考研考博-英语-北京社会管理职业学院考试押题卷含答案详解

书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟！住在富人区的她考研考博-英语-北京社会管理职业学院考试押题卷含答案详解（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！第I卷一.综合题库-全考点押密(共100题)1.单选题

We'releavingatsixo'clockandhope（）mostofthejourneybylunchtime.

问题1选项

A.todo

B.tohavedone

C.tomake

D.tohavemade

【答案】B

【解析】句意:我们准备六点离开，希望吃午饭的吋候已经完成了大部分旅程。

语法题。考查Hope的用法。根据关键词bylunchtime(吃中饭的吋候为止)可知前面的动词应该用完成时,表示已经完成。hopetodosth.希望去做某事,综上所述,答案选B。

2.单选题

Terrorists（）tobombingcitycentersasameansofachievingtheirpoliticalaims.

问题1选项

A.resorted

B.took

C.saw

D.looked

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词辨析。A:resortto“依靠，求助于；诉诸；常去”；B:;taketo“喜欢；走向；开始从事”；C:seeto“注意;负责；照料”；D:lookto“注意;指望；照看”。句意：恐怖分子把向市中心投放炸弹作为他们完成政治目标的手段。结合此处语境，A为正确答案。

3.单选题

“WelcometotheU.S.A.!Majorcreditcardsareaccepted!”

Bythemillionstheyarecomingnolongerthetired,thepoor,thewretchedmasseslongingforabetterliving.Thesearethewealthy.“Wedon’thaveabudget,”saysabiologistfromBrazil,asshewalkswithtwocompanionsthroughNewYorkCity’sSouthStreet.“Wejustuseourcreditcards.”

TheUShaslongbeenoneoftheworld’smostpopulartouristdestinations,butthisyearhasbeenexceptional.First,therewastheWorldCup,whichdrewthousandsfromeverycorneroftheglobe;thencametheweakeningoftheUSdollaragainstmajorcurrencies.NowtheUS,stilltheworld’ssuperpower,canalsoclaimtobetheworld’sbargainbasement(廉价商品部).NobodyundersellsAmericathesedaysonjustabouteverything,fromconsumerelectronicstofashionclothestotennisrackets.Bottomretailpricesanywherefrom30%to70%lowerthanthoseinEuropeandAsiahaveattractedsome47millionvisitors,whoareexpectedtoleavebehind$79billionin1994.That’supfrom$74billiontheyearbefore.

True,noteveryonecomesjustforbargains.ThereremainsanundeniablefascinationintherestoftheworldwithallthingsAmerican,nourishedbyHollywoodfilmsandUStelevisionseries.ButshoppingtheUSAisprovingirresistible.Everyweekthousandsarrivewithemptysuitcasesreadytobefilled;someevenrentanadditionalhotelroomtoholdtheirpurchases.Thebuyingbinge(无节制)hasbecomeasimportantaswatchingOldFaithfulFountainseruptinYellowstoneParkorsunbathingonabeachinFlorida.

TheUShascomeatlasttoappreciatewhatothercountrieslearnedlongago:thepouringinofforeigntouristsmaynotalwaysbeconvenient,butitdoesputmoneyinthebank.Andwithatradedeficitatabout$130billionandgrowingforthepast12months,theUSneedsallthedepositsitcanget.ComparedwithAmericantouristsabroad,visitorstotheUSstaylongerandspendmoremoneyateachstop;anaverageof12.2nightand$1624atravelerversustheAmericans’fournightsand$298.

1.FromwhattheBrazilianbiologistsays,weknowthattouristslikeher______.

2.Thereasonwhy1994wasexceptionalisthat______.

3.Bysaying“NobodyundersellsAmerica”(Underlined),theauthormeansthat______.

4.WhydoestheauthorassertthatallthingsAmericanarefascinatingtoforeigners?

5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethattheUShascometorealize______.

问题1选项

A.arereluctanttocarrycashwiththem

B.simplydon’tcarehowmuchtheyspend

C.arenotgoodatplanningtheirexpenditure

D.oftenspendmoremoneythantheycanafford

问题2选项

A.itsawanunusuallylargenumberoftouriststotheUS

B.itwitnessedadropinthenumberoftouriststotheUS

C.tourismwashardlyaffectedbytheweakeningoftheUSdollarthatyear

D.touristscametotheUSforsightseeingratherthanforbargainsthatyear

问题3选项

A.noothercountryunderestimatesthecompetitivenessofAmericanproducts

B.nobodyexpectstheAmericanstocutthepricesoftheircommodities

C.nobodyrestrainsthesellingofAmericangoods

D.noothercountrysellsatalowerpricethanAmerica

问题4选项

A.BecausetheyhavegainedmuchpublicitythroughtheAmericanmedia.

B.Becausetheyrepresenttheworld’slatestfashions.

C.Becausetheyembodythemostsophisticatedtechnology.

D.Becausetheyareavailableatalltouristdestinations.

问题5选项

A.theweakeningoftheUSdollarcanresultintradedeficits

B.thelowertheretailprices,thegreaterinprofits

C.tourismcanmakegreatcontributionstoitseconomy

D.visitorstotheUSarewealthierthanUStouristsabroad

【答案】第1题:B

第2题:A

第3题:D

第4题:A

第5题:C

【解析】1.推理判断题。由原文可以定位到文章第二段最后两句“Wedon’thaveabudget,”saysabiologistfromBrazil,asshewalkswithtwocompanionsthroughNewYorkCity’sSouthStreet.“Wejustuseourcreditcards.”（“我们没有预算，”一位来自巴西的生物学家说，她和两个同伴走在纽约市的南街。“我们只是使用我们的信用卡。”），说明现在成千上万涌入美国的有钱人和那个巴西生物学家一样，根本没有预算，不在意自己花了多少钱。因此B选项“根本不关心他们花了多少钱”正确。A选项“不愿意随身携带现金”，C选项“不善于计划自己的支出”，D选项“花费的钱往往超过他们的承受能力”在文中均没有提及，所以A,C,D错误。

2.客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第三段第一、二句TheUShaslongbeenoneoftheworld’smostpopulartouristdestinations,butthisyearhasbeenexceptional.First,therewastheWorldCup,whichdrewthousandsfromeverycorneroftheglobe;thencametheweakeningoftheUSdollaragainstmajorcurrencies.（长期以来，美国一直是世界上最受欢迎的旅游目的地之一，但今年的情况非同寻常。首先是世界杯，吸引了来自世界各个角落的成千上万的人；其次是美元对其他主要货币的汇率走弱。），说明1994年不同于往年，其原因是世界杯吸引了大量的游客，美元下跌使在美国购物特别便宜，这吸引了更多的游客。因此A选项“它见证了异常多的游客到美国来旅游”正确。B选项“它见证了赴美游客数量的下降”，C选项“那一年旅游业几乎没有受到美元贬值的影响”，D选项“那年游客来美国是为了观光，而不是为了降价商品”均与原文意思相反，所以B,C,D错误。

3.推理判断题。由题干可以定位到文章第三段第三句NowtheUS,stilltheworld’ssuperpower,canalsoclaimtobetheworld’sbargainbasement.（美国现在仍是世界上的超级大国，也可以声称是世界上的廉价商品部。），由此可知划线句NobodyundersellsAmerica所包含的意思是：没有哪个国家的物价水平比美国更低，后文又提到了美国的零售底价比欧洲低30%，比亚洲低70%，更加证明了这一观点。因此D选项“没有其他国家比美国物价更低”正确。A选项“没有其他国家会低估美国产品的竞争力”，B选项“没有人期望美国人削减其商品的价格”，C选项“没有人限制美国商品的销售”在文中均没有提及，所以A,B,C错误。

4.客观细节题。由题干可以定位到文章第四段第二句ThereremainsanundeniablefascinationintherestoftheworldwithallthingsAmerican,nourishedbyHollywoodfilmsandUStelevisionseries.（在世界其他地方，在好莱坞电影和美国电视剧的滋养下，人们对美国的一切仍然有着不可否认的迷恋。），说明作者认为美国的一切都让外国人着迷的原因是美国电影电视剧等媒体的影响。因此A选项“因为它们通过美国的媒体获得了很多宣传”正确。B选项“因为它们代表了世界的最新时尚”，C选项“因为它们体现了最先进的技术”，D选项“因为它们在所有的旅游目的地都能买到”在文中均没有提及，所以B,C,D错误。

5.推理判断题。由题干可以定位到文章最后一段第一句TheUShascomeatlasttoappreciatewhatothercountrieslearnedlongago:thepouringinofforeigntouristsmaynotalwaysbeconvenient,butitdoesputmoneyinthebank.（终于，美国也意识到其他国家早已明白的东西：外国旅游者的涌入虽然带来了不便，可也带来了经济上的实惠。），说明美国意识到了旅游业能为经济发展做出贡献。因此C选项“旅游业可以为其经济做出巨大贡献”正确。A选项“美元的疲软会导致贸易赤字”，B选项“零售价格越低，利润就越大”，D选项“来美国的游客比在国外的美国游客更富有”在文中均没有提及，所以A,B,D错误。

4.单选题

ThebiggestproblemfacingChileasitpromotesitselfasatouristdestinationtobereckonedwith,isthatitisattheendoftheearth.Itistoofarsouthtobeaconvenientstoponthewaytoanywhereelseandismuchfartherthanarelativelycheaphalf-dayflightawayfromthebigtouristmarkets,unlikeMexico,forexample.Chile,therefore,isfightinghardtoattracttourists,toconvincetravelersthatitisworthcominghalfwayroundtheworldtovisit.ItissucceedinginexistingmarketsliketheUSAandWesternEuropebutnotinnewterritories,inparticulartheFarEast.Marketsclosertohome,however,arenotbeingforgotten.Morethan50%ofvisitorstoChilestillcomefromitsnearestneighbor,Argentina,wherethecostoflivingismuchhigher.

LikeallSouthAmericancountries,Chileseestourismasavaluableearnerofforeigncurrency,althoughithasbeenfarmoreseriousthanmostinpromotingitsimageabroad.Relativelystablepoliticallywithintheregion,ithasbenefitedfromtheproblemssufferedinotherareas.InPeru,guerrillawarfareinrecentyearshasdealtaheavyblowtothetouristindustryandfearofstreetcrimeinBrazilhasreducedtheattractionofRiodeJaneiroasadreamdestinationforforeigners.Morethan150,000peoplearedirectlyinvolvedinChilestouristsector,anindustrywhichearnsthecountrymorethanUS$950millioneachyear.Thestate-runNationalTourismService,inpartnershipwithanumberofprivatecompanies,iscurrentlyrunningaworldwidecampaign,takingpartintradefairsandinternationaleventstoattractvisitorstoChile.Chile’sgreatstrengthasatouristdestinationisitsgeographicaldiversity.FromtheparchedAtacamaDesertinthenorthtotheAntarcticsnowfieldsofthesouth,itismorethan5,000kmlong.WiththePacificononesideandtheAndeanmountainsontheother,Chileboastsnaturalattractions.ItsbeachesarenotuptoCaribbeanstandardsbutresortssuchasVinadelMararcgenerallycleanandunspoiltandhaveahighstandardofservices.ButthetrumpcardistheAndesmountainrange.

Thereareanumberofexcellentskiresortswithinonehour'sdriveofthecapital,Santiago,andthenationalparksinthesoutharehometorareanimalandplantspecies.Theparksalreadyattractspecialist,visitors,includingmountaineers,whocometoclimbthetechnicallydifficultpeaks,andfishermen,luredbythesalmonandtroutintheregion'srivers.However,infrastructuraldevelopmentintheseareasislimited.TheskiresortsdonothaveasmanyliftsastheirEuropeancounterpartsandpartpoorqualityofroadsinthesouthmeansthatonlythemostdeterminedtravelersseethebestofthenationalparks.AirlinksbetweenChileandtherestoftheworldare,atpresent,relativelypoor.WhileChile'stwolargestairlineshaveextensivenetworkswithinSouthAmerica,theyoperateonlyasmallnumberofroutestotheUSandEuropewhileservicestoAsiaarealmostnon-existent.Internaltransportlinksarebeingimprovedandluxuryhotelsarebeingbuiltinoneofitsnationalparks.NorisdevelopmentbeingrestrictedtotheAndes.EasterIslandandChile'sAntarcticTerritoryarealsoonthelistofareaswheretheGovernmentbelievesitcancreatetouristmarkets.Buttherushtoopenhithertoinaccessibleareastomasstourismisnotbeingwelcomedbyeveryone.Indigenousandenvironmentalgroups,includingGreenpeace,saythatmanypartsoftheAndeswillsufferiftheybecomeover-developed.

ThereisagenuinefearthatareasofChilewillsuffertheculturaldestructionwitnessedinMexicoandEuropeanresorts.ThepolicyofopeningupAntarcticatotourismisalsopoliticallysensitive.Chilealreadyhaspermanentsettlementsontheiceandmanypeopleseethedecisiontoallowtouriststhereasapoliticalmove,enhancingSantiago'sterritorialclaimoverpartofAntarctica.TheChileanGovernmenthaspromisedtorespecttheenvironmentasitseekstobringtourismpotential.TheGovernmentwillhavetomonitordevelopmentscloselyifitisgenuinelyconcernedincreatingabalanced,controlledindustryandifthepriceofanincreasinglylucrativetouristmarketisnotgoingtomeanthelossofmanyofChile'snaturalriches.

1.Chileisdisadvantagedinthepromotionofitstourismby（

）.

2.MorethanhalfofChile'stouristscomefrom

（

）.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,Chile'sgreatestattractionis

（

）.

4.Accordingtothepassage,inWHICHareaimprovementisalreadyunderway?

5.Accordingtothearticle,inChile,theservicesofairlinestoAsiaare（

）.

问题1选项

A.geographicallocation

B.guerrillawarfare

C.politicalinstability

D.streetcrime

问题2选项

A.USA

B.theFarEast

C.westernEurope

D.Argentina

问题3选项

A.theunspoiltbeaches

B.thedryandhotdesert

C.thefamousmountainrange

D.thehighstandardofservices

问题4选项

A.Facilitiesintheskiresorts.

B.Domestictransportsystem.

C.AirservicestoAsia.

D.Roadnetworkinthesouth.

问题5选项

A.onlyasmallnumberofroutes

B.almostnon-existent

C.asmanyasinEurope

D.thelargestamount

【答案】第1题:A

第2题:D

第3题:C

第4题:B

第5题:B

【解析】1.细节事实题。题目问的是“智利在推销旅游业时不足之处是……”。文章第一段提到“智利在推销自己是一个好的旅游去处所面对的困难是因为它处在地球的最边缘”（ThebiggestproblemfacingChileasitpromotesitselfasatouristdestinationtobereckonedwith,isthatitisattheendoftheearth），由此可知是因为它的地理位置导致旅游业发展不好，选项A符合题意。

2.细节事实题。题目问的是“智利一半以上的游客来自哪里”。文章第一段最后一句提到超过50%的游客来自阿根廷（Morethan50%ofvisitorstoChilestillcomefromitsnearestneighbor,Argentina,wherethecostoflivingismuchhigher），选项D符合题意。

3.细节事实题。题目问的是“在作者看来，智利最大的景点是……”。文章第二段最后一句提到王牌是安第斯山脉（ButthetrumpcardistheAndesmountainrange），选项C符合题意。

4.细节事实题。题目问的是“根据文章可知，哪方面的改革已经在进行”。文章第三段提到“国内的交通正在改善，豪华酒店正在其中一个国家公园内兴建”（Internaltransportlinksarebeingimprovedandluxuryhotelsarebeingbuiltinoneofitsnationalparks），由此可知，正在进行改革的是国内的交通系统，选项B符合题意。

5.细节事实题。题目问的是“从文章中可得知，智利通往亚洲的航线服务……”。文章第三段提到飞往亚洲的航线几乎不存在（WhileChile'stwolargestairlineshaveextensivenetworkswithinSouthAmerica,theyoperateonlyasmallnumberofroutestotheUSandEuropewhileservicestoAsiaarealmostnon-existent），因此选项B符合题意。

5.单选题

We’veseena_______trendofconsumerssayingtheywillspendmore,fromholidayshoppingto2015travelplans,andspendingplansforFeb.14arenoexception.

问题1选项

A.consistent

B.persistent

C.insistent

D.resistant

【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词辨析。A选项consistent“始终如一的，（论点、观点）前后一致的”；B选项persistent“持续的；执着的”；C选项insistent“坚决的；（声音、节奏等）持续的”；D选项resistant“抵制的；有抵抗力的”。句意：从假日购物到2015年旅游计划，我们已经看到了消费者_______的趋势，他们会花更多的钱，2月14日的消费计划也不例外。根据语境，这里指消费者的消费趋势不会改变，所以consistent“始终如一的”符合题意。因此A选项正确。

6.翻译题

出发前，我曾经和着陆器一起学习过人类探月的历史。在已经有过的130次探月活动中，成功和失败的比例差不多各占一半。

太空探索就是这样，有多美就有多危险，而我不过是人类对太空探索的超级大图中，小小的一个点。

这里的太阳已经落下，温度下降得真快。今天说了好多，但总觉得还不够。告诉大家一个秘密，其实我不觉得特别难过。我只是在自己的探险故事里，和所有的男主角一样，也遇到了一点问题：晚安地球，晚安人类。

【答案】答：

Beforedeparture,Istudiedthehistoryoflunarexplorationwiththelander.Abouthalfofthepast130explorationsendedinsuccess;therestendedinfailure.

Thisisspaceexploration;thedangercomeswithitsbeauty.Iambutatinydotinthevastpictureofmankind’sadventureinspace.

Thesunhasfallen,andthetemperatureisdroppingsoquickly.I’vesaidalottoday,butIdon’tthinkit’senough.Totellyouallasecret,Idon’tfeelthatsad.Iwasjustinmyownadventurestory,andlikeeveryhero,Iencounteredasmallproblem.Goodnight,Earth.Goodnight,humanity.

7.单选题

LookattheterriblesituationIamin！IfonlyI（

）youradvice.

问题1选项

A.follow

B.hadfollowed

C.wouldfollow

D.havefollowed

【答案】B

【解析】考查虚拟语气。与过去事实相反，从句的动词形式是had+过去分词。选项B符合题意。

8.名词解释

(1)Contrarytowhatmanypeoplethinkdepressionisnotanormalpartofgrowingolder.Norisithardertotreatinolderpeople.Butitisoftenhardertorecognizeandhardertogetpatientstoacceptandcontinuewithtreatment.

"Mostpeoplethinksadnessisahallmarkofdepression,"Brucesaid."Butmoreofteninolderpeopleit'sanhedonia—they'renotenjoyinglife.They'reirritableandcranky."(2)Sheadded:“Manyolderpeopledespairoverthequalityoftheirlivesattheendoflife.Iftheyhaveafunctionaldisabilityorseriousmedicalillness,itmaymakeithardertonoticedepressioninolderpeople."

Familymembers,friendsandmedicalpersonnelmusttakeitseriouslywhenanolderpersonsays"Lifeisnotworthliving,""Idon'tseeanypointinliving,""I'dbebetteroffdead"or"MyfamilywouldbebetteroffifIdied,"theexpertsemphasized.

"Listencarefully,empathizeandhelpthepersongetevaluatedfortreatmentorintotreatment,"BrownurgeD.(3)Hewarnedthat"depressedolderadultstendtohavefewersymptoms"thanyoungeradultswhoaredepressed.

Theidealapproach,ofcourse,istopreventdepressioninthefirstplace.(4)Brownrecommendedthatolderadultsstructuretheirdaysbymaintainingaregularcycleandplanningactivitiesthat"givethempleasure,purposeandareasonforliving."

Hesuggested"socialactivitiesofanytype—joiningabookcluborbowlingleague,goingtoaseniorcenterorgym,takingcoursesatalocalcollege,hangingoutatthecoffeeshop."

Brucesuggeststakingupanewinterestlikepaintingorneedleworkorvolunteeringataplaceofworship,schoolormuseum.

(5)Brownnotesthatanyactivitythepersoniscapableofdoingcanhelptowardoffdepressionandsuicidalthinking.Andheurgesolderpeopletotalktoothersabouttheirproblems.

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthenexplaininyourownEnglishtheexactmeaningofthenumberedandunderlinedparts.PutyouranswersonANSWER

【答案】1.Manypeoplethinkdepressionisnaturalintheprocessofgettingolder,butthisideaiswrong.

2.Sheadded:“Manyolderpeoplelosetheirfaithinthequalityoflivesinoldage.Depressioninolderpeoplecanhardlybefoundiftheircertainbodyisnotavailableortheygetsickbadly.”

3.Heremindedthat“Symptomsondepressedolderadultsisfewerthanthoseondepressedyoungeradults.”

4.Brownsuggeststhatolderpeopleshouldarrangetheirdailylifebykeepingaregularlifecycleandplanningactivities,whichofferthemhappiness,purposeandmotiveforliving

5.Brownindicatesthatanyactivitythepersonisabletodocanhelpavoiddepressionandthoughtsofsuicide.Healsosuggeststhatolderpeopleshouldsharetheproblemswithothers.

9.翻译题

Abaseball(棒球)thatlandsinanopen(开阔地)sooncomestorestbecauseofitsinteractionwiththeground.

【答案】由于与地面的相互作用，落在空地上的棒球很快就会停下来。

10.单选题

ThosewhogotangryandcrazysetfiretocarsandshopsintheParissuburbofClichy-sous-Bois,thentheproblem（

）.

问题1选项

A.evolved

B.evaporated

C.escalated

D.exalted

【答案】C

【解析】考查动词词义辨析。evolve“发展”；evaporate“使……蒸发”；escalate“逐步增强”；exalt“提升，提拔”。句意：那些愤怒和疯狂的人放烧了巴黎郊区克里希所思的汽车和酒店，然后这个问题更严重了。选项C符合题意。

11.单选题

Hisremarksfinally____methatIhadmadetherightdecision.

问题1选项

A.assured

B.ensured

C.reassured

D.insured

【答案】C

【解析】【选项释义】

A.assured（向……）保证B.ensured确保

C.reassured使……安心；打消……的疑虑D.insured投保

【答案】C

【考查点】动词辨析。

【解题思路】句意：他的话终于……我的决定是正确的。根据逻辑，他的话应该是打消我的顾虑，让我确信我的决定是正确的。因此选C。

【干扰项排除】

A选项assured“（向……）保证”，并不是他的话保证我的决定是正确的，而是他的话使我安心，从而让我觉得我的决定是正确的，该选项不符合逻辑；

B选项ensured“确保”，并不是他的话确保我的决定是正确的，该选项不符合逻辑；

D选项insured“投保”，该选项不符合语境。

【句意】他的话最终打消了我的疑虑，我做了正确的决定。

12.单选题

Putbothvegetablesintoabowland（）withapotatomasher.

问题1选项

A.crash

B.crush

C.clash

D.crack

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词辨析。A项crash“碰撞”，B项crush“压碎”，C项clash“冲突”，D项crack“使破裂”；句意：把这两种蔬菜都放进碗里，用捣土豆器捣碎。因此B选项正确。

13.单选题

Manygreatinventionsareinitiallygreetedwithridiculeanddisbelief.Theinventionoftheairplanewasnoexception.AlthoughmanypeoplewhoheardaboutthefirstpoweredflightonDecember17,1903wereexcitedandimpressed,othersreactedwithpealsoflaughter.Theideaofflyinganaircraftwasrepulsivetosomepeople.SuchpeoplecalledWilburandOrvilleWright,theinventorsofthefirstflyingmachine,impulsivefools.Negativereactions,however,didnotstoptheWrights.Impelledbytheirdesiretosucceed,theycontinuedtheirexperimentsinaviation.

OrvilleandWilburWrighthadalwayshadacompellinginterestinaeronauticsandmechanics.Asyoungboystheyearnedmoneybymakingandsellingkitesandmechanicaltoys.Later,theydesignedanewspaper-foldingmachine,builtaprintingpress,andoperatedabicycle-repairshop.In1896,whentheyreadaboutthedeathofOttoLilienthal,thebrothers’interestinflightgrewintoacompulsion.

Lilienthal,apioneerinhang-gliding,hadcontrolledhisglidersbyshiftinghisbodyinthedesireddirection.ThisideawasrepellenttotheWrightbrothers,however,andtheysearchedformoreefficientmethodstocontrolthebalanceofairbornevehicles.In1990and1901,theWrightstestednumerousglidersanddevelopedcontroltechniques.Thebrothers’inabilitytoobtainenoughliftpowerfortheglidersalmostledthemtoabandontheirefforts.

Afterfurtherstudy,theWrightbrothersconcludedthatthepublishedtablesofairpressureoncurvedsurfacesmustbewrong.Theysetupawindtunnelandbeganaseriesofexperimentswithmodelwings.Becauseoftheirefforts,theoldtableswererepealedintimeandreplacedbythefirstreliablefiguresforairpressureoncurvedsurfaces.Thiswork,inturn,madeitpossibleforthebrotherstodesignamachinethatwouldfly.In1903theWrightsbuilttheirfirstairplane,whichcostlessthan$1,000.

Theyevendesignedandbuilttheirownsourceofpropulsion―alightweightgasolineengine.WhentheystartedtheengineonDecember17,theairplanepulsatedwildlybeforetakingoff.Theplanemanagedtostayaloftfor12seconds,however,anditflew120feet.

By1905,theWrightshadperfectedthefirstairplanethatcouldturn,circle,andremainairborneforhalfanhouratatime.Othershadflowninballoonsandhanggliders,buttheWrightbrotherswerethefirsttobuildafull-sizemachinethatcouldflyunderitsownpower.Asthecontributorsofoneofthemostoutstandingengineeringachievementsinhistory,theWrightbrothersareaccuratelycalledthefathersofaviation.

1.Theideaofflyinganaircraftwas（

）tosomepeople.

2.SomepeoplethoughtthattheWrightbrothershad（

）.

3.TheWrights’interestinflightgrewintoa（

）.

4.Lilienthal’sideaaboutcontrollingairbornevehicleswas

（

）

theWrights.

5.Theoldtableswere（

）andreplacedbythefirstreliablefiguresforairpressureoncurvedsurfaces.

问题1选项

A.boring

B.distasteful

C.exciting

D.needless

E.answernotavailable

问题2选项

A.actedwithoutthinking

B.beennegativelyinfluenced

C.beentoocautious

D.beenmistaken

E.actedinanegativeway

问题3选项

A.financialempire

B.plan

C.needtoact

D.foolishthought

E.answernotavailable

问题4选项

A.provenwrongby

B.oppositetotheideasof

C.dislikedby

D.acceptedby

E.improvedby

问题5选项

A.destroyed

B.invalidated

C.multiplied

D.approved

E.notused

【答案】第1题:B

第2题:A

第3题:C

第4题:C

第5题:B

【解析】1.细节事实题。根据文章第一段中“Theideaofflyinganaircraftwasrepulsivetosomepeople.”可知驾驶飞机的想法令一些人反感。因此B选项“使人不愉快的，令人反感的”符合题意。A选项“无聊的”；C选项“令人兴奋的”；D选项“不必要的”：E选项“没有答案”。

2.细节事实题。根据文章第一段中“SuchpeoplecalledWilburandOrvilleWright,theinventorsofthefirstflyingmachine,impulsivefools.”这类人称最早的飞机发明人莱特兄弟是冲动的傻瓜，可知一些人认为莱特兄弟做事冲动，不经思考，因此A选项正确。

3.细节事实题。根据文章第二段中“thebrothers’interestinflightgrewintoacompulsion.”莱特兄弟对飞行的兴趣发展成一种强迫行为，因此C选项符合题意。

4.细节事实题。根据文章第三段中“ThisideawasrepellenttotheWrightbrothers”这种想法对莱特兄弟而言是令人反感的，可知这种想法不被莱特兄弟喜欢，因此C选项符合题意。

5.细节事实题。根据文章第四段中“theoldtableswererepealedintimeandreplacedbythefirstreliablefiguresforairpressureoncurvedsurfaces.”旧表被及时废除，取而代之的是第一个可靠的曲面气压数据，因此B选项“使无效，失效”符合题意。

14.单选题

Thecomplexityofpopularcultureisoftenoverlookedinoursociety.Peopleexpressconcernaboutthesocialeffectsofpopularculture——forexample,theinfluenceoftelevisionviolenceonchildren.Yetmostpeoplelookdownonthestudyofpopularculture,asifitcontainsnothingofsignificance.Thiscontradictionmakesitdifficultsometimestoinvestigateanddiscusspopularculture.

AsU.S.Americans,weareinauniquepositioninrelationshiptopopularculture.ProductsofU.S.popularculturearewellknownandcirculatewidelyontheinternationalmarket.ThepopularlyofU.Smusicstars,suchasMichaelJacksonandMadonna,andofHollywoodfilmsandtelevisionshowscreatesanunevenflowoftextsbetweentheUnitesStatesandothernations.ScholarsElihuKatzandTamarLiebesnotedthe“apparenteasewithwhichAmericantelevisionprogramscrossculturalandlinguisticfrontiers”.Indeedthephenomenonissotakenforgrantedthathardlyanysystematicresearchhasbeendonetoexplainthereasonswhytheseprogramsaresosuccessful.

Incontrast,U.S.AmericansarerarelyexposedtopopularculturefromoutsidetheUnitedStates.Exceptionstothislargelyone-waymovementofpopularcultureincluderockstarswhosinginEnglish.ConsiderhowdifficultitistofindforeignfilmsortelevisionprogramsthroughoutmostoftheUnitedStates.TheapparentimbalanceofculturaltextsgloballynotonlyrendersU.SAmericansmoredependentonU.S-producedpopularculture,butitalsocanleadtoculturalimperialism.

Thestudyofpopularculturehasbecomeincreasinglyimportantinthecommunicationfield.Althoughinterculturalcommunicationscholarstraditionallyhaveoverlookedpopularculture,webelievethatpopularcultureisasignificantinfluenceininterculturalinteractions.

1.“Thiscontradiction”inparagraph1referstothecontradictionbetween（）.

2.Accordingtothepassage,one-waymovementofpopularculturemayleadto（）.

3.Impliedbutnotstated:（）.

4.AmericansdependmoreonU.S-producedpopularculturebecause（）.

5.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressestheauthors’opiniononthestudyofpopularculture?

问题1选项

A.people’sconcernaboutthesocialeffectsofpopularcultureandtheoverlookofthestudyofpopularculture.

B.thecomplexityofpopularcultureandpeople’sconcernaboutthesocialeffectsofpopularculture.

C.thecomplexityofpopularcultureandtheoverlookofthestudyofpopularculture

D.thesignificanceofpopularcultureandthestudyofpopularculture.

问题2选项

A.culturalimperialism

B.thepopularityofrockstarswhosinginEnglish

C.theoverlookofpopularculture

D.thesystematicresearchonpopularculture

问题3选项

A.Popularprogramshavebeenoverlooked

B.ProductsofU.SpopularculturearemorewidelyspreadinothernationsthanintheU.S

C.Socialeffectsofpopularcultureareofgreatimportance.

D.ThereasonswhyU.Spopularcultureisgloballysuccessfulhavenotbeenfound

问题4选项

A.theydisliketelevisionprogramsofothernations

B.popularculturefromoutsidetheUnitedStatesishardlyfoundontheAmericanmarket

C.thestudyofpopularcultureisoverlooked

D.U.S.popularcultureiswellknownintheworld

问题5选项

A.Popularculturehasmadeaglobalinfluenceininterculturalcommunication.

B.TheimbalanceofpopularcultureisharmfultoAmericans.

C.Interculturalresearchersshouldpayattentiontothestudyofpopularculture.

D.TheinternationalmarkershouldnotbedominatedbyU.S.popularculture

【答案】第1题:A

第2题:A

第3题:C

第4题:B

第5题:A

【解析】1.细节事实题。根据原文可知,“Thiscontradiction”指的是上一句提到的人们表达了流行文化对社会影响的担忧——例如,电视暴力对儿童的影响。然而,大多数人看不起流行文化的研究,觉得它没有任何意义。所以选项A与原文相符。

2.细节事实题。根据关键词“one-waymovement”定位到第三段最后一句“TheapparentimbalanceofculturaltextsgloballynotonlyrendersU.SAmericansmoredependentonU.S-producedpopularculture,butitalsocanleadtoculturalimperialism.”可知,选项A正确。

3.推理判断题。此题可采用排除法。根据第二段的内容可知,选项A表述错误；选项B在文中并没有相关的信息表明；选项D是原文内容；所以只有选项C正确。

4.细节事实题。根据第三段第三句“ConsiderhowdifficultitistofindforeignfilmsortelevisionprogramsthroughoutmostoftheUnitedStates.”可知,在美国大部分地区很难找到外国电影或电视节目。选项B符合原文。

5.主旨大意题。根据最后一段的内容可知,作者认为流行文化在跨文化交际中有着重要的影响。选项A符合原文。

15.写作题

Supposeyouwilltakepartinaclassdebatenextweek,andyouaregiventhedebatequestion"Whichistoppriority,toeliminateinequalityorpovertyinourcountry?"

Writeaspeechforthedebateandclarifyyourownviewpointtowardswhateveryourpositionwillbe(justoneposition).Butbesurethatyourargument