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专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、选择题（本题共14题，每题1.0分，共分。）

PassageOne（l）Criminologyhastreatedwomen'sroleincrimewithalargemeasureof

indifference.Theintellectualtraditionfromwhichcriminologyderivesitsconceptionof

thesesexesmaintainsesteemformen'sautonomy,intelligenceandforceofcharacter

whiledisdainingwomenfbrtheirweaknessesofcomplianceandpassivity.Womenwho

conformaspure,obedientdaughters,wivesandmothersbenefitmenandsociety.Those

womenwhodon't,thatisarenon-conforming,maysimplybeonewhoquestions

establishedbeliefsorpractices,oronewhoengagesinactivitiesassociatedwithmen,or

onewhocommitsacrime.Thesewomenaredoublydamnedanddoublydeviant.They

areseenas"mad"not"bad".Thesebehaviorsfrequentlyleadtointerpretationsofbeing

mentallyabnormalandunstable.Thosedoingthedefining,bytheveryact,arenever

definedas"other",butarethenorm.As"men"arethenorm,womenaredeviant.Women

aredefinedinreferencetomen.InthewordsofYoung,"sexualdifferenceisoneofthe

waysinwhichnormalismarkedoutfromdeviant".Sowhydothesedifferencesexist

withinthecriminaljusticesystemandsocietyasawhole?Inordertounderstandwhy

offendingandpunishmentdiflersbetweengendersitisimportanttoacknowledgeand

analyzepastperceptions,theoriesandperspectivesfrompredominantsociologistsand

criminologistsofthattimetowardswomeninsociety.（2）Upuntiltheturnofthecen:ury,

womenwereprimarilyperceivedassexualobjectsandexpectedtoremainwithinmale

dominatedideologiessuchashomemaker,careerandnurturertakingsecondplaceafter

men.Womenwhostrayedfromthenormwereseverelypunished,voidofany

opportunitiestoexplaintheiractions.PerhapsinterventionsfromElizabethFryinthe

earlynineteenthcenturycampaigningforwomentobehousedinseparateprisonsfrom

menandofferedrehabilitationcouldbemarkedasthestartingpointforintensestudies

beingconductedintorelaiionshipsbetweenwomenandcrime.Theconceptionatthat

timewasthatwomenmustbeprotectedfrom,ratherthanheldresponsiblefortheir

criminalactions.Unfortunately,suchinterventiononlycausedcoaxingratherthan

coercion,thatis,womenbecamesegregatedevenmoreasindividualmembersoftheir

community.（3）Latcrinthelatenineteenthcentury,LombrosoandFerrerowroteabook

called,TheFemaleOffender.Theirtheorieswerebasedon"atavism".Atavismrefersto

thebeliefthatallindividualsdisplayinganti-socialbehaviorwerebiologicalthrowbacks.

Thebornfemalecriminalwasperceivedtohavethecriminalqualitiesofthemaleplus

theworstchaiacteristicsofwomen.AccordingtoLombrosoandFerrero,theseincluded

deceitful-ness,cunningandspiteamongothersandwerenotapparentamongmales.This

appearedtoindicatethatcriminalwomenweregeneticallymoremalethanfemale,

thereforebiologicallyabnormal.Criminalityinmenwasacommonfeatureoftheir

naturalcharacteristics,wherebywomen,theirbiologically-determinednaturewas

antitheticaltocrime.Femalesocialdeviantsorcriminalswhodidnotactaccordingto

pre-definedstandardswerediagnosedaspathologicalandrequiringtreatment,theywere

tobe"cured"or"removed".(4)OthcrpredominanttheoristssuchasThomasandlater,

Pollack,believedthatcriminalitywasapathologyandsociallyinducedratherthan

biologicallyinherited.AsThomassays,“thegirlasachilddoesnotknowshehasany

particularvalueuntilshelearnsitfromothers".Pollackbelieved,"itisthelearned

behaviorfromaveryyoungagethatleadsgirlsintoa'masked'characteroffemale

criminality",thatis,howitwasandstillisconcealedthroughunder-reportingandlow

detectionratesoffemaleoffenders.Hefurtherstates,"inourmale-dominatedculture,

womenhavealwaysbeenconsideredstrange,secretiveandsometimesdangerous".A

greaterleniencytowardswomenbypoliceandthejusticesystemneedstobeaddressed

especiallyifa"true"equalityofgendersistobeachievedinsuchacomplicatedworld.

(5)AlthoughitmaybetruethatsocietyhaschangedsincethedaysofLombrosoand

Ferrero,pasttheoriesappeartoremainwithinmuchoftoday'scriminaljusticesystem.

Womenhavesomanychoicesofwhichtheydidn'tbefore.Itwouldappearnaiveto

assumethatwomenandcrimemaybeexplainedbyanyonetheory.Anycrimeforthat

matter,whethermaleorfemale,maynotbeexplainedbyanyonetheory.Itisan

establishedandnon-arguablefactthatmalesandfemalesdifferbiologicallyand

sociologicalinfluences,suchasgender-specificrole-playingappearstocontinuewithin

mostfamilies.It'samatterofproportionnotdifference.AccordingtoEdwards,"the

enemyiswithineverywoman,butisnotherreproductivebiology,ratheritisthehabit

regardingitintowhichshehasbeenledbycenturiesofmaledomination".(6)Many

argue,themainculpritforaggressionasseeninmanymenis"testosterone".This

hormoneappearsresponsibleformuchofthemalecrime,evenintoday'ssocietyof

increasedknowledgeonthesubject.Incontrast,extensiveresearchoverthepasttwenty-

fiveyearsdoneonthetestosterone/aggressionlinkfocusingonprenataltestosterone

predisposingboystoberougherthangirls,concludeditwasverydifficulttoshowany

connectionbetweentestosteroneandaggressivebehavior.Cross-culturalstudiesof

ninety-fivesocietiesrevealedforty-sevenpercentofthemwerefreeofrapewhileatleast

thirty-threesocietieswerefreeofwarandinterpersonalviolencewasextremelyrare.

Basedonthesestudies,itmaybeevidenttosuggestthatsociologicalfactorsand

environmentalinfluencesappeartohavegreatercredibilityinexplainingcriminal

behavior,whethermaleorfemale.(7)Asmostwomencommitcrimesofalesserviolent

naturesuchasshop-lifting,leniencyisgiventothemfromlawenforcementofficersand

judges.Itistruethatmanywomenusetheir"femininity"totheiradvantagewhichmakes

itverydifficulttoargueequalrightsforbothsexes.Thisunequalpositionofwomenin

societyduetosocialoppressionandeconomicdependencyonmenandthestate,needsto

beaddressed.

1、Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A、Thetraditionthinksthatmenareself-controlledandclever.

B、Womenwhodonotconformwillbepunishedorcommitacrime.

C^Definingofthenormisinreferencetomen'sactivities.

D、Womencriminalsaretreatedwithindifferencebeforethelaw.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本题考查段落中心思想。原文第1段重点揭露了法律漠视犯罪女性这

一现象并说明追溯其根源的必要性。显然第1句是该段的主题句，所以选项D是正

确答案。

2、WhatcanwclearnabouttheElizabethFryCampaignintheearlynineteenthcentury?

A、Theinterventionmadewomenbecomeindividualmemberoftheirsociety.

B、Theinterventionfromthecampaignmadewomenresponsiblefortheiractions.

C>Itarousedgreatinterestabouttherelationshipsbetweenwomenandcrime.

D、Itwasamovementforwomentobeimprisonedwithmenduringthattime.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干中的ElizabethFryCampaign查到第2段，第2段第3句说

明该运动引起了对女性与犯罪之间的关系的关注，所以选项C是正确答案。

3、Theword"rehabilitation"inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A、restoration

B、freedom

C>boldness

D、responsibility

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：rehabilitation的意思是“（罪犯的）改过迁善；修复;复职;复兴：恢复

名誉”，四个选项中restoration与它的意思最接近，所以选项A是正确答案。

4、Thewomenusedtobeexpectedinthemale-dominatedsocietyasallthefollowing

EXCEPT

A、homemakers

B、submissivedaughters

C、womenofcharacter

D、devotedmothers

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题于中的usedtobeexpected和male-dominated查到第2段第1

句话，这里的homemaker,careernurturer说明传统女性不可能是womenof

character,所以选项C是正确答案。

5、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

ANWomenandMenCriminals

B、TheCauseofFemaleCriminality

C^TheSexPrejudiceAgainstWomen

D、TheSocialStatusofWomen

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章开头两段讨论法律漠视女性罪犯现象的必要性，后面几段说明女

性犯罪的原因，在四个选项中，只有B做题目最合适，所以是正确答案。

PassageTwo(1)WhenMaggiewasgonetosleep,Stephen,wearytoowithhis

unaccustomedamountofrowingandwiththeintenseinwardlifeofthelasttwelvehours,

buttoorestlesstosleep,walkedandloungedaboutthedeck,withhiscigar,faronimo

midnight,notseeingthedarkwater-hardlyconscioustherewerestars-livingonlyin

thenearanddistantfuture.Atlastfatigueconqueredrestlessness,andherolledhimself

upinapieceoftarpaulinonthedecknearMaggie'sfeet.(2)Shehadfallenasleepbefore

nine,andhadbeensleepingforsixhoursbeforethefaintesthintofamidsummer

daybreakwasdiscernible.Sheawokefromthatvividdreamingwhichmakesthemargin

ofourdeeperrest.ShewasinaboatonthewidewaterwithStephen,andinthegathering

darknesssomethinglikeastarappeared,thatgrewandgrewtilltheysawitwasthe

VirginseatedinSt.Ogg'sboat,anditcamenearerandnearertilltheysawtheVirginwas

LucyandtheboatmanwasPhilip,whorowedpastwithoutlookingather;andsheroseto

stretchoutherarmsandcalltohim,andtheirownboatturnedoverwiththemovement

andtheybegantosink,tillwithonespasmofdreadsheseemedtoawakeandfindshe

wasachildagainintheparlourateveningtwilight.Fromthesoothedsenseofthatfalse

wakingshepassedtotherealwaking,to(heplashofwateragainstthevessel,andthe

soundofafootsteponthedeck,andtheawfulstarlitsky.Therewasamomentofutter

bewildermentbeforehermindcouldgetdisentangledfromtheconfusedwebofdreams;

butsoonthewholeterribletruthurgeditselfuponher.Stephenwasnotbyhernow:she

wasalonewithherownmemoryandherowndread.(3)Thcirrevocablewrongthatmust

blotherlifehadbeencommitted—shehadbroughtsorrowintothelivesofothers—into

thelivesthatwereknitupwithhersbytrustandlove.Thefeelingofafewshortweeks

hadhurriedherintothesinshernaturehadmostrecoiledfrom—breachoffaithandcruel

selfishness;shehadrentthetiesthathadgivenmeaningtoduty,andhadmadeherselfan

outlawedsoulwithnoguidebutthewaywardchoiceofherownpassion.Andwhere

wouldihalleadher?Wherehadilledhernow?Shehadsaidshewouldralherdiethan

fallintothattemptation.Shefeltitnow—nowthattheconsequencesofsuchafallhad

comebeforetheoutwardactwascompleted.Therewasatleastthisfruitfromallher

yearsofstrivingafterthehighestandbest—thathersoul,thoughbetrayed,beguiled,

ensnared,couldneverdeliberatelyconsenttoachoiceofthelower.(4)Herlifewith

Stephencouldhavenosacredness:shemustforeversinkandwandervaguely,drivenby

uncertainimpulse;forshehadletgotheclueoflife-thatcluewhichonceinthefaroff

yearsheryoungneedhadclutchedsostrongly.Shehadrenouncedalldelightsthen,

beforesheknewthem,beforetheyhadcomewithinherreach:Philiphadbeenrightwhen

hetoldherthatsheknewnothingofrenunciation:shehadthoughtitwasquietecstasy;

shesawitfacetofacenow—thatsadpatientlivingstrengthwhichholdstheclueoflife,

andsawthatthethornswerefbreverpressingonitsbrow.Thatyesterdaywhichcould

neverberevoked—ifshecouldexchangeitnowforanylengthofinwardsilent

enduranceshewouldhavebowedbeneaththatcrosswithasenseofrest.(5)Daybreak

cameandthereddeningeasternlight,whileherpastlifewasgraspingherinthisway,

withthattighteningclutchwhichcomesinthelastmomentsofpossiblerescue.Shecould

seeStephennowlyingonthedeckstillfastasleep,andwiththesightofhimtherecamea

waveofanguishthatfounditswayinalong-suppressedsob.Theworstbitternessof

parting—thethoughtthaturgedthesharpestinwardcryfbrhelp-wasthepainitmust

givetohim.Butsurmountingeverythingwasthehorroratherownpossiblefailure,(he

dreadlestherconscienceshouldbebenumbedagain,andnotrisetoenergytillitwastoo

late.Toolate!itwastoolatealreadynottohavecausedmisery;toolateforeverything,

perhaps,buttorushawayfromthelastactofbaseness-thetastingofjoysthatwere

wrungfromcrushedhearts.(6)Thesunwasrisingnow,andMaggiestartedupwiththe

sensethatadayofresistancewasbeginningforher.Hereyelasheswerestillwetwith

tears,as,withhershawloverherhead,shesatlookingattheslowlyroundingsun.

SomethingrousedStephentoo,andgettingupfromhishardbed,hecametositbeside

her.Thesharpinstinctofanxiouslovesawsomethingtogivehimalarmintheveryfirst

glance.HehadahoveringdreadofsomeresistanceinMaggie'snaturethathewouldbe

unabletoovercome.Hehadtheuneasyconsciousnessthathehadrobbedherofperfect

freedomyesterday;therewastoomuchnativehonorinhim,forhimnottofeelthat,if

herwillshouldrecoil,hisconductwouldhavebeenodious,andshewouldhavearightto

reproachhim.

6、ThepassageseemstosuggestthatMaggie.

A、wastiredofboatingwithStephen

B、hatedstayingisolatedfromothers

C^hadsomegoodfeelingsforPhilip

D^droppedintothewaterwithoutwaking

标准答案：C

知识点解析：该题答案基于对全文的理解。第2段Maggie梦见Philip和第4段

Maggie认同Philip的想法都暗示了Maggie对Philip有好感。所以选项C是正确答

案。文章第1段第1句话暗示Maggie累了，但不要和干扰项A中wastired

0fM对……感到厌烦”混淆,A应排除。

7、What'stheroleofthesecondandthirdparagraphsinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A、TodescribehowMaggiewaswonderinginherdreams.

TodescribehowMaggiedidinhereverydaylife.

C、Tooffersupportingdetailstotheprecedingparagraph.

D、Toprovideacontrasttothepreviousandlatterparagraphs.

标准答案：D-

知识点解析：该题答案基于对各段主题的理解。第1段是对Maggie现实生活的描

述，第2段是反映Maggie不安心理的梦境，第3段是Maggie对•过去的反思，第4

段是Maggie现在的思考。可见，第2、3段的主题分别与第I、4段主题对应，所

以选项D是正确答案。

8、Fromthedescriptioninthepassage,welearnthat.

A^MaggieandStephenwereinthesameboat

Maggiedidnothaveagoodrestinhersleep

C、Maggiewasselfishandintendedtohurtothers

D^Maggiedidnotwanttoharvestgreatlove

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章第1段说明Maggie和Stephen在同一船上，所以选项A是正确

答案。

9、Fromthefourthparagraph,wecanknowthat.

A、MaggiedidnothaveasgoodfeelingforStephenasforPhilip

B、Maggiedidnotreallylosehercouragetopursueherdreams

C、Maggie'sinnerworldwasreflectedduringherdream

D、Maggiehadadreamwithmanycomplicatedplots

标准答案：B

知识点解析：文章第4段是Maggie对现在生活的思考，她愿意以长时间默默忍受

去弥补过去的错误，这说明她并没有因为过去而失去追求梦想的勇气，该段第3句

话中的shesawitfacetofacenow充分体现了这一点。因此选项B是正确答案。选

项C和D不是从第4段而是第2段得出的，所以应排除。

10^TheauthorintendstopresentthereaderwithananalysisofMaggie's.

A^drcam

B、personality

C、regret

D、psychology

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该题答案基于对全文的理解。文章涉及Maggie的梦、性格和悔恨，

但是全篇都是以她的心理活动过程展开的，所以D是正确答案。

PassageThree(l)Anoutstandingexampleofsocialconditioningtoacceptchange,even

whenitisrecognizedasunwelcomechangebythelargepopulationgroupinthesightsof

StanfordResearchInstitute,wasthe"advent"oftheBEATLES.TheBeatleswere

broughttotheUnitedStatesaspartofasocialexperimentwhichwouldsubjectlarge

populationgroupstobrainwashingofwhichtheywerenotevenaware.(2)When

TavistockbroughttheBeatlestotheUnitedStatesnobodycouldhaveimaginedthe

culturaldisasterthatwastofollowintheirwake.TheBeatleswereanintegralpartof

"THEAQUARIANCONSPIRACY'1,alivingorganismwhichsprangfrom"THE

CHANGINGIMAGESOFMAN'1,policyreportpreparedbySRICenterforthestudyof

SocialPolicy,Director,ProfessorWillisHarmon.(3)ThephenomenonoftheBeatleswas

notaspontaneousrebellionbyyouthagainsttheoldsocialsystem.Insteaditwasa

carefullycraftedplottointroducebyaconspiratorialbodywhichcouldnotbeidentified,

ahighlydestructiveanddivisiveelementintoalargepopulationgrouptargetedfor

changeagainstitswill.Newwordsandnewphrases-preparedbyTavistock—were

introducedtoAmericaalongwiththeBeatles.Wordssuchas"rock"inrelationtomusic

sounds,"teenager","cool',"discovered"and"popmusic"werealexiconofdisguised

codewordssignifyingtheacceptanceofdrugsandarrivedwithandaccompaniedthe

Beatleswherevertheywent,tobe"discovered"byHteenagers."Incidentally,theword

"teenagers"wasneveruseduntiljustbeforetheBeatlesarrivedonthescene,courtesyof

theTavistockInstituteforHumanRelations.(4)Asinthecaseofgangwars,nothing

couldorwouldhavebeenaccomplishedwithoutthecooperationofthemedia,especially

theelectronicmediaand,inparticular,thescurrilousEdSullivanwhohadbeencoached

bytheconspiratorsastotherolehewastoplay.Nobodywouldhavepaidmuchattention

tothemotleycrewfromLiverpoolandthe12-atonalsystemof"music1'thatwasto

followhaditnotbeenforanoverabundanceofpressexposure.The12-atonalsysteiri

consistedofheavy,repetitivesounds,takenfromthemusicofthecultofDionysusand

theBaalpriesthoodbyAdornoandgivena''modern"flavorbythisspecialfriendofthe

QueenofEnglandandhencetheCommitteeof300.(5)TavistockanditsStanford

ResearchCentercreatedtriggerwordswhichthencameintogeneralusagearound"rock

music"anditsfans.Triggerwordscreatedadistinctnewbreak-awaylargelyyoung

populationgroupwhichv/aspersuadedbysocialengineeringandconditioningtobelieve

thattheBeatlesreallyweretheirfavoritegroup.Alltriggerwordsdevisedinthecontext

of"rockmusic"weredesignedformasscontrolofthenewtargetedgroup,theyouthof

America.(6)TheBeatlesdidaperfectjob,orperhapsitwouldbemorecorrecttosaythat

TavistockandStanforddidaperfectjob,theBeatlesmerelyreactingliketrainedrobots

"withalittlehelpfromtheirfriends"-codewordsforusingdrugsandmakingit"cool."

TheBeatlesbecameahighlyvisible"newtype"—moreTavis-tockjargon—andassuchit

wasnotlongbeforethegroupmadenewstyles(fadsinclothing,hairstylesandlanguage

usage)whichupsettheoldergeneration,aswasintended.Thiswaspartofthe

"fragmentation-mal-adaptation"processworkedoutbyWillisHarmonandhisteamof

socialscientistsandgeneticengineeringthinkersandputintoaction.(7)Theroleofthe

printandelectronicmediainoursocietyiscrucialtothesuccessofbrainwashinglarge

populationgroups.GangwarsendedinLosAngelesin1966asthemediawithdrewits

coverage.ThesamethingwillhappenwiththecurrentwaveofgangwarsinLos

Angeles.Streetgangswillwitheronthevineoncemediasaturationcoverageistoned

downandthencompletelywithdrawn.Asin1966,theissuewouldbecome"burnedout."

Streetgangswillhaveservedtheirpurposeofcreatingturbulenceandinsecurity.Exactly

thesamepatternwillbefollowedinthecaseof"rock"music.Deprivedofmedia

attention,itwilleventuallytakeitsplaceinhistory.(8)FollowingtheBeatles,who

incidentallywereputtogetherbytheTavistockInstitute,cameother"MadeinEngland"

rockgroups,who,liketheBeatles,hadTheoAdornowritetheircultlyricsandcompose

allthe"music."Ihatetousethesebeautifulwordsinthecontextof"Beatlemania".To

call"rock*1music,isaninsult,likewisethelanguageusedin"rocklyrics."(9)Tavistock

andStanfordResearchthenembarkedonthesecondphaseoftheworkcommissionedby

theCommitteeof300.ThisnewphaseturneduptheheatforsocialchangeinAmerica.

AsquicklyastheBeatleshadappearedontheAmericanscene,sotoodidthe"beat

generation,"triggerwordsdesignedtoseparateandfragmentsociety.Themedianov/

focuseditsattentiononthe"beatgeneration."OtherTavistock-coincdwordscame

seeminglyoutofnowhere:"beatniks,""hippies,""flowerchildren"becamepartofthe

vocabularyofAmerica,hbecamepopularto"dropout*andweardirtyjeans,goabout

withlongunwashedhair.The"beatgeneration"cutitselfofffrommain-streamAmerica.

TheybecamejustasinfamousasthecleanerBeatlesbeforethem.(10)Thenewly-created

groupandits"lifestyle"sweptmillionsofyoungAmericansintothecult.American

youthunderwentaradicalrevolutionwithouteverbeingawareofit,whiletheolder

generationstoodbyhelplessly,unabletoidentifythesourceofthecrisis,andthus

reactinginamaladaptivemanneragainstitsmanifestation,whichweredrugsofalltypes,

marijuana,andlaterLysergicacid,"LSD,"soconvenientlyprovidedforthembythe

Swisspharmaceuticalcompany,SANDOZ,followingthediscoverybyoneofits

chemists,AlbertHoffman,howtomakesyntheticergotamine,apowerfulmind-altering

drug.TheCommitteeof300financedtheprojectthroughoneoftheirbanks,S.C.

Warburg,andthedrugwascarriedtoAmericabythephilosopher,AldousHuxley.

11、Theword"scurrilous"inthefourthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A、humiliating

B、humanistic

C>hierarchical

D、hypercritical

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第4段首句中此词用来修饰EdSullivan,按文意此人是被媒体所导

演、操纵的人物，那么用来描述此人的scurrilous的意思最可能是“不光彩的”(A)。

12、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、TheBeatlesbroughtbyTavistockwasfirstcalled"culturaldisaster".

B>Theoldergenerationisforthecomingofnewexpressionsandnewstyles.

C、Theroleoftheprintandmediacannotbeneglectedinthecampaign.

D、ThetargetednewpopulationgroupforBeatleswastheyouthofAmerica.

标准答案：B

知识点解析•：第6段倒数第2句表明老一代对年轻一代的新风格不满，包括服装、

发型和语言，所以和选项B的说法刚好相反，因此B是本题正确答案。

ThefollowingareallthecontributionstothebeingofBeatlesEXCEPT.

A、teenagersinnewstyles

B、TavistockandhisSRI

C、WillisHarmonandhisteam

D、gangwarsinthestreet

标准答案：D

知识点解析：解答此题需理解文中提到的“帮派巷战”是“媒体对人群洗脑所起作用”

的一个例子，它与媒体操纵甲壳虫乐队对年轻人施加影响类似，故D和甲壳虫乐

队是类比关系，而非促成因素，因此为答案。

14、Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheauthor?

A、Warning.

B、Questioning.

C、Informing.

D、Criticizing.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查文章作者的写作目的。这篇文章属于阴谋论类型文章，意在

告知读者如甲壳虫乐队这样的流行文化其实并不是自发的现象而是经过精心设计包

装的计划，故选C。

二、简答题（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

PassageOne

15、Inmanypeople'view,what'sthemaincauseofmen'saggressivebehavior?

标准答案：Testosterone.

知识点解析：根据题目中的maincauseofmen'saggressivebehavior可定位到倒数第

2段首句，该句提到，很多人声称，导致男性攻击性行为的“罪魁祸首”是“睾丸激

素”，题目中的maincause对应原文的culprit,aggressivebehavior对应原文的

aggression,故答案为Testosterone。

16>What'stheconclusionoftheextensiveresearchonthetcstostcrone/aggrcssionlink?

标准答案：There'snoconnectionbetweentestosteroneandaggressivebehavior.

知识点解析：根据题目的关键词conclusion以及thetestosterone/aggressionlink定

位到倒数第2段第3句,该句提到，对睾丸激素和攻击性行为之间联系的广泛研究

得出结论，很难表明睾九激素和攻击性行为之间有任何联系，简而言之。该结论就

是睾丸激素和攻击性行为之间没有联系，故答案可表述为There飞noconnection

betweentestosteroneandaggressivebehavior。

17、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatneedstobesettled?

标准答案：Theunequalpositionofwomeninsociety./Women'sunequalpositionin

society.

知识点解析：根据题目要求，定位到最后一段。该段最后一句提到，由社会压迫以

及女性在经济上依赖于男性和国家所造成的女性社会地位不平等需要解决，这句话

很长，实际上说的就是女性社会地位的1平等需要解决，故答案可用文章原词The

unequalpositionofwomeninsociety或改写为Women'sunequalpositioninsocietyo

PassageTwo

18、WhatwasStephen'*feelingstowardsMaggie?

标准答案：Intenselove.

知识点解析：倒数第2段第3句提到，分别最辛酸的事情是肯定会给Slephen带来

的痛苦,再结合最后一段的Thesharpinstinctofanxiouslove,可以推断,Stephen

是深爱Maggie的，故答案为Intenselove。

19、Whatdoes"odious"inthelastparagraphmean?

标准答案：Extremelyunpleasant.

知识点解析：根据题目定位到最后一段最后一句，该句最后部分提到，她有权利责

备他，可推断St叩hen的行为极不让人喜欢，故答案为Extremelyunpleasanl。

PassageThree

20>WhatwastheappearanceofBEATLESregardedas?

标准答案：Anoutstandingexampleofsocialconditioningtoacceptchange.

知识点解析：根据题目中的大写专有名词BEATLES定位到第1段第1句。该句中

间用逗号隔开的evenwhen…是插入语，主干部分说的是人们受社会大环境的影响

而接受改变的一个典型例子是甲壳虫乐队的出现，可见句首内容为答案，即An

outstandingexampleofsocialconditioningtoacceptchangeo

21、WhyisthecampaignofBeatlescarefullydesigned?

标准答案:Torebelagainsttheoldsocialsystem.

知识点解析：第3段第1句告诉我们这不是“自发的反抗”，该段第2句说它是“一

场精心设计的计划”，这和题目中的carefullydesigned相呼应。第1句中的a

rebellionagainsttheoldsocialsystem指出了这个运动的目的,这对应题目问的原

因，答案可用动词不定式形式来回答，即Torebelagainsttheoldsocialsyslem。

22>WhatisAlbertHoffman'sdiscovery?

标准答案：Howtomakesyntheticergotamine.

知识点解析：根据题目关键词AlbertHoffman可定位到最后一段倒数第2句，该句

thediscovery后的同位语howtomake...ergotamine即为本题答案，该同位语提到

AlbertHoffman发现了如何制造合成的麦角胺，故答案为Howtomakesynthetic

ergotamineo

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题（本题共14题，每题1.0分，共14分。）

IfShakira,aColombianpopstar,marriesherboyfriend,theSpanishnationalfootballer

GerardPique,theonlyunusualthingsaboutitwouldbethatsheisevenmorefamous

thanheisandtenyearsolder.Otherwise,theirswouldbejustacelebrityexampleofone

oftheworld'sbiggestsocialtrends:theriseofinternationalmarriages-thatis,involving

couplesofdifferentnationalities.Ahundredyearsago,suchallianceswereconfinedto

theeliteoftheelite.WhenRandolphChurchillmarriedJennieJeromeofNewYork,it

seemedasiftheyhadsteppedfromthepagesofaHenryJamesnovel;brash,spirited

AmericanheiresspepsupthedecliningfortunesofBritain'saristocracy.Now,such

allianceshavebecomealmostcommonplace.Toconfineexamplestopoliticiansonly：the

FrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozyismarriedtotheItalan-bornCarlaBruniandhis

PrimeMinisterFrancoisFillonhasaWelshwife,PenelopeClarke.NelsonMandelais

marriedtoGragaMachel（fromMozambique）.Denmark'snewPrimeMinisterHelle

Thorning-SchniidtismarriedtoaBriton,StephenKinnock.Andtwoleadingfemale

politiciansofAsiancountries,AungSanSuuKyiofMyanmarandIndia'sSoniaGandhi,

arebothwidowsfrominternationalmarriages.Inrichcountriesalonesuchunions

numberatleast10million.InternationalmarriagesmatterpartlybecausetheyreHect一

andresultfrom—globalisation.Aspeopleholidayorstudyabroad,ormigratetoliveand

work,thevisitorsmeetandmarrylocals.Theirunionsaresymbolsof