers'works

CNwhenbeingaskedformoney,theyhadtohideup

D、whenshortofmoney,theyhadtorobtheothers

標準答案：C''

知識點解析：解答此題的關鍵是對第1段前三句話之間關系的正確理解。筆者語調(diào)

雖然輕松幽默，但卻表達了好萊塢早期電影制片人創(chuàng)業(yè)的艱辛。答案C緊扣文章

第1段第2句話，是對“海盜的生存心態(tài)”的最佳解釋。A、D是對海盜的常意理

解；B與文章意思無關，均應排除。

2、WhatwasHollywoodlike?

A、Itwasaplaceofwildgrassland.

B、Itwasaplacefullofsmallstars.

C、Itwasaplacefilledwithtalents.

D、Itwasaplacefullofpoorboys.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：回答此題的線索遍于全文不同地方，特別在第2段和第5段中我們可

以集中找到當時許多電影大明星的名字.所以正確答案為C。好萊塢雖然有眾多果

樹，卻不是如A所說的“一片莽原”；B錯在“明星”前加了small：D按常識就可排

除。

3、ThefollowingweretheexperiencesofWarnerBrothersEXCEPT.

A、showingfilmoffthelentside

B>beingasingerandacomedian

C>playingthesilentfilms

D^playingthesoundfilms

標準答案：B

知識點解析：與選項B貌似相關的原文出處在第2段第1句話，但原文意思是華

納兄弟中的Jack小時候希望自己能成為歌唱家和喜劇演員，后文告訴我們這一愿

望并未得到實現(xiàn).顯然B并非是這些兄弟的真實經(jīng)歷。因此B為正確答案。

4、WhichofthefollowingdidNOTcontributetoWarnerBrothers,success?

A^Ambition.

B、Suspicion.

C^Persistence.

D^Publicity.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：題目要求通過全文總結(jié)華納兄弟的特點，此題用排除法做最佳。考生

在通覽全文后應該得出基本印象，即文章作者對華納兄弟是持完全肯定的態(tài)度，而

B“猜疑、有疑心”顯然是貶義詞，得不到原文的任何支持，故為正確答案。

PassageTwo(1)Disasterstruck250millionyearsago,whentheworstdevastationinthe

earth*shistoryoccurred.Calledtheend-Permianmassextinction,itmarksafundamental

changeinthedevelopmentoflife.(2)Thehistoryoflifeontheearthisrepletewith

catastrophesofvaryingmagnitudes.Theonethathascapturedthemostattentionisthe

extinctionofthedinosaursandotherorganisms65millionyearsago-betweenthe

CretaceousandTertiaryperiods—whichclaimeduptohalfofallspecies.Assevereas

thatdevastationwas,itpalesincomparisontothegreatestdisasterofthemall:themass

extinctionsome250millionyearsago,attheendofthePermianperiod.Affectionately

called"themotherofmassextinctions"amongpaleontologists(withapologiesto

SaddamHussein),ityieldedadeathtollthatistrulystaggering.About90percentofall

speciesintheoceansdisappearedduringthelastseveralmillionyearsofthePermian.On

land,morethantwothirdsofreptileandamphibianfamiliesvanished.Insects,too,did

notescapethecarnage:30percentofinsectordersceasedtoexist,markingtheonlymass

extinctioninsectshaveeverundergone.(3)Butfromcatastrophes,opportunitiesarise.For

severalhundredmillionyearsbeforetheend-Permianevent,theshallowseashadbeen

dominatedbylife-formsthatwereprimarilyimmobile.Mostmarineanimalslayonthe

seafloororwereattachedtoitbystalks,filteringthewaterforfoodorwaitingforprey.In

theaftermathoftheextinction,manyonceminorgroups—active,predatoryrelativesof

modern-dayfish,squids,snailsandcrabs-wereabletoexpand.Somecompletelynew

lineagesappeared.Thisecologicalreorganizationwassodramaticthatitformsa

fundamentalboundaryinthehistoryoflife.NotonlydocsitdemarcatemePermianand

Triassicperiods,italsoestablishesthecloseofthePaleozoiceraandthestartofthe

Mesozoicera.Themodemtidalpoolreflectswhatlivedandwhatdied250millionyears

ago.(4)Overthepastfewyears,excitingnewinsightsintothecausesandconsequences

oftheend-Permianmassextinctionhavepouredinfromvirtuallyeverybranchofthe

earthsciences.Someofthesefindingsincludedetailedstudiesofrapidchangesinocean

chemistry,morethoroughdocumentationofextinctionpatternsandnewanalyses

showingthatlargevolcaniceruptionsoccurredatthePermo-Triassicboundary.(5)How

muchdomassextinctionscontributetotheevolutionofagroup,ascomparedwithlong-

termadaptivetrends?Forexample,seaurchinsareubiquitousinmodernoceansbutwere

relativelyuncommondur-ingthePermian.Onlyasinglegenus,Miocidaris,isknownfor

certaintohavesurvivedtheextinction.DidMiocidarissurvivebypurechance,orwasil

betteradapted?Wouldseaurchinstodaylookanydifferenthaditnotbeenfortheend-

Pennianextinction?(6)Toresolvesuchquestions,weneedtolearnmoreaboutthecauses

ofthecatastropheandhowthosespeciesthatsurviveddifferedfromthosethat

disappeared.Thekeysourcesforthisinformationarerocklayersandfossils.

Unfortunately,samplesfromthelatePermianandearlyTriassicarcnotoriouslydifficult

tocomeby.Thefossilrecordacrosstheboundaryisplaguedbypoorpreservation,alack

ofrocktosampleandotherproblems,includingaccess.Anextensivedropinsealevel

duringthelatePermianlimitedthenumberofmarinerocksdepositedonland,andmany

areaswherethebestrockswerepreserved(mostnotably,insouthernChina)havebeen

relativelyhardforsomegeologiststoreach.(7)Assuch,ithasproveddifficultto

ascertainjusthowquicklylifewassnuffedoutorifthedeathsweresubjecttoany

regionalvariations.Somecreatures,especiallythosesensitivetochangesinthe

environment,diedoffrapidly,asshownbyErikFlugelandhiscolleaguesatthe

UniversityofErlangen,whoarrivedatthisconclusionafterexaminingreefsinsouthern

ChinaandGreece.Otherevidenceindicatesmoregraduallossoflife.(8)Intensivestudies

ofnewlyfoundandcriticalboundarylayersinItaly,AustriaandsouthernChinahave

helpedourunderstanding.Theyindicatethatthedurationoftheextinctionisshorterthan

previouslythought,implyingthatabruptlycalamitousenvironmentalconditionsmust

havesetin.

5、Therelationshipbetweenthesecondandthirdparagraphsisthat.

A、bothpresentthedestructionofthedisaster

B、thesecondgeneralizesthethirdwithexamples

C、thethirdisthelogicalresultofthesecond

D、eachpresentsonesideofthedisaster

標準答案：D

知識點解析：解答此題關鍵在于第3段首句，它承擔了承上啟下的重要作用，揭示

出第2段和第3段之間的邏輯關系，即物種大滅絕導致的catastrophes(大災難)和

opporlunilies(機會)并存，所以選項D“每段展示災海的一面”是正確答案。

6、Whatistheroleofthethirdparagraphinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

ANTOdescribetherapidchangesinoceanicchemistry.

B、Tointroducesomeextinctionpatternsdocumented.

C^Tooffersupportingevidencefortheprecedingparagraphs.

D^Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：如果對第5題的理解正確的話，本題的答案也就水到渠成。它們其實

是以不同方式詢問同一方面的問題，即第3段在全文中的功能，尤其和上段之間的

關系問題。從第5題分析可知，它們之間的關系是對比關系，因此答案是D。

7、Whatisthesixthparagraphmainlytalkingabout?

A^Theend-Pennianmassextinctioniscalled"ecologicalreorganization".

B、Themainsourcesfortheextinctionarerocklayersandfossils.

C、TheboundarylayersinNorthernChinahelpunderstandancientconditions.

D、Scientistscannotmakesurewhatlifeislostrapidlyorgradually.

標準答案：B.^

知識點解析：回答此題需要對第6段進行主題思想的概括。這段的核心內(nèi)容是關于

巖石層和化石，它們是解開大滅絕之謎的鑰匙。第6段第2句是該段的主題句，因

此正確答案是B。

8、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A^thereisageneralagreementoverthecausesoftheend-Permianmassextinction

B、marineanimalswouldhavedisappearedbutfbrthecnd-Pcrmianmassextinction

C、theinsectscanadaptthemselvestothechangeableenvironmentinthehistory

D^theend-Pennianmassextinctionmusthavepreventedthespreadofthespecies

標準答案：A

知識點解析：此題是道推論題。文章最后一段告訴我們新的關鍵證據(jù)得到了深入細

致的研究，從而有助于我們對大滅絕原因的理解。選項A正是在此基礎上作出的

正確推斷：對于二疊紀末大滅絕的原因己有總的一致意見。

PassageThree(1)1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhave

knownallmylifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethat1don'thaveaclue

about.TheRiverThameshasbeenherealotlongerthanthecityitself,butithasbeen

keepingitssecretswellhiddenbeneaththosefamiliarmuddytonesofgreenandbrown.

Onagreyafternoonsuchasthisone,thesurfaceoftheriverisparticularlyunforgiving,

andatentativedipsoonbringsmeclosetofast-runningwater.Thisisthesortofstuffthat

carriespeopleawaytoawaterydoomandIdon'twantanypartofthat.(2)ButI'mhere

withanopenmindatthisfamilybeachpartyinHammersmith,partofaseriesofevents

inSouthEastMarineWeek.Itisnotabeachpartyinthetraditionalsense,needlessto

say,moreanopportunitytogetalittlegentleeducation.Ihadbeenvaguelyaware,over

thepastfewyears,thattheriverwasgettingcleanerallthetime.Itsveryappearance,it

appears,isdeceptive,becauseitscolorisaresultofthenaturalsiltswhichareconstantly

disturbedfromthebottom.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishatall,itcannow

boastmorethan100differenttypes.IwasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayed

hosttoawcll-publicizcddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewstome.Itisallthe

result,Iwasinformed,ofthefactthattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,

bringingwithitalltheteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.(3)Itookadeepbreathand

wentfbralightdredgewithanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhen

carefullysiftedmysamplewasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuff

oftheriver,thetinylittlefellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,

thankfully,betterfishermenherethanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeone

capturedaflounder.Granted,itwasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwise

perfectineverydetail.Furtherexcitementwastofollow,withthecaptureoftheshellofa

crab,butthatdidnotlastlong.TheshellbelongedtoaChinesemittencrab-socalled

becauseitappearstohavemittensonitsclaws.RachelHillfromtheEnvironment

Agencyexplainedtomethatitateeverythinginitspath,sufferednoeffectivepredators,

andcausedhavocbyitshabitofburrowingintotheriverbanks,whichareconsequently

beingeroded.Furthermore,thefactthatitwasonlyashellmeantthatsomewherenottoo

farawaytheformeroccupantwasgoingaboutitsbusiness-onlythistimeitwouldbe

bigger.Thisunwantedvisitor,adelicacyintherestaurantsofChinatown,isheretostay.

(4)Furtherupthebeach,enthusiasticvolunteerswerecopingwithanothermenace,this

oneofhumanmaking.Theamountofrubbishonthisrelativelysmallstretchoftheriver

wasastonishinganddepressing.Thereweretheexpectedplasticbottlesandhamburger

cartons,tossedawaycarelesslybyidiots.Tomysurprise,therewasalsothewheelfroma

car,completewithtyre.Themostsinisteritemswerealsoamongthesmallest:slimwhite

stickswhichlookedasiftheymighthavecomefromachild'slollipopbutare,infact,

cottonbuds.ThethoughtoccurredthatthousandsofLondonersmustcometothebanks

oftheThameseachmorningtocleanouttheirears.Bytheendoftheafternoon,allthis

rubbishhadbeenclearedawayinaquiteastonishingnumberofblackbags,butitwould

havebeenbetterhaditnotbeenthereinthefirstplace.(5)Therewas,however,great

causeforoptimisminthebehaviorofthekidswhowerepresent.Theyhuddledexcitedly

roundmicroscopestolookattinyshrimpsandgobiestransformedintofearsome-looking

creatures.Theylistenedintentlyasitwasexplainedtothemhowimportantitwastokeep

theriverclean.Eventheverysmallestwhowerepaintingtheirfishyfacemasksmight

havegoneawaywiththeideathatfishareagoodthingandworthlookingafter.It

occurredtomethatifthegrown-upspersistinbehavinglikehumanChinesemitten

crabs,thenitwillbedowntothecoininggenerationstoensurethatthegoodworkwhich

hasalreadybeendoneonthisgreatriverisnottobewasted.

9、WhatwastherealenemyoftheRiverThames?

Dolphins.

B、Flounders.

C、Crabs.

D、Rubbish.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：解答此題的關鍵是對作者態(tài)度的把握。從倒數(shù)第2段我們可以讀出作

者對人們給泰晤士河造成的垃圾深惡痛絕。因此泰晤士河真正的敵人自然就是垃圾

了。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第3段最后一句，雖然螃蟹也是“不受歡迎的“，但ishereioslay。

10、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheRiverThames?

A^Itisariverwhichhasalonghistory.

Thereareover100typesoffishinit.

C、Itisascleanaswhatitusedtobe.

D、Therearcthousandsofpeopleusingthewaterfromit.

標準答案：c

知識點。析：此題答案可定位到原文第2段。第2段第3句話說“在過去幾年里，

河水變得越干凈”，這顯然和答案C的“河水和以前一樣干凈”相矛盾，所以C的說

法是不正確的。

11、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsthe

futureoftheRiverThames?

A^Indifferent.

B、Concerned.

C、Negative.

D、Radical.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從原文最后一段我們可以推斷出作者對泰晤士河未來的態(tài)度：孩子們

的表現(xiàn)使他持樂觀態(tài)度，這本身說明他對泰晤士河未來的關注，因此正確答案是

Bo

PassageFour(l)Substantialchangesinthenation'smadcowtestingsystemwereordered

yester-dayafterBritishtestsonacowslaughteredinNovemberconfirmedthatithadthe

diseaseeventhoughtheAmerican"goldstandard"testsaiditdidnot.(2)"Theprotocol

wedevelopedjustafewyearsagotoconductthetestsmightnotbethebestoption

today,"AgricultureSecretaryMikeJohannssaidinmakingtheannouncement."Science

iseverevolving."(3)AtanafternoonnewsconferenceinWashington,Mr.Johanns

describedseriouserrorsinthetestingintheUnitedStatesontheanimal,thesecondone

foundwithmadcowdisease,formallyknownasbovinespongiformencephalopathy.

(4)BulhealsodefendedthesafetyofAmericanbeef,remindingreportersthattheanimal

hadbeenincineratedratherthanbeinggroundintohamburger,asthefirstonewasinlate

2003.(5)"Ienjoyedbeefthisnoonforlunch,',Mr.Johannssaid."Itisthesafestbeefin

theworld."(6)TheheadofthetestinglaboratoryinWeybridge,England,whojoinedthe

newsconferencebytelephone,saidhewas"prettyconfident"thattheincidenceofmad

cowdiseaseinAmericanherdswas"verylittleindeed."(7)Of388,000testsinthelast

year,onlythreepositiverapidtestshavebeenfound,andonlythisonehasbeen

confirmed.(8)Untilyesterday,theAgricultureDepartmentusedarapidtestcalledan

Elisaandconfirmedanypositiveswithaslowerimmunohistochemistrytest,whichit

callsthe"goldstandard.*'(9)TheEuropeansandtheJapaneseusethosetests,but

routinelyaddaconfirmatoryWesternblottest,whichismoresensitive.(10)The

AgricultureDepartmentaskedtheEnglishlaboratory,regardedasoneoftheworld'sbest,

toretestthesamples.(1l)Inresponsetoquestions,Dr.JohnClifford,theAgriculture

Department'schiefveterinarian,revealedanothersurprise:theanimal'sdiseasestraindid

notcloselyresembletheBritish-stylestrainfoundinthsfirstmadcow,whichwasborn

inCanadaandraisedinWashingtonSlate.(12)lnstead,itwasclosertoastrainfoundin

France-aresult,anotherscientistsaid,thatsuggestedthattheinfectionhadcomefroma

differentpoolofinfectedfeed,possiblyimportedfromFrance.(13)Despitethe

AgricultureDepartment'sassurances,criticssaidthedisputerevealedseriousflawsinthe

testingregimenusedherefor15years.(14)"Allthisfoot-dragginghasgottostop,"

MichaelK.Hansen,aseniorresearchassociateatConsumersUnion,saidexcitedly.

(15)"Theywaitedsevenmonthstodothistest?"Dr.Hansenasked."Andtheydidn'teven

bothertowriteupareport?"(16)Likeothercritics.Dr.Hansencalledfortestingall

animalsover20monthsold,andforbansonfeedingpoultrylitterthathasspilledcaltle

mealinitbacktocattle,givingcalvesMmiikreplacer"madefromcattlebloodandletting

cowseatdriedrestaurant"platewaste."(17)Dr.Hansensaidthefeedbansthatthe

departmentreferstoasits"firewall"were"moreofawhitepicketfence."(18)Mr.

Johannsrefusedtogivedetailsabouttheanimal,otherthantorepeatthatitwasborn

beforethe1997banonfeedingruminantproteintoruminants,thatitwasraisedforbeef,

notdairy,andthatitwastoocrippledtowalkwhenitv/askilled.(19)Therewas”no

evidence"thatitwasbornoutsidetheUnitedStates,Mr.Johannssaid,anditsbrainwas

sampledfortestsataplantspecializingindiseasedanddeadanimals.Mostbeefanimals

areslaughteredwhentheyarelessthan3yearsold.(2G)DNAtestswillbestartedtofind

theherditwasraisedwith,Mr.Johannssaid.Normally,aninfectedanimal'swholeherd

isslaughteredontheassumptionthatallatethesamefeed.

12、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueof"goldstandard"?

A、Theexcellentsysteminthepasthasseriouserrorsnow.

B、Itusedtobeandisthebestchoicefortestingtheanimals.

C、Itisaveryeffectivesystemtotesttheanimalsuntilnow.

D、Itisarapidtestsystemwhichdoesn'tneedchanging.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：原文第2段中美國部長對第一段the“goldstandard”檢測結(jié)果出錯做出

的評價是“數(shù)年前我們制定的檢測方案可能不是當今最好的選擇。科學總是在不斷

發(fā)展”。從中我們可以解讀出A是正確答案。

13^Theword"incinerate"inthe4ihparagraphprobablymeans.

A、reveal

B、destroy

C、kill

D、burn

標準答案：D

知識點解析：incinerate對考生來說很可能是生詞，所以放到原文正確理解它和上

下文的關系是解題關鍵。原句中有個和incinerate進行對比的beinggroundinto

hamburger被磨碎成漢堡餡兒，則似是而非的選項B和C都可被排除，只有選項D

是具體的處理方式，為正確答案。

14、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A、Americanbeefis100%safeintheworldduetotheexcellenttestingsystem.

USgovernmentshouldmakesurethatthebeefinthemarketissafeenough.

C、American"goldstandard"shouldnotbeinuseanymoreduetoseriouserrorsinit.

D、EuropeansandJapaneserecognizedthesensitivityofmadcowdiseasetesting

system.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本題考查全文中心思想。原文首段即可視作全文的主題句。文章后面

的內(nèi)容都是對此主題句的解釋和延伸，所以選項C“由于美國的，黃金標準，檢測方

法有嚴重錯誤不應再被使用''是正確答案。

二、簡答題（本題共8題，每題分，共8分。）

PassageOne

15、WhydidtheWarnerBrothersproducethetalkingfilms?

標準答案：Becausetheywantedtocompetewiththeradio.

知識點解析：此題答案定位于第5段的后半段。文章中說在1926年，無聲電影面

臨著收音機這一新型設備的巨大競爭。為了挽救自己正在沉沒的電影制片廠，華納

兄弟決定試驗有聲電影，因此答案可概括為Becausetheywantedtocompetewiththe

radioo

16、Whatsymbolizedthebeginningofthesoundrevolution?

標準答案：ThefilmTheJazzSinger.

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中的thesoundrevolution定位到第6段。該段主要是講《爵

士歌王》這部電影，明星艾爾.喬爾森在該電影中即興插入的兩句臺詞被冷不丁地

保留下來，當時首映轟動全場，為華納賺了不少錢。末句說“由此，聲音革命開始

了”，由此可推斷，《爵士歌王》這部電影象征了聲音革命的開始.故答案為The

filmTheJazzSinger。

17>PassageTwoWhatkindofanimalsgotthelifeopportunitiesfromthedisaster?

標準答案:Marineanimals.

知識點解析：根據(jù)題R中thelifeopportunities定位到第3段c第3段第4句說“滅

絕發(fā)生后。許多曾經(jīng)算是少數(shù)群體的海洋生物一現(xiàn)代的魚、觥魚、螺、蟹的那些

活躍的食肉近親——得以發(fā)展壯大，也出現(xiàn)了一些全新的物種世系。”其中的

minorgroups指的是上文提到的marineanimals少數(shù)群體，可見存活下來的是當時

的海洋動物,故答案為Marineanimals。

PassageThree

18、Whatdoestheauthorwanttofindout?

標準答案：WhythesurfaceoftheRiverThamesismuddy.

知識點解析：根據(jù)題目中want2findout查找到原文第I段。作者在第1段首句中

就表明自己對泰晤士河并不了解。緊接著第2句說“在河面熟悉的綠色和棕色的混

濁色調(diào)下始終隱藏著它的秘密“，從這兩句的邏輯關系里我們可以推斷出作者試圖

尋求泰晤士河水面混濁的原因，故答案為WhythesurfaceoftheRiverThamesis

muddyo

19、Whatisthemostdisgustingandsmallestrubbishintheauthor'seyes?

標準答案：Slimwhitesticksfromcottonbuds.

知識點解析:根據(jù)題目中的themostdisgusting和smallest定位到倒數(shù)第2段。該段

第5句說的items實際就是指“垃圾”，題目中的disgusting與原文的sinister語義相

近，而冒號后的內(nèi)容就是作者說的“最讓人惡心的也是最小的垃圾'來自棉簽的細

細的白色棍棒，故答案為Slimwhilesticksfromcottonbudso

20Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

標準答案：TheenvironmentoftheRiverThames.

知識點解析：通讀全文不難得出此篇文章跟泰暗士河環(huán)境這一主題相關，因此答案

為TheenvironmentoftheRiverThameso

PassageFour

21、Whatisthe"goldstandard"usedtotestaccordingtothepassage?

標準答案：Amadcowdisease.

知識點解析：從原文第1段即可得出the“goldstandard”是用來檢測瘋牛病的；盡管

美國“黃金標準”檢測說一頭在11月被屠宰的牛沒得瘋牛病，在英國的檢測卻確證

它患了此病。可見答案為Amadcowdiseaseo

22>Whatisthemostpossiblereasonformadcowdisease?

標準答案：Cow'sinfectedfeed.

知識點解析：解答此題的關鍵在原文的第12段。從該段中我們可以了解到瘋牛身

上感染的病毒有可能來自從法國進口的被感染的飼料，所以答案為Cow'sinfected

feedo

專業(yè)英語八級（閱讀）模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題（本題共74題，每題1.0分，共14分。）

Distantindeedseemthedayswhenthetwogreatrivalsofcommercialaviation,Boeing

andAirbus,wouldusebigairshowstotrumpethundredsofneworders.Thisyear'sParis

AirShowwasamuchmoresombreaffair,eveniftheBoeing-Airbusfeudstilltook

centrestage.Therewereoneortwobrightspots.Airbuswasabletoboastofafirmorder

fortenofitswide-bodyA350sfromAirAsiaX.JohnLeahy,itstopsalesman,expects

deliveriesin2009tomatchtherecord483in2008.Boeing,whichwashitbyaprolonged

strikelastyear,willprobablydelivermoreaircraftthisyearthanlast.Bothfirmsbuiltup

hugebacklogsinthefatyears:eachhasordersforabout3,500planes.Butmanyofthose

maysoonevaporate.GiovanniBisignani,thebossofIATA,thetradebodythatspeaks

formostairlines,gavewarningearlierthismonththathismembersmightdeferasmany

as30%ofaircraftdeliveriesnextyear.Healsoalmostdoubledhisforecastforthe

industry'scumulativelossesin2009,to$9billion.BothMr.LeahyandJimMcNerney,

thechiefexecutiveofBoeing,thinkthatMr.Bisignaniisoverdoingthegloom.Butthey

concedethatpotentialcustomersmayfindpurchaseshardtofinance.Anotherissueisthe

costoffuel.Mr.McNcrncythinkstherecentincreaseintheoilpriceshouldencourage

carrierstoreplaceelderlygasguzzlerswithefficientnewplanes.Butiftheprice"spikes

over$100"allbetsareoff.Thetwoaviationgiantsagreeononeotherthing:theindustry

willnotgetasuccessortoitsubiquitousshort-haulworkhorses,the737andtheA320,for

morethanadecade.Thatispartlybecausethe15-20%efficiencygainthatairlinessay

theywantfromthenextgenerationis,saysMr.McNerney,"abarthatkeepsmoving

north"thankstothecontinuousimprovementsof1-2%ayearthatthemanufacturersare

makingtoexistingplanes.Moreover,bothBoeingandAirbusareconservingcashfora

longandbitterscraptodominatethemarketforlong-haulaircraftwithupto350seats.

Boeing'stroubled787Dreamlinerwillatlasttaketotheairthismonth,twoyearslate.

Theproductionproblemsthatstemmedfromboththerevolutionaryuseofcomposites

andanextendedglobalsupplychainappeartohavebeenovercome.Tospeedup

deli