考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷28（共185题）

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷28（共9套）（共185题）考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷第1套一、阅读（常规阅读理解）(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)Itisnotaquestionsomuchofwhatwillhappenasmuchasitisastatementofwhathasalreadyhappenedandisstillhappening.Societyisfallingdownallaroundus.Ascomparedtodaysgoneby,thefamilystructurehasweakenedsomuchthatpeoplehavedevelopeduncaringandselfservingattitudes.Weseemoreandmorewitheachpassingyear,lessandlessstablehomes.Kidsarecaringforthemselvesandparentsareoutworkingmorethanever.Eveniftheyarestructuredenoughtomeetaroundthedinnertableatnight,itwillmostlikelybetheonlytimetheyconnectwitheachotherfortheentireday.Childrenlearntocopewiththeworldbywatchingandlearningfromlovingparentsthatspendtimewiththem.Itonlymakessensethatwhenthetimeisnotinvested,thechildrengrowtoadulthoodlackinglifeskillstheyshouldhavegrownupwith.Societyisalreadyfeelingtheeffectsofthissadtrendwhenweseeyoungadultswithnosetgoalsoranykindofdirectionastowhichpaththeyshouldwalkinlife.Schoolscounselorstrytohelpthesekidsdecideonacareerchoiceoradirectiontolooktowards,butoftenthisadviceisignored.Itistheparentsresponsibilitytoguidetheirchildrenandraisetheminhomesthatarestableandcaring.Ninetypercentofthetime,peoplewhobecomesuccessfulmembersofsocietyandachievethemost,comefromstable,lovinghomeswithadultsthatcaredenoughtoleadthemeveryday.Ifthislackofstabilityinthehomecontinuestoincrease,thenofcourse,societyasawhole,willsuffer!Asparentsandcaregivers,wemustbegintoputourprioritiesinorderifwearetobuildabettertomorrow.Isitmoreimportanttohaveagymmembershipandnewcarorbiggerhouseattheexpenseofourchildandwhattheywillbringtothefutureofoursociety?Withournationinarecession,gettingbacktothebasicsseemstobethetalkoftheday.Manypeoplearerealisingthevalueofadollaragainandcuttingbackonmany"extras".Thiscouldbethestartofbuildingoursocietybackupagainandsavingthefutureofitbyteachingyoungpeopletoworktogetherandbetogether.Maybebyworkhoursbeingcutbackandlayoffshappeningeverywhere,familieswillspendmoretimetogetherandbegintoseethevalueofrelationshipsratherthanthevalueof"things".1、Welearnfromparagraph1that______.A、whatwillhappenisaminorissueB、selfishnesshasbecomeprevalentC、societyisonthevergeofcollapseD、looselystructuredfamiliespersist标准答案：B知识点解析：第一段最后一句中的“…peoplehavedevelopeduncaringandselfservingattitudes”(家庭结构变得不稳定以至于人们养成自私自利的生活态度)是该段的结论。所以，B应为答案。2、Theauthorbelievesthatchildren______.A、requirethecareoftheirparentstogrowupB、dependuponcertainbasicskillstosurviveC、havefewoccasionstobewiththeirparentsD、deservetoliveinahappyhomeenvironment标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第二段中的“Childrenlearn…fromlovingparentsthatspendtimewiththem…whenthetimeisnotinvested，thechildren…lackinglifeskillstheyshouldhavegrownupwith”可知，孩子需要父母的关怀才能学会生活技能，健康成长。所以，A应为答案。3、Thesaying"thissadtrend"inparagraph3referstothefactthat______.A、caringandlovingparentsarescarceB、manyadultslacknecessarylifeskillsC、thefamilystructurehasgotloosenedD、somepeoplehavelostdirectioninlife标准答案：C知识点解析：根据上下文可知，第三段中的“thissadtrend”指的是第一、二段所谈的趋势“thefamilystructurehasweakened”。所以，C应为答案。4、Itisimpliedinthetextthathomestability______.A、laysthefoundationforbuildingahappyfamilyB、showstheperformanceofparents’obligationsC、isessentialtoeveryone’snormallifeandworkD、contributesalottothesuccessofone’scareer标准答案：D知识点解析：根据第三段最后一句“Ninetypercentofthetime，peoplewhobecomesuccessfulmembersofsocietyandachievethemost，comefromstable，lovinghomes…”可知，绝大多数成就卓著的人都来自稳定家庭。所以，D应为答案。5、Inthetext,theauthoradvocates______.A、harmoniousfamilyrelationshipsB、teachingyoungpeoplelifeskillsC、keepingsocialstabilityandunityD、shiftingourprioritiesatanytime标准答案：A知识点解析：本文主题是家庭不稳定对孩子的不良影响。根据最后一句的结论“familieswillspendmoretimetogetherandbegintoseethevalueofrelationships…”可知，作者提倡重视家庭成员之间的关系。所以，A应为答案。Thenexttimeyoutakeadeepbreath,thinkforamomentofJosephPriestley,the18th-centuryBritishscientistwidelycreditedwithdiscoveringoxygen.AsStevenJohnsonexplainsinhisengagingstudyofPriestley,TheInventionofAir:AStoryofScience,Faith,Revolution,andtheBirthofAmerica,thecircumstancessurroundingPriestley'ssignatureachievementare"farmorevexedthanthestandardshort-formbiographiessuggest".That'sbecause"discovering'oxygen'isnotlike'discovering'theDeadSeaScrolls...Itiscloserto,say,discoveringAmerica:themeaningofthephrasedependsentirelyontheperspectiveandvaluesyoubringtotheissue".AlongwithhiscontemporariesAntoineLavoisierandCarlWilhelmScheele,Priestlyisolatedoxygengasandwasthefirsttodrawconnectionsbetween"pureair"andblood.LikealaboratoryMoses,Priestlypointedthewayforotherstoadestinationatwhichhecouldnotquitearrive.BythetimehediedinAmericain1804,Priestlyhadmanagedtoisolateandname10gases,becomeknownas"thefatherofmodernchemistry,"and,perhapsmostwonderfully,inventedsodawater.HehademigratedtoPennsylvaniain1794,afterinspiringanEnglishmobtoburndownhislaboratoryduetohisradicalUnitarianviews,whichblendedrespectforJesus'moralteachingsandaninsistenceonhislackofdivinity.(ThatmaybePriestley'smostamazingachievement:StokingpeopletoviolencethroughUnitarianism!)HewasamajorinfluenceonhisfriendBenjaminFranklinandotherleadingscientistsoftheday,andhispoliticalandpedagogicalworkleftahugeimpressiononFoundingFatherssuchasThomasJefferson.JohnsonpaintsPriestleynotasamanofthepastbutpreciselythesortoffiguretheworldneedsmorethanever:Asearcherwhosharedhisdiscoveriesopenlyandwillingly,crosseddisciplinaryboundarieswithimpunityandinsight,whoconceivedoftheworldasalargelaboratory.Asimportant,Priestleyexemplifies"thetemperamentthatweexpecttofindatthebirthofAmerica—bountifuloptimism,anuntroubledsensethattheworldmustinevitablyseethelightofreason".Weliveintroublingtimes,filledwithsignsofagreateconomicapocalypse,politicizedscienceontopicsfrombirthcontroltoclimatechange,andreligiouszealotswhokillinnocentsratherthanlivepeacefullywiththem.ThisisexactlythemomenttolearnfromPriestley,whosurvivedriots,threatsofprosecution,andotherhardshipsandyetneverdoubtedthat"theworldwasheadednaturallytowardanincreaseinlibertyandunderstanding".Ironically,TheInventionofAirunderscoresthatthereisnothingnaturalaboutprogressandliberty,eachofwhichmustbefoughtforanddefendedeverysingledaybyvisionaryindividuals.6、TheauthorregardsJosephPriestleyasagreathistoricalfigureprimarilybecauseof______.A、hisbrilliantachievementincircumstancesbeyondcontrolB、hisremarkableaccomplishmentindiscoveringoxygengasC、hisspectacularsuccessinmanyfieldsotherthanchemistryD、hisfameasanoutstandingthinkeroftheeighteenthcentury标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第一段中的“…JosephPriestley…widelycreditedwithdiscoveringoxygen”，B应为答案。7、StevenJohnsonsuggeststhatJosephPriestley______.A、madeadiscoverynotsostrikingasthatoftheDeadSeaScrollsB、livedinanerafarmoretroubledthanpopularbiographiesrevealC、madeacontributionasgreataswhatChristopherColumbusdidD、inventedairandcontributedtothecauseofAmericanRevolution标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第二段中的“Itiscloserto，say，discoveringAmerica…”，C应为答案。8、JohnsonthinksofPriestleyasamanweneedmorethaneveronaccountof______.A、hisopenmind,broadvision,andAmericantemperamentB、hislastinginfluenceandimpressiononFoundingFathersC、hisstubbornadherencetotheradicalUnitarianismforlifeD、hisamazingachievementsinscience,politics,andreligion标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第五段中的“JohnsonpaintsPriestleynotas…butpreciselythesortoffiguretheworldneedsmorethanever：Asearcherwhosharedhisdiscoveries…asalargelaboratory．Asimportant，Priestleyexemplifies‘thetemperamentthatweexpecttofindatthebirthofAmerica…’”，A应为答案。9、WhatweshouldcurrentlylearnfromJosephPriestleyis______.A、hiscouragetofaceuptotroublesinlifemanfullyB、hisdeterminationandoptimismeveninhardshipsC、hisachievementsinscienceandmanyotherfieldsD、hisbrilliantvisionandinsightinscientificresearch标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第五段中的“…Priestleyexemplifies‘thetemperament…--bountifuloptimism，anuntroubledsensethattheworldmustinevitablyseethelightofreason’”和第六段中的“ThisisexactlythemomenttolearnfromPriestley，whosurvived…andotherhardshipsandyetneverdoubtedthat‘theworldwasheadednaturallytowardanincreaseinlibertyandunderstanding’”，B应为答案。10、StevenJohnsonsayswithemphasisinhisstudythatliberty______.A、increaseswithunremittingeffortsoffamousscientistsB、isapttodegenerateifwedonotendeavourtodefenditC、servesasanunattainableidealforvisionaryindividualsD、isagoalwhichcannotbeattainedifnobodyfightsforit标准答案：D知识点解析：根据全文最后一句“…TheInventionofAirunderscoresthatthereisnothingnaturalaboutprogressandliberty，eachofwhichmustbefoughtfor…”，D应为答案。In2004afewdozenmembersofCongressaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionwhetherthegovernmentcoulddefineandregulate"excessivelyviolentprogrammingthatisharmfultochildren"withoutviolatingtheFirstAmendment.Lastmonth,afterthinkingaboutitforthreeyears,theFCChadananswer;Sure.Goahead.EmboldenedbytheFCCreport,Sen.JayRockefellerplanstointroducelegislationaimedatregulatingTVviolenceanydaynow.Ifhetakesthesameapproachhedidina2005billhesponsored,hewillknocktheballbacktotheFCC,askingittodefineexcessivelyviolentprogrammingandadoptmeasurestoprotectchildrenfromit.There'sareasonnooneiskeentodefineexcessivelyviolentprogramming.Anyonewhotrieswillfaceinsolublepracticalandconstitutionalproblems.Becauseopinionsaboutwhatisappropriateforchildrenvarywidely,anydefinitionofexcessivelyviolentprogrammingwouldbeattackedastoonarrow,toobroad,orboth.SomecriticssayTVviolenceencouragesimitation;othersworrythatitcausesanxietybymakingtheworldseemdangerous.Themosttroublingviolence,somesay,isthe"explicit"and"graphic"kind,becauseit'sbothdisturbinganddesensitizing.Othersworryaboutthe"sanitized"and"glamorized"kind,whichseparatesviolencefromitsreal-worldconsequences.I'dsayCSI,Schindler'sList,andHistoryChannelwardocumentariesarenotappropriateforsmallchildren.Doesthatmeansuchprogrammingshouldbebanishedtolate-nighthours,asolutiontheFCCproposes?Ifnot,whatuseis"timechanneling"?Ifso,it'shardtoseewhynewsshowscoveringcrimeandwar,orsportssuchasfootballandboxing,shouldbeexempt.Forthosewhoworryaboutimitationofsanitizedviolence,evenchildren'scartoonsarenotappropriateforchildren.ShouldTeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesbeshownonlybetween10p.m.and6a.m.?AnotherFCCsuggestion,forcingcableandsatellitecompaniestoofferchannels"alacarte,"isevenlesspromising.Blockingentirechannelsisaclumsywaytoshieldkidsfrominappropriatematerial.Inanycase,cableandsatellitesubscribersalreadyhavethisability,theFCCisjustsayingtheyshouldn'thavetopayforthechannelstheydecidetoblock.Theeffectivenessoftheseruleswillbeanimportantquestionwhencourtsaddresstheirconstitutionality,sincecontent-basedspeechregulationgenerallycanbejustifiedonlyifit'stheleastrestrictivemeansofservingacompellinggovernmentinterest.Norestrictiononviolententertainmenthasevermetthistest.AstheFirstAmendmentlawyerRobertCorn-Reverenotes,regulationsthattakethecontextofviolenceintoaccountwouldbescrutinizedespeciallyclosely,becausethegovernmentwouldbetargetingspeechbasedonviewpointaswellassubject."AnyattempttoregulatetelevisedviolencewouldfaceinsurmountableFirstAmendmentbarriers,"heconcludes.11、ItseemsthatFCCis______.A、reluctanttoregulatetelevisedviolenceB、anxioustoadoptmeasurestoprotectkidsC、reallyworriedaboutviolentprogrammingD、impatienttodefineandregulateTVviolence标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第一段中的“Lastmonth，afterthinkingaboutitforthreeyears，theFCChadananswer：Sure”和第三段“There’sareasonnooneiskeentodefineexcessivelyviolentprogramming．Anyonewhotrieswillface…problems”，A应为答案。12、TheauthorbelievesthatTVviolence______.A、disturbsviewersforitsgraphicfeatureB、makestheworldseemdangerousC、encourageschildrentoimitateD、lacksappropriatedefinition标准答案：D知识点解析：根据第四段第一句“…anydefinitionofexcessivelyviolentprogrammingwouldbeattackedastoonarrow，toobroad，orboth”，D应为答案。13、Theauthorchallenges______.A、thebroadcastingofwardocumentariesB、thenewsshowscoveringcrimeandwarC、the"timechanneling"proposedbyFCCD、thedistinctionbetweenviolenceandreality标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第五段中的“Doesthatmeansuchprogrammingshouldbebanishedtolate—nighthours，asolutiontheFCCproposes?Ifnot，whatuseis‘timechanneling’?”，C应为答案。14、Accordingtothetext,it’sinjudiciousforcableandsatellitecompaniesto______.A、imposerestrictionsonsubscribersB、blockchannelstoshieldchildrenC、transmitinappropriatematerialsD、worryaboutsanitizedviolence标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第七段中的“…forcingcableandsatellitecompaniestoofferchannels‘alacarte，’isevenlesspromising．Blockingentirechannelsisaclumsywaytoshieldkidsfrominappropriatematerial”，B应为答案。15、IntheopinionofRobertCorn-Revere,anyrestrictiononTVviolence______.A、cannotbutfacesomeinsolubleconstitutionalproblemsB、cannotbefreefromthecarefulscrutinyofgovernmentC、isjustifiableifitdoesnotviolatetheFirstAmendmentD、isinevitablybasedonviewpointaswellassubject标准答案：A知识点解析：根据全文最后一句“‘AnyattempttoregulatetelevisedviolencewouldfaceinsurmountableFirstAmendmentbarriers，’heconcludes”，A应为答案。There'snonewslikebadnews.Thetabloidsarefullofaccidents,gorymurders,andmayhem,andpeopleeatitup.Buttheremaybeasilverlining,atleastforseniors.Anewstudyfindsthatthehumanbrainreactslessstronglytoemotionallynegativestimuliasweage,ineffectmakingusmoreresponsivetoallthingspositiveandlessresponsivetothedarkanddismal.Thisbolstersagrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthatagingchangeshowthebrainreactstoemotionalstimuli.Muchofthemediaexploitswhatpsychologistscallthe"negativitybias":ourtendencytopaymoreattentiontothebadthantothegood.Thisbiasplaysaroleinawiderangeofcognitiveareas,makingaheadlineaboutamurdermoreattentiongrabbingthanoneaboutamarriage,forexample.However,inrecentyears,researchhasrevealedthataswegetolderouremotionalresponsestotheworldaroundusbecomemorepositiveandthatthestereotypeofthe"grumpyoldman"mayactuallybeamyth.Anumberofstudieshavefoundthatolderpeopletypicallyreportahighersenseofwell-beingthanyoungerpeople.Butisthatbecausethenegativitybiasdeclineswithage,ordoesthebrainbecomemoreresponsivetopositivestimuli?Toexplorethisquestion,psychologistsMichaelKisleyoftheUniversityofColorado,ColoradoSprings,andStaceyWoodofScrippsCollegeinClaremont,California,presented51participantswithimagesofpuppies,carcrashes,toasters,andotherthingsfor1secondatatime.Theparticipants,whorangedfrom18to81yearsofage,wereattachedtoelectroencephalographelectrodesandthenpressedbuttonstocategorizetheimagesasemotionallypositive,negative,orneutral.Asexpected,electricalactivityspikedinthebrainsoftheyoungparticipantswhentheysawsomethingdiscomfiting.Butolderbrainsreactedless,andtheydidn'tvarybetweennegativeandpositiveimages."Ourdatashowthatthenegativitybiasisgraduallydecliningwithage,"commentsKisley,whoreportsthefindingsintheSeptemberissueofPsychologicalScience."Thisstudyissoimportantbecauseitgivesusawindowintothewayweprocessinformationatdifferentstagesofourlives,"sayspsychologistDerekIsaacowitzofBrandeisUniversityinWaltham,Massachusetts.Whythenegativitybiaswaneswithageisanunresolvedquestion,butpsychologistMaraMatheroftheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,arguesthat"itmightbetheresultofahumandesiretosurroundourselveswiththepleasantandthepositiveasourperceivedlifetimedrawstoaclose".16、Bysaying"There’snonewslikebadnews"(Line1,Paragraph1),theauthorimpliesthat______.A、thereisnonewswhichisasdramaticasbadnewsB、badnewsisusuallymuchmorenoticeablethangoodnewsC、thenewsmediaaresometimesinterestedonlyinbadnewsD、accidents,gorymurders,andmayhemareobviouslyontherise标准答案：B知识点解析：第二段第一句中的“ourtendencytopaymoreattentiontothebadthantothegood”阐明了第一段第一句“There’snonewslikebadnews”的含义。所以，B应为答案。17、Bysaying"silverlining"(Line2,Paragraph1),theauthorrefersto______.A、thenormalreactionofhumanbrainstoemotionalstimuliB、thereactionofseniorstothedarkanddismalindailylifeC、theweakerreactionofolderpeopletonegativeinformationD、thestrongerreactionofyoungerpeopletoanythingpositive标准答案：C知识点解析：根据第一段中的“Buttheremaybeasilverlining，atleastforseniors．Anewstudyfindsthatthehumanbrainreactslessstronglytoemotionallynegativestimuliasweage，…”，C应为答案。18、Accordingtoarecentscientificresearch,people______.A、paymoreattentiontothebadthantothegoodnewsB、paylessattentiontothenegativenewswhentheyageC、areinterestedexclusivelyinaheadlineaboutamurderD、arelessresponsivetoexternalstimuliastheygetolder标准答案：B知识点解析：根据第三段第三句“However，inrecentyears，researchhasrevealedthataswegetolderouremotionalresponsestotheworldaroundusbecomemorepositive…”，B应为答案。19、ThestudydesignedbyKinsleyandWoodshowsthat______inthebrainsofolderparticipants.A、neutralimagesleadtoweakerelectricalactivityB、negativeimagesleadtostrongerelectricalactivityC、electricalactivityspikesbeforeitdeclinesgraduallyD、withchangingimagestheelectricalactivityvarieslittle标准答案：D知识点解析：根据第三段倒数第二句“Butolderbrainsreactedless，andtheydidn’tvarybetweennegativeandpositiveimages”，D应为答案。20、ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA、whyolderpeoplearemorepositiveisstillamysteryB、apersonbecomesmoreoptimisticwhenhegetsolderC、humanbeingsdesiretoliveinapleasantenvironmentD、thewayspeopleusetoprocessinformationarevaried标准答案：A知识点解析：根据第四段中的“Whythenegativitybiaswaneswithageisanunresolvedquestion，…”，A应为答案。考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷第2套一、阅读（常规阅读理解）(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)Wehumanshavearemarkablebrain-mediatedcapacitytomakesoundsandletthemactassymbolicrepresentationsofotherthings.Twohundredthousandyearsago,thefirstwordwasspoken.Inthearmsofanadoringmother,thebabbling"mamam"ofaninfantbecamethespokenrepresentationofsafety,warmth,nourishmentand,thepersonwhoprovidedallofthis,mother.Sincethenwehavebeenabletosequence,structure,andsorttheroughly40soundswearecapableofmakingintothousandsofcomplexlanguageswithmillionsofunique"words".Yetwhilewordsareourmostamazinginvention,humancommunicationstartswhenwordshavenomeaning.Itstartsbygazing,rocking,stroking,kissing,humming,thesight,sound,smell,andtouchofalovedone.Itisinthesefirstnonverbalinteractionsthatonehumanbecomesconnectedtoanotherandcommunicationbegins.Theinfant'scrymeans,"I'mhungryorscaredorcoldortired."Theresponsivecaregiver'sactionsmean,"It'ssafe.Eatnow.Ibringwarmth,comfortandpleasure.Youareloved."Tothenewborn,thesoundsof"Iloveyou"are,atfirst,meaningless.Butovertime,byholding,rocking,gazingandgentlystroking—asthesounds"Iloveyou"arewhisperedoverandover—thebabylearnsthemeaningintheword.Thesoundbecomesaword.Totheluckyinfant,loveistheresponsive,safe,andwarmrhythmictouch—thesmile,thehumandtheadoringgaze.Whenlanguagedoesnotdevelopinthecontextofcaringrelationships,welosethebeautyandmeaningthatwordscanconvey.Foreachnewborn,exposuretorepetitivespokenlanguageinarelationshipprovidesthestimulusforneuralorganizationthatwillallowthatchildtodevelopcomplexlanguagecapabilities—thecapacitytounderstandandtocommunicateusing"words".Thislearningprocessrequiresthatlanguagebederivedfromsocial-emotionalcommunication.Theface,notthevoice,isthemajororganofhumancommunication.Wordshavebecomeourshortcuts.1、Theauthorcitesthefactthathumansarecapableofmaking40soundsprimarilyinorderto______.A、contrastitwiththenumberofcomplexlanguageshumanshavecreatedB、educatethereaderC、emphasizetheimportanceofnonverbalcommunicationD、makeatransitionintothenextparagraph标准答案：A知识点解析：属逻辑关系题。在第一段最后，作者把人类能够发出的大约40个声音和创造的复杂语言相对比。2、Accordingtotheauthor,communicationbegins______.A、withnonverbalinteractionsB、twohundredthousandyearsagoC、betweenmotherandchildD、withwords标准答案：A知识点解析：属信息归纳题。第二段前两句指出：“早在词汇还不具备意义时，人类就开始了交流。人类交流开始于凝视、轻摇、抚摸、亲吻、低吟，看到、听到、闻到、触摸所爱的人。”由此可知，人类的交流开始于非言语互动。3、Accordingtotheauthor,infantslearnthemeaningsofwordsthrough______.A、hearingwordsrepeatedlyB、theassociationofwordsandactionsC、theirmother’sloveD、abathofphysicalsensations标准答案：B知识点解析：属信息推断题。第二段通过举例，说明动作和语言的结合使婴儿懂得了“我爱你”的意义。可见，婴儿学会语言的意义是通过语言和动作的联系。4、Theauthorbelievesthatitisimportantthatspokenlanguage______.A、belearnedatanearlyageB、notbeconfusedwithbodylanguageC、notbeconfusedwithwrittenlanguageD、belearnedinthecontextofacaringrelationship标准答案：D知识点解析：属信息推断题。作者在第三段开头指出：“当语言没有在爱护的关系中得到发展，我们就失去了词汇所能传递的美好和意义。”可见，作者认为在爱护的关系中学习语言是很重要的。5、Theauthorisconvincedthatthefaceis______.A、imbuedwithapowertocommunicatebeyondourimaginationB、awindowthroughwhichwecanseeaperson’sthoughtsC、moreimportantthaneventhevoiceinhumancommunicationD、asymbolicrepresentationofotherthings标准答案：C知识点解析：属事实细节题。文章在倒数第二句指出：“人类交流的主要工具是面孔，而不是声音。”所以，作者认为在人类交流中，面孔比声音重要。Despitecampaignsaftercampaignsandavarietyofgendersensitizationmeasures,womenarebyfarthelargestdiscriminatedgroupacrosstheplanet,revealsInternationalLabourOrganisation'sfirstreportondiscriminationatwork.Thereport,releasedinternationallyonMonday,carriesaverycomprehensivestudyondiscrimination,entitled"TimeforEqualityatWork".Thereportwarnsthatneglectingtotackle"wideningsocio-economicinequalities"intheworldofworknotonlyamountstoacceptinga"wasteofhumantalentandresources"butcouldhave"disastrouseffectsonnationalsocialcohesion,politicalstability,andhencegrowth"intheyearstocome.Womenarebyfarthelargestdiscriminatedgroup.Althoughmoreandmorewomenareworking,muchremainstobedone.Inadditiontothe"glassceiling",thepaygapbetweenwomenandmenisstillsignificantinmostcountries.Thestudypointsoutthatwomenarealsomorelikelythanmentobefoundinthelower-paidandleastsecurejobs.Unemploymentrateshavealmostalwaysbeenhigherforwomenthanmen.Thereportshowsthatmanyofthosewhosufferfromdiscrimination—especiallyonthebasisoftheirsexorcolour—faceapersistent"equalitygap"thatdividesthemfromdominantgroupswhoenjoyabetterlife,orevenfromtheirownpeerswhohavebenefitedfromantidiscriminationlawsandpolicies.Thefailuretoeradicatediscriminationhelpsperpetuatepoverty.Thediscriminatedareoftenamongthepoorestofthepoor,andpovertyismoresevereamongwomenandotherdiscriminatedgroups.Discriminationcreatesawebofpovertyandsocialexclusion,thereportsays,addingthat"eliminatingdiscriminationisindispensabletoanyviablestrategyforpovertyreductionandsustainableeconomicdevelopment".TheILOstudyobservesthateveryonegainsfromeliminatingdiscriminationatwork—individuals,enterprisesandsocietyatlarge.Fairnessandjusticeattheworkplacebooststheself-esteemandmoraleofworkers.Amoremotivatedandproductiveworkforceenhancestheproductivityandcompetitivenessofbusinesses.Amoreevendistributionofopportunitiestodevelopanduseone'stalents,amongdifferentgroupsinsociety,contributestosocialcohesioninincreasinglydiversesocieties.6、Accordingtothestudy,failingtodealwithinequalityintheworkplace______.A、isawasteofresourcesB、couldleadtoaglassceilingC、couldaffectpoliticalstabilityD、couldstimulateeconomicgrowth标准答案：C知识点解析：属事实细节题。第二段第二句指出，不解决工作领域社会经济不平等加剧的问题会影响政治稳定。7、Theauthorofthetextstatesthat______.A、anincreasingnumberofwomenareenteringtheworkplaceB、womengetpaidasmuchasmenC、women’ssalariesareincreasingD、workplaceequalityisthekeytoeliminatingpoverty标准答案：A知识点解析：属事实细节题。第三段第二句提到：“工作的妇女的人数越来越多。”8、Accordingtothetext,discriminationcanleadto______.A、higherlevelsofpovertyB、lowlevelsofself-esteemC、tensionbetweendifferentracesD、increasedgendersensitization标准答案：A知识点解析：属事实细节题。第四段开头明确指出：“不能根除歧视，贫困就会延续下去。”9、Theword"boosts"(line2,para.5)means"______".A、kicksB、increasesC、aggrandizesD、supplements标准答案：B知识点解析：属词义推断题。可以根据承前提示做出判断。上句中指出：“消除歧视各方面都受益。”由此可知，boosts的词义应为“提高”。10、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.A、menarenotdiscriminatedagainstintheworkplaceB、eliminatingworkplacediscriminationcouldhelpsolveothersocialproblemsC、womenneedtostandupfortheirrightsD、womenshouldstickupforeachother标准答案：B知识点解析：属信息推断题。最后一段开头指出，消除歧视对个人、企业和整个社会都有好处。因此，可以推知，消除歧视有助于其他社会问题的解决。Itisnotsmallfoodproductionthatpresentsathreattoourhealth,butlarge-scalefactoryfarming.MadCowDisease,withitspotentialtoleadtothedeathsofthousandsofpeopleintheUK,andwhoknowshowmanymorearoundtheworld,istheterribleconsequencethathasfollowedfromtheapparentlyinnocuouspracticeoffeedingdeadcowstoliveones.Thedisasterhasbroughthometheimpactthat"industrial"animalhusbandry—viewinganimalsasproductionmachines—canhaveonhumanhealth.OneonlyhastoscratchthesurfaceoflifedownonthefactoryfarmtoseethatMadCowDiseasemaywellbeonlythetipofthei