雅思阅读理解真题模拟题库及试题答案解析一

雅思阅读理解真题模拟题库及试题

答案解析⑴

一、♦选择题

1.Passage1

WormsPutNewLifeIntoDerelictSite

Poisonedsoilatanoldsteelworksisbeingcleansedbythousandsof

worms

AThousandsofdeep-burrowingearthwormsaretohelpturnthe

long-derelictsiteofasteelworksintowoodlandandarenewableenergy

park.

BAspartofapioneeringlow-costplantoreclaimthesiteofthe

formerHallside

SteelworksatCambuslangnearGlasgow,wormsarebeingusedto

acceleratetheprocessofsoilregenerationandtotransformtheland,

overtime,intoanattractiveandfinancially

productivesite.

CHallside'sclosurein1979putanendtomorethan100yearsof

steelproduction.Thesurroundinglandhadbecomeheavilycompacted

andwastoocontaminatedwithheavymetalssuchaschromium,

cadmiumandleadstosupportanykindofbrickandmortar

development.

DThesite's30hectareswereleftabandoneduntil1990,whena

rescueplanputtogetherbylocallandscapingandearthmoving

company,HLBanks,andtheregionaldeveloper,ScottishGreenbelt,was

approvedbylocalauthorities.

ENowthesitehasbeencoveredbyatwo-meterlayerofpartially

treatedsewagematerialwhichhasbeenmixedwithcollierywaste.This

willbeconvertedintousablesoilbyabout21,000Lubricusterritories

(gardenlobworms)andAporrectodealonga(black

headedworms)thathavebeenletlooseonthesite.

FThespeciallyraisedhermaphrodites,whichareself-impregnation,

willspendthe

nextfivetotenyearschewingtheirwaythroughthetoppinglayer

tocreateasoilstructureabletosustainlong-termplantgrowth.Without

them,theprocesscouldtakeupto60

years.

ResearchersatBellCollegeofTechnologyinnearbyHamilton

examinedtheuseofearthwormsinlandregarding,andfoundthateven

inthehostilemixtureofcoal-tipwasteandpartiallytreatedsewage,

earthwormswereabletospeeduptheprocessofsoil

recomposition.

HTheyselecteddifferentvarietiesofdeeperburrowingearthworm

species,whosebulkfeedingandcastingactions,aswellastheirabilityto

improvethemineralcontentofsoil,wouldincreasetherateof

reformulationmuchfasterthanthenaturalprocesses.

ISeanInce,ofBell'sdepartmentofbiology,says,"Theideaisthat

earthwormswillcontributeinacumulativewaytofurthersoilbinding,

andthattheywillaerateandaddnitrogentothesoilcoveringthe

Hallsidesite."

Atthesametime,ScottishGreenbelthasbegunplantingthearea

with250,000treesincludingwillowandalderspeciallyselectedfortheir

abilitytogrowondegradedland.

KThesewillhavethedualfunctionofextractingcontaminantsfrom

thesoilthroughtheirrootsystems,andburningorchipboard

manufacture.

LByusingthecashraisedfromwoodharvesting,DavidCraven,

directorofScottishGreenbelt,saysheexpectsHallsidetobe

self-financing.

M"ThefirsttrancheoftreeswasplantedinAprilandtheyarenow

oversixfeettall,despitedryweatherthroughthesummer,"hesays.The

fieldsarebeingplantedonafour-yearrotationbasisandwillbeusedto

helpusmeetourcosts.

NCravensaysthecostoflandbio-remediation—thelaborintensive

processofremovingsoilforchemicalandbacterialcleansing-couldhave

beenmorethan30m.

AtBellCollege,Incesays"There'sawholelegacyoftoxicsoil

contaminationgoingbackmanyyears.Thereisphysicaldegradationof

thesoilaswellascontaminationfrommetals,includinglead,chromium

andarsenic."

PSamplingofthesoilatregularintervalsoverthenextfewyears

willgiveanindicationofthelevelofcontaminants.Withinlessthan20

yearsthelandcouldbere-integratedintothecommunity.

HopesofasuccessfuloutcomeatHallsidehavepavedthewayfor

similar

regenerationplansforthenearbyGartooshsteelworksandat

GlengarnockinAyrshire.

1.TheHallsidesitehasbeen.

A.turnedintoasteelworksfromawoodlandandanenergypark.

B.inuseasanenergypark.

C.disusedforalongperiodoftime.

D.outofuseforashortperiodoftime.

【答案】c

【解析】根据题干关键词Hallsidesite可定位到原文C和D段，C

段中"Hallside'sclosure

in1979putanendtomorethan100yearsofsteelproduction",可

知该厂与1979年倒闭，D段中"Thesite's30hectareswereIe代

abandoneduntH1990",可知直到1990年该厂才开始重新使用。因此，

可以得知从1979年到1990年该厂一致出于废弃状态，因此，C项的

长期不被使用与该意相符，为正确选项。

2.Aftermorethanonehundredyearsofsteelproductionat

Hallslae,

A.thelandcouldnotbeusedforanything.

B.itwasimpossibletousethelandtobuildon.

c.thelandcouldthenbebuilton.

D.thelandcouldbeusedforanypurpose.

【答案】B

【解析】根据题干中的关键词onehundredyears,steelproduction

可定位到C段"The

surroundinglandhadbecomeheavilycompactedandwastoo

contaminatedwithheavymetalssuchaschromium,cadmiumandleads

tosupportanykindofbrickandmortardevelopment",可知该厂的土地

在经过100年的钢铁生产之后很难再用作建筑用地了，故选项B是正

确的。

3.TheplantoreclaimHallsidewasproposedby

A.ScottishGreenbeltandtheregionaldeveloper.

B.localauthoritiesandScottishGreenbelt.

C.alocallandscapingcompanyandauthorities.

0.ScottishGreenbeltandHLBanks.

【笞案】D

【解析】根据题干关键词reclaim可定位到原文D段"...whena

rescueplanput

togetherbylocallandscapingandearthmovingcompany,HLBanks,

andtheregionaldeveloper,ScottishGreenbelt,wasapprovedbylocal

authorities",其中rescue就相当于题干中的reclaim,puttogether对应

原文中的proposed,因此by后面的儿个名词就是答案所在。所以正

确答案为D。

4.IntheconversionofthesoilattheHallsidesite,•

A.twotypesofwormsarebeingused.

B.threetypesofwormsarebeingused.

c.manytypesofwormsarebeingused.

0.thousandsofdifferenttypesofwormsarebeingused.

【答案】A

【解析】根据题干关键词conversion,Hallsidesite可定位到E段

第二句"Thiswillbeconvertedintousablesoilbyabout21,000Lubricus

territories(gardenlobworms)andAporrectodealonga(blackheaded

worms)thathavebeenletlooseonthesite”,由此可知将这块土地转换

成可用的土壤用到了两种嚅虫。所以正确答案为A。

5.ThesoilregenerationattheHallsidesitewilltake•

A.60years.

B.between5and10years.C.over60years.

D.lessthanfiveyears.

【答案】B

【解析】这道题问的是这块土地的再生需要多少年的时间。根据

题干中的关键词

regeneration,Hallsidesite可定位到F段"Thespeciallyraised

hermaphrodites,whichareself-impregnation,willspendthenextfiveto

tenyearschewingtheirwaythroughthetoppinglayertocreateasoil

structureabletosustainlong-termplantgrowth.Withoutthem,the

processcouldtakeupto60years",意思是,如果使用这两种蠕虫的话

则需要5到10年的时间，没有他们则要花费60年以上的时间，从上

文中我们知道在土地再生过程中实际使用了这两种蠕虫，因此，这块

土地的再生时间应该是5到10年。

2.Passage2

Thediscoverythatlanguagecanbeabarriertocommunicationsis

quicklymadebyallwhotravel,study,governorsell.Whethertheactivity

istourism,research,government,policing,business,ordata

dissemination,thelackofacommonlanguagecanseverelyimpede

progressorcanhaltitaltogether."Commonlanguage"hereusually

meansaforeignlanguage,butthesamepointappliesinprincipletoany

encounterwithunfamiliardialectsorstyleswithinasinglelanguage.

"Theydon'ttalkthesamelanguage"hasamajormetaphoricalmeaning

alongsideitsliteralone.Althoughcommunicationproblemsofthiskind

musthappenthousandsoftimeseachday,veryfewbecomepublic

knowledge.Publicitycomesonlywhenafailuretocommunicatehas

majorconsequences,suchasstrikesjostorders,legalproblems,orfatal

accidents-even,attimes,war.

onereportedinstanceofcommunicationfailuretookplacein1970,

whenseveralAmericansateaspeciesofpoisonousmushroom.No

remedywasknown,andtwoofthepeoplediedwithindays.Aradio

reportofthecasewasheardbyachemistwhoknewofatreatmentthat

hadbeensuccessfullyusedin1959andpublishedin1963.Whyhad

theAmericandoctorsnotheardofitsevenyearslater?Presumably

becausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeenpublishedonlyinjournals

writteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthanEnglish.

Severalcomparablecaseshavebeenreported.Butisolated

examplesdonotgiveanimpressionofthesizeofthe

problem—somethingthatcancomeonlyfromstudiesoftheuseor

avoidanceofforeign-languagematerialsandcontactsindifferent

communicativesituations.IntheEnglish-speakingscientificworld,for

example,surveysofbooksand

documentsconsultedinlibrariesandotherinformationagencies

haveshownthatverylittleforeign-languagematerialisever

consulted.Libraryrequestsinthefieldofscienceand

technologyshowedthatonly13percentwereforforeignlanguage

periodicals.Studiesofthesourcescitedinpublicationsleadtoasimilar

conclusion:theuseofforeign-languagesourcesisoftenfoundtobeas

lowas10percent.

Thelanguagebarrierpresentsitselfinstarkformtofirmswhowish

tomarkettheirproductsinothercountries.Britishindustry,inparticular,

hasinrecentdecades。代enbeencriticizedforitslinguisticinsularity-for

itsassumptionthatforeignbuyerswillbehappytocommunicatein

English,andthatawarenessofotherlanguagesisnotthereforea

priority.lnthe1960s,overtwo-thirdsofBritishfirmsdealingwith

non-English-speakingcustomerswereusingEnglishforoutgoing

correspondence;manyhadtheirsalesliteratureonlyinEnglish;andas

manyas40percentemployedno-oneabletocommunicateinthe

customers'languages.Asimilarproblemwasidentifiedinother

English-speakingcountries,notablytheUSA,AustraliaandNew

Zealand.Andnon-English-speakingcountrieswerebynomeans

exempt—althoughthewidespreaduseofEnglishasanalternative

languagemadethemlessopentothechargeofinsularity.

Thecriticismandpublicitygiventothisproblemsincethe1960s

seemstohavegreatlyimprovedthesituation.Industrialtrainingschemes

havepromotedanincreaseinlinguisticandculturalawareness.Many

firmsnowhavetheirowntranslationservices;totakejustoneexample

inBritain,RowntreeMackintoshnowpublishtheirdocumentsinsix

languages(English,French,German,Dutch,ItalianandXhosa).Some

firmsrunpart-timelanguagecoursesinthelanguagesofthecountries

withwhichtheyaremostinvolved;someproducetheirowntechnical

glossaries,toensureconsistencywhenmaterialisbeingtranslated.It

isnowmuchmorereadilyappreciatedthatmarketingeffortscanbe

delayed,damaged,ordisruptedbyafailuretotakeaccountoflinguistic

needsofthecustomer.

Thechangesinawarenesshavebeenmostmarkedin

English-speakingcountries,wheretherealizationhasgraduallydawned

thatbynomeanseveryoneintheworldknowsEnglishwellenoughto

negotiateinit.ThisisespeciallyaproblemwhenEnglishisnotanofficial

languageofpublicadministration,asinmostpartsoftheFarEast,Russia,

EasternEurope,theArabworld,LatinAmericaandFrench-speaking

Africa.EvenincaseswhereforeigncustomerscanspeakEnglishquite

well,itisoftenforgottenthattheymaynotbeabletounderstanditto

therequiredlevel—bearinginmindtheregionalandsocial

variationwhichpermeatesspeechandwhichcancausemajor

problemsoflistening

comprehension.Insecuringunderstanding,how"we"speakto

"them"isjustasimportantjtappears,ashow"they"speakto"us".

1.Accordingtothepassage,"Theydon'ttalkthesamelanguage/7

(Paragraphl),canrefertoproblemsin_

A.understandingmetaphor.

B.learningforeignlanguages.

c.understandingdialectorstyle.

D.dealingwithtechnologicalchange.

【答案】C

【解析】题干中已经明确指出答案出自第一段，因此根据题干关

键词Theydon'ttalk

thesamelanguage可定位至撮后一句""Theydon'ttalkthesame

language'hasamajormetaphoricalmeaningalongsideitsliteralone”,可

知本题考查的应该是这句话的隐喻意思，因此应该在第一段中进行概

括总结，这时会发现倒数第二句""Commonlanguage'hereusually

meansaforeignlanguage,butthesamepointappliesinprincipletoany

encounterwithunfamiliardialectsorstyleswithinasinglelanguage",意

思是"共同语言指的是一门外语，但是说同一语言下的不熟悉的方言

或文体内也会有类似的问题"，由此可知，这里Theydon'ttalkthesame

language应该理解为在方言和文体上存在的问题。该句先是说通常情

况下，所以该题选C。

2.Thecaseofthepoisonousmushrooms(paragraph2)suggests

thatAmericandoctors_

A.shouldpaymoreattentiontoradioreports.

B.onlyreadmedicalarticlespublishedinEnglish.

c.issometimesunwillingtotryforeigntreatments.

D.doesnotalwayscommunicateeffectivelywiththeirpatients.

【答案】B

【解析】根据题干提示及关键词poisonousmushroom可以定位

到原文的第二段"WhyhadtheAmericandoctorsnotheardofitseven

yearslater?Presumablybecausethereportofthetreatmenthadbeen

publishedonlyinjournalswritteninEuropeanlanguagesotherthan

English",由此可以推断出美国医生之所以7年后才听说了毒蘑菇事

件是因为他们平时只看英语写成的医疗资料，因此可知正确答案应该

是Bo

3.Accordingtothewriter,thelinguisticinsularityofBritish

businesses-

A.laterspreadtoothercountries.

B.hadanegativeeffectontheirbusiness.)

C.exsistedasaproblemin1960s.

D.madenon-English-speakingcompaniesturntoothermarkets.

【答案】c

【解析】根据题干关键词thelinguisticinsularity可定位到原文第

四段第二句"British

industry,inparticular,hasinrecentdecadesoftenbeencriticized

foritslinguisticinsularity-foritsassumptionthatforeignbuyerswillbe

happytocommunicateinEnglish,andthatawarenessofotherlanguages

isnotthereforeapriority.lnthe1960s,overtwo-thirdsofBritishfirms

dealingwithnon-English-speakingcustomerswereusingEnglishfor

outgoingcorrespondence",可知在60年代英语的广泛使用存在了一些

问题，即英语语言狭隘性的事实。因此，C是正确选项。

4.Accordingtothewriter,English-speakingpeopleneedtobe

awarethat._-_-

A.someforeignershavenevermetanEnglish-speakingperson.

B.manyforeignershavenodesiretolearnEnglish.

C.foreignlanguagesmayposeagreaterprobleminthefuture.

D.English-speakingforeignersmayhavedifficultyinunderstanding

English.

【答案】D

【解析】解决这道题需要对文章内容有整体性的了解，通过通读

原文可以看到最后一段的倒数第二句"Evenincaseswhereforeign

customerscanspeakEnglishquitewell,itisoftenforgottenthatthey

maynotbeabletounderstandittotherequiredlevel-bearinginmind

theregionalandsocialvariationwhichpermeatesspeechandwhichcan

causemajorproblemsoflisteningcomprehension",无论夕卜国顾客多么

熟练地使用英语，在英语理解方面还是会存在一些问题的。这与题干

选项D的描述是一致的，因此，该题答案为D。

5.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe

A.OvercomingtheLanguageBarrier.

B.HowtosurviveinanEnglish-speakingWorld.

C.GlobalUnderstanding—theKeytoPersonalProgress.

D.TheNeedforaCommonLanguage.

【答案】A

【解析】通过阅读全文可知文章主要在讲如何克服语言障碍，因

此A项是正确的，B项怎样在英语的世界活下来，C项全球理解是个

人进步的关键在文章中都没有提及。而选项D对共同语言的需要在文

中虽有提及却不能概括整篇文章的意思，因此不能选。故，答案为Ao

3.Passage3

LivingExpenses-aGuideforOverseasstudents

Inthemid-1990sitisestimatedthatastudentlivingalonerequires

onaverageA$12?000inlivingexpensesforeachyearofstudy.ofcourse,

thesecostsincreasewithtime.Uponarrival,studentsshouldhavefunds

inexcessoftheaveragetocoverthecostoftextbooksand

establishmentexpensessuchasrentalbondpaymentandbasic

furnitureitems.Theamountspentonfood,recreation,and

entertainmentexpenseswillvaryaccordingtorequirements,budget,and

location.

Thosewhoarepreparedtoliveinsharedaccommodation,which

maynotbesuitableforall,mightmanageonAS10,000peryear.Itis

preferableforoverseasstudentswhoseEnglishisinneedofpracticeto

takeadvantageoflive-insituationswithnative-speakerswhenever

possible.However,sharingwithfriendswhoareeasytocommunicate

withisprobablymoresensibleatfirst.

Theabovefiguresdonotincludethecostoflargenon-essential

itemssuchashouseholdequipmentoracar.Owningandmaintaininga

motorvehicleisexpensiveinAustralia.Insuranceiscompulsoryand

costly,andparkingbothonandoffcampuscanbeaproblemrequiring

additionalexpense.Itisnotadvisableforastudenttoownacarunless

itisabsolutelynecessary.Areasonablesecond-handcarcancostin

excessofA$4,000.

Educationalinstitutionsarealmostalwaysservicedbyreliable

publictransport.Theuniversityandcollegecampuseswithinthemajor

citiesarewellservedbypublicbuses.Inaddition,thelargercitieshave

extensivetrainsystems.Forexample,inSydney,mostcollegeand

universitycampusesareonly10or20minutesfromarailstation.

Thesummervacationrequiresspecialfinancialplanning.Expenses

forthisperiodmustbecarefullyestimatedandaddedtocostsforthe

academicyearinordertogivearealistictotalfigureforthecalendaryear.

TheyarenotincludedintheestimatedAS10,000-A$12,o00previously

quoted.Universityeatingfacilities,andsomeuniversityandcollege

housingfacilities,closeduringthistime.Asageneralrule,international

studentsshouldexpecttospendatleastasmuchonmonthlyliving

expensesduringthesummerastheydoduringtheacademicyear.

Underpresentimmigrationregulations,internationalstudentsare

allowedtoworkupto20hoursweeklyduringtermtimeandfull-time

duringvacation.Itisimpossibleforstudentstoexpecttoearnsufficient

fundsworkingpart-timetopayfortuitionfeesandlivingcosts.While

somestudentsareabletosupplementtheirfundswithmoneyfrom

part-timeand/orvacationwork,suchworkisnotalwaysregulareven

whenavailable,andthiscancontributetoanxietyandstudyproblems.In

general,itisunrealistictostartacoursewithinsufficientfundsinthe

hopethat"somethingwillturnup",studentsshouldbeawarethat

vacationworkhasbecomemoredifficulttofindoverthelastfewyears,

butthoseinterestedcancontacttheCommonwealthEmployment

ServiceortheStudents'Uniononcampus.

warmclothesarenecessaryinthesouthernstatesduringwinter

months,asnighttemperaturescandroptolessthan10degreesCelsius,

studentsshouldbringasmuchclothingfromhomeaspossible,especially

iffundsarelimited.Informationonwheretobuyinexpensiveclothescan

beobtainedfromtheInternationalStudentCentreofmostcollegesand

universities.

Donotrushintobuyingexpensivetextbooks.Itisadvisabletowait

untilyourfirstlecturesandtutorials,andthenaskacademicstaffwhich

istheessentialpurchases.Thereisusuallyasecond-handbookshopon

campus,andusedtextsarealsoadvertisedonfacultynoticeboards.

TheStudents'Unioncoordinatesanumberofoutletsonthevarious

university

campusesthatprovidestationeryitemsandotheressentialstudy

equipmentatreasonableprices.Somecoursesrequirespecialized

equipmentwhichcanbequitecostly,anditiswisetocheckany

additionalcostsinvolvedwiththecourseofyourchoice.

Ingeneral,thosepracticallyorientatedcoursestendtoincurhigher

additionalcosts.Expensesforbooks,stationery,andequipmentvary

greatly,butyoushouldallow

approximatelyA$500-A$l,000ayear.

Mostuniversitycampuseshavebanksand/orcreditunions.The

banksissuedrafts,traveler'schequesorforeigncurrencynotes,and

accepttelexorairmailtransactions.Insomecollegesanduniversitiesthe

creditunionistheinstitutionsowncreditunion.Inadditiontonormal

bankingandfinancialservices(withnotransactioncharges),

creditunionsusuallyprovidespecialservicesforinternationalstudents.

Moneymaybedepositedorwithdrawnfrombranchesofthecredit

unionsandbanksduringbusinesshoursfromMondaytoFriday(butnot

onpublicholidays)or24hoursadayfromthemanyon-campus

automatictellermachines.Businesshoursforfinancialinstitutionsvary,

butcreditunionsareusuallyopenfrom9amto5pmweekdays,

and,generally,banksareopenfrom9:30amto4pm(5pmon

Fridays).SomeservicesareavailableonSaturdaymorningsinselected

areas.Whilepricesoftencomparefavorablywithpricesoverseas,

becauseAustraliaisalargeandexcitingcountry,itisveryeasyto

overspend,especiallyifonatightbudget.

1.Sharingaccommodationmaybe.

A.approximatelyA$10,000peryearcheaperthanlivingalone.

B.moreexpensivethanlivingalone.

c.notsuitableforsomestudents.

D.suitableformoststudents.

【笞案】c

【解析】根据题干关键词Sharingaccommodation定位到原文第

三段的第一句"Thosewhoarepreparedtoliveinshared

accommodation,whichmaynotbesuitableforall,mightmanageonA

$10,000peryear",文中没有对比合租和自己住的价格，所以选项A、

B不正确。原文中提到合租并不适合所以人，但是不意味着大多数人

都不适合，所以选项D有些过度推理。因此，运用除法，选择C.。

2.Duringsummervacation•

A.allinstitutionalhousingfacilitiesclosedown.

B.additionallivingcostsareinvolved.

c.universitycanteensremainopen.

0.monthlylivingexpensesdecrease.

【笞案】B

【解析】根据题干关键词summervacation可定位到原文的第六

段，由第一、二句"Thesummervacationrequiresspecialfinancial

planning.Expensesforthisperiodmustbecarefullyestimatedandadded

tocostsfortheacademicyearinordertogivearealistictotalfigurefor

thecalendaryear",意思是暑假更要好好的计划自己的开支，可知署假

需要花费更多钱。因此，应该选Bo从本段中"Universityeatingfacilities,

andsomeuniversityandcollegehousingfacilities,closeduringthis

time""这句话中可以看出食堂是关门的，所以C项错误，另外原文中显

示一些宿舍楼是关闭的，所以A项中说所有宿舍楼都是关闭的这种说

法也是错误的。因此，运用排除法也可判断答案为B。

3.Regularpart-timeworkis•

A.alwayseasilyfound.

B.notalwaysavailable.

C.sufficienttopayfortuitionfees.

D.20hoursduringfull-timevacation.

【笞案】B

【解析】根据题干关键词Regularpart-timework定位到原文第七

段。首先根据第一句"under...duringtermtimeandfull-timeduring

vacation"可知留学生在假期允许全天工作，所以D项错误。根据第二

句"Itisimpossibleforstudentstoexpecttoearnsufficientfundsworking

part-timetoPayfortuitionfeesandlivingcosts”,可知选项C是错误的。

根据第三句"suchworkisnotalwaysregularevenwhenavailable”可知A

项兼职工作是很容易找到的说法是错误的。因此根据排除法可以正确

答案应该是B。

4.Coursesthataremorepractical-.

A.canrequirespecializedequipment.

B.areusuallycheaper.

C.costA$500-A$l,000ayear.

D.areusuallymoredifficult.

【答案】A

【解析】根据题干关键词Courses和practical可以定位到原文倒

数第三段“practicallyorientatedcoursestendtoincurhigheradditional

costs.Expensesforbooks,stationery,andequipmentvarygreatly,but

youshouldallowapproximatelyA$500-A$l,000ayear",可知实践课程

的费用比一般课程要更高，因此B项错误;该句后半部分再说书籍、

文具和设备的花费大概是$500-A$1,000,而没有提到总的花费，所以

选项C也是错误的。原文没有提到实践课程的难易程度，所以D项也

是不正确的。因此，根据排除法应该选A。

5.Creditunionsoncampus'

A.areopen24hoursaday.

B.providetheusualfinancialservicesofferedbybanks.

c.deductfeesfornormaltransactions.

D.areopenonpublicholidays.

【答案】B

【解析】根据关键词Creditunions可定位到原文最后两段。由倒

数第二段的最后一句"Inadditiontonormalbankingandfinancial

services(withnotransactioncharges),creditunionsusuallyprovide

specialservicesforinternationalstudents”可以清楚的判断选项B是正

确的。

二、♦简答题

1.Passage1

whySomewomenCrosstheFinishLineAheadofMen?

AWomenwhoapplyforjobsinmiddleorseniormanagementhave

ahighersuccessratethanmen,accordingtoanemploymentsurvey.But

ofcoursefarfewerofthemapplyforthesepositions.Thestudy,by

recruitmentconsultantsNBSelection,showsthatwhileoneinsixmen

whoappearoninterviewshortlistsgetjobs,thefigurerisestoonein

fourforwomen.

BThestudyconcentratedonapplicationsformanagement

positionsinthe$45,000to$110,000salaryrangeandfoundthatwomen

aremoresuccessfulthanmeninboththeprivateandpublicsectors.Dr

ElisabethMarxfromLondonbasedNBSelectiondescribedthefindingsas

encouragingforwomen,inthattheysendapositivemessagetothemto

applyforinterestingmanagementpositions.Butsheadded,"weshould

notlosesightofthefactthatsignificantlyfewerwomenapplyforsenior

positionsincomparisonwithmen."

CReasonsforhighersuccessratesamongwomenaredifficultto

isolate.one

explanationsuggestedisthatifawomancandidatemanagestoget

onashortlist,thenshehasprobablyalreadyprovedherselftobean

exceptionalcandidate.DrMarxsaidthatwhenwomenapplyfor

positionstheytendtobebetterqualifiedthantheirmalecounterparts

butaremoreselectiveandconservativeintheirjobsearch.Womentend

toresearch

thoroughlybeforeapplyingforpositionsorattendinginterviews.

Men,ontheotherhand,seemtorelyontheirabilitytosellthemselves

andtoconvinceemployersthatany

shortcomingstheyhavewillnotpreventthemfromdoingagood

job.

□Managerialandexecutiveprogressmadebywomenisconfirmed

bytheannualsurveyofboardsofdirectorscarriedoutby

Korn/Ferry/Carre/OrbanInternational.Thisyearthesurveyshowsa

doublingofthenumberofwomenservingasnonexecutive

directorscomparedwiththepreviousyear.However,progressremains

painfullyslowandtherewerestillonly18postsfilledbywomenoutofa

totalof354nonexecutivepositionssurveyed.HilarySears,apartnerwith

Korn/Ferry,said,womenhaveraisedthelevelofgradeswe

areemployedinbutwehavestillnotbrokenthroughbarrierstothetop.

EInEuropearecentfeatureofcorporatelifeintherecessionhas

beenthedelayeringofmanagementstructures.Searssaidthatthishas

haltedprogressforwomeninasmuchasdelayeringhastakenplace

eitherwherewomenareworkingorinlayerstheyaspireto.Searsalso

notedapositivetrendfromtherecession,whichhasbeenthegrowing

numberofwomenwhohavestartedupontheirown.

FInbusinessasawhole,thereareanumberoffactorsencouraging

theprospectofgreaterequalityintheworkforce.Demographictrends

suggestthatthenumberofwomengoingintoemploymentissteadily

increasing.Inadditionafargreaternumberofwomenarenowpassing

throughhighereducation,makingthembetterqualifiedtomove

intomanagementpositions.

GOrganisationssuchastheEuropeanWomen'sManagement

DevelopmentNetworkprovidearangeofopportunitiesforwomento

enhancetheirskillsandcontacts.ThroughaseriesofbothpanEuropean

andnationalworkshopsandconferencesthebarriersto

womeninemploymentarebeingbrokendown.However,Ariane

BerthoinAntal,directoroftheInternationalInstituteforOrganizational

ChangeofArchampsinFrance,saidthatthereisonlyanecdotalevidence

ofchangesinrecruitmentpatterns.Andshesaid,"It'sstillsohardfor

womentoevengetontoshortlis