专八阅读理解模拟试题

(完整word版)专八阅读理解模拟试题(完整word版)专八阅读理解模拟试题(完整word版)专八阅读理解模拟试题专八阅读理解模拟试题(6）Joyandsadnessareexperiencedbypeopleinallculturesaroundtheworld,buthowcanwetellwhenotherpeoplearehappyordespondent?Itturnsoutthattheexpressionofmanyemotionsmaybeuniversal。Smilingisapparentlyauniversalsignoffriendlinessandapproval。Baringtheteethinahostileway,asnotedbyCharlesDarwininthenineteenthcentury，maybeauniversesignofanger.Astheoriginatorofthetheoryofevolution,Darwinbelievedthattheuniversalrecognitionoffacialexpressionswouldhavesurvivalvalue。Forexample，facialexpressionscouldsignaltheapproachofenemies(orfriends)intheabsenceoflanguage。Mostinvestigatorsconcurthatcertainfacialexpressionssuggestthesameemotionsinapeople。Moreover,peopleindiverseculturesrecognizetheemotionsmanifestedbythefacialexpressions。InclassicresearchPaulEkmantookphotographsofpeopleexhibitingtheemotionsofanger,disgust，fear，happiness,andsadness。Hethenaskedpeoplearoundtheworldtoindicatewhatemotionswerebeingdepictedinthem.ThosequeriedrangedfromEuropeancollegestudentstomembersoftheFore,atribethatdwellsintheNewGuineahighlands.AllgroupsincludingtheFore,whohadalmostnocontactwithWesternculture,agreedontheportrayedemotions.TheForealsodisplayedfamiliarfacialexpressionswhenaskedhowtheywouldrespondiftheywerethecharactersinstoriesthatcalledforbasicemotionalresponses。Ekmanandhiscolleaguesmorerecentlyobtainedsimilarresultsinastudyoftenculturesinwhichparticipantswerepermittedtoreportthatmultipleemotionswereshownbyfacialexpressions。Theparticipantsgenerallyagreedonwhichtwoemotionswerebeingshownandwhichemotionwasmoreintense。Psychologicalresearchersgenerallyrecognizethatfacialexpressionsreflectemotionalstates.Infact，variousemotionalstatesgiverisetocertainpatternsofelectricalactivityinthefacialmusclesandinthebrain。Thefacial-feedbackhypothesisargues,however,thatthecausalrelationshipbetweenemotionsandfacialexpressionscanalsoworkintheoppositedirection。Accordingtothishypothesis,signalsfromthefacialmuscles(”feedback”)aresentbacktoemotioncentersofthebrain,andsoaperson'sfacialexpressioncaninfluencethatperson’semotionalstate.ConsiderDarwin'swords:"Thefreeexpressionbyoutwardsignsofanemotionintensifiesit。Ontheotherhand,therepression,asfaraspossible，ofalloutwardsignssoftensouremotions.”Cansmilinggiverisetofeelingsofgoodwill,forexample，andfrowningtoanger?Psychologicalresearchhasgivenrisetosomeinterestingfindingsconcerningthefacial—feedbackhypothesis。Causingparticipantsinexperimentstosmile，forexample,leadsthemtoreportmorepositivefeelingsandtoratecartoons(humorousdrawingsofpeopleorsituations)asbeingmorehumorous.Whentheyarecausedtofrown,theyratecartoonsasbeingmoreaggressive。Whatarethepossiblelinksbetweenfacialexpressionsandemotion?Onelinkisarousal,whichisthelevelofactivityorpreparednessforactivityinanorganism.Intensecontractionoffacialmuscles，suchasthoseusedinsignifyingfear，heightensarousal.Self-perceptionofheightenedarousalthenleadstoheightenedemotionalactivity.Otherlinksmayinvolvechangesinbraintemperatureandthereleaseofneurotransmitters(substancesthattransmitnerveimpulses。)Thecontractionoffacialmusclesbothinfluencestheinternalemotionalstateandreflectsit。Ekmanhasfoundthattheso-calledDuchennesmile,whichischaracterizedby"crow'sfeet"wrinklesaroundtheeyesandasubtledropintheeyecoverfoldsothattheskinabovetheeyemovesdownslightlytowardtheeyeball，canleadtopleasantfeelings。Ekman’sobservationmayberelevanttotheBritishexpression"keepastiffupperlip"asarecommendationforhandlingstress.Itmightbethata"stiff”lipsuppressesemotionalresponse-aslongasthelipisnotquiveringwithfearortension。Butwhentheemotionthatleadstostiffeningthelipismoreintense,andinvolvesstrongmuscletension，facialfeedbackmayheightenemotionalresponse。1。Theworddespondentinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

Acurious

Bunhappy

Cthoughtful

Duncertain2.Theauthormentions”Baringtheteethinahostileway”inorderto

Adifferentiateonepossiblemeaningofaparticularfacialexpressionfromothermeaningsofit

BupportDarwin'stheoryofevolution

Cprovideanexampleofafacialexpressionwhosemeaningiswidelyunderstood

Dcontrastafacialexpressionthatiseasilyunderstoodwithotherfacialexpressions3。Thewordconcurinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto

Aestimate

Bagree

Cexpect

Dunderstand4.Accordingtoparagraph2，whichofthefollowingwastrueoftheForepeopleof

NewGuinea？

ATheydidnotwanttobeshownphotographs.

BTheywerefamousfortheirstory-tellingskills。

CTheyknewverylittleaboutWesternculture.

DTheydidnotencouragetheexpressionofemotions。5.Accordingtothepassage，whatdidDarwinbelievewouldhappentohumanemotionsthatwerenotexpressed?

ATheywouldbecomelessintense.

BTheywouldlastlongerthanusual.

CTheywouldcauseproblemslater。

DTheywouldbecomemorenegative。参考答案(反白可见）:BCBCABCBCA

专八阅读理解模拟试题(5）StudentsofUnitedStateshistory，seekingtoidentifythecircumstancesthatencouragedtheemergenceoffeministmovements，havethoroughlyinvestigatedthemid—nineteenth—centuryAmericaneconomicandsocialconditionsthataffectedthestatusofwomen。Thesehistorians,however，haveanalyzedlessfullythedevelopmentofspecificallyfeministideasandactivitiesduringthesameperiod。Furthermore,theideologicaloriginsoffeminismintheUnitedStateshavebeenobscuredbecause，evenwhenhistoriansdidtakeintoaccountthosefeministideasandactivitiesoccurringwithintheUnitedStates,theyfailedtorecognizethatfeminismwasthenatrulyinternationalmovementactuallycenteredinEurope.Americanfeministactivistswhohavebeendescribedas"solitary"and"individualtheorists"wereinrealityconnectedtoamovement-utopiansocialism-—whichwasalreadypopularizingfeministideasinEuropeduringthetwodecadesthatculminatedinthefirstwomen'srightsconferenceheldatSenecaFalls。NewYork,in1848。Thus，acompleteunderstandingoftheoriginsanddevelopmentofnineteenth—centuryfeminismintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatthegeographicalfocusbewidenedtoincludeEuropeandthatthedetailedstudyalreadymadeofsocialconditionsbeexpandedtoincludetheideologicaldevelopmentoffeminism。TheearliestandmostpopularoftheutopiansocialistsweretheSaint—Simonians.ThespecificallyfeministpartofSaint—Simonianismhas,however，beenlessstudiedthanthegroup’scontributiontoearlysocialism.Thisisregrettableontwocounts.By1832feminismwasthecentralconcernofSaint—Simonianismandentirelyabsorbeditsadherents'energy;hence，byignoringitsfeminism.EuropeanhistorianshavemisunderstoodSaint—Simonianism.Moreover,sincemanyfeministideascanbetracedtoSaint—Simonianism,Europeanhistorians'appreciationoflaterfeminisminFranceandtheUnitedStatesremainedlimited。Saint-Simon'sfollowers，manyofwhomwerewomen,basedtheirfeminismonaninterpretationofhisprojecttoreorganizetheglobebyreplacingbruteforcewiththeruleofspiritualpowers.Thenewworldorderwouldberuledtogetherbyamale,torepresentreflection，andafemale，torepresentsentiment。Thiscomplementarityreflectsthefactthat，whiletheSaint—Simoniansdidnotrejectthebeliefthattherewereinnatedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,theyneverthelessforesawanequallyimportantsocialandpoliticalroleforbothsexesintheirUtopia.OnlyafewSaint—Simoniansopposedadefinitionofsexualequalitybasedongenderdistinction。Thisminoritybelievedthatindividualsofbothsexeswerebornsimilarincapacityandcharacter,andtheyascribedmale-femaledifferencestosocializationandeducation。Theenvisionedresultofbothcurrentsofthought，however，wasthatwomenwouldenterpubliclifeinthenewageandthatsexualequalitywouldrewardmenaswellaswomenwithanimprovedwayoflife。1.ItcanbeinferredthattheauthorconsidersthosehistorianswhodescribeearlyfeministsintheUnited

Statesas”solitary”tobe

Ainsufficientlyfamiliarwiththeinternationaloriginsofnineteenth—centuryAmericanfeministthought

Boverlyconcernedwiththeregionaldiversityoffeministideasintheperiodbefore1848

Cnotfocusednarrowlyenoughintheirgeo—graphicalscope

DinsufficientlyawareoftheideologicalconsequencesoftheSenecaFallsconference2。Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheSenecaFallsconferenceonwomen'srights?

AItwasprimarilyaproductofnineteenth-centurySaint—Simonianfeministthought.

BItwastheworkofAmericanactivistswhowereindependentoffeministsabroad。

CItwastheculminatingachievementoftheUtopiansocialistmovement.

DItwasamanifestationofaninternationalmovementforsocialchangeandfeminism3。Theauthor’sattitudetowardmostEuropeanhistorianswhohavestudiedtheSaint-Simoniansisprimarilyoneof

Aapprovalofthespecificfocusoftheirresearch

BdisapprovaloftheirlackofattentiontotheissuethatabsorbedmostoftheSaint-Simonians'energyafter1832

Capprovaloftheirgeneralfocusonsocialconditions

DdisapprovaloftheirlackofattentiontolinksbetweentheSaint—SimoniansandtheirAmericancounterparts4。ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthatstudyofSaint-SimonianismisnecessaryforhistoriansofAmericanfeminismbecausesuchstudy

AwouldclarifytheideologicaloriginsofthosefeministideasthatinfluencedAmericanfeminism

BwouldincreaseunderstandingofamovementthatdeeplyinfluencedtheUtopiansocialismofearlyAmericanfeminists

CwouldfocusattentiononthemostimportantaspectofSaint—Simonianthoughtbefore1832

DpromisestoofferinsightintoamovementthatwasadirectoutgrowthoftheSenecaFallsconferenceof18485.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostaccuratedescriptionofthesocietyenvisionedbymostSaint-Simonians?

AAsocietyinwhichwomenwerehighlyregardedfortheirextensiveeducation

BAsocietyinwhichthetwogendersplayedcomplementaryrolesandhadequalstatus

CAsocietyinwhichwomendidnotenterpubliclife

DAsocialorderinwhichabodyofmenandwomenwouldruletogetheronthebasisoftheirspiritualpower参考答案ADBAB专八阅读理解模拟试题（4)Stratford—on—Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry—WilliamShakespeare—buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches。ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC),whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon。Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome，nottoseetheplays，buttolookatAnneHathaway’sCottage,Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights。TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC'sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness。It’salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatShakespeare，whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor（withabeard）anddidhisshareofnoise-making。Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate。Thesightseerswhocomebybus-andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside–don’tusuallyseetheplays，andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford。However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers，theRSCcontends，whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants。Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall。Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere，whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars，theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom，andsoforth，andwillbeveryexpensive。Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy。（Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow。Lastyearits1，431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.)Thereason,ofcourse，isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford'smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyfortheplays，notthesights。Theyallseemtolookalike（thoughtheycomefromallover）–lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces，wearingjeansandsandals，eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standing-roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:30a。m。1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs，welearnthat

A。thetownsfolkdenytheRSC'scontributiontothetown'srevenue

B.theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage

C。thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms

D.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism2.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that

A。thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately

B.theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers

C。thesightseersdomoreshoppingthantheplaygoers

D.theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheater3.Bysaying“Stratfordcriespoortraditionally”(Line2—3,Paragraph4），theauthorimpliesthat

A.Stratfordcannotaffordtheexpansionprojects

B。Stratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficulties

C.thetownisnotreallyshortofmoney

D.thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaid4。Accordingtothetownsfolk，theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause

A。ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending

B.thecompanyisfinanciallyill—managed

C。thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptable

D。thetheatreattendanceisontherise5.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor

A。issupportiveofbothsides

B。favorsthetownsfolk’sview

C.takesadetachedattitude

D.issympathetictotheRSC.参考答案ABCDD专八阅读理解模拟试题（3）Hewasanoldmanwithawhitebeardandhugenoseandhands.Longbeforethetimeduringwhichwewillknowhim,hewasadoctoranddroveajadedwhitehorsefromhousetohousethroughthestreetsofWinesburg。Laterhemarriedagirlwhohadmoney.Shehadbeenleftalargefertilefarmwhenherfatherdied。Thegirlwasquiet，tall，anddark，andtomanypeoplesheseemedverybeautiful。EveryoneinWinesburgwonderedwhyshemarriedthedoctor。Withinayearafterthemarriageshedied.Theknucklesofthedoctor’shandswereextraordinarilylarge.Whenthehandswereclosedtheylookedlikeclustersofunpaintedwoodenballsaslargeaswalnutsfastenedtogetherbysteelrods.Hesmokedacobpipeandafterhiswife’sdeathsatalldayinhisemptyofficeclosebyawindowthatwascoveredwithcobwebs.Heneveropenedthewindow.OnceonahotdayinAugusthetriedbutfounditstuckfastandafterthatheforgotallaboutit.Winesburghadforgottentheoldman,butinDoctorReefythereweretheseedsofsomethingveryfine。AloneinhismustyofficeintheHeffnerBlockabovetheParisDryGoodsCompany'sstore，heworkedceaselessly,buildingupsomethingthathehimselfdestroyed。Littlepyramidsoftruthheerectedandaftererectingknockedthemdownagainthathemighthavethetruthstoerectotherpyramids.DoctorReefywasatallmanwhohadwornonesuitofclothesfortenyears。Itwasfrayedatthesleevesandlittleholeshadappearedatthekneesandelbows.Intheofficeheworealsoalinendusterwithhugepocketsintowhichhecontinuallystuffedscrapsofpaper.Aftersomeweeksthescrapsofpaperbecamelittlehardroundballs，andwhenthepocketswerefilledhedumpedthemoutuponthefloor。Fortenyearshehadbutonefriend,anotheroldmannamedJohnSpaniardwhoownedatreenursery。Sometimes,inaplayfulmood,oldDoctorReefytookfromhispocketsahandfulofthepaperballsandthrewthematthenurseryman.”'Thatistoconfoundyou，youblitheringoldsentimentalist,”hecried,shakingwithlaughter。ThestoryofDoctorReefyandhiscourtshipofthetalldarkgirlwhobecamehiswifeandlefthermoneytohimisaverycuriousstory.Itisdelicious，likethetwistedlittleapplesthatgrowintheorchardsofWinesburg。Inthefallonewalksintheorchardsandthegroundishardwithfrostunderfoot.Theappleshavebeentakenfromthetreesbythepickers.Theyhavebeenputinbarrelsandshippedtothecitieswheretheywillbeeateninapartmentsthatarefilledwithbooks，magazines,furniture,andpeople.Onthetreesareonlyafewgnarledapplesthatthepickershaverejected.TheylookliketheknucklesofDoctorReefy’shands。Onenibblesatthemandtheyaredelicious.Intoalittleroundplaceatthesideoftheapplehasbeengatheredallofitssweetness.Onerunsfromtreetotreeoverthefrostedgroundpickingthegnarled，twistedapplesandfillinghispocketswiththem。Onlythefewknowthesweetnessofthetwistedapples.ThegirlandDoctorReefybegantheircourtshiponasummerafternoon。Hewasforty—fivethenandalreadyhehadbegunthepracticeoffillinghispocketswiththescrapsofpaperthatbecamehardballsandwerethrownaway.Thehabithadbeenformedashesatinhisbuggybehindthejadedgreyhorseandwentslowlyalongcountryroads.Onthepaperswerewrittenthoughts,endsofthoughts,beginningsofthoughts.OnebyonethemindofDoctorReefyhadmadethethoughts.Outofmanyofthemheformedatruththatarosegiganticinhismind。Thetruthcloudedtheworld.Itbecameterribleandthenfadedawayandthelittlethoughtsbeganagain。ThetalldarkgirlcametoseeDoctorReefybecauseshewasinthefamilywayandhadbecomefrightened.Shewasinthatconditionbecauseofaseriesofcircumstancesalsocurious。Thedeathofherfatherandmotherandtherichacresoflandthathadcomedowntoherhadsetatrainofsuitorsonherheels。Fortwoyearsshesawsuitorsalmosteveryevening。Excepttwotheywereallalike.Theytalkedtoherofpassionandtherewasastrainedeagerqualityintheirvoicesandintheireyeswhentheylookedather.Thetwowhoweredifferentweremuchunlikeeachother.Oneofthem，aslenderyoungmanwithwhitehands，thesonofajewelerinWinesburg,talkedcontinuallyofvirginity。Whenhewaswithherhewasneveroffthesubject.Theother，ablack-hairedboywithlargeears，saidnothingatallbutalwaysmanagedtogetherintothedarkness，wherehebegantokissher.Foratimethetalldarkgirlthoughtshewouldmarrythejeweler’sson。Forhoursshesatinsilencelisteningashetalkedtoherandthenshebegantobeafraidofsomething.Beneathhistalkofvirginityshebegantothinktherewasalustgreaterthaninalltheothers.Attimesitseemedtoherthatashetalkedhewasholdingherbodyinhishands。Sheimaginedhimturningitslowlyaboutinthewhitehandsandstaringatit.Atnightshedreamedthathehadbittenintoherbodyandthathisjawsweredripping.Shehadthedreamthreetimes，thenshebecameinthefamilywaytotheonewhosaidnothingatallbutwhointhemomentofhispassionactuallydidbitehershouldersothatfordaysthemarksofhisteethshowed。AfterthetalldarkgirlcametoknowDoctorReefyitseemedtoherthatsheneverwantedtoleavehimagain.Shewentintohisofficeonemorningandwithouthersayinganythingheseemedtoknowwhathadhappenedtoher。Intheofficeofthedoctortherewasawoman，thewifeofthemanwhokeptthebookstoreinWinesburg。Likeallold-fashionedcountrypractitioners,DoctorReefypulledteeth，andthewomanwhowaitedheldahandkerchieftoherteethandgroaned.Herhusbandwaswithherandwhenthetoothwastakenouttheybothscreamedandbloodrandownonthewoman’swhitedress.Thetalldarkgirldidnotpayanyattention。Whenthewomanandthemanhadgonethedoctorsmiled."Iwilltakeyoudrivingintothecountrywithme，"hesaid。Forseveralweeksthetalldarkgirlandthedoctorweretogetheralmosteveryday.Theconditionthathadbroughthertohimpassedinanillness,butshewaslikeonewhohasdiscoveredthesweetnessofthetwistedapples，shecouldnotgethermindfixedagainupontheroundperfectfruitthatiseateninthecityapartments。InthefallafterthebeginningofheracquaintanceshipwithhimshemarriedDoctorReefyandinthefollowingspringshedied.Duringthewinterhereadtoheralloftheoddsandendsofthoughtshehadscribbledonthebitsofpaper。Afterhehadreadthemhelaughedandstuffedthemawayinhispocketstobecomeroundhardballs。1。AccordingtothestoryDoctorReefy’slifeseemsvery＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

A。eccentricB.normalC.enjoyableD.optimistic2.Thestorytellsusthatthetalldarkgirlwasinthefamilyway.Thephrase“inthefamilyway”means＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.

A。troubledB.PregnantC.twistedD.cheated3.DoctorReeflivesa＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿life。

A.happyB。miserableC。easy-goingD.reckless4。Thetalldarkgirl’smarriagetoDoctorReefprovestobea＿＿＿＿＿one。

A。transientB。understandableC.perfectD.funny5。DoctorReef'spaperballsprobablysymbolizehis＿＿＿＿＿＿。

A.eagernesstoshuthimselfawayfromsociety

B.suppresseddesiretocommunicatewithpeople

C.optimismaboutlife

D。cynicalattitudetowardslife参考答案ABBAB专八阅读理解模拟试题（2)AsmanyasonethousandyearsagointheSouthwest,theHopiandZuniIndiansofNorthAmericawerebuildingwithadobe－sunbakedbrickplasteredwithmud.Theirhomeslookedremarkablylikemodernapartmenthouses。Somewerefourstorieshighandcontainedquartersforperhapsathousandpeople，alongwithstoreroomsforgrainandothergoods.Thesebuildingswereusuallyputupagainstcliffs，bothtomakeconstructioneasierandfordefenseagainstenemies。Theywerereallyvillagesinthemselves，aslaterSpanishexplorersmusthaverealizedsincetheycalledthem”pueblos”,whichisSpanishfortown.Thepeopleofthepueblosraisedwhatarecalled"thethreesisters”—corn,beans,andsquash.Theymadeexcellentpotteryandwovemarvelousbaskets,somesofinethattheycouldholdwater。TheSouthwesthasalwaysbeenadrycountry,wherewaterisscarce。TheHopiandZunibroughtwaterfromstreamstotheirfieldsandgardensthroughirrigationditches。Waterwassoimportantthatitplayedamajorroleintheirreligion.Theydevelopedelaborateceremoniesandreligiousritualstobringrain.Thewayoflifeoflesssettledgroupswassimplerandmorestronglyinfluencedbynature.SmalltribessuchastheShoshoneandUtewanderedthedryandmountainouslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandthePacificOcean.Theygatheredseedsandhuntedsmallanimalssuchassmallrabbitsandsnakes.IntheFarNorththeancestorsoftoday’sInuithuntedseals，walruses，andthegreatwhales.Theylivedrightonthefrozenseasinshelterscalledigloosbuiltofblocksofpackedsnow。Whensummercame,theyfishedforsalmonandhuntedthelordlycaribou.TheCheyenne，Pawnee，andSiouxtribes，knownasthePlainsIndians，livedonthegrasslandsbetweentheRockyMountainsandtheMississippiRiver.Theyhuntedbison,commonlycalledthebuffalo。Itsmeatwasthechieffoodofthesetribes，anditshidewasusedtomaketheirclothingandcoveringoftheirtentsandtipis.1。Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss？

A.ThearchitectureofearlyAmericanIndianbuildings。

B.ThemovementofAmericanIndiansacrossNorthAmerica。

C。CeremoniesandritualsofAmericanIndians。

D.ThewayoflifeofAmericanIndiantribesinearlyNorthAmerica。2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthedwellingsoftheHopiandZuniwere______。

A。verysmall

B。highlyadvanced

C.difficulttodefend

D。quicklyconstructed答案详解1。D）根据阅读短文可知，作者主要描述了北美地区不同印第安部落的不同的生活方式。故选项D为正确答案.2.B）此题为推断题。根据文章第一段可知，早在一千年前Hopi和Zuni两支北美印第安部落就用一种砖坯“adobe”来建造房屋,高可达四层楼高,有居住室还有储藏室，颇像现代的公寓,故选项B（高度发达）为正确答案。

专八阅读理解模拟试题（1）Insomecountrieswhereracialprejudiceisacute,violencehassocometobetakenforgrantedasameansofsolvingdifferences，thatitisnotevenquestioned。Therearecountrieswherethewhitemanimposeshisrulebybruteforce;therearecountrieswheretheblackmanprotestsbysettingfiretocitiesandbylootingandpillaging。Importantpeopleonbothsides，whowouldinotherrespectsappeartobereasonablemen,getupandcalmlyargueinfavorofviolence–asifitwerealegitimatesolution，likeanyother。Whatisreallyfrightening，whatreallyfillsyouwithdespair，istherealizationthatwhenitcomestothecrunch，wehavemadenoactualprogressatall。Wemaywearcollarsandtiesinsteadofwar-paint，butourinstinctsremainbasicallyunchanged。Thewholeoftherecordedhistoryofthehumanrace,thattediousdocumentationofviolence，hastaughtusabsolutelynothing。Wehavestillnotlearntthatviolenceneversolvesaproblembutmakesitmoreacute。Thesheerhorror，thebloodshed,thesufferingmeannothing.Nosolutionevercomestolightthemorningafterwhenwedismallycontemplatethesmokingruinsandwonderwhathitus。Thetrulyreasonablemenwhoknowwherethesolutionsliearefindingitharderandherdertogetahearing.Theyaredespised，mistrustedandevenpersecutedbytheirownkindbecausetheyadvocatesuchapparentlyoutrageousthingsaslawenforcement.Ifhalftheenergythatgoesintoviolentactswereputtogooduse,ifoureffortsweredirectedatcleaningup