专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷20（共199题）

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷20（共

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（共199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，共分。）

Anyonebelievingtheglobaleconomiccrisistobeovershouldhavetakenalookaround

Europethisweek.Desperatetorevivehiscountry'sfeebleeconomy,IrishFinance

MinisterBrianLenihanpromisedS6billionworthofsavingsinabudgetaimedattaming

thecountry'sstubborndeficit.Theplanishissecondbudgetthisyear,andIreland's

harshestindecades.Inamini-budgetannouncedacoupleofhoursearlier,Britain's

AlistairDarlingunveiledhisgovernment'slatestplantofixtheU.K.'sbrokeneconomy,

includingapunitivetaxonbankers'bonuses,ariseinsocialsecuritycontributionsanda

caponpublic-sectorworkers'pay.InotherpartsofEurope,thingsarelookingeven

worse.SharesontheGreekstockmarkethavefallen9%overthepasttwodays.The

parlousstateofGreece'spublicfinanceshaspromptedcredit-ratingagencyFitchtolower

thecountry'sdebtratingtoBBB+,thelowestintheeurozone,Europe'ssingle-currency

region.Furtherblowscouldfollow:rivalagenciesMocdyrsandStandard&Poor'shave

threatenedsimilarmovesinrecentdays.TwoweeksafterDubaistunnedinvestorsby

requestingastandstillon$60billioninliabilitiesbelongingtoitsmaincorporatearm,

Greece'sdowngradeisyelmoreevidencethattheeconomiccrisisisfarfromover.For

countrieslefttofillgapingholesintheirpublicfinancesexposedbythemeltdown,

there*splentyofpainstilltocome.NowheremoresothanGreece.Yearsofdebt-fueled

consumptionandlaxfiscalpolicieshaveleftthecountrydrowninginredink.National

debtisexpectedtoriseto125%ofGDPin2010,thehighestintheeurozone."Ifyou

wantanexampleofapoliticalelitethatthoughtmembershipoftheeurozonewasa

panacea,"saysSimonTilford,chiefeconomistattheCentreforEuropeanReformin

London,"youdon'tneedtolookfurtherthanGreece.They'reinveryserioustrouble."

Gettingoutofitwon'tbeeasy.Jean-ClaudeTrichel,presidentoftheEuropeanCentral

Bank,whichsetsinterestratesfortheeurozone's16countries,urgedthecountryon

Monday,Dec.7,totake"courageous1'stepstotacklethecrisis.GreekFinanceMinister

GeorgePapaconstantinou,partofthesocialistgovernmentthatwonpowerinthecountry

lastOctober,dulypledgedtodo"whateverisrequired”toshoreupthecountry'sfinances.

Keytotherecoveryplan:slashingGreece'sbudgetdeficitnextyearfrom12.7%—more

thanfourtimesthelevelallowedunderE.U.rules—to9.1%.Whilethathastriggered

revenue-raisingmeasureslikeacrackdownontaxevasion,there'slittlesignofthedeep

spendingcutsthecountryneedstorebalanceitsbooks.What'smore,revivinggrowthwill

meanshiftingfromaneconomyfoundedondomesticconsumptiontoonedrivenby

exports."That'sgoingtobeextremelydifficult,giventhattheGreekshaveallowedtheir

costcompetitivenesswithintheeurozonetoerodemassively,"saysTilford."We'restill

seeingbigincreasesinGreece'swages/'ContrastthatwithIreland.Sincelosingitsedge

inEurope-risinglaborcostshelpedthecountry'sshareofeuro-zoneexportsfallone­

fifthbetween2001and2008——theIrishhaven'tshiedfromcuttingtheirclothinrecent

months.InhisbudgetannouncedDec.9,fbrinstance,Lenihanunleasheddeeply

unpopularcutsinpublic-sectorpaythatlooksettotriggerstrikeaction.Butwhenit

comestoaspendingsqueezeoftheirown,saysTiltbrd,"theGreeksarealongwayfrom

recognizingthattheyreallyhavenochoice."ThatsurelyirkstheE.U.,whichislimitedin

theamountofhelp-orpunishment—itcanimposeonGreece.Allowingthecountryto

default,ortoapproachtotheInternationalMonetaryFundfbremergencyfunds,would

dealahugeblowtothecredibilityofthe11-year-oldeurozone.Whateverfinancial

concessionsitcanoffer,therefore,willalmostcertainlycomewithstiffconditions.

Greecemayhavelittleoptionbuttoaccept.

1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemeasuretakentoimproveUK'seconomy?

Ashiftofitseconomy.

B、Aseveretaxonbankers?bonuses.

C^Alimitonpublic-sectorworkers*pay.

D、Ariseinsocialsecuritycontributions.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由第一段可知。

2^WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheE.U.?

A、Itcandonothingtostopthedangeroussituationineurozone.

Ithasplayedalimitedroleineconomicmattersineurozone.

C>Ithasplayedanimportantroleineconomicmattersineurozone.

D、Ithasplayedanimportantroleinkeepingitsmembeisoutoffinancialcrisis.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由最后一段可知，欧盟的作用是有限的。

3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutGreece?

A、Itseconomyisbasedonexports.

B、ItisverylikelytobethenextDubai.

C^Itspeoplehaverealizedtheirsituation.

D、Itsdebtratingisthelowestintheeurozone.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：由第六段可知，希腊经济是以国内消费为主，而非依赖出口。

Womenaregettingunhappier,ItoldmyfriendCarl."Howcanyoutell?"hedeadpanned.

"It'salwaysbeenwhine-whine-whine.*'Whyarewesadder?Ipersisted."Becauseyou

care,"herepliedwithamocksneer."Youhavefeelings."Oh,that.Intheearly70's,

breakingoutofthedomesticcocoon,leavingtheirmothers*circumscribedlivesbehind,

youngwomenfeltexhilaratedandbold.Butthemorewomenhaveachieved,themore

theyseemaggrieved.Didthefeministrevolutionendupbenefitingmenmorethan

women?AccordingtotheGeneralSocialSurvey,whichhastrackedAmericans'mood

since1972,andfiveothermajorstudiesaroundtheworld,womenaregettinggloomier

andmenaregettinghappier.Beforethe70's,therewasagendergapinAmericainwhich

womenfeltgreaterwell-being.Nowthere'sagendergapinwhichmenfeelbetterabout

theirlives.AsAriannaHuffingtonpointsoutinablogpostheadlined"TheSad,

ShockingTruthAboutHowWomenAreFeeling":"Itdoesn'tmatterwhattheirmarital

statusis,howmuchmoneytheymake,whetherornottheyhavechildren,theirethnic

background,orthecountrytheylivein.Womenaroundtheworldareinafunk."(The

oneexceptionisblackwomeninAmerica,whoareabithappierthantheywerein1972,

butstillnotashappyasblackmen.)MarcusBuckingham,aformerGallupresearcher

whohasanewbookoutcalled"FindYourStrongestLife:WhattheHappiestandMost

SuccessfulWomenDoDifferently,"saysthatmenandwomenpassedeachother

midpointonthegraphoflife."Thoughwomenbegintheirlivesmorefulfilledthanmen,

astheyage,theygraduallybecomelesshappy,"Buckinghamwritesinhisnewblogon

TheHuffingtonPost,pointingoutthatthisdarkerviewcoversfeelingsaboutmarriage,

moneyandmaterialgoods."Men,incontrast,gethappierastheygetolder."Buckingham

andotherexpertsdisputetheideathatthevarianceinhappinessiscausedbywomen

carryingabiggerburdenofworkathome,the"secondshift'1.Theysaythatwhilewomen

stilldomorecooking,cleaningandchild-caring,thetrendlinesaremovingtowardmore

parity,whichshouldmakethemlessstressed.Whenwomensteppedintomale-dominated

realms,theyputmoredemands—andstress—onthemselves.Iftheyoncejudged

themselvesonlooks,kids,hubbies,gardensanddinnerparties,nowtheyjudge

themselvesonlooks,kids,hubbies,gardens,dinnerparties-andgradschool,work,

officedeadlinesandmeshingatwo-careermarriage."Choiceisinherentlystressful,"

Buckinghamsaidinaninterview."Andwomenarebeingdriventodistraction."Onearea

ofextremedistractioniskids."Acrossthehappinessdata,theonethinginlifethatwill

makeyoulesshappyishavingchildren,'1saidBetseyStevenson,anassistantprofessorat

Whartonwhoco-wroteapapercalled"TheParadoxofDecliningFemaleHappiness".

"It'struewhetheryou'rev/ealthyorpoor,ifyouhavekidslateorkidsearly.YetIknow

verylewpeoplewhowouldtellmetheywishtheyhadn'thadkidsorwhowouldtellme

theyfeeltheirkidswerethedestroyeroftheirhappiness."Themoreimportantthingsthat

arecrowdedintotheirlives,thelessattentionwomenareabletogivetoeachthing.Add

thistothefactthatwomenarehormonallymorecomplicatedandbiologicallymore

vulnerable.Womenaremuchharderonthemselvesthanmen.Theytendtoattachto

otherpeoplemorestrongly,beatthemselvesupmorewhentheyloseattachments,take

thingsmorepersonallyatworkandpopfarmoreantidepressants."Womenhavelives

thatbecomeincreasinglyempty/'Buckinghamsaid."They'redoingmoreandfeeling

less.1'Anotherdauntingthing:Americaismoreyouthandlooksobsessedthanever,with

anarrayofexpensivecosmeticproceduresthatallowwomentobetheirown

FrankensteinBarbies.Mencanageinanattractivewaywhilewomenareexpectedto

replicate-andRestylane-their20sintotheir60s.Buckinghamsaysthatgreater

prosperityhasmademenhappier.Andtheyarealsorelievedofbearingsole

responsibilityfortheirfamilyfinances,andnolongerhavethepressureofhavingwomen

totallydependentonthem.Menalsotendtofarebetterromanticallyastimewearson.

Therearcmorewidowsthanwidowers,andmenhaveaneasiertimegettingyounger

mates.Stevensonlooksonthebrightsideofthedarktrend,suggestingthathappinessis

besidethepoint.We'rehappytohaveournewfoundabundanceofchoices,shesaid,even

ifthosechoicesendupmakingusunhappier.Aparadox,indeed.

4、AccordingtoMarcusBuckingham,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A、Menareluckierthanwomen.

B、Menandwomendothingsdifferently.

C、Menandwomenhavedifferentdemandsonthemselves.

D、Menandwomenmeeteachotheronthehalfwayoftheirlife.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：推断题。MarcusBuckingham认为女性对自己的要求比男性更高,

5、AccordingtoBetseyStevenson,whichonecanbeinferred?

A、Womenwillhavenochildren.

B、Womenknowthathavingchildrenmakethemlesshappy.

C、Womenwillfeellesshappyiftheycannotaffordtosupporttheirchildren.

D、Womenaredoomedtounhappinessbecausetheywilldefinitelyhavechildren.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。BetseyStevenson认为孩子是导致女性不快乐的原因。

6、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A^Thefeministrevolutiondidnotimprovewomen'sposition.

B、Awomanwhohasmorechoiceswillbelesshappy.

C、Menandwomenhavedifferentrolesinsociety.

D、Womenareunluckicrthanmen.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：推断题。由MarcusBuckingham的观点可知。

IfNajibullahZaziisever/thingtheFBIsaysheis,thentheAfghan-bornDenverairport­

shuttle-busdriverrepresentsanewkindofmenacefortheU.S..Hisarrestisadouble

blessing:itmayhavethwartedaterrorismplot,anditcouldgivecounterterrorism

officialsagoldmineofinformationonal-Qaeda,theTalibanandthestateoftheglobal

jihad.ItmaybeweeksbeforeweknowifZaziisindeedaterrorist.AlthoughtheFBI

believesheandotherswereplottingtobombtargetsintheU.S.,Zazihasbeencharged

onlywithlyingtotheauthorities.HeandhisfatherMohammedhavedeniedinvolvement

inanyteiTorismplot.TheFBIisworkingtobuildastrongercaseagainstthepair,and

terrorism-relatedchargesareexpectedimminently.ButifitturnsouttheFBI'ssuspicions

areaccurate,thencounterterrorismexpertswillbeespeciallyinterestedinZazi—nor

leastbecauseofhisorigins.Afghans"havenotbeenamajorcomponentofthe

transnationaljihadinetworksaysKamranBokhari,directorofMiddleEastanalysisat

theintelligencefirmStrat-for.AfghanjihadishavetendedtojointheTaliban,whichhas

iraditionallylimiteditsattentionstoAfghanistanandnorthernPakistan.ButRobert

Grenier,aformerCIAstationchiefinPakistan,believestheTaliban'sworldviewhas

changedagreatdealsincethegovernmentitranwasoverthrownbytheU.S.-ledinvasion

in2001."TheAfghanTalibansecthemselvesquitedifferentlynowfrom9/11:manyof

theleadersnowseethemselvesaspartoftheglobaljihad/'saysGrenier,whonowheads

theconsultingfirmERGPartners.Soitwouldn'tbeasurpriseiftheTalibandecidedto

mountaplotagainsttargetsintheU.S."ThereareprobablypeopleintheTalibanwho

aresaying,'TogetridoftheU.S.,it'snotenoughtofightthemhere,'"saysLawrence

Korb,anational-securityexpertattheCenterforAmericanProgress.Afterall,hepoints

out,al-Qaeda'srationaleforattacksontheU.S.was"togetusoutofSaudiArabia."Nor

isthesentimentrestrictedtotheranksoftheTaliban."LotsofAfghansseetheU.S.

presenceasanoccupation,andIcaneasilysechowsomeofthemwouldbemotivatedto

strikeattheU.S.wherevertheycan,"Greniersays.Korbpointsoutthatthereisagreat

dealofangeramongAfghansoverU.S.policiesintheircountry."Therearepeoplewho

feelwedidn'tkeepourpromises-PresidentBushtalkedofaMarshallPlanfor

Afghanistan,'1hesays."SomeAfghansnowwonderifwe'renotjustliketheSoviets."It's

hardtoknowiftheTalibanhasbeenspecificallyrecruitingAfghansforinternational

operations.IfZaziturnsouttobelinkedtoaterrorismplot,hemaybenomorethan"an

instrumentofopportunity,someonewhogotintouchwiththem,whosharedtheir

ideology,andwhomtheythoughttheycoulduse,"saysBokhari.ApartfromZazi's

Afghanbackground,counterterrorismexpertswillbeespeciallykeentoknowabouthis

associationsinPakistan.TheFBIsaysZazihasadmittedhespenttimeatanal-Qaeda

campinPakistanin2008.receivingtraininginweaponsandexplosives.Ifthatistrue,

thenZazicouldbeaveryvaluablesourceofinformationonhowal-Qaedatrainsjihadis

now.WhatU.S.counterterrorismofficialsknowaboutjihaditrainingcampsisbased

mostlyonintelligencegleanedafteral-Qaeda'sbasesinAfghanistanwereoverrunin

2001.RelativelylittleisknownaboutthecampsinPakistan,whicharelocatedcloseto

theborderwithAfghanistan."IfZazimetortrainedwithterroristsalongtheAfghan-

Pakistanborder,anyinsightswegleancouldaddconsiderablytooureverexpandingbase

ofknowledgeonal-Qaedaorotherterroristgroups,1'saysaU.S.counterterrorism

official."That'sagoodthingforusandverybadthingforourenemies."

7、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutZazi?

A、Heisaterrorist.

B、HewasborninA垣han.

C、HewasonceinPakistan.

D^HeisadriveratDenverairport.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：虽然FBI认为Zazi是一名恐怖分子，但还需几个星期来证明这一推

测。

8、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheTaliban?

A、TheTalibanandtheglobaljihadareseparateterroristgroups.

B、TheAfghanjihadiswantedtobecomemembersoftheTaliban.

C>TheTalibanisbecomingamajorcompositeoftheglobaljihad.

D、TheTalibanlendtoregardthemselvesaspartoftheglobaljihad.

标准答案：A-

知识点解析：由第三段可知，塔利班已成为吉哈德组织的一部分。

9、WhatcanbeinferredfromZazi'sarrest?

A^Itmayhavepreventedaterrorismattack.

B、ItmightgreatlybenefitU.S.Intelligence.

C、ItmightforceU.S.tochangeitspoliciesinAfghan.

D、ItmayproveAfghans5maliciousattitudetowardU.S..

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由全文可知，Zazi的被捕对美国情报局是一大利好。

10、Zazi'sissueshowsthefollowingEXCEPT.

A、AfghansarcangrywithU.S.policies.

B、TheTalibanarenotaloneinfightingagainsttheU.S..

C^TheTalibanistrainingAfghanstoattackU.S.targets.

D、TheTalibanmaymakeuseofAfghans'hatredtoU.S..

标准答案：C

知识点解析：由第六段可知，对于塔利班是否训练阿富汗人袭击国际目标，美方尚

不得而知。

ThroughouttheU.S.studentsarcgettingouttheirNo.2pencils,readyendureastress-

packedfourhoursofbubblinginanswersfortheDec.12administrationoftheACT,part

ofsome1.5millionexpectedtotakethetestthisschoolyear.Standardizedtestshave

beenascourgeofstudentlifeinAmericaformorethan50years,butit'sfairtosay

they'remorepressure-packedandubiquitousthaneverbefore.TheACTandits

counterpart,theSAT,havebecomeoneofthelargestdeterminingfactorsinthecollege-

admissionsprocess,particularlyforeliteschools.Atleastthisyear'sapplicantsshouldbe

familiarwiththeformatbynow:studentsintheU.S.arctakingmorestandardizedtests

thaneverbefore,andatageslongbeforecollegebeckons.Theearliestrecordof

standardizedtestingcomesfromChina,wherehopefulsfbrgovernmentjobshadtofill

outexaminationstestingtheirknowledgeofConfucianphilosophyandpoetry.Inthe

Westernworld,examinersusuallyfavoredgivingessays,atraditionstemmingfromthe

ancientGreeks'affinityfortheSocraticmethod.ButastheIndustrialRevolution(andthe

progressivemovementoftheearly1800sthatfollowed)tookschool-agekidsoutofthe

farmsandfactoriesandputthembehinddesks,standardizedtestingemergedasaneasy

waytotestlargenumbersofstudentsquickly.In1905,FrenchpsychologistAlfredBinet

begandevelopingastandardizedtestofintelligence,workthatwouldeventuallybe

incorporatedintoaversionofthemodernIQtest,dubbedtheStanford-BinetIntelligence

Test.ByWorldWarI,standardizedtestingwasstandardpractice:aptitudequizzescalled

ArmyMentalTestswereconductedtoassignU.S.servicemenjobsduringthewareffort.

Butgradingwasdonemanuallyatfirst,anarduoustaskthatunderminedstandardized

testing'sgoalofspeedymassassessment.Itwouldtakeuntil1936forthefirstautomatic

Icslsuannurwasdcvulopud,arudimuiilaiyuumpulciualludtheIBM805.Ilused

electricalcurrenttodetectmarksmadebyspecialpencilsontests,givingrisetothenow-

ubiquitousbubbling-inofanswers.(ModernopticalscannersopttousesimpleNo.2

pencils,asiheirdarkerleadismostscanner-friendly.)TheSATandtheACTarebyfar

themostfamedstandardizedteststoday.TheSATcamefirst,foundedin1926asthe

ScholasticAptitudeTestbytheCollegeBoard,anon-profitgroupofuniversitiesand

othereducationalorganizations.Theoriginaltestlasted90minutes,with315questions

testingknowledgeofdefinitions,basicmathandevenanearlyiterationofitsfamedfill-

in-the-blankanalogies(egblue:sky::grass).By1930,thetestgrewandassumedits

now-familiarform,withseparateverbalandmathtests.BytheendofWorldWarII,the

testwasacceptedbyenoughuniversitiesthatitbecameastandardright-of-passagefor

college-boundhighschoolseniors.Itremainedlargelyunchanged(savetheoccasional

tweak)until2005,whentheanalogiesweredoneawaywithandawritingsectionwas

added.(Thatextrasectionisgradedseparatelyfromtheverbaltest,boostingtheelusive

perfectSATscorefrom1600to2400.)In1959,aneducationprofessorattheUniversity

ofIowanamedEverettFranklinLindquist(wholaterp:onccrcdthefirstgenerationof

opticalscannersandthedevelopmentoftheGEDtest)developedtheACTtestasa

competitortotheSAT.OriginallyanacronymfbrAmericanCollegeTesting,theexam

alsoincludedasectiontoguidestudentstowardacourseofstudybyaskingquestions

abouttheirinterests.Inadditiontomath,readingandEnglishskills,theACTassesses

studentsontheirknowledgeofscientificfactsandprinciples;thetestscoredonascaleof

36.BoththeACTandSAThavefoundtheirniche.TheACTismorecommonly

acceptedintheMidwestandSouth,whileschoolsonthecoastshowapreferencefbrthe

SAT.Studentsalsoshowapropensityforonetestortheother:theSATisgearedtoward

testinglogic,whiletheACTisconsideredmoreatestofaccumulatedknowledge.One

thingbothtestshaveincommon?Theirnamesnolongerhaveanyofficialmeaning.Any

pretenseofthelettersstandingforacronymswasdroppeddecadesago.They'renow

simplytheACTandSAT.Inthe21stcentury,however,theSATandACTarejustpart

ofagauntletoftestsstudentsmayfacebeforereachingcollege.TheCollegeBoardalso

offersSATIItests,designedfbrindividualsubjectsrangingfromBiologytoGeography.

Themarathon,four-hourAdvancedPlacementexaminations—whichsomeuniversities

acceptforstudentswhowanttooptoutofintroductorycollege-levelclasses-remain

popular:nearly350,000tooktheAPU.S.Historytestlastyear,themostpopularsubject

testoffered.There'salsoihePSAT,takeninthejunioryearaspreparationforthe

fullblownSATandasanassessmentforthecovetedNationalMeritScholarships.And

we'vestillonlycoveredhighschool-oneofthemaincriticismsofPresidentBush's2001

"NoChildLeftBehind"educationreformwasitsexpansionofstate-mandated

standardizedtestingasmeansofassessingschoolperformance.Nowmoststudentsare

testedeachyearofgradeschoolaswell.Thalmeansthatbythetimetheygraduateto

college—wheretheessay,theexperimentandthecasestudystillrule—thereprievefrom

bubble-fillingandtimelimitsisawelcomeone,indeed.

11、Whatdoes"scourge"meaninParagraphI?

A、part

composite

C、way

D、suffering

标准答案：D

知识点端析：结合上下文可知，标准化测试对学生来说是一种痛苦。

12、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutstandardizedtesting?

A^ItoriginatedfromChina.

B>Itisfavoredbycollegesaswellasstudents.

C>ItbecametheusualwayoftestingbyWorldWarI.

D^Itplaysanimportantroleincollegeadmissionprocess.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由第一、二、三段可知，选项B是正确答案。

13>WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutSATandACT?

A、Thetwotestsscoreondifferentscales.

Thetwotestsarefocusedondifferentsubjects.

C、IhcAC1'standstorAmericanCollegeTesting.

D、TheACTwasdesignedtocompeteagainsttheSAT.

标准答案：c-、

知识点解析：由第四、五段可知，ACT就是ACT,已不代表任何名称。

14>Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A^StandardizedtestingisverypopularintheStates.

B、Standardizedtestingisusedtoassessschoolpcrfonnancc.

C、Standardizedtestingisefficientinchoosingelitestudents.

D、Peopledislikethepracticeofassessingschoolsbymeansofstandardizedtesting.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推断题。由最后一段可知，人们批评美国前总统布什2001年教育改

革中将标准化测试作为衡量学校的一种方式。

二、简答题(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。)

PASSAGEONE

15、Whatdoes"parlous"meaninParagraph2?

标准答案：Pciilous/dangeious

知识点解析：暂无解析

16、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthekeymeasuretoreceiveGreece'seconomy?

标准答案：Tocutdownpeople'sspending

知识点解析：暂无解析

PASSAGETWO

17、Accordingtothepassage,whatisthereasonthatwomenfeelunhappy?

标准答案：Theyaskloomuchfromthemselves.

知识点解析：暂无解析

18、What'sthepurposeinwritingthispassage?

标准答案：Analyzethecausesthatmakewomenlesshappy,(Toanalyzewhatmakes

womenlesshappy)

知识点解析：暂无解析

PASSAGETHREE

19、Whatdoes"menace'meaninParagraph1?

标准答案：Threat

知识点解析：暂无解析

20InParagraph1,theline"...anditcouldgivethecounterterrorismofficialsa

goldmineofinformationonal-Qaeda,theTalibanandthestateoftheglobaljihad."What

kindoffigureofspeechisused?

标准答案：Metaphor

知识点解析：暂无解析

PASSAGEFOUR

21、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsstandardizedtesting?

标准答案：Disapproving

知识点解析：暂无解析

22NAccordingtotheauthor,what'sthesimilaritybetweenSATandACT?

标准答案：Theynolongerhaveanyofficialmeaning.

知识点解析：暂无解析

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共22题，每题1.0分，共22分。)

(l)PessimismabouttheUnitedStatesrarelypaysoffinthelongrun.Timeandagain,

whenAmericanshavefeltparticularlyglumtheireconomyhasbeenonthebrinkofa

revival.ThinkofJimmyCarter'scardigan-cladgloomintheinflation-riddenlate1970s,

orthefearofcompetitionfromJapanthatmarkedthe"joblessrecovery"oftheearly

1990s.BothtimestheUnitedStatesbouncedback,boostedonthefirstoccasionbyPaul

Volcker'sconquestofinflationandonthesecondbyaproductivityspurtthatsentgrowth

ratessoaringinthemid-1990sevenasJapanstalled.(2)Thatrecordisworthbearingin

mindtoday.Americansareunhappy,andbecomingmoreso,abouttheircountry's

prospectsandpoliticians'effortstoimprovethem.InanewNewYorkTimes/CBSNews

poll,sevenoutoftenrespondentssaidAmericaisonthewrongtrack.Almost60%of

AmericansdisapproveufthePresident'shandlingofthecuununiy,andthiccoutuffuui

thinkCongressisdoingalousyjob.(3)Thisuneasepartlyreflectsthesluggishnessofme

recovery.Thoughunemploymenthasbeenfallingandsharepricesareclosetoathree-

yearhigh,housepricesarestillinthedumpsandthepriceofpetrolhassoaredtolevels

notseensincethesummerof2008.Butit'snotallaboutoilorindeedtheshortterm.A

carefulreadingofthepollssuggestsmatAmericans1worriesstretchwellbeyondthenext

coupleofyears:aboutstagnatinglivingstandardsandadarkfutureinaneconomyslow

tocreatejobs,saddledwithbiggovernmentdeficits.(4)Arctheseworriesjustified?On

theplusside,itishardtothinkofanylargecountrywithasmanyinherentlong-term

advantagesasAmerica.ButitisalsoplainthattheUnitedStatesdoesindeedhaveIcng-

tenneconomicweaknesses—andonesthatwilltaketimetofix.Therealworrylor

Americansshouldbethattheirpoliticians,notleasttheirpresident,aredoingsolittleto

tackletheseunderlyingproblems.(5)Thefirstfailing,ofwhichMrPresidentinparticular

isguilty,ismisstatingtheproblem.HelikestoframeAmerica'schallengesintermsof

"competitiveness".Thisismostlynonsense.America'sprosperitydependsnotonother

countries'productivitygrowth,butonitsown(actuallyprettyfast)pacc.(6)Ofcourse,

plentymorecouldbedonetospurinnovation.Thesystemofcorporatetaxationisamess

anddetersdomesticinvestment.MrPresidentisrightthatAmerica'sinfrastructureis

creaking.ButthesolutiontherehasasmuchtodowithreformingNeanderthalfunding

systemsasitdoeswiththegreaterpublicspendingheadvocates.Toomuchofthe

"competitiveness1'talkisamisconception-onematjustifiesmisguidedpolicies,suchas

subsidiesforgreentechnology,anddivertsattentionfromthecountry'srealto-dolist.

(7)HighonthatlistissortingoutAmerica'spublicfinances.Thebudgetdeficitishuge

andpublicdebt,atover90%ofGDPwhenmeasuredinaninternationallycomparable

manner,ishighandrisingfast.ApartfromJapan,Americaistheonlybigricheconomy

thatdoesnothaveaplanforgettingitspublicfinancesundercontrol.Thegoodnewsis

thatpoliticiansareatlastpayingattention:deficitreductionisjustaboutallanybodytalks

aboutinWashington,DC,thesedays.Thebadnews-andthesecondreasonforgloom

aboutwhatthepoliticiansareupto-isthatneitherpartyispreparedtomakethebasic

compromisesmatareessen