专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷16（共180题）

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷16（共

9套）

（共180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）1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhaveknownallmy

lifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethatIdon'thaveaclueabout.TheRiver

Thameshasbeenherealotlongerthanthecityitself,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,becauseitscolorisaresultofthenaturalsiltswhichareconstantlydisturbed

fromthebottom.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishatall,itcannowboastmore

than100differenttypes.IwasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayedhosttoav/ell-

publicizeddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewsiome.Itisalltheresult,Iwas

informed,ofthefactthattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,bringingwithitall

theteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.（3）1tookadeepbreathandwentforalightdredge

withanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhencarefullysiftedmysample

wasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuffoftheriver,thetinylittle

fellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,thankfully,betterfishermenhere

thanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeonecapturedaflounder.Granted,it

wasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwiseperfectineverydetail.Further

excitementwastofollow.withthecaptureoftheshellofacrab,butthatdidnotlastlong.

TheshellbelongedtoaChinesemittencrab—socalledbecauseitappearstohavemittens

onitsclaws.RachelHillfromtheEnvironmentAgencyexplainedtomethatitate

everythinginitspath,sufferednoeffectivepredators,andcausedhavocbyitshabitof

burrowingintotheriverbanks,whichareconsequentlybeingeroded.Furthermore,the

factthatitwasonlyashellmeantthatsomewherenottoofarawaytheformeroccupant

wasgoingaboutitsbusiness——onlythistimeitwouldbebigger.Thisunwantedvisitor,a

delicacyintherestaurantsofChinatown,isheretostay.(4)Furtherupthebeach,

enthusiasticvolunteerswerecopingwithanothermenace,thisoneofhumanmaking.The

amountofrubbishonthisrelativelysmallstretchoftheriverwasastonishingand

depressing.Thereweretheexpectedplasticbottlesandhamburgercartons,tossedav/ay

carelesslybyidiots.Tomysurprise,therewasalsothewheelfromacar,completewith

tyre.Themostsinisteritemswerealsoamongthesmallest:slimwhitestickswhich

lookedasiftheymighthavecomefromachild'slollipopbutare,infact,cottonbuds.

ThethoughtoccurredthatthousandsofLondonersmustcometothebanksoftheThames

eachmorningtocleanouttheirears.Bytheendoftheafternoon,allthisrubbishhad

beenclearedawayinaquiteastonishingnumberofblackbags,butitwouldhavebeen

betterhaditnotbeenthereinthefirstplace.(5)Therewas,however,greatcausefbr

optimisminthebehaviorofthekidswhowerepresent.Theyhuddledexcitedlyround

microscopestolookattinyshrimpsandgobiestransformedintofearsome-looking

creatures.Theylistenedintentlyasitwasexplainedto(hemhowimportantitwastokeep

theriverclean.Eventheverysmallestwhowerepaintingtheirfishyfacemasksmight

havegoneawaywiththeideathatfishareagoodthingandworthlookingafter.It

occurredtomethatifthegrown-upspersistinbehavinglikehumanChinesemitten

crabs,thenitwillbedowntothecominggenerationstoensurethatthegoodworkwhich

hasalreadybeendoneonthisgreatriverisnottobewasted.

1、WhatwastherealenemyoftheRiverThames?

A、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isheretostay。

2-.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheRiverThames?

A、Itisariverwhichhasalonghistory.

B、Thereareover100typesoffishinit.

CNItisascleanaswhatitusedtobe.

D、Therearethousandsofpeopleusingthewaterfromit.

标准答案：C

知识之解析：此题答案可定位到原文第2段。第2段第3句话谢，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。

3、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsthe

futureoftheRiverThames?

A、Indifferent.

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

(1)1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhaveknownallmy

lifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethatIdon'thaveaclueabout.TheRiver

Thameshasbeenherealotlongerthanthecityitself,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.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishatall,itcannowboastmore

than100differenttypes.1wasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayedhosttoav/ell-

publicizeddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewsme.Itisalltheresult,Iwas

informed,ofthefactthattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,bringingwithitall

theteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.(3)1tookadeepbreathandwentforalightdredge

withanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhencarefullysiftedmysample

wasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuffoftheriver,thetinylittle

fellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,thankfully,betterfishermenhere

thanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeonecapturedaflounder.Granted,it

wasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwiseperfectineverydetail.Further

excitementwastofollow,withthecaptureoftheshellofacrab,butthatdidnotlastlong.

TheshellbelongedtoaChinesemittencrab-socalledbecauseitappearstohavemittens

onitsclaws.RachelHillfromtheEnvironmentAgencyexplainedtomethatitate

everythinginitspath,sufferednoeffectivepredators,andcausedhavocbyitshabitof

burrowingintotheriverbanks,whichareconsequentlybeingeroded.Furthermore,the

factthatitwasonlyashellmeantthatsomewherenottoofarawaytheformeroccupant

wasgoingaboutitsbusiness-onlythistimeitwouldbebigger.Thisunwantedvisitor,a

delicacyintherestaurantsofChinatown,isheretostay.(4)Furtherupthebeach,

enthusiasticvolunteerswerecopingwithanothermenace,thisoneofhumanmaking.The

amountofrubbishonthisrelativelysmallstretchoftheriverwasastonishingand

depressing.Thereweretheexpectedplasticbottlesandhamburgercartons,tossedav/ay

carelesslybyidiots.Tomysurprise,therewasalsothewheelfromacar,completewith

tyre.Themostsinisteritemswerealsoamongthesmallest:slimwhitestickswhich

lookedasiftheymighthavecomefromachild'slollipopbutare,infact,cottonbuds.

ThethoughtoccurredthatthousandsofLondonersmustcometothebanksoftheThames

eachmorningtocleanouttheirears.Bytheendoftheafternoon,allthisrubbishhad

beenclearedawayinaquiteastonishingnumberofblackbags,butitwouldhavebeen

betterhaditnotbeenthereinthefirstplace.(5)Thcrewas,however,greatcausefor

optimisminthebehaviorofthekidswhowerepresent.Theyhuddledexcitedlyround

microscopestolookattinyshrimpsandgobiestransformedintofearsome-looking

creatures.Theylistenedintentlyasitwasexplainedtothemhowimportantitwastokeep

theriverclean.Eventheverysmallestwhowerepaintingtheirfishyfacemasksmight

havegoneawaywiththeideathatfishareagoodthingandworthlookingafter.It

occurredtomethatifthegrown-upspersistinbehavinglikehumanChinesemitten

crabs,thenitwillbedowntothecominggenerationstoensurethatthegoodworkwhich

hasalreadybeendoneonthisgreatriverisnottobewasted.

4、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isheretostay,

5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheRiverThames?

A、Itisariverwhichhasalonghistory.

B、Thereareover100typesoffishinit.

C、Itisascleanaswhatitusedtobe.

D^Therearethousandsofpeopleusingthewaterfromit.

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。

6.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

(l)Subslantialchangesinthenation'smadcowtestingsystemwereorderedyesterday

afterBritishtestsonacowslaughteredinNovemberconfirmedthatithadthedisease

eventhoughtheAmerican"goldstandard"testsaiditdidnot.(2)"Theprotocolwe

developedjustafewyearsagotoconductthetestsmightnotbethebestoptiontoday,"

AgricultureSecretaryMikeJohannssaidinmakingthean-nouncement."Scienceisever

evolving.n(3)AtanafternoonnewsconferenceinWashington,Mr.Johannsdescribed

seriouserrorsinthetestingintheUnitedStatesontheanimal,thesecondonefoundwith

madcowdisease,formallyknownasbovinespongiformencephalopathy.(4)Buthealso

defendedthesafetyofAmericanbeef,remindingreportersthattheanimalhadbeen

incineratedratherthanbeinggroundintohamburger,asthefirstonewasinlate2003.

(5)"Ienjoyedbeefthisnoonforlunch,"Mr.Johannssaid."Itisthesafestbeefinthe

world."(6)TheheadofthetestinglaboratoryinWeybridge,England,whojoinedthe

newsconferencebytelephone,saidhewas"prettyconfident"thattheincidenceofmad

cowdiseaseinAmericanherdswas"verylittleindeed"(7)Of388,000testsinthelast

year,onlythreepositiverapidtestshavebeenfound,andonlythisonehasbeen

confirmed.(8)Untilyesterday,theAgricultureDepartmentusedarapidtestcalledan

Elisaandconfirmedanypositiveswithaslowerimmunohistochemistrytest,whichii

callsthe"goldstandard.'1(9)TheEuropeansandtheJapaneseusethosetests,but

routinelyaddaconfirmatoryWesternblottest,whichismoresensitive.(10)The

AgricultureDepartmentaskedtheEnglishlaboratory,regardedasoneoftheworld'sbest,

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

Department'schiefveterinarian,revealedanothersurprise:theanimal'sdiseasestraindid

notcloselyresembletheBritish-stylestrainfoundinthefirstmadcow,whichwasborn

inCanadaandraisedinWashingtonState.(12)Instead,itwasclosertoastrainfoundin

France—aresult,anotherscientistsaid,thatsuggestedthattheinfectionhadcomefroma

differentpoolofinfectedfeed,possiblyimportedfromFrance.(13)Despitethe

AgricultureDepartment'sassurances,criticssaidthedisputerevealedseriousflawsinthe

testingregimenusedherefor15years.(14)"A11thisfoot-dragginghasgottostop,"

MichaelK.Hansen,aseniorresearchassociateatConsumersUnion,saidexcitedly.

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

bothertowriteupareport?"(16)Likeothercritics,Dr.Hansencalledfortestingall

animalsover20monthsold,andforbansonfeedingpoultrylitterthathasspilledcattle

mealinitbacktocattle,givingcalves"milkreplacer"madefromcattlebloodandletting

cowseatdriedrestaurant"platewaste."(17)Dr.Hansensaidthefeedbansthatthe

departmentreferstoasits"firewall"were"moreofawhitepicketfence.'1(18)Mr.

Johannsrefusedtogivedetailsabouttheanimal,otherthantorepeatthatitwasborn

beforethe1997banonfeedingruminantproteintoruminants,matitwasraisedforbeef,

notdairy,andmatitwasroocrippledtowalkwhenitv/askilled.(19)Therewas"no

evidence"matitwasbornoutsidemeUnitedStates,Mr.Johannssaid,anditsbrainwas

sampledfortestsataplantspecializingindiseasedanddeadanimals.Mostbeefanimals

areslaughteredwhentheyarelessthan3yearsold.(20)DNAtestswillbestartedtofind

meherditwasraisedwith,Mr.Johannssaid.Normally,aninfectedanimal'swholeherd

isslaughteredontheassumptionthatallatethesamefeed.

7、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueof"goldstandard1,?

A^Theexcellentsysteminthepasthasseriouserrorsnow.

Itusedtobeandismebestchoicefortestingmeanimals.

C^Itisaveryeffectivesystemtotestmeanimalsuntilnow.

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thektgoldstandard”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。

8、Theword"incinerate'inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans.

A、reveal

B>destroy

C、kill

D、burn

标准答案：D

知识点解析：incinerale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。

9、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

ANAmericanbeefis100%safeintheworldduetomeexcellenttestingsystem

B、USgovernmentshouldmakesurethatmebeefinthemarketissafeenough.

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。

(l)Substantialchangesinthenation'smadcowtestingsystemwereorderedyesterday

afterBritishtestsonacowslaughteredinNovemberconfirmedthatithadthedisease

evenchoughtheAmerican"goldstandard"testsaiditdidnot.(2)"Theprotocolwe

developedjustafewyearsagotoconductthetestsmightnotbethebestoptiontoday,"

AgricultureSecretaryMikeJohannssaidinmakingthean-nouncement."Scienceisever

evolving."(3)AtanafternoonnewsconferenceinWashington,Mr.Johannsdescribed

seriouserrorsinthetestingintheUnitedStatesontheanimal,thesecondonefoundwith

madcowdisease,formallyknownasbovinespongiformencephalopathy.(4)Buthealso

defendedthesafetyofAmericanbeef,remindingreportersthattheanimalhadbeen

incineratedratherthanbeinggroundintohamburger,asthefirstonewasinlate2003.

(5)"Ienjoyedbeefthisnoonforlunch,"Mr.Johannssaid."Itisthesafestbeefinthe

world."(6)TheheadofthetestinglaboratoryinWeybridge,England,whojoinedthe

newsconferencebytelephone,saidhewas"prettyconfident"thattheincidenceofmad

cowdiseaseinAmericanherdswas"verylittleindeed"(7)Of388,000testsinthelast

year,onlythreepositiverapidtestshavebeenfound,andonlythisonehasbeen

confirmed.(8)Untilyesterday,theAgricultureDepartmentusedarapidtestcalledan

Elisaandconfirmedanypositiveswithaslowerimmunohistochemistrytest,whichi(

callsthe"goldstandard."(9)TheEuropeansandtheJapaneseusethosetests,but

routinelyaddaconfirmatoryWesternblottest,whichismoresensitive.(10)Thc

AgricultureDepartmentaskedtheEnglishlaboratory,regardedasoneoftheworld'sbest,

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

Department'schiefveterinarian,revealedanothersurprise:theanimal'sdiseasestraindid

notcloselyresembletheBritish-stylestrainfoundinthefirstmadcow,whichwasborn

inCanadaandraisedinWashingtonState.(12)Instead,itwasclosertoastrainfoundin

France-aresult,anotherscientistsaid,thatsuggestedthattheinfectionhadcomefroma

differentpoolofinfectedfeed,possiblyimportedfromFrance.(13)Despitethe

AgricultureDepartment'sassurances,criticssaidthedisputerevealedseriousflawsinthe

testingregimenusedherefor15years.(14)"Allthisfoot-dragginghasgottostop/

MichaelK.Hansen,aseniorresearchassociateatConsumersUnion,saidexcitedly.

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

bothertowriteupareport?"(16)Likeothercritics.Dr.Hansencalledfortestingall

animalsover20monthsold,andforbansonfeedingpoultrylitterthathasspilledcattle

mealinitbacktocattle,givingcalves"milkreplacer"madefromcattlebloodandletting

cowseatdriedrestaurant"platewaste."(17)Dr.Hansensaidthefeedbansthatthe

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

Johannsrefusedtogivedetailsabouttheanimal,otherthantorepeatthatitwasborn

beforethe1997banonfeedingruminantproteintoruminants,matitwasraisedforbeef,

notdairy,andmatitwas:oocrippledtowalkwhenitv/askilled.(19)Therewas"no

evidence"matitwasbornoutsidemeUnitedStates,Mr.Johannssaid,anditsbrainwas

sampledfortestsataplantspecializingindiseasedanddeadanimals.Mostbeefanimals

areslaughteredwhentheyarelessthan3yearsold.(20)DNAtestswillbestartedtofind

meherditwasraisedwith,Mr.Johannssaid.Normally,aninfectedanimal'swholeherd

isslaughteredontheassumptionthatallatethesamefeed.

10、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueof"goldstandard"?

A^Theexcellentsysteminthepasthasseriouserrorsnow.

B、Ilusedtobeandismebestchoicefortestingmeanimals.

C^Itisaveryeffectivesystemtotestmeanimalsuntilnow.

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。

11Theword"incinerate"inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans.

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。

12>Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A、Americanbeefis100%safeintheworldduetomeexcellenttestingsystem

B、USgovernmentshou'dmakesurethatmebeefinthemarketissafeenough.

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。

(1)1remembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.Ihadmanagedtosellallmy

papersandwascominghomeinthesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNew

Yorkwhentheworkerswerepouringhomewardinthetwilight.Imarchedamong

thousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhomthefactorywhistleshadunyoked.Theyflowed

inriversthroughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendov/nalongtheavenuestotheEast

Side.(2)1metmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,ahunched,frozenfigure

inanoldovercoatstandingbyabananacart.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametoiny

eyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,beautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin's

smile.(3)"Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyourpapers!Comeandcata

banana."(4)Hcofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthatmyfathersellhis

bananas,notgivethemaway.HethoughtIwasshy,andcoaxedandjokedwithme,and

mademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawandsnow.(5)nYouhaven'tsoldmany

bananastoday,pop/'Isaidanxiously.(6)Heshruggedhisshoulders.(7)"WhatcanIdo?

Nooneseemstowantthem."(8)Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemorosely

overthepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYorkbuildings,thetallstreet

lampswerelit,innumerabletrucks,streetcarsandelevatedtrainsclatteredby.Nobody

andnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformyfather'sbananas.(9)"Ioughttoyell,"saidmy

fatherdolefully."Ioughttomakeabignoiselikeotherpeddlers,butitmakesmythroat

sore.Anyway,Fmashamedofyelling,itmakesmefeellikeafool."(10)1hadeatenone

ofhisbananas.MysickconsciencetoldmethatIoughttopayforitsomehow.1must

remainhereandhelpmyfather.(1yellforyou,pop,"Ivolunteered.(12)"Arch,

no,"hesaid,"gohome;youhaveworkedenoughtoday.JusttellmommaI'llbelate.'1

(13)ButIyelledandyelled.Myfather,standingby,spokeoccasionalwordsofpraise,

andsaidIwasawonderfulyeller.Nobodyelsepaidattention.Theworkersdriftedpastus

wearily,endlessly;adefeatedarmywrappedindrcamsofhome.Elevatedtrainscrashed;

theCooperUnionclockburnedaboveus;theskygrewblack,thewindpoured,theslush

burnedthroughourshoes.Therewerethousandsofstrange,silentfigurespouringover

thesidewalksinsnow.Noneofthemstoppedtobuybananas.Iyelledandyelled,nobody

listened.(14)Myfathertriedtostopmeatlast."Nu,"hesaidsmilingtoconsoleme,"that

waswonderfulyelling,Mikey.Butit'splainweareunluckytoday!Let'sgohome."(15)1

wasfrantic,andalmostintears.Iinsistedonkeepingupmydesperateyells.Butatlast

myfatherpersuadedmetoleavewithhim.

13、WhichofthefollowinginthefirstparagraphdoesNOTindicatecrowdsofpeople?

A、Thousandsof.

B、Flowed.

C、Pouring.

D、Unyoked.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：B(fk)wed)和C(pouring)都有人流涌动如潮的意象，而A(thousandsof)

的意思更是不言而喻，所以D为正确答案。

14>Whichofthefollowingisintendedtobeapairofcontrastinthepassage?

A、Hugecrowdsandlonelyindividuals.

B、Weatherconditionsandstreetlamps.

C、Clatteringtrainsandpeddlers5yells.

D^Movingcrowdsandstreettraffic.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：首段末尾说街上人流涌动、交通繁忙，第2段叙述父亲孤零零地站在

那里，没人买他的香蕉.动与静、多与孤，形成了鲜明的对比，故A“大量的人群

和孤独的个人”正确。B“下雪的天气和路灯”、C“高架(铁路)列车和街头小贩的叫卖

声”都只是在描述周围的环境。D”涌动的人流和街道交通”说路上行人多、车流量

大。也不构成对比。

15、WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTsuitabletodescribethecharacteroftheson?

A、Compassionate.

Responsible.

C、Shy.

D、Determined.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由儿子主动提出帮父亲叫卖、而父亲自己却羞于叫卖可以看出，儿子

不是一个“羞怯”的人，故选C。

16、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthefatherandthesonis.

A、indifferent.

sympathetic

C^appreciative

D、difficulttotell

标准答案：B

知识点解析•：可以从两个方面分析作者的态度。一方面，这对父子互相关爱，感情

深厚；另一方面，他们处境艰难，其中儿子几乎哭着为父亲叫卖的情景感人至深。

作者的态度应该是充满同情的，故选B。

(1)1remembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.Ihadmanagedtosellallmy

papersandwascominghomeinthesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNew

Yorkwhentheworkerswerepouringhomewardinthetwilight.Imarchedamong

thousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhomthefactorywhistleshadunyoked.Theyflowed

inriversthroughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendov/nalongtheavenuestotheEast

Side.(2)1metmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,ahunched,frozenfigure

inanoldovercoatstandingbyabananacart.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametomy

eyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,beautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin's

smile.(3)"Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyourpapers!Comeandeata

banana."(4)Hcofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthatmyfathersellhis

bananas,notgivethemaway.HethoughtIwasshy,andcoaxedandjokedwithme,and

mademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawandsnow.⑸”Youhaven'tsoldmany

bananastoday,pop,"Isaidanxiously.(6)Heshruggedhisshoulders.(7)"WhatcanIdo?

Nooneseemstowantthem.1'(8)Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemorosely

overthepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYorkbuildings,thetallstreet

lampswerelit,innumerabletrucks,streetcarsandelevatedtrainsclatteredby.Nobody

andnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformyfather'sbananas.(9)"Ioughttoyell,"saidmy

fatherdolefully."Ioughttomakeabignoisel