学位英语阅读理解模拟练习与解析

1、学位英语阅读理解模拟练习与解析 TEXT 1 Glacier National Park in Montana shares boundaries with Canada, an American Indian reservation, and a national forest. Along the North Fork of the Flathead River, the park also borders about 17,000 acres of private lands that are currently used for ranching, timber, and agricu

2、lture. This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park. These private lands are essentially the only ones available for development in the region. With encouragement from the park, local landowners initiated a land use planning

3、 effort to guide the future of the North Fork. The park is a partner in an inter local agreement that calls for resource managing agencies to work together and with the more than 400 private owners in the area. A draft plan has been prepared, with objective of maintaining traditional economic uses b

4、ut limiting new development that would damage park resources. Voluntary action by landowners, in cooperation with the park and the county, is helping to restrict small lot subdivisions, maintain wildlife corridors, and minimize any harmful impact on the environment. The willingness of local landowne

5、rs to participate in this protection effort may have been stimulated by concerns that congress would impose a legislative solution. Nevertheless, many local residents want to retain the existing character of the area. Meetings between park officials and landowners have led to a dramatically improved

6、 understanding of all concerns. 1. The passage mainly discusses_.A. the endangered species in Glacier National Park B. the protection of lands surrounding Glacier National Park C. conservation laws imposed by the state of Montana D. conservation laws imposed by Congress2. Why are the private lands s

7、urrounding Glacier National Park so important? A. They function as a hunting preserve. B. They are restricted to government use. C. They are heavily populated. D. They contain natural habitats of threatened species. 3. The relationship between park officials and neighboring landowners may best be de

8、scribed as_. A. indifferent B. intimateC. cooperative D. disappointing 4. It can be inferred from the passage that a major interest of the officials of Glacier National Park is to_. A. limit land development around the park B. establish a new park in Montana C. influence national legislation D. sett

9、le border disputes with Canada 答案解析：1. B) 这是一道主旨题。通过阅读文章可知，为了保护冰川国家公园的濒危物种和资源，公园当局和地方土地所有者制订了限制土地使用计划，故答案为B。 2. D) 这是一道细节题。根据第一段第三句“This land is an important part of the habitat and migratory routes for several endangered species that frequent the park.”（这片土地是非常重要的，因为这里是几种经常光顾此公园的濒危物种的栖息地和迁徙路线。）可知选项

10、D为正确答案。 3. C) 根据第二段可知，公园当局和地方土地所有者密切合作来保护资源，因此他们的关系是cooperative (合作性的)。 4. A) 这是一道推理题。根据第二段第三句和阅读全文，我们很容易就可以得到这样一个信息：为了保护自然资源和濒危物种，公园管理者限制那些会破坏资源的土地开发。因此选项A为正确答案。TEXT 2 As many as one thousand years ago in the Southwest, the Hopi and Zuni Indians of North America were building with adobesun baked br

11、ick plastered with mud. Their homes looked remarkably like modern apartment houses. Some were four stories high and contained quarters for perhaps a thousand people, along with store rooms for grain and other goods. These buildings were usually put up against cliffs, both to make construction easier

12、 and for defense against enemies. They were really villages in themselves, as later Spanish explorers must have realized since they called them pueblos, which is Spanish for town. The people of the pueblos raised what are called” the three sisters - corn, beans, and squash. They made excellent potte

13、ry and wove marvelous baskets, some so fine that they could hold water. The Southwest has always been a dry country, where water is scarce. The Hopi and Zuni brought water from streams to their fields and gardens through irrigation ditches. Water was so important that it played a major role in their

14、 religion. They developed elaborate ceremonies and religious rituals to bring rain. The way of life of less settled groups was simpler and more strongly influenced by nature. Small tribes such as the Shoshone and Ute wandered the dry and mountainous lands between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific

15、Ocean. They gathered seeds and hunted small animals such as small rabbits and snakes. In the Far North the ancestors of todays Inuit hunted seals, walruses, and the great whales. They lived right on the frozen seas in shelters called igloos built of blocks of packed snow. When summer came, they fish

16、ed for salmon and hunted the lordly caribou. The Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Sioux tribes, known as the Plains Indians, lived on the grasslands between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River. They hunted bison, commonly called the buffalo. Its meat was the chief food of these tribes, and its hide w

17、as used to make their clothing and covering of their tents and tipis.5. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. The architecture of early American Indian buildings.B. The movement of American Indians across North America.C. Ceremonies and rituals of American Indians.D. The way of life of American I

18、ndian tribes in early North America.6. It can be inferred from the passage that the dwellings of the Hopi and Zuni were_. A. very smallB. highly advancedC. difficult to defendD. quickly constructed参考答案及解析：5. D) 根据阅读短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地区不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式 。故选项D为正确答案。 6.B) 此题为推断题。根据文章第一段可知，早在一千年前Hopi和Zuni两支北美

19、印第安部落就用一种砖坯“adobe”来建造房屋，高可达四层楼高，有居住室还有储藏室，颇像现代的公寓，故选项B（高度发达）为正确答案。TEXT 3 If you like the idea of staying with a family, living in house might be the answer. Good landladies-those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and over

20、charge them at the slightest opportunity. The truth is probably somewhere between the two extremes. If you are lucky, the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reasonable amount of comfort and companionship .For the less fortune, house rules may restrict

21、 the freedom to invite friends to visit, and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and untidy guests are living under the same roof. The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing, with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what,

22、 and in what proportion. One person may spend hours on the phone, while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are student and want to study? Conversely, flat sharing can

23、 be very cheap, there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared. 7. According to the passage ,landladies are _C_ A. usually strict. B. always mean. C. adequately competent. D. very popular with their guest. 解析：C, 排除法。 A指的是bad landladies,片面信息。B没有提到，且过

24、于绝对。D选项：文中提到： “Good landladies-those who are superb cooks and launderers. D, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity.“指两种都很常见，而不是受欢迎。”有bad landladies,自然不能说所有的landladies都受到房客的欢迎。 8. What is the additional disadvantag

25、e of flat sharing? _A_ A. Problems of sharing and paying. B. Differences in living habits. C. Shared cooking and bathroom facilities. D. Restriction to invite friends to visit. 解析：由第二段可知。 “with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what,” （另外一个困难是决定由谁来付钱和付多少）以及”If you want pri

26、vacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are student and want to study.” 在同住的时候生活细节上的一些矛盾。 9. What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of flat sharing? _D_ A. Rent is affordable B. There is companionship. C. Housework. D.

27、 There is peace and quiet. 解析：D。由第三段可知。 “flat sharing can be very cheap, there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.” A、B、C 都有提到，只有D没有提及。TEXT 4 Traveling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the talk of the l

28、ate UK writer Douglas Adams master work “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know, Ill pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain. I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a

29、 single one. When I was in my teens and 20s, hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe, North America, Asia and southern Africa. Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road. Not only did yo

30、u find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane ,but there was that element of excitement about where you would finish up that night. Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture. It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it? A few years ago, I was as

31、ked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper. Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking . Rural Ireland was recommended as a friendly place for hitching, as was Quebec, Canada-“if you dont mind being criticized for not speakin

32、g French”. But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west it was doomed. With so much news about crime in the media, people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a dan

33、ger. But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift? In Poland in the 1960s, according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,the authorities introduced the Hitchhikers Booklet. The booklet contained coupons for drivers, so each time a driver picked somebody, he or she received a coupon. At

34、 the end of the season, drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes. Everyone was hitchhiking then”. Surely this is a good idea for society. Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It would help fight global warming by cutting d

35、own on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history, politics and sociology. A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhikers Guide”, another adventure story writer, Robert Louis St

36、evenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhikers motto: “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstretched. 10. In

37、 which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? _C_ A. (3) B.(4) C. (3) and (4) D.(4) and (5) 解析：C。问题问的是作者的评价，第三段和第四段中都有出现评价性的形容词，如：The kindness or curiosity of strangers，hospitality，that element of excitement；第5段只是提到了一些事实，无评价性的形容词。11. What is the current situation of h

38、itchhiking? _A_ A. It is popular in some parts of the world. B. It is popular throughout the west. C. It is popular in Poland. D. It is still popular in Poland. 解析：A。根据第7段 “But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughout much of the west

39、 it was doomed.” （虽然搭便车在一些地方仍然存在和普遍，但基本上人们感觉在西方大部分地方这种现象却不复存在了。） 12. What is the writers attitude towards the practice in Poland? _D_ A. Critical. B. Unclear. C. Somewhat favorable. D. Strongly favorable. 解析：D。第10段， “Surely this is a good idea for society.” （显然这对社会来说是一个不错的主意。） 13. The writer has men

40、tioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT _B_ A. promoting mutual respect between strangers. B. increasing ones confidence in strangers. C. protecting environment. D. enrich ones knowledge. 解析：B。根据第10段。 “Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers. It

41、 would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels. It would also improve educational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history, politics and sociology.” (搭便车可以打破陌生人之间的障碍，增进信任；因为搭便车的人使用的是正在使用的燃料，它可以通过减少燃料消耗而帮助解决全球变暖的问

42、题；它还可以通过地理、历史、政治和社会学的快速课程提高教育水平。) 14. “Either put it to the test yourself”in Paragraph (11) means _D_ A. to experience the hopefulness. B. to read Adams book. C. to offer someone a lift. D. to be a hitchhiker. 解析：D。根据最后一句话： “Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to tr

43、avel hopefully with thumb outstretched.”（你可以自己尝试，也可以帮助那些想去旅行而满怀希望伸出大拇指的人。）TEXT 5 I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the reality I took with me into

44、sleep . I try to think of something else. Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind. I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the b

45、lack silk of the skirts she was selling . In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue ,green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair. I dont know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with

46、 three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasnt sure if she understood me (I dont speak Laotian very well). I looked back down at the skirts. They had designs on them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green si

47、lk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness. She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She w

48、as pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of th

49、e head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldnt make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay he

50、r three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy. The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, thoug

51、h, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didnt , of course. I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy. I

52、get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the

53、candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colors. The woman in the marketplace! She has given these ribbons to me! There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didnt

54、 cry. 15. According to the writer, the woman in the marketplace _B_ . A. refused to speak to her. B. was pleasant and attractive. C. was selling skirts and ribbons. D. recognized her immediately. 解析：B。根据第3段对她的细节描写。 “She moved with the same ease and loveliness Her long black hair was as shiny as the

55、black silk of the skirts she was selling . In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue ,green, and white. They reminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.” 由此可见，作者对她的印象是愉快的。 16. Which of the following in NOT correct? _A_ A. The writ

56、er was not used to bargaining. B. People in Asia always bargain when buying things. C. Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful. D. The writer was ready to bargain with the woman. 解析：A。第5段 “It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort o

57、f quiet peacefulness.” （在亚洲，人们有讨价还价的习俗。在老挝，人们讨价还价时总是轻言细语），由此可知，B、C、D是正确的。作者了解当地的习俗，所以很自然地开始bargain，所以A选项不对。 17. The writer assumed that the woman accepted the last offer mainly because woman _A/C_ . A. thought that the last offer was reasonable. B. thought she could still make much money. C. was gla

58、d that the writer knew their way of bargaining. D. was tired of bargaining with the writer any more. 解析：A/C。“she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was too low. She was being too generous and wouldnt make enough money.” 18. Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts? _C_ A. The skirts were cheap and pret