专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷26（共194题）

专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷26（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16题，每题1.0分，共16分。）

（1）WhenIaminaserioushumor,IveryoftenwalkbymyselfinWestminsterAbbey,

wheremegloominessoftheplace,andmeusetowhichitisapplied,withthesolemnity

ofthebuilding,andmeconditionofthepeoplewhoheinit,areapttofillthemindv/itha

kindofmelancholy,orra:hcrthoughtfulness,thatisnotdisagreeable.Iyesterdaypassed

awholeafternooninthechurchyard,thecloisters,andthechurch,amusingmyselfwith

thetombstonesandinscriptionsthatImetwithinthoseseveralregionsofthedead.Most

ofthemrecordednothingelseoftheburiedperson,butthathewasbornupononeday,

anddieduponanother:thewholehistoryofhislifebeingcomprehendedinthosetwo

circumstancesmatarecommontoallmankind.Icouldnotbutlookupontheseregisters

ofexistence,whetherofbrassormarble,asakindofsatireuponthedepartedpersons;

whohadleftnoothermemorialofthem,butthattheywerebornandthattheydied.They

putmeinmindofseveralpersonsmentionedinthebattlesofheroicpoems,whohave

soundingnamesgiventhem,fornootherreasonbutthattheymaybekilled,andare

celebratedfbrnothingbutbeingknockedonthehead.Thelifeofthesemenisfinely

describedinholywritby"thepathofanarrow,Hwhichisimmediatelyclosedupandlost.

（2）Uponmygoingintothechurch,Ientertainedmyselfwiththediggingofagrave;and

sawineverysho-velfulofitthatwasthrownup,thefragmentofaboneorskullintermix

withakindoffreshmoulderingearth,thatsometimeorotherhadaplaceinthe

compositionofahumanbody.Uponthis,Ibegantoconsiderwithmyselfwhat

innumerablemultitudesofpeoplelayconfusedtogetherunderthepavementofthat

ancientcathedral;howmenandwomen,friendsandenemies,priestsandsoldiers,monks

andprebendaries,werecrumbledamongstoneanother,andblendedtogetherinthesame

commonmass;howbeauty,strength,andyouth,witholdage,weaknessanddeformity,

layundistinguishedinthesamepromiscuousheapofmatter.（3）Afterhavingthus

surveyedthisgreatmagazineofmortality,asitwere,inthelump;Iexamineditmore

particularlybytheaccountswhichIfoundonseveralofthemonumentswhichareraised

ineveryquarterofthatancientfabric.Someofthemwerecoveredwithsuchextravagant

epitaphs,that,ifitwerepossibleforthedeadpersontobeacquaintedwiththem,he

wouldblushatthepraiseswhichhisfriendshavebestoweduponhim.Thereareothersso

excessivelymodest,thattheydeliverthecharacterofthepersondepartedinGreekor

Hebrew,andbythatmeansarcnotunderstoodonceinatwelvemonth.Inthepoetical

quarter,Ifoundtherewerepoetswhohadnomonuments,andmonumentswhichhadno

poets.Iobservedindeedthatthepresentwarhadfilledthechurchwithmanyofthese

uninhabitedmonuments,whichhadbeenerectedtothememoryofpersonswhosebodies

wereperhapsburiedintheplainsofBlenheim,orinthebosomoftheocean.(4)1could

notbutbeverymuchdelightedwithseveralmodernepitaphs,whicharewrittenwith

greateleganceofexpressionandjustnessofthought,andthereforedohonortotheliving

aswellastothedead.Asaforeignerisveryapttoconceiveanideaoftheignoranceor

politenessofanation,fromtheturnoftheirpublicmonumentsandinscriptions,they

shouldbesubmittedtotheperusalofmenoflearningandgenius,beforetheyareputin

execution.SirCloudeslyShovel'smonumenthasveryoftengivenmegreatoffence:

insteadofthebraveroughEnglishAdmiral,whichwasthedistinguishingcharacterof

thatplaingallantman,heisrepresentedonhistombbythefigureofabeau,dressedina

longperiwig,andreposinghimselfuponvelvetcushionsunderacanopyofstate.The

inscriptionisanswerabletothemonument,forinsteadofcelebratingthemany

remarkableactionshehadperformedintheserviceofhiscountry,itacquaintsusonly

withthemannerofhisdeath,inwhichitwasimpossibleforhimtoreapanyhonor.The

Dutch,whomweareapt(odespise(orwantofgenius,showaninfinitelygreatertasteof

antiquityandpolitenessintheirbuildingsandworksofthisnature,thanwhatwemeet

withinthoseofourowncountry.Themonumentsoftheiradmirals,whichhavebeen

erectedatthepublicexpense,representthemlikethemselves;andareadornedwith

rostralcrownsandnavalornaments,withbeautifulfestoonsofseaweed,shells,andcoral.

1、Therelationshipbetweenthesecondandthirdparagraphsisthat.

A、eachpresentsonesideofthebackgroundinformationofthedead

B、thesecondgeneralizesandthethirdgivesexamples

C、thethirdisthefurtherdevelopmentofthesecond

D、bothpresenttheauthor'sdisagreementsontheinscription

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第2段讲作者进入墓地后发现不论贫富、性别、职业、美丑、死后皆

葬入墓中，而第3段提到，作者发现墓地碑文各异，夸大其词者、故弄玄虚者、不

得要领者皆有之。据此可知，第3段是第2段的自然延续和逻辑发展，故选C。

2、Accordingtothethirdparagraph,whichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A、Everyepitaphonthetombisoverstated.

B、Someepitaphsaremodestwhileothersareexaggerated.

C、Thereareaccountsonthemonuments.

D、Theownersofsomemonumentsarenotclear.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第3段虽提到某些碑文夸张，但并不是每块碑文都夸大具词，故可轻

易确定A表述有误，故选A。由上一段结论第可知B、C均符合文意，故不选：D

在该段倒数第2句中有体现，也不选。

3、Asforepitaphs,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A、Itmayhonorboththelivingandthedead.

B、Theauthorwasunhappywithmodernepitaphs.

C>Thereareinscriptionsonthemonuments.

D、Epitaphsmayreflectone'sideaofanation.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:最后一段首句便提到作者verydelightedwithseveralmodernepitaphs,

何来不开心?故选B0根据文章大意可知C”墓碑上有碑文”符合文意；再分析第4

段首句dohonortothelivingaswellastothedead,即A”纪念死者和生者”符合文

意；第4段还提到外国人容易从公众纪念碑和铭文中，对一个民族产生或无知或有

教养的印象，即D"墓志铭反映人们对一个国家的印象”也符合文意。

4、What'sthemeaningof"humor"inthefirstparagraph?

标准答案：Mood.

知识点解析：根据上下文可知，当作者心情不好的时候就去教堂走动，所以humor

应表“心情”之义，故答案为Mood。

(1)Proponentsofdifferentjazzstyleshavealwaysarguedthattheirpredecessors'musical

styledidnotincludeessentialcharacteristicsthatdefinejazzasjazz.Thus,1940*sswing

wasbelittledbybeboppersofthe1950's,whowerethemselvesattackedbyfreejazzersof

the1960's.Theneoboppersofthe1980'sand1990,sattackedalmosteverybodyelse.The

titanicfigureofBlacksaxophonistJohnColtranehascomplicatedtheargumentsmadeby

proponentsofstylesfrombebopthroughneobopbecauseinhisownmusicaljourneyhe

drewfromallthosestyles.Hisinfluenceonalltypesofjazzwasimmeasurable.Atthe

heightofhispopularity,Coltranelargelyabandonedplayingbebop,thestylethathad

broughthimfame,toexploretheouterreachesofjazz.(2)Coltranehimselfprobably

believedthattheonlyessentialcharacteristicofjazzwasimprovisation,theoneconstant

inhisjourneyfrombeboptoopen-endedimprovisationsonmodal,Indian,andAfrican

melodies.Ontheotherhand,thisdoggedstudentandprodigioustechnician—who

insistedonspendinghourseachdaypracticingscalesfromtheorybooks-wasneverable

tojettisoncompletelytheinfluenceofbehop,withitsfastandelaboratechainsofnotes

andornamentsonmelody.(3)TwostylisticcharacteristicsshapedthewayColtrane

playedthetenorsaxophone:hefavoredplayingfastrunsofnotesbuiltonamelodyand

dependedonheavy,regularlyaccentedbeats.ThefirstledColtraneto"sheetsofsound",

whereheracedfasterandfaster,pile-drivingnotesintoeachothertosuggeststacked

harmonies.Thesecondmeantthathissenseofrhythmwasalmostasclosetorockasto

bebop.(4)ThreerecordingsillustrateColtrane'senergizingexplorations.RecordingKind

ofBluewithMilesDavis.Coltranefoundhimselfoutsidebop,exploringmodalmelodies.

Hereheplayedsurging,lengthysolosbuiltlargelyaroundrepeatedmotifs一an

organizingprincipleunlikethatoffreejazzsaxophoneplayerOrnetteColeman,who

modulatedoralteredmelodiesinhissolos.OnGiantSteps,Coltranedebutedasleader,

introducinghisowncompositions.Herethesheetsofsound,downbeataccents,

repetitions,andgreatspeedarepartofeachsolo,andthevarietyoftheshapesofhis

phrasesisunique.Coltrane'ssearchingexplorationsproducedsolidachievement.My

FavoriteThingswasanotherkindofwatershed.HereColtraneplayedthesoprano

saxophone,aninstrumentseldomusedbyjazzmusicians.Musically,theresultswere

astounding.Withthesoprano'spipingsound,ideasthathadsoundeddarkandbrooding

acquiredafeelingofgiddyfantasy.(5)WhenColtranebeganrecordingfortheImpulsel

Label,hewasstillsearching.Hismusicbecameraucous,physical.Hisinfluenceon

rockerswasenormous,includingJimiHendrix,therockguitarist,whofollowing

Coltrane,raisedtheextendedguitarsolousingrepealedmotifstoakindofrockartform.

5、Accordingtothepassage,theorganizationofthefourthparagraphisthat.

A、atopicsentenceismentionedandthreeexamplesarepresentedincertainorder

B、atopicsentenceismentionedandillustratedwiththreespecificexamples

C、atopicsentenceisstatedandthreedissimilarexamplesareconsidered

D、atopicsentenceisstatedandthreeseeminglyopposingexamplesarepresented

标准答案：B

知识点解析：答题时应考虑文章文体判断，常见的说明文一般发展脉络为“总一分”

或“总一分一总”。就第4段的结构而言，应是“总一分”，故选B。A“以某种次序排

序三个例子”无原文依据；C“提出三个不相似的例子”与原文不符；D”给出明显相

反的例证”也与文中三个例子的逻辑关系不符，故均可排除。

6、JohnColtranedidallofthefollowingduringhiscareerEXCEPT.

A、eliminatedtheinfluenceofbeboponhisownmusic

B、spenttimeimprovinghistechnicalandprofessionalskills

C、performedasleaderaswellassoloistintroducinghismusic

D、improvisedonmelodiesfromanumberofdifferentcultures

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第1段第4句提到，在他的创作过程中，他几乎吸取了所有这些风格

的成分，由此可推出A错误，故选A。B可在原文找到同义表述；C可在第4段找

到；D是第1段第4句的同义替换，均不能选。

7、Thetoneofthispassageis.

A、speculative

B>praiseful

C、negative

D^lukewarm

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本文主要讲述了Coltrane在Jazz方面的地位并描绘了他在音乐上的

探索，很明显作者对Coltrane持积极态度，故应选B。

8、Whatdoestheword"jettison"inthesecondparagraphmean?

标准答案：Abandon/Geiridof.

知识点解析：仔细分析第2段，可以发现bebop对Coltrane一直都有影响，所以他

并没有完全投弃bebop,故答案可为Abandon晟Getridofo

(1)PctcrBenchley,65,theauthorandconservationistwhowroteJaws,theshark-attack

novelthatbecameaclassicmovieandprovidedanationwiththrills,chillsandrecuiTing

nightmares,diedFeb.11athisPrinceton,N.J.,home.(2)Arelativesaidhediedof

idiopathicpulmonaryfibrosis,aprogressivescarringofthelungs.(3)Throughthebook,

whichwasMr.Benchley'sfirstnovelandthemovie,forwhichhecontributedtothe

screenplay,Mr.Benchleyarousedanation'sdeepestfearsaboutunderseadangers,beach

hazardsandthecarnivorousperilsofanarchingmouthfulofmenacinglycurved,

triangularteeth.(4)Jawstoldofasilent,monstrouspredatorthatchewedupthelives,

limbsandsummervacationsofunfortunateswimmersatanAtlanticOceancoastalresort.

(5)Morethan20millioncopiesofthenovelhavebeenprintedsinceitappearedin1974.

TheStevenSpielbergmoviebecameafilmtouchstone.(6)Thesonandgrandsonof

writers,andawriterhimselfsinceage16,Mr.Benchleydrewforhisnovelonlorehehad

learnedasaboyonNantucket,southofCapeCod,Mass.,andfromyearsofmusings

overareporthehadoncereadabouttheappearanceoffLongIslandofa4,550-pound

greatwhiteshark.(7)Heaskedhimself,hesaid,notsomuchwhatdidhappenbutwhat

couldhappenifsuchapredatoremergedfromthedeep.(8)Aftergraduationfrom

Harvard,Mr.Benchleytraveledaroundtheworldforayear,andthenservedforsix

monthsinaMarineCorpsReserveprogram.HewroteforTheWashingtonPost,became

televisioneditorofNewsweekmagazineandworkedasaspeechwriterintheLyndonB.

JohnsonWhiteHouse.(9)"Myideawastotellmyfirstnovelasasortoflongstory…just

toseeifIcoulddoit,"heoncesaid.(10)Hetoldaninterviewerthatafterinterestinga

publisherinthebookandreceivinganadvance,itwastimetoputup.(11)Marriedand

thefatheroftwoyoungchildren,Mr.Benchleyrentedspaceonthepremisesofafurnace

supplycompany.Suggesting,amongotherthings,thattalent,determinationandenergy

canovercomeanyenvironment,hedescribedthe"clangandclankofhammersofsheet

metal"thatformedthebackgroundforthecreationofJaws.(12)Inhis$50amonth

quartersinPennington,N.J.,Mr.Benchleyproducedaculturallandmarkthattouchedthe

nation'spsycheandprovidedaworldofbaddreams.Itwastherethatheputdownthese

openingwords,whichinvividbrevityhintedathorrorstocome:(13)"Thegreatfish

movedsilentlythroughthenightwater,propelledbyshortsweepsofitscrescenttail."

(14)Twoparagraphslater,amanandwomancomeoutofahouse.Themanisdrunk.

(15)"'Firstaswim,'thewomansays.'Toclearyourhead.'"(16)ForMr.Benchley,at33,

thebookprovidedtheacclaimandsuccessaboutwhichmostaspiringnovelistscanonly

dream.Salestookoff,moneyrolledin,Hollywoodclamoredandthefame,hetoldPeople

magazine,was"awesome."(17)Intime,hebecameknownasanaturalistand

conservationistwhoproducedfilmsandtelevisionprogramsabouttheocean

environment.(18)"Hecaredverymuchaboutsharks.Hespentmostofhislifetryingto

explaintopeoplethatifyouareintheocean,you'reintheshark'sterritory,soitbehooves

youtotakeprecautions,"hiswifetoldtheAssociatedPress.(19)"Ifwekilleverythingin

theocean,andifwepollutetheoceantoapointwhereitcan'tsustainlife,were

committingsuicide,"Mr.Benchleyoncesaid.(20)Mr.Benchley,whowasbornandgrew

upinNewYork,wasthesonofauthorNathanielBenchley,whowroteTheRussiansAre

Coming!TheRussiansAreComing!amongotherworks.Hewasalsothegrandsonofthe

celebratedAmericanhumorwriterandwitRobertBenchley.(21)PeterBenchleyonce

toldinterviewerBretGilliamthathisfatherknewthefinancialstraitsandshoalsofthe

writinglifeandtriedtodiscouragehimfromit.(22)Butwhenthefatherrecognizedthe

depthofhisson'steenageinterestinwriting,hesubsidizedhimfortwosummersat

summer-jobwages.Thesonhadoneduty:tositalonefbrfourhoursoruntilhewrote

1,000words,"whichevercamefirst."(23)Mr.BenchleytoldGilliamthathefoundhe

couldwithstandtheregimen,andat21,hesoldhisfirststory,toVoguemagazine.(24)In

additiontoJaws,Mr.BenchleywroteTheDeep,QClearancewhichwasinspiredbyhis

WhiteHousedays,andotherbooks.(25)Inadditiontohiswife,whomhemarriedin

1964,hissurvivorsincludechildren,Tracy,ClaytonandChristopher,andfive

grandchildren.

9、What'sthemeaningof"putup"inthetenthparagraph?

A、Erect.

B、Attach.

C>Raise.

D、Start.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：该段原句意为“一旦出版商对自己的书感兴趣并拿到预付款，他就可

以开始写作了“，所以pulup应该表示“开始动手做"，故选D。

10、Whichofthefollowingstatementscontainsametaphor?

A、Salestookoff,moneyrolledin.

B>Jawstoldofasilent,monstrouspredatorthat...

C、Inhis$50amonthquartersinPennington...

D、...andat21,hesoldhisfirststory,toVoguemagazine.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：A用took。俨飞行”来表示sales”销售额”的提升，使用了隐喻，故选

Ao

11、Whatkindofwritingstyledoesthispassagebelongto?

A、Editorial.

B、Essay.

C、Feature.

D、News.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文主要介绍\Jaws的作者PeterBenchley的生平，简述了Jaws的

创作背景及给Benchley带来的巨大成功和给美国人民带来的巨大冲击力，因此是

特写，故选C。

12、WhathadBenchleybeeninhislifeaccordingtothepassage?

标准答案:Writer,editor,speechwriter,naturalistandconservationist.

知识点解析：从第1段、第8段和第17段，可以发现Benchley一生中当过作家

(writer)编辑(editor)、白宫演讲的撰稿人(speechwriter)、自然主义者(naturalist)和

环保主义者(conservationist),故答案为Writer,editor,speechwriter,naturalistand

conservationist©

(1)Theseniorpartner,OliverLambert,studiedtheresumeforthehundredthtimeand

againfoundnothinghedislikedaboutMitchellY.McDeere,atleastnotonpaper.Hehad

thebrains,theambition,thegoodlooks.Andhewashungry;withhisbackground,hehad

tobe.Hewasmarried,andthatwasmandatory.Thefirmhadneverhiredanunmarried

lawyer,anditfrownedheavilyondivorce,aswellaswomanizinganddrinking.Drug

testingwasinthecontract.Hehadadegreeinaccounting,passedtheCPAexamthefirst

timehelookitandwantedtobeataxlawyer,whichofcoursewasarequirementwitha

taxfirm.Hewaswhite,andthefirmhadneverhiredablack.Theymanagedthisbybeing

secretiveandclubbyandneversolicitingjobapplications.Otherfirmssolicited,andhired

blacks.Thisfirmrecruited,andremainedlilywhite.Plus,thefirmwasinMemphis,and

thetopblackswantedNewYorkorWashingtonorChicago.McDeerewasamale,and

therewerenowomeninthefirm.Thatmistakehadbeenmadeinthemid-seventieswhen

theyrecruitedthenumberonegradfromHarvard,whohappenedtobeasheandawizard

attaxation.Shelastedtburturbulentyearsandwaskilledinacarwreck.(2)Helooked

good,onpaper.Hewasiheirtopchoice.Infact,forthisyeartherewerenoother

prospects.Thelistwasveryshort.ItwasMcDeere,ornoone.(3)Themanagingpartner,

RoyceMcKnight,studiedalabeled"MitchellY.McDeere-Harvard.0Aninchthick

withsmallprintandafewphotographs;ithadbeenpreparedbysomeex-CIAagentsina

privateintelligenceoutfitinBethesda.Theywereclientsofthefirmandeachyeardidthe

investigatingfornofee.Itwaseasywork,theysaid,checkingoutunsuspectinglaw

students.Theylearned,forinstance,matheprefenedtoleavetheNortheast,thathewas

holdingthreejoboffers,twoinNewYorkandoneinChicago,andthatthehighestoffer

was$76,000andthelowestwas$68,000.Hewasindemand.Hehadbeengiventhe

opportunitytocheatonasecuritiesexamduringhissecondyear.Hedeclined,andmade

thehighestgradeintheclass.Twomonthsagohehadbeenofferedcocaineatalaw

schoolparty.Hesaidnoandleftwheneveryonebegansnorting.Hedrankanoccasional

beer,butdrinkingwasexpensiveandhehadnomoney.Heowedcloseto$23,000in

studentloans.Hewashungry.(4)RoyceMcKnightflippedthroughthedossierand

smiled.McDeerewastheirman.(5)LamarQuinwasthirty-twoandnotyetapartner.He

hadbeenbroughtalongtolookyoungandactyoungandprojectayouthfulimagefor

Bendini,Lambert&Locke,whichinfactwasayoungfirm,sincemostofthepartners

retiredintheirlatefortiesorearlyfiftieswithmoneytoburn.Hewouldmakepartnerin

thisfirm.Withasix-figureincomeguaranteedfortherestofhislife,Lamarcouldenjoy

thetwclve-hundrcd-dol1artailoredsuitsthathungsocomfortablyfromhistall,athletic

frame.Hestrollednonchalantlyacrossthethousand-dollar-a-daysuiteandpoured

anothercupofdecaf.Hecheckedhiswatch.HeglancedattheIwopartnerssittingatthe

smallconferencetablenearthewindows.(6)Preciselyattwo-thirtysomeoneknockedon

medoor.Lamarlookedatthepartners,whoslidtheresumeanddossierintoanopen

briefcase.Allthreereachedfortheirjackets.Lamarbuttonedhistopbuttonandopened

thedoor.

13、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthefirm'srecruitmentrequirement?

Marriage.

B、Background.

C、Relevantdegree.

D^Male.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第1段中介绍McDeere的情况时，文中没有提及B“背景”。

14^Thedetailsoftheprivateinvestigationshowthatthefirm.

A、wasinterestedinhisfamilybackground

B、intendedtocheckouthisotherjoboffers

C>wantedtoknowsomethingabouthispreference

D、wasinterestedinanypersonaldetailoftheman

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第3段描述了公司对McDecre的调查细节。其中包括这位学生已经

收到了几家公司的接收意向.他拒绝考试作弊，不接受可卡因等。对照四个选项，

这些细节并不局限于一方面，而是全面细致的，故选D。

15、WcgettheimpressionfromthepassagethatinjobrecruitmentthefirmwasNOT

A、selective

secretive

C、perfunctory

D、raciallybiased

标准答案：C

知识点解析：文章谈到，公司招人宁缺勿滥，请特工秘密调查，不招黑人，由此可

排除A、B、Do

16、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMcDccre?

A、Hewasverypunctual.

B、HegraduatedfromHarvard.

C、Hewasfondofdrinking.

D、Hewasbornfromawealthyfamily.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：原文最后一段首句称，“正好两点半时有人敲门”，可见前来应聘的人

很准时，A正确。

17、WhatwastheorganizationthatdidtheinvestigationofMcDeeretothefirm?

标准答案：AprivateintelligenceoutfitinBethesda.

知识点解析：第3段第2句中的it指的是首句中提到的alabeled^Mitchell

Y.McDeere—Harvard"，这是该公司掌握的有关应聘者McDeere的资料，由

preparedby可知它是从在贝塞斯达的私人情报机构的一些前中央情报局的特工那里

获得这些资料。接着第3句说他们是这家公司的客户，每年免费为它做这种调查研

究，由此可见调查研究McDeere的机构是位于贝塞斯达的私人情报机构，答案为

AprivateintelligenceoutfitinBethesda0

(1)Thcfoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthefowlsout,inthe

earlysummermornings,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;andthenagainas

soonaseveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewassosly.Heslid

alonginthedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedtocircumvent

thegirlsdeliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetipofhisbrush,

ortheruddyshadowofhiminmedeepgrass,andshehadletfireathim.Buthemadeno

accountofmis.(2)Thetreesonthewood-edgewereadarkish,brownishgreeninmefull

light——foritwastheendofAugust.Beyond,thenaked,coppcr-likcshaftsandlimbsof

thepinetreesshoneinmeair.Nearertheroughgrass,withitslong,brownishstalksall

agleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabout—theduckswerestillswimmingon

thepondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedalitall,sawitalkanddidnotseeit.She

heardBanfordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistance-andshedidnothear.Whatwasshe

thinkingabout?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asitwere,heldback.(3)She

loweredhereyes,andsuddenlysawthefox.Hewaslookingupather.Hischinwas

presseddown,andhiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.Andheknewher.She

wasspellbound-sheknewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes,andhersoulfailed

her.Heknewher,hewasnotdaunted.(4)Shestruggled,confusedlyshecametoherself,

andsawhimmakingoff,withslowleapsoversomefallenboughs,slow,impudent

jumps.Thenheglancedoverhisshoulder,andransmoothlyaway.Shesawhisbrush

heldsmoothlikeafeather,shesawhiswhitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewasgone,softly,

softasthewind.(5)Sheputherguntohershoulder,buteventhenpursedhermouth,

knowingitwasnonsensetopretendtofire.Soshebegantowalkslowlyafterhim,inthe

directionhehadgone,slowly,pertinaciously.Sheexpectedtofindhim.Inherheartshe

wasdeterminedtofindhim.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshedidnot

consider.Butshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyaboutonthe

edgeofthewood,withwide,vividdarkeyes,andafaintflushinhercheeks.Shedidnot

think.Instrangemindlessnessshewalkedhitherandthither...(6)Assoonassupperwas

over,sheroseagaintogoout,withoutsayingwhy.(7)Shetookhergunagainandwentto

lookforthefox.Forhehadliftedhiseyesuponher,andhisknowinglookseemedto

haveenteredherbrain.Shedidnotsomuchthinkofhim:shewaspossessedbyhim.She

sawhisdark,shrewd,unabashedeyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelthim

invisiblymasterherspirit.Sheknewthewayheloweredhischinashelookedup,she

knewhismuzzle,thegoldenbrown,andthegreyishwhite.Andagainshesawhimglance

overhisshoulderather,halfinviting,halfcontemptuousandcunning.Soshewent,with

hergreatstartledeyesglowing,hergununderherarm,alongthewoodedge.Meanwhile

thenightfell,andagreatmoonroseabovethepinetrees.

18、Atthebeginningofthestory,thefoxseemstobeallEXCEPT.

A、cunning

B、fierce

C、defiant

D、annoying

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第1段描写那只狐狸时说它sly,即cunning之意，排除A；说它对

March开枪“毫不在意”，排除C：首句就说它让人恼火，排除D。文中未说它多么

凶猛，故B“凶猛的”不是那只狐狸的特征或神态，是答案。

19、GraduallyMarchseemstobeinastateof.

A、blankness

B、imagination

C、sadness

D、excitement

标准答案：A

知识点解析：March与狐狸短兵相接，狐狸的眼神让March如着魔一般；它回眸一

望，更使March头脑一片空白，只是不由自主地向狐狸消失的方向走去。文中用

到了abstractedly,mindlessness,均与A"空白，迷茫'’相对应。

20、Attheendofthestory,thereseemstobeasenseofbetweenMarchandthe

fox.

A^detachment

B、anger

C>intimacy

D、conflict

标准答案：C

知识点露析：文章最后展示了March对狐狸长相的深刻印象，突出了两者间的“相

知”，C“亲近感”符合文章的含义。

21、Whatkindofimpressiondoesthepassagecreate?

标准答案：Anoverallimpressionofmystery.

知识点解析：纵观全文可以发现，作者在营造一种神秘的氛围——狐狸若隐若现，

March追踪狐狸的心理和过程也是神秘莫测，故本题答案可表述为Anoverall

impressionofmysteryo

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共16题，每题1.0分，共16分。)

PASSAGEONE(l)HarryS.TrumanHighSchoolintheBronxhaseightfloors,seven

gymnasiums,afootballfieldandaplanetarium.Butthereisoneplaceofflimitstoits

morethan3,000students:thesix-laneswimmingpool,whichhasbeendryformorethan

adecade.Flankedbyemptybleachers,coatedwithdustanddimlylightedbyafew

fluorescentbulbs,whosedullbuzzingnoisesubstitutesforsplashingandcheering,the

poolevokesanauraofeerieloneliness.(2)WithintheNewYorkCitypublicschool

system,though,thetroubledTrumanpoolrepresentsatrend.Ofthe50swimmingpools

tuckedinsidethecity's1,200schoolbuildings,10areinunusablecondition.AtMartin

LutherKingJr.HighSchoolinManhattan,thepool,emptysinceleaksandfiltration

problemswerediscoveredin1986,hasbeenusedovertheyearstostoreoldchairsand

desks.ThepoolatW