考博英语模拟试卷245

考博英语模拟试卷245

一、词汇（本题共30题，每题7.0分，共30分。）

1、Thedoctorpromisedthatthismedicinewouldthepaininthestomach.

A、affirm

B、agitate

C、alleviate

D^allocate

标准答案：C

知识点解析：四个选项的意思分别是：affirm断言，肯定；agilaie使激动，使不

安；alleviate减轻，使（痛苦，疾病）缓和；allocate分配;分派。句意是，医生许诺

说，这种药能够减轻胃痛。根据句子意思推出正确答案是C选项。例句如下：

Whatgoodmethodcanalleviatehypoglycemialowbloodpressure?（有什么好方,去能缓

解低血糖低血压?）

2、Doyouknowthefactthatbroadbeancontainsthatmustbedestroyedby

cookingthemathightemperaturebeforeeatingthem?

A、flake

aroma

C、ether

D、toxin

标准答案：D

知识点解析：各项的意思是：flake小而轻的薄片；aroma芳香，香味；elher酸，

乙酸；loxin毒素。根据句意判断，答案为D。

3、Othernon-dominantmaleswerehyperactive;theyweremuchmoreactivethanis

normal,chasingothersandfightingeachother.

A、hardlyactive

B、relativelyactive

C、extremelyinactive

D、pathologicallyactive

标准答案：D

知识点解析；hyperactive极度活跃的，亢进的；hardlyactive几乎不活跃的；

relativelyactive相对活跃的;extremelyinactive极度不活跃的；pathologicallyactive

病态性地活跃的。只有D与题中词意思接近。

4、Theseareasrelyonagriculturealmost,havingfewmineralrecoursesanda

minimumofindustrialdevelopment.

A、respectively

B、extraordinarily

C、incredibly

D、exclusively

标准答案：D

知识点解析：空格意思是：这些地区几乎只依靠农业，很少有矿产资源，工业水平

保持在最低水平。各项的意思是：respeclively"分别地，各个地"；extraordinarily"格

外地”；incredibly”不能相信地、exclusively”排外地，专有地”。

5、Itisprobablyboththatheisgoingtothemeetingontimebythemorningtraffic

jam.

A、andthathemightbedelayed

B、orthathemightbedelayed

C、andhemightbedelayed

D、otherwisethathemightbedelayed

标准答案：A^

知识点解析：空格意思是：他可能准时参加会议，也可能因早晨的交通堵塞而耽

搁。both…and…的意思是“不但……而且……；既……又……

6^AnintelligentTVviewermayoccasionallybecomeenragedbythe

argumentationincommercials.

A、imperative

fallacious

C、persuasive

D、fabulous

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、Theelectroniccomputerissomeofthetasksthatwereonceaccomplishedby

ourownbrains.

A、takingcare

B>takingin

C、takingoff

D、takingover

标准答案：D

知识点解析：takecare当心。takein接收，欺骗。takeoff脱衣，离开。takeover接

管。

8、,themarketwillhavetoovercomesomeofthehighesthurdlesit'sseenina

longtime.

A、Buttohappeninthatorder

B、Butforthatinordertohappen

C、Butinorderthattohappen

D、Butinorderforthattohappen

标准答案：D

知识点解析：横线部分要表达的意思：但是为了使之发生……，据此选D。

9、Whenyou'redrivingonamotorway,youmustobeythesignstellingyoutogetinto

theright.

A^way

BNtrack

C、road

D、lane

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查对词义的辨析。从句意上看，lane（表示车道，航线，小路。

如：buslane公共汽车专用车道）符合要求。此外，其余各项的意思分别为：“路，

路线，路途”；“轨迹，车辙，航迹”；“路，道路，公路，大道”。

10、Anareaofrichforestswastolife.

A、advantageous

B、decorative

Cxattracted

D、privileged

标准答案：A

知识点解析：advantageous有利的；decorative装饰的；attracted吸引；privilegedW

特权的。

11、TheheadoftheMuseumwasandletusactuallyexaminetheancient

manuscripts.

A^promising

B、agreeing

C>pleasing

D^obliging

标准答案：D

知识点解析：从and后的内容可推知此处应选obliging（亲切的，有礼貌的，乐于助

人的）。

12、ItisaninterestingthatRobsoncansaythathewouldnotusegamesmanship,

butfeltthattheprofessionalfoulwasnotonlyalegitimateweaponinagivensituation

butalsohisresponsibility.

dilemma

B、discrepancy

C、paradox

D^assumption

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、Communicatingorallyinvolvesmorethanreadingortalking:gesture,posture,

movementsmayallbetoit.

A^intrinsic

B、coherent

C、appealing

D、submissive

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

14>Hephonedhisunclewholivedinthecountry,askinghimiohistwo

schoolmatesfortheweekend.

A、assemble

B、accommodate

C^raise

D、resemble

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题空格处是说要他周末为两个同学提供住宿。B项的

accommodate“提供住宿”符合题意。其他三项assemble"集合，装配"；raise“提高，

饲养"：resemble“像，类似”都不正确"

15、studentsshouldbemotivatedbyakeeninterestintheatreandshouldhave

somefamiliaritywithplaysinproduction.

A、realistic

B、responsible

C、ethnic

D、prospective

标准答案：B

知识点解析：realislic现实的；responsible可靠的，负责的。elhnic种族的。

prospective预期的。

16、Radarisusedtoextendtheofman'ssensesforobservinghisenvironment,

especiallythesenseofvision.

A、validity

liability

C、capacity

D、intensity

标准答案：D

知识点解析；A.validity有效性,合法性.B.liability责任，负债。C.capacity容

量，地位。D.intensity强烈，强度。

17>Somepeoplefeelthattelevisionshouldgivelesstosport.

programs

B、coverage

C、concern

D^involvement

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本句说的是一些人认为电视应减少体育报道的时间。giveless

coverageto…意为“减少对...的报道“，符合句意。其他三项“program节目；give

lessconcernto...降低对...的关注程度；involvement连累,包含“都不正确。

18、Theonceseparateissueofenvironmentanddevelopmentarenowlinked.

A^intangible

B>indispensable

C^inextricably

D^incredibly

标准答案：C

知识点解析：空格处意为“环境和发展问题如今紧密地联结在一起inexiricably意

为“解不开地这里指紧密联结在一起。如：aninextricablemaze（无法解脱的困

境）。其他三项“intangible触摸不到的，无实体的；indispensable必不可少的；

incredibly不可思议地，不可相信地”都与句意不符，因此不正确。

19,I'dratheryouanythingaboutitforthetimebeing.

A、do

B、didn'tdo

C>haven'tdone

D、didn'thaveclone

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

20NTheofthewordisunknown,butitiscertainlynotfromGreek.

A、origin

B>generation

C、descent

D、cause

标准答案：A

知识点解析：表示词语的起源应用origin（事物开始出现的始点或其来源与出处）。

21、Giorgio,nowfifteen,andLucia,alsoinherteens,werereachingtheoftheir

adolescence.

A、crisis

B、criterion

C^causality

D^credibility

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题空格处是说到了他们的青春转折期。A项crisis”决定性时刻，危

机''符合题意。其他三项criterion”（批评判断的）标准，准据，规范"；causality"因果

关系"；credibility“可信性”都不正确。

22、IfImaybesoastoadviseyou,myopinionisthatyoushouldnotreplyto

hisletter.

A、generous

B、humble

C、proud

D、bold

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题空格处是说如果我可以大胆地向你建议。D项“bold大胆的，冒

失的“符合题意。其他三项“generous慷慨的，大方的；humble卑微的，谦逊的；

proud得意的”都不正确。

23、Amongthelowestofthejudicialranks,justicesofthepeaceneverthelessfrequently

exercisejurisdictionoveravarietyofmisdemeanors.

A^guidance

sovereignty

C^authority

D^suzerainty

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题中，jurisdiction的意思是“权限”。C项“authority职权”符合题

意，如：Deputiesweregivenauthoritytomakearrests.（代表们被授予拘捕权）。其

他三项“guidance指导；sovereignly主权；suzerainly宗主权”都不正确。

24、Hewasbythenoiseoutsideyesterdayeveningandcouldnotconcentrateon

hisstudy.

A、pecked

B、oriented

C、perturbed

D、paddled

标准答案：C

知识点解析：哲无解析

25、Thelanguageexpertsbelievethattheageforlearningaforeignlanguageis

6yearsold.

conceptual

B、considerate

C、optimal

D^component

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、1can'tunderstandhowhecanfeelthathiscolleaguesarealwaysreadytodenounce

him.

A^compliment

B、criticize

C、flatter

D、challenge

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

27>Togetmytravellers'chequesIhadtoaspecialchequetothebankforthe

totalamount.

A、makefor

B、makeout

C、makeup

D、makeoff

标准答案：B

知识点解析:本题的四个选项中，makefor意为“走向,攻击，导致”;makeout意

为“书写，填写，理解”;makeup意为“弥补,虚构，缝制"；makeoff意为"(尤指做

了错事后)匆忙离开，逃走句意是，为了拿到游客们的支票，我必须给银行填'弓

一个包含所有数目的特殊支票。所以正确答案是B项，如Theteacherhasmadeout

alistofrefereneebooks(教师已开出了一份参考书单)。

28、TheincreasingA(popularity)ofthemotorcycleasaB(convenience),economical

C(form)oftransportationhasbeenD(justshort)ofastounding.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：将convenience改为形容词形式convenient,与后面的economical一

同修饰formo

29、Althoughtheexaminationhepassedwasnotimportant,hissuccesshimin

hisambitiontobecomeadoctor.

A^persuaded

B、urged

C、convinced

D^encouraged

标准答案：D

知识点解析：四个选项的意思分别是：persuade说服，劝告；urge促使，驱策；

convince使相信，使明白；encourage鼓励，激励。句意是，虽然他通过的这个考

试并不重要，但它却极大地激发了他想要成为医生的愿望。

30、Agriculturemust,therefore,workersandsavingstothenewindustrialized,

urbanizedsectorsifamoderneconomyistobeachieved.

yield

B、succumb

C、subject

D^resort

标准答案：A

知识点解析：句子大意为：如果要实现现代经济，农业就必须为新工业化的、城市

化的产业部门提供工人和积蓄。在给出的选项中：yield“屈服、产出”；

succumb“屈服”,不及物动词;subiect“使屈服"；resort”求助于”,不及物动词c所

以，正确答案是A。

二、阅读理解(本题共723题，每题7.0分，共723

分。)

Duringthelastthirtyyears,theinternationaleconomyhasexperiencedabasicchange.

ImprovementsintheInternetandothercommunicationshavehadimportanteffectson

worldmarkets.Fastermethodsoftransportfromoneplacetoanotherhavemadethe

worldseemsmallertothebusinessmen.Asaresult,theworldnolongerconsistsofa

numberofseparateeconomiesunderthecontrolofdifferentnations.Instead,thenations

havebeenintegratedintoasingleeconomy,andtheintegrationisbecomingmoreand

morecompleteeveryyear.Forthefirsttimeinhistory,wecantrulyspeakofaglobal

economy.Themostdramaticexampleofthisintegratienwastheoilcrisisof1973and

1974.Itcameasagreatsurprisetothepublicintheindustrialnationstodiscoverthat

theydependedsoheavilyonimportedoil.However,thebestevidenceforthegrowing

integrationistherapidexpansioninthevolumeofworldtrade.Itwentupbyabout7

percentayearduringthedecadefrom1990to2000,andinseveralquasi-industrial

countriesthegrowthwasevenmorerapid.Asaresult,someimportedproductshave

becomeascommonasdomesticcommodity.Someofthemaretoocommonforthe

publictoanymorerealizetheyareforeign.Productionhasalsobecomeinternational,

whichismanifestedbythelargecorporationssteppingacrossnationalbordersand

establishedbranchesandsubsidiariesinseveraldifferentcountries.Asanexample,U.S.

companiesarebuildingautomobilesinCanada,Germany,BritainandJapan.Insome

cases,componentsofanautomobileareproducedabroadandshippedtotheUnited

States,whereitisthenfinishedwiththeimportedparts.WheneventheUnitedStateshas

thelargestnumberofsuchcorporations,itisnottheonly.Othermultinationals,for

instance,arebasedinJapan,France,Germany,theUKandItaly.Labor,too,ismuch

moremobilethaninthepast.Bothskilledandunskilledworkerscannowreadilymigrate

fromonecountrytoanother.InEurope,fbrexample,therearclargenumbersofTurkish

workersemployedintheGermaneconomy.Doctors,lawyers,andotherprofessionalsare

alsofindingiteasiertoworkinforeigncountries.Thelabormarkethasbecome

international,andthenumberofexpalria【eworkersiscontinuingtogrow.(379words)

31、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第一段第一句就点出了主题。下面每段开头句也是段落主题。

32、Theeconomicglobalizationisbroughtaboutmainlyby.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第一段第二句：经济全球化得力于现代化的交通和通讯。

33、Whatisthemostconvincingillustrationfortheintegration?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第二段第一句中的example相当于问题里的illustralion。

34、Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：一个公司如果到海外招聘工人，无论招的是技术性的还是非技术性

的，对于公司来说费用一定较低，否则该公司是不会去国外招聘工人的，故选A。

B“美国的跨国公司比日本和其他国家跨国公司的总和还要多”，错在“总和”。C项

内容文章里没有提到。D项与最后一段不符。

35、"Expatriateworkers"(Line5,Para.4)arcthosewho.

标准答案：B

知识点解析；expatriateworkers是指“移居国外的工人”。

Ihavefeltforalongtimethataidtounderdevelopedcountriesshouldbeplacedina

definiteandmorerationalorderofpriorities.Firstly,thoseunderdevelopednationswho

arcshortoffoodshouldbegivenwhattheyneedforattainingadequatenutritional

standards.Therichcountriesshouldmakeuptheirmindthattheydonotwanttomake

moneyoutofsellingfoodtostarvingpeoples.Inmanycountries,amajorlimitationof

economicdevelopmentisthevalidfearthat,whentheunemployedandunderemployed

aresettowork,theywillconsumemorefoodthanisavailable.Itshouldberecognized

thatwhen,atthesametime,othercountriesarelaboringwiththeproblemsoffood

surpluses,thislimitationofdevelopmentisnotonlycruelbutunnecessaryand,indeed,

absurd.Thereis,however,noreasonwhyonlythoserichcountrieswhichhavefood

surplusesshouldcarrytheburdenofthecostsofsuchaid.Inanyreasonableschemeof

internationalcooperation,thecostsforsuchaschemeshouldbesharedbyailtherich

nations.Whatismore,aidshouldneverbelookeduponasapermanentsolutiontothe

problemsofpoverty.Aidshouldalwaysbeahelptoself-help.Forthatreasonadefinite

timelimitshouldbesettotheprovisionoffoodwithoutpay,andaconditionshouldbe

madethattheaid-receivingcountrydoeverythingitcantoraiseyieldsinagriculture.

Otherwisethereisalwaysthedangerthatthefoodaidwouldonlybuttressits

complacency.Secondly,therefore,therichcountriesshouldalsodecidetogive,freeof

charge,everythingthatitwouldbepracticalandeconomictoimportfromabroadin

termsoftoolsandequipment,technicalassistance,andtraininginordertoassist

underdevelopedcountriestoraisetheiragriculturalproductionoffoodforconsumption.

Insofarassurplusesoffertilizerswereavailable,thosecouldbepartoftheaid.

Otherwise,aidshouldinsteadbegiventosetupfertilizerfactoriesinunderdeveloped

countrieswhereconditionsforfertilizerproductionarefavorable.Thirdly,therich

countriesshould,inadditiontomeetingthefundamentalrequestformorefoodtoeat,

agreetogiveeverythingthatcanbeprovidedfromabroadinthewayofequipment,

advice,personneltraining,etc.,forthemostrapidadvancetheunderdevelopedcountries

canmanagetoengenderinsanitation,health,educationatalllevels,andresearch,

includingsurveysoftheirnaturalresources.Iftherearemorefundsavailablefbraidto

underdevelopedcountriesthanareneededforthesethreeforms,Iwouldgivethefourth

prioritytopayingfbrequipmentandotherproductivenecessitiesfromabroad,inorderto

speeduptheformationofvarioustypesofoverallcapitalsuchasirrigationandpower

facilities,ports,roads,storehouses,etc.Suchlarge-scaleinvestmentisnecessaryinorder

togivethebasisfbrdevelopment,bothinindustryandagriculture.Itisofaparticular

strategicimportanceineconomicdevelopment,asitislabor-intensiveandcanthusmake

useoftheproductiveresourcesofwhichanunderdevelopedcountryhassurplus,labor.If

foodceasedtobethecruelbottleneckasitisatpresentinmanycountries,andif

undertakingtheseinvestmentsinoverallcapitalwouldnotcompeteforforeignexchange,

underdevelopedcountrieswouldfinditadvantageoustogivethemahigherpriority

rating.AlargepartoftheloansfromtheInternationalBankhavethispurpose,butit

wouldberationaltousegrantaidinordertomakeitpossibleformanyunderdeveloped

countriestointensifytheireffortsinthisdirection.

36、Theauthorstatesthatthefirstpriorityofaidshouldbefocusedon.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

37^Theword"yields"inParagraph3refersto.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、Accordingtotheauthor,theaid-receivingcountryshouldbeencouragedto.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、Theauthorwarnsthatthenegativeeffectofprovidingfoodfromabroadwithout

makinganyconditionis.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

40>Thethirddirectionofaidtheauthorsuggestsinvolvesmainly.

标准答案；B

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、Thefinaldirectionofaidtheauthorsuggestsinvolvesmainly.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthebestwaytoofferaidtounderdeveloped

countries?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

Thetablebeforewhichwesitmaybe,asthescientistmaintains,composedofdancing

atoms,butitdoesnotrevealitselftousasanythingofthekind,anditisnotwithdancing

atomsbutasolidandmotionlessobjectthatwelive.Soremoteisthis"real"table--and

mostoftheother"realities"withwhichsciencedeals-thatitcannotbediscussedinterms

whichhaveanyhumanvalue,andthoughitmayreceiveoutpurelyintellectualcredence

itcannotbewovenintothepatternoflifeasitisled,incontradistinctiontolifeaswe

attempttothinkaboutit.Vibrationsintheeitheraresototallyunlike,letussay,thecolor

purplethatthegulfbetweenthemcannothebridged,andtheyare,toallintentsand

purposes,notonebuttwoseparatethingsofwhichthesecondandless"real"mustbethe

mostsignificantforus.Andjustasthesensationwhichhasledustoattributean

objectiverealitytoanonexistentthingwhichwecall"purple"ismoreimportantfor

humanlifethantheconceptionofvibrationsofacertainfrequency,sotoothebeliefin

God,howeverillfounded,hasbeenmoreimportantinthelifeofmanthanthegerm

theoryofdecay,howevertruethelattermayhe.Wemay,ifwelike,speakof

consequence,ascertainmysticslovetodo,ofthedifferentlevelsorordersoftruth.We

mayadoptwhatisessentiallyaPlatonisttrickofthoughtandinsistuponpostulatingthe

existenceofexternalrealitieswhichcorrespondtotheneedsandmodesofhumanfeeling

andwhich,sowcmayinsist,havetheirbeingissomepartoftheuniverseunreachableby

science.Buttodosoistomakeanunwarrantableassumptionandtobeguiltyofthe

metaphysicalfallacyoffailingtodistinguishbetweenatruthoffeelingandthatothersort

oftruthwhichisdescribedasa"truthofcorrespondence,"anditisbetterperhaps,atleast

forthoseofuswhohavegrownupinanageofscientificthought,tosteerclearofsuch

confusionsandtorestcontentwiththeadmissionthat,thoughtheuniversewithwhich

sciencedealsistherealuniverse,yetwedonotandcannothaveanybutfleetingand

imperfectcontactswithit;thatthemostimportantpartofourlives-oursensations,

emotions,desires,andaspirations-takesplaceinauniverseofillusionswhichsciencecan

attenuateordestroy,butwhichitispowerlesstoenrich.

44、Accordingtnthispassage,ascientistwouldconceivenfa"table"asbeing.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第1句话指出了桌子在科学家眼中是无数跳动着的原子，进而建

立了事物的本质与日常生活中人们对事物的感觉的不同，因此科学家把桌子假想成

DoA静止的客观存在。B某种双方各自特有的感应。C固定在空间和时间的一种

形式。

45>By"objectivereality"theauthormeans.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第2段最后一句话作者提到客观现实与人们感官看到的不同，对

事物科学的解释才是客观现实，因此A正确。B我们直接体验的一种现象。C带有

感情色彩的现实。D一个象征性的存在。

46、Theauthorsuggeststhatinordertobridgethepuzzlingschismbetweenscientific

truthandtheworldofillusions,thereadershould.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章最后一句话“…itisbetterperhaps,atleastforthoseofUSwho

havegrownupinanageofscientificthought,tosteerclearofsuchconfusionsandtorest

contentwiththeadmission.中可以判断出B答案上确。A尽量摆脱幻想的世界。

C应用科学方法。D建立与之相一致的真理。

47、Thetopicofthisselectionis.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文虽无明显的主题句，但在文章第2段第1句中可以得到启示，通

读全文可以概括出文章主要讲的是科学真理在人们日常生活中所应处的位置。A科

学歪曲事实。B情感引起的混乱。C柏拉图和同时期对真理的观点。

48、Judgingfromtheideasandtoneoftheselection,onemayreasonablyguessthatthe

authoris.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据整篇文章的涵义和作者的语气可推断出是人文主义者，A选项正

确。B是泛神论者；C是原子物理学家。D是医生。

WhenIwasakid,Ineverknewwhatmyparents-oranyoneelse's-didfbraliving.Asfar

asIcouldtell,allgrownupshadmysteriousjobsthatinvolveddrinkinglotsofcoffeeand

arguingaboutRichardNixon.Iftheyhadjob-relatedstress,theykeptitprivate.Now

Americanfamiliesareexpectedtobemoreintimate.Whilethishasresultedinalotmore

hugs,"Iloveyou,"andattendanceatkids'footballgames,unfortunatelyweparentsalso

insistonsharingthefrustrationsofourworklives.Whilewehavecomplainedaboutour

jobsorfallenasleepincar-poollines,ourchildrenhavebeennoticing.Theyareworried

aboutus.Anewsurvey,"AsktheChildren,"conductedbytheFamilyandWorkInstitute

ofNewYorkCity,queriedmorethan1000kidsbetweentheagesof8and18abouttheir

parents'worklives."Ifyouweregrantedonewishtochangethewayyourparents'work

affectedyourlife,"thesurveyaskedkids,"whatwouldthatwishbe?"Mostparents

assumedthatchildrenwouldwantmoretimewiththem,butonly10%did.Instead,the

mostcommonwish(among34%)wasthatparentswouldbelessstressedandtiredby

work.AllisonLevinisthemotherofthreeyoungchildrenandaprofessionalinthe

growingfieldof"work/lifequality.*'Levincounselsemployeeswhoareoverwhelmedby

theirworkandfamilyobligationstocarefullyreviewtheircommitments-notonlyatthe

officebutathomeandinthecommunitytooandstartparingthemdown."It'snotabout

gettingupearlierinthemorningsoyoucangetmoredone,"shesays."It'saboutsaying

noandmakingchoices."Wecanstartbyleavingwork,andthoughtsofwork,behindas

soonaswestartthetriphome.Dosomethingtogetyourselfinagoodmood,like

listeningtomusic,ratherthanreturningcallsonthecellphone.Whenyougethome,

changeoutofyourworkclothes,lettheansweringmachinetakeyourcalls,andstay

awayfrome-mail.Whenyourkidsaskaboutyourday,tellthemaboutsomethinggood

thathappened.(Inthesurvey,69%ofmomssaidtheylikedtheirwork,butonly42%of

kidsthoughttheirmothersreallydid.)Parentscanalsode-stressbycuttingbackontheir

children'sactivities.Ifkeepingupwithyourkids'scheduleiskillingyou,insistthatbe

choosebetweenkaratelessonsandthetheatertroupe.Parentsshouldalsosneakaway

fromworkandfamilyoccasionallytohavesomefun.Ikeepabasketballinthetrunkof

mycar.Imightneverbeabletofixeverythingatworkorathome,butatleastIcanwork

onmyjumpshot.

49、Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

50>Theauthormentionsherownchildhoodexperiencetoshowthat.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

51、Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatnowadaysthechildren.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

52、Thephrase"paringthemdown"inthethirdparagraphmostlikelymeans.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

53、Whichofthefollowingisnotthewaytode-stresstheparents,heavyburden?

标准答案；D

知识点解析：暂无解析

Myparents'househadanattic,thedarkestandstrangestpartofthebuilding,reach-able

onlybyplacingastepladderbeneaththetrapdoor,andfilledwithunidentifiablearticles

tooimportanttobethrownoutwiththetrashbutnolongersuitabletohaveathand.This

mysteriousspacewasthememoryoftheplace.Aftermanyyearsallthethingsdeposited

initbecame,onebyone,losttoconsciousness.Buttheywerestillthere,weknew,safely

andcomfortablystoredinthetissuesofthehouse.Thesedaysmostofusliveinsmaller,

moremodernhousesorinapartments,andat-ticshavevanished.Eventhedeepclosets

inwhichweusedtopilethingsupfortemporaryforgettingarerarelydesignedintonew

homes.Everythingnowisoutintheopen,openlyacknowledgedanddisplayed,and

wheneverwegrowtiredofamemory,anoldchair,atrunkfulofoldletters,theyarecast

intothedumpforburnino.Thishasseemedahealthierwaytolive,exceptmaybeforthe

smokeeverythingouttobelookedat,nothingstrangehiddenundertheroof,nothing

forgottenbecauseofnoplaceleftinimpenetrabledarknesstoforget.Opennessisthenew

lifestyle,noundisclosedbelongings,noprivatesecrets.Candoristheruleinarchitecture.

Thehouseisamachineforliving,andwhatkindofmachinewouldhideawayitsworn-

out,desertedparts?Butitisinournatureashumanbeingstoclutter,andwelongfor

placessetaside,reservedforstorage.Wetendtoaccumulateandoutgrowpossessionsat

thesametime,anditisanendlesslydiscomfortingmentaltasktokeepsortingoutthe,

onestogetridof.Wcmight,wethink,rememberthemlaterandfindauseforthen,and

iftheyaregoneforgood,offtothedump,thisisasourceofnervousness.Ithinkitmay

beoneofthereasonswedrumourfingerssomuchthesedays.Wemighttakealesson

herefromwhathasbeenlearnedaboutourbrainsinthiscentury.Wethoughtwe

discovered,firstoff,theattic,althoughitsexistencehasbeenmentionedfromtimeto

timebyallthepeopleweusedtocallgreatwriters.Whatwereallyfoundwasthe

trapdoorandastepladder,andoffweclambered,shiningflashlightsintothecorners,

vacuumingthedustoutofbureaudrawers,puzzlingoverthenamesofobjects,tossing

themdowntothefloorbelow,andfinallypayingaroundfiftydollarsanhourtohave

themcastawayforburning.

54、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在文章第一段，作者叙述了他父母家的顶楼，称顶楼是整个楼房内最

黑暗、最陌生的地方，只有在开口处搭上梯子才能上得去，顶楼里放满一些说不清

名字的东西，可是又很重要，不能和垃圾一起丢弃，但是也用不着了。这个神秘的

空间就是对这个地方的汜忆，经过许多年以后，里面存放的东西一件件地被忘记

了，但是，我们知道它们还在那儿，安全、舒适地隐藏在这所房子的结构中。其

实，第一段谈的不是顶楼，而是在用比喻谈大脑的未知领域，这一段的用意直到最

后一段才揭开。最后一段指出，在这里，我们应该从我们对大脑的了解方面吸取一

个教训。我们以为自己起

55、Whencomparingthenewlifestylewiththeoldone,theauthorseemstoassumea

toneof.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：作者在第二、三段谈到了人们生活方式的变化，在第四段作者指出，

但是，人的本性是喜欢乱丢东西，我们希望有个地方留出来存放东西（根据上下

文，这里当指喜欢有个顶楼存放东西），我们喜欢积累东西，舍弃一些东西，费脑

筋将要丢弃的东西分类会给人以不断的烦恼。我们以为自己将来还可能记起这些东

西并再用它们，如果一下子丢掉，扔到垃圾里去，我们会感到不安。我想这就是为

什么现在我们经常心里不安的原因。言外之意，过去有个顶楼可以存放东西，但现

代生活去掉了这个顶楼，我们不知道将暂时不要的东西存放到何处了。这里的含义

是，现代生活使得人不

56、Theword''candor"inthethirdsentenceofthethirdparagraphprobablymeans

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该词与上一句中的openness同义“

57、Accordingtotheauthor,itishumannatureto.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：参阅第42题解析。

58^Theauthorimpliesinthelastparagraphthat.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：参阅第42题解析。

Formyproposedjourney,thefirstprioritywasclearlytostartlearningArabic.Ihave

neverbeenalinguist.ThoughIhadtraveledwidelyasajournalist,Ihadnevermanaged

topickupmorethanasmatteringofphrasesinanytongueotherthanFrench,andeven

myFrenchwaslaboriousforwantoflengthypractice.Theprospectoftacklingoneofthe

notoriouslydifficultlanguagesattheageofforty,andtryingtospeakitwell,both

deterredandexcitedme.Itwasperhapsexpectingalittletoomuchofacuriously

unreceptivepartofmyself,yetthepossibilitythatImightgainaccesstoacompletely

aliencultureandtraditionbythismeanswasenormouslypleasing.Ienrolledaspupilina

smallschoolinthecenterofthecity.ItwasrunbyMr.Beheit,ofdapperappearanceand

explosivetemperament,v/hoassuredmethatafterthreemonthsofhisspecialtreatmentI

wouldspeakArabicfluently.Whereuponhedrewfromhisdeskapostcardwhichanold

pupilhassenthimfromsomewhereintheMiddleEast,expressinggreatgratitudeand

reportingtheastonishmentoflocalArabsthathecouldconversewiththemlikeanative.

ItwaswritteninEnglish.Mr.Beheithimselfspentmostofhistimecoaching

businessmeninFrench,andthroughthethin,partitionedwallsofhisschoolonecould

hearhimbellowinginexasperationatsomeconfuseentrepreneur:"Non.M.Jones.Iene

suispasfrancais.Pas,Pas,Pas."(NoMr.Jones,I'mnot,not,NOT).Iwasgratifiedthat

myowntutor,whosenamewasAhmed,wasinfinitelysofterandlesspublicinhis

approach.Foracoupleofhourseverymorningwewouldfaceeachotheracross