专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷6（共191题）

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷6(共9

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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)Hollywoodwasanattractiveplacefortheearlyfilmmakerstosettle,full

ofgoodweather,orangeandlemontrees.Forproducerswhoowedmoneyonborrowed

cameraequipmentifacreditorcameafterthem,theycouldhideamongthetrees.Itwasa

hardbusinessfullofcasualtiesandtookapirate'smentalitytosurvive.Mostofthestudio

headswerefrompoorbackgrounds,withlimitedEnglishskillsandneverforgottheir

childhoodorapersonalslight.IncludedwereJack,Harry,AlbertandSam,thefour

WarnerBrothersfromYoungstown,Ohio.Theyhadbegunwithshowingmoviesoffthe

sideofatentinYoungstown,borrowingallthechairsfromthelocalundertaker.Every

timetherewasafuneralinYoungstown,theyhadtogiveallthechairsbackandthefilm

patronswereforcedtostand.(2)AsaboyJackWarnerwishedtobeasingeranda

comedian.Hisbrothers,recognizinghislackoftalentinstructedhimtosinginthetent

whentheywantedtheaudiencetoleave.Hewaslateradvisedthatthemoneywasnetin

performing,itwasinpayingperformers.Amongthestarsthatwouldbeundercontractto

himwouldbeBettyDavis,JamesCagney,HumphreyBogartandErrolFlynn.(3)The

silentdayswereastruggleforWarnerBros.RinTinTin,aGermanshepherdthat

accordingtohispublicitywasborninafoxholeinWorldWarI,wastheirbiggeststar.

Heroicashemighthavebeenonthescreen,heprovedtobe,likemanystars,

cantankerousinperson.JackWarnertookthedogonapublicitytour.Asheintroduced

himtothecrowd,hisungratefulemployeebithimonthebehind,leadingtothedog's

dismissal.ItprovedtobeapreludetoWarner'smanyfuturebattleswithstars.(4)Trying

tomakeanameforthemselves,thefourbrothersgotgreatpublicitybyannouncingthat

therenownedoperatenorCarusowouldbearrivingfromItalytomakeafilmforthem.

Theypaidhim25,000dollarsandthenputhiminasilentmovie.(5)Themoviestudios

hadthetechnologytomaketalkingfilmsyearsbeforetheymadethem.Oneofthe

reasonswhytheyresistedtheideawasthattheydidn'twanttorisklosingtheiroverseas

market.StarslikeCharlieChaplin,DouglasFairbanksandMaryPickfordrarelyeverhad

aflopastheirfilmswereshownaroundtheworldandknewnolanguagebarriers.Butin

1926thesilentfilmsfacedtheirbiggestcompetitionwithanewdevicecalledtheradio.

Asmovieattendancedwindled,thestudioheadsshuttheireyesandpretendedtheradio

wasnotthere.ButtheWarnersledbytheambitiousSam,decidedtopushtheenvelope

andtrytosavetheirsinkingstudiobyexperimentingwithmoviesound.(6)Sam

purchasedanexperimentalsoundsystemcalledVitaphone.Theythenacquiredtherights

toTheJazzSinger,apopularplayaboutayoungmanwhohadabeautifulvoiceandis

offeredaBroadwaycareeragainstthewishesofhisOldWorldJewishfather.Intheplay

thesongaveintohisfatherbuttheWarner's,wishingtoreachawideraudience,

Americanizedthestorybyhavingthesonfollowhisowndreams.StarAlJolsonadlibbed

thedialogue,"Waitaminute,waitaminuteyouaren'theardnothing,yet!'TheWarner's

wereonlyintendingsingingbutatthelastminutetheyimpulsivelykeptthelineinthe

film.TheJazzSingerreceivedastandingovationwhenitpremieredinNewYorkin

1927andwentontomakethreeandhalfmilliondollarsatatimewhenadmissioncosts

20cents.Thesoundrevolutionwasunderway!(7)Movieaudienceshadoftenbeenloud

andnoisywhilewatchingsilentfilms.Nowthetheater'sgotquietaspeoplestrainedto

heareveryword.MovieTheater'shadtoberewiredforsound,costingmajorstudioslike

ParamountandFoxmillionsofdollars.Moviesnowhadtofilmmostlyatnightasany

passingtrucknoisecouldruinasoundrecording,"Howboring!"saidMaryPickford."At

firstwcmoved!Noweveryoneisstandingaroundtalking!"Oneenterprisingactorwas

hiredforoneday'swork.Whenthedirectorwasn'tlookingheletabunchofcrickets

looseontheset.Itwasfivedaysbeforethecrewcouldroundupthechirpingcrickets,

andtheactorkeptonholdreceivedfivetimesthepaycheck.

1、Thephrase"apirate'sinciilalilylosurvive"inihufirstparagraphprobablymeansthat

A、inordertosurvive,theyhadtosailontheseas

B、inordertosurvive,theyhadtosellothers'works

CNwhenbeingaskedformoney,theyhadtohideup

D、whenshortofmoney,theyhadtorobtheothers

标准答案：C''

知识点解析：解答此题的关键是对第1段前三句话之间关系的正确理解。笔者语调

虽然轻松幽默，但却表达了好莱坞早期电影制片人创业的艰辛。答案C紧扣文章

第1段第2句话，是对“海盗的生存心态”的最佳解释。A、D是对海盗的常意理

解；B与文章意思无关，均应排除。

2、WhatwasHollywoodlike?

A、Itwasaplaceofwildgrassland.

B、Itwasaplacefullofsmallstars.

C、Itwasaplacefilledwithtalents.

D、Itwasaplacefullofpoorboys.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：回答此题的线索遍于全文不同地方，特别在第2段和第5段中我们可

以集中找到当时许多电影大明星的名字.所以正确答案为C。好莱坞虽然有众多果

树，却不是如A所说的“一片莽原”；B错在“明星”前加了small：D按常识就可排

除。

3、ThefollowingweretheexperiencesofWarnerBrothersEXCEPT.

A、showingfilmoffthelentside

B>beingasingerandacomedian

C>playingthesilentfilms

D^playingthesoundfilms

标准答案：B

知识点解析：与选项B貌似相关的原文出处在第2段第1句话，但原文意思是华

纳兄弟中的Jack小时候希望自己能成为歌唱家和喜剧演员，后文告诉我们这一愿

望并未得到实现.显然B并非是这些兄弟的真实经历。因此B为正确答案。

4、WhichofthefollowingdidNOTcontributetoWarnerBrothers,success?

A^Ambition.

B、Suspicion.

C^Persistence.

D^Publicity.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：题目要求通过全文总结华纳兄弟的特点，此题用排除法做最佳。考生

在通览全文后应该得出基本印象，即文章作者对华纳兄弟是持完全肯定的态度，而

B“猜疑、有疑心”显然是贬义词，得不到原文的任何支持，故为正确答案。

PassageTwo(1)Disasterstruck250millionyearsago,whentheworstdevastationinthe

earth*shistoryoccurred.Calledtheend-Permianmassextinction,itmarksafundamental

changeinthedevelopmentoflife.(2)Thehistoryoflifeontheearthisrepletewith

catastrophesofvaryingmagnitudes.Theonethathascapturedthemostattentionisthe

extinctionofthedinosaursandotherorganisms65millionyearsago-betweenthe

CretaceousandTertiaryperiods—whichclaimeduptohalfofallspecies.Assevereas

thatdevastationwas,itpalesincomparisontothegreatestdisasterofthemall:themass

extinctionsome250millionyearsago,attheendofthePermianperiod.Affectionately

called"themotherofmassextinctions"amongpaleontologists(withapologiesto

SaddamHussein),ityieldedadeathtollthatistrulystaggering.About90percentofall

speciesintheoceansdisappearedduringthelastseveralmillionyearsofthePermian.On

land,morethantwothirdsofreptileandamphibianfamiliesvanished.Insects,too,did

notescapethecarnage:30percentofinsectordersceasedtoexist,markingtheonlymass

extinctioninsectshaveeverundergone.(3)Butfromcatastrophes,opportunitiesarise.For

severalhundredmillionyearsbeforetheend-Permianevent,theshallowseashadbeen

dominatedbylife-formsthatwereprimarilyimmobile.Mostmarineanimalslayonthe

seafloororwereattachedtoitbystalks,filteringthewaterforfoodorwaitingforprey.In

theaftermathoftheextinction,manyonceminorgroups—active,predatoryrelativesof

modern-dayfish,squids,snailsandcrabs-wereabletoexpand.Somecompletelynew

lineagesappeared.Thisecologicalreorganizationwassodramaticthatitformsa

fundamentalboundaryinthehistoryoflife.NotonlydocsitdemarcatemePermianand

Triassicperiods,italsoestablishesthecloseofthePaleozoiceraandthestartofthe

Mesozoicera.Themodemtidalpoolreflectswhatlivedandwhatdied250millionyears

ago.(4)Overthepastfewyears,excitingnewinsightsintothecausesandconsequences

oftheend-Permianmassextinctionhavepouredinfromvirtuallyeverybranchofthe

earthsciences.Someofthesefindingsincludedetailedstudiesofrapidchangesinocean

chemistry,morethoroughdocumentationofextinctionpatternsandnewanalyses

showingthatlargevolcaniceruptionsoccurredatthePermo-Triassicboundary.(5)How

muchdomassextinctionscontributetotheevolutionofagroup,ascomparedwithlong­

termadaptivetrends?Forexample,seaurchinsareubiquitousinmodernoceansbutwere

relativelyuncommondur-ingthePermian.Onlyasinglegenus,Miocidaris,isknownfor

certaintohavesurvivedtheextinction.DidMiocidarissurvivebypurechance,orwasil

betteradapted?Wouldseaurchinstodaylookanydifferenthaditnotbeenfortheend-

Pennianextinction?(6)Toresolvesuchquestions,weneedtolearnmoreaboutthecauses

ofthecatastropheandhowthosespeciesthatsurviveddifferedfromthosethat

disappeared.Thekeysourcesforthisinformationarerocklayersandfossils.

Unfortunately,samplesfromthelatePermianandearlyTriassicarcnotoriouslydifficult

tocomeby.Thefossilrecordacrosstheboundaryisplaguedbypoorpreservation,alack

ofrocktosampleandotherproblems,includingaccess.Anextensivedropinsealevel

duringthelatePermianlimitedthenumberofmarinerocksdepositedonland,andmany

areaswherethebestrockswerepreserved(mostnotably,insouthernChina)havebeen

relativelyhardforsomegeologiststoreach.(7)Assuch,ithasproveddifficultto

ascertainjusthowquicklylifewassnuffedoutorifthedeathsweresubjecttoany

regionalvariations.Somecreatures,especiallythosesensitivetochangesinthe

environment,diedoffrapidly,asshownbyErikFlugelandhiscolleaguesatthe

UniversityofErlangen,whoarrivedatthisconclusionafterexaminingreefsinsouthern

ChinaandGreece.Otherevidenceindicatesmoregraduallossoflife.(8)Intensivestudies

ofnewlyfoundandcriticalboundarylayersinItaly,AustriaandsouthernChinahave

helpedourunderstanding.Theyindicatethatthedurationoftheextinctionisshorterthan

previouslythought,implyingthatabruptlycalamitousenvironmentalconditionsmust

havesetin.

5、Therelationshipbetweenthesecondandthirdparagraphsisthat.

A、bothpresentthedestructionofthedisaster

B、thesecondgeneralizesthethirdwithexamples

C、thethirdisthelogicalresultofthesecond

D、eachpresentsonesideofthedisaster

标准答案：D

知识点解析：解答此题关键在于第3段首句，它承担了承上启下的重要作用，揭示

出第2段和第3段之间的逻辑关系，即物种大灭绝导致的catastrophes(大灾难)和

opporlunilies(机会)并存，所以选项D“每段展示灾海的一面”是正确答案。

6、Whatistheroleofthethirdparagraphinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

ANTOdescribetherapidchangesinoceanicchemistry.

B、Tointroducesomeextinctionpatternsdocumented.

C^Tooffersupportingevidencefortheprecedingparagraphs.

D^Toprovideacontrasttotheprecedingparagraphs.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：如果对第5题的理解正确的话，本题的答案也就水到渠成。它们其实

是以不同方式询问同一方面的问题，即第3段在全文中的功能，尤其和上段之间的

关系问题。从第5题分析可知，它们之间的关系是对比关系，因此答案是D。

7、Whatisthesixthparagraphmainlytalkingabout?

A^Theend-Pennianmassextinctioniscalled"ecologicalreorganization".

B、Themainsourcesfortheextinctionarerocklayersandfossils.

C、TheboundarylayersinNorthernChinahelpunderstandancientconditions.

D、Scientistscannotmakesurewhatlifeislostrapidlyorgradually.

标准答案：B.^

知识点解析：回答此题需要对第6段进行主题思想的概括。这段的核心内容是关于

岩石层和化石，它们是解开大灭绝之谜的钥匙。第6段第2句是该段的主题句，因

此正确答案是B。

8、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A^thereisageneralagreementoverthecausesoftheend-Permianmassextinction

B、marineanimalswouldhavedisappearedbutfbrthecnd-Pcrmianmassextinction

C、theinsectscanadaptthemselvestothechangeableenvironmentinthehistory

D^theend-Pennianmassextinctionmusthavepreventedthespreadofthespecies

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题是道推论题。文章最后一段告诉我们新的关键证据得到了深入细

致的研究，从而有助于我们对大灭绝原因的理解。选项A正是在此基础上作出的

正确推断：对于二叠纪末大灭绝的原因己有总的一致意见。

PassageThree(1)1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhave

knownallmylifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethat1don'thaveaclue

about.TheRiverThameshasbeenherealotlongerthanthecityitself,butithasbeen

keepingitssecretswellhiddenbeneaththosefamiliarmuddytonesofgreenandbrown.

Onagreyafternoonsuchasthisone,thesurfaceoftheriverisparticularlyunforgiving,

andatentativedipsoonbringsmeclosetofast-runningwater.Thisisthesortofstuffthat

carriespeopleawaytoawaterydoomandIdon'twantanypartofthat.(2)ButI'mhere

withanopenmindatthisfamilybeachpartyinHammersmith,partofaseriesofevents

inSouthEastMarineWeek.Itisnotabeachpartyinthetraditionalsense,needlessto

say,moreanopportunitytogetalittlegentleeducation.Ihadbeenvaguelyaware,over

thepastfewyears,thattheriverwasgettingcleanerallthetime.Itsveryappearance,it

appears,isdeceptive,becauseitscolorisaresultofthenaturalsiltswhichareconstantly

disturbedfromthebottom.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishatall,itcannow

boastmorethan100differenttypes.IwasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayed

hosttoawcll-publicizcddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewstome.Itisallthe

result,Iwasinformed,ofthefactthattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,

bringingwithitalltheteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.(3)Itookadeepbreathand

wentfbralightdredgewithanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhen

carefullysiftedmysamplewasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuff

oftheriver,thetinylittlefellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,

thankfully,betterfishermenherethanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeone

capturedaflounder.Granted,itwasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwise

perfectineverydetail.Furtherexcitementwastofollow,withthecaptureoftheshellofa

crab,butthatdidnotlastlong.TheshellbelongedtoaChinesemittencrab-socalled

becauseitappearstohavemittensonitsclaws.RachelHillfromtheEnvironment

Agencyexplainedtomethatitateeverythinginitspath,sufferednoeffectivepredators,

andcausedhavocbyitshabitofburrowingintotheriverbanks,whichareconsequently

beingeroded.Furthermore,thefactthatitwasonlyashellmeantthatsomewherenottoo

farawaytheformeroccupantwasgoingaboutitsbusiness-onlythistimeitwouldbe

bigger.Thisunwantedvisitor,adelicacyintherestaurantsofChinatown,isheretostay.

(4)Furtherupthebeach,enthusiasticvolunteerswerecopingwithanothermenace,this

oneofhumanmaking.Theamountofrubbishonthisrelativelysmallstretchoftheriver

wasastonishinganddepressing.Thereweretheexpectedplasticbottlesandhamburger

cartons,tossedawaycarelesslybyidiots.Tomysurprise,therewasalsothewheelfroma

car,completewithtyre.Themostsinisteritemswerealsoamongthesmallest:slimwhite

stickswhichlookedasiftheymighthavecomefromachild'slollipopbutare,infact,

cottonbuds.ThethoughtoccurredthatthousandsofLondonersmustcometothebanks

oftheThameseachmorningtocleanouttheirears.Bytheendoftheafternoon,allthis

rubbishhadbeenclearedawayinaquiteastonishingnumberofblackbags,butitwould

havebeenbetterhaditnotbeenthereinthefirstplace.(5)Therewas,however,great

causeforoptimisminthebehaviorofthekidswhowerepresent.Theyhuddledexcitedly

roundmicroscopestolookattinyshrimpsandgobiestransformedintofearsome-looking

creatures.Theylistenedintentlyasitwasexplainedtothemhowimportantitwastokeep

theriverclean.Eventheverysmallestwhowerepaintingtheirfishyfacemasksmight

havegoneawaywiththeideathatfishareagoodthingandworthlookingafter.It

occurredtomethatifthegrown-upspersistinbehavinglikehumanChinesemitten

crabs,thenitwillbedowntothecoininggenerationstoensurethatthegoodworkwhich

hasalreadybeendoneonthisgreatriverisnottobewasted.

9、WhatwastherealenemyoftheRiverThames?

Dolphins.

B、Flounders.

C、Crabs.

D、Rubbish.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：解答此题的关键是对作者态度的把握。从倒数第2段我们可以读出作

者对人们给泰晤士河造成的垃圾深恶痛绝。因此泰晤士河真正的敌人自然就是垃圾

了。根据倒数第3段最后一句，虽然螃蟹也是“不受欢迎的“，但ishereioslay。

10、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheRiverThames?

A^Itisariverwhichhasalonghistory.

Thereareover100typesoffishinit.

C、Itisascleanaswhatitusedtobe.

D、Therearcthousandsofpeopleusingthewaterfromit.

标准答案：c

知识点。析：此题答案可定位到原文第2段。第2段第3句话说“在过去几年里，

河水变得越干净”，这显然和答案C的“河水和以前一样干净”相矛盾，所以C的说

法是不正确的。

11、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsthe

futureoftheRiverThames?

A^Indifferent.

B、Concerned.

C、Negative.

D、Radical.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从原文最后一段我们可以推断出作者对泰晤士河未来的态度：孩子们

的表现使他持乐观态度，这本身说明他对泰晤士河未来的关注，因此正确答案是

Bo

PassageFour(l)Substantialchangesinthenation'smadcowtestingsystemwereordered

yester-dayafterBritishtestsonacowslaughteredinNovemberconfirmedthatithadthe

diseaseeventhoughtheAmerican"goldstandard"testsaiditdidnot.(2)"Theprotocol

wedevelopedjustafewyearsagotoconductthetestsmightnotbethebestoption

today,"AgricultureSecretaryMikeJohannssaidinmakingtheannouncement."Science

iseverevolving."(3)AtanafternoonnewsconferenceinWashington,Mr.Johanns

describedseriouserrorsinthetestingintheUnitedStatesontheanimal,thesecondone

foundwithmadcowdisease,formallyknownasbovinespongiformencephalopathy.

(4)BulhealsodefendedthesafetyofAmericanbeef,remindingreportersthattheanimal

hadbeenincineratedratherthanbeinggroundintohamburger,asthefirstonewasinlate

2003.(5)"Ienjoyedbeefthisnoonforlunch,',Mr.Johannssaid."Itisthesafestbeefin

theworld."(6)TheheadofthetestinglaboratoryinWeybridge,England,whojoinedthe

newsconferencebytelephone,saidhewas"prettyconfident"thattheincidenceofmad

cowdiseaseinAmericanherdswas"verylittleindeed."(7)Of388,000testsinthelast

year,onlythreepositiverapidtestshavebeenfound,andonlythisonehasbeen

confirmed.(8)Untilyesterday,theAgricultureDepartmentusedarapidtestcalledan

Elisaandconfirmedanypositiveswithaslowerimmunohistochemistrytest,whichit

callsthe"goldstandard.*'(9)TheEuropeansandtheJapaneseusethosetests,but

routinelyaddaconfirmatoryWesternblottest,whichismoresensitive.(10)The

AgricultureDepartmentaskedtheEnglishlaboratory,regardedasoneoftheworld'sbest,

toretestthesamples.(1l)Inresponsetoquestions,Dr.JohnClifford,theAgriculture

Department'schiefveterinarian,revealedanothersurprise:theanimal'sdiseasestraindid

notcloselyresembletheBritish-stylestrainfoundinthsfirstmadcow,whichwasborn

inCanadaandraisedinWashingtonSlate.(12)lnstead,itwasclosertoastrainfoundin

France-aresult,anotherscientistsaid,thatsuggestedthattheinfectionhadcomefroma

differentpoolofinfectedfeed,possiblyimportedfromFrance.(13)Despitethe

AgricultureDepartment'sassurances,criticssaidthedisputerevealedseriousflawsinthe

testingregimenusedherefor15years.(14)"Allthisfoot-dragginghasgottostop,"

MichaelK.Hansen,aseniorresearchassociateatConsumersUnion,saidexcitedly.

(15)"Theywaitedsevenmonthstodothistest?"Dr.Hansenasked."Andtheydidn'teven

bothertowriteupareport?"(16)Likeothercritics.Dr.Hansencalledfortestingall

animalsover20monthsold,andforbansonfeedingpoultrylitterthathasspilledcaltle

mealinitbacktocattle,givingcalvesMmiikreplacer"madefromcattlebloodandletting

cowseatdriedrestaurant"platewaste."(17)Dr.Hansensaidthefeedbansthatthe

departmentreferstoasits"firewall"were"moreofawhitepicketfence."(18)Mr.

Johannsrefusedtogivedetailsabouttheanimal,otherthantorepeatthatitwasborn

beforethe1997banonfeedingruminantproteintoruminants,thatitwasraisedforbeef,

notdairy,andthatitwastoocrippledtowalkwhenitv/askilled.(19)Therewas”no

evidence"thatitwasbornoutsidetheUnitedStates,Mr.Johannssaid,anditsbrainwas

sampledfortestsataplantspecializingindiseasedanddeadanimals.Mostbeefanimals

areslaughteredwhentheyarelessthan3yearsold.(2G)DNAtestswillbestartedtofind

theherditwasraisedwith,Mr.Johannssaid.Normally,aninfectedanimal'swholeherd

isslaughteredontheassumptionthatallatethesamefeed.

12、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueof"goldstandard"?

A、Theexcellentsysteminthepasthasseriouserrorsnow.

B、Itusedtobeandisthebestchoicefortestingtheanimals.

C、Itisaveryeffectivesystemtotesttheanimalsuntilnow.

D、Itisarapidtestsystemwhichdoesn'tneedchanging.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：原文第2段中美国部长对第一段the“goldstandard”检测结果出错做出

的评价是“数年前我们制定的检测方案可能不是当今最好的选择。科学总是在不断

发展”。从中我们可以解读出A是正确答案。

13^Theword"incinerate"inthe4ihparagraphprobablymeans.

A、reveal

B、destroy

C、kill

D、burn

标准答案：D

知识点解析：incinerate对考生来说很可能是生词，所以放到原文正确理解它和上

下文的关系是解题关键。原句中有个和incinerate进行对比的beinggroundinto

hamburger被磨碎成汉堡馅儿，则似是而非的选项B和C都可被排除，只有选项D

是具体的处理方式，为正确答案。

14、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A、Americanbeefis100%safeintheworldduetotheexcellenttestingsystem.

USgovernmentshouldmakesurethatthebeefinthemarketissafeenough.

C、American"goldstandard"shouldnotbeinuseanymoreduetoseriouserrorsinit.

D、EuropeansandJapaneserecognizedthesensitivityofmadcowdiseasetesting

system.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题考查全文中心思想。原文首段即可视作全文的主题句。文章后面

的内容都是对此主题句的解释和延伸，所以选项C“由于美国的，黄金标准，检测方

法有严重错误不应再被使用''是正确答案。

二、简答题（本题共8题，每题分，共8分。）

PassageOne

15、WhydidtheWarnerBrothersproducethetalkingfilms?

标准答案：Becausetheywantedtocompetewiththeradio.

知识点解析：此题答案定位于第5段的后半段。文章中说在1926年，无声电影面

临着收音机这一新型设备的巨大竞争。为了挽救自己正在沉没的电影制片厂，华纳

兄弟决定试验有声电影，因此答案可概括为Becausetheywantedtocompetewiththe

radioo

16、Whatsymbolizedthebeginningofthesoundrevolution?

标准答案：ThefilmTheJazzSinger.

知识点解析：根据题目中的thesoundrevolution定位到第6段。该段主要是讲《爵

士歌王》这部电影，明星艾尔.乔尔森在该电影中即兴插入的两句台词被冷不丁地

保留下来，当时首映轰动全场，为华纳赚了不少钱。末句说“由此，声音革命开始

了”，由此可推断，《爵士歌王》这部电影象征了声音革命的开始.故答案为The

filmTheJazzSinger。

17>PassageTwoWhatkindofanimalsgotthelifeopportunitiesfromthedisaster?

标准答案:Marineanimals.

知识点解析：根据题R中thelifeopportunities定位到第3段c第3段第4句说“灭

绝发生后。许多曾经算是少数群体的海洋生物一现代的鱼、觥鱼、螺、蟹的那些

活跃的食肉近亲——得以发展壮大，也出现了一些全新的物种世系。”其中的

minorgroups指的是上文提到的marineanimals少数群体，可见存活下来的是当时

的海洋动物,故答案为Marineanimals。

PassageThree

18、Whatdoestheauthorwanttofindout?

标准答案：WhythesurfaceoftheRiverThamesismuddy.

知识点解析：根据题目中want2findout查找到原文第I段。作者在第1段首句中

就表明自己对泰晤士河并不了解。紧接着第2句说“在河面熟悉的绿色和棕色的混

浊色调下始终隐藏着它的秘密“，从这两句的逻辑关系里我们可以推断出作者试图

寻求泰晤士河水面混浊的原因，故答案为WhythesurfaceoftheRiverThamesis

muddyo

19、Whatisthemostdisgustingandsmallestrubbishintheauthor'seyes?

标准答案：Slimwhitesticksfromcottonbuds.

知识点解析:根据题目中的themostdisgusting和smallest定位到倒数第2段。该段

第5句说的items实际就是指“垃圾”，题目中的disgusting与原文的sinister语义相

近，而冒号后的内容就是作者说的“最让人恶心的也是最小的垃圾'来自棉签的细

细的白色棍棒，故答案为Slimwhilesticksfromcottonbudso

20Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

标准答案：TheenvironmentoftheRiverThames.

知识点解析：通读全文不难得出此篇文章跟泰暗士河环境这一主题相关，因此答案

为TheenvironmentoftheRiverThameso

PassageFour

21、Whatisthe"goldstandard"usedtotestaccordingtothepassage?

标准答案：Amadcowdisease.

知识点解析：从原文第1段即可得出the“goldstandard”是用来检测疯牛病的；尽管

美国“黄金标准”检测说一头在11月被屠宰的牛没得疯牛病，在英国的检测却确证

它患了此病。可见答案为Amadcowdiseaseo

22>Whatisthemostpossiblereasonformadcowdisease?

标准答案：Cow'sinfectedfeed.

知识点解析：解答此题的关键在原文的第12段。从该段中我们可以了解到疯牛身

上感染的病毒有可能来自从法国进口的被感染的饲料，所以答案为Cow'sinfected

feedo

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题（本题共74题，每题1.0分，共14分。）

Distantindeedseemthedayswhenthetwogreatrivalsofcommercialaviation,Boeing

andAirbus,wouldusebigairshowstotrumpethundredsofneworders.Thisyear'sParis

AirShowwasamuchmoresombreaffair,eveniftheBoeing-Airbusfeudstilltook

centrestage.Therewereoneortwobrightspots.Airbuswasabletoboastofafirmorder

fortenofitswide-bodyA350sfromAirAsiaX.JohnLeahy,itstopsalesman,expects

deliveriesin2009tomatchtherecord483in2008.Boeing,whichwashitbyaprolonged

strikelastyear,willprobablydelivermoreaircraftthisyearthanlast.Bothfirmsbuiltup

hugebacklogsinthefatyears:eachhasordersforabout3,500planes.Butmanyofthose

maysoonevaporate.GiovanniBisignani,thebossofIATA,thetradebodythatspeaks

formostairlines,gavewarningearlierthismonththathismembersmightdeferasmany

as30%ofaircraftdeliveriesnextyear.Healsoalmostdoubledhisforecastforthe

industry'scumulativelossesin2009,to$9billion.BothMr.LeahyandJimMcNerney,

thechiefexecutiveofBoeing,thinkthatMr.Bisignaniisoverdoingthegloom.Butthey

concedethatpotentialcustomersmayfindpurchaseshardtofinance.Anotherissueisthe

costoffuel.Mr.McNcrncythinkstherecentincreaseintheoilpriceshouldencourage

carrierstoreplaceelderlygasguzzlerswithefficientnewplanes.Butiftheprice"spikes

over$100"allbetsareoff.Thetwoaviationgiantsagreeononeotherthing:theindustry

willnotgetasuccessortoitsubiquitousshort-haulworkhorses,the737andtheA320,for

morethanadecade.Thatispartlybecausethe15-20%efficiencygainthatairlinessay

theywantfromthenextgenerationis,saysMr.McNerney,"abarthatkeepsmoving

north"thankstothecontinuousimprovementsof1-2%ayearthatthemanufacturersare

makingtoexistingplanes.Moreover,bothBoeingandAirbusareconservingcashfora

longandbitterscraptodominatethemarketforlong-haulaircraftwithupto350seats.

Boeing'stroubled787Dreamlinerwillatlasttaketotheairthismonth,twoyearslate.

Theproductionproblemsthatstemmedfromboththerevolutionaryuseofcomposites

andanextendedglobalsupplychainappeartohavebeenovercome.Tospeedup

deli