专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷36（共204题）

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷36(共

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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。)

(1)TheYouTubevideostartswiththeroadsign:Croxteth,CityofLiverpool.Ayouth

racesamotorbikedownastreet,anotherencouragesasnarlingdogtoharassavictimand

afacelessyoungmanpointsashotgunto(hecamera,followedbymoreguns,street

scenesandtherapboastingofgangculture.Thevideohasbeenpostedonthewebsite

sinceOctober,viewedperhapsbythousandsattractedbytheviolenceofgangculture.In

FebruarytheChiefConstableofMerseysidegaveastarkwarning:familiesthatdid

nothingtostoptheirchildren'sinvolvementinguncrimecouldfindthemselves

identifyingtheirchildinthemorgue.YesterdayRhysJones,an11-year-oldmurdered,as

heplayedfootball,byahoodedyouthinaride-byshooting,wasthefocusofnationwide

horroratthislatestvictimofgangswithguns.TheChiefConstable'swarningcouldnot

havebeenmorecruellyjustified.(2)Despitethepublicityandalarmatthespateof

murdersofinnercityteenagersinrecentmonths,Britainisnot,assomepoliticianshave

said,ina"stateofanarchy".Guncrimeisfar,farbelowthelevelsofLosAngelesor

Washington.(3)Lastyearfirearmswereusedin61homicidesinEnglandandWales,12

offencesmorethanthe49recordedin2005-2006.Robberiesinvolvinggunsweredown4

percenton2(X)5,andhand-gunoffencesfell11percent.Butthesefiguresconceal

severaluglyanddangeroustrends.Morethanhalfall(heguncrimeoccurredinonly

threeplaces:GreaterManchester,(heWestMidlandsandtheLondonMetropolitanPolice

area.Gunsarebeingusedmainlybycriminalslinkedtodrugculture,butincreasingly

alsotheyareacquiredbygangsandareusedforself-defence,tosettlescoresorenforce

"respect".Thisseepageisallthemorealarmingastheageofbothusersandvictimsis

goingdown.In2003teenagevictimsofshootingformed16percentofallvictims;last

yeartheywere31percent.(4)Sincethe1996Dunblanemassacre,Britainhashadsome

ofthetoughestgun-controllawsintheworld.Theimportationandprivatepossessionof

anygunisillegal.Thosefoundwithagunfaceaminimumoffiveyearsinjail,andthe

loopholethatallowedthoseaged18-20toavoidthefive-termtermhasbeenclosed.Yet

accesstoguns,accordingtothepolice,hasrarelybeeneasier.Weaponsaresmuggledin,

eitherfromtheBalkansorviaIreland,andarereadilyavailable.(5)Tofightthegunand

gangculture,thepolicehavefocusedonareaswhereitismostpernicious.Onlyasmall

sectionoftheinnercitiesisinvolved;bu(theeffectisdisproponionaielyfellinblack

communities.InLondon,75percentofallfirearmhomicidesandshootingsand79per

centofallsuspectscomefromtheAfricanandCaribbeancommunity.OperationTrident,

theMct'shigh-profileefforttoinvolvethiscommunityinthefightagainstcrime,has

shownsomesuccess.Butprogressisnegatedbyothertrends:thegrowinginvolvementof

teenagersindruguseanddistribution,thecultof"respect",theproliferationofgangsand

peerpressure.(6)Thereisnoneedfornewlegislation,thoughpenaltiesforthepossession

ofgunsbyteenagersmustbeincreased.ThepoliceneedtoextendtheTridentoperation,

butontheirowncandoonlysomuch.Farmoresupportmustcomefromthe

communitiesaHlicted.Incrackingdownhardongunculture,thepolicemustinsiston

involvingparents,communityleadersandsocialworkers.Theprospectofmoreteenage

killingsishorrific.Itcanbecounteredonlybyeternalvigilance.

1、ThefirstparagraphdoesNOTclaimthat.

A^ChiefConstable'swarningisworthnoticing

B、RhysJones'sdeathhasdrawnthepublic'sattention

C、peoplewhopossessgunswillbepunished

D^teenagershavebecomethenewtargetsofviolence

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第1段提到YouTube上的持枪暴力视频点击量很大，由此警察局长

警告家长要阻止子女参与枪支犯罪，但是并没有提到持枪人要受惩罚，故选C.第1

段末的枪击案例子和末句表明，警官的话很有根据，值得注意，A符合文意；倒数

第2句提到，Rhys的死成为公众惊恐的焦点，B与之一致；视频、Rhys枪击案以

及警察局长的警告都涉及青少年，故D青少年成为枪击与原文一致。

2、Accordingtothestatistics,whichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A^Moreandmoreyoungpeopleareinvolvedinguncrimes.

B、Guncrimesaremorelikelytotakeplaceincertaincities.

C、Druguseanddistributionisamaincauseofguncrimes.

D、TheguncrimeinBritainwasoutofcontrollastyear.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第3段的数字表明去年英格兰和威尔士的枪击案件只比2005—2006

年度增长12起，且作者在第2段中说英国并没有处于无政府的状态，故选De由

第3段末句的数据可知，越来越多的年轻人被卷入枪支犯罪。A符合文意：B与第

3段第4句相符；C与该段倒数第3句一致，故三项均可排除。

3、Whydoestheauthorsay"theeffectisdisproportionatelyieltinblackcommunities"

inPara.5?

A、Becausethefightagainstguncrimesismoresuccessfulinblackcommunities.

B、BecauseblackpeopleinBritaincommitmorecrimesthanwhitepeople.

C、Becauseblackpeoplehave(ofightwithracialdiscriminationinBritain.

D、BecauseblackpeoplearcmoresensitivethanwhitepeopleinBritain.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：第5段提到，警方的行动只涉及一小部分中心城区，但是在黑人社区

能感受到的影响力非常大。根据接下来的数据可推测，这是因为黑人的犯罪比例较

白人岛•，故选B。D中的sensitive看似与题干中的fell呼应，有一定的迷惑性；C

与本文主题完全无关，答题时可以最先排除。

(1)OscarWilde'sdefinitionofacynicwassomeonewhoknewthepriceofeverything

andthevalueofnothing.Hisepigramappliestothewaywetalkabouteducation

nowadays,focusingonwhatitcandofortheeconomy.Thatisindeedimportant,butit

docsnotcapturetherealvalueofeducation.Itisalmostasifpeoplearcafraidofsaying

educationisagoodthinginitself.Thatcomesfromalossofconfidenceinthe

importanceoftransmittingabodyofknowledge,aculture,waysofthinking,fromone

generationtothenext.Itisacrucialobligationwehavetothenextgenerationandweare

failingtodischargeit.(2)Thelatestexampleofthislossofconfidenceineducationisthe

titlesofthedepartmentscreatedbysplittingtheDepartmentfbrEducationintwo.We

havetheDepartmentofInnovation,UniversitiesandSkillsandwehavetheDepartment

fbrChildren,SchoolsandFamilies.Thekeywordthatismissinginihosetwolistsis

education.Itisalmostasifthegovernmenthaslostconfidenceinthevalueofeducation,

asdistinctfromotherworthwhileaimssuchashelpingfamiliesorraisingourlevelsof

innovation.(3)For(hegovernment,scienceisnolongeraboutevidenceandreason,itisa

leverforincreasingproductivity.Foreignlanguagesarenotameansofappreciatingthe

cultureofanotherpeople;theyareameansofimprovingtrade.Yetpeopledonotbecome

teachersbecausetheyaspiretoraisingtherateofgrowth;theywishtopassonaloveof

thciisubjects.Thereisaparadoxhere.Ifwcseccduualionasawayofiiiiparlingabody

ofknowledge,wewilldobetteratthefunctionalistsideofeducationaswell.Like

happiness,itcanbeachievedonlyasabyproductofsomethingelse.(4)Rcaleducation

meansrealsubjectswithahistory,shapeandrigour,togetherwiththeintellectual

curiositytochallengeandrenewthem.Ourbodyofknowledgemustberootedina

tradition,butmustalsobeopentoquestioning.Indeed,whatweknowchangesallthe

(ime-whenEinsteinwasatOxfordinthe1930s,hesetaphysicspaperwiththesame

questionsfortwoyearsrunning.Whenhiscolleagueschallengedhim.herepliedthat

althoughthequestionswerethesametheanswersweredifferent.Thatispartofthe

excitementofintellectualendeavour.(5)Ofcourse,skillsmailerloo.Bu(oftentheyare

bestmasteredthroughlearningstuff.Lookatwhathasgonewrongwithhistory.We

expectschool-childrentocomparedifferentprimarysourcesandlearntheanalyticaltools

ofthehistorian,butwewillnotallowthemthesheerexcitementoflearningwhat

happensnextinanarrativehistoiyofourowncountry.(6)Severalsubjectsnowfacethe

viciousspiralofnotenoughpeopleemergingfromuniversitywhohavestudiedthe

subjecttoprovidetheteacherstokeepitgoinginschools.Wccannotjustsolvethis

problembypassingalaworsettingyetanothertarget.Wcneedasmarterpolicythanthis

thatunderstandstheroleofaproudprofessioninlivinguptoitsownstandards,andthe

powerofchoicebyparentsandstudents.(7)Thereareproblemswiththenational

curriculumbutevenmoreimportantistheintricaterelationsh:pbetweenthe

QualificationsandCurriculunAuthorityandtheexaminingboards.Thisisthesourceof

(hedumbingdownandpredictabilityofexams.

4、OscarWilde'sdefinitionofacynicappliestothewaywetalkahnnttoday's

educationbecause

A^（hepublicfailtovalueeducationforitself

B、theexpensesofmoderneducationistoohigh

C、medefinitionsoftwoobjectsarethesame

D、meeconomicdevelopmentdependsoneducation

标准答案：A

知识点解析：第I段首句提到，OscarWikle对“愤世嫉俗者”的定义是只知道价格

（表面）而不知道价值（内在）的人；接着第2、3句提到，人们现在谈论教育的时候只

是围绕教育能力经济做什么（表面），而忽略了教育自身的价值（内在）。A的说法与

此一致，故正确。B虽是公众批评教育的热点，但文中未提及；作者借用

OscarWilde的“愤世嫉俗者”的定义去谈论教育是因为二者有一定的相似性，而不是

定义完全相同，故C错；D在下文中有提及，但不是两者相似的原因。

5、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsmodem

education?

A、Objective.

Positive.

C、Negative.

D、Biased.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文从批评人们对教育的错误认识谈起，继而讨论教育存在的问题，

可见他对现在的教育状况持•否定的态度。故选C。

6、Theauthordrawsananalogybetween.

A、educationandhappiness

B、productivityandhappiness

C、functionalismandproductivity

D^knowledgeandproductivity

标准答案：B

知以点解析：第3段最后一句的Likehappiness表明此处存在类比，其中的it指

functionalistsideofeducation»而第3段第1、2句说科学用于提高生产力,外语用

于增进贸易，提高生产力和增进贸易即作者所说的functionalistsideofeducation,

由此可知，B存在类比。

7、Einstein'sstoryiscitedasanexampletosupportthefollowingstatementsEXCEPT

A^humanbeingshavenevergivenupexploringunknownareas

B、theabilityofcriticalthinkingisessentialformestudents

C^challengesarcinvisiblemotivationofscientificdevelopment

D、skill-trainingismemostimportantpartineducation

标准答案：D

知识2解析：第4段爱因斯坦的故事中并没有提到技能培训问题，更没有说技术培

训是教育最重要的一部分，这与本文的主旨相反，故选D。该段第3句提到，人们

掌握的知识一直在不断变化，A符合文意；该段首句提到，学习者的好奇心与挑战

意识的重要性，B与此一致；该段第2句提到，我们的知识体系必须经受公众的质

疑。C符合此意。

(l)LasVegasusesflashinglightsandringingbellstocreateanillusionofrewardandto

encouragerisktaking.Insurancecompanyofficespresentamoresombermoodtoremind

usofourmortality.Everymarketerknowsthatcontextandpresentationinfluenceour

decisions.(2)Forthefirsttime,economistsarestudyingthesephenomenascientifically.

Theeconomistsareusinganewtechnologythatallowsmemio(racetheactivityof

neuronsinsidethebrainandtherebystudyhowemotionsinfluenceourchoices,including

economicchoiceslikegamblesandinvestments.(3)Forinstance,whenhumansareina

"positivearousalstate,"theydrinkaboutprospectivebenefitsandenjoythefeelingof

risk.Allofusarefamiliarwiththegiddyexcitementthataccompaniesatriumph.

CameliaKuhnenandBrianKnutson,tworesearchersatStanfordUniversity,havefound

thatpeoplearemorelikelytotakeafoolishriskwhentheirbrainsshowthiskindof

activation.(4)Butwhenpeoplethinkaboutcosts,theyusedifferentbrainmodulesand

becomemoreanxious.Theyplayittoosafe,atleastinthelaboratory.Furthermore,

peoplearcespeciallyafraidofambiguousriskswithunknownodds.Thismayhelp

explainwhysomanyinvestorsarcreluctanttoseekoutforeignstockmarkets,evenwhen

tiicycoulddiversifytheirportfoliosatlowcost(5)Ifonetruthshinesthrough,itismat

peoplearenotconsistentorfullyrationaldecisionmakers.PeterL.Bossaerts,an

economicsprofessorattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,hasfoundthatbrains

assessriskandreturnseparately,ratherthanmakingasinglecalculationofwhat

economistscallexpectedutility.(6)Researcherscanseeonmescreenhowpeople

compartmentalizetheirchoicesintodifferentpartsoftheirbrains.Thismaynotalways

soundlikeeconomicsbutneuro-economistsstartwiththeinsight—borrowedfromthe

economistFriedrichHayek—thatresourcesarescarcewithinthebrainandmustbe

allocatedtocompetinguses.Whetherineconomiesorbrains,well-functioningsystems

shouldnotbeexpectedtoexhibitcentralizedcommandandcontrol.(7)Neuro-economics

isjustgettingstarted.Thefirstmajorempiricalpaperwaspublishedin2001byKevin

McCabe,DanielHouser,LeeRyan,VernonSmithandTheodoreTrouard.alleconomics

professors.Ancuro-cconomicslaboratoryatCalTech,ledbyColinF.Camcrcr,amath

prodigyandnowaneconomicsprofessor,hasassembledtheforemostgroupof

interdisciplinaryresearchersManyoftheearlyentrants,whohavelearnedneurologyas

wellaseconomics,continuetodominatethefield.(8)Investorsarebecominginterestedin

(hemoney-makingpotentialoftheseideas.Imaginetrainingtraderstosettheiremotions

asideortestingtheirobjectivityinadvancewithbrainscans.Futuristicdevicesmight

monitortheiremotionson(hetradingfloororinabargainingsessionandinstructthem

howtocompensatefbrpossiblemistakes.(9)Arethebesttradersmostadepta(reading

themindsofothers?Oristradingskillcorrelatedwith(railsliketheabilitytocalculate

andignorethesurroundingcaldronofhumanemotions?(10)Moreambitiously,future

researchmaytrytodeterminewhenashort-termpricebubblewillcollapse.Doesthe

markettideturnwhenpeoplestopsmiling,adjusttotheiradrenalinlevelsormake

differentkindsofeyecontact?(11)Notallofneuro-economicsusesbrainscans.Andrew

W.Lo,aprofessorattheSloanSchoolofManagementattheMassachusettsInstituteof

Technology,appliedpolygraph-likctechniquestosecuritiestraderstoshowthatanxiety

andfearaffectmarketbehavior.Measuringeyemovemems,whichiseasyandcheap,

helpstheresearcherascertainwhatisonasubject'smind.Otherresearchershaveopened

upmonkeyskullstomeasureindividualneurons;monkeyneuronsfireinproportionto

theamountandprobabilityofrewards.Butdomosteconomistscare?Arcphraseslike

"nucleusaccumbens1'—referringtoasubcorticalnucleusofthebrainassociatedwith

reward—welcomeinaprofessioncaughtupininterestratesandmoneysupply?Skeptics

questionwhetherneuro-economicsexplainsreal-worldphenomena.

8、Accordingtothepassage,neuro-economistsmightbeinterestedinthefollowing

topicsEXCEPT.

A^howdoesthecontextinfluenceourchoices

B、whyarepeopleafraidofambiguousrisks

C、themechanismofbrainswhenpeoplemakeeconomicchoices

D、thewaybrainsworkwhenbusinessmenaredoingsports

标准答案：D

知识点解析：neuro-economists的研究范围包括生意人的大脑工作情况，但是仅限

于他们从事经济活动时，尸生意人运动时的大脑工作情况”不属于这一学科研究的

范围，故为答案。第1段末句和第2段首句表明A“环境对人们抉择的影响”属于

neuro-economist研究的范畴，故A是他们感兴趣的话题；第4段末句关于人们对

海外投资顾虑的阐述说明B也是研究的课题；第2段第2句提到经济学家追踪大

脑神经的活动来研究情绪如何影响决定，故C“人们做出经济抉择时的大脑机能”属

于他们感兴趣的范畴。

9、Thefifthparagraph.

A、generallyagreeswiththeprevioustwoparagraphs

B、hasnoconnectionwiththeprevioustwoparagraphs

C、repeatstheargumentofthesecondparagraph

D、contradictstheparagraphthatfollows

标准答案：A、

知识点解析：第3段说人们在兴奋状态下常常愚蠢地冒险；第4段说人们在考虑代

价的时候，他们用脑部的不同模块思考，变得焦虑、谨慎。这两段都谈到了大脑运

动和抉择之间的关系，并提出人们在冒险和谨慎的时候动用的是大脑中的不同部

位。第5段的发现与这两段基本一致，故选第2段只是提到经济学家开始进行

相关研究，并没有任何结论，故可排除C：而第6段进一步阐述第5段韵观点，认

为抉择与大脑的不同部分联系，故D不对。

10、Thefindingsofneuro-economicsarehelpfulforinvestorsinthefollowingways

EXCEPT.

A^evaluating(heirpersonalitiestomakethemknowmoreaboutthemselves

B、reducingthenegativeinfluenceoftheiremotiononmakingdecisions

C、offeringadvicetohelpthemcorrectpossiblemistakesinbusiness

D、helpingthemwinthebargainssoastomakemoremoneyinbusiness

标准答案：A'

知识点解析：A意为神经经济学的发现可以测试性格，以便更加了解自己，这在文

中没有提及，故选A。

11、Whatistheroleofthelastparagraphinthedevelopmentofthetopic?

A、TointroducehowAndreW.Loexamshumanbrains.

Todescribehoweyesmovementsreflectminds.

C、Toshowtheauthor'sconcernaboutthesignificanceoftheresearch.

D^Toexplainthetechnicalterm"nucleusaccumbens".

标准答案：C

知识点解析：最后一段列举了神经经济学家除脑部扫描外的几种实验方法，然后指

出某些专业词汇是否会令经济学家感兴趣吗；最后谈及一些人对这一学科实用价值

的质疑。字里行间表现出作者对神经经济学意义的关注。故选C。

(1)GeorgeWilliams,oneofScottsdale'slastremainingcowboys,hasbeenraisinghorses

andcattleonhis120acresfor20years.Thecattlegototheslaughterhouse,thehorsesto

rodeos.ButMr.Williamsisstompingmad.(2)Hisproblemsbeganlastyearwhen

dishonestneighboursstartedtostealhiscattle.Thenotherneighbours,mostofthem

newcomers,tookoffenceathishorsesroamingontheirproperties.Arizonaisanopen­

rangestate:livestockhavetherightofwayandthereisnofinefortrespassing.Thishas

beenonthelawbookssince1913.Mr.Williams,whoiselderlyandinpoorhealth,is

angrythathehastospendsomuchofhistimefieldingcomplaintsandretrievingstolen

cattle.(3)SuchgrumblesarecommoninArizona.ThemostrecentDepartmentof

Agriculturecensusshowsthat1,213ofArizona's8,507farmscloseddowninthepast5

years.Manycattlemenaremovingouttomoreremotepartsofthestale.Arablefarmers

arestruggling,too.NormanKnox,arespectedgrainfannerinGilbert,recentlylearned

thattheownerofhisrentedlandwants(obuildcondos.Mr.Knoxis72andhastomove.

Hereckonsthat50-70%ofthefarmlandinGilberthasbeensoldfordevelopmentinthe

pasttwoyears.(4)Thisaffectsnotonlycowboysandfarmers,butsmallbusinessmentoo.

For20years,GaryYoung,ownerofGilbert'sHigleyFeed,soldrangeblocksandcubes

tocattlemenwhofedthemtocattleduringthedroughts.But18monthsagoheswitched

tosellingpetfoodandbabychickstonewhome-owners.(5)DocLaneisanexecutiveat

theArizonaCattlemen'sAssociation,atradegroup.HesaysArizona'slargerranch

ownersarcmakingdecentprofitsfromselling.Itisthesmallerplayerswhoarcthe

victimsofrisinglandvalues,highermortgagesandstiffercitycouncilrules.What

happensalltoooftenisthatpeoplemoveinnexttoafarmbecausetheythinktheland

pretty.Butsoontheystartcomplainingtothecouncil.InMr.Williams'scaseitwasthe

horsesthatannoyed(hem.Othernewcomersdon'tlikethenoise,thepesticidesandthe

smellofmanure.(6)Localsworryabouttheprecious,dwindlingcowboyculture.

Arizona'stourismboardsliketopromoteasteadyinterestinallthingscowboyand

western.LastyearmoreBritishandGermantouristscamethanusual,andmanyof(hem

werelookingpreciselyfor(hat.Arizona'sDudeRanchAssociationfillsits$35O-a-nigh(

luxuryranchesmostoftheyear;roughlyathirdoftheguestsareEuropean.(7)Manyof

theranchersthemselvesseeallthistourismasacheekyattempttocommercializeareal

andvanishingculture.InPrescott,estateagentspromote"AmericanRanch-style"homes

withpostersofbacklithorseriders.OntheothersideofthestreetisWhiskeyRow,a

famousstripofhistoriccowboybars.ButinMart'sSaloononSaturdaynight,real

cattlemencouldnotbefound.(8)FarmfolklikeMr.KnoxandMr.Williamsare

weighinguptheiroptions.Manywillmigratetoremoterplaceswherelandischeaperand

notcrowdedwithcitypeople.Youngeronestakeonside-jobsascontractorsandarc

cattlehandspart-time.Oldercowboysaren'tsurewhattodo.

12、WhichofthefollowingdetailsofGeorgeWilliams'ssituationisINCORRECT?

A、Hehaslostsomeofhiscattlesincelastyear.

B、Hishorsesannoyedsomeofhisnewneighbors.

C、Heismadbecauseofhispoorhealthcondition.

D^Thelivestockinhisstatehavesomeprivilege.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第I段末句说威廉斯疯了似地跺脚，使用了夸张的修辞手法，并不是

说真疯了，故选C。第2段首句提到，邻居去年开始偷他的牛，A符合文意；B与

第2段第2句一致；D与第2段第3句相符。

13、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactsisNOTresponsibleforthe

movingoffarmers?

A、Higherpriceoftheland.

B、Governmentruleswithmorerestrictions.

C、Heavierburdenofthemortgages.

D、Disappearingofthecowboyculture.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：题目询问农牧民搬迁的原因，D“牛仔文化的消失”不是原因，而是结

果，故选D。第5段第3句列举了地价上涨、房货抵押增高、政府规定日趋严格这

三点原因，A、B、C三项是对原文的同义替换。

14、Thelastsentence"Oldercowboysaren'tsurewhattodo'impliesthat.

A、theauthorisworriedaboutthefutureofcowboyculture

B、oldcowboyshavenotdecidedwhattodointhefuture

C、theauthorblamestheoldcowboysfortheirlaziness

D^theauthorwantstomakedecisionformeoldcowboys

标准答案：A

知识点解析：最后一句提到，年纪较大的牛仔还不知道该干什么。在理解全文的基

础上，我们可以判断作者是在为他们的前景担忧，上升至对整个牛仔文化的逐渐消

失担忧。因此，A“对牛仔文化的未来担忧”正确。B是最后一句话的字面意义，而

不是隐含意义，故排除；C的基调与通篇表现出来的作者对牛仔生活的关切以及对

牛仔文化消失的失望矛盾，所以也要排除；D没有根据，属于•过度推测。

二、简答题(本题共8题，每题1.0分，共8分。)

PASSAGEONE

15、WhathascontributedtothestrictestBritishgun-controllawsintheworld?

标准答案：The1996Dunblanemassacre.

知识点解析：根据题目中的gun-controllawsintheworld定位到第4段第1句。该

句说自从1996年的杜布兰大屠杀之后，英国曾制定了世界上最严厉的枪械管制法

规。可见是1996年的杜布兰大屠杀促成了那些法规的制定，故答案为The1995

Dunblanemassacreo

16、Whoshouldworktogethertoreducetheguncrimesbyteenagers?

标准答案：Thepolice,paren:s,communityleadersandsocialworkers.

知识点解析：最后一段倒数第3句提到，为了严厉镇压持枪犯罪的风气，警方应该

坚持要求家长、社区负责人和社会工作者都参与其中。可见需一起努力减少青少年

枪支犯罪的人有警方、家长、社区负责人和社会工作者，故答案为Thepolice,

parents>communityleadersandsocialworkerso

17、PASSAGETWO

标准答案：Thevalueofeducation.

知识点解析：全文从人们对教育的错误认识谈起，谈到人们只追求教育对经济的作

用，而忽略了教育传承知M的真正价值。然后展开谈了教育的价值，最后指出了一

些问题。全文围绕教育的价值，故答案为Thevalueofeducation。

PASSAGETHREE

18、WhyarcflashinglightsandringbellsusedinLasVegas?

标准答案：Tocreateanillusionofrewardandencouragerisktaking.

知识点解析：第1段首句提到,拉斯维加斯利用Flashinglightsandringbells来营

造奖励的错觉，以此鼓励人们冒险。该句的不定式短语是目的，可理解为利用闪烁

的霓虹灯和高分贝的铃声的原因，故答案为Tocreateanillusionofrewardand

encouragerisktaking。

19、WhatwillpeopledowhentheirbrainsareexcitedaccordingtoCameliaandBrian?

标准答案：Theywillbemorelikelytotakeafoolishrisk.

知识点解析：或据题目中佬CameliaandBrian定位到第3段最后•一句。该句have

found后面的宾语从句是两个研究者卡米拉和布莱恩的研究发现，句末的thiskind

ofactivation指的是该段段宜的a"positivearousalstate"，即“积极激发状态”，题目

中的wheniheirbrainsareexciled是对此语义的同义表达，可见当人们大脑兴奋

时，他们更容易做出一些愚蠢的冒险行为，答案为Theywillbemorelikelytotake

afoolishrisko

PASSAGEFOUR

2。、WhydoesNormanKnoxhavetoleavehisfarmland?

标准答案：Because(heownerofthelandwantstobuildcondos.

知识点解析：第3段倒数第3句提到，Knox要搬走的原因是地的主人要在那里建

公寓，答案可以直接为Becausetheownerofthelandwantstobuildcondoso

21、Whatresultsintheappearanceof"AmericanRanch-style"homesinthelocal

ranchers'opinion?

标准答案：Acheekyattempttocommercializearealandvanishingculture.

知识点解析：根据藏R中R“AmericanRanch-style”定位到第7段。该段首句提到，

农场主认为旅游业试图让一个行将消失的、真正意义上的文化成为商品，而

“AmericanRanch-style^homes是旅游业的一部分，可见答案为Acheekyattemptto

commercializearealandvanishingculture。

22、Whatdoesthephrase"weighinguptheiroptions"inthelastparagraphmean?

标准答案：Consideringtheiroptionscarefully.

知识点解析：最后一段提及了牛仔们的不同打算°据此兀推断，weighuptheir

oplions是比较自己的选择、仔细考虑出路的意思，故答案为ConsideringIheir

optionscarefully0

专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷第2套

一、选择题(本题共79题，每题1.0分，共79分。)

PASSAGEONE(1)Thcfoxreallyexasperatedthemboth.Assoonastheyhadletthe

fowlsout,intheearlysummermornings,theyhadtotaketheirgunsandkeepguard;and

thenagainassoonaseveningbegantomellow,theymustgooncemore.Andhewasso

sly.Heslidalonginthedeepgrass;hewasdifficultasaserpenttosee.Andheseemedto

circumventthegirlsdeliberately.OnceortwiceMarchhadcaughtsightofthewhitetip

ofhisbrush,or(heruddyshadowofhimin(hedeepgrass,andshehadletfirealhim.

Buthemadenoaccountof(his.(2)Thetreesonthewood-edgewereadarkish,brownish

greeninthefulllight—forilwas(heendofAugust.Beyond,(henaked,copper-like

shaftsandlimbsofthepinetreesshoneintheair.Nearertheroughgrass,withitslong,

brownishstalksallagleam,wasfulloflight.Thefowlswereroundabout—theducks

werestillswimmingonthepondunderthepinetrees.Marchlookedatitall,sawitall,

anddidnotseeit.SheheardBantordspeakingtothefowlsinthedistance-andshedid

nothear.Whatwasshethinkingabout?Heavenknows.Herconsciousnesswas,asit

were,heldback.(3)Sheloweredhereyes,andsuddenlysawtnefox.Hewaslookingup

ather.Hischinwaspresseddown,andhiseyeswerelookingup.Theymethereyes.And

heknewher.Shewasspellbound—sheknewheknewher.Sohelookedintohereyes,

andhersoulfailedher.Heknewher,hewasnotdaunted.(4)Shestruggled,confusedly

shecametoherself,andsawhimmakingoff,withslowleapsoversomefallenboughs,

slow,impudentjumps.Thenheglancedoverhisshoulder,andransmoothlyaway.She

sawhisbrushheldsmoothlikeafeather,shesawhiswhitebuttockstwinkle.Andhewas

gone,softly,softasthewind.(5)Sheputherguntohershoulder,buteven(henpursed

hermouth,knowingitwasnonsensetopretendtofire.Soshebegantowalkslowlyafter

him,inllicdiiccliunhehadgone,slowly,pcilinauiuusly.SheexpectedtofindIiim.Inhci

heartshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Whatshewoulddowhenshesawhimagainshe

didnotconsider.Butshewasdeterminedtofindhim.Soshewalkedabstractedlyabout

ontheedgeofthewood,withwide,vividdarkeyes,andafaintflushinhercheeks.She

didnotthink.Instrangemindlessnessshewalkedhitherandthither...(6)Assoonas

supperwasover,sheroseagaintogoout,withoutsayingwhy.(7)Shctookhergunagain

andwenttolookforthefox.Forhehadliftedhiseyesuponher,andhisknowinglook

seemedtohaveenteredherbrain.Shedidnotsomuchthinkofhim:shewaspossessed

byhim.Shesawhisdark,shrewd,unabashedeyelookingintoher,knowingher.Shefelt

himinvisiblymasterherspirit.Sheknewthewayheloweredhischinashelookedup,

sheknewhismuzzle,thegoldenbrown,and(hegreyishwhite.Andagainshesawhim

glanceoverhisshoulderather,halfinviting,halfconlemptuousandcunning.Soshe

went,withh