专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷13（共194题）

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷13（共

9套）

（共194题）

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷第1套

一、选择题（本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。）

（1）SomepeoplelearnedeverythingtheyknowaboutKazakhstanfromBorat,the

buffoonishjournalistplayedbySachaBaronCoheninthe2006film"Borat"Those

who'veheardabitmorewillthinkofKazakhstanasaremotelandstillrunbyaSoviet-

erastrongman,whoisnowbuildinganewcapitalasabizarremonumenttohimself.So

travelerswhoactuallyventuretotheformerSovietrepublicinCentralAsiamaybe

surprisedbywhattheyfind.（2）SinceKazakhstangainedindependencefromtheSoviet

Unionin1991,itsstandardoflivinghasrisendramatically,andtouristshavebegun

takenoteofitscosmopolitancities,strikingnaturallandscapeandsteadilyimproving

Western-standardcomforts.Whetheryou'relookingforSilkRoadexoticism,great

steppesecotourismoroil-wealthextravagance,Kazakhstanisslowlyemergingfrom

underneathitsSoviet-erashroudtobeckontheadventurousandthehedonisticalike."The

changesaregigantic,"saysBethJones,U.S.ambassadortoKazakhstanfrom1995to

1998,when"therewerenostreetlightsorcurbsontheroadandpeoplewerehavinga

verydifficulttimemakingendsmeet.It'sacompletelydifferentcountrynow."（3）That's

thanksmainlytooil.Thelargestlandlockednationintheworld,Kazakhstansitsonmore

than3percentoftheworld'soilreserves.ItwasthefirstnationintheCaspianregionto

privatizeitsenergyindustryandopenuptoWesternbusinesses.Sinceindependence,it

hasreceivedmorethan$30billionindirectforeigninvestment."Oilmoneyisavery

importantasset,"saysZhanbolatUssenov,assistanttotheKazakhstanambassadortothe

UnitedStatesinWashington,D.C."It'satoolforbuildinguptheeconomy."（4）Andit

shows.Thetouristinfrastructureisbeginningtobloom.IntheoldcapitalcityofAlmaty,

BMWsandMercedesescruiseupanddownthestreets,withwell-dressedcustomers

patronizingbustlingcafes,barsandnightclubs.Guestaccommodationshavedrastically

improved;amongthenewhotelsmathaveopenedinthepastfewyearsarethe

Intercontinental,oppositethepresidentialpalace,andCentralAsia'sfirstfive-starhotel,

theHyattRegencyAlmaty,wheretheRegencySuiteKing-withtwobalconies,a

separatediningroomandamarblebath-goesfbrawhoppingC5,800pernight.

Indeed,unlikeothernewlydevelopedcountries,Kazakhstanisnotcheap;withitseyeon

wealthyoilexecutives,ithasbecomethemostexpensivedestinationinCentralAsia.

EthnicrestaurantsfeaturesophisticatedRussian,SwedishandJapanesecuisine.For

pampering,theLuxorWellnessClub,locatedinanEgyptian-stylebuilding,offers

hydrotherapyandozonetherapyatitsbeautyspa.ThetraditionalCentralPublicBaths,

calledArasanBanya,alsodrawstourists.(5)ButperhapsKazakhstan'sgreatestattraction

isitsnaturalbeauty-stunninglandscapesofdiverseandlargelyunspoiledterrain.

Touristscanhikeintothecountryside,pastyurts,thetraditionaltentlikestructuresmade

ofwoodenframesandcoveredwithwoolthatCentralAsiannomadsuseashomes,and

glimpsetheirancientrockdrawings-knownaspetroglyphs-inthesteppes.Skierswill

findspectacularconditionsandslopesmuchlesscrowdedthanthoseinWesternEurope.

Chimbulak,a2,200-mctcr-highsiteinthemountainsaboveAlmaty,wasoncethe

trainingsitefortheSovietOlympicskiteam.Itfeaturesmodemliftsandexcellent

powder.In1997WarrenMiller,thecultproducerofextreme-skiingmovies,shotscenes

from"Snowriders2"there."TheskiingismuchbetterthantheAlps,"saysJones.The

TalgarPassaboveChimbulakpeaksat3,163metersandoffersspectacularviews.Ice

skaterscanenjoyMedeo,theworld'slargestoutdoorrink,builtbytheSovietsright

outsideAlmaty.(6)TouristsarecatchingonfasttoKazakhstan'scharms.Duringthelast

ninemonthsoflastyear,thenumberofvisitorstoKazakhstanincreasedbymorethan31

percent.LastOctober,BMIlauncheddirectflightsfromLondontoAlmaty.InNovember

"AHedonist'sGuidetoAlmatyandAstana"wasreleased,puttingKazakhstanonthemap

notjustasaculturalexperienceandsportsman'sparadisebutasapartydestination.It

recommendsthattravelerstoAstanacheckoutCheGuevara,a"pre-partycafe"that

attractsacrowdoflocalarchitects,journalistsanddesignersandhostsaWednesday-

nightradioshow.InAlmaty,theLimeBarhasthemepartiesonweekendnights,aswell

asinternationalguestDJs.Travelagenciesarcbeginningtopromotethecountryaswell.

Thoughit'sstilldifficulttofindtoursthatfocussolelyonKazakhstan—mostare

individuallycustomizedandveryexpensive-plentyofpackagesincludeKazakhstanas

partofaCentralAsianjauntthatmightvisitneighboringcountrieslikeUzbekistanor

followtheSilkRoadroute.

1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Borattellsusaboutajournalistinthemysteriousland.

B、PeopleoftenconsiderKazakhstanasafar-awayland.

C、KazakhstanwasagreatcountryledbyabigRussian.

D、ThepastofKazakhstanwasdifferentfromwhatitisnow.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题应定位到原文第1段。第1段第2句说那些对哈萨克斯坦有所了

解的人会认为这是个仍由前苏时代铁腕人物统治的偏远地方。选项C和这句话的

意思有偏差，因此C是此题答案。

2、SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991,peopleinKazakhstancanNOT

feel.

therisinglivingstandard

B、theimprovingccotourism

C、theSoviet-erashadow

D^muchsaferinthestreet

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干中SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991nJ定位到

原文第2段。第2段最后一句通过前美国驻哈萨克斯坦大使之口表明今口哈萨克斯

坦和前苏联统治下的已完全不同，说明这个国家已经摆脱了前苏时代的阴影。正确

答案为C。

3、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsoneaspectofthecountry

B、thetwoparagraphsformasharpcontrast

C、thesecondillustratesthefirstwithexamples

D、bothtellsusKazakhstan'shistoryanddevelopment

标准答案：c

知识点球析：此题考查第1和第2段之间的逻辑关系。第1段末句是重要的过渡

句，它说：那些真正大胆进入这个中亚前苏联共和国的旅行者可能会对他们的发现

大吃一惊。第2段就具体举例描述了哈萨克斯坦在独立之后很多方面的巨大变化。

所以C是正确答案。

(1)SomepeoplelearnedeverythingtheyknowaboutKazakhstanfromBorat,the

buffoonishjournalistplayedbySachaBaronCoheninthe2006film"Borat"Those

who'vcheardabitmorewillthinkofKazakhstanasaremotelandstillrunbyaSoviet-

erastrongman,whoisnowbuildinganewcapitalasabizanemonumenttohimself.So

travelerswhoactuallyventuretotheformerSovietrepublicinCentralAsiamaybe

surprisedbywhattheyfind.(2)SinceKazakhstangainedindependencefromtheSoviet

Unionin1991,itsstandardoflivinghasrisendramatically,andtouristshavebegun

takenoteofitscosmopolitancities,strikingnaturallandscapeandsteadilyimproving

Western-standardcomforts.Whetheryou'relookingforSilkRoadexoticism,great

steppesccotourismoroil-wealthextravagance,Kazakhstanisslowlyemergingfrom

underneathitsSoviet-erashroudtobeckontheadventurousandthehedonisticalike."The

changesaregigantic,"saysBethJones,U.S.ambassadortoKazakhstanfrom1995to

1998,when"therewerenostreetlightsorcurbsontheroadandpeoplewerehavinga

verydifficulttimemakingendsmeet.It'sacompletelydifferentcountrynow."(3)That's

thanksmainlytooil.Thelargestlandlockednationintheworld,Kazakhstansitsonmore

than3percentoftheworld'soilreserves.ItwasthefirstnationintheCaspianregionto

privatizeitsenergyindustryandopenuptoWesternbusinesses.Sinceindependence,it

hasreceivedmorethan$30billionindirectforeigninvestment."Oilmoneyisavery

importantasset,"saysZhanbolatUssenov,assistanttotheKazakhstanambassadortothe

UnitedStatesinWashington,D.C."It'satoolforbuildinguptheeconomy."(4)Andit

shows.Thetouristinfrastructureisbeginningtobloom.IntheoldcapitalcityofAlmaty,

BMWsandMercedesescruiseupanddownthestreets,withwell-dressedcustomers

patronizingbustlingcafes,barsandnightclubs.Guestaccommodationshavedrastically

improved:amongthenewhotelsmathaveopenedinthepastfewyearsarcthe

Intercontinental,oppositethepresidentialpalace,andCentralAsia'sfirstfive-starhotel,

theHyattRegencyAlmaty,wheretheRegencySuiteKing——withtwobalconies,a

separatediningroomandamarblebath-goesforawhopping。5,800pernight.

Indeed,unlikeothernewlydevelopedcountries,Kazakhstanisnotcheap;withitseyeon

wealthyoilexecutives,ithasbecomethemostexpensivedestinationinCentralAsia.

EthnicrestaurantsfeaturesophisticatedRussian,SwedishandJapanesecuisine.For

pampering,theLuxorWellnessClub,locatedinanEgyptian-stylebuilding,offers

hydrotherapyandozonetherapyatitsbeautyspa.ThetraditionalCentralPublicBaths,

calledArasanBanya,alsodrawstourists.(5)ButperhapsKazakhstan'sgreatestattraction

isitsnaturalbeauty-stunninglandscapesofdiverseandlargelyunspoiledterrain.

Touristscanhikeintothecountryside,pastyurts,thetraditionaltentlikestructuresmade

ofwoodenframesandcoveredwithwoolthatCentralAsiannomadsuseashomes,and

glimpsetheirancientrockdrawings-knownaspetroglyphs-inthesteppes.Skierswill

findspectacularconditionsandslopesmuchlesscrowdedthanthoseinWesternEurope.

Chimbulak,a2,200-mctcr-highsiteinthemountainsaboveAlmaty,wasoncethe

trainingsitefortheSovietOlympicskiteam.Itfeaturesmodemliftsandexcellent

powder.In1997WarrenMiller,thecultproducerofextreme-skiingmovies,shotscenes

from"Snowriders2"there."Theskiingismuchbelter(hantheAlps,"saysJones.The

TalgarPassaboveChimbulakpeaksat3,163metersandoffersspectacularviews.Ice

skaterscanenjoyMedeo,theworld'slargestoutdoorrink,builtbytheSovietsright

outsideAlmaty.(6)TouristsarecatchingonfasttoKazakhstan'scharms.Duringthelast

ninemonthsoflastyear,thenumberofvisitorstoKazakhstanincreasedbymorethan31

percent.LastOctober,BMIlauncheddirectflightsfromLondontoAlmaty.InNovember

"AHedonist'sGuidetoAlmatyandAstana"wasreleased,puttingKazakhstanonthemap

notjustasaculturalexperienceandsportsman'sparadisebutasapartydestination.It

recommendsthattravelerstoAstanacheckoutCheGuevara,a"pre-partycafe"that

attractsacrowdoflocalarchitects,journalistsanddesignersandhostsaWednesday-

nightradioshow.InAlmaty,theLimeBarhasthemepartiesonweekendnights,aswell

asinternationalguestDJs.Travelagenciesarcbeginningtopromotethecountryaswell.

Thoughit'sstilldifficulttofindtoursthatfocussolelyonKazakhstan—mostare

individuallycustomizedandveryexpensive-plentyofpackagesincludeKazakhstanas

partofaCentralAsianjauntthatmightvisitneighboringcountrieslikeUzbekistanor

followtheSilkRoadroute.

4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Borattellsusaboutajournalistinthemysteriousland.

B、PeopleoftenconsiderKazakhstanasafar-awayland.

C、KazakhstanwasagreatcountryledbyabigRussian.

D、ThepastofKazakhstanwasdifferentfromwhatitisnow.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题应定位到原文第1段。第1段第2句说那些对哈萨克斯坦有所了

解的人会认为这是个仍由前苏时代铁腕人物统治的偏远地方。选项C和这句话的

意思有偏差，因此C是此题答案。

5、SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991,peopleinKazakhstancanNOT

feel.

therisinglivingstandard

B、theimprovingccotourism

C、theSoviet-erashadow

D^muchsaferinthestreet

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干中SinceindependencefromtheSovietUnionin1991nJ定位到

原文第2段。第2段最后一句通过前美国驻哈萨克斯坦大使之口表明今口哈萨克斯

坦和前苏联统治下的已完全不同，说明这个国家已经摆脱了前苏时代的阴影。正确

答案为C。

6、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsoneaspectofthecountry

B、thetwoparagraphsformasharpcontrast

C、thesecondillustratesthefirstwithexamples

D、bothtellsusKazakhstan'shistoryanddevelopment

标准答案：c

知识点球析：此题考查第1和第2段之间的逻辑关系。第1段末句是重要的过渡

句，它说：那些真正大胆进入这个中亚前苏联共和国的旅行者可能会对他们的发现

大吃一惊。第2段就具体举例描述了哈萨克斯坦在独立之后很多方面的巨大变化。

所以C是正确答案。

(l)Gaelic,theoldCeltictongueoftheScots,isnowspokenbylittlemorethan75,000

people,mostofthemintheHighlandsandtheHebrides.Bytheiracceptanceanduseof

theEnglishtranslationoftheBible,theScottishreformersofthe16thcenturyineffect

adoptedEnglishasthenationallanguage.Butasanysingerof"AuldLangSyne"knows,

theScotshavemadetheEnglishtheyspeakpeculiarlytheirown.Theyhaveretaineda

highpercentageofvocabularyderivedfromOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon,andtheyspeak

withalilt.Indeed,"Scots'isanactual"language"allonitsown.(2)Thefutureof

ScottishEnglishdependsonthedegreetowhichScotsgoonusingtheirversionofan

internationallanguage.ThefutureofGaelic,Scotland'ssecondlanguage,dependspurely

onwhetherpeoplespeakitornot.Itisacompletelyseparatetongue,withitsunique

vocabularyandgrammar,asdifferentfromEnglishasareGreekorPolish.Butitisin

trouble,despitearecentrevivalininterest.Whatwasathousandyearsagothespeechof

Scotland'skingshasnowdwindledtotheextentthatlessthan2percentofthenation's

inhabitantsspeakit.(3)ThestrongholdofScottishGaelic—whichiscloselyrelatedto,

butquitedistinctfrom,IrishGaelic—isinthenorthwestHighlandsandintheWestern

Isles,althoughlargenumbersofnativespeakersliveintheCentralBelt,especiallyin

Glasgow(overtenthousand).Thehighestconcentrationofalloccursontheislandof

LewisintheOuterHebrides.Thelargesttownthere,Stornoway,isthebasefbrthecivic

authority,theWesternIslesCouncil(ComhiairlenanEileaninGaelic)andthetruecapital

oftheScottishGaelic-speakingworld.Stornowayistheonlytownwhereyouarelikely

tohearthelanguagespokenregularlyinthestreet.Butevenintheruralhinterland,one

personintenhasnofluencyinit.(4)GaeIic(pronounced"Gallic"byEnglish-speaking

Scots)istaughtinschoolsinthearea,andmanychildrenstilllearnitfromtheirparents.

ButasDonaldMaciver,Gaclic-spcakingeditoroftheWesternIsles'weeklynewspaper,

admittedin1987,thesteadydeclineinthenumberofspeakershasnotbeenhalted:"The

realityofitisthatthekidsinthevillagewhooncespokeGaelicdon'tnowadays.English

isthelanguageoftheplayground."(5)Gaelicsurvivesasaliterarylanguage,thanksto

poetslikeSorleyMacLean,DerickThomsonandlainCrichtonSmith.Buteffortsto

bringitintotheworldofcommerce,politicsandtechnologyarepainfullydifficult.Mr.

Maciver'spaper.TheStornowayGazette,ispublishedalmostentirelyinEnglish.The

councilconductsitsdebatesinEnglishbecausetherearcalwaysafewmemberswho

can'tmanageGaelic.Whatstepsthecouncilhastaken-changingallthenamesignsfor

townsandvillagestoGaelicspelling,forexample-oftenseemtorunintoobstacles.

"Barvas"maybe"Barabhas"onthenewsign,butit'sstillBarvasoneveryavailablemap.

(6)EnviouseyesarecastsouthwardtotheUnitedKingdom'sotherCelticstate-within-a-

state,Wales.TheWelsh,withhundredsofthousandsofnativespeakers,havetheirown

TVchannel.SomeHighlandersandIslandersbelievemoreGaelicTV,beyondthefew

programsnowbroadcast,wouldbejustthetonicneededtogivethelanguagecredibility

amongtheyoung.(7)AUScotsarcfamiliarwithscrapsofGaelic.Somewordsand

phraseshavepassedintoScottishEnglish,likeslainte-mhath,adrinkingtoast,and

ceilidh,aHighland-styleeveningofmusic,danceanddrink.Besides,virtuallyeveryhill,

mountain,riverandlochnorthoftheCentralBelthasaGaelicname.Translatingthese

wild-sounding,hard-to-pronouncenamesintoEnglishcanmaketheancientGaelsless

remotetous:TheydidnomoretomakethemselvesfeelathomethantheearlyAmerican

settlerswhochristenedLittleRockandSaltLakeCity.BeinnDearg,forinstance,means

RedMountain;Drumochtcr,wherethemainroadbetweenPerthandInvernesscrossesa

highpass,shouldreallybeDruimuachdair,meaningSummitRidge;LochanEileanis

IslandLoch.(8)ButasfarasglobalEnglishisconcerned,Gaelichascontributedjustone

commonwordbywhichitcanberemembered,particularlyintheadvertisingagencies

andcampaignofficesoftheworld:"slogan,"originallysluaghghairm,thewarcryofthe

Highlandclans.

7、GaelictongueisusedinsteadofEnglishwhen.

conductingdebates

BNwritingpoems

C、havingpoliticalmeetings

D^doingbusiness

标准答案：B

知识点解析：解答此题应定位到第5段第1句。这句话说由于一些诗人的努力，盖

尔语作为文学语言幸存下来，换句话说，写诗的时候盖尔语仍被使用，所以正确答

案是B。

8、InordertoincreasetheGaelicspeakingpopulation,whatmeasurehasthecouncil

taken?

A、SpellingtownsandvillagesignsinGaelic.

B、BroadcastingTVprogramsintheregion.

C、Orderingkidstospeakitinthekindergarten.

D、Forcingpeopletospeakitinthenightclub.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题是细节题。根据题干中whatmeasurehasthecounciltaken可定位

到第6段第5句。这个句子告诉我们当地议会己采取的措施是把村镇所有的名字标

示都换成盖尔语，所以A是正确答案。

9、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A、Onlyoneword"slogan"successfullybecameonememberofEnglish.

B、Gaelicisnotspokenbylargepopulationduetoitshardpronunciation.

C^ThegovernmentmustteachtheyoungtospeakGaelictogainmorespeakers.

D、Gaelicisadeadlanguageandnoonewantstotakeeffortstolearnit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：虽然说盖尔语的苏格兰人越来越少，但还是有不到2%的居民说这门

语言(见第2段最后一句)，所以它不是已死语言。并且当地政府也显然在努力保护

它，因此D的说法不对，是正确答案。

(l)Gaelic,theoldCeltictongueoftheScots,isnowspokenbylittlemorethan75,000

people,mostofthemintheHighlandsandtheHebrides.Bytheiracceptanceanduseof

theEnglishtranslationoftheBible,theScottishreformersofthe16thcenturyineffect

adoptedEnglishasthenationallanguage.Butasanysingerof"AuldLangSync"knows,

theScotshavemadetheEnglishtheyspeakpeculiarly(heirown.Theyhaveretaineda

highpercentageofvocabularyderivedfromOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon,andtheyspeak

withalilt.Indeed,"Scots'isanactual"language"allonitsown.(2)Thefutureof

ScottishEnglishdependsonthedegreetowhichScotsgoonusingtheirversionofan

internationallanguage.ThefutureofGaelic,Scotland'ssecondlanguage,dependspurely

onwhetherpeoplespeakitornot.Itisacompletelyseparatetongue,withitsunique

vocabularyandgrammar,asdifferentfromEnglishasarcGreekorPolish.Butitisin

trouble,despitearecentrevivalininterest.Whatwasathousandyearsagothespeechof

Scotland'skingshasnowdwindledtotheextentthatlessthan2percentofthenation's

inhabitantsspeakit.(3)ThestrongholdofScottishGaelic—whichiscloselyrelatedto,

butquitedistinctfrom,IrishGaelic—isinthenorthwestHighlandsandintheWestern

Isles,althoughlargenumbersofnativespeakersliveintheCentralBelt,especiallyin

Glasgow(overtenthousand).Thehighestconcentrationofalloccursontheislandof

LewisintheOuterHebrides.Thelargesttownthere,Stornoway,isthebaseforthecivic

authority,theWesternIslesCouncil(ComhiairlenanEileaninGaelic)andthetruecapital

oftheScottishGaelic-speakingworld.Stornowayistheonlytownwhereyouarelikely

tohearthelanguagespokenregularlyinthestreet.Butevenintheruralhinterland,one

personintenhasnofluencyinit.(4)Gaelic(pronounced"Gallic"byEnglish-speaking

Scots)istaughtinschoolsinthearea,andmanychildrenstilllearnitfromtheirparents.

ButasDonaldMaciver,Gaelic-speakingeditoroftheWesternIsles'weeklynewspaper,

admittedin1987,thesteadydeclineinthenumberofspeakershasnotbeenhalted:"The

realityofitisthatthekidsinthevillagewhooncespokeGaelicdon'tnowadays.English

isthelanguageoftheplayground."(5)Gaelicsurvivesasaliterarylanguage,thanksto

poetslikeSorleyMacLean,DerickThomsonandlainCrichtonSmith.Buteffortsto

bringitintotheworldofcommerce,politicsandtechnologyarepainfullydifficult.Mr.

Maciver'spaper,TheStornowayGazette,ispublishedalmostentirelyinEnglish.The

councilconductsitsdebatesinEnglishbecausetherearealwaysafewmemberswho

can'tmanageGaelic.Whatstepsthecouncilhastaken-changingallthenamesignsfbr

townsandvillagestoGaelicspelling,fbrexample—oftenseemtorunintoobstacles.

"Barvas"maybe"Barabhas"onthenewsign,butit'sstillBarvasoneveryavailablemap.

(6)EnviouseyesarecastsouthwardtotheUnitedKingdom'sotherCelticstate-within-a-

state,Wales.TheWelsh,withhundredsofthousandsofnativespeakers,havetheirown

TVchannel.SomeHighlandersandIslandersbelievemoreGaelicTV,beyondthefew

programsnowbroadcast,wouldbejustthetonicneededtogivethelanguagecredibility

amongtheyoung.(7)AUScotsarcfamiliarwithscrapsofGaelic.Somewordsand

phraseshavepassedintoScottishEnglish,likeslainte-mhath,adrinkingtoast,and

ceilidh,aHighland-styleeveningofmusic,danceanddrink.Besides,virtuallyeveryhill,

mountain,riverandlochnorthoftheCentralBelthasaGaelicname.Translatingthese

wild-sounding,hard-to-pronouncenamesintoEnglishcanmaketheancientGaelsless

remotetous:TheydidnomoretomakethemselvesfeelathomethantheearlyAmerican

settlerswhochristenedLittleRockandSaltLakeCity.BeinnDearg,forinstance,means

RedMountain;Drumochter,wherethemainroadbetweenPerthandInvernesscrossesa

highpass,shouldreallybeDruimuachdair,meaningSummitRidge;LochanEilcanis

IslandLoch.(8)ButasfarasglobalEnglishisconcerned,Gaelichascontributedjustone

commonwordbywhichilcanberemembered,particularlyintheadvertisingagencies

andcampaignofficesoftheworld:"slogan,"originallysluaghghairm,thewarcryofthe

Highlandclans.

10、GaelictongueisusedinsteadofEnglishwhen.

A、conductingdebates

writingpoems

C、havingpoliticalmeetings

D^doingbusiness

标准答案：R

知识点解析：解答此题应定位到第5段第1句。这句话说由于一些诗人的努力，盖

尔语作为文学语言幸存下来，换句话说，写诗的时候盖尔语仍被使用，所以正确答

案是B。

11>Inordertoincrease(heGaelicspeakingpopulation,whatmeasurehasthecouncil

taken?

A、SpellingtownsandvillagesignsinGaelic.

BroadcastingTVprogramsintheregion.

C、Orderingkidstospeakitinthekindergarten.

D^Forcingpeopletospeakitinthenightclub.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题是细节题。根据题F中whatmeasurehasthecounciltaken可定位

到第6段第5句。这个句子告诉我们当地议会已采取的措施是把村镇所有的名字标

示都换成盖尔语，所以A是正确答案。

12、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A、Onlyoneword"slogan"successfullybecameonememberofEnglish.

B、Gaelicisnotspokenbylargepopulationduetoitshardpronunciation.

C、ThegovernmentmustteachtheyoungtospeakGaelictogainmorespeakers.

D、Gaelicisadeadlanguageandnoonewantstotakeeffortstolearnit.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：虽然说盖尔语的苏格兰人越来越少，但还是有不到2%的居民说这门

语言（见第2段最后一句），所以它不是己死语言。并且当地政府也显然在努力保护

它，因此D的说法不对，是正确答案。

(1)A1Ithroughmyboyhoodandyouth,Iwasknownasanidler;andyetIwasalways

busyonmyownprivateend,whichwastolearntowrite.Ikeptalwaystwobooksinmy

pocket,onetoread,onetowritein.AsIwalked,mymindwasbusyfittingwhat1saw

withappropriatewords;v/henIsatbytheroadside,Iwouldeitherread,orapencilanda

note-bookwouldbeinmyhand,tonotedownthefeaturesofthesceneorwritesome

poorlinesofverse.ThusIlivedwithwords.AndwhatIthuswrotewasfornofurther

use;itwaswrittenconsciouslyforpractice.ItisnotsomuchthatIwishedtobean

author(thoughIwishedthattoo)asthatIhadvowedthatIwouldlearntowrite.Thatwas

aproficiencythattemptedme;andIpracticedtoacquireit.Descriptionwastheprincipal

fieldofmyexercise;fortoanyonewitiisensesthereisalwayssomethingworth

describing,andtownandcountryarebutonecontinuoussubject.ButIworkedinother

waysalso;Ioftenaccompaniedmywalkswithdramaticdialogues,inwhichIplayed

manyparts;andoftenexercisedmyselfinwritingdownconversationsfrommemory.

(2)Thiswasallexcellent,nodoubt.Andyetthiswasnotthemostefficientpartofmy

training.Goodasitwas,itonlytaughtmethechoiceoftheessentialnoteandtheright

word.Andregardedastraining,ithadonegravedefect;foritsetmenostandardof

achievement.Somattherewasperhapsmoreprofit,astherewascertainlymoreeffort,in

mysecrethoursathome.WheneverIreadabookorapassagethatparticularlypleased

me,inwhichatilingwassaidoraneffectrenderedwitiipropriety,inwhichtherewas

eithersomeconspicuousforceorsomehappydistinctioninthestyle,Imustsitdownat

onceandsetmyselftoapematquality.Iwasunsuccessful,andIknewit;andtriedagain,

andwasagainunsuccessfulandalwaysunsuccessful;butatleastinthesevainboutsIgot

somepracticeintherhythm,inharmony,inconstructionandthecoordinationofpans.I

havethusplayedthesedulousapetoHazlitt,toLamb,toWordsworth,toDefoe,to

Hawthorne.(3)That,likeitornot,isthewaytolearntowrite;whetherIhaveprofitedor

not,thatistheway.Itwasso,ifwecouldtraceitout,tiiatallmenhavelearned.Perhaps

Ihearsomeonecryout:butthisisnotthewaytobeoriginal!Itisnot;noristhereany

waybuttobebornso.Noryet,ifyouarebornoriginalistiiereanythinginthistraining

thatshallclipthewingsofyouroriginality.Burnsistheverytypeofamostoriginalforce

inletters;hewasofallmenthemostimitative.Shakespearehimselfproceedsdirectly

fromaschool.Itisonlyfromaschoolthatwccanexpecttohavegoodwriters;itis

almostinvariablyfromaschoolthatgreatwritersissue.Noristiiereanythingherethat

shouldastonishtheconsiderate.Beforehecantellwhatcadenceshetrulyprefers,the

studentshouldhavetriedallthatarepossible;beforehecanchooseafittingkeyof

words,heshouldlonghavepracticedtheliteraryscales;anditisonlyafteryearsofsuch

exercisesthathecansitdownatlast,legionsofwordsswarmingtohiscall,dozensof

turnsofphrasessimultaneouslybiddingforhischoice,andhehimselfknowingwhathe

wantstodoand(withinthenarrowlimitofaman'sability)ablctodoit.(4)Anditisthe

greatpointoftheseimitationsthattherestillshinesbeyondthestudent'sreachhis

inimitablemodel.Leth