專業(yè)英語八級(jí)(閱讀)模擬試卷36(共

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專業(yè)英語八級(jí)(閱讀)模擬試卷第1套

一、選擇題(本題共14題，每題1.0分，共14分。)

(1)TheYouTubevideostartswiththeroadsign:Croxteth,CityofLiverpool.Ayouth

racesamotorbikedownastreet,anotherencouragesasnarlingdogtoharassavictimand

afacelessyoungmanpointsashotgunto(hecamera,followedbymoreguns,street

scenesandtherapboastingofgangculture.Thevideohasbeenpostedonthewebsite

sinceOctober,viewedperhapsbythousandsattractedbytheviolenceofgangculture.In

FebruarytheChiefConstableofMerseysidegaveastarkwarning:familiesthatdid

nothingtostoptheirchildren'sinvolvementinguncrimecouldfindthemselves

identifyingtheirchildinthemorgue.YesterdayRhysJones,an11-year-oldmurdered,as

heplayedfootball,byahoodedyouthinaride-byshooting,wasthefocusofnationwide

horroratthislatestvictimofgangswithguns.TheChiefConstable'swarningcouldnot

havebeenmorecruellyjustified.(2)Despitethepublicityandalarmatthespateof

murdersofinnercityteenagersinrecentmonths,Britainisnot,assomepoliticianshave

said,ina"stateofanarchy".Guncrimeisfar,farbelowthelevelsofLosAngelesor

Washington.(3)Lastyearfirearmswereusedin61homicidesinEnglandandWales,12

offencesmorethanthe49recordedin2005-2006.Robberiesinvolvinggunsweredown4

percenton2(X)5,andhand-gunoffencesfell11percent.Butthesefiguresconceal

severaluglyanddangeroustrends.Morethanhalfall(heguncrimeoccurredinonly

threeplaces:GreaterManchester,(heWestMidlandsandtheLondonMetropolitanPolice

area.Gunsarebeingusedmainlybycriminalslinkedtodrugculture,butincreasingly

alsotheyareacquiredbygangsandareusedforself-defence,tosettlescoresorenforce

"respect".Thisseepageisallthemorealarmingastheageofbothusersandvictimsis

goingdown.In2003teenagevictimsofshootingformed16percentofallvictims;last

yeartheywere31percent.(4)Sincethe1996Dunblanemassacre,Britainhashadsome

ofthetoughestgun-controllawsintheworld.Theimportationandprivatepossessionof

anygunisillegal.Thosefoundwithagunfaceaminimumoffiveyearsinjail,andthe

loopholethatallowedthoseaged18-20toavoidthefive-termtermhasbeenclosed.Yet

accesstoguns,accordingtothepolice,hasrarelybeeneasier.Weaponsaresmuggledin,

eitherfromtheBalkansorviaIreland,andarereadilyavailable.(5)Tofightthegunand

gangculture,thepolicehavefocusedonareaswhereitismostpernicious.Onlyasmall

sectionoftheinnercitiesisinvolved;bu(theeffectisdisproponionaielyfellinblack

communities.InLondon,75percentofallfirearmhomicidesandshootingsand79per

centofallsuspectscomefromtheAfricanandCaribbeancommunity.OperationTrident,

theMct'shigh-profileefforttoinvolvethiscommunityinthefightagainstcrime,has

shownsomesuccess.Butprogressisnegatedbyothertrends:thegrowinginvolvementof

teenagersindruguseanddistribution,thecultof"respect",theproliferationofgangsand

peerpressure.(6)Thereisnoneedfornewlegislation,thoughpenaltiesforthepossession

ofgunsbyteenagersmustbeincreased.ThepoliceneedtoextendtheTridentoperation,

butontheirowncandoonlysomuch.Farmoresupportmustcomefromthe

communitiesaHlicted.Incrackingdownhardongunculture,thepolicemustinsiston

involvingparents,communityleadersandsocialworkers.Theprospectofmoreteenage

killingsishorrific.Itcanbecounteredonlybyeternalvigilance.

1、ThefirstparagraphdoesNOTclaimthat.

A^ChiefConstable'swarningisworthnoticing

B、RhysJones'sdeathhasdrawnthepublic'sattention

C、peoplewhopossessgunswillbepunished

D^teenagershavebecomethenewtargetsofviolence

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第1段提到Y(jié)ouTube上的持槍暴力視頻點(diǎn)擊量很大，由此警察局長

警告家長要阻止子女參與槍支犯罪，但是并沒有提到持槍人要受懲罰，故選C.第1

段末的槍擊案例子和末句表明，警官的話很有根據(jù)，值得注意，A符合文意；倒數(shù)

第2句提到，Rhys的死成為公眾驚恐的焦點(diǎn)，B與之一致；視頻、Rhys槍擊案以

及警察局長的警告都涉及青少年，故D青少年成為槍擊與原文一致。

2、Accordingtothestatistics,whichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A^Moreandmoreyoungpeopleareinvolvedinguncrimes.

B、Guncrimesaremorelikelytotakeplaceincertaincities.

C、Druguseanddistributionisamaincauseofguncrimes.

D、TheguncrimeinBritainwasoutofcontrollastyear.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第3段的數(shù)字表明去年英格蘭和威爾士的槍擊案件只比2005—2006

年度增長12起，且作者在第2段中說英國并沒有處于無政府的狀態(tài)，故選De由

第3段末句的數(shù)據(jù)可知，越來越多的年輕人被卷入槍支犯罪。A符合文意：B與第

3段第4句相符；C與該段倒數(shù)第3句一致，故三項(xiàng)均可排除。

3、Whydoestheauthorsay"theeffectisdisproportionatelyieltinblackcommunities"

inPara.5?

A、Becausethefightagainstguncrimesismoresuccessfulinblackcommunities.

B、BecauseblackpeopleinBritaincommitmorecrimesthanwhitepeople.

C、Becauseblackpeoplehave(ofightwithracialdiscriminationinBritain.

D、BecauseblackpeoplearcmoresensitivethanwhitepeopleinBritain.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第5段提到，警方的行動(dòng)只涉及一小部分中心城區(qū)，但是在黑人社區(qū)

能感受到的影響力非常大。根據(jù)接下來的數(shù)據(jù)可推測，這是因?yàn)楹谌说姆缸锉壤^

白人島?，故選B。D中的sensitive看似與題干中的fell呼應(yīng)，有一定的迷惑性；C

與本文主題完全無關(guān)，答題時(shí)可以最先排除。

(1)OscarWilde'sdefinitionofacynicwassomeonewhoknewthepriceofeverything

andthevalueofnothing.Hisepigramappliestothewaywetalkabouteducation

nowadays,focusingonwhatitcandofortheeconomy.Thatisindeedimportant,butit

docsnotcapturetherealvalueofeducation.Itisalmostasifpeoplearcafraidofsaying

educationisagoodthinginitself.Thatcomesfromalossofconfidenceinthe

importanceoftransmittingabodyofknowledge,aculture,waysofthinking,fromone

generationtothenext.Itisacrucialobligationwehavetothenextgenerationandweare

failingtodischargeit.(2)Thelatestexampleofthislossofconfidenceineducationisthe

titlesofthedepartmentscreatedbysplittingtheDepartmentfbrEducationintwo.We

havetheDepartmentofInnovation,UniversitiesandSkillsandwehavetheDepartment

fbrChildren,SchoolsandFamilies.Thekeywordthatismissinginihosetwolistsis

education.Itisalmostasifthegovernmenthaslostconfidenceinthevalueofeducation,

asdistinctfromotherworthwhileaimssuchashelpingfamiliesorraisingourlevelsof

innovation.(3)For(hegovernment,scienceisnolongeraboutevidenceandreason,itisa

leverforincreasingproductivity.Foreignlanguagesarenotameansofappreciatingthe

cultureofanotherpeople;theyareameansofimprovingtrade.Yetpeopledonotbecome

teachersbecausetheyaspiretoraisingtherateofgrowth;theywishtopassonaloveof

thciisubjects.Thereisaparadoxhere.Ifwcseccduualionasawayofiiiiparlingabody

ofknowledge,wewilldobetteratthefunctionalistsideofeducationaswell.Like

happiness,itcanbeachievedonlyasabyproductofsomethingelse.(4)Rcaleducation

meansrealsubjectswithahistory,shapeandrigour,togetherwiththeintellectual

curiositytochallengeandrenewthem.Ourbodyofknowledgemustberootedina

tradition,butmustalsobeopentoquestioning.Indeed,whatweknowchangesallthe

(ime-whenEinsteinwasatOxfordinthe1930s,hesetaphysicspaperwiththesame

questionsfortwoyearsrunning.Whenhiscolleagueschallengedhim.herepliedthat

althoughthequestionswerethesametheanswersweredifferent.Thatispartofthe

excitementofintellectualendeavour.(5)Ofcourse,skillsmailerloo.Bu(oftentheyare

bestmasteredthroughlearningstuff.Lookatwhathasgonewrongwithhistory.We

expectschool-childrentocomparedifferentprimarysourcesandlearntheanalyticaltools

ofthehistorian,butwewillnotallowthemthesheerexcitementoflearningwhat

happensnextinanarrativehistoiyofourowncountry.(6)Severalsubjectsnowfacethe

viciousspiralofnotenoughpeopleemergingfromuniversitywhohavestudiedthe

subjecttoprovidetheteacherstokeepitgoinginschools.Wccannotjustsolvethis

problembypassingalaworsettingyetanothertarget.Wcneedasmarterpolicythanthis

thatunderstandstheroleofaproudprofessioninlivinguptoitsownstandards,andthe

powerofchoicebyparentsandstudents.(7)Thereareproblemswiththenational

curriculumbutevenmoreimportantistheintricaterelationsh:pbetweenthe

QualificationsandCurriculunAuthorityandtheexaminingboards.Thisisthesourceof

(hedumbingdownandpredictabilityofexams.

4、OscarWilde'sdefinitionofacynicappliestothewaywetalkahnnttoday's

educationbecause

A^（hepublicfailtovalueeducationforitself

B、theexpensesofmoderneducationistoohigh

C、medefinitionsoftwoobjectsarethesame

D、meeconomicdevelopmentdependsoneducation

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第I段首句提到，OscarWikle對(duì)“憤世嫉俗者”的定義是只知道價(jià)格

（表面）而不知道價(jià)值（內(nèi)在）的人；接著第2、3句提到，人們現(xiàn)在談?wù)摻逃臅r(shí)候只

是圍繞教育能力經(jīng)濟(jì)做什么（表面），而忽略了教育自身的價(jià)值（內(nèi)在）。A的說法與

此一致，故正確。B雖是公眾批評(píng)教育的熱點(diǎn)，但文中未提及；作者借用

OscarWilde的“憤世嫉俗者”的定義去談?wù)摻逃且驗(yàn)槎哂幸欢ǖ南嗨菩裕皇?/p>

定義完全相同，故C錯(cuò)；D在下文中有提及，但不是兩者相似的原因。

5、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsmodem

education?

A、Objective.

Positive.

C、Negative.

D、Biased.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：本文從批評(píng)人們對(duì)教育的錯(cuò)誤認(rèn)識(shí)談起，繼而討論教育存在的問題，

可見他對(duì)現(xiàn)在的教育狀況持?否定的態(tài)度。故選C。

6、Theauthordrawsananalogybetween.

A、educationandhappiness

B、productivityandhappiness

C、functionalismandproductivity

D^knowledgeandproductivity

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知以點(diǎn)解析：第3段最后一句的Likehappiness表明此處存在類比，其中的it指

functionalistsideofeducation?而第3段第1、2句說科學(xué)用于提高生產(chǎn)力,外語用

于增進(jìn)貿(mào)易，提高生產(chǎn)力和增進(jìn)貿(mào)易即作者所說的functionalistsideofeducation,

由此可知，B存在類比。

7、Einstein'sstoryiscitedasanexampletosupportthefollowingstatementsEXCEPT

A^humanbeingshavenevergivenupexploringunknownareas

B、theabilityofcriticalthinkingisessentialformestudents

C^challengesarcinvisiblemotivationofscientificdevelopment

D、skill-trainingismemostimportantpartineducation

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)2解析：第4段愛因斯坦的故事中并沒有提到技能培訓(xùn)問題，更沒有說技術(shù)培

訓(xùn)是教育最重要的一部分，這與本文的主旨相反，故選D。該段第3句提到，人們

掌握的知識(shí)一直在不斷變化，A符合文意；該段首句提到，學(xué)習(xí)者的好奇心與挑戰(zhàn)

意識(shí)的重要性，B與此一致；該段第2句提到，我們的知識(shí)體系必須經(jīng)受公眾的質(zhì)

疑。C符合此意。

(l)LasVegasusesflashinglightsandringingbellstocreateanillusionofrewardandto

encouragerisktaking.Insurancecompanyofficespresentamoresombermoodtoremind

usofourmortality.Everymarketerknowsthatcontextandpresentationinfluenceour

decisions.(2)Forthefirsttime,economistsarestudyingthesephenomenascientifically.

Theeconomistsareusinganewtechnologythatallowsmemio(racetheactivityof

neuronsinsidethebrainandtherebystudyhowemotionsinfluenceourchoices,including

economicchoiceslikegamblesandinvestments.(3)Forinstance,whenhumansareina

"positivearousalstate,"theydrinkaboutprospectivebenefitsandenjoythefeelingof

risk.Allofusarefamiliarwiththegiddyexcitementthataccompaniesatriumph.

CameliaKuhnenandBrianKnutson,tworesearchersatStanfordUniversity,havefound

thatpeoplearemorelikelytotakeafoolishriskwhentheirbrainsshowthiskindof

activation.(4)Butwhenpeoplethinkaboutcosts,theyusedifferentbrainmodulesand

becomemoreanxious.Theyplayittoosafe,atleastinthelaboratory.Furthermore,

peoplearcespeciallyafraidofambiguousriskswithunknownodds.Thismayhelp

explainwhysomanyinvestorsarcreluctanttoseekoutforeignstockmarkets,evenwhen

tiicycoulddiversifytheirportfoliosatlowcost(5)Ifonetruthshinesthrough,itismat

peoplearenotconsistentorfullyrationaldecisionmakers.PeterL.Bossaerts,an

economicsprofessorattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,hasfoundthatbrains

assessriskandreturnseparately,ratherthanmakingasinglecalculationofwhat

economistscallexpectedutility.(6)Researcherscanseeonmescreenhowpeople

compartmentalizetheirchoicesintodifferentpartsoftheirbrains.Thismaynotalways

soundlikeeconomicsbutneuro-economistsstartwiththeinsight—borrowedfromthe

economistFriedrichHayek—thatresourcesarescarcewithinthebrainandmustbe

allocatedtocompetinguses.Whetherineconomiesorbrains,well-functioningsystems

shouldnotbeexpectedtoexhibitcentralizedcommandandcontrol.(7)Neuro-economics

isjustgettingstarted.Thefirstmajorempiricalpaperwaspublishedin2001byKevin

McCabe,DanielHouser,LeeRyan,VernonSmithandTheodoreTrouard.alleconomics

professors.Ancuro-cconomicslaboratoryatCalTech,ledbyColinF.Camcrcr,amath

prodigyandnowaneconomicsprofessor,hasassembledtheforemostgroupof

interdisciplinaryresearchersManyoftheearlyentrants,whohavelearnedneurologyas

wellaseconomics,continuetodominatethefield.(8)Investorsarebecominginterestedin

(hemoney-makingpotentialoftheseideas.Imaginetrainingtraderstosettheiremotions

asideortestingtheirobjectivityinadvancewithbrainscans.Futuristicdevicesmight

monitortheiremotionson(hetradingfloororinabargainingsessionandinstructthem

howtocompensatefbrpossiblemistakes.(9)Arethebesttradersmostadepta(reading

themindsofothers?Oristradingskillcorrelatedwith(railsliketheabilitytocalculate

andignorethesurroundingcaldronofhumanemotions?(10)Moreambitiously,future

researchmaytrytodeterminewhenashort-termpricebubblewillcollapse.Doesthe

markettideturnwhenpeoplestopsmiling,adjusttotheiradrenalinlevelsormake

differentkindsofeyecontact?(11)Notallofneuro-economicsusesbrainscans.Andrew

W.Lo,aprofessorattheSloanSchoolofManagementattheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology,appliedpolygraph-likctechniquestosecuritiestraderstoshowthatanxiety

andfearaffectmarketbehavior.Measuringeyemovemems,whichiseasyandcheap,

helpstheresearcherascertainwhatisonasubject'smind.Otherresearchershaveopened

upmonkeyskullstomeasureindividualneurons;monkeyneuronsfireinproportionto

theamountandprobabilityofrewards.Butdomosteconomistscare?Arcphraseslike

"nucleusaccumbens1'—referringtoasubcorticalnucleusofthebrainassociatedwith

reward—welcomeinaprofessioncaughtupininterestratesandmoneysupply?Skeptics

questionwhetherneuro-economicsexplainsreal-worldphenomena.

8、Accordingtothepassage,neuro-economistsmightbeinterestedinthefollowing

topicsEXCEPT.

A^howdoesthecontextinfluenceourchoices

B、whyarepeopleafraidofambiguousrisks

C、themechanismofbrainswhenpeoplemakeeconomicchoices

D、thewaybrainsworkwhenbusinessmenaredoingsports

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：neuro-economists的研究范圍包括生意人的大腦工作情況，但是僅限

于他們從事經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)時(shí)，尸生意人運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)的大腦工作情況”不屬于這一學(xué)科研究的

范圍，故為答案。第1段末句和第2段首句表明A“環(huán)境對(duì)人們抉擇的影響”屬于

neuro-economist研究的范疇，故A是他們感興趣的話題；第4段末句關(guān)于人們對(duì)

海外投資顧慮的闡述說明B也是研究的課題；第2段第2句提到經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家追蹤大

腦神經(jīng)的活動(dòng)來研究情緒如何影響決定，故C“人們做出經(jīng)濟(jì)抉擇時(shí)的大腦機(jī)能”屬

于他們感興趣的范疇。

9、Thefifthparagraph.

A、generallyagreeswiththeprevioustwoparagraphs

B、hasnoconnectionwiththeprevioustwoparagraphs

C、repeatstheargumentofthesecondparagraph

D、contradictstheparagraphthatfollows

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A、

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第3段說人們在興奮狀態(tài)下常常愚蠢地冒險(xiǎn)；第4段說人們在考慮代

價(jià)的時(shí)候，他們用腦部的不同模塊思考，變得焦慮、謹(jǐn)慎。這兩段都談到了大腦運(yùn)

動(dòng)和抉擇之間的關(guān)系，并提出人們在冒險(xiǎn)和謹(jǐn)慎的時(shí)候動(dòng)用的是大腦中的不同部

位。第5段的發(fā)現(xiàn)與這兩段基本一致，故選第2段只是提到經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家開始進(jìn)行

相關(guān)研究，并沒有任何結(jié)論，故可排除C：而第6段進(jìn)一步闡述第5段韻觀點(diǎn)，認(rèn)

為抉擇與大腦的不同部分聯(lián)系，故D不對(duì)。

10、Thefindingsofneuro-economicsarehelpfulforinvestorsinthefollowingways

EXCEPT.

A^evaluating(heirpersonalitiestomakethemknowmoreaboutthemselves

B、reducingthenegativeinfluenceoftheiremotiononmakingdecisions

C、offeringadvicetohelpthemcorrectpossiblemistakesinbusiness

D、helpingthemwinthebargainssoastomakemoremoneyinbusiness

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A'

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：A意為神經(jīng)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的發(fā)現(xiàn)可以測試性格，以便更加了解自己，這在文

中沒有提及，故選A。

11、Whatistheroleofthelastparagraphinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A、TointroducehowAndreW.Loexamshumanbrains.

Todescribehoweyesmovementsreflectminds.

C、Toshowtheauthor'sconcernaboutthesignificanceoftheresearch.

D^Toexplainthetechnicalterm"nucleusaccumbens".

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：最后一段列舉了神經(jīng)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家除腦部掃描外的幾種實(shí)驗(yàn)方法，然后指

出某些專業(yè)詞匯是否會(huì)令經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家感興趣嗎；最后談及一些人對(duì)這一學(xué)科實(shí)用價(jià)值

的質(zhì)疑。字里行間表現(xiàn)出作者對(duì)神經(jīng)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)意義的關(guān)注。故選C。

(1)GeorgeWilliams,oneofScottsdale'slastremainingcowboys,hasbeenraisinghorses

andcattleonhis120acresfor20years.Thecattlegototheslaughterhouse,thehorsesto

rodeos.ButMr.Williamsisstompingmad.(2)Hisproblemsbeganlastyearwhen

dishonestneighboursstartedtostealhiscattle.Thenotherneighbours,mostofthem

newcomers,tookoffenceathishorsesroamingontheirproperties.Arizonaisanopen-

rangestate:livestockhavetherightofwayandthereisnofinefortrespassing.Thishas

beenonthelawbookssince1913.Mr.Williams,whoiselderlyandinpoorhealth,is

angrythathehastospendsomuchofhistimefieldingcomplaintsandretrievingstolen

cattle.(3)SuchgrumblesarecommoninArizona.ThemostrecentDepartmentof

Agriculturecensusshowsthat1,213ofArizona's8,507farmscloseddowninthepast5

years.Manycattlemenaremovingouttomoreremotepartsofthestale.Arablefarmers

arestruggling,too.NormanKnox,arespectedgrainfannerinGilbert,recentlylearned

thattheownerofhisrentedlandwants(obuildcondos.Mr.Knoxis72andhastomove.

Hereckonsthat50-70%ofthefarmlandinGilberthasbeensoldfordevelopmentinthe

pasttwoyears.(4)Thisaffectsnotonlycowboysandfarmers,butsmallbusinessmentoo.

For20years,GaryYoung,ownerofGilbert'sHigleyFeed,soldrangeblocksandcubes

tocattlemenwhofedthemtocattleduringthedroughts.But18monthsagoheswitched

tosellingpetfoodandbabychickstonewhome-owners.(5)DocLaneisanexecutiveat

theArizonaCattlemen'sAssociation,atradegroup.HesaysArizona'slargerranch

ownersarcmakingdecentprofitsfromselling.Itisthesmallerplayerswhoarcthe

victimsofrisinglandvalues,highermortgagesandstiffercitycouncilrules.What

happensalltoooftenisthatpeoplemoveinnexttoafarmbecausetheythinktheland

pretty.Butsoontheystartcomplainingtothecouncil.InMr.Williams'scaseitwasthe

horsesthatannoyed(hem.Othernewcomersdon'tlikethenoise,thepesticidesandthe

smellofmanure.(6)Localsworryabouttheprecious,dwindlingcowboyculture.

Arizona'stourismboardsliketopromoteasteadyinterestinallthingscowboyand

western.LastyearmoreBritishandGermantouristscamethanusual,andmanyof(hem

werelookingpreciselyfor(hat.Arizona'sDudeRanchAssociationfillsits$35O-a-nigh(

luxuryranchesmostoftheyear;roughlyathirdoftheguestsareEuropean.(7)Manyof

theranchersthemselvesseeallthistourismasacheekyattempttocommercializeareal

andvanishingculture.InPrescott,estateagentspromote"AmericanRanch-style"homes

withpostersofbacklithorseriders.OntheothersideofthestreetisWhiskeyRow,a

famousstripofhistoriccowboybars.ButinMart'sSaloononSaturdaynight,real

cattlemencouldnotbefound.(8)FarmfolklikeMr.KnoxandMr.Williamsare

weighinguptheiroptions.Manywillmigratetoremoterplaceswherelandischeaperand

notcrowdedwithcitypeople.Youngeronestakeonside-jobsascontractorsandarc

cattlehandspart-time.Oldercowboysaren'tsurewhattodo.

12、WhichofthefollowingdetailsofGeorgeWilliams'ssituationisINCORRECT?

A、Hehaslostsomeofhiscattlesincelastyear.

B、Hishorsesannoyedsomeofhisnewneighbors.

C、Heismadbecauseofhispoorhealthcondition.

D^Thelivestockinhisstatehavesomeprivilege.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第I段末句說威廉斯瘋了似地跺腳，使用了夸張的修辭手法，并不是

說真瘋了，故選C。第2段首句提到，鄰居去年開始偷他的牛，A符合文意；B與

第2段第2句一致；D與第2段第3句相符。

13、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactsisNOTresponsibleforthe

movingoffarmers?

A、Higherpriceoftheland.

B、Governmentruleswithmorerestrictions.

C、Heavierburdenofthemortgages.

D、Disappearingofthecowboyculture.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：題目詢問農(nóng)牧民搬遷的原因，D“牛仔文化的消失”不是原因，而是結(jié)

果，故選D。第5段第3句列舉了地價(jià)上漲、房貨抵押增高、政府規(guī)定日趨嚴(yán)格這

三點(diǎn)原因，A、B、C三項(xiàng)是對(duì)原文的同義替換。

14、Thelastsentence"Oldercowboysaren'tsurewhattodo'impliesthat.

A、theauthorisworriedaboutthefutureofcowboyculture

B、oldcowboyshavenotdecidedwhattodointhefuture

C、theauthorblamestheoldcowboysfortheirlaziness

D^theauthorwantstomakedecisionformeoldcowboys

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：最后一句提到，年紀(jì)較大的牛仔還不知道該干什么。在理解全文的基

礎(chǔ)上，我們可以判斷作者是在為他們的前景擔(dān)憂，上升至對(duì)整個(gè)牛仔文化的逐漸消

失擔(dān)憂。因此，A“對(duì)牛仔文化的未來擔(dān)憂”正確。B是最后一句話的字面意義，而

不是隱含意義，故排除；C的基調(diào)與通篇表現(xiàn)出來的作者對(duì)牛仔生活的關(guān)切以及對(duì)

牛仔文化消失的失望矛盾，所以也要排除；D沒有根據(jù)，屬于?過度推測。

二、簡答題(本題共8題，每題1.0分，共8分。)

PASSAGEONE

15、WhathascontributedtothestrictestBritishgun-controllawsintheworld?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：The1996Dunblanemassacre.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)題目中的gun-controllawsintheworld定位到第4段第1句。該

句說自從1996年的杜布蘭大屠殺之后，英國曾制定了世界上最嚴(yán)厲的槍械管制法

規(guī)。可見是1996年的杜布蘭大屠殺促成了那些法規(guī)的制定，故答案為The1995

Dunblanemassacreo

16、Whoshouldworktogethertoreducetheguncrimesbyteenagers?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Thepolice,paren:s,communityleadersandsocialworkers.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：最后一段倒數(shù)第3句提到，為了嚴(yán)厲鎮(zhèn)壓持槍犯罪的風(fēng)氣，警方應(yīng)該

堅(jiān)持要求家長、社區(qū)負(fù)責(zé)人和社會(huì)工作者都參與其中。可見需一起努力減少青少年

槍支犯罪的人有警方、家長、社區(qū)負(fù)責(zé)人和社會(huì)工作者，故答案為Thepolice,

parents>communityleadersandsocialworkerso

17、PASSAGETWO

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Thevalueofeducation.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：全文從人們對(duì)教育的錯(cuò)誤認(rèn)識(shí)談起，談到人們只追求教育對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)的作

用，而忽略了教育傳承知M的真正價(jià)值。然后展開談了教育的價(jià)值，最后指出了一

些問題。全文圍繞教育的價(jià)值，故答案為Thevalueofeducation。

PASSAGETHREE

18、WhyarcflashinglightsandringbellsusedinLasVegas?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Tocreateanillusionofrewardandencouragerisktaking.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第1段首句提到,拉斯維加斯利用Flashinglightsandringbells來營

造獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)的錯(cuò)覺，以此鼓勵(lì)人們冒險(xiǎn)。該句的不定式短語是目的，可理解為利用閃爍

的霓虹燈和高分貝的鈴聲的原因，故答案為Tocreateanillusionofrewardand

encouragerisktaking。

19、WhatwillpeopledowhentheirbrainsareexcitedaccordingtoCameliaandBrian?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Theywillbemorelikelytotakeafoolishrisk.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：或據(jù)題目中佬CameliaandBrian定位到第3段最后?一句。該句have

found后面的賓語從句是兩個(gè)研究者卡米拉和布萊恩的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，句末的thiskind

ofactivation指的是該段段宜的a"positivearousalstate"，即“積極激發(fā)狀態(tài)”，題目

中的wheniheirbrainsareexciled是對(duì)此語義的同義表達(dá)，可見當(dāng)人們大腦興奮

時(shí)，他們更容易做出一些愚蠢的冒險(xiǎn)行為，答案為Theywillbemorelikelytotake

afoolishrisko

PASSAGEFOUR

2。、WhydoesNormanKnoxhavetoleavehisfarmland?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Because(heownerofthelandwantstobuildcondos.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：第3段倒數(shù)第3句提到，Knox要搬走的原因是地的主人要在那里建

公寓，答案可以直接為Becausetheownerofthelandwantstobuildcondoso

21、Whatresultsintheappearanceof"AmericanRanch-style"homesinthelocal

ranchers'opinion?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Acheekyattempttocommercializearealandvanishingculture.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：根據(jù)藏R中R“AmericanRanch-style”定位到第7段。該段首句提到，

農(nóng)場主認(rèn)為旅游業(yè)試圖讓一個(gè)行將消失的、真正意義上的文化成為商品，而

“AmericanRanch-style^homes是旅游業(yè)的一部分，可見答案為Acheekyattemptto

commercializearealandvanishingculture。

22、Whatdoesthephrase"weighinguptheiroptions"inthelastparagraphmean?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：Consideringtheiroptionscarefully.

知識(shí)點(diǎn)解析：最后一段提及了牛仔們的不同打算°據(jù)此兀推斷，weighuptheir

oplions是比較自己的選擇、仔細(xì)考慮出路的意思，故答案為ConsideringIheir

optionscarefully0

專業(yè)英語八級(jí)(閱讀)模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題(本題共79題，每題1.0分，共79分。)

PASSAGEONE(1)Thcfoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthe

fowlsout,intheearlysummermornings,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;and

thenagainassoonaseveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewasso

sly.Heslidalonginthedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedto

circumventthegirlsdeliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetip

ofhisbrush,or(heruddyshadowofhimin(hedeepgrass,andshehadletfirealhim.

Buthemadenoaccountof(his.(2)Thetreesonthewood-edgewereadarkish,brownish

greeninthefulllight—forilwas(heendofAugust.Beyond,(henaked,copper-like

shaftsandlimbsofthepinetreesshoneintheair.Nearertheroughgrass,withitslong,

brownishstalksallagleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabout—theducks

werestillswimmingonthepondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedatitall,sawitall,

anddidnotseeit.SheheardBantordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistance-andshedid

nothear.Whatwasshethinkingabout?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asit

were,heldback.(3)Sheloweredhereyes,andsuddenlysawtnefox.Hewaslookingup

ather.Hischinwaspresseddown,andhiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.And

heknewher.Shewasspellbound—sheknewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes,

andhersoulfailedher.Heknewher,hewasnotdaunted.(4)Shestruggled,confusedly

shecametoherself,andsawhimmakingoff,withslowleapsoversomefallenboughs,

slow,impudentjumps.Thenheglancedoverhisshoulder,andransmoothlyaway.She

sawhisbrushheldsmoothlikeafeather,shesawhiswhitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewas

gone,softly,softasthewind.(5)Sheputherguntohershoulder,buteven(henpursed

hermouth,knowingitwasnonsensetopretendtofire.Soshebegantowalkslowlyafter

him,inllicdiiccliunhehadgone,slowly,pcilinauiuusly.SheexpectedtofindIiim.Inhci

heartshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshe

didnotconsider.Butshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyabout

ontheedgeofthewood,withwide,vividdarkeyes,andafaintflushinhercheeks.She

didnotthink.Instrangemindlessnessshewalkedhitherandthither...(6)Assoonas

supperwasover,sheroseagaintogoout,withoutsayingwhy.(7)Shctookhergunagain

andwenttolookforthefox.Forhehadliftedhiseyesuponher,andhisknowinglook

seemedtohaveenteredherbrain.Shedidnotsomuchthinkofhim:shewaspossessed

byhim.Shesawhisdark,shrewd,unabashedeyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelt

himinvisiblymasterherspirit.Sheknewthewayheloweredhischinashelookedup,

sheknewhismuzzle,thegoldenbrown,and(hegreyishwhite.Andagainshesawhim

glanceoverhisshoulderather,halfinviting,halfconlemptuousandcunning.Soshe

went,withh