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一、選擇題（本題共16題，每題1.0分，共16分。）

（1）WhenIaminaserioushumor,IveryoftenwalkbymyselfinWestminsterAbbey,

wheremegloominessoftheplace,andmeusetowhichitisapplied,withthesolemnity

ofthebuilding,andmeconditionofthepeoplewhoheinit,areapttofillthemindv/itha

kindofmelancholy,orra:hcrthoughtfulness,thatisnotdisagreeable.Iyesterdaypassed

awholeafternooninthechurchyard,thecloisters,andthechurch,amusingmyselfwith

thetombstonesandinscriptionsthatImetwithinthoseseveralregionsofthedead.Most

ofthemrecordednothingelseoftheburiedperson,butthathewasbornupononeday,

anddieduponanother:thewholehistoryofhislifebeingcomprehendedinthosetwo

circumstancesmatarecommontoallmankind.Icouldnotbutlookupontheseregisters

ofexistence,whetherofbrassormarble,asakindofsatireuponthedepartedpersons;

whohadleftnoothermemorialofthem,butthattheywerebornandthattheydied.They

putmeinmindofseveralpersonsmentionedinthebattlesofheroicpoems,whohave

soundingnamesgiventhem,fornootherreasonbutthattheymaybekilled,andare

celebratedfbrnothingbutbeingknockedonthehead.Thelifeofthesemenisfinely

describedinholywritby"thepathofanarrow,Hwhichisimmediatelyclosedupandlost.

（2）Uponmygoingintothechurch,Ientertainedmyselfwiththediggingofagrave;and

sawineverysho-velfulofitthatwasthrownup,thefragmentofaboneorskullintermix

withakindoffreshmoulderingearth,thatsometimeorotherhadaplaceinthe

compositionofahumanbody.Uponthis,Ibegantoconsiderwithmyselfwhat

innumerablemultitudesofpeoplelayconfusedtogetherunderthepavementofthat

ancientcathedral;howmenandwomen,friendsandenemies,priestsandsoldiers,monks

andprebendaries,werecrumbledamongstoneanother,andblendedtogetherinthesame

commonmass;howbeauty,strength,andyouth,witholdage,weaknessanddeformity,

layundistinguishedinthesamepromiscuousheapofmatter.（3）Afterhavingthus

surveyedthisgreatmagazineofmortality,asitwere,inthelump;Iexamineditmore

particularlybytheaccountswhichIfoundonseveralofthemonumentswhichareraised

ineveryquarterofthatancientfabric.Someofthemwerecoveredwithsuchextravagant

epitaphs,that,ifitwerepossibleforthedeadpersontobeacquaintedwiththem,he

wouldblushatthepraiseswhichhisfriendshavebestoweduponhim.Thereareothersso

excessivelymodest,thattheydeliverthecharacterofthepersondepartedinGreekor

Hebrew,andbythatmeansarcnotunderstoodonceinatwelvemonth.Inthepoetical

quarter,Ifoundtherewerepoetswhohadnomonuments,andmonumentswhichhadno

poets.Iobservedindeedthatthepresentwarhadfilledthechurchwithmanyofthese

uninhabitedmonuments,whichhadbeenerectedtothememoryofpersonswhosebodies

wereperhapsburiedintheplainsofBlenheim,orinthebosomoftheocean.(4)1could

notbutbeverymuchdelightedwithseveralmodernepitaphs,whicharewrittenwith

greateleganceofexpressionandjustnessofthought,andthereforedohonortotheliving

aswellastothedead.Asaforeignerisveryapttoconceiveanideaoftheignoranceor

politenessofanation,fromtheturnoftheirpublicmonumentsandinscriptions,they

shouldbesubmittedtotheperusalofmenoflearningandgenius,beforetheyareputin

execution.SirCloudeslyShovel'smonumenthasveryoftengivenmegreatoffence:

insteadofthebraveroughEnglishAdmiral,whichwasthedistinguishingcharacterof

thatplaingallantman,heisrepresentedonhistombbythefigureofabeau,dressedina

longperiwig,andreposinghimselfuponvelvetcushionsunderacanopyofstate.The

inscriptionisanswerabletothemonument,forinsteadofcelebratingthemany

remarkableactionshehadperformedintheserviceofhiscountry,itacquaintsusonly

withthemannerofhisdeath,inwhichitwasimpossibleforhimtoreapanyhonor.The

Dutch,whomweareapt(odespise(orwantofgenius,showaninfinitelygreatertasteof

antiquityandpolitenessintheirbuildingsandworksofthisnature,thanwhatwemeet

withinthoseofourowncountry.Themonumentsoftheiradmirals,whichhavebeen

erectedatthepublicexpense,representthemlikethemselves;andareadornedwith

rostralcrownsandnavalornaments,withbeautifulfestoonsofseaweed,shells,andcoral.

1、Therelationshipbetweenthesecondandthirdparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsonesideofthebackgroundinformationofthedead

B、thesecondgeneralizesandthethirdgivesexamples

C、thethirdisthefurtherdevelopmentofthesecond

D、bothpresenttheauthor'sdisagreementsontheinscription

標準答案：C

知識點解析：第2段講作者進入墓地后發現不論貧富、性別、職業、美丑、死后皆

葬入墓中，而第3段提到，作者發現墓地碑文各異，夸大其詞者、故弄玄虛者、不

得要領者皆有之。據此可知，第3段是第2段的自然延續和邏輯發展，故選C。

2、Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Everyepitaphonthetombisoverstated.

B、Someepitaphsaremodestwhileothersareexaggerated.

C、Thereareaccountsonthemonuments.

D、Theownersofsomemonumentsarenotclear.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第3段雖提到某些碑文夸張，但并不是每塊碑文都夸大具詞，故可輕

易確定A表述有誤，故選A。由上一段結論第可知B、C均符合文意，故不選：D

在該段倒數第2句中有體現，也不選。

3、Asforepitaphs,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、Itmayhonorboththelivingandthedead.

B、Theauthorwasunhappywithmodernepitaphs.

C>Thereareinscriptionsonthemonuments.

D、Epitaphsmayreflectone'sideaofanation.

標準答案：B

知識點解析:最后一段首句便提到作者verydelightedwithseveralmodernepitaphs,

何來不開心?故選B0根據文章大意可知C”墓碑上有碑文”符合文意；再分析第4

段首句dohonortothelivingaswellastothedead,即A”紀念死者和生者”符合文

意；第4段還提到外國人容易從公眾紀念碑和銘文中，對一個民族產生或無知或有

教養的印象，即D"墓志銘反映人們對一個國家的印象”也符合文意。

4、What'sthemeaningof"humor"inthefirstparagraph?

標準答案：Mood.

知識點解析：根據上下文可知，當作者心情不好的時候就去教堂走動，所以humor

應表“心情”之義，故答案為Mood。

(1)Proponentsofdifferentjazzstyleshavealwaysarguedthattheirpredecessors'musical

styledidnotincludeessentialcharacteristicsthatdefinejazzasjazz.Thus,1940*sswing

wasbelittledbybeboppersofthe1950's,whowerethemselvesattackedbyfreejazzersof

the1960's.Theneoboppersofthe1980'sand1990,sattackedalmosteverybodyelse.The

titanicfigureofBlacksaxophonistJohnColtranehascomplicatedtheargumentsmadeby

proponentsofstylesfrombebopthroughneobopbecauseinhisownmusicaljourneyhe

drewfromallthosestyles.Hisinfluenceonalltypesofjazzwasimmeasurable.Atthe

heightofhispopularity,Coltranelargelyabandonedplayingbebop,thestylethathad

broughthimfame,toexploretheouterreachesofjazz.(2)Coltranehimselfprobably

believedthattheonlyessentialcharacteristicofjazzwasimprovisation,theoneconstant

inhisjourneyfrombeboptoopen-endedimprovisationsonmodal,Indian,andAfrican

melodies.Ontheotherhand,thisdoggedstudentandprodigioustechnician—who

insistedonspendinghourseachdaypracticingscalesfromtheorybooks-wasneverable

tojettisoncompletelytheinfluenceofbehop,withitsfastandelaboratechainsofnotes

andornamentsonmelody.(3)TwostylisticcharacteristicsshapedthewayColtrane

playedthetenorsaxophone:hefavoredplayingfastrunsofnotesbuiltonamelodyand

dependedonheavy,regularlyaccentedbeats.ThefirstledColtraneto"sheetsofsound",

whereheracedfasterandfaster,pile-drivingnotesintoeachothertosuggeststacked

harmonies.Thesecondmeantthathissenseofrhythmwasalmostasclosetorockasto

bebop.(4)ThreerecordingsillustrateColtrane'senergizingexplorations.RecordingKind

ofBluewithMilesDavis.Coltranefoundhimselfoutsidebop,exploringmodalmelodies.

Hereheplayedsurging,lengthysolosbuiltlargelyaroundrepeatedmotifs一an

organizingprincipleunlikethatoffreejazzsaxophoneplayerOrnetteColeman,who

modulatedoralteredmelodiesinhissolos.OnGiantSteps,Coltranedebutedasleader,

introducinghisowncompositions.Herethesheetsofsound,downbeataccents,

repetitions,andgreatspeedarepartofeachsolo,andthevarietyoftheshapesofhis

phrasesisunique.Coltrane'ssearchingexplorationsproducedsolidachievement.My

FavoriteThingswasanotherkindofwatershed.HereColtraneplayedthesoprano

saxophone,aninstrumentseldomusedbyjazzmusicians.Musically,theresultswere

astounding.Withthesoprano'spipingsound,ideasthathadsoundeddarkandbrooding

acquiredafeelingofgiddyfantasy.(5)WhenColtranebeganrecordingfortheImpulsel

Label,hewasstillsearching.Hismusicbecameraucous,physical.Hisinfluenceon

rockerswasenormous,includingJimiHendrix,therockguitarist,whofollowing

Coltrane,raisedtheextendedguitarsolousingrepealedmotifstoakindofrockartform.

5、Accordingtothepassage,theorganizationofthefourthparagraphisthat.

A、atopicsentenceismentionedandthreeexamplesarepresentedincertainorder

B、atopicsentenceismentionedandillustratedwiththreespecificexamples

C、atopicsentenceisstatedandthreedissimilarexamplesareconsidered

D、atopicsentenceisstatedandthreeseeminglyopposingexamplesarepresented

標準答案：B

知識點解析：答題時應考慮文章文體判斷，常見的說明文一般發展脈絡為“總一分”

或“總一分一總”。就第4段的結構而言，應是“總一分”，故選B。A“以某種次序排

序三個例子”無原文依據；C“提出三個不相似的例子”與原文不符；D”給出明顯相

反的例證”也與文中三個例子的邏輯關系不符，故均可排除。

6、JohnColtranedidallofthefollowingduringhiscareerEXCEPT.

A、eliminatedtheinfluenceofbeboponhisownmusic

B、spenttimeimprovinghistechnicalandprofessionalskills

C、performedasleaderaswellassoloistintroducinghismusic

D、improvisedonmelodiesfromanumberofdifferentcultures

標準答案：A

知識點解析：第1段第4句提到，在他的創作過程中，他幾乎吸取了所有這些風格

的成分，由此可推出A錯誤，故選A。B可在原文找到同義表述；C可在第4段找

到；D是第1段第4句的同義替換，均不能選。

7、Thetoneofthispassageis.

A、speculative

B>praiseful

C、negative

D^lukewarm

標準答案：B

知識點解析：本文主要講述了Coltrane在Jazz方面的地位并描繪了他在音樂上的

探索，很明顯作者對Coltrane持積極態度，故應選B。

8、Whatdoestheword"jettison"inthesecondparagraphmean?

標準答案：Abandon/Geiridof.

知識點解析：仔細分析第2段，可以發現bebop對Coltrane一直都有影響，所以他

并沒有完全投棄bebop,故答案可為Abandon晟Getridofo

(1)PctcrBenchley,65,theauthorandconservationistwhowroteJaws,theshark-attack

novelthatbecameaclassicmovieandprovidedanationwiththrills,chillsandrecuiTing

nightmares,diedFeb.11athisPrinceton,N.J.,home.(2)Arelativesaidhediedof

idiopathicpulmonaryfibrosis,aprogressivescarringofthelungs.(3)Throughthebook,

whichwasMr.Benchley'sfirstnovelandthemovie,forwhichhecontributedtothe

screenplay,Mr.Benchleyarousedanation'sdeepestfearsaboutunderseadangers,beach

hazardsandthecarnivorousperilsofanarchingmouthfulofmenacinglycurved,

triangularteeth.(4)Jawstoldofasilent,monstrouspredatorthatchewedupthelives,

limbsandsummervacationsofunfortunateswimmersatanAtlanticOceancoastalresort.

(5)Morethan20millioncopiesofthenovelhavebeenprintedsinceitappearedin1974.

TheStevenSpielbergmoviebecameafilmtouchstone.(6)Thesonandgrandsonof

writers,andawriterhimselfsinceage16,Mr.Benchleydrewforhisnovelonlorehehad

learnedasaboyonNantucket,southofCapeCod,Mass.,andfromyearsofmusings

overareporthehadoncereadabouttheappearanceoffLongIslandofa4,550-pound

greatwhiteshark.(7)Heaskedhimself,hesaid,notsomuchwhatdidhappenbutwhat

couldhappenifsuchapredatoremergedfromthedeep.(8)Aftergraduationfrom

Harvard,Mr.Benchleytraveledaroundtheworldforayear,andthenservedforsix

monthsinaMarineCorpsReserveprogram.HewroteforTheWashingtonPost,became

televisioneditorofNewsweekmagazineandworkedasaspeechwriterintheLyndonB.

JohnsonWhiteHouse.(9)"Myideawastotellmyfirstnovelasasortoflongstory…just

toseeifIcoulddoit,"heoncesaid.(10)Hetoldaninterviewerthatafterinterestinga

publisherinthebookandreceivinganadvance,itwastimetoputup.(11)Marriedand

thefatheroftwoyoungchildren,Mr.Benchleyrentedspaceonthepremisesofafurnace

supplycompany.Suggesting,amongotherthings,thattalent,determinationandenergy

canovercomeanyenvironment,hedescribedthe"clangandclankofhammersofsheet

metal"thatformedthebackgroundforthecreationofJaws.(12)Inhis$50amonth

quartersinPennington,N.J.,Mr.Benchleyproducedaculturallandmarkthattouchedthe

nation'spsycheandprovidedaworldofbaddreams.Itwastherethatheputdownthese

openingwords,whichinvividbrevityhintedathorrorstocome:(13)"Thegreatfish

movedsilentlythroughthenightwater,propelledbyshortsweepsofitscrescenttail."

(14)Twoparagraphslater,amanandwomancomeoutofahouse.Themanisdrunk.

(15)"'Firstaswim,'thewomansays.'Toclearyourhead.'"(16)ForMr.Benchley,at33,

thebookprovidedtheacclaimandsuccessaboutwhichmostaspiringnovelistscanonly

dream.Salestookoff,moneyrolledin,Hollywoodclamoredandthefame,hetoldPeople

magazine,was"awesome."(17)Intime,hebecameknownasanaturalistand

conservationistwhoproducedfilmsandtelevisionprogramsabouttheocean

environment.(18)"Hecaredverymuchaboutsharks.Hespentmostofhislifetryingto

explaintopeoplethatifyouareintheocean,you'reintheshark'sterritory,soitbehooves

youtotakeprecautions,"hiswifetoldtheAssociatedPress.(19)"Ifwekilleverythingin

theocean,andifwepollutetheoceantoapointwhereitcan'tsustainlife,were

committingsuicide,"Mr.Benchleyoncesaid.(20)Mr.Benchley,whowasbornandgrew

upinNewYork,wasthesonofauthorNathanielBenchley,whowroteTheRussiansAre

Coming!TheRussiansAreComing!amongotherworks.Hewasalsothegrandsonofthe

celebratedAmericanhumorwriterandwitRobertBenchley.(21)PeterBenchleyonce

toldinterviewerBretGilliamthathisfatherknewthefinancialstraitsandshoalsofthe

writinglifeandtriedtodiscouragehimfromit.(22)Butwhenthefatherrecognizedthe

depthofhisson'steenageinterestinwriting,hesubsidizedhimfortwosummersat

summer-jobwages.Thesonhadoneduty:tositalonefbrfourhoursoruntilhewrote

1,000words,"whichevercamefirst."(23)Mr.BenchleytoldGilliamthathefoundhe

couldwithstandtheregimen,andat21,hesoldhisfirststory,toVoguemagazine.(24)In

additiontoJaws,Mr.BenchleywroteTheDeep,QClearancewhichwasinspiredbyhis

WhiteHousedays,andotherbooks.(25)Inadditiontohiswife,whomhemarriedin

1964,hissurvivorsincludechildren,Tracy,ClaytonandChristopher,andfive

grandchildren.

9、What'sthemeaningof"putup"inthetenthparagraph?

A、Erect.

B、Attach.

C>Raise.

D、Start.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：該段原句意為“一旦出版商對自己的書感興趣并拿到預付款，他就可

以開始寫作了“，所以pulup應該表示“開始動手做"，故選D。

10、Whichofthefollowingstatementscontainsametaphor?

A、Salestookoff,moneyrolledin.

B>Jawstoldofasilent,monstrouspredatorthat...

C、Inhis$50amonthquartersinPennington...

D、...andat21,hesoldhisfirststory,toVoguemagazine.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：A用took。儼飛行”來表示sales”銷售額”的提升，使用了隱喻，故選

Ao

11、Whatkindofwritingstyledoesthispassagebelongto?

A、Editorial.

B、Essay.

C、Feature.

D、News.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本文主要介紹\Jaws的作者PeterBenchley的生平，簡述了Jaws的

創作背景及給Benchley帶來的巨大成功和給美國人民帶來的巨大沖擊力，因此是

特寫，故選C。

12、WhathadBenchleybeeninhislifeaccordingtothepassage?

標準答案:Writer,editor,speechwriter,naturalistandconservationist.

知識點解析：從第1段、第8段和第17段，可以發現Benchley一生中當過作家

(writer)編輯(editor)、白宮演講的撰稿人(speechwriter)、自然主義者(naturalist)和

環保主義者(conservationist),故答案為Writer,editor,speechwriter,naturalistand

conservationist?

(1)Theseniorpartner,OliverLambert,studiedtheresumeforthehundredthtimeand

againfoundnothinghedislikedaboutMitchellY.McDeere,atleastnotonpaper.Hehad

thebrains,theambition,thegoodlooks.Andhewashungry;withhisbackground,hehad

tobe.Hewasmarried,andthatwasmandatory.Thefirmhadneverhiredanunmarried

lawyer,anditfrownedheavilyondivorce,aswellaswomanizinganddrinking.Drug

testingwasinthecontract.Hehadadegreeinaccounting,passedtheCPAexamthefirst

timehelookitandwantedtobeataxlawyer,whichofcoursewasarequirementwitha

taxfirm.Hewaswhite,andthefirmhadneverhiredablack.Theymanagedthisbybeing

secretiveandclubbyandneversolicitingjobapplications.Otherfirmssolicited,andhired

blacks.Thisfirmrecruited,andremainedlilywhite.Plus,thefirmwasinMemphis,and

thetopblackswantedNewYorkorWashingtonorChicago.McDeerewasamale,and

therewerenowomeninthefirm.Thatmistakehadbeenmadeinthemid-seventieswhen

theyrecruitedthenumberonegradfromHarvard,whohappenedtobeasheandawizard

attaxation.Shelastedtburturbulentyearsandwaskilledinacarwreck.(2)Helooked

good,onpaper.Hewasiheirtopchoice.Infact,forthisyeartherewerenoother

prospects.Thelistwasveryshort.ItwasMcDeere,ornoone.(3)Themanagingpartner,

RoyceMcKnight,studiedalabeled"MitchellY.McDeere-Harvard.0Aninchthick

withsmallprintandafewphotographs;ithadbeenpreparedbysomeex-CIAagentsina

privateintelligenceoutfitinBethesda.Theywereclientsofthefirmandeachyeardidthe

investigatingfornofee.Itwaseasywork,theysaid,checkingoutunsuspectinglaw

students.Theylearned,forinstance,matheprefenedtoleavetheNortheast,thathewas

holdingthreejoboffers,twoinNewYorkandoneinChicago,andthatthehighestoffer

was$76,000andthelowestwas$68,000.Hewasindemand.Hehadbeengiventhe

opportunitytocheatonasecuritiesexamduringhissecondyear.Hedeclined,andmade

thehighestgradeintheclass.Twomonthsagohehadbeenofferedcocaineatalaw

schoolparty.Hesaidnoandleftwheneveryonebegansnorting.Hedrankanoccasional

beer,butdrinkingwasexpensiveandhehadnomoney.Heowedcloseto$23,000in

studentloans.Hewashungry.(4)RoyceMcKnightflippedthroughthedossierand

smiled.McDeerewastheirman.(5)LamarQuinwasthirty-twoandnotyetapartner.He

hadbeenbroughtalongtolookyoungandactyoungandprojectayouthfulimagefor

Bendini,Lambert&Locke,whichinfactwasayoungfirm,sincemostofthepartners

retiredintheirlatefortiesorearlyfiftieswithmoneytoburn.Hewouldmakepartnerin

thisfirm.Withasix-figureincomeguaranteedfortherestofhislife,Lamarcouldenjoy

thetwclve-hundrcd-dol1artailoredsuitsthathungsocomfortablyfromhistall,athletic

frame.Hestrollednonchalantlyacrossthethousand-dollar-a-daysuiteandpoured

anothercupofdecaf.Hecheckedhiswatch.HeglancedattheIwopartnerssittingatthe

smallconferencetablenearthewindows.(6)Preciselyattwo-thirtysomeoneknockedon

medoor.Lamarlookedatthepartners,whoslidtheresumeanddossierintoanopen

briefcase.Allthreereachedfortheirjackets.Lamarbuttonedhistopbuttonandopened

thedoor.

13、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefirm'srecruitmentrequirement?

Marriage.

B、Background.

C、Relevantdegree.

D^Male.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第1段中介紹McDeere的情況時，文中沒有提及B“背景”。

14^Thedetailsoftheprivateinvestigationshowthatthefirm.

A、wasinterestedinhisfamilybackground

B、intendedtocheckouthisotherjoboffers

C>wantedtoknowsomethingabouthispreference

D、wasinterestedinanypersonaldetailoftheman

標準答案：D

知識點解析：第3段描述了公司對McDecre的調查細節。其中包括這位學生已經

收到了幾家公司的接收意向.他拒絕考試作弊，不接受可卡因等。對照四個選項，

這些細節并不局限于一方面，而是全面細致的，故選D。

15、WcgettheimpressionfromthepassagethatinjobrecruitmentthefirmwasNOT

A、selective

secretive

C、perfunctory

D、raciallybiased

標準答案：C

知識點解析：文章談到，公司招人寧缺勿濫，請特工秘密調查，不招黑人，由此可

排除A、B、Do

16、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMcDccre?

A、Hewasverypunctual.

B、HegraduatedfromHarvard.

C、Hewasfondofdrinking.

D、Hewasbornfromawealthyfamily.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：原文最后一段首句稱，“正好兩點半時有人敲門”，可見前來應聘的人

很準時，A正確。

17、WhatwastheorganizationthatdidtheinvestigationofMcDeeretothefirm?

標準答案：AprivateintelligenceoutfitinBethesda.

知識點解析：第3段第2句中的it指的是首句中提到的alabeled^Mitchell

Y.McDeere—Harvard"，這是該公司掌握的有關應聘者McDeere的資料，由

preparedby可知它是從在貝塞斯達的私人情報機構的一些前中央情報局的特工那里

獲得這些資料。接著第3句說他們是這家公司的客戶，每年免費為它做這種調查研

究，由此可見調查研究McDeere的機構是位于貝塞斯達的私人情報機構，答案為

AprivateintelligenceoutfitinBethesda0

(1)Thcfoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthefowlsout,inthe

earlysummermornings,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;andthenagainas

soonaseveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewassosly.Heslid

alonginthedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedtocircumvent

thegirlsdeliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetipofhisbrush,

ortheruddyshadowofhiminmedeepgrass,andshehadletfireathim.Buthemadeno

accountofmis.(2)Thetreesonthewood-edgewereadarkish,brownishgreeninmefull

light——foritwastheendofAugust.Beyond,thenaked,coppcr-likcshaftsandlimbsof

thepinetreesshoneinmeair.Nearertheroughgrass,withitslong,brownishstalksall

agleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabout—theduckswerestillswimmingon

thepondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedalitall,sawitalkanddidnotseeit.She

heardBanfordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistance-andshedidnothear.Whatwasshe

thinkingabout?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asitwere,heldback.(3)She

loweredhereyes,andsuddenlysawthefox.Hewaslookingupather.Hischinwas

presseddown,andhiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.Andheknewher.She

wasspellbound-sheknewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes,andhersoulfailed

her.Heknewher,hewasnotdaunted.(4)Shestruggled,confusedlyshecametoherself,

andsawhimmakingoff,withslowleapsoversomefallenboughs,slow,impudent

jumps.Thenheglancedoverhisshoulder,andransmoothlyaway.Shesawhisbrush

heldsmoothlikeafeather,shesawhiswhitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewasgone,softly,

softasthewind.(5)Sheputherguntohershoulder,buteventhenpursedhermouth,

knowingitwasnonsensetopretendtofire.Soshebegantowalkslowlyafterhim,inthe

directionhehadgone,slowly,pertinaciously.Sheexpectedtofindhim.Inherheartshe

wasdeterminedtofindhim.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshedidnot

consider.Butshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyaboutonthe

edgeofthewood,withwide,vividdarkeyes,andafaintflushinhercheeks.Shedidnot

think.Instrangemindlessnessshewalkedhitherandthither...(6)Assoonassupperwas

over,sheroseagaintogoout,withoutsayingwhy.(7)Shetookhergunagainandwentto

lookforthefox.Forhehadliftedhiseyesuponher,andhisknowinglookseemedto

haveenteredherbrain.Shedidnotsomuchthinkofhim:shewaspossessedbyhim.She

sawhisdark,shrewd,unabashedeyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelthim

invisiblymasterherspirit.Sheknewthewayheloweredhischinashelookedup,she

knewhismuzzle,thegoldenbrown,andthegreyishwhite.Andagainshesawhimglance

overhisshoulderather,halfinviting,halfcontemptuousandcunning.Soshewent,with

hergreatstartledeyesglowing,hergununderherarm,alongthewoodedge.Meanwhile

thenightfell,andagreatmoonroseabovethepinetrees.

18、Atthebeginningofthestory,thefoxseemstobeallEXCEPT.

A、cunning

B、fierce

C、defiant

D、annoying

標準答案：B

知識點解析：第1段描寫那只狐貍時說它sly,即cunning之意，排除A；說它對

March開槍“毫不在意”，排除C：首句就說它讓人惱火，排除D。文中未說它多么

兇猛，故B“兇猛的”不是那只狐貍的特征或神態，是答案。

19、GraduallyMarchseemstobeinastateof.

A、blankness

B、imagination

C、sadness

D、excitement

標準答案：A

知識點解析：March與狐貍短兵相接，狐貍的眼神讓March如著魔一般；它回眸一

望，更使March頭腦一片空白，只是不由自主地向狐貍消失的方向走去。文中用

到了abstractedly,mindlessness,均與A"空白，迷茫'’相對應。

20、Attheendofthestory,thereseemstobeasenseofbetweenMarchandthe

fox.

A^detachment

B、anger

C>intimacy

D、conflict

標準答案：C

知識點露析：文章最后展示了March對狐貍長相的深刻印象，突出了兩者間的“相

知”，C“親近感”符合文章的含義。

21、Whatkindofimpressiondoesthepassagecreate?

標準答案：Anoverallimpressionofmystery.

知識點解析：縱觀全文可以發現，作者在營造一種神秘的氛圍——狐貍若隱若現，

March追蹤狐貍的心理和過程也是神秘莫測，故本題答案可表述為Anoverall

impressionofmysteryo

專業英語八級(閱讀)模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題(本題共16題，每題1.0分，共16分。)

PASSAGEONE(l)HarryS.TrumanHighSchoolintheBronxhaseightfloors,seven

gymnasiums,afootballfieldandaplanetarium.Butthereisoneplaceofflimitstoits

morethan3,000students:thesix-laneswimmingpool,whichhasbeendryformorethan

adecade.Flankedbyemptybleachers,coatedwithdustanddimlylightedbyafew

fluorescentbulbs,whosedullbuzzingnoisesubstitutesforsplashingandcheering,the

poolevokesanauraofeerieloneliness.(2)WithintheNewYorkCitypublicschool

system,though,thetroubledTrumanpoolrepresentsatrend.Ofthe50swimmingpools

tuckedinsidethecity's1,200schoolbuildings,10areinunusablecondition.AtMartin

LutherKingJr.HighSchoolinManhattan,thepool,emptysinceleaksandfiltration

problemswerediscoveredin1986,hasbeenusedovertheyearstostoreoldchairsand

desks.ThepoolatW