2015年学位英语整理阅读理解

模拟题（一）

Passagel

Amongalltheanimals,theapeismostlikehumanbeings.Bothpeopleandapeshavethesimilar

brainstructure,thesimilarnervesystem,andthesimilarkindofblood.

（黑猩猩），（猩猩）（大

Therearefourkindsofapes:thechimpanzeetheorangutanzthegorilla

猩猩），andthegibbon（长臂猿）.TheyliveinthedeepforestsandwarmtropicalregionsofAfrica

andofSoutheastAsia,includingIndonesia.

Allapesarecoveredwithbrown,reddish-brown,orblackhaireverywhereontheirbodiesexcept

theirfaces,feet,andhands.Theirhandseachhavefourfingersandathumbthathelpsthemgrip

thingsthewayourthumbshelpus.Buttheyalsohaveathumboneachfootinsteadofabigtoe.

Thustheycanholdthingswiththeirfeetalso.Havingshort,weaklegs,apesdonotwalkonthe

groundverymuch.However,theirarmsareverystrong.Thisenablesthemtoswingfrom

branchesandtravelveryquicklyfromtreetotree.

Theseanimalsliveinsmallfamilygroupsthatmovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofvegetables

andfruits.Theyalsoeateggs,smallanimals,nuts,andinsects.Whentheyaretired,theybuild

nestsinthetrees.Buttheyrarelysleepthereformorethananightortwo.Thentheymoveonto

lookformorefood.

Therearesomedifferencesamongthefollowingthreekidsofapes.Thegibbonisnevermore

thanthreefeethighandweightonlyaboutfourteenpounds.Thegorillagrowstobesixfeettall

andweightupto600pounds.Theorangutanissmallerthanthegorilla.Itstandsthreetofivefeet

tallandweightupto200pounds.

Chimpanzeesarethesmartestofallapes.Theycanbetaughttositatatableandeat,to

dressthemselves,andtodothingsthathumanchildrencando.

56.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtellus?

A.Theapelookslikehumanbeingsmost.

B.Peopleandtheapethinkalike.

C.Peopleandtheapebehavealike.

D.Theapeisthemostintellectualanimalintheworld.

57.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Allapesarebrownorblack.

B.Allpartsofapes'bodiesarecoveredwithhair.

C.Apeshaveweaklegsbutverystrongarms.

D.Apes'armsarestrongenoughtoswim.

58.Apesbuildnestsinthetreesbutseldomsleepthereformorethananightortwobecause

A.Theyliketoliveinsmallfamilygroups

B.Theyliketomovefromplacetoplaceinsearchofmorefood

C.Theyliketoeateggs,smallanimals,nutsandinsects

D.itrainstooofteninthedeepforests

59.Amongthethreekindsofapes,.

A.thegorillaisthebiggest

B.thegibbonisonlythreefeethighbutitisheavierthantheorangutan

C.theorangutanissmallerthanthegorillaandclevererthanthegibbon

D.theorangutancanstanduptoagreatheight,butotherscannot

60.Thelastparagraphtellsusthat.

A.chimpanzeescandobetterthanhumanchildren

B.chimpanzeescandomanythingsthathumanchildrencannotdo

C.humanchildrencandomanythingsthatchimpanzeescannotdo

D.theintelligenceofchimpanzeesissimilartothatofhumanchildren

答案解析：

PartVReadingComprehension(20points)

Passage1

56.A

［解析］细节题。由文章首句可知，在自然界中，猿与人最相似。故选A。

57.C

［解析］细节题。由文章第三段倒数第二、三句可知，猿的腿短而无力，但手臂很强壮，故

选C。倒数第一句说，强壮的手臂使得猿能够swing而不是swim,排除D。由该段第一、二

句可排除A、B两项。

58.B

［解析］细节题。文章第四段指出，猿四处迁居以寻找蔬菜与水果，它们累了就在树上造窝，

偶尔在窝里休息一两个晚上，然后继续迁移以找到更多的食物，所以B正确。

59.A

［解析］细节题。文章第五段指出，长臂猿(gibbon)高不足3英尺，重仅14磅;大猩猩(gorilla)

高6英尺，重达600磅；猩猩(orangutan)高3至5英尺，重200磅。综合可知，A正确。

60.D

［解析］推断题。文章最后一段指出，黑猩猩是所有猿中最聪明的，可以做儿童能做的事情。

山此推断，黑猩猩的智力与儿童的智力相似，故选D。Passage2

VideodischoldsgreatpromiseofhelpingtomeettheneedsofAmericanschoolchildrenwho

haveproblemsseeing,hearing,speaking,orsocializing.Almostelevenpercentofthestudents

aged3~21inthiscountryhaveanimpairmentthataffectstheirabilitytobenefitfromaregular

educationprogram.Handicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausetheyareoften

markedlydifferentfrommostchildreninoneormoreofthefollowingways:mentallyretarded

(发展迟缓的)learning-disabled,emotionallydisturbed,deaf,visuallyhandicapped,physically

handicapped,orotherhealthimpairments.Theeducationofthesehandicappedchildrenis

rewardingbutchallenging.

Aspecialeducationstudentusuallyneedsalongerperiodoftimetoacquire

information.Repetitiveteachingtechniquesareoftenbeneficial,andindefatigable(孜孜倦的)

consistencyonthepartoftheteacherisfrequentlynecessary.Interactivevideodisc

coursewarehascharacteristicsthatcanbecapitalizedupontomeetthechallengesthatspecial

educationposes.Avideodiscprogramisinfinitelypatient.Repetitionofanyvideodisclessoncan

continueendlessly,anddesignerscanassureabsoluteconsistencywithinaprogram.Most

important,accordingtospecialeducatorWilliamHealeyoftheUniversityofArizona,is

thatvideodisc“addsanextradimensionofrealismforchildrenwhoneed

graphicrepresentations.”

Healeyexplainedthatdeafandmentallyretardedchildrenespeciallyhavedifficultygrasping

figurative(比।喻的)languageandhigher-orderlanguageconcepts.Hebelievesthatforspecial

education,thepowerofvideodiscliesintheabilityofthetechnologytovisuallyrepresent

languageconceptsnormallytakenforgrantedbynon-handicappedpersons.Complexfigurative

languageformssuchasidiomsandmetaphorscomemostreadilytomindasbeingdifficultfor

handicappedlearners.

61.Thespecialeducationmentionedinthetextismainlyconcernedwith.

A.geniusstudentsfromday-carecenterstocolleges

B.studentswhoarefondofcomputervideogames

C.teachersoflanguageintheUniversityofArizona

D.studentswhoareeithermentallyorphysicallydisabled

62.Avideodisccoursewareisbeneficialtothosewhohavestudydifficultiesbecause.

A.itsfancydesignisveryattractive

B.itallowstheusertogobacktowherehewantstorestudy

C.thecontentofitishealthyandpromising

D.itisdevelopedbyuniversityprofessors

63.AccordingtoProfessorHealey,wemayinferthatmentallyretardedchildrenperhaps

A.needgraphicrepresentationsinordertounderstandhigher-orderlanguageconcepts

B.aregoodatstudyingEnglishidiomsbutoftenfailtograsphigher-orderlanguageconcepts

C.arenotverypatientwithvideodiscwhichhelpsthemtounderstandtheworldconcepts

D.tendtobedeafaswellandhavedifficultylearningthesimpleconcept“beforeandafter"

64.Thebestphrasethatsummarizesthemainideaofthetextis.

A.handicappedstudentsandtheirproblems

B.videodiscandspecialeducation

C.computerassistedteachingprograms

D.normalchildrenandhandicappedkids

65.Theword“impairment"(Line3,Para.1)probablymeans.

A.habit

B.disability

C.misconception

D.belief

答案解析：

Passage2

61.D

［解析］细节题。由文章第一段uHandicappedstudentsrequirespecialeducationbecausethey

are…”可知，文中提及的特殊教育，针对的是有智力和身体残疾的学生们，故选D。

62.B

［解析］推断题。文章第二段第二句指出，残疾儿童往往需要老师不厌其烦地反复教导，接

着谈到互动式影碟课件可以不断地重放课程，由此推断，影碟课件使学习有困难的学生能够

回放他们想再次学习的课程，故选B。

63.A

［解析］推断题。文章第三段的前两句指出，希利教授解释说耳聋和智力发展迟缓的孩子很

难明白比喻性的话语和较为复杂的语言概念，所以他们需要直观的图解，而影碟能够帮助他

们，由此推断A正确。

64.B

［解析］主旨题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了对残疾孩子的特殊教育和辅助这种特殊教

育的影碟课件，故选B。

65.B

［解析］语义题。文章第一段的第二句指出，在该国3至21岁的学生中，约有11%的学生有

从而影响了他们接受常规教育的能力。habit意为“习惯”，disability意为“残疾”，

misconception意为“误解"，belief意为“信仰由句意可知，B正确。Passage3

Therearemanywaysofdefiningsuccess.Itisaccuratetosaythateachofushasourownconcept

ofsuccesstotheextentthateachofusisresponsibleforsettingourowngoalsanddetermining

whetherwehavemetthesegoalssatisfactorily.Becauseeachofuspossessesuniquedifferences

ingeneticabilityandfavorableenvironmentsinwhichtoexpresstheseabilities,itisnecessarily

truethatwemustdefinesuccessbroadly.

Forsomepeople,simplybeingabletolivetheirlifewithaminimumofmiseryandsuffering

isconsideredasuccess.Thinkofthepeaceofmindofthepoorshepherdwhotendshissheep,

enjoyshisfrugallifewithhisfamilyinthebeautyofnature,andwhoisrespectedbecausehedoes

agoodjobofachievingthegoalsexpectedofandacceptedbyhisandhissociety.Ontheother

hand,itseemsthateventhoughsomepeopleappeartoberichinmaterialpossessions,manyof

themseemtobemiserableandconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulwhenjudgedbytheir

ownstandardsofsuccess.Becausenotallventurescanbesuccessful,oneshouldnotset

unrealisticgoalsforachievingsuccess,butifonehasself-confidenceitwouldbeunfortunateto

setone'sgoalsattoolowalevelofachievement.

Awisecounseloroncesaidtoayoungmanwhowasexperiencingfrustrationwithhisown

professionalsuccess:Z/Youdonothavetosetyourgoaltoreachthemooninordertohavesuccess

intraveling.Sometimesonecanbeverysuccessfulmerelybytakingawalkintheparkorriding

thesubwaydowntown/Thecounseloradded,“Youhavenotreallyfailedandspoiledyour

chancesforsuccessuntilyouhavebeenunsuccessfulatsomethingyoureallylike,andtowhich

youhavegivenyoubesteffort/

66.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorimpliesthatareessentialinachievingsuccess.

A.abilityandgoalsB.goalsanddetermination

C.abilityandenvironmentD.goalsandenvironment

67.Theword"frugal〃(Line3,Para.2)means.

A.wealthyB.wasteful

C.thriftyD.miserable

68.Somerichpeopleconsiderthemselvesunsuccessfulbecause.

A.theirlifeismiserable

B.theydonotliveinpeace

C.theirgoalsaretoolow

D.theyarenotrichenoughbytheirownstandards

69.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat.

A.weshouldhavehighgoals

B.successmeansachievinggreatgoals

C.successmeanstakingawalkinthepark

D.successmeanstryingone*sbestatwhatonereallylikes

70.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedefinitionofsuccessB.howtoachievesuccess

C.howtosetgoals

D.theimportanceofgoals

答案解析：

Passage3

66.C

［解析］推断题。由文章第一段最后一句可知，由于我们每个人天生的能力和后天成长的环

境不同，所以我们对成功的定义很泛。由此可以推断，作者认为能力和环境是获得成功的基

本条件，故选C。

67.C

［解析］语义题。结合文章第二段第二句中的poorshepherd（贫穷的牧羊人）和选项，可以

推断C正确,thrifty意为“节俭的,朴素的“；wealthy意为“富有的"，wasteful意为''浪费

的"，miserable意为“悲惨的”，均排除。

68.D

［解析］细节题。文章第二段倒数第二句指出，有的人已经很富有了却认为自己不成功，那

是因为他们是根据自己的目标判断成功与否的，所以D正确。

69.D

［解析］推断题。文章最后一句指出，在没有尽全力做自己喜欢的事而失败之前，失败都不

算真正的失败。由此推断，文章最后一段暗示，成功就是尽全力做自己喜欢的事情，所以D

正确。

70.A

［解析］主旨题。本文第一句是全文的主题句，即每个人对成功的定义都不同。在接下来的

儿段中，作者从不同角度定义了成功，所以A正确。Passaged

WhenMikeKellyfirstsetouttobuildhisownprivatespace—ferryservice,hefigureshis

bread-and-butterbusinesswouldbeloftingsatelliteintohighearthorbit.Nowhethinkshemay

havefiguredwrong."'Peoplewerealwaysaskingmewhentheycouldgo,〃saysKelly,whoruns

KellySpaceTechnology,a\realizedtherealmarketisinspacetourism/

Accordingtopreliminarymarketsurveys,thereare10000would-bespacetouristswilling

tospend$1millioneachtovisitthefinalfrontier.SpaceAdventuresinArlingtonhavetaken

morethan130depositsforatwo-hour;$98000spacetourtentativelysettooccurby2005.This

maysoundgreat,butthereareafewhurdles.Puttingasimplesatelliteintoorbit-withno

oxygen,lifesupportorreturntripnecessary—alreadycostsandastronomical$2200/kg.Andthat

doesn'tincludethecostofinsuringrichandpossiblylitigious（爱打官司的）passengers.The

entiregroupofentrepreneurstryingtocornerthespacetourismmarkethasbetweenthem”just

enoughmoneytoblowuponerocket”.

TheU.S.spaceagencyhasplentyofmoneybutzerointerestinmakingspacelessexpensivefor

thelittleguys.Sothelittleguysareracingtodowhatthegovernmenthasfailedtodo:design

areusablelaunchsystemthat'sinexpensive,safeandreliable.KellySpace'sprototypelookslikea

planethathassproutedrocketengines.RotaryRocketinCaliforniahasaboosterwithrotorsto

makeahelicopter-stylereturntoearth.Thefirstpassengercountdownsarestillyearsaway,but

bureaucratsattheFederalAviationAdministrationinWashingtonarealreadyinformallydiscussing

flightregulations.Afterall,youcan'tbetoopreparedforatriptothatgalaxyfar,faraway.

71.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TakeVacationsinSpaceB.BuildingHotelsinSpace

C.FlightRegulationsinSpaceTravelsD.CostofSpaceTraveling

72.Thephrase//bread-and-butterbusiness,/（Line2,Pare.l）mostprobablymeans.

A.abusinesstosellbreadandbutterB.abusinesstoproducebreadandbutter

C.thebusinesstomakealivingD.atravelingagency

73.Howmuchisthe2-hourspacetourforeachpersonaccordingtoSpaceAdventuresin

Arlington?

A.$1million.B.$10000.C.$98000D.$22000

74.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thebiggesthurdleforthespace-tourismprojectislackofalifesupportingsystem.

B.Theentrepreneurstryingtoexplorethespace-tourismhaveplentyofmoney.

C.Thegovernmenthaslittleinterestsinthisproject.

D.Thefirstpassengercountdownsarewithinafewyears.

75.What'stheauthor'stoneinthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A.Objective.B.Ironical.C.Approving.D.Enthusiastic.

答案解析：

Passage4

71.A

［解析］主旨题。通读全文可知，文章讨论的是太空旅游业的可行性，所以A正确。其他三

项均没有全面概括文章大意。

72.C

［解析］语义题。文章第一段首句指出，麦克开始倒立自己的太空旅行社时，他构想他的

将能把人造卫星送上地球轨道。A（卖面包和黄油的生意），B（生产面包和黄油的

生意），C（谋生生意），D（旅游中介）四个选项中，C最符合题意。bread-and-butter意为

“实用的，生计的”。

73.C

［解析］细节题。文章第二段第二句指出，公司收取了130多份定金，费用是两小时98000

美圆，所以C正确。

74.C

［解析］推断题。文章第三段提到，太空旅行最大的困难是资金问题，美国政府对此没什么

兴趣，所以C正确。A（计划的最大困难是生命维持系统问题），B（开发此市场的企业家们

有足够的资金），D（首次航行在几年内就可实现），均与原文不符，故排除。

75.B

［解析］观点态度题。根据上下文可知，作者认为实现太空旅行还很遥远，而有人却已经开

始制定规划了。作者的话语中（thatgalaxyfar,faraway）含有讽刺意味，所以B正确；A（客

观的）、C（赞同的）、D（热衷的）均不正确。

模拟题（二）

Passage1

WhatmakesAmericansspendnearlyhalftheirfooddollarsonmealsawayfromhome?The

answerslieinthewayAmericanslivetoday.Duringthefirstfewdecadesofthetwentiethcentury,

cannedandotherconveniencefoodsfreedthefamilycookfromfull-timedutyatthekitchen

range.

Then,inthe1940s,workinthewartimedefenseplantstookmorewomenoutofthehomethat

everbefore,settingthepatternoftheworkingwifeandmother.Unlessfamilymemberspitchin

withfoodpreparation,womenarenotfullyliberatedfromthatchore.

It'seasiertopickupabucketoffriedchickenonthewayhomefromworkortakethefamilyout

forpizzasorburgersthantostartopeningcansorheatingupfrozendinnersafteralong,hardday.

Alsonowadays,therisingdivorceratemeansthattherearemoresingleworkingparentswith

childrentofeed.Andmanyyoungadultsandelderlypeople,aswellasunmarriedanddivorced

maturepeople,livealoneratherthanasapartofafamilyunitanddon'twanttobothercooking

forone.Fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn/trequireanydressingup,itoffersa"fun"

breakinthedailyroutine,andtheoutlayofmoneyseemssmall.Itcanbeeateninthe

car—sometimespickedupatadrive-inwindowwithoutevengettingout-orontherun.Evenifit

isbroughthometoeat,therewillneverbeanydirtydishestowashbecauseofthehandy

disposablewrappings.Children,especially,lovefastfoodbecauseit'sfingerfood,nostruggling

withknivesandforks,noannoyinginstructionsfromadultsabouttablemanners.

56.Americansenjoyfastfoodmainlybecause.

A.itcanbeeateninthecar

B.itismuchmoretastythanhome-madefood

C.oneonlyuseshisfingerswhileeatingit

D.itistime-savingandconvenient

57.Itcanbeinferredthatchildren.

A.wanttohavefreedomattable

B.washdishesaftereachmeal

C.arenotgoodatusingforksandkniveswhileeating

D.takeeatingtimeasafunbreak

58.ManyAmericansareeatingoutandnotcookingathomenowadaysbecause.

A.theywanttomakeachangeaftereatingthesamefoodforyearsathome

B.thefoodmadeoutsidehometastesbetterthanfoodcookedathome

C.manyofthemlivealoneordon'tliketakingtroubletocook

D.Americanwomenrefusetocookathomeduetowomen'sliberationmovement

59.Accordingtothetext,adrive-inwindowisa.

A.carwindowfromwhichyoucanseethedriver

B.windowintherestaurantfromwhichyougetyourmealinthecar

C.placewhereyoucheckthemechanicconditionofyourcar

D.entrancewhereyoureturntheusedplatesaftereating

60.Theexpression"pitchinwith"(Une2,Para.2)probablymeans.

A.complain

B.enjoy

C.help

D.deny

答案解析：

Passage5

56.D

细节题。由文章第三段第四句提到的"fastfoodisappealingbecauseitisfast,itdoesn'trequire

anydressingup.可知,D项正确。

57.C

推断题。文章第三段最后一句提到"nostrugglingwithknivesandforks"，山struggling一词可

推断，孩子们不擅长使用刀叉吃饭，所以C正确。

58.C

推断题。文章第三段提到，现在很多人都独自居住，他们不愿意为自己一个人烹制食物，所

以C正确。由于题目间的是nowadays的情况，所以可排除强干扰项D。

59.B

推断题。文章第三段倒数第三句提到"sometimespickedupatadrive-inwindowwithouteven

gettingout”，由句中的"withoutevengettingout”可以推断，drive-inwindow意为“免下窗

口”，即司机可以不用下车就能拿到食物，所以B项正确。

60.C

语义题。文章第二段第二句意为“只要家庭成员不准备食物，妇女们就无法完全从家务杂事

中解放出来”,由此推断，pitchinwith应意为“帮助”,故选C.

Passage2

Whilestillinitsearlystages,welfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessin

manystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfare.It'sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeople

havelefttherollssince1994.

Inthepastfouryears,welfarerollsinAthensCountryhavebeencutinhalf.But70percentofthe

peoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour.Theresult:The

AthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage.

Foradvocates（代言人）forthepoor,that'sanindicationmuchmoreneedstobedone.

uMorepeoplearegettingjobs,butit'snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter;"saysKathyLairn,

apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington.

AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996,a

greaterpercentageofsingle,female-headedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown,but

thataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown.

Butformany,thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswell

withoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory.

“Welfarewasapoison.ltwasatoxin（毒素）thatwaspoisoningthefamily,“saysRobertRector;

awelfare-reformpolicyanalyst."Thereforminchangingthemoralclimateinlow-income

communities.Itysbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic（道德观）,whichismuchmoreimportant//

Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce"thehabitofdependencyiscracked/thenthecountry

canmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards.

61.Fromthepassage,itcanbeseenthattheauthor.

A.believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment'sburden

B.insiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodforthepoor

C.isoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereform

D.considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessful

62.Whyaren'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhavejobs?

A.Becausemanyfamiliesaredivorced.

B.Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare.

C.Becausetheirwagesarelow.

D.Becausethecostoflivingisrising.

63.WhatisworthnotingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat.

A.greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople'slivingstandards

B.70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoyears

C.50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfare

D.thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdown

64.Fromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat.

A.savingwelfarefunds

B.rebuildingtheworkethic

C.providingmorejobs

D.cuttinggovernmentexpenses

65.Accordingtothepassagebeforethewelfarereformwascarriedout,.

A.thepovertyratewaslower

B.averagelivingstandardswerehigher

C.theaverageworkerwaspaidhigherwages

D.thepoorusedtorelyongovernmentaid

答案解析：

Passage6

61.D

主题归纳。由短文第一段和第二层次（第六段）阐述，能清楚归纳出作者的论点。

62.C

要点定位理解。由题干问句定位至短文的第二、四、五段都提及“notenjoybetterlives”这

一结果，但只有第二段第二句中的“tookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour”回答了原因。

63.A

要点定位理解。由题干AthensCounty定位至短文第二、三段。选项B是AthensCountry事

例的内容，A是该事例引出的思考，即第三段中的"that'sanindicationmu第moreneedsto

bedone”。

64.B

主题归纳。由短文第六、七、八段的论述（①穷人自食其力本身是一大胜利；②改革改变低

收和主阶层的moralclimate并开始重建workethic；③打破依赖习惯）可知，福利改革的根

本目的是帮助穷人自食其力，改掉依赖习惯，重建工作道德。

65.D

要点推断。由福利改革的成功（gettingpeopleoffwelfare）、改革的结果（morepeopletakejobs）

和改革的目的（rebuildworkethic,crackthehabitofdependency）,推测改革前的情况，可知

是更多的人不工作，被动地依赖政府福利资助。

Passage3

You'rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed.Let'sassumeyouonce

actuallycompletedacoupleofyearsofcollegeworkoreventhatyoucompletedyourdegree.

Isn'tittemptingtoliejustalittle,toclaimontheformthatyourdiplomarepresentsaHarvard

degree?OrthatyoufinishedanextracoupleofyearsbackatStateUniversity?Moreand

morepeopleareturningtoutterdeceptionlikethistolandtheirjobortomoveaheadintheir

careers,forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,valuedegreesfromfamousschools.Ajob

applicantmayhaveagoodeducationanyway,butheorsheassumesthatchancesofbeinghired

arebetterwithadiplomafromawell-knownuniversity.

Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateof

aboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationforms,then.

Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying,mostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.

OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthem,impostors（骗子）anotherreferstothemas"specialcases”.

Onewell-knownWestCoastschool,inperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofall,saysthatthese

claimsaremadeby“nosuchpeople”.Toavoidoutright（彻底的）lies,somejob-seekersclaim

thatthey“attending“meansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethat“being

associatedwith“acollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootball

weekend.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleast

totheturnofthecentury—that'swhentheybegankeepingrecords,anyhow.Ifyoudon'twantto

lieorevenstretchthetruth,therearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiploma.

Onecompany,withofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoast,willputyournameonadiploma

fromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.Thepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsfora

diplomafrom“SmootStateUniversity”.Thepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromthe

''UniversityofPurdue”.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalled

PurdueUniversity,thepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.

66.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnow

B.lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblem

C.collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasily

D.employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees

67.Accordingtothepassage,"'specialcases"referstocasesthat.

A.studentsattendaschoolonlypart-time

B.studentsneverattendedaschooltheylistedontheirapplication

C.studentspurchasefalsedegreesfromcommercialfirms

D.studentsattendedafamousschool

68.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegree

B.experienceisthebestteacher

C.pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdo

D.adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjob

competition

69.Thispassageimpliesthat.

A.buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoral

B.personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschools

C.mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschool

D.societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications

7O.Theword"phony”(Line13,Para.2)means.

A.thoroughB.ultimate

C.falseD.decisive

答案解析：

Passage7

66.B

主旨题。文章第一段简要概述了求职人员在求职过程中，对自己的学历弄虚作假这一社会现

象，然后在第二、三段分别给出一些具体的例子进行说明，故B项正确。

67.B

推断题。由第二段中前半部分的“Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislying...schoolcallsthem

'impostors'；anotherreferstothemas'specialcases'”可知，imposters和specialcases

指的都是编造虚假学历，所以BiE确。

68.D

推断题。由文章第一段倒数第二句中的"forpersonnelofficers,likemostAmericans,value

degreesfromfamousschools可知，名牌大学的毕业生在求职过程中比其他人有优势，所以

D正确。

69.D

推断题。文章讲述的是在简历中对学历弄虚作假这一问题，同时也指出，问题出现的原因是

大家都很看重学历，特别是名牌大学的文凭。由此可知，这是一种社会现象，全社会对此都

负有责任，所以D正确。

70.C

语义题。该词所在句意为“如果你不想撒谎又不愿和盘托出，会有公司愿意卖给你

文凭”，再结合下文提到的售卖假文凭公司的情况可知，选项C（假的）正确。thorough意

为“彻底的“，ultimate意为“最终的"，decisive意为“决定性的”，均排除

Passage4

Materialculturereferstowhatcanbeseen,held,felt,used—whatacultureproduces.Examininga

culture'stoolsandtechnologycantellusaboutthegroup'shistoryandwayoflife.Similarly,

researchintothematerialcultureofmusiccanhelpustounderstandthemusicculture.Themost

vividbodyofmaterialcultureinitzofcourse,ismusicalinstruments.Wecannothearforourselves

theactualsoundofanymusicalperformancebeforethe1870swhenthephonographwas

invented,sowerelyoninstrumentsforimportantinformationaboutmusicculturesintheremo