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ReadingComprehension

ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmerican

universities,oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:the

grayingofAmericameansjobs.Coupledwiththeagingofthe

baby-boomgeneration,alongerlifespanmeansthatthe

nation'selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantly

overthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericans

willbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechange

posesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,of

course.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicine

andhealthprofessionsandinlawandbusinessaswell."In

additiontothedoctors,we'regoingtoneedmoresociologists,

biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,"says

ProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthern

California's(USC)SchoolofGerontology(老年学).

Lawyerscanspecializein"elderlaw",whichcovers

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everythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuse

andagediscrimination(歧视).Businessmenseehuge

opportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,

74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupof

retireesinhumanhistory."Anystudentwhocombinesan

expertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlaw

degreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,"oneprofessorsays.

MargaritaSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC.She

begancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas"really

boredwithbacteria".Soshetookaclassingerontologyand

discoveredthatshelikeditShesays,"Ididvolunteerworkin

retirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying."

1."Oldissuddenlyin"(Para.1)mostprobablymeans.

A.Americahassuddenlybecomeanationofoldpeople

B.gerontologyhassuddenlybecomepopular

C.moreelderlyprofessorsarefoundonAmericancampuses

0.Americancollegeshaverealizedtheneedofenrollingolder

students

答案:B［解析］从全文来看，本篇文章所介绍的是老年学的问题，所以

指的是老年学突然流行起来。故选

"Oldissuddenlyin."Be

2.WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit.

A.fromtheadoptionofthe"elderlaw"

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B.fromrenderingspecialservicestotheelderly

C.byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledge

D.bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirown

interests

答案:A［解析］从文章第二段首句：Lawyerscanspecializein"elder

law"来看，正确答案为A,即律师可以从"老年法”中获益。

3.Whycanbusinessmenmakemoneyintheemergingelder

market?

A.Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.

B.Theycanemploymoregerontologists.

C.Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.

D.Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.

答案:C［解析］根据文章第二段第二句："...arelikelytobethe

wealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory/可推理出商人之

所以能从老年市场获益，是因为这部分退休的老年人都十分富有，并

且拥有很强的购买力。因此正确答案为

Co

4.Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingto

thepassage?

A.Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.

B.Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.

C.CollegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.

D.Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.

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答案:D［解析］从文章第二段最后一句："Anystudentwho

combinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,an

MBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney?可知，

获得MBA或律师学位的优秀的专业人士,再与老年学知识相结合,

将会赚取更多的钱。所以正确答案为D。

5.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethattheexpansionof

America'selderlypopulation.

A.willprovidegoodjobopportunitiesinmanyareas

B.willimposeanunbearableburdenonsociety

C.mayleadtonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination

D.willcreatenewfieldsofstudyinuniversities

答案:A［解析］文章第一段倒数第二句："Butitalsocreatescareer

opportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessionals,andinlaw

andbusinessaswell."说明美国老龄人口的增加会在很多领域提

供就业的机会。故选A。

Televisionhasopenedwindowsineverybody'slife.Young

menwillneveragaingotowarastheydidin1914.Millionsof

peoplenowhaveseentheeffectsofabattle.Andtheresult

hasbeenageneralloathingofwar,andperhapsmoreinterest

inhelpingthosewhosufferfromalltheterriblethingsthat

havebeenshownonthescreen.

Televisionhasalsochangedpolitics.Themostdistant

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areascannowfollowstateaffairs,seeandhearthepoliticians

beforeanelection.Betterinformed,peoplearemorelikelyto

vote,andsotomaketheiropinioncount

Unfortunately,television'sinfluencehasbeenextremely

harmfultotheyoung.Childrendonothaveenough

experiencetorealizethatTVshowspresentanunrealworld;

thatTVadvertisementslietosellproductsthataresometimes

badoruseless.Theybelievethattheviolencetheyseeis

normalandacceptable.Alleducatorsagreethatthe

"televisiongenerations"aremoreviolentthantheirparents

andgrandparents.

Also,theyoungarelesspatient.UsedtoTVshows,where

everythingisquickandinteresting,theydonothavethe

patiencetoreadanarticlewithoutpictures;toreadabook

thatrequiresthinking;tolistentoateacherwhodoesn'tdo

funnythingslikethepeopleonchildren'sprograms.Andthey

expectallproblemstobesolvedhappilyinten,fifteen,or

thirtyminutes.That'sthetimeittakesonthescreen.

6.Theunderlinedword"loathing"inthefirstparagraph

refersto.

A.preference

B.faith

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C.dislike

D.belief

答案:C［解析］根据文章第一段第二句话"Youngmenwillnever

againgotowar..."以及最后一句中"loathing"和"interest”的

对比可推知此处loathing的意思是dislke（不喜欢，厌恶）。

7.Inthepast,manyyoungpeople.

A.knewtheeffectsofwar

B.wentinforpolitics

C.likedtosavethewoundedinwars

D.hadtoattendwars

答案:D［解析］根据短文第一段，A、C两项都是错误的。B项文中没

有提到。只有D项根据文章第一段的第二句话"Youngmenwill

neveragaingotowarastheydidin19147可以得出。

8.NowwithTVpeoplecan.

A.discusspoliticsataninformationcenter

B.showmoreinterestinpolitics

C.knowtheresultofanelectionquickly

0.expresstheiropinionsfreely

答案:B［解析］根据短文第二段，A、D两项都不符合文章的意思。C

项比较片面。B项的依据是：Betterinformed,peoplearemore

「kelytovote,andsotomaketheiropinioncount.由此可推断

出人们对政治的兴趣更多了。

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9.TheauthorthinksthatTVadvertisements.

A.arereliableonthewhole

B.areuselesstopeople

C.areagoodguidetoadults

D.areveryharmfultotheyoung

答案:D［解析］第三段第一句提到"Unfortunately,television's

influencehasbeenextremelyharmfultotheyoung."接下来讲

了电视广告的危害。由此判断选D。

10.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.

A.childrenshouldkeepawayfromTV

B.TVprogramsshouldbeimproved

C.children'sbooksshouldhavepictures

D.TVhasadeepinfluenceontheyoung

答案:D［解析］本题考查考生对全文意思的整体把握。我们直接根据

文中具体的段落或者句子可以推导出来的结论只有D项。A项"孩

子们应该远离电视"文中没有提到。文章只讲到电视对年轻人有害。

B项"电视节目应该提高"文章中也没有依据。C项也是无依据的。

D项的依据是Unfortunately,television'sinfluencehasbeen

extremelyharmfultotheyoung.整个后两段讲的都是对年轻人

的影响。

Thedeclineinmoralstandards一whichhaslongconcerned

socialanalysts—hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverage

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Americans.AndJeanBethkeElshtain,forone,isglad.

Thefactthatordinarycitizensarenowstartingtothink

seriouslyaboutthenation'smoralclimate,saysthisethics（伦理

学）professorattheUniversityofChicago,isreasontohope

thatnewideaswillcomeforwardtoimproveit.

Butthechallengeisnottobeunderestimated.

MaterialismandindividualisminAmericansocietyarethe

biggestobstacles."ThethoughtthatTminitforme'has

becomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness,"Ms.

Elshtainsays.

Someofthiscanbeattributedtothedisintegrationof

traditionalcommunities,inwhichneighborslookedoutfor

oneanother,shesays.Withtoday'sgreatermobilityandwith

somanycouplesworking,thosebondshavebeenweakened,

replacedbyagreateremphasisonself.

Ina1996pollofAmericans,lossofmoralitytoppedthe

listofthebiggestproblemsfacingtheU.S.AndElshtainsays

thepubliciscorrecttosensethat:DatashowsthatAmericans

arestrugglingwithproblemsunheardofinthe1950s,suchas

classroomviolenceandahighrateofbirthstounmarried

mothers.

"Thedesireforahighermoralstandardisnotalament（挽

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歌）forsomenonexistentgoldenage,"Elshtainsays,"norisita

wishful（一厢情愿的）longingforatimethatdenied

opportunitiestowomenandminorities.Mostpeople,infact,

favorthelesseningofprejudice."

"Moraldeclinewillnotbereverseduntilpeoplefindways

tocounterthematerialisminsociety,"shesays."Slowly,you

recognizethatthethingsthatmatterarethosethatcan'tbe

bought."

11.ProfessorElshtainispleasedtoseethatAmericans.

A.haveadaptedtoanewsetofmoralstandards

B.arelongingforthereturnofthegoodolddays

C.haverealizedtheimportanceofmaterialthings

D.areawakeningtotheloweringoftheirmoralstandards

答案:D［解析］从文章第一段:"Thedeclineinmoralstandards...

hasatlastcapturedtheattentionofaverageAmericans?可知,

Elshtain教授看到美国人已开始意识到道德标准的下降而感到高兴。

故选D。

12.ThemoraldeclineofAmericansocietyiscausedmainly

by.

A.itsgrowingwealth

B.theself-centerednessofindividuals

C.underestimatingtheimpactofsocialchanges

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D.theprejudiceagainstwomenandminorities

答案:B［解析］从文章第三段中"ThethoughtthatTminitfor

me'hasbecomedeeplyrootedinthenationalconsciousness/7

可判断，美国社会道德标准下降的原因是人们太以自我为中心了。因

此正确答案为

Be

13.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesthetraditional

communities?

A.Greatmobility.

B.Concernforone'sneighbors.

C.Emphasisonindividualeffort.

D.Everweakeningsocialbonds.

答案:B［解析］从文章第四段第一句:"...thedisintegrationof

traditionalcommunities,inwhichneighborslookedoutfor

oneanother../可知，传统社区的特点是邻里之间能相互关照。因

此正确答案为

Bo

14.Inthe1950s,classroomviolence.

A.wassomethingunheardof

B.wasbynomeansarareoccurrence

C.attractedalotofpublicattention

D.begantoappearinanalysts'data

答案:A［解析］从文章第五段最后一句："...unheardofinthe1950s,

suchasclassroomviolence../可知，在20世纪50年代,班级暴

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力是闻所未闻的事。故选A。

15.AccordingtoElshtain,thecurrentmoraldeclinemaybe

reversed.

A.ifpeoplecanreturntothe"goldenage"

B.whenwomenandmenenjoyequalrights

C.whenpeopleridthemselvesofprejudice

D.iflessemphasisislaidonmaterialthings

答案:D［解析］文章最后一段:"Moraldeclinewillnotbereversed

untilpeoplefindwaystocounterthematerialisminsociety..."

说明，如果想改变目前道德标准下降的状况，就应该想方设法扭转物

质主义者的思想，即不要太注重物质方面的事情，因此正确答案为D。

MaasaiMaraisapartofthesouthwesterntouristcircuitand

themostpopularandvisitedgamereserveinKenya.The

annualwildebeestmigrationtoMaasaiMaraistheworld's

greatestwildlifespectacle,somethingnottobemissed

especiallyifyou'revisitingKenyabetweenAugustandOctober.

Millionsofwildebeests,zebrasandgazellesfromtheSerengeti

plainsmigrateacrosstheTanzaniaborderandtheMaraRiver

toreachMaasaiMatagrazingfieldsfromlateJune.Thegame

reserveaboundswithbird-lifesinceclosetoabout452odd

specieshavebeenrecorded.

MaasaiMarahasagoodrangeofaccommodationfrom

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five-starlodgestoluxury-tendedcamps.Tokeepthetempoof

youradventuregoing,Spartantentedcampsandcampsites

withinthegamereservearethebestchoice.Gamewalksand

nightgamerunswereteststoourbravery!Nightfailsquickly

inthetropicsandasthetemperaturedrops,thecampfire

becomesthefocusofyourtour.Youcankeepcountofthe

sightingsofmammals,reptilesandbirds.Insectsandhyenas

providethebackgroundmusicwhilethenightskyisa

symphonyofstars.

LakeNaivasha,Magadi,VictoriaandElementaitaare

accessiblefromtheMaasaiMaraGamereserve.Kenya's

pricelesstreasuryofwildlifeowesitsexistencetocontrastsin

thecountry'sterrain,whichrangesfromruffedsnowcovered

peaksofMountKenya,theHighland,theGreatRiftValleyand

itslakesaswellasthesunburntsandsofthecoast.Eachof

thesegeographicalregionsishometodifferenttypesof

wildlifethatareuniquetoeacharea.

Kenyahasanamazingwealthofbirdlife.Wecouldgetto

seemanybirdspeciesinKenya.Thisagainisduetoitsvariety

ofhabitats.Manymigratorybirdsarealsospottedhere.

Accordingtoourguide,morethansixmillionbirdsmigrateto

KenyaduringtheNorthernHemispherewinter.These

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migrantsalongwiththelocalspeciesofbirdsmakeKenyaan

ornithologicalparadise.

16.WhendoesthemigrationofwildebeestsreachMaasai

Mara?

A.BetweenAugustandOctober.

B.InlateJuneoftheyear.

C.DuringtheNorthernHemispherewinter.

D.FormJunetoOctober.

答案:A［解析］从文章第一段第二句："...somethingnottobe

missedespeciallyifyou'revisitingKenyabetweenAugustand

October?可知，每年八月到十月在MaasaiMara会出现世界上最

为壮观的牛羚迁移景观。故选A。

17.Whatdoesthephrase"aboundwith"(Para.1)mean?

A.Restrictwith.

B.Haveinlargenumbers.

C.Beconnectedwith.

0.Dependon.

答案:B［解析］根据上下文判断"aboundwith"意思为"拥有、富

有"，具体表示该地区拥有大量的鸟类。因此选

Be

18.WhyistheresuchavarietyofwildlifeinKenya?

A.BecausetherearemanylakesinKenya.

B.BecauseKenyaisatropicalcountry.

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C.BecauseKenyaconsistsofdifferentgeographicalregions.

0.BecauseKenyahasagamereserve.

答案:C［解析］根据文章第三段第二句："Kenya'spricelesstreasury

ofwildlifeowesitsexistencetocontrastsinthecountry's

terrain..；可知，由于Kenya这一地域拥有反差强烈的不同的地理环

境，因此会有大量的野生动物。故正确答案为

Co

19.WhyaretheremanybirdspeciesinKenya?

A.Becauseitisanornithologicalparadise.

B.Becauseithasmanylakes.

C.Becauseitiswinterinthenorthernhemisphere.

0.Becauseithasavarietyofhabitats.

答案:D［解析］文章最后一段第三句:"Thisagainisduetoits

varietyofhabitats"说明，多样的栖息环境吸引了各类鸟类的到来。

因此正确答案为

De

20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMaasaiMarais

NOTtrue?

A.Visitorscanseevariousmammals,reptilesandbirdsthere.

B.ThereareonlySpartantentedcampstoliveinforvisitors.

C.Atnightvisitorscanhearthevoiceofinsectsandhyenas

there.

D.ThesunfallsveryearlyinMaasaiMara.

答案:B［解析］由第二段的介绍可知B项与原文的意思不符。第二段首

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句:"MaasaiMarahasagoodrangeofaccommodationfrom

five-starlodgestoluxury-tendedcamps."就告诉我们,Maasai

拥有一系列的等级不同的野营站。因此选

MaraBo

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanhavebecomethe

fastest-growingUSminority.Astheirchildrenbeganmoving

upthroughthenation'sschools,itbecameclearthatanew

classofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievements

arereflectedinthenation'sbestuniversities,where

mathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshave

takenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.Thisspeciallikingfor

mathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthat

Asian-Americanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroad

arrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbut

littleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedby

thepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewill

belessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandscience

becausetheywillbejudgedmoreimmediateinsomethinglike

engineeringthanwithanartsdegree.

MostAsian-Americanstudentsowetheirsuccesstothe

influenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildren

takefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystem

hastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionis

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homework.Asianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildren

thanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.Manyresearchersalso

believethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccess,

suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasize

education.

Bothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworry

Asian-Americansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypical

racialimage.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,Japanese

andFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.

Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngiving

allAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.

21.Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,

Asian-Americanstudents.

A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeof

English

B.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsian

character

C.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsociety

0.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents

答案:C［解析］文章最后一段第一句提到："Bothexplanationsfor

academicsuccessworryAsian-Americansbecauseoffears

thattheyfeedatypicalracialimage/即亚裔美国人尽管在许多

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方面取得很大成绩，但仍担心的是种族问题。故选

c0

22.Whatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessof

AsianAmericans?

A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.

B.Hardworkandintelligence.

C.HardhelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.

D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.

答案:A［解析］从文章第一段第四句："...Asian-Americanstudents

whobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheUSwitha

solidgroundinginmathematics...?和第二段内容可知A正确,

其他几个选项文中都没有明确提及。

23.FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciences

mainlybecause.

A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenough

B.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentin

theseareas

C.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWestern

cultures

D.theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety

答案:B［解析］由第一段最后一句可推知,亚裔学生认为在数学和科学

领域会得到较公正的对待，而在人文领域会受到不公正的对待。因此

正确答案为

Bo

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24.Whydothetwo"explanations"(Para.3)worryAsian

Americans?

A.Theyareafraidthattheywouldagainbeisolatedfrom

Americansocietyingeneral.

B.PeoplewouldthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparents

forsuccess.

C.Asian-Americanswouldbeathreattootherminorities.

0.Americanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostrong

atAsiancharacter.

答案:A［解析］从第三段第二句："Manycanrememberwhen

Chinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsof

socialisolation;可知,中国、日本、菲律宾移民曾为社会疏离的

受害者，这正是亚裔美国人所担心的。故选

Ao

25.Theauthor'stoneinthispassageis.

A.sympathetic

B.doubtful

C.critical

0.objective

答案:D［解析］纵观全文，作者是以非常客观的事实来论述问题的。

因此选D。

Doweneedlawsthatpreventusfromrunningriskswithour

lives?Ifso,thenperhapslawsareneededprohibitingthesale

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ofcigarettesandalcoholicdrink.Bothproductshavebeen

knowntokillpeople.Thehazardsofdrinkingtoomuch

alcoholareasbadorworsethanthehazardsofsmokingtoo

manycigarettes.Allrightthen,let'spassalawclosingthe

liquorstoresandthebarsinthiscountry.Let'sputanendonce

andforalltotheruinousdiseasefromwhichasmanyas10

millionAmericanscurrentlysuffer-----alcoholism.

Butwait,we'vealreadytriedthat.For13years,between

1920and1933,therewerenoliquorstoresanywhereinthe

UnitedStates.Theywereshutdownabolishedbyan

amendmenttotheConstitution(the18th)andbyalawof

Congress(theVolsteadAct).AfterJanuary20,1920,therewas

supposedtobenomoremanufacturing,selling,or

transportingof"intoxicatingliquors".Withoutanymoreliquor;

peoplecouldnotdrinkit,andiftheydidnotdrinkit,how

couldtheygetdrunk?Therewouldbenomoredangerstothe

publicwelfarefromdrunkennessandalcoholism.Itwasall

verylogical.Andyetprohibitionofliquor,beer,andwinedid

notwork.Why?

Because,lawornolaw,millionsofpeoplestilllikedto

drinkalcohol.Andtheywerewillingtotakerisksofgettingit.

Theywerenotabouttochangetheirtastesandhabitsjust

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becauseofachangeinthelaw.Andgangsofliquorsmugglers

madeiteasytobuyanillegaldrink.Theysmuggledmillionsof

gallonsoftheoutlawedbeveragesacrosstheCanadianand

MexicanBorders.Drinkerswereluckytoknowofanillegalbar

thatservedMexicanorCanadianliquor.Crimeand

drunkennesswerebothsupposedtodeclineasaresultof

prohibition.Insteadpeopledrankmorealcoholthan

ever-oftenpoisonedalcohol.

OnDecember5,1933,theyrepealedprohibitionby

ratifyingthe21stAmendmenttotheConstitution.

26.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTacharacteristicreason

fortheproposalofthe18thAmendmenttotheConstitution

andtheVolsteadAct?

A.Therewouldbenofurtherclangertothepublicfrom

alcoholism.

B.Therewouldbeariseinthecostofalcoholicbeverages.

C.Withoutliquor;peoplewouldnotdrink.

0.Peoplewouldn'tbecomedrunkorcreateapublicnuisance.

答案:B［解析］从文章第二段的后几句："Withoutanymoreliquor,

peoplecouldnotdrinkit,andiftheydidnotdrinkit,how

couldtheygetdrunk?Therewouldbenomoredangerstothe

publicwelfarefromdrunkennessandalcoholism/可知,B项

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关于"酒类的费用会提高"不合题意。因此正确答案为

Be

27.Duringprohibition,illegalalcoholwas.

A.soldopenly

B.nolongeratemptation

C.amajorfactorinthepassageoftheVolsteadAct

0.broughtacrosstheMexicanandCanadianborders

答案:D［解析］由第三段第五句:"Theysmuggledmillionsof

gallonsoftheoutlawedbeveragesacrosstheCanadianand

Mexicanborders?可知,违法酒是从加拿大和墨西哥边境走私进入

美国的。故选

De

28.Whenenactingtheprohibitionlaws,people.

A.livedinfearofthelaw

B.werewillingtoriskofarrestingforthepleasureofliquor

C.recklesslyendangeredtheircommunities

D.wererespectfulofthelegalsanctionsplacedonthem

答案:B［解析］由第三段首句:"Because,lawornolaw,millionsof

peoplestilllikedtodrinkalcohol.Andtheywerewillingtotake

risksofgettingit;可知，即使颁布了禁酒令，可是人们照样我行

我素敢于冒险。因此正确答案为B。

29.Whenenactingtheprohibitionlaws,governmentofficials

assumedthat.

A.everyAmericanwouldbuyalcoholillegally

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B.allcriminalactivitieswouldcease

C.patrolsoftheCanadianborderwouldhaltthesaleofalcohol

D.thesocialthreatfromdrunkennesswoulddecline

答案:D［解析］由第三段的最后："crimeanddrunkennesswere

bothsupposedtodeclineasaresultofprohibition;instead...?

可知，人们本以为酗酒对社会造成的危害会下降，然而……o因此D

项正确。

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.theCongresswaswisetorepealprohibition

B.theprohibitionwascharacterizedbyadecreaseincrimeand

drunkenness

C.duringprohibition,mostAmericansstoppeddrinking

D.lawsshouldbepassedtobanthesaleofalcoholicbeverage

答案:A［解析］通读全文尤其是第三段，我们可以知道,十年来禁酒令

未能成功实施，政府不得不在1993年12月5号废除了它，并实施

第二十一号修正案。因此正确答案为

Ao

IntheUnitedStateselementaryeducationbeginsattheage

ofsix.Atthisstagenearlyalltheteachersarewomen,mostly

married.Theatmosphereisusuallyveryfriendly,andthe

teachershavenowacceptedtheideathattheimportantthing

istomakethechildrenhappyandinterested.Theold

authoritarian（要绝对服从的）methodsofeducationwere

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discredited（不被认可）ratheralongtimeago—somuchsothat

manypeoplenowthinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthe

directionoftryingtomakechildrenhappyandinterested

ratherthangivingthemactualinstruction.

Thesocialeducationofyoungchildrentriestomakethem

accepttheideathathumanbeingsinasocietyneedtowork

togetherfortheircommongood.Sotheemphasisison

cooperationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthis

process.Thismayseemcurious,inviewofthefactthat

Americansocietyishighlycompetitive;however;theneedfor

makingpeoplesociableinthissensehascometoberegarded

asoneofthefunctionsofeducation.MostAmericansdogrow

upwithcompetitiveideas,andobviouslyquiteafewas

criminals,butitisnotfairtosaythattheeducationalsystem

fails.Itprobablydoessucceedinmakingmostpeoplesociable

andreadytohelponeanotherbothinmaterialwaysand

throughkindnessandfriendliness.

31.Accordingtothepassage,theU.S.elementaryeducation

issupposedtomakechildren.

A.sensibleandsensitive

B.competitiveandinterested

C.curiousandfriendly

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D.happyandcooperative

答案:D［解析］全文分两段：第一段着重阐述美国初等教育是要给小

孩创造一个充满快乐和兴趣的成长氛围。theimportantthingisto

makethechildrenh叩pyandinterested,”重要的是让孩子们快

乐和有兴趣"；第二段主要阐述初等教育所包含的社会化教育，培养

孩子们在竞争的过程中有合作的意识。Sotheemphasisison

cooperationratherthancompetitionthroughoutmostofthis

process."所以这一过程中强调合作而不是竞争。"因此，D项是正

确的，其他几项在文章中没有提到，不符合题意。

32.SomeAmericanscomplainaboutelementaryschools

becausetheythink.

A.childrenarereluctanttohelpeachother

B.schoolslaytoomuchemphasisoncooperation

C.childrenshouldgrowupwithcompetitiveideas

0.schoolsgivelittleactualinstructiontochildren

答案:D［解析］由文章第一段最后一句话"Theoldauthoritarian（要

绝对服从的）methodsofeducationwerediscredited（不被认

可）ratheralongtimeago-somuchsothatmanypeoplenow

thinkthattheyhavegonetoofarinthedirectionoftryingto

makechildrenhappyandinterestedratherthangivingthem

actualinstruction；可以判断出某些美国人抱怨初等教育的原因在

于忽视了应该给孩子们一些实际的指导。因此，正确答案是前三

De

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项都不是抱怨的原因。

33.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAmericaneducationcanbe

bestdescribedas.

A.favorable

B.negative

C.tolerant

0.unfriendly

答案:A［解析］本题考查考生对全文基调的把握，即作者的态度问题。

通过全文，尤其是最后一句话可以看出作者对美国的教育是持赞美态

度的。

34.TheAmericaneducationalsystememphasizes.

A.materialwealth

B.competition

C.cooperation

0.personalbenefit

答案:C［解析］本题考查考生对细节的理解。文中第二段第二句提到

“Sotheemphasisisoncooperationratherthancompetition

throughoutmostofthisprocess",所以这一过程中强调合作而

不是竞争。依据以上句子可判断，C为正确选项。

35.Theword"sociable"(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans

A.fondoftalkingfreely

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B.friendlywithotherpeople

C.concernedaboutsocialwelfare

D.happyatschool

答案:B［解析］本题是词义题，考查考生根据上下文对具体词语的理解。

由文章最后一句话可知选

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