專業(yè)英語四級（閱讀）模擬試卷33（共

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一、常規(guī)閱讀理解（含5小題）（本題共20題，每題

1.0分，共20分。）

What'sthefirststeptogettingajobinterview?Gettingpasttherecruiter.Recruitersare

usuallyyourfirstcontactwithapotentialemployer.Andtheyoftendecidewhetheryour

resumelandsonthehiringmanager'sdeskorinafar-offfilingcabinet.Whileit's

importanttoknowthebasicsofwhatrecruitersdo,youalsoneedtoknowwhatthey

DON'Tdo.Afterall,youdon'twantaninappropriaterequesttoruinyourchancesforan

interview.Herearefourthingsyoushouldn'taskofarecruiter.Don'tBeOverlyFriendly

Sure,recruitersareusuallywarm,friendlyandhelpful.Afterall,it'stheirjobtoputyou

ateaseandguideyouthroughthehiringprocess.Butthey'reprofessionalcolleagues,and

it'scrucialthatyouneverforgetit.Thinkoftherecruiterasarespectedcoworkerand

treatthemaccordingly.Befriendly,butnotoverlycasualorfamiliar.It'swisetokeep

personalconversations,jokesandphysicalcontacttoaminimum.Afteratoughinterview

withahiringmanager,youmayberelivedtoseearecruiter'ssmilingface.Don'tbe

temptedtoletyourguarddownthough;you'restill"on",eveniftheinterviewhasended.

Ausefulruleofthumb:Don'tsayordoanythinginfrontofarecruiterthatyouwouldn't

sayordoinfrontofyourboss（oryourmother）.Don'tExpectCareerCoachingThe

recruiter'sgoalisnottohelpyougetajob.It'stohelpyounavigatethehiringprocessat

onespecificcompany.Recruitersaren'tcareercoaches.It'snotappropriatetoaskthemto

helpyoucraftyourcoverletter,edityourresumeorplanyourcareerpath.Youcanask

questionsaboutthecompanyorindustryingeneral,buitrytorelateyourquestionstothe

jobyou'rebeingconsideredfor.Andsaveyourbest,mostthoughtfulquestionsforthe

hiringmanager—thafswhoyouneedtoimpressmost.Don'tAskforInsiderInformation

There'sonlyonejobcandidateyoureallyneedtoworryabout:You.Thoughitmaybe

hardtoresist,don'taskaboutwhoyou'reupagainstforajob.Recruitersgenerallywon't

shareinformationaboutothercandidates.Andaskingforspecificdetailsaboutthe

competitionmakesyoulookinsecureinyourownskills.However,questionsaboutthe

hiringprocessorthepositionitselfarefairgame.Forexample,Areyoustillinterviewing

candidates?Howlargeisthecurrentpoolofcandidates?Don'tRequestSpecial

TreatmentAlthoughyoumaywishyouwere,you'reprobablynottheonlycandidatefor

thejob.And,whilerecruitersarcoftenhappytohelp,theiraimisnottobeyouradvocate

tothehiringmanager.Theiraimistofillaposition.Neveraskarecruitertoputinagood

wordfbryouwiththehiringmanager.Iftheythinkyou'reastrongcandidate,they'll

probablysingyourpraisesanyway.Takingtheinitiativeandspeakingfbryourselfshows

thehiringmanagerthatyou'recapable,confidentandconscientious.Remember,ifyou

treattherecruiterwell,chancesarethey'Htreatyouthesameway.

1、What'sthecentraltopicofthepassage?

A、Therecruitersandtheinterviewers.

B、Fourdon'tswhendealingwithrecruiters.

C、Don'trequestspecialtreatment.

D、Don'taskfbrinsiderinformation.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：主旨題。這篇文章主要講述求職者在與招聘人員接觸時應(yīng)注意的四個

方面，即不要過于熱情，不要請招聘人員進行就業(yè)指導(dǎo)，不要打聽其他應(yīng)聘者的信

息（［DD，不要要求特殊對待（［C］）。因此，［B］是正要答案。［A］是判定關(guān)系類的問題

結(jié)果，與題干不符。

2、Whatarethefeaturesoftherecruitersaccordingtothepassage?

AsHelpfulandeasy-going.

B、Seriousandcool.

C^Causalandindifferent.

D、Warm-heartedandinstructive.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：推理題。從文中第二段首句Sure,recruitersareusuallywarm,

friendlyandhelpful.可以看出，招聘人員都很熱情、友好（［A］）,但是從文章第三段

中可以看出，他們不會對你的就業(yè)等問題進行指導(dǎo)，所以排除［B］、［C］、［D］o

3、Whatkindofquestionscanyouaskaccordingtothepassage?

A、Iftherecruiterwillputinagoodwordforyouwiththehiringmanager.

B、Iftherecruitercangiveyousomeinstructionsonthejob.

C^Theinformationofotherapplicants.

D、Questionsaboutthecompanyorindustryingeneral.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析?：推理題。［A］（第五段）、［B］（第三段）、［C］（第四段）都是文中清楚表明

不能問的問題，但［D］“關(guān)于公司或企業(yè)的普通問題”（第三段）是可以問的，因此［D］

是正確答案。

4、Whodoyouneedtoimpressmostaccordingtothepassage?

A、Theboss.

B、Therecruiters.

C、Thehiringmanager.

D^Otherjob-seekers.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段末句…mostthoughtfulquestionsforthehiring

manager—thatwhoyouneedtoimpressmost.可以看出,［C］是正確答案。

5、AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat.

A、questionsaboutthehiringprocesscanbeasked

B、youshouldnotletyourguarddownuntilinterviewhasended

C、youshouldtrytoimpressthehiringmanagerthatyou'recapable,confidentand

conscientious

D^recruiters'aimistoadvocateyoutothehiringmanager

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。從文章末段…Iheiraimisnottobeyouradvocatetothehiring

manager.可知，［D］與文章內(nèi)容不符,所以選［D］。［A］可以從第三段中找到對應(yīng)句

It'stohelpyounavigatethehiringprocessatonespecificcompany；［B］可以從第二段

中找到對應(yīng)句Don'tbetemptedtoletyourguarddownthough；youarestill<ton,\

eveniftheinterviewhasended；［C］可以從倒數(shù)第二段找到其對應(yīng)句Taking

theinitiativeandspeakingfbryourselfshowsthehiringmanagerthatyou'recapable-

confidentandconscientiouso

Somebelievethatintheageofidentikitcomputergames,massentertainmentand

conformityonthesupermarketshelves,trulyinspiredthinkinghasgoneoutofthe

window.But,thereareotherswhoholdtheviewthatthereisstillplentyofscopefor

innovation,lateralthoughtandcreativesolutions.Despitethestandardisationofmodern

life,thereisanunabatedappetiteforgreatideas,visionarythinkingandinspireddebate.

Inthefirstofaseriesofmonthlydebatesoncontemporaryissues,weasktwooriginal

thinkerstodiscussthenatureofcreativity.Hereisthefirstone.Yes.Absolutely.Since1

startedworkingasaninventor10or12yearsago,Fveseenabigchangeinattitudesto

creativity-andinvention.Backthen,therewashardlyanysupportforinventors,apart

fromthenationalorganisationtheInstituteofPatenteesandInventors.Today,thereare

lotsoflittleinventors'clubspoppingupallovertheplace,mylastcountwas19

nationallyandgrowing.Thesenon-profitclubs,runbyinventorsfbrinventors,arean

indicationthatpeopleareonceagaininterestedininvention.I'vebeenaprojectleader,a

croupier,anITconsukanlandI'vewrittenamotormanual.Ispentmyteensundera

1950stwo-toneRileyRMEcar,learningtoputittogether.BackintheSixties,kidslike

mewerealwaysoutdoingthings,makinggo-karts,ridingbicyclesorexploring.We

learnedtoovercomechallengesandsolveproblems.Weweren'tjustsittingata

PlayStation,likemanykidsdotoday.ButIthink,andhope,thingsareshiftingback.

There'salotmoreinterestindesignandcreativityandsuchtalentsaregettingamuch

higherprofileinthemedia.It'sevidentwithTVprogrammessuchasChannel4's

ScrapheapChallengeorBBC2'sTheApprenticeandDragon'sDen,wherepeopleare

givenatasktosolveorfacethechallengeofsellingtheirideatoapanel.And,thankfully,

theimageofthemadscientistwithelectrifiedhairworkinginthegardenshedislong

gone-although,therearestillafewexceptions!That'snottosaytherearen'tproblems.

Withthedeclineinmanufacturingwearelosingtheabilitytoknowhowtomakethings.

There'sarealskillsgapdeveloping.Inmyopinion,thegovernmentdoeslittleornothing

tohelpinnovationatthelone-inventororsmallormediumenterpriselevel.Iwouldlove

toseemoremoneyspentonteachingourschoolkidshowtobeinventive.But,despite

everything,ifyouhaveagoodideaandrealdetermination,youcanstilldoverywell.My

ownspecialistareaispackagingclosures-almosteveryproductneedsit.Igottheidea

forSqueezeopenafterlookingatanoldtinofbootpolishwhenmymothercomplained

shecouldn'tgetthelidoff.Ifyoucandosomethingcheaper,better,andyouare100per-

centcommitted,thereisachanceitwillbeasuccess.Iseeafantasticamountof

innovationandopportunitiesoutthere.Peopledon'trealisehowmuchisgoingon.New

materialsarecomingoutallthetimeandthespaceprogrammeandscientificresearchare

producingavarietyofspin-offs.Innovationdoesn'thavetobehigh-tech:creativityand

inventingisaboutfindingtherightsolutiontoaproblem,whateveritis.There'salotof

talentoutthereand,thankfully,someofthemoreprogressivecompaniesaresuddenly

realisingtheydon'twanttomissout—it'sanexcitingtime.

6、Whatisthedebateconcernedwith?

A、Whatshouldwedotoinspirepeople'screativity?

B、Willpeople'sinventionandinspirationbeexhaustedinthefuture?

C>Istherestillafutureforinventionandinspiration?

D、Whowillbethewinnerofthefuturetechnology?

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：推理題.從文章第一段對這個采訪主題的介紹Somebelieve

that...trulyinspiredthinkinghasgoneoutofthewindow.But,thereareotherswho

holdtheviewthatthereisstillplentyofscopeforinnovation,lateralthoughtand

creativesolutions.可知，這是一篇關(guān)于高科技時代創(chuàng)造和靈感的文章，包含正反

兩種觀點，因此可以推斷［C］為正確答案。

7、Accordingtotheopinionoftheinterviewer,.

A、thefutureforinventiondepends

thereisstillafutureforinventionandinspiration

C、thereisnofutureforinventionandinspirationinmodernsociety

D、thefuturefbrinventionandinspirationisunclear

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：推理題。采訪者在?開始就明確表達(dá)了自己的觀點Despitethe

standardisationofmodernlife,thereisanunabatedappetiteforgreatideas,visionary

ihinkingandinspireddebale.他對倉ij造和靈感的未親是持肯定態(tài)度的，后面他又列

舉了--些事實，例如：現(xiàn)在有許多發(fā)明者俱樂部等等來支持自己的觀點，所以［B］

為正確答案。

8、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaboutthekidsinthesixties?

A^Outdoingthings,makinggo-karts.

B、Ridingbicyclesandexploring.

C、Sittingbeforecomputerstoplaygames.

D、Likeovercomingchallengesandsolvingproblems.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。第三段中被采訪人回憶自己少年時代的生活時提到了[A]“走

出家門做事情，制造微型賽車”、[B]“騎著自行車去探險”和[D]“喜歡征服挑戰(zhàn)和解

決問題“，但是沒有提到[C],而[C]“玩電腦游戲”是當(dāng)代孩子們熱衷的事情，所以選

|C|o

9、Whichofthefollowingisthesuggestionoftheinterviewertotheproblem?

A、Thegovernmentshouldspendmoremoneyhelpinginnovation.

B、Thekidsshouldcultivatetheirloveofscienceandinvention.

C^Moreinventor'sclubsshouldbesetup.

D、Inventioncoursesarcnecessarytochildren.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)第三段提到Inmyopinion,...Iwouldlovetosee

moremoneyspentonteachingourschoolkidshowtobeinventive.被采訪人認(rèn)為政府

應(yīng)該在培養(yǎng)孩子發(fā)明能力方面投入更多的資金，故選[A]。

10、What'sthecentraliceaofthelastparagraph?

A^Wcshouldmissouttheexcitingtime.

B、Avarietyofspin-offsareproducedbythescientificresearch.

C、Whatthenatureofinnovationis.

D、Whatthenatureoftalentis.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：主旨題。在文章最后一段中被采訪的人說出了自己對革新的本質(zhì)的看

:去，BPcreativityandinventingisaboutfindingtherightsolutiontoaproblem...?J升以

[C]“革新的本質(zhì)是什么”為正確答案。

Realinnovationisadyingart.It'struethatcreativity—thebusinessofthinkingupnew

ideas-isfarfromdead,butit'sgettingharderandhardertogetnewconceptsappliedin

design,manufacturingorbusiness.Itcoststhousandsofpoundstogetanewideaintothe

marketplace,andthereisverylittlesupponforanythingfrommostcompaniesor

government.Alotofpeopledon'twanttoknow.I'vealwaysbeeninterestedinnewideas.

Iwastrainedasanengineerandwenttoworkforanautomotivecomponentscompany,

andalmostfromthefirstdayIwasaskingwhythingsweredoneinthiswayandnotthat.

Ithoughtupmyfirstinventionat19—thenIdiscoveredsomeoneelsehadgottherefirst.

I'vebeeninventiveallmylife.I'vegot14patentstomyname.Inventioniswhathappens

whenyoucomeacrossaproblem,andlookforasolution.Itcouldbeatworkorathome

inthegarden-likeabetterwayofmowingthelawn,say.Butthesedayscreativityis

beingstifledbecausetherearesomanyhoopstogothrough.Youhaveabrilliantideafor

aleft-handedwidgetbutyoustillhavetoaskyourself:Isitnew?Hasitalreadybeen

protected?Isthereamarketforit?Istheinvestmentworthit?Only4percentofgranted

patentsreachthemarketplace.Partoftheproblemisthatmanufacturingindustryand

governmentareobsessedwithcomplextechnologylikebioengineering.Thereisno

interestinlowtechnologyorsimpleideasthatareequivalenttotheinventionofthe

paperclip.Inventorsstillcomeupwithsimpledevices,butit'sdifficulttogetanyone

interested.Butit'salsoaveryBritishproblem.InventionsfromBritainareoftentakenup

overseas,becausemostBritishcompaniestendnottolookoutsidetheirownfactory

gates.Myownpersonaltheoryisthatit'salegacyoftheEmpire,whenBritainhada

captiveaudienceandlittlecompetition,soindustriesdidn'tneedtomarkettheirproducts.

Nowadays,companiesfromotherleadingeconomieshavetomakewhattheconsumer

wantsinordertoensuretheirprofits,sotheyarealwaysreadytoinnovate.Andmany

Britishmanufacturershavenevercaughtup.Plus,Britishschoolchildrenaren'tembracing

vocationaltrainingsubjectssuchasmetalwork,woodwork,ordesignandtechnology.As

aresultuniversityengineeringdepartmentsareclosing.Tomorrow'sWorldusedtobeon

theTV,butwhereisthatnow?Thewholelackofinterestincreativityandinventionisa

symptomoftheclasssystem,too-there'sakindofsnobbishnessinBritainabout

clevernessandoriginality.TheonlyinventorsyouseeinthemediaarepeoplelikeSir

CliveSinclairandTrevorBaylisswhocomeacrosslikemadscientists.

11、What'stheauthor'sopiniononrealinnovation?

A、Heisintwominds.

B、Ithaslittlefuture.

C、Ithasabrightfuture.

D、Italldepends.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：推理題。文章第?段Realinnovationisadyingart.It'struethat

creativity—thebusinessoflhinkingupnewideas—isfarfromdead,butit'sgetting

harderandhardertogetnewconceptsappliedindesign,manufacturingorbusiness.清

楚表明了作者的態(tài)度，新的理念越來越難以運用到實際中去，真正的革新是一門正

在死亡的藝術(shù)，幾乎看不到未來，因此選［B|。

12、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisINCORRECTaccordingto

thepassage?

A、Hewasoriginalandcreative.

Hehasgot14patentstohisname.

C、Hisfirstinventionwasabigsuccess.

D、Hewastrainedtobeanengineer.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析:推理題。由文章第二段中的Ithoughtupmyfirstinventionat19-then

Idiscoveredsomeoneelsehadgottherefirst.可知，作者19歲的時候曾經(jīng)有過一個

很好的主意，可是后來發(fā)現(xiàn)別人已經(jīng)捷足先登了，所以他的第一個發(fā)明算不上是一

個巨大的成功，故［C］為答案。［A］、［B］和［D］都可以在第二段中找到。

13、What'stheproblemofthetraditionalBritishindustryaccordingtotheauthor?

A、Lackofinvestment.

B、Lackoflabour.

C、Lackofinnovation.

D^Lackofcompetition.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：推理題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段可以看出，英國的傳統(tǒng)工業(yè)在歷史上的英

帝國時期，因為有廣大的市場而不需要競爭，而這恰恰造成了這些公司最大的缺

點，即缺乏競爭力，故選［D］。

14、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheproblemthathinderstherealinvention?

A、There'sakindofsnobbishnessinBritainaboutclevernessandoriginality.

B、MostBritishcompaniestendnottolookoutsidetheirownfactorygates.

C、Thereisnointerestinlowtechnologyorsimpleideas.

D、Newinventionscanbeputintouse.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：D

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。從第四段中的Only4percentofgrantedpatentsreachthe

marketplace.可以看出，并不是所有的發(fā)明都能投人市場，所以選［D］。［A］、

［B］、［C］都可以在倒數(shù)第二段找到對應(yīng)句。

15、Whatdoesthephrase"caughtup"inParagraph5mean?

A^Comefrombehindandreachsomeoneinfrontofyoubygoingfaster.

B、Getinvolvedinsomething.

C、Dowhatneedstobedonebecauseyouhavenotbeenabletodoituntilnow.

D、Trytotakeholdofsomething.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：語義題。calchup在文中所在句句意為：許多英國制造商也從

未……，結(jié)合上下文可知，catchup的意思是“追上，趕上"，所以［A］為正確答案。

AnAustralianresearchgroupmayeasehumanity'scollectiveconscienceoveraspateof

prehistoricextinctionsonthesoutherncontinent.Thedie-off,theysay,wasnotthe

rapaciousworkofnewlyarrivedhumans,butwasduerathertochangingclimate.

Australia'slargeprehistoricanimals,calledmegafauna,wereasbizarreasanythingthat

livestheretoday.Kingofthemallwasthemarsupiallion,a130-kilogrammeat-eater

wholivedalongsidegiantkangaroos,hugelizardscalledgoannas,andDiprotodon,which

resembledathree-tonnewombat.Afterthearrivalofhumansonthecontinent,atleast45,

000yearsago,theseweirdandwonderfulcreaturesbegantodieout.Expertsblamedthe

colonizers,arguingthattheylaunchedahunting'blitzkrieg'thatwipedoutthe

megafauna（巨型動物）wiihinafewgenerations.Buttheanimalsmayhavesurvivedfora

lotlongerthanpeoplethought,arguesJudithFieldoftheUniversityofSydney,whohas

analyzedfossilremains.Herexcavationsseemtoshowthatmanandbeastlivedsideby

sideforaslongas15,000years.ShesuspectsthatasAustraliaapproachedthemost

recenticeage,thegrowingcoldandaridityturnedmuchofthecontinentintoaplace

wheretheselargeanimalssimplycouldnotsurvive.Althoughmanprobablydidhuntthe

largeanimals,thefactthattheysurvivedlorsolongarguesagainsttheblitzkrieg（W電

戰(zhàn)）model,sheadds.Fieldandhercolleaguescollectedanimalbonesfromaten-metre-

deepsectionofearthatCuddieSprings,NewSouthWales.Theyfocusedonbonesfrom

fourlayers:twowithevidenceofhumansettlement,suchasstonetools,andtwodeeper

oneswithnoevidenceoftools.Theydatedthebonesbymeasuringtheamountsof

radioactiveelements,suchasuraniumandthorium,thatremainedinthebones.They

foundthatthevariousanimalcarcassesineachlevelwouldindeedhavelivedcheekby

jowlwithhumansasrecentlyas30,000yearsago.Theteamreporttheirresearchin

ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Proponentsoftheblitzkriegmodel

hadpreviouslyarguedthatthedatingoftheCuddieSpringsmaterialwasnotcertain,but

Fieldsaystheirresearchclearsupthematter.Well-preservedbonesatothersiteshave

beenveryhardtofind,probablybecausetheyaretoodry,whereasCuddieSpringsisthe

siteofanoldlakebed.Asecondgroup,reportinginthejournalMemoirsofthe

QueenslandMuseum,hasalsounveiledevidencethatclimatechangemayhavekilledoff

manyofAustralia'sanimals.BylookingatsmalleranimalbonesfromtheDarlingDowns

inQueensland,theyshowthattheirdisappearanceseemstohavecoincidedwith

increasingdryness.Butthematterisnotsettledyet,particularlyasthetimingofhumans'

firstforayintoAustraliahasstillnotbeenagreed.FossilevidencefrorrLakeMungoin

NewSouthWalessuggeststhattheymayhavearrived60,000yearsago.Anditis

possiblethattheyhastenedthemegafauna'sdemisebyburninghabitatstomakewayfor

primitiveagriculture.Fieldremainsconvinced,however,thatitwasclimatethatdrove

theanimalstotheirdeath,"Thearidzonegrewtoencompass70%ofthecontinentby

30,000yearsago,"shesays."Therewouldhavebeenveryfewopportunitiesonceitgot

dryer."

16、What'sthecentraltopicofthepassage?

A、ThebizarrelargeprehistoricanimalsinAustralia.

B、Humanandanimals.

C>HowthegiantAustraliananimalsdistinguished.

D、ClimateshiftkillinggiantAustraliananimals.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案:D

知識點解析：主旨題。文章開始便明確指出本文的中心思想Thedie-off,they

say,wasnottherapaciousworkofnewlyarrivedhumans,butwasdueratherto

changingclimate.并且通篇講述了人們通過對澳大利亞史前動物的研究得出一些大

型動物的滅亡是因為氣候變干、酸度增大等氣候因素導(dǎo)致的，所以選［D］。

17、Thepassageisagainsttheideathat.

A、humanactivitiesleadtotheextinctionofsomeanimals

B、thearidzoneleadstotheextinctionofsomeanimals

C、theclimatechangeleadstotheextinctionofsomeanimals

D、thecolonizers,huntingleadstotheextinctionofsomeanimals

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A-

知識點解析：推理題。這篇文章主要是針對人類捕殺導(dǎo)致一些大型動物滅絕的觀點

展開討論，所以［A］為正確答案。

18、WhatdotheexpertscollecttodotheexperimentsatCuddieSprings?

A、Animaltracks.

B、Animalpictures.

C、Animalbones.

D、Animalfossils.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：細(xì)節(jié)題。從第六段首句Fieldandhercolleaguescollectedanimalbones

fromaten-metre-deepsectionofearthatCuddieSprings,…可知答案為［C］。

19>Theword"demise"inParagraph10canbereplacedby.

A、growth

B、disappearance

C^death

D、loss

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：C

知識點解析：語義題。眼據(jù)前文第段說到的…h(huán)untmg''bhtzkncg''thatwipedoutthe

megafauna…可知，megafauna已經(jīng)滅絕，因此可推斷此處demise的意思是“死

亡”,所以選［C］。

20、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaccordingtothepassage?

A、Theanimalbonesshowthattheirdisappearanceseemstohavecoincidedwith

increasingdryness.

Everybodyisconvincedthatitistheclimatechangethatleadstotheextinctionof

someanimals.

C、Fieldisconvincedthatitwasclimatethatdrovetheanimalstotheirdeath.

D^Bothgroupsunveiledevidencethatclimatechangemayhavekilledoffmanyof

Australia'sanimals.

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：推理題。氣候變化導(dǎo)致了一些動物的滅亡，這是一些專家學(xué)者為了證

明某些人持有的“人類捕殺導(dǎo)致了一些大型動物滅亡'’的觀點不正確而提出的反面觀

點，因此并不是所有人都持此種看法，故|B|正確。

專業(yè)英語四級(閱讀)模擬試卷第2套

一、選擇題(本題共70題，每題1.0分，共10分。)

(l)InthecaseofArchimedes,althoughhemademanywonderfuldiscoveriesofdiverse

kinds,yetofthemall,thefollowing,whichIshallrelate,seemstohavebeentheresultof

aboundlessingenuity.Hiero,aftergainingtheroyalpowerinSyracuse,resolved,asa

consequenceofhissuccessfulexploits,toplaceinacertaintempleagoldencrownwhich

hehadvowedtotheimmortalgods.Hecontractedforitsmakingatafixedpace,and

weighedoutapreciseamountofgoldtothecontractor.Attheappointedtimethelatter

deliveredtotheking'ssatisfactionanexquisitelyfinishedpieceofhandiwork,andit

appearedthatinweightthecrowncorrespondedpreciselytowhatthegoldhadweighed.

(2)Butafterwardsachargewasmadethatgoldhadbeenabstractedandanequivalent

weightofsilverhadbeenaddedinthemanufactureofthecrown.Hiero,thinkingilan

outragethathehadbeentricked,andyetnotknowinghowtodetectthetheft,requested

Archimedestoconsiderthematter.Thelatter,whilethecasewasstillonhismind,

happenedtogotothebath,andongettingintoatubobservedthatthemorehisbodysank

intoitthemorewaterranoutoverthetub.Asthispointedoutthewaytoexplainthecase

inquestion,withoutamoment'sdelay,andtransportedwithjoy,hejumpedoutofthetub

andrushedhomenaked,cryingwithaloudvoicethathehadfoundwhathewasseeking.

(3)Takingthisasthebeginningofhisdiscovery,itissaidthathemadetwomassesofthe

sameweightasthecrown,oneofgoldandtheotherofsilver.Aftermakingthem,he

filledalargevesselwithwatertotheverybrim,anddroppedthemassofsilverintoit.As

muchwaterranoutaswasequalinbulktothatofthesilversunkinthevessel.Then,

takingoutthemass,hepouredbackthelostquantityofwater,usingapintmeasure,until

itwaslevelwiththebrimasithadbeenbefore.Thushefoundtheweightofsilver

correspondingtoadefinitequantityofwater.(4)Afterthisexperiment,helikewise

droppedthemassofgoldintothefullvesseland,ontakingitoutandmeasuringas

before,foundthatnotsomuchwaterwaslost,butasmallerquantity:namely,asmuch

lessasamassofgoldlacksinbulkcomparedtoamassofsilverofthesameweight.

Finally,fillingthevesselagainanddroppingthecrownitselfintothesamequantityof

water,hefoundthatmorewaterranoverforthecrownthanforthemassofgoldofthe

sameweight.Hence,reasoningfromthefactthatmorewaterwaslostinthecaseofthe

crownthaninthatofthemass,hedetectedthemixingofsilverwiththegold,andmade

thetheftofthecontractorperfectlyclear.

1、Accordinglutheaulhur,Archimedesmusthavefuundtheway.

A、accidentally

effortlessly

C、theoretically

D、technically

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：第2段第3句中的happenedto表明當(dāng)時阿基米德是偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)解決問

題的方法的，因此，本題應(yīng)選A。雖然“偶然”發(fā)現(xiàn)的方法好像是“毫不費力”的，但

原文該句中的whilethecasewasstillonhismind表明阿基米德在偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)方法之前

一直都在想如何解決這個問題，可見，他也不是“亳不費力”就找到了方法的，因

此，B不正確。

2、Inordertotesthisdiscovery,Archimedes.

A、madetwocrownsofsilverandgoldrespectively

B、madetwomassesofsilverandgoldrespectively

C^madeavesselaslargeasthetubwherehehadabath

D、madeapintmeasurelevelwiththebrimofthevessel

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：B

知識點解析：第3段第1句證明B是正確的。最具干擾性的是D,該選項的用詞與

第3段倒數(shù)第2句的用詞和詞序都十分相近，但要注意原文中，untilitwaslevel

with里的il指的不是直接在其前面的pintmeasure,而是指再前面的water,將

water代回到it的位置，就不難看出D和原文的區(qū)別了。

3、Thestoryisintendedto.

A、illustratetheclevernessofArchimedes

B、tellaninterestingstoryaboutArchimedes

C^recounthowArchimedessolvethedifficult"crown"problem

D、explainthediscoveryoftherelationbetweenbulkandmass

標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案：A

知識點解析：作者講到阿基米德這個故事的原因在全文第1句提到：是為了說明阿

基米德的aboundlessingenuity,其中ingenuity與cleverness同義，因此，本題應(yīng)選

Ao

(1)Theworldisgoingthroughthebiggestwaveofmergersandacquisitionsever

witnessed.TheprocesssweepsfromhyperactiveAmericatoEuropeandreachesthe

emergingcountrieswithunsurpassedmight.Manyinthesecountriesarelookingatthis

processandworrying:"Won'tthewaveofbusinessconcentrationturnintoan

uncontrollableanti-competitiveforce?"(2)There'snoquestionthatthebigaregetting

biggerandmorepowerful.Multinationalcorporationsaccountedforlessthan20%of

internationaltradein1982.Todaythefigureismorethan25%andgrowingrapidly.

Internationalaffiliatesaccountforafast-growingsegmentofproductionineconomies

thatopenupandwelcomeforeigninvestment.InArgentina,forinstance,afterthe

reformsoftheearly1990s,multinationalswentfrom43%toalmost70%oftheindustrial

productionofthe200largestfirms.Thisphenomenonhascreatedseriousconcernsover

theroleofsmallereconomicfirms,ofnationalbusinessmenandovertheultimate

stabilityoftheworldeconomy.(3)1believethatthemostimportantforcesbehindthe

massiveM&Awavearethesamethatunderlietheglobalizationprocess:falling

transportationandcommunicationcosts,lowertradeandinvestmentbarriersand

enlargedmarketsthatrequireenlargedoperationscapableofmeetingcustomers'

demands.Allthesearebeneficial,notdetrimental,toconsumers.Asproductivitygrows,

theworld'swealthincreases.(4)Examplesofbenefitsorcostsofthecurrentconcentration

wavearescanty.Yetitishardtoimaginethatthemergerofafewoilfirmstodaycould

re-createthesamethreatstocompetitionthatwerefearednearlyacenturyagointhe

U.S.,whentheStandardOilTrustwasbrokenup.Themergersoftelecomcompanies,

suchasWorldCom,hardlyseemtobringhigherpricesforconsumersorareductionin

thepaceoftechnicalprog