2022年考研考博-考博英语-首都师范大学考试名师押题精选卷I（带答案详解）试卷号18

住在富人区的她2022年考研考博-考博英语-首都师范大学考试名师押题精选卷I（带答案详解）（图片可根据实际调整大小）题型12345总分得分一.综合题(共50题)1.单选题

Someresearchersfeelthatcertainpeoplehavenervoussystemsparticularly（

）tohot,drywinds.Theyarewhatwecallweathersensitivepeople.

问题1选项

A.subjective

B.subordinate

C.liable

D.vulnerable

【答案】D

【解析】考查形容词辨析。subjective主观的，个人的；subordinate从属的，次要的；liable有…倾向的，易…的；vulnerable易受…影响的。句意：一些研究人员意识到某些人的神经系统特别易受干燥的热风的影响，我们称这些人为天气敏感症患者。由weathersensitivepeople可知空格处所填单词应与sensitive意思一致，具有“易受……影响的”意思，故答案D

2.单选题

Thebiographerhastodancebetweentwoshakypositionswithrespecttothesubject.Tooclosearelation,andthewritermayloseobjectivity.Notcloseenough,andthewritermaylackthesympathynecessarytoanyefforttoportrayamind,asoul---thequalityoflife.Whoshouldwritethebiographyofafamily,forexample?Becauseoftheirclosenesstothesubject,familymembersmayhavespecialinformation,butbythesametoken,theymaynothavethedistancethatwouldallowthemtobefair.Similarly,aking'sservantmightnotbethebestonetowriteabiographyofthatking.Butaforeignermightnothavetheknowledgeandsympathynecessarytowritetheking'sbiography---notforareadershipfromwithinthekingdom,atanyrate.

Thereisnoidealpositionforsuchatask.Thebiographerhastoworkinthepositionheorshehasintheworld,adjustingthatpositionasnecessarytodealwiththesubject.Everypositionhasstrengthsandweaknesses:tothrive,awritermusttrytobecomeawareofthese,evaluatethemintermsofthesubject,andselectapositionaccordingly.

Whentheirsubjectsareheroesorfamousfigures,biographiesoftenrevealademocraticmotive:theattempttoshowthattheirsubjectsareonlyhuman,nobetterthananyoneelse.Otherbiographiesaremeanttochangeus,toinviteustobecomebetterthanweare.ThebiographiesofJesusfoundintheBiblearethisclass.

Biographersmayclaimthattheiraccountisthe"authentic"one.Inadvancingthisclaim,theyarehelpedifthebiographyis"authorized"bythesubject:thispresumablyallowsbiographerspecialaccesstoprivateinformation."Unauthorized"biographiesalsohavetheirappeal,however,sincetheycansuggestanindependenceofmindinthebiographer.Inbookpromotions,he"unauthorized"characterizationusuallysuggeststheprospectofjuicygossipthatthesubjecthadhopedtosuppress,Asubjectmighthaveseveralbiographies,evenseveral"authentic"ones.Wesenseintuitivelythatnooneisinapositiontotellthe"story"ofalife,perhapsnoteventhesubjects,andthishasbeenprovedbythehistoryofbiography.

1.TheauthorcitesthebiographiesofJesusintheBibleinordertoshowthat（

）.

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

3.Anunauthorizedbiographyislikelytoattractmorereadersbecause

（

）.

4.Inthispassage,theauthorfocuseson（

）.

问题1选项

A.biographiescanservedifferentpurposes

B.biographiesareauthenticaccountsoftheirsubjects'lives

C.thebestbiographiesarethoseofheroesandfamousfigures

D.thebestbiographiesaremeanttotransformtheirreaders

问题2选项

A.Anauthenticbiographyseldomappealstoitsreaders.

B.Anauthenticbiographyisoneauthorizedbythesubject.

C.Authorizedbiographieshaveawiderreadership.

D.Noonecanwriteaperfectbiography.

问题3选项

A.itportraysthesubjectsbothfaithfullyandvividly

B.itrevealsalotofaccuratedetailsunknowntooutsiders

C.itcontainsinterestinginformationaboutthesubject'sprivatelife

D.itusuallygivesasympatheticdescriptionofthesubject'scharacter

问题4选项

A.thesecretofabiographertowinmorereaders

B.thedifficultyofabiographerinfindingtheproperperspectivetodohisjob

C.thetechniquesrequiredofabiographertowriteagoodbiography

D.thecharacteristicsofdifferentkindsofbiographies

【答案】第1题:A

第2题:D

第3题:C

第4题:B

【解析】第1题:细节事实题。由第三段“Whentheirsubjectsareheroesorfamousfigures,biographiesoftenrevealademocraticmotive:theattempttoshowthattheirsubjectsareonlyhuman,nobetterthananyoneelse.Otherbiographiesaremeanttochangeus,toinviteustobecomebetterthanweare.当传记的主人公是英雄或名人时，传记往往揭示出一些动机：有的动机试图表明传记的主人公和我们一样只是普通人，有的传记就是要激励我们让我们超越自己。”可知写传记有很多目的，举例也是为了表明传记可有不同的目的。答案A

第2题:细节事实题。由第一段和第二段“Similarly,aking’sservantmightnotbethebestonetowriteabiographyofthatking.Butaforeignermightnothavetheknowledgeandsympathynecessarytowritetheking’sbiography——notforareadershipfromwithinthekingdom,atanyrate.Thereisnoidealpositionforsuchatask.同样，一个国王的仆人可能不是为国王写传记的最佳人选。但是一个外国人可能没有写国王传记所必需的知识和同情心——至少不是为王国的读者写的。对于这样的任务，没有理想的职位。”可知没有完美的人选来写传记，即没有人能写出完美的传记。故D项正确。ABC三项与文中内容不符。

第3题:推理判断题。由最后一段“Inbookpromotions,the‘unauthorized’characterizationusuallysuggeststheprospectofjuicygossipthatthesubjecthadhopedtosuppress.在图书促销活动中，‘未经授权’的描述通常会让人联想到作传记对象不希望有的有趣八卦。”可知为了促销，一些“未经授权”的传记作家会在书中写一些传记对象的八卦（私生活信息）。故C项正确。

第4题:主旨大意题。由文章开头及Asubjectmighthaveseveralbiographies,evenseveral“authentic”ones.Wesenseintuitivelythatnooneisinapositiontotellthe“story”ofalife,perhapsnoteventhesubjects,andthishasbeenprovedbythehistoryofbiography.一个主题可能有几本传记，甚至几本“真实的”传记。我们直觉地感觉到，没有人能够讲述一个生命的“故事”，也许甚至只是主题，而传记的历史已经证明了这一点。可知本文全篇都在讲述一个话题即“没有人能写出完美的传记，很难找到合适的人选来写出完美的传记”。故B项正确。

3.写作题

PeopleallovertheworldspendtimesurfingtheInternet.Sometimes,surfingtheInternethasreplacedmoreactivepastimessuchassportsorvisitingwithfriends.

Writeacompositionofnolessthan250wordsanddiscuss,whetherlifeonInternethashadagoodorbadeffectonpeople'sdailylife.

Yourcompositionshouldbebasedonthefollowingoutline:.

Goodeffect.

Badeffect.

Conclusion.

【答案】TheInternetandItsEffectsonPeoplesDailyLife

Throughoutthe20th

century,asoneofthemostadvancedinnovationsilltheareaofinformationtechnology,Internethasexertedanextremelyimportantinfluenceonpeople’sproductionandsocialactivities.Inrecentyears,we’rewitnessedarapidgrowthinthepopularityofInternetandwemaysay,wehavealreadyenteredtheInternetera.Whether,however,lifeonInternethasagoodorbadeffectonpeople’sdailylife?Admittedly,therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

Definitely,itsconvenienceandpracticalityareofgreatsignificanceforus.Firstly,itisInternetthatmakesitpossibleforpeopletoadapttotherapiddevelopmentofhigh-techsocietyandtobeprovidedwiththeavailabilityofknowledgeandinformationfromallovertheworld.Withitsrichnessofinformation,theInternetprovideduswithchancestoknowabouttheworldandtoexpandourhorizonwithoutleavinghome.Inaddition,theinternetconnectsthecomputersaroundtheworld,andpeoplecantalkwithandseeeachothereasilyandcheaply,evenacrosstheocean.Moreover,manyhospitalsandtrainstationshaveopenedtheirownticketbookingsystemstoreducethelengthofthequeuebeforetheirown’storeduce.

However,Internetisalsolikeadouble-edgedsword.Atfirst,inthesparetime,PeopleprefertosurftheInternetallthedayratherthandosomeoutdooractivitieswiththeirfriends,suchashavingapicnicorplayingfootball.Itmaybeadangeroussignalthatlesscommunicationinactuallifeisbringingaboutcoldnessofinterpersonalrelationships.Besides,therearesomebadguyswhomaytakeadvantageoftheinternettodosomethingbad,suchasspreadingpornmaterialstothechildren,abductingnaivegirlsthroughonlinechattingrooms,andmakingschoolageboys’addicttotheonlinegames.

Inconclusion,Internetisthetrendinourdailylife.WecanbenefitmostfromitonlyifwetakegoodadvantagesofInternetandtrytobecarefulenoughtokeepthepotentialbadeffectsaway.

4.单选题

Women’scriticalroleinmanagingnaturalresourcesandprotectingtheenvironmenthasbeenoverlookedmoreoftenthanithasbeen（

）.

问题1选项

A.acknowledged

B.emphasized

C.memorized

D.associated

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词辨析。acknowledge“承认”；emphasize“强调，重视”；memorize“记住，背熟”；associate“联想，使发生联系”。句意：妇女在管理自然资源和保护环境方面的关键作用经常更多地被忽视，而不是被承认。由overlookedmoreoftenthan可知空格处填“被承认”更符合逻辑。答案A

5.翻译题

Aphilosophyofculturebeginswiththeassumptionthattheworldofhumancultureisnotamereaggregateoflooseanddetachedfacts.Itseekstounderstandthesefactsasasystemasanorganicwhole.Foranempiricalorhistoricalviewitwouldseemtobeenoughtocollectthedataofhumanculture.Hereweareinterestedinthebreadthofhumanlife.Weareengrossedinastudyoftheparticularphenomenaintheirrichnessandvariety....

Butaphilosophicalanalysissetsitselfadifferenttask.Itsstartingpointanditshypothesisareembodiedintheconvictionthatthevariedandseeminglydispersedraysmaybegatheredtogetherandbroughtintoacommonfocus.

Theideathatpeoplecanbehavenaturally,withoutresortingtoanartificialcodetacitlyagreeduponbytheirsociety,isassillyastheideathattheycancommunicatebyaspokenlanguagewithoutcommonlyacceptedsemanticandgrammaticalrules.

Likelanguage,acodeofmannerscanbeusedwithmoreorwithlessskillforlaudableorforevilpurposes,toexpressagreatvarietyofideasandemotions.Initself,itcarriesnomoralvalue,butignoranceinuseofthistoolisnotasignofvirtue.Inarticulatenessshouldnotbemistakenforguiltlessness.

【答案】译文：哲学文化始于这样一种假设上，即人类文明并不仅仅是松散而孤立的事实的累积。哲学试图把现象作为系统的有机整体来解释。

译文：但是哲学分析给自己设定了不同的任务。它的研究起点和假设体现在这样一种论断中：即不同的和分散的光线会被聚焦在一起，成为共同的焦点。

译文：那种认为人们可以我行我素，无需借助一种全社会都默认的人为制定的规范的想法，就像认为人们可以用一种没有被普遍认可的语法规则的语言来进行交流的想法一样愚昧。

译文：就像语言一样，一种行为准则可以用或多或少的技巧来表达各种各样的想法和情感，或用于值得称赞的目的，或用于邪恶的目的。

6.单选题

Thousandsof（

）atthestadiumcametotheirfeettopaytributetoanoutstandingperformance.

问题1选项

A.audience

B.participants

C.spectators

D.observers

【答案】C

【解析】考查名词辨析。audience听众；participant参与者；spectator观众，看客；observer观察者。句意：体育场内成千上万的观众起立，向这场出色的表演致敬。此句语境为去体育场观看表演，所以主体为观众。答案C

7.单选题

Whilefashionisthoughtofusuallyinrelationtoclothing,itisimportanttorealizethatitcoversamuchwiderdomain.Itistobefoundinmanners,thearts,literature,andphilosophy,andmayevenreachintocertainareasofscience.Infact,itmayoperateinanyfieldofgrouplife,apartfromthetechnologicalandutilitarianareaandtheareaorthesacred.Itsoperationrequiresaclasssociety,forinitsessentialcharacteritdoesnotoccureitherinahomogeneoussocietylikeaprimitivegroup,orinacastesociety.

Fashionbehavesasamovement,andonthisbasisitisdifferentfromcustomwhichbycomparison,isstatic.Thisisduetothefactthatfashionisbasedfundamentallyondifferentiationandemulation.Inaclasssociety,theupperclassesortheso-calledsocialelitearenotabletodifferentiatethemselvesbyfixedsymbolsorbadges.Hencethemoreexternalfeaturesoftheirlifeandbehaviorarelikelytobeimitatedbyclassesimmediatelybelowthem,who,inturn,imitatedbygroupsimmediatelybelowtheminthesocialstructure.Thisprocessgivestofashionaverticaldescent.However,theeliteclassfindsthatitisnolongerdistinguishable,byreasonoftheimitationmadebyothers,andhenceisledtoadoptnewdifferentiatingcriteria,onlytodisplacetheseastheyinturnareimitated.Itisprimarilyhisfeaturethatmakesfashionintoamovementandwhichhasledonewritertoremarkthatafashion,oncelaunched,movetoitsdoom.

Asamovement,fashionshowlittleresemblancetoanyoftheothermovementswhichwehaveconsidered.Whileitoccursspontaneouslyandmovesalonginacharacteristiccycle,itinvolveslittleinthewayofcrowdbehavioranditisnotdependentuponthediscussionprocessandtheresultingpublicopinion.Itdoesnotdependuponthemechanismsofwhichwehavespoken.Theparticipantsarenotrecruitedthroughagitation.Nomoraleisbuiltupamongthem.Nordoesthefashionmovementhave,orrequireanideology.Further,sinceitdoesnothavealeadershipimpartingconsciousdirectiontothemovement,itdoesnotbuildupasetoftactics.Peopletakepartinthefashionmovementvoluntarilyandinresponsetotheinterestingandpowerfulkindofcontrolwhichfashionimposesonthem.

1.Itisknownfromthefirstparagraphthat（

）.

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

3.Accordingtotheauthor,afashionmovement

（

）.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatafashionmovement（

）.

问题1选项

A.fashionoperatesineverysociety

B.fashionisfoundonlyinafewfieldsofgrouplife

C.fashionoriginatesinaclasssociety

D.peopleliketokeepupwithfashioninaprimitivesociety

问题2选项

A.Fashion,asamovement,isstatic.

B.Afashionisdestinedtodisappearonceitislaunched.

C.Afashionwillnevervanishonceitislaunched.

D.Theupperclassesplayalittleroleinfashionmovements.

问题3选项

A.willeventuallydevelopintoasocialorganization

B.haslittleincommonwithothermovements

C.hasapowerfulleadershipguidingit

D.hasasetofsymbolsandvalues

问题4选项

A.isaformofexpressivebehavior

B.contributesagreatdealtothewayofcrowdbehavior

C.canboostthemoraleofitsparticipants

D.functionsinthesamewayasspecificsocialmovements

【答案】第1题:C

第2题:B

第3题:B

第4题:A

【解析】第1题:细节事实题。由题干定位到第一段“Itsoperationrequiresaclasssociety,forinitsessentialcharacteritdoesnotoccureitherinahomogeneoussocietylikeaprimitivegroup,orinacastesociety.时尚的运作需要一个阶级社会，因为就其本质而言，它既不发生在像原始群体那样的同质社会，也不发生在种姓社会。”可知时尚智慧发生在阶级社会。答案C

第2题:细节事实题。由第二段“Itisprimarilythisfeaturethatmakesfashionintoamovementandwhichhasledonewritertoremarkthatafashion,oncelaunched,movetoitsdoom.正是这一特点使时尚成为一种运动，并使一位作家评论说，一种时尚，一旦推出，就走向灭亡。”可知答案B

第3题:推理判断题。由第三段“Asamovement,fashionshowlittleresemblancetoanyoftheothermovementswhichwehaveconsidered.作为一场运动，时尚与我们所考虑过的其他运动几乎没有相似之处。”可知时尚运动与其他运动几乎没有相似之处。答案B

第4题:推理判断题。此题可用排除法由“itinvolveslittleinthewayofcrowdbehavior...”可排除B项；由“Nomoraleisbuiltupamong...”可排除C项；由“Asamovement,fashionshowlittleresemblancetoanyoftheothermovementswhichwehaveconsidered.作为一场运动，时尚与我们所考虑过的其他运动几乎没有相似之处。”可排除D项。故答案A

8.单选题

Theyhaveconsideredtheirhighstandardoflivinga(n)（

）forpracticingtheirbasicbeliefs.

问题1选项

A.award

B.reward

C.result

D.consequence

【答案】B

【解析】考查名词辨析。award奖，奖品；reward回报，奖赏，常与for搭配；result结果；consequence后果。句意：他们认为自己的高生活水准是对他们践行基本信仰的一种回报。由空格前后部分的句意可知B项符合题意。答案B

9.单选题

Theuseofsoundiswidespreadas（

）ofanimalcommunicateon.

问题1选项

A.ameans

B.ways

C.atool

D.signals

【答案】A

【解析】考查名词辨析。ameans方法，手段；ways方法，道路，方向；atool工具；signal信号，标志。句意：声音被广泛地用作动物交流的手段。由is单数可直接排除B项与D项；声音应该是动物交流的一种手段而不是工具。答案A

10.单选题

Inspiteofthe（

）economicforecasts,manufacturingoutputhasrisenslightly.

问题1选项

A.gloomy

B.miserable

C.shadowy

D.obscure

【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词辨析。gloomy暗淡的，悲观的；miserable悲惨的；shadowy朦胧的，有阴影的；obscure模糊的，晦涩的。句意：尽管经济前景暗淡，但是制造业产量却略有上升。由inspiteof及risen可知，前后为让步关系，故该空应与risen意思相反，并且能修饰经济前景的只有A项。答案A

11.单选题

Creatingsomuchconfusion,Jasonrealizedhehadbettermake（

）whathewastryingtotelltheaudience.

问题1选项

A.exclusive

B.explicit

C.objective

D.obscure

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词辨析。exclusive“独有的，排外的”；explicit“明确的，清楚的”；objective“客观的”；obscure“不清楚的，隐蔽的”。句意：在造成诸多困惑后，杰森意识到自己最好把试图告诉听众的事情弄清楚。由Creatingsomuchconfusion可知Jason最好是把这些困惑给弄清楚。答案B

12.单选题

Thesevariedracialgroupshavelearnedtolivetogetherinpeaceand（

），settinganexamplewellworthfollowing.

问题1选项

A.harmony

B.grace

C.rhythm

D.relief

【答案】A

【解析】考查固定搭配。harmony和睦，融洽；grace优雅；rhythm节奏，韵律；relief救济，减轻；peaceandharmony和谐和平，是固定搭配。句意：这些不同的种族群体已学会和平共处地生活在一起，树立了值得学习的榜样。答案A

13.单选题

Alandfreefromdestruction,pluswealth,naturalresources-andlaborsupply-allthesewereimportant（1）inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution.Buttheywerenotenough.Something

（2）

wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess.That"somethingspecial"wasmen

（3）

individualswhocouldinventmachines,findnewsourcesofpower,andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety.

Themenwho

（4）

themachinesoftheIndustrial-Revolutioncamefrommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations.Manyofthemwere

（5）

inventorsthanscientist.Amanwhoisa

（6）

scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearchaccurately.Heisnotnecessarilyworkingsothathisfindingscanbeused.

Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis

（7）

tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse.Hemaytrytosolveaproblembyusingthetheoriesofscienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror.Regardlessofhismethod,heisworkingtoobtaina

（8）

result:theconstructionofaharvestingmachine,theburningofalightbulb,oroneofmanyotherobjectives.

Mostofthepeoplewho

（9）

themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors,nottrainedscientists.Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors.Eventhosewhohadlittleornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions

（10）

agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyearsbefore.

问题1选项

A.reasons

B.factors

C.situations

D.cases

问题2选项

A.similar

B.else

C.near

D.extra

问题3选项

A.generating

B.effective

C.motivating

D.creative

问题4选项

A.employed

B.created

C.operated

D.controlled

问题5选项

A.less

B.better

C.more

D.worse

问题6选项

A.genuine

B.practical

C.pure

D.clever

问题7选项

A.seldom

B.usually

C.sometimes

D.never

问题8选项

A.single

B.specialized

C.specific

D.sole

问题9选项

A.proposed

B.developed

C.supplied

D.offered

问题10选项

A.because

B.while

C.if

D.as

【答案】第1题:B

第2题:B

第3题:D

第4题:B

第5题:C

第6题:C

第7题:B

第8题:C

第9题:B

第10题:C

【解析】第1题:考查固定搭配。reason和factor放在这里都符合逻辑，由空格后面的介词in，可知应选factor。reason一般接for或者why引导的从句。故答案B

第2题:考查形容词辨析。此句句意为还需要一些其他的东西，somethingelse其他的东西，答案B

第3题:考查形容词辨析。根据空后的“inventmachines…”可知此空应填“具有创造力的”，generating产生的；effective有效的；motivating激发的；creative创造性的。

第4题:考查动词辨析。句意：在工业革命中发明这些机器的人。故答案B

第5题:考查固定搭配。句意：发明机器的人大部分是发明家，而不是科学家。more…than…是…而不是…答案C

第6题:考查形容词辨析。根据“primarilyinterestedindoinghisresearchaccurately.Heisnotnecessarilyworkingsothathisfindingscanbeused.主要对自己的研究感兴趣。他不一定是为了利用他的研究成果而工作。”可推知这种科学家是纯粹的科学家。genuine真正的，真实的；practical实际的；pure纯粹的；clever聪明的。答案C

第7题:考查副词辨析。根据下文意思可知，usually符合句意。答案B

第8题:考查形容词辨析。句意：“不管什么方法，他工作目的是获得特定的某种结果。”由空格后的举例可知他是为了获得某种特定的结果而工作。答案C

第9题:考查动词辨析。句意：工业革命时发明了这些机器的人大都是发明家而非科学家。答案B

第10题:考查连词辨析。句意：即使是那些没有受过科学专业训练的人，如果没有之前科学家们做出的基础工作，他们也不可能发明这些东西。所以应填if。答案C

14.单选题

Whyinanageoftechnology,shouldsomanypeoplestillclingtoanancientbelief?Inpartitmustbebecauseastrology（占星术）claimstotellussomethingaboutourselves,andallofusareinterestedinourselves.Ithinkitisbecauseastrologyispresentedasifitwereasciencebyitsmodernpractitioner,andmanypeoplearemisledbythis.

Infact，astrologywasneverascience.Itwasnotahypothesisortheorydevelopedtodescribenaturalphenomena,anduntilfairlyrecenttimes,therewasnoattempttotestorverifyitspredictions.AstrologybeganapproximatelythreethousandyearsagoinBabylonia,itwasappliedtomonarchsandkingdoms,butnottoindividuals.Itspreadinthe6thcenturyBCasFarasIndia,whereitflourishestoday.TheEgyptians,meanwhile,developedtheirownkindofastrology.ButtheastrologynowpracticedinEuropeandAmericaisthatdevelopedbytheGreeks,whosynthesizedtheideasofBabyloniansandEgyptiansandenrichedthemwithconceptsfromtheirownfertileimaginations.TheGreeksbelievedthattheearthwascomposedoffourelements,andtheheavensofaperfectcrystallinematerial.Theplanetsthemselveswerevariouslythoughttobegods,residencesofgods,oratleastmanifestationsofgods.Thegodswereimmortal,butotherwisehadthesameattributesofanger,happiness,jealousy,rageandpleasureaswedo.Nowifwhatthegods'thoughtwascapricious（变化无常的），atleasttheplanetswerepredictableintheirmovements.Becauseourownlotinlifeissounpredictable,itmustbepurelyatthemercyofgods.Butifthegodsaretheplanets,orsomehowassociatedwiththem,thenwehaveonlytolearntherulesofthemotionsoftheplanetstounderstandthewhimsofthegodsandhowtheyshapeourownlives.Sothebeliefdevelopedthateachofourlivesispreordainedbythepreciseconfigurationoftheplanetsintheskyatthetimeofourbirth.

Astrologycouldnot,ofcourse,haveseemedasincredibletotheancientsasitdoestous.Theroleofthesuninfluencingourdailyandyearlylivesisobvious;itwasanaturalextensiontoattributeotherpowerstotheotherplanetsaswell.Itwasn'tuntilthetimeofNewtonthatweunderstoodthatthelawsofNatureapplytothecelestialworldsaswellastotheterrestrialone.Duringantiquity,however,allgreatscholarsbelievedinastrology.

1.Manypeoplearemisledbyastrologybecauseitispresentedbythepractitionersas（

）.

2.Itisimpliedthatastrologyisbasedonthebeliefthat

（

）.

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthescholarsbeforethetimeofNewton?

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

问题1选项

A.atheorythatcandescribenaturalphenomena

B.amagicalkeytounderstandthemselves

C.anancientbeliefthathadlongbeenappliedtomonarchs

D.amysteriouspowerbeyondtheexplanationofscience

问题2选项

A.thegods’intentionswerehardtopredict

B.thefateofourliveswereunpredictable

C.thegodsarecloselyrelatedtotheplanets

D.thegodshavethesameattributesaswedo

问题3选项

A.Someofthemwereconvincedbyastrology.

B.Theydidn'tknowthelawsofNatureapplytoallplanets.

C.Theyplayedimportantrolesinthedevelopmentofastrology.

D.Mostofthemfoundastrologyincredible

问题4选项

A.Tocastdoubtontheoriginofastrology

B.Tocompareastrologywithrealsciences.

C.Topointoutthepopularityofastrology.

D.Tojustifytheincredibilityofastrology.

【答案】第1题:A

第2题:C

第3题:B

第4题:D

【解析】第1题:细节事实题。由第一段“Ithinkitisbecauseastrologyispresentedasifitwereasciencebyitsmodernpractitioner,andmanypeoplearemisledbythis.这是因为占星术被它的现代实践者描述为一门科学，许多人被它误导了。”据此可知A项正确。答案A

第2题:推理判断题。TheGreeksbelievedthattheearthwascomposedoffourelements,andtheheavensofaperfectcrystallinematerial.Theplanetsthemselveswerevariouslythoughttobegods,residencesofgods,oratleastmanifestationsofgods.希腊人相信地球是由四种元素组成的，而天堂是由完美的水晶物质构成的。行星本身被以各种方式认为是神，神的住所，或者至少是神的显现。据此可知C项“神被认为与行星密切相关”正确。答案C'

第3题:细节事实题。由文章末尾“Itwasn’tuntilthetimeofNewtonthatweunderstoodthatthelawsofNatureapplytothecelestialworldsaswellastotheterrestrialone.Duringantiquity,however,allgreatscholarsbelievedinastrology.直到牛顿时代，我们才明白自然法则不仅适用于地球，也适用于天体。然而，在古代，所有伟大的学者都相信占星术。”可知古代学者并不知道自然法则适用于所有行星。B项正确。

第4题:主旨大意题。由第一段“Ithinkitisbecauseastrologyispresentedasifitwereasciencebyitsmodernpractitioner,andmanypeoplearemisledbythis.我认为这是因为占星术被现代的从业者描述成一门科学，很多人被误导了。”及第二段“Infact，astrologywasneverascience.事实上，占星术从来都不是一门科学。”可知作者认为占星术并非科学，不可信。答案D。本文主要是为了说明占星术不是科学，并未将占星术与真正的科学进行对比，故B项不对。文中对于占星术发展来源的叙述只是为了表明占星术是一种迷信，并不是本文的写作目的，故A项不对。C项“指出占星术很受欢迎”并不是本文的写作目的。

15.单选题

Theplacedidnotappeartobepopular,foritwascompletelydeserted,andinanycase（

）totraffic.

问题1选项

A.inadequate

B.incompatible

C.inaccessible

D.insignificant

【答案】C

【解析】考查固定搭配。inadequate“不充分的”；incompatible“不相容的”；insignificant“不重要的”；inaccessible“不可到达的”；beinaccessibleto“无法到达的”。句意：这个地方看上去不受欢迎，因为它完全被遗弃且车辆无论如何也无法进入。由completelydeserted可知车辆无法进入，答案C

16.单选题

Thoughshewasnotaprofessionalwriter,shebecamean（

）memberoftheWriter’sAssociation.

问题1选项

A.honour

B.honourable

C.honoured

D.honorary

【答案】D

【解析】考查形近词辨析。honour“荣誉”；honourable“诚实的，正直的”；honoured“荣幸的”；honorary“名誉的”。句意：尽管她不是职业作家，她还是成为了作协的名誉会员。D项符合题意，答案D

17.翻译题

许多事情不与朋友分享，就无法自得其乐，而读书则可以。独坐家中，却得以周游世界，了解千万事端的缘由。活在当世，却可以与千万年前的先人对话。读书增长阅历；哪怕是万里之外、相隔千年，也能感受到他人对人生的感悟。其乐融融，唯有读书能赋予。未能从读书中享受到乐趣的人，乃贫乏之人：从读书中享受最大乐趣的人，是获得最大幸福的人。

【答案】Therearemanythingsfromwhichyouwouldnotentertainyourselfifyoudon’tsharethemwithyourfriends.However,readingisanexception.Byreading,youcansitathometotravelaroundtheworldandgettoknowthereasonsofthousandsofthings.Asamodernman,youcanconversewithancestorsfrommillionsofyearsago.Readingcanenrichyourexperiences,asyoucantasteothers’insightoflifeeveniftheylivedthousandsofmilesawayorthousandsofyearsago.Onlyreadingcanprovideyouwithsuchpleasure.Peoplewhocannotenjoyreadingarepoor;Peoplewhogainthegreatestfunfromreadingarethehappiest.

18.单选题

Criticsbelievethatthecontroloftelevisionbymassadvertisinghas（

）thequalityoftheprogram.

问题1选项

A.lessened

B.declined

C.affected

D.effected

【答案】C

【解析】考查动词辨析。lessen“使……变小”；decline“下降，衰落”；affect“影响，感染”；effect“发生，引起”。句意：评论家们认为，铺天盖地的电视广告已经影响了节目的质量。根据句意可知C项正确，答案C

19.单选题

Youshould（

）tooneormoreweeklymagazinessuchasTimeorPeople.

问题1选项

A.subscribe

B.order

C.prescribe

D.reclaim

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词辨析。subscribe订阅，后接介词to；order定购，预定；prescribe开处方；reclaim改造，感化，回收利用；由weeklymagazines可知答案为A。句意：你应该订阅一本或更多的周刊杂志，比如《时代》或《人物》。答案A

20.单选题

Smallfarmsandthelackofmoderntechnologyhave（

）agriculturalproduction.

问题1选项

A.blundered

B.tangled

C.bewildered

D.hampered

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词辨析。blundered“做错；说错话”；tangled“使纠缠；处于混乱状态”；bewildered“使迷惑，使不知所措”；hampered“阻碍，束缚”。句意：小农场和现代技术的缺乏阻碍了农业生产。联系前半句可知只有D项“阻碍”符合句意。答案D

21.单选题

Tosaythatthechildlearnsbyimitationandthatthewaytoteachistosetagoodexampleoversimplifies.Nochildimitateseveryactionhesees.Sometimes,theexampletheparentwantshimtofollowisifporedwhilehetakesovercontrarypatternsfromsomeotherexample.Thereforewemustturntoamoresubtletheorythan"Monkeysee,monkeydo."

Lookatitfromthechild'spointofview.Hereheisinanewsituation,lackingareadyresponse.Heisseekingaresponsewhichwillgaincertainends.Ifhelacksareadyresponseforthesituation,andcannotreasonoutwhattodo,heobservesamodelwhoseemsabletogettherightresult.Thechildlooksforanauthorityorexpertwhocanshowwhattodo.

Thereisasecondelementatworkinthissituation.Thechildmaybeabletoattainhisimmediategoalonlytofindthathismethodbringscriticismfrompeoplewhoobservehim.Whenshoutingacrossthehouseachieveshisimmediateendofdeliveringamessage,heistoldemphaticallythatsucharacket(叫嚷)isunpleasant,thatheshouldwalkintothenextroomandsayhissayquietly.Thus,