专业英语八级模拟试卷2（共525题）

专业英语八级模拟试卷2(共9套)

(共525题)

专业英语八级模拟试卷第1套

一、听力复合式听写(本题共70题，每题7.0分，共

70分。)

StatisticI.Thedefendantisguiltyornot?1)Expert:A.ADNAsample[1]

defendant's.[1]B.Thepossibilityofoddsisoneinmillion.2)Defense

lawyer:Counterthefactthatifinacityofthreemillionpeople,thereare[2][2]

matchingeachother'sDNA.II.Unjustdiscrimination?I)Universitiesadd

additionalpointstominoritygroupstudents.Theyunlawfullymakeaneasier[3]for

thosestudents.[3]2)Anniewaskeptfrom[4].Herlawyerusedstatisticsto

show[4]thatworkers,whowerenotin[5]group,withthesame[5]

qualificationswerepromoted.3)Tobaccocompanieswonthecasesbecauseof

the[6].[6]Warning:statisticsshouldbe[7]alongwithotherevidence.

[7]ID.Statisticsincalculation:1)[8]analysis:e.g.Bertcouldnolonger

work.Statisticians[8]predicthowlonghecouldworkandhowlonghecould

havemade.2)Multipleregressionanalysis:Statisticianfindsthe"bestfit"forallthe

sampledatawhenmultipleindependent[9]areatwork.[9]IV.Statisticson

thewitnessstand:—expertsknowhowtomakestatistics[10][10]-cross

examineandchallengethevalidityofstatistics

1、[1]

标准答案：matches

知识点解析：暂无解析

2、[2]

标准答案：3pcoplc/2otherpeople

知识点解析：暂无解析

3、[31

标准答案:cntrance/acccss

知识点解析：暂无解析

4、[4]

标准答案：promotion

知识点解析：暂无解析

5、[5]

标准答案：minority

知识点解析：暂无解析

6、[6]

标准答案：statistics

知识点解析：暂无解析

7、[7]

标准答案：evaluated

知识点解析：暂无解析

8、[8]

标准答案：Regression

知识点解析：暂无解析

9、[91

标准答案：variables

知识点解析：暂无解析

10、[10]

标准答案：goodexperts

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、听力对话组题（本题共5题，每题7.0分，共5

分。）

11、In1900,theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutfbreachpersoninayear.

A、50kilograms

1kilogram

C、5kilograms

D、15kilograms

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

12、Chinesepaperwasmadefrom

A、thehair-likepartsofcertainplants.

B、thewoodoftrees.

C、theskinofcertainyounganimals.

D^thestemoftallplants.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

13、Whofoundoutthatpapercouldbemadefromtrees?

A、AnEnglishman.

B、ACanadianman.

C、ASwedishman.

D、AGerman.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

14、Nowmakesthebestpaperintheworld.

A、Norway

B、USA

C^Canada

D、Finland

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

15、SomepeopleinFinlandwearpaperbootsinthesnowinwinterbecause

A^theyarewaterproof.

B、nothingcouldbewarmer.

C、theyareconvenient.

D^theyaredurable.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

三、听力新闻（本题共5题，每题1.0分，共5分。）

16、HowmanytimeshastheHousevotedforaspecificwithdrawaltargetdateupto

now?

A^One.

B、Two.

C、Three.

D、Four.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

17、Accordingtothenews,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A、FormerPresidentofRussiaYeltsindiedofaheartattackat76.

B>BillClintonandhiswifeareexpectedtoattendonbehalfoftheUnitedStates.

C>OrdinaryRussianscanpaytheirlastrespectstoMr.Yeltsin.

D^PutindeclaredWednesdayanationaldayofmourningacrossRussia.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

18>WhyhaveRussia'smediapaintedamostlypositivespinonYeltsin'slife?

A、Topraisethepoliticalandeconomicfreedomsheintroduced.

Topraisehiseffortstothecounty'seconomy.

C、Iorememberhisdevotiontothecountry'spoliticaldevelopment.

D、Torememberhisworktothecountry'scommonworkers.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：暂无解析

19>AccordingtoBush,TheUnitedStateswillhelpAfricannationsstrengthentheir

A^stockmarkets

B>motorindustry

C、financialmarkets

D、medicinefactories

标准答案.C

知识点嬴析：暂无解析

20、U.S.PresidenturgedtheU.S.Congresstoplayakeyroleinthefightagainst

inAfrica.

A、starvation

B、AIDS

C、discrimination

D、unemployment

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

四、常规阅读理解（本题共20题，每题7.0分，共20

分。）

CommunitycourtsandcommunityjusticeprevailedinEnglandatthetimeoftheNorman

Conquest(1066).Thelegalsystemwasritualistic,dependentuponoathsatmoststagesof

litigation,andpermeatedbybothreligiousandsuperstitiousnotions.Theproceedings

wereoral,verypersonal,andhighlyconfrontative.Jurieswereunknown.Oneparty

publicly"appealed,"oraccused,theotherbeforethecommunitymeetingatwhichthe

presenceofbothwasobligatory.Tobeabsentmeantriskingfinesandoutlawry.Afterthe

preliminarystatementsoftheparties,thecourtrenderedjudgment,notonthemeritsof

theissuenorthequestionofguiltorinnocence,butonthemannerbywhichitshouldbe

resolved.Judgmentinotherwordsprecededtrialbecauseitwasadecisiononwhatform

thetrialshouldtake.Itmightbebycompurgation,byordeal,or,aftertheNorman

Conquest,bybattle.Exceptingtrialbybattle,onlyonepartywastriedor,more

accurately,wasputtohis"proof."Proofbeingregardedasanadvantage,itwasusually

awardedtotheaccusedparty;ineffecthehadtheprivilegeofprovinghisowncase.Trial

bycompurgationconsistedofaswornstatementtothetruthofone'sclaimordenial,

supportedbytheoathsofacertainnumberoffellowswearers.Presumablythey,nomore

thantheclaimant,wouldendangertheirimmortalsoulsbythesacrilegeoffalseswearing.

Originallytheoath-hclpcrssworefromtheirownknowledgetothetruthofthepartys

claim.Latertheybecamelittlemorethancharacterwitnesses,swearingonlytotheir

beliefthathisoathwastrustworthy.Ifheroundeduptherequisitenumberof

compurgatorsandthecumbrousswearinginveryexactformproceededwithouta

mistake,hewonhiscase.Amistake"burst"theoath,provingguilt.Ordealswereusually

reservedformoreseriouscrimes,forpersonsofbadreputation,forpeasants,orforthose

caughtwithstolengoods.Asaninvocationofimmediatedivinejudgment,ordealswere

consecratedbytheChurchandshroudedwithsolemnreligiousmystery.Theaccused

underwentaphysicaltrialinwhichhecalleduponGodtowitnesshisinnocenceby

puttingamiraculoussignuponhisbody.Coldwater,boilingwater,andhotironwerethe

principalordeals,allofwhichtheclergyadministered.Intheordealofcoldwater,the

accusedwastrussedupandcastintoapooltoseewhetherhewouldsinkorfloat.Onthe

theorythatwaterwhichhadbeensanctifiedbyapriestwouldreceiveaninnocentperson

butrejecttheguilty,innocencewasprovedbysinking-andhopefullyaquickretrieval—

guiltbyfloating.Intheotherordeals,onehadtoplungehishandintoacauldronof

boilingwaterorcarryaredhotpieceofironforacertaindistance,inthehopethatthree

dayslater,whenthebandageswereremoved,thepriestwouldfinda"clean'*wound,one

thatwashealingfreeofinfection-Howdeeplyoneplungedhisarmintothewater,how

heavytheironorgreatthedistanceitwascarried,dependedmainlyonthe.gravityofthe

charge.TheNormansbroughttoEnglandstillanotherordeal,trialbybattle,paradigmof

theadversarysystem,whichgavetothelegalconceptof"defense"or"defendant*'a

physicalmeaning.Trialbybattlewasasavageyetsacredmethodofproofwhichwas

alsothoughttoinvolvedivineintercessiononbehalfoftherighteous.Ratherthanleta

wrongdoertriumph,Godwouldpresumablystrengthenthearmsofthepartywhohad

sworntrulytothejusticeofhiscause.Right,notmight,wouldthereforeconquer.Trial

bybattlewasoriginallyavailableforthesettlementofalldisputesbuteventuallywas

restrictedtocasesofseriouscrime.Whetheroneprovedhiscasebycompurgation,

ordeal,orbattle,themethodwasaccusatoryincharacter.Therewasalwaysadefiniteand

knownaccuser,someprivatepersonwhobroughtformalsuitandopenlyconfrontedhis

antagonist.Therewasneveranysecrecyintheproceedings,whichwerethesamefor

criminalasforcivillitigation.Thejudges,whohadnorolewhateverinthemakingofthe

verdict,decidedonlywhichpartyshouldbeputtoproofandwhatitsformshouldbe;

thereafterthejudgesmerelyenforcedanobservanceoftherules.Theoathsthatsaturated

theproceedingscalleduponGodtowitnesstothetruthoftherespectiveclaimsofthe

parties,orthejusticeoftheircause,orthereliabilityoftheirword.Noonegave

testimonialevidencenorwasanyonequestionedtotesthisveracity.

21、Accordingtothepassage,beingputtotheproof(paragraphI),mostnearlymeans

thepersonwas.

A^consideredinnocentuntilprovenguilty

BNconsideredguiltynomatterwhathedid

C、supposedtoprovehisowninnocence

D、giventheprivilegeofpresentinghissidefirst

标准答案：C

知识点解析：细节题。根据题「快速定位在第一段，“waspultohis'proo「,Proof

beingregardedasanadvantage,itwasusuallyawardeetotheaccusedparty;“我们可以

推断出，所谓出示证据就出示有利自己的证据来证明自己是清白无辜的。所以，答

案是C。

22、Inatrialbyordeal,innocencecouldbeprovenby.

A、displayinganuninfectedwound

B、floatingwhencastintothewater

C^wearingbandagesforthreedays

D、swearinganoathinapreciseform

标准答案：A

知识点解析；细节题。这道题比较简单，根据题干信息词"ordeal”，定位第二段。

其实第三段整段都是描述ordeal神判的情况，答案信息在倒数第二句，"...whenthe

bandageswereremoved,thepriestwouldfinda"clean"wound,onethatwashealingfree

ofinfection,”本题看原文细节自可做至lj,难度不大。B选项属于干扰项，它恰恰不

是清白无辜的证据。

23、Theformsoftrialdiscussedinthepassageallassumethattruthisbestdetermined

by.

A^carefullyquestioningwitnesses

B、carefullyassessingphysicalevidence

C>anadversaryproceeding,orbattle

D、relyingontheassistanceofGod

标准答案：D

知识点解析：推理题。题干问的是通篇所说的审判准来决定真相，我们看原文出现

的相关词语，“Church"，“Godtowitness"，“clergy"，“divine”等等，即可推断出是

靠天神的帮助审判真相的。其他三个选项均不符合题干意思。

24、Accordingtothepassage,anoathwasdeclared"burst"duringcompurgationifthe

A、swearermadeanerrorintheexactformoftherequiredritual

B、swearercouldnotrounduptherequirednumberofoath-helpers

C^swearerpreferredtrialbyordeal,orbybattle

D、judgesdecidedthattheoathwasfalseorunnecessary

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题为细节题。此题定位在第二段，答案在最后两句，"Ifherounded

uptherequisitenumberofcompurgatorsandthecumbrousswearinginveryexactform

proceededwithoutamistake,hewonhiscase.Amistake"burst1'theoath,provingguilt.”

据此我们可以判断出A为最佳答案。B为干扰项，C和D不是本题所解。

25、Accordingtothepassage,howdidtrialbybattledifferfromtrialbycompurgation

andordealinEngland?

A^Ithadadefinite,knownaccuser.

B、ItwasonlyusedaftertheNormanConquest.

C、Ithadnosecrecyintheproceedings.

D^Itrequiredjudgestoquestionwitnesses.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：此题为细节题。本题正解在第一段“Itmightbebycompurgation,by

ordeal,or,aftertheNormanConquest,bybattle.”,这话说明了英格兰战判是在诺曼征

服之后的事情。由此可见答案为B。

DiscussionoftheassimilationofPuertoRicansintheUnitedStateshasfocusedontwo

factors:socialstandingandthelossofnationalculture.Ingeneral,excessivestressis

placedononefactorortheother,dependingonwhetherthecommentatorisNorth

AmericanorPuertoRican.ManyNorthAmericansocialsciemisrs,suchasOscar

Handlin,JosephFitzpatrick,andOscarLewis,considerPuertoRicansthemostrecentin

alonglineofethnicentrantstooccupythelowestrungonthesocialladder.Sucha

"sociodemographic"approachtendstoregardassimilationasabenignprocess,takingfor

grantedincreasedeconomicadvantageandinevitableculturalintegration,inasupposedly

egalitariancontext.However,thisapproachfailstotakeintoaccountthecolonialnature

ofthePuertoRicancase,withthisgroup,unliketheirEuropeanpredecessors,coming

fromanationpoliticallysubordinatedtotheUnitedStates.Eventhe"radical"critiquesof

thismainstreamresearchmodel,suchasthecritiquedevelopedinDividedSociety,attach

theissueofethnicassimilationtoomechanicallytofactorsofeconomicandsocial

mobilityandarethusunabletoillustratetheculturalsubordinationifPuertoRicansasa

colonialminority.Incontrast,the"colonialist"approachofisland-basedwriterssuchas

EduardoScdaBonilla,ManuelMaldonado-Denis,andLuisNieves-Falcontendstoview

assimilationastheforcedlossofnationalcultureinanunequalcontestwithimposed

foreignvalues.Thereis,ofcourse,astrongtraditionofculturalaccommodationamong

otherPuertoRicanthinkers.ThewritingsofEugenioFernandezMendezclearly

exemplifythistradition,andmanysupportersofPuertoRico'scommonwealthstatus

sharethesameuniversalizingorientation.ButthePuertoRicanintellectualswhohave

writtenmostabouttheassimilationprocessintheUnitedStatesalladvancecultural

nationalistviews,advocatingthepreservationofminorityculturaldistinctionsand

rejectingwhattheyseeasthesubjugationofcolonialnationalities.Thisculturaland

politicalemphasisisappropriate,butthecolonialistthinkersmisdirectit,overlookingthe

classrelationsatworkinbothPuertoRicanandNorthAmericanhistory.Theyposeihe

clashofnationalcultureasanabsolutepolarity,witheachcultureunderstoodasstatic

andundifferentiated.YetboththePuertoRicanandNorthAmericantraditionshavebeen

subjecttoconstantchallengefromculturalforceswithintheirownsocieties,forcesthat

maymovetowardeachotherinwaysthatcannotbewrittenoffasmere"assimilation".

Consider,forexample,theindigenousandAfroCaribbeantraditionsinPuertoRican

cultureandhowtheyinfluenceandareinfluencedbyotherCaribbeanculturesandBlack

culturesintheUnitedStales.Theelementsofcoercionandinequality,socentralto

culturalcontactaccordingtothecolonialistframework,playnoroleinthiskindof

convergenceofraciallyandethnicallydifferentelementsofthesamesocialclass.

26>Theauthor'smainpurposeisto.

A、criticizetheemphasisonsocialstandingindiscussionsoftheassimilationofPuerto

RicansintheUnitedStates

B、supportthethesisthatassimilationhasnotbeenabenignprocessforPuertoRicans

C、defendaviewoftheassimilationofPuertoRicansthatemphasizesthepreservation

ofnationalculture

D^indicatedeficienciesintwoschoolsifthoughtsintheassimilationofPuertoRicans

intheUnitedStates

标准答案：D

知识点解析：主旨题。题干问的是作者的主要目的是什么，纵观全文，都是在说明

指出了两个学派对于如果美国的波多黎各人同化的思想的不足之处。所以选D。

27Accordingtothepassage,culturalaccommodationispromotedby

A、EduardoSeda-Bonilla

ManuelMaldonado-Denis

C、TheauthorofDividedSociety

D、ManysupportersofPuertoRico'scommonwealthstatus

标准答案：D

知识点解析：细节题。这道题难度不大，出处在第二段的“ThewritingsofEugenio

FernandezMendezclearlyexemplifythistradition,andmanysupportersofPuertoRico's

commonwealthstatussharethesameuniversalizingorientation.由此可见，许多波

多黎各联邦地位的支持者促进文化适应，选D。A和B原文有提及，但不是题干

问题答案，C也不对。

28、ItcanbeinferredformthepassagethatawritersuchasEugenioFernandezMendez

wouldmostlikelyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningmembersof

minorityethnicgroups?

A、Itisnecessaryforthemembersofsuchgroupstoadapttothecultureofthemajority.

Themembersofsuchgroupsgenerallyencounteraculturethatisstaticand

undifferentiated.

C>Socialmobilityisthemostimportantfeatureoftheexperienceofmembersofsuch

groups.

D、Socialscientistsshouldemphasizetheculturalandpoliticalaspectsoftheexperience

ofmembersofsuchgroups.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题为推理题。这题同样也是出在第二段，“Thereis,ofcourse,a

strongtraditionofculturalaccommodationamongotherPuertoRicanthinkers.The

writingsofEugenioFemandezMendezclearlyexemplifythistradition,句中的

tradition少数民族成员必须适应多数人的文化。加以，可以选出A项，Eugenio

FernandezMendez很可能是希望少数民族成员必须适应多数人的文化的传统。

29、TheauthorimpliesthatthePuertoRicanwriterswhohavewrittenmostabout

assimilationdoNOTdowhichofthefollowing?

A、Regardassimilationasbenign.

B、Resistculturalintegration.

C、Describeindetailtheprocessofassimilation.

D^TalkintoaccountthecolonialnatureofthePuertoRicancase.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：此题为推理题。本题可采用排除法，难度不算很大，文章一开始就提

及同化，有些作家抵制这种文化融合，同时作家详细描述同化的过程的：也有考虑

波多黎各的殖民地性质的作家，但都承认同化早已经不是最初的开始这个事实。所

以排除BCD,A为最佳答案。

30、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthe"colonialist"approachissocalled

becauseitspractitioners

A、supportPuertoRico'scommonwealthstatus

B、haveastrongtraditionofculturalaccommodation

C>emphasizetheclassrelationsatworkinbothPuertoRicanandNorthAmerican

history

D、regardthepoliticalrelationofPuertoRicototheUnitedStatesasasignificantfactor

intheexperienceofPuertoRicans

标准答案：D

知识点解析：此题为推理题。题干问的是从本文所称的“殖民主义的方法，可以推

断出因为它的实务工作者什么样的一种态度。A支持波多黎各的联邦地位，显然不

是；B有浓厚的文化适应传统，原文有提及，但不是本题所解；C强调波多黎各和

北美的历史工作的阶级关系，也不对，所以只要D才比较符合，认为在波多黎各

人的历史进程中，波多黎各政治关系在美国占有很重要的因素。

Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifleandfivecartridges,andmeanwhile

someBurmanshadarrivedandtoldusthattheelephantwasinthepaddyfieldsbelow,

onlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationof

thequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedme.Theyhadseentherifleandwere

allshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.Theyhadnotshownmuch

interestintheelephantwhenhewasmerelyravagingtheirhomes,butitwasdifferent

nowthathewasgoingtobeshot.Itwasabitoffuntothem,asitwouldbetoanEnglish

crowd;besidestheywantedthemeal.Ilmadernevaguelyuneasy.Ihadnoinleniionof

shootingtheelephant-Ihadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyselfifnecessary-andit

isalwaysunnervingtohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehill,lookingand

feelingatool,withtherifleovermyshoulderandanever-growingarmyofpeople

jostlingatmyheels.Atthebottom,whenyougotaway,fromthehuts,therewasa

metalledroadandbeyondthatamirywasteofpaddyfieldsathousandyardsacross,not

yetploughedbutsoggyfromthefirstrainsanddottedwithcoarsegrass.Theelephant

wasstandingeightyardsfromtheroad,hisleftsidetowardsus.Hetooknottheslightest

noticeofthecrowd'sapproach.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrass,beatingthemagainst

hiskneestocleanthemandstuffingthemintohismouth.Ihadhaltedontheroad.As

soonasIsawtheelephaniIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itis

aseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephani-itiscomparabletodestroyingahugeand

costlypieceofmachinery-andobviouslyoneoughtnottodoitifitcanpossiblybe

avoided.Andatthatdistance,peacefullyeating,theelephantlookednomoredangerous

thanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthatthisattackof"must"wasalreadypassing

off;inwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyaboutuntilthemahoutcameback

andcaughthim.Moreover,1didnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.IdecidedthatIwould

watchhimforalittlewhiletomakesurethathedidnotturnsavageagain,andthengo

home.Butatthatmomen:Iglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedme.Itwasan

immensecrowd,twothousandattheleastandgrowingeveryminute.Itblockedtheroad

foralongdistanceoneitherside.Ilookedattheseaofyellowfacesabovethegarish

clothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffun,allcertainthattheelephantwas

goingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchaconjureraboutto

performatrick.Theydidnotlikeme,butwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwas

momentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedtatIshouldhavetoshootthe

elephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIandgottodoit;Icouldfelltheir

twothousandwillspressingmeforward,irresistibly.Anditwasatthismoment,asI

stoodtherewiththerifleinmyhands,that1firstgraspedthehollowness,thefutilityof

thewhiteman'sdominionintheEast.HerewasI,thewhitemanwithhisgun,standingin

frontoftheunarmednativecrowd-seeminglytheleadingactorofthepiece;butinreality

Iwasonlyanabsurdpuppetpushedtoandfrobythewillofthoseyellowfacesbehind.I

perceivedinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnstyrantitishisownfreedomthat

hedestroys.Hebecomesasortofhollow,posingdummy,theconventionalizedfigureof

asahib.Foritistheconditionofhisrulethatheshallspendhislifeintryingtoimpress

thenativesandsoineverycrisishehasgottodowhatthe"natives"expectofhi.He

wearsamask,andhisfacegrowstofitit.Ihadgottoshoottheelephant.Ihadcommitted

myselftodoingitwhenTsentfortherife.Asahibhasgottoactlikeasahib;hehasgot

toappearresolute,toknowhisownmindanddodefinitethings.

31、Theessentialpointofthestoryisthat.

A、Orwellregrettedthestreakofcrueltythathadledhimtoshootanelephant

B、Orwell,asanofficial,hadtodefendtheBurmesecrowdbshootingtheelephant

C、Aforeignrulingclasshastobehaveinthewaythattheconquerednativesexpectitto

behave

D^Circumstancescanleadnicn-astheyledOrwellinthisstory-tocarryoutmore

extremeactionsthanwerenecessary

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本文讲述的是作者在当地大群人的簇拥下用枪射杀大象是矛盾的心

理。在这部分文字中，作者的内心的矛盾在于：其本人并不愿意杀死大象(LI7:As

soonasIsawtheelephant...!oughtnottoshoothim),而迫于当地人的压力，作为一

个外来白人，需要尽量讨好当地人并按他们的意愿行事(L40)。

32>"Practically"(L.3,Para.I)means.

A^almost

asasensibleaction

C、inapracticalmanner

D、quite

标准答案：A

知识点解析:practically一词的含义包括:©Inawaythatispractical实用地,实际

地，通过实用的方式；②)Forallpracticalpurposes;visually实质地，从实际出发

地，实际上，事实上③AHbut;nearly;almost几乎，差不多。该词不含有选项B(明

智地)、D(相当)含义。另外，选项C“实验地”放在文中，语义不通。

33WhenOrwellsaysthattheBurmans"flocked"(L.3,Para.1)tofollowhimbe

suggeststhattheywere.

A、inaviolenthurry

B、keentodothesameaseveryoneelse

C^inapanic

D、eagertobeofhelp

标准答案：A

知识点解析；L5中提到，当地缅甸人很兴奋地叫喊着作者要去射杀大象，而且他

们对此很感兴趣(L7),几乎是全体出动，因此，选项C、E不合题意。文中我们看

不出当地人是从众行为，排除B。他们仅仅是出于好奇，去看热闹，并非帮忙，排

除D。

34Orwellfeltlikeapuppetbecausehe.

A、resembledaconjurerabouttoperformatrick

B、wasavictimofthecrowd'smasshysteria

C^wasafraidofbeinglaughedat

D、wasdoingwhatthecrowdwantedhimtodo

标准答案：D

知识点解析：A：他像一位准备登台表演的魔术师cB：众人歇斯底里的受害者。

C：害怕被嘲笑。D：按照众人的意愿行事。E：就像面对一群观众。奥威尔并不想

杀死这头大象，但是身后聚集的越来越多来看热闹的群众迫使他不得不改变自己的

意愿以满足他们的这种愿望，这让他感觉自己就像是被众人意愿所控制的木偶一

般。此题选D。

35、WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsabutOrwell'schangeofmindisNOTtrae?

A、Hearmedhimselfwitharifleincasetheelephantwasmoredangerousthanhe

expected.

B、Thefactthatthecrowdfollowedhimmadehimlesssurewhattodo.

C、Assoonashesawtheelephantherealizeditwasdangerous.

D、Atalaterpointintimehedecidedtowatchtheelephantforashorttimeandthengo

away.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：A：他取枪的本意是自卫(L9)。B：众人误以为他要射杀大象使得他

不知所措(10)。D：后来他决定先观察一会儿大象，以判断它是否对人仍具威胁

(L25)oE：他最终决定要杀死大象(L32,L40—45)<C：他一看到大象就断定它仍

具危险性，这与文中第二十一行所提到内容完全相反，此题选C。

Britain,underaLabourgovernment,consideredditching(givingup)itsnucleardeterrent

asawayofmakingcrucialsavingstohelppavethewayforanInternationalMonetary

Fund-backedrescuepackageduringthesterlingcrisisof1976,accordingtopreviously

secretdocuments.ThecrisisatthehighestlevelofgovernmentandtheBritishlobbying

ofinternationalalliesforassistancearerevealedinWhitehallpapersreleasedtothe

NationalArchives,underthe30-yearrule,coveringthemonthsafterJamesCallaghan

becameprimeministerinApril1976.hesucceededHaroldWilsonwhomadehis

resignationannouncementonMarch16aftergrapplingunsuccessfullyformonthswith

aneconomiccrisis.Thepapersrevealtheextentofthepanicin1976asBritainwas

forcedtogototheIMFtobailouttheeconomy.Thecrisiswasadefiningmoment,

destroyingconfidenceinLabour'seconomiccompetencyandpavingthewayfor

MargaretThatcher'srisetopower.Thecabinetagreedtorequesta£2.3bnloan,thenthe

biggesttheIMFhadmade,anddemandedmassivespendingcuts.AmemobySirJohn

Hunt,thecabinetsecretary,onDecember5warnedtherewouldhavetobeareviewof

defencespending.HeexplainedthatwithdrawingfromGermanywouldbestrongly

resistedbytheUSwhile"abandoningthedeterrentoratleastscrappingitsimprovement

wouldcausemuchlessconcerntoourallies".Thethreattoditchthenucleardeterrent

cameaftermonthsofdiscussionsandprotractedcabinethagglingoverdepartmentalcost­

cutting.Theseverityofthecountry'sproblemswasspeltoutonApril5,twodaysafter

Callaghantookoffice,inastarkreportfromSirJohn.Itsaidtheworldhadbeenthrough

ihemostseriousboomandslumpandtheworstinflationsincethewarasaresultofihe

oilcrisis."Thegoingislikelytoberoughindeed..,wearesailinginanunknownsea..,

thereisaseriousimbalanceinoureconomy..,unlessactionistakentherewillbeeithera

continuationofanunacceptablyhighlevelofunemploymentorabalanceofpayments

deficitwhichwillbebeyondourabilitytofinance,"SirJohnwarned.Theensuing

monthssawsterlingslidefurther,forcingtheabandonmentoftheLabourprogrammeof

1974,andtheacceptancethatthenationcouldnolongerspenditswayoutofarecession,

inspiteofstrongpoliticalresistance.TowardstheendofSeptember,Callaghantoldthe

TradesUnionCongressconferencethatthingswouldneverbethesameagain.Hethen

rangGeraldFord,thenUSpresident,whomheregardedasaninevitablebrokerofan

IMFdeal.AbriefingnotepreparedforCallaghanaheadoftheconversationunderlined

Britain'sprecariouspoisonaswellasthethreattointernationalstability;"ThisweekI

haveresistedpressureatthepartyconference...ButIcannotbesureofcontinuingtodo

thisifourpoliciesareunderminedbypressureonthepoundwhichwedonothavethe

resourcestoresist.Inthatcaseouivalueandpaitneiinthewesterncommuiiitywouldbe

putgravelyatrisk."Inhisconversation.Callaghanspeltoutfurtherthepoliticaltightrope

hewaswalking,tryingtofightofftheleftofhispartywhilereachinganagreementwith

theinternationalcommunity.Inaletter,CallaghanwarnedFordthatwithoutasolutionto

thesterlingcrisis"wewouldbeforcedintoactionwhichwouldputatriskthiscountry's

contributionasanallyandapartnerinthewesternallianceanditsvalueasamemberof

theinternationaltradingcommunity".Separately,CallaghansetaboutlobbyingHelmut

Schmidt,theGermanchancellor,askingforaloanfacility,ledbytheUSandGermany.

InNovember,hecalledSchmidt,tellin