專(zhuān)業(yè)英語(yǔ)八級(jí)（閱讀）模擬試卷13（共

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（共194題）

專(zhuān)業(yè)英語(yǔ)八級(jí)（閱讀）模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題（本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。）

（1）SomepeoplelearnedeverythingtheyknowaboutKazakhstanfromBorat,the

buffoonishjournalistplayedbySachaBaronCoheninthe2006film"Borat"Those

who'veheardabitmorewillthinkofKazakhstanasaremotelandstillrunbyaSoviet-

erastrongman,whoisnowbuildinganewcapitalasabizarremonumenttohimself.So

travelerswhoactuallyventuretotheformerSovietrepublicinCentralAsiamaybe

surprisedbywhattheyfind.（2）SinceKazakhstangainedindependencefromtheSoviet

Unionin1991,itsstandardoflivinghasrisendramatically,andtouristshavebegun

takenoteofitscosmopolitancities,strikingnaturallandscapeandsteadilyimproving

Western-standardcomforts.Whetheryou'relookingforSilkRoadexoticism,great

steppesecotourismoroil-wealthextravagance,Kazakhstanisslowlyemergingfrom

underneathitsSoviet-erashroudtobeckontheadventurousandthehedonisticalike."The

changesaregigantic,"saysBethJones,U.S.ambassadortoKazakhstanfrom1995to

1998,when"therewerenostreetlightsorcurbsontheroadandpeoplewerehavinga

verydifficulttimemakingendsmeet.It'sacompletelydifferentcountrynow."（3）That's

thanksmainlytooil.Thelargestlandlockednationintheworld,Kazakhstansitsonmore

than3percentoftheworld'soilreserves.ItwasthefirstnationintheCaspianregionto

privatizeitsenergyindustryandopenuptoWesternbusinesses.Sinceindependence,it

hasreceivedmorethan$30billionindirectforeigninvestment."Oilmoneyisavery

importantasset,"saysZhanbolatUssenov,assistanttotheKazakhstanambassadortothe

UnitedStatesinWashington,D.C."It'satoolforbuildinguptheeconomy."（4）Andit

shows.Thetouristinfrastructureisbeginningtobloom.IntheoldcapitalcityofAlmaty,

BMWsandMercedesescruiseupanddownthestreets,withwell-dressedcustomers

patronizingbustlingcafes,barsandnightclubs.Guestaccommodationshavedrastically

improved;amongthenewhotelsmathaveopenedinthepastfewyearsarethe

Intercontinental,oppositethepresidentialpalace,andCentralAsia'sfirstfive-starhotel,

theHyattRegencyAlmaty,wheretheRegencySuiteKing-withtwobalconies,a

separatediningroomandamarblebath-goesfbrawhoppingC5,800pernight.

Indeed,unlikeothernewlydevelopedcountries,Kazakhstanisnotcheap;withitseyeon

wealthyoilexecutives,ithasbecomethemostexpensivedestinationinCentralAsia.

EthnicrestaurantsfeaturesophisticatedRussian,SwedishandJapanesecuisine.For

pampering,theLuxorWellnessClub,locatedinanEgyptian-stylebuilding,offers

hydrotherapyandozonetherapyatitsbeautyspa.ThetraditionalCentralPublicBaths,

calledArasanBanya,alsodrawstourists.(5)ButperhapsKazakhstan'sgreatestattraction

isitsnaturalbeauty-stunninglandscapesofdiverseandlargelyunspoiledterrain.

Touristscanhikeintothecountryside,pastyurts,thetraditionaltentlikestructuresmade

ofwoodenframesandcoveredwithwoolthatCentralAsiannomadsuseashomes,and

glimpsetheirancientrockdrawings-knownaspetroglyphs-inthesteppes.Skierswill

findspectacularconditionsandslopesmuchlesscrowdedthanthoseinWesternEurope.

Chimbulak,a2,200-mctcr-highsiteinthemountainsaboveAlmaty,wasoncethe

trainingsitefortheSovietOlympicskiteam.Itfeaturesmodemliftsandexcellent

powder.In1997WarrenMiller,thecultproducerofextreme-skiingmovies,shotscenes

from"Snowriders2"there."TheskiingismuchbetterthantheAlps,"saysJones.The

TalgarPassaboveChimbulakpeaksat3,163metersandoffersspectacularviews.Ice

skaterscanenjoyMedeo,theworld'slargestoutdoorrink,builtbytheSovietsright

outsideAlmaty.(6)TouristsarecatchingonfasttoKazakhstan'scharms.Duringthelast

ninemonthsoflastyear,thenumberofvisitorstoKazakhstanincreasedbymorethan31

percent.LastOctober,BMIlauncheddirectflightsfromLondontoAlmaty.InNovember

"AHedonist'sGuidetoAlmatyandAstana"wasreleased,puttingKazakhstanonthemap

notjustasaculturalexperienceandsportsman'sparadisebutasapartydestination.It

recommendsthattravelerstoAstanacheckoutCheGuevara,a"pre-partycafe"that

attractsacrowdoflocalarchitects,journalistsanddesignersandhostsaWednesday-

nightradioshow.InAlmaty,theLimeBarhasthemepartiesonweekendnights,aswell

asinternationalguestDJs.Travelagenciesarcbeginningtopromotethecountryaswell.

Thoughit'sstilldifficulttofindtoursthatfocussolelyonKazakhstan—mostare

individuallycustomizedandveryexpensive-plentyofpackagesincludeKazakhstanas

partofaCentralAsianjauntthatmightvisitneighboringcountrieslikeUzbekistanor

followtheSilkRoadroute.

1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Borattellsusaboutajournalistinthemysteriousland.

B、PeopleoftenconsiderKazakhstanasafar-awayland.

C、KazakhstanwasagreatcountryledbyabigRussian.

D、ThepastofKazakhstanwasdifferentfromwhatitisnow.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此題應(yīng)定位到原文第1段。第1段第2句說(shuō)那些對(duì)哈薩克斯坦有所了

解的人會(huì)認(rèn)為這是個(gè)仍由前蘇時(shí)代鐵腕人物統(tǒng)治的偏遠(yuǎn)地方。選項(xiàng)C和這句話(huà)的

意思有偏差，因此C是此題答案。

2、SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991,peopleinKazakhstancanNOT

feel.

therisinglivingstandard

B、theimprovingccotourism

C、theSoviet-erashadow

D^muchsaferinthestreet

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題干中SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991nJ定位到

原文第2段。第2段最后一句通過(guò)前美國(guó)駐哈薩克斯坦大使之口表明今口哈薩克斯

坦和前蘇聯(lián)統(tǒng)治下的已完全不同，說(shuō)明這個(gè)國(guó)家已經(jīng)擺脫了前蘇時(shí)代的陰影。正確

答案為C。

3、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsoneaspectofthecountry

B、thetwoparagraphsformasharpcontrast

C、thesecondillustratesthefirstwithexamples

D、bothtellsusKazakhstan'shistoryanddevelopment

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：c

知識(shí)點(diǎn)球析：此題考查第1和第2段之間的邏輯關(guān)系。第1段末句是重要的過(guò)渡

句，它說(shuō)：那些真正大膽進(jìn)入這個(gè)中亞前蘇聯(lián)共和國(guó)的旅行者可能會(huì)對(duì)他們的發(fā)現(xiàn)

大吃一驚。第2段就具體舉例描述了哈薩克斯坦在獨(dú)立之后很多方面的巨大變化。

所以C是正確答案。

(1)SomepeoplelearnedeverythingtheyknowaboutKazakhstanfromBorat,the

buffoonishjournalistplayedbySachaBaronCoheninthe2006film"Borat"Those

who'vcheardabitmorewillthinkofKazakhstanasaremotelandstillrunbyaSoviet-

erastrongman,whoisnowbuildinganewcapitalasabizanemonumenttohimself.So

travelerswhoactuallyventuretotheformerSovietrepublicinCentralAsiamaybe

surprisedbywhattheyfind.(2)SinceKazakhstangainedindependencefromtheSoviet

Unionin1991,itsstandardoflivinghasrisendramatically,andtouristshavebegun

takenoteofitscosmopolitancities,strikingnaturallandscapeandsteadilyimproving

Western-standardcomforts.Whetheryou'relookingforSilkRoadexoticism,great

steppesccotourismoroil-wealthextravagance,Kazakhstanisslowlyemergingfrom

underneathitsSoviet-erashroudtobeckontheadventurousandthehedonisticalike."The

changesaregigantic,"saysBethJones,U.S.ambassadortoKazakhstanfrom1995to

1998,when"therewerenostreetlightsorcurbsontheroadandpeoplewerehavinga

verydifficulttimemakingendsmeet.It'sacompletelydifferentcountrynow."(3)That's

thanksmainlytooil.Thelargestlandlockednationintheworld,Kazakhstansitsonmore

than3percentoftheworld'soilreserves.ItwasthefirstnationintheCaspianregionto

privatizeitsenergyindustryandopenuptoWesternbusinesses.Sinceindependence,it

hasreceivedmorethan$30billionindirectforeigninvestment."Oilmoneyisavery

importantasset,"saysZhanbolatUssenov,assistanttotheKazakhstanambassadortothe

UnitedStatesinWashington,D.C."It'satoolforbuildinguptheeconomy."(4)Andit

shows.Thetouristinfrastructureisbeginningtobloom.IntheoldcapitalcityofAlmaty,

BMWsandMercedesescruiseupanddownthestreets,withwell-dressedcustomers

patronizingbustlingcafes,barsandnightclubs.Guestaccommodationshavedrastically

improved:amongthenewhotelsmathaveopenedinthepastfewyearsarcthe

Intercontinental,oppositethepresidentialpalace,andCentralAsia'sfirstfive-starhotel,

theHyattRegencyAlmaty,wheretheRegencySuiteKing——withtwobalconies,a

separatediningroomandamarblebath-goesforawhopping。5,800pernight.

Indeed,unlikeothernewlydevelopedcountries,Kazakhstanisnotcheap;withitseyeon

wealthyoilexecutives,ithasbecomethemostexpensivedestinationinCentralAsia.

EthnicrestaurantsfeaturesophisticatedRussian,SwedishandJapanesecuisine.For

pampering,theLuxorWellnessClub,locatedinanEgyptian-stylebuilding,offers

hydrotherapyandozonetherapyatitsbeautyspa.ThetraditionalCentralPublicBaths,

calledArasanBanya,alsodrawstourists.(5)ButperhapsKazakhstan'sgreatestattraction

isitsnaturalbeauty-stunninglandscapesofdiverseandlargelyunspoiledterrain.

Touristscanhikeintothecountryside,pastyurts,thetraditionaltentlikestructuresmade

ofwoodenframesandcoveredwithwoolthatCentralAsiannomadsuseashomes,and

glimpsetheirancientrockdrawings-knownaspetroglyphs-inthesteppes.Skierswill

findspectacularconditionsandslopesmuchlesscrowdedthanthoseinWesternEurope.

Chimbulak,a2,200-mctcr-highsiteinthemountainsaboveAlmaty,wasoncethe

trainingsitefortheSovietOlympicskiteam.Itfeaturesmodemliftsandexcellent

powder.In1997WarrenMiller,thecultproducerofextreme-skiingmovies,shotscenes

from"Snowriders2"there."Theskiingismuchbelter(hantheAlps,"saysJones.The

TalgarPassaboveChimbulakpeaksat3,163metersandoffersspectacularviews.Ice

skaterscanenjoyMedeo,theworld'slargestoutdoorrink,builtbytheSovietsright

outsideAlmaty.(6)TouristsarecatchingonfasttoKazakhstan'scharms.Duringthelast

ninemonthsoflastyear,thenumberofvisitorstoKazakhstanincreasedbymorethan31

percent.LastOctober,BMIlauncheddirectflightsfromLondontoAlmaty.InNovember

"AHedonist'sGuidetoAlmatyandAstana"wasreleased,puttingKazakhstanonthemap

notjustasaculturalexperienceandsportsman'sparadisebutasapartydestination.It

recommendsthattravelerstoAstanacheckoutCheGuevara,a"pre-partycafe"that

attractsacrowdoflocalarchitects,journalistsanddesignersandhostsaWednesday-

nightradioshow.InAlmaty,theLimeBarhasthemepartiesonweekendnights,aswell

asinternationalguestDJs.Travelagenciesarcbeginningtopromotethecountryaswell.

Thoughit'sstilldifficulttofindtoursthatfocussolelyonKazakhstan—mostare

individuallycustomizedandveryexpensive-plentyofpackagesincludeKazakhstanas

partofaCentralAsianjauntthatmightvisitneighboringcountrieslikeUzbekistanor

followtheSilkRoadroute.

4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Borattellsusaboutajournalistinthemysteriousland.

B、PeopleoftenconsiderKazakhstanasafar-awayland.

C、KazakhstanwasagreatcountryledbyabigRussian.

D、ThepastofKazakhstanwasdifferentfromwhatitisnow.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此題應(yīng)定位到原文第1段。第1段第2句說(shuō)那些對(duì)哈薩克斯坦有所了

解的人會(huì)認(rèn)為這是個(gè)仍由前蘇時(shí)代鐵腕人物統(tǒng)治的偏遠(yuǎn)地方。選項(xiàng)C和這句話(huà)的

意思有偏差，因此C是此題答案。

5、SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991,peopleinKazakhstancanNOT

feel.

therisinglivingstandard

B、theimprovingccotourism

C、theSoviet-erashadow

D^muchsaferinthestreet

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題干中SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991nJ定位到

原文第2段。第2段最后一句通過(guò)前美國(guó)駐哈薩克斯坦大使之口表明今口哈薩克斯

坦和前蘇聯(lián)統(tǒng)治下的已完全不同，說(shuō)明這個(gè)國(guó)家已經(jīng)擺脫了前蘇時(shí)代的陰影。正確

答案為C。

6、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsoneaspectofthecountry

B、thetwoparagraphsformasharpcontrast

C、thesecondillustratesthefirstwithexamples

D、bothtellsusKazakhstan'shistoryanddevelopment

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：c

知識(shí)點(diǎn)球析：此題考查第1和第2段之間的邏輯關(guān)系。第1段末句是重要的過(guò)渡

句，它說(shuō)：那些真正大膽進(jìn)入這個(gè)中亞前蘇聯(lián)共和國(guó)的旅行者可能會(huì)對(duì)他們的發(fā)現(xiàn)

大吃一驚。第2段就具體舉例描述了哈薩克斯坦在獨(dú)立之后很多方面的巨大變化。

所以C是正確答案。

(l)Gaelic,theoldCeltictongueoftheScots,isnowspokenbylittlemorethan75,000

people,mostofthemintheHighlandsandtheHebrides.Bytheiracceptanceanduseof

theEnglishtranslationoftheBible,theScottishreformersofthe16thcenturyineffect

adoptedEnglishasthenationallanguage.Butasanysingerof"AuldLangSyne"knows,

theScotshavemadetheEnglishtheyspeakpeculiarlytheirown.Theyhaveretaineda

highpercentageofvocabularyderivedfromOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon,andtheyspeak

withalilt.Indeed,"Scots'isanactual"language"allonitsown.(2)Thefutureof

ScottishEnglishdependsonthedegreetowhichScotsgoonusingtheirversionofan

internationallanguage.ThefutureofGaelic,Scotland'ssecondlanguage,dependspurely

onwhetherpeoplespeakitornot.Itisacompletelyseparatetongue,withitsunique

vocabularyandgrammar,asdifferentfromEnglishasareGreekorPolish.Butitisin

trouble,despitearecentrevivalininterest.Whatwasathousandyearsagothespeechof

Scotland'skingshasnowdwindledtotheextentthatlessthan2percentofthenation's

inhabitantsspeakit.(3)ThestrongholdofScottishGaelic—whichiscloselyrelatedto,

butquitedistinctfrom,IrishGaelic—isinthenorthwestHighlandsandintheWestern

Isles,althoughlargenumbersofnativespeakersliveintheCentralBelt,especiallyin

Glasgow(overtenthousand).Thehighestconcentrationofalloccursontheislandof

LewisintheOuterHebrides.Thelargesttownthere,Stornoway,isthebasefbrthecivic

authority,theWesternIslesCouncil(ComhiairlenanEileaninGaelic)andthetruecapital

oftheScottishGaelic-speakingworld.Stornowayistheonlytownwhereyouarelikely

tohearthelanguagespokenregularlyinthestreet.Butevenintheruralhinterland,one

personintenhasnofluencyinit.(4)GaeIic(pronounced"Gallic"byEnglish-speaking

Scots)istaughtinschoolsinthearea,andmanychildrenstilllearnitfromtheirparents.

ButasDonaldMaciver,Gaclic-spcakingeditoroftheWesternIsles'weeklynewspaper,

admittedin1987,thesteadydeclineinthenumberofspeakershasnotbeenhalted:"The

realityofitisthatthekidsinthevillagewhooncespokeGaelicdon'tnowadays.English

isthelanguageoftheplayground."(5)Gaelicsurvivesasaliterarylanguage,thanksto

poetslikeSorleyMacLean,DerickThomsonandlainCrichtonSmith.Buteffortsto

bringitintotheworldofcommerce,politicsandtechnologyarepainfullydifficult.Mr.

Maciver'spaper.TheStornowayGazette,ispublishedalmostentirelyinEnglish.The

councilconductsitsdebatesinEnglishbecausetherearcalwaysafewmemberswho

can'tmanageGaelic.Whatstepsthecouncilhastaken-changingallthenamesignsfor

townsandvillagestoGaelicspelling,forexample-oftenseemtorunintoobstacles.

"Barvas"maybe"Barabhas"onthenewsign,butit'sstillBarvasoneveryavailablemap.

(6)EnviouseyesarecastsouthwardtotheUnitedKingdom'sotherCelticstate-within-a-

state,Wales.TheWelsh,withhundredsofthousandsofnativespeakers,havetheirown

TVchannel.SomeHighlandersandIslandersbelievemoreGaelicTV,beyondthefew

programsnowbroadcast,wouldbejustthetonicneededtogivethelanguagecredibility

amongtheyoung.(7)AUScotsarcfamiliarwithscrapsofGaelic.Somewordsand

phraseshavepassedintoScottishEnglish,likeslainte-mhath,adrinkingtoast,and

ceilidh,aHighland-styleeveningofmusic,danceanddrink.Besides,virtuallyeveryhill,

mountain,riverandlochnorthoftheCentralBelthasaGaelicname.Translatingthese

wild-sounding,hard-to-pronouncenamesintoEnglishcanmaketheancientGaelsless

remotetous:TheydidnomoretomakethemselvesfeelathomethantheearlyAmerican

settlerswhochristenedLittleRockandSaltLakeCity.BeinnDearg,forinstance,means

RedMountain;Drumochtcr,wherethemainroadbetweenPerthandInvernesscrossesa

highpass,shouldreallybeDruimuachdair,meaningSummitRidge;LochanEileanis

IslandLoch.(8)ButasfarasglobalEnglishisconcerned,Gaelichascontributedjustone

commonwordbywhichitcanberemembered,particularlyintheadvertisingagencies

andcampaignofficesoftheworld:"slogan,"originallysluaghghairm,thewarcryofthe

Highlandclans.

7、GaelictongueisusedinsteadofEnglishwhen.

conductingdebates

BNwritingpoems

C、havingpoliticalmeetings

D^doingbusiness

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：解答此題應(yīng)定位到第5段第1句。這句話(huà)說(shuō)由于一些詩(shī)人的努力，蓋

爾語(yǔ)作為文學(xué)語(yǔ)言幸存下來(lái)，換句話(huà)說(shuō)，寫(xiě)詩(shī)的時(shí)候蓋爾語(yǔ)仍被使用，所以正確答

案是B。

8、InordertoincreasetheGaelicspeakingpopulation,whatmeasurehasthecouncil

taken?

A、SpellingtownsandvillagesignsinGaelic.

B、BroadcastingTVprogramsintheregion.

C、Orderingkidstospeakitinthekindergarten.

D、Forcingpeopletospeakitinthenightclub.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干中whatmeasurehasthecounciltaken可定位

到第6段第5句。這個(gè)句子告訴我們當(dāng)?shù)刈h會(huì)己采取的措施是把村鎮(zhèn)所有的名字標(biāo)

示都換成蓋爾語(yǔ)，所以A是正確答案。

9、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A、Onlyoneword"slogan"successfullybecameonememberofEnglish.

B、Gaelicisnotspokenbylargepopulationduetoitshardpronunciation.

C^ThegovernmentmustteachtheyoungtospeakGaelictogainmorespeakers.

D、Gaelicisadeadlanguageandnoonewantstotakeeffortstolearnit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：雖然說(shuō)蓋爾語(yǔ)的蘇格蘭人越來(lái)越少，但還是有不到2%的居民說(shuō)這門(mén)

語(yǔ)言(見(jiàn)第2段最后一句)，所以它不是已死語(yǔ)言。并且當(dāng)?shù)卣诧@然在努力保護(hù)

它，因此D的說(shuō)法不對(duì)，是正確答案。

(l)Gaelic,theoldCeltictongueoftheScots,isnowspokenbylittlemorethan75,000

people,mostofthemintheHighlandsandtheHebrides.Bytheiracceptanceanduseof

theEnglishtranslationoftheBible,theScottishreformersofthe16thcenturyineffect

adoptedEnglishasthenationallanguage.Butasanysingerof"AuldLangSync"knows,

theScotshavemadetheEnglishtheyspeakpeculiarly(heirown.Theyhaveretaineda

highpercentageofvocabularyderivedfromOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon,andtheyspeak

withalilt.Indeed,"Scots'isanactual"language"allonitsown.(2)Thefutureof

ScottishEnglishdependsonthedegreetowhichScotsgoonusingtheirversionofan

internationallanguage.ThefutureofGaelic,Scotland'ssecondlanguage,dependspurely

onwhetherpeoplespeakitornot.Itisacompletelyseparatetongue,withitsunique

vocabularyandgrammar,asdifferentfromEnglishasarcGreekorPolish.Butitisin

trouble,despitearecentrevivalininterest.Whatwasathousandyearsagothespeechof

Scotland'skingshasnowdwindledtotheextentthatlessthan2percentofthenation's

inhabitantsspeakit.(3)ThestrongholdofScottishGaelic—whichiscloselyrelatedto,

butquitedistinctfrom,IrishGaelic—isinthenorthwestHighlandsandintheWestern

Isles,althoughlargenumbersofnativespeakersliveintheCentralBelt,especiallyin

Glasgow(overtenthousand).Thehighestconcentrationofalloccursontheislandof

LewisintheOuterHebrides.Thelargesttownthere,Stornoway,isthebaseforthecivic

authority,theWesternIslesCouncil(ComhiairlenanEileaninGaelic)andthetruecapital

oftheScottishGaelic-speakingworld.Stornowayistheonlytownwhereyouarelikely

tohearthelanguagespokenregularlyinthestreet.Butevenintheruralhinterland,one

personintenhasnofluencyinit.(4)Gaelic(pronounced"Gallic"byEnglish-speaking

Scots)istaughtinschoolsinthearea,andmanychildrenstilllearnitfromtheirparents.

ButasDonaldMaciver,Gaelic-speakingeditoroftheWesternIsles'weeklynewspaper,

admittedin1987,thesteadydeclineinthenumberofspeakershasnotbeenhalted:"The

realityofitisthatthekidsinthevillagewhooncespokeGaelicdon'tnowadays.English

isthelanguageoftheplayground."(5)Gaelicsurvivesasaliterarylanguage,thanksto

poetslikeSorleyMacLean,DerickThomsonandlainCrichtonSmith.Buteffortsto

bringitintotheworldofcommerce,politicsandtechnologyarepainfullydifficult.Mr.

Maciver'spaper,TheStornowayGazette,ispublishedalmostentirelyinEnglish.The

councilconductsitsdebatesinEnglishbecausetherearealwaysafewmemberswho

can'tmanageGaelic.Whatstepsthecouncilhastaken-changingallthenamesignsfbr

townsandvillagestoGaelicspelling,fbrexample—oftenseemtorunintoobstacles.

"Barvas"maybe"Barabhas"onthenewsign,butit'sstillBarvasoneveryavailablemap.

(6)EnviouseyesarecastsouthwardtotheUnitedKingdom'sotherCelticstate-within-a-

state,Wales.TheWelsh,withhundredsofthousandsofnativespeakers,havetheirown

TVchannel.SomeHighlandersandIslandersbelievemoreGaelicTV,beyondthefew

programsnowbroadcast,wouldbejustthetonicneededtogivethelanguagecredibility

amongtheyoung.(7)AUScotsarcfamiliarwithscrapsofGaelic.Somewordsand

phraseshavepassedintoScottishEnglish,likeslainte-mhath,adrinkingtoast,and

ceilidh,aHighland-styleeveningofmusic,danceanddrink.Besides,virtuallyeveryhill,

mountain,riverandlochnorthoftheCentralBelthasaGaelicname.Translatingthese

wild-sounding,hard-to-pronouncenamesintoEnglishcanmaketheancientGaelsless

remotetous:TheydidnomoretomakethemselvesfeelathomethantheearlyAmerican

settlerswhochristenedLittleRockandSaltLakeCity.BeinnDearg,forinstance,means

RedMountain;Drumochter,wherethemainroadbetweenPerthandInvernesscrossesa

highpass,shouldreallybeDruimuachdair,meaningSummitRidge;LochanEilcanis

IslandLoch.(8)ButasfarasglobalEnglishisconcerned,Gaelichascontributedjustone

commonwordbywhichilcanberemembered,particularlyintheadvertisingagencies

andcampaignofficesoftheworld:"slogan,"originallysluaghghairm,thewarcryofthe

Highlandclans.

10、GaelictongueisusedinsteadofEnglishwhen.

A、conductingdebates

writingpoems

C、havingpoliticalmeetings

D^doingbusiness

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：R

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：解答此題應(yīng)定位到第5段第1句。這句話(huà)說(shuō)由于一些詩(shī)人的努力，蓋

爾語(yǔ)作為文學(xué)語(yǔ)言幸存下來(lái)，換句話(huà)說(shuō)，寫(xiě)詩(shī)的時(shí)候蓋爾語(yǔ)仍被使用，所以正確答

案是B。

11>Inordertoincrease(heGaelicspeakingpopulation,whatmeasurehasthecouncil

taken?

A、SpellingtownsandvillagesignsinGaelic.

BroadcastingTVprogramsintheregion.

C、Orderingkidstospeakitinthekindergarten.

D^Forcingpeopletospeakitinthenightclub.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：此題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)題F中whatmeasurehasthecounciltaken可定位

到第6段第5句。這個(gè)句子告訴我們當(dāng)?shù)刈h會(huì)已采取的措施是把村鎮(zhèn)所有的名字標(biāo)

示都換成蓋爾語(yǔ)，所以A是正確答案。

12、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A、Onlyoneword"slogan"successfullybecameonememberofEnglish.

B、Gaelicisnotspokenbylargepopulationduetoitshardpronunciation.

C、ThegovernmentmustteachtheyoungtospeakGaelictogainmorespeakers.

D、Gaelicisadeadlanguageandnoonewantstotakeeffortstolearnit.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：雖然說(shuō)蓋爾語(yǔ)的蘇格蘭人越來(lái)越少，但還是有不到2%的居民說(shuō)這門(mén)

語(yǔ)言（見(jiàn)第2段最后一句），所以它不是己死語(yǔ)言。并且當(dāng)?shù)卣诧@然在努力保護(hù)

它，因此D的說(shuō)法不對(duì)，是正確答案。

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