专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷15（共196题）

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷15(共

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(共196题)

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14分。)

PassageOne(l)Wasthesummitasuccess?Itdependsonthestandardsyouuseto

measureit.CertainlybythestandardsofpreviousG8summitsthisonehasachieveda

greatdeal,despitethedisruptioncausedbythebombingsinLondon,writesBBCeco­

nomicsreporterSteveSchifferesinananalysispiece.Itisunprecedentedtoreach

substantivedeals—suchasthe$50bn(£28.8hn)Africaaidboostanddcbt-canccllation

deal—atsuchmeetings.(2)TheG8summitalsoagreedtoreneweffortstoforgeatrade

deal,pledged$3bnforthePalestinianauthority,andsaiditwouldincreaseaccesstoAids

treatment,Schifferesnotes.(3)Thesummitbrokenewgroundbybringingpoverty

campaignersandleadersfromdevelopingcountriesfacetofacewiththeworld'seight

mostpowerfulleaders.InthewordsofTonyBlair:"Itisn'ttheendofpovertyinAfrica,

butilisthehopethati(canbeended."Ofcourse,(hevariousdealsfallfarshortofwhat

manycampaignerswanted.Buttheyhavesetanimportantprecedentwhichcouldleadto

furtherdevelopmentsoverthecourseoftheyear,whenotherkeynegotiatingmeetings

aretakingplace.(4)SchifferesalsopointsoutthatofcoursetheG8summitdidnotsolve

alltheworld'sproblems.Butthereare,hewrites,threekeymeetingslaterthisyearwhere

campaignersandotherswillbeabletotesttheG8'srealresolve.InSeptember,theUN

meetsinaspecialsessioninNewYorktoconsiderreformandprogresstowardsreaching

themillenniumdevelopmentgoals.Willthemajorpowerspledgethesameincreasein

aid($25hn)fornon-Africancountriesthatisrequiredtolifttheirpooroutofpovertyby

2015?(5)InDecember,thetradeissueswillbeconfrontedhead-on,astheworldtrade

talksresumeinHongKonginalast-ditchefforttoreachadealafterfouryearsof

wrangling.Willrichnationsbepreparedtoeliminatetheiragriculturalsubsidiesinorder

(oopentheirmarketstothepoorcountries?Andhowmuchwilltheytrytoforce(hepoor

countries(oopentheirmarkersFirst?(6)AlsoinDecember,thecontractingparties(o(he

UNframeworkconventiononclimatechangewillmeetinMontrealtodiscusswhat

shouldhappenwhentheKyotoprotocolrunsoutin2012.Willtheybeabletoagreea

newregimetoregulateglobalemissionsthatwillincludebothdevelopingcountriesand

theUS?(7)Noneoftheseissuesiseasytoresolve.ButthepoliticalwillshownattheG8

doesatleastgivesomeofthesenegotiationsafightingchance,Schifferesconcludes.

(8)Alsoonthesummit,aneditorialintheBusinessTimesSingaporenotes(hatlast

week'sG8summit,unlikemcstpastmeetingsofthiswealthynationsgrouping,achieved

somesmallmeasureofprogress.Inadeparturefromthepast,BritishPrimeMinister

TonyBlair,thehost,gottheleaderstopersonallysignthefinalcommuniquelastweek

whichcoveredsomeofthebroadestissuessuchasaidtoAfrica,climatechangeand

worldtrade.(9)ltaddsthatwhileaidtoAfricaisimportant,theG8leaderswouldhave

donemoreiftheyhadresolvedtotackletheissueofsubsidiesto(heirownfannerswhich

placespoorcountriesatadisadvantage.(9)TheWorldBankreckons(hataboldtariff

reductioncouldinjectfunds10timestheaidflowsintotheAfricancontinent.Butwhenit

cametosettingtime-tablesforfarmsubsidycutsintheirowncountries,theleaders'

commilmentworethin.Theymerelyspokeabouttheneedtostopgovernmentsupportfor

agriculturalexports.ThetariffissuewillcomeupattheHongKongmeetingofthe

WorldTradeOrganizationinDecemberandtheworldwillseehowfarthesameleaders

willgoonthatissue,pointstheeditorial.(10)Ontheissueofclimatechange,thefailure

wasmoreglaring.TherestoftheleadersdrewablankwithPresidentBush,eventhough

sevenoutoftheeightnationshaveratifiedtheKyotoprotocol.ThoughMr.Blairwanted

G8countriestotaketheleadonreducingcarbondioxideemissions,thecommunique

avoidedsettingtargetsortimetablesassetoutinthe1997protocol.Forwhatit'sworth,

theUSwhichhasconsistentlychallengedthesciencebehindclimatechangewasfinally

forcedtoadmitthatglobalwarmingiscausedbyhumanactivity.(11)Thceditorial

concludesthatitisincreasinglyclearthatsummitshavetogobeyondmerestatementsof

intentandrichcountriesmustavoidbackslidingontheircommitments.LastThursday's

terroristattacksinIx)ndon.whichcastashadowondiscussionsatGleneagles,underscore

(heneedfbrboldactionfbrthedevelopmentofstrongandstableeconomiesintherestof

(heworld.

1、OnenewpointinthisG8meetingisto.

A、settlealltheworld'sproblemstoendthepovertyinpoorcountries

B、communicatebetweenthepovertycampaignersandworldleaders

C、eliminateagriculturalsubsidiestoopenmoremarketsforpoorcountries

D^regulatetheemissionsinvolvingbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干中的newpoint查到第3段第1句，该句指出这次峰会broke

newground(破天荒第一次)把povertycampaigners与theworld'seightmostpowerful

leaders召集在一起。所以选项B是正确答案。

2、ThefollowingissueswerecoveredinG8summitEXCEPT.

A、aidtoAfrica

B、worldtrade

C^climatechange

D、anti-terroristaction

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题干查到第8段，该段最后一句明确指出峰会讨论了对非洲的援

助、气候变化和世界贸易，只有选项D未被提及，所以选项D是正确答案。

3、Fromthedescriptioninthepassage,welearnthat.

A^thisG8meetingenabledadvancedcountriestocuttheiragriculturalsubsidies

B、thisG8summitisonlyastatementofzealtomeetallthepowerfulleaders

C、thisG8summitisofgreatsuccesstosomeextentinspiteoflittleachievement

D、G8countriesallplayedaleadingroleinreducingcarbondioxideemissions

标准答案：C-

知识点解析：文章开头三段充分肯定了这次峰会的成功。但从第4段开始，文章指

出峰会不可能解决所有问题、问题也很难解决、领导人在具体目标和时间制定上的

犹豫不决等等，可见，这次峰会虽然成功，实效不大。所以选项C是正确答案.

PassageTwo(1)ScotlandYard'stopfingerprintexpert,DetecdvcChiefSuperintendent

GeraldLambournehadarequestfromtheBritishMuseum'sPrehistoricDepartmentto

forcehismagnifyingglassonamysterysomewhat"outsidemyusualbeat."(2)Thiswas

notaquestionofWhodunit,butWhoWasIt.Thebluntinstrumentsheporedoverwere

theantlersofreddeer,datedbyradio-carbonexaminationasbeingupto5,000yearsold.

TheywereusedasminingpicksbyNeolithicmantohackHirtsandchalk,andthe

fingerprintshewaslookingforwereofourremoteancestorswhohadlastwieldedthem.

(3)TheantlerswereunearthedinJulyduringtheBritishMuseum'sfive-year-long

excavationatGrime'sGraves,nearTherford,Norfolk,a93-acresitecontainingmore

(han600verticalshaftsinthechalksome40feetdeep.Fromartifactsfoundinmany

partsofBritainitisevidentthatflintwasextensivelyusedbyNe-oli(hicmanashe

slowlylearnedhowtofarmlandintheperiodfrom3,000to1,500R.C.(4)Flintwas

especiallyusedforax-headstoclearforestsforagriculture,andthequalityoftheflinton

theNorfolksitesuggeststhattheminerstherewerekeptbusywithmanyorders.(5)What

excitedMr.G.deG.Sieveking,themuseum'sdeputydirectoroftheexcavations,wasthe

driedmudstillstickingtosomeofthem."Ourdeductionisthattheminerscoatedthe

baseoftheantlerswithmudsothattheycouldgetabettergrip,"hesays."Theexciting

possibilitywasthatfingerprintsleftinthismudmightatlastidentifyasindividualsas

peoplewhohaveleftfewrelics,whocouldnotreadorwrite,butwhomayhavehad

muchmoreintelligencethanhadbeensupposedinthepast."(6)ChiefSuperintendent

Lambourne,whofouryearsagohad"assisted"theBritishMuseumbytakingthefin­

gerprintsofa4000-year-oldEgyptianmummy,spenttwohourslastweekexamining

about50antlers.Onsomehefoundminutemarksindicatingahumanhand—thatpartof

(hehandjustbelowthefingerswheremostpressurewouldbebroughtlobearthe

wieldingofapick.(7)After25years'specializationintheYard'sfingerprintsdepartment,

ChiefSuperintendentLambourneknowsallaboutridgestructures—technicallyknownas

the"tri-radiatesection".(8)Itwashisidentificationofthatpartofthehandthathelpedto

incriminatesomeoftheGreatTrainRobbers.In1995hediscoveredsimilarhandprints

onabloodstainedtee-makeronagolf-coursewhereawom-anhadbeenbrutally

murdered.Theyeventuallyledtothekiller,after4,065handprintshadbeentaken.

(9)ChicfSuperintendentLambourchadagreedtovisittheNorfolksiteduringfurther

excavationsnextsum-mcr,whenitishopedthatfurtherhand-markedantlerswillconicto

light.Butheiscautiousaboutthehistoricsignificanceofhisfindings.(10)"Fingerprints

andhandprintsareuniquetoeachindividualbuttheycantellnothingabouttheage,

physicalcharacteristics,evensexofthepersonwholeftthem,"hesays."Even(hefinger

printsofgo-rillacouldbemistakenfor(hoseofaman.Butifanumberofimprinted

antlersarerecoveredfromgivenshaftsonthissiteIcouldatleastdeterminewhich

antlerswerehandledbythesameman,andfromtheremightbededucedthenumberof

minersemployedinateam."(1l)"AsindicationofintelligenceImightdeterminein

whichwaytheminersheldtheantlersandhowtheywieldedthem."(!2)ToMr.

Sievekitigandhismuseumcolleaguesanysuchfindingswilladdtotheirdossierofwhat

mightappeartothelaymanastrivialandunrelatedfactsbutfromwhichmightemerge

onedayanimpressivenewimageofourremoteancestors.

4、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A^ChiefSuperintendentLambournewaswillingtoaccepttherequest

B、ChiefSuperintendentLambournewasfamiliarwiththetaskhewasaskedtodo

C、thetaskthistimewasquitedifferentfromwhathedidbefore

D、heisonememberoftheBritishMuseum'sPrehistoricDepartment

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章第1段说苏格兰的首席指纹专家、高级警司应大英博物馆的史前

部要求协助解一个谜,原文用了outsidemyusualbeat(非目己本行的,非自己所擅

长的)，说明C是正确答案。

5、Accordingtothepassage,theantlerswereusedto.

A、ploughthefieldsforcultivation

B、cutthewoodsforagriculture

C、obtainusefultoolsforwork

D、minemorecoals

标准答案：C

知识点解析：根据题干中theantlers查找至第2段，该段第3句指出antler(鹿角)被

用作miningpickslohackflintsandchalk(挖掘燧石和白垩的工具)，而根据下面的段

落可看出燧石等是新石器时代的人用来开荒种田的，所以C是正确答案。

6、Accordingtothepassage.ChiefSuperintendentLambourne.

A^wasagreatarchaeologisttodiscovertheworld'smystery

hadvisitedtheNorfolksiteinordertostudy(heantlers

C^coulddeterminetheintelligenceofNeolithicmanbythefingerprints

D、oncehelpedsolveamurdercasebydiscriminatingthefingerprints

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题目选项查到第8段，该段说明Lambourne的发现曾帮助侦破

一起谋杀案，所以选项D是正确答案。

7、TheattitudeofChiefSuperintendentLambournetowardsthefindingsis.

A^optimistic

B、prudent

C、suspicious

D、emotional

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干查到第9段，该段的cautious一词说明Lambourne对发现持

谨慎态度，所以选项B是正确答案。

PassageThree(1)TheNorwegiangovernmentjustgaveLarsSelhheimmorethan$5,000.

Whydidthe32-year-okldairyfarmerneedsuchahandout?Totakehisfamilycamping,

ofcourse.(2)Thatmaysoundcrazy,buthereinNorwayitmakessense.Sinceeveryone

deservesanannualvacation,thegovernmentreasons,itshouldpayfortemporary

workerstomilkthecowssothatfarmerscangetaway.Wclfaicisnotbashedherebut

celebratedbypoliticiansofallstripes.Whenaccntcr-tightcoalitiontookpowerlastyear

fromaleft-leaninggovernment,itdidn'treininsocialspending.Rather,itraisedpensions

andadvocatedcashpaymentstoparentscaringforinfants.(3)Norwayservesupan

amazingmenuofentitlements.Healthcareisguaranteedtoeveryone,andit'sfreeafter

(hefirst$172inpersonalmecicalcostseachyear.Disabledpeoplereceivingspecially

equippedcarsandwheelchairstogetaround.Universityeducationisfree.Maternity

leavestretchesfor42weeksiXfullpay.Manyarthritissufferersgetanall-expense-paid

(riptoaspaintheCanaryIslands.Sickleavecanlastayearatfullsalary.Stay-at-home

parentsearnapublicpension.NorwegianswholiveaboveArcticCirclegettaxbreaks;

poetsandpaintersgetsubsidies.(4)Wha(makessuchgenerositypossibleisNorthSea

petroleum.Norwayis(heWorld'sNo.2exporterofcrudeoilandNo.3exporterof

naturalgas.Lastyear,thoseindustriesnettedthescale$12.3billion,orabout$2,800for

everycitizen.Stilkthewelfaresystemiscostly一anyoneearningmorethan$36,000a

yearpaysthetopincometaxrateof49.5percent.Sintaxesarehightoo,drivingupthe

priceofabeeratanordinarybarto$6andthepriceofapackofcigarettesto$7.

Norwegianscomplainaboutwaitinglistsforsomemedicalprocedures,andmanyofthe

wealthyoptforprivatehealthcare.Yetopinionpollsshowmostpeopletobecontent.

"There'sageneralconsensusthatyoushouldtakecareofthepoorest,"saysTorHcrsoug

oftheConfederationofNorwegianBusinessandIndustry."Wchavesomuchmoney.

Wecanaffordit."(5)Theinclinationtosharethewealthisdeeplyrootedinhardscrabble

farmsandfishinghamlets.Thisisasmallcountry(4.4millionpeople)moreaccustomed

topovertythanprivilege.Flauntingone'smoney-the"conspicuousconsumption"that

(helateNorwegian-AmericaneconomistThorsteinVeblencondemned-ismorethan

vulgar;it's,well,un-Norwegian.Theclosestthing(oanationalcreedissomethingcalled

Jantelaw,avil-lagemaximthatwarnspeoplenottoactasthoughtheyarebetterthan

anyoneelse.AmericansfamiliarwiththedenizensofGarrisonKeillor'sfictionalLake

Wobegonwouldrecognizethementality.Here,it'sanationalpolicy:"Thephilosophyis

tokeepthetraditionalequalitywe'vehad,"saysMagnhildMeltveitKleppa,ministerfor

socialaffairs.(6)StilI.thereareworriesinthewelfarestate.SomefretthatNorwegians,

whoseideaofvacationistoroughitinunheatedmountaincabins,aregoingsoft.Single

parenthoodisontherise,andconservativencss(cappedbyafuneralgrant)erodes

initiative.Asaresult,thePrimeMinister,anordainedLutheranPastorwhoscandalized

someconstituentsbypuffingonacigarinpublic,haslauncheda"valuescommission"to

fostertraditionalmores.(7)Thenthereisthefearof"oiladdiction".Afallincrudeprices

sentNorway'seconomytumblinginthemid-8()s,andthecunentdropinoilpricesis

loweringgovernmentrevenues.Interestratesareupandinflationmaynotbefarbehind.

Sotherisk-averseNorwegiansaresockingawaymostofthepetroleumprofitsinana­

tionalrainy-dayfund.Justeightyearsfromnow,Norwayexpectstoearnmorefromits

invesimemsthanfromitsoldfangledmagnanimity,indefinitely."We'reluckyin

Norway."saysasmilingfarmerSelheim.Luckyin-deedbutcertainlynobetterthan

anyoneelse.

8、TheNorwegiangovernmentgavethedairyfarmermoneyfbrhisvacation,becausehe

A、isanexcellentworkerwithhighskills

B、hastherighttoenjoyanannualvacation

C、canmilkthecowtoproducemoremilk

D、bringspeoplethefreshmilkeveryday

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题干定位到原文第2段，该段第2句指出在挪威每个人都享有度

假的权利，所以奶农自然也不例外，选项B是正确答案。

9、TheNonvegiansenjoythefollowingwelfareEXCEPT.

A^theirfreehealthcareisofferedafterpayinginitialmedicalcostseachyear

B、disabledpersonsreceivedspecially-usedcarsandwheelchairstogoaround

C、Maternityleavelastsayearatfullsalary

D、（heNorwegianslivingabovetheArcticCirclegottaxreduction

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第3段讲述挪威高福利体现在哪些方面。其中产假是全薪42周长

假，而病假可长达一年。选项C把这两个事实混在一起了，所以是本题正确答

案。

10>Whichofthefollowingstatementscontainsametaphor?

A、Norwegiansaresockingawaymostofthepetroleumprofitsinanationalrainy-day

fund.

B、...thewealthisdeeplyrootedinhardscrabblefarmsandfishinghamlets.

C^Avillagemaximthatwarnspeoplenottoactasthoughtheyarebetterthananyone

else.

D、...aleft-leaninggovernment,itdidn'treininsocialspending.

标准答案：A、

知识点解析：在选项A中，用rainy-day来暗喻“困难时期"。nationalrainy-dayfund

指的就是国家紧急备用金了，A是正确答案。

11、Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagemightbe.

A^PovertyandPrivilege

B、TheTraditionalEquality

C、TheTraditionalNonvegian

D^TheWelfarePolicyinNorway

标准答案：D

知识点解析：本文虽涉及挪威特殊群体的特权、传统意义上的平等和传统的挪威人

等等，但讨论的重点即文章主题是挪威的福利政策，其他都是围绕福利政策的说明

和延展，显然D是正确选项。

PassageFour(1Consideringitisabusiness(hathasprovokedwarsincenturiespast,

scantattentionispaidtothemodernslavetrade.Butonewaytotrackthetradeinpeople

istherecentlyreleasedannualreportontraffickinginpersonsfromAmerica'sState

Department.Anditmakesforgloomyreading.Thoughtherehavebeenimprovementsof

late,thenumbersofpeopleinvolvedarestillappallinglyhighApproximately800,0()0

peoplearetraffickedacrossnationalborderseachyearandmillionsmorearetraded

domestically.TheInternationalLabourOrganisationestimatesthatthereareatleast2.5m

peopleinforcedlaboratanyonelime,includingsexualexploitation,asaresultof

trafficking.(2)Enbrtstowipeoutthismodernslavetradearehamperedbecausehuman

traffickingisabigbusiness.Itisimpossibletoknowtheexactsumsinvolvedbutrecent

estimatesof(hevalueoftheglobaltraffickingtradehaveputitashighas$32billion.

TheUnitedNationsGlobalInitiativetoFightHumanTraffickingdescribesitasahigh-

rewardandlow-riskcrime.Peoplecomecheapandmanycountrieslackthenecessary

lawstotargettraffickers,ortheyarenotproperlyenforced.Worsestill,itisoftenthe

victimsofthetraffickersthataretreatedascriminals.(3)Womensuffermostinthis

respect:thereportestimatesthat80%ofvictimsofinternationaltraffickingarewomen

forcedintosomeformofprostitution.Womenarcinvolvedintraffickingtoo,thoughthis

islesscommon.InEuropeandCentralandsouthAsiawomenarcoftenrecruitedby

otherwomenwhowerethemselvesthevictimsoftrafficking.Inparttoavoiddetection

hytheauthorities,traffickersgrantvictimslimitedfreedomwhilesimultaneously

coercingthemtoreturnhometorecruitotherwomentoreplacethem.(4)Thereportalso

castsalightontheincreasinglyimportantrolethattechnologyisplayinginthetrade,

bothincombatingitanditsperpetration.Theinternethelpstoidentifyandtrackdown

(heperpetratorsbutincreasinglyitisbecomingpartoftheproblem.Chatroomsareused

toexchangeinformationaboutsex-tourismsites;peoplearetargetedthroughsocial­

networkingsiteswherepornographicrecordsofsextraffickingarealsoboughtandsold;

victimsareensnaredthroughinstantmessaging.(5)Thereareafewbrightspots.Ethiopia

iscommendedforitseffortstocombatthetraffickingofchildrenbyestablishingchild­

protectionunitsacrossthecountry.Romania'screationofanationaldatabasetoidentify

andrespondquicklytotrendsintraffickingisalsopraisedasisMadagascar'scampaign

towipeoutsextourism.(6)Thereportrankscountriesinto3tiersdeterminedbyhow

complianttheyaredeemedtobewithAmerica'sTraffickingVictimsProtectionActof

2000.Predictably,somecountrieslistedintier3,theworstoffend-ers,haverespondedto

theaccusationswithoutrage.Butthesearcnottheonlycountriesthathaveaproblem.

Thereisalso"specialwatchlist"ofticr-2countriesthatneedcarefulmonitoring.(7)Thc

foreignministryofCuba,acountrythereportplacesintier3,firmlydeniedthatthe

reporthadanyvalueanduseetheopportunityforacustomaryjibeatAmerica,saying

(hat"thegovernmentoftheUnitedStateshasalot(odoinitsowncountrytocombatthe

rampantphenomenonthereofprostitution,sexualexploitation,forcedlaborand(he

traffickingofpeople."(8)Of(hesixGulfStates,Kuwait,Oman,QatarandSaudiArabia

werelistedasTier3andBahraincreptuplothetier-2watchlist.OnlytheUnitedArab

Emiratesmadeittotier2on(hebasisofitseffortstocombatabuseagainstforeign

domesticservantsandconstructionworkers.ForeignministersfromtheGulfCo­

operationCouncilsimplysaidthattheinformationinthereportwaswrong.Theyclaim

thatAmerica"aimstopractiseunjustifiedpressureforpoliticalends".(9)Andthereis

someevidencetheycouldusetobackupthisassertion.Onecountryexemptfromthe

rankingsisAmericaitself.Self-analysisisalwaysdifficultbutthereport,(hough

comprehensive,mighthavemoreforceifAmericaweretoturnthespotlightfullyon

itself.

12、It'shardtoremovethemodemslavetradebecauseofthefollowingreasons

EXCEPTthat

A、itisafatbusinessthatattractsmanytraffickers

B、itcanmakemoremoneybuthaslessrisk

C、somecountriesdidnotexecutelawsproperly

D、criminalsalwaysslippedawaywithoutbeingnoticed

标准答案：D\

知识点解析：解答此题需定位到原文第2段。全段给出了现代奴隶贸易难以根除的

原因，包括了选项A、B、C提到的三点，但D在原文中没有提到，而且句中若出

现类似always这类副词往往与事实不符，所以D是正确答案。

13、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'streatmentofthetopic?

A、Subjective.

B、Positive.

C、Negative.

D、Prejudiced.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查作者的态度，解答此题需通览全文，把握基调。从全文可以

读出作者对世界奴隶贸易现状是持批评态度的。他语调客观，不带有偏见，但他的

态度绝不是肯定态度，而是否定态度，因此正确答案是C。

14、Therelationshipbetweenthefirstandsecondparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsoneaspectofihemodernslavetrade

B、bothpresentsthefaultsofthemodernslavetrade

C、thefirstisthelogicalresultofthesecond

D^(hefirstgeneralizes(hesecondwithexamples

标准答案：C

知识点解析：此题考查考生分析段与段之间逻辑关系的能力。文章第I段描述的是

现代奴隶贸易的猖獗，第2段讲它难以根除的原因，显然这两段的关系是先果后

因。正确答案是C。

二、简答题(本题共8题，每题上0分，共8分。)

PassageOne

15、WhathasthisG8meetingachievedaccordingtothepassage?

标准答案：The$50bn(£28.8bn)Africaaidboostanddebt-cancellation.

知识点解析：根据题目查到第1段最后一句。该句表明它取得了前所未有的成果，

It指的是上文提到的G8meeting。该句破折号和suchas一词用于举例其中的一个

成果：取消非洲债务并给予援助，故答案为The$50bn(£28.8bn)Africaaidboost

anddebt-cancellationo

16、WherewilltheG8'srealresolvebetestedaccordingtoSchiffcrcs?

标准答案：Atthreekeymeetingslaterthisyear.

知识点解析：根据题目中的theG8'srealresolvebetested定位到第4段第2句。该

句Schiffcres写到今年迟些时候有活动家和其他人将会在三场重要会议中检验G8

的真决心.可见答案为Atthreekeymeetingslaterthisyear。

17、WhatcausesglobalwarmingaccordingtotheUS?

标准答案：Humanactivity.

知识点解析：根据题目中的globalwanning定位到倒数第2段最后一句，该句指出

美国被迫承认气候变化由人类活动引起，所以答案为Humanactivityo

18、PassageTwoWhyisthemuseum'sdeputydirectorsoexcitedaboutthe

fingerprints?

标准答案：Becausetheymaybeevidenceofintelligentbutilliteratepeople.

知识点解析：根据题目中的museum,sdeputydirector和excited查到露5段，该段

最后一句说明鹿角泥巴上竹指纹也许能证明鹿角使用者虽不识字却很聪明，这正是

这位depulydirector感到非常兴奋和激动的原因所在，故本题答案可表述为

Becausetheymaybeevidenceofintelligentbutilliteratepeopleo

19、PassageThreeWhatdocsthephrase''flauntingone,smoney'*inthelastbuttwo

paragraphmean?

标准答案：Showingoffone'smoney.

知识点解析：flauntingone、money中的flaunl是“炫耀，夸示”的意思，在倒数第3

段flaunt出现的上下文中，有conspicuousconsumption“炫耀性消费”这类的线索帮

助我们确定flaunt的意思是showoff,因此答案为Showingoffone'smoneyo

PassageFour

20、Whatdoestheword"appallingly"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

标准答案：Terribly.

知识点解析:原文中appallingly修饰high,该句意为“尽管近来情况有所改善,牵

涉到奴隶贸易的相关人员数量仍然_______大”，据此可肯定appallingly不是褒义

词。appall是“使惊骇”之义，可见叩pallingly意为“骇人听闻地"，故答来为

Terribly。

21、Whatistheadvantageoftheinternetincombatingtrafficking?

标准答案：Ithelpstoidentifyandtrackdowntheperpetrators.

知识点解析：根据题目中的theinlemet定位到第4段第2句。该句前半部分说互联

网有助于识别和跟踪罪犯，即为互联网的好处；后半部分说它也有问题，即为互联

网的不足，可见答案在于该句的前半部分，即为IIhelpsloidenlifyandlrackdown

theperpetrators«

22>Whatdeterminescountries,beingrankedinto3tiers?

标准答案：America'sTraffickingVictimsProtectionActof2000.

知识点解析：根据题目中3tiers可定位到第6段首句。该句指出：该报告根据一国

有多么遵从美国2000年人口贩运受害者保护法，将世界与国分为3个等级，可见

美国2000年人口贩运受害者保护法决定了各个国家被分为三级，即答案为

America'sTraffickingVictimsProtectionActof2000o

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共20题，每题1.0分，共20分。)

(1)1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhaveknownallmy

lifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethatIdon'thaveaclueabout.TheRiver

Thameshasbeenherealotlongerthan(hecityitself,butithasbeenkeepingitssecrets

wellhiddenbeneaththosefamiliarmuddytonesofgreenandbrown.Onagreyafternoon

suchasthisone,thesurfaceoftheriverisparticularlyunforgiving,andatentativedip

soonbringsmeclosetofast-runningwater.Thisisthesortofstuffthatcarriespeople

awaytoawaterydoomandIdon'twantanypartofthat.(2)ButI'mherewithanopen

mindatthisfamilybeachpartyinHammersmith,partofaseriesofeventsinSouthEast

MarineWeek.Itisnotabeachpartyinthetraditionalsense,needlesstosay,morean

opportunitytogetalittlegentleeducation.Ihadbeenvaguelyaware,overthepastfew

years,thattheriverwasgettingcleanerallthetime.Itsveryappearance,itappears,is

deceptive,becauseitscolorisaresultofthenaturalsiltswhicharcconstantlydisturbed

fromthebottom.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishat川，itcannowboastmore

(han100differenttypes.IwasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayedhosttoawell-

publicizeddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewstome.Itisalltheresult,Iwas

informed,ofthefact(hattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,bringingwithitall

(heteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.(3)1tookadeepbreathandwentforalightdredge

withanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhencarefullysiftedmysample

wasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuffoftheriver,thetinylittle

fellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,thankfully,betterfishermenhere

thanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeonecapturedaflounder.Granted,it

wasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwiseperfectineverydetail.Further

excitementwastofollow,withthecaptureoftheshellofacrab,but