专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷3

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷3（共

8套）

（共200题）

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷第1

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一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题1.0分，共25分。）

DuringastaleofdeepicldAalion,scvcialphysiologicalchangestakeplaceinthebody;

thebody'soxygenconsumptionisreduced;theheartbeatdecreases;muscletensionand

sweatingease,andthereisdecreasedsympatheticnervoussystemactivity.Thisrestful

statenotonlyallowsthebodytorepairandrestoreitself,butalsohasacalmingeffecton

theconsciousness.Howtoachievethisstateofrelaxation,however,isamatterof

opinion,andinsomemedicalcircles,amatterofcontroversy.ArecentreportbyDr.

DavidHolmesoftheUniversityofKansasinthejournal"Americanpsychologist"said

thatsimplesittinginanarmchairhasjustasmanybeneficialcharacteristicsforthebody

asmeditationdoes.Researchersofotherrelaxationtechniquesdisagree.Theseexperts

believethatmorestructuredtechniques,suchasmeditation,leadtoaconditionofdeep

relaxation.Thedebategoeson,butonethingappearstobeclear;therelaxationresponse

canbereachedbyanumberofmethods,andthemethodsthemselvesarenotasimportant

asgettingthere.Oneday,onemethodmayworkbest;onanotherday,analternative

methodmaybemoreappropriate.Onceyouareawareofallthemethods,youcanfind

theonethatworksbestforyou.Someoftherelaxationtechniquesarcmeditation,

autoanalysisandprogressivemusclerelaxationresponsethanjustsittingquietlyina

chair,theyhavetheaddedbenefitofstructureanddiscipline,andforthesereasonsappear

tobemoreeffectiveformostindividuals.

1、Thepassageindicatesthatastateofdeeprelaxationisnotonlygoodforone'sbody,

butalsobeneficialto.

A、heartbeat

B、consciousness

C、muscletension

D、sympatheticnervoussystem

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第一段最后一句话“butalsohasacalmingeffectontheconsciousness”

可知正确答案为B。

2、Peopleseemtoagreethat.

A、sittinginanarmchairbenefitsapersonasmeditationdoes

B、whatpeoplearestrugglingforisastateofdeeprelaxation

C、toachieveastateofdeeprelaxationispossiblethroughvariousmeans

D、structuredconsciousnessrelaxationtechniquesaremorebeneficialforaperson

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由第二段第一句话‘,…butonethmg叩pearstobeclear：the

relaxation...anumberofmethods”可知正确答案为C。

3、Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase"gettingthere"mostprobablymeans.

A^arrivingatone'sdestination

B、gettingwhatonewantsmost

C^reachingastateofdeeprelaxation

DNfindingoutasuitablerelaxationtechnique

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由短语所在的那句话“themethodsthemselvesarenotasimportantas

gettingthere”可知短语配指为“themethods”,即“findingoutasuitablerelaxation

technique”，故D正确。

4、Asfarasrelaxationisconcerned,theauthorindicatesthat.

A^aimsaremoreimportantthanmeans

B、meansaremoreimportantthanaims

C>somerelaxationtechniquesarebetterthanothers

D^moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinrelaxationtechniques

标准答案:A

知识点解析：由倒数第二段的内容可知方法是多种多样的，而目标只有一个。所以

相比之下目标更重要一些。可知A项正确。

5、Theauthor'sattitudetowardrelaxationisbestdescribedas.

A、critical

B、objective

C、optimistic

D、subjective

标准答案：B

知识点解析：作者对于“放松”这一生理状态的描述应该是客观的，由第二段所描述

的不同人的不同见解为例就可说明这一点。

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergic（反感的）toexplanations

thatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexits

characteristicvirtuesandshortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerand

fewerreadersofliterature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘馀）ofreaderswomen

predominate.Thisisthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurvey

organizedbytheGeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry's

populationhasneverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoes

read,thenumberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2

percent,adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeel

sorryforthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthave

decidednottoread.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasure

thattheyarcmissing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,or

asocietyinwhichliteraturehasbeenrelegated—likesomehiddenvice—tothemargins

ofsocialandpersonallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,and

eventojeopardize（破坏）itsfreedom.Iwishtooffera佗wargumentsagainsttheideaof

literatureasaluxuryDastime,andinfavorofviewingi【asoneofthemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,aniircplaceablcactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety、asocietyoffreeindividuals.Itseemsclearthat

literaturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,atconferencesor

publicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartmentsdedicatedtothe

humanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanationtraditionallygivenis

thatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhoursthanmen,andso

manyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetimethattheydevoteto

fantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergic（反感的）loexplanationsthatdividemenand

womenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesand

shortcomings;butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerandfewerreadersofliterature,

andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘i］余）ofreaderswomenpredominate.Thisisthecase

almosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbytheGeneral

SocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry*spopulationhasneverread

abook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,thenumberof

womenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2percent,a

differencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorryfor

thesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednetto

read.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasurethattheyare

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated—likesomehiddenvice—tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize（破坏）itsfreedom.IwishCoofferafewargumentsagainsttheideaofliterature

asaluxurypasiiine.andinfavorofviewingitasoneof【heniosiprimaryandnecessary

undertakingsofthemind,anirreDlaceableactivityforthefomiationofcitizensina

modemanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

6、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

Womenreadlessthanmen.

B>Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C>Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D^Women1scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据第一段第一句"Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B项正确。A项与原文意思相反，根据第一段第三句

"...middle-classwomenreadmorebecause...”可知,应把"more"换成"fbwer”；C项属

无中生有；D项有一定迷惑性，但characteristics一词用得过于宽泛，文中也没有

直接的信息可以推断出是女人们的性格导致了她们读书的喜好。

7、Theauthorconsiderstraditionalexplanation.

A、logical

B、notconvincing

C、notinteresting

D^totallytrue

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词"explanation”定位至第一段第四句”【amsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributeto

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…”由此可见，作者不相信传统的解

释，即认为传统解释没有说服力，故选B。

8、TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

everycountry

D^showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词"Spain”定位至第二段前两句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”这里的thecase即指第一段第一句的内容，因而选C项。A项具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述没有C项全面；B项虽然在文中都有提及，但是和题干关系

不大：D项更非作者本意，故排除。

9、What'stheauthor,sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

Angry.

C>Agreeable.

D、Allergic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关键词"whodon'tread”定位至第二段最后一句“…Ifeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“Pitiful”意思相近，故选A。D指的是作者

反感的是将男女生硬地区分对待的解释，不合题意；B、C和这句话中所透露的作

者的态度相差太远，故排除。

10>ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A、asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotbeguaranteed

C、literatureisaluxurypastime

D、literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题就第三段进行提问。由该段中'、…isasocietycondemned...to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判断，B是正确的。A不符合事实；由该段倒数第二行“as

oneofthemost...mind”可知，读书是一种基本需求，而不是奢侈的娱乐，故排除

C；由该段倒数第一、二行“…anirrcplaccablcactivity…democraticsociety”可知，文

学对于民主社会来说是必需的，故排除D。

IntheUnitedStatestoday,nearlyhalfofusliveinareasthatwerefertoasthesuburbs.

Anydictionarywilldefinethesuburbsasthoseareas,usuallyresidential,thatlieoutside

citiesandtowns.But,formillionsofAmericansinthelastthirtyyears,thesuburbshave

cometomeanmuchmorethanthat.Forthosewhomovedtothedevelopingsuburbsafter

theSecondWorldWar,theyrepresentedanescapefromurbancongestiontoahomeof

one'sown——preferablyonewithanattachedtwo-cargarageonalittlehalf-acreoftree-

shadedland.Italsomeantdailycommunicationtoworkbyrailroadorexpressway,a

lawntomow,andamortgagetopayoffovertheyear.Nobodyapprovesoflifeinthe

suburbsbutthepeoplewholivethere.Urbancitiesarguethatsuburbanitesenjoyallthe

cultural,educational,andcommercialadvantagesthatcitiesofferwithoutpayingfor

them.Farmersworryaboutlosingtheirfarmstouncontrolledsuburbansprawl.The

suburbshavealsobeencriticizedforthemonotonoussamenessoftheirdesignandfor

theirabilitytoinsulatetheirinhabitantsfromtheproblemsoflargersocietyinwhichthey

live.Ontheotherhand,defendersofthesuburbsarguethatthelife-stylethattheyofferis

morevariedandmoreinclusivethanthecriticsadmit;therearemanydifferentkindsof

suburbsandavarietyofpeoplelivinginthem.Whilethedevelopmentofthesuburbshas

createdproblems,italsohasprovidedsubstantialmodernhousingformillionsofpeople.

Suburbanlivingoffersthebestoftwoworlds-thecityandthecountry-atapricethat

manyareabletoafford.Manypeoplewillalwayspreferthehecticpaceandexcitement

oflifeinthecity,whileo:herswillwantthemoretranquilpaceoflifeinthecountry.But,

forthoseineithercityorcountrywhoarewillingtocompromise,thesuburbsare

waiting.

11、Evidenceinthethirdparagraphsuggestedthat.

A^suburbanareasarcfullydeveloped

B、fannersareunconcernedaboutsuburbansprawl

C^suburbaninhabitantsenjoyactivesociallifethere

D、educationalstandardsinthesuburbsarenotlowerthanthoseinthecities

标准答案：D

知识点解析：由文章第三段可知，郊区居民也可以享用一切文化、教育和商业设

施，这说明他们各方面的生活水准并不比城市居民低，而选项D所说的教育水准

就是其中一个方面。

12、Thestrongestargumentagainstthesuburbsisthat.

A、suburbanitesenjoytheadvantagesofcitylifewhilepayingforthem

B、suburbsareallthesame

C、suburbsarefaraway

D、suburbshavealotofspace

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词against可知，本题是对郊区生活的批评。文章第三段

第四句Thesuburbshavealsobeencriticizedforthemonotonoussamenessoftheir

designandfortheirabilitytoinsulatetheirinhabitantsfromtheproblemsoflarger

societyinwhichtheylive.谈到，郊区生活因其单调、千篇一律而受到批评。

Whatcanwelearnaboutthesuburbanlife?

A^Dailycommunicationdoesn'tcharacterizethesuburbanlife.

B、Suburbansloveapartmentliving.

C、Homeownershipisadreamfarthesuhnrhang.

D、Mortgagepaymentfeaturesthesuburbanlife.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：文章第二段最后一句Italsomeantdailycommunicationtoworkby

railroadorexpressway*alawntomow,andamortgagetopayoffovertheyear.讲

到了郊区生活的特点，其中就包括要偿付住房贷款。

14、Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?

A^Manydifferentkindsofpeopleliveinthesuburbs.

B、Thestyleofsuburbanlifeissimilartothatofurbanlife.

C^Suburbandevelopmenthasreducedmanyproblems.

D、Suburbandevelopmenthasdestroyedtheenvironment.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从文章第四段可知郊区风格各异，居民也是形形色色。

15、Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A、BoringCommuters

B、HowtoPayoffaMortgage

C>LifeintheSuburbs

D、UrbanCuiigeslion

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文讲述了郊区生活的定义、特征和相关的争议及其优势，因此把

“郊区生活”作为本文的题B最恰当。

Itseemsclearthatliteraturehasbecomemoreandmoreafemaleactivity.Inbookstores,

atconferencesorpublicreadingsbywriters,andeveninuniversitydepartments

dedicatedtothehumanities,thewomenclearlyoutnumberthemen.Theexplanation

traditionallygivenisthatmiddle-classwomenreadmorebecausetheyworkfewerhours

thanmen,andsomanyofthemfeelthattheycanjustifymoreeasilythanmenthetime

thattheydevotetofantasyandillusion.Iamsomewhatallergictoexplanationsthat

dividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributetoeachsexitscharacteristic

virtuesandshortcomings:butthereisnodoubtthattherearefewerandfewerreadersof

literature,andthatamongthesavingremnant（乘馀）ofreaderswomenpredominate.This

isthecasealmosteverywhere.InSpain,forexample,arecentsurveyorganizedbythe

GeneralSocietyofSpanishWritersrevealedthathalfofthatcountry'spopulationhas

neverreadabook.Thesurveyalsorevealedthatintheminoritythatdoesread,the

numberofwomenwhoadmittedtoreadingsurpassesthenumberofmenby6.2percent,

adifferencethatappearstobeincreasing.Iamhappyforthesewomen,butIfeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecidednot

toread.Theyearnmypitynotonlybecausetheyareunawareofthepleasurethattheyare

missing,butalsobecauseIamconvincedthatasocietywithoutliterature,orasocietyin

whichliteraturehasbeenrelegated-likesomehiddenvice—tothemarginsofsocialand

personallife,isasocietycondemnedtobecomespirituallybarbaric,andevento

jeopardize（破坏）itsfreedom.Iwishtoofferafewargumentsagainsttheideaof

literatureasaluxurypastime,andinfavorofviewingitasoneofthemostprimaryand

necessaryundertakingsofthemind,anirreplaceableactivityfortheformationofcitizens

inamodernanddemocraticsociety,asocietyoffreeindividuals.

16、Accordingtothepassage,which01thefollowingstatementistrue?

A、Womenreadlessthanmen.

B、Readingbecomesmoreandmorefemale-centered.

C>Mostliteratureaimsatwomen.

D、Women'scharacteristicsleadtotheirhobbyofreading.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:根据第,段第•句“Itseemsclearthatitcraturchasbccoincmoreand

moreafemaleactivity.”可知，B项正确。A项与原文意思相反，根据第一段第三

句“…middle―classwomenreadmorebecause…''可知，应把“more”换成“fewer”；C

项属无中生有；D项有--定迷惑性，但characteristics一词用得过于宽泛，文中也

没有直接的信息可以推断出是女人们的性格导致了她们读书的喜好。

17、Theauthorconsiderstraditionalexplanation.

A、logical

B、notconvincing

C、notinteresting

D、totallytrue

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由题干关键词"explanation”定位至第一段第四句"Iamsomewhat

allergictoexplanationsthatdividemenandwomenintofrozencategoriesandattributeto

eachsexitscharacteristicvirtuesandshortcomings…''由此可见,作者不相信传统的解

释，即认为传统解释没有说服力，故选B。

18>TheauthorcitestheexampleofSpaininorderto.

A、explainthereasonswhyliteratureismoreafemaleactivity

B、showwomenalwaysdevotethetimetofantasyandillusion

C、illustratethephenomenonthatliteratureismoreafemaleactivityexistinginnearly

everycountry

D、showhowilliteratetheSpanishpeopleare

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由题干关键词"Spain”定位至第二段前两句"Thisisthecasealmost

everywhere.”这里的由ecase即指第一段第一句的内容，因而选C项。A项具有一

定的迷惑性，但是表述没有C项全面；B项虽然在文中都有提及，但是和题干关系

不大；D项更非作者本意，故排除。

19、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepeoplewhodon'tread?

A、Pitiful.

B>Angry.

C、Agreeable.

D、Allergic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由题干关健词“whodon,tread”定位至第二段最后一句“...Ifeelsorry

forthesemen,andforthemillionsofhumanbeingswhocouldreadbuthavedecided

nottoread.”答案在第一段。其中“sorry”和“pitiful”意思相近，故选A。D指的是作

者反感的是将男女生硬地区分对待的解释，不合题意；B、C和这句话中所透露的

作者的态度相差太远，故排除。

20、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.

A、asocietywhichlacksliteratureisanidealsociety

B、ifasocietylacksliterature,thefreedomcannotbeguaranteed

C、literatureisaluxurypastime

D、literatureisnotanecessityinademocraticsociety

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题就第三段进行提问。由该段中”...isasocietycondemned…to

jeopardizeitsfreedom”可判断，B是正确的。A不符合事实；由该段倒数第二行“as

oneofthemost...mind”可知，读书是一种基本需求，而不是奢侈的娱乐，故排除

C；由该段倒数第一、二行“…anirreplaceableactivity…democraticsociety”可知，文

学对于民主社会来说是必需的，故排除D。

Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseea

dayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.

Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwill

remainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwill

undoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,

andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthe

futureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspower

source,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion（拥

挤）.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.Whenthe

autoentersthehighwaysystem,aretractable（可伸缩的）armwilldropfromtheautoand

makecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.

Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,and

controlofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorall

ofthecar'smovements.Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthis

destinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespace

forthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreeto

relaxandwaitforthebuzzer（蜂鸣器）thalwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itis

eslimatedihatanautomatedhighwaywillbeablelohandle10.000vehiclesperhour,

comparedwiththe1500to2,000vehicles[hatcanbecarriedbyaDresent-dayhighway.

21、Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe.

A、itspowersource

B、itsdrivingsystem

C、itsmonitoringsystem

D、itssealingcapacity

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通读全文可知，未来汽车将在各个方面进行改进，但力度最大的应该

是监控系统，因此正确答案为C。

22、Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?

A、Howtorenderautomobilespollutionfree.

B、Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.

C、Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.

D、Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：从文章第三段第一句：“…theautointhefuturewillstillbethemain

probleminurbantrafficcongestion”可知，作者主要关心的还是如何解决交通堵塞的

问题。因此选项C为正确答案。

23、Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?

A、Arail.

Anengine.

C>Aretractablearm.

D、Acomputercontroller.

标准答案：A

知识点解析:从文章第四段的叙述：”…andmakecontactwitharail....Once

attachedtotherail...thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem...**nJ

知，A为正确答案。

24、Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodoisto.

A^keepintherightlane

B、waittoarriveathisdestination

C、keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter

D、informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone

标准答案：D

知识点解析:文章的最后一段表示“Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructions

abouthisdestinationintothesystem”（在计算机监控系统下，司机将通过电话告诉系

统自己的目的地）。故选D。

25、Whatistheauthor*sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?

A、Enthusiastic.

B、Pessimistic.

C、Optimistic.

D^Cautious.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：通读全文可以推断，由于计算机监控系统的使用，作者对汽车的前景

是持乐观态度的。因此正确答案为C。

专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷第2

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一、阅读理解（本题共25题，每题1.0分，共25分。）

Therearetwomainchangescomparingwiththepast.First,therearenewdefinitionsof

whatmancanachieve,ofwhatahumanstandardoflifeshouldbe.Inrecenttimesthis

hasbeenparticularlytruesincetechnologyhasconsistentlybroadenedman'spotential,it

hasmadealonger,healthier,betterlifepossible.Thus,intermsofwhatistechnically

possible,wehavehigheraspirations.Thosewhosufferlevelsoflifewellbelowthose

ihalarepossible,evenihoughiheylivebelter（hanmedievalknighls（中世名己骑士）or

AsianDeasanls,arepoor.Relatedtothistechnologicaladvanceisthesocialdefinitionof

poverty.TheAmericanrichinHongKongorinthesixteenthcenturyarepoorhereand

nowintheUnitedStates.TheyaredispossessedintermsofwhatCherestof〔henations

enjoy,intermsofwhatthesocietycouldprovideifithad[hewill.Theyliveonthe

fringe,themargin.Theywatchthemoviesandreadthemagazinesofaffluent（丰富

的）American,andthesewilltellthemthattheyareinternalexiles（放逐）.Andfinally,one

ofthereasonsthattheincomefiguresshowfewerpeopletodaywithlowincomesthan20

yearsagoisthatmorewivesareworkingnow,andfamilyincomehasrisenasaresult.In

1940,15%ofwiveswereinthelaborforce;in1957thefigurewas30%.Thismeansthat

therewasmoremoneyand,presumably（大概），lesspoverty.Yetatremendousgrowthin

thenumberoftheimpoverishment^^）ofhomelife,ofchildrenwhoreceivelesscare,

love,andsupervision.Thisonefact,forinstance,mightwellplayasignificantroleinthe

problemsoftheyounginAmerica.Itcouldmeanthatwehavemadeanimprovementin

incomestatisticsatthecostofhurtingthousandsandthousandsofchildren.Ifaperson

hasmoneybutachievesthisthroughmortgagingthefuture,whoistosaythatheorsheis

nolongerpoor?

1、Inrecenttimes,asfarastechnologyisconcerned,thosewhoarepoor.

A、livebetterthanAsianpeasants

B、leadbetterlivesthanmedievalknights

C、cannotachievethelivingstandardthattechnologycanmake

D、havenoaspiration

标准答案：C

知识点解析：C选项所表达的意思与第一段最后一句中的“…sufferlevelsoflifewell

belowthosethatarcpossible”一致，故选C（参见难句分析）。A、B虽然正确，但不是

就技术而言的，所以排除；D为干扰项，原文第四句中出现了“wehavehigher

aspiration”，但这里的认e是一个宽泛的概念，不是只针对富人或穷人而言的，跟

题干所问的不相干。

2、Inthesecondparagraph,"theyareinternalexiles"implies.

A^theirinternalfeelingsaredifferentfromtherestofnation

B、theyarcdiscriminatedbytherestofthenation

C、theyareexcessivelylonelythanpeopleinothercountries

D^theycan'tenjoywhattherestofthenationdoconcerningwhatthesocietyprovides

标准答案：D

知识点解析：将线索定位在第二段最后一句中的“theyareinternalexiles”就可以得出

D项正确（参考难句分析）。A、B是根据intemalexiles的字面意思得出的错误理

解；C是对exile的错误理解。

3、Theso-calledAmericanpoorcanonlybedefinedby.

A^technology

B、Americansocialbackground

C、thelivingstandardintheU.S.

D、thelivingstandardofHongKong

标准答案：c

知识点。析：从文章第一段最后一句及第二段可知，美国所谓的穷人是以美国本身

的生活水平来划分的。第二段第一句“对于贫穷的社会定义是和这种科技进步联系

在起的“，这里讲的是定义“贫穷”时需要考虑到科技进步的因素，因此科技只是

影响“贫穷”的一个因素而不是决定因素，所以排除A；B项从字面上看讲得通，但

文中未提到社会背景方面的内容，而且生活标准仅是社会背景的一个方面；D项

“香港的生活标准”显然不对。

4、MorewomenareworkinginAmerica,whichmeans.

A^improvementofallaspectsofpeople5slives

B、fewerpeoplearepoorintheU.S.today

C、thenation'seconomygrowsrapidly

D、therisingoffamilyincomes

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据文章第三段第一句：妇女参加工作的结果是家庭收入增加可知答

案应选D。A项是说人民生活各个方面的提高，与原文内容不符；选项B中的

poor没具体交代是哪一方面，在一个国家的不同时期，是否“贫穷”的标准是不同

的，更多妇女参加工作，家庭收入增加，不能直接得出贫穷人口更少的结论；C项

原文未提及。

5、Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestdescribesthelastparagraph?

A、Womenareplayingalessimportantroleineducatingchildren.

It'sreallyunnecessaryfbrwomentowork.

C、Improvementinincomeatthecostofthehappinessofchildrendocsn'tmeanrich.

D、Problemsoftheyoungwillbesolvedifwomendonotwork.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：笫三段中说妇女参加工作使得家庭收入增加I,但却以伤害成千，万儿

童的幸福为代价。最后一句是对该段的总结，也为该段的主旨，与选项C相符。A

项这一说法本身正确，但不全面；B"妇女有没有必要出去工作”和D“如果妇女不工

作就可以解决孩子的问题”原文未提及。

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