考研英语二（阅读）试卷4

考研英语二（阅读）-试卷4

（总分:60.00,做题时间:90分钟）

一、ReadingComprehension（总题数：6,分数：60.00）

1.SectionIIReadingComprehension（分数：10.00）

解析：

2.PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosingA,B,CorD.（分数:10,00）

解析：

LeavingtheEuropeanUnionwouldsaveeveryDutchhousehold9,800ayearby2035,claims

CapitaiEconomics,aLondonconsultancy,inareportcommissionedbyGeertWilders"far-

rightPVVparty.MrWilderscallsthis〃thebestnewsinyears”,paintingapictureofa

countryfreedfromthechokeholdofBrussels,massmigrationandhightaxes,andenjoying

moretrade,morejobsandaboomingeconomy.Thereportliststhebenefitsofdeparture;

lowerbusinesscostsbecauseoflessregulation;nomorenetpaymentstotheEU;adoubling

oftheshareoftradewithemergingmarkets;fastereconomicrecovery.Theonlycostisthe

transitionfromtheeurotoanewguiIder,andthisis"modestandmanageable^.Thereport

concludesthatDutchGDPwouldbe10—13%higherby2035.Thisfindsareceptiveaudience

amongthoseDutchwhoarelookingforscapegoats.Unemploymenthasdoubledsince2008and

theeconomyisflat.ArecentpollfindsamajorityofDutchvotersinfavourofleavingthe

EUifthatwouldleadtomorejobsandgrowth.ThePVVisleadinginopinionpollsbefore

theEuropeanelectionsinMay.YetthereareproblemswiththeCapitalEconomicsreport.The

ideathattheeconomywouldmiraculouslyrecoveriffreedfromtheEuropeanCentralBank's

policiesignoresthestructuralfailingsthatholditback.Theassumptionthathavingthe

guilderwouldallowamuchloosermonetarypolicyis,atbest,questionable.Anditdefies

politicalrealitytoimaginethatNetherlandswouldenjoyvirtuallycost-freeaccesstothe

EU“ssinglemarket,whichtakes75%ofDutchexports.NorwayandSwitzerlandbothpayfor

theprivilegeandhavetocomplywithmostEUlawsandregulations;thelatestSwissvote

forquotasonEUmigrationthreatenstheentirerelationship.Despiteitsflaws,thereport

firesawelcomestarting-gunforadebateaboutwhatisgoodandbadabouttheEU.Some66%

oftheDutchfeeltheir〃No〃voteinthe2005referendumontheEUconstitutionwaslargely

ignored.Ifregulationcostsasmuchasthereportclaims,andiftheECB"smonetarypolicy

istoorestrictive,bothshouldbechanged.DefendersoftheEUalsoneedtostressitsless

tangiblebenefits,suchaspeace,sharedinterestsandtheboosttothefightagainstcross-

bordercrime.（分数：10.00）

（1）.AccordingtoParagraph1,ifHollandlefttheEU,.（分数：2.00）

A.itwouldbringnumerousbenefitsJ

B.economywouldsoonbeprosperous

C.notaxeswouldbeimposeduponitspeople

D.everyDutchwouldconsideritasthebestnews

解析：解析：题干中的ifHollandlefttheEU对应第一段第一句：LeavingtheEuropeanUnionwould

saveDutch…其中，Holland对应Dutch。而第一段讨论的话题都是围绕开篇这个假设展开的，故只能根

据该段的细节来寻找答案°根据第一段的"saveeveryDutchhousehold9,800ayearw,“freed

fromthechokeholdofBrussels,massmigrationandhightaxes","enjoyingmoretrade,more

jobsandaboomingeconomy"等信息我们可以知道荷兰离开欧盟会带来许多好处，故选项［A］为答案。

选项［B］的economy,prosperous与原文最后一句boomingeconomy对应，但是该项的soon过于绝对，原

文也没有提到。选项［C］的notaxes同样过于绝对，且原文未提及。［D］项的eve:ryDutch过于绝对，

consideritasthebestnews对应原文MrWilderscallsthis"thebestnewsinyears”，但文章

第一段没有提到每个荷兰人的态度，因此［B］、［C］、［D］三项都错误。

（2）.ThereportsaysthatdepartingfromtheEUbringsallbenefitsEXCEPT.（分数：

2.00）

A.lessrestrictions

B.moreshareoftrade

C.higherfamilyincome

D.changeofcurrencysystemJ

解析：解析：根据题干中的departingfromtheEU,benefits定位到第二段第一句：Thereport

1iststhebenefitsofdeparture:...该句冒号后面的内容即答案的来源，其中“lowerbusiness

costsbe-causeoflessregulation,f对应选项［A］lessrestrictions；”adoublingoftheshare

oftradewithemergingmarketsw对应选项［B］moreshareoftrade；由“DutchGDPwouldbe10一

13higher”推断出选项［C］higherfamilyincome©第二句"Theonlycostisthetransitionfrom

theeurotoanewguil—derM对应选项［D］,由此可见“changeofcurrencysystem货币体制的改

变”不是好处之一，选项口）］为本题答案。

（3）.Wecanlearnfromthefourthparagraphthat_（分数：2.00）

A.HollandmainlyfocusesitsexportstoEuropeancountriesJ

B.NorwayandSwitzerlandacquiremoreprivilegesfromtheEU

C.Dutchcurrencywillundoubtedlyallowaloosermonetarypolicy

D.economywou1dmiraculouslyrecoverifHollandisfreedfromtheEU

解析：解析：选项［A］对应第四段中间一句：...Netherlandswouldenjoyvirtuallycost—free

accesstotheEU'ssinglemarket,whichtakes75%ofDutchexports.其中Netherlands对应

Holland,EU对应Europeancountries,75%ofDutchexports对应focusesitsexports,故该项表

述与原文一致。选项［B］对应NorwayandSwitzerlandbothpayfortheprivilege一句，并没有提到

acquiremoreprivileges,该项错误。选项［C］对应第三句：Theassumptionthathavingtheguilder

wouldallowamuchloosermonetarypolicyis,atbest,questionable.其中，Dutchcurrency=the

guilder；而“un-doubtedly毫无疑问地"与原文"questionable令人质疑的“显然是不对等的，故该

项表述错误。选项［D］对应第二句：Theideathattheeconomywouldmiraculouslyrecoveriffreed

fromtheEuro-peanCentralBank'spoliciesignoresthestructuralfailingsthatholdit

back.其中ignoresthestruc一turalfailings是否定表达，与选项［D］的表述不符，故错误。

（4）.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheCapitalEconomicsreportis__.（分数：2.00）

A.supportive

B.skepticalJ

C.objective

D.ambiguous

解析：解析：根据CapitalEconomicsreport定位到第四段首句:Yettherealeproblemswith

theCapitaiEconomicsreport.由此可见作者对于CapitalEconomicsReport的观点，是表示“质疑

的”,下文又提至lj：TheassumptionthathavingtheguiIderwouIdallowamuchloosermonetary

policyis,atbest,questionable.其中，questionable一词再次表明作者观点,故答案为选项［B］。

（5）.AdvocatesoftheEuropeanUnionhighlightthat.（分数：2.00）

A.theflawsaccountforverysmallproportion

B.allcountriesexceptHollandbenefitfromtheEU

C.transnationalcrimewou1dbeeffectivelystrickenJ

D.theEU“smonetarypolicyistoorestrictivetocomply

解析：解析：根据“advocatesoftheEuropeanUnion欧盟的支持者”定位到最后一段最后一句的

"defendersoftheEU欧盟的辩护者”，而highlight=stress,故该题答案来自原文stress后面的内

容，即：stressitslesstangiblebenefits,suchaspeace,sharedinterestsandtheboostto

fightagainstcross—bordercrime.大意：强调其更加无形的利益，比如和平，共享利益，对跨国犯罪

打击力度的加强。四个选项中，只有选项［C］与这些信息相关，其中，transnationalcrime=cross一

bordercrime,effectivelystricken=theboosttofightagainst,故答案为选项［C］。

WhentheresidentsofBuenosAireswanttochangethepesostheydonottrustintothe

dollarstheydo,theygotoacueva,or“cave”,anofficethatactsasafrontfora

thrivingillegalexchangemarket.InonecuevanearFloridaStreet,apedestrianavenuein

thecentreofthecity,pilesofpesosfromprevioustransactionslieonatable.Acourier

isgettingreadytocarrythenotestosafety-depositboxes.Thissmallishcuevahandles

transactionsworth$50,000—75,000aday.Fearofinflationandoffurtherdepreciationof

thepeso,whichfellbymorethan20%inJanuary,willkeepdemandfordollarshigh.Few

otherwaysofmakingmoneyarethisgood."ModernArgentinadoesnotofferwhatyoucould

cal1aninstitutionalcareer,，zsaysonecuevaowner.Asthecourierscarrytheirbundles

aroundBuenosAires,theypassgrandbuildingsliketheTeatroCol6n,anoperahousethat

openedin1908,andtheRetirerailwaystation,completedin1915.Theseareemblemsof

Argentina'sBelle6poque,theperiodbeforetheoutbreakofthefirstworldwarwhenthe

countrycouldclaimtobetheworld'struelandofopportunity.Inthe43yearsleadingup

to1914,GDPhadgrownatanannualrateof6%,thefastestrecordedinthewor1d.The

countrywasamagnetforEuropeanimmigrants,whoflockedtofindworkonthefertile

pampas,wherecropsandcattlewerepropellingArgentina'sexpansion.In1914halfofBuenos

Airesz，spopulationwasforeign-born.Thecountryrankedamongthetenrichestintheworld,

afterthe1ikesofAustralia,BritainandtheUnitedStates,butaheadofFrance,Germany

andItaly.Itsincomeperheadwas92%oftheaverageof16richeconomies.Fromthispoint,

itlookeddownitsnoseatitsneighbours:Brazil“spopulationwas1essthanaquarteras

well-off.Itnevergotbetterthanthis.AlthoughArgentinahashadperiodsofrobustgrowth

inthepastcentury-notleastduringthecommodityboomofthepasttenyears-andits

peopleremainwealthierthanmostLatinAmericans,itsstandingasoneoftheworld'smost

vibranteconomiesisadistantmemory.Itsincomeperheadisnow43%ofthosesame16rich

economies;ittrailsChileandUruguayinitsownbackyard.（分数：10.00）

（1）.Accordingtothetext,whichisNOTtrueaboutcueva?（分数：2.00）

A.Itservesasanillegalcurrency-exchangemarket.

B.Makingmoneythroughcuevaisnotabrightidea.V

C.Itisusuallysmallinsizeandownedbyindividuals.

D.Depreciationofthepesomaybegoodnewsforcueva.

解析：解析：根据cueva可以定位到第一、二段。根据第-一段第二行"theygotoacueva,oraca—

ve"，anofficethatactsasafrontforathrivingillegalexchangemarketw可以判断选项［A］

表述正确。根据第二段第三行“Fewotherwaysofmakingmoneyarethisgood”判断［B］错误。根据

第二段首句中的"smallishcuevaw和最后一句中的"saysonecuevaowner可以判断选项［C］表述正

确。选项［D］对应第二段第二句和第三句：Fearofinflationandoffurtherdepreciationof

thepeso***wi11keepdemandfordollarshigh.Fewotherwaysofmakingmoneyarethisgood.由

此可以判断选项［D］表述正确。故答案为选项［B］。

（2）.BuenosAiresismentionedinthetextto.（分数：2.00）

A.describethecityindetail

B.presentcuevainparticular

C.showtheprosperityofLatinAmerica

D.introducethetopic:Argentina'spastboomJ

解析：解析：文章第一、二段主要描述了布宜诺斯艾利斯民间兑换货币的场所cueva,从布宜诺斯艾利斯

引出阿根廷，并在接下来的三段中讲述阿根廷过去的繁荣，故可以判断文章提到布宜诺斯艾利斯的目的是

为了引出阿根廷，从而进入主题：阿根廷过去的繁荣。故选项［D］为答案。

（3）.BeforetheoutbreakofWorldWarI,Argentina.（分数：2.00）

A.dependedmainlyonagricultureJ

B.wastherichestcountryintheworld

C.hadnoappealtoEuropeanimmigrants

D.hadthehighestGDPrecordedintheworld

解析：解析：根据beforetheoutbreakofWorldwarI定位到第三段。选项［A］对应倒数第二

句：•--wherecropsandcattlewerepropellingArgentina,sexpansion.故该项表达是正确的。选

项［B］文章没有提到，属于无中生有。文章只提到“theworld*struelandofopportunity世界真正

的机会之地”，并没有提到“therichestw这样的信息，故该项错误。选项［C］与该段“Thecountry

wasamagnetforEuropeanimmigrants,whoflockedtofindworkonthefertilepampasw所述内

容完全相反，故错误。选项［D］对应该段中间一句：Inthe43yearsleadingupto1914,GDPhad

grownatanannualrateof6%,thefastestrecordedintheworld.其中的“fastest”与该项

“highest”不符，属于偷换概念，故该项错误。综上所述，答案为选项［A］。

（4）.Weknowfromthefourthparagraphthat_.（分数：2.00）

A.Argentinaisnowrankingamongthetenrichestcountriesintheworld

B.Argentina'saverageincomeaccountsfor92%ofall16richeconomies

C.ArgentinawasmuchricherthanBrazil,wheremanypeoplelivedinpovertyV

D.Argentinawaslookeddownuponbycountries1ikeAustralia,theUKandtheUS

解析：解析：选项［A］对应第四段首句：Thecountryrankedamongthetenrichestintheworld,

af-terthelikesofAustralia,BritainandtheUnitedStates,butaheadofFrance,Germany

andItaly.该项的“now”一词错误，文章讲述的是过去，而不是现在，故该项错误。选项［B］对应该段

第二句：Itsincomeperheadwas92%oftheaverageof16richeconomies.原文说的是“92%of

theaverageof16richeconomiesw,该项说的是“92%ofall16richeconomies”,显然all与

average不符，该项错误。选项［C］对应该段最后一句：Fromthispoint,itlookeddownitsnoseat

itsneighbours：Brazil*spopulationwaslessthanaquarteraswell-off.该项的Argentina

wasmuchricherthanBrazil”可以通过上下文看出来,而"Brazilwheremanypeoplelivedin

poverty”体现在"Brazil?spopulationwaslessthanaquarteraswell—off”一句，该项与原文

是同义替换表述，故该项正确。选项［D］对应原文的"illookeddownitsnoseatitsneighboursn,

指的是“阿根廷看不起它的邻国”，而该项说别的国家看不起阿根廷，故该项错误。综上所述，答案为选

项［C］。

⑸.Argentina'sboomisadistantmemorybecause.（分数：2.00）

A.itseconomyhasbeenstagnantforacentury

B.itisoneoftheworld'smostvibranteconomies

C.itisnowlesswealthierthanmostofitsneigbours

D.itsaverageincomeismuchlowerthaneverbeforeJ

解析：解析：根据题干中的adistantmemory定位到最后一段第二句。其中Argentina'sboom对应

itsstandingasoneoftheworld*smostvibranteconomieso该题答案来自distantmemory后面

的一句：Itsincomeperheadisnow43%ofthosesame16richeconomies；ittrailsChileand

Uruguayinitsownbackyard.其中，Itsincomeperhead对应itsaverageincome；43%（之前是

92%）对应muchIowerthaneverbeforeo故答案为选项［D］。

Ofthe658schoolsinChicago,only126arecharterschools一publiclyfundedbut

independentlyrunandlargelyfreeofunionrules.Fifteenmoreareduetoopenthisyear.

Morenotable,though,isthatfourofthemostrecent1y-approvedchartersareinareaswhere

thecityrecentlydecidedtoclose49publicschools-thelargestroundofsuchclosuresin

Americanshistory.Mostoftheclosedschoolsservedpoorblackchildren,andwereinparts

ofthecitywithashrinkingpopulation.Thecitygovernmentarguedthattheseschoolswere

under-used,andthatclosingthemwouldsave$233mthatcouldbereinvested.Soithas

been;innewsciencelabs,computers,wireless,libraries,artroomsandairconditioningin

thechartersthattookinchildrenfromtheclosedschools.Chartershaveworkedwellin

Chicago.Mostparentslikethem,andMayorRahmEmanuelandtheBoardofEducationare

behindthem.TheNobleNetwork,whichalreadyruns14charterhighschools,hasjustbeen

givenpermissiontoopentwonewones.Around36%ofthe9,000,mostlypoor,children

enrolledwithNoblecanexpecttograduatefromcollege,comparedwith11%forthisincome

bracketcity-wide.A2013studybyStanfordUniversityfoundthatthetypicalIllinois

charterpupilgainedtwoweeksofadditionallearninginreading,andamonthinmaths,over

theircounterpartsintraditionalpublicschools.Onecitynetworkofcharters,Youth

Connection,iscreditedwithreducingChicago'sdropoutrateby7%inadecade.Overall,

however,thecity'spublicschoolsareinasorrystate:51,000outof240,000elementary-

schoolpupilsdidnotmeetstatereadingstandardsin2013.Somewillalwaysarguethat

charterscreamoffthebrighterchiIdrenandleavesinkschools,deprivedofresources,

behind.Theteachers"unionshatecharterschoolsbecausetheyarenon-unionised.Sothey

remainararitynationwide,withonly5%ofchiIdrenenrolledinthem.ButaPDK/Galluppol1

lastyearfoundthat70%ofAmericanssupportthem.Smallwonder;astudyofcharterhigh

schoolsinFloridafoundthattheyboostedpupils“earningpowerinlaterlifebymorethan

10%.（分数：10.00）

（1）.WhichoneisNOTtrueaboutcharterschools?（分数：2.00）

A.SomecharterswillacceptthechiIdrenfromtheclosedschools.

B.Theyaresponsoredbypublicfundingandhavelessrestrictions.

C.Thenewly-openedcharterschoolshaveadvancedinfrastructures.

D.15morecharterschoolsarescheduledtoopeninAmericathisyear.V

解析：解析：选项［A］对应第二段最后一句：...chartersthattookinchildrenfromthe

closedschools.其中takein=accept,故该项正确。选项［B］对应第一段首句：...charter

schools一public-lyfundedbutindependentlyrunandlargelyfreeofunionrules.其中

publiclyfunded对应该项的sponsoredbypublicfunding；largelyfreeofunionrules对应该项

的havelessrestrictionso故该项与原文是相符的。选项［C］对应第二段最后一句：...innew

sciencelabs,computers,wireless,li—braries,artroomsandairconditioninginthe

charters…其中，newsciencelabs,computers…一串信息对应该项的advancedinfrastructures,故

该项正确。选项［D］对应第一段前两句:Ofthe658schoolsinChicago,only126arecharter

schools-publiclyfundedbutindependentlyrunandlargelyfreeofunionrules.Fifteenmore

areduetoopenthisyear.注意，原文说的是inChicago,而该项说的是inAmerica,故该项与原文

不符，属于偷换概念。综上所述，本题答案为选项［D］。

（2）.49publicschoolswereclosedbecause.（分数：2.00）

A.theywasteresourcesandcostalotJ

B.thegovernmentneedsfundtoinvest

C.thefacilitiesoftheseschoolsareold

D.thepopulationofstudentshasshrunk

解析：解析：根据题干中的49publicschoolswereclosed定位到第一段。而讨论关闭这些学校的原因

去咄现在第二段：Mostoftheclosedschoolsservedpoorblackchildren,andwereinpartsof

thecitywithashrinkingpopulation.Thecitygovernmentarguedthattheseschoolswere

under-used,andthatclosingthemwou1dsave$233mthatcouldbereinvested.其中under-

used对应选项［A］中的wasteresources浪费资源；save$223m对应选项［A］中的costalot耗费过多。

故答案选项为［A］。

（3）.RahmEmanuelasattitudetowardschartersis.（分数：2.00）

A.doubtful

B.impartial

C.supportiveJ

D.ambiguous

解析：解析：根据大写词RahmEmanuel定位到第三段前两句：ChartershaveworkedwellinChi一

cago.Mostparentslikethem,andMayorRahmEmanuelandtheBoardofEducationare

behindthem.这句话明显体现出RahmEmanuel对于charters的态度，其中behindthem对应选项

［C］supportive,故选项［C］为答案。

（4）.Charterschoolscanachieveal1thefollowingEXCEPT.（分数：2.00）

A.sendingmorestudentstocollege

B.eliminatingdropoutratecompletelyJ

C.encouragingmorereadingandlearning

D.takinginpoorchildrenfrompublicschools

解析：解析：选项［A］对应第三段最后一句：Around36%ofthe9,000,mostlypoor,children

enrolledwithNoblecanexpecttograduatefromcollege,comparedwith11%forthisincome

bracketcity-wide.其中，Noble在上文出现过，主要运营charierschools,故该句的Noble就是指代

charterschoolso通过graduatefromcollege,以及36%和11%的对比，我们得知该项“sending

morestudentstocollege”的表述正确。选项［B］对应第四段中间一句：Onecitynetworkof

charters,YouthConnection,iscreditedwithreducingChicago'sdropoutrateby7%ina

decade.其中elimi—natingdropoutrale对应reducingdropoutrate,而completely原文并未提

及，故该项表述错误。选项［C］对应第四段首句：A2013studybyStanfordUniversityfoundthat

thetypical111inoischarterpupi1gainedtwoweeksofadditionallearninginreading…其中，

morereadingandlearning对应additionallearninginreading,故该项表述正确。选项［D］在11题

就出现并讨论过，该项表述正确。综上所述，本题答案为选项［B］。

（5）.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.（分数：2.00）

A.teachershatecharterschoolsbecausetheydepriveofresources

B.onlyasmal1proportionofstudentsarelearningincharterschoolsV

C.publicschoolscanboostpupils"earningpowerbymorethan10%

D.childrenenrolledincharterschoolswillfindagoodjobinthefuture

解析：解析：选项［A］对应最后一段第二句：Theteachers'unionshatecharterschoolsbecause

theyarenon-unionised.首先，该句指出是teachers'unions憎恶charterschools,而不是

teachers；其次，原因是theyarenon—unionised而不是theydepriveofresources,故选项［A］错

误。选项［B］对应该段第三句：Sothey（指代charterschools）remainararitynationwide,with

only5%ofchildrenenrolledinthem.从而可以得知该项表述正确。其中only5%of对应onlya

smallproportioDo选项［C］对应最后一句：...astudyofcharterhighschoolsinFloridafound

thattheyboostedpupils,earningpowerinlaterlifebymorethan10%.是charterschoolsit

学生在以后的人生中提高收入，而不是publicschools,该项属于偷换概念，故错误。选项［D］文章没有

提到，属于无中生有。综上所述，答案为选项［B］。

JohnLee1ikestotinkerwithvehicles:hisfour-wheel-driveresemblesatractormorethana

car."It"swatertight,hesmiles.Forthepastweekhehasbeendrivingdownsoddenlanes

inSurrey,southwestofLondon,transportingpeopleandmedicines.Floodingisamisery,but

atleastitprovidesanopportunitytoshowoffasetofwheels.MuchofsouthernEnglandis

nowsodden,andpartsoftheThamesValleyandSomersetaresimplyunderwater.In

Shepperton,atowninSurrey,thevillagegreenusedforthesummerfeteisbestreachedby

canoe.InDevonaseawal1hascollapsed,shuttingdownavitalrai1way1inktothesouth­

west.AsTheEconomistwenttopress,16severefloodwarningshadbeenissuedbythe

EnvironmentAgency,amuch-criticisedquangothatoverseesflooddefence.Floodsarelike

snowflakes,saysAndrewMcKenzieoftheBritishGeologicalSurvey,aresearchbody:noneis

quitelikeanother.Riverscanoverflow,asinSomerset.Groundwatercanflood,asinthe

ThamesValley.Tidescansurge,inundatingvi1lages,astheyhaveinLincolnshire.Raincan

pounddowntooquicklytobeabsorbed.Noneoftheseisrareonitsown.Butoverthepast

twomonthsBritainhasbeensubjecttothewholelot,oftenincombination,overalarge

area.LastmonthwasthewettestJanuaryinsouthernEnglandsince1910.Therainwas

unusuallyprolonged,fallingon23daysoutof31,afour-decaderecord.Raincontinuesto

fal1onthissoddenground.Asaresult,theThamesriverhasbeenrunninghighforlonger

thanatanypointsincerecordsbeganin1883.ThecalamitousfloodsthatstruckEnglandin

1947,bycontrast,wereovermuchmorequickly.Fingershavebeenpointedatthegovernment,

forsqueezingtheEnvironmentAgency'sbudget.AccordingtotheCommitteeonClimateChange,

anindependentbody,governmentfundingforfloodmanagementbetween2011and2015willbe

lessthaninthepreviousfouryears,evenincashterms.Themaintenancebudgetwascut

particularlysavagely,saysIainSturdyoftheSomersetdrainageboard.（分数：10.00）

（1）.Thetractor-likecarisdescribedmainlytoshow_____.（分数：2.00）

A.severityofthefloodJ

B.lackoftransportation

C.uniquenessofwheels

D.shortageofmedicines

解析：解析：根据tractor-likecar定位到第一段。文章开头描述了tractor-likecar,讲述其用

途，至IJ最后一句指出：Floodingisamisery,butatleastitprovidesanopportunitytoshow

offasetofwheels.接着几个段落都在讨论洪水，可见文章开头描述tractorTikecar是为了引出

“洪水”的话题，即为了显示出aseverityofflood洪灾的严重性”,故选项［A］为答案。

（2）.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?（分数：2.00）

A.MostpartsofEnglandsufferedfromthedisastrousflood.

B.Manyrailroadshavebeenshutdownbecauseoftheflood.

C.TheEconomistwascriticizedfornotcoveringthefloodwarnings.

D.ItwastoolatefortheEnvironmentAgencytoissuethefloodwarnings.J

解析：解析：选项［A］对应第二段首句：MuchofsouthernEnglandisnowsodden,andpartsof

theThamesVaileyandSomersetaresimplyunderwater.文章提至!）的muchofsouthernEngland,

partsoftheThamesValleyandSomerset等信息与该项的mostpansofEngland不完全对等，故该项

并非合适的答案。选项［B］对应第三句：In