考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷32（共185题）

考研英语（阅读）模拟试卷32（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25题，每题1.0分，共25分。)Thebattletopreventoratleastslowglobalwarminghasintensifiedinthepastyearasscientistshavelearnedmoreaboutthemagnitudeoftheproblem.Oneoftheleadingclimateexperts,InezY.Fung,directoroftheAtmosphericSciencesCenterattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,recentlyshowedthattheearthmaysoonloseitsabilitytoabsorbmuchofthegreenhousegasthatisraisingtemperatures.Theoceansandcontinentscurrentlysoakupabouthalfthecarbondioxideproducedbytheburningoffossilfuels.Intheoceans,thegascombineswithwatertoformcarbonicacid;onland,plantstakeinmorecarbondioxideandgrowfaster.ButcomputermodelingdonebyFungandhercolleaguesindicatesthatthesecarbonsinkswillbecomelesseffectiveastheearthcontinuestowarm.Forexample,asthetropicsbecomehotteranddrierinthesummer,plantswillreducetheirrespirationofcarbondioxidetoavoidwaterloss.Atmosphericmeasurementsoverthepastdecadehaveconfirmedthiseffect.Iftheoceansandlandtakeinlesscarbondioxide,morewillremainintheatmosphereandglobalwarmingcouldacceleratecatastrophically.Despitethesewarningsigns,thegovernmentadministrationhasopposedapprovaloftheKyotoProtocol,theinternationaltreatymandatingreductionsingreenhousegasemissions.ButninestatesinthenortheasternU.S.areattemptingtosidestepthefederalgovernment'soppositionbytakingactionontheirown.LastAugustthegroupreachedapreliminaryagreementtoreduceemissionsofcarbondioxideby10percentby2020.Theplanrequiresapprovalbythestatelegislatures,butenvironmentalistsarealreadyhopingthatotherregionsoftheU.S.willfollowsuit.Ifadoptednationwide,theproposalwouldlowergreenhousegasemissionsbyroughlyasmuchastheKyotoProtocolwouldhave.SteveHoward,chiefexecutiveoftheClimateGroup,istacklingtheglobal-warmingproblemfromadifferentangle.Foundedin2004,theClimateGroupisacoalitionofcorporationsandlocalgovernmentsthathavevoluntarilycommittedtoreducingtheirgreenhousegasemissions.MembersincludeoilgiantBP(BritishPetroleumCo.PLC),drug-makerJohnson&Johnson,andStarbucks.BusinessesintheClimateGrouphavediscoveredthatimprovementsinenergyefficiencycanenhanceprofitsaswellascutfossil-fuelemissions;BP,forinstance,slasheditsenergybillsby$650millionover10years."Wehaveseenimportantevidenceaboutsuccessfulemissionreductionscatteredhereandthereinthemostsurprisingplacesallovertheglobe,"Howardsays."Weareworkingtobringallofittogethersothatitformsabodyofevidence."1、InezY.Funghasfoundinthestudythat_____.A、theproblemofglobalwarminghasattractedgreatattentionB、theearthcannotaccommodatethemountinggreenhousegasC、thecarbondioxideisthemaincomponentofthegreenhousegasD、theoceansandcontinentsareabletotakeinmoregas标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。根据InezY.Fung可定位至前两段。第一段中说到“冯又嫦最近指出，地球很快就吸收不了多少导致气温升高的温室气体了”，所以正确答案为B项。2、Whatdoes"carbonsinks"(Para.2)mean?A、Theprocessofproducinggreenhousegas.B、Thegradualprocessoflandsubmersion.C、Theabsorbersofcarbondioxide.D、Theprocessofformingcarboniccompounds.标准答案：C知识点解析：词义理解题。题目问的是carbonsink的含义。第一段说的是陆地和海洋在吸收二氧化碳方面的作用，第二段通过But引起转折，指出这两种吸收体的效率将降低，因此carbonsink的意思为“二氧化碳的吸收体”，答案为C项。3、Whichofthefollowingistrueofthereactionsofauthoritiestotheglobalwarming?A、ThegovernmentdecidestorewritetheKyotoProtocol.B、PartsoftheU.S.willfollowthefederalgovernment’sadvice.C、TheU.S.hasapprovedthenewplanofgasemissions.D、NinestatesintheU.S.willpaddletheirowncanoe.标准答案：D知识点解析：事实细节题。根据reactionsofauthorities可知需到后两段寻找答案。第三段说到美国东北部的9个州决定单独采取行动，可知D项为正确选项。4、Itissuggestedinthelastparagraphthat____.A、thegovernmentprofitedfromtheClimateGroup’sgasemissionreductionB、energyusedmoreefficientlywillbringbenefitstoeconomyaswellasnatureC、energybillsshouldbeslashedinordertomaintainalowlevelofgasemissionD、theClimateGroupistacklingtheproblemthroughaccumulatingstrongevidence标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。最后一段举了BP的例子说明，提高能源利用率，既能增加利润，同时也可以减少化石燃料的排放，因此B项为正确选项。5、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A、TheClimateGroup’sCombatB、LessFossilFuels,MorePlantsC、CleanAirandBlueSkyD、ProtectionsfortheClimate标准答案：D知识点解析：主旨大意题。本题要求为全文选择一个合适的题目。D项“保护气候”，强调了保护，涵盖了文章所述具体措施，因此为本题最佳选项。Inthefirstyearsofthe21stcentury,noareaoftheAmericaneconomyhasexcitedmoreemotionthanthepropertymarket.Firstcametheexcitementofsoaringprices.Thenspiritscamecrashingdownwiththesubprimecrisis,andnowhomeownersareagonizingoverhowfarvaluescouldfall.Anevenbiggerstory,however,maybeyettocome.Americashouldbebracingitselffortheendofthe"generationalhousingbubble",accordingtoanewstudybyDowellMyersandSungHoRyuoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Asthecountry's78millionbaby-boomersretire,thereportargues,thehousingmarketwillchangedramatically.Forthreedecadesbaby-boomershavehelpedpushpricesup:theysettleddown,andthenboughtbiggerhousesandsecondhomes.Butasthefirstofthemcelebratetheir65thbirthdaysin2011,thismaychange.Theoldsellmorehomesthantheybuy.Theratioofoldtoworking-agepeopleisexpectedtogrowby67%overthenexttwodecades.Willtheyoungergenerationbeabletobuyallthehomesonthemarket?Youngadultsmakeupthebulkofnewdemand,withmostpurchasinghomeswhentheyreachtheirearly30s.Thefloodofelderlypeoplesellingtheirhomes,Mr.Myerssuggests,mayleadtoadrawn-outbuyers'market.Pricesmayfallfurtherasyoungerpeople,perceivingadownturn,delaypurchasing.Thisphenomenonwillunfolddifferentlyacrossthecountry.Somestateswillbeginthesell-offlaterthanothers.In15southernandwesternstates—includingtheretirementmagnetsofFloridaandArizona—theelderlydonotbecomenetsellersuntiltheir70s.ExpensivestatessuchasCaliforniaandthecoldstatesofthemid-westandnortheastarelikelytolosethemmorequickly.Themismatchbetweenbuyersandsellersmaybemostacuteintherustbelt,wherenumbersofyoungpeopleandimmigrantsarerisingslowly,ifatall,saysWilliamFreyoftheBrookingsInstitution,athink-tank.Ofcourse,theremaybeotheroutcomes.Suburbs,whichswelledwiththebaby-boomers,maybegintodecline.Ifthebuildingindustrycontracts,homepricesmayremainmorestable.Ordevelopersmayswitchtoservingtheold,buildingmorecompacthousingnearamenities.Townsmaymakeneweffortstoattractimmigrants,whoalreadyaccountedfor40%ofthegrowthinhomeownershipbetween2000and2006.Amongtheseunknowns,onethingismorecertain:thehousingmarketisabouttoenteralongperiodoftransition.Theyoungestbaby-boomerswillnotturn65until2029.6、"Anevenbiggerstory"inParagraph1impliesthatAmericanpropertymarketwill_____.A、continuetobethemostexcitingfieldintheAmericaneconomyB、experiencemoredramaticchangesinthefollowingyearsC、makespiritsgoupwiththedecreasedhousingpricesD、havegreaterimpactonthefeelingsofhomeowners标准答案：B知识点解析：推理判断题。定位到开头两段。此题可联系上下文分析。第一段末提出更大的问题将随之而来，联系第二段第一句提到的“时刻准备应对持续一代之久的房地产泡沫的破灭”及第二句的“房地产市场将急剧变化”，B项与之相符。7、AccordingtoDowell,thebaby-boomers_____.A、havebeenmorelikelytobuybiggerandmorehomesB、maycelebratetheirbirthdaysattheageof65C、shouldwelcomethefuturechangebysellingmorehousesD、havemadehousingbubblesinthepastthreedecades标准答案：D知识点解析：事实细节题。定位到第二段，该段讲到近三十年来，婴儿潮一代人推动了房价的攀升，积聚了房地产市场的泡沫，故D项正确。8、Theword"drawn-out"(Para.3)mostprobablymeans_____.A、prolongedB、declinedC、delayedD、enlarged标准答案：A知识点解析：语义理解题。定位到第三段。此题可以根据其字面意思“拉长的”，以及上下文进行推断。本段提出老龄人口卖房高潮的到来可能导致买方市场的长期存在。段落末提出年轻一代可能延迟购置行为，故推断此形容词与时间有关，A项最贴切，表示长时间的。9、WilliamFreybelievesthat_____.A、peopleinsouthernstateswouldnotlosetheirhomesuntiltheir70sB、peopleinexpensivestateswouldlosetheirmoneymorequicklyC、youngpeopleandimmigrantshardlyincreaseintherustbeltareasD、elderlypeoplewouldnotliketoretireinFloridaandArizonauntiltheir70s标准答案：C知识点解析：观点态度题。根据WillianFrey定位到第四段段末。此处讲述美国铁锈地带的买者和卖者之间的失衡现象最为严重，此地区青年和移民人数几乎没有增长，故C项与之相符。10、Itcouldbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.A、suburbswoulddeclinewithincreasedbaby-boomersB、housingpriceswouldkeepsteadyinthecrisisC、thehousingmarketwillexperienceaperiodoftransformationD、immigrantswillbethemajorityofhomeownershipintowns标准答案：C知识点解析：主旨大意题。从最后一段倒数第二句可知C项“美国房地产市场将进入漫长的转型时期”正确。MercedesestatecarsandFiatrunaroundsarebeingusedtotestupto22differentmonitorsdesignedtodetectifadriverisfallingasleepatthewheelandtriggeraseriesofdevicesdesignedtowakethemup.Theaimoftheproject,fundedby￡4millionofEuropeanUnionmoneyaswellasprivateinvestment,istoreducetheestimated30%offatalaccidentswhicharecausedinEuropeeachyearbydriversdriftingoffatthewheel.Thetestcarshavebeenfittedwithinfraredcameraswhichmonitoreyemovement,touch-padsensorsthatmeasurethedriver'sgriponthesteeringwheelandchassismonitorswhichcheckforveer.Shoulddriversstarttodozeofftheycanbequicklywokenbyasuddenblastofair-conditionedcoldair.Atthesametimeavibratingalarmwillsoundandthedriver'sseatwillbemadetoshake.DaimlerChrysler,ownerofMercedes,aswellasFiat,willownthepatentoftheawakesystem,whichcouldbeinstalledincarsassoonasthisyear.IfthetrialsaresuccessfultheEUisconsideringintroducingadirectivewhichwouldmakethesystemcompulsoryinlong-distancelorries—aleadingcauseofroadaccidents.Accordingtotransportdepartmentfigures,morethan300peopledieeachyearinBritaininaccidentsthoughttobecausedbydriversfallingasleepatthewheel.TenpeoplediedintheSelbyrailcrashlastyearwhenacardriverfellasleeponamotor-way,crashedontoarailwaylineandderailedapassengertrain.MotoringorganizationssaidthenewsystemmightpreventaccidentssuchasSelbybutwerecautiousastowhetheritwouldprovepractical.Thesafetysystemalsomonitorsbrakingfrequencyandcandetecteyemovementtowardstherearandsidemirrors.Asnoonedrivesinexactlythesameway,thesystemmust"learn"theindividualcharacteristicsofitsownerorowners.Theresearchershadconsideredsystemsthatsquirtedarefinedversionofsmellingsaltsatthedozymotorist,openedthewindowsandactivatedthebrakesautomatically.However,suchideashavebeenabandonedaspotentiallydangerous,startlingadriverandleadingtosuddenchangesinsteering.11、Accordingtothetext,ifadriverfallsasleepinoneofthetestcars,_____.A、thecarbrakewillbeactivatedautomaticallytopreventanaccidentB、arefinedversionofsmellingsaltwillbesprayedatthedriverC、thewindowwillbeopenedtoletinfreshairD、avibratingalarmwillsoundtowakethedriverup标准答案：D知识点解析：事实细节题。第二段最后两句分别提到了两种唤醒打瞌睡的司机的方法，D项是其中之一，在该段最后一句提到。12、Paragraph2mainlytalksabout_____.A、thecausesoffatalroadaccidentsB、themechanismoftheawakesystemC、thewaystoawakethedozingdriversD、thescheduleofdevelopingtheawakesystem标准答案：B知识点解析：主旨大意题。第二段包含两个主要内容，第一句指出了研究唤醒系统的目的，第二句至最后一句介绍了该系统的运作机制，将四个选项与此对比，即可发现B项为本题答案。13、WecanlearnfromthetextthatroadaccidentsinEuropearemainlycausedby_____.A、driversfallingasleepatthewheelB、long-distancelorrydrivingC、carswithoutasafetysystemD、drivers’suddenchangesinsteering标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。由题干中的roadaccidents及mainlycaused可定位至第三段最后一句。第三段最后一句指出公路事故的主要肇事者是长途货车，题干中的mainlycaused对应文中的aleadingcause，故正确答案选B项。14、TheauthormayagreethattheSelbycrash_____.A、triggeredthedevelopmentoftheawakesystemB、happenedbecausethetraindriverdriftedoffatthewheelC、highlightedtheadvantagesofinstallingtheawakesystemD、causedresearchers’concernaboutthepracticalityoftheawakesystem标准答案：C知识点解析：事实细节题。根据题干中的Selbycrash可定位至第四段。本文介绍了唤醒系统的研发，结合第四段最后一句可以知道，作者提到塞尔比铁路撞车事故是为了表明唤醒系统可以避免这种事故的发生，即它的好处，由此可见，C项为本题答案。15、TheEU’sattitudetowardstheawakesystemisoneof_____.A、cautiousoptimismB、insufficientsupportC、sheerconfidenceD、greatskepticism标准答案：A知识点解析：观点态度题。根据题干中的专有名词EU可定位至第二、三段。第二段第一句指出欧盟在经济上对系统的研究给予了很大的支持，第三段最后一句指出欧盟会考虑颁布指令，让长途货车安装该系统，这些表示它对系统是有信心的；另一方面，第三段最后一句中的条件从句和considering一词表明欧盟对该系统持审慎的态度，因此A项最能概括欧盟对该系统的态度。Duringuncertaintimes,peopletendtolookbackandwonderhowitgottothis.Theyfeelmorekeenlytheirmissedopportunitiesandfailuresinjudgment.Regret—thesensethatthingscouldhaveturnedoutbetterifonlyadifferentchoicehadbeenmade—becomespervasive.However,regretneedn'tbeagarmentrending,self-whippingemotion.Instead,itcanbesomethingtovalueanduse.AccordingtoarecentstudybyColleenSaffreyattheUniversityofVictoriainCanadaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofIllinois,mostpeopleholdregretinhighregard.Ofallthenegativeemotions,regretwasidentifiedasthemostvaluedinthatithelpedpeoplemakesenseoflifeeventsandremedywhatwentwrong.Regretishardwiredintohumanbiology,underscoringitsimportanceinbehavior.Advancesinneuro-imagingshowthatwhenapersonexperiencesregret,apartofthebraininvolvedinbothreasoningandemotionbecomesactive.Neurosciencealsotellsusthatlearningprobablyworksbestwhenthereisanintenseemotionalcomponenttoit,soitcouldbethatregretbolstersourabilitytolearnfromexperience.Suggestionslistedbelowmayhelpyoumanagethisemotionandturnitintoatoolforgrowth.Bewareofhindsightbias.Whatyoushouldhavedonealwaysseemsclearerinretrospectthanitwasatthetime.AstheDanishphilosopherKierkegaardputit,"Lifecanonlybeunderstoodbackwards,butitmustbelivedforwards."Hemighthavesaid,"Sodon'tbesohardonyourself."Useregretstoimprovedecisionmakingandclarifyvalues.Insteadofthinkingoverwhatmighthavebeen,letwhathappenedpointtheway.Theregretmighthelpyouprioritizeyourinvestmentsinrelationships,servicetothecommunity,health,andtime,aswellashelpyousetreasonablefinancialgoals.Balanceregretandrisk.Insteadofchoosingalessriskyoptionthatyouareleastlikelytoregret,choosetheonethatwillmaximizeyourchanceofreachingrealisticgoals.Infact,pastexperiencesofregretmayhavegivenyouabetterappreciationofrisk,whichisasignofgrowth.Don'tworryalone,especiallyifyouaredrowninginregret.Ifmiserylovescompany,it'sbecauseperspectivehelps.It'sgoodtoknowyou'renottheonly"idiot"intheneighborhood.Onsomelevel,we'reallidiots.Themostsuccessfulpeoplearethosewhohavebeenresoluteinthefaceoffailure.Ifyourthoughtsturnmorbid,getprofessionalhelpsoyoucangobacktostrivingtowardyourpersonalandcareergoals.16、Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,regret_____.A、canbeavoidedifwemakeadifferentchoiceB、occurswhenwelookbackC、isthemostpervasivenegativeemotionD、canhelppeoplelearnandimprovelife标准答案：D知识点解析：推理判断题。根据题干定位到第一、二段。第二段提出遗憾有它的价值并可被利用，并在段末说“它帮助人们理解生活事件……想出补救措施”。故D项为答案。17、ColleenSaffreywouldmostprobablyagreethat______.A、peopleshouldlearntoavoidregretB、regretisnolongeranegativeemotionC、thoughnegative,regretisofvaluetopeopleD、regretcanhelppeoplefindtheproblems标准答案：C知识点解析：推理判断题。根据CoUeenSaffrey定位到第二段。该段说ConeenSaffrey的研究表明“在所有的消极情绪中，遗憾被认为是最有价值的”，故C项为答案。18、Theword"underscoring"(Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto_____.A、underminingB、decreasingC、emphasizingD、devaluing标准答案：C知识点解析：语义理解题。根据题干定位到第三段。本段从人体生理学的角度解释为什么遗憾具有价值，并在段末总结“遗憾提高着我们从经验中吸取教训的能力”，故可以推断，underscoring与emphasizing(强调)意思最接近，C项为答案。19、ThephilosopherKierkegaardisquotedto_____.A、showhisphilosophicalideasaboutlifeandregretB、givepeoplesuggestiononmanagementofregretC、tellpeoplenottobetoohardonthemselvesinlifeD、explainwhypeopleshouldbewareofhindsightbias标准答案：D知识点解析：推理判断题。根据Kierkegaard定位到第四段。本段先提出下面开始介绍将遗憾情绪转化成成长工具的办法，但在此之前，提醒读者要“警惕事后诸葛亮的偏执”，进而引用Kierkegaard，说“生活需要往前看”，故引用的目的应为解释为什么要警惕“事后诸葛亮的偏执”，D项为答案。undefined20、Regretcanbevaluedandusedto_____.A、helppeopletochoosealessriskyoptionB、helpyoumakebetterdecisionsC、helpyouprioritizeyourrelationshipsD、helppeopletoachievetheirpersonalandcareergoals标准答案：B知识点解析：事实细节题。根据选项定位到第五至七段。第五段中提到“利用遗憾的情绪来提高决策……”，故B项“帮助做更好的决定”为答案。Manufacturersofeverythingfromrunningshoestodeodorants,asubstancetoremoveunpleasantodors,designproductsspecificallyforwomen.Oneofthelatestentries:thefirstartificialjointcreatedfor—andheavilyadvertisedto—females.Doctorssayit'stoosoontotellwhethertheGenderKneerepresentsagiantleapforwomankindorifitgivesitsmaker,ZimmerHoldingsInc.,alegupinthemarket.Inthecaseoftheknees,accordingtoZimmer,here'showmenandwomenaredifferent:First,thekneecap,isthinnerinwomen.Also,women'swiderhipscreateadifferentanglebetweenthekneeandpelvis—thewide,curvedgroupofbonesatthelevelofhips,whichcanmeanthekneecapgetspulledtothesidewhenthemusclescontract.Andtheendofthethighboneistypicallynarrowerinmen.Mostartificialkneesweremodeledonthemaleanatomy—whichmayexplainwhykneereplacementsinwomenaren'tassuccessfulwhenmeasuredbyreportedpainanddo-overrates.Butwillthenew(andmoreexpensive)replacementactuallyservewomenbetter?"Intheory,yes,buttheevidenceisn'tthere,"saysKimberlyTempleton,anassociateprofessoroforthopedicsurgery(preventionorcorrectionofdisordersofthebonesandassociatedmusclesandjoints)attheUniversityofKansasMedicalCenterandaspokespersonfortheAmericanAcademyofOrthopedicSurgeons.SherylConley,Zimmer'schiefmarketingofficer,sayssevenstudiesnowunderwaywilllookatpatientsatisfactionandrangeofmotion.Preliminarydatawillbeavailableinayearorso.Anatomicaldifferencesaside,Templetonsays,replacementkneesmaynotperformwellinwomeninpartbecausefemalestendtodelaysurgery—sometimesuntilthey'reboundtothehousebydisability.Inaddition,it'snotclearthatthemanufacturer'sspecializeddesignwilltranslatetolesspain,saysStevenHaas,anorthopedicsurgeonandchiefofthekneeserviceattheHospitalforSpecialSurgeryinNewYork.Forexample,makingthefrontofthereplacementkneethinnerbyonetwenty-fifthofaninchwon'tnecessarilymakeanoticeabledifferencetorecipients.Havingacorrectlyfitteddeviceisclearlyimportant,saysHaas,whonotesthatothercompanieshavemodifiedtheirsmallerkneestoaccountforgenderdifferencesinanatomy.(HaashasconsultedwithSmith&Nephew,arivaltoZimmer.)Moreimportant,saysHaas,istofindaskillfulsurgeon.Differencesbetweenimplants,heargues,arerelativelyminorcomparedtothetechniqueofthesurgeonputtingthemin.21、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A、Alotofproductsaredesignedandmanufacturedspecificallyformen.B、ItisunclearwhethertheGenderKneewillhelpitsmakermoresuccessful.C、ItisclearthattheGenderKneewillmakeitsmakersuffergreatlosses.D、Itisclearthatthefirstartificialjointcreatedforfemalesrepresentsagiantleap.标准答案：B知识点解析：推理判断题。第一段第三句it’stoo…to“太……而不能”结构表明，“女性膝盖”是否会在市场上取得成功，现在还言之过早，故B项正确。22、AccordingtoParagraph2,kneereplacementsinwomenhaven’tachievedgreatsuccessinthat_____.A、womenhavethinnerkneecaporpatellathanthatofmenB、women’swiderhipsmaketheartificialkneepulledtothesideC、artificialkneesaredesignedbasedonthefeaturesofmen’sbodyD、womenhavewiderendofthethighbonethanthatofmen标准答案：C知识点解析：事实细节题。题目问原因，寻找答案时要特别留意why或because等字眼。第二段第四句why表明原因：女性膝关节置换手术的成功率比男性低是因为大部分的人造膝盖都是依照男性的骨骼构造制作的，故C项正确。23、TowhichofthefollowingstatementswouldKimberlyTempletonmostlikelyagree?A、Thenewkneereplacementwillservewomenbetterclinically.B、Theunderperformanceofreplacementkneesmaybefoundinwomen.C、Womensometimesmayrefusetoreceivethekneereplacementsurgery.D、Thereplacementkneesmakeagoodperformanceinwomen.标准答案：B知识点解析：观点态度题。KimberlyTempleton在第三段说了很多话，其中第五句提到，女性实施膝关节置换手术效果不佳(maynotperformwell)，由此判断，B项为正确答案。24、TheexampleofthechangeofreplacementkneecitedinParagraph4showsthat_____.A、thenewreplacementkneemayormaynotrelievethepainB、thefrontofreplacementkneewillbemadethinneralittlebitC、thechangeofreplacementkneewon’tbringchangestotherecipientsD、thenewreplacementkneeisofgreatimportancetotherecipients标准答案：A知识点解析：事实细节题。举例一般是为了说明某个观点。第四段第一句的观点是：尚不能确定这款新设计是否能够减轻患者的疼痛感，随后第二句举例论证该观点，可见A项与题意相符。25、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A、TheDifferenceofMenandWomeninKneesB、TheImportanceoftheTechniqueoftheKneeSurgeonC、ANewKneeBuiltforWomenOnlyD、TheProspectofGenderKnee标准答案：C知识点解析：主旨大意题。从全文大意、第一段、最后一段可以推断出，全文围绕这种专门为女性所设计的膝盖展开讨论，故C项与之相符。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。)You'veheardit100timesalready,andit'samessagethatweatScienceCareersworkhardtoconvey:Carefulplanningisessentialforasuccessfulcareerinscience.Becomingascientistrequiresyearsoftrainingandalongseriesofgooddecisions.ChoosingaPh.D.supervisorwhowillsupportyou,pickingagoodlabforyourpostdoc,decidingwhichresearchprojectstopursue,decidingwhethertostayinyourcurrentpositionandfinishsomeimportantworkortomoveontoanotherexcitingopportunity—suchdecisionsshouldnotbemadewithoutcarefuldeliberation.Yetsometimeseventhemostmotivatedofscientistsintrainingareledastraybysomeotherpassion.Andtheresult,sometimes,canbewonderful.Accidents,spontaneousactsofpassion,decisionstakencasually—allcanleadtototallynewandunexpectedcareers,fullofnewandunexpectedchallenges,offeringgreatprofessionalandpersonalsatisfaction.AsScienceCareerscontributingeditorElisabethPainreports,AngeloVermeulenisoneofthosechildrenwhowasborntobecomearesearcher."Iwaslikethesciencekidoftheclass.Ihadmyownlab,withamicroscopeandchemicalsandbinoculars,andImadethesewalksinnature,collectingsamples,"hesaysin"TheItinerantArtist".Buthealsohadatalentforthevisualandconceptualarts,andashedidhisPh.D.inbiologyattheUniversityofLeuven,healsolearnedphotography.Yearslater,Vermeulenhasreconciledhisdualinterests,producingartthatoftenincorporatesscience.JorgeChamwasenrolledinthemaster'sprograminmechanicalengineeringatStanfordUniversitywhenthestudentnewspaper,TheStanfordDaily,putoutacallseekingideasforanewcomicstrip,ScienceinternSaraCoehlowritesin"PiledHigherandDeeper:TheEverydayLifeofaGradStudent."Afterdiscussingsomeideaswithfriendsoverdinner,Cham,whousedtodoodleasachildbuthadnevertriedcartooning,proposedacomicstripaboutagroupofoverworked,underpaid,procrastinatinggraduatestudentsandtheirterrifyingadvisers.PiledHigherandDeeper,orPHD,hasgoneontobecomeacultcartoonandChamaprofessionalcartoonist.Sometimesalate-bloomingpassioncanleadtoafull-timecareer.JeffMangahas,whostudiedplantandmolecularbiologyattheUniversityofWashingtonandbecameatechnicianinacancerlab,foundhisinterestinwineincreasing.Soon,"theromanticsideofwinetookholdofme,"Mangahassays.Atranscendentwine-drinkingexperiencedrewhimintothewinemakingfield.1、Thefirstparagraphmainlymeansto______.A、provethatpeopleshouldquitdoingordinaryworktograbnewopportunitiesB、explainwhypeoplehaveheardthesayingforsomanytimesC、statethatsuccessfulscientificcareerneedsthoroughconsiderationD、demonstratethatpickingagoodlabisofgreatsignificancetoone’spostdoc标准答案：C知识点解析：属段落大意题。本段第一句就指出了本段的核心观点，并在接下来的内容中举例进行说明，由此可知选项C符合题意，故正确。选项A属于无中生有，文中并未给出该如何做选择，故错误。选项B同样是无中生有，原文只是用夸张(100次)的手法来说明这个观点的普遍性，而不是一个事实，更不是对此的解释，故错误。选项D属于以偏概全，事实确实如此，但不是段落的主要内容，只是一个例子，故错误。2、WecaninferfromParagraph3and4that______.A、aneditorofthemagazineismeanttobecomeascientistB、Angelodidn’tshowhisartistictalentasayoungboyC、Jorgedidn’tdreamofbeingacartoonistsincelittleD、peoplearewastingtheirtimebyreadingPHD标准答案：C知识点解析：属信息推断题。选项A犯了偷梁换柱的错误，这本杂志的特约编辑介绍了一个人，这个人才是天生的研究者，而非这名编辑，故错误。选项B属于曲解文意，文章提到了Vermeulen很早就有了艺术天赋，故错误。选项D犯了无中生有的错误，作者并未评价这部漫画是否值得看，故错误。选项C符合原文，Cham的经历就是一次机缘巧合，故正确。3、TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3refersto______.A、chosenfromB、givenupC、madepreferencebetweenD、achievedaccordancebetween标准答案：D知识点解析：属词义推断题。想要理解考查词的含义就需要仔细阅读上下文。考查词所在句的后半句正是对前半句的解释说明，意思是进行与科学相关的艺术创作，因此可知Vermeulen是将艺术和科学融合到了一起，使两者和谐共存，故选项D正确。选项A(从二者中选择)，选项B(放弃)，选项C(在二者间更倾向于)显然都不符合原文意思，故均错误。4、BymentioningthecaseofJeffMangahas,theauthorintendsto______.A、statethatworkinginthelabistooboredtotolerateB、provethatevenlatepassioncanalterone’scareerpathC、advocatethatmorepeopleshouldstepintothewinemakingfieldD、demonstratehowJeffwasattractedtothewinebusiness标准答案：B知识点解析：属逻辑关系题。仔细阅读题目所在段可知只有第一句是观点性的表达，其他都是对这个例子内容的陈述，因此可知作者就是为了说明第一句的观点，故选项B符合题意。选项A和C属于无中生有，作者根本未表达出这层含义，故错误。选项D属于答非所问，并非作者意图，故错误。5、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A、Followinginstinctmayleadtogoodresultssometimes.B、Mechanicalengineershavethetalenttomakecomicstrips.C、Oneshouldfollowstrictlytheplantomakeachievementsinscience.D、TheromanticsideofAngeloisthedecisivefactorincareerchoosing.标准答案：A知识点解析：属事实细节题。选项B犯了以偏概全的错误，Jorge的例子不能证明所有的动力工程师都具有画漫画的天赋，故错误。选项D犯了移花接木的错误，是将不同部分的内容拼凑而成，故错误。文章并未强调一定要遵照计划，反而提到一些转变可能会带来意想不到的成功，故选项A正确，而选项C曲解了作者本意。Theriseofglobalization,bothaneconomicandculturaltrendthathassweptthroughouttheworld,hasforgednewgroundasweenterthe21stcentury.Butaretheeffectsofglobalizationalwayspositive?Somesayno.MichaelTenet,headoftheInternationalInstituteforForeignRelationsinAtlanta,isworriedaboutcurrentresentmentthroughouttheworldtowardstheriseofglobalization."Eversincethe1980sandtheeconomiccollapseoftheAsianTigersinthelate1990s,therehasbeenareevaluationoftheroleglobalizationasaforceforgood,"hesaid."Incomesinmanycountriesplummetedandthegapbetweenthemostrichandthemostpoorhasbeenexacerbated.Withoutfurtherinterventionbygovernments,wecouldseeatragedyexpressedinanincreasedlevelofpovertythroughoutLatinAmericaandAsia."GeorgeFrank,aninfluentialeconomistw